When Lu Jingming learned that Su Yujiao was in trouble, he immediately sent everyone in the mansion to search for her.

Soon, Chu Zhongyuan also learned that Su Yujiao was in trouble.

After all, he had also left someone in the small courtyard in the east of the city to secretly observe Su Yujiao's every move.

Chu Zhongyuan suddenly stood up and hurriedly left the palace.

Li Jianjia came out of the room and looked at the man's anxious back. She was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder.

I hope the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom will not hold back and will rather torture that bitch Su Yujiao to the point of wishing she were dead.

The Mo and Gu families also received the news at the same time.

Mo Lingchen received the news because he had sent people to secretly protect Jin Mudan to prevent Princess Qinghe from making another move.

Unexpectedly, I received news that the courtyard was on fire that night.

"Did something happen to Peony?"

"Miss Peony is fine, but Miss Su has been kidnapped. Miss Peony sent me to ask you to send someone to look for her."

"I've already sent men to chase after them; that group went into the woods south of the city..."

Mo Lingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly led his men out.

Su Yujiao had been kind to Mudan, and now that Su Yujiao was in trouble, Mudan couldn't just ignore it; this was also Mudan's wish.

Moreover, Peony's leg injury still depends on Su Yujiao for treatment.

Gu Heng received news that the courtyard in the east of the city was still registered in his name, and that someone would naturally notify him if his house caught fire.

Meanwhile, at the Su family home, Su Yujing, seeing Xiao Tao crying, suddenly had a bad feeling.

Upon learning that Su Yujiao had been kidnapped, he immediately sought help from his father's former subordinates to search for her.

As dawn broke, everyone followed the clues and found the edge of the cliff; there were hundreds of people there.

When Su Yujing and Gu Heng learned that Lu Ziqian had gone down to search for him personally, they also ordered someone to bring ropes so they could go down themselves.

The people below couldn't stop them; the two insisted on going down.

Chu Zhongyuan paced back and forth with a gloomy expression, not even knowing why he was so agitated.

He had only met her a few times, hadn't even slept with her, and she was hardly his woman, yet he was so anxious.

"Someone, bring a rope. I'm going down to take a look."

The guards beside him were stunned. This Lady Su had no relation to the prince, yet the prince was willing to risk his life.

You should know that the prince used to be extremely frugal. He was never in a hurry about anything and would always just give orders and then have his subordinates do it.

What's going on today?

"What are you standing there for?" He was full of impatience, and his eyes were terrifying.

Everyone lowered their heads in fear, and the leading guard could only force himself to persuade them: "Your Highness, it is dangerous down there. Your body is of great value, and it is really not advisable for you to go down and risk your life."

"So many people are already searching for it, I believe we'll find it soon."

Chu Zhongyuan's gaze was sharp: "Don't make me say it a second time."

The head of the guards was so frightened that his blood almost froze. The prince was always a smiling tiger, and this was the first time he had shown such a terrifying expression in public.

Yes, yes, yes.

The head of the guards didn't dare say a word and immediately went to find a rope, fearing that if he was a second late, he would be dead.

Mo Lingchen took everything in, never expecting that Chu Zhongyuan cared so much about Miss Su.

He originally wanted to go down and search, since there's strength in numbers. Although it's a bit dangerous, there are ropes to hold him up, so there shouldn't be any danger.

The sooner we find Su Yujiao, the sooner Mudan can rest easy!

However, he has now given up the idea of ​​going down, after all, Chu Zhongyuan is Chu Qinghe's older brother.

If he were to go down as well, it would surely reach Princess Qinghe's ears, and the princess would then take her anger out on Miss Su or Peony, which was not what he wanted to see.

Since so many people have already gone down to look for him, he should probably avoid suspicion.

"You all go down and search; I'll stay behind to provide backup."

"yes."

In the imperial court, the emperor did not see his beloved son, so he asked Eunuch Wei about it.

Eunuch Wei said he had already sent someone to the Prince's residence to inquire about the situation.

After a while, the Emperor discovered that not only was Chu Zhongyuan absent, but Lu Ziqian, Gu Heng, and Mo Lingchen were also absent, and none of them had asked for leave.

This is strange. He really couldn't figure out what connection these people had and why they were all late.

Clearly, the Crown Prince had also noticed that his dear cousin hadn't come, his arch-enemy, his third brother, hadn't come either, and his most trusted advisor, Gu Heng, was nowhere to be seen.

Something must have happened!

Soon, Wei Zhong rushed in, panting, so anxious that he forgot all about etiquette: "Your Majesty, something has happened."

The Emperor had never seen Wei Zhong so anxious before. His heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Jin army had invaded the palace?

"What happened?"

“Princess Su… of Anshun County… she… she fell off a cliff.”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the Jin army had not invaded the capital, but that Princess Anshun had fallen off a cliff.

The next second, the emperor suddenly stood up: "Who fell off the cliff?"

"Princess Anshun, Lady Su, Su Yujiao."

Eunuch Wei was afraid that the Emperor might not remember who the Princess of Anshun was, since she had just been granted the title and it was possible that the Emperor, busy with state affairs, might forget.

So he called out his full name directly.

"What are you waiting for? Go find it!"

Su Yujiao must not be allowed to get into trouble. A person who can cure the plague is a national treasure and must be treated with utmost care.

Who can guarantee that a plague won't happen in the future?

Who can guarantee they won't get a rare or intractable disease?

With Su Yujiao around, she might live for another two years if she gets sick.

Now that he knows Su Yujiao is in trouble, he feels like he'll have to live two years less.

Upon receiving the order, Eunuch Wei immediately led an army to search the cliff edge.

The crown prince, having lost all interest in court, simply led his men to search for him as well.

My cousin cares so much about his wife; if something were to happen to her, he'd probably go crazy.

All the civil and military officials were dumbfounded. Who was the Princess of Anshun? Why were the Emperor and the Princess so concerned?

Should we inquire about it and ask around? They could help us search. If we find it, we might even be able to gain favor with the Emperor.

As time went by, the impact of the matter grew.

When Chen Yunniang and Li Jianjia learned that even the Emperor had been alerted, they were both somewhat frightened.

What should we do if they are implicated in the investigation?

Li Jianjia paced anxiously, asking, "How could it be so serious?"

"How did things escalate to the point that even the Emperor was alarmed?"

"It's all that saintess's fault. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have gotten myself into this mess."

"This is so annoying! Why hasn't Shadow come back yet? Could he have left some evidence against me?"

"What should I do if the investigation leads back to me?"

"His Highness already intended to depose me. If this matter involves me, wouldn't that give him a reason to divorce me?"

The young maid was also a little scared when she saw how anxious the princess was.

“Your Highness, should we go and inform the Master first? In case... in case things get out of hand, the Master can help you come up with a solution in advance.”

Li Jianjia thought for a moment and said, "Yes, go find my father."

“Father loves me the most, otherwise he wouldn’t have given me his shadow. Even if I cause a huge disaster, Father will cover for me.”