The next day.
Fourth Master got up early, and Su Peisheng and Nianxue naturally got up even earlier. They knew Fourth Master's habits, so they got up very early and waited at Fourth Master's door.
Although Li Wei didn't get up as early as Su Peisheng and the others, he didn't dare to oversleep and got up immediately as soon as he heard any noise outside.
Fourth Master didn't want Lanqin to get up so early, but seeing that she was still sleepy and drowsy, he could only shake his head and let Nianxue go in to help her get up.
After exchanging greetings with the Fourth Master, Li Wei said, "This servant will go and wake up the skilled doctor. He's a man from the mountains, used to being free and unrestrained, so he probably hasn't woken up yet."
Fourth Master nodded, and Li Wei headed towards Miao Shou's room.
Fourth Master and Su Peisheng went downstairs to order breakfast and waited in the lobby below.
Lanqin kept her eyes closed as Nianxue combed her hair and dressed her. After washing her face, she finally opened her eyes. She hated being woken up. But at this time, the Fourth Prince was worried about Kangxi's illness and was naturally anxious, so she could only yawn and help Nianxue downstairs.
Suddenly, Li Wei ran out of the room where Miaoshou was staying and rushed down the stairs, saying to Fourth Master, "Master, Miaoshou is gone!"
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Master was startled. Even Lanqin, who had been dozing off, was no longer sleepy. Looking at the Fourth Master's gloomy face, she wanted to say a few words, but couldn't find anything to say.
"Master, should we go look for him immediately? Or should we call the shopkeeper and ask if anyone saw when he left?" Li Wei was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. He had introduced this skilled man, but after finding him, he let him go again. He was really at a loss for words.
Fourth Master nodded, and Li Wei called the shopkeeper over to him. When they asked if anyone had left that night, the shopkeeper shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. There are guards at both the main gate and the back gate, and they have never seen anyone leave from here."
Fourth Master raised his handsome eyebrows and said, "Is it really true that no one has gone out?"
The shopkeeper rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Gentlemen, look, it's still barely dawn outside. You can't even see if you're walking. Nobody has gone out yet. You gentlemen are the earliest risers."
Fourth Master narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to his room."
The innkeeper glanced at the strange guests and then strode up the wooden building. Fourth Master walked in front, followed closely by Li Wei and the others.
When he arrived at Miaoshou's room, Li Wei opened the door again. He stepped inside, and the others followed. Sure enough, no one was in bed. Su Peisheng immediately searched the room, looking around and looking through the cabinets under the bed, but found nothing.
"Master, I have just searched carefully, but I have looked at all the places where he was hiding and I did not find him!" Su Peisheng said to the Fourth Master.
Li Wei also searched the area with Su Peisheng, and indeed they found nothing suspicious.
Fourth Master walked around the room, and when he noticed a few spider webs on the table in front of the bed, he suddenly understood. A mocking smile appeared on his lips as he said, "Mr. Miao would rather be a thief than treat my father!"
Lanqin reacted the fastest, looked up at the roof beam, and sure enough, she saw a dark shadow crouching on the roof beam.
The skilled hand on the roof beam, realizing his presence had been discovered, jumped down helplessly, brushed off the spiderwebs clinging to his body, and sighed, "Your Highness is truly remarkable; you found this hermit in no time. It seems there's no escaping it today."
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