Returning after a three-year escape from death, the tyrant has turned evil.

Chapter 46 Song Yi Disappears, Jiang Lanye Searches
Her pupils constricted, and she trembled with fear.

"What are you going to do?"

The old man chuckled and said to her, "Cai Nu, don't be afraid, it won't ruin your face."

After saying that, he took out a whole piece of clay from somewhere and placed it on the ground. Then, holding a curved knife, the cold blade pressed against Song Yi's skin, causing shivers to run through him.

"don't want."

She closed her eyes tightly.

The expected pain did not come. The old man carefully traced Song Yi's bone structure with the blade, then squatted down and began to carefully remove the excess dirt.

Song Yi then realized that he wanted to sculpt his face out of clay first.

She exhaled, her chest heaving violently.

Inside the Jinluan Hall.

Eunuch Cao stumbled and ran inside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Something has happened!"

Jiang Lanye sat on the dragon throne, his eyelids lowered, his eyelashes casting shadows on his face.

He exuded an aura of death.

Ever since his mother told him something last night, he's been like this, as if he hadn't slept all night.

Hearing Cao Gonggong's panicked voice, he slowly raised his head, revealing bloodshot eyes.

"what happened?"

His voice was unusually hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.

"You asked me to summon Consort Song, but when I entered Yingchun Palace just now, I found all the palace maids collapsed in the courtyard! Consort Song is nowhere to be found!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Lanye suddenly stood up.

Even though he hadn't moved all night, his body still swayed uncontrollably.

He strode out, and Eunuch Cao shouted, "Your Majesty, where are we going?"

Yongfu Palace.

Eunuch Cao was taken aback, and quickly jogged to catch up.
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"Empress Dowager, His Majesty has arrived! He has discovered that Consort Song is missing!"

The Empress Dowager chuckled and said, "Why are you panicking? Just remember, she's not here with us. We have no idea where she went."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the gates of Yongfu Palace were violently kicked open from the outside.

The Empress Dowager thought only Jiang Lanye had come, but to her surprise, a group of guards followed behind him. The group filed in and stood on either side of Jiang Lanye.

The Empress Dowager flew into a rage, stood up and shouted, "Your Majesty, are you planning a rebellion?!"

"Do these people think they can just kick down the gates of my Yongfu Palace like that?!"

Jiang Lanye's eyes were unusually calm, though a few red blood vessels could be faintly seen within them.

His icy expression was filled with a chilling intent as he asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is Song Yi?"

The Empress Dowager was taken aback. "What Song Yi? You mean Consort Song? How would I know?"

Jiang Lanye stopped wasting words with her and coldly ordered, "Search."

Several guards instantly dispersed, each with a sword at their waist, and rushed to the door of the room, violently opening the doors one by one.

The Empress Dowager was so angry at this scene that she almost fainted.

"Your Majesty, I am your mother, do you know what you are doing?!"

Jiang Lanye stared directly at her, not giving an inch.

"I must find Song Yi."

"Even now, you still call her Song Yi? She's not Song Yi at all, just a palace maid. Your Majesty, I think you've gone mad." "Last night, I made it very clear. Three years ago, Consort Yun took the initiative to leave and asked me for help, so I sent her out of the palace. She changed her name and surname, and she might have already married someone else."

Every word she uttered was like a knife, mercilessly stabbing Jiang Lanye's heart, from which blood was already flowing.

"She's probably doing well now, raising her children and living in anonymity. She's doing this to stay away from you, so why are you so determined to find her?"

being a good wife and mother
Jiang Lanye suddenly snapped, "Shut up!"

The Empress Dowager's face turned ashen. "If you don't believe me, then don't. I'm doing this all for your own good. I see you're completely focused on that woman, neglecting the affairs of the country and the nation. You've been on the throne for five years, and you have no heir. How can I be at ease? How can the entire court be at ease?"

She has said these words countless times over the past three years.

Jiang Lanye remained unmoved.

This group of guards only obeyed Jiang Lanye's orders, so no matter how hard the palace maids and eunuchs around the Empress Dowager tried to stop them, they were all kicked down by the guards without any mercy.

Amidst the surrounding noise, the Empress Dowager closed her eyes and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have no idea what's wrong with you. I have no idea where Consort Song has gone."

"If you have searched the entire Yongfu Palace and still can't find her, shouldn't you give me a proper explanation?"

Jiang Lanye looked at her coldly and said, "If I have wronged Mother, I will kneel down and apologize immediately."

"it is good!"

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and coldly watched as the guards went in and out, turning the entire Yongfu Palace upside down.

Soon, the guards ran back, cupped their hands, and said, "Your Majesty, we have searched the entire area, but we couldn't find Consort Song."

The Empress Dowager chuckled and raised her chin.

Jiang Lanye looked at the Empress Dowager and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where have you locked him up?"

"As I said, I had absolutely no idea about it."

After thinking for a moment, the Empress Dowager suddenly said, "By the way, Consort Yun disappeared suddenly from your life three years ago, and perhaps this Consort Song did too."

"Your Majesty, if you can't hold onto someone, don't force it. Even Heaven thinks you two are not meant to be. Do you really want to defy Heaven?"

Jiang Lanye said, enunciating each word clearly, "So what if we go against the will of Heaven?"

The Empress Dowager paused for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Hopeless!"

Jiang Lanye glanced around Yongfu Palace and fell into deep thought.

But the Empress Dowager clearly didn't want to give him a chance to think it over carefully, and said directly: "Hurry up and leave with these guards. I need to rest, and you've brought these people to disturb me!"

Jiang Lanye suddenly thought of something.

Behind Yongfu Palace was the place where the Empress Dowager often went to recite scriptures.

Although the palace was small, it had many rooms and winding corridors. Apart from the Empress Dowager and her entourage, few people went there.

Jiang Lanye said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

The guards followed him in an orderly fashion as they left Yongfu Palace.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager quickly whispered, "Go and see where His Majesty is going."

"Yes."

Jiang Lanye strode over and, seeing the numerous rooms inside, whispered, "Continue searching."

Soon, the palace maid ran back and said, "Empress Dowager, something terrible has happened! His Majesty has discovered that place and is ordering the guards to search each room. I'm afraid he'll find it soon."

The Empress Dowager trembled and quickly said, "Help me get over there!"

inside the house.

Song Yi looked at the dusty beam with despair, then turned to him to discuss it.

"I'm so tired lying down like this. Can I sit on the table? That way you can still observe my face."

(End of this chapter)