Chapter 143: Learning that the secret guard was eliminated
"Master, in my opinion, you can also go outside and have a look. I heard that the maple leaves on Jinghu Road are particularly artistic, and the Yunwu Mountains not far away is also a great scenery. Although we can't go up there for a closer look, but
It’s a very different feeling when you look down there, not to mention that what Mr. Liu said is exactly what I thought.”
He felt that it had been a long time since he had seen the princess, and his master could not stand upright in public, so he could only feel miserable in this house. Naturally, he hoped that his master could have more emotional contact with the future princess.
Meeting Uncle Fu's eager eyes, An Wang replied coldly: "No need." There will be people watching him when he travels, and the little girl will definitely not have fun, so he will not spoil the fun.
Fu Bo retreated in disappointment.
The speed of the beads in King An's hand did not change at all, his eyes were slightly lowered, no one knew what he was thinking.
It's just that the old emperor in the palace has not received news from the secret guards of the Duke's Mansion for several days. After approving the last memorial in his hand, he casually asked Ming Shizhong.
Ming Shizhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead subconsciously. He really didn't know about this. After all, the secret guards were all in the hands of the emperor. He was a servant and the master didn't give orders. Naturally, he didn't dare to make his own decisions!
Otherwise, the master will have to cut off his hand.
"Your Majesty, I'm going to ask you now." What else can you do? Just go quickly.
"No need." As the emperor finished speaking, a silent black figure knelt down in the center of the hall, lowering his head respectfully, waiting for inquiries or instructions from above.
"How's it going over there at the Duke's Mansion?" The old emperor's eyes were gloomy, and the depressing atmosphere poured out in an instant.
"Go back to the master, I'll go check it out right now." Cold sweat fell from the forehead of the secret guard leader wrapped in a black scarf.
The old emperor frowned, and the people serving in the palace, including the secret guards and Ming Shizhong, were all sweating and trembling on the ground, like ants waiting for death to come.
"Check it out quickly." The old emperor said displeasedly, but in the end he did not express his anger. After all, the secret guards who followed the Duke's Mansion were always presented to him directly, and they had nothing to do with the leader of the secret guards.
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He endured his anger and waited for the secret guard's report.
I secretly thought in my heart, what happened?
Half an hour later, the leader of the secret guard came back. He immediately knelt on the ground without saying a word, knowing in his heart that this was going to be bad.
"What's going on?" The old emperor was already angry and his chest was heaving.
"Reporting to my master, the secret guards of the Duke's Mansion disappeared out of thin air." The leader of the secret guards lowered his head even further.
"What? Presumptuous." The old emperor was immediately furious, and all the memorials he had reviewed fell to the ground with his arm, like snowflakes flying all over the sky.
He was furious. What does it mean to disappear out of thin air? Everything was fine in the past, but in recent times, even so many living people have disappeared. What kind of man-eating monster is there in the Zhenguo Palace?
Duke Zhen Guo was even more bold. He didn't believe that Duke Zhen Guo didn't know how many people were missing from the mansion, unless it was him who did it.
The old emperor made a serious note to the Duke.
But at this time, he could not question the Duke of Zhen openly, let alone openly mention or ask about it in front of the Duke. Although these were obvious things, if he asked the question like this, the meaning would change.
This kind of frustration can only be kept in one's own heart and cannot be expressed by outsiders.
And even the people who were serving him knew what he meant. They didn't even dare to breathe, and they knelt on the ground and shivered.
Ming Shizhong secretly complained, how much he hoped that the old emperor would not notice him, but contrary to his wish, the old emperor just noticed him.
"You recently went to the Duke's Mansion. Didn't you notice anything was wrong?" The old emperor looked at Ming Shizhong suspiciously.
"Your Majesty, this old slave really doesn't know!" He was not Dong Zhong, nor did he have such deep internal strength. How could he know that the secret sentry sent by the emperor to the Duke's Mansion had been removed just like that.
Ming Shizhong is really complaining to the heavens!
The secret guard and Ming Shizhong did not escape the old emperor's punishment. Ming Shizhong received 20 whips and the secret guard received 30 whips.
The two people who heard such a punishment shivered. Ming Shizhong was old. Although he served the emperor, he was still pampered. He had many disciples, disciples, and godson and godson who fawned over him. These twenty people were not allowed.
Take half his life.
Speaking of secret guards, they have been trained rigorously since childhood and have very hard bones. How can they not endure the 30-inch whip? But the old emperor’s 30-inch whip is different from the ordinary 30-inch whip. That long whip is covered with barbs.
, each whip will tear off a layer of flesh on the lower back, not to mention, it is a long whip soaked in chili water. Only the old emperor's secret guards know the various tastes.
However, even if the Duke of Guo and the others knew that the emperor was suspicious of them, they were no longer afraid. Anyway, the emperor did not do it openly, it was just that everyone knew it, and it was precisely because of understanding that he
These people would be allowed to disgust them. Not to mention the Zhenguo Palace, even other mansions would be extremely disgusted by the old emperor's behavior.
At this moment, Luo Jingyao and the others also arrived at Jinghu Road, but just as they were cleaning up the place, Liu Shuyan from the Anlebo Mansion and Su Shaoting from the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion rode over on tall horses, followed by two exquisite and luxurious carriages.
As soon as I came over, I came here naturally.
We are all famous young masters in the capital, so naturally we all know each other, but we are just too familiar or not.
Liu Yueqing's eyes lit up when she got off the carriage behind her when she saw Luo Jingyao, but she seemed to have thought of something else and pretended not to see Luo Jingyao.
When she turned back, a playful smile appeared on Luo Jingyao's lips.
This Liu Yueqing is quite loyal, just because her best friend Su Lianyi doesn't like her. Although she wants to move forward when she sees her, she can ignore her for the sake of her best friend.
Compared with Luo Jingyao and the others, who were traveling lightly and simply, each carrying a horse and seasonings, Liu Shuyan and others behind them were much more grand. Behind the carriage were a large group of servants and maids, escorting several vehicles.
As soon as the carriage stopped, they found their position and started moving things down from the carriage.
Everything you need to cook, eat, and drink is all available, which is called luxury.
They wished they could move the entire mansion here, for fear that their master would be wronged.
Luo Jingyao and Yue Jinhua looked at each other and twitched their mouths speechlessly. Since they came outside to play, what about such a big fight? But it was none of their business after all. The two of them turned their heads at the same time and directly
Leave the person to your brother to socialize with.
I was fishing for the legendary whitebait with a simple fishing tackle in my hand. I heard that the meat was tender and delicious, with no fishy smell at all. Everyone who had eaten it would never forget it.
