I just want to live a good life

Chapter 317 The Prince's Mansion

Mu Yunting walked out of Fengyi Palace with a stern face.

The only people in the palace who disliked Xia Qingyan were the Emperor and the Empress. He had also made trouble with the Emperor, but the results were the same for both sides.

Whether judging from the attitudes of the Emperor and Empress, or the results of Ye Yin's investigation, neither of them abducted Xia Qingyan.

Where did that person go?

"Your Highness, it's late at night, please leave the palace."

Ye Yin's voice rang in his ears, and Mu Yunting finally regained some of his sanity.

His behavior tonight was indeed a little out of line.

First, he gave the cold shoulder to the envoys from Fanli Kingdom at the palace banquet, and then he sternly rejected the marriage request from the princess of Fanli Kingdom.

A palace banquet ended awkwardly. The emperor was dissatisfied, the court officials were dissatisfied, and the envoys from the vassal states were even more dissatisfied.

But Mu Yunting didn't care about these people's feelings. He hurriedly found Ye Yin, hoping to hear some good news from him. Unexpectedly, not only did he get nothing, he also accidentally heard from a little eunuch that someone saw Concubine Xia on the path leading to Fengyi Palace in the afternoon.

Recalling the Queen's previous attitude towards Xia Qingyan, Mu Yunting immediately went to Fengyi Palace to ask for her.

He didn't want to speak to his mother like that, but when he thought that Xia Qingyan might be hidden by her and bullied, he couldn't control himself.

"Your Highness."

Ye Yin called out softly again.

Mu Yunting said dejectedly: "Leave the palace."

Search the palace, he couldn't do such a thing without the emperor's order, but the emperor was not willing to give the order to search the palace at all.

The group returned to the Prince's Mansion.

In the dead of night, a series of tinkling sounds came from the guest room, disturbing the Crown Prince who was already unable to sleep.

Ye Yin hurried to check the situation, and as he thought, the one who made the sound was his seventh junior brother.

This junior fellow had gone mad and would not listen to any persuasion, so he sealed his acupoints and immobilized him.

"Your Highness is upset, please calm down."

After leaving these words, Ye Yin left.

Chu Qi really hated it in his heart!

Just when a silver bracelet was about to be completed, with just a few final strokes left, it was frozen. Watching this unfinished product was more painful than killing him.

The Prince’s Mansion is the nemesis of him!

No matter what Concubine Xia said, he couldn't stay here any longer and had to leave.

Chu Qi admitted that his kung fu was not as good as his senior brother's, but because of this, his acupoint pressing and escape skills were first-rate. If he knew how to press the acupoints, he would naturally be able to release the acupoints, and it was no problem for him to break through the acupoints by himself. It just took some time.

He was now thankful that his senior brother did not knock him out directly like the Crown Prince did.

That night, many people in the Prince's Mansion could not sleep.

Although the fact that Concubine Xia sneaked out and did not return all night was only known to a few people in Duiyueju, the low mood that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought back after his return made it inevitable for those who were interested to speculate.

For example, green bamboo.

Although she was rejected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince last night, she still kissed him on the cheek, which was an important step towards her goal.

Therefore, even though there was a possibility of being driven away again, Lu Zhu still bravely entered the Lan Yue Pavilion.

"why you!"

Mu Yunting seemed to become even more irritated after seeing Lu Zhu.

Lu Zhu approached carefully and said, "Your Highness, I have prepared a soothing soup for you. Please drink a bowl."

"No, take it."

"Your Highness, please drink some. You will feel better after drinking it."

Luzhu bravely stepped forward.

Mu Yunting was already upset, and when Lu Zhu got close to him, he remembered the kiss last night. He felt uncomfortable all over and subconsciously raised his hand to block Lu Zhu.

The height difference between the two made Mu Yunting's raised hand hit Lu Zhu's chest.

The latter walked forward with her chest puffed out in surprise, joy and shyness.

So, with a push and a pull, Mu Yunting's hand covered something soft.

This was the scene Ye Yin saw when he pushed the door open.

"Your Highness..."

I swallowed all the words I was about to say.

Mu Yunting withdrew his hand awkwardly, and Luzhu put down the bowl of soup in her hand and ran out shyly.

When passing by Ye Yin, he glared at him fiercely.

Ye Yin suddenly felt a little heavy.

"what's up?"

Mu Yunting spoke in a bad tone, as if he was angry and embarrassed as if his affair had been discovered.

The worry on Ye Yin's face deepened. "There's news from the palace that the Empress is looking for Concubine Xia in all the palaces on the pretext that the Emperor was scratched by a cat."

"did you find it?"

Mu Yunting said nervously.

"No, we have searched all the palaces, and there is no trace of Concubine Xia."

The glimmer of hope that had just ignited was extinguished, and Mu Yunting's face was filled with disappointment.

"Your Highness, the last person to see Concubine Xia was Wei Zhe. Do you want to ask him about the situation at that time?"

Ye Yin expressed his thoughts, "Knowing more details may help us find clues."

"That makes sense. I will go find him myself."

Before Mu Yunting finished speaking, he was almost at the door.

Ye Yin followed closely behind. He felt that what happened today was very unusual. His intuition told him that there was something wrong with Wei Zhe, but he couldn't tell exactly where the problem was.

Originally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could have sensed that something was wrong, but he was too concerned and became confused. Ever since Concubine Xia disappeared, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's mood has become worse and worse, and he has also lost his sense of proportion in his actions.

If it weren't for Wei Zhe's special status, Ye Yin wouldn't want to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince along.

Soon, Mu Yunting and Ye Yin left the Prince's Mansion.

After the two left, Chu Qi also broke through the restrictions of the acupuncture points and quietly slipped out of the mansion.

That night, many people could not sleep, whether in the palace or in the Prince's Mansion.

However, as the protagonist of the incident, Su Nuan slept soundly.

In the early morning, the crowing of a rooster wakes up the sleeping people.

The city gates were opened and the palace gates were opened as well.

Mu Yunting brought Ye Yin and several secret guards into the palace as soon as possible.

There was no way. After "interrogating" Wei Zhe for a whole night, Mu Yunting didn't get any useful information. He believed that Xia Qingyan was still in the palace, but was hiding in some place that should not be noticed, such as the cold palace, the bottom of the well, or the bottom of the pond. Mu Yunting felt cold in his heart whenever he thought of these places.

At Ye Yin's reminder, Mu Yunting went to pay his respects to the emperor first, and told the emperor about his intention to continue looking for Xia Qingyan.

The emperor felt that he was in the wrong in this matter, as the person was lost in his palace and he should have found him. However, when he saw that his proud son had lost his mind because of a woman, the guilt in his heart faded away.

The emperor did not stop Mu Yunting from looking for someone, nor did he intend to help.

But for the palace servants, if the emperor did not stop them, it would mean that he condoned the Crown Prince's behavior, and as for the future master of the palace, the palace servants would naturally be willing to be ordered around.

Mu Yunting found some palace servants who were good at swimming and went to the pond first.

A thin layer of ice had formed on the pond in winter, and under the ice a dark shadow could be vaguely seen moving slowly at the bottom of the water. From a distance, it looked like someone was sinking to the bottom of the water.

Mu Yunting's eyes turned red. If Ye Yin hadn't stopped him, he would have jumped into the icy water to see what was going on.