The sudden disappearance of the fifth princess made Lingxi's heart chaotic.

Ignoring the heavy snow scattered in the sky, she held the hand of the lotus leaf and ran outside.

As soon as he hurriedly stepped down the corridor, he saw Xia Tong running in from outside with two little palace maids with an anxious face.

Seeing Lingxi, Xia Tong knelt on the ground with a thin layer of snow. After kowtowing to Lingxi, she said with tears, "Niangniang, Niangniang, the fifth princess is gone." ”

When she didn't see Xia Tong, Lingxi still held the idea that the fifth princess was taking a few palace maids to play outside. Right now, Xia Tong is taking the little palace maid in the Lingyan Palace, but he doesn't see the five princesses alone, and Lingxi suddenly feels that his heart has been smashed by a huge hammer.

It was dark in front of him, and Lingxi's body couldn't help but sway back and forth.

Lotus Ye hurriedly supported Lingxi and shouted to Xia Tong who was kneeling on the ground, "What's the use of you crying? Why don't you say where the fifth princess disappeared? ”

Xia Tong knelt in the snow, trembling and said, "Niangniang, when you didn't come back for lunch, the fifth princess kept talking about you. After lunch, the fifth princess shouted on a whim that she had to go to you. Then the three slaves and maids went out with the fifth princess, and they were going to wait for you to come back on the way back. But I didn't want the fifth princess to suddenly have to go to the Zichen Palace to greet the emperor. The slaves and maids were incompetent and couldn't stop the five princesses...... After walking to the Taihe Palace, the fifth princess said that it was cold, so she had to let the slave come back and get her a stove to warm her hands. also said that if her hands were so cold when she asked the emperor for peace, the emperor would definitely take the life of the slave......"

"And then you're going to come back and get a stove for the fifth princess?" Lingxi asked.

The slave didn't dare not listen, so she could only let Xiaoju Sakura follow the five princesses. But who knew that before the slave maid reached Yongle Palace, Xiaoju Sakura ran back to the slave and said to the slave maid that the fifth princess was gone...... Xia Tong glanced at Xiaoju and Sakura and stopped talking.

"You say!" Lingxi glared sharply and shouted at Koju Sakura.

Xiaoju is only ten years old this year, and tears fell when she heard Lingxi drink it. She didn't dare to wipe her tears, so she only choked up and said, "Niangniang, after Miss Xia Tong left, the fifth princess said that there was wind, so she had to go to the rockery of Yongle Palace to hide from the wind." But as soon as she got into the cave of the rockery, the five princesses began to run around. And then...... And then it's gone......"

Xiao Ju's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally looked at Lingxi in horror, biting her bloodless lip and not squeaking.

"Did you look for it at the rockery?" Lotus turned her head and asked Sakura.

Sakura nodded again and again, and replied with a sob, "The slave maid and Xiao Ju have searched for it, but they haven't found it." Later, I told Miss Xia Tong, and I came back......"

Lingxi closed his eyes and sighed deeply, his heart was chaotic and angry.

The place where the five princesses disappeared was Taihe Palace, and Taihe Palace was the place of Emperor Yong'an. If she goes to find the fifth princess with great fanfare, she will definitely alarm Emperor Yong'an. But if you don't look for it with great fanfare, if the fifth princess really comes out of case, she will die and she will not be able to escape the guilt.

Seeing the look of chagrin on her face, Lotus Ye said loudly, "Niangniang, the slave maid sounds like the fifth princess deliberately got rid of them......

"It's on purpose." Lingxi sighed, and exhaled a white breath from his mouth, "Although the fifth princess is small, she has a lot of thoughts. But if she messes around like this, it will only put her in an extremely dangerous situation. ”

Lingxi looked at the three palace maids kneeling on the ground, and said coldly, "This time, if the fifth princess is found safely, the palace will spare your lives." If you hurt a hair, you will go to the chamber and receive the punishment! ”

Xia Tong was so frightened that she hurriedly kowtowed, "The slave knows, the slave knows, the slave goes to find it now, go now!" ”

"What do you want to do?" Seeing that Xia Tong wanted to run when he got up, Lotus Ye shouted, "Do you still want to turn Taihe Palace upside down?" Watch your head! ”

Xia Tong was at a loss by the lotus leaf, standing in the snow and shivering, he didn't know what to do.

Lingxi lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked back at the lotus leaf and said, "You go to the small kitchen and see what supplements are being stewed now." No matter what it is, put it in a food box and send it to Zichen Palace, remember to send it to Xiaoyingzi's hand. Then ask him if the fifth princess is in the Zichen Palace...... Well, I'll go myself. ”

"...... Is this suitable? ”

"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided. The fifth prince is mainly in the Zichen Palace, and the emperor will definitely wonder why there are no palace people around the fifth princess, if I don't go to the emperor in person, I will definitely be dissatisfied with me. The fifth duke is mainly not in the Zichen Palace, and I can't hide it from the emperor when I go to the Taihe Palace to find someone like this...... You can't hide from the left and right, so it's better to take the initiative and go......"

The snow in the sky became heavier and heavier, and gradually the entire palace was shrouded in snow. Due to the cold weather, Gonggong Feng or Xiaojingzi did not stay on the corridor. Only a few rough eunuchs hid under the eaves to hide from the snow, and when the snow fell thickly on the jade road, they came out with brooms to sweep up.

There is also a layer of falling snow on the hair bun of the spirit rhino, and from a distance, it looks like a hairpin with a new style of beaded flowers. She held the lotus leaf's hand and just lifted her skirt and stepped into the corridor, and Xiaojingzi had already come out of the room.

After Xiaojingzi asked Lingxi to say goodbye, he said with a smile on his face, "Concubine Yingniang, why did you come out of such a big snow?" ”

Lingxi took a step closer to Xiao Yingzi and laughed in a low voice, "It's also boring in the hall, so come out for a walk." Xiaojingzi, what is the emperor doing? ”

"Back to Concubine Ying's words, the emperor is talking with King Ning in the study, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish talking for a while."

Lingxi let out a long sigh, and a breath of heat came out of his mouth, "The emperor and King Ning are discussing matters, and the five princesses are inside?" The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and Hongu wants to take the fifth princess back. ”

Xiao Yingzi showed a hint of surprise on her face, and said, "Niangniang, the fifth princess didn't come today......"

Lingxi's heart sank, but with a smile on her face, she said, "It may be that the fifth princess is too cold to go back halfway, and this palace has gone the wrong way with her." Xiaojingzi, since the emperor is discussing with King Ning, the palace will go back first. ”

Xiao Yingzi nodded and said to Lingxi, "Niangniang go slowly." ”

Out of the courtyard of the Zichen Palace, Xiao Dezi greeted him, bent down to Lingxi and said, "Niangniang, the minions have already taken a few little minions to find the vicinity of the rockery." I didn't see the figure of the five princesses......"

"If you expand the scope of searching, even if you turn Taihe Palace upside down, you must find some clues."

"Niangniang, where is the emperor ......?" asked Xiao Dezi.

Ling Xi lowered his head slightly, looked at the snow at his feet and said, "The emperor is discussing with King Ning, don't disturb at this time." After that, I will go to the emperor to plead guilty. ”

Lotus Ye raised her eyebrows at Xiao Dezi and said, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go find it quickly?" ”

Xiao Dezi glanced at Lingxi's face, weighed yes, and hurriedly ran away.

Lingxi looked up at the palace in the snow, whether it was his body or his heart, it was cold.

Taihe Palace is very big, and Xiao Dezi took more than a dozen little eunuchs to find the fifth princess for nearly half an hour. It wasn't until three o'clock in the hour that the light in the snow gradually dimmed, and Xiao Yingzi walked to Lingxi's side and said in a low voice, "Niangniang, someone saw the fifth princess going in the direction of Weiyang Palace. ”

"Weiyang Palace?" After standing outside for an hour, Lingxi's body was almost freezing.

Xiao Yingzi nodded, "It hasn't snowed yet, and some people from the palace saw the fifth princess running out of the Taihe Palace and running to the Weiyang Palace." ”

"It turns out that I want to kiss my mother." Lingxi moved his numb legs, and smiled at Lotus Ye, "Let's go, go to Weiyang Palace and bring the fifth princess back." ”

Weiyang Palace is just behind Taihe Palace, not far away. After the Zhu family was abolished, Weiyang Palace was sealed by Emperor Yong'an, and there were only a few eunuchs and grandmothers who guarded the palace. Recently, because it is the end of the year, the gate of Weiyang Palace was opened by the order of the Empress Dowager Xiaohe, and the palace people were ordered to remove the dust and hang red to welcome the New Year.

After entering the Weiyang Palace, Lingxi went straight to the Weiyang Palace, but when he walked to the front of the Weiyang Palace, he saw that the door of the Weiyang Palace was locked.

When I asked the palace in the Weiyang Palace, I learned that although the Empress Dowager Xiaohe ordered the palace people to clean up the Weiyang Palace to prepare for the New Year, she did not let the palace people clean the Weiyang Palace.

At this time, Xiao Dezi came to report again, and the fifth princess was found, in the plum garden of Weiyang Palace.

Lingxi couldn't help laughing at herself, "It turned out that the two red plums were to blame." ”

The red plum that Xiaohe and the Empress Dowager gave to Lingxi, and the people of Lingxi Palace sent two branches to each of the five princesses and the five princes. I wanted to make the children look fresh, but I didn't want to arouse the emotions of the five princesses' mothers.

The plum garden in the Weiyang Palace is at the back of the Weiyang Palace, because it is a late-blooming variety, at this time it is only a small bud.

Lingxi didn't let the palace people follow, and walked into the plum garden with her skirt up.

The plum garden of Weiyang Palace is very large, there is a rockery and a corridor in the plum garden, and there is a small Xuan that occupies a small area, but can be arranged but extremely windy, called Meixiang Pavilion.

When the Zhu family was there, whenever the plum blossoms bloomed in the plum garden, they would take the five princesses to live in the Meixiang Pavilion for a few days.

Lingxi stepped on the snow and approached Meixiang Pavilion, and saw a row of small footprints on the snow in front of Meixiangxuan from a distance. The small footprints lead to the depths of the plum garden, and there is no end in sight because of the plum trees.

Lingxi turned around and saw that Mei Xiangxuan's temple door was locked, so he lifted his skirt and looked for the row of small footprints.

It wasn't until he walked to the largest plum tree in the depths of the plum garden that Lingxi saw the fifth princess wearing a small aqua blue cloak.

The fifth princess squatted in the snow with her back to the rhino, and her two little hands were intently patting a small snowdrift on the snow. Because he didn't change his posture for a long time, a thin layer of snowflakes fell on his body.

Hearing the sound of stepping on the snow, the fifth princess did not look back, but said in an extremely cold voice, "You dog minion!" This princess said that this princess will leave in a while, and it will not delay you to close the palace gate. Come and quarrel with this princess again, and this princess will reward you with three precepts. ”

Lingxi took two more steps forward, squatted down, and reached out to stroke the snow that had fallen on the head of the fifth princess.

The small body of the fifth princess was stunned, and when she looked up and saw that it was Lingxi, she called out in a daze, "Mother." ”