The private room is on the second floor, near the window.
Through the window, you can see the bustling street.
While the dishes were being served, Mu Qingyun's eyes fell on a little girl on the street.
The little girl, who looked about five or six years old, was standing by the jewelry stall.
When he saw her, Mu Qingyun thought of his sister in the palace.
It’s heartbreaking to think that he has to contribute to the family income at such a young age.
Mu Qingyun thought that he would finish his meal quickly and then go to patronize her business.
It's also a way to help her.
"Your Highness, what are you looking at?" Seeing that he was looking down, the servant leaned forward curiously.
But I didn't find anything good to see.
Mu Qingyun picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said lightly, "Nothing." without explaining.
The attendant knew that he didn't want to say it, so he didn't ask any more questions.
After a while, the dishes were served on the table one after another.
The table was filled with various dishes, including crispy crucian carp with bones, red oil rabbit meat, crispy chicken with sesame sauce, etc., which were delicious.
"Come on, everyone has worked hard, eat well today, this meal is on my treat." Mu Qingyun began to speak.
These people were all brought from Kyoto by him, saying they were there to protect him, but in fact they were all very close to him.
Everyone raised their teacups and thanked him. "Thank you, Your Highness."
After being in the frontier for so long, they rarely have the opportunity to come out and have a good meal, so they must eat enough.
Unfortunately, they had to return to the camp soon and could not drink alcohol, so they could only drink tea instead.
While everyone was enjoying their meal, Mu Qingyun was already full.
He was thinking about buying a gift for Yan'er and wanted to finish eating quickly.
He stood up, and everyone looked at him. He quickly stopped them, "You guys eat slowly, I'm downstairs."
As he spoke, he pointed to the little girl selling flowers not far downstairs.
Everyone understood instantly, stopped looking at him, and continued eating and drinking.
What they thought was, His Highness was right under their noses, what could possibly go wrong?
Mu Qingyun didn't care what they thought. He left the private room and walked down the stairs slowly.
On the way, he met the waiter from the shop.
The waiter saw him coming down and greeted him warmly. "Sir, have you finished your meal so soon?"
Mu Qingyun was always wary of strangers and just nodded.
"Just eat until you're full." The waiter's voice suddenly became louder.
Mu Qingyun walked around the other person and went downstairs directly.
The waiter didn't care about his attitude. He continued to go upstairs with the dishes.
However, when he turned around, he gave her an ambiguous smile.
After passing through the lobby on the first floor, Mu Qingyun went out of the door, walked a few steps to the left, and came to the little girl's stall.
Almost no one visited the little girl's stall. Her eyelids drooped and she seemed about to fall asleep.
A pair of black shoes appeared in front of her. She looked up and saw a young and handsome man.
Suddenly, business came and she perked up, grinning with a pure smile.
Mu Qingyun lowered her eyes and looked at the dazzling array of jewelry, frowning slightly.
There were so many varieties of these things that he was dazzled by the choices.
Finally, his eyes fell on a jade pendant, and he picked it up and took a look at it.
The jade pendant has a uniform color and feels of great texture, and there is a phoenix pattern painted on it.
This phoenix looks a bit like the black phoenix beside Yan'er.
I believe Yan'er will like this special jade pendant very much.
"You have good taste, sir." said the little girl with a smile.
"Do you have any good hairpins?" Mu Qingyun asked.
"Yes, I'll look for it." The little girl answered impatiently.
She searched the stall, but couldn't find it on top, so she looked underneath and finally found a purse.
"The hairpin is here. Since you have a good appearance, I'd like to give you this purse as well."
Although Mu Qingyun felt it was a bit strange to put a hairpin in the purse, she did not ask any questions.
The moment he opened his purse, he smelled a faint fragrance.
Just when he wanted to smell it carefully, there was no smell.
He took out the hairpin and looked at it carefully. The style of the hairpin was very unique. If he gave it to Yue'er, she would definitely like it.
Although he gave Yun Qingyue a lot of things, this one was selected by him personally and has a different meaning.
He could now imagine how happy she would be when the hairpin was placed on her head.
Mu Qingyun was just about to hand the thing in his hand to the little girl when suddenly, he felt a little dizzy.
With a "bang", Mu Qingyun fell down.
Seeing this scene, the little girl gave a weird smile, but unfortunately no one saw it.
It took all her strength to prevent his head from hitting the ground.
"What are you waiting for? Come and help."
She shouted hurriedly, and two strong men walked out from behind her.
If Mu Qingyun was still awake, he would probably be a little surprised.
One of the people carrying him was the waiter he met in the restaurant.
They lifted Mu Qingyun up and disappeared in an instant.
The little girl selling jewelry also disappeared.
There was just a sign dropped on the ground.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Mu Qingyun's servants finally finished eating.
A person near the window glanced out casually, but did not see Mu Qingyun, and suddenly became a little panicked.
"Where is His Highness?" The man looked at his companion.
"Weren't you downstairs just now? Your Highness is not a child, he certainly can't walk far."
"Yeah, don't worry."
"But if His Highness wanted to leave, he would definitely tell us. It's been so long now, and he hasn't come back yet..."
These words hit everyone's heart hard.
They were unwilling to admit that Mu Qingyun was really missing.
"Go find His Highness quickly." An elderly servant said heavily.
If anything happens to His Highness, they will all be buried with him.
They ran out of the restaurant like crazy.
Only the older man was somewhat confused about all this.
He found the restaurant owner, grabbed his collar, and asked, "Did you see a handsome young man passing by here?"
"Or have you spotted anyone suspicious?"
The boss was frightened by his momentum, he clasped his hands and begged for mercy. "Sir, I have been taking care of the business, and I didn't see any strange people."
Seeing his boss's cowardly look, he didn't continue asking and went straight after his companions.
On the other side, the servants ran out of the restaurant and went to the stall they had just been to.
Someone stepped on something hard, picked up the sign and saw a few plum blossoms painted on it.
The plum blossom is the national flower of Cang'ao Kingdom, and this sign obviously points to Cang'ao Kingdom.
Could it be that His Highness was abducted by people from Cang'ao Kingdom?
They searched the area a few more times but found no trace of Mu Qingyun.
It seems that he only moves around the restaurant, so he probably disappeared here.
The servant held the sign tightly in his hand, feeling distressed.
Cang'ao Nation, I cannot coexist with you.
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