Chapter 717 Madam Zhu Rong Leaves

Mrs. Zhu Rong held Meng Huo's hand and said gently: "My husband, don't torture yourself like this. No matter what happens, we will face it together."

At this moment, Meng Huo's copper bell-like eyes suddenly saw a faint trace of paper and pen on the table in front of him.

A trace of doubt suddenly surged in his heart. He turned to look at Mrs. Zhu Rong and asked loudly: "What's going on?"

Mrs. Zhu Rong's eyes flashed a trace of panic, and her face became a little unnatural. She hurriedly said: "No, nothing."

Mrs. Zhu Rong's appearance made Meng Huo's suspicion even stronger.

He took a step forward, tightly grasped Mrs. Zhu Rong's slender neck, and gritted his teeth and asked: "What's going on? Tell me!"

Mrs. Zhu Rong was a little breathless due to being pinched, and her face was full of horror.

Mrs. Zhu Rong was pinched by Meng Huo's neck, and she said with difficulty: "I... I was practicing calligraphy just now."

Meng Huo heard this, and his face showed obvious disbelief, and he snorted coldly: "Huh, practicing calligraphy? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who is so easy to fool? Tell the truth!"

His hand tightened a little more, and his eyes were full of coercion. Mrs. Zhu Rong's face became even uglier. She struggled, but didn't know how to explain to make Meng Huo believe it.

Mrs. Zhu Rong's face flushed red, and she said with difficulty: "Meng Huo, let me go, I'm telling the truth."

Meng Huo didn't believe it at all, and still pinched her tightly, angrily saying: "If you don't tell the truth again, don't blame me for being rude!"

A trace of despair flashed in Mrs. Zhu Rong's eyes, tears rolled in her eyes, and she said with a sob: "I'm really just practicing calligraphy, why don't you believe it?"

Seeing her like this, Meng Huo still had doubts in his heart, but he loosened his hand a little and said viciously: "If I find out that you are lying, you will be in trouble!"

Mrs. Zhu Rong covered her neck and gasped for breath, her eyes full of grievance and helplessness.

Meng Huo slowly let go of Mrs. Zhu Rong's neck and jumped off the bed. He walked to the table with a gloomy face and carefully observed the paper, his eyes full of suspicion and anger.

He gritted his teeth and asked viciously, "Did Madam write a letter? You'd better tell me the truth!"

Madam Zhu Rong sighed lightly, a trace of fatigue appeared on her face. She lowered her head slightly and said slowly, "Forget it, forget it, I'll just admit it. Lying is too tiring."

She raised her head, a trace of guilt flashed in her eyes, "I did write a letter, and I told Prime Minister Xi Yu about our current predicament."

When Meng Huo heard this, his eyes widened, and a burst of anger rushed straight to his forehead from the bottom of his heart. "You! You actually did this behind my back!" He roared angrily, feeling betrayed. His fists clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.

The next moment, Meng Huo suddenly rushed towards Madam Zhu Rong, punching her like raindrops.

"You bitch! I trust you so much, but you do this!" Meng Huo roared while hitting her, and the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano.

Mrs. Zhu Rong did not resist, but silently endured it all, with tears of regret in her eyes.

She secretly cursed herself for being stupid in her heart, how could she do such a thing, and now it's good, she has completely broken Meng Huo's heart. Meng Huo was completely overwhelmed by anger at this time, and his heart was only filled with hatred and anger towards Mrs. Zhu Rong, completely ignoring the former husband and wife relationship.

In the second half of the night, the moonlight sprinkled in the silent room like water. Mrs. Zhu Rong slowly got up, with tears still on her face, and her eyes were full of determination and sadness.

She put on her clothes silently, glanced at Meng Huo who was still sleeping, and her heart was full of complicated emotions.

Then, she gently opened the door, left quietly, and her figure gradually disappeared into the night.

The next morning, the sun sprinkled in through the window.

Meng Huo woke up slowly, and he subconsciously reached out to touch Mrs. Zhu Rong beside him, but touched nothing.

He suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, looked around, and found that his wife had disappeared.

A panic suddenly surged in his heart, and an ominous premonition enveloped his heart.

"Madam! Madam!" Meng Huo shouted while hurriedly getting out of bed and looking around the room.

However, there was no sign of Madam Zhu Rong anywhere.

Meng Huo then realized that his wife had run away from home.

He pounded his head in regret, his heart full of self-blame and regret. "Why am I so impulsive? I shouldn't have treated her like that!" He murmured to himself.

Then, Meng Huo quickly summoned his men and ordered them to look for Madam Zhu Rong everywhere.

He stood in the yard, pacing back and forth anxiously, praying in his heart that he could find Madam Zhu Rong quickly. He was really afraid that he would lose her from then on.

His face was full of regret, and he kept blaming himself in his heart for what he did yesterday.

At this time, he could only hope to find Madam Zhu Rong as soon as possible and make up for his mistakes.

On this sunny day, Xi Yu, Xiao Hong, Ouyang Linlin and Song Shuwen finally stepped into the territory of Wuhuan after going through hardships.

As soon as they entered Wuhuan, they were pleasantly surprised to find a bustling and prosperous market.

Xiaohong's eyes lit up at once, and she pointed excitedly at a place not far away and shouted, "Look, there's a place selling candied haws!"

Her face was full of desire, and she was so greedy thinking about the sour and sweet taste.

Ouyang Linlin looked at Xiaohong's cute appearance and said with a smile, "Then buy some."

Xi Yu quickly took out the money from his arms, handed it to Xiao Hong, and said gently: "Go quickly, Xiao Hong."

At this time, Song Shuwen waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am old and don't want to eat these, so you don't have to buy them for me."

There was a kind of indifference and open-mindedness in his eyes, thinking that he was indeed not very interested in the things these children like.

Xiaohong happily took the money and ran towards the place selling candied haws, shouting over her shoulder as she ran, "I'm going!"

Xi Yu and others looked at Xiao Hong's cheerful back, with doting smiles on their faces.

After a while, Xi Yu watched Xiao Hong and Ouyang Linlin eating candied haws with relish, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

He smiled and said to Ouyang Linlin: "Linlin, just buy whatever you like, no need to be polite to me."

Ouyang Linlin held the candied haws in her mouth and responded vaguely: "Yeah, I know."

After a while, Ouyang Linlin licked her lips and said with some embarrassment: "Xi Yu, I suddenly feel so thirsty."

Hearing this, Xiyu looked around and happened to see a teahouse in front of him.

He quickly said: "Let's go, there is a teahouse ahead, let's go there and drink some tea." After that, he led them towards the teahouse.

The three of them walked into the teahouse and found a quiet place to sit down. Xi Yu called the waiter and ordered a few cups of tea.

Ouyang Linlin breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I can finally sit down and have a good rest."

Xi Yu looked at her tenderly and said, "Yeah, I'm tired from running all the way."

After a while, the waiter brought the tea.

Ouyang Linlin picked up the tea cup, took a sip gently, and said with satisfaction: "Well, this tea tastes pretty good."

Xiaohong also took a sip of tea, then looked around with bright eyes and said, "It's so lively here."

Xi Yu nodded with a smile and said, "There are people coming and going here, it's really lively."

Then he turned to look at Ouyang Linlin and asked softly: "Linlin, where should we go shopping next?"

Ouyang Linlin thought for a while and said, "How about we go see if there are any interesting gadgets."

Xi Yu responded: "Okay, I will listen to you."

Suddenly, Xi Yu heard someone at the next table talking, and his ears suddenly stood up.

Only one person said: "I heard that Mrs. Zhu Rong and Meng Huo had a quarrel and they both ran away from home. Now Meng Huo is sending people around to look for her."

When Xi Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked, and his thoughts were drawn back to the past.

When Ouyang Linlin heard this discussion, she felt inexplicably scared. She clutched Xi Yu's sleeves tightly, her eyes full of worry.

Afraid that Xiyu thought of the pain Tuobayu had brought to him because of this news.

Xi Yu took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He patted Ouyang Linlin's hand gently and comforted: "Linlin, it's okay."

Xi Yu came back to his senses, immediately walked towards the people who were discussing, and asked politely: "Brothers, can you tell me roughly what is going on?"

The few people looked at each other, and one of them said: "We only know a rough idea. It seems that Meng Huo encountered a difficulty. Mrs. Zhu Rong thought that she should tell the court, but Meng Huo felt that it would be too embarrassing."

After hearing this, Xi Yu couldn't help but froze on the spot, thinking to himself: What major event needs to be reported to the court?

He frowned, lost in thought.

After a while, Xi Yu came back to his senses and thanked those people again: "Thank you for informing me."

Then he turned back to Ouyang Linlin and said to her: "Linlin, I decided to go to Meng Huo to find out the situation later."

Ouyang Linlin nodded.

After a while, Xi Yu brought Xiao Hong, Ouyang Linlin and Song Shuwen to Meng Huo's home.

Standing at the door, Xi Yu said to the servant at the door seriously: "Go and announce that the Prime Minister is here."

Upon hearing this, the servant hurriedly nodded and bowed in response, and then hurried into the house to report.

Xi Yu stood with his hands behind his hands, waiting quietly.

At this moment, Meng Huo was sitting in the hall feeling depressed, his brows furrowed and his face full of irritability. At this time, the servants ran in in a panic. Meng Huo suddenly became unhappy and shouted impatiently: "Why are you so flustered?"

The servant hurriedly replied: "Sir, outside...it is said outside that the Prime Minister is here!"

When Meng Huo heard this, his face was filled with astonishment, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears, and murmured: "Prime Minister? How could..." He froze on the spot, not knowing what to do for a moment. good.

Meng Huo came to his senses and quickly asked his servant: "Are you sure? Don't make a mistake!"

The servant replied with some anxiety: "My lord, I don't even know the younger one, but that person did say he was the prime minister."

Meng Huo frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he thought it would be better to go and receive him in person, rather than believe him or not.

So, he straightened his clothes and hurriedly walked out the door, with a nervous and expectant expression on his face.

Meng Huo walked quickly to the door and saw Xi Yu and others at a glance. He quickly bowed his hands and saluted, and said with some fear: "I don't know that the Prime Minister is here. Meng Huo is not welcome at a distance. I hope the Prime Minister will forgive me."

Xi Yu looked at Meng Huo, smiled slightly and said, "I went on a long trip a while ago. On my way back today, I suddenly thought of coming here to see you."

When Meng Huo heard this, he hurriedly said: "Oh, it's such an honor for the Prime Minister to think of Meng Huo! Prime Minister, please come into the hall quickly."

With that said, Meng Huo turned sideways and made an invitation gesture. Xi Yu was not polite and walked towards the hall, followed closely by Ouyang Linlin and others.

Meng Huo led the way, but he was speculating in his mind about the real purpose of Xi Yu's trip, while Xi Yu looked calm and calm, as if they were just meeting old friends.

The group of people soon entered the spacious and bright hall. Meng Huo hurriedly asked everyone to sit down, and then ordered his servants to quickly serve tea and snacks. The atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle.

Xi Yu smiled, waved his hand, and said, "When I came here this time, I also heard something about you and Mrs. Zhu Rong."

When Meng Huo heard this, his expression changed slightly, but he still managed to remain calm and said, "Prime Minister, this matter...it's a long story."

Xi Yu nodded and said, "It's okay, you can tell me slowly." Meng Huo took a deep breath and began to tell what happened...

A trace of uneasiness flashed across Meng Huo's face, as if he was a little embarrassed to face Xi Yu.

Seeing this, Xi Yu turned to Ouyang Linlin, Xiao Hong and Song Shuwen and said, "You three go outside first and take a walk."

The three of them looked at each other, then obediently got up and left the hall.

After they left, Xi Yu looked at Meng Huo and said softly, "You can talk now."

Meng Huo sighed heavily, his eyes full of helplessness and entanglement, and he said bitterly: "Prime Minister, there are some things that I really didn't intend to let the emperor and you know. But who would have thought that you would be here today? It came suddenly. Yesterday, Mrs. Zhu Rong... she wrote to the court, and I was so angry that I... beat her, and then she left. "

After saying that, Meng Huo lowered his head with a look of regret on his face.

Listening to Meng Huo's words, Xi Yu thought to himself: This is exactly the same as what he heard in the teahouse.

On the surface, he remained calm. He just looked at Meng Huo calmly and said, "Oh? There is such a thing."

Meng Huo raised his head, looked at Xi Yu, with a look of pleading in his eyes, and said, "Prime Minister, I know I was wrong. I really regret it now."

Xi Yu frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

Xi Yu sighed softly, looked at Meng Huo and said seriously: "Chief Meng Huo, as a man, you should really coax women more sometimes. I have made such mistakes myself."

As he spoke, there was a hint of loneliness and regret in his eyes, "I once made Tuobayu angry, and now there is no news from her."

Meng Huo's eyes widened when he heard this, his face was full of astonishment, and he was surprised and said in his heart: I didn't expect that the prime minister, who was so high above me, would take the initiative to share such a thing with me.

He stammered: "Prime Minister... Prime Minister, you... you actually..."

Xi Yu smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said, "Hey, no one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. It's just that some things are irreversible if they are missed."

Meng Huo nodded thoughtfully, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Xi Yu looked at Meng Huo with a complicated expression and said softly: "Meng Huo, you should still have hope of finding Mrs. Zhu Rong."

There was a hint of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes, and he continued: "And I won't be able to see Tuobayu for a while."

After hearing this, Meng Huo felt sympathy in his heart. He looked at Xi Yu and said, "Prime Minister, maybe... maybe there is a turning point."

Xi Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing: "I hope..."

The atmosphere in the room seemed to be frozen, dull and depressing. The air seemed to become extremely heavy, making it almost difficult to breathe. There was silence all around, except for the occasional muffled breathing.

Then, Xi Yu took a deep breath, broke the dull and depressing atmosphere, looked at Meng Huo, and asked seriously: "Meng Huo, what is it that makes you feel embarrassed if you tell the court?"

After hearing this, Meng Huo let out another long sigh. His face was full of sorrow. His lips moved a few times, but he didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Xi Yu couldn't help but feel a little angry, and shouted loudly: "Meng Huo, why are you hesitating like a woman! Is there anything you can't say directly?"

Meng Huo couldn't help but tremble when Xi Yu yelled at him, his face showed a hint of embarrassment and helplessness, his eyes were wandering, as if he was still struggling in his heart whether to speak out.

Meng Huo frowned and said with a sad look on his face: "Prime Minister, someone is rebelling now."

He paused, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, "It's a local aboriginal noble. He once stayed in Persia and has just returned. He is not satisfied with the prime minister's arrangement for me to sit here, so he hopes that I will give up my position as leader."

As he spoke, Meng Huo clenched his fists unconsciously, his heart filled with resentment and unwillingness.

After hearing this, Xi Yu's face became a little gloomy. He stared at Meng Huo sharply and said in a deep voice: "Is this happening? This man is so brave!"

Meng Huo sighed helplessly, and then said: "Yes, Prime Minister, I also have a bad headache." His face was full of helplessness and distress, and he secretly complained in his heart.

Xi Yu frowned and criticized severely: "Meng Huo, where has your momentum gone? Why don't you send troops to destroy it? Can't you handle such a small thing?"

Meng Huo had a bitter look on his face and said helplessly: "Prime Minister, it's not that I don't want to send troops, it's just that... my brother has been captured, so I'm going to kill him."

After speaking, his face was full of pain and confusion.

Meng Huo's face was full of pain, and he said in a trembling voice: "Prime Minister, my brother was well at home, but they captured him. They threatened me with my brother. If I don't agree to give up the position of leader within three days, they will kill my brother." (End of this chapter)