"Grandma, I don't want to go. I'll stay here with you."
"You are still a child and don't like to play. How boring would it be to accompany an old woman like me?"
Xia Zhi shook her head, "It's better to stay with grandma than to go out."
Aunt Cui smiled and said, "Young lady, this is filial piety. She is afraid that you will be bored."
Xia Zhiliao nodded. In fact, she could neither sing nor dance when she went out. She couldn't just hum some songs, as that would be too inappropriate.
Instead of watching those talented ladies show their talents, it is better to lie in bed and have a good sleep.
"You are the most lively person at home, but when you go out, you are not as lively as your three brothers. You always stay close to me. It's so rare to have such a lively time, everyone else is scrambling to go, but you are so good that you won't even go when I ask you to."
Princess Yiyang smiled and patted her head, "Go ahead, it's okay here, grandma."
"Grandma, it's cold outside. I don't want to move."
This was part of the reason, but more importantly, Xia Zhiliao really wanted to be with her.
However, there are also advantages to her not going.
That is, no matter what happens outside, it has nothing to do with her.
Even if it means losing someone.
That’s right, it wasn’t some young lady who was disgraced, but a young lady named Lan who was disgraced.
There was a sudden commotion outside. Xia Zhiliao thought to himself, "Oh no!", wondering if an assassin had arrived.
She hurriedly tried to hide, but heard someone outside the tent saying that Miss Lan went to a distant place to relieve herself, and then disappeared.
Look, she did say it after all.
Princess Yiyang held Xia Zhiliao's hand tightly, as if she was afraid that she would be lost too. "Madame Cui, go outside and ask what's going on."
"yes!"
Soon, Aunt Cui came back, but she looked panicked, "What's going on, Aunt Cui?"
At this time, Aunt Cui also beat around the bush, "Miss Lan is missing, and the second young master is also missing."
"What?" Princess Yi Yang paused, "Why is Xia Jiang missing?"
At this time, Xia He and Xia Hai also entered the tent, "Is Xia Jiang not back yet?"
Xia Zhiliao just said that being a cannon fodder had nothing to do with him, but in the end his second brother disappeared.
"No, why aren't you together?" Princess Yi Yang asked.
"My second brother said he had drunk some wine and wanted to go to the bathroom, but who would have thought that he never came back?"
"Who knew that the second brother went out?"
"This... a lot of people saw it just now, but why hasn't he come back yet?"
Xia Zhiliao frowned, "My second brother is missing, and Miss Lan is also missing. This is hard to say."
Princess Yi Yang also understood this truth.
Not long after, Wen Heng came, and he looked very anxious, "Has Xia Jiang not come back yet?"
"No." Xia Zhiliao was worried to death, "I'm going to go find him again."
"It's dark in the middle of the night, where are you going to look for me? Be obedient and wait here."
"I just want to find him. I'm not afraid of the dark, I can walk." Xia Zhiliao said.
Wen Heng looked at the persistent little girl and knew that even if he tried to stop her, she would probably sneak out.
"Then come with me."
When Xia Zhiliao nodded, Wen Heng's hand had already reached out.
"It's hard to walk in the dark, let me hold your hand."
Xia Zhiliao did not hesitate. She was still a child, and the issue of physical contact between men and women had nothing to do with her.
It was really difficult to walk in the middle of the night with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Moreover, there were mountains all around and it was easy to find animal traps.
What's wrong with second brother? Why is he running around?
But she was more worried than angry.
"Don't be afraid, Xia Jiang will be fine." Wen Heng comforted softly.
"How did Miss Lan disappear?" Xia Zhiliao couldn't help but ask.
To be honest, this Miss Lan should also be a cannon fodder. Anyway, Xia Zhiliao just called her by her name.
Of course, she could also be an important character somewhere in the middle, but she doesn’t know.
“That’s not clear.”
"We have to find my second brother quickly, otherwise he will be in trouble."
Wen Heng knew it without Xia Zhiliao telling him.
Although they are not very old, they are at the age where they should be protected. If anything happened to Miss Lan, Xia Jiang would be the first person to be suspected.
The torches outside were almost lighting up the sky.
Someone yelled, "Found it, found it."
Xia Zhiliao and Wen Heng ran over in tacit understanding, and what they saw was a disheveled little girl, about twelve or thirteen years old.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on.
Wen Heng turned his face away.
"How could this happen? Who is such a beast?"
"Hey, the young master of the princess's mansion is missing too, could it be..."
"fart!"
Xia He, who had always been timid, suddenly cursed: "You should have evidence when speaking. You are so eloquent that you are killing people."
"That's right, my second brother is missing, does that mean he must have done something bad?"
Xia Zhiliao was relieved, at least her family members trusted each other.
"Well...then I'm just guessing."
Xia Zhiliao looked at the man who was speaking. No matter who he was, even if the king of heaven came, she would fight back.
"Miss Lan is unconscious now, but she will wake up eventually. Besides, my second brother left the table, but if we are talking about responsibility, then everyone who left in the middle of the meal is responsible."
"Yes, that makes sense."
I don’t know if she is afraid of the Princess’ Mansion, or if she really thinks what Xia Zhiliao said makes sense, or if someone is on her side.
Xia Zhiliao would never believe that his second brother would do such a thing.
Xia Zhiliao took out a silver needle and, using the light of the torch, pricked several acupuncture points on Miss Lan.
After a while, Miss Lan woke up.
But before that, someone had helped her put on her clothes.
It was Wen Heng who asked him to do so, but he did not take off his own.
When Miss Lan saw everyone, she thought about what had just happened. After shouting, she started crying and didn't say anything when asked.
When she recovered, she only thought about dying.
Xia Zhiliao knew what it meant for a young woman to lose her innocence.
So she felt that the murderer should be caught.
Who on earth is so bold as to do such a thing under the nose of Emperor Shunde?
If you offend the emperor, I'm afraid your whole family will die.
"You have to catch the bad guy even if you want to die, right? You are not afraid of death anyway, so why are you afraid of catching the bad guy and letting him be punished?"
Xia Zhiliao walked over and said, "You didn't do anything bad, but the person who did it got away with it. Aren't you angry?"
"I...I...but how am I going to live in the future? I am too embarrassed to see anyone."
Xia Zhiliao sighed and said unkindly, "Did you see the man's appearance clearly?"
Miss Lan shook her head. "No, someone suddenly covered my mouth and I passed out. When I woke up, I was here. I was... wuwu..."
"Is it Xia Jiang?" someone asked curiously.
Xia Zhiliao gritted his teeth in anger, "Why don't you say it was you? Is that how you ask?"
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