Zhu Qizhen took the wine glass, smiled faintly, and joked smoothly: "The girl only guessed half of it right. She passed the college entrance examination, but she was not on the list. This is a regret in her life!"
Seeing that the emperor was getting into a good mood, King Ning also joked: "When you come to Jiangnan, what do you want to do with all those troubles? This girl Lianxiang's pipa is the best in Qinhuai. Why don't you play a piece of music to add some elegance?"
Miss Lianxiang still smiled like a peach blossom and said softly: "As the old saying goes, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. The young master is so young and will definitely achieve great things in the future."
Such flattery, if it comes from others, is just flattery, but when it comes from such a beautiful person, the feeling is completely different.
Zhu Qizhen was also a little arrogant. Although the concubines in the harem should have good looks and good figures, they did not have the alluring charm of prostitutes.
This woman is different from Song Guxi. Song Guxi seems innocent and lovely, but she has more eyes than anyone else.
Miss Lianxiang doesn't hide her identity as a singer at all, but the charming feeling radiating from top to bottom makes people want to stop.
She swayed her waist lightly, turned around, picked up the pipa, and played a two-tone slow poem called Huanxisha.
Zhu Qizhen drank a little wine and listened to the beauty's performance, getting more and more excited.
Seeing that it was already getting late, King Ning quietly got up and asked the old bustard for instructions. Then he asked his guards to closely monitor the surroundings of the boat and not to let outsiders disturb the emperor's rest.
Fan Zhong and Huai En were taken to another room. Immediately afterwards, the madam came in with two women wearing heavy makeup, with smiles on their faces: "Girls, be sure to accompany your distinguished guests well..."
"Hey!"
Fan Zhong suddenly waved his hand to stop him and said: "Let them go out!"
The old bustard was puzzled and asked: "That Mr. Zhu outside has already paid money..."
"It has nothing to do with money. Let them all go out. If something happens, I will call you. Otherwise, don't let anyone enter this door casually!"
The house where Fan Zhong is currently located is right next door to the emperor. If something happens, he can be informed immediately and respond.
He just didn't want to be disturbed, but the madam felt something in her heart. The girl brought it to you, but you refused it yourself. The money will not be refunded!
It was the first time for Wynn to come to such a place, and he seemed a little embarrassed, so he urged: "Everyone get out, everyone get out!"
The madam glanced at Huaien, and then at Fan Zhong. One had thin skin and tender meat, with a clean face and no beard, and the other was a burly, rugged man. Could it be...
Oh, got it!
No wonder, people like this tune...
Thinking of this, she secretly sighed and said, "You two should rest early!"
Before leaving, I glanced at Wynn and thought to myself that it was a pity that this young man was quite handsome...
Huaien had something on his mind and didn't even notice the way the other party looked at him. After they left, he asked Fan Zhong: "Is there something going on with the Emperor...?"
Fan Zhong was also helpless. Should I go and stand guard in this situation?
He moved a chair and sat at the door. After exiting this door, the emperor was in the house opposite. If something happened, he could rush over as soon as possible.
"I'll stay here tonight, you go to bed early!"
Wynn said: "Where can I sleep? I'll stay with you."
Fan Zhong said expressionlessly: "What's the use of staying here? If an assassin comes, can you stop him?"
"Marquis Zhongwu, please don't take advantage of our family. Our family is here to serve the emperor... I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy in my heart, as if something is going to happen..."
Fan Zhong leaned against the door and began to close his eyes to rest.
Seeing this, Wynn had no choice but to sigh and go back to bed.
One of them fell asleep, and the other stared at the roof. Neither of them slept, nor dared to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Huaien was really bored and said, "Hou Zhongwu, are you asleep?"
Fan Zhong squinted his eyes and uttered two words: "No!"
Wynn added: "You said...that girl Lianxiang won't have any problems, right?"
"I don't know!"
"I still feel uneasy. People say that places like this are prone to contracting the disease. What if... Oh!"
The more Huaien thought about it, the more something was wrong, but Fan Zhong continued to close his eyes and rest, paying no attention to himself.
"You and I have to be careful about what we say today, otherwise, if someone from the Ministry of Rites finds out, what will we do..."
"Besides, the Queen must not be feeling well..."
"Shh!"
Just as Huaien was talking to himself, Fan Zhong suddenly opened his eyes and made a silencing gesture to him.
Upon seeing this, Wynn immediately became nervous and asked in a low voice: "Is... is there an assassin?"
Fan Zhong ignored him, but put his ear against the door frame, listened carefully for a moment, and then said: "You stay here and don't move around!"
"Marquis Zhongwu!"
Wynn hurried forward and asked: "What happened?"
Fan Zhong looked anxious and said: "I don't have time to explain to you. I'm in a hurry. Don't move around!"
After finishing speaking, open the door gently, step out, and then close the door.
Wynn walked to the door and bravely opened it a crack, but Fan Zhong was already gone.
He was confused and imitated Fan Zhong, pressing his ear against the door frame to listen, but he couldn't hear anything.
I wanted to go out and take a look, but thinking about what Fan Zhong said before leaving and his tone, I had to give up.
Finally staying up until dawn, he couldn't wait to open the door, only to see the waiter on the boat holding hot water and looking at the door opposite. Then, with a creak, the door opened from the inside. Miss Lianxiang was sleepy, as if she hadn't woken up yet.<
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Seeing the waiter bringing the hot water in, Wynn couldn't help but ask: "Excuse me, miss, is my son up?"
Miss Lianxiang rubbed her eyes, a little confused, and said: "That Mr. Zhu... didn't he leave last night?"
"What?"
When Wynn heard this, he almost jumped up!
Gone?
Where to go?
Why did you leave me behind?
He secretly said something bad, and rushed into the opposite room. Ignoring the obstruction of Miss Lianxiang and the waiter, he opened the quilt on the bed, and sure enough, there was no one there!
"He's really gone..."
Snap!
Wynn turned around and slapped the girl Lianxiang on the face, and said coldly: "Let me ask you, where is the person?"
At this time, the Madam heard the commotion and came upstairs. She happened to see Wynn's extremely cold face, and couldn't help but feel shocked!
Wynn at this time was completely different from last night. What they didn't know was that the weak-looking man in front of them was actually the most powerful eunuch in the Ming Dynasty.
The feared Governor of Dongchang is just a dog under his command!
"Let me ask you again, where is my young master?"
Wynn grabbed the skirt of Miss Lianxiang's clothes, and his eyes burst out with strong murderous intent, making people shudder.
"He, he is really... really..."
Miss Lianxiang was so stupid that she was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, blood would be splattered on the spot.
Sure enough, Wynn had lost his patience, pushed her and walked downstairs.
On the street in front of Huafang, there is a stall selling small steamed buns, but the stall owner is new and his skill in steaming steamed buns is not that good...
Because this person's mind is not on selling steamed buns, but just staring at the door of Huafang.
Seeing Wynn coming out and waving to him, the man immediately abandoned the stall and trotted forward.
"Father-in-law!"
"Call all our people, including those from Jinyiwei, too. Something happened!"
"Yes!"
This person did not ask what happened, but took out a bamboo whistle from his body, put it in his mouth, and started blowing.
In the early morning, the sharp whistle was particularly harsh. After a while, many vendors and pedestrians dressed up gathered around.
Wynn looked at these people and asked, "Where is Commander Yuan?"
Someone immediately replied: "At midnight last night, Commander Yuan suddenly received a signal and led a group of people out."
Huaien was shocked. It was midnight again, and he and Fan Zhong seemed to be on the same page when they went out.
The emperor suddenly disappeared, Fan Zhong left without saying goodbye, and Yuan Bin was not around either. What happened?
He didn't have time to think carefully and asked again: "Who is in charge of the Jinyi Guards?"
"Back to my father-in-law, before Commander Yuan left, he asked me to be my agent for the time being!"
"That's good!"
Wynn nodded and said: "Take your people and go in to search. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find the emperor!"
When everyone heard this, their expressions suddenly changed. The emperor is lost?
This...thing is serious!
With a flurry of excitement, the entire boat, from the madam to the singing girl, including the turtle slaves serving tea and water, and the cooks, were all pushed to the ground.
These people looked terrified and didn't know what had happened.
Especially those guys, many of whom were sent by Prince Ning, hurriedly explained, but then, they saw Prince Ning being escorted and walking out in disheveled clothes.
"What are you doing? Don't you know who I am?"
How has Prince Ning ever been so angry? Is there any way for him to be picked up from his bed in the early morning?
I am a noble vassal, don’t you want to lose face?
If others saw it, they would think I was rebelling...
Huaien came straight to Prince Ning and said with a cold face: "Your Majesty, please hand over the Emperor!"
Prince Ning looked confused and asked: "What did you say? What happened to the emperor?"
At this time, Wynn stopped pretending and said: "You personally chose the place, and most of the people in the boat were also disguised as the palace guards. My lord, at this time, do you still want to pretend to be Hutu?" p>
"It's not...that..."
Prince Ning was a little incoherent and said anxiously: "What on earth do you mean? What's wrong with the emperor?"
"Your Highness Prince Ning, are you still pretending to be stupid now? Our family doesn't want to embarrass you, so we should hand over the emperor immediately. We still need to discuss today's matters, otherwise it will be a case of confiscation of the family and extermination of the clan, and the clan will be expelled. Do you want to
Think it through!"
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Wynn's face was gloomy, and the humility he had in the past no longer existed.
Prince Ning finally knew what had happened. No one was joking with him. The emperor was really missing!
He looked horrified, looked left and then again, broke away like crazy, grabbed the old bustard's hair, and said angrily: "Where are the people?"
"What...person?"
Snap, snap!
Prince Ning raised his hand, slapped him twice, and asked: "Where did he go?"
"Let's go, let's go..."
"When did you leave?"
The madam stopped answering, and instead focused on the girl Lianxiang standing aside.
Miss Lianxiang's face turned pale at this time, and she whispered: "At three o'clock last night, the young master said that he couldn't get used to living here, so... he left..."
Prince Ning's eyes seemed to be spitting out fire, and he shouted: "Where are you going?"
"I don't know..."
"How could you not know?"
"I thought..."
Halfway through her words, Miss Lianxiang glanced at Wynn aggrievedly.
King Ning was very anxious at this time and asked: "What do you think?"
"I thought that young master went to...their room..."
Prince Ning felt like he was going crazy, why did he suddenly disappear?
He looked at his guard, the man dressed as a turtle slave who was greeting guests at the door.
"What happened last night?"
The man said with an innocent face: "Back to your lord, I have been guarding the gate. I dare to guarantee with my head that this door has never been opened."
Another guard also said: "Yes, I sleep in the lobby too. If the door is opened, there will definitely be movement!"
Prince Ning looked at the others again and asked, "Didn't you find anything outside?"
Everyone shook their heads. No matter who was guarding the gate or outside, no one was seen coming in or out.
Not only did they look confused, Wynn was also very puzzled, because there were Dongchang and Jinyi guards guarding outside. With so many people, if anyone really went out, they would definitely be noticed.
This matter is so strange. How could a living person disappear?
He thought of Fan Zhong and Yuan Bin, who also disappeared at the same time. It seemed that something must have happened at that time.
In desperation, he had no choice but to order everyone, including Prince Ning, to be temporarily detained in Huafang. He also sent a note to Yingtian Mansion and dispatched officers and soldiers to control the entire street.
After finishing these tasks, he simply stayed in Huafang and waited for news.
Perhaps, only when Yuan Bin comes back will we know what happened.
At this time, news of the emperor's disappearance reached the ears of the accompanying officials, which was like poking a hornet's nest.
Everyone rushed to the boat to find Wynn to understand the situation.
Facing these ministers, Wynn did not dare to neglect, so he had to deal with it first, and then wait for the news.
Finally, the Dongchang spies came back with news that they had found some clues in the suburbs, which might have been left by Jin Yiwei.
As soon as Wynn heard this, he immediately brought a team of people to the scene.
This is a forest. As you go further in, the road becomes narrower. However, on one side, you can find traces of the bushes being cut with a knife.
Who among ordinary people carries a knife when they go out?
Wynn's eyes suddenly lit up and he followed these traces.
After passing through this bush, I came to the foot of a mountain. After asking, it turned out to be Zhongshan Mountain.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is buried here, and is guarded nearby by Xiaoling Guards.
Huai'en led people to continue the search. Since this was the Xiaoling Mausoleum, it was extremely well guarded and ordinary people could not get close to it. Therefore, the trees grew lush and it was summer again. The entire mountain was covered with vegetation. After searching for a whole day, there was no trace.
Progress.
"Excuse me, who is Eunuch Huai'en?"
Wynn turned around to look, and at some point, there was another person behind him.