"Your Majesty, please calm down!" De'an arrived at the palace at some unknown time. He saw several people kneeling on the ground and did not dare to say a word. As soon as he rolled his eyes, he had an idea in his mind.
"Your Majesty! I heard that Pang Chu has only been away for a quarter of an hour. His Royal Highness must still be in the palace at this moment. In such a short time, there is no time to leave the palace. Why don't I call the chamberlains and maids to search in all the palaces? , you can always find clues.”
This method coincided with what the Queen had in mind, and she immediately nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you! Remember, you don't have to explain the reason after taking my phoenix decree. If anyone dares to disobey, Just tie him up and wait for me to deal with you."
"It is said that Shen Shikang and Qian Lizong will enter the palace immediately!"
Gu Chengyu opened the car curtain, blowing in the icy cold wind, and his originally confused mind immediately became clear.
Ming Mo was not able to catch the carriage very quickly, because there were two carriages following behind him. It was a long way to the border, and he didn't know how long it would take to get back. Gu Chengyu brought many salutes with him.
Gu Chengyu saw that there were already pedestrians passing by on the official road, including people carrying burdens and long caravans, but they were all going into the city and were walking in the opposite direction to Gu Chengyu.
There were very few people leaving the city at this time, so they usually had to pack their bags, so how could it be so early? Gu Chengyu would be so early, naturally because his bags were packed last night.
Looking at the passers-by, Gu Chengyu suddenly shook his head and laughed. It was better to leave the capital at this time, so as not to be involved in the whirlpool, and it would be wise to go to the border to protect himself.
At this time, Gu Chengyu was walking leisurely and leisurely, but the people in the palace who knew that the prince was missing seemed to be frying in a pan.
"My Lady, if we want to find His Highness the Crown Prince, we will definitely not be able to find him for a while. We might as well do the opposite. First find out the mastermind behind the scenes. The whereabouts of His Highness the Crown Prince will be known as soon as we ask."
As soon as Shen Shikang finished speaking, someone in the hall objected.
"Master Shen said it quite easily. Has Master Shen already identified the culprit?"
Yang Shiqi, the Minister of Punishment, sneered at Shen Shikang's nonsense. If they knew who kidnapped the prince, why would they gather here to discuss countermeasures?
"When I say this, I naturally have some suggestions." Shen Shikang glared at Yang Shiqi. The situation was urgent and he did not want to distinguish him.
When we find the prince, let's see if he has anything else to say.
The queen was very anxious at the moment and was very impatient with the two people's verbal arrogance. She glared at Yang Shiqi, and then asked in a deep voice: "Brother, you might as well speak out!"
"My Majesty, think about it, who is most beneficial to the disappearance of His Royal Highness? The final beneficiary is most likely to be the initiator."
It was originally an auspicious time for the canonization, but now such a big mistake appeared. There is still a few hours until His Royal Highness can no longer be found, and by then it will be impossible to hide it even if you want to.
The Queen paused for a long time, "What do you mean by Brother Yi?"
"Your Majesty, isn't this obvious? It's just a minor minister who doesn't need to say it clearly! Who knows if there are minions of other factions in this palace?"
How could the queen not understand what Shen Shikang meant?
"No one has witnessed it, and there is no proof. Who will admit it?" The queen thought of the three eyesores, which should be in the side hall of Chengqian Palace at this moment. Even if she is the queen, she has no right to tie people up directly. .
Still saying that, if there is no evidence and people are kidnapped indiscriminately, those ministers won’t turn the world upside down?
"Mother, we might as well find an excuse and take the person into custody first. Then we can interrogate him. It will be much easier."
"This? I'm afraid it's inappropriate! If there is any misunderstanding, I'm afraid it will cause some trouble."
Qian Lizong had some concerns and arrested these princes without any evidence. If no abnormality was found afterwards, if they were released again, it would be said that they could not tolerate their brothers, which would harm the reputation of the prince.
Furthermore, since these princes dare to come to the palace, there is no telling if they are really prepared. If they make people anxious, and if they continue to rebel, it will be a big mess.
Shen Shikang glanced at Qian Lizong and was very disdainful of the other person's fear of wolves before and tigers later.
Everyone is in the palace. As long as you have these princes in your hands, why are you still afraid of these lackeys who obey orders?
"Then do what the elder brother wants! Let the imperial guards take people to get the people first, and bring these three people to Guangning Palace and keep them under custody for the time being. Once the suspicion is cleared, they will be released naturally."
The queen can't control so much at the moment. If it takes another quarter of an hour, the prince will be in more danger.
"My Lady, this is not possible. Your Highness the Crown Prince did not show up, and the princes were all detained. This gives outsiders an opportunity. If there are rebels who take the opportunity to act, wouldn't we be exhausted to deal with it?"
Although Qian Lizong also felt that it was most important to find the prince first, it was too ridiculous to arrest all these princes.
"Then tell me, do you have any good ideas now? The prince has been missing for more than an hour, and the palace is almost searched. If the prince is not found before the auspicious time, there will be chaos in the court."
The queen was at her wits' end at this moment. She felt that the prince's disappearance must be related to those three ungrateful things, and it was definitely done by one of them.
Qian Lizong immediately stopped talking. What good idea could he have? He was also at a loss!
Suddenly, he thought of someone, so he hurriedly said: "Empress, Weichen didn't think of any good ideas. However, there is a person who can definitely think of a way."
Although this person is not of the prince's lineage yet, he is extremely talented and spares no effort in doing things for the prince. He believes that this person must have a solution.
Oh, bad! He slapped his forehead and forgot that this person was sent to the border. He didn't know if he had set off at the moment.
"Who?" The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and suddenly became confused.
"Gu Chengyu, the Young Minister of Dali Temple!"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle. It is undeniable that Gu Chengyu is indeed a suitable candidate. This person is extremely talented in investigating cases. He has investigated several cases before and is considered experienced.
"Wei Chen thinks it is feasible. Dali Temple mainly focuses on investigating cases. Investigating cases is not what we are good at. Naturally, we are helpless. We might as well leave this matter to Dali Temple."
Although Shen Shikang was unhappy, he couldn't care so much at the moment. Let Gu Chengyu be proud for the time being, and they would think of ways to transfer this person away later.
"Then what are you waiting for? Send someone quickly to call Gu Chengyu." Although the queen didn't like Gu Chengyu, she naturally had to put aside her past resentment when the prince's safety was important.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Gu went to the border to investigate the case yesterday on the order of the prince." Pang Chu had a bitter look on his face, Mr. Gu left at the wrong time.
"What? Chase him quickly, let him ride a bloody horse to chase him, he must be chased back."