Warm fragrance cloud around

The end of the year is approaching in a blink of an eye.

Thinking that this year is the last New Year's Eve that Lin Junnuan will spend at home before getting married, everyone in the Lin family feels a little unhappy.With reluctance, the taste of the year seems to have faded a lot.

However, this New Year's Eve has not been smooth sailing.

The end of the year is the time for stocktaking of shops, large and small, and with the plan to hand over the shops to his younger brother one after another, even Lin Junnuan, who is used to being a hands-off shopkeeper, has to take over and handle many chores himself. Also teach the younger brother who is like a blank sheet of paper.

When I get busy, I don't have time to think about it. I have long forgotten about time travel or not, and even the preparations for the upcoming wedding have to be temporarily put aside.

Lin Junnuan had to spend almost every day from morning to night checking the accounts, meeting with the shopkeepers of various stores, and whenever she was free, she would take her younger brother to recognize someone and teach him how to deal with things. Seeing it, An was both gratified and distressed.

It was also at this time that there was another disturbance in the capital.

One after another, young children disappeared without reason in the city.Jingzhao Mansion kept receiving reports, and just when Jingzhaoyin was balding to investigate the case, another bolt from the blue came.The royal little princess went out of the palace to play in disguise, but she also disappeared in broad daylight.

At this time, there are only five or six days left before New Year's Eve.

The emperor was furious when he got the news, and ordered Jing Zhaoyin to find clues to rescue the princess within three days, or go home and farm.Turning around, he called Cheng Jiangyun again and asked him to investigate secretly.

"So you can't spend this New Year's Eve peacefully at home?" Lin Junnuan looked sympathetically at Master Cheng who was pitifully guarding her window.

That's right, Master Cheng climbed over the wall to meet his fiancée again tonight.

In fact, based on his relationship with those people in the Hou Mansion, every New Year's Eve is not happy for him.When the family of four was watching the New Year with Le Rongrong, he had already returned to his yard to drink alone.I've gotten used to it over the years.

But of course you can't say it directly at this time, Cheng Jiangyun lowered his head and sighed, "That's right, the emperor's order is hard to break."

Mr. Cheng has learned to show weakness in front of his fiancée without a teacher, which is a bitter trick as the saying goes.

After showing weakness, he pushed forward. He carefully probed, "Can Ah Nuan take a day to handle the case with me? Solve the case as soon as possible, so that the emperor can rest assured, and the New Year can be lived with peace of mind."

Lin Junnuan patted the thick stack of ledgers on the table, "Do you think I have time?"

Cheng Jiangyun didn't speak, but stared at her helplessly, his superior stature gave off a bit of pitifulness.

"It's really busy, and there are about ten shopkeepers to meet tomorrow." Lin Junnuan explained to him softly.

Mr. Cheng continued to stare at the NPC|Fa.

"I'm not joking with you, the shop Zhuangzi has to take stock these days."

Keep watching.

"The property of Bofu will be handed over to Ah Heng in the future. I have to sort it out before handing it over to him."

stare.

"He hasn't had much contact with business, so he must be slow to get started."

stare.

"Okay, that's enough, don't look at it!" Lin Junnuan covered his face, "Tomorrow, I'll let Ah Heng try it alone to see how far he can go, and by the way, I can also test the shopkeepers. manner."

Lin Junnuan sighed, she felt like a fool who wasted state affairs for the sake of beauty.

Master Cheng outside the window smiled triumphantly.

**

"Why did the little princess disappear, isn't there any guards by her side?"

When talking about the case, both of them became serious, and Lin Junnuan asked her puzzlement.

"It sneaked out, and there was only a big palace lady with her, but this palace lady was from a secret guard, and her martial arts skills were not low. At that time, there was a commotion in the street, and the little princess was very curious, so she gathered around to watch the fun, and the palace lady was not paying attention. gone."

This little princess is also a descendant of the empress, and she is a compatriot with the crown prince's first mother, and has always been very favored. The next-door maid is Zhu Qi, who was carefully selected by the emperor from the people he trained for her.

The little princess disappeared right under his nose, and Zhu Qi searched the whole street but couldn't find anyone, not even a single clue. He knew that he could not escape the guilt, and after reporting the matter to the emperor, he took the blame and committed suicide.

"To die in front of the emperor?" Lin Junnuan was stunned.

Cheng Jiangyun nodded, "It's poison, and the entrance is sealed."

This kind of behavior is not so much loyal as it is very disobedient.

Zhu Qi has been trained by the Dark Guard Battalion since she was a child. It is impossible for her not to be aware of her mission. Even if she failed to protect her master, it was her serious dereliction of duty. But now, she should try her best to find the little princess to make amends. No one has been found yet. It's not too late to commit suicide right?

Besides, to put it bluntly, even if she was going to die, she shouldn't die in front of the emperor. Such a disrespectful act of bumping into the holy car was very unreasonable for a person like her who was born as a secret guard.

Such a high-profile suicide seems to be covering up, or warning something.

"Has the little princess been out of the palace before?" Lin Junnuan asked again.

"I have been out of the palace a few times. The princess is young, very curious, and has always been favored. After hearing people say how prosperous and lively the capital is, she often sneaks out to play. The emperor knows this."

The emperor knew it, but out of trust in Zhu Qi and pity for the little princess who was too young to be trapped in the palace all day long, he didn't take action to stop her, but something happened this time.

"Do you think the people who kidnapped the little princess are the same group of criminals who caused the disappearance of other children in the capital?" Lin Junnuan asked.

"We can't come to a conclusion yet. The method seems to be the same, taking advantage of the chaos to take people away," Cheng Jiangyun looked in the direction of the palace, his voice was low, "but the emperor seems to think that this case is not easy."

Lin Junnuan nodded.To hide the tree in the forest, specifically, is to hide a special case in a series of inconspicuous cases, so as to conceal the identity of the criminal, or achieve other purposes. This is also a common technique in mystery novels.

As for where it is special, isn't it enough just to be the special identity of the victim?

Although it is said that "the prince breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty", there is no real absolute fairness, let alone the ancient times, even in the modern age where she lived, it is a universal law recognized by the whole world that VIP users have more rights.

It's not cynical, objectively speaking, the possibility of a little royal princess being targeted is greater than the probability of being targeted by dozens of other ordinary children combined.

It was getting dark that day, An's did not know when he discovered that Mr. Cheng had the habit of climbing walls, so he sent his personal maid over.

The maid kept coughing outside Lin Jun's conservatory to remind them, and they didn't have much to say. After making an appointment to meet at Dali Temple tomorrow, Lin Junnuan drove Master Cheng away.

**

The next day, Lin Junnuan changed into men's clothes again, and left Bo's mansion under the sad eyes of his younger brother Lin Junheng, and came to Dali Temple.

Not many people know her identity, and the young servant Guanqi is one. His attitude towards the future mistress can be said to be respectful, and he stood in front of the gate of Dali Temple to greet her from a distance, which attracted other people's attention frequently, and murmured in his heart. up.

When did this kid Lin Jun have such a face that the most capable chess watchers in front of Mr. Cheng respectfully respect him?Do they have to join in the fun too?

A lot of people came forward to say hello enthusiastically one after another, Lin Junnuan was puzzled, and only after seeing the respectful attitude of watching chess that was almost obsequious.

"Be normal, don't reveal your secrets." She reminded aloud.

This was his normal reaction, Guanqi felt that it was too difficult for him, and after being glared at by Lin Junnuan a few times, he put on the air of "Lord Cheng's number one servant".

Cheng Jiangyun was stopped by Jing Zhaoyin in the early morning, walked to Jingzhao Mansion, and returned to Dali Temple after a delay. Seeing Lin Junnuan, he didn't say much, and handed her the dossier he brought back.

"The Jingzhao Mansion collected all the information about the missing children a few days ago."

Jing Zhaoyin knew that the emperor had also arranged for Cheng Jiangyun to investigate the case, so he didn't care who should get the credit at this time, so he hurriedly investigated the case and rescued the princess. It is only decent to keep his head and official hat, and he contributed unreservedly information at hand.

Not counting the little princess, the total number of missing children is [-]. In addition to the princess, two other children disappeared one after another yesterday. Lin Junnuan frowned when she saw this statistic.

Human traffickers have always been an abhorrent existence. In ancient times, there were pawpaws, and in modern times, many kinds of abductions in broad daylight have been exposed. However, even if there are severe legal crackdowns, this kind of conscienceless crime has never completely disappeared.

The missing children were both male and female, and the oldest was no more than ten years old, and the little princess was eight years old this year.The locations of disappearances are also different, but most of them are downtown areas with a large number of people in the capital.

There are also some parents who are more cautious. They haven’t seen their children for a whole day and don’t pay much attention. They don’t realize that something is wrong until they confirm that the children have not returned all night. They rush to the government to report the crime. time and location.

Jing Zhaoyin's file records the family situation of the missing child, and what they do for a living. There are roadside vendors, coolie porters, and wealthy businessmen with a lot of money. No.

Of course, compared with the royal family, no one dared to claim that they have power, but there was not even a child from a small official family, and the only one who was able to stand up was a child from a small official family in Jingzhao Mansion.This makes the incident of the little princess abducted even more unique.

Others have also noticed this, Cheng Jiangyun explained, "Jing Zhaoyin's side means that the case of the little princess will be handed over to Dali Temple, and they will concentrate on handling other disappearance cases, so it is more convenient to handle the case separately."

He is really good deal.Other disappearance cases can't be solved for a while, and at most they will be scolded a few times and their salary will be deducted. The little princess may lose her head because she can't be rescued. Lin Junnuan snorted, "You agreed?"

Cheng Jiangyun rubbed his nose, "How is it possible, the emperor asked me to handle it together, of course I have to obey orders."

Lin Junnuan didn't want to pay too much attention to these twists and turns in the officialdom. It was more important to find the criminal and rescue the missing child. While they were talking, another child might be missing.

No matter the princess or the children of the poor, they are all living little lives that are about to shine.