Unconsciously.

Wei Changming and his entourage, who had been searching in the city for a long time, under the leadership of the third prince, had already asked several merchants in a row.

But after the shopkeepers saw Cui Tingyun's portrait, they all just shook their heads and replied: "I'm sorry, the third prince, I haven't seen it." ”

The third prince frowned and thought, and suddenly thought of something.

"Let's go to the city gate and ask the guards guarding it, since there is no sign of her in the city, maybe she went out of the city during the day."

"Makes sense." Wei Changming nodded, "Then let's hurry over." ”

"Follow me!"

East City Gate.

"Third prince, we haven't seen the woman in the portrait."

The defenders of the East Gate shook their heads after looking at the portrait.

"If you take a closer look, maybe you've seen it and forgotten it." The third prince did not give up and continued to ask.

"The third prince doesn't have to laugh." The guard hugged his fists and said, "The woman in the painting is so beautiful, if our brothers see it today, they will definitely not forget it." ”

"Do you have a changing of the guard today?" The third prince asked.

"Back to the three princes, some of the brothers in the East Gate have gone back to their hometowns to visit relatives today, so it has always been a few of us who are in charge."

"Okay, good work."

The defenders saluted and continued to go up to the city wall to take duty.

West City Gate.

The defenders also denied it after looking at the portrait.

"Third prince, this woman did not leave the city from here."

"I see." The three princes just wanted to put away the portrait.

At this moment, several soldiers who had changed the guard came and passed by the crowd who were about to leave.

"Hey, isn't that the girl?"

When one of the changing of the guard passed by, he skimmed the woman in the portrait.

"Huh? You've seen it. ”

The Third Prince stopped.

Only then did the people who changed the guard realize that it was the third prince in civilian clothes, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"Three, three princes."

"It's okay, get up, did you really see the woman in the portrait?" The third prince said solemnly, "You can't talk nonsense. ”

The soldier who spoke heard the words and once again carefully looked at the portrait.

A moment later.

"Back to the third prince, you should, you should have seen it."

"Where did she go? When did you see it? ”

Cold sweat broke out on the soldier's forehead.

"It's just afternoon, but this girl is being carried out of the city."

"It was me who was standing guard at the time, and I was closer, and when I saw that the girl was unconscious and unconscious, I was more curious, so I secretly glanced at it a few times and saw her appearance."

"Presumptuous!"

The third prince suddenly became angry.

It wasn't long ago that I had assured Miss Xu of the security of the Imperial City, and the next second it happened.

Isn't this a loss of face?

"What kind of place is our imperial city, how can there be such a thing of robbing people's daughters? You don't ask too much, you stop more, and you are allowed to go out of the city? ”

When the soldier saw this, he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down.

"The third prince, I, we don't dare to stop her, she is, yes, yes and ······"

"And what! Say it! The third prince spoke in a rare serious tone.

"It's with the four princes."

The third prince's face gradually became gloomy.

"Fourth brother, it's really yours, the schedule is really tight."

Xiao Yu'er also said angrily: "I just said that this person is not a good thing!" ”

"Everyone, I apologize to you for my fourth brother, and I will be responsible for this matter to the end."

The third prince turned to look down at the soldier again.

"Tell me everything you know."

The soldier's face turned white with fright.

"Third prince, I, that's all I know."

"Huh?" The third prince suddenly glared at the soldiers defending the city.

"And, there's more."

"What else?"

"It's that the fourth prince returned to the city after a while, and there was no time for half a burnt incense, but when he came back, the girl was gone."

"Stand down."

"Yes!" The soldier was relieved and hurriedly ran away.

"It's too wide outside the city to look for a needle in a haystack."

The three princes looked at everyone.

"Let's go and ask the fourth brother himself what he said, when the incense is half burned, there shouldn't be anything that happens."

"Hmm."

Outside the East Palace of the Four Princes.

A guard stops the group as they try to enter.

"I'm sorry, the third prince, the fourth prince has rested, and all matters will be discussed tomorrow."

"I said, I have something to find him, get out of the way."

The guard was speechless, but the act of holding the saber in his hand already showed his attitude.

"Get out of the way!"

"Third prince, please respect yourself."

"Someone."

More than a dozen guards appeared behind the third prince, tying up the guards who were blocking the road.

"Today, I have something important to do."

After entering the East Palace, the palace maids along the road couldn't avoid it when they saw the mighty Three Princes and their party.

Finally, someone stepped forward.

The middle-aged man in the chief manager's costume received the news that the third prince had broken into the palace, and hurriedly came, and stepped forward to ask: "Meet the third prince, it's so late, what's the matter?" ”

"Where's the fourth brother?"

The middle-aged man's expression flickered.

"Back to the third prince, the fourth prince has rested today."

"Then let him get up and see me, I have something to look for him."

The middle-aged man hesitated.

"Third prince, what's not as good as us ······ tomorrow"

"Hmph." The third prince suddenly looked displeased.

"I'm already here, and he won't even come out to see me?"

Then he ignored it and moved on.

"Since you don't go, I'll find it myself."

"Hey, Third Prince."

The chief manager just wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the guards behind the third prince.

"Third prince, this is not appropriate. It is a sin to trespass on someone else's dormitory. ”

"Whether it's wrong or not, I'll judge for myself."

"Three princes, three princes!" The tied chief shouted eagerly.

And they came to the gate of the resting palace.

"Fourth brother, don't you know your third brother's breath, why didn't I come out to greet you when I walked to the door?"

There was no word for a while.

"Fourth brother, if you don't say anything, I'll come in."

"Bang dang."

The door of the dormitory was pushed open by the three princes.

There was silence in the room, not a single light from the lights.

"The fourth brother is not here."

The third prince's eyes narrowed.

"It seems that the manager just now is hiding something."

Then turn around.

"Let's go, go find him."

The group returned to the steward's office.

"The ······· of the Three Princes"

"You don't need to say more."

The third prince interrupted the chief steward's words and made a gesture.

"Two choices. One, continue to conceal it, I will personally go to the fourth brother and send you to the criminal department later. ”

Hearing the words of the third prince, the chief steward was a little panicked.

The criminal department of the Li Imperial City is well-known in the palace.

As long as any corrupt official enters, he will die or die.

It is rumored that the cruel criminal laws are used to deal with the most vicious people.

"Two, tell me everything you know, and I'll take it lightly."

The manager had a complicated expression.

The fourth prince is not a benevolent person, and if he knew that this matter was leaked by himself, he probably wouldn't be able to please him.

But the three princes have already arrived.

Alas, let's settle the matter at hand first.

The chief manager sighed and said, "The four princes are in ······"

City gates.

"The Three Princes."

"Open the door."

The guards didn't dare to ask more, and hurriedly opened the city gate.

Don't guess too much about the affairs of the royal family, it is the criterion for your own life.

The three princes who were walking outside the city had a grim expression.

"Fourth brother, you really know how to hide Jiao in the golden house."