Chu Xuan had a feeling that something was wrong, and he looked the old man up and down doubtfully. The courtyard door behind the old man was open, and he didn't care about Chu Xuan's gaze.

The layout inside was clearly visible, and there was indeed no sign of Lu Yanluo.

"Go in the direction the old man said and make sure whether the princess is really gone." Chu Xuan was still worried. If Lu Yanluo had left, she would definitely not leave alone without a word. She knew he was waiting for her outside the door.

The secret guard quickly went to the street entrance and searched all the way along the back door of the old man's house until he had searched the entire street.

"Your Highness." The secret guard came back and reported: "We searched the entire street, but did not find the princess."

Chu Xuan's face turned cold when he heard that. Without thinking, he had someone kick open the gate in front of him: "Go in and search!"

As Chu Xuan spoke, the thin gate of the courtyard collapsed to the ground. In the courtyard, an old man who had not yet walked far looked at the people who suddenly rushed into the courtyard in shock.

"What are you doing? Murder! Murder!" The old man was so angry that he jumped up and down, pointing at Chu Xuan and shouting.

The secret guard captured the old man with great tact and stopped him from shouting: "The one who just came in with you is our Yewang Mansion's princess. Where is she?"

The old man kept struggling and said, "What princess? I told you that young lady left. She left in a hurry. She is really not here with me."

At this moment, the secret guard who was looking for someone came over and reported: "Your Majesty, there is no one in the yard."

Chu Xuan looked at the courtyard carefully with a gloomy face. He really didn't see anything unusual, so he could only give up for the time being: "Let's go."

The group of people retreated quickly as they came, and no one noticed that the old man who had looked innocent just now was now rubbing his wrist and smiling with disdain.

So what if she is a princess? She is the emperor's woman. Once she is in his hands, she is his.

On the other side, Lu Yanluo, who was locked in the room, was extremely anxious. She faintly heard footsteps nearby, but no matter how she knocked on the door and shouted, it was useless.

Soon, the yard became quiet again, and Lu Yanluo sat crookedly by the door, breathing heavily.

No, something must have gone wrong. Not only that, ever since the old man left, she could clearly feel that her body was getting weaker and weaker. It was obvious that the old man had drugged her.

The more anxious I am, the blurrier the scene before my eyes.

Gradually, Lu Yanluo's body tilted and she fell into darkness.

The door was opened from the outside. The old man smiled and walked closer, muttering, "I don't believe anyone can find you, little beauty, come with me!"

When Lu Yanluo woke up again, the environment in the room had completely changed. It was all red, and she was lying on a bed covered with a bright red wedding quilt.

Her body was still weak and her throat was inexplicably sore. Lu Yanluo got up with difficulty and tried to check around. This was obviously not the small room where she had been locked up before.

"Awake?" The door suddenly opened, and the old man appeared at the door with a malicious look on his face: "I advise you not to try to leave in vain. This place is far away from the capital, you can't run away. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I drugged you, and you are now mute."

Mute? Lu Yanluo raised her hand and touched her neck, trying to speak, but she could only make a little "ah" sound despite her best efforts.

No wonder I felt a sore throat when I just woke up. It turned out that someone gave me medicine.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the house. Lu Yanluo's heart moved, and she quickly stood up and tried to rush to the door.

She wanted to ask for help from the person outside the door, but when the door was just around the corner, she was stopped by someone. The old man was very strong. He grabbed Lu Yanluo's hair and pulled her back, picked up the rope that he had prepared in advance from the table, and tied her up.

"Since you are not honest, don't blame me for being cruel!" said the old man viciously.

Lu Yanluo had her hands tied behind her back and was thrown into the **.

The people outside the door finally came in, each with a teasing smile on their face, and kept congratulating the old man: "Congratulations, old man Li, the bride is so beautiful, you are so lucky!"

"That's right, you old cow finally got to eat tender grass, you are so happy!"

At this moment, Lu Yanluo realized that this group of people must have come to "make trouble in the bridal chamber", thinking that the man called Old Man Li had really married a young wife.

Lu Yanluo's mind raced and she struggled hard, exposing her bound hands to let everyone know that she was being coerced.

Sure enough, the people who were laughing just now quieted down and looked at Lu Yanluo's tied hands: "This... Old man Li, why did you tie up your wife? This is not kind, let her go quickly."

Old Man Li felt ashamed and had no choice but to step forward and untie the rope. Just as Lu Yanluo was about to push him away, Old Man Li seemed to have anticipated this and whispered in her ear, "Don't you want to know where your child is?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanluo immediately stopped what she was doing and stared at Old Man Li with cold eyes.

The people who were making a fuss in the bridal chamber clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right, so they said goodbye and left.

"A night of love is worth a thousand gold. We won't disturb your wedding night. Let's go!"

Everyone retreated, but they still considerately closed the door tightly.

Inside the house, Lu Yanluo stared at Old Man Li, trying to find out the whereabouts of the child.

Old man Li sneered, walked to the bedside step by step, raised his hand and stroked Lu Yanluo's cheek, and said obscenely: "What a beautiful person, this deal is really worth it, beauty, don't worry, just live here peacefully in the future, your prince husband, she will never be able to find this place, from now on, I will be your husband."

Old man Li's hand went down and untied the straps on Lu Yanluo's clothes bit by bit. Lu Yanluo endured the pain and did not resist. When Old man Li thought she had surrendered, he quickly raised his hand and pressed acupoints.

Old man Li was pinned there, unable to move. Lu Yanluo quickly got up, endured the dizziness, and ran out quickly.

After I went out, I found that this was actually a small village. Outside was a wilderness and there were mountains in the distance. Where exactly was this place?

Lu Yanluo walked quickly forward, trying to find someone to ask.

There happened to be a few people standing under a big tree at the entrance of the village. Lu Yanluo walked over quickly, but just as she was about to speak, she remembered that she couldn't speak. She had to hold the people back and kept gesturing towards the entrance of the village.

She wanted to ask where this place was and how far it was from the capital.

But the person being questioned didn't understand at all, and just looked at Lu Yanluo in surprise: "Isn't this the young wife of Old Man Li? Why did you come here? Are you lost? Don't worry, we will take you back."

Lu Yanluo tried her best to wave her hands to refuse. It was not easy for her to escape, and she absolutely could not go back.