In front of a stick of incense.
Xiao Langyan walked with dull steps across the blood on the ground.
The situation has been brought under control. Those who came to deliver the medicine were indeed dead soldiers and fought to the death. Now they are dead and injured, leaving only one leader, who is scarred and injured, but was ordered to stay alive by Xiao Langyan.
Xiao Langyan stepped on his right hand and with a little force, he heard the movement of bones being dislocated.
The dead man let out a stinging scream, but Xiao Langyan lowered his eyes and looked at him, as coldly as looking at an ant.
The surroundings were thick with ice, and the dead man knew that he could not escape. He vomited blood, looked at Xiao Langyan, and said intermittently: "Kill or behead... It's up to you, but don't expect me to reveal the whereabouts of the herbs. for you."
Xiao Langyan sneered, as if this was not what he really cared about.
"The regent asked you to come and die. He didn't want to give all of this medicine to me from the beginning."
The dead man was startled, then Xiao Langyan lowered his eyes: "He just wanted to arouse my hatred for Chang Liu. When the situation was unstable, he sent the offensive to Chang Liu's country to help him get out of trouble and prevent him from falling into trouble. I am under the constraints of your little monarch, but the regent has underestimated my patience. If he administers the medicine honestly, I am still willing to drop a few stones on the chessboard of Changliu Kingdom."
But now, he doesn't need it at all.
Shen Dingzhu has opened up to him, and there is no need to worry about his leg injury. What's more, he already has a new look.
At this moment, the Imperial Guards arrived on horseback with whip whips.
"Report! An urgent secret message from eight hundred miles away!"
Xiao Langyan opened it coldly, looked at it twice, and a chuckle escaped from his throat.
"The good news came faster than I expected."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the dead man, his thin eyes sharp and dark: "Isn't the place where you hide the dandelion grass the old dyeing workshop?"
The dead man gritted his teeth and became angry and silent.
Xiao Langyan tilted his head and told Chen Heng: "Go and burn down the dyeing workshop."
At this time, even Chen Heng was stunned, but without saying anything, he handed over and left.
The dead man looked at Xiao Langyan with disbelief in his eyes.
Is Emperor Jin crazy? Doesn't he need dandelion to heal his legs?
Xiao Langyan got on his horse, and behind his tall figure were the continuous green mountains, which made his handsome and bloodless face look dark and cold with the backlight.
"There is no need to give him pleasure. After Ling Chi, let him die." After saying that, he turned the horse's head and prepared to take people home.
The big thing was settled, and he was ready to return home. Xiao Langyan had already made plans. Before leaving Chengzhou, he had to fulfill his promise. He promised Shen Dingzhu that if he wanted to take her on an outing to enjoy flowers, he would have to go there once before returning to Beijing.
What's more, there is still that difficult matter that needs to be dealt with urgently.
However, before Xiao Langyan could set off, he heard a loud explosion-like sound coming from the city gate!
Immediately afterwards, billowing smoke, like beacon smoke and howling wolves, rushed into the sky.
Xiao Langyan's pupils tightened, and the imperial guard next to him said: "It seems to be the direction of the prison in the city."
The next second, Xiao Langyan made a "ho" sound, urged his horses, and led the elite back to the city.
Don't let anything happen to her, don't!
However, no matter how much he prayed, Xiao Langyan almost fell off his horse when he saw the elite soldiers he had left in the Shi family surrounding the burning government office.
He took big steps in a hurry, pushed aside the people who came to stop him, and broke into the Yamen.
Many elite soldiers and jailers were putting out the fire. The magistrate was covered in black ashes and fell to the ground, looking as if he had collapsed in mourning.
"No, it's really over now..."
Xiao Langyan immediately went up and grabbed him by the collar: "Where is he?"
The magistrate was so frightened that he trembled all over and cried: "A group of assassins came just now. They used firecrackers to blow up the dungeon. Most of the felons were crushed to death, or they were burned to death! There were many corpses inside. Who came to visit the prison? The noble lady was not found either..."
The more he spoke, the less confident he became, because Xiao Langyan's eyes were dark and terrifying.
Xiao Langyan threw him aside in one fell swoop. At this time, the guards who had returned to Shi's house for confirmation hurried back.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is indeed not at home. Xiucui said that she took Jing Yi out half an hour ago, saying she was going to Mr. Shi's shop, but I just went to the shop and there was no one there."
Xiao Langyan punched the wall next to him with a gloomy expression on his face.
Without hesitation, he turned and ordered sternly: "Go and seal the gates leading out of the city, seal the ferry as well, pass the order down, search every house, one by one until you find the queen."
"yes."
Thick smoke spread to the sky, making the sky look gloomy as if it was about to rain.
From this moment on, Rongan City and even the entire Chengzhou were under martial law. Xiao Langyan transferred a group of brave soldiers from the capital to carry out strict investigation and search.
Even the surrounding mountains have been searched, and it can even be said that they have dug three feet into the ground.
Shen Dingzhu was not found.
Shen Dingzhu's second brother also rushed to Rongan City on the fourth day after she disappeared. As soon as he arrived, he immediately took up his post and investigated all the troublesome things in the past.
He was shocked to find that in addition to his sister disappearing, something very important seemed to be missing from the government office in Rongan City.
…
Three months later, it was the end of April when the city was full of spring vegetation.
But summer in Changliu Kingdom always comes earlier. Before May has completely entered, the scorching sun is shining brightly.
In the Regent's mansion, there are tall and lush green trees, intertwined pavilions and pavilions, and the flowing water in the rockery slowly sways with clear pearlescent light.
A beauty, escorted by four maids, walked forward along the windward corridor.
She was wearing a moon-blue brocade fairy skirt. Her waist was as slender as a willow, her skin was as white as snow, her palm-sized face was as bright as a peach and plum blossom, and she had a pair of watery eyes.
If she hadn't worn her hair in a woman's bun, others would have thought that she was still a girl who had not yet left the court.
The four maids were wearing lapels, and at first glance they were the high-ranking servants in the mansion. One of them, a maid with a long face and round eyes, suddenly stopped before she was about to reach the study.
She turned around and stared at the beauty with a somewhat rude look.
"Miss Azhu, although you are someone who has been ordered by the prince to be treated well, in the final analysis, you are not the prince's biological daughter. Mrs. Yu wants to remind you, abide by your duties and don't forget your identity in front of the prince. If you are If you deliberately overstep and make a joke, your face will not look good!"
The maid on the side helped: "Don't just rely on your beauty to gain a foothold in the mansion. To put it bluntly, no one knows what your fate will be in the future. You might not be as good as our maids."
These maids spoke to each other with malicious intent, ridiculing her to pieces.
This is not the first time. As long as they find an opportunity, they will be "ordered" to beat her, no matter what.
The regent has many wives and concubines, and the original princess has passed away long ago. Now the head of the house is his concubine, Mrs. Yu. Since Shen Dingzhu was well raised in the mansion, she has been targeting Shen Dingzhu many times.
Mrs. Yu was afraid that she would seduce the regent, so the four maids she sent were more like surveillance, staying close to her.
So far, except for the regent, no one in the mansion knows what the regent wants to do by suddenly raising such a beautiful woman in the mansion and treating her well in the name of his adopted daughter.
Shen Dingzhu smiled lightly: "You keep saying this every day, haven't you seen my sense of propriety?"
Several maids snorted coldly, and then Shen Dingzhu followed them to the regent's study for a private conversation.
Opening the door and going in, a majestic old man over sixty years old stood in the study with his hands behind his back. He turned around when he heard the movement.
"Azhu, my adoptive father will have a noble person coming to visit his mansion soon. You should have a good chat with him on behalf of my adoptive father. You must make that noble person happy."
Shen Dingzhu nodded: "I know my adoptive father."
The Prince Regent looked at her coquettish look, his eyes lowered, and he tested again: "If a nobleman asks about your origins, what should you say?"
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyelashes, and his beautiful and flawless face was filled with tenderness and beauty.
"To be honest, I was bullied by Emperor Jin and was forced to be separated from my family. I was rescued by my adoptive father and raised under his knees. I was not in good health before, so I only returned to my home recently."
The Prince Regent nodded with satisfaction.
He took a step forward: "Azhu, I know that after you lost your memory, you must be very curious about your past, but your adoptive father will not harm you, otherwise, he will not do his best to save your life."
Shen Dingzhu nodded gently: "Azhu understands. However, I am afraid that I will not be able to serve that noble man, because I remember that I have been married and given birth to children..."
The regent quickly interrupted her: "Don't worry, you only need to use your beauty and gentleness to interact with that noble man, and he will be impressed by you, and your past will become unimportant."
"You must remember your adoptive father's advice. If you can win the favor of the noble man this time, Azhu, your adoptive father's life will be in your hands."
A flash of extremely joyful emotion flashed through the depths of Shen Dingzhu's beautiful dark eyes.
She obediently agreed: "Ah Zhu will do his best to share his worries for his adoptive father."
The regent asked her to leave first and prepare herself.
When Shen Dingzhu walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned around: "In the past few days, I heard the maids around me talking privately about a girl named Wei Wan, saying that she was the youngest daughter of her adoptive father, but she died in Jin. They He also speculated that I am also from Jin and suspected that her death was related to me."
She blinked softly: "Father, is this true? I don't remember many things. If it is true, please tell me."
The regent's serious face suddenly darkened: "How dare they talk nonsense? Wei Wan clearly ran away with a dead man. I have already disowned this daughter. Azhu, don't think too much. The maid is talking nonsense, the foster father will do it for you." It’s up to you to vent your anger.”
Shen Dingzhu smiled, said nothing, and left gracefully.
She returned to her room and spent a long time dressing up in front of the mirror, but she didn't see the four maids arranged by Mrs. Yu come back.
After a while, two new-faced maids came, one named Wan Chun and the other named Mu Xia.
They both greeted each other, very respectfully compared to the previous four maids.
"The prince said that from now on, the two servants will serve the young lady exclusively."
"Is it time to dress up, young lady? The noble man has arrived at your residence."
Shen Dingzhu put down his comb: "Let's go, I'm ready."
She followed the maid to the secluded back garden of the pavilion. On the way, she passed the flower gallery and saw several servants carrying four dying people.
The regent's movements were quite fast, and he killed him as soon as he was told.
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyelashes to cover up the strange twinge in his eyes.
When they arrived at the long pavilion by the lake, the regent was already waiting there. Far away, Shen Dingzhu only saw a man wearing beautiful gold and white clothes, sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea.
The Prince Regent was beside him, smiling especially and chatting.
After getting closer, Shen Dingzhu heard the regent calling him: "Your Majesty..."
She was a little surprised and stared at that person for a long time.
