The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

A few days passed by like a flash. On this day, Xiao Yuer was nestling in Shangguan Ziling's arms, her eyes sparkling with expectation and desire.

"Mom, let's go shopping." Xiao Yuer's voice was soft and sweet, like a spring breeze blowing through her heart.

Shangguan Ziling gently stroked her hair, her eyes full of pampering and helplessness.

The herbs she had just processed a few days ago were now dried and exuded a faint herbal fragrance. She planned to use these herbs to make medicine and send them to her apprentices.

Yesterday, Qiu Ze came to tell her that they were going to provide free medical treatment to the people in the west of the city tomorrow. As a medical practitioner, she naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, so she prepared some medicine to send to them.

"Mom, let's go." Xiao Yuer said coquettishly again, with a hint of pleading in her voice. At this time, Xiao Yier beside her couldn't help but stick his head out, looking at Shangguan Ziling with his clear eyes, his face full of the expression of wanting to go.

"Mom has to make medicine with these herbs today." Shangguan Ziling explained softly, "How about this, let Okra and Holly take you out shopping." Her words were full of love and pampering, making the children feel warm and at ease.

When Xiaoyuer heard that she could go shopping, she immediately jumped up with joy and a bright smile on her face.

She held Qiukui's hand and skipped out, as if the whole world was filled with joy and expectation.

"Look how happy you are. Don't act naughty when you go out shopping." Shangguan Ziling looked at Xiao Yuer's back and reminded her with a smile.

Xiao Yuer waved her hand without turning her head and said, "I understand, mother."

The courtyard was peaceful again, with only the sun and the breeze blowing gently. Shangguan Ziling stood in front of the window, looking at the children's backs as they walked away, her heart filled with emotion.

Shangguan Ziling began to get busy. She carefully selected the dried herbs, and ground and mixed them according to different recipes. Her technique was skillful and precise, and every step was filled with awe and love for medical skills.

As time passed, the courtyard was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance, which was the scent emitted by the pills that Shangguan Ziling had carefully made.

It was almost noon. Shangguan Ziling looked at the two little guys and they had not come back yet. She frowned slightly and murmured, "The two little guys haven't come back yet? Are they attracted by the new things outside again? I guess Xiaoyu is playing around again."

Chun Xiao replied, "Princess, Qiu Kui and Dong Qing are accompanying the two young masters and will not let them go hungry."

Shangguan Ziling chuckled. She was not worried that they were hungry. She guessed that Xiaoyuer would buy food as she went shopping.

Suddenly, Qiu Kui came running from a distance in a panic, and knelt down in front of Shangguan Ziling, panting: "Princess, it's bad! The two young masters...the two young masters are missing!"

Shangguan Ziling's heart suddenly sank. She stood up suddenly and asked, "What happened? Why did Xiaoyuer and Xiaoyier disappear for no reason?"

Qiu Kui told the whole story in a tearful voice: "Princess, there was a juggler on the street just now, and many people gathered around him. The two young masters wanted to go and watch, so I and Sister Dongqing took them there. But there were too many people, and I and Dongqing were squeezed away by the crowd. In a blink of an eye, we could no longer see the two young masters, and Dongqing had already gone to look for them."

Shangguan Ziling's face suddenly became solemn. She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm: "Qiukui, get up. Let the secret guards go out to look for her. Maybe Xiaoyuer wanted to play too much, so she went to play somewhere else with Xiaoyier." She turned and walked towards the door, and Qiukui followed closely behind her. The two of them hurriedly left the courtyard.

Inside the palace, there was a busy scene. The secret guards quietly dispersed and carefully searched for the two young masters in the streets and alleys of the capital.

At this moment, the capital city was bustling with people coming and going. But in Shangguan Ziling's eyes, all this became boring. She just wanted to find Xiao Yuer and Xiao Yier as soon as possible and let them return to her.

Although the autumn sun is not as hot as the summer sun, it has its own unique brightness. The midday sun shines on the earth, giving the golden wheat fields a faint halo. However, on this quiet autumn afternoon, a horse-drawn carriage breaks the tranquility of the countryside, galloping on the dusty path.

The atmosphere inside the carriage was completely different from the autumn scenery outside. Xiao Yuer and Xiao Yier, who were supposed to be watching the circus on the street, were now unconscious. Their hands and feet were tightly bound with rough ropes, and their eyes were covered with a piece of black cloth. They could only feel the shaking and faint sounds around them. With cloth stuffed in their mouths, they could not shout, but could only make faint whimpers.

The carriage bumped along as it moved forward, waking the two little ones up in a daze. Every shake made Xiao Yuer and Xiao Yier feel dizzy.

They didn't know what was happening, nor where they would be taken. Fear and anxiety wrapped around their hearts like a cold snake, making them feel extremely suffocated.

Outside the carriage, the autumn breeze blew gently, bringing the fragrance of rice fields in the distance and the fragrance of nearby grass and trees.

However, these beautiful scents could not be transmitted to Xiaoyuer and Xiaoyier in the carriage through the wooden boards.

They could only rely on each other's breathing to confirm each other's existence. The two little guys struggled hard but were unable to open their bound hands and legs.

The midday sun gradually set in the west, and the carriage slowly stopped.

The door was roughly pushed open, and a beam of blinding light shone into the carriage.

Then they were dragged out of the carriage by a pair of rough hands.

Xiao Yuer and Xiao Yier were taken to a farmhouse. A bearded man rudely threw the two little guys into the room and locked the door.

The two little guys fell hard and groaned.

A rough voice came from the doorman, "Go and tell your young master that the person has been brought here."

Then, the footsteps became farther and farther away.