Xingnong's heart sank when he saw Songbai flying towards the boat in such a hurry.
Chu Tiankuo keenly noticed her change and held her hand tightly.
Songbai used his Qinggong skills to land on the deck and repeated what Village Chief Gu said.
Xing Nong heard the old woman asking for directions and then asking for a guide. She instinctively thought that she had encountered a kidnapper. She thought of the eyes of the missing woman and Xing Qing, who looked very similar, so she asked, "How was the investigation of the kidnapper going?"
"There are some clues." Chu Tiankuo also thought of it, and said to Songbai: "You go and arrange it yourself, and you must find Miss Xingqing back."
"Yes!" Songbai responded, then ran back to the cabin to send a letter by carrier pigeon.
Ever since the Crown Princess saved that aunt last time, they have found a clue, but that person is very cunning, and they don't know if he has discovered anything. He has not made any moves, so it is hard to be sure.
The purpose of sending messages by carrier pigeons is to contact the secret guards who are secretly monitoring the man to see if there is any movement from his side.
Although Chu Tiankuo said there were some signs of progress, he was still worried about Xingnong.
In modern times it is difficult to find a kidnapped person, let alone in ancient times when everything was backward.
Several princes of Jin State glanced at their personal guards at the same time, and signaled them with their eyes to contact the people they had placed in Chu State to help find someone.
They couldn't say it openly. After all, this was someone else's country. Who would be happy to see the prince of another country placing people in their own country
Chu Tiankuo saw their reactions but pretended not to see them.
It is normal for every country to place some people in other countries. He himself also placed a lot of people in Jin State and even had a legitimate identity.
But the fact that several people were willing to expose their people in this situation proved that they really loved Xingnong.
The other princes could only hint with their eyes, but the Third Prince had no such worries at all. His guest houses were all over the four kingdoms, and Chu Tiankuo knew this. He comforted Xing Nong and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will immediately ask the guest houses in each city to help find someone."
Xing Nong nodded: "Thank you, Third Brother."
Shen Hanyu smiled and said, "If the royal sister wants to thank the royal brother, you can cook a few more dishes for the royal brother when you have time!"
I haven’t eaten the dishes cooked by my younger sister for a long time.
I miss it so much!
This is easy, Xing Nong nodded and said, "Okay!"
The corners of the mouths of the other princes twitched. They all wanted to tell the imperial sister that they had arranged people to help find it, but it was difficult to say!
They have never eaten the food cooked by the imperial sister!
No matter what, we must find him before the third brother! They looked at the guards around them again, indicating that they must find the person.
Then you can taste the food cooked by the princess sister. I heard it is very delicious!
Just look at how he gained weight when he just came back from Chu State, and how he lost weight again in the past few months after returning to Jin State!
At this time, the boat had already reached the shore, but it was not yet stable.
Xingnong broke free from Chu Tiankuo's hand and flew directly ashore.
Chu Tiankuo hurried to catch up.
Xing Nong landed in front of Gu: "Grandma."
Then she looked at Village Chief Gu, Gu Yuxia and others and nodded as a greeting.
Gu tightly grasped Xingnong's hand and said anxiously, "Xingnong, Xingqing is missing!"
Xing Nong patted Gu's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, grandma. Senior Brother has already sent someone to look for her."
Chu Tiankuo stood beside Xingnong and comforted her, "Don't worry, grandma, everything will be fine. Let's get on the boat first."
Gu nodded.
Xingnong called on Village Chief Gu and others to get on board.
Village Chief Gu waved his hand and said, "You and your aunt go on board first. People in the village and nearby villages have prepared some dowry for you. I have already rented a boat and loaded it. I will go on the boat over there and sit there and keep an eye on it."
Village Chief Gu pointed to the boat behind him.
Xing Nong looked over and saw five or six boats. The villagers only needed to take one boat. Chu Tiankuo had already prepared the boat in advance. The other boats were just for decoration. She couldn't help but say, "Thank you for the expense!"
Village Chief Gu waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal, just a small token of my appreciation. Many of them are wedding candies and cakes. Now, let's get on the boat and set off! Xing Qing must have been kidnapped to the capital!"
Village Chief Gu also wanted to go to Beijing as soon as possible, preferably to find Xing Qing before Xing Nong's wedding.
It was all his fault for being careless. Recently, everyone had been busy day and night in order to get the goods out before Xingnong's wedding. Xingqing was no exception. She even offered to help him go to the city to deliver the goods as he was too busy to do so. But something happened on the way back.
Li Yong then pulled his cousin forward and said, "Princess Xingnong, my cousin is here, can we get on the boat together?"
The big man Tan Dazhuang was pulled in front of Xingnong by Li Yong, and the shock on his face had not yet subsided.
Li Yong pulled him and said, "Cousin, this is the Crown Princess of our Chu State, Princess Xingnong of Jin State."
Tan Dazhuang came back to his senses and knelt down with a plop: "I pay my respects to the Crown Princess!"
Village Chief Gu said, "The workshop was looking for buyers, so Li Yong recommended his cousin."
Xing Nong saw him kneeling so sincerely that she felt pain for his knees. "Okay, no need to be polite. You can get on the boat with Uncle Li. I trust the people Uncle Li recommends! Get on the boat first and go to Beijing."
"Thank you, Crown Princess!" Tan Dazhuang never thought that one day he would actually work for the Crown Princess!
Xing Nong was not in the mood for further pleasantries. After she finished speaking, she and Chu Tiankuo helped Gu onto the boat, one on each side.
The best plan for now is to board the ship and enter the capital first.
The marriage of Xingnong and Chu Tiankuo is a big event. The four countries will send envoys to participate, so it cannot be delayed.
Gu didn't want to cause trouble to Xingnong at this time, but she didn't know who to look for except Xingnong.
In her heart, Gu cursed all the ancestors of the person who took Xing Qing away!
It’s a beautiful day, what’s going on
Gu now only hopes to find Xingqing before Xingnong's wedding, so as not to make Xingnong worry about her wedding.
Village chief Gu also quickly called on the villagers of Taohua Village to board the boat.
Songbai and the guards of several Jin princes did not return to the ship. They had already left on horseback to contact people for help in finding someone.
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On the other side, Xing Qing was also on the boat. She was locked in a cabin with two people guarding outside. However, her acupoints were pressed and she could neither move nor make any sound.
She looked at the scenery on both sides of the river outside the boat window, which was similar to the scenery when Shen Ruoxi took her to Beijing before.
So she guessed that these people wanted to take her to the capital.
It would be fine if she went to the capital. She could find a chance to escape and get familiar with the place, and even make it in time to attend her sister's wedding.
If she was taken to some other place, Xingqing would even cancel her marriage in order to find herself!
My sister should have arrived in Futai County by now. She knew that if she was caught, she would send someone to rescue her.
No, she had to think carefully about how to save herself. Those people would only unblock their acupoints when eating or going to the bathroom.
She had to think carefully about how to seize the opportunity and leave some clues for her sister to find herself.