Wu Shuyuan couldn't take the thief for three days after the city was closed, Xiao Zong asked to catch the thief under the instruction of Zheng Xiaoqiao, but Wu Shuyuan didn't have a good face, and she didn't believe that Su Ri's little child, who only had fun, could have much ability to catch the thief, which made Xiao Zong angry and annoyed, and secretly determined to catch the thief within seven days, so that her mother could know her ability.

"Oh, how can the husband easily boast about Haikou in front of his mother? If you really can't find Princess Fufeng by then, won't you slap yourself in the face? Zheng Xiaoqiao said strangely, but Xiao Zong asked with a straight face, "What?" Even you don't believe I can catch a thief?! Zheng Xiaoqiao hurriedly said: "What is the husband talking about, the concubine is looking forward to the husband finding the princess as soon as possible, but it is not easy at present, the husband really shouldn't promise time easily..."Xiao Zong said irritably, "Madame, don't worry, since I dare to spend time in front of my mother, I will definitely be able to catch the thief within seven days!" Then he hurried out of the room.

After Xiao Zong left angrily, Zheng Xiaoqiao's face showed a leisurely and leisurely sway to the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and after contemplating for a while, he suddenly smiled gloomily, and said to himself: "Good husband, I'm afraid my mother will look down on you in her lifetime..."

Xiao Zong only cared about taking advantage of the speed of his tongue but did not have a clever plan for the thief, and in distress he ordered the guards to invite the strategist Zhu An to enter the mansion, Zhu An heard the guards say that Xiao Zong invited him to enter the mansion to discuss important matters, and his heart couldn't help but tremble, and he was anxious along the way, thinking about how to deal with it.

"Zitai, I haven't seen you for many days, can you be at peace lately?" Xiao Zong asked in front of him, and Zhu An hurriedly bowed: "I am loved by my lord, and my humble illness has improved a lot." "After kidnapping Princess Fufeng a few days ago, Zhu An was afraid that the East Window incident would affect him, so he didn't dare to go out at home.

"I won't tell you anything, this official has an urgent matter today, and I specially invite the staff officer to come and give you some advice." Xiao Zong sighed and frowned, and Zi Taiying smiled, "If your lord has any important things, just give orders, and do your best." Then Xiao summarized the reason, Zitai only heard cold sweat, and his back was cold.

"Zitai has a plan to catch this thief as soon as possible?" Xiao Zong asked hatefully, Zitai wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and replied: "The old lady has been locked down for three days and searched house to house without catching the thief, it seems that the thief is not in the city, and has already escaped from the city..." ... Where do you think the thieves fled? Zitai stiffly smiled: "Yanzhou has a wide jurisdiction and many counties, so if you want to catch a thief, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack..."

"It's hateful that the thief dares to break into my assassination mansion and kidnap the princess, if I don't catch him and break him into thousands of pieces this time, won't I make the world laugh at my dignified assassination mansion!" Xiao Zong's face flushed angrily, and Zitai hurriedly said: "My lord, for today's plan, we should order all counties and counties to issue sea fishing documents and search them closely, and we will definitely be able to catch the thief in a short time..."

Without delay, Xiao Zong immediately issued an edict, ordering all counties and counties to prepare documents for sea fishing and reward notices, ordering the mobilization of heavy troops under his jurisdiction to search the entire territory, strictly inspect all official road passes, and would rather catch a thousand by mistake than let go of a suspicious person.

"Why haven't you seen Mother Li recently?" In the kitchen, the maid named Qingxia lifted the boiling medicine pot and poured the potion into the bowl, and the other maid replied: "Mother Li seems to have had a strange illness and went back to her hometown to recuperate a few days ago. Qingxia asked again, "How do you know?" The maidservant replied, "I met Mother Li one night, and she told me." Qingxia doubted: "Mother Li's body has always been tough, how could she suddenly suffer from a disease... Do you know what disease you are suffering from? The maid said: "Mother Li is in a hurry, and I will leave before I have time to ask her more." ”

"You need to ask the eldest lady for family leave..."Qingxia muttered inwardly, and then asked: "Then Mother Li has asked the eldest lady?" The maidservant called Scattered Flowers, remembered for a moment and said, "I remember, it was the little lady who agreed." "This scattered flower is the maid in Zheng Xiaoqiao's room, and Qingxia is the maid in Fu Lianzhao's room. Qingxia was stunned for a while and then asked, "When did Mother Li leave?" Sanhua smiled: "I remember this clearly, it was the day when Princess Fufeng disappeared." Qingxia was shocked when she heard this, and accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl on the pot.

Just as Mengyan came in, her face sank when she saw this, and she scolded, "Okay, you clumsy little hoof!" I said that I didn't see you for a long time, but I was hiding here and being lazy! How expensive this medicine is, you actually spilled it, and selling your cheap skin to Fengyue Tower is not worth this bowl of medicine! Qingxia was so frightened that her hands and feet trembled, and Sanhua saw Mengyan glaring at her and hurriedly hid.

"The slave knows it's wrong! Please, sister, don't tell the eldest lady! Qingxia begged, and Meng Yan obeyed and ordered: "The eldest lady is in critical condition, and now she relies on this prescription to last for a long time, how dare you be careless and delay the hour, why don't you quickly clean up here and bring the medicine to the lady's room!" Qingxia was busy, and Mengyan went back to the room with a snort.

After a while, Qingxia brought the medicine to Fu Lianzhao's room, Fu Lianzhao was lying on the bed like a dead corpse, angry like a gossamer, whispering to the little girl in her mouth, Ziying held her hand and her eyes rippled with tears, describing her haggard and heartbroken, Mengyan stood aside coldly with tears in her eyes. Qingxia came in with the medicine tremblingly, Mengyan took the medicine and hurriedly walked to the bedside, Ziying slowly picked up the dazed Fu Lianzhao and fed him to drink.

Wu Shuyuan couldn't take the thief from the city, seeing that her daughter-in-law was terminally ill and her life was in danger, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only stay up day and night, exhausted, and went back and forth seven or eight times a day to visit the half-woman. Although Wu Shuyuan didn't have much hope that Xiao'er would catch the thief, she still hoped that Xiao'er could find her granddaughter as soon as possible, after all, Xiao Wei was his biological flesh and blood.

Wu Shuyuan thought so, but Xiao Zong didn't think so. Xiao Zong's use of the power of the whole state to hunt down the thieves is nothing more than to make his mother Wu Shuyuan look up to himself, not for his own daughter and the lonely wife in the deep courtyard of the high wall who has accompanied him for several years, whether Fu Lianzhao is alive or dead, Xiao Wei is alive or dead, all have nothing to do with him.

"Why is my sister crying here?" Under the kitchen, Yang Xi curled up behind the door and sobbed secretly, at this time it was dusk, and the remnant sun went west, I don't know how many heartbroken people were crying. Qingxia slowly helped her up, closed the door tightly, and asked, "Good sister, which family made you cry again?" What grievances do you have, but it's good to talk to my sister? Qingxia was about to cry as she spoke.

Yang Xi and Qingxia were originally the maids in Fu Lian Zhao's room, the two were like sisters, they cherished each other, Fu Lian Zhao Su Ri was kind and kind to them, and the master and servant were very affectionate, and later Zheng Xiaoqiao forced Yang Xi to pass, since then, Yang Xi has suffered many beatings and abuses, and he doesn't know how much pain and grievances he has hidden in his heart.

"Ma'am, is she okay?" Yang Xi asked. After Xiao Wei disappeared, Fu Lianzhao was bedridden and his life was at stake, Yang Xi wanted to visit several times and was reported by the maid next to Zheng Xiaoqiao, Zheng Xiaoqiao beat her secretly, and locked her in a dark room and starved, only released today, Zheng Xiaoqiao warned her that if she dared to run into Fu Lianzhao's room again, she would be sold to Fengyue Tower, Yang Xi agreed to her under crying.

The aggrieved and pitiful Yang Xi was concerned about the safety of his master but couldn't go to visit, and ran to the kitchen to wipe his tears secretly, but he happened to meet Qingxia who came in with a medicine bowl.