294. Died of illness
Princess Chang'an was eating, and when she heard the sound outside, she put down her chopsticks, "What's going on outside?" ”
Mrs. Ding bowed down and said, "Slave maid go and take a look!" ”
Princess Chang'an nodded, picked up the chopsticks again, Mrs. Ding retreated, and saw Gao Zhinan kneeling in the courtyard frowning and said, "What's the matter?" The princess is having dinner, what can't wait until the princess is done? I have to be noisy here at this time! ”
Gao Zhinan choked up and said, "It's not that the courtiers don't know the rules and don't want to wait, they really can't afford to wait!" ”
"What's going on?" It was rare to see Gao Zhinan have such a gaffe, and Mrs. Ding's brows furrowed even tighter.
Gao Zhinan took a deep breath and said, "Miss Xu Jiu is gone!" ”
"Gone?" Mrs. Ding raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Why don't you see it?" ”
Gao Zhinan explained, "At noon today, Miss Xu Jiu and I specially asked the princess to ask for an approval from the county guard in order to buy the bezoar, and after buying the bezoar, I separated from Miss Xu Jiu, she went back to the mansion, and I went to buy dim sum!" But when I returned to the mansion after buying snacks, Miss Xu Jiu hadn't come back yet, at first I thought she was stumbling on something, so I waited for her in her house, but she still hasn't come back until now! She's never been the kind of person who doesn't know what to do, and something must have happened if she hasn't come back for so long! ”
"It's been three or four hours and I haven't come back yet...... "Mrs. Ding's heart suddenly changed, and she also felt that something was wrong, "You are here later, and after I return to the princess, I will send someone to find Miss Xu Jiu!" ”
Gao Zhinan shed tears of gratitude, "Thank you, madam!" ”
Mrs. Ding patted Gao Zhinan's shoulder, "You go back and rest first!" ”
Gao Zhinan was worried about Xu Shu and didn't want to leave, Mrs. Ding said, "It's useless if you're here, let's go back and wait for news!" ”
Gao Zhinan left nervously, seeing Gao Zhinan walking away, Mrs. Ding shook her head and entered the house, and when Princess Chang'an finished eating, she stepped forward to tell Princess Chang'an about Xu Shu's suspected disappearance, "Just now Miss Gao came to report that Miss Xu Jiu has not come back since she went out to buy medicine at noon, and I am worried that something will happen!" ”
Looking at Mrs. Ding's expression, Princess Chang'an knew that Mrs. Ding also felt that Gao Zhinan's worries were right, so she didn't refute, "Send two teams of people out to find them, the carriages they ride in and out have emblems, and if you find the carriage, you will find people!" ”
"The slave and maid understand, so let's order!" Mrs. Ding bowed her head and went to give the order to Princess Chang'an.
"Okay, why are they gone?" Princess Chang'an felt irritable inexplicably, everything was not going well along the way, she was going to leave tomorrow, but she had to find someone so late!
"If you can't find it, there's no shortage of her!" Princess Chang'an threw down the teacup angrily, "Maybe she didn't want to go to Rouran, so she took the opportunity to run away!" ”
Mrs. Ding, who had completed the arrangement, heard the words of Princess Chang'an as soon as she walked to the door, and couldn't help but shake her head, although she didn't know much about Xu Shu, but as far as she saw in the palace, Xu Shu was deeply loved by the queen, if she didn't want to go to Rouran, the queen would definitely try to leave her behind, since Xu Shu chose to get married, she would never run away halfway, and Gao Zhinan was still here, Xu Shu would never leave Gao Zhinan alone!
At the time of the third watch, Gao Zhinan couldn't hold back any longer, so he ordered Caixia to carry a lantern and accompany her to the princess of Chang'an to inquire about the situation, and as soon as she walked to the door, she saw a guard coming and going back to report the news, and hurriedly followed in, but when she walked to the door, she was stopped by Mrs. Ding, "The princess doesn't announce, Miss Gao can't go in!" ”
Gao Zhinan had no choice but to stop at the door, anxiously watching Mrs. Ding walk in and close the door smoothly, Gao Zhinan had to stick to the door and eavesdrop on the movement in the house.
"Did you find it?"
The guards knelt down and replied, "Weichen is incompetent, and he didn't find Miss Xu Jiu!" ”
Princess Chang'an didn't seem surprised, "People have already run away, where to find them!" ”
The guard was stunned for a moment and said, "But Weichen found the carriage that Miss Xu Jiu was riding!" ”
This time, it was Princess Chang'an's turn to be stunned, "Found the carriage and didn't find anyone?" ”
The guard nodded, "When the ministers found the carriage, it was empty, and even the coachman was nowhere to be seen!" ”
Xu Shu is a blind man, how can he escape without a car? Didn't Xu Shu escape, did something really happen?
"Where did you find the carriage?" Mrs. Ding asked.
The guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Under the hundred-year-old poplar tree next to Fireworks Alley!" ”
Fireworks Alley ...... The carriage was left in Fireworks Alley, where else could the man go?
Mrs. Ding was shocked, and couldn't help but glance at Princess Chang'an, Princess Chang'an was also trembling in her heart, for the woman of the good family, Fireworks Lane is like a flood of beasts, not to mention it, even mentioning this word feels dirty, once the woman of the good family is involved with this kind of place, she will no longer have a reputation at all, in the eyes of the world, such a person might as well die!
Gao Zhinan outside the door was also shocked, and Fireworks Alley ...... How could Xu Shu go to that kind of place? How could she go to that kind of place?
Gao Zhinan wiped away his tears, and there was another voice in the room.
"Did you bring the carriage back?" Mrs. Ding asked.
The guard replied, "I've brought it back, but the coachman is gone!" ”
"It's okay!" Mrs. Ding seemed to have made a decision, and looked at Princess Chang'an heavily, Princess Chang'an bowed slightly, and instructed the guards, "Go down!" ”
The guard asked hesitantly, "Do you want to continue looking?" ”
Mrs. Ding said, "Thank you for your hard work, it's getting late today, you have to rest, and you will set off early tomorrow morning!" ”
The guards understood, bowed and retreated.
Princess Chang'an asked Mrs. Ding, "What does Madam plan to do with this matter?" ”
Mrs. Ding lowered her eyebrows and said, "Everything is arranged by the princess!" ”
Princess Chang'an tugged at the corners of her mouth, smiling very sarcastically, obviously Mrs. Ding had already thought of a countermeasure, but she was unwilling to take this responsibility, "How clean is the woman of the good family, for the sake of Dayin's reputation, just treat her as dead!" Tomorrow, she will announce to the public that she is seriously ill and will stay in Pingliang to recuperate, and after a while, she will let the county guard write to the court and say that she is sick and dead! ”
"Yes! Slave and maid, this will be arranged! Mrs. Ding bowed and said, "But Miss Gao's side ......."
Before the words fell, Gao Zhinan had already broken in, and the tears on his face couldn't hide her anger, "Why don't you look for it?" Why didn't you look for her when you knew where she was? ”
Princess Chang'an glanced at Gao Zhinan dissatisfied, "Miss Gao, how can this princess's bedroom allow you to trespass at will?" ”
Gao Zhinan knelt down and said, "As long as the princess sends guards to find Miss Xu Jiu back, the courtiers are willing to apologize with death!" ”
Unexpectedly, Gao Zhinan would die as soon as he opened his mouth, Princess Chang'an was speechless for a while, and Mrs. Ding sighed and stepped forward, "It's not that we don't want to find it, but what if we find it?" Coming out of Fireworks Alley and being tolerated by the world? Let's save her a clean reputation! ”