Chapter 21 Strategy (4) Living Together in the Same Room
The next day.
Dawn breaks.
Suddenly, there is a commotion in the courtyard.
Ye Zhengde was sleeping soundly, having been tired from last night's birthday banquet, and he had even visited Qin Mengxi's quarters... It was a rare loss of control for him.
"Who's making such a racket outside?!" Ye Zhengde demanded authoritatively.
At the entrance, Nanny Zhang hastily reported, "It is Lady Zhou seeking an audience."
A look of undisguised disgust crossed Ye Zhengde's face.
He turned to glance at Qin Mengxi beside him, seeing that she too had been woken up by the noise and immediately softened, "You must be tired from last night, sleep a while longer, I'll go see what's going on."
Qin Mengxi nodded, truly exhausted from last night and unable to get out of bed now; she certainly did not wish to see Zhou Ruotang first thing in the morning.
Ye Zhengde asked a servant to help him change his clothes, and as he went outside, he saw Zhou Ruotang with eyes red from crying, waiting for him.
Zhou Ruotang, upon seeing Ye Zhengde, quickly stepped forward and sobbed, "Master, Lan'er has disappeared."