“Maybe.” Long Chi’s gaze landed on her gorgeous face, and he suddenly added suggestively, “But I would prefer hearing you weep beneath my body.”

Scowling, Lu Liangwei gritted her teeth and spat in disgust, “You filthy scumbag!”

Long Chi cackled. “Filthy? Oh, I’ll definitely show you how filthy I can be when the time comes.”

Lu Liangwei suppressed the urge to gag in her chest, but at the same time, she could not help feeling agitated.

There was no ounce of strength left in her; clearly, Long Chi had used a heavy dose of Nerve Weakening Powder on her.

It would not be easy for her to escape.

The best course of action for now was to hold back and wait for an opportunity.

Seeing her fall silent, Long Chi grew bored and stopped verbally harassing her.

…

A few days later, Long Yang finally arrived at the palace with Ji’er and the others.

Thousand Feet Cliff was not too far from the imperial capital. All it took was an all-night ride on horseback at full speed to reach the clifftop, but to return to the capital from the bottom, they had to take an extremely long route.

Moreover, Ji’er was too young to withstand a bumpy carriage ride, so they could not travel too fast. For that reason, it took them five full days to return to the imperial capital.

Finding Ji’er filled Long Yang with delight and eased the guilt in his heart significantly. He could not wait to see the joy on Weiwei’s face when he showed Ji’er to her.

However, the moment he stepped through the palace gates, he came face to face with the Dowager Duchess.

Seeing how wan and sallow the old woman had become over the past few days filled Long Yang with guilt, and he quickly went up to her. “Grandmother…”

Looking at him wearily, the Dowager Duchess opened her mouth hesitantly and eventually said, “Your Majesty, there’s something I have to tell you, but I need you to stay calm.”

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Long Yang’s heart sank with a sense of foreboding, and his hands curled into fists under his sleeves. After a while, he finally managed to croak out, “What is it?”

“Five days ago, Weiwei disappeared.” The Dowager Duchess forced the words out of her mouth with great difficulty.

A ringing sound echoed in Long Yang’s ears. He felt his blood surging in him, and without warning, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Alarmed, the Dowager Duchess hurriedly supported him and shouted over her shoulder, “Somebody get an imperial physician over here!”

Long Yang fainted.

The palace was immediately thrown into chaos, but fortunately, the Dowager Duchess managed to regain order.

According to Chief Physician Lin’s diagnosis, the Emperor had not gotten enough rest for the past few days, and he had constantly been in a state of tension as well. The physical and mental strain had pushed his body to its limit, and receiving the news about the Empress’s disappearance was the last straw for him.

Long Yang’s illness came like a landslide, and it took three full days for him to recover his consciousness.

However, the first thing he wanted to do after waking up was to leave the palace and search for Lu Liangwei.

Zhao Qian clung to his leg desperately. “Master, you still haven’t fully recovered. If you keep overexerting yourself, your health will be damaged forever.”

“Get lost!” Long Yang growled menacingly and kicked him aside, then swooped out of the bedchamber.

Zhao Qian scrambled up from the floor, ready to persuade him again, when the Dowager Duchess appeared and threw herself onto her knees before his master.

“Forgive me for saying this, Your Majesty, but please take care of your body.”

Gone was Long Yang’s usual noble and dignified image. His lips were dry and chapped, his complexion pale and haggard, and he had lost a significant amount of weight.

He could ignore everyone in the world except the Dowager Duchess.

Exasperated by the sight of the old woman kneeling before him stiffly, he bent over to help her up. “What’re you doing, Grandmother? Please get up!”

However, the Dowager Duchess refused to stand. Instead, she looked at him and said earnestly, “Since you call me Grandmother like Weiwei does, please listen to your grandmother just this once.”