Upon hearing the servant's report, Chu Yicheng hastily went out to greet him. Seeing him appear at the gate on his tall horse, he warmly bowed and said: "Imperial brother, why have you come out of the palace?"

  Chu Yixuan jumped off his horse and looked at him: "I guess Cheng Er also knows, right? I left the palace to find a concubine who went missing a few months ago. The entire capital has been searched, but this is the only place that hasn't been searched."

  "Oh. Does the Emperor think that concubine is hiding in my younger brother's house?"

  "There is also a possibility that this exists." Chu Yixuan looked at him and said: "Cheng Er, don't blame me for not trusting you or disturbing you. I have no choice but to do so."

  "It's nothing. How dare I blame Your Majesty? If you want to search, then just search. I have no objections." Chu Yicheng said with a smile.

  Chu Yixuan no longer bothered with formalities and coldly waved his hand at the imperial guards behind him: "Search."

  A dozen or so imperial guards followed orders and, under Yiling's lead, rushed into the Jingwang Fu like a school of fish.

  "Your Majesty, it's cold outside. I humbly request that you move to the main hall. Let me offer you a cup of hot tea brewed by myself." Chu Yicheng looked up at the sky and then bowed his hands.

  "It's fine then. I'm lucky to have you brew tea for me." Chu Yixuan exhaled a mouthful of mist, rubbed his icy hands together. Although the evening had suddenly brought out a sunset glow, the weather was still freezing cold.

  In the main hall, a teapot was emitting white misty steam. Two delicate white tea cups were filled with bright green liquid. At first glance, it was obviously high-quality good tea.

  A cup of hot tea went down his throat. Chu Yixuan felt his heart gradually warming up. He had been running around outside all day, searching for her. At noon, snowflakes even started falling. It was really cold outside.

  It doesn't matter if it's cold again. The most important thing is that as long as I can find her, everything will be fine. It's worth the cold. This bit of coldness doesn't count for anything.

  Chu Yixuan had a somewhat melancholic thought. She deliberately hid herself away. Even if she really wanted to find her, it would be very difficult to do so.

  And who is the ghost-faced masked man who saved her? Why did he save her? Is it because they have a good relationship?

  "Older brother, older brother."

  One after another, the imperial brothers floated into his ears. Chu Yixuan finally raised his head and looked at the person in front of him with a bewildered expression: "Cheng Er, were you just calling me?"

  "Yes. Imperial brother, what are you thinking about? I've been calling out to you for a while now. What's troubling you so much?"

  "Alas, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Today, I came out specifically looking for Yan Cairen from my harem. She doesn't like me. A few months ago, she managed to escape by luck. Today, I coincidentally ran into her at Yan Zhen's tomb. Then some things happened. Originally, I wanted to bring her back to the palace, but she was rescued by a man wearing a ghost mask."

  "Oh, what a twist of events today has brought. Alas, my younger brother didn't go anywhere today, just stayed in the mansion reading and practicing calligraphy. If only elder brother had called me earlier, who knows, I might have been able to help catch that masked man." Chu Yicheng said with feigned regret.

  Chu Yixuan said: "I was also very surprised at the time. I didn't expect that masked man to take her away. If I had known his purpose from the start, who knows, he might have even taken the 'woman' by my side."

  "Haha, royal brother. Is that Yan Cai Ren so formidable? She can actually make the royal brother 'infatuated' to the point of personally leaving the palace to search for her. The royal brother's feelings for her are indeed deep and strong."

  Chu Yixuan said helplessly: "I have a deep affection for her, but she has another man in her heart."

  Chu Yicheng wanted to ask more questions, but was interrupted by a report from outside the door: "Your Majesty."

  Chu Yixuan turned his head and saw that it was Luo Zhong at the door, gesturing to him. He quickly walked out and asked, "What's going on?"

  Luo Zhonggong stepped forward and replied: "General Yi requests an audience."

  Chu Yixuan only then saw Yi Ling behind Luo Zhong, and hastily stepped forward a few steps to anxiously ask: "Have you found Yan Cairen?"

  "There isn't." Yi Ling sighed and clasped his hands together. Upon hearing his response, Chu Yixuan closed his eyes in disappointment and silently asked: "Jun'er, where are you? Why do you want to hide from me? Am I really that detestable?"

  "Your Majesty, shouldn't you return to the palace? You've been out for a whole day now. If you don't go back, it won't be good. It's cold outside, please take care of your body." Luo Zhong carefully advised, as a loyal and trusted servant, these trivial matters were what he should do for his master.

  Chu Yixuan opened his eyes, and his narrow phoenix eyes shone brightly. After a moment of silence, he ordered Yi Ling: "Search the capital again, you must find Yan Cairen. I feel that she has not escaped the capital yet."

  "Ah..." Yi Ling and Luo Zhong both had their mouths agape in shock. Search again. Won't they have to search until dawn?

  Although he didn't quite understand the emperor's methods, Shi Zhong still carried out his orders and led the Imperial Guard to thoroughly search the capital once again.

  After Yì Líng left, Chǔ Yì Xuān also followed suit and departed without even bidding farewell to King Jing.

  Chu Yicheng watched as the faint yellow figure disappeared from view, a mocking smile spreading across his lips. He thought to himself: "Imperial brother, no matter how many times you search, you won't find the person you're looking for. You might as well give up slowly."

  "Has Mei Jinjun ever been to my room?" Chu Yicheng's gaze withdrew as he spoke faintly into the air.

  A figure floated down from the beam. It was indeed the enchanting and elusive Mo Ye. He sat back in the position Chu Yixuan had just occupied, saying calmly, "They've searched everywhere. The entire Wang Fu has been searched by the Imperial Guard. Fortunately, no one in the manor knows who they're looking for. Otherwise, they might have given away Miss Yan's whereabouts."

  "Hmm. Tomorrow, let Linzi re-select a batch of slaves to enter the mansion and replace the current ones. Give some silver to send these slaves away."

  "Yes, grandpa." was her brief reply.

  Chu Yicheng glanced out at the night that had fallen outside, then turned back to Mei and said: "Go have someone prepare a simple dinner and send it to my room. I'll go take a look at her first."

  He went back to his room and directly opened the darkroom, but didn't see her appear. His heart skipped a beat as he frantically looked around, only to find her curled up in the corner, sleeping soundly.

  He hastily picked her up and placed her on the warm, soft 'bed'. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear to wake her. So, he quietly guarded her by her side.

  Until the delivery of dinner, he woke her up. Yan Xijun opened his 'dizzy' eyes and stared at him for a while before gradually waking up. He looked at the tightly closed door and pointed outside: "They've all left."

  "En, they've all left. They shouldn't be coming back tonight. Let's get up and have some dinner. You must be starving after a whole day." Chu Yicheng carefully helped her up, speaking softly with concern.

  "I'm not hungry. I don't want to eat." Yan Xijun got up, put on her shoes and said: "It's already late at night. I have to go back to my room."

  "Wait." Chu Yicheng blocked her at the entrance and said, "Nowadays, the forbidden army outside is still looking for you. It's not safe to go back to your own room. You can rest assured that I will protect you in my house. There is also a secret room to hide. I'm afraid they won't be able to find you."

  After much consideration, Yan Xi Jun reluctantly stayed in his house for the time being.

  It will be finished next month. Everyone can rest assured and watch it. I will never abandon it.