"I heard nothing!" The eunuch and the palace maids responded in unison.

Liu Lingying nodded with a serious expression and turned around and walked towards the backyard.

"You all have to listen to me! You all have your mouth closed! If I hear any bad words in the palace, you all will not think about it. Do you understand?" Wan Xiang threatened sternly.

"I understand!" Everyone responded in unison.

Wan Xiang then followed Liu Lingying closely.

Under the guidance of the servants of the mansion, Liu Lingying rushed to Gu Shijing's bedroom, but found that the door was wide open, and the candlelight in the room was clear, but there was no one. The bed was covered with messy clothes.

She was shocked and couldn't help but shout: "Shi Jing! Shi Jing!..."

There was silence around and no one responded.

Soon Wan Xiang rushed over: "Empress, the old slave just asked the maid in charge of the row of wing rooms. She said that when she saw Lord Gu running into the bedroom, she quickly carried a package with a sword and ran out. When she saw Lord Gu's expression excited, she didn't dare to stop him. She watched Lord Gu fly into the garden in front like a bird, and then flew over the courtyard wall... Empress, Lord Gu is afraid that he has left, so he wants to send someone to find her back?"

Liu Lingying was about to speak when she saw Zhou Wanyao and Yan Ranling rushing towards her.

"Uncle Master, what happened?" The two of them asked anxiously in unison. They saw Gu Shijing running out with red eyes in the outer hall, and then Liu Lingying chased after her, feeling very confused.

"Just just now, I criticized your senior sister for her ruthlessness at the wedding banquet. Unexpectedly, she drank too much and actually raised her mouth to me. I was angry for a moment-" Liu Lingying shook her head in annoyance: "I slapped her, and she... ran away."

"Senior sister ran away?" Zhou Wanyao and Yan Ranling looked at each other in surprise.

Zhou Wanyao observed Liu Lingying's face and asked carefully: "Uncle Master, should we send someone to find her quickly?"

"Today is Lan Meng's wedding day. Both the royal family and the entire Luoyang people are very concerned! Your senior sister is ignorant at this critical moment and is also funny. I said a few words to her. She is still angry!" Liu Lingying snorted coldly: "If she wants to run away, run away. Don't worry about her for the time being. You guys go and do your best to do it first, don't affect the festive atmosphere today!"

"Yes." The two of them could only bow and respond.

Liu Lingying then said, "I will stay here tonight and I won't go back to the palace."

Although Zhou Wanyao was a little dissatisfied with Gu Shijing's influence on her daughter's wedding, she was still a little worried after all. After hearing Liu Lingying's words, she felt relieved: Uncle Master seems angry, but he still cares about his senior sister.

After the two left, Liu Lingying did not leave but entered the bedroom where Gu Shijing lived, sat down beside the bed, and said to Wan Xiang softly: "Send someone to inform Xu Zhen later, and ask him to send his men to search for Shijing's whereabouts tomorrow morning, and tell me immediately when there is news."

"Yes, Empress." Wan Xiang bowed and responded.

Liu Lingying looked at the clothes scattered on the bed and asked again: "Wan Xiang, how many years have you been with me?"

"It's been thirty-five years, Empress."

"Thirty-five years...then after the First Emperor moved the capital to Luoyang, you have been following me." Liu Lingying recalled and said softly: "Then you should be very clear about how I treat these three nephews..."

"Of course I know it." Wan Xiang immediately said: "After you entered Shuxian Palace, you sent someone to bring the three of you, the Palace Master Gu and the others. I still remember that they were all children at that time. You are afraid that they would not adapt to the situation when they first came to Luoyang. Despite the regulations in the palace, you asked the late emperor several times to allow you to take them to the palace for care. The late emperor finally agreed-in-"

"At that time, it was because the dynasty was first built, and there were not so many things in the palace." Liu Lingying sighed.

"Empress, you take care of the three of them in every way! You are afraid of the cold in winter and the hot in summer. You have to personally ask what you eat and wear every day. When you are sick, you stay by the bed until their condition improves... I remember that the late emperor said several times that you took the three of them as your biological daughters!" Wan Xiang said emotionally: "Among these three, although you are the most harsh to Palace Master Gu, I can see that you are actually the most concerned about her. Every time you scold her, you will feel uncomfortable for a while. Every time you ask her to do something, you always send someone to stare at her secretly, for fear that something will happen to her...

I remember that after Empress, you asked Lord Gu to return to Wushan to rebuild the Goddess Palace, even if Zhou Liangdi stayed in the Prince's Mansion, you often came to see you. You were still depressed. Later, I secretly sent someone to call Lord Gu to the capital without telling you. After you saw her, you scolded her fiercely, but let her stay in the capital for a month. Since then, you have been feeling much better. Every two years, you will ask Lord Gu to come to the capital for a while..."

Liu Lingying sighed and said, "I remember this, Wan Xiang, I scolded you at that time, saying that you are good at making decisions, but I am very grateful to you. I still owe you an apology--"

Wan Xiang quickly continued: "Empress, don't say that. It is the old slave's duty to serve you well. As long as it makes you happy, I am willing to do anything!"

"Wan Xiang, thanks to you over the years!" Liu Lingying said gratefully, then sighed: "It would be great that Shi Jing could have half of your heart. She had never let me worry about it!... Alas! When I first entered the world, I met a group of robbers besieged a local famous Gu family on the way. After breaking through the courtyard, I killed a lot. My martial arts skills were low and I could not stop them, so I could only rescue Shi Jing, who was still in her infancy. Seeing that she had a pitiful life experience and cute appearance, I took her back to the mountains without authorization and asked her to take her in.

Although my senior sister agreed, she was busy practicing in seclusion at that time, and I did everything to take care of the children. I was young at that time and could not do anything, but in order to take good care of her, I could do everything later. Shi Jing was brought up to five years old by me. After my senior sister came out of seclusion, she accepted her as her apprentice, but I was still taught basic martial arts...

Later, my senior sister went down the mountain to find an opportunity to enter the country of martial arts. When the Northern Barbarians invaded and the Central Plains were in chaos, she met the Northern Barbarians and massacred the fugitives on the way. She took action in a moment of righteous indignation and saved two orphans, Wanyao and Ran Ling, but she also suffered severe internal injuries. She fell ill not long after returning to the mountain...

I travel all day long to find a good medicine for my senior sister to continue my life. In the sect, Shi Jing took Wan Yao and Ran Ling to take care of my senior sister while taking care of themselves. Shi Jing was really like a big sister at that time... Wan Xiang, you read that right, Shi Jing was raised by me since childhood, and my feelings for her are indeed much deeper than Wan Yao and Ran Ling. I really treat her... as my daughter..."

Liu Lingying stroked the clothes scattered on the bed and said sadly: "I sincerely hope she is good, so I am more strict with her... But she actually said that I never think about her! Wan Xiang, you know that the prince's consort is also clear. Of course, I know that Shi Jing likes the prince, and I also want her to marry the prince, but the prince just likes Wan Yao and tells me clearly that he wants to marry Wan Yao. Can I still disagree? He is the future emperor-"

Wan Xiang quickly persuaded: "Empress, don't be angry. Palace Master Gu must understand it in his heart. He has never complained about you in this matter for so many years. Today, he must have drunk too much and lost his mind. He just talks nonsense. Don't take it to heart!"

"There are still complaints." Liu Lingying sighed softly: "Otherwise, except for coming to the capital to see me, she would not have been staying in the Goddess Palace and not going out to walk around, especially after the prince passed away... She is stubborn and loves to be stubborn. She never sees the young people I introduced to her. Some people who come to her will come and are beaten out by her. Later I stopped thinking... But I didn't expect that after so many years, she fell in love with someone again, and she was the husband of her junior nephew!"

Speaking of this, Liu Lingying still felt a little unbelievable: "She and Chang'er are so many years apart, but they are still of seniority. Why do you fall in love with him?! This is simply ridiculous!" As she said that, she also pounded the bed hard.

"Empress, it is natural for the girls to like him." Wan Xiang comforted carefully: "Although the Palace Master Gu is a little older, the old lady's appearance has not changed much from when she first left the capital twenty years ago, and she is still like a little girl. Just like the Empress, you and I have not changed much when you served you now. Is it because the martial arts of the Goddess Palace have the magical effect of never getting old!——"

"Your mouth is getting smoother the older you get." Liu Lingying angrily, but her face cleared a little: "I am really old! Shi Jing, I am soaking in the mist of Wushan every day, practicing the morning clouds and evening rain skills. She is usually carefree, and it is normal for her to age slowly."

Wan Xiang continued to say carefully: "Yes, Empress, Gu Gongzhu is simple-minded. His random temper is no different from when he was young. She and Master Xue are in the same carriage every day, and Master Xue has treated her injuries... In the old slave's impression, there is no man who has been alone with Gu Gongzhu Gu for so long like Master Xue. It is understandable that she has a good impression of Master Xue."
Chapter completed!