"Here comes someone!"
The emperor's words came from the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
I saw that not long after, Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, hurried over.
"My subordinates are here!" Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, knelt on one knee and saluted.
Seeing the emperor's sad face, Lin Qi asked out of nowhere: "I wonder what your Majesty's orders were when he summoned his subordinates?"
Seeing that the emperor was very worried and said nothing, the father-in-law beside him came back and said, "I don't know who touched this night pearl last night. Do you know?"
"Night Pearl?" Lin Qi glanced at the throne with the Night Pearl on the table.
Seeing that there was only a wooden frame left, Lin Qi, the commander of the imperial guards, was very surprised. He looked at Eunuch Li beside the emperor with a questioning look on his face: "Is the Night Pearl lost?"
"Yeah." Eunuch Li also looked anxious.
"When was it lost?" Lin Qi began to investigate the case.
"This morning, I accompanied the emperor here. When I saw it, the pearl of the night was no longer here." Eunuch Li stated the facts.
While Lin Qi was watching and looking for clues in the Wind and Rain Pavilion, Eunuch Li on the side was even more anxious than the emperor, and kept talking about how important this night pearl was.
"You must find it. This night pearl was a Western gift given to the emperor by the late emperor." Eunuch Li said hurriedly.
As the commander of the Royal Palace Guards for many years, Lin Qi naturally knew how important this thing was.
If it is lost, but the Imperial Guards are not patrolling it well, Lin Qi will naturally take it seriously.
Soon, Lin Qi saw that the wood near the tiles on the beams had been damaged. If you were not careful, it would probably break. Then the tiles would fall down together, and it would not be good to damage the treasures of the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
"Eunuch Li, please give way to His Majesty. The wood above is damaged." Lin Qidao, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
After hearing this, Eunuch Li looked up and saw that Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, was right. He hurriedly led His Majesty away.
The emperor stayed aside like a frightened child without saying a word, but it was clear from his face that he was very panicked.
"Hurry and find the Night Pearl." The emperor then spoke.
"Yes. I will find the Night Pearl." After saying that, the commander of the Imperial Guard walked out, looked at his people who were in good order, and shouted:
"His Majesty's night pearl was lost last night!"
"Everyone!"
"Obey the order!"
"Look carefully for the Luminous Pearl in this palace! Whoever finds it will be rewarded!"
"yes!"
After giving the order, the guards began to search the palace carefully.
…
There is another person who is also anxious about this treasure.
This person lived in the Princess Mansion. He was the eldest princess of the late emperor and the consort of the only princess of Emperor Hongdao.
"How did things go?"
The words of the consort came from the study room of the princess's residence.
In the study, only the consort and a stranger were talking.
"Go back to Prince Consort, I haven't seen them come back yet."
This strange man is the butler of the princess's residence, and he is also the most capable helper around the consort.
The butler had a beard, a stern face, bright eyes, and a somewhat fat figure.
The consort had a handsome face and a good figure. Although he had a beard, it did not affect his handsome face.
"What? You haven't come back yet! Did you know that those creditors have already come to the house to demand debts! Is it so difficult to get something?!" The prince-in-law was angry and anxious.
The housekeeper looked at the consort's appearance and sighed, but there was nothing he could do.
Thinking: He owed so much debt, and if he couldn't repay it now, he might have to demolish the princess's mansion. The prince-in-law made a hasty decision: "Go quickly, hire a few more people, and find a way to take out the treasures and transform them." silver."
"yes."
"Go quickly."
Just as the housekeeper was leaving, the princess came over, accompanied by several servants.
"Consort, what are you doing?" Princess Chen Muya asked.
Seeing that, the prince consort looked a little panicked and hurriedly replied: "No...nothing."
"Then the housekeeper came into your study just now...?"
"Princess, you also know that the housekeeper has always been the person I trust the most. You can always talk to people you trust, right?"
"You still don't admit it!" Princess Chen Muya was a little angry.
Seeing that the consort was unwilling to tell the truth, Princess Chen Muya started to speak: "Early this morning, all the creditors who wanted debts ran to the door of the house. This princess has told you a long time ago that you can't gamble or gamble, but you just don't listen. Now. Now , look, how much silver is left in this house for you to gamble on?"
Hearing what the princess said, the prince-in-law was speechless.
"You can handle this matter yourself. This princess mansion cannot be sold. If it doesn't work out, I will go into the palace and tell my brother that I will divorce you!" the princess said again.
After hearing what the princess said, the prince-in-law was really panicked.
In the early years when I was still a student, I never dared to gamble. Later, after I married the princess, I gradually became more courageous. If I divorced, I would not know how to repay the debt.
The consort had no choice but to kneel down: "Princess, I beg you. Just go into the palace and talk to the emperor and pay off this debt for me." After that, the consort raised his hands and swore: "I promise to pay you back." Don’t bet, return all this silver to the emperor.”
"You promise?" The princess looked unconvinced.
The prince-in-law moved forward: "I promise, I promise!"
"Okay. This princess will help you try it for now."
Looking at the princess' appearance, she still looks very majestic when speaking in front of the consort.
"Thank you, thank you!" The prince-in-law happily kowtowed to the ground.
After seeing this, the princess walked out of the study without saying a word.
In the palace, almost all the servants went out to find the night pearl.
Fortunately, after dispatching so many people, we still found it.
I saw this night pearl falling to the corner of the wall.
"Found it! Found it!" A member of the Imperial Guard found it.
I saw that the found person was very happy and headed towards Fengyu Pavilion with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty! Found it!" said the member of the Imperial Guard, holding the Night Pearl in his hand.
When he saw that he had found it, the emperor laughed and kept chanting: "Just find it, that's fine."
Seeing the luminous pearl returned to its place, the emperor was extremely happy.
The emperor sat in front of the luminous pearl, all his eyes were looking at the luminous pearl, and he kept touching it.
"Plum."
"The old slave is here."
"Tell me, who took this night pearl? Why did it fall in the palace?" The emperor looked questioning.
"Your Majesty, I don't know. Maybe the thief dropped it in a panic when he met someone." Eunuch Li Zi guessed.
"It is said that Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, has an audience."
"yes."
Eunuch Li Zi walked over and shouted: "It is said that Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, has an audience!"
After hearing the summons, Lin Qi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, hurried over.
"My subordinates pay homage to Your Majesty. I wonder what important matter your Majesty summoned your subordinates to?"
"Did you... see it when the Pearl of the Night was stolen last night?" the emperor asked.
"Return to Your Majesty. My subordinates were patrolling at the time and saw no one."
"Why are those luminous pearls abandoned in the corner in front?" the emperor asked.
After hearing this, Lin Qi, the commander of the imperial guards, trembled: "Your Majesty, I am unknown to you. I beg your Majesty to convict you!"
"That's all. Tonight, no, from now on, we will step up patrols and no outsiders will step into this palace. This time, the Night Pearl was stolen. Next time, they might cause trouble for me."
"yes."
"Go down."
"Your Majesty, the princess is here." Li Zi hurriedly reported to the emperor.
"please."
"yes."
…
"Imperial sister has met imperial brother." Princess Chen Muya saluted.
After seeing him, the emperor stood up and looked at the half-sister in front of him with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry, sister. What do you want to do here this time?"
"Since the emperor brother asked, the emperor sister will not let it go. My sister's husband has always been a gambler when he was in and out, and he owed a lot of debt. I wonder if the emperor brother can...?" Princess Chen Muya said.
After hearing this, the emperor fell silent and said nothing. Before his biological mother died, he often told him to have less contact with the princess.
Seeing that the emperor's brother had not yet agreed, Princess Chen Muya hurriedly complained: "Brother, it's my fault that my sister's husband failed to live up to expectations and owed so many debts. The family's wealth is almost gone. If there is no money, then... The princess’s mansion is also gone.”
After a while, the emperor spoke: "You are my sister, I will naturally help you. But...but what if it's next time? What about the next time? Do you still want this country and this country?"
Seeing that the imperial brother was about to agree, the princess hurriedly spoke: "Brother, my sister promises you. There will never be a next time. If it happens again, if there is another sister, I will divorce him!"
Seeing that the imperial sister was still kneeling on the ground, the emperor hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to help her.
"If the emperor doesn't agree, my sister won't get up." The princess said stubbornly.
"Okay, okay. I'll help you this time. But there won't be a next time."
"Okay." Princess Chen Muya laughed, her smile was like that of today's queen, who couldn't bear to scold her even if she wanted to.
"That being the case, my sister would like to thank my brother. I won't disturb my brother anymore. My sister has resigned."
"Okay. Please come often to relieve your boredom with me in the future," the emperor said.
Watching his sister leave, for some reason the emperor thought of his late emperor again.
…
"Consort, why don't you do this again?" the steward asked.
The prince-in-law's eyes were a little panicked and worried: "If the princess succeeds this time, the debt does not need to be repaid. I also owe her a favor. If it fails, let's go ahead and do it again."
"yes."
Before she had spoken a few words to the housekeeper, the princess had already returned to the house and was heading towards the study.
"I have taken care of this matter. I owe you a favor." Princess Chen Muya said proudly.
Now that the late emperor had left long ago, and the only person he had a good relationship with was his consort and the emperor's brother, how could he have the heart to divorce him.
"Thank you princess. I promise, I will never go there again." The prince-in-law had already begun to make an oath.
"Okay. If you have no time to feel wronged, you can take a concubine." The princess had no choice but to say.
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper on the side was a little dumbfounded, while the consort was very happy but could not see it from his face.
"Thank you, princess!" the consort said.
"This, this princess has already agreed. You must do what I ask you to do. In short, you are not allowed to go to this casino again. Otherwise..."
"Yes, yes. If I don't go, I won't go." The prince-in-law said with a smile.
