How hard can it be to fall in love with someone?

A Rao thought to herself, as long as Liu Zhang could keep the secret and help her prince conceal his identity, it would be fine to give it a try.

"Then Master Liu, Liu..." Since she was not allowed to address him as Master Liu, A Rao was at a loss for words and simply evaded the question. She cautiously asked, "Then can I go..."

"No." Seeing A Rao's obedient appearance, Liu Zhang suddenly felt enlightened. He said with a hint of command in his tone, "You have to stay and help me bathe and change clothes."

Seeing that A Rao looked uneasy, he said softly, "Don't worry, since I promised to help you, I will naturally not let your son get into trouble."

Liu Zhang sent people out to investigate, while he stayed in the mansion and asked the servants to prepare hot water. He freely ordered A Rao to help him bathe and change clothes.

Although he hadn't gotten rid of Prince Shen, he had accidentally discovered her secret, and his previously stagnant thoughts began to move again. He also had to write a letter to the Southern Territory to test President Fu's intentions.

Liu Zhang let A Rao comb his hair and leaned comfortably against the bathtub. In any case, his plan was accomplished and developed in an unexpected direction.

Although he was extremely reluctant to accept this relationship, he just liked A Rao and wanted to keep her by his side.

I want to see her all the time, have her all to myself, and get all her care, loyalty, and unswerving devotion.

But her feelings for Master Shen were too deep, which made him jealous and helpless.

But the object of jealousy happened to be a girl, which made the matter extremely complicated.

He gently held A Rao's hand and opened his mouth, but swallowed the questions that were on the tip of his tongue.

Miss Jiang Rao, if you knew that I was the one who hurt your son, would you hate me? Would you leave me? Would you forgive me for what I did?

No need to ask, the answer is already clear in my heart.

He closed his eyes and began to think wildly. He even began to worry about the safety of Master Shen and was afraid that someone would expose the fact that he had hurt the Master.

I hope the people in the Marquis' Mansion can move faster and not let others discover Master Shen first. I hope Master Shen can hold on and not let Miss Jiang Rao cry.

I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can quickly get rid of those two masked gunmen so that he can focus all his attention on marrying Miss Jiang Rao.

Wait, Prince Shen and the Crown Prince wore the same pair of pants since they were young, and they often slept on the same bed...

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already discovered this secret?

Liu Zhang suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from the water.

"I have to go out for a while."

......

Beicheng Street Pier.

The moist river breeze blew in with a faint fishy smell, and the rolling waves hit the river bank, making a rhythmic sound.

Murong Yan brought a small team of personal guards, who rode on horseback and anxiously searched the river bank, keeping an eye on the boats returning on the river from time to time.

Just now he searched all the places where Murong Yao might be hiding, but did not find Ye Wanqing.

Today, he welcomed Lord Shen back to the capital after his triumphant return at the city gate, accompanied him in the sacrificial ceremony, and then received officials from various states and counties who came to Beijing to report on their work.

Busy all day.

It was not until the evening that he received the secret letter sent by Liu Zhang, and only then did he learn that Jiang Yu and Ye Wanqing had been kidnapped.

He immediately sent people to search for the whereabouts of the two people, but found Jiang Yu chatting and laughing with Miss Xu and County Master Liu in a teahouse, fiddling with and showing off his new gadgets.

It seems that he has never been kidnapped.

Could it be that the information Liu Zhang provided was false?

But when he sent people to the Marquis' Mansion to inquire, he found that neither A Rao nor Ye Wanqing had returned home.

At the same time, Ling Mo and several bodyguards who were sent to cooperate with Liu Zhang to capture the masked gunman also rushed back.

Ling Mo also said that two swordsmen suddenly appeared at that time, released a cloud of smoke and kidnapped A Rao first. He asked Master Shen to run out to find support, and they never appeared again.

Then, he received a secret report from the secret guards, saying that they saw Prince Shen being taken hostage to a fishing boat by three masked men who were meeting with the third prince.

But when he asked the Maritime Customs' river patrol team to search, they only found an unmanned fishing boat parked in the river with a large pool of blood on it.

Murong Yan immediately judged that Ye Wanqing was attacked and injured!

Seeing the large pool of blood in the cabin, Murong Yan's worries quickly grew. The boat was parked in the middle of the river. She had lost so much blood, where could she escape?

He originally thought that as long as Liu Zhang captured the masked gunman and found out Murong Yao's whereabouts, everything would be fine.

But in the end, not only was the masked gunman not caught, but even Ye Wanqing was lost.

He dispatched all the guards at the Beicheng Street Pier to look for Ye Wanqing, but it was already late and the river was wide, making it difficult to find anyone.

"Your Highness, Lord Liu went to the Marquis' Mansion alone and then returned home alone. He did not find the whereabouts of Master Shen."

"The Marquis' Mansion has also dispatched personnel to search everywhere, but has not found the whereabouts of Prince Shen."

"We have searched all the businesses and houses at the Beishi Street Pier, but have not found the whereabouts of Prince Shen."

"We've checked all the docks along the river, but haven't found the Crown Prince's whereabouts."

The spies sent out came back one by one to report their progress, and all they got was the news that Ye Wanqing's whereabouts were not found.

The more Murong Yan listened, the more anxious he became, but he could only search aimlessly along the river bank.

He immediately took out his token and instructed Ling Mo, who was standing beside him, "Take my token and mobilize all the ships of the Maritime Customs patrol team and the salvage team to seal off the river and search for the suspect."

The guard beside him reminded, "Your Highness, if you want to call on the people from the Maritime Customs, you need to get the approval of Uncle Ling."

Another person chimed in, dissuading him, "Yes, Your Highness, the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is currently underway, and there are too many officials traveling back and forth from various prefectures and counties. Mobilizing troops and horses to search for someone like this will cause unnecessary trouble. Please reconsider."

"I'll explain this to my uncle later." Murong Yan didn't waste any time and gave the order directly, "Tell the spies to keep a close eye on Murong Yao for me, and report immediately if they get any clues about Master Shen."

Seeing that they could not persuade him, they had no choice but to retreat.

Murong Yan's order was quickly delivered to the Beicheng Street Wharf. For a time, the wharf was blocked, and all the patrol boats, fishing boats, and fishing boats of the river patrol team were dispatched.

The river bank was suddenly lit up by lights, and the Taipei Street Pier was as bright as day, with a bustling crowd of people.

At this time, another horse caught up, and the person who came hurriedly reported: "Your Highness, someone sent a letter and a bloody handkerchief, saying that Prince Shen is in his hands, and asked you to go alone to the mountains near the dock to rescue people."

Murong Yan took the letter and handkerchief, and felt his eyelids twitching. A bad feeling spread throughout his body. He now only wanted to find Ye Wanqing and confirm her safety.