At this moment, Qin Mingwu was worried about his wife and children. He had already pledged allegiance to Murong Qiansong, but Murong Qiansong still refused to let his wife and children go. He couldn't find out where his wife and children were being held by Murong Qiansong either.
He had been so worried about this matter that his hair had turned white, and he had no mood to patrol the palace.
Just as Qin Minghao's mind was filled with endless thoughts, a wad of white paper flew and hit his forehead. He instinctively raised his hand to swat it away, and the wad of paper fell to the ground.
At this moment, Qin Mingwu suddenly looked up at the palace wall and saw a man in black pointing at the wad of white paper on the ground with his finger, signaling him to pick it up and open it. Then, the man turned and jumped off the palace wall, leaving.
"Commander, shall we arrest him?" a young imperial guard asked confusedly.
"No need!"
Qin Mingwu waved his hand at him.
Immediately, Qin Mingwu walked to the wad of white paper, crouched down, and picked it up, opening it with a face full of curiosity.
When he clearly saw the words written on the white paper, he was slightly stunned, but he quickly recovered his senses. He turned around, gave his subordinates some instructions, and then left in a hurry. He rushed to the Cold Palace, the address written on the note, as quickly as possible.
Qin Minghao walked into the dark Cold Palace, about to find the person who had thrown the paper ball at him. Three familiar voices came from behind him.
"Husband, Father..."
Qin Mingwu hurriedly turned around and saw his wife and children.
"Wife, Nini, Ranran..." Qin Minghao called out emotionally.
Tears welled up in his eyes.
After the family of four hugged for a long time, Qin Mingwu slowly asked, "Wife, how did you escape? Did Murong Qiansong torment you?"
"Husband, don't worry, my two children and I are all fine. This time, it's all thanks to the Third Prince rescuing us. Otherwise, we... we wouldn't have been reunited so quickly." Madam Qin said, her eyes red and sobbing.
"Third Prince? Wife, you're saying the Third Prince rescued you?"
Qin Mingwu was somewhat surprised to hear that the Third Prince had rescued his wife and children. He rarely interacted with the Third Prince, and he never dreamed that the Third Prince would be the one to rescue his wife and children this time.
"Wife, has the Third Prince arrived? I want to thank him personally for rescuing you."
Qin Minghao was extremely excited.
"Husband, the Third Prince is behind you."
Madam Qin smiled gently, as warm as spring, making him feel very close. This was also why Qin Minghao still loved his wife dearly after all these years.
Not only was his wife beautiful, but she also possessed a heartwarming charm. She was filial to her elders and virtuous.
Hearing his wife's words, Qin Minghao turned around and looked behind him. He saw the Third Prince approaching him with a few people.
"Commander Qin, it's a pleasure! It's a pleasure!"
Murong Lichen greeted Qin Minghao with a smile.
Qin Minghao immediately came back to his senses and respectfully saluted Murong Lichen.
"Your subject, Imperial Guard Commander Qin Minghao, pays respects to the Third Prince! May the Third Prince live for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years!"
"Commander Qin, there are no outsiders here, so you don't need to be so polite." Murong Lichen quickly walked up to Qin Minghao and gently helped him up.
"Third Prince, Your subject thanks you for rescuing my wife and children."
This was Qin Minghao's sincere gratitude.
"Commander Qin, you don't need to be polite. Murong Qiansong held your wife and children hostage and used such despicable means to make you pledge allegiance to him. He has never gained popular support, and his goal will not succeed," Murong Lichen said indignantly.
"Alas, Third Prince, I was also helpless. My wife and children's lives were at stake, and I couldn't ignore it. However, this also shows my limited vision. From tonight onwards, I will only be loyal to the Third Prince. I will no longer be an accomplice." Qin Minghao sighed.
"No, no, no, Commander Qin, you should be loyal to the Emperor. As for Murong Qiansong, you should still pretend to obey him and help him on the surface. This is not only to protect yourself and your family but also to understand his actions better." Murong Lichen revealed his thoughts.
"Alright, Your subject will obey all of the Third Prince's commands."
Qin Minghao nodded. As long as his family was safe, he would do anything.
"Commander Qin, for the next two days, I'll trouble you to look after the Emperor for me."
"Your subject understands!"
Qin Minghao respectfully cupped his hands in a salute.
"Also, find a hidden and safe place for Madam Qin and the others to stay for a while. I'm worried that Murong Qiansong will still search for them everywhere once he knows they've been rescued. To avoid unnecessary trouble, don't let Madam Qin and the others show their faces. When Murong Qiansong comes looking for them, pretend you know nothing."
Murong Lichen reminded him carefully.
"Your subject understands!"
Later, Murong Lichen whispered some details about his plan to Qin Minghao. He didn't stay long before leaving with the Cold King and his wife behind him.
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Today, Murong Qiansong, along with dozens of experts, followed the tracking gourd given by the Valley Master of Ghost Valley to set up an ambush outside the city to intercept the Cold King and his wife.
As a result, their trap was set, but they were met with a setback. The deep pit they dug was filled with eight wild boars, and their trap was destroyed by a herd of wild boars, making Murong Qiansong so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Afterward, the Valley Master of Ghost Valley sent someone to inform him that the tracking蛊 on his disciple had been discovered and removed by his disciple and placed on a wild boar, instructing him to return to the First Prince's Mansion immediately.
This made him grind his teeth in anger.
If it weren't for the fact that it was the Valley Master of Ghost Valley, Murong Qiansong would have killed him with a sword.
But what was even more infuriating was that as soon as he returned to the First Prince's Mansion, he heard news from the manor that his underground manor had been blown up for some unknown reason, and the entire manor was engulfed in flames, with the fire reaching the sky. Not a single one of the dozens of guards inside the manor escaped, and Qin Minghao's wife and children were also missing.
This incident almost made Murong Qiansong collapse from anger.
"Trash! You are all trash!"
"Ah—"
"My prince's manor contained a pile of treasures..."
Murong Qiansong was furious. The blown-up manor was secretly stocked with a large amount of weapons and precious gem raw materials!
This time, he had suffered heavy losses!
After a long time, Murong Qiansong finally calmed down.
At this moment, Murong Shaolan, who had received the news, couldn't bother with her sexy and seductive attire and rushed to the First Prince's Mansion to see Murong Qiansong.
"Imperial Brother, Shaolan feels that someone is deliberately working against us in this matter," Murong Shaolan said with dark eyes.
"This prince also knows that this matter was deliberately done by someone, but I just can't guess who would dare to touch my Murong Qiansong's belongings."
Murong Qiansong's narrow, sinister eyes looked out the window, his gaze fixed somewhere outside.