The sky is getting brighter, the faint light enters the house, and the New Year's firecrackers outside are thundering.

Wen Xun'er grabbed the clothes on Xiao Jiwei's shoulder: "There are guests today, don't let me see anyone!" ”

Xiao Ji lowered her eyes, glanced at the red marks on her neck, and moved away.

Wen Xun'er frowned.

One night was not enough time for the medicinal power that Old Man Ji gave her to dissipate.

In addition to being clear-headed, his hands and feet gradually became a little disobedient, and this undoubtedly encouraged men.

At the end of the matter, Xiao Jiwei raised her eyes and asked her, "Are you willing?" ”

Wen Xun'er pinned her face to the bed and looked at the hazy sky outside the window: "If I say I'm reluctant, can you stop?" ”

Xiao Jiwei didn't speak.

Wen Xun'er retracted her gaze, met his gaze, was silent for a moment and stretched out her hand: "I only have one request, I can't give you a child, at least not now!" ”

Xiao Jiwei tightened his eyebrows, and in an instant, the whole person suddenly relaxed.

He had accumulated too much to refute Wen Xun'er's refusal, but the moment she agreed, all his strength seemed to be exhausted in an instant.

Stunned emotions swirled in his eyes, and equally stunned were the people who were close at hand.

Looking at each other, Xiao Jiwei was a little defeated.

Wen Xun'er stared at him for a moment, seeing that his face was flushed with a suspicious dark red, and immediately coughed lightly: "I want to take a bath!" ”

"Okay, I'll have someone bring hot water in."

Xiao Ji got up, grabbed his clothes and put them on, and then left the scene as if he had fled.

Wen Xun'er stared at the top of the bed and breathed a sigh of relief helplessly.

The next person brought hot water in, and Qiuyue was going to serve her and get up.

"I'll do it myself!"

Wen Xun'er hurriedly refused: "You put your clothes by the bathtub, wash me, I'll call you!" ”

When she changed her clothes, the two grandmothers looked at the faint marks on her neck, one by one, and they were very happy.

They chose the most appropriate clothes for Wen Xun'er according to today's occasion, and combed her with a bun that best suited her identity, and when all this was done, the sky was bright.

After Wen Xun'er summoned the housekeeper, repeatedly confirmed the process of today's banquet, and went to the kitchen to see it, Hongying suddenly hurried to the kitchen: "Princess, something happened!" ”

Wen Xun'er was there to check the ingredients to be used today, and looked at her strangely when she heard this: "What's wrong?" So flustered? ”

Red Tassel has never seen such a look.

"Come here!"

She pulled Wen Xun'er aside, and then lowered her voice and said, "That Li Gongzi of Dayan disappeared last night!" ”

Li Yunni...... Li Yun? Wen Xun'er's hand shook.

Hongying nodded: "Didn't the prince pull General Shen to play chess last night, after General Shen went back in the morning, he didn't notice anything unusual for a while because he was sleepy, until it was bright, and the next person didn't see Li Gongzi when he entered the house, so he informed General Shen that Li Gongzi had an accident!" ”

"Have you looked around? Do you have a clue? ”

"Nope!" Hong Ying replied, "There is no trace of struggle in the room, and Master Zhang's people have not noticed the whereabouts of any assassins, so it is suspected that the ghosts in our Prince's Mansion did it!" ”

"Does Your Highness know about this?"

Hongying nodded: "Lord Zhang has already gone to inform him!" ”

Wen Xun'er hurriedly came out of the kitchen and went straight to the front hall.

At this time, guests have already come to the Prince's Mansion one after another, and Xiao Jiwei should welcome guests in the front hall.

When she was on the way to the front hall, she bumped into Xiao Jiwei who was heading to the study, and Xiao Jiwei was followed by Shen Wei.

Shen Wei looked annoyed: "Blame me, if I went to my mother in time when I came back yesterday...... If you look in his room, you won't find it! ”

"Any clues?"

"Today's banquet is held in the house, and a large number of people in the house are in and out, but I am afraid that people have already moved out of the house!" Xiao Ji said dangerously.

Everyone's faces became solemn.

Wen Xun'er listened to the lively voice in the front hall, and her heart also hung up: "What should I do now?" Will the banquet continue? ”

"You continue the banquet in the mansion first, and we'll check!"

Xiao Jiwei looked at Shen Wei: "General Shen, don't worry, I know the seriousness of the situation, and I will do my best!" ”

Li Yunni is not just the simple son of the Great Yan Xiangguo, her real identity is the concubine of the Great Yan Emperor! If anything happens to her this time, not to mention that the negotiations between Dayan and Bei Han will be yellow, I am afraid that there will be a threat to the peace between the two countries.

Wen Xun'er's heart tightened, and she looked at Qiu Yue behind her: "Go and find the housekeeper!" ”

Let the housekeeper check on everyone who has entered and exited the prince's mansion today, on the other hand, the banquet is still going on, but in the face of the swarming guests, there must be someone to greet her, Xiao Jiwei must be unavailable now, and it is not appropriate for her to go alone, just when Wen Xun'er was at a loss, Hongying suddenly proposed: "Otherwise, I will go and invite King Gaoyang, right?" If he's here, he might be able to handle it for a while! ”

Wen Xun'er's eyes lit up, and she was no longer polite, and grabbed Hongying's hand: "Then there is Sister Lao Hongying!" ”

"You're welcome!"

Wen Xun'er came to the front hall, and the guests were immediately greeted by some lower-ranking officials and family members.

"Greetings to the crown princess! Crown Princess New Year auspicious! ”

The men saluted her.

Wen Xun'er tried hard to put on a smile: "Everyone is also happy for the New Year!" ”

Among the officials, with a child, Wen Xun'er immediately asked Qiu Yue to seal a red envelope: "Come, press the New Year's money." ”

The small red purse made in advance looks festive and auspicious, the first day of the new year is nothing more than a lottery head, and no one cares how much silver there is.

They received news that the crown princess intended to take a concubine for the prince this time!

Ordinary people take concubines, they are naturally not happy, but the concubines in the prince's mansion are different! Although she is a concubine, she will be an imperial concubine in the future! As long as you can become the imperial concubine, the children in the future will be eligible to compete for the throne, especially in Beihan, not by virtue of the identity of the eldest son, but by strength, in this way, the son of the imperial concubine is even more qualified!

Moreover, the crown princess, the head of the house and the future mother of the world, seems to be very easy to get along with, so marrying into the royal family is even more desirable!

Wen Xun'er naturally knew what these people were thinking when they looked at her.

She originally wanted to take advantage of today's selection of people, but Li Yunni's disappearance had left her with no energy to do this, and after greeting everyone, she went to the door to pick up the guests for a while, just hoping that Hongying would come back soon!

What I didn't expect was that Hongying came very quickly, and it was only half an hour, and she had already picked up someone!

Wen Xun'er saw Xiao Sheng, who was wrapped in a thick cloak behind the red tasseled horse, her eyes lit up, and she immediately stepped forward: "Brother, you're here!" ”

Xiao Sheng glanced at her, didn't speak, Hongying got off the horse first, and then stretched out his hand to help him dismount.

Facing the red tassel, Xiao Sheng really changed his face, and his eyes looked much warmer.

"Crown princess, leave it to me here, you can rest assured to go to the back kitchen!"

What she meant, the two of them knew by heart.

Wen Xun'er breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xiao Sheng: "Then it's bothering King Gaoyang!" ”

She bowed slightly, and then left with Qiuyue.

When she left, Hongying looked at Xiao Sheng: "Lord Wang, I owe you a favor today, but I also know that Lord Wang is weak, if you have any discomfort in receiving guests, just tell me!" ”

Xiao Sheng looked at her: "You have to follow me!" ”

Hongying responded: "Okay! ”

With Hongying by his side, Xiao Sheng looked at it and cooperated a lot, and saw that the guests also nodded in response, which made the boulder pressed by Hongying's heart loosen a little.

I just don't know what's going on with the princess!

Wen Xun'er was listening to the housekeeper's report.

"The people who came in and out today are all here, according to the princess's orders, these people who have not come back for the time being!"

When the banquet is held in the house, there will naturally be the purchase of ingredients, but not everyone will send things over according to the original time, and there is no phone in this era, it is inevitable that someone will need to urge and confirm, and when the banquet is actually operated, there will definitely be some unexpected situations that have not been thought of before, so there will be temporary purchases or something, which will also increase some people who go out of the house.

And there are also some workers who used to go out of the palace to transport garbage, discard unnecessary things, or some other workers when the Prince's Mansion was operating.

Wen Xun'er counted the list, the number is not small, and it is difficult to find out in a short time.

"Do you know all these people?"

The housekeeper nodded: "They are all subordinates in the house, and there are no irrelevant people!" ”

Wen Xun'er focused on finding a few people who were transporting supplies out of the house: "Check the whereabouts of these people, ask the people who are close to them, what is wrong with their behavior in the past two days?" ”

The housekeeper agreed, and immediately took the list to investigate.

But when he returned half an hour later, he found nothing.

Wen Xun'er had a headache.

Li Yunni is not like her, she is a serious boudoir lady, delicate, powerless, and beautiful, if the murderer discovers her identity as a woman, I don't know if she can be safe.

What's more, the imperial concubine of a country was kidnapped by gangsters overnight, if such news reaches Dayan, with Dayan's strictness to women, I am afraid that my reputation will be damaged, so I want her in the past!

It's just that Li Yunni is even worse than her, she is just a daughter of a general, and she can't go to any elegant halls, so the gossip of outsiders can't hurt her, but Li Yunni is different, she is not only from a famous family, but also a princess of the dynasty, and she values her reputation more seriously than her.

It is imperative that she be found as soon as possible!

Time passed little by little, and there were finally more and more guests, following the arrival of several uncles, the emperor also brought Concubine Li to the prince's mansion, Wen Xun'er had no time to stay in the backyard, so he could only go to the front hall to greet him.

Xiao Jiwei also came out.

But looking at his appearance, you can see that things have not progressed much.

"Well done!"

The banquet was arranged by Wen Xun'er in the garden of the Prince's Mansion, and the place to eat was in the octagonal pavilion.

Some of those pavilions were improvised, while others were already there, and it took a lot of work to toss around.

But this design is quite ingenious for a banquet, first of all, the design of the main seat!

Wen Xun'er bypassed the arrangement of the entire pavilion in a circle with all points in the middle, that is to say, the center of the circle is the main seat, and then the other seats arranged in accordance with the circle, so that in addition to the main seat, the rest of the seats are all blurred in the primary and secondary, which is for those who are secretly vying for status and grabbing the seat all day and night, I don't know how many disputes are missing, after all, the circular arrangement of the seats, where is the upper position, everything depends on which direction the emperor sits!

However, according to the etiquette of entering the table, the emperor will only be the latest to enter the table, so whether he can sit on the top seat or not depends on luck!

I don't know how many people raised their eyebrows with this move.

Obviously, the emperor also likes this arrangement, and even Concubine Li on the side is appreciative: "The crown princess has a heart!" ”

Wen Xun'er smiled and invited them to take a seat.

Behind the two of them, Xiao Muke looked left and right, and said strangely: "What about the two envoys of Dayan?" Why don't you see them? ”

Xiao Ji's eyes were stunned, and Wen Xun'er hurriedly explained: "They said that they would live alone in their own courtyard, so they wouldn't come out!" ”

Xiao Muke nodded: "Okay, then I'll go to them after eating!" ”

Wen Xun'er looked at Xiao Jiwei, Xiao Jiwei shook her head and motioned for her to come to the table.

There are too many enemies among the guests present today, especially the Northwest Qin King, if they catch the handle, it will definitely disrupt the situation, if that's the case, the scene will really be impossible to deal with, after all, the first step now is to find Li Yunni, and Zhang Yuan has already taken someone to search secretly!

Wen Xun'er nodded, and could only follow him to the table.

I have to say that Xiao Jiwei is indeed the kind of person who is good at disguise, and throughout the banquet, he answered fluently and calmly, unlike her, who was somewhat distracted.

"What's wrong? What's uncomfortable? ”

She sat next to Concubine Li, who sensed that something was wrong with her and asked her.

Wen Xun'er hurriedly shook her head: "No, it's just that I may not have slept well last night!" ”

Concubine Li's gaze swept over the placket of her clothes, revealing a hint of clarity: "Although you are the crown princess, you can just have the prince here, but if you are uncomfortable with the banquet later, you can go to rest first, and you don't have to participate in the later events!" ”

Since the banquet is naturally held for one day, there will be various performances after lunch, but as Concubine Li said, she can indeed leave early.

Wen Xun'er nodded.

If Xiao Ji is in danger, it will be the same for her to watch, if there is any news, she can tell him as soon as possible!

Seeing that the banquet was about to end, Wen Xun'er also planned to evacuate as soon as possible, but at this time, Xiao Yuanjie, the son of King Beiqin, suddenly got up from his seat and asked the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, today's banquet in the Prince's Mansion is quite satisfactory, but my nephew heard that the two envoys of this Dayan are also in the Prince's Mansion, why didn't he see them come out to participate in the banquet?" ”

Xiao Jiwei responded with a smile on the side: "Yuan Jie doesn't know, they don't understand the language, and they don't like many people, so they didn't come!" ”

"Really?" Xiao Yuanjie smiled, "But how did I receive the news that the two envoys of this Great Yan did not like to come, but because one of them was taken away and his whereabouts are unknown?" ”

"Abducted? Missing? Xiao Muke, who was eating, put down his chopsticks suddenly, "Xiao Yuanjie, you make it clear, who was taken captive?" ”

Xiao Yuanjie was about to set off the atmosphere alone, but he didn't expect Xiao Muke to stand up, and he immediately smiled: "It seems to be that Li?" ”

"Li Gongzi?" Xiao Muke was shocked and looked at Xiao Jiwei, "Brother Prince, is it true?" Li Gongzi was taken captive? ”

Xiao Jiwei glanced at her, and then looked at Xiao Yuanjie: "I don't even know the news, how did you know?" ”

"Don't care how I know!" Xiao Yuanjie stared at him, "Since the envoys of the Great Yan came to our Beihan, you have always been the receptionist, if they have an accident in your prince's mansion, prince, you have to give us an explanation for Beihan!" ”

The sound of "pop" was the sound of chopsticks falling heavily on the table, and the emperor looked at Xiao Yuanjie, "Today, the first day of the Lunar New Year, what do you want to do?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not that the dog wants to stir up trouble, but that this matter is very important, if the envoy of the Great Yan really has an accident in our Beihan, the consequences will be unimaginable!" King Beiqin stood up.

Seeing that King Beiqin said this, King Xiqin on the side also echoed: "This is not simple, this is the Prince's Mansion, and the two envoys live in the Prince's Mansion, if they are safe and sound, wouldn't it be good to come out and walk around?" ”

The emperor did not speak with a calm face.

King Xiqin turned his gaze to Xiao Jiwei: "Prince, this request shouldn't be a provocation, right?" ”

Xiao Jiwei responded with a smile: "Naturally, it's not counted, but it's unfortunate, because it's the first day of the new year, early in the morning, the two envoys want to take a look at the customs of our Beihan, so they went out, and I'm afraid that they won't be able to find it back for a while." ”

"It's okay, big deal, let's wait!" Xiao Yuanjie said.

The emperor immediately looked at him: "What are you waiting for?" If something really happens to someone, the prince will give everyone an explanation, but if the person is fine, Yuan Jie, if you behave like this, you must ask carefully, what do you want? ”

Xiao Yuanjie was stunned, and the king of Beiqin on the side immediately pulled him to sit down: "Okay, I don't know where I heard the news of catching the wind and shadows, your majesty, don't have a look at him anyway, there will be a lantern tomorrow, if the two envoys are safe and sound, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will bring them here, and he is not in a hurry at this time!" ”

Xiao Ji bowed slightly: "King Beiqin, rest assured, definitely!" ”

With the influence of this incident, the emperor did not seem to be very happy, and he sat down for a long time and left.

The others didn't dare to touch the moldy head of the prince's mansion, and when the emperor left, they also left, and when everyone dispersed, someone chased Xiao Jiwei's side: "Brother Prince, tell you the truth, Li Gongzi is not in the mansion?" ”

"Not there." Xiao Ji said lightly.

"And where did he go?"

Xiao Jiwei glanced at her: "It's not early, you hurry back to the palace, as for your question, there will be an answer tomorrow." ”

Xiao Muke should not: "If you don't want to say, I'll ask myself!" ”

She stepped forward, but Chunsheng stopped her: "Princess, you better go back to the palace first!" ”

"Get out of the way!"

Xiao Mu could see that he refused to admit it, and immediately stretched out his hand to hit him, but on the side, Xiao Ji grabbed her wrist: "I let you go back to the palace, can't you hear it?" ”

Xiao Muke pouted aggrievedly: "I just want to know if he is safe, is this also wrong?" ”

Wen Xun'er took a step forward: "Princess, Your Highness suffered from the wind and cold yesterday and suffered from it all morning, and she is already very uncomfortable, is there anything we can talk about tomorrow?" ”

Xiao Muke looked at her: "I just want to know if Li Gongzian is not safe, is it so difficult?" Or is something really wrong with him? ”

Xiao Muke's eyes widened suddenly.

"Nope!" Wen Xun'er denied it, "She went out with General Shen, don't worry, we will definitely take her to see the lights tomorrow!" ”

"Really?" Xiao Muke was skeptical, "Okay, anyway, it's tomorrow, then I'll wait for you!" You will surely bring him! ”