The frustration she had been holding back for days suddenly exploded, and Lu Yanluo was furious. She looked around secretly, and suddenly pointed behind the thug and shouted, "Sir, help!"

The people in the brothel have always been afraid of the police, so they panicked when they heard the words and turned around to look. Lu Yanluo took the opportunity to move quickly and pressed the acupoints of several of the thugs.

Then they rescued Ayun, and the two of them left this place of trouble without stopping.

They ran all the way into the alley and saw that there were no pursuers behind them, so Lu Yanluo and Ayun breathed a sigh of relief.

Ayun was a little scared and gestured, "Who were those people just now? Why did they arrest us? Were they from Lijia Village?"

Lu Yanluo shook her head: "If I'm not mistaken, it must be the thugs from the brothel in town. They must have thought we were lost girls and wanted to capture us and rape us!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yanluo became angry again. It was really like a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog.

After resting for a while, the two decided to go to the government office. Lu Yanluo was the Princess of Ye. Although she did not have any token to prove her identity, she could at least send someone to deliver the message to the Ye Palace and tell Chu Xuan to pick her up.

Just when the two were about to leave, a sound of footsteps suddenly came, and it was getting closer and closer.

Lu Yanluo was on alert and protected Ayun behind her.

After a while, a man in green clothes appeared at the entrance of the alley. When he saw Lu Yanluo and Ayun, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"I finally found you two!"

This man was thin, with a handsome face, dressed in a long blue gown, holding a folding fan in his hand. He called himself "young man" as soon as he opened his mouth, and sounded like a nerd from some family.

They were neither from Lijia Village nor the thugs from the brothel. Lu Yanluo let down her guard a little and asked, "Are you looking for us? Who are you?"

The man straightened his clothes, bowed to Lu Yanluo and Ayun, and replied solemnly: "I am from Fenghua Town, my surname is Liu, and my given name is Yu. I am sorry for coming here. I just passed by and saw your acupoint pressing skills. I admired you and came here to learn from you. Please teach me."

After hearing a lot of flowery talk, Lu Yanluo felt a headache. Only then did she realize that Liu Yu came to her to learn acupoint pressing techniques. He was definitely a nerd.

Under Liu Yu's expectant gaze, Lu Yanluo shook her head and refused: "Sorry, my family and I have important matters to attend to. We need to leave here and go to the capital immediately. It is really inconvenient for me to teach you. Please find someone else."

Although she was rejected, Liu Yu was unwilling to give up. She chased after Lu Yanluo and said, "It's already dark now. Where can you and the girl next to you go? Why don't you go back home with me? I can provide you with a place to sleep. It's absolutely safe!"

Liu Yu kept pursuing her, and seeing that Lu Yanluo was still indifferent, he continued, "How about this, you guys are going to the capital, and this place is far away from the capital. If you want to go, I can help you get to the capital earlier, how about that?"

Lu Yanluo finally stopped. Liu Yu was right. This place was three hundred miles away from the capital. If they relied on their own legs to walk back, it would take who knows how long. Moreover, they did not have a penny on them and could only sleep in the open air. They did not know how many times they would encounter dangers like today.

After thinking it over, Lu Yanluo gritted her teeth and agreed.

Capital city, Night Palace.

Shen He came back with the news: "I led my men all the way to Lijia Village and confirmed that the old man who took the princess away that day was from Lijia Village, and he has been back in Lijia Village for many days."

Chu Xuan frowned and asked, "Is there any news about the princess?"

Shen He hesitated for a while and replied, "There is no news about the princess, but the villagers said that Old Man Li brought back a young wife this time. She is young and beautiful. He bought her. I guess this person is probably the princess."

The room was dead silent. Chu Xuan's hands on the table were clenched tightly, which was enough to show that he was not at peace at the moment.

"Where are the people now?"

"When I took him there, he had already escaped. It is said that he escaped with another girl who was bought. His whereabouts are still unknown."

"Go look for her." Chu Xuan said coldly, "Search all the surrounding towns and villages. Also, don't alert the state government for now. I don't want to spread the news of the princess' disappearance, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives."

"I understand."

Fenghua Town, Liu Mansion.

Liu Yu enthusiastically introduced Lu Yanluo and Ayun to his father, and his father saw at a glance how eager his son was for Lu Yanluo.

After settling the people down, Father Liu came over specifically to talk to Lu Yanluo.

"Miss Lu, if you need anything else, please feel free to ask. You're welcome."

Lu Yanluo smiled kindly: "Thank you, Master Liu, this place is already very good."

Father Liu smiled and nodded, then hesitated for a moment and explained his purpose.

"Miss Lu, I was very happy when I saw Yu'er bringing you into the mansion today. I'm sure that child must have treated you differently. You can see that my son only cares about studying. From childhood to adulthood, you are the only woman who makes him happy, so..."

Father Liu hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "So I will throw away my reputation and hope that Miss Lu can stay in our Liu Mansion in the future. I promise you that I will not treat the girl unfairly."

Lu Yanluo was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She was a little surprised that this old man was so open-minded. It was too avant-garde to make such a request to a girl he met for the first time.

"Master Liu, I think you misunderstood. Master Liu brought me back because he wanted to learn acupoint pressing from me. There is no personal relationship between us, so there is no question of whether to keep me or not."

Lu Yanluo politely refused. Father Liu was obviously a little disappointed. He exchanged a few casual words and left.

The next day, a piece of news came from Fenghua Town that the master of Liu Mansion had taken in two new concubines, who were so beautiful that they could make the moon ashamed of the flowers.

After receiving the news, the servant sent by the Night Palace to look for Lu Yanluo quickly passed the news back to the capital.

"Concubine? Are you sure she's the princess?" Chu Xuan was surprised.

The servant was not sure: "It is said that they escaped from Lijia Village. I guess they are girls brought back to the village by Old Man Li. A large part of them are princesses."

Chu Xuan could no longer sit still, and took his men straight to Fenghua Town. No matter whether it was true or not, he finally got some news. No matter what, Chu Xuan had to go and take a look before he could feel at ease.

Halfway through the journey, a team of fast horses came from behind and stopped Chu Xuan in the middle of the road.

"My Lord, something happened in the palace!"

The messenger hurriedly reported: "The Imperial Concubine has been locked up by His Majesty. The news has spread in the palace. Let the prince return to the palace immediately to rescue her!"

Chu Xuan let out a deep breath, looked towards the road leading to Fenghua Town, but finally had no choice but to turn his horse around and return to the palace.