"Master," the housekeeper said hurriedly, "the prince has arrived and is now speaking with his wife in the front hall."

"Oh no!" Lin Shangde's heart skipped a beat and he immediately headed towards the front hall.

Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an looked at each other, followed Lin Xiang and went back.

In the front hall, Madam Lin was pouring tea for the prince, her face full of smiles, not showing any dissatisfaction at all. "Prince, please wait a moment."

"Prince." There was a layer of sweat on Lin Shangde's forehead. He walked from his study to the front hall, which was obviously a very close distance, but he felt that his shirt was soaked.

"Hmm?" The prince then noticed the abnormal blush on Lin Shangde's face. "What's wrong with Prime Minister Lin?"

"When I heard that the prince was coming, I left in a hurry." Lin Shangde explained, glancing at his wife beside him.

But the prince suddenly saw Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an walking in.

A doubt immediately appeared in his eyes, "Why are you here?"

"Why does Your Highness think that I, your humble servant, cannot come from here?" Bei Mingxuan laughed, his eyes revealing the meaning of "you understand, I understand too."

The prince glanced at Lin Shangde and asked, "Prime Minister Lin, are you looking for another master?"

Chang'an raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking to himself that the prince was still very sensitive, or rather, the person he was really wary of in his heart was Bei Mingxuan, so he was so sensitive.

"What is the prince talking about?" Lin Shangde looked puzzled. "This old minister is a little confused."

The prince did not speak immediately, but looked at Bei Mingxuan.

The prince didn't speak, and Bei Mingxuan didn't speak either.

Mrs. Lin, standing by, burst into tears, looking aggrieved. "The Crown Prince doesn't know anything. My Yanran hasn't been home for two days. The Crown Prince is busy with the enthronement ceremony on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. We didn't dare to bother him, so we asked Prince Xuan for help."

The prince was stunned. "How could I not know? When did it happen?"

Lin Shangde's eyes showed confusion. "Yanran disappeared on the day of the Crown Prince's wedding and hasn't come back yet."

The prince suddenly thought that Kurihara Nako had not contacted him for two days, and his people could not contact her either. Could something have happened to her?

"Please grant me your permission, Your Highness." Lin Shangde knelt on the ground. "Please grant me your permission to stay away from the palace for the next few days. I am so distraught right now that I am afraid I cannot help Your Highness."

"How can this be possible?" The prince frowned. "It's not just your daughter who's missing. The emperor is also missing. As the Prime Minister, shouldn't you find the emperor first? Only when there's a country can there be a family. This is what Prime Minister Lin often says."

"...Hmm." Lin Shangde took a deep breath, "This old minister will obey the prince."

Speaking of Lin Yanran, the prince thought that this woman was killed in front of him. Now when he thought of her eyes before she died, the prince felt terrified. It was too scary.

Although it has been more than a year since Lin Yanran's death, the prince still cannot forget the hatred in her eyes.

"I wonder if you've found Lin Yanran, Ninth Brother?" the Crown Prince asked deliberately. "She's Prime Minister Lin's beloved daughter."

Bei Mingxuan glanced at him, and Lin Shangde looked at the prince again, smiled slightly, but did not speak.

The prince was confused and couldn't figure out what Bei Mingxuan was laughing at.

"Ninth brother, you'd better explain it clearly." The prince didn't like Bei Mingxuan's smile. It seemed as if he knew something but was laughing at him.

"We just found out about a person named Kurihara Naoko, who also disappeared on the day of the Crown Prince's wedding."

Bei Mingxuan was lazy, with a smile still on his lips. He played with the wine jug at his waist casually in his hands and took a sip from time to time.

“…” The prince’s heart was pounding. Was he going to be exposed?

The prince is not afraid of the emperor because the emperor knows everything and is on his side.

But he was afraid that without the emperor, he would not be a match for any prince, and the prince understood this very well.

The only good thing about the prince is that he knows himself and knows his own worth.

Bei Mingxuan had a deep understanding of this after talking with the emperor.

The prince also realized this, so he would not be willing to ascend the throne unless it was absolutely necessary.

If the emperor could never be found again, he would hope to find a new person. As long as he could control the person with puppetry, the prince would be able to rest assured.

"Does the prince know Kurihara Naoko?" Chang'an smiled gently and looked at the prince. "It is said that this Kurihara Naoko is a member of your family."

"Nonsense! How could there be someone from Dongdao in this prince's house?"

"Huh?" Chang'an whispered, looking at Bei Mingxuan, "So that person is mistaken? I was wondering, how could the prince know someone from Dongdao?"

"Chang'an, you only know one side of the story." Bei Mingxuan looked at the prince, "The prince's mother is from Dongdao, right, prince?"

"have no idea."

"!!!" This answer is too unprofessional. He doesn't even know where his biological mother is from?

Lying should also be logical, okay?

"How can the Crown Prince be an emperor with such a poor memory? He even forgot where his own mother came from." Chang'an said with a smile, "Could it be that the Crown Prince is joking with us?"

"..." A hint of embarrassment flashed across the prince's face. "Chang'an, if you have time, go to the mansion to see your elder sister. Of all the people in the general's mansion, she only mentioned you. I think she cares about you the most."

Chang'an's eyebrows curved into a fake smile, muttering to herself that being remembered by her rival was not a good thing, but she did miss Gu Shijia. "Okay, it's better to go now than to pick a day. How about going now?"

"Okay!" The prince was just being polite.

Bei Mingxuan had already stood up, "Okay, I will accompany you."

The words were addressed to Chang'an, but his eyes were looking at the prince.

Having said that, there is no reason not to give in.

When they left.

Li Shangde sighed and walked to his wife's side, "Yanran's revenge will definitely be avenged, but we have to remain calm."

"Do you know how much I wanted to kill that bastard right away?" Madam Lin said helplessly, "But Princess Xuan was right. He's the Crown Prince, and he's favored by the Emperor. If we're not careful, not only will we fail to avenge him, but we'll also die. Then who will be able to avenge my Yanran?"

Minister Lin nodded. "He won't be able to sit on the throne so easily. Not to mention that the princes who are eyeing the throne won't give him a chance, even the emperor won't let him off easily... The emperor has found him, but he's been bewitched by a sorcery, so he favors the prince in everything."

Minister Lin told his wife what Bei Mingxuan had said. He had completely forgotten what Bei Mingxuan had told him.