Xiaochun was startled by the haste with which Guard Jin blurted out his words. He looked at Guard Jin blankly with his mouth open. He paused for a while before murmuring: "She should still be there, but she is already very old. She is in the Xian family."
, I have been taken care of by the second lady, and I have stopped doing anything."
Guard Jin immediately calmed down his impatience and said in a calm tone: "Oh, I'm just a little curious about where this old horse will take Madam. Maybe it can give Madam a surprise. The prince has always hoped to give Madam an unexpected surprise, so that Madam can
Can be happier."
Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "The horse later gave birth to a foal, which was also taken care of by the second lady, but the eldest lady always took the carriage and was pulled by the colt when she went out."
Guard Jin immediately nodded, concealed a smile and said, "I also want to give my wife a gift. My wife has always taken good care of me, and this time I want to take advantage of the prince's interest and join in the fun."
Xiaochun hesitated for a moment, opened her mouth, and then fell silent again, then said: "One time when the second lady came back, she brought some flowers and plants and put them in the old lady's room. She said the old lady liked them. I remembered that the second lady was still there.
One of her clothes has this kind of flowers and plants embroidered on it. It's very beautiful. This is the first time I've seen it, and I haven't seen it anywhere else since then. Maybe it grows in the place where the old lady goes."
Guard Jin knew that although Xiaochun was not well-literate, he could draw flowers because he had been doing embroidery with Xian Zijian. He immediately smiled and said, "I wonder if Miss Xiaochun can still draw?"
Xiaochun shook her head, but then said: "That dress is still with slave girl's mother. The second lady was not very old at that time. Later she stopped wearing that dress. slave girl's mother liked it, so she asked for it and gave it to slave girl's sister.
Wear it, my mother is the second lady’s wet nurse, so the second lady gave it to my mother, and this dress should still be with my mother at this time.”
"Can I take it and have a look?" Guard Jin said with a smile, "Even if you don't know where the place is, it is a blessing to be able to find the same flowers and plants. It can make Madam smile."
Xiaochun nodded immediately, "I'll go get it right now."
"There is no need for Miss Xiaochun to pick it up in person." Guard Jin immediately said with a smile, "The prince is still discussing matters, and I don't know when we can finish talking about the business. What if Miss Xiaochun just left and the prince happened to be free to see Miss Xiaochun?
It’s not inappropriate. I’ll find a servant from the house to go to Xian’s house on behalf of Miss Xiaochun.”
Xiaochun nodded lightly and watched as Guard Jin called a clean-faced boy and asked him to go to the Xian family's parents' house to pick up some clothes. He looked at Xiaochun again.
Xiaochun immediately said to the boy: "Go to my parents' house and tell my parents that in the early years, the second young lady once had a cloak with flowers and plants embroidered on it. My mother liked it very much when she saw it. Later, the second young lady wore it too small.
My mother asked for it and gave it to my sisters to wear. She asked her to find the cloak, wrap it up, and give it to you to bring over."
The boy nodded immediately and left quickly.
Xuan Yi was sitting in the study room, tapping his hand lightly on the table. Opposite him, a parrot was parked on the shelf obediently, not daring to move. If he moved a little, the shelf would make a slight sound. Hearing it in such a quiet study room
It's so true, it's so heart-breaking.
"When Zi Daan was in Xiaoyaoju, no one else showed up except you, the parrot." Xuan Yi said calmly, "Don't tell me, you really don't know where Zi Daan has gone!
"
The parrot's little face was full of frustration, "Your Majesty, the master did tell the parrot before he left. He said that the prince would definitely ask the parrot where the master had gone. Since the parrot was left here, naturally he couldn't let the parrot know anything about it.
, the parrot really doesn’t know.”
Xuan Yi was not surprised by Parrot's answer. Yes, with Xian Zijian's intelligence, since he had decided to leave and had already told him about his departure in advance, he would definitely plan it step by step and erase all the doubtful details, otherwise
, with the power of Prince Xuan’s Mansion, it was impossible to find a woman who suddenly disappeared. If the ancestors and sects in the underground knew this, they would definitely laugh out loud.
"Then tell me, the king, all the things Zi Yuan has done during this period." Xuan Yi stared at the parrot.
The parrot didn't dare to flap its wings. It was as stiff as an ornament. "It's just making clothes for the little master."
Xuan Yi didn't say a word, still staring at the parrot quietly, with a calm expression, showing no emotion or anger.
The parrot may indeed not know anything, but that does not mean that what it saw does not contain mysteries. If Xian Zijie wants to leave, she must make some preparations in advance. She has not asked anyone to serve her, including
Xiaopei was also kicked out by her, and Liuli served her later. When no one was around, only this parrot would appear next to Xian Zijian. So, what it saw and heard must have some clues.
Searching, so he wants to know everything the parrot heard and saw during this period. He has a feeling that he will definitely find a glimmer of hope.
The parrot suddenly fluttered its wings, as if a little excited, "I remembered one thing, one strange thing. The master once told the parrot that just a few days before the master disappeared, he said that he heard that the emperor of the Daxing Dynasty had a new one.
Within three days, the prince will go to the Xian family and peck out the reins of an old horse in the Xian family, and then the parrot will no longer be in charge."
"Old horse?" Xuan Yi frowned.
"Yes, it is a very old horse. All of its old teeth have fallen out. Not to mention, I almost broke the parrot's beautiful beak by pecking the reins apart. It hurt me for several days, and I couldn't say anything good."
Suo." The parrot said very aggrievedly, "This is the last thing the master asked the parrot to do."
"Xiao Pei." Xuan Yi raised his voice slightly and called outside, "Go to Xian's house and bring that old horse."
Xiao Pei's footsteps left in a hurry outside, Xuan Yi looked at the parrot again, "Continue to think about what else he did before Zi Daan disappeared! It was during those few days when no one was with him."
The parrot lowered its head again and thought blankly. It couldn't think of anything else to say in its little head. It glanced at Xuan Yi secretly. Xuan Yi was looking at it indifferently, which frightened it.
Shivering, I continued to pretend to think.
After about a cup of tea, Xiao Pei hurried in from outside and whispered to Xuan Yi: "I just went to Xian's house, and Aunt Wan was there. She said that the old horse had been lost for a long time.
Even the old horse's foal has gone somewhere."
Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Pei and said, "Send the order and ask the secret guards to search for the place where the horse has passed."