The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 242 Ah Li is missing

Several girls were a little tipsy and said with red cheeks: "Sister Ah Li, you are a little drunk!"

Xiao Lianxi said softly: "Sister Ah Li, where are you going? I'll have someone take you there later!"

Jing Li managed to hold her head up and said, "Donglaixuan Inn!"

After saying that, he could no longer hold on and fell into a drowsy sleep.

Xiao Lianyun was also drunk and giggled: "Ah Li, let's go, I'll take you back!"

Xiao Lianxi held up her staggering sister: "Sit quietly and I'll have Ah Li sent away!"

Xiao Yifeng sat in the study room and read for a long time, but could not read a single word of the book in his hand. The girl was smiling and talking sweetly as she walked back and forth.

"Xiao An, is it over with the second girl?"

Xiao An stepped forward and said: "It ended half an hour ago. The two cousins ​​rested at home, and the eldest girl's handkerchiefs were also sent back!"

"That one." Xiao Yifeng wanted to ask Jing Li, but for some reason he didn't say anything.

Xiao An, who lowered his head, understood the young master's meaning very well: "The eldest lady has arranged for someone to send Miss Jing back!"

"Yeah!" Xiao Yifeng looked out the window at the night with a confused expression, and after a while he sighed leisurely.

The lively Chang'an City was filled with drum music and the crowds of onlookers were packed to the rafters.

"Whose girl is getting married?" someone asked in confusion.

"It is said that she is the daughter of Princess Xiushan, Princess Lingyue and the pro-Liao Kingdom!" people watching the excitement gossiped.

"Why is it so sudden? I haven't even heard the news. Are you getting married now?"

"Your news is too late. A month ago, the eldest prince of the Liao Kingdom sent someone to propose marriage. Now that he is so anxious, I guess it is because the old emperor over there is dying and wants to celebrate!"

"Happiness? The Liao royal family also pays attention to this?"

"Tch! Who doesn't care if you want to survive?"

"Then he is our princess after all, and he gave it away so easily?"

"What else will happen? Except for Princess Xiushan and Princess Ruian, the other princesses are not doing well either!"

Everyone was talking, laughing, and joking about this royal secret.

Wan Baoquan casually glanced at the wedding party and stepped into Donglaixuan.

The shopkeeper saw Wan Baoquan coming and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Hey! Master Wan is here!"

Boss Chen was checking accounts in the store at the end of the month today. Hearing that Wanbaoquan was here, he hurried downstairs: "Brother Wan is here, hurry up! Come upstairs and sit down for a while!"

"Waiter, serve the tea quickly!"

Wan Baoquan waved his hand and said: "Brother Chen, you don't have to be so polite. I still have something to do. I just came here to ask, have you seen my girl in the past two days?"

Boss Chen thought for a while: "No!"

Boss Chen doesn't come to the store often. When Wan Baoquan asked, he was a little unsure and turned back to ask the shopkeeper: "Has Miss Jing been here these days?"

The shopkeeper was startled, then flipped through the registration book and confirmed: "No!"

"I'm pretty sure. I've been in the store these days. Besides, if Miss Jing comes over, I'll know for sure!"

The waiter who came over with tea said casually: "Miss Jing has never been here. If she were here, would I still be able to recognize her?"

Miss Jing is beautiful and a good person. Several waiters in the shop are familiar with her.

Wan Baoquan's face immediately turned grim. Jing Li had never given any news to her family for several days, let alone these five days.When she promised to stay at Donglaixuan, she would not go anywhere else. Besides, if she was in Chang'an, it would definitely be at Donglaixuan.

Then where did she go if she hasn't been to Donglaixuan these days?

Boss Chen also felt that something was wrong. When he heard that he was going to Xiao's house, he asked cautiously: "How about going to Xiao's house to inquire about it?"

Wan Baoquan said with a serious face: "I have already been to Xiao's house. Their manager said that Ah Li said that he wanted to come to Donglaixuan that night, and he came here halfway!"

The shopkeeper whispered from the side: "Why don't you ask General Chen and Master Huo?"

Wanbao Quan thought: "I'm going to go find General Chen and ask. Brother Chen, if my sister comes over, let her wait for me here!"

Boss Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, you can go quickly! If you need help with anything, just let me know. I, Old Chen, have no other skills, so I can still help with errands!"

Wan Baoquan hurried to Chen Zhongyu's residence, but was told that Chen Zhongyu had gone to the military camp with King Changling ten days ago, and he didn't know when he would come back.

The door to Huo Shen's private residence was also locked, and he probably hadn't been home for several days.

Wanbaoquan suddenly became anxious. Where did Jingli go?
Wanbao went to the Xiao family with all his heart and asked to see the eldest son of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yifeng was a little surprised to see Wan Baoquan looking for him. When he heard that Jing Li was missing, his heart suddenly sank: "When did this happen?"

"It's been five days. She usually goes out and will go back in three to five days at most. This time it took a long time. When I inquired about it, she didn't come to the inn at all. That's when I felt something was wrong."

"So, I came to ask the eldest son, who sent my girl out that day? And where did I send her to leave?" Wan Baoquan briefly explained the matter, and waited impatiently for Xiao Yifeng to give an accurate answer. letter.

Xiao Yifeng's expression did not change, but she was a little frightened in her heart. Could it be that her second uncle had done something to harm Jingli?

"Brother Wan, you wait at the inn first, and I'll go find someone to ask. I'll find out more about it later, and come here to talk to you in detail!"

Xiao Yifeng sent Wan Baoquan away, then called the servant: "Go and find out who sent Miss Xiao out on the second girl's birthday?"

The boy went very quickly and soon found out clearly: "It's brothers Niu Da and Niu Er, and Mrs. Zhang who is sending the girl out with her!"

Xiao Yifeng knew that Niu Danniu Er was a son of the same family, and both of them worked at the Xiao family farm.

The two of them have always been honest, so they should not be able to do anything scandalous.

As for Mrs. Zhang, she was the steward around Xiao Lianyun, so she wouldn't do anything. So where did Jingli go?

Brothers Niu Daniu and Mrs. Zhang were quickly called over.

"Who were you who sent Miss Jing out that day?" Xiao Yifeng asked in a deep voice.

Mrs. Zhang was the first to reply: "Back to the young master, it was the old woman and the Niu brothers who sent the girl out!"

Although Mrs. Zhang is just a housekeeper, her family has been servants of the Xiao family for generations, and she has watched Xiao Yifeng's brothers and sisters grow up, so naturally they don't have to be so restrained.

"Where was it sent?"

It was Mrs. Zhang who continued to answer: "Miss Jing said that she would be sent to Donglaixuan, so the slave girl and the Niu brothers sent the girl to Donglaixuan."

Xiao Yifeng suddenly felt nervous: "But the shopkeeper and waiter of Donglaixuan never saw Miss Jing from the beginning to the end."

"Could it be that you lied and made random excuses!"

Mrs. Zhang and the Niu brothers knelt down with a bang: "Young Master, I don't dare!"

"Oh! By the way, we met the girl's family near Donglaixuan, and her family picked her up!"

"Otherwise, with all the courage of these slaves, I wouldn't dare to leave the girl halfway!"

"Are you talking about Miss Jing's family?"

(End of this chapter)