The emperor looked at the queen beside him with a slightly restrained expression, and said calmly.
"No need, send someone over to take a look."
The queen was reluctant, "Your Majesty, it would be bad if the slaves were not wise enough to offend Mrs. Lu San. Since Concubine Shu is here, it would be more appropriate for me to take the lead."
After saying that, without waiting for the emperor's response, he stood up and walked out.
"Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Yang...sister, can you accompany me on this trip?"
She named a few ladies, these ladies were always gossiping, and what they saw would soon spread.
She also called the eldest princess. The eldest princess was grounded at home due to the last incident, but the emperor still called her to the palace banquet.
But the eldest princess had been sitting in the corner and didn't even say a word.
Now that his name was called, he looked a little embarrassed and stood up to reply.
"The Queen, I have some misunderstandings with Madam Lu. I'm afraid it's inconvenient."
Si Ning was a bit evil, and several attempts on her failed. The eldest princess felt a little wary, and she didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.
The queen didn't force her to listen and left the hall with her people.
Dissatisfaction flashed in the emperor's eyes, but there were so many guests that he said nothing.
The atmosphere cooled down, and the ministers were still drinking and chatting happily, but their voices were obviously much lower.
Lu Hanxiao sat back in his original position, and the emperor spoke out to persuade him.
"Don't worry, my dear, Mrs. Lu San will be fine."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lu Hanxiao replied respectfully, his hand holding the wine glass tightening again and again.
The queen led a group of people and walked in the direction pointed by the palace maid.
Wherever they went, the palace people retreated one after another to make way for a few people.
Several ladies followed behind, with different thoughts.
In fact, they don't want to get involved in this kind of thing.
On one side was Lu Hanxiao's wife, and on the other was the emperor's concubine. They really started fighting, and they were targeting no one.
The queen took them with her just to think that something had happened and they would be used as scapegoats.
But when the queen called their names in public, they were not the eldest princess and could refuse directly.
Now that their husbands are from the same faction as the Third Prince, naturally the Queen and the Empress are the only ones in everything.
Several people bravely followed the queen to an abandoned palace. A nobleman lived here before, but later died for no reason, and the place was abandoned.
The surroundings were a little dark, and several people felt an eerie chill.
Several ladies stopped in fear, and one of them reported to the queen.
"Queen, I heard that there was no quarrel inside. Did the palace maid lead you the wrong way? Why don't we go elsewhere and check."
"Yes, Queen, it looks a bit spooky here. You have a golden body, so you can't make any mistakes. Why don't you let the palace people go and check it carefully, and we can come back later, right?"
"No, since you're here, let's go in and take a look."
The queen insisted on this and asked the maid to push the door open.
When the ladies saw it, they couldn't leave the queen alone, so they had no choice but to stay where they were.
After the palace maid pushed open the palace door, she walked in first, and then a scream came from inside...
The palace banquet was still going on, and the servants beside the queen hurried in to report to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it's not good, Concubine Shu... Concubine Shu was killed..."
"Nonsense!" the emperor scolded sternly.
Long Yan was furious, the music stopped immediately, and all the ministers knelt down.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Calm down?
How to calm down the anger? The emperor is going to be pissed to death right now.
How could he calm down when a nice palace banquet turned into this?
It's just that things are getting serious now, and he must give everyone an explanation.
He stood up and followed suit.
"Since it involves Han Xiao's wife, why don't Han Xiao come with me to have a look."
"I obey the decree."
The emperor drove to the harem, and Lu Hanxiao accompanied him.
Because it was the harem, it was inconvenient for other ministers to go, so they all stayed in the main hall and waited for news.
Before half a cup of tea, the emperor and Lu Hanxiao had already arrived in front of the abandoned palace.
The queen and several ladies were standing at the gate and did not go in.
"what happened?"
"See the Emperor."
Everyone saluted, and the emperor waved his hand impatiently, signaling everyone to get up.
He looked at the queen, the light of the candlelight shone on his face, making it unclear.
The queen hurriedly relayed to the emperor everything she had just received from the palace attendants.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is still inside, I'm afraid... it's going to be very bad!"
The emperor frowned and looked at the open door. It was pitch dark inside and nothing could be seen clearly.
"Go in and have a look."
He ordered aloud, and soon someone went in to check the situation.
After a while, two bodies were carried out from inside.
Everyone was startled, and the queen's heart sank.
How is this going?
There should be two female corpses, but why are they one male and one female, and one of them is still wearing night clothes?
The queen was beating a drum in her heart when she saw the people who entered put the two corpses on the ground, turned around and reported back to the emperor.
"Back to the Emperor, these two people are not Concubine Shu, and Mrs. Lu San is nowhere to be seen."
As soon as these words were spoken, the queen's face flashed with astonishment, and her heart was even more shocked.
How can it be?
Didn’t the person who came back to report say that the matter was done?
How come the two of them are missing?
The dark eyes looked towards Lu Hanxiao, and he saw his frown, an unhappy look on his face, and he seemed to be worried.
This look doesn't look fake, isn't it his handiwork?
If he hadn't been a hindrance, where would the two of them have gone?
She asked the maid who had brought them here with her eyes. The maid was so frightened that she lowered her head.
"Since they are not Concubine Shu and Madam Lu, please take them down."
It's just that two insignificant people died, and the emperor didn't care at all.
There will be no death in this palace. Death is as common as eating.
He also asked the palace officials to check the whereabouts of Concubine Shu and Si Ning.
"The two of you should be wandering around. Why don't you go to Qingyan Palace to ask?"
"Your Majesty, I think there is something fishy about this matter."
Lu Hanxiao stepped forward, saluted and said.
The emperor raised his eyebrows and spoke calmly.
"Han Xiao, you don't have to worry, Mrs. Lu will be fine."
Lu Hanxiao said, "I am indeed worried about my wife, but more than this, I am more worried about the safety of the emperor. That man is wearing night clothes. He is obviously not an ordinary palace official. He may be an assassin..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present became nervous.
The ladies were so frightened that they moved closer to the imperial army, but the emperor's expression remained as usual.
"Han Xiao is overly worried. I see that it's just the palace people who are doing the opposite thing, it's not a big deal."
The emperor's attitude couldn't be more obvious. He wanted to take over the matter.
But he allowed the queen to come, how could he take this matter lightly.
Lu Hanxiao did not agree with what he said, "Your Majesty does not know that this kind of night clothes is not common. It is a fabric that is not commonly seen outside the palace."
"You are looking at the knife he is holding in his hand. It is more like the short knife commonly used by the Turks. I thought this matter should be investigated thoroughly to prevent spies from sneaking in and damaging the emperor's dragon body!"
