Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 40 - The Princess Seems to Have Disappeared

It was one thing to have trouble in his establishment, but for the troublemaker to be his master’s spouse was another.

What could he do?

He was really in a tough spot!

Fortunately, Li Mingjue directly gave him a way to handle the situation, ensuring that no matter how overtly or covertly Li Ming’an searched, they would never find out who actually drugged the drink.

Li Mingjue set down his teacup and asked, “Did they find out anything?”

Manager Wang: “Nothing, the fact that my lord and …

Madam visited Zuichun Building that day is only known by myself and that Mr.

Shen, so the people sent by Prince An couldn’t discover anything.”

Li Mingjue nodded slightly and stood up, preparing to leave.

Just before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and asked Manager Wang to pack up a portion of osmanthus cake.

“Take care, my lord.”

Manager Wang watched the carriage leave, wiping the sweat from his forehead only after a long while.

The master was still as low-pressure as ever, almost suffocating him.

However, he was still very keen to notice that when the Madam was mentioned, a slight smile flickered across his master’s deep and tranquil eyes.

At the Prince Residence, Old Li stopped Chunlan to ask, “Where is the Princess?”

Chunlan, who was busy rushing to the kitchen to urge the cooks, was startled by the question.

“Isn’t the Princess in the front hall?

She has been complaining about being hungry, and I was just about to urge the kitchen.”

Old Li, staring at the deserted front hall, had a foreboding expression.

Their Princess always appeared punctually at the dining table; she was even more enthusiastic about meals than reading storybooks.

Why was she suddenly missing today.

While they were discussing, Li Mingjue appeared walking towards them, and Old Li hurried forward to greet him: “Prince, you’re back.”

Li Mingjue handed over the freshly-baked and still-warm osmanthus cake in his hands.

Old Li accepted it, saw the Zuichun Building packaging, and laughed, “The Prince is thoughtful.

The Princess has always loved the pastries from Zuichun Building.

If she knows you brought it back specially, she will certainly be very happy.”

Li Mingjue could naturally imagine Qi Yu’s eager, bright-eyed, greedy expression, and a smile formed at the corner of his mouth.

At that moment, his usually calm heart was like a lake into which a stone had been tossed, rippling outwards.

He asked with a hint of urgency in his voice, “Where is the Princess?”

Old Li’s face, however, hesitated for a moment.

“What’s wrong?” Li Mingjue immediately became alert.

Chunlan, with her head lowered, replied, “The Princess seems …

to have disappeared.

She was just in the front hall.”

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Li Mingjue frowned, “Have you searched for her in the Residence?”

Hearing his words, Old Li quickly dispatched people to search throughout the residence.

Li Mingjue gestured, and Shiqi knelt down to ask for instructions: “Prince, do you have any orders?”

His expression turned cold, “Even if you must dig three feet into the ground, find the Princess.”

“Yes!”

On the other side, Qi Yu suddenly got stuck in space.

She had estimated the time and thought she should be leaving, or else she might perform a vanishing act on the spot in the Prince Residence.

But it seemed as though there was an invisible wall in front of her, firmly blocking her path.

Could it be a bug?

Qi Yu wondered with a headache.

If she really couldn’t get out, everyone in the Prince Residence would probably go mad.

Just as she was frantically trying to find a way out, a red light suddenly appeared in front of her, and she was dazzled by the bright light, closing her eyes subconsciously.

When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unfamiliar place.

She looked around and appeared to be in the courtyard of a large estate, and this seemed to be a back garden, surrounded by several artificial mountains and pavilions.

Hearing footsteps, she quickly hid behind one of the artificial mountains.

“Prince, everything is ready!” a rough male voice came from not far away.

Then, peering through the gaps of the artificial mountain, she saw Li Ming’an’s face.

Qi Yu’s eyes widened in surprise.

Had she run from the space into Prince An Residence?

Without having time to ponder the reasons, she heard Li Ming’an say, “Good, tomorrow this Prince will lead Li Mingjue deep into the mountains.

You’ll lie in ambush there!”

Heifeng touched the hilt of his knife and laughed, “Rest assured, Prince, tomorrow I will personally kill Qi King!”

Li Ming’an was about to speak when Heifeng gave him a signal with his eyes.

“Who’s there?

Come out!” Heifeng approached the artificial mountain step by step, calling out loudly.

Qi Yu’s palms sweated with nervousness as she quietly retreated.

But if she couldn’t leave this place, she would surely die today in Prince An Residence.

Li Ming’an cast a sharp look toward the direction of the artificial mountain, but he was still somewhat skeptical that someone was hiding there.

However, seeing Heifeng’s confident manner, he didn’t stop him from taking action.

If there was indeed someone behind the mountain, killing them would solve the problem.

Qi Yu swallowed hard, her hand grasping tightly to a silver needle.

In terms of martial arts, she was definitely no match for Heifeng.

The only option left was to take a gamble.

She closed her eyes, recalling how she had entered the space.

Just as Heifeng thrust his knife toward the person hiding in the artificial mountain, Qi Yu suddenly smelled a bitter medicinal scent.

She had returned to the space inside.

Heifeng withdrew his sword, finding no traces of blood.

“What’s the matter, was there someone back there?”

Li Ming’an always felt that Heifeng was sometimes overly cautious, often making a fuss over nothing.

Unconvinced, Heifeng went to the back to check carefully, but indeed, there was no one.

He sheathed his sword and explained with a frown, “There was certainly an unusual aura emanating from here just now.”

Li Ming’an snorted dismissively, “Perhaps you were mistaken.

If just anyone could enter my residence, I would have moved out long ago.”

Having found nothing suspicious about the artificial mountain, Heifeng had no choice but to let it go.

And Qi Yu, who had finally managed to escape from the space, returned to the place where she had been hiding.

She took a breath, patted her chest, and walked out as if nothing had happened.

She had not gone far when she heard her name being called all over the residence.

Qi Yu touched her forehead, realizing she was in serious trouble.

“Princess!” Chunlan spotted her figure and hurriedly called out.

Qi Yu smiled at her, but when she saw Li Mingjue’s grim face, her smile froze on her lips.