As the shadows of the sun grew longer, the wind gently blew the curtains of the tents hung at the edge of the woods, making the surroundings even quieter and more silent.
Yang Zai'en looked at the sun that was beginning to set, and called a eunuch who was standing nearby, telling him to pass on a message to all the followers who were still resting to prepare for the return journey. At this moment, he saw Li Wanwan, Li Hui, Guo Guoer and others hurriedly walking towards him, so he went up to them, saluted with a smile, and was about to remind them to prepare to leave, but he heard Li Wanwan ask him if he had seen Lu Wenjun.
The two princesses had a good relationship and liked to spend everything together. After leaving the princess in the afternoon, the two of them also rested in the same tent. Yang Zaien had always thought that they were together, and hurriedly asked what happened. However, Li Wanwan seemed unwilling to elaborate, only saying that Lu Wenjun had been out for some time and had not come back. Just now, she called Li Hui, and the two siblings looked for her together, but did not see her.
When Yang Zaien heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly called people to search around the camp, but still could not find Lu Wenjun.
Although the Forbidden Garden was closed on all sides and entered and exited through a gate, apart from the palaces, pavilions, stables and animal sheds where people usually visited, the northwest area, the continuous woodlands and fields used as hunting grounds, where they were at the moment, were rarely visited by people and were infested with insects and animals.
And from what Li Wanwan said, it seems that Lu Wenjun didn't bring anyone with him when he went out. What if something unexpected happened...
Yang Zaien hurriedly ran towards the purple tent.
Pei Xiaoyuan and Xuyu had already stood up and were tidying up their clothes inside the tent.
The tent was thin, and it was daytime, and people were outside, so how could Pei Xiaoyuan dare to do anything inappropriate? After he separated from Chengping and came back, he only accompanied her for a short nap and was affectionate for a while. At this moment, he had finished tidying up his appearance. Thinking that it was windy in the wild in the evening, he was afraid that she would get cold while riding a horse, so he put a thick brocade cloak around her and tied the laces. Just as he was about to go out of the tent to call for help, his eyes fell on her beautiful face and he couldn't move away for a while. His fingers traced her neck skin and gently touched her earlobe. Then he leaned over to her and whispered in her ear: "My injury is almost healed..." Then, he didn't know what bad words he said later. Xuyu didn't respond to him, but pressed her face against his chest again, laughing quietly.
Not only that, Pei Xiaoyuan felt that she had raised her arms and hugged her waist. His mind was in a state of panic. He wished he could go back to Xianliu Palace immediately and send the princess and others away overnight.
He tried his best to suppress the infinite love for her that was surging in his heart at this moment, and he and her hugged each other quietly for a moment.
Gradually, a chaotic sound of footsteps could be heard outside the tent. He raised his palm, gently lifted her chin, kissed the little star mark on her forehead, and coaxed her, "Okay, when we get back, I'll let you hug me enough. Let's go out first, everyone should be waiting outside..."
Xuyu sneered: "Who wants to hug you!"
She pushed him away.
Pei Xiaoyuan smiled, and took the hand she was pulling back and squeezed it. Then he let her go completely. He turned around and was about to go out. At this moment, he heard Yang Zaien's voice from outside the tent, saying that Princess Danyang was missing.
The smile on Xuyu's lips suddenly froze. She looked at Pei Xiaoyuan and hurried out of the tent. She saw Li Wanwan there too, looking frightened.
Li Wanwan no longer dared to hide anything from her and quickly told her the whole story.