Chapter 123 - 121. His Tenderness II (1/2)
Third person POV
The evening after the ambush and before Meiyun wake up*
The moment the entourage entered the main gate, people congratulating Hong er for the marriage and flower petals thrown to the carriage could be seen. Hong er thought that since she would be the empress of the people here, it would be better that she made her appearance to the public.
Hong er lifted up the curtain and stepped out from the carriage, the crowd was stunned when the slim woman came out from the carriage. Her white and golden hanfu made her look like a goddess descending from heaven, her gentle and dignified movement brought out the empress aura. Hong er walked towards Xiao Bai and skillfully mounted the horse, her dress fluttered in the air like wings.
The entourage continued moving after Hong er clopped to the front line while waving her hand to the citizens. The reason why Hong er was very welcomed by Da Qi local people was the Xu family has a very good reputation in Da Qi. Not to mention, Weisheng purposely spread good rumors to the commoner about Xu family especially Hong er. At first they didn't believe the rumors but soon they believed after their friends or relative that worked in Xi An proved the truth.
They crossed 2 small towns and stopped at a luxurious inn when the sun started to set. The servants from the inn quickly guided Hong er to her room and served her various of lavish dishes. They offered a warm bath when they saw how tired Hong er was which Hong er gladly accepted. Hong er turned her body to face Huayun the moment the servants retreated from her room.
Hong er: ” Any news?”
Hong er asked anxiously, Huayun shook her head.
Hong er: ” What should we do? Should we go find Meiyun too?”
Huayun: ” Please don't, Young Miss. If Meiyun knew about this, she will definitely be enraged.”
Huayun: ' Since she care more about Young Miss' safety than her own life.'
Hong er: ” Then what should we do?! I can't just sit here while she is dying out there.”
Huayun: ” Young Miss, please calm down. I'm sure she is just fine, maybe she is still resting.”
Flashback*
The group that was sent to look for Meiyun finally came back after a few hours of searching. Their face looked dejected, Hong er and Huayun almost collapsed when they saw their faces. But the group quickly reported everything that they found.
Soldier: ” We found these pieces from the spot where we last saw Miss Meiyun. The way it placed looked like deliberately telling us that Miss Meiyun is alive. There is no trace nor clue about Miss Meiyun's location and we suspect that there was another group who helped Miss Meiyun.”
The soldier handed Hong er the pieces that they found, Hong er inspected the pieces and found out that it were part of Meiyun's mask by a faint residue of Qi in the pieces.
Hong er: ” Why is it?”