At this moment.

Wu Jixiang walked in from outside in a panic: "Your Majesty, Lu Zhaofeng has already brought people to search the palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids who are cleaning near Qiluan Garden are also being checked one by one."

"It's really a ghost. In just a short while, a living person disappeared." The voice of Emperor Yuanwu had just fallen.

A colorful bird suddenly flew in from the window: "Chirp..."

Concubine Shu was startled and her eyes fell on the colorful bird.

Every day the bird stood on a branch facing her bedroom.

Under the window is Mu Qianqian’s crib.

Concubine Shu knew that this colorful bird was somewhat spiritual.

Could it be that it saw everything?

Concubine Shu hurriedly stood up and walked to the side of the colorful bird: "Do you know where Qianqian is?"

She didn't know whether the colorful bird understood what she said.

I just watched her hover around the roof and then fly outside.

"Hurry, follow this bird." Concubine Shu instructed the guards outside the palace.

Emperor Yuanwu was startled, and hurriedly followed him out: "Follow me."

With the guards in front and Concubine Shu and Emperor Yuanwu following behind, the group, guided by the colorful bird, arrived at a bamboo forest outside the cold palace.

Sure enough, I heard the faint sound of a baby in the bamboo forest from afar.

Emperor Yuanwu raised his hand and gestured for everyone to stop.

Follow the direction of the sound.

He walked towards the woods step by step.

The baby's cry gradually became clearer.

A woman who was dressed exactly like Ying'er was shouting something at the crying baby in her arms with a ferocious look on her face.

Concubine Shu's eyes darkened, as if she understood something.

No wonder she was able to steal Mu Qianqian out of Qiluan Garden so openly without being discovered by anyone.

It seems that she is really familiar with the cleaning time of the servants in Qiluanyuan Palace.

She calculated that time exactly.

The servants were cleaning the backyard when Yin'er went to fetch water.

Disguised as Ying'er.

It seems that she has been paying attention to Qiluanyuan's every move for a long time.

The woman seemed to be aware of the voice here. The moment she raised her eyes, her body trembled noticeably and she took an unnatural step back.

"You...you don't...don't come over here..." The woman seemed to be trying to build up her courage, but the slight tremor at the end of her voice betrayed her panicked heart.

Emperor Yuanwu exuded an imperial aura, and just standing there gave people an invisible sense of oppression.

What's more, he was looking at her without blinking at this moment.

The woman pulled out a knife from her waist.

The tip of the knife was pointing at Mu Qianqian.

"I...I'm telling you...if you...if you dare to come over, I...I will stab her to death right now!"

The woman pretended to be calm and stammered as she threatened.

"No!" Concubine Shu screamed, "Don't hurt her. We don't understand. Please don't hurt her."

The woman saw from the fearful look in Concubine Shu's eyes that her threat had worked.

A hint of smugness that was difficult to conceal flashed across her eyes: "And you, don't move."

The entire bamboo forest fell silent in an instant.

The moment Mu Qianqian heard Concubine Shu's voice, she stopped crying.

After a while.

Emperor Yuanwu then spoke angrily: "Kidnapping a princess is a capital crime. Tell me what your conditions are and I can satisfy you."

"Really?" The woman seemed to be unconvinced by what Emperor Yuanwu said. She twitched her shoulders and took a small step towards the crowd, asking uncertainly, "Can you really promise me anything?"

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