Ever since the Empress went missing, the Emperor hasn't smiled once, and his words could be counted on one's fingers, all those few sentences related to searching for the Empress. He even broke the longstanding tradition of staying up all night with the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager during the New Year celebration, locking himself in his room and throwing a tantrum!
In these days, Nangong Yi has been sitting on pins and needles, feeling as if the days are as long as years, especially after the pigeon letter from those sent to Lingbei reported that the Empress did not go there at all, he completely collapsed.
His daughter-in-law has disappeared. Gone. She is missing without a trace, neither seen alive nor found dead.
