Chapter 818: Where is the Crown Prince?

Liu Zheng was startled by Li Xuanya's next move.

It was freezing cold.

This beautiful Princess from the Li Dynasty directly took off her own clothes.

Liu Zheng was stunned silly.

It took a great deal of shouting and commotion to finally drive her away.

Before leaving, Li Xuanya realized that she had misunderstood the situation; she had thought Vice Minister Liu was already "willing to accept" her.

Hmm.

He did not take advantage of someone in a vulnerable position!

After a bout of weeping, Li Xuanya nodded heavily again.

A person on the path as elegant as jade, a young nobleman peerless in the world!

She had already fallen in love with Vice Minister Liu!

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"Hahahaha! You're killing me, you're killing me!"

Prince Yong had been drawn over by the commotion here, and upon seeing the awkward scene from just a moment ago, he couldn't help but clutch his stomach and laugh.

Prince Yong hurriedly tried to hold back his laughter, but he still couldn't contain it; in the end, he could only pick up his wine cup, only to spray the contents out in one mouthful.

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

Liu Zheng also gave a bitter smile: "Is Prince Yong here to see me make a fool of myself?"

"No, no, no."

Prince Yong actually admired Liu Zheng very much.

Take the matter of women, for instance; he really could be considered self-disciplined. Not to mention Shen Manqing—the entire Longyan knew that Shen Manqing and Liu Zheng had a relationship—but you simply could not find a single black mark on him in this regard. Both sides were affectionate and loyal, and it had now been turned into a storyteller's tale, sparking the admiration of countless young men and women.

It took a long time for Prince Yong to calm down, and he shook his head and sighed: "If the people of the Li Dynasty knew that their Saintess Princess had been rejected by you time and again, I don't know how many people would be cursing you."

Liu Zheng said: "Forget it, we'll see Xie Chan in another day's journey. Don't go causing trouble for me."

But.

In this era of horse-drawn travel, it was common for men to be away from home for months, or even years. For anyone with status, who didn't have a concubine or maidservant by their side? When bored or lonely, they could be intimate, and in the winter, they could warm the bed. Prince Yong, Prince Wei, and even those wealthy merchants—which of them didn't have one?

Zheng Yueru was the same; she was absolutely Liu Zheng's soulmate, but the two of them were stubbornly focused entirely on their careers. He was responsible for conquering the world, and she was responsible for earning money and managing affairs.

Xie Chan was, of course, a legitimate wife worthy of Liu Zheng.

In his view, a maidservant was also a person—a person with an independent personality who should not be trampled upon like that.

If there was mutual affection, that was one thing, but if he clearly didn't like someone, why trample on them?

But Liu Zheng simply refused.

This wasn't because Liu Zheng was some kind of saint; he was just unaccustomed to the way these ancient people handled things.

Only then did Prince Yong laugh out loud: "Fine, I won't say it. Then let's talk about how to handle this Liaodong Economic Special Zone!"

In this regard, Liu Zheng had, of course, long since made preparations.

"Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this."

Seeing that Prince Yong was about to speak again, Liu Zheng hurriedly waved his hands.

Suddenly.

His body came to an abrupt halt, and then he turned around.

Smiling, he took out a proposal.

Prince Yong's eyes lit up, and clutching these files, he prepared to head back.

The two of them stood there, staring at each other.

Suddenly.

Liu Zheng looked over in confusion.

He didn't know what had happened again.

The two spoke in unison.

"Where is the Crown Prince?"

Liu Zheng's expression also changed drastically.

And then.

All at once, everyone in the camp went crazy.

They had been on the road for over a day, and they had actually forgotten to look for the Crown Prince!

Where is the Crown Prince?

Panic set in all at once.

Although Xie Fang had indeed acted quite foolishly this time, in name, he was still the Longyan Crown Prince.

Xie Fang's lack of presence was truly something else.

This could only be blamed on Liang Zheng and his group; after the Crown Prince was captured and they were rebuffed by Liu Zheng's side a few times, they all ran back to Jinghua to seek reinforcements—and once they made that request, they naturally vanished without a trace. As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. It was quite clear that Xie Fang had committed a monstrous disaster when he was captured. With the matter involving the Imperial Jade Seal, even if he returned alive, he would certainly be punished, and it was highly likely that his position as Crown Prince would not be preserved. Under such circumstances, it was better for them to run away early.

With one order, everyone stopped to search.

And so.

It wouldn't look good if you stopped looking for the Crown Prince just because you won a battle.

Search!

They searched for three days, the entire army began a carpet search, but they still couldn't find him.

The thing that made people break down happened.

They couldn't find him.

No one knew.

At this moment, Xie Fang was disheveled, running alone through the mountains.

"Screw you!"

"Screw you!"

If anyone were to encounter him, they would never believe he was the current Crown Prince. Because he was so filthy, when he saw a pool of clear spring water, he ran toward it like a madman, and without caring how cold the spring water was, he began to gulp it down.

Terrifying.

Terrifying.

Too terrifying!

While he was fleeing, he encountered countless roving troops on the road! These roving troops took everything valuable on his person! Fortunately, they did not take his life! Those roving troops were too terrifying; he did not even dare to speak, fearing they would know he was Longyan.

If they let them know he was the Longyan Crown Prince.

Too terrifying!

After drinking his fill, he sat on the ground and burst into tears with a wail.

As he cried, the tears on his face froze.

Thus.

His little life would surely not be preserved.

Where had the pampered Xie Fang ever experienced such things?

Xie Chan!

This Prince shall not coexist with you!

With a wail, he burst into tears again.

Vice Minister Liu!

In this state, what kind of Crown Prince is he? He feared that if he returned, the Eastern Palace would already have changed hands to another.

How could he go back?

No.

Xie Fang suddenly began to sob.

Thus.

Running while crying.

He did not know.

He could only run south, but to escape those roving troops, he did not dare to take the main road.

If there were any, he would fight to the death to enter them. Even within the borders of Qingzhou, as long as he said he was the Crown Prince, he would certainly be fine.

However.

He did not even know where he had run to.

But there were certainly no large cities.

He had not eaten for several days.

He was so hungry that he was seeing stars.

Walking further and further away.

Walking further and further away.

He saw a coastline.

Because his vision was blurred, he could not see clearly what the situation was over there.

Finally.

He walked slowly, walked slowly, and walked out of the mountain forest.

Go over there.

Go over first.

But there were boats, there were people.

At this time, he could not care about seeing what these people were doing, whether they were Longyan or Nanyang.

"Not found."

Searching for seven consecutive days.

He needed a bite to eat.

How could this be explained to Xie Tianyao?

But it didn't matter.

No news at all.

Liu Zheng and the Prince of Yong looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

This letter from the imperial court did not even mention Xie Fang.

This damned, pitiful Crown Prince.

At worst, they could just say that there was chaos at the time, and since he was captured by the enemy, anything could have happened. It would be normal if he were killed.

However, what Liu Zheng found strange was.

Continue to set off, destination, Liaodong Prefecture.

When Liu Zheng saw this "Efang Palace" of Qiao Yuan, even though he was used to big scenes in underground tombs, he could not help but gasp.

They didn't ask.

Then we won't say anything, just act as if this matter never happened.

The entire mountain range was filled with palaces, of various styles and various luxuries. This Qiao Yuan was also a person who knew how to enjoy life; it is estimated that the highest level of garden art of this era had been perfectly gathered here by him. Before they even arrived, they were shocked by the palace complex before their eyes.

Liu Zheng was thinking to himself.

Good heavens.

This is far too extravagant!

It is no wonder Qiao Yuan wanted to rebel.

With a thing like this here, if he did not rebel, and if he 【Liu Zheng】 came over, he would certainly have to punish him for his crimes.

Just how many people would have to be trafficked

to create an "Efang Palace" like this?

If this Qiao Yuan had taken all this gold and silver and used it to govern the people's livelihood, I fear Liaodong would have developed long ago.

Perspective.

"How much money must this have cost?"

Even the Prince of Yong could not help but sigh.

He was not as extreme as the Han Army; he felt that this building in the mountains suited his own tastes very well. In the future, this place would be his Protectorate.

"Longyang Princess has arrived!"

This is the difference in perspective.

Liu Zheng, however, quite liked it.

The announcement voice came.

Liu Zheng felt a joy in his heart and looked up.

"Her Highness the Princess has arrived!"

Just as they had stopped their footsteps.

Xie Chan, dressed in a plain skirt, looked over with a smile.

Their eyes met.

It was as if they had traveled through a thousand years.