Yun Shu stared at the contents of the letter, her mind lost in thought.
After a moment, she spoke with a cold voice, "Did he leave any other words?"
"Only this letter." Qiu Lu closed his eyes, feeling that what he was saying and doing now was too cruel.
He knew very well the pain that Prince's unannounced departure would bring to Miss Yun Er!
Everything had been agreed upon, even planned, and yet the Prince had left without a sound!
Yun Shu gripped the letter tightly, falling silent once more.
Acha, standing beside them, looked at Yun Shu and then at Qiu Lu. She hadn't understood what was happening earlier, but now she did. She immediately grabbed Qiu Lu's arm, "Prince Ye isn't coming? And he only left Miss this one letter? Is your Prince too heartless? Just leaving Miss a letter is his way of taking responsibility?"
She had never imagined such a thing could happen between Prince Ye and her mistress!
They were clearly a match made in heaven! Everyone envied them!
Why would Prince Ye not value his promises?
Qiu Lu's eyes grew redder, "I... I don't know the specifics. The Prince didn't let anyone follow him, and even I don't know where he is now."
Acha sneered, "Prince Ye doesn't want Miss anymore, and he doesn't want you either? Aren't you Prince Ye's confidant?"
No wonder she had felt uneasy all day, a sense of foreboding washing over her. It wasn't that she was overthinking or that her premonition was wrong; something had truly happened!
Qiu Lu was speechless, only able to lower his head.
Acha, forgetting her mockery of Qiu Lu, hurried to Yun Shu's side, looking at her with great concern. Others might not care about their mistress, but she did! Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, "Miss..."
Yun Shu looked at Acha, who was weeping inconsolably. She reached out, her cool fingertips wiping away Acha's tears, and said gently, "It's not a big deal, why are you crying?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Lu immediately looked up, "Miss Yun Er..."
Yun Shu handed Acha a handkerchief, letting her wipe away her tears. Then, she walked over to Qiu Lu, "Get up. You don't need to kneel. Now, tell me everything that happened from yesterday until now, without missing any details."
Her gaze drifted to the letter in her hand.
The handwriting was clear.
But she didn't believe Zhan Tian Ye was such a heartless person!
He would never leave such a letter without reason.
Perhaps he had encountered some trouble and was forced to face it alone, not wanting to implicate her.
Or perhaps the letter wasn't written by him.
However, to perfectly mimic his handwriting seemed almost impossible.
Qiu Lu hesitated for a moment before recounting everything that had happened in the past two days to Yun Shu.
Yun Shu's expression turned extremely cold as she listened.
Qiu Lu clenched his fists, "Miss Yun Er, the Prince... perhaps he has some difficult circumstances. Otherwise, the Prince would never have acted this way!"
Just then, Jing Heng, who had gone to the capital, returned.
He ran into the pavilion and saw Qiu Lu. His eyes immediately filled with killing intent, "How dare you show your face to our mistress!"
It was his own foolishness to have believed Prince Ye was someone worthy of entrusting their mistress's lifelong happiness to!
In the end, it had led to their mistress losing her heart!
Seeing Jing Heng's fury, Qiu Lu's back stiffened even more. He couldn't say a word, nor could he refute anything. He had already anticipated various scenarios on his way here.
As Prince Ye's confidant, he bore responsibility for this incident.
Therefore, he was willing to bear their anger!
Even he felt that the Prince had done wrong. Why had the Prince left without a word, forcing them to guess his whereabouts?
Yun Shu shook her head at Jing Heng, "Qiu Lu didn't know. This matter is definitely not simple. Let's not be angry for now."
"Even now, mistress still trusts Prince Ye?" Jing Heng gritted his teeth.
He felt their mistress deserved better!
Prince Ye was simply not worthy of their mistress!
Yun Shu raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the capital, "Investigate this matter thoroughly, and only then will we pass final judgment."
Hearing this, Jing Heng secretly gnashed his teeth. "Damn it!"
One day, when he met Prince Ye, he would personally kill him! How dare he toy with their mistress like this! Their mistress deserved the best man in the world; who was Prince Ye!
Over the next ten days.
The investigation in the capital yielded no results.
There were no traces left by Zhan Tian Ye.
All they had was that letter.
No, there was one more thing: the token controlling the vast wealth of Old Master Qin had been taken by Zhan Tian Ye.
All the clues pointed to Zhan Tian Ye abandoning Yun Shu and venturing alone into the jianghu.
Yun Shu had now returned to the Yun Manor.
Looking at the information gathered by Jing Heng and Qiu Lu, her expression revealed no anger; she was, in fact, incredibly calm.
However, an hour had passed, and Yun Shu had not uttered a single word.
Rumors were rampant in the capital.
Everyone was saying that Prince Ye had gone to wander the world alone, that he was not with Yun Shu, and had no intention of marrying her. The reason he hadn't made it clear before was due to the numerous informants in the capital at the time.
Now that both the Regent Prince and Prince Ning were dead, and the Emperor could control the court, Prince Ye no longer intended to compromise himself and had gone off to roam the world!
He had left Yun Shu alone in the capital, and as for the three children Yun Shu had borne, Prince Ye didn't value them at all.
There were countless women in the world who wanted to bear children for Prince Ye.
Instantly, all sorts of rumors swept through the capital.
Originally, everyone was curious about the conspiracy between Prince Ning and the Western Xia Kingdom, but now the focus had shifted to how Yun Shu would handle this situation.
Yun Shu was now a commoner, without the support of her general father. Even if abandoned by Prince Ye, she would likely have to swallow her tears and bear it in silence.
Acha had gone out early and returned a short while later, her eyes turning red with anger as she heard the rumors from outside.
She couldn't stand it anymore!
In her heart, she had come to hate Prince Ye intensely. How could he put their mistress in such a terrible predicament!
And what about Little Jing and the others? How heartbroken would they be if they knew Prince Ye didn't want them?
For a time, the entire Yun Manor fell silent.
No one dared to speak.
Everyone knew what had happened.
It wasn't until Yun Shu broke the silence that the quiet was disturbed.
"Have Li De of Western Xia and Princess Sheng Yue left the capital yet?" Yun Shu asked.
Jing Heng replied, "They are packing their belongings and will leave tomorrow."
Yun Shu hummed and fell into silence again.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Shu finally gave her order, "Make preparations. We will leave the capital in two days."
"Alright," Jing Heng agreed.
Qiu Lu hesitated, then bit the bullet and asked, "Miss Yun Er, may this subordinate leave the capital with you?"
He wanted to find the Prince, and once he found him, he wanted to ask for the reason and seek an explanation and justice for Miss Yun Er.