Moonlight and wind

"There should be chaos in Hanlin's residence right now, right?" At daybreak, in Longyin Garden, Shan Zimo stretched lazily in the courtyard.

"Open the door!" Qu Ning shouted in his own courtyard.

After a while, Uncle Gong came to Hanlin, "Master, why don't you go and take a look?" Uncle Gong said, "The young master is having a tantrum in the courtyard!"

"Why are you so angry so early in the morning?" As they talked, the two of them came to the courtyard of Quning with their servants. They saw that the door lock of Quning's courtyard was accidentally stuck. "It turns out that the young master can't get out. The lock should be changed. This kind of stuck situation happens from time to time." As he said, Uncle Gong stepped forward to open the gate.

In an instant, Qu Ning jumped out, "Who locked me up!" Before he could finish his words, Qu Ning saw Qu Hanlin standing there with a sullen face, and immediately ran to him, "Father, these people locked my mother and me in the yard!" "Assholes! Making a fuss so early in the morning, how disgraceful!"

"Not good!" Qu Ning suddenly shouted to Qu Hanlin, "My sister ran away!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Your sister is still in the side room," although Qu Hanlin said this, he was also a little worried, so he took his people to Qu Xuanyue's courtyard.

"Master!" The servants who were working in Xuanyue's courtyard were busy in the yard as usual.

"Is the young lady up yet?" asked the Hanlin. "The young lady hasn't gotten up yet. I'm cleaning the yard and haven't seen her come out yet."

"Dad, my sister is definitely not in the side room!" Qu Ning said with certainty, and was about to push the door of Qu Xuanyue's side room.

"How rude! How could I, a dignified Hanlin scholar, give birth to someone like you who doesn't know etiquette!" Hanlin Qu pushed Qu Ning away, stood outside the wing room door, and knocked gently, "Yue'er, it's getting late, you should get up and dress up. Today is your big day, we have to go to the palace!"

For a long time, there was no sound from inside. Hanlin Qu pushed open the door of the wing room, and there was no one inside!

"Ah!" Qu Hanlin took a few steps back, and Uncle Gong immediately stepped forward to support him, "He really ran away! Someone, hurry out and find him for me!"

All the servants and slaves of the Hanlin Mansion swarmed out of the Hanlin Mansion. Four burly men wearing bamboo hats standing at the door were looking into the mansion without knowing the truth.

Seeing that Qu Ning also ran out, Zhu Shao ran over and grabbed him, "Brother Qu, what happened?"

"That girl Xuanyue ran away!" There was a smile on Xuan Ning's face.

"Don't worry, brother Que. I'll send my servants to look for it right away!" Just as Zhu Shao was about to leave, Qu Ning grabbed him and said, "What are you looking for? It would be great if you can't find it!

"The two of them came to the alley nearby," If she runs away, she will have no chance to participate in the draft. This will also clear my mother and me. From now on, the Hanlin Mansion will still belong to me, Ning Ning!"

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. What a good plan! What should we do now?"

"I'm just bluffing and pretending to look for it, and it also shows my filial piety." After saying this, the two of them walked slowly towards Jinyu Street.

Jinxiufang had just closed at this hour. The guys fetched water to wash the floor, and cleaned Jinxiufang spotlessly. The originally bustling Jinxiufang was as quiet as if it had fallen asleep.

At this time, Jinyu Street was bustling with shops putting up their own signs, opening their doors to welcome customers and doing business.

"Brother Zhu, if this matter is accomplished today, I will treat you tonight at Jinxiufang!" said Zhu Shao, patting his chest.

"How can I let Brother Zhu spend so much money!"

"Don't refuse. I'll still have to rely on you in the future!"

"In that case, let's go to Zuimengxuan. I'll treat you to dinner!" The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked towards Zuimengxuan.

"Waste!" Inside the palace, Princess Jinyu was getting angry when she learned that Xuanyue was missing. "You can't even keep an eye on one person! Tell Xuan Yecheng that after today, once the selection day is over, you won't be able to enter the palace anymore!" The palace maid Xiaodouzi ran out to pass on the message.

"Dan Zimo really hasn't come back?" Princess Jinyu calmed down and asked her father-in-law.

"Princess, that's right! The guards at the pass also said that Young Master Shan has never returned since he left Wudu."

"Humph," Princess Jinyu sneered, "I was wondering how a daughter of a third-rank civil servant could fight against me!"

"Princess, you are absolutely right! What happened today proves that all the rumors about Young Master Shan are false. Princess, please don't be angry about this anymore. Your health is more important."

"Then do you know where that little girl went?"

"I don't know. If the princess wants to know, I will send someone to find out right away!"

"No need for that. It's better if you never show up again! Do you understand what I mean?" Princess Jinyu looked at her father-in-law sharply.

"I understand. I will do it right away!"

"I don't care whether the rumors about you and Shan Zimo are true or false. If you were dead, would you still have these concerns?" Princess Jinyu thought to herself, with an evil curve at the corner of her mouth.

It was already noon and the time to enter the palace had passed. Qu Xuanyue had no hope of being selected in the selection. Qu Hanlin sat in the hall in a daze, dejected.

Not long ago, Hanlin Qu received a message from the palace maid Xiaodouzi, and he felt very disappointed. Not only did he fail in the selection of concubines, but he also offended Princess Jinyu. He lost all motivation.

At this time, Qu Ning came running out of the door in a hurry, "Dad, have you found my sister?" Qu Ning was panting, with a slight smell of alcohol, "I have searched the entire Wudu! If I can't find her, I plan to leave the city and go all the way north to the Snow Shadow Hall in the North Country to look for her. Maybe my sister has been kidnapped by that young master again!"

"Alas," sighed Qu Hanlin, "You should take a rest. With your kindness, father feels much better. Since your sister is determined not to participate in the talent show, as a father, perhaps I should listen to her advice, so that it would not end up like this." "Father, don't blame yourself. This is all for your sister's good. She failed to understand your good intentions!" "My dear son," Qu Hanlin touched Qu Ning's hair, "Now there are only my father and I in the mansion. Go and ask your mother to come out. Your father will train you well!" Qu Ning was waiting for these words!

In the courtyard of Jinxiufang, the three people were trembling with fear for the whole morning, fearing that something unexpected would happen. Now that the time to enter the palace had passed, the three people were slightly relieved. "Miss, where are we going next?" Zi Ling'er asked. "Go south, to the southern border, to find the whereabouts of my mother." As Xuanyue was speaking, a pleasant laugh came from outside the door.

"I'm afraid Miss Que can't go!" The one who walked in was none other than Miss Yunfang. "Miss Yunfang," Qu Xuanyue stood up and saluted, "Why do you say that?" "Well, it's not a big deal," Miss Yunfang sat down in front of the Bailingtai, and the maid hurriedly made tea. Miss Yunfang smiled and looked at ease, "Someone came to me and wanted to buy your life!"