In just a moment, dark clouds gathered and heavy rain suddenly came. There was a strong wind outside and many imperial guards came to the manor in an instant to take shelter from the rain.

Only eight imperial guards were still patrolling outside.

Prince Fan stood in the corridor, using the eaves to block the rain, and couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately we didn't go down the mountain, otherwise we would have been trapped on the road by this rainstorm."

Xie Xi was standing next to the Prince of Fan State. Upon hearing this, his face became solemn and he said slowly, "I'm afraid this heavy rain will last for several hours."

The sky was gloomy and unclear, with thunder and lightning flashing from time to time.

The Prince of Fan was stunned, a little unconvinced, "Isn't it possible? If it keeps raining, then we won't be able to go down the mountain today?"

"Lets see."

After saying that, Xie Xi turned around and went back to the lobby.

Looking at Prince Xi's departing back, Prince Fan was speechless for a moment.

He frowned slightly and followed.

In the lobby, only Lu Xiaoxiao and the Seventh Princess of Fan State were playing chess, and Xie Yue was watching.

Seeing that his sister-in-law's chess skills were terrible and she was defeated by the Seventh Princess of Fan State in just a few moves, Xie Yue couldn't help but feel anxious, fearing that his sister-in-law would be so upset that she would cry. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but act as his sister-in-law's military advisor and teach her how to deal with the traps set by the Seventh Princess of Fan State on the chessboard.

"Little sister-in-law, don't, don't go over there, trust me, just go this way and you can eat her white pieces!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Lu Xiaoxiao obediently placed the black piece at the position designated by the Fifth Prince. Upon closer inspection, she found that it could indeed eat up the opponent's white piece.

Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up slightly, and she said with a smile: "The Fifth Prince taught well!"

The Seventh Princess of Fan Kingdom instantly fell in expression. Her beautiful eyes glared at Xie Yue and said unhappily, "A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word. I'm afraid Prince Yue's behavior is a bit inappropriate, isn't it?"

"cough"

Xie Yue clenched his fists and coughed lightly, feeling guilty, and tried to explain himself: "My sister-in-law is not good at chess, I am just teaching her how to play chess, Seventh Princess, don't worry about it, you play your game, and I teach you mine."

The Seventh Princess of Fan State: ???

What a fool!

The Seventh Princess of Fan State gnashed her teeth secretly.

Lu Xiaoxiao silently gave up her seat, looked at the Fifth Prince and said, "How about the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Princess give it a try?"

"I want to go find His Highness."

Xie Yue hesitated: "This..."

"Row!"

The Seventh Princess of Fan State stared at him, raised her eyebrows, and said in a rather arrogant tone: "Why? Prince Yue is not afraid of my chess skills, right?"

Provoked by her, Xie Yue did not hesitate and simply agreed: "Okay, let's see who is scared later."

"Then come!"

The Seventh Princess of Fan State took back all the white pieces on the chessboard and raised her chin towards the Fifth Prince: "Prince Yue, the black piece goes first."

Seeing that the two people were playing chess as if they were fighting, Lu Xiaoxiao found it inexplicably funny and did not plan to go find His Highness. She wanted to stay here and watch the show!

however--

The smile on her lips had not yet disappeared when she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the figure of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking towards her.

"Your Highness?"

Lu Xiaoxiao stood up subconsciously.

Xie Xi walked over quickly and took her hand naturally. He immediately noticed that her hand was a little cold. "Why are you sitting here? Are you feeling cold?"

"not cold."

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head, and her white fingers secretly scratched his palm, and said with a smile: "I just played a few games of chess with the Seventh Princess. I feel tired now, so I asked the Fifth Prince to compete with the Seventh Princess in chess."

"Ah."

Xie Xi glanced at the chessboard casually, then looked away. At this moment, there was only Lu Xiaoxiao in his eyes. "Xiaoxiao, do you want to rest in the guest room?"

There are quite a few guest rooms in the manor, all of which have been cleaned by the servants, and new bedding has been put on the couches.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Xie Xi live in the same room.

"But I'm not sleepy."

Seeing that the two men were concentrating on fighting on the chessboard and did not notice her and His Highness, Lu Xiaoxiao pulled Xie Xi to sit down.

She gently leaned on his right shoulder, hesitating to speak: "Your Highness, it's raining so hard outside, will the Fourth Prince and his men really be safe if they go out?"

"Don't worry, the Fourth Prince has secret guards protecting him, nothing will happen."

Xie Xi soothed her in a gentle voice: "What's more, there are imperial guards patrolling around."

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…….”

Lu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and said nothing for a while.

[For some reason, I feel a little uneasy, as if something unexpected is going to happen...]

Xie Xi frowned, and was about to say something else——

[Oh no! Something really happened! ]

Lu Xiaoxiao stood up suddenly, with an anxious look on her face. She pulled Xie Xi up with all her strength, "Your Highness, I want to go out and take a look."

[Something happened to the third princess of Rong State! ]

Xie Xi and Xie Yue, who were able to hear what was in her heart, looked up at Lu Xiaoxiao at the same time.

The former was in deep thought, while the latter was shocked.

Without saying anything, Xie Xi led Lu Xiaoxiao out, his voice slightly deep: "Where are you going?"

"Your Highness, take an umbrella with you before you go out!"

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little confused by His Highness's reaction, but she still reminded him to bring an umbrella.

Seeing this, Xie Yue also lost interest in playing chess. He threw the black piece in his hand away and quickly followed the two people in front of him.

"Brother Crown Prince, sister-in-law, wait for me!"

The Seventh Princess of Fan State: ???

“Hey, Prince Yue, you——” Where is the person?

In just a blink of an eye, the three people disappeared.

Princess Fan was confused and puzzled: "Why are they running so fast? What on earth are they going to do?"

"Seventh Imperial Sister, what are you talking about?"

The Crown Prince of Fan State just happened to come in, but he only saw the Seventh Imperial Sister, and did not see the Crown Prince Xi and the Prince Yue. He was immediately confused: "By the way, Seventh Imperial Sister, why are you the only one here?"

The Seventh Princess of Fan State raised her eyes to look at him and sighed sadly, "They ran away, all of them ran away."

"Prince Yue and I were playing chess just now, but when he saw Prince Xi and Xiao Xiao leaving, he chased after them."

Prince Fan thought about it seriously, but couldn't guess what Prince Xi wanted to do. He raised his hand and rubbed his brows, and said to comfort his Seventh Sister: "Maybe they have something to do. Okay, Brother Prince will accompany you."

The Seventh Princess of Fan State originally wanted to go out and take a look, but after hearing what the Crown Prince said, she hesitated again, "Well, Crown Prince, please show some mercy."

"Row."

Prince Fan said with a smile.

He sat down, picked up the black pieces that had been thrown away by the fifth prince, and put them back into the chess basket one by one.

.......

the other side.

Xie Xi held an umbrella and followed Lu Xiaoxiao's footsteps.

Xie Xi had been to the farm on the hunting ground several times before and was familiar with the paths around it. After walking for a while, he could recognize that the road ahead was the direction to the flower garden.

The Fourth Prince and the Third Princess of Rong went out before it rained, saying they were going to the flower garden. Are they trapped in the flower garden?

But Xiaoxiao just said in her heart that something happened to the third princess of Rong State...

It was he who proposed to his father to come to the hunting ground today. If something really happened to the third princess of Rong State in the manor, it would probably put his father in a difficult position.

Thinking of this, Xie Xi frowned slightly, his face darkened, "Xiao Xiao, where do you want to go?"

"I want to go to the flower garden and have a look."

Lu Xiaoxiao was worried about the situation of the third princess of Rong State. Upon hearing this, she subconsciously answered His Highness's words.

[Originally I thought the Fourth Prince was trying to win over the Third Princess of Rong, that’s why he treated her so warmly, but I never expected that he actually set a trap for her!!]

[If the Fourth Prince really succeeds, the Third Princess of Rong will have to stay in Li and marry the Fourth Prince! ]

[I thought the Fourth Prince would not act like a demon before the birthday banquet, but I didn't expect that he would be so deadly if he did! ]

[The fifth and sixth princes of Rong are also stupid! They knew that their third sister was missing, so they should have returned to the manor to tell His Highness and asked His Highness to send someone to look for her! ]

[She insisted on believing the Fourth Prince's words, saying that she would be able to find the Third Princess of Rong soon! ]

[Those two idiots were really sold out, and they still have to help others count money! ]

The more Lu Xiaoxiao thought about it, the angrier she became, and she kept cursing in her heart.

"......."

Xie Xi, who was following beside him, and Xie Yue, who was following behind him, both had complicated expressions and were in a heavy mood.

At this time, Xie Yue really couldn't help it. He held up an umbrella and quickly caught up with his brother, the Crown Prince, and walked side by side with him.

Xie Yue: "Brother Crown Prince, what are you guys doing?"

Xie Xi glanced at him and asked calmly, "How did you catch up?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was also confused. Before they came out, wasn't the Fifth Prince still playing chess with the Seventh Princess of Fan State?

Xie Yue coughed lightly and said shamelessly, "I saw the Crown Prince and my sister-in-law rushing out, so I wanted to follow them and ask, is there anything I can do to help?"

Xie Xi: "Don't think too much, Gu and Xiaoxiao are just out for a walk."

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't want to waste time here, so she said, "If the Fifth Prince wants to follow, then follow him."

"Your Highness, let's go."

After saying that, she couldn't help but quicken her pace.

Xie Xi was silent.

Xie Yue secretly glanced at his brother, the Crown Prince, and immediately felt relieved, and followed him as if nothing had happened.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the flower garden.

As Lu Xiaoxiao, Xie Xi and Xie Yue approached, they saw many imperial guards patrolling back and forth.

Upon seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince, the imperial guards present immediately knelt down and saluted.

"Everyone, get up."

Xie Xi frowned slightly, his face slightly cold, "Why are so many people patrolling here? Don't they need to guard other places?"

Upon hearing this, several imperial guards immediately looked embarrassed.

Xie Xi asked coldly: "What?"

Xie Yue couldn't wait to know if the Third Princess of Rong was really in trouble, so he asked, "Why are you so hesitant? Is there anything you can't say in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial guards turned pale and quickly knelt down.

Facing the cold eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, one of the imperial guards broke out in a cold sweat and could not help but speak: "Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince, the Third Princess of the Rong Kingdom has disappeared. The Fourth Prince has ordered his subordinates to look for the whereabouts of the Third Princess of the Rong Kingdom..."

Is something really wrong with the Third Princess of Rong Kingdom?!

Xie Yue widened his eyes in shock. If he had heard correctly, it seemed that this was a trap set up intentionally by his Fourth Brother?

The fourth brother wants to forcefully marry the third princess of the Rong Kingdom! ? ?

This incident was beyond his expectations and it almost made his head spin.

"Where did the third princess of Rong State disappear?"

Xie Xi asked calmly.

The imperial guard shook his head and said, "I don't know where it is exactly. The Fourth Prince just asked me to look for it here."

[The Fourth Prince really put in enough effort to show off, but it was a bit perfunctory.]

[The Third Princess of Rong Kingdom didn't disappear here at all. Even if the imperial guards dug deep into the ground, they couldn't dig her out! ]

[Where exactly the Third Princess of Rong is trapped right now, I'm afraid only the Fourth Prince and I know! ]

[There is an uneven valley behind the flower garden, and there is a deep pit at the bottom of the valley. It was raining heavily at this time. After the Third Princess of Rong was led there by the Fourth Prince, she accidentally rolled down the valley because of the slippery road and fell into the deep pit...]

[The reason why the fifth and sixth princes of Rong State could not find the deep pit was because the fourth prince gave them the wrong directions.]

[Now, the Fourth Prince has found the Third Princess of the Rong Kingdom, and plans to take her to a cave to spend the night alone...]

After hearing these words, before Xie Xi could react, Xie Yue clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth: "Brother Crown Prince, let's go look for him too!"

"If it's too late, I'm afraid the Third Princess of Rong will really meet with an accident!"

"Your Highness, let's go find it."

Lu Xiaoxiao also spoke.

She was a little anxious, but she couldn't really let the Fourth Prince harm the Third Princess of Rong.

What's more, the Fourth Prince is standing against Your Highness!

"it is good."

Xie Xi knew that Lu Xiaoxiao was anxious, so he went along with her: "I am more familiar with this place, Xiaoxiao, follow me and look for it together."

After saying this, Xie Xi no longer cared about the imperial guards and walked forward holding Lu Xiaoxiao's hand.

After hearing Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts just now, Xie Xi already knew where the third princess of Rong State was.

"Brother Crown Prince, wait for me!"

When Xie Yue saw that the Crown Prince wanted to keep him back again, he raised his hand to wipe his face and hurried to catch up.

The only ones left were the imperial guards kneeling on the ground, looking at each other, at a loss as to what to do.

They hesitated whether they should follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

.......

Xie Yue, Xie Xi and Lu Xiaoxiao walked forward all the way without stopping. After passing through the entire flower garden, the three of them saw the valley not far away.

The valley is not high, but it seems to be a bit sloping.

When it rains, the soil becomes wet and the road becomes slippery.

Xie Xi held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand tightly and steadied her steps: "Xiaoxiao, let's go over there and take a look."

"it is good."

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.

[I didn't expect that Your Highness had such good luck that he could find the whereabouts of the Third Princess of Rong Kingdom just by searching casually! ]

[Your Highness, the third princess of Rong is over there, hurry up! ]

She kept urging them in her heart, and Xie Xi and Xie Yue both felt their ears hurt a little.

After carefully descending from the col, the three of them immediately saw the deep pit in front of them.

"Xiaoxiao, you stand here first, I'll go over and take a look."

Lu Xiaoxiao: "Okay, Your Highness, be careful."

Xie Xi hummed softly, left the umbrella to Lu Xiaoxiao, and strode towards the deep pit.

There was no one in the deep pit, only a torn piece of clothing.

Xie Yue also walked over to take a look.

Xie Xi's eyes darkened slightly. He turned back to Lu Xiaoxiao's side, held her hand, and said softly, "It's not here. I remember there's a cave ahead. Let's go and take a look."

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