The fragrance of plum blossoms wafts continuously from the plum forest, revealing a sense of coldness and arrogance.

Xia Suling's speech is really pleasing, she is not flattering and she is able to humble herself.

She gives people the feeling of gentle water flow, which makes people calm and at ease.

When they talked about the Bai family's wedding, she lowered her head slightly and said in a whisper, "I wish Mr. Bai and Mrs. Bai a long and happy life together."

Xia Suling raised her head. Although she was smiling, her eyes were shrouded in sorrow. Her fingers were slightly bent. "Madam, I am actually an unfavored concubine in the Bai Mansion. I didn't tell you my identity because I was afraid you would ignore me."

When Xiao Taozi and Xiao Lizi heard this, they both looked unhappy. How could a concubine of a third-rank official be qualified to sit in the same pavilion with the Crown Princess?

He Yue slowly handed the hand warmer to Xiao Taozi, then took a sip of tea, "Xia Suling, do you know that demoting your wife to a concubine is a serious crime?"

She repeated what she had said to Li Xiaoshu that day, and watching Xia Suling's face turn pale, she said, "If you really become a concubine, I can help you and make Bai Huixian suffer a great punishment."

She could indeed do it. After returning to the palace, she would act nice with Ning Rushong. Even if she couldn't remove Bai Huixian from his official position, she could at least make him suffer. The main reason was that Xia Suling was someone she really liked.

Sometimes fate is like this. She lived with Li Xiaoshu for two years but they didn't have any friendship left, and in the end, she was stabbed in the back by Li Xiaoshu.

Xia Suling knew that she had met a prominent figure. She did not tell him her name, but he obviously knew her well, and his words revealed his obvious contempt for her, as if he could easily control the third-rank official.

She panicked for a moment, and the cup in her hand fell onto the table, splashing some tea, with a few drops falling onto He Yue's cuffs.

Xiao Lizi frowned immediately, how rude!

Xiao Taozi took out a handkerchief, knelt on the ground and wiped the water stains off He Yue's sleeves.

"Hmm!" He Yue wanted to say something, but suddenly her mouth and nose were covered by a handkerchief that smelled of medicine!

She looked at Xia Suling and found that there was also a man in black behind her, covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and two maids were also lying beside her!

Her eyes gradually became blurred, and then she fell down, and someone caught her body.

I only heard someone say, "Who is Xia Suling?"

"It should be the one wearing gorgeous clothes. The leader said Xia Suling is Bai Huixian's beloved, how could she be dressed so shabby?"

"Okay, just take this away. My god, it's really beautiful. These officials will enjoy it!"

He Yue’s mind was in a whirlpool. She felt as if someone was carrying her on his shoulders. The hard muscles pressed against her stomach and made her stomach ache.

No, brother! You really got the wrong person!

…………

It was dark, and the Bai Mansion was filled with servants holding lanterns.

It was supposed to be a happy day, but it was suddenly surrounded by soldiers and officers, the prince himself arrived, and all the guests at the banquet were forced to disperse. It was obvious that something big had happened!

Guard Zhang ran in from outside and handed over a letter. He said in a serious tone, "Your Highness, this is the letter found in the pavilion."

Ning Rushong unfolded the letter, his eyes filled with lingering hostility and his handsome face was extremely cold.

He Yue’s whereabouts are unknown. Was there a thief, or did she run away on her own?

He shouldn't have let her leave the palace!

Bai Huixian was kneeling in the main hall, feeling cold and sweating profusely in the winter. The Crown Princess disappeared in his house, which was a fatal matter!

Ning Rushong sneered and threw the letter on the ground. He took a sword from the guard.

The tip of the sword hit the ground, making a horrifying sound.

"boom!"

The sword hit Bai Huixian's shoulder, but he didn't use any force. Maybe the bone was broken, and blood gushed out for an instant.

Bai Huixian forced himself to kneel upright, his face pale. He felt that his left arm was about to break, but he could not resist, otherwise he would lose his life.

Ning Rushong let go of his hand, and the sword dug into Bai Huixian's shoulder.

His voice was already filled with murderous intent, "Go and take a look at the letter."

"Yes, Your Highness." Bai Huixian's voice was weak, but his mind was thinking clearly. Something happened. The disappearance of the Crown Princess was related to him!

Bai Huixian bent down, kneeling and crawling step by step to the letter not far away.

He was still wearing the red robe of the groom, blood was dripping onto the ground from the red cuffs, the sword was still embedded in the bone of his shoulder, and every step he took was like a slow slicing of flesh and blood.

After seeing the contents of the letter, Bai Huixian almost fainted!

It said: Bai Huixian, if you want your first wife Xia Suling to be safe and sound, don't alarm anyone and send the account book of Yi County and ten thousand taels of silver to the teahouse at the foot of Yishan Mountain.

"Your first wife is safe and sound." Ning Rusong said every word with murderous intent, "but you took my Crown Princess as her replacement."

"How can Xia Suling's worthless life be tolerated?" Ning Rusong was really angry, and wanted to use her life to quench his anger. He ordered, "Drag Xia Suling here and beat her to death."

Ning Rusong walked a few steps to the main hall, and his voice was filled with an eternal chill, "Guard Zhang, bring two teams of officers and soldiers to go to Yishan with me."

His hands were shaking slightly, he wanted to kill someone!

The anger and irritability destroyed his rationality like a whirlwind, as if dense vines had grown and tightly wrapped around his once indifferent heart, making him feel as if he couldn't breathe.

He Yue! He Yue!

"Your Highness, please have mercy!" Bai Huixian, who was always calm and composed, no longer cared about the so-called rules and etiquette.

Bai Huixian didn't dare to stand up, so he knelt and crawled to the door. With his hands stained with his own blood, he grabbed Ning Rusong's ink-colored cloak, weeping and kowtowing, "I hope Your Highness will have mercy! Spare the life of my wife, the sinner!"

"I will be grateful to you!" Bai Huixian looked up at Ning Rusong's frosty face and swore a solemn oath, "If anything happens to the Crown Princess, I and my wife will pay with our lives. Now I beg Your Highness to show mercy and spare her life!"

Ning Rusong kicked Bai Huixian aside, leaving a trail of blood on the ground. He smiled, but his jade-like face looked like a demon at night. "Okay, then you and your wife will kneel here. If you don't find it in one day, you will kneel for a whole day. If you still don't find it in three days, I will use a steel whip to break your kneecaps. If you still don't find it in five days, I will sentence you to death by slicing."

Bai Huixian's face turned pale, but he still straightened his body and knelt to thank you. He knew that this was the best outcome. If he continued to push his luck, he would die. "I, your humble servant, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Ning Rusong raised his gloomy eyes and said, "Drag those servants who failed to take good care of the family to the main hall and make them kneel down. They will be punished the same as Bai Huixian."

"Yes!" Xiao Guanzi replied hurriedly, his heart burning with anxiety. The Crown Princess must be okay, otherwise how many people would die? !

Ning Rushong left the Bai residence, mounted his horse, and his movements with the whip were fierce.

The group rode at full speed towards Yishan.

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