In the afternoon, Hua Lanyao and others had to go to various places to raise food and wages.

Ning Shangmo was given special care because she was pregnant, and she stayed at the relief station, because people would come to ask for help from time to time.

At dusk, Ning Shangmo came out of the slamming door. I saw a lot of errands passing by on the road, and I didn't know what was going on, so I asked the shopkeeper of the tea stall next to me about the reason.

The shopkeeper of the tea stall told her that she had heard that a child had been lost on the front street, and she had been looking for it for most of the afternoon but could not find it, and even the Praetorian Guards had been dispatched.

Ning Shangmo heard this, and hurriedly asked whose child it was.

The shopkeeper shook his head and replied: "I don't know this, but judging from the scale of the search, it should be the son of a big family who is lost. ”

After Ning Shangmo heard this, he somehow felt heavy in his heart and depressed.

As for the reason, she couldn't figure out for a while, it was because the words of the tea stall shopkeeper were full of dissatisfaction with the government's dislike of the poor and the love of the rich, or something else, and then walked back sullenly, and along the way, she could always meet a small team of officers and soldiers.

She thought to herself, she must be looking for a child, right?

It's getting dark at the moment, but I hope the child can find it sooner. Otherwise, his family should be in a hurry.

Somehow, Ning Shangmo remembered the little stone at home, and the innocent and cute little appearance was really cute. When I think of Xiao Shi, I remember that today is his birthday, and I should have celebrated him.

But to eat the war at the border pass, you need to prepare a lot of grain and grass, military salaries, and the whole court is raising donations, so naturally you can't be extravagant and wasteful at this time, so you can only let Ning Yiming take him out to play as compensation.

Ning Shangmo thought so, and didn't feel that the steps under her feet were speeding up and rushing back, she estimated that they were afraid that they would have returned home.

As soon as I entered the gate of Ning Mansion, I happened to see Ning Er walking out in a hurry.

Ning Shangmo asked aloud, "Ning Yi and they are back?" ”

Ning Er saw that she was a little nervous, shook his head and replied, "Miss, I'm sorry, I don't know." ”

Ning Shangmo didn't doubt him, and waved his hand at Ning Er, "You go get busy." ”

When Ning Er heard this, he turned around and fled as if he were leaving.

His behavior made Ning Shangmo suspicious, Ning Er was also the housekeeper of Ning Mansion, and he had always been very familiar with her, what was wrong with him today, seeing him so flustered, as if he was afraid of her.

Ning Shangmo continued to walk towards Dongyuan with a stomach full of doubts, who knew that as soon as he entered the Hanging Flower Gate, he saw the bamboo leaves coming up.

Ning Shangmo hurriedly asked, "Zhuye, where are you going?" ”

Zhu Ye replied loudly: "Miss, I came out to find you." ”

"Looking for me?" Ning Shangmo asked puzzledly, "What happened at home?" ”

Zhu Ye hurriedly waved his hand, pretending to smile easily: "It's something over there in the Ming Mansion, let's go back quickly." ”

"What's the matter?" The puzzlement on Ning Shangmo's face deepened.

"Today is the anniversary of the Ming Mansion, since Ming Xiang is not at home, of course Miss will preside over it." Bamboo Leaf laughed out loud.

Ning Shangmo couldn't help but nod when she heard this, she was the daughter-in-law of the Ming family, since Ming Qingyan was not at home, she should indeed preside over it, but why did she tell her when it was dark?

She felt that there must be an article in it, and a faint feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.

"Who is in the Ming Mansion to inform you about this?" Ning Shangmo couldn't help but have doubts in his heart and continued to ask.

"Yes, it's the old housekeeper of the Ming Mansion." Zhu Ye avoided Ning Shangmo's questioning eyes and replied.

When Ning Shangmo heard this, he immediately sneered: "Okay, you little hoof, come and pretend to be a ghost in front of me, say!" What happened in the mansion today, what did you ask me to go back to the Ming Mansion to hide? ”

The Ming Mansion is located in the middle of nowhere, on the edge of the Imperial City, unlike the Ning Mansion, where there is any wind and grass on the street, you can know.

Hearing her say this, Zhuye couldn't help but murmur, "I know that Miss is not easy to fool, they prefer me to come out......"

Ning Shangmo's ominous premonition deepened, she didn't have the mood and time to listen to Zhuye's nonsense, interrupted her self-talk and shouted: "Little hoof, tell me quickly, what happened." ”

Only then did Zhu Ye say loudly: "I said that I couldn't hide it, they had to let me hide it for a while." Maybe you found it? ”

Ning Shangmo listened to her clueless words, thinking of the situation on the street, he chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "It can't be that the little stone is lost, right?" ”

"Ahh Miss, you know everything? I knew how could I not hide this from Miss? Only then did Zhu Ye put away the light breeze on his face, and said with a painful face: "Xiao Shi lost it when he was playing with Ning Yi and Mingmei on the street in the afternoon. ”

Ning Shangmo's face sank when he heard this, and he asked unhappily, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" What the hell is going on? ”

Zhu Ye told her what had happened.

It turned out that Ning Yi and Mingmei took Xiaoshi to watch jugglers, listen to plays, eat, and go to the lake to take a boat. Little Stone is a pleasure to play. Later, on East Street, Xiaoshi wanted to eat sugar gourds, so Ning Yi went to buy them for him, and asked him and Mingmei to sit on the side of the road and wait.

Who knows, there is another candy seller in the distance.

Mingmei saw that Xiaoshi wanted to eat, so she asked him to continue to sit on the side of the road and wait, and she went there to buy it for him.

Xiaoshi played all afternoon, and he was also tired. After all, children don't have as much energy as adults, and they tend to be tired. Therefore, Mingmei saw that there were many people who bought candy, and she was reluctant to let him queue up with her.

As a result, when Mingmei bought back the candy man, the little stone was gone.

At first, Mingmei thought that Xiaoshi was deliberately playing with her and scaring her, but no matter how she shouted, she couldn't see Xiaoshi come out, so she was frightened. She hurriedly asked the people around her if they had seen where the little stone had gone, but no one saw it.

Just when she was crying anxiously, Ning Yi came back.

The two of them didn't find the little stone, so they had to go back to Ningfu to report the news.

After Ning Er heard this, he was afraid that Ning Shangmo would be in a hurry, so he didn't let them report to her, but quietly reported to the official, and hid it from Ning Shangmo, wanting to find the little stone before Ning Shangmo found out.

However, until now, the small stone has not been found.

After listening to Zhu Ye's story, Ning Shangmo knew that it was useless to be angry now, and they were also good for her. He didn't say anything more, and went straight to the main hall.

Everyone was trying to find a way to talk about this time, and they were all surprised to see her come in.

Hua Lanyao asked Xiang Zhuye with some displeasure: "Why didn't you take your young lady to the Ming Mansion?" I'm still waiting over there. ”

Zhu Ye smiled helplessly at her: "Miss already knows, I can't hide this matter." ”

Hua Lanyao then walked to Ning Shangmo and comforted her softly: "Mo'er, don't worry, don't worry, I believe we will find Xiaoshi, you can rest assured now." You know the art of medicine, you should understand that in the first trimester, the fetus has not yet sat firmly and must be ......"

Ning Shangmo was anxious in his heart, couldn't listen to his tirade, interrupted her impatiently, and said loudly: "I will pay attention to my own affairs." Tell me how you're going to find the rocks? At this time, I haven't found it, but I am afraid that I have been abducted by human traffickers or kidnapped. ”

Hearing her say this, Liu finally couldn't hold back his cry: "We have no enemies and no money, what good can we do by kidnapping Xiaoshi?" Don't be abducted by human traffickers, so, after all these times, I'm afraid that I have already left the imperial city. My son, you have a miserable life, and you are just getting sick, and this is happening again. How are you going to let me and your daddy live? ”

Ning Yi and Mingmei blamed themselves even more bitterly, and they knelt down to make amends to Liu: "It's all our fault, we didn't take a good look at the little stone, we should die, so let's continue to go out to find it." ”

Liu endured his grief, hurriedly pulled them up, shook his head and cried: "Maybe my son deserves this catastrophe, and it has nothing to do with the two of you." ”

Ning Shangmo pondered for a moment and said aloud: "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, Ning Yiming, you continue to go to the vicinity where Xiaoshi was lost, and ask if anyone has seen his whereabouts while it is still dark." ”

Ning Yimei wiped away her tears, nodded and agreed, and left.

Ning Shangmo said to Hua Lanyao and Mo Bai again: "Hua Lanyao went to the yamen, looked for Sun Zhutou, and led people to guard the four city gates together, everyone who went out of the city must be strictly checked, and don't let go of anything that can hold a child." Mo Bai, you go to your friends in the rivers and lakes and ask them to help you find it. ”

The two of them also agreed, and were about to leave, when Ning Shangmo remembered something: "Do you have a portrait of the little stone?" ”

Both of them nodded at the same time, "We both have several with us." ”

"Okay, then you can go." Ning Shangmo nodded.

Then she said to Ning Er and the eldest princess of Xiliang and his wife: "Ning Er, you go to the government office to ask for a search for documents, and then take people to search door to door in the imperial city with Brother Qin and Sister Qin. Remember, a good student means that the situation should not disturb the people. ”

The three of them also took the order.

After ordering all this, Ning Shangmo felt a little tired. She sat on the couch and continued to think about what else she needed to do.

After a few moments, she stood up and walked out.

"Miss, where are you going?" Zhu Ye hurriedly asked.

"Don't go with me." Ning Shangmo threw down a sentence and went out without looking back.

How could Zhu Ye let her go out alone, now that Ning Shangmo is pregnant, if there is any mistake, no one can bear this responsibility.

So she and Zhu Qing glanced at each other, and the two hurriedly ran to follow.

Ning Shangmo's steps became more and more hurried, and Zhu Qing was very worried and persuaded: "Miss, you walk slowly, it's dark and take care of your steps." ”

Ning Shangmo not only didn't listen, but reprimanded loudly: "Didn't you not let you follow?" Why did you follow again? ”

"Miss, we are really not at ease, besides, we are intimate maids when you go out, if you don't follow, it will be our sin. Besides, this black light blinds the ......"

Zhu Ye's words deliberately did not continue, and the steps under his feet did not stop, and he Zhu Qing followed closely behind Ning Shangmo.

Ning Shangmo had no choice but to let them follow, she could go alone to the yamen, and it was indeed unruly to go where to go without a maid when she got off the yamen. Besides, she knew that they were worried about her and couldn't get rid of her, so she didn't bother to speak.