The Emperor sneered coldly and resolutely said there would not be a chance, he knew his Little Concubine well; having been gone for so many Shichen, she would certainly take the nearest route back, without any further delay, afraid that Nanny Qi would worry. This was also why he had taken the shortcut.
Thus, the Emperor and Xu Zhaoyi sent out people to search for her, fearing they might miss her, and at the same time, they sent others to check Canglan Court.
When the Emperor sent his people out, the two Young Eunuchs who had been dispatched to Huaying Hall earlier both said that when they were heading to Huaying Hall, they seemed to see several people waiting at the necessary path back from Huaying Hall, but those few scattered when they saw them, and they didn't give it much thought.
At this point, the Emperor and Xu Zhaoyi felt something was wrong; both had seen it, and it surely couldn't be a coincidence. They hastily asked who those people were.