Early the next morning, someone found a letter on the ground at the gate, opened it, was startled, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly sent it to Huailin Pavilion to the chief manager.

At that time, the sky was not bright, and Murong Mian just got up, and the red and green lotus served to wash. Hao Pingguan stood aside and tried his voice to be as steady as possible: "Lord, I received a letter at the gate, saying that the princess had been robbed, and asked our house to scrape together money to replace people." ”

Crimson gasped, and Green Lotus was also deeply surprised, the work on the hands of the two was a meal, only Murong Mian was the calmest, there was no wave on his face, and his expression was faint, "Believe it, bring it to me and take a look." ”

Hao Pingguan respectfully accepted the letter, and wrote a line of crooked words on a rough jute paper: Princess Chu is in our hands, and the Guifu will gather 5,000 taels of silver in today's day, and go to Niutou Mountain to replace people.

He glanced at it roughly, his eyes stayed on Niutou Mountain, that place he knew, out of the city to the west about twenty miles, fast horses do not take an hour, Niutou Mountain is the name of the mountain, there is a village under the mountain, it is called Niutou Mountain Village, I don't know if this is written on Niutou Mountain Village, or refers to the towering peak?

Murong Mian put the letter on the table and asked, "Didn't the princess come back yesterday?" ”

Hao Ping's heart jumped, and before he could answer, Qihong opened his mouth first: "Yesterday, the slave maid sent the girl to Lanyue Pavilion to ask, but the maid over there couldn't tell me clearly, I don't know if the princess went back or didn't go back?" ”

Murong Mian snorted lightly, "Okay, I'm used to being wild on weekdays, and the dragon can't see the head but the tail." ”

Hao Pingguan said, "Lord Wang, the slave sent someone to Lanyue Pavilion to take a look, it's still early, and the princess may not have gotten up yet." ”

Murong Mian pondered for a moment, "Tell Jia Tong to take a look, he knows where the princess likes to go on weekdays?" ”

Jia Tong stood at the door, and when he heard this, he immediately responded, and quickly went to the backyard, he was also worried about Bai Qianfan, if the bandits really robbed her, she was a little girl, and she would only have a few tricks to embroider her legs, and she would definitely have to suffer.

The Lanyue Pavilion was quiet, there was no one walking around, Jia Tong was anxious, just saw a little girl rubbing her eyes and hurrying to the thatched house, it seemed that she hadn't woken up yet, and he couldn't take care of much, so he grabbed it and asked her to lead the way to Bai Qianfan's house. When I opened the door, there was no one in the room, and the bedding was neatly folded on the bed, as if no one had slept before. He hurriedly ran out again, by the lake, in the back garden, on the hillside, and even in those vacant courtyards, he had explored them one by one, but there was nowhere to go.

He thought about it, and went to the front yard again, the kitchen was making breakfast, steaming, a few small guys who came early were standing on the side of the porch with food boxes and waiting, he glanced carefully, there was no Bai Qianfan, his heart sank, the little princess was probably not in the house.

When he went back to restore his life, his face turned white, and he knelt down and begged: "Master, you have to save the princess!" ”

Murong Mian still had no expression, straightened the jade pendant around his waist, and said, "You have time to kneel, why don't you set up breakfast for me." ”

Qihong had to get up again and go to the side hall to put breakfast on the table, everyone thought that Murong Mian would show that Baba's pestle was waiting on the side, but Murong Mian finished breakfast slowly, and took Jia Tong and Ning Jiu to the court as usual.

Crimson paused, wanting to chase out, but was dragged by Green Lotus and shook her head silently.

Although Prince Chu didn't speak, his attitude was very clear, he didn't want to care about this matter.

Crimson sighed sadly, her eyes slowly turned red, and Lu He comforted her, "What's the hurry, just our princess's cleverness, she won't suffer hardships, maybe she will run back by herself." ”

The three horses went out of the gate and did not run, and the three handsome faces were equally silent, and the clattering hooves of the horses knocked on the quiet street.

Ning Jiu is a rigid person, although he accidentally injured Bai Qianfan that day, but later, as a prisoner, he taught those cooks a hard lesson, and the debts he thought owed were written off, and what happened to the little princess had nothing to do with him.

Jia Tong is different, Bai Qianfan called him a master, kowtowed to him, and paid the apprenticeship fee, he felt that he was responsible for her, and now the apprentice is in difficulty, he, who is a master, should come out, but he accompanies the prince of Chu every day, he can't get out, he is anxious, and he is helpless for a while.

Murong Mian was introspecting, what happened in the palace yesterday, as soon as he woke up, he regretted it, and felt that he shouldn't stand up for Bai Qianfan. Mrs. Bai and Bai Qianfan do not agree, this is Prime Minister Bai's housework, why should he interfere, isn't it good to let them eat dogs? It's a person who hasn't been around for a long time, so why bother to wrap yourself in.

Now there is just such an opportunity, Bai Qianfan was robbed, if he doesn't make a move, the robbers will definitely find Bai Xiangfu to ransom people, Bai Chengxiang is her father, he will never ignore her, and then take her back logically, and save him from finding a name to drive her out of the house in the future.

Fortunately, he didn't take her to see the concubine yesterday, otherwise the matter would be a big one, even if he didn't want to pick up people, the palace would force him to go.

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Bai Qianfan didn't know how he got to the mountains, the winding mountain road spiraled up, and there seemed to be no end, but he finally saw a family, a small farmhouse, a woman drying clothes in the yard, and she walked over gently.

The woman turned to look at her, she was unusually beautiful, graceful figure, although she was wearing coarse cloth clothes, but there was a flower between her eyebrows, she looked closely, it turned out that it was not a flower day, but a red mole. The woman's eyes were very beautiful, like clear water and deep water, and she smiled at her, "Ah Ying, you're back." ”

Bai Qianfan was inexplicable, "I'm not Ah Ying, my name is Bai Qianfan, I'm lost in this mountain, can I come in and beg for water?" ”

The woman didn't seem to hear her words, and called her affectionately, "Ah Ying, what are you doing standing at the door, come in, come to my mother." ”

Bai Qianfan wondered more and more, could this woman be a fool? Look at the eighteen or nineteen years old, where can she give birth to such a big her, and why do you always call her to be A-Ying, she is obviously not A-Ying.

The courtyard door opened automatically, and she seemed to walk in involuntarily, and the woman came forward to take her, and her soft and boneless hand was soft and delicate to the touch, not at all like the hand of a woman in the mountains. She smelled the aroma, a faint fragrance, emanating from the woman, which actually made her feel a little familiar.

The woman took her into her arms, stroked her back like a child, and muttered, "Ah Ying, it's good that you're back." ”

Bai Qianfan was a little flustered by her, and suddenly pushed her away, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on the bed, only to know that it was a dream. She closed her eyes tiredly, but soon opened them again and jumped to her feet.

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