Early the next morning, Qingshuang and others got up earlier than usual.

Thinking of Lou Xiyue's lingering anger the night before, Qing Shuang ordered the kitchen to prepare some refreshing side dishes to reduce the heat, and also ordered Yunzhi to make some soothing tea.

Caisang was also ready to place the lyre that Lou Xiyue wanted to use in the courtyard. However, when she went to the inner room to get the lyre, she found that the lyre that was usually placed in the teahouse was missing.

She searched around but couldn't find Qin, so she had to ask Qingshuang: "Has Miss Qingshuang seen your empress's Qin? I just couldn't find it in the house. Did it fall into the Wei Garden yesterday?"

Hearing this, Qingshuang frowned slightly and said: "Probably not. After the empress finished practicing the piano in the Wei Garden yesterday, the maid who served her took the piano back to the tea room. Look carefully to see if there is anything missing that you haven't found yet. .”

Caisang was about to defend himself: "But I have indeed searched them all..."

While he was talking, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door.

A maid went to open the door. When she raised her head and saw the person coming, she was startled: "See you, Your Majesty. May your Majesty be safe!"

The moment the words fell, Qingshuang and others all turned around and saw Fu Guan entering the courtyard alone. He had one hand behind his back, shoulders straight, and stood there erect.

Everyone was very surprised. After looking at each other, they all knelt down and saluted: "I have met the prince. Good morning, prince."

"Get up." Fu looked around and saw no one he wanted to see, so he asked, "Where is your princess?"

Qingshuang replied: "As far as I can tell you, the queen is resting in the room and has not gotten up yet." She then asked, "Do you want to call me the queen?"

Fu Guan knew that he came at the wrong time, and he also knew that his almost breaking the pot last night had angered the beauty. Perhaps, he should not appear in front of Lou Xiyue in the near future, so as not to push the person further away.

But he thought about it all night, and finally wanted to see her.

Before breaking the window paper, he still tolerated it and did not dare to act impulsively. He could only use various excuses to get along with people.

But after last night, the desire to see her became more and more intense.

Fu Guanshui thought, this is already the case anyway, so what's the harm in going further? Besides, all he could think about was one sentence on the table. Lou Xiyue was not a fool. He had made it so obvious. How could she not understand?

After thinking about it like this, Fu Guan had the idea of ​​​​taking the initiative - maybe she would be willing to do it?

Fu Guan's thoughts were spinning a thousand times, and he was even more eager to see her.

"There's no need to disturb her dream. I'll just go take a look at her. You can go about your business."

After saying that, he lifted his feet and walked inside.

On the other side, Caisang secretly looked at the master of the Xuanping Palace, and at the same time quietly approached Yunzhi and asked in a low voice: "Do you think it's strange or not, why did the prince come here at this time?"

Yunzhi shook his head and made a silent gesture to signal her to be quiet.

At this time, Fu Guan came to the door of Lou Xiyue's dormitory. He stood for a moment outside the door. After hesitating for a moment, he gently opened the door and walked in——

Ningshen incense burned in the house for half a night, and the air was filled with the faint scent of sandalwood.

Fu Guan stood by the door and looked at the furnishings in the room, then walked inside. He passed by the outer room and saw the bed in the bedroom through the green gauze screen.

He calmed down and calmed his breathing before walking around the screen to the edge of the bed. But when he lowered his head slightly and looked over, he saw that the mattress on the bed was flat——

The couch is empty!
Fu Guan's breathing and heartbeat almost stopped for half a beat. Then, he strode out and asked in a loud voice: "Lou Xiyue is not in the room. Where did your princess go?" His expression was solemn, which was very different from his usual gentle and humble appearance. If you look at him carefully again, The look on his face showed a somewhat gloomy look in his eyes.

Qingshuang and others were frightened by his appearance and immediately became nervous.

They didn't understand what Fu Guan meant, so they immediately ran into the room quickly, muttering: "After the queen came back last night, she has been resting in the room. Why..."

Before she finished speaking, Qingshuang was stunned on the spot. She looked at the empty room, and her expression suddenly changed: "Your Majesty is missing?!"

Fu Guan had no expression on his face, but his words were frightening:
"I would like to ask you this - how do you serve the princess? Why don't you know when the princess gets up? Do you do things in this muddle-headed way on weekdays?"

As soon as the words fell, Qingshuang and the other maids immediately knelt down with a thud. They bowed their bodies and kowtowed, frightened by King Xuanping's majesty and trembling with fear.

"Hui, back to the prince, when I got up in the morning, I didn't see my empress getting up and going out. Besides, at this time in the past, my empress was still resting, so..."

Qingshuang is also afraid of Fu Guan's identity. But at this time, she had to bite the bullet and explain: "The servants know that they are guilty and do not dare to ask for forgiveness from the prince. But what is more important now is to find the whereabouts of the princess as soon as possible."

She analyzed: "The palace is heavily guarded inside and outside. Naturally, it is impossible for the princess to encounter the little thief. I thought, maybe the princess woke up early and went for a walk in the garden outside."

After saying that, Qingshuang paused, and then said: "You must also know, Your Majesty, that the empress has always had the habit of getting up in the morning to practice... practicing the piano. Maybe the empress was just in a good mood today, so she got up early to practice the piano in the Weiyuan. .”

Fu Guan remained cold and indifferent: "There are many excuses and reasons. Why don't I see you looking for someone?"

Hearing this, Qingshuang quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, I will go find someone right now!"

Immediately afterwards, she hurriedly ordered everyone to search everywhere in the house, and then ordered the little maid to serve tea for Fu Guan.

At the same time, Qingshuang also thought in confusion: Even though Miss Lou is a loner, after getting along with her these days, she has never left her without saying goodbye.

Even if I go out to practice, I will say hello to her in advance.

Why is it so unusual today?
Could it be related to the quarrel with the prince yesterday?

Qingshuang's eyes flashed and she glanced at Fu Guan hesitantly.

Fu Chu noticed something strange in her expression and asked, "Why, do you have anything else to say?"

Qingshuang hesitated for a moment, then immediately informed Fu Guan of Lou Xiyue's behavior after she returned to her room yesterday, and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and I suspect that the empress may have acted like this because of some changes that happened last night."

Hearing this, Fu Guan was silent for a while. After a moment, he said: "I understand."

After he finished speaking, he was about to get up and leave, but when he was leaving the house, he glanced at the corner of the letter that was pressed by a tea bowl not far away.

Fu Guan stopped and immediately took a look at the letter——

Seeing the black and white words on the paper, some questions that had no answers were instantly explained.

Fu Guan sighed secretly, then folded the letter in his hand and hid it firmly under his sleeve. He said:
"There is no need to look for your princess. The king has asked her to handle some official duties for the past two days, and she will not return to the palace. You will just take care of the house and the hospital until the princess comes back."

After saying this, he strode away.

Only Qingshuang still stood there confused: Miss Lou went out to do errands again?

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