"You don't need to worry about anything." King Jing warned his son.
His imperial brother is still sitting there, this brat is deliberately causing trouble for him.
It is also causing trouble for the Duke of Zhen.
"You guys think this is not a bear encounter..."
"How could there be any bears? This place is not a wild mountain den that no one usually visits... It was quiet in previous years. I have never heard of anything."
"It should just be a child having fun."
"But haven't you seen that General Xu is very anxious? General Xu has never seen any big storms..."
"With such a grandson, it is natural to be worried and anxious..."
"And Miss Xu...it is rumored that the siblings of the Xu family have always been at odds with each other. It seems that this is also a rumor."
"Yes, I hope everything is okay..."
A woman was talking in a low voice.
The people sitting next to Mrs. Cui didn't dare to say anything, they just tried to comfort her that she shouldn't worry too much.
However, it is impossible not to worry.
If she hadn't known that going into the mountain would only be a disservice, she would have already rushed into the mountain.
At this time, she regretted extremely - why didn't she ask Mr. Yao to tell her fortune before going out this time?
Time passed little by little, and after waiting for no news to come back, Cui felt as if her heart was being fried in a frying pan.
"Don't worry, you can definitely find it." At this time, a hand gently patted her arm and comforted her softly.
Mrs. Cui turned around and saw Mrs. Xu, the wife of Prince Dingnan.
Since they didn't interact with each other on weekdays, Cui was somewhat surprised by the other person's words of comfort, but she could only regard it as human nature under such circumstances.
So he just nodded with a slightly grateful expression.
The sun was gradually turning to the west, and a cool breeze was blowing around. It was not good for so many officials and their female relatives to keep waiting here. Emperor Qingming arranged for people to wait here for news, and then took everyone back to the palace.
It is impossible for Mr. Cui to leave.
During this spring hunt, her husband was unable to come due to something else. Now that her father-in-law and daughter had gone into the mountains to look for their son, all she could do was stay here.
After returning to the palace, King Jing secretly sent his followers into the mountain to help find the person.
Some things cannot be done openly, but secretly you need help.
Also taking advantage of the darkness to secretly send people to help were Empress Wu, the Xu family, and their wives who were usually close friends with the Cui family.
It became dark in the forest at night, making it even more difficult to find people.
Listening to the chatter around, the Duke of Zhen became a little more impatient.
He asked Yun Liu to ask the emperor to send more people, but who were the people sent by the emperor?
There are only a hundred people in total.
This time the emperor came out of the palace and brought nearly two thousand people with him. Apart from the people who were stationed everywhere to ensure the emperor's safety, there were really not many people who could be mobilized. But even these hundred people had heavy traces of acting, because among them
Half of them are eunuchs and maids - these people have almost never left the palace on weekdays. Walking in this mountain forest, let alone looking for someone, it is a miracle if they don't delay and destroy clues and traces!
"There is no way to continue searching like this-"
Wu Chao slowed down his steps, looked at the scattered torches, and said with a slight frown.
He has sent people back to the city to invite Mr. Fang, but it will take time to get back and forth from here to the city.
Xu Mingyi was also filled with anxiety.
The search area is too large? Are there really not enough manpower? Especially among these people, very few are truly attentive and good at tracking.
She even doesn't trust these people at all. Where have they searched? She and Wu Chao often have to bring people to search again.
Under the light of the fire, the girl's white forehead was covered with thin beads of sweat. A pair of dark eyes flickered: "The Xu family's third military camp? It's only ten miles away, but I can't let my grandfather mobilize troops..."
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If you choose to mobilize Xu Jiajun to search the mountain, you will undoubtedly slap the emperor in the face, and may even be slandered by someone with ulterior motives as having ulterior motives? There is a suspicion of taking the opportunity to rebel——
But the so-called "can't always" in her mouth? It's not that she really feels that it can't be done, it's just out of weighing the situation.
On the contrary, once she said it, she meant it, otherwise she would not have said it.
Mingshi is her biological brother? Even if this move may bring unforeseen troubles, or even all of this is a trap? But before his life is in danger, all speculations should be put in the back row!
Even if it’s a trap? You have to break through it.
She thought that her grandfather would make the same decision——
The girl looked at the old man ahead who also stopped.
"...I will go in person to ask the emperor for instructions!" Duke Zhenguo turned around, took the reins from the servant, and got on the horse without hesitation.
What if he wanted to mobilize Xu Jiajun? The emperor could not refuse no matter what.
When he said hello, it was because he wanted to give the other party face, to minimize the impact and ensure that the process went smoothly, rather than seriously asking for the other party's permission!
As for the follow-up matter - find the child and then talk about the rest!
And if he saw that he wanted to mobilize troops, and the sticky emperor wanted to add more men to dispel his idea, he would never agree - don't let anything go wrong in the palace, or someone breaks in.
He's an assassin or something, and then he blames him for finding his grandson for him!
This soldier, he has prepared it tonight!
"Something seems wrong."
When the Zhenguo Justice was about to drive his horse away, he suddenly heard the young man beside his granddaughter speak.
Duke Zhen Guo looked over and saw the young man looking towards the direction of the palace.
At this time, they were on a hillside. Although it was blocked by trees, they had a relatively wide view. They could see the palace with scattered lights at a glance.
Xu Mingyi also followed Wu Chao's gaze and looked over.
The next moment, he was slightly surprised and said: "...It seems like he got lost?"
There is a bright spot in the palace that is particularly eye-catching, and it seems like fire is moving!
If you listen carefully, you can faintly hear the chaotic and noisy sounds coming from far away.
The eyes of Duke Zhenguo on horseback changed: "This is the direction of Yueming Pavilion!"
"Yueming Pavilion?"
Xu Mingyi subconsciously looked at Wu Chao beside him.
Wu Chao explained to her: "The place where the emperor stayed——"
Xu Mingyi's eyes also changed.
How could the emperor's palace suddenly catch fire?!
"I'll go back and take a look first!" The Duke of Zhenguo didn't waste any more time and hurried away with his hands on the horse's belly.
After all, he wanted to ask the emperor for instructions, and seeing that the palace was on fire, which was related to the emperor's safety, it would be unreasonable to act too indifferent.
"Is there anything fishy..."
Listening to the sound of horse hooves getting further away, Xu Mingyi frowned and said uneasily.
Mingshi disappeared during the hunting process and left almost no clues, which was already very strange. Now there is a fire in the palace, and it is the emperor's residence that is burning. Although the dog emperor does have the intention of being punished and leaving.
The only potential for bad luck, but she still felt it was too coincidental...
