Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 345 The clues are becoming clearer

After the man named Yu Da left, Liu Jingyue couldn't help but give Dugu Jingyao a thumbs-up and whispered, "Sister, you are truly as foresighted as a god."

Then he rubbed against Dugu Jingyao and whispered to her, "Sister, even though you blindfolded me, I still remember the way back and forth. He took me the same way, and it took a long time to get there. And I looked at the environment of the house I was taken to. It was very luxurious. I suspect it might be someone's mansion, but I can't tell whether it is inside or outside the city..."

Dugu Jingyao had a guess after hearing this. If it was as Yue'er said, then Zhang was very likely in Shi Siming's residence, but she certainly couldn't be there openly. After all, Shi Siming had a wife, and there was no news of him taking a concubine recently.

Therefore, she could only be in Shi Siming's other residence, but how to pass on this news? For a moment, she fell into a dead loop...

Elsewhere, Li Chu galloped all the way to the palace gate. He turned and instructed Feng Shengyi, "Feng Shengyi, you will be the one to respond outside. Keep an eye on the situation at Baicaotang and the Prince of Yunnan's Palace. I'll leave this badge with you. If you need anything, come to the palace and find me anytime."

Feng Shengyi agreed and turned his horse towards Baicaotang.

After entering the palace, Li Chu took a shortcut and quickly arrived at the East Palace. When the maid sweeping the courtyard saw Li Chu, she stepped forward and saluted, saying, "This servant pays respects to His Highness Prince Guangping."

Li Chu didn't care about any etiquette and asked directly: "Are my father and mother in the East Palace?"

The maid replied respectfully, "Your Highness, I just saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess passing through the garden. They seemed to be heading towards Aoxue Palace."

Li Chu heard this without saying anything. He walked straight past the maid and headed towards Aoxue Palace.

The maid was bewildered. After all, she had met Prince Guangping several times before, and he had always been gentle and polite, speaking softly, not as anxious as he was today. But before she could think much about it, the eunuch behind her called her name, and she came to her senses and went back to cleaning.

Li Chu hurried all the way to the gate of Aoxue Palace. The maids at the gate saw Li Chu coming and saluted and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Guangping."

Li Chu waved his hand casually and said, "Everyone, get up."

After saying this, he continued walking forward. When he reached the outside of the bedroom, he happened to meet the maidservant beside the Crown Princess and asked, "Your Highness, why are you here at this hour? Your Highness and the Crown Princess are preparing for a nap..."

Perhaps because of his anxiety, Li Chu unconsciously raised his voice. The prince and his wife, who were about to lie down for an afternoon nap, heard the noise outside. The prince asked, "What happened outside? Why does it sound like Chu'er's voice? Li Fuguo, go and see. If it's Chu'er, bring him in!"

Li Fuguo took the order and went. As soon as he went out, he saw Li Chu standing at the door. He bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to His Highness. The Crown Prince invites you."

Li Chu nodded slightly when he heard this and followed Li Fuguo into the bedroom.

When he entered, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were already sitting at the head of the table.

Li Chu bowed to them and said, "Your son pays his respects to my father, the king, and my mother, the consort."

The prince asked, "Chu'er, aren't you accompanying Jingyao back home? Why are you entering the palace at this time?"

Li Chu bowed again and said, "I'm sorry to disturb your rest, but it's urgent and I have no choice but to disturb you."

The Crown Princess saw beads of sweat on Li Chu's forehead, which showed that Li Chu had rushed into the palace. She couldn't help but feel anxious and asked, "Chu'er, what happened?"

Li Chu said, "Today, I accompanied A Yao back home. After breakfast, my father-in-law suggested that the family go for a walk in the streets. However, when we were about to have lunch, A Yao and Yue Er were kidnapped."

The prince frowned slightly and asked, "How dare thieves be so rampant under the emperor's feet in broad daylight!"

The Crown Princess asked worriedly, "What's going on now? Are there any clues?"

Li Chu shook his head and said, "Not yet. After learning they were missing, I immediately ordered a check of all the city gates and entrances, but no suspicious individuals were seen entering or leaving. While searching the city, we did find A Yao and Yue Er's maids, but they were both unconscious and are now being cared for by Miss Murong at Baicao Hall."

The prince was furious. He said, "If there are no suspicious people entering or leaving the city, then it means they may not have left the city. Send more people to search!"

Li Chu bowed and said, "Father, this is impossible. A Yao has just been plagued by rumors. If we conduct a large-scale search at this time, there is no guarantee that someone will find out the truth and make a fuss about it."

The Crown Princess also echoed: "Yes, Your Highness, Jingyao is a child who has not been easy to find. Why not send someone to search for her secretly!"

Li Chu added, "Just now, while my father-in-law, my eldest brother-in-law, and I were waiting for news, we analyzed that this group of thieves kidnapped people in broad daylight. I'm afraid they have other intentions."

The prince looked at Li Chu suspiciously and asked, "What's your plan?"

Li Chu told the Crown Prince his analysis, and the Crown Prince immediately slammed the table and stood up: "Are you saying that someone is planning a rebellion?"

The Crown Princess was also shocked when she heard this.

Li Chu nodded and said, "Yes, this group of thieves' actions are probably because they saw A Yao marrying me and were afraid that my father-in-law would side with the royal family. So they used A Yao and Yue Er as threats to force my father-in-law to send troops to help."

The Crown Prince, comforted by the Crown Princess, calmed down a bit and sat back down, saying, "Since this is the case, this matter is urgent. Chu'er, you must go with me to find His Majesty and summon the ministers to discuss countermeasures!"

Li Chu accepted the order and left the bedroom with the Crown Prince one after the other. The Crown Princess was left standing there in a daze for a long time. After she recovered, she had no desire to take a nap.

At the Palace of the Prince of Yunnan, Dugu Xin and Dugu Moyan were not idle after returning home. They went back to the study to discuss countermeasures.

Dugu Moyan was furious for a moment and said, "This An Lushan is really going too far! Father, why don't we go directly to the An Mansion to ask for them? After all, Yao'er is the Princess of Guangping, and Yue'er is also a princess. He can be convicted for kidnapping people so openly!"

Dugu Xin was furious at first, but he calmed down a little after analyzing the situation with Li Chu. After all, Li Chu was right. If he wanted to get his support, nothing could happen to his two daughters. In that case, he didn't have to worry about the safety of his two daughters. Instead, he had to think about whether he needed to report to the royal family as soon as possible if a war really broke out. It would be right to summon part of the Dugu family army to Chang'an.

Only by ensuring the safety of the royal family can his Yaoer survive in the royal family in the future, right?

Having made up his mind, he said, "Mo Yan, don't be impulsive. We have no evidence to prove that An Lushan sent people to abduct Yao'er and Yue'er. If we force our way in, I'm afraid it will give people an excuse to talk."

Dugu Moyan realized what was happening: indeed, this was all speculation, with no evidence. He then bowed and said, "I'm sorry, father. I was reckless."

Dugu Xin said, "It's okay. This proves that you have Yao'er and Yue'er in your heart. How about this? Aren't Shijian and the others still in Baicaotang? Go check on them and see if you can get any clues from them."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Moyan bowed and said goodbye, and went to Baicaotang with Shadow.

Dugu Xin wrote a memorial to the emperor, stating that if war broke out, the Dugu family was willing to send 100,000 elite troops to help. If necessary, he would ask the Marquis of Zhennan to lead the Dugu family army in several batches to station near Chang'an City in case of emergency.

After writing the memorial, he called Xunfeng to prepare the horse and went all the way to the palace.

In Baicaotang, Shijian, Sijian, Zhishu and Shili have woken up. After learning that the two princesses were abducted, they were filled with regret.

Feng Shengyi arrived at Baicaotang first. He found Murong Linzhi and asked, "Miss Murong, why did they faint?"

Murong Linzhi said: "The girls were drugged, but fortunately the dosage was not large, otherwise it would take several hours for them to wake up."

Feng Shengyi asked again: "Maybe we can find out what the drug is?"

Murong Linzhi said with some concern: "It's not some complicated drug, it's just the most common drug, which can be bought in many places."

Feng Shengyi couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the people this time were obviously well prepared. He wanted to see if he could find some clues from the girls' coma, but now the clues were broken again.

Seeing Feng Shengyi's worried look, Murong Linzhi asked, "Did something happen?"

Feng Shengyi hesitated. Murong Linzhi realized that something serious might have happened, so he said, "If it's inconvenient for you to tell me, forget it. If you can, don't worry, Master Feng, I won't tell anyone."

Feng Shengyi invited Murong Linzhi to a place where there was no one around and whispered to him what had happened today.

Murong Linzhi couldn't help but be horrified. Her face turned pale with fear and she asked, "Do you have any clues now?"

Feng Shengyi shook his head and said, "Not yet..."

Murong Linzhi suddenly thought of something and said, "Master Feng, I remember now. I know that many people in Chang'an City are hostile to Jingyao, so I made her a sachet that can leave a scent a thousand miles away... I just don't know if she wears it."

Hearing this, Feng Shengyi said as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Miss Murong, you have helped me a lot. I will go ask Shi Jian and Si Jian."