The secret passage fell into darkness again, but Jiu'er's pursed lips were slightly raised in the darkness.
When Jiuer woke up again, he saw that the broken candle on the stone wall candlestick in front of him was no longer enough, and there was a long string of candle tears beside the candle. Leng Ning and Tianci had disappeared.
He shook his tied hands subconsciously, and the cloth rope on his body was immediately loosened.
He stood up, gathered the cloth rope around his body in his palm, and rubbed his neck that was sore from Leng Ning's knife. There was a hint of sadness in Jiu'er's eyes, "What do you mean we won't owe each other anymore, if you knew What do you really owe me, and what will happen?!"
After pondering for a moment, he quickly bent over and put on the Leng Ning men's clothing covering his body, and pressed the stone door mechanism.
The sky is already bright.
He picked up some water and washed his face. Jiu'er tapped his toes, and he was already rushing out of the water curtain like a thunderous dragon.
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General's Mansion.
Shen Cangnan frowned and glanced at the exquisite and rich breakfast on the table, but he had no appetite at all.
Yesterday, when he was summoned to the palace urgently, the disappearance he heard turned out to be that Leng Ning's mother and son and the Ninth Prince were missing at the same time. Although everyone inferred that they were snatched away by others, Shen Cangnan knew in his heart that the matter was probably not that simple.
Later, he personally checked around Duxue Palace and found no luggage in Leng Ning's room. He had already guessed most of it. After he came back, he immediately sent out the secret palace troops to check around, but he didn't sleep a wink that night.
His ears caught the sound of footsteps outside, and he immediately raised his eyes to look at the door.
Seeing the old housekeeper walk in the door with a sullen expression, he immediately waved away the two maids in the room, "What's up? Is there any news?!"
"General Liu spent the whole night investigating. He searched all over the place, but there was no news at all. The people sent by the secret palace also had no news!" The old housekeeper took a step forward slightly, his voice became lower and lower, "In my opinion, The second young lady and the young master should have been hiding somewhere last night and did not leave the city!"
"That's right!" Shen Cangnan nodded lightly, "If it were me, I would definitely not confront the Royal Forest Army head-on. I would definitely take a rest for the night. I will send my order immediately when everyone thinks they are not in the city before making any moves. Watch the four city gates carefully, if you find them mother and son, you must stay anyway!"
"Stay?!" The old housekeeper frowned slightly, with confusion in his eyes, "Don't you want to help them get out of the city as much as possible?!"