Don't worry about him. It doesn't matter to us if the imperial concubine runs away. Have you answered all those invitations? That's good, we brothers can have some drinks in the evening, you go get a fat sheep, and I will personally cook a small barbecue for you...
Xiao Chen had a good idea. Could he be able to calm down such a big thing in the palace? Before the brother who went out to buy sheep came back, the people from Jinyiwei came. Lord Zhu Hou asked you to enter the palace immediately!
Xiao Chen said, did you say the wrong thing in your haste? Is it Mr. Zhu who invites me to drink?
Brother Jin Yiwei said, "My Lord Xiao, how can we say this to the wrong person?"
Don't worry about drinking, old man. Change your clothes quickly and let's go. The palace is in chaos now!
I heard that someone left the palace without permission and hasn't come back yet. Didn't you see that there are soldiers and horses all over the city looking for him?
Woohoo! Xiao Chen was shocked when he heard this. Who left the palace and made such a big fuss? Could she still be a concubine?
How could the concubine be missing in the palace? How do you really say this?
Why don't you change your clothes? Come on, brothers!
Originally, Concubine Liu Guifei was not there, so she didn't care about him as Governor Yanyun, but don't forget that he was once the official of Xichang Factory. Although he has resigned, how can he not ask for information about such a big thing? What's going on?
He hurried to the palace. Zhu Xiaochuan, Gong Shouli, Wu Zicheng, and Wu Zhongze were all there. They were all as anxious as ants on a hot pot. When they saw Xiao Chen coming, they were like grabbing a life-saving straw, rushing up to wrap him up. Surround, Xiao Chen, you are here, it would be great if you are here!
"Why don't you just ask me to come?" Xiao Chen said with a confused expression, "What are you doing here with me!"
"Someone is missing from the harem!" Zhu Xiaochuan said with a pale face, "This is an age-old anecdote, something that has never been heard of before!"
"Who is missing?" Xiao Chen showed a questioning look on his face.
"Liu Ruyun!" Gong Shouli said with red eyes, "Your kid came from Chu Xiu Palace. Now that she is gone, you can't escape the blame!"
"Ah? Concubine Liu is missing?" Xiao Chen's surprise was really extraordinary, his face turned green when you think about it.
"Eunuch Gong is also anxious. He didn't mean that. He just wanted to ask brother Xiao if he could tell why she ran away and where she went?" Zhu Xiaochuan was afraid that Xiao Chen and Gong Shouli would start fighting again.
"This, this, this... how do I know this?" Xiao Chen said in a trembling voice, "Gong Gong Gong... have you searched for all the wells in the palace? You have also searched for Huaqing Lake in the Imperial Garden... but you haven't found it. ah?"
Like Zhu Xiaochuan and others, Xiao Chen's first thought was that Concubine Liu might have committed suicide by jumping into the well, because this kind of thing had happened before.
"I've searched them all. No one alive, no dead body." Zhu Xiaochuan said with such certainty, then there must be none.
"Where are the people from Chuxiu Palace?" Xiao Chen's mood gradually stabilized.
"Everyone is here except Xiao Quanzi. This morning a messenger from Myanmar came to see the imperial concubine. The brothers at the gate said that Xiao Quanzi sent her out and never came back." Zhu Xiaochuan said.
"Someone came from Myanmar..." Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, "Is it possible that something happened in Myanmar, so someone came to take Concubine Liu away?"
It's like a god with such knowledge.
"We think so too, but now there is no evidence or clue at all. We can't just report it to the emperor, right?" Zhu Xiaochuan said anxiously.
Xiao Chenxin said no, Xiao Yu reported that Liu Ruyun was dressed like Xiao Quanzi when he came out of the palace, which meant that Xiao Quanzi must have been killed by Liu Ruyun.
Time was running out, and Liu Ruyun had no time to dispose of the body, so Xiao Quanzi's body must be in Chuxiu Palace. Zhu Xiaochuan and the others must have dug up three feet of Chuxiu Palace at this time. How could they not find it?
When I came to Chuxiu Palace, I interrogated the eunuchs, maids, and guards. Their confessions were all very consistent. I don’t know.
Because although Concubine Liu Guifei has a cheerful and outgoing personality, she is not actually close to everyone in private, and her palace does not allow anyone to step in easily, unless it is her confidant eunuch.
And there are only three of her confidant eunuchs, namely Xiao Anzi, Xiao Quanzi, and Xiao Chenzi... I'm sorry, it's Mr. Xiao.
Mr. Xiao, after you leave, Xiao Anzi will be in charge. After Xiao Anzi dies, Xiao Quanzi will be in charge. No matter what happens to the imperial concubine, Xiao Quanzi will tell us to handle it. This morning, he was also the one who came out to say that the imperial concubine was in bad health. I'm sick and need to rest. We're not allowed to come near and disturb you.
Later, the father-in-laws who were the Supervisors of Ceremonies called Concubine Liu in advance and did not respond. They were afraid that something might happen, so they opened the palace door... In short, we don't know anything, but Xiao Quanzi's father-in-law must know, you ask him Isn’t that enough? Have you left the palace? He went out, but he came back later. Some of us saw him in the afternoon...
"Isn't it weird?" Zhu Xiaochuan said to Xiao Chen, "I also asked the people guarding the palace gate, and they all said that they saw Xiao Quanzi going out with their own eyes, but the one at Beimen said that Xiao Quanzi was with the Burmese messenger in the morning He went out, but Ximen'er said that Xiao Quanzi went out alone in the afternoon... They are all true, who do you think I believe?"
Zhu Xiaochuan thought it was weird, but Xiao Chen thought it was normal. Is there any need to ask?
There must not be two little concubines in the palace, so one must be real and the other must be fake. The one in the morning was pretended by Concubine Liu Guifei and was fake. The one who went out in the afternoon must be real.
It seems that Concubine Liu was merciful and did not kill Xiao Quanzi. She probably knocked him unconscious and tied him up. When he woke up, he broke free from his bonds and ran away. Not to mention that this Xiao Quanzi is really a character. He knew that this matter was unexplained and that staying here would only lead to death, so he made a decisive decision and took the risk to sneak out of the palace...
"Since no body was found, Concubine Liu must have left the palace on her own. Since no body was found in the city, she could only go back to Myanmar. She left in the morning. It will definitely be difficult to catch up now. As for Why did she suddenly run away? There is only one possibility: something happened in Myanmar. As for the evidence...ask someone from the Ministry of War."
"Why are you asking the Ministry of War?" Gong Shouli's mind could never keep up with Xiao Chen's.
"If the situation in Myanmar changes, the generals in Jiuxi will definitely hear some news and will definitely report it to the Ministry of War!" Xiao Chen said, "It is probably just hearsay and there is no solid evidence, so the Ministry of War does not care... to find them to report the victory. Ask the people in the department to see if there are any battle reports from Jiuxi recently, and if there are any, bring them all!"
I didn’t expect it to exist, and it hasn’t even been opened yet. Because now the main work focus of the Victory Report Department of the Ministry of War is on Yizhou, Minzhou, Jiangnan, Jiangdong, and Gaojuli, so the battle reports from other stations are first It was temporarily stored and not processed in time.
This battle report was just an ordinary envelope with no chicken feathers on it and no words of urgency, so it was ignored...
