Chapter 1266 - 48: Joyous Debts (Part 24)_2
Princess Yinchuan was truly exhausted, her neck feeling sore as if it wasn’t hers anymore after enduring the heavy phoenix crown, being jolted around in the sedan chair for half a day, and then sitting for another half.
She was genuinely out of energy, and though she had searched this room twice, she couldn’t find anyone hiding.
Could they really be hiding that well?
Su Yang searched carefully again, nearly on the brink of breakdown.
He glanced at the door; everyone, including Shangguan Feng, was outside, none had left.
Su Yang knew that there were still people in the room, as they were waiting for their friends.
Su Yang’s gaze swept around; he really couldn’t figure out where someone could still be hiding.
This was the first time he had been tortured to this extent in his life.
He even had the urge to tear down the new house.
They couldn’t be hiding in the walls, could they?
This thought arose and couldn’t be suppressed.
Of course, hiding in the walls was unlikely, but what if they were hiding in a secret passage?
The Dongxiang Marquis Mansion didn’t have any secret passages, he was sure of that.
But he had been away from the Capital for a long time; who knew if his dad had dug any secret passages during his absence?
This was entirely possible.
Su Yang knocked on the walls for secret doors.
After finding nothing on the walls, he examined the floor, made a circle of searches, and found nothing.
"Is there anywhere we haven’t looked?" Su Yang asked Princess Yinchuan.
His head was already spinning.
Princess Yinchuan shook her head, "I think we’ve checked everywhere."
Her gaze swept across, landing on the bathtub, "Maybe the bottom of the bathtub hasn’t been checked."
But this seemed unlikely.
Su Yang’s mouth twitched hard.
He walked over and moved the bathtub.
He lightly tapped the ground—
It was hollow.
Su Yang, "...."
Princess Yinchuan, "...."
Su Yang surrendered.
That’s intense.
His dad really dug a secret passage in his room while he was dodging the marriage.
Su Yang removed the bluestone floor to reveal a ladder.
He was just about to go up when he heard cheering, "Uncle Su Yang found us!"
There were six hiding in the secret passage.
The passage was spacious and bright, but it was underground, making them anxious about what was happening upstairs.
Now that Su Yang had found them, none could stay put, starting to climb up one by one.
Su Yang was already near the brink of collapse.
Were they teaming up to play him to death?
Did they need to mobilize so many people for the bridal chamber prank?
Besides the six mischievous kids, there were also two maids.
Because the kids were young and might be scared hiding in the passage, the maids stayed with them to give courage.
The maids climbed up, carrying food boxes in their hands, saying courteously, "There are still quite a few things in the secret passage, we’ll tidy up tomorrow."
Su Yang, "...."
Princess Yinchuan, "...."
Princess Yinchuan looked at Su Yang, "Is it done now?"
"There’s still one left," Su Yang’s voice was drifting.
"...."
Princess Yinchuan’s forehead had streams of black lines descending.
Su Yang was about to go out to ask.
But when he got outside, it was empty.
The laughter was already far away.
"Hide-and-seek is fun; Uncle Su Yang has been looking for us half a day," a childish voice came.
"Where’s Brother Hengyuan?"
"He’s still hiding," Shangguan Feng chuckled.
"Brother Hengyuan is really impressive, where is he hiding to not be found until now?"
The voices faded away.
What could Su Yang do, he had to find his nephew.
Shangguan Feng led them to find their parents and have a meal.
They had three tables for the kids.
When they arrived at the main courtyard, the ministers and madams were dazzled.
Over twenty kids suddenly appeared, it was indeed a spectacle, making everyone envious.
Each of these little children was more noble than the last; there might even be future daughters-in-law and sons-in-law among them.
A little girl ran over to Su Jin and asked, "Does Aunt know where Brother Hengyuan is?"
"He’s in the lavatory," Xingxing replied.
"Huh?" The little girl looked surprised.
"Why is Brother Hengyuan hiding in the lavatory?"
"Doesn’t he mind the smell?"
The soft voice made everyone present hold back their internal laughs.
Xingxing was unsure how to explain; the Emperor was still sitting there, talking about lavatory matters might affect the Emperor’s appetite.
Xie Hengyuan didn’t know what he ate wrong, he had a bit of diarrhea.
He had taken some antidiarrheal medicine, but it wasn’t working quickly.
As they spoke, Xie Hengyuan came over holding his stomach, his small face a bit pale.
The Emperor felt compassion, "Are you feeling better?"
"I’ve improved a lot, so sorry to worry Grandfather," Xie Hengyuan replied.
"Ask your mother to feel your pulse and check," Mrs. Tang suggested, feeling uneasy.
Xie Hengyuan went to let Su Jin check his pulse.
Su Jin said, "It’s nothing serious."
As she spoke, she glared at Xie Hengyuan, not knowing what odd things he ate; otherwise, he wouldn’t be like this.