Proud Feather

Chapter 80 Missing
Yang Yu was so angry that he laughed: "You are really good, Chu Xiaojiu, you are even starting to plot against me!"

"How can this be called calculation? Aren't you happy to be able to show up in front of your uncle?" Chu Xiaojiu grinned.

Although the words were blunt, the logic was sound. If you get an appointment with the princess, you won't have to worry about your future.

Yang Yu had no choice but to chuckle and let it go.

But they waited for a long time, and no waiter came out to announce who Zhu Xingshou wanted to see. Chu Xiaojiu muttered, "That's impossible! A-Yu's poems are so good, and Zhu Xingshou doesn't like them? And Cheng Jun, who can't even read, has an appointment!"

Chu Ling frowned slightly: "It's not Young Master Yang's problem, you can see that others don't have it either."

Yang Yu also felt that something was wrong. He had been to Xianle Tower before. Logically speaking, with the lively scene just now, even if Zhu Xingshou didn't like any of the poems, he would have invited one or two guests in to chat.

Look, the guests at other tables are also making a commotion, and some are even asking the waiters.

"What should I do?" Chu Xiaojiu was stumped. He had assumed two situations, but he had not expected that Zhu Fan would not invite anyone.

Chu Ling closed the fan and said, "I'm going to change clothes. Who of you wants to come with me?"

"Ah?" Chu Xiaojiu was a little at a loss, "Isn't this a bit bad?"

Yang Yu reacted first and said, "I'll go with the young master!"

Chu Xiaojiu was stunned for a moment, and finally thought of it, and hurriedly said: "I, I, I, if I really encounter trouble, I can still act like a rogue!"

But Yang Yu killed him with one sentence: "I can help if a fight breaks out."

"..." Well, it's amazing that he's good at both civil and military affairs. Chu Xiaojiu was reluctant to leave, "Uncle, remember to call me if you have any problems! If you get bullied, I'll destroy Xianle Tower."

"Don't worry, I won't give you an excuse to cause trouble!" Chu Ling fought back ruthlessly and took Yang Yu to the back.

"Dear guest, this way." The servant of Xianle Tower appeared at the right time.

Chu Ling was calm and said to the dressing room, "No need to serve me. I don't like others watching me."

"Yes." The servant stopped and watched them enter the locker room.

There is a whole row of changing rooms in Xianle Building, all of which are single rooms.

Yang Yu searched for a while and pointed to the window. There were flowers and plants outside, which must be the back garden.

With Chu Ling's approval, he was the first to flip out and turned back to catch the princess, but she was surprisingly agile and had already landed firmly on the ground. Thinking back to the encounter with the thieves at the teahouse that night, the princess was no weakling.

By the way, have you found the thief? I'll ask the princess later.

While Yang Yu was daydreaming, Chu Ling had already found the way out and waved for him to come over.

The two men avoided the servants guarding the garden and returned to the main building through the small door for delivering food.

I don't know where Zhu Xingshou's room is...

When Chu Ling hesitated, Yang Yu pointed.

"How do you know the way?" she asked in a low voice.

Yang Yu also whispered back: "I've been here twice, and I asked Young Master Jiu."

"Oh," Chu Ling thought to himself. Yang Yu was indeed reliable and capable. In two years, when he finished his studies and entered the government, he would definitely be a good helper.

As he was thinking this, he turned a corner and almost bumped into a servant.

Yang Yu hurriedly protected her behind him and was about to take the initiative when she lowered her head and bowed repeatedly: "Mmmm..."

"Is he a mute?" Yang Yu looked over and saw that the man was dressed in rough clothes, had a strong build, dark skin, thick calluses on his hands, and wore straw sandals. He really looked like someone who did hard labor.

He relaxed slightly and said, "Okay, no need to apologize, let's go!"

The dumb servant was filled with gratitude and bowed to them again before carrying the bucket and other things and passing by. He walked along the corridor and finally stopped in front of a door and knocked.

"Who is it?" A voice came from inside. It was Zhu Xingshou.

Chu Ling and Yang Yu looked at each other, both very surprised. They really wanted to thank this mute for helping them find the person directly.

Then the mute pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hey, it's you..." Zhu Xingshou's voice came from inside, but it soon became quiet and was replaced by the sound of splashing water.

Hey, could it be that they guessed wrong, and Zhu Xingshou just wanted to take a bath, so he waited so long?

If that's the case, there's no harm in waiting.

As the two waited, the sound of water stopped and soon it became quiet.

After a while, Chu Ling asked quietly, "Why hasn't this mute come out yet? He's just a servant, and he's a man, so how can he stay and serve me while I bathe?"

The more Yang Yu thought about it, the more frightened he became: "Could it be... should we go in?"

Chu Ling made a prompt decision: "Let's go!"

The two of them walked over quickly and pushed the door open, only to find that the room was quiet. Where were the mute and Zhu Xingshou?
"Princess, here!" Yang Yu opened the window.

The window was merely closed, not locked, and there were mud marks on the windowsill, and the edges were covered with torn fabric.

Chu Ling's face darkened: "Master Zhu has been kidnapped!"

"What should we do?" Yang Yu asked, "Should we expose the truth, or..."

Before Chu Ling could reply, hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor. In a hurry, she flipped out the window and Yang Yu hurriedly followed.

The two hid outside the window and heard the maidservant shouting, "Someone! It's bad! The young lady is missing!"

Well, they don't have to decide now. But, won't they be considered thieves if they act like this?

As Yang Yu hesitated, Chu Ling pulled her aside. She pointed at the footprints on the ground and followed them.

The lights in Xianle Tower were bright, and the footsteps were clearly visible. The two followed all the way to the wall.

There was already a commotion in the building at this moment. I guess the news of Zhu Xingshou's disappearance had spread.

Chu Ling didn't care about the building and climbed over the wall with Yang Yu.

There were so many crisscrossing roads outside Xianle Tower that I lost my way for a moment.

As she hesitated, Yang Yu said, "Princess, go this way! I know the roads here well. If you go out that way, you'll reach the main street and you'll run into people."

Chu Ling looked around and saw that there were only small paths over there, and it was so dark that he couldn't see where they were going.

She thought for a moment, took out a specially made whistle, blew it twice, and said to Yang Yu, "Let's go! Qingcha will come to find us when he hears the signal."

Yang Yu nodded and stepped into the darkness first.

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In Xianle Tower, Chu Xiaojiu didn't feel any danger at first, but suddenly he heard a commotion inside, and then heard the news that Zhu Xingshou was missing, and he was stunned.

No, who is the princess? She wants to question Zhu Xingshou, so is there any need to kidnap him?
Xianle Tower responded quickly. A middle-aged man with a sturdy build and a gleam in his eyes came over and ordered his servants, "Close the gate and find out which guests are absent. They seem fine outside, so they must have been taken away from inside."

Chu Xiaojiu looked at the empty seats on both sides of him and immediately shouted, "What did you say? Zhu Xingshou is missing? Oh no, my uncle might have been in trouble too. He said he was going to change clothes and hasn't come back for a long time..."

When I was feeling down, I saw everyone's comments and votes, and I finally got back to writing. Thank you so much.