bookrandom Chapter 263 Mao Mao Suddenly Disappears
Chapter 263 Mao Mao Suddenly Disappears
This is something Nana does every morning, because neither of the two boys gets up as early as she does, nor are they as diligent.
A moment later, Wei Ming stretched and opened the door, but there was no sound from Mao Mao's room.
"Mao Mao, wake up."
Nana pouted and knocked twice loudly, but the door opened by itself.
She hurriedly called out to Wei Ming, who was rubbing his eyes and yawning:
"Ming'er... come here quickly."
"what happened?"
"Mao Mao's door isn't locked, and he's not answering when I call him. Come with me inside and take a look!"
Wei Ming muttered impatiently.
"He's probably sleeping in again..."
He grumbled as he followed Nana into the room, but when they reached the bedside, they found that there was no trace of Mao Mao on the bed.
Nana threw back the covers and looked at Wei Ming with a puzzled expression.
"Mao Mao got up early?"
"That can't be right, he's always the last one to get up."
"But there's no one here. Let's go look for him. Maybe he's hungry and went to the canteen first."
"Yeah, that guy's not very nice. Once we find him, we'll definitely teach him a lesson."
"it is good……"
The two children walked toward the main hall, talking as they went.
Lan Zhi was sitting at the dining table waiting for the children to arrive.
Recently, Wei Jianning has been attending the morning court sessions, so he basically doesn't eat breakfast at home anymore.
Zhu Fangfei was quite diligent today, coming out early.
Good morning, Sister Lan!
She greeted her as she entered, and Lan Zhi smiled gently at her, then gestured for her to sit beside her.
"It's rare to see you up so early today."
"I got into a fight with Sun Wei yesterday, and I was so angry last night that I couldn't eat. I was hungry this morning."
"You fought with Sun Wei? You lost, didn't you?"
Zhu Fangfei pouted and looked at her.
"how do you know?"
"He's a first-rank imperial bodyguard with a sword. Even Huang Bao, the chief of the imperial bodyguards, isn't as skilled as him. You dare to compare yourself to him? That's like throwing an egg against a rock."
"But...but I also fought him a few rounds."
"He's probably just being accommodating to you. He's been in the Crown Prince's residence for so long, I know him pretty well. He's just stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside."
“But he can’t bully three children! He’s too strict with them, even stricter than my master is with me. I just can’t stand it.”
"Strict teachers produce outstanding students! You shouldn't worry about it unnecessarily."
After she finished speaking, she saw Wei Ming and Nana walk in. Not seeing Mao Mao, she asked in surprise,
Why didn't Mao Mao come along?
Nana looked around and then shook her head, saying:
“He wasn’t in the room; we assumed he had come to eat first.”
Lan Zhi smiled helplessly.
“This kid, he’s probably gone to the outhouse again. Ah Qi, send someone to check on him. See if his legs are numb from squatting and he has to lean against the wall to come back.”
It turns out that Mao Mao had experienced something similar before, no wonder Lan Zhi suspected him.
Ah Qi ran out quickly and asked a servant to look for Mao Mao in the outhouse, but there was no one there. Ah Qi then led the servant to search the entire mansion, but still found nothing.
When Aqi ran back, Lanzhi and the others were eating. Aqi came in, panting.
"Master Mao Mao is not in the outhouse."
Upon hearing this, Lan Zhi put down her chopsticks, her brows instantly furrowing into a knot.
"Send people to search the manor, and ask the guards who were on night duty last night if they saw her."
Ah Qi lowered his head and shook his head, saying:
"We've searched the manor, but there's no one there. The list of people on duty last night was mixed up, so no one was on duty."
"what?"
Lan Zhi stood up from her chair in surprise.
“I went to check on him before going to bed last night. Even if no one was on duty last night, he couldn’t have run out by himself. I went to look for him again. Maybe he was just playing around and hiding somewhere and wouldn’t come out.”
Mao Mao has always been a sensible child. Although he is playful, he knows what is important and will not cause her trouble for no reason.
She knew the chances of him being playful were slim, but she couldn't think of anything else.
At this moment, Xiangxiu walked in quickly, holding a neatly folded piece of straw paper.
"Master, someone asked me to give you this letter."
"Who delivered it?"
"A little beggar, who seemed to be hired by someone, I asked him who sent him to deliver it, and he said that the other party said that only he could read the letter, otherwise he would bear the consequences, and then he ran away."
Clutching the thin piece of straw paper in her hand, Lan Zhi suddenly had a bad feeling.
She seemed to anticipate that the letter must be related to Mao Mao's sudden disappearance.
When she unfolded the letter, she found that the truth was exactly as she had expected.
The letter stated that if she wanted to save Mao Mao, she had to go to the small woods east of the city alone and not tell anyone, or she would be killed.
After glancing at it, she crumpled the letter into a ball, suddenly feeling a little flustered.
Seeing her pale face, Zhu Fangfei asked with concern,
"What's written on it?"
She shook her head, closed her eyes slightly, and tried to calm herself down.
Ah Qi and Xiang Xiu quickly came over to help her up.
"My lord, what did the letter say? Who sent it?"
She couldn't say it; if these people found out that Mao Mao had been taken away by bad guys, they would definitely cause an uproar.
Since the other party invited her, they must have their reasons, so why shouldn't she go?
"Ah Qi, Xiang Xiu, have someone search thoroughly inside and outside the Crown Prince's residence, ask if anyone has seen Maomao, and then go to the streets to search. I'm tired, I'm going back to my room to lie down for a while."
At this point, she looked at Wei Ming and Nana again.
"Don't leave the manor unnecessarily these next two days, and don't sleep too soundly at night. Call for help immediately if there's any noise."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ming and Nana seemed to realize something and asked together:
"Did something happen to Mao Mao?"
Lan Zhi shook her head uncertainly.
"I don't know either, but don't worry, he'll come back safely."
After leaving those words, she walked towards her room, supported by Aqi and Xiangxiu.
She is now almost five months pregnant. The longer the pregnancy goes, the more tired she feels. When she encounters things that make her anxious, she feels completely exhausted.
Lying in bed, she called out to Xiaoxin and asked anxiously:
"Quick, help me find out who went into Mao Mao's room last night?"
Xiao Xin's eyes flickered a few times before she replied:
“Master, I’m sorry. Ever since Xiaoxin used up all her energy last time, she has lost the ability to perceive things. Apart from things related to medicine, I can’t offer you any other help.”
"So if something happens to me, you won't be able to help me either?"
"I can provide my master with medicinal herbs, and I can also heal his illnesses..."
"But someone invited me to meet them in the grove east of the city. I'm really not confident going by myself."
"Master may go with the Crown Prince."
“No, the letter mentioned that if I tell others about this or go with others, they will kill Mao Mao. I can’t take that risk.”
"Has the owner ever considered that she kidnapped Mao Mao but arranged to meet you alone? Their ultimate goal is you, so you should be more careful."
Lan Zhi sighed deeply and said helplessly:
“I know all that, which is why I asked you for help. If you can help me, I will do it without hesitation. If you can't help me, I will still go.”