This rebellion was a joke . Nothing happened to the people in the palace and the people that rebelled were the ones who ran away pitifully .
Ye Mochen ran away before Prime Minister Zhou arrived . Ning Furong was taken away by Meng Liang and all that was left was a mess to be cleared .
The plague was still spreading . Ming Shu couldn’t do anything about it . She was not a royal physician .
Prime Minister Zhou was busy wiping out Ning Furong’s power and preventing Ye Mochen from attacking them again . Also, he needed to urge the royal physician to quickly come up with a remedy for the plague .
He was so busy, he was mentally and physically exhausted .
He wanted to go back and farm . He didn’t want to be the prime minister anymore . Your Majesty, can we change to someone else!
Of course, based on the current situation, Prime Minister Zhou couldn’t just flick his sleeve and resign from his position . Besides angering officials, pampering the royal concubine, and eating snacks, Ming Shu, the empress, never did anything at all .
“Your Majesty…”
Lianxin ran over hurriedly . “Your Highness, the royal concubine has disappeared . ”
Ming Shu swallowed the golden milk crisp in her mouth . “Disappeared? Did he run away?”
Lianxin felt scared and replied softly, “The people from Xianyu Palace came to report just now . They say that the royal concubine told them that they didn’t need to attend to him last night . When they went to find him this morning, he was gone . ”
“That means that he ran away . ” He has the guts to run away again .
Ever since Junjue woke up after that day, there was something wrong with his mood . Did he got frightened that day?
It shouldn’t be like this…
Isn’t that idiot really bold?
Ming Shu looked at Lianxin . “What are you standing there for? Go and find him . Are you waiting to collect his corpse?”
Lianxin: “…”
By rights, it was impossible for a weak boy toy like Junjue to get out of the palace . However, he couldn’t be found anywhere in the palace grounds .
Ming Shu was not surprised at all . However, Lianxin couldn’t keep her composure . How could a human just disappear like this under the noses of so many people?
Since they couldn’t find him, Ming Shu could only go and search for him herself .
“Your Majesty, the plague is spreading outside the palace . You can’t go out . ”
Before Ming Shu could step out of the palace gate, Lianxin and Prime Minister Zhou stopped her .
No matter what, they didn’t allow Ming Shu to go out .
In the end, Ming Shu had to order people to tie them up before she managed to leave the palace .
However, where will I go to find Junjue? Ming Shu stood in the street and felt a bit lost .
The street was deserted . There was almost no one in sight . The weather was also really warm and the air was filled with a pungent smell . It made people feel like vomiting .
Ming Shu asked the people that followed her to spread out and communicate through the flare guns if they found him . Then, she continued walking forward aimlessly .
“Give us some food . ”
A dirty refugee appeared suddenly . Ming Shu took a few steps back in fear and just managed to dodge the refugee’s hands .
“Give some food…” The refugee’s eyes were gray and he repeated the words like a robot .
Ming Shu saw the someone poking his head out from the alley behind him .
There was not much food on Ming Shu . She had finished most of the food she brought from the palace .
Are these people trying to steal from me?
Ming Shu felt that there was a possibility . She stepped back… and the next second, she ran away .
“F**k, she is running away!
“Chase her!”
Noises rang out from behind her and a few people came out from the alley . They chased after her with excited expressions on their faces .
Why are they chasing me!
I do not have emergency syrup!
Stop chasing me!
In front of Ming Shu was a deadend . She climbed up the wall agilely . The wall was a bit high and the person who chased her didn’t know how to climb walls . Hence, he just stood below and looked up at her .
“Climb up . ” Ming Shu smiled brightly and provoked him . She looked really irritating .
The person below was so angry he started shouting and kicking the wall .
At that moment, one of them grabbed someone else and they stepped on another person’s shoulder . They were trying to make a human ladder .
“What!”
Ming Shu was frightened by how clever these refugees were and immediately jumped down the wall . She ran past two courtyards that were linked . She only stopped running after she confirmed that there were no refugees chasing her .
Ming Shu looked at the four-courtyard house she was standing in and prepared to leave .
“Wuwuwu…”
A faint sound came from the side . Ming Shu didn’t want to be bothered by it at first but when she heard a familiar voice, she turned around and went back . She stood in front of a room .
The light in the room was dim .
A lady was tied to a chair . Her hair was messy and there were dried bloodstains on her forehead . There were also blood droplets on her face and she looked really pitiful .
Standing beside the girl was Ning Furong .
Meng Liang sat on the other side of the room and watched the lady and Ning Furong indifferently .
Ning Furong grabbed the lady’s chin and forced her to raise her head . Her smile was hideous and her eyes were filled with jealousy and hatred . “Look, he didn’t come save you . He doesn’t care about you . ”
The lady was barely breathing . She didn’t look at her at all . She seemed numb .
Ning Furong saw her expression and got angry . She slapped the lady . “Bitch, I’m talking to you . Are you deaf? Don’t you talk a lot in front of him?”
The lady’s face turned red immediately and blood seeped out from her mouth corners . Ning Furong really slapped her with a lot of force .
“Are you able to seduce people in bed very well? Hmm? You bitch…”
Ning Furong scolded while slapping the lady . She only stopped after the lady’s face was really swollen .
“Don’t come over—”
The lady suddenly screamed .
Ning Furong had found two people from somewhere . They had pustules all over them and they looked really disgusting .
These were people who were infected with the plague .
Ning Furong sneered at the screaming lady . “She is yours . Treat her well . ”
Let me see if Ye Mochen will still like her after she’s infected with the plague .
The two people walked over to the lady . The pungent smell from their bodies caused the lady to choked . She couldn’t breathe properly . I don’t want… don’t come over… help…
Sometimes, when you are really frightened, you will not be able to make a sound . This was what the lady was experiencing .
She wanted to scream but no sound came out .
She could only watch as a hand filled with pustules grabbed her shoulder and touched her face…
Cila—
The sound of clothes tearing apart .
Meng Liang couldn’t watch anymore and left the room . The moment he looked up, he saw Ming Shu .
He frowned . “Why are you here?”
“I came to find you, General Meng . ” Ming Shu smiled . “You are really difficult to find . ”
Meng Liang looked at her vigilantly . He grabbed his sword . “How did you know that I was here?”
“I am the empress . What do I not know?” I was just running around aimlessly . Who knew that I’d find you two in such a situation . This is fate . I am fated to gain some Hatred Points from you two . I can’t do anything about this fate, either .
“Who are you talking to…”
Ning Furong heard their voices and stepped out of the room . The rest of her words died in her throat . Her eyes widened as though seeing Ming Shu was something unbelievable .