He disappeared for such a long time, and when he reappeared, it was discovered that he was working with Chu Jianbai?
Jing Yuchen was in mixed emotions and quickly headed in one direction.
After the Lantern Festival, the people dispersed one after another, the streets became extremely quiet, the night sky was as dark as ink, and the lights were burned out. Outside a small village, Jing Yuchen walked in slowly.
The doors of every household in the village were closed, and there was not a single ray of light. Jing Yuchen did not knock on the door, but just found a place to sit down in the darkness nearby.
Staring at it without blinking.
The village did not become lively until dawn when the women and children got up.
Jing Yuchen threw out a silver ingot. A little boy saw someone drop money. He scratched his head hesitantly and walked closer step by step, but he didn't expect that there was someone sitting at the corner.
"Little friends, have you seen your brother Lecheng recently?"
The little boy shook his head, without a trace of lying on his face.
Jing Yuchen was a little disappointed. After testing people in several villages, they all said that they had never seen Shao Lecheng.
Jing Yuchen stood up and walked in one direction.
The temple outside the city was once one of Shao Lecheng's "caves". Yesterday he guarded the village but did not wait for Shao Lecheng, so he decided to go to the temple to check it out now.
At the temple, because it was still early, not many people came to burn incense.
Jing Yuchen was quite familiar with this place. After searching all the places where Shao Lecheng had lived, including the cave, he found nothing.
"Sir, I see you've been wandering around the temple all day. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Jing Yuchen was a little curious: "The temple once had a kind-hearted donor who provided shelter and food for homeless children, men and women. Now that he has moved away from the temple, I wonder how I can contact him? I want to do some good deeds!"
Jing Yuchen was born with a handsome face, exuding nobility, and his clothes were made of luxurious material. Standing in front of him at this moment, he did not give people the slightest evil aura.
"Sir, please come before the 20th of this month."
Jing Yuchen understood instantly: "Thank you."
Jing Yuchen originally had doubts in his heart about whether Shao Lecheng was still alive, but now he believed that Shao Lecheng was alive, and that the man in green was Shao Lecheng. Ni Yueshan was missing, so did he know something?
But he cooperated with Chu Jianbai, why?
Back at the Prince's Mansion, Jing Yuchen strengthened the guards there because he had heard from their conversation that they were planning to send Duan Gouqiong, the hot potato, to his mansion...
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Inside the palace, the emperor looked at Jing Yuchen who was kneeling below with a sullen face.
"I trusted you so much and entrusted this person to you, yet you lost him!"
Jing Yuchen knelt below and did not rush to explain. He just responded calmly: "Father, Princess Gou Qiong may have slipped away to play because of her mischief, just like before. As long as we don't let the envoy know, I am confident that I can find her."
Seeing Jing Yuchen's confident look, the emperor frowned. "Do you think the envoy is a fool? I give you three days!"
"Father, I need five days!"
The emperor closed his eyes, as if considering whether five days was acceptable...
"Also, the prince claimed that you kidnapped her daughter. I haven't had the chance to discuss this with you yet. Did Ning Yang escape, or was she hidden by you?"
"Father, why would I hide her? Lifelong house arrest is enough to ruin a woman's life. Why should I continue to make things difficult for her?"
Jing Yuchen lowered his head. The emperor couldn't tell whether he was lying or not.
He found that he seemed to understand Jing Yuchen less and less.
The emperor stood up from the dragon throne, his eyes fixed on him, "I hope you didn't lie to me. Hurry and find the princess. Otherwise, I can't protect you!"
After Jing Yuchen left, someone came to report that everything was normal in the Prince's Mansion and no suspicious people were found.
Jing Yuchen did not rest and took his men to the village.
He and Ni Yueshan funded the construction of this village to help these children and women, but he rarely comes here.
Now when he sees the people living here, everyone has a smile on their face, and the children look so happy to have books to study in private schools, he can't imagine why Shao Lecheng wants to cooperate with Chu Jianbai.
A servant nearby suggested, "Second Prince, we've prepared all the coarse grains, clothes, and writing brushes, inkstones, and paper. Shall we distribute them door to door now?"
Jing Yuchen nodded: "Send."
The person who came to report was a little hesitant: "But if you do this and make a scene, the emperor will blame you."
"hair!"
Jing Yuchen was reluctant to say more about the word "firm".
The servants had no choice but to go door to door to distribute supplies. There was fine powder on each piece of supply, which stained the skin of everyone who came into contact with it, until it was scattered in every corner.
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