Seeing that Lan'er didn't speak, the step-princess remembered the little girl Lan'er talked about, so she asked, "Lan'er, go to the kitchen and bring that little girl over for questioning." ”

Lan'er bowed and said, "Yes, Lan'er brought back the stewed tonic by the way." ”

After Lan'er finished speaking, she went to the kitchen. But when I got to the kitchen, there was no one inside, even the grandmother who had just talked to the little girl was gone.

Just a subordinate walked to the door of the kitchen with a bundle of vegetables, and when he saw that it was the eldest girl in front of the princess, he hurriedly said, "Sister Lan'er, why did you come to the kitchen in person." ”

Lan'er frowned and didn't have any thoughts, so she had to say, "I'll get a tonic for the princess." ”

"It's simmered and warmed on the stove, and the slave is about to send it to the princess." The girl said with a smile.

Lan'er waved her hand, not wanting to say more to her, and seeing this girl go in to prepare for the tonic, Lan'er asked, "By the way, what about the little girl who was in the kitchen just now?" ”

"Little girl? The only people working in our kitchen are the mother-in-law except the cook, and there are a few rough girls left, haven't you seen them all? The girl asked, puzzled.

"Huh? Isn't there an eleven or twelve-year-old girl in the kitchen? Lan'er hurriedly asked.

"Naturally not, how can the kitchen find an eleven or twelve-year-old girl? Sister Lan'er, maybe the girl from another yard came to the kitchen to get something, and you happened to see it? The girl asked tentatively.

Lan'er thought for a moment, could it really be a girl from another yard chatting in the kitchen? However, that dress was definitely not worn by the maiden who served her aunt or the side concubine.

If she can't find the little girl, she must go back to the yard first. Without the Princess's order, she could not go from yard to yard to search.

Suddenly she thought of something, so she said to the girl next to her: "Go and call all the mothers-in-law in the kitchen for me to see." ”

Lan'er is the eldest girl next to the princess, and she naturally doesn't dare to slack off on her orders. So, she hurriedly summoned the mother-in-law in the kitchen.

Lan'er looked at more than a dozen mothers-in-law and recognized the mother-in-law who was chatting with the little girl.

"This mother-in-law stays, and everyone else goes their separate jobs."

As soon as Lan'er's words fell, the rest of the people dispersed, leaving only the mother-in-law just now. The mother-in-law was a little apprehensive, and she didn't know why Lan'er left her. Of course, she was even more afraid to ask.

Lan'er walked to her mother-in-law's side, and then asked softly, "This mother-in-law, when you were working in the kitchen just now, can you still remember the little girl who chatted with you?" ”

When the mother-in-law saw that Lan'er was asking about the girl, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: "Miss Lan'er, just now that little girl only said that she was from the princess's courtyard. She came over to see how the princess's tonic was stewed, so she chatted with the old slave. ”

Lan'er's face changed greatly, knowing that something was wrong, and she didn't have time to take the supplements, she threw away her mother-in-law and left the kitchen, leaving her mother-in-law standing in the courtyard of the kitchen with a puzzled face.

"Is Lan'er back?" The step-princess asked a little weakly.

Lan'er saw that the princess's face was still not very good, but after hesitating for a moment, she still said, "Princess, it's Lan'er who is back." ”

The princess looked behind Lan'er and saw that Lan'er didn't have the little girl with her, so she asked, "What about the little girl?" ”

"Princess, Lan'er was about to tell you about this. Lan'er asked the mother-in-law just now, and the little girl was not a girl in the kitchen at all, and she also told the mother-in-law that she was from our yard. However, all the people in our yard know Lan'er, how can there be an eleven or twelve-year-old girl? Lan'er frowned and hurriedly said.

"What the hell is going on? Where the hell did that girl come from? "The princess doesn't feel good, things really don't seem to be simple.

"Back to the princess, that girl must not be from our yard. I'm afraid that there won't be such a girl in other yards. It's just that I don't know how she got into our palace. Lan'er said.

"Could it be that the prince has really been arrested? But did this girl really see it with her own eyes? The princess clutched her chest and said nervously.

Lan'er wasn't sure, after all, she only heard it when she was standing outside the kitchen, and the girl didn't elaborate on it.

At this moment, I heard a voice from the courtyard: "Princess, Steward Yun asks to see you." ”

When the princess heard this, she knew that it must be Steward Yun who got the news from the prince, and hurriedly said, "Quick, let Steward Yun come in." ”

As soon as Steward Yun entered the house, the step-princess couldn't help but ask, "Steward Yun, but there is news?" ”

Steward Yun looked a little embarrassed, in fact, he had been waiting outside the study for the secret guard to come back, but he didn't get any news from the secret guard until just now. When the secret guard left, he said that he would first go to the Zhuangzi outside the city to investigate, and then go to the tea house. I think that the prince will not go anywhere else, and will be back soon.

However, Steward Yun knew that something was wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have come back for so long. But whether it was the Zhuangzi accident outside the city or the tea house, he was not sure. But he knew that the princess had been waiting for news, so he had to come over and tell the princess first.

"Princess, the people who sent out haven't come back yet, so the old slave doesn't know the whereabouts of the prince." Steward Yun said in a low voice.

As soon as the princess heard Steward Yun's answer, she was deflated, could it be that something really happened to the prince?

Since Steward Yun didn't get the news, she waved her hand, and when she was leaving, she told Steward Yun again that as long as there was the whereabouts of the prince, no matter when, come over immediately to report it.

After Steward Yun retreated, he said to Lan'er: "Lan'er, clean up, let's go to the courtyard of Beiyingxue." ”

"Princess, is it really good to go to the county lord's side at this time?" Lan'er knows that the princess has always been at odds with the county lord, what if the princess comes to the door now, what if something happens?

"I think she just woke up, and she won't do anything to Princess Ben. By the way, how is Baili Gongzi? The step-princess asked.

"I heard that I suddenly fainted in the courtyard just now, and the Hades King sent someone to send Baili Gongzi away." 100 = Lan'er said slowly.

The step-princess was relieved when she heard that Bailichen had fainted. After getting up, she changed into a simple regular clothes, and Lan'er helped her to go to Bei Mingxue.

Yu'er heard a voice in the courtyard, stretched out her head and saw the princess walking towards her, and she hurriedly ran back.

Bei Mingxue was leaning against the soft collapse, and Yu'er hurriedly said, "County Lord, the princess is here." ”

Bei Mingxue frowned and said coldly, "What is she here for?" ”

"County lord, let's go into the inner room, the princess will enter the courtyard immediately." Yu'er said anxiously.

Bei Mingxue got up and opened the curtain and entered the inner room, Yu'er hurriedly cleaned up the soft collapse, and then left the house. As soon as I got out of the house, I saw the princess in the courtyard.

Yu'er saluted and said respectfully, "See the princess." ”

"I heard that Xue'er woke up, and this princess wanted to come and see her." The princess said leisurely.

"Princess, please." Yu'er took the princess to the outer room, and then asked the princess to wait. After going in and pretending to report it, he opened the curtain and walked out.

Yu'er blessed her body, and then said, "Princess, please." ”

Lan'er helped the step-princess and walked in, and saw Bei Mingxue leaning on the bed. She smiled slightly, revealing a gentle smile. said to Bei Mingxue: "Xue'er is better?" You've been lying here for so long, but you're finally getting better. ”

"Thank you for the princess's concern, Xue'er is much better." Bei Yingxue said coldly.

The princess was in a panic, this dead girl still refused to call her mother, and her tone was so cold, it seemed that she really remembered the past.

"Since it's much better, the concubine has something she wants to discuss with you." The step-princess said with a smile.

"'Princess, this lord is not your daughter, you are the step-princess of the lord of this county, and the mother of the lord of this county is the original wife of his father.' "Hehe, what are you, you dare to call yourself a concubine.

"These are small things, and I naturally came to discuss more serious matters with you. I know that you have always refused to accept me as your father's princess, but since your father has disappeared, are you really not in a hurry? The smile on the princess's face was gone, and the expression on her face looked extremely aggrieved.

Bei Mingxue finally raised her head and looked at the step-princess, and asked, "What does the princess mean by this?" ”

"Don't Cher know? Your father is gone, and has been missing for days. The step-princess said.

"Princess, this shouldn't have been said by me, a daughter, perhaps, my father is tired of seeing my aunt and others, maybe I met some new aunt outside, right?" Bei Mingxue smiled slightly, and the eyes of the step-princess who watched it were on fire.

"Steward Yun doesn't have any news of your father, so no matter how much you dislike me, I hope the prince is okay. You know, there is a little girl in our house, but I saw the prince being arrested with my own eyes. The princess said coldly.

"Don't pretend? Princess, you'd better go back to your courtyard and stay honest, otherwise, the lord of this county can't guarantee that he will kill you if he accidentally kills you for a while. Although Bei Mingxue didn't want to hurt the child in her belly, she couldn't stand this woman always dangling in front of her.

The princess was a little trembling with anger, and quickly left the courtyard of Beiyingxue with Lan'er.

"Yu'er, what the hell happened?" Bei Mingxue said puzzled.

"County Lord, something happened. Baili Gongzi went to the princess's mansion early in the morning as planned, but soon after returning to the courtyard, he fainted when he heard it. Now that he has been sent out by the Hades King, I don't know if I have woken up or not. And the princess looked for the prince early in the morning, first went to the main courtyard, and then went to the study, and when she saw that there was no prince, she sent people to the courtyards of various aunts. Of course, the courtyard of the concubine on the side of the face was not spared, but fortunately, there was no shadow of the prince. Yu'er recounted what had happened.

"Why didn't you tell me when Baili Gongzi fainted?" Bei Ying Xue asked.

"The slave maid saw that you were just right, and she couldn't bear to let you know." Yu'er said.

"It must have been something she did to Baili Gongzi, otherwise how could something happen to Baili Gongzi?" Bei Mingxue muttered.

Yu'er didn't know how to persuade her, only to hear Bei Mingxue continue to ask, "So, is my father really missing?" ”

"Yes, Steward Yun doesn't seem to have received any news about the prince. County Lord, think about it, if there is news, why would the princess come to us and ask us? Yu'er said.

"Yu'er is right." Bei Mingxue nodded, if that woman wasn't forced to do so, how could she let her know?

It's just that he knows that he has a way to get in touch with his father, so he will run over to tell her. It's a pity that she faintly felt that her father was captured by His Royal Highness the Hades. Therefore, she naturally did not send someone out to investigate.

Step-Princess, the idea was wrong.

It wasn't until midnight that Murong Xi came to the courtyard of Bei Yingxue.

Bei Mingxue sat opposite Murong Xi, and when she saw Murong Xi, the first thing she asked was: "Is Baili Gongzi awake?" ”

Murong Xi shook his head, naturally telling her that Bai Lichen hadn't woken up at all.

Bei Mingxue asked anxiously, "Did that cheap woman poison Bailichen?" ”

Murong Xi nodded, and did not deny that it was the step-princess who poisoned Bai Lichen.