CHAPTER 47: CHAPTER 47: SHE RAN AWAY

Breaking away from the annoying cries of the West Courtyard, Yelyu Lie went to the Martial Hall alone.

Picking up the night lamp, he began to fiercely hammer at the wooden dummy.

Originally, he wanted to go directly to the Little Princess, but thinking about her recent emotional state and the late hour, he decided to let her calm down and talk in the morning.

So he vented all his displeasure on the wooden post.

Around the hour of the ox, a guard suddenly reported that someone claiming to be from the Divine Doctor’s house had requested to see him.

Divine Doctor?

Anyone shameless enough to call themselves the Divine Doctor could only be that doctor from the Central Plains, right?

Yelyu Lie didn’t see them, he just asked the guard to inquire why they came in the middle of the night.

That servant just followed his master’s orders and was after money!

The matter wasn’t even stated, and they first asked for Silver.

Having failed to appease his little sweetheart, Yelyu Lie was in no good mood and directly ordered the guard to drive them away without even showing his face.

He had no idea what he had missed...

After finishing a set of punches, the sky began to lighten.

Although the weather was very cold, Yelyu Lie was panting heavily, drenched in sweat.

The whole person looked as if he’d just bathed, soaked through, and steaming with hot air.

He raised his strong arm to sniff, finding himself exuding a sour smell.

Not wanting to stink up his fragrant little wife, Yelyu Lie ordered water to be heated and bathed thoroughly.

After washing clean and changing clothes, the sky was fully bright.

Yelyu Lie paced at the room’s door, feeling inexplicably nervous.

Wondering whether his little wife was still angry...

But her concern over him visiting another woman—could this mean that she actually has feelings for him?

Thinking of this, Yelyu Lie nervously rubbed his hands.

Though it was his own room, he knocked cautiously, "Nuannuan, are you awake?"

Silence was the response.

Yelyu Lie turned to look, seeing no one around, he lowered his voice, "About yesterday, I didn’t lie to you; there were issues with the wedding matters at the accounts office. As for Lian Qiao... don’t be mad, can I come in to explain?"

The whole main courtyard was quiet, with only Yelyu Lie’s low voice.

He waited for a while, seeing no angry rebuke from her, guessing that her anger had subsided overnight.

Yelyu Lie gently pushed the door open and walked in.

On the bed, a thick quilt slightly raised, like a petite figure lying with her back to him.

Yelyu Lie sat at the bed’s edge, restraining his itching hands, rubbing them against his trousers, and trying not to touch his soft little wife.

Using the gentlest tone, he explained, "For years, I’ve been at the border, and the General Mansion was left unattended, so Lian Qiao temporarily managed affairs of all sizes within the mansion, and now..."

While speaking, Yelyu Lie suddenly sensed something amiss.

Earlier, he felt somewhat nervous and excited, constantly thinking about how to explain to the Little Princess.

Actually, even if Yelyu Lie racked his brains, he couldn’t understand the true point of Yun Chunnuan’s anger.

What she truly cared about was not which woman’s room he briefly visited or what he did.

She couldn’t accept that he had ever been with so many women!

To Yun Chunnuan, this was an unchangeable fact; no matter how well he explained his visit to Lian Qiao yesterday, it wouldn’t help.

What Yelyu Lie should truly do was prove that he was still a young bachelor.

As long as he resolved what the Little Princess cared about most, everything else wouldn’t be a problem.

But at the moment, Yelyu Lie really didn’t understand.

Or rather, he had never considered it.

After all, polygamy originated from the Central Plains.

Women from the Central Plains would even willingly help their husbands take concubines, to earn a reputation as worthy wives.

The Little Princess is indeed a person from the Central Plains!

Being a princess of a nation, she is a model for countless women from the Central Plains, right?

Though Yelyu Lie never thought of taking concubines besides her, he simply didn’t know Yun Chunnuan couldn’t accept this at all.

Even if she were in ancient times and never returned, even if she ended her days alone, she wouldn’t allow herself to share a husband with other women!

Disgusting!

So, she ran away.

When Yelyu Lie’s keen senses discovered the room was devoid of her presence, he immediately flipped the quilt.

Under the quilt was a pillow and several pieces of clothing bundled together.

His thick brows furrowed tightly, his light eyes full of shock and confusion.

"Qiao’er—"

With his loud voice full of vigor, Qiao’er, who had just risen and not yet freshened up, appeared at the doorway with her hair in a nest.

Thinking the Princess didn’t want her, she cried half the night last night out of sadness, and now her eyes were all red and swollen.

Facing the stern-faced Great General, Qiao’er was a bit flustered.

Before she could ask what was happening, the General’s large hand pointed towards the bed, his voice tinged with anger, "Where is she?"

Qiao’er blinked in confusion, "Maybe in the kitchen? The Princess said last night she wanted to make dumplings for us!"

Speaking, her eyes lit up, "Has the Princess resolved her anger? So, General, can this servant remain to serve her? This servant promises to be careful with words and actions, never babbling mindlessly before the Princess!"

To stay by the Princess’s side, Qiao’er spent the night pestering Aunt Ye to learn the delicate phrasing of Central Plains people.

Aunt Ye taught her the idioms of ’cautious in words and deeds’ and ’idle talk.’

This speech was taught by Aunt Ye for her to say in front of the General.

Qiao’er thought the General would calm down but saw him almost rush to the kitchen.

Upon pushing the door open, only Aunt Ye was busy inside, with no sign of the little sweetheart.

In the quickest fashion, he searched the entire General Mansion but still couldn’t find her.

Yelyu Lie’s heart raced quickly, with a growing ominous feeling creeping into his heart.

He returned to the main courtyard, trying to find clues.

But she left cleanly, without even leaving a word.

’Bang—’

The stone table in the courtyard was shattered with his palm, Yelyu Lie gritting his teeth, his facial muscles trembling.

Suddenly, his gaze followed a stone rolling on the ground, landing front a hole obscured by weeds.

Yelyu Lie rose slowly and found a tuft of white wolf hair on the stone wall at the hole entrance.

He remembered that little White Wolf was also gone!

Judging from the frozen tracks in the soil, Yelyu Lie estimated the person and the wolf left the hole between midnight and dawn.

His gaze darkened, suddenly reminded of the man driven away by the guards.

He Xuanzhi...

"Qiao’er, keep this matter quiet, and watch here. Absolutely do not let anyone discover!"

A Peace Princess from Great Xia escaping overnight, if made into an issue by someone with intentions, could cause big trouble!