Fengming Tianxia's Concubine Empress

Chapter 175
"Isn't that right, I thought it would take a long time to go shopping!"

The few people who spoke were dressed as guards, and the one who walked in the front was An Yu, but he had his official name, Yu Fujiang.

An Yu couldn't help showing a little smile on his serious and handsome face when he heard the guards' happy words.

After Jiao Jingyao saw the face of the leader, he was taken aback for a moment. He had seen this person before, and this person had attended a banquet held in the palace a few days ago. Fu Jiang, a subordinate of King Qi of Shanghuang Kingdom, served as envoy and deputy envoy.

When An Yu stepped into the door and looked up to see the two of Jiao Jingyao, the smile on his face froze a bit, and his expression was also stunned, obviously he did not expect to meet Jiao Jingyao, Prince Yong of Dijiao Kingdom here.

"Prince Yong!" An Yu responded politely and said.

Hearing the words, the people behind An Yu immediately suppressed their smiles. You must know that although they came to Dijiao Kingdom together, they have never seen Prince Yong's face. Even if they did, it was from a long distance away. I can't see the face clearly at all, how can I recognize it.Seeing that An Yu saluted so respectfully, and also called Prince Yong, they quickly saluted, "Prince Yong!"

"You don't need to be too polite! The king still has some things to deal with, so he left, everyone, please come in." Jiao Jingyao said with a smile, and then walked out the door.

An Yu looked thoughtfully at the back of Jiao Jingyao leaving. He remembered that about half an hour ago, there were suddenly many guards on the street, especially at the gate of the city. When we arrived at Jiaojingyao, did something happen?Thinking of this, An Yu hurried away.

Dijiao Guocheng gate.

Jiao Jingyao jumped off the horse, and Ling Yun followed quickly at this time.

"Is what you just said true?" Jiao Jingyao asked for the second time.

"Subordinates dare not lie, it is indeed true." Ling Yun said with a stern expression.

"My lord, look, the soldier checking the grass basket in front is the guard here, and the subordinates rushed to tell the lord about you after asking him."

Jiao Jingyao looked in the direction of Ling Yun's finger, and sure enough, he saw a burly man in armor and a helmet on his head.

Jiao Jingyao walked over subconsciously, and Ling Yun also followed after seeing this scene.

Ling Yun walked over and patted the man on the shoulder, and the man was taken aback when he saw him, then smiled and said, "It's you."

"En." Ling Yun nodded, pointed to Jiao Jingyao beside him and said, "This is Prince Yong!"

There was a look of surprise on the man's face, then he knelt down to salute very respectfully and excitedly, and said, "See you later."

Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Jiao Jingyao. There were a lot of people at the gate of the city, and he didn't want to reveal his identity. He said, "Don't be too polite. I heard that you saw a carriage leaving in the morning out of town?

"Yes, my lord," said the man excitedly.

"Well, tell me the detailed situation from the opening of the city gate to the present, especially about the carriage." Jiao Jingyao still said with a straight face.

"Yes." The man nodded. He wanted to ask Jiao Jingyao to go to the tower to discuss in detail, but after seeing Jiao Jingyao's gloomy face, he stopped making a sound, but consciously lowered his voice, and told the morning What happened was described in detail.

"My lord, that's how things are." After finishing speaking, the man looked at Jiao Jingyao with bright eyes, as if he could be promoted and make a fortune in the next second.

Jiao Jingyao pondered for a moment, and asked, "Waist card? The waist card you mentioned just now, is the waist card exempted from inspection given by the emperor?"

"It's the exemption badge bestowed by the emperor," the man said.

Royal father, did you send the carriage out this morning to do business?If not, does that mean that this matter was ordered by you personally, father?But, Royal Father, if that's the case, why did you do this?Jiao Jingyao asked suspiciously, unknowingly, his fists were clenched tightly, and his two sword eyebrows were also tightly drawn together.

Seeing that Jiao Jingyao's expression became more and more bad, the man retreated to the side very wisely.

Jiao Jingyao turned around abruptly and strode towards the city gate. Seeing Jiao Jingyao leaving, Ling Yun followed quickly.

"Guard the city gates and check any suspicious persons, especially those who leave the city."

"Yes!"

With that said, Jiao Jingyao got on his horse and galloped forward.

In the palace, Jiao Jincheng was staring at a portrait on the table in a daze. He stretched out his right hand, trembling and rubbing the corner of the portrait. His expression was very compassionate. He didn't reach out to the woman's face. As if that is so sacrosanct.

Suddenly, there were footsteps at the door, and Han Ming, the chief eunuch, walked in quickly.

Jiao Jincheng came back to his senses, with an expression of displeasure on his face, and asked coldly, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Report to the emperor, Prince Yong asked to see him outside the palace, saying that he has important matters to discuss."

Jiao Jincheng rubbed the scroll's palm for a while, and he sighed: "What should come will come."

"Please come in." Jiao Jincheng said with a sigh.

"Yes." Han Ming turned around and shouted loudly to the outside of the palace: "Prince Chuanyong enters the palace to see you!"

"Father, my sons will see my father, my father is blessed!" Jiao Jingyao walked into the hall and said respectfully.

"Yao'er don't need to be too polite, let's get flat." Jiao Jincheng sat on the dragon chair, raised his hand slightly and said.

"Yes, my son, thank you, Father."

"Yao'er, why are you so flustered?"

Jiao Jingyao raised his head and said, "Father, my son is really in a hurry to come here today, just." He said and looked at Han Ming who was standing aside.

Jiao Jincheng understood, and said to Han Ming: "I have something to discuss with Prince Yong, you should step down first."

"Yes." Said Han Ming respectfully saluted, and then backed out.

After Han Ming left, Jiao Jingyao said very calmly: "Father, Princess Xiangrui is gone."

Jiao Jincheng had already guessed that he came to the palace for the sake of Princess Xiangrui, so he didn't show any surprise, and said blankly: "Missing?"

"Yes, to be precise, it was robbed."

"Has someone been sent to track it down?"

"I've checked, but there's no progress." Jiao Jingyao paused for a moment, and asked, "I heard from the guards that someone left the city this morning with your royal father's token, but I don't know that the royal father sent people out of the city. What is the so-called thing? Someone kidnapped Princess Xiangrui under the guise of a token?" Jiao Jingyao's tone was cold and merciless, and he looked sharply at Jiao Jincheng.

"Presumptuous!" Jiao Jincheng slammed the table and said, "It seems that I have indulged you so much that I don't even distinguish between superior and inferior?"

The temperature in the hall dropped instantly, and the emperor Jiao Jincheng also jumped up, glaring at Jiao Jingyao angrily, as if he would be thrown into prison in the next second, it can be said that the emperor was so angry that he laid down a million corpses.

However, Jiao Jingyao stood there calmly as if he had never seen him, looking at him coldly, without showing any expression of fear on his face. At this moment, his heart was extremely calm, and he knew that , this kidnapping matter is definitely inseparable from his good father. You must know that this exemption token has only been awarded by the emperor to a courtier with outstanding achievements since ancient times, and it is absolutely impossible for it to be stolen. The inner courtyard of the palace is like an iron cage. It looks luxurious and simple on the outside, but it is actually full of traps and nets. It is difficult for even a god to steal treasures from it, let alone the inspection-free token that is placed close to you.

I just heard him say plainly: "Father, why should you be so angry? What I said just now is that someone kidnapped Princess Xiangrui under the guise of a token. There is no conclusive evidence, it's just a guess. Why should Father be so angry? Could it be that this A thief appeared in the palace and stole your father's exemption token?" Jiao Jingyao suddenly stopped talking, and looked at Jiao Jincheng in shock.

Jiao Jincheng's lungs are about to explode at this moment, Jiao Jingyao just said that there were thieves in the palace, does this mean that the guards are negligent and incompetent?Are you saying that he is not strict in governing in a disguised form?Jiao Jincheng was brought into the alley by Jiao Jingyao, and he couldn't come out for a while. His eyes, which were reddened by anger, seemed to be about to burst into flames, and he shouted sharply: " presumptuous!"

"Presumptuous? Haha." Jiao Jingyao interrupted him, sneered, took a step forward, and said: "Father, Princess Xiangrui has no intersection with anyone, let alone a feud, and this token is fundamentally It wasn't stolen by someone, but you, Father, ordered her to be kidnapped? Right?"

Jiao Jingyao exudes a cold aura all over his body, and the fierce determination in his eyes is no less than his.Su Mei is not only his righteous sister, but also the woman he loves and can only keep in his heart.

Jiao Jincheng was surprisingly calm this time, but the throbbing veins on his forehead showed how angry he was at the moment.

Jiao Jingyao looked back at him without any fear, he was waiting for his explanation, he really wanted to hear what he would say, but then Jiao Jincheng's performance was beyond his expectation, he saw Jiao Jincheng Uncharacteristically, the anger on his face seemed to disappear in an instant.Although Jiao Jincheng looked at him with narrowed eyes, Jiao Jingyao could feel that he was not looking at him, but looking into the distance through him, as if he was thinking about something.

Yao'er, I didn't expect you to care so much about that woman. Seeing your performance today, my father felt relieved. You did not disappoint me. You will be a good emperor in the future.

Jiao Jincheng sat back on the dragon chair again, and said calmly: "Yao'er, you can't just rely on guesswork, you must have real evidence. I think you are the first offender, so I don't blame you. I am also very sorry for Xiangrui's disappearance." Worry, no matter what, she is also my adopted daughter, and I will definitely send someone to investigate this matter."

After Jiao Jincheng finished speaking, without waiting for Jiao Jingyao to speak, he shouted sharply to the door: "Come here!"

Han Ming, the chief eunuch guarding the door, immediately trotted in when he heard the sound, and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty!"

"Let Yang Xin, the chief of the Imperial Guard, come to see me quickly!"

"Yes." Eunuch Han replied, turned around and backed out.

Within half a quarter of an hour, Yang Xin, the chief of the imperial guards, walked in. He saluted respectfully, and said, "My minister Yang Xin kowtowed to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

"Yang Aiqing is dead."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Xin got up and stood beside Jiao Jingyao.

"Princess Xiangrui disappeared for no reason, and you are here to assist Prince Yong in handling this matter. However, the disappearance of the princess should not be publicized, and only unannounced visits are not allowed!"

"Yes, the minister leads the order!"

"Go on, Prince Yong will tell you about the next relevant matters."

"Yes." Yang Xin nodded, turned to look at Jiao Jingyao, but saw that his eyes were blurred, looking at the front with ecstasy, thoughtful.

That's right, from the moment Yang Xin entered the hall, Jiao Jingyao's mind wandered away, but he still listened to the conversation between the two of them verbatim.

Seeing his expression, Jiao Jincheng couldn't help frowning, and said, "Prince Yong?"

Jiao Jingyao raised his eyes, and said respectfully: "Yes, father, don't worry, my son will definitely tell Director Yang the whole story, so that we can find the princess as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)