After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 410 Finding out the cause
The emperor had heard the diagnosis of the Imperial Hospital on the way and knew that the child was fine, but for this rare child, he always wanted to see him in person to feel at ease.

"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Shun. When you give birth to a baby safely, I will enthrone you as a noble concubine." The emperor made a big promise.

Shun Fei immediately stood up to thank the emperor and said, "I don't care whether I can get a high position or not. I just hope that the baby in my belly can be born safely and healthily."

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager were both very pleased with her attitude of putting children first.

The Queen Mother asked again, "Emperor, there has been no news about Niuniu since she left the palace. Please tell me if she is doing well at home? Has the mess at home been resolved?"

When the emperor heard his mother mention this, he couldn't help missing the cute and well-behaved little girl. But when he thought of what the prefect of Jingzhao had said, he said, "Once Niuniu leaves the palace, it will be like a dragon entering the sea. She will find something to do. She will follow her father around like a little tail every day and will get involved in all the cases."

If any other little girl did these things, the Queen Mother would just think that the child was naughty and difficult to deal with.

But Niuniu, the Queen Mother immediately opened her eyes wide and said, "Look, I said Niuniu was smart. Such a small girl can actually help her father. She is really a smart little girl. Emperor, please tell me, did Niuniu help?"

The emperor nodded and told the story of the investigation in the past few days, omitting the part related to the Li family. However, it was enough to clear Zhang Yuniang's grievances.

The Queen Mother exclaimed: "Who could have thought that there was such a hidden story behind this? They are sisters, but they killed each other just to fight for the position. Her husband was also wrong. Even though he gave birth to daughters one after another, how could he ignore their friendship for so many years?"

Concubine Shun nodded vigorously and said, "Fortunately, the old lady of the Gu family has woken up, and the grievances of Madam Gu have been cleared. The Gu family has finally come to an end after all the suffering."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "It seems that good deeds are rewarded. I have always thought that Zhang Yunniang has a kind face and will have good fortune in the future."

When Concubine Shun learned that Niu Niu was safe at home, she finally felt relieved and a look of fatigue appeared on her face.

"Shun Fei, if you are tired, go back and rest first. Pregnant women will inevitably be sleepy and tired." The Queen Mother noticed her abnormality at the first time.

The emperor also looked at her tenderly, urging her to rest.

After Concubine Shun left, the Queen Mother waved her hand to let everyone else go out. She then asked the Emperor: "Emperor, I don't interfere in the political affairs of the court, but I feel sorry for Niuniu. I want to ask you, was this done by the Li family?"

The emperor did not expect that his words, which were truncated, would not be hidden from the empress dowager. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, mother, this will not happen again."

The Queen Mother did not really believe her son's promise, but she quickly found something to say: "The news from the Imperial Court, it is hard for Lady Li to receive the news so quickly while she was under house arrest, and to have her niece run over to plead for mercy."

Qian Rongsheng did not say that Miss Li San had other requests. The emperor had an information gap, and when he heard the empress dowager say this, his face immediately darkened.

The Queen Mother knew that her son cared most about the power in his hands. No matter how important Concubine Li was to him, he could not be indifferent to such matters.

"Emperor, I sent people to Li Chaosheng's hometown and found out where he was." The Queen Mother suddenly threw out another thunder.

The criminal Li Chaosheng was the one who had sprinkled poison powder into the Empress Dowager's tranquilizer. Through the interrogation of Li Meiren's personal maid, it was learned that he and Li Meiren had had private dealings in the past. When the emperor heard the Empress Dowager say this, he actually felt that he dared not continue to listen. He always felt that the truth of the matter must be something he didn't want to hear.

"He and Li are both from Guanglin Prefecture. Twenty years ago, his father treated a disease of a local noble family in Guanglin Prefecture and used the wrong medicine, resulting in the death of the patient. Naturally, the local noble family was unwilling to let the Li family go, and used all their connections to destroy the Li family."

"The criminal Li Chaosheng was protected by the Li family and luckily escaped the disaster. He then brought his family to the capital and entered the Imperial Hospital."

When the emperor heard about this past, he felt that it was indeed true.

"Mother, do you think that it was Li who used the favor to threaten you and let the criminal Li Chaosheng poison your medicine?" asked the emperor.

The Queen Mother said, "If it weren't for Niuniu, I would have died without knowing it. Your Majesty, Li once saved your life, and you have been in love with her for many years. If you want to let her go, I won't say anything. After all, the remaining poison has been cleared and I am fine."

The Empress Dowager's sudden magnanimity made the Emperor so ashamed that he was speechless.

"Don't worry, mother. I will get to the bottom of this matter and will never let you suffer in vain," the emperor promised.

The empress dowager nodded indifferently. Perhaps she had been disappointed by the emperor too many times during this period and she no longer had much hope.

The emperor actually couldn't understand why the empress dowager had been devoted to worshipping Buddha in the harem before Li took action. It would have been fine if Li hated other people, but why did she hate the empress dowager?

Gu Mingda thought he would go back to continue teaching, but he did not expect to receive an imperial order while sitting at home, asking him to be responsible for investigating the missing children. The manpower he could use at will was a team of internal guards, and the Jingzhao Prefecture would also fully cooperate with him.

Gu Mingda took Niu Niu to Jingzhao Prefecture to retrieve files on missing children cases. He first looked for the common characteristics of these children.

"They are all between three and eight years old, both boys and girls. After being abducted by thieves, they disappear without a trace. There is no influx of children from outside the area into the market."

Gu Mingda interrogated the thieves who were responsible for the trafficking again, but they did not change their statements.

"Sir, the Sixth Master is very tight-lipped. We have secretly asked him about it, but he never revealed a word. He only said that the noble man would be of great use! We really don't know!"

Even after being severely tortured, these people did not change their words, and Gu Mingda knew that most of them really did not know.

"When do you send people off each time? What time of day? What day of the month? Is there a pattern?" Gu Mingda asked.

This group of confused thieves never paid so much attention in the past.

Hearing this, they could only say in a confused manner: "It's always at night, and it's always done secretly..."

"As for the date, we really don't know. We only know that we are getting more and more anxious to have a child, and the day to send the child is getting closer and closer. There was a gap of more than half a year between the first and second times, and four or five months between the second and third times... Now, a child has to be sent away in less than half a month. We don't know what to do with the child. It can't be a sacrifice to the river god?"