Tonight, although it was unremarkable for Yan Haoxue, it was an unusual night for her and the entire Yan Mansion.

In the evening, the eldest prince entered the palace to ask for peace after finishing his official duties, and as soon as he entered the gate of Shulan Palace, Lian Xia told him that Concubine Ying was bullied today, he didn't know what was going on, and he was anxious, and hurriedly strode towards the concubine's bedroom. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his mother half-leaning on the couch and crying.

"Mother, what happened?" He picked up his mother and asked. "That little girl in Yanfu, relying on her own support from the emperor and queen, doesn't take the palace in her eyes! The palace invited her into the palace today, but she didn't come. If she doesn't come, she won't come, and she still pretends to be sick, as if I embarrassed her and bullied her more. Concubine Ying sobbed, and then raised her eyes to look at her son, her face full of tears, "I thought that if I could win over the Yan family, I would be able to add more help to you, but unfortunately... Mother... The concubine has no relatives who can help you, and she doesn't have the ability to help you find a good daughter-in-law... Mother can't stand you."

Hearing this, Ling Xuanche comforted his mother and said, "Mother, it's not your fault. I have also heard a little about the young ladies entering the palace today. Since the emperor and queen threw an olive branch at her, she will no longer dare to accept your kindness. It's not your fault. He stroked Concubine Ying's back, helped Concubine Ying to breathe, and said, "Although Yan Mansion is the most respected and influential mansion today, so what? It's not as solid as Ye Fu's military exploits and military power. ”

When Concubine Ying heard him say this, she stopped crying, she grabbed Ling Xuanche's hand, and said with some excitement, "Son, you mean that you want to marry the daughter of the Ye family, Ye Minghuan?" But she thought about it and said with some concern, "But Ye Shaochuan has never participated in party disputes... This..."

Ling Xuanche nodded, he patted Concubine Ying's hand, signaling her to rest assured, "Erchen has his own plans. You think, Ye Fu has had military merits for generations, and he still has military power in his hands. Although it is not as good as Yan Fu is a relative of the emperor and the country, it is more deterrent, but isn't military power a more real power? Moreover, although Yan Haoxue is a concubine, Yan Mansion has many children, and Yan Mansion will not bet on only one person. But Ye Minghuan is different, Ye Shaochuan only has this one child. Although Ye Shaochuan will not be obedient, what if he dies? The entire Ye Mansion and military power will be inherited by Ye Minghuan, and at that time, if I marry her, won't the entire Ye Mansion be held in my hands? ”

Concubine Ying listened to his analysis and suddenly felt that it made sense. She nodded, and immediately put on a smiling face, she looked at her son with relief, and said with a relieved face, "Since you have your own ideas, go for it." If there is anything that needs to be done by the mother, just tell the mother! ”

Ling Xuanche nodded, talked to his mother again, and saw that it was getting late, so he left.

On the second day, Ye Minghuan got up early in the morning. Taking advantage of the fact that my father had not returned home before going to the morning court, he wore an ordinary narrow sleeved long skirt, tied his hair with a simple ribbon, and went out with a sword. Yan Haoxue was also ready, waiting for Ye Minghuan at the back door of the Yan Mansion. She is also dressed in an ordinary way, wearing the most common light cyan pigmented gauze long skirt, an ordinary white hosta pulls up her long hair, and she is not coated with grease powder, but it sets off her faint beauty.

"Sister Yan!" When Ye Minghuan saw Yan Haoxue, he ran towards her with a sword. "Sister Yan, today you are the beautiful heroine in the drawing book, and I am the handsome swordsman who has always protected you." Ye Ming looked at Yan Haoxue with a smile, very excited. Seeing her like this, like a child, Yan Haoxue couldn't help but chuckle twice, "Okay, good." Let's go. Ye Minghuan hummed twice, took Yan Haoxue's hand and went to the street happily.

It's still early, but the morning market is overcrowded. Yan Haoxue doesn't often go to the streets, and she usually travels in a carriage, so she is a little unaccustomed to being squeezed around. It's not like Ye Minghuan, who runs out to play when he has nothing to do, and is used to the feeling of crowding people on the street. So she protected Yan Haoxue all the way and protected her behind her. Finally, they found a teahouse, which was not as crowded as other teahouses and restaurants because it was a little expensive. There was no one in the house, so they went in and sat down.

The two found a seat by the window, sat down, ordered a pot of tea and some pastries, and chatted. "Sister Yan, don't you really like such a crowded market." Ye Minghuan asked with his head propped up. Yan Haoxue shook her head, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I'm a little unused to it." But I think it's very new. She tilted her head slightly, watching the street bustling with people coming and going, and a chuckle on her lips. Ye Minghuan felt very satisfied when he saw her so happy, and he also looked sideways at the street.

Today, it was not only the two of them who got up early in the morning, but also the crown prince Ling Xuanlan and the eldest prince Ling Xuanche. Recently, many young women in the Immortal Imperial City have disappeared, and the government has been missing for a long time, but it has not been able to find out how they disappeared, nor can they find out their whereabouts, let alone who did it. Three days ago, another woman disappeared on Qingluan Street, that is, on the street where Ye Minghuan and Yan Haoxue were, in the morning three days ago, and it was said that she was abducted by someone who went to the morning market.

The emperor was furious because of this, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, this kind of thing happened in the imperial city, but the government did not gain anything, and there were women who kept disappearing. So the emperor personally ordered the prince to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the eldest prince assisted him. He must be given a result within seven days. It was Ling Xuanlan and Ling Xuanche who took the guards today, dressed up in disguise, and went to the street in person to look for clues. They split into two routes, one to visit the missing woman's home in person to understand the situation, and the other to the morning market to search for clues. According to the confession of the eyewitness, Ling Xuanlan followed the woman's footsteps and walked down the street, searching everywhere, not letting go of anything suspicious, but after looking for a long time, he didn't have half a thought, and he was in turmoil.

Suddenly, he passed by a teahouse and saw a familiar figure. "Is that her?" His heart moved, and he looked at her side face with a chuckle, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart. It's a pity that I can't go up to say hello because I'm on official business, otherwise it's a really good day. When he was sighing, he was about to leave when he suddenly heard her voice, "Ling Xuanlan! ”

Some passers-by looked at her in surprise when they heard her name and looked him up and down. He paused and looked at her. Seeing her cover her mouth because she accidentally exposed his identity, she looked apologetic, revealing some love in embarrassment and guilt. He laughed helplessly twice in his heart, thinking that since he was recognized, he might as well go and rest.

Ye Minghuan saw him approaching, hurriedly saluted him, and then apologized to him, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm a little excited to see an acquaintance in this place." Ling Xuanlan shook his head and said, "It's nothing." Yan Haoxue saw that the two of them had finished talking, and immediately got up and saluted slightly, "Please Prince An." ”

"Get up." Ling Xuanlan said. "Prince, please take a seat," Yan Haoxue stepped back after getting up, motioning for him to sit down. Ye Minghuan also immediately carried the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Ling Xuanlan. "You don't have to be so restrained, sit down. I don't want people to recognize me on my trip today. Ling Xuanlan said. Yan Haoxue walked up to Ye Minghuan and sat down with her. Seeing him dressed like this and hearing him say this, Ye Minghuan asked with some curiosity, "I don't know that the prince is here, but there is something?" ”

Ling Xuanlan sighed and said in a deep voice, "There have been several cases of missing girls recently, do you know?" ”