Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 239 The Princess is Missing
Gu Lingqing stopped her steps abruptly, and walked towards Nanny Gu: "Mommy, what's going on?"

When Qin Lan saw Gu Lingqing coming in a hurry, she couldn't help but feel a little confused: "My lord, why are you here? Are you not here...?"

"My lord, just now a man pretended to be you and entered the new house. After a while, the old slave went to check. The window was wide open, and the princess was gone. The old slave followed the traces on the ground to the mansion. Outside, there is no trace."

After listening to Gu Nanny's words, Gu Lingqing's face was very gloomy, and her hands hidden under the happy clothes had already clenched into fists.

By this time, the fire had been brought under control.
"My lord, my lord, the fire has been extinguished." The boy who participated in the fire fighting reported to Gu Lingqing in disgrace.

Gu Lingqing stared closely at the burned-out house in front of her, took a big stride, and walked in angrily.

At this moment, the room has been burned to the point of darkness, and there is no scene of the celebration just now. Walking inside, I saw some dirty headdresses among the ruins.

I saw Gu Lingqing walking forward slowly, and picked up the things on the ground. This is the headgear that I ordered Madam Gu to find someone to make herself!

Gu Lingqing only felt a sudden "buzz" in her head. It was hard to imagine who took Zhao Min abducted. Is it her enemy, Gu Zixing?Or Gu Qi who fell in love with Zhao Min?Although Gu Lingqing had doubts in his heart, it was not easy to point out the person.

"Nurse, go out and comfort the guests, and send them away first."

On the wedding night, the princess was taken away, this is not a trivial matter!
There are not a few guests here today, and the news of the water leakage is not a secret matter. Presumably this matter will spread throughout the entire imperial city tomorrow morning, and Gu Lingqing will also become the laughing stock of the entire imperial city.

However, Gu Lingqing didn't care whether he would become the laughing stock of the imperial city, and now he was worried about Zhao Min's safety.

After returning to the study, Gu Lingqing stood with her hands behind her back, her lips slightly parted: "Qingfeng."

Originally, the study room was empty except for Gu Lingqing, but a man appeared out of nowhere and knelt at his feet: "Master."

"Send more people to see if we can follow the clues tonight to find out the whereabouts of the princess. Remember, hurry up!"

"Yes." After receiving Gu Lingqing's order, Qingfeng didn't dare to delay, and left immediately to do the things he asked.

Although Gu Lingqing got the title King Ling bestowed by the emperor, he never got the mansion, and the mansion of the virtuous king was originally a heart problem of the emperor. Whenever he saw the virtuous king, he seemed to remind himself that he was not as virtuous as his brother. Due to the opportunity, the Xianwang Mansion was changed into the Lingwang Mansion.

At this time, the fire in Ling's mansion had just been extinguished, but the people in the mansion were in panic, for fear that they would be angered by Gu Lingqing's anger if they were not careful.

The atmosphere in Prince Ling's Mansion was tense, but on the other side of the imperial city, in the General's Mansion, the atmosphere was relaxed.

Xiao Yanfeng, the great general of the dynasty, led his eldest son Xiao Yichen to garrison the border for more than three years. His military exploits are outstanding and his fame is solid.

This General Zhen Guo supported Gu Lingqing's father in the previous dynasty. After the current emperor won the victory in the imperial concubine, although he did not like this General Zhen Guo, he had a lot of supporters, and he really liked him. He can't help it.

Three years ago, Xiao Yanfeng and his eldest son Xiao Yichen took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the border to quell the war. This battle lasted for three years.

Years ago, I wanted to hurry back to celebrate the New Year, but was hindered by a cold storm and snow. It took more than half a month to reach the imperial city after this year.

Although there was light snow in the sky, Luo Shi, the old lady of the General's Mansion, was still walking with trembling steps, leaning on a cane, and with the support of her daughter-in-law Jiang Yanran, she was waiting for her son's return at the gate of the General's Mansion.

From a distance, he saw the leading man on horseback, and the people waiting at the gate of the general's mansion were all excited.

I saw this group of people stopped in front of the general's mansion, after Xiao Yanfeng and Xiao Yichen got off their horses, they immediately knelt down in front of the old lady: "The child is unfilial and hasn't returned for many years, I hope mother will not blame her."

The old lady had already burst into tears: "Okay, okay, just come back safely, get up quickly."

After Xiao Yanfeng got up, he walked in front of the old lady, and took the old lady's arm from his wife: "Mother, how are you doing recently?"

"Okay, okay." The old lady looked at her son lovingly, and patted his hand gently with her hand.

"It's cold, I've already ordered people to prepare meals, we'll talk about it when we go in first."

Listening to his wife's words, Xiao Yanfeng nodded, and helped his old mother walk into the mansion.

Xiao Mo, who had been standing by the side without interrupting her words, looked at Xiao Yanfeng's back, tilted her head to look at Xiao Yichen who was beside her, and called softly: "Brother."

Xiao Yichen just nodded his head, with a calm expression on his face: "I haven't seen you in a few years, Xiao Mo has grown a lot taller." After speaking, Xiao Yichen followed his mother into the house.

For his adopted younger sister, although Xiao Yichen is usually called a big brother, but after all, he lacks a bit of intimacy.

Xiao Mo, who was walking at the end, had a look of disappointment in his eyes, and it was fleeting, then he smiled and followed everyone into the mansion.

"Fortunately, it's not yet the first lunar month, and everyone has a lively meal together, which can be regarded as a reunion."

Looking at the people at the big table, the old lady couldn't help expressing her emotions. After all, the eldest son and grandson haven't come back for the New Year for three years.

"It's already dusk when I entered the imperial city today, and I have to get up early tomorrow morning to report to the emperor, so I won't drink too much today, but I still have to respect my mother with this glass of wine."

After Xiao Yanfeng poured himself a glass of wine, he stood up and said this, the others stood up one after another, and after clinking glasses with him in the air, they all drank it down in one gulp.

Looking at this scene, the old lady couldn't help but smile from ear to ear: "Okay, what Yan Feng said is that today everyone replaces wine with tea, don't drink too much."

There was a harmonious scene at the dining table, Xiao Yanfeng's younger brother and sister Wang touched his daughter's arm.

Xiao Hui received the signal from her mother's eyes: "Uncle, it must have been hard working outside these years, right?"

Xiao Yanfeng looked at Xiao Hui following the voice, and recognized it after a few seconds: "This is Xiao Hui, I haven't seen her for a few years and she has grown into a big girl."

Xiao Hui lowered her head, pretending to be shy, and successfully turned the eyes of everyone on the table to herself, especially when she saw Xiao Yichen looking at her, she even blushed.

(End of this chapter)