Zhizhi put on a veil to cover her face, carried her bag and got into the carriage.
Before leaving, a team of men in elite armor stopped the passersby.
They held a piece of beige rice paper in their hands and looked at the passers-by in front of them with serious expressions.
Some of the people who were stopped looked at their majestic swords, shrank their necks slightly, and said awkwardly,
"Sir, I am a good citizen!"
The tall and mighty man glanced at him coldly and waved him over.
"Someone has gone missing in the capital. The government suspects a kidnapping. Everyone who left the city today must be investigated! Anyone who disobeys this order will be imprisoned!"
The people were in an uproar and whispered to each other.
Zhizhi couldn't help but feel a little panicked. She lifted the curtain and asked the driver, "Uncle, who are these people?"
The driver said, "They are the imperial guards from the palace. It looks like they will be leaving later today."
This is true. Because the Royal Guards temporarily added a checkpoint, the speed at which the people moved slowed down visibly.
When Zhizhi heard the name of the Royal Guards, she felt something was wrong. She glanced at the crowded crowd in front of her, gritted her teeth, and retreated back into the car.
Fortunately, they left early in the morning and it was their turn soon.
The driver was experienced in dealing with officials. He skillfully took out the document and informed the imperial guards.
"Sir, please look, I am going to Taohua Village, and the guest in the carriage is my guest."
Taohua Village is a small village on the outskirts of the capital, but it has a large population and therefore many visitors.
The coachman called out to Zhizhi. The Royal Guard took the document from the coachman and then looked at the person who came out of the carriage.
"Pregnant?"
He glanced up and down, then compared it with the rice paper portrait, and said calmly, "Okay, let's go."
"Yes, yes." The driver packed up his things, asked Zhizhi to sit down, and then they set off.
Zhizhi huddled in the car and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had concealed her pregnancy very well, and—
"Hey, now we're here, sister. Get off the car and I'll give you ten cents." The driver stopped at Taohua Village, and Zhizhi counted out the money and handed it to him.
By the way, I asked about the nearby dock, "Uncle, where can I take the boat to Jiangnan?"
She had heard that Taohua Village was close to the pier, but she didn't know the specific route.
The driver kindly showed her the way, "Just cross the river ahead."
Zhizhi raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her face, and a slightly dark powder fell lightly on the palm of her hand. Zhizhi wiped it clean with a handkerchief without making a sound.
After putting on makeup, she now looks several shades darker and is not noticeable at all in the crowd.
She asked around and found out that the boat to Jiangnan had left just a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) ago, and it would be midnight before she could wait for the next one.
Zhizhi was secretly annoyed, blaming those royal guards who suddenly came to arrest people!
Otherwise she would have been on board long ago.
After waiting for a long time and seeing that there was really no sign of any boat, Zhizhi had no choice but to find a tea stall and wait for the boat to depart in the middle of the night.
Inside Jinshui Lane.
Yuhe and the others knelt on the ground, crying inconsolably. They had been living with Zhizhi day and night for the past year and had developed feelings for her.
He Zhong went there in person on behalf of the emperor. The imperial guards searched the whole morning but couldn't find him inside or outside the city, as if he had evaporated into thin air.
He frowned and guessed,
"Could it be that Miss Zhizhi committed suicide?"
People often behave in extreme ways when they are in a negative mood.
Yu He was startled when she heard this. She stopped crying and repeated,
"She committed suicide... The young lady..."
Suddenly, she exchanged glances with the maid next to her.
She honestly reported to He Zhong, "The young lady has been staying in her bedroom all day for the past few months, not letting us get close to her. In fact, we haven't seen her for a long time."
He Zhong was stunned after hearing this. He immediately ordered his servants,
"Immediately go to the pharmacy and check if anyone has bought the poison privately, then look for a place near tall trees or water."
"yes."
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Inside the palace.
Xiao Yu was holding the bow and arrow, not knowing what he was thinking. His expression was slightly cold, and the corners of his mouth that usually smiled were now pulled down, and even his affectionate eyes looked indifferent.
After a while, a eunuch knocked on the door.
Xiao Yu put down the high-quality black wooden bow, turned around and picked up the wolf hair brush beside him, and casually picked up a memorial to correct it. However, the more he looked at it, the darker his face became!
It turned out to be a memorial advising him to recruit new people!
These people are so ignorant!
He pushed the memorial aside with a gloomy face. He Zhong came in with his head lowered.
"Your Majesty, there's news from Haiyan Tower."
"explain!"
There was ice in Xiao Yu's eyes and his tone was cold.
The two guards who had been knocked unconscious spoke dejectedly and told everything they knew.
It turned out that one of the guards who was in a hurry to go to the toilet that day thought about it for a long time after the incident. Finally, he reviewed it carefully with his companions and confirmed that he had not eaten anything wrong.
"I've been a guard for many years and never eat anything cold before a shift. Later, I went to see a doctor, and he said I had eaten croton seeds."
This is even more impossible.
As he spoke, he exchanged glances with his companions, "Half an hour before we met His Majesty, we did encounter a girl with strange behavior."
Girl! ?
Xiao Yu stood up suddenly, He Zhong's pupils widened, and both of them stared at the guard with burning eyes.
The guard's voice trembled as he continued, "The girl insisted on breaking into the tower, but we stopped her."
The companion said, "She has two maids with her."
Xiao Yu frowned and looked at the two of them, saying in a deep voice, "Search them thoroughly! Don't let anyone go!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
This time, the Imperial Guards were dispatched in large numbers and almost turned the capital upside down.
Finally, some information was found in a residence.
When He Zhong told Xiao Yu the news, he was completely puzzled.
Xiao Yu pulled the bow and arrow into a circle, and the cruel and cold force shot straight towards the center of the target a hundred meters away, piercing through it and hitting the grass in an instant.
He would tear that woman to pieces with his own hands!
No mercy!
Glancing at He Zhong coming over, he scolded,
"Who did you find out?"
He Zhong said hesitantly,
"Your Majesty, it's Jinshui Lane..."
Xiao Yu took his arm and turned back suddenly to look at He Zhong.
"Where is she now?"
He Zhong said with a bitter face, "The maids from Jinshui Lane came to me this morning and said that Miss Zhizhi suddenly disappeared last night."
At that time, His Majesty was busy dealing with government affairs and perfunctorily asked He Zhong to solve the problem himself.
Xiao Yu held the bow tightly in his hand, veins bulging, and sneered.
It turned out that he was the one who brought the wolf in! !
Seeing that Xiao Yu had not completely collapsed, He Zhong told his guess.
"The maids over there said that since Miss Zhizhi returned from a trip a few months ago, she has locked herself in her room and has not left the house since."
"Could she be pregnant?" He Zhong was shocked as he said this.
However, this conjecture is sensational but very realistic.
Xiao Yu suddenly raised his eyes, as if in an instant he was back to that chaotic, blurry, yet beautiful night.
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