"I was a young monk in a temple. It was a small temple and it was difficult to maintain the incense, so I had to go to nearby villages to beg for alms all year round.

I could hold a bowl and beg when I was three years old. When I was five, I thought I could escape from such a life, but what followed were endless schoolwork and the fear of being whipped."

"Not only did Pei Qing come to beat me every month, but my master who taught me martial arts punished me every day. When I was covered with bruises, I wished there was someone who could comfort me. Do you know the pain of crying out to the sky and the earth but getting no help?"

Xu Mian's eyes were moist, and she felt sorry for what Shi Jun had suffered in the past eighteen years.

"Until I met you, Mianmian, you are the only light in my heart. Shi Yan has his parents' love and the position of crown prince, but I only have you..."

Xu Mian was soft-hearted and useless, and she didn't shout anymore. She knew that struggling would only make Shi Jun more angry, so it would be better to find a chance to escape. However, she would suffer if she escaped without money. The most important thing in life is not to make yourself suffer.

By the way, you can leave a mark for A Yan, so that he will know where she was taken.

"Woof, woof, woof" came from the carriage.

"Hey, that's A Jun's voice."

Xu Mian lay down at the back of the carriage. Sure enough, the little white dog lay there docilely. She picked it up and understood why Shi Jun took the risk to get the little white dog out of Penglai Palace. It was probably because he brought herself in.

He looked up at Shi Jun, his eyes were red, so pitiful, and he was so beautiful that people couldn't bear to hurt him.

In the palace, Shi Yan came down from the morning court, and was held by two ministers to discuss things. He was relieved before noon and hurried to the Zichen Palace.

"Your Highness, this is sent by the Department of Decoration and the Department of Clothing."

Shi Yan opened the brocade box, and a dazzling light shot out from the box, and a dress embellished with gems was shining.

"This birthday gift, Mianmian will definitely like it very much."

He could already imagine Xu Mian wearing a jewel dress and turning around in a circle. He

deliberately changed into a brocade robe of the same color, and dressed up to go to Penglai Palace.

Arriving at Penglai Palace, as soon as he entered the door, Xuelian came out to greet him. She was shocked, "Your Highness, didn't you ask the Crown Princess to go to the garden of Jianfu Palace?"

"What? I didn't. When did it happen?"

"About two and a half hours ago, a palace servant came to deliver a message."

Shi Yan threw down the big brocade box and ran out. When he reached the door, he shouted, "Immediately gather people to search the whole palace for the Crown Princess."

He didn't have time to sit on the ceremonial guard and ran towards Jianfu Palace, "Mian Mian, you must not have left the palace yet!"

When they arrived at the garden, they didn't see anyone. The palace maid who followed Xu Mian was horrified, "Your Highness, I saw the Crown Princess being carried to the side hall of Jianfu Palace."

"Asshole!"

Shi Yan ran away, and the palace maid was covered in cold sweat. Oh my God, she had mistaken the Crown Prince and Prince Jin again! This time he is doomed!

After entering the side hall, he saw Xu Mian's dress on the couch and the hairpins and head ornaments all over the floor.

Shi Yan picked up the Eight Treasures Dragonfly Silk Scroll with trembling hands. When he knew that Shi Jun reported that he would leave the capital next month, he had a sinister idea in his mind for a moment, but he didn't expect that he would act so quickly and kidnap Xu Mian the day after the report.

"Mobilize the guards immediately and follow me to the city gate."

Shi Yan led his men to the gate of the capital. In the palace, Empress Xiao was sewing a brocade robe for Shi Jun in Kunning Palace. Suddenly, her hand was stabbed and a blood spot came out.

The palace maid ran in, "Your Majesty, it's bad, the Prince of Jin has kidnapped the Crown Princess."

Empress Xiao was panicked, "How could it be? Didn't he leave next month?"

"Where's the Crown Prince?"

"Your Highness has taken people out of the palace to chase him."

Empress Xiao fainted from anger, and the palace maid ran to Xuanzheng Hall to report to the emperor.

The emperor hurriedly sat on the dragon sedan to Kunning Palace, summoned the imperial physician to examine Empress Xiao, and asked him to boil a soothing soup.

"Xue'er, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, why are you so anxious."

The emperor's eagle eyes were full of unfathomable plots, perhaps this was a good opportunity.

Shi Yan arrived at the palace gate but did not find out where Shi Jun was going. "Your Highness, there are five or six carriages going in different directions. I really don't know which way the Prince of Jin took."

Shi Yan clenched his fists. There were too many routes. He sent out all 500 guards from the East Palace to chase him in different routes.

Prince Fu rode in on a horse and brought the palace maid A Quan with him. "Your Highness!"

"Shen Zhao, you are here just in time. I have to go out of the city to find the Crown Princess. If you go back to the palace and report this to my father, I won't go back to the palace and waste time."

Prince Fu advised: "Your Highness, it would be safer if you talk to His Majesty in person."

"I'm worried that if we delay any longer, I won't be able to find Mianmian. I can't care about so much."

Ah Quan took out a piccolo from his arms and presented it, saying, "Your Highness, you will be in danger on this trip. If there is an emergency, just blow the piccolo and someone will come to save you... You must blow it in time, otherwise even gods will find it difficult to arrive in time."

Shi Yan pulled the reins of the horse and asked, "Ah Quan, what is your relationship with Taoist Lin?"

Ah Quan smiled and said, "I can only tell your Highness that Taoist Lin is my master and he will lend a helping hand." Shi Yan

nodded. Although he didn't know that Taoist Lin was his biological father, he could guess that this man was unfathomable and very extraordinary.

At this time a man came rushing over. It was Xu Sheng. "Your Highness, you can't do that!"

He came up to him breathlessly and said with a bow, "Your Highness, you are the crown prince. How can you ignore the government affairs and leave the city for a woman?"

Shi Yan snorted coldly, "No wonder Mianmian looked so depressed when she talked about her father. The missing woman is your own daughter! You don't care about her life or death, but I do. In my heart, she is more important than anything in the world!"

Xu Sheng was speechless and tried his best to persuade him, "Your Highness, the people sent out will try their best to find Mianmian. I will go find her myself, but it will be dangerous for you to leave the capital. You must not do that!" He was

worried that after Shi Yan left the capital, King Huan would send someone to assassinate him, which would be something that no one would know about. He

knelt down and begged, "Your Highness should put the overall situation first, and not be sentimental! Even though she is the daughter of an old minister, she cannot be a disaster and hinder Your Highness's great cause."

Shi Yan did not understand his painstaking efforts, and felt even more distressed that Xu Mian had never received the careful love of her father.

"General Xu, there is no need to say more. Please go back and report this to my father. If you can't find Mian Mian, I will not return to the court!"

At this time, another team of elite black cavalry guards came, about twenty people, led by the captain of the East Palace Guard, Yun Hao.

"Your Highness, the elite soldiers have arrived."

"Follow me! Drive!"

Xu Sheng was so anxious that he almost cried. Prince Fu and A Quan helped him up. They watched Shi Yan lead the cavalry out of the city gate like lightning and disappeared in the rolling red dust.

"Your Highness! Take care! Hey!"

Xu Sheng was a loyal minister who put the country first and always put personal honor and disgrace behind.

I don't know why I gave birth to such a popular daughter. She was obviously a little stutterer, but now she has become a hot commodity. If I had known earlier, I would have sent her to the temple, which would be better than letting two men fight for her.