She heard Ziwei yelling and footsteps behind her.

Someone is chasing me.

Shui Xinyuan rushed out of the back door of the store. She didn't know where it was or which direction to escape to. Sometimes she turned left, sometimes she turned right, running desperately in the narrow alley between the houses.

...the whole thing is weird...

It was very strange to meet at a restaurant on Chunhua Street. Judging from the attitudes of the noble ladies, could it be that the man who looked like an assassin was invited by one of his wives, or was hired by everyone?

Could even Ziwei be an accomplice?

"……Well!"

Shui Xinyuan was out of breath and stopped.

...I feel so uncomfortable, my eyes are going black...

She could no longer walk and could only lean against the wall.

I don’t know how long I ran for just now? I hope that person didn’t catch up.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Shui Xinyuan squatted down unknowingly. After hearing the sound, she raised her head blankly and found a young woman looking at her.

"You look so pale, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"...person...me?"

"ah?"

"Is there... someone... chasing me?"

"..."

The woman looked around and told her there was no one.

"There is no one... Can you stand up? If someone is chasing you, you can't just lie here. Come with me."

The woman put Shui Xinyuan's hand on her shoulder and helped her into the house.

Then, he checked the situation in the alley and immediately opened the door of a room next to him.

"This is the warehouse. I'm sorry, you should hide here for a while. You look really bad."

"Thank you..."

"It doesn't matter, come here..."

That looks like a clothes box.

When Shui Xinyuan sat on the big wooden box, his consciousness was blurred.

When Shui Xinyuan escaped from the assassin, Chunxiang knocked desperately on the kitchen door of Hongyuan Building.

"Hey... open the door! What do you want to do?"

"I'm sorry, but a big shot has ordered you not to come out for the time being."

The young girl with a red face asked Chunxiang to help serve tea. Chunxiang walked into the kitchen with her and was locked in by her.

"Why? Open the door! Open the door for me!"

"If the ladies agree, I can open the door for you."

...It is indeed a Hongmen Banquet...

What do they want to do? What are the intentions of those nobles? Chunxiang pushed the door hard and gritted her teeth.

I must protect the Queen...

"……Well!"

Well, since she won't open the door, then force her to open the door.

Chunxiang stopped knocking on the door and looked back at the kitchen.

There are a lot of tableware on the shelves.

Chunxiang picked up the plate and threw it on the ground. The ceramic bowl shattered and made a loud noise.

"……What are you doing?"

As expected, the girl outside the door screamed.

"If you don't let me out, I will break all the plates in here!"

"You...stop! This is from our store!"

"I don't care!"

Chunxiang picked up the plate and bowl and threw them on the ground. When she hit the fourteenth place, the door finally opened.

She pushed aside the girl who was protesting loudly and ran down the corridor.

"The Queen..."

As she was turning, she bumped into someone.

She was about to dodge the person blocking her way when she realized that she recognized that face.

"……gardener?"

It's that shameless gardener, why is he here?

"Ah... no, it's not."

"ah?"

"I, I don't know anything...this..."

What is this gardener panicking about?

"I have no time to care about you, get out of the way!"

Chunxiang pushed Ziwei aside with her elbow, and rushed into the box without caring about etiquette.

"Emperor..."

There was no one in the box.

Not only was Shui Xinyuan missing, but the noble ladies and the maids of the Han family were also missing.

Did I go to the wrong box?

"Eh... strange, strange."

She hurriedly checked the boxes on the left and right sides and on the opposite side. There was no one in each room, and only the first room had ten chairs.

"..."

Looking carefully, the chairs in the room were tilted here and there, and it was obvious that he had left in a hurry... He did not go to the wrong box, those noble ladies were indeed here just now.

...Where is the Queen?

She came to the corridor again, and Ziwei was still standing there.

"Where did you take the Queen?"

Chunxiang grabbed Ziwei's shoulders and shook them vigorously, while Ziwei's head shook weakly back and forth.

"Ah... Shui Xinyuan is gone."

"gone?"

"Escaped... No, I don't know..."

Ziwei was obviously in confusion, Chunxiang gritted her teeth and slapped Ziwei.

"Where is the Queen?"

"..."

Even though Ziwei was slapped, he still shook his head blankly, unable to ask why.

"Someone...come here!"

Chunxiang shouted at the bottom of the stairs, and several imperial soldiers rushed down the stairs in a hurry.

Didn't the attendants on standby on the second floor notice anything strange downstairs just now?

Chunxiang wanted to scold them, but she didn't want to waste time. After handing Ziwei to the young Imperial Guard, she and another middle-aged Imperial Guard looked around the restaurant, but there was no sign of Shui Xinyuan.

...we need to find reinforcements as soon as possible.

Those aristocratic ladies leaving in a hurry are up to something evil.

Chunxiang asked the imperial army to watch Ziwei at the Hongyuan Tower and asked them to continue searching, while he got on the carriage and returned to the palace.

I hope it is a misunderstanding... I really hope that when I return to Chunhua Street, I can find the Queen smoothly...

However, while she had such hope, she also felt strong uneasiness.

...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Queen...
To be continued...