Princess Yongning has always been very strong, but after lying down for a few days and forcing herself to drink bitter juice three times a day, she immediately got up to take care of things. Ruiniang had known this for a long time. Fortunately, she didn't have a real housekeeper, otherwise she would just be annoying.
Ruiniang has also been rewarded by the Queen Mother, and her status in the Tai'an Palace is not as easy to ignore as before. Of course, people like Princess Yongning will never use such tricks on their own monthly and daily schedules, and tell them. It’s really ugly.
Liuying brought some clothes over. These were several newly made winter coats. Ruiniang had chosen the colors herself. She looked through them and found that they suited her liking.
"These clothes will be worn during the Chinese New Year. Let's put them away now."
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Aunt Yuan said with a smile: "Girl has grown taller in the past six months, and the clothes we brought from Xuan Mansion are also a little shorter. Just in time, new clothes have been delivered."
Ruiniang stretched her waist and said: "Grandma didn't have to say hello today, and we happened to be at home in the winter. Mammy, please rest for a while. We don't have earthworms here, and we are afraid of poisoning if we use too many charcoal basins. It happens to be daytime, and I Let them open a small window so you can sleep peacefully."
Grandma Yuan refused: "The girl is tolerant, but how can I be like this?"
Seeing her insistence, Ruiniang stopped talking. She slept peacefully all day, or ate roasted chestnuts by the charcoal basin, and her whole hands were black from the food. But she didn't go to see Han Yan. Today, Princess Yongning took Han Yan back to Prince Zhou's Mansion. It would be bad if she followed him.
However, she didn't expect that from this day until the end of the New Year, Han Yan didn't come to see her, and she never met Han Yan at the old lady's place, which was a bit abnormal.
Before New Year's Eve, she took the initiative to go to Han Yan's place. When she walked to the door, she was stopped by Han Yan's grandma.
"I haven't seen my cousin these days. Why, why don't I come to visit you?" Ruiniang felt strange.
The nanny smiled and said: "Miss Meng, to tell you the truth, it's not that I won't let you visit. Our girl is very sick, and the house smells of medicine. We need to take good care of her."
Ruiniang looked worried: "What disease does my cousin have?"
"We don't know what the imperial doctor said, but we don't know. You know, our girl is going to the palace, and this matter should not be spread outside, so..."
"Oh, don't worry, I won't tell you."
Ruiniang has never seen Han Yan's face, so she always feels a little strange. Although Han Yan is a boudoir girl, her face is like a full moon, her complexion is rosy, and her body does not look like she is very weak. Why is she so pregnant? What about illness?
But after celebrating the New Year, if she didn't find her husband, she would have to go home, and she wouldn't have much thought about the affairs of Tai'an Bofu. In short, I saw the second prince giving a gift to my cousin that day, and I also knew that the second prince was very kind to my cousin.
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"Mommy, do you think something will happen to my cousin? My aunt has blocked the upper and lower pipes, so I can't find out." Ruiniang sat down, still afraid that something might happen to Han Yan.
At this age, Grandma Yuan can be considered to have seen through the world, but she is also afraid of causing trouble and cannot tell Ruiniang.
Whenever a woman suddenly disappears, she is either pregnant with an illegitimate child or having an affair with someone else. Back then, my own girl Han Wan met Meng Jue once and she clamored to marry into the Meng family. She even poured cold water over her body and went on a hunger strike to marry into the Meng family if she didn't participate in the re-election.
Therefore, she only said: "You don't have to worry about that. Didn't the old lady ask you to come over because Cao Guogong's mansion invites you to play and drink on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year? You should also dress up."
"That's right." Ruiniang thought she had nothing to do.
Little did she know that Princess Yongning was still maintaining her dignity on the outside, but she had already collapsed on the inside because Han Yan was missing. She disappeared at Prince Zhou's Mansion. The sun was just right that day, and her daughter asked her to rest in the backyard, so she agreed. When she returned home, she was nowhere to be found.
Now they dare not say anything about Han Yan. Their people have been sent out for three days and they still have no clue.
When Uncle Han came back, he saw Princess Yongning looking at him expectantly, but he still shook his head.
"Ruzhi Naihe? Ruzhi Naihe..." Princess Yongning closed her eyes, not knowing what happened to Han Yan.
But Uncle Han sat down and said, "Let's think about it again. I heard that Yan'er paid out all the servants and maids in the house. Originally, she didn't have many servants because she was visiting relatives, but she still paid out. The window of that guest room was open, and there were footprints underneath. It was definitely someone from Prince Zhou's palace who took her away. There was no sign of a struggle at all. Was she kidnapped or did she leave voluntarily?"
In fact, Princess Yongning knew it well, and she didn't even tell her husband about it.
But now she couldn't hold it in anymore: "Maybe he wasn't kidnapped. Do you remember my eldest brother's adopted son?"
Uncle Han was surprised: "What's wrong with him? I remember him. I heard that his father saved your Crown Prince Zhou on the battlefield and died blocking King Zhou's sword. Later, it was the Crown Prince who took pity on his parents who died and took him over." , and saw that he was extremely talented, so he accepted him as a showman. Could it be that..."
Speaking of the latter, Uncle Han also reacted, because his wife would not suddenly mention this person without any purpose.
Princess Yongning cried: "I found that the child is very concerned about Yan'er. How can we adults not know how little young people are? So in recent years, I have been restraining Yan'er. If it weren't for this time because Yan'er was about to When she is about to enter the palace, I won't take her back to the palace. I want her to get closer to Prince Zhou's palace so that she can have connections in the future. Who knows... Just now, someone from my mother's family said that Wang Yan is also missing."
Uncle Han remembered that Wang Yan had a lonely life, but his temper was like a wild horse, especially on the battlefield.
"That Zhuzi, are you sure it's him? Although he is not well-known now, he has a smooth career with the help of the big tree of Prince Zhou's Mansion. How could he run away with our daughter?" Uncle Han couldn't believe that a man would give up his fame and fortune. Elope with someone.
Princess Yongning said: "We will continue to secretly investigate during this period. We must find the person back and don't let the news leak out."
Uncle Han said anxiously: "What will happen if the palace finds out? Paper cannot contain the fire."
Princess Yongning said coldly: "Find her first, and now no one else knows except you and me."
The couple has been planning for their daughter's position as the princess for several years. How can they afford to have nothing in vain? Even Princess Yongning had to hide it from everyone in the mansion.
Little did she know that Mrs. Han had already known about it in advance. She said to Zhao's mother: "There are times in life that must be met, but there are times in life that are not available, so don't force it. You see, things are unpredictable, and something bad happened now."
"Do you think the eldest girl can still be found?" Zhao's mother asked.
Mrs. Han said: "Even if you find her, can you still enter the palace? After such a thing happened, you still want to have the sweet dream of a prince and concubine, just dreaming."
