Not long after lying down, Ning Shangmo fell asleep.

I was sleeping soundly, and suddenly I heard a noise outside. She hurriedly got up from the bed and asked in a loud voice, "Zhuqing, what's going on outside?" ”

Zhu Qing walked in and replied, "The house is out of water." ”

Ning Shangmo couldn't help but be taken aback, "Walking water? How can the house be waterlogged? Is it serious? ”

Zhu Qing shook his head and replied: "It shouldn't be serious, it seems that Xiyuan has gone out of the water, and I don't know what the specific situation is." ”

Ning Shangmo nodded and responded, "Let's go out and have a look." ”

As a result, as soon as she walked into the courtyard, she found that the direction of Xiyuan was full of flames, thick smoke billowing out, and she was choking. The room was well sealed, so I didn't smell it.

"It's too big, isn't it?" She couldn't help but scream and walked towards Xiyuan.

Zhu Qing hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her and persuaded: "Miss, don't go over, it's too dangerous, it's better to be safe in this East Garden." ”

There is a small river between the East Garden and the West Garden, so the fire will not burn to this side.

When the Prime Minister's Mansion was built, he took a fancy to this living water, led it to the mansion, and just passed through the mansion. The East Garden and the West Garden are on both sides of this living water.

Zeng Ming Qingyan lived in the East Garden, while Ning Shangmo lived in the West Garden. Since Ning Shangmo also lived in the East Garden, the West Garden has been idle.

Now there is a fire, but thanks to this living water, although the fire is very large, it has not burned here.

Ning Shangmo wanted to go to Xiyuan to check, but Zhuqing tried his best to dissuade him, the fire over there was still burning, and it was not saved, and it was very dangerous in the past.

Just when the two were at a stalemate, Ning Shangmo saw a figure flashing, and someone came to them, she thought it was Ming Qingyan. I couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't go to put out the fire, what are you doing here?" ”

The man didn't speak, she was about to look up, but she didn't expect to smell a strange fragrance, and secretly screamed in her heart, this is some kind of ** fragrance, and hurriedly held her breath, but it was too late.

First, Zhu Qing's body fell softly, and before she could reach out to help, her body was also weak and fell uncontrollably. Just when she was about to lose consciousness, she looked at the man, but her eyes were foggy, and she couldn't see his face clearly, but she guessed intuitively that it should be Chu Yue.

Too late to think more, she fell into a coma.

Ming Qingyan was working in the Yamen of the Admiral of Jiumen, and the Ming and Qing dynasties came to report that the house was drained and the West Garden was burned.

When Ming heard this, he immediately asked anxiously, "Is Dongyuan okay?" What about Madame? Where is she? It's all right, right? ”

"It should be fine, when I was fighting the fire in Xiyuan, I didn't see Mrs., she should still be sleeping in Dongyuan. When the fire first started, I once went to Dongyuan to find my wife, and Ming and Qing said that she was still sleeping, so I didn't wake her up. Anyway, through the flow of water, the fire can't burn over there. Ming Qing explained.

Ming lightly listened to it, so he nodded reassuringly and returned to the prime minister's mansion with Ming and Qing.

The fire was very big, and everything that could be burned in Xiyuan was basically burned out. Ming Qingyan couldn't help frowning when he looked at Dongyuan's mess, "Didn't find out what caused the fire?" ”

Mingyu shook his head and said: "I didn't find it, usually there is no one here in Dongyuan, and the preliminary estimate may be caused by candles." ”

"Candle flames? Candles during the day? Ming Qingyan was obviously dissatisfied with this statement, and his brows furrowed even deeper.

"There's only one here who comes on patrol, and no one lives here. It is likely that the candle flame was not extinguished last night, and it was blown down by the wind today, which caused the fire. Mingyu hurriedly explained: "But this is also speculation, and there is no definite evidence." ”

Ming commanded in a deep voice: "I want a clear result, don't speculate like this." ”

After speaking, he looked at Ming and Qing: "You are responsible for the reconstruction of the West Garden, and you will rebuild a West Garden according to the original appearance." In the future, no matter whether there is anyone living here or not, people will be sent to keep vigil. ”

Ming Qingmingyu bowed down and responded: "Obey." ”

Ming lightly arranged everything here, and then walked towards Dongyuan.

Zhu Ye was watering the flowers in the courtyard, and when he saw him walk in, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Xiangye is back?" Isn't our young lady with you? ”

Ming Qingyan exploded as soon as he heard this, and asked rhetorically, "Madame is not at home?" Where did she go? ”

When Zhuye heard him ask, he couldn't help but be frightened, Miss is not at home? She also thought that the young lady had seen the fire in Xiyuan and went over there.

When the fire broke out, she was not in Dongyuan, and something happened to go to the front door.

Seeing her stupid look, Ming Qingyan couldn't help but say angrily: "Where has Madam gone, you don't know?" In this way, you don't know when she left Dongyuan, do you? ”

It was the first time that Zhu Ye saw such a big fire in his light words, and knew that something might be serious. Because of fear, his voice trembled a little: "I, I have something to do in front of me, and when I go out, Zhuqing guards Miss, and she is still sleeping." ”

As soon as Ming Qingyan heard this, he had an ominous premonition in his heart, and it was likely that something had happened to Ning Shangmo.

Thinking like this, he couldn't help but shout anxiously: "Don't look for it yet?" If you can't find your young lady, you don't have to come back. ”

Zhuye hurriedly agreed and ran out.

Ming Qingyan also walked out and instructed his family to look for Ning Shangmo in the whole mansion.

However, Ren searched the entire Prime Minister's Mansion and did not find Ning Shangmo.

There is no sign of burning people in Xiyuan, so Ning Shangmo should not be in the mansion.

If she is not in the house, where can she go? There is a fire in the house, where can she go?

Along with her disappeared was Zhuqing.

But in the end, Zhuqing was found outside the wall of the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

She was lying unconscious on the ground, and her body showed no signs of being violated.

After being rescued, she looked at everyone in surprise and asked, "What's wrong with me?" How did it end up here? What about Miss? ”

Ming asked in a deep voice, "Think about it carefully, when did you fall into a coma?" Who was you with before you fell unconscious and where? ”

Zhu Qing thought hard, she muttered: "I only remember that there was a fire, and Miss woke up to see the firefighters, so I stopped her." Then I smelled a scent, and then I didn't know anything. ”

"A scent? Where does the scent come from? Ming asked vigilantly.

Zhu Qing thought hard again, and continued: "It seems, it seems that someone is coming, but I didn't see who it was, I thought it was you." I really can't remember the rest of it. ”

Ming Qingyan heard her say this, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's my negligence, thinking that Tuoba Yanling has been arrested and will be fine, so the mansion will be negligent in taking precautions, it should be someone sneaking into the mansion to make trouble." The fire was definitely not gratuitous. ”

Ming Qing asked aloud: "The fire was set by the person who kidnapped the lady?" Did he use a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain? ”

Ming nodded lightly, it should be like this. Everyone went to fight the fire, and that person could smoothly enter the East Garden and take Ning Shangmo and Zhuqing out of the courtyard wall.

It's just that why he suddenly gave up Ming and Qing and just took Ning Shangmo away, I don't know.

"Who the hell is that? Tuoba Yanling is in prison, is it her accomplice? Mingyu asked to herself.

Ming shook his head lightly and said loudly: "I'm afraid it won't be Tuoba Yanling's person, but someone else." ”

As for who it was, he couldn't guess it for a while, but it could be ruled out that it was Tuoba Yanling's person, if she still had helpers, Zhu'er should know and wouldn't hide it.

Then Ning Shangmo has only a limited number of people offended, except for Tuoba Yanling, and then there are Wu Qin's abolished princes and Chu Yue.

The abolished prince of Wu Qin is dead, and Emperor Wu Qin has no intention of avenging him, will it be his people who will help him avenge? Ming Qingyan is not sure, and Chu Yue is also very likely.

If it was in Chu Yue's hands, maybe Ning Shangmo would not be in danger for the time being, and he would not kill her. If it falls into the hands of Wu Qin's abolished prince, then it is difficult to say.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel anxious, and shouted, "What are you all doing in a daze? Hurry up and find it for me. ”

After saying that, he went outside the courtyard wall of the back garden by himself and carefully looked at the clues that might be left, but he did not find them.

He could only come to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion again to report the case, so the servants of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion launched a new round of search.

However, Ning Shangmo was like air, disappearing, without a trace.

As time passed, Ming Qingyan became more and more anxious.

The people who had been sent out to find and inquire about the news had all returned, and there was not a single clue.

He couldn't help despairing, who had kidnapped Ning Shangmo?

Is she still in the city? But where is it hidden?

At all levels of the imperial city, she was not seen leaving the city. Ning Shangmo is the eldest princess of Da Ling, the wife of the prime minister, and the eldest lady and shopkeeper of Ning Ji, the richest man in Da Ling, so people everywhere know her.

The search on the periphery of the imperial city was also fruitless, and Ming Qingyan judged that it was very likely that Ning Shangmo was not taken out of the city at all, and was still hidden somewhere in the city, and the focus of the search in the future should still be in the imperial city.

Subsequently, he led people to search house by house, and issued a notice that if anyone knew where the eldest princess of Shangmo was hidden, those who provided clues would be rewarded.

Many people in the imperial city have received the favor of Ning Shangmo, especially the families of those border soldiers, who are even more grateful to her, and when they heard that she was missing, they were very anxious and spontaneously participated in the search.

Soon, Ming Qingyan got a message.

Someone came to report that a few days ago, a young man had come to his house with his sick wife to borrow it. And the man was very heavenly, and he stayed in his house for three days, and gave him thirty taels of silver, and told him not to tell anyone that they had lived in his house.

As soon as Ming said this, he immediately asked people to show them Chu Yue's portrait.

The man immediately nodded and said, "It's him, it's this young man who came with a little lady." ”

Ming Qingyan couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he heard this, since Ning Shangmo was taken away by Chu Yue, it should be safe for the time being, and there would be no danger. In order to confirm, he showed Ning Shangmo's portrait to the man and asked him if this woman was with that man.

The man said that he did not see the woman, that she was veiled over her face, and that she had not been out since she entered the room, and that the man had taken care of her food, drink, and sleep. The man didn't let the woman see at all, and he didn't let people in to disturb her.

Once, when his woman came in to bring them food, he did not knock on the door, and he gave him a meal, thinking that she had seen the woman's appearance. Also threatened her.