Hongli then asked Li Yu, "Where is Xin'er? Have you brought her?"

Li Yu replied in a low voice, "The people we sent out couldn't find Xin'er. She wasn't at the restaurant, nor at her home. When we asked her father, Yao Kun, he said that Xin'er used to work at the restaurant every day, but the restaurant opened late, and she usually left home around 9:00 AM. Today, she left at 7:00 AM. When we asked her where she was going, she didn't say."

Su Jiafeng didn't see Xin'er at the restaurant either. She had been skipping work frequently these past two days, which made He Yuning furious. He said he wouldn't let her work anymore. At the time, he was wondering if Xin'er was affected by what happened last night and was in a bad mood, which was why she didn't work. Or perhaps she was afraid he would tell on her, so she left early.

Thinking of this, Su Jiafeng hurriedly asked, "Did she take a bundle with her when she left?"

But Li Yu said, "The servant asked her, and Yao Kun said she didn't bring anything with her and went out empty-handed."

If she wasn't carrying any luggage, she probably didn't run away. So where did she go?

Everyone was puzzled. After thinking for a moment, Hongli asked Li Yu, "Where is Jin Minjing? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"My lord, I went to invite her, but the people from Pixia Pavilion said that Princess Jin went to the temple to burn incense early this morning."

Hongli knew about this. Last time, he left Jin Minjing's room in the middle of the night, and he felt somewhat guilty towards her. So when Jin Minjing said that she wanted to go out of the mansion to offer incense and pray for blessings, he agreed. But she said she would go in a few days. Unexpectedly, she went ahead of schedule today!

With Xin'er nowhere to be found and Jin Minjing not in the mansion either, one can't help but wonder if the two of them have secretly conspired and gotten together!

Hongli became suspicious and immediately ordered people to go to the temple to find out what was going on!