Chapter 441 - Chapter 441: Chapter 441: The Heir’s Questioning, Ye Lei’s Response (1/2)
Chapter 441: Chapter 441: The Heir’s Questioning, Ye Lei’s Response
Outside, Liu Sisi couldn’t worry about being careful. She leaned crookedly in the carriage, hugging YingEr to keep warm. Only when she occasionally woke up would she lean over and flip the roast sweet potatoes at the edge of the stove and add some charcoal.
Outside, Old Cheng was chatting with the coachmen next to him, the noise bringing a touch of warmth to the quiet night.
The sky gradually brightened!
This night was a sleepless one for many people.
Especially for Di Yelei and those who came to help search for her, it was even more so.
The sky gradually brightened, and in everyone’s hearts, it felt like a huge rock weighed down on them.
Everyone felt uneasy. Zhang Peng walked over and saw Di Yelei’s blackened face and sighed.
“Why don’t you rest for a while?”
Seeing that Di Yelei still maintained his original posture without speaking, Zhang Peng patted his shoulder.
“Worrying here won’t help. Do you want to inform Lord County Magistrate…”
“No! We can’t tell him yet!”
Di Yelei suddenly stood up from the ground. If he informed the Lord County Magistrate, it would be like reporting the matter to the authorities. If they really reported it, whether Prefecture Princess Luo had any issues or safely returned, Xuan’er would probably not be spared a punishment in the end.
That wasn’t the most important thing. He and Di Xuan had already discussed it. Di Xuan was determined to pursue the path of the imperial civil examination, and there could be no stains on his record.
Moreover, Prefecture Princess Luo was a dignified princess of the dynasty, and Xuan’er should not be involved.
Zhang Peng naturally understood Di Yelei’s intentions: “Dawn is almost here. Even if we want to hide it, how long can we hide it? Last night, we could say they went out to play, but if they don’t show up today…”
“Enough! I know.”
Di Yelei lifted his head and swept his gaze around, taking in the expressions of his colleagues who had come to help: “Don’t worry! If something really happens, it will be entirely my responsibility. I won’t implicate any of the brothers who came to help. When the time comes, you just claim that I invited you to help find Xuan’er, and you didn’t know that Prefecture Princess Luo had an accident!”
The constables nearby also sighed and came over to comfort him.
“Brother Ye Lei, we don’t care about another punishment. It’s nothing in this line of work. We just worry about Xuan’er, who is already over eight years old, and Prefecture Princess Luo, who is already ten. If someone with ill intentions spreads false rumors, what will you do?”
Di Yelei’s tongue was tied!
“That… can’t be, can it? My Xuan’er is still so young… how could it be possible?”
His head felt dizzy, and it was true that if you want to condemn someone, there’s no shortage of excuses!
Seeing Di Yelei’s face change, the constable quickly smoothed things over.
“Although that’s the case, once the two are found and it turns out to be a false alarm, there won’t be any big deal.”
As everyone was talking, the sky gradually brightened!
Di Yelei had never hoped for a sudden snowstorm to darken the sky again as much as he did at the moment.
His premonition was not wrong. In just the time it took for two cups of tea, the one person who shouldn’t have appeared here showed up!