Ling Ruo pushed open the carriage door, stared at Soli with a solemn face and said, "Did you not find Master Qi?"
"Yes, my subordinates and others have been searching all night but there is no trace of the prince. Even Ah Heng and Ah Cheng have disappeared. When my subordinates came back, they wanted to see the magistrate of Zhengzhou Prefecture and ask him to use the power of the government to search for him.
We have found the prince in all the mountains and forests outside the city. I know that the prince has never wanted to alarm the government, but at the moment, the subordinates and others really have no choice. Please forgive me, madam."
Ling Ruo nodded and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you to see the Zhengzhou magistrate."
"Madam..." Suoli was a little surprised. Although he didn't know Ling Ruo's true identity, he knew that the reason why Yunli didn't want to alarm the government was because of the woman in front of him. He never expected that she would take the initiative.
He said he was going to see the prefect.
Ling Ruo saw what he was thinking and smiled bitterly: "I really don't want to deal with the government, but the whereabouts of Master Seventeen are unknown. Even if I don't want to, I have no choice but to go. I hope my words and the token in your hand can help me."
The prefect believed it and sent someone to find Master Seventeen."
"Yes!" After Suoli agreed, he got on his horse and followed Ling Ruo's carriage to the prefect's Yamen with everyone else.
As for Yang Yingxiong, they had just received a report from the city guard, saying that Prince Guo was in an emergency last night and had to leave the city overnight.
"Prince Guo, didn't he go to Jungar on the emperor's order? Why did he suddenly appear here again?" Upon hearing this name, Yang Yingxiong was surprised and a little worried. Normally, he would not care, but now
...The fourth elder brother and the others are in Zhengzhou. If Yunli is allowed to see the fourth elder brother, then the matter will really be hidden.
Master Liu understood what Yang Yingxiong was thinking and said: "I think it was Prince Guo who came back from Jungar and passed by us. Fortunately, Prince Guo has left the city now. Since he has important matters, he probably won't come back, sir."
You can rest assured.”
Before Yang Yingxiong could nod his head, an official came in and reported, "Sir, there is someone outside who claims to be the guard of King Guo. He has something urgent to ask to see you."
Yang Yingxiong frowned suddenly. What happened? Didn't he leave the city? Why did he turn back? Could it be that they found out that Brother Si was here, so they came to ask for help?
He felt guilty as a thief. Whenever there was any disturbance, he would become extremely nervous. But he was nervous because the people were already here. He couldn't rush out no matter what, so he said: "Let them in."
After thinking about it, Yang Yingxiong was still worried and said: "Master Liu, hurry up and keep an eye on Buqi. Don't let him come to the front office."
"I know this from my humble position." Not long after Master Liu went down, the yamen officer brought people in. When Yang Yingxiong saw a pregnant woman walking in the front, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, coughed and said: "You guys can
Are you the guard of the Fruit King?"
"Exactly, the reason why I have taken the liberty to ask for an audience with the prefect is because my prince has disappeared since he left the city last night and cannot be found everywhere. Moreover, he is not familiar with the terrain here, so he has no choice but to come to see the prefect.
Sir, I hope the prefect can send someone to look for the prince." Since he had already pretended to be Yunli and left the city before, he could only continue to lie now.
After that, he took out Yunli's token. After Yang Yingxiong verified the authenticity of the token, he said: "I already know about Prince Guo's leaving the city last night, but the officer guarding the city once said that the prince is not alone.
How could you go missing after leaving the city?"
Before Suoli could speak, Ling Ruo had already taken the lead and said: "Although Suoli and the others accompanied the prince out of the city, the prince was anxious and took the first step. When Suoli and the others arrived, the prince had disappeared. The prince had disappeared.
He is the younger brother of the current emperor, and he has a rich body. If something happens to him, not only us, but even you, the prefect, cannot afford it."
Seeing that Ling Ruo had already put a big hat on himself in just a few words, Yang Yingxiong looked at this woman with stunning appearance and extraordinary bearing in surprise, "I wonder who this is..."
"This is my wife." Suoli's casual explanation made Yang Yingxiong misunderstood, thinking that Ling Ruo was Yunli's Fujin, and he quickly bowed and said, "I have seen Guo Fujin before."
Although Prince Guo had not accepted Fujin when he returned to Beijing last time to report on his duties, this was only two or three years ago, and it was extremely normal for him to accept Fujin during this period.
Regarding Yang Yingxiong's misunderstanding, Ling Ruo did not explain much, so as not to have to explain another identity to herself, she said: "Master, there is no need to be polite. The most important thing now is to find the Seventeenth Master. I hope that Governor Yang can do his best."
Help.”
"Don't worry, Fujin. Your Majesty will send people to search outside the city soon, and they will definitely find the prince." Although Magistrate Yang was unwilling to do so, he must not say this, otherwise Prince Guo would definitely find it.
If something unexpected happened, I would have to walk around without being able to eat.
But Buqi will definitely hear about sending people out with such a big fanfare, just in case... Well, things are getting more and more complicated. At the moment, we can only take one step at a time, and just hope that there will be news from Beijing soon.
Ling Ruo nodded politely and said, "I'll leave everything to the magistrate. I'm currently staying at the Fuyun Inn. As soon as there is any news, please send someone to notify me immediately."
"I'm sure, I will send you off to Fujin." After sending Ling Ruo out, Magistrate Yang's horse-like face immediately darkened. When Master Liu came out, he hurriedly said: "How did you stop Bu Qi?"
of?"
"Buqi was busy calculating the grain and silver that had been presented during this period, and had no plans to come to the front office. He thought that the time was almost up, so he came out to see, Sir, have all the people from Prince Guo left?"
Magistrate Yang said solemnly: "I left, but Prince Guo is missing. They asked us to send people to search for Prince Guo's whereabouts. Such a big move will definitely reach Bu Qi's ears. When the time comes, Fourth Brother and the others will definitely try their best to go there."
See Prince Guo."
Master Liu rolled his eyes and said, "Only your Excellency knows about this matter now. As long as you don't tell it, how will you know about it, Lord Zhizhou!"
"It's ridiculous. I told you that I had to send someone to look for him. How could I not tell him..." Halfway through his words, Magistrate Yang suddenly understood the other meaning of Master Liu's words and thought: "You mean, you don't want to tell me..."
The identity of King Guo?"
"Yes, sir, think about it. No one knew that Prince Guo came to Zhengzhou Mansion. If it hadn't happened this time, we would still be kept in the dark. It can be seen that Prince Guo doesn't want others to know too much.
In this case, let's follow the trend and tell everyone that we are looking for a noble person. However, Prince Fujin of Guo County needs an explanation, lest she become dissatisfied."
Master Liu's words made Governor Yang overjoyed. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this is indeed a way. Even if Bu Qi was really suspicious, he would not have expected it to be King Guo for a while. As long as we wait for the letter from the capital, we don't need to do it again."