The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 29 The Prince is Looking for

The prince was in the spacious courtyard of the palace, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth hurriedly, his face so dark that ink could drip out of it.

"Where on earth did Yunxi go?" he muttered, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly.

The guard Ah Fu, standing beside him, hunched over with his head drooping, spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "Your Highness, we have sent people to inquire throughout the city, but there is still no news of Miss Yun."

The prince suddenly stopped, his eyes glaring as if about to spit fire, and he pointed at Ah Fu's nose and cursed, "A bunch of trash!

Keep looking. If you can't find Yunxi, don't come back!"

Ah Fu was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly replied, "Yes, Your Highness! I'll go right away." After that, he ran out as if his feet were greased.

The prince could no longer sit still, so he strode to the stable, led out a horse, jumped on the horse, waved the whip, and rushed out with a few confidants.

Along the way, the prince stood straight, his eyes wide open, and he kept shouting, "Go!

drive!"

When he reached the street, the prince shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone get out of my way!" His imposing manner scared passers-by so much that they all gave way.

When he met a vegetable seller blocking the road, the prince shouted angrily, "Get out of the way!" The vegetable seller was so scared that he almost dropped the load in his hands.

The confidants followed the prince closely, not daring to breathe.

The prince was in a hurry along the way, asking everyone he met, "Have you seen Miss Yunxi?"

No matter whether he was met with a shake of the head or silence, the prince remained undaunted and continued to run forward.

They first arrived at the busiest market in the city. The prince reined in his horse and eagerly searched the crowd for Yunxi's figure.

The old woman selling vegetables shouted loudly: "Fresh vegetables!"

The butcher brandished his knife and shouted, "Excellent pork!"

The prince ignored the commotion, his mind focused solely on Yunxi. He wore a purple-gold crown, a brocade robe, and a jade belt around his waist. His brows were furrowed, his eyes anxious and fierce.

This prince is usually very majestic, but at this moment he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pan because of Yunxi.

Suddenly, a little girl selling flowers caught the prince's attention. The girl was wearing shabby clothes, with messy hair, and holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

The prince took two steps at a time and stepped forward, leaning down, trying to make his tone sound gentle, and asked, "Little girl, have you ever seen a pretty woman?"

The little girl blinked her confused eyes, shook her head, and said timidly, "Sir, I haven't seen it."

The prince sighed helplessly, patted the little girl's head gently, and continued walking forward.

Passing by a silk shop, the prince dismounted and walked in. The shopkeeper was holding a piece of silk. Seeing the prince come in, he quickly came forward with a smile on his face and said, "Sir, what would you like to order?"

The prince stared at the shopkeeper and said anxiously, "I'm not buying silk. I want to ask you, have you seen a woman passing by?"

The shopkeeper's smile froze, and he scratched his head in confusion: "Sir, there are so many people coming and going here every day. I don't know which woman you are talking about?"

The prince frowned even more tightly, his thick eyebrows almost twisted into a knot. He flicked his sleeves fiercely and turned to leave the silk shop.

The prince had just taken a few steps when he saw a monkey performer surrounded by a group of people who were cheering him on.

The prince had no time to watch this and roughly pushed through the crowd, causing everyone to complain. "Who is this? So arrogant!"

"That's right, he's in a hurry to reincarnate!" The prince ignored him and continued to look for Yunxi's trace.

Then they came to a teahouse. As soon as the prince entered, he heard people talking inside.

"I heard that the concubine's daughter of the Marquis' Mansion is missing."

"Oh, this matter has caused such a stir that the Marquis's family must be going crazy."

"That's right. Where can a concubine's daughter of this marquis run to?"

When the prince heard this, he hurried over and asked loudly, "Do you know anything?" Everyone was startled by the prince's sudden action. They all shut their mouths and stared at him in a daze.

The prince stared and pressed again, "Tell me!" A brave tea drinker spoke cautiously, "Sir, we only heard it from hearsay. We don't know the details."

The prince stamped his feet in anger, turned around and walked out the door again.

At this time, a beggar huddled at the door of the teahouse. The prince had an idea and walked over to ask, "Beggar, have you seen a woman?"

The beggar raised his head, his face dirty and showing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and he laughed: "Sir, I have been here all day and have not seen any women."

The prince shook his head in disappointment and continued walking forward.

As the prince was walking, he came across a vendor selling candied haws. He grabbed the vendor's arm and asked anxiously, "Have you seen a woman?"

The vendor was so frightened by the prince's sudden action that he almost dropped his candied haws and stammered, "Master, I... I didn't see it."

The prince let go of his hand and sighed deeply.

At this time, the sun was setting, the prince's forehead was covered with sweat, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

His steps were a little heavy, but he still walked forward firmly, not missing any possible clues.

"That's right, I don't know where he ran off to."

Upon hearing this, the prince hurried over and asked, "Everyone, do you know which direction that concubine went?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. The prince's sword-like eyebrows twisted into knots, his face gloomy enough to drip water, his tiger eyes widened, his cheeks puffed with anger, and he couldn't help but roar, "You useless people, you don't even know the news!"

Everyone was so frightened by the prince's aura that they shrank their necks and dared not breathe.

The prince, growing increasingly anxious, went to the village outside the city. He hurried along the way, his boots raising a cloud of dust.

Arriving at the village entrance, he saw several elderly men sitting and chatting under the old locust tree. The prince rushed over, clasping his hands together, and asked urgently, "Old man, have you seen a young woman passing by?"

The old men were stunned at first. One of them, a skinny old man, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "It seems that a girl went to the east."

When the prince heard this, a hint of joy suddenly appeared on his face. He quickly took out a silver ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into the old man's hand: "Thank you very much, old man!"

After saying that, he jumped on his horse and led his men in pursuit to the east.

The prince kept his eyes wide open along the way, not missing a single spot on the roadside. The wind blew hard, messing up the prince's hair, but he paid no attention to it.

After chasing for a while, he still couldn't see Yunxi. The prince gritted his teeth, veins popping out on his forehead, and muttered, "Where on earth did this girl go?"

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, but the prince showed no sign of giving up. "Prince, how about we go back first and look for it again tomorrow?"

A confidant said cautiously. The prince turned his head suddenly and glared at him with a look that seemed to kill him: "No!

If I can't find Yunxi, I will never go back!" After saying this, he whipped his horse hard and continued to gallop forward.

After searching for a long time, they came to a dilapidated temple. The prince jumped off his horse in a hurry and rushed straight into the temple without paying attention to the reins.

Walking into the dilapidated temple, the prince saw that it was pitch black and filled with a damp smell. As he walked in, he shouted, "Yunxi, are you there?"

The voice echoed in the temple, but the only response was his own echo. The prince walked around the temple, his face full of disappointment, and walked out with heavy steps.

The prince walked out of the dilapidated temple disappointed and continued on his journey to find Yunxi.

At this moment, it suddenly began to rain. The raindrops hit the prince's face, but he was completely unaware. His eyes were as big as copper bells, full of anxiety and worry.

"Your Highness, the rain is getting heavier. Let's find a place to take shelter first." The confidant shouted at the top of his voice. The rain was running down his cheeks, and he looked extremely miserable.

The prince gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffed out like two steamed buns, and roared, "No, keep looking!"

The sound made the surrounding leaves tremble.

They trudged forward in the rain, their horses' hooves splashing water. The prince's body heaved with the horse's jolts, his knuckles white as he gripped the reins.

Passing by a farmhouse, the prince jumped off his horse anxiously, rushed to the door in two steps, and started knocking on the door "bang bang bang".

When the farmer opened the door and saw the prince and others, he was so scared that his legs went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.

The prince quickly said, "Don't be afraid, fellow countryman. I just want to ask if you have seen a woman."

As he spoke, raindrops flowed down the prince's forehead, mixing with sweat, and he looked rather disheveled.

The farmer shook his head tremblingly: "Your Highness, I have never seen it."

The prince sighed in disappointment, turned around and mounted his horse again. The horse snorted, seeming a little tired.

The rain was still falling, the prince's clothes were soaked and stuck to his body, and his hair was also wet and stuck to his face like clumps of water grass.

But he didn't care about these things, his eyes were as firm as a stone.

"Your Highness, we have been searching for so long, why don't we take a break?" The confidant wiped the rain off his face, his voice pleading.

The prince glared at him and roared, "No! I will never give up until Yunxi is found!"

They walked through another muddy path, and the horse's hooves were stuck deep in the mud. It took a lot of effort to pull them out.

"Your Majesty, there is a village ahead. Shall we go ask?"

"Let's go!" The prince whipped his horse and rushed forward first.

When he arrived at the village, the prince knocked on every door and asked, but he only received disappointing answers.

The prince's face became increasingly gloomy, and his brows were twisted into a big knot.

"Your Highness, how about we go back and look for it? Maybe we missed it."

"Shut up!" the prince shouted angrily, "Keep looking!"

They searched place after place, but there was no trace of Yunxi.

"Yunxi, where are you?" the prince shouted in his heart.