Zhao Wangshu summoned people as soon as possible.

Zhao Wanning's whereabouts are unknown now, and if she delays for a moment, she will be more dangerous.

"The county lord is missing?" Qi Zhen was still a little fugue, but when he heard the news, he immediately bounced: "How could it be missing?" I met her out this morning with her maid......"

Thinking of facing Zhao Wanning head-on when he returned to the mansion this morning, Qi Zhen regretted it for a while, he shouldn't have let Zhao Wanning go out alone, he should continue to insist after being rejected by Zhao Wanning.

Now no matter how much he regrets it, it is useless, Qi Chuan cheered up, knelt on the ground, and said seriously: "Eldest princess, the county lord of Qinghe has a noble status, but she is just a weak woman who has no power to restrain the chicken, and the maids who accompany her are not skilled in martial arts. Now the whereabouts of the county lord of Qinghe are unknown, and he may be in danger. The minister is willing to gather all the royal forest troops, turn over the entire Qingzhou City, and bring the county lord back. ”

Zhao Wangshu looked at Qi Chuan who was kneeling on the ground and was a little surprised, looking at Qi Cun's nervous look, it was not like he was simply worried about Zhao Wanning's disappearance, he could not escape his responsibility as the captain of the Imperial Forest Army who guarded the safety of the two of them, but it was like the loss of his beloved thing. But he has obviously broken off the marriage contract with Zhao Wanning.

Zhao Wangshu glanced at the bookshelf from the corner of his eye, and at this moment, Pei Yue was hiding behind the bookshelf to listen to their discussions. Pei Yue's identity is sensitive now, and it is not suitable to appear in front of everyone, so he has to hide here first.

I don't know how Pei Yue felt when he saw Qi Chuan like this.

"Captain Qi, you get up first." Zhao Wangshu sighed: "I have arranged all the matters, and listen to me." ”

Qi Zhen got up at this time, his eyes were anxious, and his whole person was a little uneasy.

Zhao Wangshu continued: "This palace came to Qingzhou this time to control the source of the plague in Qingzhou, in the past few days of the palace, this palace has found out some clues, and it was originally scheduled to go to Qin County tomorrow with the imperial doctor and medicinal materials. ”

"The plague is related to the people of Qin County, and even the people of the entire Qingzhou Mansion, and the matter is so big that it can't be delayed for half a moment. Therefore, the plan remains unchanged, and the Imperial Palace will lead the imperial doctor and medicinal herbs to Qin County as scheduled. ”

"The disappearance of the county lord of Qinghe is fully entrusted to the Imperial Forest Army Qi Duwei, who leads his hundreds of royal forest troops to search for the whereabouts of the Qinghe county lord throughout the city. If there is not enough manpower, then pass on my message, and the minister of the Imperial Mission, Lord Wu, will dispatch troops at any time. ”

Everyone in the hall immediately knelt on the ground in unison: "The minister obeys the order." ”

"Get up." Zhao Wangshu said slowly: "Wanning's safety is up to you." ”

After that, Zhao Wangshu saluted, and everyone hurriedly returned the salute when they saw this.

Suddenly there was a soft sound behind the bookshelf.

Qi Yan immediately looked over vigilantly, the county lord of Qinghe had disappeared, and he was afraid that something would go wrong with this Chaoyang princess.

Zhao Wangshu saw that Qi Chuan wanted to go over and check, and immediately said: "Captain Qi, without further ado, you immediately take the Imperial Forest Army to Wanning now." ”

Qi Yan was a little hesitant, if he was not mistaken, there was a person hiding behind the bookshelf. But judging by the expression of the eldest princess, she should know the existence of that person, and she must be an acquaintance.

Qi Shen was no longer entangled, and immediately received the order to retire.

After everyone in the hall retreated, Pei Yue walked out from behind the bookshelf.

"I've told the Guards to look for it." Zhao Wangshu sighed, she regretted it very much now, regretting why she let Chasing Feng take the opportunity to check Pei Yue. If Chasing the Wind hadn't come back, but secretly protected Zhao Wanning, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened.

Pei Yue pondered for a moment before he said, "Dare to ask the eldest princess, have you ever handed an excerpt to the capital?" ”

Zhao Wangshu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Not yet, I'm going to write an excerpt tonight." ”

Pei Yue arched his hand and said: "Eldest princess, the minister has something to ask for." ”

Zhao Wangshu didn't speak, she raised her chin and motioned for Pei Yue to continue.

"Can I ask the eldest princess not to report the disappearance of the county lord of Qinghe to the saint for the time being?" Pei Yue lowered his head, making people look down on his expression.

Zhao Wangshu was a little surprised: "Why?" If this matter is reported to the saint, maybe you can borrow troops from Youzhou and search for Wanning with all your might. ”

Pei Yue didn't know how to speak, it was a matter of Zhao Wanning's reputation, and the fewer people who knew, the better.

But the eldest princess in front of her is none other than Zhao Wanning's sister. Pei Yue also secretly observed the relationship between the two of them, although the eldest princess almost never appeared in front of her in the previous life, but in this life, the eldest princess and Zhao Wanning got along very well, as if they were sisters.

Seeing Pei Yue's entangled face, Zhao Wangshu said: "Wanning's business is my business, if you have any worries, just say it." ”

Pei Yue gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "The minister may know who the person who kidnapped the county lord of Qinghe is. ”

"Who is it?" Zhao Wangshu immediately asked.

Pei Yue told Zhao Wangshu that Zhao Wanning was molested by Yang Zixian on the street that day.

Wanning just came to Qingzhou, and she went to the market on weekdays, and she never offended anyone. Although Qingzhou has experienced floods, the public order in Qingzhou is still good, and there have never been robbers and bandits robbing money. ”

"You mean, it was Yang Zixian who got up to speed and kidnapped Wanning?" Zhao Wangshu pursed his lips and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Very likely." ”

In this way, Zhao Wanning's disappearance really can't be publicized, let alone spread to the capital.

Pei Yue continued: "I have been investigating the Yang family recently, and I have also secretly investigated the Yang Mansion, and I will explore the Yang Mansion at night tonight to find Wanning." ”

Zhao Wangshu said thoughtfully: "In addition to the mansion in Qingzhou City, does the Yang Mansion have any other properties?" ”

Pei Yue thought for a while and said, "It seems that there is a separate courtyard in Wanglong Mountain outside the city. ”

"Look at it there, too." Zhao Wangshu instructed.

"Yes, Celestia."

When Pei Yue climbed over the wall and left, he happened to meet Ah Tao who was guarding the corner.

Ah Tao was taken care of by Zhao Wanning very well, she seemed to have grown taller, and she was so tall that she jumped a little, but she was still very thin and had a pointed chin, but her body looked much stronger than when Zhao Wanning rescued her from the gambling house before.

Pei Yue covered his face, and was thinking about whether to make a move to knock Ah Tao who was hiding in the dark unconscious, so he took the opportunity to climb over the wall and leave.

Ah Tao spoke: "Is it Master Pei?" ”

Pei Yue didn't move, and he didn't speak.

Ah Tao took a step towards him, half of her face exposed to the light, looking innocent and cute.

"I heard that the county lord's sister was kidnapped by Yang Zixian......"

"Be careful!" Pei Yue immediately spoke up to stop her from continuing.

Ah Tao was taken aback and apologized again and again: "I'm sorry Master Pei, I just accidentally heard your conversation, not on purpose." ”

Eavesdropping can be said so justifiably, and Pei Yue can be regarded as a long insight. He said with a cold face: "The night is dark and windy, you better go back to the house quickly." Just now you didn't hear anything, you didn't see anything. ”

Seeing this, Ah Tao also knew that Pei Yue seemed to have misunderstood her, but she was not good at words, and she didn't know how to explain herself.

Pei Yue couldn't wait, Zhao Wanning's whereabouts were still unknown, and he didn't have time to coax children to play here.

Seeing that Pei Yue was leaving, Ah Tao hurriedly said: "There is a secret passage in the Wanglong Mountain Annex!" ”

Pei Yue looked back in surprise and looked at Ah Tao.

Ah Tao looked nervous, her little face turned red, and when she saw Pei Yue looking at her again, she didn't care about her identity, and directly told Pei Yue about the secret passage of the Wanglong Mountain Courtyard.

"That...... The terrain of the annex is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it is inconvenient for you to enter and exit, you can enter through the secret passage. ”

Gu couldn't doubt why Ah Tao was so familiar with the secret passage of the Yang family's courtyard, Pei Yue thanked Ah Tao and immediately left over the wall.

Pei Yue has been to Yang Mansion several times, he has pretended to be a vegetable farmer delivering vegetables during the day, and he has also visited in night clothes at night, and he is very familiar with the terrain of Yang Mansion.

As soon as he entered the Yang Mansion, Pei Yue went straight to the courtyard where Yang Zixian lived.

Yang Zixian, as the eldest son of Yang Mansion, is also the young owner of the Yang family's salt farm, and the courtyard where he lives is bigger than the entire Pei Mansion.

Pei Yue first touched the east wing where Yang Zixian lived, but saw that it was pitch black.

Pei Yue's heart sank, I'm afraid that this Yang Zixian is not in the mansion.

He didn't give up and went to the West Wing again.

The West Wing is not Yang Zixian's wife, but his favorite seventeen-room concubine.

Pei Yue walked carefully on the eaves, and then gently uncovered a tile.

Looking down from the gap, I saw a woman like a flower and jade lying on the couch in the room, and the woman frowned and said, "Is the young master really not coming back today?" ”

The maid who was kneeling in front of the woman hurriedly said: "Yes, Ade in the front yard said that the young master got a beauty today and took it directly to the other courtyard." ”

Hearing this, Pei Yue didn't care how angry the woman was, so he hurriedly put the tiles back and flew away.

Pei Yue had never been to Wanglong Mountain, but he also knew that the mountain was far away from Qingzhou City, and he didn't know how long he would have to stay in Wanglong Mountain now, so he had to go back to the small courtyard to make arrangements.

Pei Zhen waited anxiously in the courtyard, he was extremely guilty now, if he insisted on sending the Qinghe County Lord back during the day, this kind of thing would not have happened.

Pei Zhen stretched out his hand and slapped himself twice, his voice was crisp, and he used force when he heard it.

"What do you do with a slap in the face?" Pei Yue pushed open the door with a cold air.

Pei Zhen hurriedly greeted him: "Childe, how is it?" Is there any news from the county lord of Qinghe? ”

Pei Yue didn't speak, he rubbed his eyebrows.

Pei Zhen poured him a bowl of hot tea, Pei Yue took it, and drank the hot tea in one go. He hadn't been in water for a day.

Lu Chunnian also rushed back: "Yuanqing, what's the matter?" How could the county lord of Qinghe disappear? ”

Pei Yue shook his head.

Lu Chunnian continued: "These people are really bold, it's just a matter of secretly kidnapping the minister from the capital, and they dare to kidnap the county lord?" It's really the end of life. ”

Pei Yue opened his mouth, but he still didn't say his guess, and now he can almost confirm that Zhao Wanning was kidnapped by that Yang Zixian.

It was about Zhao Wanning's reputation, and he didn't dare to tell anyone. In the previous life, he just took the opportunity to save Zhao Wanning, who almost rolled down the stairs, and let Zhao Wanning fall into the scandal of secretly tying up with him, and was laughed at by the world.

In this life, he must protect Zhao Wanning.

Pei Yue stabilized his mind and said, "I found some clues, and now I want to go to Wanglong Mountain outside Qingzhou City." This Qingzhou city depends on the two of you. ”

"Yuanqing, you go, rest assured that it will be handed over to the two of us." Lu Chunnian patted Pei Zhen on the shoulder.

Pei Yue looked at Pei Zhen, who looked depressed, and said, "Ah Zhen, if I don't come back in three days, you will go to the Qingzhou Mansion to find Qi Zhen and ask him to take the Imperial Forest Army to the Wanglong Mountain Courtyard." ”

"Yes, Childe."