Chapter 265
In the blink of an eye, the child disappeared without a trace.
She also tried to walk around a few times, trying to listen to see if anyone had taken the child home.
However, to her great disappointment, she did not see any family find a child.
Now, even she doesn't know where that child is.
Xiaolian was both surprised and delighted.
She never expected that this matter would actually be accomplished.
But deep down, she was also afraid. If the Grand Princess found out about this, she feared she would lose her life.
"Miss, I'm sorry." Madam Yao apologized to Xiaolian, but Xiaolian seemed not to see her and kept walking in another direction.
Madam Yao looked in the direction Xiao Lian had just returned from, somewhat puzzled.
The girl looked like she had just come back from outside.
Moreover, the clothes the girl was wearing looked like those of a maid in this mansion today.
Thinking of this, Madam Yao didn't dwell on it and quickly went to look for someone again.
Lin Ziyi went to the gatehouse to inquire whether he had seen any children go out.
"No children were seen leaving the manor today," the gatekeeper said with certainty.
"Young man, besides the main gate, do you have any side gates or small gates open today?" Lin Ziyi slipped some loose silver to the gatekeeper and asked.
"Madam, none of the guests who came today have gone out. There are usually old women guarding the small gates in our mansion, and we generally don't let the children out," the gatekeeper replied dutifully after receiving the money.
Lin Ziyi was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but she still thanked the young man and went back to find Li Zhiwei and Yao Shi.
"Have you found the children?" Yao asked breathlessly, looking at Li Zhiwei and Lin Ziyi with hopeful eyes.
"No, is there no news from Madam Xie either?" Li Zhiwei asked Yao Shi anxiously.
"I didn't see any children over there." Yao shook her head, feeling extremely flustered. Where had the children gone?
They had searched every possible place in the Grand Princess's residence, but they couldn't find any trace of the group.
They weren't usually the type to hide away, so why did they suddenly hide today, when something happened at the Grand Princess's residence?
Thinking of this, Yao's eyes reddened. If something happened to the child, she was afraid she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
“I just went to the gatehouse and inquired; the children haven’t left the mansion,” Lin Ziyi quickly added.
“If they haven’t left the manor, then they’re still inside. Let’s search again. We’ll look around the lake, the lotus pond, and any place with a well.” Li Zhiwei gritted her teeth and voiced her worst-case scenario.
"No, there are three of them. They wouldn't go to dangerous places without an adult," Lin Ziyi quickly reassured Li Zhiwei.
Just as the group was about to go look for the person, they were unexpectedly stopped in front of them.
"Oh, isn't this the future Princess An? She's quite pretty; no wonder she's so captivating to Prince An."
Just as the group was about to go look for the person, they were blocked by a group of women who came over.
Li Zhiwei looked at the group of people; she didn't recognize any of them.
However, she could clearly sense that the visitor had ill intentions.
"Miss Li, I've heard so much about you!" The woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the jewels in her hair further emphasized that she came from an extraordinary background.
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