The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Zixu and his sister returned to the pavilion in the garden.

Ziye asked with a sad face, "Brother Xu, Grandmother and Mother don't agree. So, what should we do?"

Zixu lowered his head and thought for a long time, then slammed the pillar: "Ye'er, there is only one way to go now."

"Why don't we elope and flee to Lu? The Prince of Lu and I have a very good relationship. Let's go to him!"

Ziye was very happy after hearing this and immediately threw herself into Zixu's arms: "Brother Xu, that's great! Now we can be together forever!"

Zixu also happily hugged his sister and kissed her on the rosy cheek: "Yes, Ye'er, no one can separate us from now on."

"Oh, sister, this matter has already reached the court. I'm afraid it will get worse if the night continues. How about we leave tonight?"

Ziye said excitedly: "Okay, okay, everything will be arranged by brother."

Zixu nodded and said, "Let's go back and prepare now, and try to bring as much gold and silver as possible."

Okay! So, the two of them hurriedly left the Imperial Garden and went back to prepare.

The next morning at court, Zixuan said to Chenggong, "Master Cheng, I have understood everything."

"That day, Master Xu and Princess Ye were strolling in the Imperial Garden, and Princess Ye was blinded by the wind."

"Gongzi Xu was just trying to clear some debris from his sister's eyes, but people misunderstood and said they were having an affair."

Cheng Gong nodded and bowed, saying, "I see. I came to report without verifying the facts. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Zixuan waved his hand: "Wufang, the mouth is on other people's mouths, and there is no way to control it. This matter ends here, and don't mention it again in the future!"

Peng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the king did not continue to investigate, otherwise, my father and I would be in big trouble.

After the court meeting, Zixuan returned to the study and ordered Zichi to bring Zixu and Ziye to see her. She planned to take them to the hospital for a paternity test.

Not long after, Zi Chi came back panting, "Your Majesty! This is bad! The prince and princess are missing!"

Zixuan was stunned. What was missing? Isn’t it just that the person was not found?

She glanced at Zi Chi unhappily and said, "If it's missing, go look for it. It's so embarrassing to be in such a panic!"

"No, my king, I heard from the palace servants that the two of them did not return to the villa last night."

This time Zixuan lost her composure. She stood up suddenly and thought, "Oh no!"

They won’t elope just because I don’t agree with their marriage, right?

She immediately picked up her phone and called Ji Yi.

After the call was connected, Zixuan hurriedly ordered: "Jiyi, notify all exits at the border of Fugui City immediately."

"We must conduct a strict investigation and absolutely cannot let Young Master Xu and Princess Ye escape from the city!"

Yes? Ji Yi agreed and quickly dialed the numbers of the guards at each city gate.

At this time, Zixu was driving a carriage on the road leading to the State of Lu.

He and Ziye have disguised themselves as two elderly people over sixty years old.

The maids and guards also dressed up as ordinary people and followed them out of Fugui City.

Zixu was very shrewd and knew that the inspections at the border gates were very strict.

He secretly asked someone to make a few fake ID cards and passed the checkpoint smoothly.

Zixuan was anxiously waiting for news about his two children when Jiyi called.

He told Zixuan that reports from various intersections in Fugui City said that no trace of Prince Xu and Princess Ye had been found.

After hearing this, Zixuan sat down on the sofa. It was over. These two children must have followed Ziri's example and eloped.

But which country did they go to? All countries are unsafe now, and we don’t know when a war will break out.

Alas, it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t pushed them too hard, how could these two children have eloped?

The more she thought about it, the more regretful she felt. She really wanted to slap herself a few times.

So, she immediately called Qiwu and said, "Qiwu, quickly notify the agents lurking in the various vassal states."

Ask them to find out where Master Xu and Princess Ye are.

Qiwu left immediately after receiving the order, muttering as he walked: How come this elopement is contagious?

In Qingfeng's mansion in Linzi City, Qingfeng has been very depressed recently, even though he and Cui Zhu supported the new king together.

However, Duke Jing was young, and Cui Zhu was tyrannical and monopolized the government power. His power suppressed the ministers of Qi.

Although he was appointed as the left prime minister, his power was far less than that of Cui Zhu.

Qi's army, finance, mineral taxes and other lucrative positions were all under his control.

He was only assigned some trivial tasks, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

He had been secretly jealous for a long time and wanted to kill Cui Zhu to replace him as prime minister.

The retainer Lu Pu'ao saw what was on his mind and offered a suggestion: "My lord, I have a plan. I heard that Cui Zhu's family is arguing about deposing the legitimate heir and enthroning a concubine."

Qing Feng asked doubtfully, "Oh? Really? Tell me what the conflict is."

Lu Pu'er leaned close to Qingfeng and whispered, "My lord, Cui Zhu's two sons are fighting fiercely for the position of crown prince."

"Why don't you take this opportunity to lure the Cui family members into fighting among themselves? Then you can reap the benefits and destroy them in one fell swoop."

Qing Feng nodded happily: "Pu Mao's plan is very good. Call Cui Cheng to the mansion tomorrow."

The next day, Cui Cheng came to Qingfeng's house, and Qingfeng set a sumptuous banquet for him.

During the banquet, Qing Feng asked Cui Cheng, "Nephew, I heard that you and Cui Jiang were arguing fiercely over the throne. Is that true?"

Cui Cheng cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, this is indeed true. Could you help me kill Cui Jiang?"

Qing Feng looked at him in feigned horror: "Nephew, this, this is unacceptable! If your father knew about this, I would be dead!"

Cui Cheng chuckled and said, "Prime Minister, why not kill my father as well? Once we're both dead, my position as Crown Prince will be completely secure."

"Secondly, once my father dies, I won't have to worry about being punished for helping me kill Cui Jiang."

Qing Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Nephew, I can help you kill Cui Qiang."

"But your father is my brother. I can't kill him. Just don't tell him that I killed Cui Jiang after you've accomplished the deed."

Cui Cheng was extremely surprised and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, good! Prime Minister, don't worry, I won't reveal a single word about what happened today."

After seeing Cui Cheng off, he asked Lu Pu'an to invite Cui Jiang over as well.

Qingfeng used the same method to induce Cui Jiang.

He expressed his willingness to help Qingjiang kill Cui Cheng and told him not to tell Cui Zhu.

The two were very excited after returning home, believing that with Qingfeng's help, they would definitely be able to sit on the throne of the crown prince.

As a result, the fight between the two, both openly and covertly, became even more intense.

A few days later, Cui Zhu went to Qingfeng's mansion to drink alone.

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, Cui Zhu was a little drunk.

He looked at Qing Feng, whom he thought was as close as a brother, and tears streamed down his face: "Brother, I have a miserable life, and my family is in misfortune, wuwuwu..."

Qing Feng asked doubtfully, "Brother, what happened at home?"

Cui Zhu wiped the snot and tears from his face and began to cry to Qingfeng about the reasons for the changes in his family.