Seeing that Lan'er didn't speak, the step princess thought of the little girl Lan'er was talking about and asked, "Lan'er, go to the kitchen and bring that little girl over for questioning."
Lan'er bowed and said, "Yes, Lan'er brought back the stewed tonic by the way."
After Lan'er finished speaking, she went to the kitchen. But when she arrived in the kitchen, there was no one in there. Even the grandma who just talked to the little girl was gone.
Just then, a servant came to the kitchen door with a bundle of vegetables. Seeing that it was the eldest girl in front of the princess, he hurriedly said, "Sister Lan'er, why did you come to the kitchen in person?"
Lan'er frowned and had no idea, so she could only say, "I'll get the supplements for the princess."
"It's stewed and it's warming on the stove. The slave is preparing to deliver it to the princess." The girl said with a smile on her face.
Lan'er waved her hand and didn't want to say more to her. Seeing the girl go in to get the supplements, Lan'er asked, "By the way, where is the little girl who was in the kitchen just now?"
"Little girl? Apart from the cook, the only person working in our kitchen is the mother-in-law. Haven't you seen the remaining rough-and-tumble girls?" the girl asked in confusion.
"Huh? Isn't there an eleven or twelve-year-old girl in the kitchen?" Lan'er asked quickly.
"Of course not. How can we let an eleven or twelve-year-old girl come to the kitchen? Sister Lan'er, maybe a girl from another yard came to the kitchen to get something for nothing, and you happened to see her?" the girl asked tentatively.
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Lan'er thought for a while, could it really be the girls from other courtyards chatting in the kitchen? However, those clothes were definitely not worn by girls serving aunts or concubines.
If she couldn't find the little girl, she had to go back to the courtyard first. Without the princess's order, she couldn't search from courtyard to courtyard.
Suddenly something occurred to her, so she said to the girl next to her, "Go and call all the ladies in the kitchen so I can take a look."
Lan'er was the eldest girl next to the princess, so she naturally didn't dare to neglect her orders. So, she hurriedly summoned the woman in the kitchen.
Lan'er looked at the dozen women and recognized the woman chatting with the little girl.
"This mother-in-law stays here, and everyone else can go do their own work."
As soon as Lan'er finished speaking, the others dispersed, leaving only the old woman. The old woman was a little uneasy and didn't know why Lan'er left her. Of course, she didn't dare to ask.
Lan'er walked up to the mother-in-law and asked gently, "Mother-in-law, when you were working in the kitchen just now, can you still remember the little girl who was chatting with you?"
Seeing that Lan'er was asking about that girl, the old lady immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "Miss Lan'er, the little girl just said that she was from the princess's yard. She came here to see the princess's tonic stew.
What's going on? I just had a few words with the old slave."
Lan'er's face changed drastically, knowing that something was fishy, she didn't even have time to pick up the supplements, threw them away and left the kitchen, leaving her with a confused look standing in the kitchen yard.
"Is Lan'er back?" the step princess asked feebly.
Lan'er saw that the step-princess's face was still not very good, but she hesitated and said, "Princess, it's Lan'er who's back."
The step princess looked behind Lan'er and saw that Lan'er was not bringing the little girl with her, so she asked, "Where is the little girl?"
"Princess, Lan'er was about to tell you about this. Just now Lan'er asked the old lady that the little girl was not the girl in the kitchen at all, and she also told the old lady that she was from our yard. But,
Lan'er knows everyone in our yard, how come there is an eleven or twelve-year-old girl?" Lan'er frowned and said hurriedly.
"What's going on? Where did that girl come from?" The princess felt bad. It seemed that things were really not simple.
"Back to Princess, that girl is definitely not from our courtyard. I'm afraid she is, there won't be such a girl in other courtyards. But, I don't know how she got into our palace." Lan'er said.
"Is it true that the prince was arrested? But did this girl really see it with her own eyes?" the princess said nervously, covering her chest.
Lan'er wasn't sure. After all, she only heard it while standing outside the kitchen. The girl didn't explain it in detail.
At this moment, I heard a voice coming from the courtyard: "Princess, Butler Yun wants to see you."
When the princess heard this, she knew that Butler Yun must have gotten the news about the prince, and hurriedly said, "Quick, let Butler Yun come in."
As soon as Butler Yun entered the house, the step princess couldn't help but ask, "Butler Yun, is there any news?"
Butler Yun looked a little embarrassed. In fact, he had been standing outside the study waiting for the secret guard to come back. However, he had not heard from the secret guard until just now. When the secret guard left, he said that he was going to Zhuangzi outside the city first.
Investigate, and then go to the tea house. I think the prince will not go anywhere else and will be back soon.
However, Butler Yun knew that something was wrong, otherwise he would not have come back for so long. But whether something happened to the village outside the city or to the teahouse, he was not sure. But he knew that the princess had been waiting for news, so he had to come over first.
Tell the princess.
"Princess, the people sent out have not returned yet, so I don't know the whereabouts of the prince." Butler Yun said in a low voice.
As soon as the step princess heard Butler Yun's answer, she was discouraged. Could something really happen to the prince?
Since Butler Yun didn't get the news, she waved her hand and before leaving, she once again asked Butler Yun to come and report the whereabouts of the prince at any time.
After Butler Yun stepped back, he said to Lan'er, "Lan'er, clean up. Let's go to Bei Mingxue's yard."
"Princess, is it really okay to go to the princess's side at this time?" Lan'er knew that the princess had always been at odds with the princess. What should she do if something went wrong if the princess came to visit her now?
"I think she just woke up, so she wouldn't do anything to me. By the way, how is Young Master Baili?" asked the step princess.
"I heard that he suddenly fainted in the yard just now, and Pluto sent someone to send Mr. Baili away." Bai=Lan'er said slowly.
Princess Ji was relieved when she heard that Bai Lichen fainted. After getting up, she changed into simple clothes. Lan'er supported her and went to Bei Mingxue's place.
Yu'er heard the sound in the yard, stretched her head and saw the step princess walking towards this side, and she hurried back.
Bei Mingxue was leaning on the couch, and Yu'er said anxiously, "Princess, the princess is here."
Bei Mingxue frowned and said coldly, "What is she here for?"
"Princess, you'd better go into the inner room, the princess will enter the courtyard soon." Yu'er said anxiously.
Bei Mingxue stood up and opened the curtain and entered the inner room. Yu'er hurriedly cleaned up her clothes before leaving the room. As soon as she left the room, she saw the princess in the yard.
Yu'er saluted and said respectfully, "See you, Princess."
"I heard that Xue'er is awake, and I want to come over and see her." The step-princess said leisurely.
"Princess, please come inside." Yu'er took the princess to the outer room, and then asked the princess to wait. After entering, she pretended to report, opened the curtain and walked out.
Yu'er blessed herself and said, "Princess, please come in."
Lan'er helped the step-princess in and saw Bei Mingxue leaning on the bed. She smiled slightly and showed a gentle smile. She said to Bei Mingxue, "Xue'er is feeling better? Are you lying down like this?"
It took a long time, but I finally got better.”
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. Xueer's health is much better." Bei Mingxue said coldly.
The step-princess was in a panic. This damn girl still refused to call her mother-in-law, and her tone was so cold, as if she really remembered what happened in the past.
"Now that you're feeling much better, my mother-in-law has something to discuss with you," the step-princess said with a smile.
"'Princess, this princess is not your daughter. You are the step-princess of my father, and my mother-in-law is my father's first wife.'" Haha, who do you think you are? How dare you call yourself your mother?
concubine.
"These are all small things. Naturally, I am here to discuss more serious matters with you. I know you have been unwilling to accept me as your father's princess, but your father is missing, are you really not in a hurry?
?" The smile on the step princess's face has disappeared, and the expression remaining on her face looks extremely aggrieved.
Bei Mingxue finally raised her head and looked at the step princess, and asked, "What does the princess mean by this?"
"Don't Xue'er know? Your father is missing and has been missing for several days." said the step princess.
"Princess, this is not something I, a daughter, should say. Maybe my father is tired of seeing my aunt and others, and maybe he has met some new aunts outside?" Bei Mingxue smiled slightly and continued to look at her.
The princess's eyes were filled with fire.
"Butler Yun has no news about your father, so no matter how much you dislike me, I hope that the prince is okay. You know, there is a little girl in our house, but she saw the prince being taken away with her own eyes."
The step princess said coldly.
"Stop pretending? Princess, you'd better go back to your courtyard and stay there honestly, otherwise I can't guarantee that I will kill you accidentally at some point." Although Bei Mingxue didn't want to hurt the child in her belly,
But he can't stand this woman always hanging in front of him.
The step princess was trembling with anger and quickly left Bei Mingxue's yard with Lan'er.
"Yu'er, what happened?" Bei Mingxue said in confusion.
"Princess, something happened. Young Master Baili went to the princess's house early in the morning as planned, but not long after returning to the courtyard, he fainted. Now he has been sent out by Pluto, and he doesn't know whether he woke up or not.
Didn't you come here? The princess went around looking for the prince early in the morning. She went to the main courtyard first, and then to the study. When she saw that the prince was not there, she sent people to the courtyards of various aunts. Of course, the courtyard of the side concubine was not spared either.
,The good news is that there is no shadow of the prince." Yu'er told what happened.
"Why didn't you tell me that Mr. Baili fainted?" Bei Mingxue asked.
"This slave has just met you, and I can't bear to let you know." Yu'er said.
"She must have done something to Young Master Baili, otherwise how could anything happen to Young Master Baili?" Bei Mingxue murmured.
Yu'er didn't know how to persuade her, so she heard Bei Mingxue continue to ask, "So, your father is really missing?"
"Yes, Butler Yun doesn't seem to have received any news about the prince. Princess, think about it, if there was news, why would the princess come over and ask us?" Yu'er said.
"Yu'er is right." Bei Mingxue nodded. If the woman had not been forced to do so, how could she have known it?
She simply knew that she had a way to contact her father, so she ran over to tell her. Unfortunately, she had a vague feeling that her father had been captured by His Highness Pluto. Therefore, she naturally would not send anyone out to investigate.
Step-Princess, this is the wrong idea.
It wasn't until ten minutes past midnight that Murong Xi came to Bei Mingxue's yard.
Bei Mingxue sat opposite Murong Xi. When she saw Murong Xi, the first thing she asked was "Is Mr. Baili awake?"
Murong Xi shook her head, naturally telling her that Bai Lichen had not woken up at all.
Bei Mingxue asked anxiously, "Did that bitch poison Baili Chen?"
Murong Xi nodded and did not deny that it was the step princess who poisoned Bai Lichen.