Broken Bonds

Chapter 96

Chapter 96:

Beitang Ao had been gone for three days, and had never returned to the other courtyard. The guards guarding the surroundings of the courtyard doubled as usual. Although Yan Feili lived in the inner garden, he noticed the changes around him, and he felt that the situation was not right.

On this day, Qiu Yeyuan entered the city to purchase medicines. Because he was not assured of letting someone else do it on his behalf, he goes there in person every time. Ximen Yue had urgent matters to attend to so he had already returned to the rudder half a month ago. He used to accompany him every time when he went to the city but this time he had to take two guards with him.

Qiu Yeyuan only came back in the evening. Yan Feili was walking by the gardens in the inner courtyard, and saw him hurrying by from a distance, he beckoned to him.

Qiu Yeyuan seemed to be taken aback when he heard Yan Feili, his expression was a little strange, and said, "General Yan."

"Doctor Qiu, are the medicinal materials available?"

"Yeah. I got it."

Yan Feili saw his face looking different, and asked, "What happened?"

Qiu Yeyuan hurriedly answered, "No, no, nothing."

His suspicion arises under the reply. This period was really unusual. Beitang Ao hasn't come back for three days, but handed over a message, saying that something happened to the court and he was needed urgently. However, Yan Feili has been on the rivers and lakes and he has been crawling and rolling for so many years. Seeing that the other courtyard was now panicked and there were many secret guards, he was afraid that something big had happened. Although he tried to feel bad again that Beitang Ao had not told him what really happened, he didn't need to think too much, but he always felt a little frightened.

Yan Feili spoke a few habitual words to Qiu Yeyuan again, and he saw that he was absent-minded, he had panicked and answered the wrong questions.

Finally, Qiu Yeyuan, afraid that he would blurt out something that he shouldn't, couldn't help but just said: "General Yan, I have something else needed to do, so I will go back to the room first. These herbs have to be processed."

Yan Feili nodded and said: "Then you go."

Qiu Yeyuan hurriedly went to his courtyard, returning to his room, he closed the door, and reached for the letter that was stuffed into his package when he was going out of the drug store.

The letter was not signed. He found out when he got into the carriage, and when he opened it, he was shocked. It turned out to be for Yan Feili.

Although Qiu Yeyuan didn't know the whole story, he saw that the above words were simple and malicious, and involving the wife and the two elder sons of Beitang Ao who had disappeared in the palace a few days ago. Knowing that the matter was of great importance, he hurried to the Beitang Palace.

When he got there, the servants reported that King Beitang was not there and went out with Yu Feiqing, the commander of the Guards Army, and feared that he would not come back today.

Qiu Yeyuan waited for a while, and felt that this was not a solution. He thought that maybe Beitang Ao would go back to the other courtyard at night, so he hurried back. Thinking carefully along the way, he thought about Yan Feili's current physical condition, he really couldn't worry about these things, so he made up his mind and never told him.

But he was innocent and couldn't hide his thoughts, not to mention such major events. So seeing Yan Feili made me feel guilty and was eager to get away.