Li Yanzhi stood silently in the inner hall of the county government. Xin Yan saw Li Yanzhi with a disgraced face and Liao Rulong with a disgraced face, walked out at the right time and took the door shut.

"Say, what's wrong with the little lady?" Li Yanzhi sat down after a few cases. And Liao Rulong has already been stuck on the ground like a puddle of mud. He hung his head, his eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to look back at Li Yanzhi. Hearing Li Yanzhi's loud question, he only trembled and said, "The previous subordinates, as usual, led their brothers to guard the left side of Sima's mansion. The brothers were divided into two shifts, one at the middle of the night and the other at the end of the night. In the early morning, when his subordinates were inspecting as usual, they found that the back window of the little lady's residence was wide open. Immediately felt bad, so he hurriedly went into the house to check, but saw that the little lady's room was empty......"

After listening to Liao Rulong's Chen, Li Yanzhi frowned. It is said that this little lady is also her duty on weekdays, if you want to say that there is any enemy, Li Yanzhi does not believe it. However, this situation is too weird, and he can't help but think about it.

"When the little lady lives in the mansion, what other relatives does she bring?" After thinking about it, Li Yanzhi felt that it was better to ask first. After all, Su Wanyun is knowledgeable, and the probability of saying goodbye is not high. And if she brought other relatives with her and disappeared together, Li Yanzhi felt that she should really work hard to find it.

"When the little lady went to the other courtyard, she also brought a maid with her......" Liao Rulong raised his head and said hesitantly. His voice fell, and Li Yanzhi couldn't wait to jump up: "Where is the maid now?" ”

The little lady lived alone in the main hall, while the maid lived in the wing. A few days ago, the little lady disappeared, and the maid stayed in the chamber and never went out. She didn't eat the food and wine that was sent in. I've been hungry inside for a few days......" Liao Rulong observed Li Yanzhi's expression, and said cautiously: "Every time the soldiers enter the house and want her to eat, he kicks and bites her and drives her out...... No one has dared to approach the chamber since yesterday......"

Listening to Liao Rulong's intermittent description, Li Yanzhi knew a rough idea of the current situation. It was the little lady who was nowhere to be found, and her faithful maid wanted to go on a hunger strike. He couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart, he looked at Liao Rulong, and said lightly: "In this case, go to the house and take a look at the maid, maybe she can know a little about the whereabouts of the little lady." ”

After that, Li Yanzhi ordered Liao Rulong to wait outside the county government, he went to the camp, asked Liu Jiwu and Cao Jian, and temporarily handed over the general affairs in the camp, then rode on the horse, led another horse, and went to the outside of the county government, so that Liao Rulong got on the horse with him and galloped to the county government together.

The two of them traveled for most of the day, and the gate of the county city was already in sight. Li Yanzhi remembered that after leaving here, he returned to his hometown for the first time, and he was also quite emotional for a while. The two slowed down their horses, dismounted at the city gate, and then led their horses slowly into the city, and in a short time they were outside his own mansion in the north of the city.

At this time, the mansion was already under the heavy protection of the county government and Liao Rulong's generals. Since the loss of Su Xiaoniang's whereabouts that day, Xin Fei in the county government has also been very angry when he heard about it. Even if the place is strictly protected. Su Fu became more and more anxious when he learned that his cousin was missing, and he also sent a loyal soldier from the family to protect him. This ten-zhang square courtyard was immediately surrounded by soldiers. When Li Yanzhi walked to the door, he was stopped by two unsuspecting soldiers, and the two soldiers did not let him in until he showed his official seal.

Li Yanzhi followed Liao Rulong all the way into the hospital, Liao Rulong pointed to a side room on the side of the main hall, and said to Li Yanzhi: "That side room is where the little lady and maid live alone. Now the generals are afraid to approach, so their subordinates will go with Sima......"

Li Yanzhi waved his hand: "You are waiting outside, just a woman, you can't hurt me in the slightest." With that, Li Yanzhi stepped forward and pushed open the door of the wing room and stepped in.

The furnishings in the wing room are quite simple, with a couch at the foot of the wall with pillows and bedding on it, and a simple dresser in the corner of the wall on the other side, on which a little rouge and gouache are scattered. Near the door, there are several cases, and there are two beds in front of and behind the cases. There were two pieces of paper on the case, and Li Yanzhi walked to the side, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be two sheet music.

And on the Hu bed at the back of several cases, there is a piano. Li Yanzhi looked at it and only felt familiar. Most of this piano is the one that Su Xiaoniang can't put down and plays with it several times. He looked sideways at the maid who was sitting in front of the dresser, and saw that she did not look back, and her face was reflected in the bronze mirror, which looked blank. Suddenly, an indescribable complex emotion surged in my heart. He walked to the table and reached for the harp.

The maid in front of the dresser saw this scene from the bronze mirror. She sharply stopped Li Yanzhi and said, "Let go!" You also play the piano of the little lady? ”

The maid's sharp stop made Li Yanzhi pause. Then he didn't realize it, and still lifted the cloth with one hand. Su Xiaoniang's simple piano was displayed on the Hu bed in front of her.

And the maid saw from the bronze mirror that Li Yanzhi completely ignored his stop, and immediately felt shocked and angry in her heart. He got up and faced Li Yanzhi, and then ran towards him with all his might. The distance in the room was only three or five steps, and in an instant, the maid ran to Li Yanzhi's back, and she pounced on Li Yanzhi's arm.

At this time, Li Yanzhi had already taken off the iron armor. The maid took a bite with all her might, and was biting on her forearm. However, Xu had not eaten for several days, and her strength was undoubtedly much smaller, and Li Yanzhi only felt a little pain at first, and then she didn't feel much. And although the maid bit it down with all her might, Li Yanzhi went out for ten months, although he did not change his clothes, but there was a shortage of water in the Western Regions, and it was true that he had not taken a bath. I don't know how many degrees of sweat I have soaked through heavy clothes. The maid felt an indescribably strange smell spread in her mouth, and she was relieved.

Li Yanzhi turned around, pressed the maid's head with his right hand, looked back at her pale and haggard expression, and asked, "Do you know where your little lady is?" ”

The maid's previous kicks and bites were all due to fear, helplessness, and fear. Since the disappearance of the little lady, she no longer trusts everyone around her. Therefore, when he saw those soldiers who delivered food and Li Yanzhi who entered the house to check, he would scold and drive away as before, and even kick and bite.

But at this time, the maid who was holding her head down by Li Yanzhi waved her arms in vain, and looked at Li Yanzhi stubbornly, saying, "I don't know...... If I knew where the little lady was, I would have gone to her early in the morning......"

Li Yanzhi looked at the maid with a pale and frightened look, and he hadn't eaten for several days, and he struggled to resist and seemed weak. Compassion suddenly arose in my heart. He simply let go of his hand, looked at her and asked lightly: "I have had a few relationships with the little lady before, but I have never heard her mention that she has a maid, I don't know what to call it?" ”

The maid hesitated, and when the soldiers came to deliver food and water, they treated her submissively. This person is a little different. Hearing him mention Miss, even though he was full of worry and grievances, he immediately burst into tears.

Li Yanzhi walked to her side and said softly: "If you still want to see the little lady, don't give up." We'll do our best to find it. If you know where the little lady is likely to go, tell me that I will do my best to find ......."

The maid knelt to the side and said in a trembling voice with a crying voice: "Miss has never had a grudge with anyone, and she is also very respectful to her neighbors. The people he came into contact with were no one except his cousin Su Duwei. I...... I really don't know who can be taken captive by the young lady......"

As she spoke, she cried louder: "Now that Su Ming Mansion is no longer there, if you lose Miss again...... I...... I'm a servant girl, how can I live ...... face?"

She cried so much that she had not eaten for three or two days, and she was choking and fainting. Li Yanzhi hurriedly called the guards on duty outside, and ordered him to go and fetch some water and food and bring them in, he helped the maid to sit next to a few cases, and ordered the soldiers to bring the food and water together.

The maid had also been hungry for a long time, and she was a little out of strength at this time. Seeing that she was about to open the bowl with water in front of her, Li Yanzhi hurriedly stretched out her hand to block it. Hand the spoon from the plate to her bowl.

If a person who has been hungry for a long time eats too quickly, it is easy to cause an uncomfortable reaction from the body's internal organs. Among the meals served by Li Yanzhi's soldiers, they were mainly liquid food. The maid took the spoon, carefully fed the water in the bowl in front of her spoonful by spoonful, and after drinking the water, she picked up the millet porridge on the side and ate it spoonful by spoon.

After eating and drinking, the maid's face also regained some light. Li Yanzhi called the soldiers, took away all the dishes and dishes in front of her, and then asked softly: "You haven't answered my question just now, how does the little lady call you?" ”

It was the first time for the maid to face such a gaze from a strange man, coupled with Li Yanzhi's eyes blazing, and the long-term military had already honed the momentum of killing and decisiveness, the maid was a little uncomfortable writhing under this gaze, looking embarrassed.

Li Yanzhi saw her embarrassed look, and knew that Xu was looking too much, so he withdrew his gaze slightly, and heard the maid's voice like a mosquito: "Little lady...... The little lady called me...... Lan'er ......"

Li Yanzhi nodded and said solemnly: "That is the case, Lan'er, you live here, and don't leave the hospital without permission." The guards outside the house are all under my command, and if you have any trouble, you can support them at any time. ”

Li Yanzhi took out a bag of copper coins and placed it in front of the maid: "The little lady is not here for the time being, you will keep the money, but if you need it, you will give the money to the soldiers outside the door and ask them to go and buy it with you." I will do my best to find the little lady, and once I find her, I will bring her back immediately, so that you can be reunited......"

With that, he got up and walked out the door, while the maid behind him looked at his back with a worried expression. Li Yanzhi closed the door and walked out of the courtyard, but he met Su Fu who strode forward. He hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Su Fu and asked, "Captain Su, do you know the whereabouts of the little lady?" ”

Su Fu's expression was indignant: "Li Dingdong! I said I wanted my cousin to move to my other house for the time being. She didn't obey, she had to come here. Fortunately, no one can find it now! ”

Li Yanzhi heard Su Fu's reprimand, and he was also a little ashamed in his heart, seeing that Su Fu was about to get rid of him and go to the middle of the courtyard, he was busy and pulled Su Fu down: "Su Xiaolangjun, I didn't arrange enough defense before, so that people were taken away. However, it is imperative that we do our best to find the people. At this time, it will not help to hold you accountable......"

Su Fu glanced at Li Yanzhi, and seeing that his attitude was sincere, he was a little more patient, and said, "The prince of the palace knew about this, and at that time, he ordered the four gates to be closed, and the whole city was closed. However, after searching for two whole days, the battalion soldiers almost turned over the county town, but their whereabouts were still unknown! I don't know, who did you Li Dingdong provoke outside, even my cousin caused such a disaster because of you? ”

Li Yanzhi pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to Su Fu: "If the other party really comes at me in this matter, then Xiao Langjun can rest assured, the little lady is probably safe now." However, what I am worried about is that I am afraid that the other party will kidnap the little lady, not to blackmail me. In this way, I don't know how the little lady will ......"

Su Fu saw that under the current emergency situation, Li Yanzhi could still calm down and analyze it like this, and he was angry. looked at Li Yanzhi and scolded angrily: "I don't blame you Li Dingdong for this matter, but who do you blame?" If she had listened to me and lived in my courtyard temporarily, she might not have been able to meet this catastrophe! ”

Su Fu paused for a moment, and then said sharply: "Li Dingdong, if my cousin has three longs and two shorts, you have to think about it yourself, how to explain it to me!" ”

After saying that, Su Fu turned around and left, and walked towards the courtyard. Su Xiaoniangzi is the niece of Su Xuan, who died in Yongdeng before, as a relative of the deceased official, it is not easy to get the direct interrogation of the prince this time. However, it was precisely when the city gate was closed and the whole city was closed that there was still no trace of her, which finally made Su Fu's mentality unbalanced and greatly angry.

Li Yanzhi sighed secretly, it is really an eventful time now. The battle has come to an end, but encountering such things has undoubtedly made him feel extremely painful.

Since there was no result in the whole city at the beginning, Li Yanzhi did not have any hope of sending people to find it at this time. In his heart, the only person who wanted to kidnap the little lady was coming for himself. In that case, sooner or later he will be able to accept the other party's ultimatum, know the other party's conditions, and then see the opportunity to find a way to rescue the little lady.

Although this matter is not over, Li Yanzhi, who is still at a loss at the moment, has no good way. He summoned Liao Rulong, who was still closely following him, and ordered him to lead the horse, both of them turned over and got on the horse, Li Yanzhi wanted to ride the horse out of the city directly and return to the county, but suddenly thought of something, turned his head and asked Liao Rulong: "Your family members are all in the city, why don't you go home and see?" ”

When Liao Rulong heard this, he was even more ashamed, lowered his head and said: "The little lady has not returned for a day, and her subordinates dare not return home on their own for a day...... I hope that I will make a difference in the future, and I hope Sima will allow it. ”

Li Yanzhi let out a long sigh and looked at his lively courtyard, and his mood was also extremely bad. He turned his horse's head and walked slowly towards the city gate, sighing as he went: "I hope these people are coming for Li!" ”