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The expressions on their faces upon hearing this news were exactly the same as those of Gu Yan and his friends back then.

Duan Chenke asked, "Did Lin Bihua tell you all this information?"

“Yes, but Miss Lin said that she provided the information. If Your Highness wants to tell Prince Ning, you will need to make up an excuse yourself.” Zhou Yuran nodded and quickly repeated Lin Bihua’s instructions.

"Okay, I'll remember." Duan Chenke never expected that the taciturn and aloof Lin Bihua would have such abilities. As expected of someone of the Lin family bloodline, it seems he really underestimated Lin Bihua.

"Mengci Nunnery and Shaolin Temple, what an unexpected place," Xuan Yi sneered.

"What are your thoughts?" Duan Chenke asked, looking at Xuan Yi's gloomy face.

Xuan Yi raised an eyebrow, not intending to hide anything, "Such an unexpected place must be very interesting, of course we'll go take a look around and see what's going on."

"What is it? Does Your Highness, the King of Chu, have some brilliant idea?"

Duan Chenke frowned slightly, seemingly feeling that Xuan Yi's idea was somewhat inappropriate.

"We know nothing about these two places except their names, so we should be cautious."

Xuan Yi said, "Your Highness, rest assured, if the enemy can discover my skills, then there is no need to send anyone to gather information anymore."

"Your Highness, Xuan Yi, I have an idea," Jiang Si, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Now that we know about these two places, why don't the court be in the open while we remain in the shadows?"

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Si looked at Duan Chenke and continued to explain: "Everyone knows about the massacre of the Marquis of Anping's family. It is certain that the court will send people to investigate. Your Highnesses can openly use the court's name to conduct routine searches of Shaolin Temple and Mengci Nunnery to divert the enemy's attention, while Xuan Yi can conduct investigations in secret."

Xuan Yi: "Good idea. Let's use two methods together. I don't believe we can't find anything."

“Yes, and we girls can also pretend to be tourists and investigate these two places secretly, especially Mengci Nunnery. If we girls go there, the chances of being suspected will be much lower.” Gu Yan also wanted to contribute and quickly raised her hand to agree.

Zhou Yuran nodded in agreement, saying, "If that's the case, we can split up and investigate both places simultaneously, so we won't neglect one for the other."

Duan Chenke seemed to be persuaded by the people in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Jian Yuheng and said, "If we want to search these two places without arousing suspicion, we need a suitable excuse. I wonder if your Dali Temple can provide assistance?"

Jian Yuheng nodded. "Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered the Dali Temple to fully assist Prince Ning in handling the case. The Dali Temple will unconditionally support all of Prince Ning's requests."

Duan Chenke: "That would be best. He Shangdong, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, has a close relationship with the Marquis of Anping. That old man likes to sabotage things behind the scenes. When you're doing business, try to avoid him."

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured. He Shangdong is still nominally the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but he can only control three or four people in the Court of Judicial Review, and these people are also being monitored." Jian Yuheng said helplessly. He was talking about his superiors in front of him. It seems that the Prince of Chu really did not treat him as an outsider.

"That's it!" Gu Yan slapped her thigh, finally remembering what she had been thinking about.

“I remember now, on September 14th, His Highness Prince Ning also went to Shaolin Temple.”

"My eldest brother?"

"Prince Ning?"

Duan Chenke and Jian Yuheng exclaimed in unison in surprise.

"Yes, although I didn't see Prince Ning in the temple, our return journey was very slow because of his presence."

"Why did Prince Ning go to Shaolin Temple that day?" Jian Yuheng asked.

"I don't know either, but I can ask my older brother in person later."

Jian Yuheng nodded and turned to look at Gu Yan: "Miss Bai, did you notice anything unusual when you went to Shaolin Temple that day?"

Gu Yan thought about it carefully and shook his head. "Apart from that eerie courtyard, everything else seems pretty normal, except there are a lot of people."

"Are you asking Ayan these questions related to the missing items case?" Hua Yin interjected.

"Yes, there's still no news of the missing girls, and I'm afraid they're in grave danger," Jian Yuheng nodded in acknowledgment.

"Excuse me, I have an idea about these missing girls," Shen Mujin said, raising her hand.

"Remember Miss Wang who beat the drum to appeal for justice? We suspected she was under a spell. If these missing girls were also under a spell and brought to Mengci Nunnery to become new nuns, wouldn't that match up with what we know?"

Hua Yin nodded in agreement, "Mu Mu is right. These missing girls are essentially all locked up in Meng Ci Nunnery, so no matter how hard you search, you won't find them."

Zhou Yuran asked, "Young Master, do you have portraits of these missing girls? Show us these portraits, and then we'll go to Mengci Nunnery again, and the truth will be revealed."

Jian Yuheng was surprised by the boldness of these girls. Their first reaction to hearing that someone had gone missing was not fear, but rather a desire to help investigate.

For the safety of these young ladies, Jian Yuheng could only politely decline with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, ladies. I appreciate it very much. However, this matter is fraught with danger, so I'd better not trouble you any further."

"You're treating us like outsiders," Gu Yan said, putting his arm around Hua Yin beside him. "Since you're engaged to Hua Bao, given our relationship with her, of course we should help if we can."

"Go away, go away. Don't use me as an excuse if you want to go to Mengci Nunnery to join in the fun." Hua Yin lowered her body and slipped out of Gu Yan's arms, exposing Gu Yan's "true colors" without any politeness.

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a guard's voice announcing something at the door.

"Your Highness, Prince Ning has entered the residence."

Everyone looked up at the door, and soon a familiar figure appeared before them.

Gu Yan stood to the side, muttering to himself, "It seems you really can't talk about people during the day or ghosts at night. I only mentioned Prince Ning a few times, and I've already summoned the real person."

Zhou Yuran silently rolled her eyes at this. She patted Gu Yan's shoulder and pointed at Jian Yuheng.

"Why do you think the Crown Prince would appear in the Prince's residence?"

"Wasn't it the King of Chu who came to make trouble?" Gu Yan blinked, his eyes revealing a clear foolishness that made it hard to blame him.

“Emm, you’re not entirely wrong. So how did the King of Chu manage to find him?” Zhou Yuran continued to ask.

“Of course, they sent someone…” Gu Yan suddenly realized as he spoke. “You mean His Highness Prince Ning was found by His Highness Prince Chu?”

"This child is teachable." Zhou Yueran nodded mysteriously.

After Prince Ning entered the flower hall, the girls, not wanting to hear the news again, politely bowed and left together, leaving the flower hall to the boys.

Hua Yin followed the group as they strolled around the Prince's mansion, stopping frequently, and soon arrived at their residence.

"Your accommodations are quite nice, with artificial hills and flowing water,"

"That's right, after all, we're living in a royal residence." Gu Yan raised an eyebrow with a hint of smugness.

“That makes sense. I also want to experience the joy of living in a prince’s mansion. I see there’s an empty room at the very back of this courtyard, so I’ll stay there.”

"Ah? You're not leaving?"

"Not going back to the Marquis's residence?"

Hua Yin was surprised that her simple sentence had stunned the three people in front of her. She smiled and continued, "I won't leave for now. I'll wait until Qi Qi comes back before I leave."

"What about the 'granny Rong's' in your household? What if they go to the Empress and complain about you? The consequences could be unpredictable." Zhou Yuran looked at Hua Yin with some worry.

Hua Yin sighed, "It doesn't matter, let them say whatever they want. If they want to find fault, they can always find a reason. As for the Empress, let her do whatever she wants. Anyway, she can't come out of the palace to torment me, so why should I make myself suffer?"

"That's true, you've had a tough time these past few days." Shen Mujin patted Hua Yin on the shoulder.

“The Crown Princess cannot live alone in the Chu Prince’s residence; it would attract more criticism. Why not leave the Crown Prince here as well? That would be a perfectly legitimate reason.” Zhou Yuran pondered for a moment and came up with a good idea.

Shen Mujin: "Yueya is right. We are all living in the Korean server now, and we are all under the protection of the King of Chu. We can't cause trouble for the King of Chu."

Hua Yin: "Okay, then I'll go talk to Jian Yuheng about it in a bit. After all, living together will be beneficial for their investigation. And it'll be relatively safer too."

Gu Yan said, "Don't worry, Hua Bao, the Prince's Mansion is extremely safe. Not only does Yueya have three shadow guards by her side, but Mu Mu also has countless secret guards around her. They will definitely ensure your safety."

"Then I'm even more relieved!" Hua Yin nodded with a smile, then changed the subject, "So now can you tell me, where exactly did Qi Qi go?"

"climb mountains!"

"Collect the debt!"

"Meeting the parents!"

Without a second's hesitation, the three shouted out together, but unfortunately, none of them were the same.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Hua Yin sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, raising an eyebrow. "I'll give you one last chance. Where did Qi Qi go?"

"... "

"Hua Bao~ Can you please stop asking..." Gu Yan shook Hua Yin's arm, trying to use a cute tactic.

"No. Didn't we agree that we wouldn't hide things from each other?"

Knowing Hua Yin's persistence, Shen Mujin had no choice but to play the emotional card: "Hua Bao, I think you've probably guessed it already. We didn't tell you because we were afraid you'd worry. You've already had a hard time in the Marquis's mansion, and if we told you, it would only make things worse for you."

"I know you all mean well, but your silence only makes me more worried. Okay, let me ask another question. Is the place Qiqi went to 100% safe?"

"..." That's really hard to say.

"Alright, let's tell the truth." Zhou Yuran didn't want to beat around the bush anymore, because Hua Yin's questions couldn't be evaded at all, so she had no choice but to tell the whole story about Su Huaiqi going to the Five Mountains Alliance in place of Gu Yan.

Hua Yin frowned after hearing the story. It was truly one problem after another, with thorny issues everywhere.

"Has Qiqi written anything since she left?"

Shen Mujin shook her head and said truthfully, "Although we moved from the Wutong Courtyard to the Prince's Mansion, the young master's guards are still living in the courtyard, and we haven't received any news from them recently."

"Yes, I wonder how Qiqi is doing."

"No news is good news. There's no use in us being anxious. Let's just wait and see," Hua Yin said, trying to reassure the group of people who looked rather downcast.

"It's probably impossible to just sit and watch; we also have things to do."

"Yueya, what are you planning to do now?" Gu Yan asked, looking at Zhou Yueran's eager expression.

"Of course we'll investigate. Ah Yan, do you remember where that strange courtyard is? Shall we go take a look tomorrow?"

"You'd better behave yourself, lest you alert the two princes and Xuan Yi's plans," Shen Mujin said to Zhou Yuran with a hint of helplessness.

Zhou Yuran reluctantly sat back down in her chair, pouted, and said, "Those guys in the flower hall definitely won't let us help. I don't want to be stuck in the palace again."

"+1, I finally got to leave the Marquis's mansion, let me see the outside world!" Hua Yin wailed along.

Gu Yan looked at the two people in front of him with expressions of utter despair, then his eyes lit up and he suddenly thought of someone. "Wait, there's someone who can help us investigate, and they won't make any mistakes."

"Who?" Shen Mujin and the others asked in unison.

Gu Yan smiled mysteriously, "Lin Bihua, Miss Lin. The fact that Miss Lin was able to find so much information before means that Miss Lin must have some methods. If we go with Miss Lin, we can ensure our own safety, not affect His Highness and the others, and also participate in it. It's a win-win-win situation."

"And I remember Miss Lin said she would tell us some stories we'd never heard before. So tell me, if we don't talk to Miss Lin, who should we talk to!"

"Great job, Yan! It seems you've gotten smarter spending time with us." Zhou Yueran immediately gave Gu Yan a thumbs up.

"Go away, stop patting yourself on the back."

Gu Yan's suggestion was unanimously approved by Shen Mujin and the others. Just as they were discussing how to write a letter to Lin Bihua, they saw Bai Hongsheng running in from outside the courtyard gate with a panicked look on his face.

"Second sister, come quick! Something's happened! An'an's in trouble!"

Upon hearing Bai Hongsheng's shout, Gu Yan jumped up from the stool and quickly walked towards the little boy.

"Slow down, what's wrong? Don't rush, tell me slowly."

Upon seeing Gu Yan, Bai Hongsheng grabbed her hand and dragged her outside without looking back.

"Second sister, come with me quickly! An'an's friend is missing, and An'an is so worried, she's almost crying."

Hearing this, Gu Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. She was terrified; she thought something had happened to Lin Mu'an.

However, Gu Yan sensed the anxiety in Bai Hongsheng's tone and glanced at the sisters who had followed her. She had no choice but to rush to the door as quickly as possible to see what had happened.