While waiting for He Sheng to summon Mr. Zhi, the Qinzheng Hall was also silent. Except for some noises made by Imperial Physician Shentu when he acupunctured Mei Guifei, the Qinzheng Hall could be said to have heard a pin drop. .

The longer time passed, the more panicked Lu Gaohong became. It had been so long that Qin Yuandao hadn't come back yet, and he didn't know where he had gone. What was he doing?

Qin Yuandao, an old thief, has always liked to go against Lu Gaohong. At this critical moment, Qin Yuandao's disappearance really made Lu Gaohong panic.

Others might not be able to see it, but Qi Jingyang, who was sitting nearby, could see it clearly. There were beads of sweat on Lu Gaohong's forehead, and his eyes were filled with confusion. He turned around in a panic, looking at the emperor several times, and then quickly again. He lowered his head, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Lu Gaohong stayed in the Qinzheng Hall and could not move around at will, but Qin Yuandao's disappearance was really a big worry for him. He wanted to find another way to let the emperor discover Qin Yuandao's disappearance, and then turn the incident of this feast into a suspicion. On Qin Yuandao.

But he didn't know what Qin Yuandao was doing. What if the emperor ordered him to find Qin Yuandao and come back, and Qin Yuandao told him bad news? Wouldn't it be a waste of money?

At present, only Lu Gaohong and Lu Huiling know about this matter. However, they are far apart and it is not convenient for them to communicate. Moreover, this kind of matter involves too many things, and it is impossible for them to talk about it in Qinzheng Hall.

He was really passive at the moment. Qin Yuandao and Liang Ji didn't know what they were doing outside, but he was trapped in Qinzheng Hall and couldn't even move. Lu Gaohong was as impatient as an ant on an iron plate.

Lu Huiling didn't realize that her plan had been exposed at all. She was still silent in the blur in front of her. She looked at Liang Huanqing and Qi Wangshu kneeling on the spot. Mei Guifei was still unconscious due to lack of physical strength and was being treated. None of his words were about himself at all, and Lu Huiling was extremely proud.

Liang Huanqing held Concubine Mei in his arms, but he kept thinking about Liang Ji and Zhao Zhao outside the palace. He didn't know what their situation was like now. It had been so long, and he didn't know if any evidence had been found.

Liang Huanqing looked around and found that Qin Yuandao was missing. He must have been taken away by Liang Ji to investigate the case.

At this time, Wei Shen and Qin Ruilan were looking anxiously at the palace gate. Fortunately, the Liang family army was transferred into the palace to help deal with the matter, and Wei Shen was able to move around freely. Otherwise, he would have to stay in the palace and not be able to come out.

Concubine Mei and the others have already been interrogated by the emperor in the Qinzheng Hall. The imperial guards in the palace have repeatedly investigated and punished, but still can't find any clues about the destruction of the feast. However, for a feast like this, a discerning person should know that it is impossible to do anything. Only people in the palace can participate.

Wei Shen and Qin Ruilan were very confused for a while. They didn't know what the situation was with Concubine Mei, and they didn't know what the situation was with Liang Ji and Zhao Zhao. They couldn't go out of the palace to help find them, so they could only stay in the palace. At the door, when they arrive, you can take them to Qinzheng Hall in time.

Zhao Zhao drove a carriage and took away the body of the palace maid. Fang Lu was so anxious that he chased Deng Xin and Cheng Liang for several streets. There were many guards patrolling the streets. When he saw that it was Fang Lu, the steward of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion, he asked I stepped forward to help, but how could I ask them to help with such a thing?

The body was already snatched away by someone, but they didn’t know who it was. Now they have ruined the affairs of Prime Minister Lu and Concubine Ming. They don’t know how to deal with this life. There is no time to remedy the situation and they have to deal with it.

Tell the government if they know?

After Fang Lu repeatedly pushed back, the guards stopped following him, but Deng Xin, Cheng Liang and others also disappeared.

The few people Zhao Zhao selected are all good players in the military camp. They are very skilled and ordinary people can't do anything to them.

This time, Fang Lu suffered a loss. He looked around, but there was no sign of those thieves. He threw the sword in his hand on the ground angrily: "This is so unreasonable! How dare you steal things in Prime Minister Lu's Mansion!"

Several Prime Minister's Mansion guards who were following around were all members of our own family who knew about this matter. When they saw that the body had been stolen, they couldn't help but ask: "Steward Fang, what should we do now? Do we want to tell the Prime Minister?"

Fang Lu looked at them angrily, and each of them was stunned. He gritted his teeth and said: "Tell the Prime Minister? The Prime Minister is in the palace now, how do you tell him? Are you desperate? Why don't you find more people to come over?

, even if you have to go to the capital to dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find the things for me!"

Fang Lu also knew how serious this matter was. This matter was messed up, but it was directly related to Lu Gaohong and Concubine Ming in the palace. If something happened, let alone Fang Lu, he would die.

The two masters of the palace must also be implicated.

Seeing what Fang Lu said, several guards quickly ran away in different directions, bound to find the body.

Fang Lu is now where he is, his head hurts from anger, but when he calms down and thinks about it, now that the palace is sealed, people inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in. If someone wants to snatch the body, the most likely thing is

To bring into the palace.

Thinking like this, Fang Lu quickly called the people around him: "Hurry back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and call a few people. Let's go to the palace gate and guard it now. Don't let those people send the body into the palace!"

If Fang Lu's idea is correct, then those people are likely to have discovered their plan. Now that he can't contact Lu Gaohong, he can only speculate on his own and cannot allow those people to succeed!

Several guards around him took the order and went to the palace to call for people. Fang Lu and his people hid at the gate of the palace and waited. If the group of people didn't show up, that would be fine. If they did, Fang Lu wouldn't care.

If there aren't that many, even if they fight to the death, they can't let the corpses be sent to the palace.

Deng Xin, Cheng Liang and Zhao Zhao separated into two groups and successfully pushed Fang Lu away. After seeing that there was no danger, they took another route and entered the busy city.

It's getting dark now. On New Year's Eve, the markets are not closed, and lanterns will be lit all night long. At that time, all the young ladies and gentlemen will come out to watch the lanterns on the lake. On the right day, the palace will emit brilliant lights.

Dazzling fireworks to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

The lanterns have been slowly lit up in the downtown area, and many people who love to join in the fun have dressed up early and come out, waiting for the fireworks to be set off from the palace.

But what they don't know is that the feast in the palace has been suspended. Although the fireworks are ready, there is still a question whether they will be set off.

Deng Xin and Cheng Liang walked through the crowd, and after making sure that no one was following them, they hurried back to the military camp and prepared to transport the body into the palace with Zhao Zhao.

At this time, Liang Ji, Qin Yuandao and Yin Renzhao also hurried towards the upper capital. They were all anxious and worried about missing something. Their horses were almost exhausted on the road, but they still rode forward.

Whip, brave the wind and snow and risk your life to rush to the capital.

"How long until we arrive?" Even Yin Renzhao's enthusiasm was extinguished by the oncoming wind and snow. He had never ridden a horse for so long. Looking at the long road, his mentality almost collapsed.

Naturally, Liang Ji could understand. As a scholar, Yin Renzhao was not as thick-skinned as their generals, so he turned around to comfort him: "It's almost over, just hold on a little longer!"

The wind and snow seemed to be heavier when he returned to Beijing, but Qin Yuandao was also a civil servant. During these two long journeys, he never stopped or cried out that he was tired. He had a belief in his heart that he would

The truth must be made public and the masterminds behind the scenes cannot be allowed to go unpunished!

Thinking of this, Qin Yuandao turned around and shouted: "Hurry up!"

Then he galvanized his horse and ran ahead.

Naturally, Liang Ji couldn't hold back. He turned around to encourage Yin Renzhao, and then hurriedly followed. The three of them ran towards the capital one after another.

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"General!" Deng Xin and Cheng Liang hurried back to the military camp. Zhao Zhao was waiting for them at the gate of the military camp. The situation was serious now, and Zhao Zhao could only rely on them to help transport him.

Zhao Zhao turned around and saw that all of them had returned safely, so he hurriedly greeted them: "Are you all back? Are you being followed by Fang Lu?"

Deng Xin and Cheng Liang looked at each other, smiled confidently and said, "How is that possible? The general can rest assured that we are doing things!"

"Has the body been brought back?" Cheng Liang didn't know the situation in the kitchen at that time, but now that he was able to escape safely, he couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Zhao nodded, but his expression instantly became solemn. He looked at the two of them and said: "Now that the body has been found, how to transport it into the palace is still a problem. If such a big thing happens in the palace, the strict security at the palace entrance will be

Even more strictly, Luo Xun is guarding the palace entrance..."

Deng Xin and Cheng Liang looked at each other and felt that this was indeed a difficult problem. But then they thought, since it has already been done like this, it is better to go in directly. It will be announced to the public when they get to the palace.

It doesn't hurt to talk to Luo Xun.

The three of them seemed to have reached a unified opinion. What was important now was not how to transport the corpse into the palace, but how to transport the body into the palace as soon as possible.

If you delay a little longer, I'm afraid there will be all kinds of changes in the palace.

Soon, Zhao Zhao, Deng Xin and Cheng Liang drove out in a low-key carriage. They changed to the carriage of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion in order to avoid the sight of Prime Minister Lu's Mansion. Now there are no more people in the Jing Street area.

The guards went on inspection.

All they wanted at this time was that Luo Xun would be at the palace gate. Luo Xun was young and promising. If he knew about this kind of thing, he would definitely be filled with righteous indignation.

Fang Lu and others were already in ambush not far from the palace gate, waiting for the suspicious target to appear.

Qin Yuandao, Liang Ji, and Yin Renzhao had also arrived in Shangjing City at this time and were running through the frolicking crowd towards the palace.
Chapter completed!