Chapter 879 Anxious

Chapter 879: Anxious Chapter 879: Anxious Editor: Atlas Studios Qi Haoran’s fainting startled everyone.

He didn’t faint when he rebelled, nor when he faced thousands of enemy soldiers and horses.

He didn’t even faint when he slayed the enemy with injuries.

Yet now, he fainted after learning that Fan Zijin had gone missing.

Although everyone was touched by their brotherhood, they were also worried about his health.

Fei Bai and Xiao Lou carried him to the couch in the side hall.

Just as they placed him on it, Qi Haoran woke up.

Actually, he didn’t lose consciousness entirely.

He merely felt dizzy and blacked out.

However, after only two breaths, he heard the commotion again.

It was just that he didn’t even have the strength to raise his hand even though he had consciousness at the time.

When Mu Yangling rushed over from the backyard, Qi Haoran could only raise his hand a little.

Imperial Physician Wang was treating him.

When he saw Ah Ling coming over, Qi Haoran’s eyes turned red and tears almost fell.

Fei Bai quickly retreated with his men, leaving only the three of them in the room.

Not daring to raise his head, Imperial Physician Wang carefully put Qi Haoran’s hand away and kept the pulse pillow.

He said in a low voice, “Your Highness, shall I go out and prescribe medicine for His Highness?” “Tell us about the diagnosis first.” Qi Haoran looked up at Mu Yangling persistently.

“Ah Ling, Zijin is in danger…” Mu Yangling nodded slightly at Imperial Physician Wang.

Imperial Physician Wang said, “His Highness is fine.

It’s just that you’re overly worried and didn’t rest well previously.

After hearing the bad news, you fainted from shock.

You’ll be fine after resting for two days.” Qi Haoran laughed out of exasperation.

“How magnanimous do you think I can be at this time?

Go and make the pills right away.

I’ll take them with me.” Imperial Physician Wang looked at Mu Yangling.

Qi Haoran turned to Mu Yangling and said, “Ah Ling, Zijin is like a big brother to me.

He’s not a good person, but he has been nothing but good to us brothers.

We brothers have never owed anyone, except him.

To be honest, without him, I might not have survived into adulthood.

I’ll take my medicine on time.

If the imperial physician wants to do acupuncture on me, I’ll oblige.

There’s only one thing—you have to let me set off.

I’ll leave in four hours.

I have to look for him personally!” Qi Haoran’s mouth was almost bleeding from biting.

It was obvious how terrible he felt.

Mu Yangling shook his hand and said to Imperial Physician Wang, “Go prepare the pills.” Imperial Physician Wang bowed and left, leaving only the two of them in the room.

Mu Yangling went to hug him.

With his teeth gritted, Qi Haoran held back his tears as he said, “Other than when it involves me, Zijin has always cherished his life.

He definitely won’t go anywhere that puts him in danger.

Why would he go out to sea?

Previously, when I was learning to swim in the lake, I asked him to learn with me.

He even teased me and said that he didn’t need to because he stayed away from the sea anyway.

At that time, I should’ve just picked him up and thrown him into the water, forcing him to learn how to swim.

This way, if he fell into the sea, he could at least swim for a while.

But now he went missing at sea not knowing how to swim at all.

I heard that the seas over there are vast and boundless.

What is he to do?” Seeing that his body was trembling slightly, Mu Yangling knew that he was terrified.

She quickly patted him and said, “Don’t be anxious.

There’s also a naval division in Guangdong.

Considering Zijin is the magistrate and a duke, they’ll definitely go out to sea to look for him.

Let’s just hurry over.

Perhaps they’d already have found him by the time we reach Guangdong.” Qi Haoran gritted his teeth and nodded.

He knew that now was not the time for him to panic.

He got up and was about to make arrangements for leaving when Mu Yangling pressed him down and said, “I’ll make the arrangements.

Just lie down.

I’ll get Imperial Physician Wang to give you acupuncture before you have a good meal.

Don’t worry, you’ll definitely be able to leave in four hours.” Qi Haoran hesitated for a moment before lying back down.

At this moment, he hated himself.

If he had known that such a thing would happen, he would not have been so worked up over the spy issue and dropped the ball at a critical moment.

Mu Yangling turned around and went out.

She instructed, “Get Imperial Physician Wang to hand over the concoction of the pills to his assistant and ask him to give His Highness acupuncture.

Get the kitchen to prepare rations and water for ten people for five days.

We want it in two hours.

Pull out His Highness’s and my horse and feed them with grass.

Get the guards to come out and line up.” Fei Bai was shocked.

“Your Highness, you’re going too?” Mu Yangling gritted her teeth and nodded.

“I’m worried about the Prince.” It would be fine if Qi Haoran was well and healthy, in which case she’d definitely stay at home to take care of the children and Little Madam Xia.

However, Qi Haoran had already fallen ill.

If she stopped him from going, it would be even worse than killing him.

However, now that he was going to travel while sick, Mu Yangling would feel tormented staying at home.

In that case, she might as well follow him.

Mu Yangling had always been decisive.

Anyway, with Qi Xiuyuan and Li Jinghua in the capital, she was not worried about the children and Little Madam Xia.

Fei Bai thought for a moment and understood.

The Prince and the Princess Consort were people who couldn’t hide things in their hearts and couldn’t withstand the torture of worrying.

Thus, she would be better off coming along with the Prince.

“Go and choose seven first-class guards.

You come along, too.

We’ll leave in four hours.

Has His Majesty heard about this?” “There are two groups of people who have come to report.

The group that went to the palace are from the Guangdong government office, and the group that came to our residence are the people serving Young Master Zijin.” “Go and prepare the medicine needed on the way.

Get Spring to pick up two sets of light clothes and bring them along.

Xiao Lou and I will go and see the messenger.” The person who came to the Prince’s Residence to deliver the news was seated in the reception pavilion.

At this moment, a servant was pouring a bowl of hot soup into his mouth.

He was panting as he collapsed on the chair.

When he saw the Princess Consort enter, he struggled to get up and bow.

Seeing his condition, Mu Yangling waved her hand to stop him.

“There’s no need to bow.

Sit down.” Frowning, Mu Yangling asked, “Why did the Duke think of going out to sea?

Who went with him?

How big is the ship?

How did it go missing?

When did it go missing?

Has the Guangdong Naval Division sent people to look for him?” The person who came to report was a manservant serving by Fan Zijin’s side called Defu.

Actually, he had been serving by Yanmo’s side.

When he saw that the Guangdong government office had hidden the matter of the Duke’s disappearance, he secretly brought money and disguised himself as a beggar to sneak out of the city gate.

After rushing to the neighboring county to buy a horse, he hurried over.

Even though he left two days earlier than the people from the Guangdong government office, he had arrived at the capital at the same time as them.

If he hadn’t met them on the way and they had given up a horse to him, he would have arrived at the Prince’s Residence even later.

When he heard the Princess Consort’s question, he could no longer hold back his fear and grievances.

As he cried, he told Mu Yangling the whole story.

Actually, what he knew was not very detailed.

After all, he was only a manservant serving Yanmo and not Fan Zijin’s trusted aide.

Yanmo had kept him by his side because of his intelligence and loyalty.

When Fan Zijin arrived in Guangdong, it was just after the autumn harvest.

Other than handling the tax collection, there was nothing else to do.

Defu only knew that the Duke was very interested in sea trade.

During that period of time, other than officials of various levels, he’d only met with sea trade merchants.

Meanwhile, Defu was in charge of inquiring about the price of imported goods and keeping an ear out for hearsay between the merchants.

It was unknown who first mentioned it, but the Duke wanted to try out a new ship, so he brought his men out to sea.

He said that he would only sail one round on the coastal waters and return to the port in a day, and definitely no later than two.

Unexpectedly, the Duke’s ship disappeared after sailing out.

For three consecutive days, he was nowhere to be seen.

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