Is the emperor cremated today?

Chapter 71 The Disappearance of Xu Miaoyin
Xu Miaoyin is missing!

Qin Zhan immediately spread the news to the palace.

The secret guard who reported the report knelt on the ground in cold sweat. The emperor above him suddenly stopped what he was doing when he heard the news. The hall fell into a deathly silence, which made his breathing become much lighter, as if it was no longer heavy. If you lose one cent, your life will be at risk.

Xiao Qi's mind went blank for a moment, and then he looked at the kneeling secret guard.

He took a deep breath, put down the ink pen in his hand, and asked: "You said that the imperial concubine disappeared into the market out of thin air?"

The secret guard lowered his eyes and reported: "The empress said she wanted to walk in the market, and the Qin guards were also accompanying her. There was nothing unusual along the way. It took only half a quarter of an hour for the empress to lead the people into Libaozhai. Hearing the cry of Miss Cousin inside, Guard Qin entered the house. He only saw Miss Cousin and the two aunts from Fengyi Palace looking anxious, but not the empress. Guard Qin immediately ordered people to block Libaozhai. But there is still no whereabouts of the empress.”

Xiao Qi narrowed his eyes and asked, "What else did you find?"

"Your Majesty, at that time, Libaozhai was surrounded by secret guards. It was not found that the empress had left, and there was no suspicious person coming or going. I can be sure that the empress has not left Libaozhai yet."

Xiao Qi thought for a long time and asked, "Can we find out who the boss of Libaozhai is?"

The secret guard replied: "The owner of Libaozhai is named Zhang. He is the dowry shop of Zhang's sister-in-law, Guo Xiang, the deputy envoy of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division."

Guo Xiang?He was a member of Rongguo Gong and was the deputy envoy four years ago. His brother died in the war. He pitied his widowed sister-in-law Zhang who was still pregnant with her posthumous son. Guo Xiang took care of the mother and son. In the autumn of the same year, a case of fraud in the imperial examination was revealed. In the winter of the same year, , the student who was implicated in the fraud was the classmate of the son of the Minister of Rites, and this classmate died in prison after being imprisoned. The student Meng Sheng who reported the report on the same day was also killed in the inn where he was staying. After some questioning, the inn found The clerk saw that someone from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division came to see Meng Sheng that day, and found out that the classmate was the son of Li Toyota, the deputy envoy of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. This led to many corruptions in the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. For accepting bribes, Li Fengnian and his subordinates were imprisoned, and Guo Xiang was promoted to deputy envoy by Duke Rongguo.

Such an unknown person was suddenly brought up. Xiao Qi also sent someone to check it out at the time. He was just a quick success and quick profit man who was attached to Duke Rong. Although he had made some modest military exploits, he had nothing to show for it. As a deputy envoy, he has made no achievements at all in the past four years. He does whatever Fang Zhiyuan asks him to do. He is obedient like a well-trained dog. Rong Guogong also uses him as a dog. However, as time went by, everyone in the Military and Horse Division realized that this Guo Xiang was not highly valued by Rong Guo Gong, so they gradually began to neglect him. However, this Guo Xiang was not in a hurry and still did what he should do every day. Whatever he did, he was not as eager for quick success as before, but he still sat firmly in the position of deputy envoy until now.

This made Xiao Qi a little curious. Why did Rong Guogong put him in the position of deputy envoy without any reuse of a person who had no use value? At first, Xiao Qi was still stared at, but the reported news But there was nothing unusual, and over time he stopped paying attention.

However, Xu Miaoyin disappeared into his widowed sister-in-law Zhang's shop.

Is it a coincidence, or is it deliberate?

Xiao Qi's eyes darkened and he called Zhu Weng in a cold voice.

"Pass my decree, seal the city gates, put the whole city under martial law, and ask the people from the Wucheng Military and Horse Department to find the imperial concubine within an hour. If they can't find her, I will replace her with a Wucheng military and horse commander who can find her."

Zhu Weng raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Qi, but said nothing and took the order and left the Qinzheng Hall.

Xiao Qi ordered the secret guard, "Go check Guo Xiang's recent whereabouts and ask Qin Zhan to send the cousin back to the Chen Mansion. Get down!"

The secret guard took the order and left the hall, and silence returned to the Qinzheng Hall.

Xiao Qi was silent for a long time before he picked up the ink pen again and approved a few memorials. However, he slowly stopped and slowly lowered his eyes while looking at the pile of memorials.

After Zhu Weng announced his decree and returned to the Qinzheng Hall, he saw that Xiao Qi was still at the desk reviewing the memorial. He felt strange in his heart, so he turned around and went to the tea room to make a cup of ginseng tea for Xiao Qi.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest. Your eyes are bloodshot."

Xiao Qi put down the pen in his hand and took the teacup, but did not drink it. He just stared at the tea in the teacup in a daze, and took a long while to take a sip.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Weng thought of that night eight years ago, sighed silently, and softly comforted him: "Don't worry, your majesty, the queen has her own destiny, and everything will be fine."

Xiao Qi put down the tea bowl in his hand, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to indifference, "I wish you, please prepare some of her favorite dishes for dinner." After Xiao Qi gave the order, he read the memorial again.

Zhu Weng knew who she was talking about, and although he felt uneasy, he still took the order to prepare dinner.

Strangely enough, His Majesty seemed certain that the Imperial Concubine would be back during dinner.

After Xiao Qi's imperial edict, the entire Yujing City was under martial law. The streets were full of soldiers and horses from the five cities searching for them. People were panicking and everyone was in danger. They were all talking about what a big thing had happened. Actually, the entire city was dispatched. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, after learning that it was to search for the missing concubine, went to war and closed all the city gates. This kind of thing only happened when the late emperor died, but now they went to find a concubine. I don't know how the emperor, who has always been diligent and caring for his people, could do such a foolish thing by raising troops and mobilizing people like this.

As a result, Xu Miaoyin's reputation for beauty and misfortune, and for confusing the Holy Emperor, became more and more serious, and the people were all sighing.

At this time, Xu Miaoyin, who was being looked for by everyone, was sitting in the darkroom of Libaozhai wearing a hat. Looking at Guo Xiang who was tied up in front of her, she was murmuring slightly in her heart.

Guo Xiang's eyes looked at her surprisingly calmly, not at all panicked by being tied up.

He even looked at her with slight admiration.

This Guo Xiang is not as mediocre as he seems on the surface. With this determination, he cannot be a simple person.

"Mama Liang said you were her son. I still didn't believe it, but now looking at you like this, I do believe it."

Xu Miaoyin crossed her arms and looked at Guo Xiang calmly.

Guo Xiang looked indifferent at first, but his eyes suddenly turned cold when he looked at her.

"What do you want to do to my mother?"

Guo Xiang looked at Xu Miaoyin steadily and said in a sinister tone, "If you dare to hurt my mother, I will cut you into pieces!"

Xu Miaoyin felt much more at ease when she saw his fierce look.

"Aunt Liang can tell me about this secret room that only you two know. I think she should believe me. I can come here because I know that you are for her, so you are willing to be Fang Zhiyuan's lackey and replace him. Do a lot of bad things.”

Guo Xiang's expression changed slightly, "Aren't you from Duke Rong?"

Then he seemed to have thought of something and became alert, "I don't know what you are going to do. Even if you arrest me, I won't say anything."

Yuqi, who was standing behind Xu Miaoyin, was dressed in black. She took out a life lock from her arms and placed it in front of Guo Xiang.

Guo Xiang looked at Tongmingsuo, her pupils shrank, her expression began to loosen, and there was a look of regret on her face.

Seeing that his heart relaxed, Xu Miaoyin said: "Mother Liang said that she came here to keep you safe not long after you were born. She has been thinking about you all the time in the palace for so many years. She also said, I hope Don't blame her, she just wants to escape from this secret room that has imprisoned you mother and son for ten years. She also came back to find you back then, but you have been taken out by your elder brother."

Guo Xiang's heart trembled, and her eyes instantly turned red. Mother and son had lived in this secret room for ten years.

(End of this chapter)