Chapter 464
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Xiao Changyue, who had been woken up by the guards, walked out of the room unhappily. Looking at Xiahou Qing, who was dressed in black, he suppressed his annoyance. "What brings Xiahou Shizi here so late at night? You shouldn't be here to see me off. I remember that this princess has no friendship with Xiahou Shizi. "
Xiahou Qing opened his pale lips and bluntly said a name. "Ning Shu."
"If you want to find her, go find her yourself. Why are you asking me? Could it be that you're saying that Eldest Miss Ning is in my group? " Xiao Changyue laughed involuntarily. "Xiahou Shizi is really in a good mood. You came all the way from the capital and traveled dozens of miles just to tell me a joke that isn't funny?"
In this deep night, Xiahou Qing's voice was hoarse from exhaustion, but his tone was tense and solemn. "I didn't mean to joke with Princess. Ning Shu is missing. She was kidnapped by someone using the scheme of 'replacing a flower with a tree'. Not long after she went missing, Princess' entourage left the capital. According to my guards, Princess' entourage and the Southern Yan diplomatic mission reported to the Ministry of Revenue that there should be thirty-six carriages, but in reality, thirty-seven carriages left the capital. Princess, please tell me honestly where Ning Shu is! "
"Thirty-seven carriages?" Xiao Changyue frowned in confusion. He asked the people around him and soon received a response. A young girl dressed in foreign clothing and her two servant girls were brought forward.
"Are you talking about her? She is Baiyu Linlang, the youngest daughter of a silk merchant from the Southern Yan. The deputy envoy and her father are close friends, so he asked me to bring her back on the way. I found her yesterday, so I didn't have time to inform the Ministry of Revenue. This is pardonable. Xiahou Shizi, don't you think so? "
Xiao Zhangyue's attitude was magnanimous, "Furthermore, I have no enmity with that Ning Shu. I really can't think of a reason to harm her, so why should I hide her? If the Crown Prince is still suspicious, you can search everywhere. Everyone in my entourage is in the relay station. If you can find them, I will let the Crown Prince bring them back. "
"Your Highness, should we search?" Hui Mo whispered. He was also having a headache about the current situation. The Southern Yan Envoys were not to be trifled with. With the addition of the Fifth Princess, who was the favorite of the Emperor, the effect of these two troubles was more than doubled. Therefore, regardless of whether they found it or not, there was only one word to describe the result: troublesome.
However, he still hoped to find Lady Ning as soon as possible. Otherwise, he was worried that his master would not be able to hold on. He looked worriedly at Xiahou Qing.
Just when they were confronting each other, Jiu Si came in from outside and reported, "Your Highness, there are two fresh ruts at the gate of the relay station. The traces are very intact. It seems that they just left not long before we arrived. Continue to the west."
Xiao Changyue's eyes flickered. He frowned and said, "Guards, did someone leave the relay station just now? Why didn't I know? "
A yamen runner stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Princess, no one has left the relay station. It's just that an hour ago, an old man arrived at the relay station with his entire family. He said that his wife was not feeling well and had not found a place to rest along the way, so he wanted to rest at our relay station for the night. However, the relay station is an important place and has never taken in commoners. Moreover, Your Highness is here, so it is not safe for Your Highness to stay here. Therefore, I gave them some medicine and urged them to leave. Your Highness is resting, so I don't want to disturb Your Highness with such trivial matters. "
Xiao Changyue nodded in understanding, "I see. Do you have any questions? I will answer them for you. "
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