I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

Leng Yifei's brows tightened in an instant. He shook off the two women's pull and said angrily in a cold voice:

"All go out."

Hearing his tone of impatience, the two women glared at each other, swung the handkerchiefs in their hands, and turned away.

Seeing the two of them leave, Leng Yifei sat down on the chair while panting heavily and snorted coldly.

"Still no news from her?"

Steward Deng bowed and responded.

"No, I ordered people to inquire in Pingyang, but still couldn't find any news about Miss Mo. Your Majesty, since she's gone, why are you still looking for her?"

"Humph!"

Leng Yifei dropped the teacup in his hand.

"She wants to escape from my grasp? You are dreaming. Even if I have to turn Pingyang country upside down, I will find her."

Butler Deng narrowed his eyes and suddenly had an idea.

"Your Highness, we dare not look for someone in a big way now. We can only look for them in private. If you can really become the crown prince and the emperor in the future, as long as you issue an imperial decree, it will be easy to find someone. Besides, if you become the emperor in the future, Miss Mo may take the initiative to come out to find you."

These words made Leng Yifei fall into deep thought.

What he said seemed to be right. When Leng Yicheng was just demoted to a commoner, Mo Xiaowan told him that she hoped he could strive for the position of crown prince.

From this we can see that she has her eyes on the emperor's position. If he really becomes the emperor in the future, she will look at him differently, and who knows, she might even come back begging for mercy.

Thinking of that scene, he felt relieved. Although he was not sure he could do it, what Butler Deng said was right. How could he know without trying?

Thinking of this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded secretly.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I'll consider it."

After saying this, a deep look appeared in his eyes, and there was a sinister look in his eyes.

……

Five years later

Prince Yan's Mansion

The three children, like three cute elves, ran around the mansion.

Luo Nianxi came in with Bai Lan and clapped their hands at them.

"Children, today is the Lantern Festival. There will be lanterns at night. Do you want to go?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the three children flew towards her like little swallows. They threw themselves on her one after another and nodded continuously.

Si Jin was the first to speak.

"We are going to see the lanterns and release Kongming lanterns. I want to pray for my father and hope he can return home soon."

Jinyu also nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, I haven't seen my father yet. I really want to see him."

Jinjie blinked his big eyes that looked very much like Leng Yiyan, and echoed:

"Jie'er also wants to go and fly lanterns and guess riddles."

Seeing that the three children were interested in this, Luo Nianxi turned around and instructed Bai Lan:

"Tell the kitchen to cook early, and after dinner, take the children to the street."

"Yes, princess."

Bai Lan took the order and trotted away. Chun Tao came running in at this moment.

"Princess, the emperor sent Yuanxiao here, saying it was made by the imperial chef."

"Well, ask the kitchen to cook it and let the children have a taste."

"Okay, I'll go now."

Chuntao turned and left. She went to sit down on a chair. The three children came to her and started asking her for their daddy again.

"Mom, when will Dad come back?"

"almost."

"Will Dad come back next year on the Lantern Festival?"

"Yes!"

"Will Dad be home on my birthday?"

“Maybe!”

Every time the three children asked her this question, she felt speechless.

How would she know when Leng Yiyan would come back?

He went to the battlefield and was gone for five years. He had promised her that he would end the fighting as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible.

But he broke his promise. He was gone for five years and only brought back a letter for her when he delivered a military intelligence report to the emperor.

Perhaps considering that the letter had to travel a long distance, he couldn't say much, so there were only a few words in his letter to her.

"My dear husband, please be safe and don't worry!"

She had been comforting herself that as long as the handwriting was from him, she would feel at ease.

But she hadn't received a letter from him for a year, and she began to feel uneasy.

At this moment, the housekeeper Shunzi came running in, panting and reporting:

"Princess, something...something happened."

Hearing this, her brows tightened instantly, and then she waved to Hong Yan who was standing not far away.

"Take the children down..."

Seeing that her face looked bad, Hong Yan did not dare to neglect her and hurriedly took the children away.

Luo Nianxi then sat up straight and looked at Shunzi with a serious expression.

"What happened?"

She seemed to have a premonition that what Shunzi was going to say must be related to Leng Yiyan.

Shunzi's forehead was already sweating at this time. He squeezed his fingers hard and whispered back:

"A letter came from Southern Xinjiang, the prince... "

At this point, Shunzi looked up, glanced at her secretly, and didn't dare to continue.

"Tell me...what happened to the prince?"

Her voice was tough yet timid.

Although she missed Leng Yiyan very much, she actually didn't want to hear anything about him, except the news of his triumphant return.

Shunzi swallowed his saliva and replied timidly:

"The soldiers who went to Nanjiang Kingdom have all returned and will arrive in Chang'an City at noon tomorrow. It is said that a year ago, we won the final victory in the battle with Nanjiang Kingdom, but Prince Yan was lost in that battle. No one can find him, and now... his life or death is unknown..."

Before Shunzi finished speaking, Luo Nianxi's heart began to beat wildly, and her tears were already sliding down her cheeks.

This was the third time she cried in so many years.

The first time, because Leng Yiyan was going to the war, she couldn't bear to leave him and cried.

The second time, because she gave birth to his child, she missed him and cried.

This time, she cried helplessly because he failed to return with the army.

Her fingers tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, and she asked in a low voice,

"Have Ling Xiao and the others returned?"

Shunzi shook his head.

"I don't know yet. I'll know when I get there tomorrow."

She knew that she couldn't get more information from Shunzi, because what he knew was only what he had learned from the palace.

She stood up and told Shunzi:

"Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace."

"Princess, it's already afternoon, please wait until tomorrow!"

"How can I wait? I don't even know whether the prince is alive or dead, how can I wait?"

Shunzi nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, I'll prepare now."

As soon as Shunzi left, Bai Lan ran in like crazy.

"Princess, Yongyan is back."

"Where is he? Tell him to come see me."

"He's coming this way..."

When saying this, Bai Lan seemed to know something and lowered her head.

At this time, Yongyan and Yongfu quickly came to her, bowed solemnly,

"princess……"

She couldn't wait to step forward, grab Yongyan's collar, and ask anxiously,

"Where's the prince? The prince is back too, right?"

How she wished now that what Shunzi had just said to her was a lie. How she wished that Yongyan had said that the prince would be here soon.

But Yongyan shook his head mercilessly, and then choked up and said:

"The prince...he is lost."

After saying this, Yongyan began to wipe his tears, and Luo Nianxi listened to him in a daze as he continued to speak.

"The prince went after the enemy leader in the last encirclement and suppression of the enemy. When we came back to look for him, we found that he was gone. We took everyone with us and searched everywhere within a ten-kilometer radius nearby, but we couldn't find him."