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Chapter 669 The Death of Old Lady Ling (1)
"As long as you can do what I promised, I will naturally do what I promised you!" The emperor solemnly replied, but his heart was already murdered, thinking that he couldn't touch that kid for the time being, but afterwards he hinted that Commander Cao would let him What's so difficult about "died in line of duty"?
After the emperor finished speaking, he called Gao Yuwang in and ordered him to take Concubine Luo back to Chonghua Palace to rest.

Concubine Luo Guifei achieved her goal, and knew that she would accept it when she was happy, so she saluted the emperor, and obediently sent her back to Chonghua Palace by Gao Yuwang.

It was reported from the emperor that Commander Shi entered the palace, and told him in a cold voice: "You go to the Jinyi Guards first, find your colleague Ling Mengqi, let him do this..., and then go to the Cheng Enhou Mansion, let them be like this..., and finally go to collect evidence of the lawlessness of the An Guo Mansion, as well as the shady things the queen has done behind the scenes these years. Abolishing the empress is a big deal, and the An Guo Mansion is the founding father of the country , I always want to convince the civil and military officials and all the people in the world!"

When Commander Shi heard the words, he knew that the emperor was really angry, and that the Xu family would never have a chance to turn around, so he hurriedly responded respectfully: "I obey the order!" He got up but walked out.

Besides, Commander Cao took the emperor's handbook, and immediately went out of the palace to ride horses back to the Jinyi Guards. Even Ling Mengqi hadn't had time to see him, so he had already assembled his men and horses, and the troops rushed to An Guogong's mansion and the eldest prince in two groups at night. The street where the mansion is located, went door to door to search for the "assassin".

One of these two is the Prince's Mansion, and the other is the State Duke's Mansion and the State Master's Mansion. People who can be their neighbors are either rich or noble, so naturally it is impossible to live in a shabby place.

So it is said that there are two whole streets, but in fact there are only a few families. Naturally, the people of Jin Yiwei quickly searched the Anguogong Mansion and the First Prince's Mansion.

The First Prince’s Mansion is still where the First Prince is fooling around in the outer court, and Lu Mingfeng has the final say in the inner court. The only change is that a side branch girl sent to the First Prince’s Mansion by the Duke Anguo’s Mansion was pregnant, and was diagnosed by the imperial physician. Jiu is a male fetus, so it is now being raised in Lu Mingfeng's main courtyard, and all food and clothing expenses are compared to Lu Mingfeng's standards.

Hearing that Jinyiwei's people came to search for the "Assassin", Lu Mingfeng just smiled lightly, and let him go. Ren Jinyiwei's people turned his house upside down, even his own bedroom, but finally Can only return in vain, and return in defeat.

Xu Jinhua from An Guogong's mansion heard that Jin Yiwei had come to search for the "Assassin" from his home. He had the same attitude as Lu Mingfeng. The Jinyiwei people were offended.

It's a pity that Jin Yiwei searched the inside and outside of Duke An's mansion like a carpet, not even letting go of the rockery in the garden and the bottom of the pool, even if there were secret passages in unknown places, they still didn't find anything.

The only place they didn't search was Mrs. Xu's bed, but Mrs. Xu was lying on the bed at that time, and she could tell that she had been ill for a long time, so the room was full of the smell of medicine. How can Commander Cao do it? Tell Mrs. Xu to move away?As long as Empress Xu is still the queen, Mrs. Xu will be the husband of the country. How can he afford to offend the emperor's mother-in-law? If something happens to Mrs. Xu, who should take the responsibility?
So Rao Xu Jinhua said to Commander Cao again and again: "Master Cao is ordered by the emperor to perform official duties. I can't share the worries of the emperor. If I can't even cooperate with Master Cao, I will be a minister in vain."

He repeatedly made gestures to ask Mrs. Xu to move away, Commander Cao still did not dare to hit the snake with the stick, and only smiled and talked with Xu Jinhua for a few words before saluting and leaving.

Just as soon as he walked out of the gate of Duke An's Mansion, the smile on Commander Cao's face disappeared instantly. There was nothing suspicious about the First Prince's Mansion and Duke Anguo's Mansion, so where would Ling Siqi be?Will it not evaporate in the real world?
Or was it hidden by An Guogong in another place?But according to what Ling Mengqi said, in the past period of time, he has searched all corners of the capital, but he has not found anyone, and he has not even found any useful clues... What will Duke An do? Where is the person hiding, and what is the next step?
Commander Cao naturally didn't know that the entrance to the secret passage of Duke Anguo's mansion was just under Mrs. Xu's bed, and Duke Anguo Xu Jinhua spent so much thought on arranging everything, naturally it was not just to make Ling Siqi yell on the street "The emperor's favorite imperial concubine is his lost wife 19 years ago, and the emperor seized the wife of a courtier." That's all.

When Commander Cao was thinking hard about where Ling Siqi was hidden by Lord An, Ling Mengqi frowned after listening to Fengcheng and Meng Xingyun's reports, thinking about this question: "You are small, so it's just that there are some omissions. The commander led so many people there. If the person is really in the mansion of Duke Anguo or the First Prince, there is no reason why Jin Yiwei can't find him. Where is it?"

By now, Ling Mengqi has been numb from anger and sorrow, but calmed down, and can look at the whole thing more rationally from the perspective of a bystander.

He has only one thought in his heart now, that is to find Ling Siqi and stop him before he is used by An Guogong and Queen Xu's party to do even more outrageous and crazy things, not to save his life, but to say something outrageous If so, he only hates that Ling Siqi can't die immediately, so that he won't continue to harm others and himself!

Hearing this, Meng Xingyun was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Actually, there is another suspicious place, which is under Mrs. Xu's bed, but neither the subordinates nor Commander Cao have ever verified it. Mrs. Xu's illness has long been a serious illness. In one or two days, the palace went to Anguo Gong’s mansion to reward medicinal materials. I don’t know how many times, and I don’t know if she is really sick, or... But she is the emperor’s mother-in-law. What are the three pros and cons, Commander Cao cannot bear this responsibility, and my subordinates are not afraid of taking this responsibility, but my subordinates have no chance, my lord, what should we do now?"

Mrs. Xu is more than seventy years old, not to mention that she has been bedridden for a long time, even if she is not sick and only lies on the bed, Commander Cao dare not ask her to let go, not to mention that news of her illness has already spread in the capital ...Perhaps, since then, Duke An has been preparing for today?
Ling Mengqi couldn't help but smiled wryly, and was about to speak, when someone outside said: "Lord Ling, Commander Shi of the Jinwu Guard is here, and he said he has something very important to see you right away."

The commander of the Jinwu Guard is waiting to see him?Ling Mengqi's heart sank, and he answered, "Where is Commander Shi now, but in the living room? I'll go there now!"

The man answered "Yes", Ling Mengqi lowered his voice and gave Fengcheng and Meng Xingyun a few words, then he adjusted his clothes and went to the parlor where Jinyiwei usually receives orders or receives dignified guests.

(End of this chapter)