Chapter 235 Even if it's to the ends of the earth, I'll find her

The situation in the capital was urgent, so Lu Ji traveled day and night, and after three days and two nights, he rushed back to the mansion. It was evening, and Lu Yu happened to be in the mansion. Lu Ji walked in and went straight to Lu Yu's study.

Lu Yu was busy at his desk. When he saw Lu Ji coming in, he was really surprised.

I haven't seen my brother for a month. He has lost a lot of weight. His strong face now looks tired, a look I've never seen before. Even his deep eyes are filled with sadness.

He heard that the concubine ran away and he had been chasing her for a month.

Because Qin Xiaoning had always kept a low profile in the mansion, Lu Yu, as the elder brother, had no idea of ​​Lu Ji's favor for this concubine. Now seeing her being tortured to such an exhausted state, he began to realize it belatedly.

This resolute younger brother is such an infatuated person.

Although the current political affairs were extremely urgent, Lu Yu still chose to ask first: "Have you found Ah Ning?"

Lu Ji shook his head.

The man had been looking for the girl for the past month and had been worried about her all day, which inevitably distressed him. When he heard his brother asking about her, he felt a pang in his heart and his face looked even more dejected.

Lu Yu personally poured him a cup of hot tea and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Maybe he ran away because he wanted to have fun. Maybe he will come back on his own in a few days."

At first, Lu Ji also deceived himself by thinking so.

But he knew in his heart that she had been planning this for a long time, and once she left, she would never come back on her own initiative.

He felt uncomfortable, and even his voice was trembling: "Don't talk about this."

Then he turned and asked, "Have the people in the palace found out what happened back then?"

Seeing his younger brother in pain, Lu Yu, as an elder brother, felt distressed, but he was clear-headed when it came to important matters. When he saw Lu Ji taking the initiative to mention political affairs, he restrained his expression and told Lu Ji truthfully about his gains during this period.

"The people you placed in the palace are indeed very capable. A few days ago, they helped Concubine Shu find out about the assassination of Prince Qing."

Lu Yu paused and said carefully: "That incident was indeed done by Concubine Chen, but behind the scenes, it was Concubine Duan who instigated it."

Lu Ji said: "Words are not enough, do you have any evidence?"

"There are witnesses." Lu Yu said, "At the beginning, Concubine Chen had just entered the palace, and the palace had always been under the strict control of the Saint. She secretly saw that the Saint favored Prince Qing, and listened to Concubine Duan's instigation and wanted to get rid of him, but she couldn't find a way."

The palace was under strict control, and the Concubine Chen was from outside the vassal state, so it was naturally not easy for her to do such a thing.

Lu Ji said: "The poison that poisoned Prince Qing was given to Concubine Chen by Concubine Duan."

He elaborated, "Although all the people who were ordered to bring in the poison from outside were killed by Concubine Duan, there was one person who was lucky enough to stay."

"The poison was obtained by the Jiang family from the Western Regions. It is colorless and tasteless, and cannot be detected with a silver needle. The family obtained the poison in secret. When the Jiang family obtained the poison, a servant in the Jiang residence was involved in the incident. Afterwards, the Jiang family killed all the participants, but because the servant followed Prime Minister Jiang's concubine Zhang back to her hometown, and he was an insignificant little person, he escaped. Later, the servant heard the news and fled."

Lu Yu said, "That Zhang and Prime Minister Jiang had a quarrel, and this boy reappeared. I'm afraid he had an affair with Zhang, and in order to help Zhang take revenge on the Jiang family, he leaked the matter."

Lu Ji nodded upon hearing this and asked, "Where is this servant?"

Lu Yu said: "I have found it and hid it."

It was already late at night when Lu Ji returned to Qingsong Garden. The maids were a little unprepared to see their master coming back. The master's personal affairs were previously handled by Qin Xiaoning, but now that there was no one around, the maids were at a loss as to how to serve. Glancing at the prince's face that was so cold that it could freeze, no one dared to step forward rashly. Finally, the maids went to report to Amber, and in the middle of the night, Amber rushed to Qingsong Garden under the moonlight.

Lu Ji was sitting on the bed in the inner room. He had been out all day and night, and his body was covered in dust. His outer cloak was even wet with dew. After being out for a month, he had lost a lot of weight.

The prince, who was once full of vigor and vitality, is now alone and looks quite pitiful.

Amber stood at the door for a long time, sighed slightly, and then tried to persuade: "It's almost dawn, my lord, you should rest for a while."

It was not until Amber spoke that Lu Ji came back to his senses. He looked up at the person at the door with a confused look on his face, and asked, "Amber, you have always been close to her. What is she dissatisfied with? Why does she have to leave?"

The man was like a wounded eagle. The sharpness in his eyes was gone, only sadness remained.

Amber felt uncomfortable watching this. She sniffed and answered truthfully, "The prince treats Miss Qin very well, but Miss Qin has her own ideas. It's not that she doesn't care about you, but she can't bear to see you marry someone else and be in love with someone else. She doesn't want to embarrass you because of herself, and make the rest of the people in the mansion embarrassed as well."

Mentioning Qin Xiaoning, the past events with her came to mind vividly. Amber wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Since she is determined to leave, my lord, please don't make it hard on yourself. Where can you find her in such a vast sea of ​​people?"

"No." Lu Ji withdrew his gaze from Amber, looked out at the vast night with empty eyes, and murmured: "Even if it's the end of the world, I will find her back."

Ever since the little girl left, his heart felt hollow, and he couldn't fall asleep even if he closed his eyes at night.

He sat on the bed until dawn, then left the house and went straight to the government office.

He ordered someone to call in a student of the Lu family named Zhou who worked in the Ministry of Revenue. When they met, he asked directly, "How is the investigation going? Do you have any clues?"

Ever since Qin Xiaoning left, Lu Ji has mobilized all the power around him.

Upon hearing this, Lord Zhou hurriedly replied, "I have ordered people to check all the newly established household registrations in the past month, and there is no one who is the person the general is looking for."

Lu Ji knew Qin Xiaoning. Even if she left him, she would not live a shabby life outside. She would definitely register herself somewhere first.

She is a free person, so it is not difficult for her to get a household registration.

Once she gets the household registration allowance, her life will be more convenient and she can live as she pleases.

How is she going to live?
Relying on that one hundred taels of silver?

How long can it last?

She has always been pampered, and Lu Ji didn't expect Qin Xiaoning to be able to make a living on her own.

If she couldn't hold on any longer, would she think of coming back? Or would she find a young man outside and marry him to live with him?

Whenever he thought of this, Lu Ji's heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles.

"General, your hand."

It was not until Lord Zhou cried out in surprise that Lu Ji came to his senses. Because of his anger, the teacup in his hand had been crushed into pieces by him. The sharp porcelain pieces pierced into his hand, and bright red blood was gushing out.

With Aning gone, the prince is having a hard time!
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