Quick Wear: Oh no, the lady is running away with the ball again

Qi Huan was unconscious for two days, his entire body developing a high fever. It seemed as if his iron-clad body had no reason to support itself anymore, and it collapsed without hesitation...

Qianqian was still thinking about him even in her coma. Every time Eunuch Sheng heard the emperor mumbling about the deceased, he couldn't help but be startled.

There's not even any ash left.

Jiangzhu didn't care whether he was sick or not. She felt a little resentful towards Qi Huan for Yun Qian's death. She didn't dare to talk about the emperor's secrets before, and now she has been imprisoned to death by him... If Yun Qian didn't want to, how could she not want him to see her death, and would rather be cremated than buried... In response to Eunuch Sheng's request, she waved her hand and said that she was useless and could not cure the emperor, then got up and left.

There are so many skilled doctors in the palace, it's just a minor fever.

She wouldn't worry about anything else... But it's better not to tell Master about this...

In the four months after Yun Qian left, everyone knew that Qi Huan had gone crazy.

He stayed in Chaoyang Palace alone, guarding the memories of him and Yun Qian.

Another time, he went to the temple with Yun Qian on the day of the Flower Festival. He wanted to try his luck, thinking that the crazy old Taoist must know something... But in the end, there was nothing, everything became empty.

Looking at the tall and majestic Buddha statue, I made a wish that day, "May my wife Qianqian live a thousand years."

The desolation and bitterness in his heart engulfed him... His Majesty coughed up blood again...

No one dared to mention returning to the Qin capital to him, and he ignored the voices from the court. A group of veteran officials realized their clamor was futile and simply gave up. After all, this emperor was known for his bad temper and ruthless methods, so it was best not to provoke him.

Qi Huan is a suspicious person by nature, and he won't give up until he sees Yun Qian in person. The breakthrough lies in the dead Xia Li, but that's where the clues end. It's a confusing mess.

Qi Huan fell into deep thought for a moment... Could it be that Yun Qian bribed Xia Li to do her bidding, or was it that Xia Li was so audacious that he coveted Yun Qian and tried to conceal the truth... He still didn't believe that Yun Qian was really dead. He thought that this might just be a joke, or just a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from for the time being.

Qi Huan personally investigated and interrogated all the people who were with him that day. They all said that they watched the cremation ceremony being completed with their own eyes. Every time Qi Huan heard it, his heart grew colder... It was Yun Qian who requested the cremation.

Qi Huan didn't understand. Those people only told him that it was because the Empress didn't want him to see her rotting corpse. Every time he heard the word "corpse", he could hardly suppress the violence in his heart... He felt that Yun Qian was cruel, not even willing to let him see the corpse again...

But at the same time, he felt in his heart that this was not the case, and the real reason was not this.

Finally, Qi Huan led his troops to investigate the posthouse... The Xuanjia army was so overwhelming that the posthouse owner was shocked. When Qi Huan revealed his identity, he immediately knelt down... I wonder why the emperor, who should have been in the palace, suddenly appeared here...

"Some time ago, someone died in your place." Qi Huan asked in a cold voice.

The innkeeper immediately nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice, not daring to delay for even a moment.

"Who received him that day? Call that person out to me."

The inn owner quickly went to find the person who was watching the store that night.

Qi Huan's heart couldn't help but feel tense. He vaguely felt that there would be the news he wanted here.

Until that day, the waiter who witnessed Xia Li being killed was pushed out and knelt trembling at Qi Huan's feet.

"You just need to tell me, besides the person who died, who else was with him that day?"

A pair of phoenix eyes as sharp as ice, making people dare not look directly at them.

The waiter felt a heavy sense of oppression and did not dare to look up at the man above him. The cloak with dark gold dragon pattern had already revealed the man's identity. He tried hard to recall the scene of that day, hoping to search his memory for some clues and information the man needed.

Yun Qian didn't enter the post station with Xia Li, but...

The waiter's body was shaking like a sieve, but a light bulb suddenly appeared in his head.

"Your Majesty, it's true that he came alone, but... when I went to clean his room, I found two teacups on the table..."

Qi Huan was overwhelmed with joy upon hearing this. He knew Yun Qian couldn't be dead. She had promised to be with him... She had promised to be with him for life. How could she die alone first?

A cold chuckle escaped Qi Huan's throat. Although it was a laugh, it was still eerie. The turbulent waves in Qi Huan's heart crashed onto the shore. The people around him didn't dare to look, their eyes fixed on his nose and their noses on their hearts.

"Very good, I will give you a thousand taels of gold."

These were the last words the waiter heard from the venerable emperor of the palace. He had no time to express his gratitude. When he looked up again, he saw him, clad in a dark gold cloak, walking back into the snowstorm...

It seems that no matter how strong the snow and wind are, I must go and make it happen.

Afterwards, imperial edicts were sent out one after another from the palace to various places, demanding the search for a young girl in her early twenties... especially one who could escape to another place within a certain timeframe...

Duke Xia's family was placed under house arrest again, under constant surveillance. Qi Huan even moved them all to the Qin capital...

Qianqian, don’t you want to stay in the Summer Palace? I will give you a bigger and better palace. I will tie you up in it, and you can only see me from now on. Since you dare to escape, you must be prepared to pay the price of punishment.

And your father and mother, don’t you care about these people?

I'm not afraid of them being sad, and I'm even less afraid of being sad... Weren't you very concerned about these people before? Then I will take care of them as well.

You would rather fake your death to show the world or me than to escape... You can even kill a battle-hardened general by yourself and then escape. Qianqian, you are so good... You play everyone in the palm of your hand and deceive me.

Qi Huan's eyes were filled with sinisterness and madness, so deep and unfathomable that people would want to retreat when they saw them.

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The snow in Yunzhou is very beautiful. It falls lightly, like handfuls of salt being sprinkled into the air.

Yun Qian has been in Yunzhou for three months. Touching her pregnant belly, Yun Qian quietly watched the snowflakes floating in the sky. Every time she escaped alone before, she escaped to the warm south like spring. This time, she changed the climate to experience it, which naturally had a different taste.

Her private school was open, and everything was going well except... she wasn't the one teaching anymore. Yun Qian had money and free time, and her status as a woman wasn't quite right. If it weren't for the nice words she'd said earlier to help her get a household registration, she wouldn't have the time to teach. After all, it wasn't her original profession...

There weren't many students, so hiring a teacher would be enough. Literature and books were naturally easy to find with money. Ever since Yun Qian's business took off, Li Xi had truly witnessed this woman's abilities and felt that his decision to let her settle here was the right one.

Previously, he had always seen Yun Qian as someone who had fled, someone who looked rather alone and hard-pressed, so he had always offered her some support. Although he had also developed some of his own thoughts while spending time with her, he hadn't quite grasped his own feelings at the time… He simply had an unconscious desire to understand her, to learn about her past.

But whenever he asked Yun Qian about her past family life, Yun Qian would always keep silent or make jokes to confuse him. He didn't know why, but thought that maybe the past was too sad, so she didn't want to mention it.

Thinking of this, I felt that I had spoken out of turn, apologized repeatedly, and never asked again.

The hope that had not yet sprouted was quickly shattered before he could even open his mouth.

Because he discovered that Yun Qian's belly... was bulging...