On the other side, in the imperial palace.
Ru Yi chased after for a whole day but couldn't find either the carriage or the figure of Dongfang Yi. He had no choice but to return along the original route to report to Helian Qi. On his way back to the palace, he saw Donghua, who was seriously injured. So he took her with him and returned to the palace.
Helian Qi was in the Queen's palace at this moment. Dongfang Yi's figure was no longer in the Queen's bedroom. However, he didn't want to leave this place. It was clearly still filled with that woman's aura, but that woman...
Not long after, he heard Ru Yi asking to see him outside. Only then did he force himself to pull out of his memories. When he looked up, he saw Ru Yi and Donghua behind him, who seemed to be seriously injured.
As soon as Donghua and Ru Yi saw Helian Qi, they knelt on the ground suddenly and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive us! When your humble servant was sent by the Queen to carry out a task and was on the way back, unexpectedly, we were ambushed. The one who attacked your humble servant was none other than Dugu Qing, a descendant of the Dugu family! Your humble servant is incompetent..."
Helian Qi looked at the woman on the ground with a cold look in his eyes. Then he waved his hand and replied to her, "Go down."
Then Ru Yi also lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty... I failed to catch up with the Queen..."
Suddenly, Helian Qi seemed to be out of control. He lowered his head, supported his forehead with one hand, and let out a few low - pitched laughs.
Seeing this, Ru Yi asked a little worriedly.
"Your Majesty..."
"All of you, go down!" He just roared at the two of them like a furious man.
Only then did they slowly back out of the palace gate. Before Ru Yi disappeared completely, he turned his head and looked at the man in the palace with extreme concern.
After all, the Emperor had been deeply hurt in his feelings for Dongfang Yi.
After they completely walked out of Helian Qi's sight, he covered his face with both hands. His shoulders couldn't stop shaking. No one knew whether it was because of anger or sadness.
Are you really not coming back, Dongfang Yi!
Why, as an emperor, do I have so many concerns? Why did I let you get lost? Why don't I even have the ability to go out of the palace right now to look for you!
...
Sure enough, South Wufu and North Jiang were very lively. The pedestrians on the road were crowded, and there was a hubbub of voices.
Dongfang Yi felt that her mood had improved a lot. Sure enough, in a crowded and lively place, one could forget many troubles. However, seeing Situ Qing walking in front, he became silent. Usually at this time, he always used to joke with her non - stop.
"Situ Qing?" Dongfang Yi suddenly grabbed his sleeve and called out worriedly.
Only to see Situ Qing suddenly turn his head back. There was still that stiff smile on his face, but there was clearly no trace of smile in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Do you know what day it is today? There are so many people," Dongfang Yi pretended to be very curious and asked, hoping to cheer up the man in front of her.
"It's the Festival of Hoping for Spring." He said with a smile, then raised his hand and stroked Dongfang Yi's hair on top of her head and continued, "You don't have to try to make me laugh. I'm okay."
He still said he was okay. Dongfang Yi couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart.
"Don't you know how beautiful your eyes are? Whenever you're unhappy, it will show in your eyes." Dongfang Yi pouted and said to him.
Hearing this, Situ Qing's eyes were slightly stunned for a moment, and then softened. This little woman! She could actually see the sadness from his always - smiling face. He had learned to hide all his emotions over the years and only showed a smiling face to everyone. Even that person, that person, had never cared about his joys and sorrows.
"You silly girl." Then he continued to ruffle Dongfang Yi's hair on top of her head vigorously, making it all in a mess.
"Hey, who are you calling silly?! Oh, you've made my hair so messy!" Dongfang Yi jumped up and tried to touch the top of his head. But unfortunately, due to the big height difference, she couldn't reach it no matter how hard she tried. She could only stamp her feet constantly.
"Hahahahaha, stupid woman!" Situ Qing laughed out loud, mocking her as he watched her anxious but helpless look.
"Humph." Dongfang Yi let out a snort from her throat.
Then she suddenly turned around and walked away. Situ Qing thought she was angry and quickly followed behind her, constantly asking, "Are you angry?"
Seeing that she ignored him, he felt a sense of anxiety rising in his heart. Finally, he bent down and lowered his head and said, "Okay, okay, let you ruffle my hair once!"
Only to see Dongfang Yi pause for a moment, and then let out two mischievous laughs. Before Situ Qing could fully react, he felt a fierce ruffle on his head. When he looked up again, his whole hairstyle was completely out of shape, and even his hair bun was tilted to one side. Looking for Dongfang Yi again, there was no sign of her!
"Dongfang Yi!!!" Situ Qing suddenly roared.
Dongfang Yi suddenly popped her head out from behind a mask shop not far away. After letting out a dry laugh, she took a mask from the shelf in front of her and said to the man who was stamping his feet not far away, "Shall I buy this for you?"
Situ Qing walked over with a dark face, then sat on a stool in front of a shop, closed his eyes, and said to Dongfang Yi, "Help me tie up my hair."
Seeing his appearance, Dongfang Yi waved her fists at the air, relying on the fact that he had his eyes closed. But her feet still walked over obediently.
"I don't know how to tie up hair. Don't blame me if I tie it ugly." She said as she put her hands on his hair. But seeing that the man in front of her didn't say a word, a mischievous thought came to her mind.
The man's hair was extremely smooth, black, and shiny. Dongfang Yi couldn't help but complain in her heart. It was okay for a man to be good - looking, but unexpectedly, he even took such good care of his hair. It was even blacker and shinier than her own!
In a short while, she had tied up his hair. Dongfang Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw the man in front of her: "Hahahahaha!"
She also saw that the people on the street were also looking sideways frequently. When their gazes touched them, they all lowered their heads and covered their faces with smiles.
Situ Qing couldn't help but feel a little confused. What were they all laughing at? So he raised his hand and touched his head. Unexpectedly, he touched two little bumps. So he quickly ran into a mask shop beside him and picked up a mirror to look at himself.
When Situ Qing saw himself in the mirror, he suddenly blushed to the ears. What was this? Why was he wearing two hair buns, and there were even two strands of loose hair left in front of his forehead!
The mask shop owner looked at this strange man who suddenly rushed in. His eyes were full of disbelief, but he still asked tentatively, "Miss... no, no, sir?"
"Dongfang Yi!!!" Situ Qing still couldn't control himself and roared out. He raised his hand and messed up his strange hairstyle. This made everyone in the shop secretly look over here, and some even let out low laughs.
He forced out a dry laugh, feeling a bit embarrassed on his face, and then walked out of the mask shop.
But where was Dongfang Yi? She had disappeared again.
"Dongfang Yi!!!" His roar echoed on the street.