Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 391 Princess's Skirt 37

While Gu Li was living a peaceful life, Shen Xizhou, who was still waiting in Beijing, became more and more agitated.

He had hardly had a good night's sleep these days, either searching for the princess or waiting at the palace gate for her return.

Even Li Luan thought that Thirteen would rush back to attend the funeral of his father, the emperor and his mother, but his father and his mother were about to be buried, and there was no news of Thirteen in the capital.

In fact, Li Luan blamed Gu Li wrongly.

The news of the national mourning has not yet reached Gu Li, who does not contact outsiders. But even if Gu Li knew, she would not go back.

When the emperor and empress were alive, she had treated them as well as she could, and had been patient enough to accompany them in the capital for so many years. When a person dies, it is like a light going out, and the things that happen after death are the psychological comfort of future generations.

She no longer had any regrets towards the emperor and empress, and from then on, she had her own leisure time.

Shen Xizhou found out at the city gate that several maids from the princess's mansion had left the city with vegetable farmers from a farm that supplied the princess's mansion before the Changling Army reached the capital. He found the vegetable farmers from a farm outside the princess's mansion, but the farmers could not describe what the girl who wanted to ride in his car out of the city looked like.

"All three girls wore veils. I only knew that they were going out of town to visit relatives."

Do you need to wear a veil when visiting relatives?

Even Li Luan couldn't help but doubt this. In this dynasty, the separation between men and women was not that strict. Only some ladies from aristocratic families needed to wear a veil when going out alone to prevent prying eyes.

I've never heard of a maid in any other family needing to avoid suspicion like this.

Shen Xizhou was in charge of all the matters related to the search for Thirteen. Li Luan was not only busy with the funeral arrangements for his father and mother, but also had to prepare for his own coronation ceremony.

He looked at Shen Xizhou who was gradually going crazy, and felt a little worried. He didn't expect this man to help him deal with the mess that was coming, he just hoped that he wouldn't cause any trouble.

So he comforted her, "I think Thirteen either doesn't want to come back at all, or he's hiding in some remote place with no news and doesn't know what's going on in the capital. It's no use wandering around like this, maybe you should go out and look for him."

Shen Xizhou was in deep thought.

"Don't worry, as long as I get any news about Thirteen, I will inform you immediately. If she returns to the capital, I will keep her there without you telling me."

Shen Xizhou bowed and opened his mouth to say something, but his voice was very hoarse.

Li Luan waved his hand, "Go quickly and find Xiao Shisan. I will remember your military achievements and reward you when you return."

Shen Xizhou spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse: "I only want the princess!"

Li Luan was stunned. He wanted to touch his nose out of habit but stopped himself. "Well, I can't be Thirteen's boss. You have to work harder!"

Shen Xizhou turned and left.

Li Luan's voice came from behind: "Xiao Shisan has always loved colors, you should pay more attention to your appearance-----"

Shen Xizhou was walking quickly, looking down at himself, and his steps became faster.

In this life, and the previous one, Shen Xizhou had the impression that the princess had never left the capital except to go to the palace to escape the summer heat.

No, in her previous life, she did.

In order to save her own life, she wanted to take him away from the capital. She tricked him into going to Qingshan, and they walked for a whole day outside the capital. Before they reached Qingshan, he fled because he got the news that his family was in trouble.

green hills.

The failed trip to Qingshan was a regret in his life, but if he could choose again in his previous life, he would still leave alone.

He couldn't abandon his family and live alone, even if the Shen family really did something detrimental to the Daye Dynasty at that time.

He only regretted taking the princess away in that way.

The princess was not wrong, she even wanted to save herself!

A fast horse was galloping on the road from the capital to Qingshan. Although the travelers were anxious, they would wash themselves thoroughly at every stop, and when they stopped to drink water, they would draw their swords and check their appearance by the shiny blade.

The closer they got to the green mountains, the more restless Shen Xizhou's heart became.

Will the princess be waiting for her here?

The answer is obvious.

Shen Xizhou searched all the manors and gardens in Qingshan that planted cherries, both private and rural. He visited every place where there were cherry trees.

There was no sign that the princess had been there.

Before leaving, Shen Xizhou selected two cherry trees with very sweet fruits and had the cherry trees dug up and sent to the princess's mansion in the capital.

He did not forget that he had promised the princess that he would plant two cherry trees in their backyard so that when the cherries were ripe, they could be picked and eaten with ease.

Now that they no longer had a home of their own, he could only transplant the cherry trees to the princess's mansion.

He will definitely find her back.

Shen Xizhou did not return to Beijing to receive his reward and report on his work. Instead, he started looking in Qingshan County, one county at a time, spreading outward.

The princess and her group of four are quite a target and will always leave traces as long as they show up.

Caiyi and Feixue, the two maids, had been working in the palace and had no support outside the capital. Not to mention Mo Yun, a royal secret guard, who didn't even have a family.

Where did the princess go?

According to Shen Xizhou's understanding of the princess, the little princess, who had been living a life of luxury since childhood, would not treat herself badly even if she escaped, but she would definitely not choose to live in an inn or restaurant for a long time, and would most likely choose a manor with beautiful scenery.

It has to be said that Shen Xizhou's analysis was very accurate after he calmed down. He headed east from Qingshan, and his final destination was the princess' fiefdom, Chenxiang County.

When Shen Xizhou arrived in Chenxiang County, it was already summer.

Due to its special topography, the Shuzhong area is exceptionally hot, especially when you arrive in Chenxiang County, where you feel like entering a steamer and being roasted by the earth.

Shen Xizhou found the busiest restaurant in Chenxiang County and inquired about the news about the princess. To his delight, a relative of the restaurant owner was looking for a marriage partner, and the one this relative had set his sights on was Zeng Xiaolian, the personal maid who had served Princess Chenxiang.

Zeng Xiaolian?

The little princess didn't have a maid with this name, but after hearing the restaurant owner's concise words, Shen Xizhou couldn't help but take it a little more seriously.

Shen Xizhou followed Zeng Xiaolian's clue and started his investigation.

He secretly found Zeng Xiaolian's home and discovered that Zeng Xiaolian was Caiyi who returned to her hometown and used her real name again.

A ripple appeared in the silent heart.

Shen Xizhou knew that the princess left because of him. She didn't want to see him again, so she chose to leave.

Therefore, Shen Xizhou only investigated quietly in secret.

But after wandering around Caiyi's house for several days, Shen Xizhou did not see any trace of the princess or Feixue and Mo Yun.

Judging from Caiyi's appearance, she should have returned home voluntarily. But this does not fit Caiyi's character. Caiyi is absolutely loyal to the princess. It is impossible for her to leave the capital with the princess and then abandon her to return home to discuss marriage.

So, the princess must be nearby.

After experiencing two lifetimes, Shen Xizhou has enough patience.

After contacting people from the same village as Caiyi, Shen Xizhou discovered another more important piece of information.

Zeng Xiaolian had two good sisters from Beijing who lived in the neighboring farm. Zeng Xiaolian would often stay there for a night or two.

Shen Xizhou gave up his attempt to keep an eye on Caiyi, suppressed his pounding heart, and went to the neighboring farm that the villagers had mentioned.