Since the other party had said this, Lu Jinnian naturally didn't want to keep her. He looked at her back, touched his chin and said nothing.

It took him a while to get up and go out, and a man with a strange expression immediately followed him to the window behind him.

"Your Highness, do you know what this person just did?"

Lu Jinnian was originally thinking about something, but when he heard his subordinate's words, he couldn't help but glance sideways curiously, and asked in a low voice with some interest.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

He also wanted to know what this girl's plan was in bringing that person here. He was extremely curious.

The subordinate came over with a strange look on his face and whispered to him for a while, then he touched his head and whispered something.

"Master, are all the girls nowadays so courageous? My mother said I have to marry a girl with a gentle personality. You should find me a girl who is not so courageous in the future."

After hearing what he said, Lu Jinnian's expression was also very strange. The corners of his lips twitched and he held his forehead with his hand, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"Alright, I have a feeling this isn't over yet. Judging from her behavior, she's been planning this for a long time and there might be more to come. Forget about getting married right now and just focus on what happens next."

When it came to business, the subordinate immediately restrained his expression, bowed to him seriously and then left quickly.

Only Lu Jinnian was left there, touching his chin with a strange look on his face. After a while, he turned around, skillfully avoiding the sight of the palace maids, eunuchs and guards on the road and went straight back to the cold palace.

The environment in the cold palace was dilapidated and full of ghosts. Just listening to the whistling sound of the wind made people feel cold unconsciously. However, he seemed to have gotten used to it and ignored the crazy women who were sitting or standing in the yard.

He entered the inner room skillfully and found the entrance to the secret passage silently and quickly. However, a group of people were already squatting at the door of the secret passage. They were squatting in the corner with their knees hugged and their heads buried in their arms. They looked really pitiful.

The figure seemed to be... a girl? She looked a little frail, but why did Mu Qingli suddenly send someone to him?

Lu Jinnian took a look from a distance and frowned, with a strange look on his face, but he finally walked over.

As if he heard some noise, the man squatting at the entrance of the secret passage trembled with fear and suddenly raised his head.

A breeze blew across the tattered window, causing the torn window paper to move with it. A beam of light shone through, directly illuminating the delicate little face.

At the same time, Lu Jinnian's steps towards this side suddenly stopped, his pupils shrank, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and his expression became even weirder.

He hadn't said anything yet, but the girl seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. Her eyes suddenly lit up and her soft voice sounded nervously.

"You...are you the one who came to save me?"

At this time, the hall was still filled with a lively atmosphere, with wine glasses clinking and everyone having a smile on their face. In particular, the smile on Concubine An's face was so bright that the Queen couldn't help but look at her twice.

Is she crazy? She just got slapped in the face like that, and she's still laughing? I wonder what evil plans she's up to.

But the next second a figure stumbled in and shouted something almost like a scream.

"Oh no, oh no, my prince and princess are gone!"

The emperor was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked towards the Dongyi Kingdom delegation. Sure enough, Shentu Chi and Princess Liyin, who were sitting there just now, were gone.

"Didn't the prince and princess just go out? How did they disappear? How did you all serve them?!"

The people from the Dongyi Kingdom delegation stood up in panic, staring at the people from the Dayan Kingdom vigilantly and couldn't help but roar at them.

Could it be that the people of Dongyi discovered their plans and found a pretext to kidnap the prince and the public?! Are they trying to blackmail them into better terms? The people of Dayan are truly despicable!

The queen glanced at the maid with some surprise. Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything and the maid was about to faint from crying again, she quickly spoke to comfort her.

"You are the one serving Prince Chi, right? Stop crying and explain what happened. How could your prince disappear? The palace is so big, it's possible that he got lost."

The maid seemed to have calmed down a lot after being appeased. She wiped her tears and then stammered to explain.

"Just now, the prince drank too much and said he wanted to go out to sober up, so he asked me to help him out. As a result, the prince accidentally soiled his clothes, and I happened to meet the princess who was coming back from the toilet. I asked the princess to help look after the prince while I went to the carriage to get clothes for him to change into.

But when I came back, the two people in the pavilion were gone. I... I looked everywhere but couldn't find them, so I ran back."

The officials from the delegation that followed Shentu Chi into the palace were so angry that their faces darkened and they couldn't help but scold her.

"Idiot, if you can't find anyone, just keep looking! Is this how you take care of the prince when I asked you to? You actually lost both the prince and the princess!"

"That's right, you're such a loser! Hurry up and take your men with you. If anything happens to the prince and princess, your life will be in danger!"

The emperor did not expect such a sudden change to happen. His face darkened and he dismissed the dancers and spoke to calm the people of Dongyi Kingdom.

"Everyone, don't worry too much. Maybe it's just like what the Queen said. Prince Chi got lost on his first visit to the palace. You're all unfamiliar with this place, so don't panic.

Queen, since the guests of the delegation are so anxious, you should have someone search the palace for them. No matter what, we must find them first."

The Queen meant the same thing. She immediately turned her head to look at Nanny He standing behind her and gave instructions in a gentle voice.

"You will personally lead the search. As long as it does not disturb the Queen Mother, you can search other places directly. Ask a few Royal Guards to accompany you. You must find the person. If you have any news, report it immediately."

Nanny He also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she quickly responded and ordered a few eunuchs and palace maids to leave with her. She strode to look for someone and did not forget to call the maid who had come to report the news.

After all, she is the only one who knows what time and where the person went missing.

For some reason, Concubine An felt uneasy in her heart, as if something big was about to happen, which made her look irritable and unhappy.

But at this moment everyone was concerned about the affairs of the two masters of Dongyi Country and no one noticed her. But someone suddenly said something that made many people's faces change slightly.

"It seems that the princes and Miss Mu are not here. Could something have happened again?"

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