Zi'an looked at her and was surprised to see that her face was calm, without any worry or anxiety about not seeing her daughter.
Either she was patient enough or she really didn't worry about Yi'er.
Moreover, she actually went to find the prince on her own. She was just a commoner, how could she find the prince
Zi'an said, "Madam, please stay here, we will go find it."
The woman looked at them, and finally her eyes fell on the face of King Liang, "You are His Royal Highness King Liang, right?"
King Liang nodded, "Yes, ma'am."
"Okay, go ahead and bring her back to me." Yi'er's mother said, not insisting on her previous statement at all.
King Liang bowed and accepted it.
The three of them immediately went out, taking with them the secret guards from the Princess's Mansion and Boss Dao.
Since they knew that the prince was in Lanfang, the three of them went straight to Lanfang. When they arrived at Lanfang, they found that the prince had already left.
So, the three of them acted separately. Prince Liang entered the palace, Zi'an took a few people to search in the wine shops and teahouses in the city, and Xiao Tuo took people to the East Street area, where there were many brothels.
Of course, the three of them didn't know that after they left, Yi'er's mother also left.
After she left, she found a beggar at the street corner, spoke a few words to him, and the beggar left immediately.
Prince Liang went to the Eastern Palace, and the Eastern Palace said that the prince had not returned yet. He then went to the Queen's Palace, but he hadn't seen him there either.
Prince Liang was very anxious. The prince had taken Yi'er away, and today they went to Lanfang to find him, which had made him alert. With his cruel and vicious temper, something would definitely happen to Yi'er.
Xiao Tuo and his men visited several brothels, but did not see him.
Zi'an searched along the wine shops and teahouses one by one, but found nothing. However, she saw beggars walking back and forth on the street. She was secretly surprised, because she saw many beggars on the street in the past, but most of them begged in one place and rarely moved around.
Xiao Tuo and others usually paid little attention to the prince and only kept an eye on the Grand Tutor's party, so they probably didn't even know where the prince often went.
If you ask where the Grand Tutor went in the past, Xiao Tuo can easily name it, as he was responsible for monitoring the Grand Tutor for a period of time.
There is no other way, I can only search blindly like this.
Zi'an was touched by these beggars. The prince was active in the capital very frequently, and he went out in a grand and high-profile manner. Many people had seen him. If he used the power of those beggars, perhaps he could find him.
So, Zi'an asked Dao Lao Da to find a beggar, and asked him to send some people to find him, and he would be rewarded.
When Prince Liang and Xiao Tuo went to look for the prince, they did alert the enemy.
The prince had originally intended to tease Yi'er, but when he saw Prince Liang coming to Lanfang to call for an explanation, he changed his previous attitude of forbearance and became serious instead.
Therefore, after King Liang and Xiao Tuo left, he immediately ordered people to imprison Yi'er in a temple outside the city, and he also left the city immediately.
He remembered that day in the princess's mansion, he was slapped by Prince An because of Xiao Tuo. He went to the palace to complain, but the queen not only did not help him, she also scolded him, which made him angry.
Seeing that Xiao Tuo was also so nervous about the little girl, he felt like he had caught an opportunity to attack them, so how could he let it go easily
Especially, that useless man actually fell in love with this little girl, how could he let her go? He hadn't seen that useless man hysterical for a long time.
This temple was built at the expense of the Queen and is dedicated to Bodhisattva. It is not a royal temple, but it was established only for the harem and only the concubines can go there.
There is a village at the foot of the mountain, but common people are not allowed to enter to burn incense.
The people who came here most often were the Crown Prince and Concubine Yi. In fact, all the monks in the temple knew what was going on, but no one dared to say anything.
Concubine Yi came yesterday and said she came to pray for the princess and would pray here for seven consecutive days.
When Yi'er was captured, the monks in the temple didn't dare to say anything. They also knew how powerful and domineering the prince was. This temple had no incense from the common people and could only rely on supplies and funding from the royal family. They couldn't afford to offend the prince.
Monks, although free from the four elements, still need to eat. Otherwise, how can they have the energy to chant sutras
Yi'er was thrown into the woodshed and guarded by the prince's minions.
Yi'er's hands and feet were tied and her mouth was sealed, but she was not afraid at all. She even opened her round eyes wide and looked at the prince's minions.
The door was pushed open, and the prince walked in with his men. The minions stepped back, "Your Highness!"
The servant brought a chair and sat down with him. He crossed his feet, glanced at Yi'er coldly, and waved his hand, saying, "Untie her."
The servant roughly untied Yi'er, took the cloth from her mouth, and kicked her, "Kneel down!"
Yi'er knelt down with a plop, and hit her head heavily on the ground, and blood immediately oozed out.
The prince said with a tut, "Look at you, you are so rude. How can you treat a beautiful girl like this? Why don't you help her up?"
The servant laughed grimly, walked over and pulled Yi'er up, "You are lucky, His Highness is a man who cherishes women."
The prince laughed strangely, "Well said, this is the kind of person I am."
Yi Er stared at the prince, "Aren't you Big Head Brother's younger brother? Why did you bring me here? They call you His Highness, who are you?"
The prince laughed loudly, as if he had heard something bizarre. "That useless man said he wanted to marry you, but you still don't know who he is. How ridiculous."
Yi Er was startled, "Who wants to marry me?"
The prince finished laughing and looked at her, "Don't you know? That useless guy went to the Queen Mother and said that he wanted to marry you, a little slave from the market, and was scolded by the Queen Mother. From then on, this coward didn't dare to look for you, right? What's the point of such a useless guy?"
Yi Er was furious, clenched her fist and said sternly: "You are not allowed to say that to Big Head Brother, let me go immediately, otherwise my mother will find me and you will be in trouble."
The prince laughed, "Your mother? Then I want to see how powerful your mother is and how she can make me miserable."
Yi Er looked at him and gasped, "Why are you so mean? You and Big Head Brother are not brothers. You are not like him at all. No wonder he never talks about you in front of me."
The prince snorted, "That useless man is indeed not my brother. He is just a bastard. He is not qualified to be a member of the Murong family. Don't you know that? No one cares about this useless man. My mother doesn't care. I don't care. Everyone just treats him as a useless man."
When Yi'er heard him say this, she felt sorry for Prince Liang. No wonder she was always unhappy to see him in the past. It turned out that no one liked him.
"You all don't care, but I do. I won't let you bully him." Yi'er said angrily.
The prince wanted to give Yi Er a good beating, but when he saw that she was really boring and not challenging at all, he stood up and said to the two minions, "Here's a reward for you."
Concubine Yi came here to burn incense today. It would be better for her to steal the jade and incense than to waste time with this girl.
The two minions looked at Yi'er's delicate face and rubbed their hands in anticipation, saying thank you, "Thank you, Your Highness."
The door of the woodshed closed. Yi'er stood up and took a step back. Fear appeared in her eyes. "Don't come over here. Don't come over here."
The tall henchman grinned and said, "Don't worry, young lady, I will treat you well."
(End of this chapter)