Chapter 18

Chapter 18

The room had been tidied up thoroughly.

Two large trunks sat sealed in the corner. When opened, they revealed costumes, headgear, and stage props.

Everything had been left behind; she hadn’t taken a single thing with her.

The troupe leader wore a mournful expression.

“Your Highness, I truly didn’t know.

“Wasn’t she called to the Prince’s Mansion by you that day? Since you didn’t send her back, I didn’t dare ask.”

Xiao Qibai closed his eyes, the veins on his temples throbbing.

“Where is her indenture contract?”

“It’s here! It’s definitely here!”

The troupe leader perked up and shouted to his disciples, “Go! Bring my brass chest here!”

The chest was opened, and right at the top lay Hongxiu’s indenture contract.

The troupe leader picked it up with both hands and offered it to Xiao Qibai.

“Your Highness, please look.”

The contract had been stored for many years and smelled strongly of camphor. Xiao Qibai cast a look of disdain at it and did not take it.

However, his expression had softened considerably.

“As long as the contract is here, it’s fine.”

He rubbed the space between his eyebrows, his voice filled with certainty.

“Without this, she cannot leave Jiangling City.

“Go and search. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground of this city, find her for me!”