Zhang Yi glanced back at Mrs. Gao, and saw that her expression was very stiff and unsmiling, knowing that the old lady did not want the banquet to be endless, so he said goodbye to Gao Sheng with interest, and left the banquet with Yao Yue's support.

The guests all left, and Gao Sheng could only pack up his aftermath and go to the inner room with his wife to rest. Mrs. Gao was not in such a good mood to support him, but her daughter Gao Yan felt sorry for her father, so she stepped forward to help Gao Sheng and sent him back.

A lively dinner party and music and dancing ended. Zhang Yi felt very tired and slept groggily until noon the next day.

After Zhang Yi got up, she rubbed her slightly aching forehead, opened her sleepy eyes, and looked around. At this time, he found that the house was neatly tied, but there was no trace of Yao Yue.

Zhang Yi thought that Yao Yue was going out to hang out by himself, or to find someone to chat, he didn't think much about it, after getting up alone, he washed his face and rinsed his mouth, at this time he felt a little hungry, and then went out of the house to look at the sky, and found that it was noon.

In the past, Yao Yue was busy working in and out of the house, preparing lunch, but now there is no one. When Zhang Yi arrived at this time, he noticed something strange in his heart, however, he still didn't think about it deeply.

With a hint of drunken fatigue, Zhang Yi took a walk by the lake for a while and moved her fists and feet. Sensing that it was past lunchtime, he hurried back to his lodgings because he was hungry.

He originally thought that Yao Yue, who had always cared about his diet and daily life, had prepared a meal, but when he entered the house, he found that it was empty, Yao Yue was nowhere to be seen, and there was no food on the table.

The uneasiness in Zhang Yi's heart became stronger and stronger, and he thought to himself, "Did something happen to Yao Yue?" She shouldn't have come back for lunch so late! ”

He went out to find his wife, and then he first thought of asking Su Dai's wife Gao Yan, the two of them had nothing to talk about, and Gao Yan should know some news about Yao Yue.

Zhang Yi hurriedly walked towards a small lakeside courtyard where Su Dai and Gao Yan lived. He entered the courtyard, coughed, and greeted outside the door: "I'm Zhang Yi, is Brother Su Dai in the house?" ”

Someone in the room opened his mouth and replied, "I'm in the house, Senior Brother Zhang, please come in quickly." As he spoke, Su Dai hurriedly pulled the convenient clogs and went out to greet him.

Zhang Yi did not enter the house directly, but stood at the door and asked, "Is Gao Yan in the house?" I want to ask her about Yao Yue's whereabouts. ”

Su Dai replied: "Gao Yan went to my mother-in-law early in the morning, last night my father-in-law and mother-in-law had a big quarrel, my mother-in-law was so angry that her chest was tight, Gao Yan heard the news and went to take care of it, and she hasn't come back yet." ”

Zhang Yi heard that Mrs. Gao's chest was tight, and she vaguely remembered her and Gao Sheng's prodigal behavior last night, as well as Mrs. Gao's unhappy demeanor later, and knew that she was also responsible. His face flushed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

Su Dai heard that Yao Yue was missing, and asked curiously, "Hasn't Mrs. Sister-in-law always kept to herself?" Besides, she is not familiar with Xianyang City, where can she go? ”

Zhang Yi paused and replied anxiously: "I'm also strange, my clumsy Jing has always eaten lunch on time, and he didn't even miss a minute, why is it quiet today?" ”

When Su Dai heard this, a trace of worry surged in his heart, and he had a hunch that Yao Yue's disappearance this time was not a trivial matter.

He thought, "Could it be that the sadness after she learned about the marriage plan a few days ago has not passed, so she can't think about it?" He shuddered at the thought of this.

Su Dai hurriedly said: "Let's go to Gao Yan and ask if she knows a little about the whereabouts of his sister-in-law?" ”

Zhang Yi nodded eagerly in agreement, so the two followed each other to the main room of the Gao Mansion where Mrs. Gao lived.

Outside the door, Zhang Yi stopped, Su Dai went into the house alone to greet his mother-in-law, he saw that Gao Yan was feeding his mother a decoction, so he gave her a look, motioned her to come out, and then withdrew from the room.

Zhang Yi and Su Dai then waited for Gao Yan to come out outside the front room of Gao Sheng and his wife, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Gao Yan walked out of the house, and she saw Zhang Yi and Su Dai, and walked quickly towards the place where they were standing.

She said as she walked: "Senior Brother Zhang is also here, I fed my mother medicine just now, I can't stop urgently, I made you wait for a long time." ”

Zhang Yi waved her hand again and again, signaling that Gao Yan did not have to be polite. When Gao Yan got closer, Zhang Yi asked her: "Did you see Humble Jing Yao Yue, I looked around, but why did she disappear without any trace?" ”

After hearing this, Gao Yan was also surprised and replied, "Really? She didn't tell me where she was going. ”

Zhang Yi's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter, and he said in disbelief: "This woman has always been safe and stable, and she won't do some special things, what's wrong today, is there something she really can't think of?" ”

Zhang Yi thought of a possible bad ending, and suddenly felt dizzy and starry. If that kind of consequence really happens, he Zhang Yi will never be able to bear it.

Zhang Yi's lips trembled, and she muttered, "What can I do about this, where has she gone?" ”

Zhang Yi's face was pale and his expression was panicked, and Su Dai and Gao Yan became nervous when they saw his reaction. Su Dai stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Yi's arm and persuaded: "Mrs. Sister-in-law will be fine, don't think about the worst, maybe she just went to the street to go shopping and relax." ”

Gao Yan was also very anxious, and she also persuaded Zhang Yi: "You always think that if you are not good, she will be safe." ”

Su Dai looked at Gao Yan and said, "Today's plan, we are going to find my sister-in-law." You talked to her for so long last night, did she talk about her thoughts? ”

Under Su Dai's prompting, Gao Yan recalled the content of last night's conversation, nodded vigorously, and said: "She did talk to me a lot, and she repeatedly said that it was a big mistake for her to follow Senior Brother Zhang, and she wanted to fulfill Senior Brother Zhang and not drag him back." ”

When Zhang Yi heard this, he couldn't think about it, he felt that Yao Yue said such a thing, it was clear that he had the idea of killing himself.

Zhang Yi thought that Yao Yue had an accident, her heart hurt, she took a wow, her throat was sweet, and a stream of blood spurted out.

He choked on blood and coughed violently a few times, and as he coughed, more blood spurted out. Su Dai hurriedly held up the crumbling Zhang Yi, and persuaded him in a loud voice: "Senior Brother Zhang, don't worry, Mrs. Sister-in-law has nothing to do, why should you worry about it." Let's find her again, where is the person? ”

Gao Yan was also frightened by the scene in front of her, she was so anxious that tears were about to fall, and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, don't worry, let me think about the situation last night carefully." ”

Su Dai looked at Gao Yan, his eyes were full of anticipation, and motioned for her to think again. Because if you don't find out Yao Yue's traces, I'm afraid that Zhang Yi's life will have to be confessed to Gaofu on the spot.

Gao Yan lowered her head, thinking about the specific content of the conversation with Yao Yue, but in a hurry, she panicked and couldn't concentrate all the time, the more eager people were, the easier it was to be confused.

She was flustered, but Su Dai was in a hurry, and he stared at Gao Yan almost motionlessly, waiting for her to provide clues.

Gao Yan thought about it, but she couldn't think of any information about where Yao Yue was going, but there was always a small detail in her mind, that is, Yao Yue mentioned one of her wooden boxes over and over again, and remembered that she said that her mind was locked in that box.

Of course, Gao Yan didn't think that this box was very important at first, but she couldn't think of valuable clues later, so she suggested to Zhang Yi: "My sister Yao Yue said that she has a baby box, which she has always carried with her, I don't know where the box is, let's see if we can find any clues in it?" ”

After Zhang Yi heard this, he also hurriedly replied: "There is such a box, but I don't know if it is in the room, let's go find it." ”

Su Dai then helped Zhang Yi to the guest room where he and Yao Yue lived, Zhang Yi was a strong person, he repeatedly got rid of Su Dai's support and walked in front strongly. Gao Yan was also not worried about Zhang Yi's physical condition, and walked closely with them.

Zhang Yi returned to his room, and as soon as he entered the door, he found that the box was placed on the seat in the room. This box is still the supplies that Yao Yue brought over when she married herself.

The box is one foot square, painted with a vermilion dragon and a phoenix, circling and winding, the posture is elegant and moving, the whole box body is brushed with varnish, shining with bright light. Zhang Yi remembered that Mrs. Yao Yue liked this box very much, and when she first got married, she kept it by her side almost every night when she went to bed.

The box was originally a woman's toiletry, Zhang Yi always thought that it contained Yao Yue's cosmetics, he was a big man's family, how embarrassed to look at the cosmetics used by women, so he never opened it and looked inside.

Moreover, ten years of husband and wife, who have been living together, and his ears and temples are grinding, he is so familiar that he forgot the existence of the box.

At this moment, it was quietly placed on the seat, very conspicuous, Su Dai and Gao Yan saw it at a glance, but although Zhang Yi was looking for it, he ignored its existence.

Zhang Yi took two steps and pounced on the box, and when he got closer, he found that the box was not locked, and the hidden buckle was opened, and the lid of the box was uncovered.

The first thing that catches your eye is a delicate silver hairpin, and the hairpin head is decorated with a round and jade jasper, which is also the dowry of Mrs. Yao Yue.

There were no cosmetics in the box, but under the hairpin, there was a plain white silk handkerchief with faint ink on it. Zhang Yi carefully took out the silk handkerchief and began to study.

I saw two columns of crooked small characters written on the silk handkerchief: "Yu has returned to the east, don't read it." Thou shalt ascend to the first, and I will return home. Next to the small print is a palace-like building, and a rough figure is climbing the steps in front of the palace.