What Hua Mian lost was the silver hairpin on her head. Sikong Xiao found several footprints that could not belong to Ye Huang or Hua Mian around the location where the silver hairpin fell. Following these clues, he found the abandoned manor where the kidnappers settled.

What happened next was what Hua Mian encountered. During the period when she was resting, Sikong Xiao was not idle. He didn't bother to change his clothes and went to see His Eleventh Highness, and told Ye Huang about the kidnappers and what Hua Mian said about the wrong person being tied up.

After experiencing this incident, the officials accompanying him were worried about what else the other party would do, so they rushed back to Hanbei City for several days before they felt relieved.

Huamian rested these days, and most of the food in the group was prepared by Xiao Cui and Xilin. After work, Xilin would ask Huamian to discuss the recipe for the next day. During the chat, Huamian told her and Xiao Cui one after another what happened during the kidnapping incident.

When Xiao Cui exclaimed Hua Mian to death a Beilin kidnapper, she exclaimed repeatedly, Hua Mian said embarrassedly: "Actually, my strength is to stab the other party at most. The one who really dealt with them is the Ninth Master and the secret guard who came to assist us."

Hua Mian Xiang Xiaocui described the appearance of the secret guard. Xilin did not come over to talk, but just sat aside with her head down and listened quietly to what Hua Mian said. Although Hua Mian felt strange, she thought that she was also a native of Beilin, and she probably felt a little disgusted when she heard that the people of Beilin had committed the kidnapping.

Thinking of these, Hua Mian comforted Xilin and said, "Don't think too much, we don't know who the other party is, but it's certain that it will never be related to King Jin. He also sent secret guards to protect us."

"That secret guard...has he told you his name?" Xilin hesitated for a long time and asked this question.

"Name? We asked him, but he didn't say it. It might be inconvenient for those who are secret guards to say their names." Hua Mian thought that Xilin was the chef in the Jinwang Mansion after all, so she might know the secret guard, so she didn't doubt her problem.

"Well... it's true, they have such regulations..." After Xilin said this, she returned to her usual appearance and pulled Huamian to discuss the recipe issue.

The delegation only stayed in Hanbei City for three days before continuing the trip. Huamian clearly felt that the itinerary was very hurrying when he returned. He spent all the time on the road except for a very short cooking and repair every day. Even His Eleventh Highness dined in a carriage.

The mission chose this time to detour the main road in the area where Shangyang Post was located. Although the road was much easier to walk, it had no mood to see the scenery when coming, and it turned into a pure journey.

As a result, it took only half of the time to return to the imperial city - Qing. Ten miles outside the city, the second prince led all officials out of the city to greet him.

"What a big show", the number of people welcoming and the comprehensive etiquette made Xilin, who had always been interested in cooking, praised: "I have only seen such a momentum in the sacrificial ceremony in Beilin. You can be treated like this just by sending the princess back."
Chapter completed!