Hearing that it was a game, Yinghua immediately showed a curious look.
At his age, playing was the happiest thing.
Lin Mengya tried to soften her expression so that the little guy would not see any flaws.
"Well, let's start now. Can you show me the way and tell me where your mother's chamber is? "
Yinghua immediately nodded with a determined look on his face.
"What a smart boy." Lin Mengya looked around and exchanged a look with Baisu. Then she cautiously sneaked to the harem in the most inconspicuous corner.
Lin Mengya knew that every child was a mother's flesh and blood. What kind of mother would send away the wet nurse who was taking care of her child at such a time?
Even a mother would feel heartache when she bumped into something. What's more, Yinghua was playing ball. Shouldn't he be served by a beautiful woman?
Moreover, there was no one passing through the three palace gates. All of this was a little too abnormal!
Finally, he stepped into the last palace door, and there were finally people around him.
Lin Mengya's vigilance was not wrong. In history, many princes and grandsons died without knowing why. Therefore, since she was here, she could not let Yinghua suffer such a fate.
In the lane, people passed by from time to time. But they were all in a hurry, not looking for someone. Yinghua, in Lin Mengya's arms, cleverly pointed the way for her.
Perhaps it was because it was close to his mother's chamber, the little guy was a little excited. After all, victory was in front of him!
Suddenly, Yinghua pointed to a magnificent palace gate with excitement.
Lin Mengya and Baisu walked to the gate and saw the three big words "Yonghe Palace", which was extraordinarily solemn.
It seemed that the little guy's mother was quite a powerful concubine.
Because it was evening, all the gates were closed. Baisu went to knock on the door. Soon, someone inside opened the door. Inside, a delicate face popped out. But when she saw the little prince in Lin Mengya's arms, she immediately looked surprised.
"My little ancestor, where did you run off to? If I couldn't find you, Her Ladyship would have peeled off this servant's skin. "
Having safely arrived at his mother's bedchamber, Yinghua naturally felt happy that the game had been completed.
Lin Mengya also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they arrived here safely. Different from his naughtiness in front of Lin Mengya, Yinghua was a little arrogant in front of the palace maids.
She stuffed the rattan ball into Lin Mengya's hand, clasped her hands behind her back and started to criticize the palace maids.
"You useless things! Every time you play hide and seek, you can't find this prince! Alright, I'm going to see Imperial Mother. Third Sister-in-law, I'll come and play with you another day! "
After that, he went through the gate of Yonghe Palace without looking back.
The maid was a little embarrassed. She smiled apologetically at Lin Mengya and bowed to thank her.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for sending the tenth prince back. But it's late now, so it's not convenient for Your Highness to disturb Her Highness's rest. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
The palace maid's words were a little impolite.
Fortunately, Lin Mengya was not a stingy person. Yinghua's disappearance must have made everyone in the palace anxious. At this time, it was really not convenient for her to disturb him. Otherwise, people would definitely think that she was asking for credit.
Moreover, she was now a hot potato in the palace. It was better for unrelated people not to have anything to do with her.
"It doesn't matter. Go and accompany the tenth prince. Goodbye."
Lin Mengya smiled modestly, nodded to the palace maid, and was ready to leave.
But when she looked down, she saw a bright green bracelet on the palace maid's hand. It was really of excellent quality. In the blink of an eye, the palace maid closed the gate of Yonghe Palace.
Lin Mengya shook her head. When she was about to leave with Baisu, she found that she was still holding the rattan ball that belonged to Yinghua.
"Why is this little guy so anxious that he even forgot this treasure?"
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something. "No, that bracelet is not ordinary." There were several strict regulations on the food and clothing in the palace. If this person was the dowry of the imperial concubine, it would be reasonable.
However, the dowry was usually the confidant of the imperial concubine. How could he be so unreasonable? It seemed that he was anxious to drive her away.
"Baisu, hurry up, break the door!"
Lin Mengya did not want to let go of any possibility that would endanger Yinghua.
After receiving the order, Baisu immediately knocked on the door with a loud "dong dong dong" sound. However, after only a few minutes, there was only silence behind the door.
Lin Mengya could not care about anything else and followed Baisu to break the door. After smashing the door for more than ten minutes, there was finally a response from behind the door.
"Who is it? Don't you know the rules of the palace? Don't you smash the door so hard? Be careful, or Her Highness will kill you! "
The voice was sharp, and it sounded like a eunuch.
The door bolt was opened, and Lin Mengya and Baisu immediately rushed in.
"Hey, hey, hey, which palace are you from? Why are you so unruly? "
Lin Mengya could not care so much. She grabbed the eunuch's collar and asked anxiously.
"Where is Yinghua? Where is your eleventh prince? Where is he? "
The eunuch had never seen such an anxious person. Coupled with Lin Mengya's serious face, he was shocked and answered subconsciously.
"I don't know where the prince went. He hasn't come back yet. All the people in the palace are looking for him. Who … who are you? "
Although the woman in front of him was a little unfamiliar, the eunuch had served in the palace. He had good eyesight. Judging from her clothes and appearance, she was not inferior to the concubines in the palace. He also knew which palace the young master in front of him might be.
"No, Yinghua has come back! Just now, he was taken away by a palace maid with an emerald bracelet! I sent him back in person. It can't be wrong! Hurry up and find that person. You must find that person! Remember, the more remote the corner is, the more you can't let it go! Otherwise, Yinghua will be in danger! "
Lin Mengya spoke very fast and in a very serious tone. The eunuch saw the rattan ball in her hand, which was the young master's favorite object.
He immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, so he no longer stopped her. Instead, he shouted,
"Come on! The young master is in danger! Come on! "
Actually, the shrill voice of the eunuch was quite confident. His shout seemed to be heard by the whole palace.
Lin Mengya and Baisu also followed him to search the room by room.
But what made them anxious was that they had almost searched every corner of the front yard, but still did not find any familiar voice.
At this time, because of the eunuch's shout, many people had joined the search.
The night was getting darker, but the Yonghe Palace was brightly lit.
Lin Mengya and Baisu had arrived at the backyard. Those people were scattered around with lanterns in their hands, conducting a carpet search.
"Ah! This is the young master's shoe! "
Suddenly, an extremely frightened voice came. Lin Mengya immediately ran over and saw a pond with broken ice surface in front of her.
And in the hand of a palace maid was the small shoe that Yinghua had worn just now.
"The young master didn't fall into the water, did he?"
Someone immediately said worriedly. Then, a few strong eunuchs and guards jumped down with a plop.
They endured the biting cold and fished in the water for a long time. But there was still no sign of Yinghua. Lin Mengya's heart sank.
"No, Yinghua will be fine!"
Looking at the small shoe in the palace maid's hand, Lin Mengya immediately came over to check it.
There was no water stain on the shoe, not even a mud mark. On the contrary, the adults were more or less stained with muddy water because they were standing by the pond.
Moreover, in order to make it seem that Yinghua had slipped and fallen, they cracked the ice and loosened the soil around him.
In such a short time, no matter how weak the child was, he should have been struggling now.
Unless Yinghua had been killed and then thrown into the water. Now, no one had found him, which meant that the person might have only done half of it. Maybe Yinghua was still in a corner around the pond!
Thinking about it, Lin Mengya looked around.
Suddenly, she found that not far away, there were several small huts that might have been used by the gardeners to store their tools.
"Look around. The people in the water shouldn't stay there for too long. Otherwise, they will get frostbite. Someone go and make some hot ginger soup for these people! "
Although they didn't know who this woman was, they were all people who would follow orders.
Lin Mengya calmly assigned tasks to them in the face of danger, and these people were immediately mobilized.
Lifting the hem of her dress, Lin Mengya and Baisu ran in the front.
The few small rooms were rusted, and it was obvious that they had been locked for some time. Lin Mengya shook it and finally found some rust at the bottom of a lock.
This meant that someone had opened it recently!
"Who has the key here? Hurry, Yinghua may be here! "
Hearing that the young master might be found, the palace maids and eunuchs swarmed over. But this was the gardener's place, and no one had the key.
Time was pressing, so Lin Mengya couldn't care so much.
After dodging, Baisu kicked open the door of the hut with a corner of her dress.
The door fell down, and Lin Mengya immediately rushed in. There were dusty tools everywhere. At first glance, there was no trace of Yinghua.
But Lin Mengya didn't give up. She borrowed a lantern, and a group of people crowded in the small hut to search carefully.
Except for messy footprints, Lin Mengya found nothing. It was impossible that these people couldn't find a trace in such a small place.
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