On the other side, Sang Mansion.

The dozen or so guards ran back to the Sang Mansion in a panic. Each one of them was in a state of embarrassment and knelt down in front of the prince.

As if they had lost their souls, they knelt on the ground and kept shaking. One of them trembled and said, "Your Highness, there is something strange in the forest, and it has killed many of us."

The prince frowned, vaguely guessing, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you found Yu Shangshu?"

The guard's eyes evaded and hesitantly said: "We have searched all over the forest, but there is no trace of Yu Shangshu."

The prince's face immediately turned down, his eyes were cold. After a while, he calmed down and said, "I've made you suffer, go back and rest first."

The guards did not expect His Highness the Crown Prince to be so easy to talk to, so they immediately shouted loudly and ran out in despair.

Soon the day of return came. The prince looked at the worried people and said comfortingly: "Since the guards have not found Yu Shangshu, I'm afraid he has already found a place for treatment. Let's go back first, and we can't let His Majesty wait for our news."

"As for Yu Shangshu, let Sangzhou Mu send people to various medical clinics to look for him. Let's wait for news in Kyoto."

Everyone followed the prince's instructions, got into the carriage and set off.

On the road, the guards were walking on both sides, most of them in good order, except for a small section of the team that was missing people, which seemed quite obvious.

The prince opened the curtain and said to the bodyguards who only had a dozen or so people left: "I heard that there are often bandits in front of us. You should go explore the road first."

The guards obeyed the order and ran towards the forest in front of them, and soon disappeared.

They also walked this way when they came to Sang Mansion. They didn't encounter any danger, so they weren't too cautious at the moment.

A dozen people were walking in the woods, and when they were about to go back and report, they suddenly heard a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, several men in black jumped out from nowhere. They were all holding big swords and had a murderous look on their faces. They slashed at the guards without saying a word.

This was not a bandit, but an assassin. The guards couldn't resist, and after a few attacks, they lost their heads one after another.

Several people tried to escape, but were quickly overtaken and lost their lives in an instant.

The men in black dragged the body of the guard away, and soon the forest returned to its original silence, with only the birds in the forest chirping.

Within about half a month, the prince and his party returned to Kyoto and quickly returned to their original work.

The prince returned to the palace and knelt in front of Emperor Shao. The first thing he did was not to ask for credit for water control, but to tell Yu An about his suffering.

He said worriedly: "I asked the guards to search for a whole day, but they couldn't find Yu Shangshu. He should have been recuperating in a certain medical center."

"This is unreasonable!" Shao Huang was furious. He flicked his sleeves fiercely and swept everything on the table to the floor, making a crackling sound.

He glared and said, "You brought so many guards, but you can't even protect him!"

The prince lowered his head and said respectfully: "I did not take good care of you, and I am guilty."

Shao Huang's chest was shaking violently, and his voice trembled as he said: "He must still be alive. Send someone to find him and let him come back alive."

"Yes." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince responded: "My son and I will live up to my father's trust."

The air was quiet for a few seconds. The prince did not leave, but left slowly, and asked with a bit of inquiry: "Father seems to care about Yu Shangshu very much."

Emperor Shao was startled, and his anger and worry instantly faded away. He glanced at his obedient and outstanding eldest son, and said calmly: "I just cherish a rare talent like him."

The prince smiled modestly and said respectfully: "My son is being abrupt. My father always cherishes talents. I will definitely get Yu Shangshu back."

Emperor Shao coughed lightly, glanced at the prince complicatedly, and said in a deep voice: "Step back."

The prince did not stay any longer and turned around to leave the minister's study room. The humility on his face disappeared in that moment and turned into an expressionless face like a mask.

On the other side, Huaizhou, the provincial capital.

Sang Daoquan did not dare to neglect, and sent thousands of officials out to look for Yu An, sending out almost all the people who could be used.

In less than two days, they found Yun Yao and Yu An at a small medical clinic on the border of the provincial capital.

At that time, Yun Yao was taking care of Yu An meticulously, and when an official came over, she knew that the prince did not dare to blatantly harm others, but her eyes still showed vigilance.

After Sang Daoquan knew where Yu An was, he hurriedly picked up the carriage and came over in person: "How can such a small place be qualified for Yu Shangshu to recuperate? Please come to my house, and I will arrange the best provincial capital for Yu Shangshu."

Doctor."

"No need." Yu An said calmly: "It's very good here."

How could Sang Daoquan dare to let Yu An stay here? If this was spread to others, they would definitely criticize him for not being considerate as a state pastor.

He said hesitantly: "It's better to go back to Sang Mansion with the younger one. There are many people in Sang Mansion, so Madam Yu can also rest."

Yun Yao said coldly: "I am willing, and doesn't Sangzhou Mu know that seriously injured people cannot be moved easily?"

Sang Daoquan choked and hurriedly apologized: "It's because the younger one didn't think well. It's better for the younger one to bring in a few maids to make the two of them live more comfortably, otherwise. In fact, my eldest daughter has always been worried about the two of them."

You might as well let her take care of you."

The veins on Yun Yao's forehead were slightly raised, and she said rudely: "Do you want her to drug my husband again? The Sang family is such a good tutor, but I don't know if Miss Sang's small body can bear a beating from me."

Sang Daoquan's nerves jumped and his face suddenly turned green. He didn't care much about his daughter. He really thought that his daughter entered the ancestral hall instead of Yun Yao and got injured inside.

After working for a long time, his eldest daughter, who is usually well-behaved and clever, actually dared to use medicine.

Sang Daoquan was ridiculed by Yun Yao and did not dare to reply. He could only be selectively deaf and stop mentioning the matter, hoping that no one around him would hear it.

He nodded and bowed and said: "Those two have a good rest here. If you need anything, please contact Sang Mansion at any time."

After saying that, he took a bunch of servants and left in dejection.

Yun Yao snorted coldly, then showed a silly and sweet smile and served Yu An some food.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye. When summer came in Huaizhou, Yun Yao realized what a real stove was.

The ground in the sun was hotter than the bottom of a pot. Yun Yao stepped on it with her shoes on, and soon she felt a heat penetrate the soles of her shoes, roasting the soles of her feet mercilessly.

Yu An's injuries were completely healed, and he was so white after not having been in the sun for three months that Yun Yao gritted his teeth in envy.

On this day, the two of them packed up their gifts, said goodbye to the hospital, and embarked on their journey home.

In the carriage, Yun Yao was lying on Yu An's lap, his limbs hanging limply in the carriage, as hot as an emotionless corpse.
Chapter completed!