"Squeak-", it was just dawn, and Chen Yuan's door to their room had been gently pushed open. The unique fragrance of the soil after the rain diffused Chen Yuan's hangover confusion until it became clear. I squinted my eyes and saw that it was the maid who served yesterday. The maid looked around the room, as if she was looking for something, and took a few more glances at Chen Yuan's bed, and then went out in a panic.
Another maid also entered Dai Er's room, but Dai Er slept like a dead pig and didn't notice. This maid went out in the same panic, met with the panicked maid outside the courtyard, whispered to each other, became even more panicked, and ran away together.
Three poles in the sun.
"Bang!" The sound of the door being kicked open startled Dai Er and he woke up from his sleep with a mouthful of old phlegm.
"Who! Damn it! I'm going to die!" Dai Er sat up sleepily, his voice still a little hoarse. The dryness of his throat after he woke up made him feel a little weak even when he cursed. He opened his eyes and looked for the small teapot that had been placed beside the bed before going to bed last night. A sip of cold water now tasted better than decades-old wine. But what he saw was no teapot, only a room full of soldiers, and the swords of the few in front were unsheathed.
"Reckless thief! Where is the young prince?" the leader shouted.
"We found the wrong house, the one next door!" Dai Er was still a little confused, as if he didn't see the situation clearly.
"Stop talking nonsense to him! Take it down first!" Someone shouted, but the person who yelled did not make any move. I wonder if he had witnessed the "thief"'s "recklessness" yesterday, and the others did not step forward for the time being. .
"Take it? Who? Take me?" Dai Er pointed at himself and said in surprise.
"I just bowed to your young prince yesterday. You want me? Ask your young prince if he agrees." Dai Er said again.
"You thief, don't insult my master. How can the young prince sworn sworn sworn friends like you?" Another person said.
Before Dai Er could react, another person shouted: "Where is the young prince? Hand it over first!"
Dai Er was a little sober now. He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Your young prince is missing?"
"You know what you are asking! Yesterday, the young prince had a conflict with you, so you took the young prince to an unknown place while he was drunk!" The voice from before appeared again at the right time.
Chen Yuan and Gu Ming, who lived in the yard next door, were completely awakened and walked into the house.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that this was the man whom the young prince had become a brother to yesterday, the leading man showed a little respect and said with a little respect, "Brother, the young prince is very close to you. Why didn't you live in this courtyard last night?"
"The two of them got drunk yesterday and lost their grudges. They both came in hand in hand after getting drunk. It was Xiaoyun who forced him to live in the penthouse next door to her." Chen Yuan said.
"We were calling each other brothers for a while across the wall. I heard it in the yard next to us," Gu Ming also said.
"But this morning when the maid came in, she found that the bed was empty. The young prince was nowhere to be found." The leading man said.
"Could it be that you went out to buy sesame cakes or something? The best thing is to eat a lard box when you're sober." Dai Er sat on the bed and seemed to be confused again.
Everyone was speechless.
"I'm not boasting. If a fly flies out of the palace, and then flies in again, the brothers in charge of guarding can recognize whether it is the one that flew out just now." The leading man said with some pride.
"That's really weird. The donkey has eaten the food." Dai Er said.
"The young prince didn't go out. He searched the whole palace and couldn't find it. Where could he, a drunken young man, go?" said the man.
"So you suspect that my brother did something to your young prince?" Chen Yuan asked.
"I searched the entire palace and couldn't find it. The only possibility left is you." The man said.
"Otherwise? They had a feud yesterday. Of course they called each other brothers when they drank. It's hard to guarantee that this guy got angry again after drinking, right? After drinking, he lost his temper and went crazy, killing people and setting fires a lot. Sometimes he didn't even know it when he woke up." The man who clamored to take down Dai Erdao said again.
"Then I'm going to ask you in your own words. My brother hasn't gone out yet. He hasn't gotten out of bed yet. Even if he does something to the young prince, where can he hide it?" Gu Mingdao.
"He definitely didn't harm Xiaoyun. I can vouch for him. Besides, if there is such a big noise, there is no way we can't hear it." Chen Yuan said.
"What's the use of your guarantee? No matter how close the young prince is to you, in the final analysis, the three of you are on the same team." The man said again.
"If he really did something to your little prince, how could he sleep here peacefully and wait for the daylight to come out and for you to come in and take someone away?" Gu Ming said again.
"Just to make us think so." The man said.
Gu Ming laughed angrily and said on his behalf: "You all know every fly that flies out, but you don't know whether I came out of this door or not last night?"
"It's because the palace is too safe, so the palace is basically never fortified. There are only a few brothers who watch the night." The leading man said.
"The prince said that the number of people in Nanqi who can enter this courtyard wall unscathed can be counted on one hand. Even if they can come in unscathed, they will be discovered immediately. The remaining ones who can't even enter the courtyard wall, Are you still on guard?" The leading man became a little prouder.
"I know this." Chen Yuan said with a smile.
"Then how can you believe that the disappearance of your young prince has nothing to do with my brother?" Chen Yuan asked.
"It's very simple. The young prince's return has nothing to do with him." The man said.
"What if I can't come back?" Gu Ming asked.
"What did you say? Why can't you come back? What do you know!" The leading man drew his sword out of its sheath and pointed it at Gu Ming.
Gu Ming squinted his eyes, but before he could move, he heard a "poof" sound, and a mouthful of thick phlegm hit the tip of the man's sword. He forcefully deflected the sword by half a circle, almost hitting his own body. Before the man could be astonished, Dai Er followed him and pinched the big man's neck with one hand. He kept pushing and stuck the big man on the wall like a duck. The big man's feet were off the ground, his face was red from suffocation, and he struggled desperately while hitting Dai Er's forearm. The strength is getting weaker and weaker, but the eyes are getting whiter and whiter.
"I'm telling you, it's not me, it's not me! If I hadn't seen that you are a straight-headed person with no heart, and dare to draw a sword for my brother, I would crush you to death." After saying that, he threw him to the ground with a "bang", and the big man Then he protected his neck and gasped desperately.
Everyone present was shocked and lost the momentum they had when they came. They all stood there not knowing what to do. Neither speaking nor not speaking.
"Everyone, your young prince has a close relationship with me. Yesterday, we even made a sworn knot with him." He said, referring to the two, "That's why he is missing. We will not ignore him. Give me time to meet him alive." Chen After Yuan said that, he cupped his hands to everyone, which was regarded as a step up.
Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.
"You are also anxious for the safety of the young prince, and we are also anxious to find our friends, so our worries and purposes are the same. Just now you and I have offended each other. I hope Haihan can be of use to you in the search. , I hope you don’t delay important events just because you are angry." Chen Yuan raised his hand again to the man on the ground who was breathing well.
"Don't worry, as long as the young prince is safe and sound, you can crush me to death." The big man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said harshly.
"It's not too late, let's search separately first." Chen Yuan said.
"You two go and check and leave him here. If he runs away, not all of them will run away. If you leave one person behind, you can still answer to the prince." The big man said.
Chen Yuan smiled and crossed the courtyard wall with a whoosh. The moment he exited the wall, countless crossbow arrows formed a net on the wall where his feet touched. If his body had paused for half a breath, the remaining half breath would be just enough time to transform into a net. A hedgehog.
The defense of the palace was just as the big man said.
Everyone marveled at Chen Yuan's martial arts skills. He was one of the few people the prince said could come in unscathed. At the same time, I wondered why he left without saying anything. Such a master should not be able to escape over the wall. When everyone was at a loss, an arrow net was woven on the wall again, and Chen Yuan also pierced the place where he left just like a crossbow arrow. When he stood still, seven or eight men in black clothes wearing bamboo hats followed him into the room. When he saw the situation, they were all his own people. When he looked at Chen Yuan's face, he saw that he was the guest who came yesterday, and he said nothing again. It flew away in a swish.
Chen Yuan threw the four bronze medals at the big man's feet and said, "Give them back to those brothers for me later, and apologize by the way."
The big man picked up the bronze medal, glanced at it, stared at Chen Yuan with a complicated expression for a while, and said to everyone: "Let's go." He was no longer afraid of what they would do if they ran away. But before leaving the house, he said solemnly: "I hope this hero can really let me see him alive in two days. If it takes more than three days to find him, he will be dead and dead."
"What is that? Why did that troublesome man leave without even farting?" Dai Er asked curiously.
"Waist badges, didn't you see that each of them has them hanging on their waists?" Chen Yuan said.
"What's that for?" Dai Er was still curious.
"My name is written on it, my hometown. I'm afraid that if I die in the war, no one will recognize me, or my face will be disfigured by the war." Chen Yuan said.
"Oh." Dai Er nodded, "They are all very nice men, but they are a bit noisy." Dai Er commented again.
Chen Yuan smiled, and Dai Er began to be curious again: "Everyone has it. Whose did you show them? Why did you leave without saying anything, and you were not afraid that we would run away."
"The brothers guarding the city gate today." Chen Yuan said.
"No wonder, this is tantamount to telling them that we can leave at any time if we want. The guards of the palace cannot stay, and the guards of the city gate cannot find them." Gu Ming said with a smile.
"Let's go and see why Xiaoyun disappeared without a trace." Chen Yuan said and went out, followed closely by the two of them.
The door of the young prince's room was open, and although the bedding was not neat and tidy, it didn't appear to be very messy, and it didn't look like he had been fighting with someone. It rained last night, and they went back to the house to rest because of the rain, otherwise they might have spent the whole night drinking in the pavilion. The ground was covered with mud marks. He and Gu Ming carried the drunken Ran Yun back to the room, and Dai Er followed behind, keeping mumbling: "Be gentle, let my brother go gently." The ground could no longer be seen clearly. There were several people's footprints, let alone identifying them.
"Maid, where is the maid serving the young prince?" Chen Yuan asked.
"It's the wing at the entrance of the courtyard." Dai Er said.
"Let's go and ask." Chen Yuan sighed and slowly walked out the door.
"Yesterday I went to take off the young prince's shoes and change his clothes. The housekeeper was also there. The young prince was sleeping so deeply that it was impossible for him to go out by himself." The maid cried and said. The two of them were crying before Chen Yuan came in. I think it was because of the young prince. The prince is lost and has been punished for who knows how many times.
"Then...who came here last night?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Only the princess has been here." The maid said.
"What is the princess doing here?" Chen Yuan asked.
"The young prince goes to say hello to the princess every day before going to bed." The maid said, sobbed a little, and then said: "Yesterday, because she was drunk, she didn't go to say hello. The princess was worried, so she came over to have a look."
"Did you leave after just one look?" Dai Er interrupted.
"No, we were wiping the young prince's face when the princess came. The princess thought we were clumsy and asked us to leave. She wiped the young prince's face with her own hands." Another maid said.
"Then what?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Half an hour later, the princess called me in and asked me to take away the copper basin. When I went in, I saw the princess holding the young prince's hand. She seemed to be afraid of waking up the young prince, and she kept her complaints in a whisper. , saying that he didn't make people worry-free all day long, and even shed tears." The maid said.
"Then the princess returned to her room. When she got to the door, she asked us to close the door. It was raining and windy. Don't let the young prince catch a cold." Another maid said.
"So the young prince was still there when the princess left?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Yes." The maid nodded and said.
"Did you go in and take a look?" Chen Yuan asked.
"No, the princess told her to close the door as soon as she left the door, so as not to let the wind blow and catch a cold," the maid said.
"Of course she is. The princess didn't hold the young prince in her arms when she went out. We can't see such a big man." Another maid said.
"Okay, after that, you guys went to sleep. It wasn't until this morning that you found that the young prince was missing, right?" Chen Yuan asked.
"We don't both sleep. One of us goes to bed at midnight, and the other goes to bed at midnight. One of us must be awake, just in case the young prince gives orders or someone comes in or out," the maid said.
"So none of you have taken a nap, right? Sometimes a lot of things can happen during a nap." Dai Er said.
"Absolutely not." The two maids said in unison.
"It shouldn't be possible that he walked out on his own. Even if the maid didn't see him, there were night watchmen in the outer courtyard." Gu Ming said to Chen Yuan.
"Well, let's go and look around again." Chen Yuan sighed.
"Go and have a good sleep. You two little sisters must be scared. It's okay. My brother is here." Dai Er comforted the two maids tenderly.
"It's because of you that the young prince is lost." A maid said.
"That's right! It turns out that the young prince has never lost you since you were not here." Another one also said.
After that, the two of them started chatting like they had made an appointment. Dai Er was annoyed and quickly followed after Gu Ming's white eyes.
"What should we do now?" Dai Er asked.
"The princess was the last person to enter the young prince's room. I had to ask the princess first to see if he noticed anything strange." Chen Yuan sighed.
The three of them each entered the princess's inner courtyard thoughtfully. The servants were cleaning. The wind and rain last night had blown down many flowers and leaves.
"Sister, please send a message to the juniors who came to visit yesterday to ask for an audience." Chen Yuan said to an older maid.
The old sister-in-law is always happy when a handsome youngster calls her sister, and she may even think that she is really a sister. He smiled brightly and said, "Unfortunately for my brother, my wife has gone out."
"Oh? When did you leave?" Chen Yuan asked.
"About half an hour." The old sister-in-law replied.
"Sister, do you know why the princess went out?" Chen Yuan asked again.
"I don't know, Madam has a sad face. I think the young prince has disappeared inexplicably and we are anxious, so we don't dare to ask." The old sister-in-law said with a sad face while suppressing her smile.
"I know. The princess told her personal maid Sister Su this morning to go to the city to find a fortune teller to see whether the young prince is good or bad."
"Did the princess go out alone?" Chen Yuan asked.
"How is that possible? There are two personal maids and four bearers." The old sister-in-law glanced at the maid who interrupted.
"Oh, thank you very much, sister, I'll take my leave first." Chen Yuan said.
"Wait a minute, little brother, my wife said when she left that no matter who wants to be admitted to the hospital or enter the room today, they will be allowed to enter. Look, the doors are all open." The old sister-in-law pointed behind her, and then said: "No matter what Whoever can find the young prince will be rewarded heavily, even if he digs three feet into the ground."
"I'd better take my leave first and pay a visit when the princess returns." Chen Yuan bowed and left with the two of them.
"What do you think, Brother Yuan." Gu Ming whispered.
"Go back to the house first." Chen Yuan said.
Just as he returned to the courtyard, he walked out of Tai Mo who was still rubbing his eyes. Tai Mo murmured: "Master, two uncles, good morning."
"It's an early goal, it doesn't matter what time it is." Dai Er said unhappily.
"What are you doing? Don't scare the baby." Gu Ming said, touching Tai Mo's head and asked, "Are you awake?"
"Yeah." Taimo nodded.
"Are you hungry, little Momo?" Chen Yuan smiled for the first time this morning.
"I'm hungry, uncle." Taimo replied honestly.
"Go and ask the maid to prepare some food for you." Chen Yuan said, and also touched Tai Mo's head.
"Uncle, I've been eating a lot of meat and fish these past two days. I think the breakfast at the palace will be sumptuous. I'll go out and eat something light." Taimo said.
"What are you going to eat out for?" Dai Er seemed to also want to eat something light.
"There is a delicious tofu pudding on the street. I ate it once when I came to buy vegetables with the shopkeeper. It was really delicious." Taimo became more energetic.
"Come back and give me a copy." Dai Er said.
"Come on, I'll go out to eat with you, just for a walk." Chen Yuan seemed to want to wake up while the air was still cool.
"Then let's go together and go out to find out if there is any good place in this city." After saying that, he rubbed his hands and started to laugh silly, while Taimo looked confused.
Gu Mingze glared at Dai Er as if he hated iron, and said: "How long has it been, alas!"
