Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2788: Chapter 2789: Diao Bin Is Kidnapped

"Your Majesty, be careful!" A short arrow flew this way, and a guard rushed over to block it.

"Hurry over there, bring that white-haired woman back to the palace!" Tang Yin said through gritted teeth.

"Everything should be prioritized for the Emperor’s safety..." The guard hadn’t finished speaking when Tang Yin kicked him, "You dare defy orders?"

The guard was startled, "I’ll go right away."

Several guards rushed toward Diao Bin’s direction, but the scene was too chaotic, and no one could stop the panicked crowd. Very quickly, Diao Bin was lost in the crowd.

Ning Yu also noticed something was amiss, hurried back to the spot, but couldn’t find any trace of Diao Bin.

The assassination attempt ended with all assassins being slayed, but Tang Yin suffered some minor injuries, and Diao Bin disappeared.

Back in the palace, Tang Yin, looking grim, dismissed the Imperial Doctor who wanted to bandage him, and called Ning Yu to come in.

"Why didn’t you come to see me upon your return?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"Is this the time to discuss such matters? Diao Bin might have been taken by the assassins. If she hadn’t insisted on my helping you, this wouldn’t have happened. If you truly care about her, you wouldn’t detain me for questioning, hindering my search for her." Ning Yu said anxiously, his tone worsened.

"You lost her more than once. Why should I trust you? A National Master kidnap a Princess, are you doing right by the late old National Master?" Tang Yin asked.

"I’m doing right by Diao Bin, but did you care for her during the palace chaos?" Ning Yu questioned.

Tang Yin instantly deflated, his expression turned somber, "During the attempt on the Empress Mother, I..."

He paused, took a deep breath, "I won’t speak of it, I’ve already sent Hidden Guards to search, there will be news soon."

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Bai Ruozhu slammed the table in anger, "These two are simply messing around, going to see the Emperor for no good reason. Now look, one disappeared, the other captured, isn’t this unsettling?"

Jiang Yichun knew she yearned to return and couldn’t leave without dealing with this issue, consequently feeling anxious.

He held her hand, "The Emperor’s side has sent people to investigate, but some hidden factions can’t be checked by him. I’ll have them search, you should call for the Commerce Association to help too."

Bai Ruozhu sighed, "This way, the news of Diao Bin’s return can’t be concealed."

"Let’s find them before planning, everything else is secondary." Jiang Yichun said.

"Won’t this further entangle you with upstairs commerce?" She asked worriedly.

Jiang Yichun shook his head, "It’s long been entangled, this time doesn’t matter."

The two acted separately, quickly mobilizing their respective forces.

For a while, the three factions in the Capital were searching for her, but by nightfall, she wasn’t found!

Jiang Yichun and Bai Ruozhu had to enter the palace to meet the Emperor, with Ning Yu still in his hands.

"You still have the nerve to come?" Tang Yin’s face was dark, with dark circles under his eyes, evidently sleepless, more irritable.

Jiang Yichun saluted, "We come to confess our sins."

"What sins do you have? Do I dare blame you?" Tang Yin was so angry he directly said "I", without using "We".

Knowing each other since childhood, Jiang Yichun found it hard to blame him, "I don’t want to hide anything from you, but we must respect Diao Bin’s choice. She exerted a lot of effort to gain freedom."

"Would telling me deprive her of freedom? Can I really force her?" Tang Yin showed a look of pain, "All are like this, the Empress Mother too, Diao Bin as well. How terrifying is this palace that makes them willingly abandon me, to never reunite?"

Seeing him like this, Bai Ruozhu was moved; perhaps Tang Yin envied them too. He maybe longed for freedom beyond the palace, but couldn’t abandon his responsibility, otherwise the freedom pursued by the Empress Mother and Diao Bin would quickly vanish.

"Your Majesty, they just can’t speak conveniently now. If they didn’t care, why would they secretly watch you in the street?" Bai Ruozhu said, "We are leaving soon, Diao Bin couldn’t rest easy leaving you, hence her sneaking away, otherwise this wouldn’t happen. If Ning Yu didn’t support her to see you, why accompany her to the street?"

Tang Yin calmed down a bit, weakly waving his hand, "You may leave, find Diao Bin quickly. I don’t want anything to happen to her."

"Yes."

"Yes."

The two left the Emperor’s sleeping palace, and soon Ning Yu was released, the three left the palace together.

Ning Yu didn’t look good, his eyes full of self-blame.

"If I hadn’t left, she wouldn’t have disappeared." He said.

Bai Ruozhu patted his shoulder, "Senior brother, it’s all an accident. If she just got lost, she will soon find a way back. If it’s intentional, it is surely purposeful, she is temporarily safe."

She actually thought the latter possibility was higher, just didn’t express it directly to avoid worrying Ning Yu more.

Sure enough, Bai Residence received a message from the dark guards, presenting a note to Bai Ruozhu.

"Master, someone shot a short arrow inside." The dark guard said.

Bai Ruozhu hurriedly opened it, the note had a single line: Rescue involves coming alone to Jingxin Temple.

Why would it be Jingxin Temple? Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun exchanged glances, nodding to each other, mostly involving King Rui now.

"It’s as he demands, I’ll go alone." Bai Ruozhu said.

"No, it’s too dangerous!" Ning Yu immediately refused, "I’ll go instead."

Bai Ruozhu shook her head, "The note delivered to Bai Residence was for me, Diao Bin is in their hands. Follow their demand; besides, their intent isn’t to kill me, worst they force me to assassinate the Emperor."

"But..." Ning Yu wanted to argue but Jiang Yichun interrupted him, "We’ll wait for Ruozhu outside the city, this matter can’t be delayed, let’s depart immediately."

Bai Ruozhu smiled at him, knowing he’s the one who understands her best; once she decided to go, no one could dissuade her.

She assembled some dark guards, changed into simple riding gear, mounted a horse, heading straight out of the city.

Soon, someone reported the news to the palace, an Inner Servant said to Tang Yin: "Your Majesty, could Bai Madam hide the Princess and now go out to meet someone?"

"Impossible, if she hid someone, she wouldn’t leave the city so openly." Tang Yin, thoughtfully observing the Inner Servant, realized the palace wasn’t clean; otherwise, this assassination wouldn’t catch him off guard.

The Inner Servant hurriedly shut his mouth, withdrew to one side, unaware Tang Yin already suspected him.

Bai Ruozhu galloped swiftly, soon reached the foot of the mountain leading to Jingxin Temple, dismounted, and walked uphill. Midway, a peculiar mark appeared on the ground.

Stopping, she closely examined it, red floral juice stained, resembling a flower dropped here, accidentally trampled. But she knew it couldn’t be so simple.