The concubine enters the palace? The princess empties the palace and goes into exile with the baby

Song Yao frowned and asked worriedly, "Old man, what's going on? Have I been infected with the plague?"

Old Man Xu withdrew his hand. He looked at Song Yao and waved his hand, "Miss Song, you are not infected, and the fetus is fine."

Hearing this, Song Yao frowned, "Then why did I just sneeze six times in a row? I thought I was infected."

Old Man Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll be fine."

At this critical juncture, when encountering something abnormal, Song Yao must have immediately thought about whether she was infected.

Now after hearing what Old Man Xu said, I felt completely relieved.

Huaying said, "Miss, is someone missing you? My mother said that if someone is missing you, they will sneeze."

Song Yao chuckled when she heard Huaying's words, "Not only do some people miss you, but some also scold you. I've heard of that as well."

Old Man Xu stood up and said, "Miss Song, if everything is fine, I'll leave."

"Okay, old sir." Song Yao said politely.

After Old Man Xu left, Huaying asked, "Miss, are the masters and others scolding you?"

"Who knows?" Song Yao smiled lightly. As long as he wasn't infected with the plague, it would be fine.

……

The next morning, Song Yao and his group set off.

Because they were no longer troubled by the plague, they felt very safe along the way, and there were people talking and laughing in every carriage.

After six days, Song Yao and his companions finally arrived in Youyang.

As soon as you enter the city, you will see people jostling each other and it is quite lively.

After Song Yao and his companions entered the city, they began to buy a large amount of supplies. After they had bought everything, they found an inn to rest.

But their carriage was still parked outside the city, so Song Zizhou, Song Qing, and Song Mingxuan were left to guard the supplies outside the city.

In the inn, after everyone went upstairs, Song Yao asked the innkeeper, "Innkeeper, did anything happen on the way from Youyang to Jiankang?"

After listening to Song Yao's words, the shopkeeper said, "That's not a big deal, but there have been many cases of missing girls in Youyang City. I see that there are quite a few women in your team, so you need to be more careful at night."

Song Yao frowned, "Girls are missing? How did they disappear?"

The shopkeeper said, "I don't know how they disappeared. Anyway, they just disappeared suddenly. The government searched the entire Youyang City but couldn't find any trace of them. I guess they are dead."

Song Yao and his friends had also encountered a case of a missing girl before.

However, that case was caused by a female ghost. It was later discovered that the ghost was a human in disguise, and this matter was also related to the Blood Mist Cult.

"Did anyone say that they were abducted by a female ghost?" Song Yao asked.

The shopkeeper shook his head. "No, they just disappeared out of thin air... Girl, do you know something?"

When Song Yao was hesitating whether to say it or not, three yamen runners came in.

The leader was called Shang Yu'an. When he saw the innkeeper, he said, "Master Chen has ordered a curfew in Youyang City. No one is allowed to go out after dark. You must inform the guests in the inn not to cause us any trouble!"

The shopkeeper nodded and said with a smile, "Oh, I see. Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."

Shang Yuan glanced at Song Yao, then gathered his subordinates and left.

After they left, Song Yao looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Why is there a curfew?"

The shopkeeper explained, "So many girls have gone missing. If there's no curfew, what if more girls get killed? So setting a curfew is for the safety of the people."

"Ah."

Song Yao nodded. Just as she was about to leave, the shopkeeper asked, "Miss, these girls are missing. Do you have any clues?"

Song Yao stopped and glanced at the shopkeeper before saying, "We've encountered a similar incident before. Those girls were abducted by a disguised female ghost. We later discovered that the ghost was a fake, and that the woman pretending to be a ghost was connected to the Blood Mist Cult. So, what happened in Youyang City is probably also related to the Blood Mist Cult."

"What?" The shopkeeper's pupils shrank, and surprise was evident in his eyes. "Blood Mist Cult? This Blood Mist Cult is a cult that does all sorts of evil. Why would they kidnap a girl?"

"I don't know." Song Yao said, "Boss, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, Song Yao went upstairs.

She went straight to Xiao Yan's room, closed the door, and sat down at the table.

Xiao Yan was reading a book. Seeing Song Yao being so proactive today, a smile immediately spread across his eyes. "Ayao, is there something wrong?"

Song Yao said, "Your Highness, a girl has gone missing in Youyang City. I'm afraid it's related to the Blood Mist Cult."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan instantly became serious, "How did you know?"

Song Yao explained, "I just asked the shopkeeper downstairs what the Blood Mist Cult does. Why do they want young girls?"

Xiao Yan put down the book in his hand and said seriously, "The Blood Mist Cult is a cult that commits all kinds of evil, including murder, burning, and looting. Many officials in the capital are members of the Blood Mist Cult. I heard that the leader of the Blood Mist Cult is a man who is neither male nor female, and is very evil. As for why he kidnapped the girl, I really don't know."

Song Yao thought that she would never encounter such a thing again, but she didn't expect that after coming to Youyang, she would encounter it again.

It seems that there must be followers of the Blood Mist Cult in Youyang City, otherwise these girls would not disappear for no reason.

"So they kidnapped the girl to use for other things?" Song Yao asked.

Xiao Yan nodded. "They're probably doing something sinister, but the Blood Mist Cult is quite mysterious. The Emperor sent many people to suppress them, but they found nothing. We don't even know where their lair is."

After that, Xiao Yan said, "Since the government has taken over this matter, let's not get involved."

"Yes." Song Yao nodded and stood up from the bench. "Your Highness, please continue reading. I'm going out now."

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Don't you want to have a cup of tea before leaving?"

Song Yao looked at Xiao Yan and shook her head, "I'm pregnant now, so it's better for me to drink less tea."

Then Song Yao left the room.

Back in the house, Huaying came to Song Yao and said, "Miss, the waiter said there is hot water. Do you want to take a bath? I'll get you some water."

"Okay." Song Yao said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Miss, you're welcome." Huaying nodded slightly and left the room.

She fetched water and filled the tub. When the water temperature was just right, she came to Song Yao and said, "Miss, the water is ready. I'll get you some clothes."

"Okay." Song Yao closed the door and went to the bathtub behind the screen to undress.

After Huaying brought the clothes, she helped Song Yao take a bath.

Just as she was taking a shower, there was a knock on the door.