The night has deepened, the imperial city, Yanqing Palace.

Empress Dowager Xiao had a cold face, looked at her henchmen kneeling in the hall, and asked, "What did you say?" Missing? ”

The chamberlain nodded and said, "Yes, the latest news from the Xiao Cavalry Guard." The second young lady disappeared on a passenger ship and was finally missing. ”

"Bang!" With a bang, a thin white porcelain teacup fell a foot in front of him, and it was shattered. As soon as the hot tea inside touched the cold ground, it steamed out white gas, and the fragrance of tea went straight to his nose.

But at this moment, where is he still in the mood to taste the fragrance, and told the news brought back by the Xiao Cavalry Guard in detail.

"Thunderba!" Empress Dowager Xiao gritted her teeth and said: "He dares to kidnap people in Beijing, in broad daylight, there is no royal law?!" ”

If ordinary people shouted like this, they just asked helplessly. But this sentence came from the mouth of the Empress Dowager Xiao, which is equivalent to asking all the yamen in the capital, what are you doing?

"Where is Thunderba now?"

"I suspect he's been scared crazy and locked up in the prison of the Horseman."

"Scared crazy? That's really cheap him. Well, the edict of the mourning family was sent to Jin Nanhou, Lei Ba violated the king's law, was afraid of crime and went crazy, and was sent to the prison of Xiaoqiwei. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao's tone was cold, this edict only legitimized the behavior of Xiao Qiwei, and never mentioned the time of release.

"Who is in charge of the Horse Guards now?" Wu Zhengxiang went to Jiangnan Province to check on the rest of the Qianyang Wang, this matter is not a secret, and the Empress Dowager Xiao also knows about it.

"It's the deputy commander Feng Yi." That is, the wind group of the year led the wind one. In the Xiao cavalry guards, most of them are surnamed Feng.

Some officials joked that in the Xiao Cavalry Guard, others are fine, as long as they hear that it is surnamed Feng, most of them are Wu Zhengxiang's descendants, and they must not be provoked.

"Okay, give him the order. Let him entertain Lei Ba well, whether he is really crazy or fake, be sure to spit out everything he knows. ”

The waiter came down in response.

Empress Dowager Xiao rubbed her forehead tiredly, since becoming the Empress Dowager, she had not been so angry for a long time.

Mama Ding hurriedly stepped forward and massaged the corners of her forehead.

"You say, am I old and want to protect a person, but I can't protect it?" Empress Dowager Xiao's voice revealed the taste of old age.

"Niangniang, don't say that, it's those people who don't know Mrs. Xu's status in your mind."

When Mama Ding said Mrs. Xu here, she was referring to Xu Wanzhen's second-grade title, not her title in the Guogong Mansion. Just like at the beginning, she called Xu Wanzhen Xu Yiren.

Only showing some weakness, Empress Dowager Xiao sat up straight again. "Liuli, you go and ask the emperor to come up."

At this time, it was almost the first watch, but Liuli did not hesitate, and retreated after receiving the order.

Emperor Qinglong had already rested in Concubine Fu Xian's Chunling Palace at this time, and he specially came to visit the little prince. Wei Mingan has grown to three years old, and Concubine Fu Xian taught him very well, and it is the time to be cute.

When the palace door was knocked open, he and Concubine Fu Xian had already fallen asleep.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian. There is an urgent matter in Yanqing Palace, please ask the emperor to come over. Hongxing said softly.

Concubine Fu Xian woke up in a daze, and when she heard that it was Yanqing Palace's invitation, she suddenly sobered up. Could it be that something happened to the Queen Mother's body?

She hurriedly gently pushed him Emperor Qinglong and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" The Queen Mother has something to look for you. ”

After a while, Concubine Fu Xian waited for Emperor Qinglong to get dressed, and asked Liuli, who came to invite: "What happened?" ”

Liuli said: "Niangniang only invites the emperor to come over." Details were not disclosed.

In this way, it should not be the Queen Mother's physical problem. Concubine Fu Xian breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Has the Imperial Rim arrived?" ”

The waiter outside the door said: "Back to Niangniang's words, it has arrived." ”

"Your Majesty, you go first, don't catch a cold carefully. If there is anything, send someone to call the concubine at any time. ”

Emperor Qinglong hurriedly got on the imperial chariot, nodded and said, "You go back." Don't leave me the door, I'll go back to the Xuanzheng Hall directly after I finish talking. ”

"The concubine sends His Majesty the Emperor."

Emperor Qinglong sat on the imperial chariot, looking at the dark night, and kept thinking in his heart. It's so late, what is so urgent?

Calling each other through the night, the queen mother has never done this since she ascended the throne.

"I've seen the Queen Mother."

"You sit down." Empress Dowager Xiao beckoned.

"Queen Mother, what happened?"

"Alas......" Empress Dowager Xiao sighed first and said, "Say it, I'm afraid the emperor won't believe it." Under this bald head, there are people who have taken people captive. Moreover, the purpose is not as simple as captivity. ”

"What?" Emperor Qinglong was suspicious in his heart, knowing that there must be something to follow. If it was just a kidnapping case, how could it alarm the Queen Mother who lived in the palace, let alone alarm him.

"The one who was taken away was the wife of the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Guard, Xu Wanzhen."

"What?" Emperor Qinglong was surprised for the second time, her identity was too sensitive. Just when Wu Zhengxiang went to Jiangnan Province to investigate the case, the thief made a move, which had to make him think about whether this matter was directed at Wu Zhengxiang.

The other party first used Lei Ba to covet her beauty, designed to coax Lei Ba, and robbed Xu Wenyu. and imitated his handwriting to write a letter, leading Xu Wanzhen to throw herself into the net. Subsequently, he stunned Thunderba and disappeared. ”

In a few words, Empress Dowager Xiao made this matter clear.

Looking at Emperor Qinglong's eyes, she said slowly: "Your Majesty." Xu Wanzhen is a deep house woman, how could she attract such a thief? It must have been the idea of fighting Wu Zhengxiang, so he kidnapped her and wanted him to comply. ...... behind this"

The rest of the words, she didn't say. Who is coveting the Zhongguo Mansion and coming up with such an idea, and leaving it to Emperor Qinglong to find out by himself.

Empress Dowager Xiao didn't finish speaking, and Emperor Qinglong took her words in his heart. Who is behind this, do you still need to guess?!

Zhongguo Gong fell out with the prince a few days ago, and he sent a shadow guard to check on the matter of Jinyang County, and it was indeed true. Wu Lie also happened to meet him, and kindly took in these stonemasons and built a Buddhist hall in the backyard of the Zhongguo Mansion.

The prince made money and hurt the people through the Ningxing business, and he was already unhappy in his heart. But he always thought about the love of the abolished princess, and thought that the prince grew up in front of him, so he only beat the prince with words and ordered him to withdraw from Jinyang County.

Therefore, later, a shopkeeper went to the Criminal Department to surrender, and Gu Shangshu also closed the case accordingly. He turned a blind eye and passed without pursuing it.

Later, the Zhongguo Mansion and the King of Qi came and went frequently, openly and secretly, and there were many things with the prince's family.

But this time, did the prince hit Wu Zhengxiang with his idea?

Emperor Qinglong didn't know the prince's plans, he only knew that Wu Zhengxiang was the child he grew up with. After eight years of raising, it was not easy for his eyes to regain warmth. He really cares about Xu Wan, even a blind man can see it.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of this that the thieves kidnapped Xu Wanzhen.