My country is dying

Chapter 393 Missing
"I dare not agree with the emperor's words." Hou Junli said calmly, "there are too many names with 'li' in their names, why did the emperor conclude that 'A Li' must be a minister?"

Mi Le glanced at him, and looked back in disgust. She did not have evidence, but is it time to talk about evidence?

She didn't convict him, it was just a discussion, why did it come out of his mouth, as if she wanted to convict him!
"What I mean is that there is a situation with the queen mother, and it will only be beneficial to the future to check it out! And Pei Qing, I always feel weird!" She stretched out her hand to support her head, thinking about what happened last night. Things felt even weirder for a while.

If Pei Qing is really the Empress Dowager's male favourite, why did the Empress Dowager call her "A Li" instead of "Pei" or "Qing"?
And what she drank yesterday was love drunk, people who drink love drunk will never lie!
Thinking of this, she glared at Hou Junli again, seeing him standing aside silently, with an expression of ignorance, she immediately rolled her eyes and looked back, it seems that she has to investigate this matter by herself !
"Your Majesty, miss Xiangsan, please see me!" Yu Quan's voice suddenly came from the door.

Mi Le immediately withdrew his thoughts, and when Xiangsi came in, Mi Le realized that she was in a hurry.

"what happened?"

Acacia glanced at Hou Junli who was on the side, and said something directly to her ear. After hearing this, Mi Le stood up instantly: "When did it happen?"

"Last night." Xiangsi's face was a little ugly, "We originally went in together, and we agreed to meet at the specified place at the appointed time, but Miss Li didn't come out, and the servants waited all night and didn't wait for her!"

"What happened?" Hou Junli asked.

Mi Le looked at him: "Li Zirong is missing."

After a pause, she looked at Xiangsi again: "Don't worry, maybe she was caught by something, not to mention, it's just a Piaoxiangju, it's a big deal, let Xiao Qi take someone to search."

Thinking of this, she immediately asked Xianglan to look for Xiao Qi, and then she looked at Hou Junli: "You do what you want, I will come whenever I go."

But Hou Junli grabbed her and looked at Xiangsi: "What are you going to Piaoxiangju for?"

"Miss Li has been investigating the killing of her brother before, and she has also found out that this incident is related to Fuhua Cave. It happened that yesterday we got a tip that a deliberate person came to Piaoxiang Residence, and the slaves and Master Li went into Piaoxiang. I went to look for it, and agreed to meet at the back door of Piaoxiangju after two hours, but Mrs. Li didn't come out for a long time, and the servants searched around and didn't see her!"

Hou Junli looked at Mi Le with heavy eyes: "I'm afraid it's useless to be thin now. If someone really disappeared in Piaoxiangju, he must have moved away."

"The maidservant has been guarding outside Piaoxiangju before, and specially arranged someone, so she should not be transferred away." Xiangsi said.

Hou Junli glanced at her, then looked at Mi Le: "Don't startle the snake, I'll go and have a look."

After the words fell, he left the bedroom. Mi Le met Xiangsi's anxious gaze and comforted him: "Don't worry, wait for King Qi's results."

As a result, the wait lasted for a day, and there was really no news of Li Zirong.

Mi Le is a little anxious, because even if he is caught by something, he will not be missing for such a long time, so there is only one answer, something must have happened to Li Zirong!

She managed to wait until the next day to go to court, and she directly left Hou Junli behind: "Is there any result?"

Hou Junli shook his head: "Last night, I ordered Yungui Gaoyuan to take someone to look over Piaoxiangju, but no one was found."

"Piaoxiangju is Pei Qing's place, right? I'll send him here to ask..."

"Your Majesty, don't mess up your position." Hou Junli looked at her, "Although Li Zirong is missing in Piaoxiangju, she is always a guest at night in Piaoxiangju. If Pei Qing doesn't know, she can push things away. Er Jing, even if the matter has something to do with him, the emperor will definitely not know what to ask, and instead startle the snake."

"Then just sit and wait?"

Hou Junli was silent for a moment and said: "Since it is related to Fuhua Cave, let's investigate along Fuhua Cave. I have arranged for people to monitor the recent movements of the capital. If any unknown person appears, the spies will definitely report."

Mi Le took a deep breath: "Okay."

However, three days later, there was still no clue. On the contrary, there was a new development in the fire at the Spring Inn.

"You mean someone got in among the candidates?" Facing Qi Moxuan's reply, Mi Le was shocked.

"That's right." Qi Moxuan raised his head to look at her, "We found a large amount of silver from the parents of one of the deceased candidates. The candidate's family was not rich, and the money for going to Beijing was collected by the villagers."

"Give your life for money?" Mi Le took a deep breath, "What about the others? Are the rest of the candidates clean?"

Qi Moxuan shook his head again: "I'm not sure yet, I'm afraid I have to investigate in detail!"

Mi Le looked at him, and couldn't help but said: "Leave this matter alone, just focus on the exam, Master Hang and Master Zhang will investigate carefully."

Qi Moxuan responded, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "I heard that Master Li is missing, is there such a thing?"

Mi Le was taken aback and looked up at him.

Since Li Shanzhai was destroyed, he rarely mentioned the name Li Zirong. Even if the two of them stood together, his attitude was always indifferent, as if they didn't know each other. It was the first time that they mentioned it suddenly like today.

"That's right." Mi Le looked at him and replied slowly, "It's been three days, but I have no clue."

Qi Moxuan raised his head, looked at Mi Le's bewildered and dignified face, and suddenly said, "I don't know if I should say something or not."

"What's the matter?" Miller asked him.

Qi Moxuan paused for a moment before saying: "After the fire at the Chunlai Inn, I met Master Li once, and she seemed to be investigating the fire, so I gave her the result that I told the emperor today. Guess, not sure yet, but Mr. Li's expression seems to have known what I said, and he said "sure enough". "

"I asked in detail at the time. She only said that she suspected that the fire incident was the same group of assassins in Bian'an City, but there was no evidence."

Mi Le was startled: "You mean, Huo and Bian'an City assassins are the same group?"

In other words, Li Zirong is investigating both matters, so is her disappearance related to Fuhua Cave or the assassins in Bian'an City?
Is it possible that the reason why they couldn't find any trace of Li Zirong was actually because the direction of the investigation was wrong!That night, Li Zirong's disappearance might have something to do with the assassin in Bian'an City?
Thinking of this, Mi Le's eyes suddenly brightened: "Master Qi, you have helped me a lot!"

When the words fell, she asked Yu Quan to pass on the message to Hou Junli, and finally looked at Qi Moxuan and said, "Master Qi, please wait until you leave the palace."

(End of this chapter)