At the same time, the gate of the palace was open, the early dynasty had just dispersed, and the reserved official steps slowly walked out of the west palace gate, and then boarded the carriage or official sedan chair, and some officials walked straight to their respective yamenpm) The officials talked and laughed while walking, and discussed that after the evening business trip, they would meet on which painting boat on the Qinhuai River, and call a few red card girls, so as to relax.

This is an ordinary day, there is no war outside, there is no people inside, and the early court has dealt with some internal affairs, the emperor is old, the prince is in charge of the country, and the two masters of the new and old Chinese Dynasty sit together on the main hall, and the complicated political affairs will be dealt with quickly.

The officials gathered at the gate of the West Palace, and when they were saying goodbye to each other, a luxurious carriage came at a gallop, the carriage was four horses and two wheels, gilded wheels, inlaid with a canopy with side flowers, and several colorful phoenixes were carved outside the car. The eyes of the officials were so vicious, when they saw this extremely luxurious carriage, they immediately knew that the identity of the owner of the carriage was extraordinary. The Chinese Dynasty has strict hierarchies, and there are strict regulations on clothing, food, housing and transportation, which cannot exceed the prescribed range, otherwise it will be overstepping, which is a very serious crime, enough to kill the head. How noble is it to dare to use a carriage drawn by four horses? Jue and Guogong don't have that qualification.

The sharp-eyed old minister glanced at the carriage and suddenly exclaimed, "Huh? Isn't that the carriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Changping? This was given to her by Her Majesty personally when the princess got married last month, what happened to Her Royal Highness the princess? It seems that there is something urgent to enter the palace......"

In the blink of an eye, the carriage had rushed to the gate of the West Palace, and there was no slowing down. All the officials dodged to both sides, and one of the officials who couldn't dodge was violently grazed by the car, and immediately screamed.

In the canopy, Princess Changping coldly reprimanded: "Get out of the way of the palace!" Don't get in the way of Hongu! ”

There was a bit of anxiety in his voice.

Before the officials had time to salute, the carriage had galloped into the palace.

Inside the emperor's bedroom. 〕

The emperor, who had just dispersed, was a little tired, leaning on the gum obliquely, and letting Li Gui gently rub his sore waist for him.

Li Gui is in his forties, although he is middle-aged, and he also gave birth to a pair of children of King Fu and Changping, but Feng has not diminished that year, smiling, glamorous, coupled with a gentle personality, never competing for favor, low-key, very popular in the harem, and deeply loved by the emperor.

"Love, it seems that I am really old, in the past, I sat all day, nothing happened, now sit for a while, the whole body hurts, alas, I can't accept old age! I don't know how many days I have left to live...... "The emperor sighed, his tone was overwhelmed with emotion.

"Your Majesty, don't say that, it's unlucky! You are in the prime of life, Mi'er has just gotten married, aren't you waiting to hug your grandson? Li Gui's voice is soft and glutinous, with a graceful style of Jiangnanzi.

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he smiled: "I really want the children born by Fang Zheng and Mi'er, who are more like them, like our Mi'er, if it is like Fang Zheng's thief's eyebrows and rat eyes, then it will be a big deal......"

Li Gui pinched the emperor lightly, and said angrily: "Look at what you said, that is Mi'er's husband, loyal to the emperor, filial piety to his concubines, often giving some gifts, and his mouth is flattering, how can you say that about him?" ”

Li Gui's mother has always had a good impression of Fang Zheng, so she defends him everywhere, of course, this is also related to Fang Zheng's two days in the palace to ask for peace, and patted his mother-in-law's sycophants. The emperor gave Fang Zheng the privilege of entering the palace at any time to participate in the secrets, and Fang Zheng used it to please his mother-in-law.

The emperor laughed, and was about to speak, but saw a green light at the palace gate, Changping was dressed in light green, and he hurriedly broke in without knocking on the door. 〕

When the emperor saw Changping coming in, he couldn't help but pamper: "Mi'er, you kid, you're still so frizzy, what's wrong?" ”

The chief retracted his searching gaze and said hurriedly: "Father, my husband didn't come home last night, did you leave him in the dormitory?" ”

The emperor was displeased: "Nonsense! Fang Zheng is a foreign minister, how can he live in the palace? Last night I summoned him to the palace to discuss matters, and he left the palace about midnight. ”

Li Guijiang Changping looked anxious, and couldn't help but say: "Mi'er, Fang Zheng didn't go home all night?" Did he send someone back with a message? ”

Chang shook his head sadly, and then glared at the emperor angrily: "Father, did he offend you, did you lock him up?" ”

The emperor couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this: "Why are you doing a good job?" He left the palace at midnight last night, if you don't believe it, you can ask the general on duty in the forbidden army last night. ”

"So where will he go? Yan Ran has already moved into the Fang Mansion, and it is impossible for him to live in the outer house of Hua Pailou...... Could it be that he went to Sister Feng? ”

The big eyes that were long and agile turned around, and then there was a bit of anger in the beautiful eyes: "This bastard with no conscience! People were so worried that they didn't sleep all night, so he fell and ran out to hook up with that fox! With so many wives and concubines in the family, how many does he have to marry before he is willing to stop? ”

Stamped his feet hatefully, Changping didn't say hello, and ran out of the palace like a gust of wind.

The emperor and Li Gui looked at each other and smiled bitterly, this child has always been in a hurry, I don't know how she and Fang Zheng got along.

With a vote of guards, Changping found Ruyu, because jade is his husband's property, Chang didn't dare to make a mistake in the store, so he only dragged Sister Feng into the backyard.

After some forced questioning, looking at Sister Feng's pretty face, Changping suddenly felt a little cold.

Sister Feng swore again and again, saying that she hadn't seen Fang Zheng for a few days, and repeatedly asked Changping what happened to Fang Zheng. 〕

The anxiety and affection revealed in Sister Feng's expression are never.

Chang Leng sat on the stone bench in the backyard, ignoring Sister Feng's cannon-like questions, and it was only now that Changping felt that something was wrong.

Not in the palace, not home, not in Sister Feng, where will this bastard go?

What is it that deserves him not to go home at night?

Changyi gritted his teeth and instructed the female guards to command: "Gather everyone together, and search the Qinglou Pavilion in the capital in batches, as well as the paintings of the Qinhuai River, don't miss it!" Whoever dares to stop it will be beaten hard by the old lady! ”

The chief knew that Fang Zheng had a habit, that is, he never gambled, so the gambling stalls in the city could be ignored.

The female guard commander is also a little anxious, the princess's colt is good to these guards, although she always looks at their bodies on weekdays, and especially likes to stare at their chests and legs so hard that she doesn't even notice it, even if they appear, the guy doesn't blush, he rolls his eyes as if nothing happened, and then goes to see other female guards in the next second.

But in addition to these small problems, the horses still take good care of them, Changping out, the guards also live in the Fang Mansion, no matter food, clothing, housing and transportation, the horses try their best to arrange the best for them, and in the name of the Fang Mansion to give them a monthly salary, and talk to them politely.

Listening to Changping's tone now, either something happened to the horse, or he lingered in the Qinglou and forgot to return, which made the guard commander anxious and angry, and an inexplicable emotion filled his chest.

The guards quickly divided the work, and then went out to find someone.

The chief stomped his feet fiercely: "If you let the old lady sleep in the arms of a shameless Qinglou girl, you will die!" Look at the old lady pinching your jaw and not killing you! ”

The silver teeth bit secretly, Changping shook his head, and he was like jade. 〕

Sister Feng was in a hurry, so she didn't say hello to the guys in the store, and followed Changping out of the door.

"I'm looking for my husband, what are you going to do?" Changping glared at Sister Feng coquettishly, and said unhappily.

Sister Feng seemed to casually pull away her somewhat loose sideburns, and said lightly: "I'm also looking for my husband." ”

"You...... Why are you so shameless? It's reasonable to seduce other people's husbands! I still want to pester him at this time, I ...... I'll kill you! Changping was already anxious in his heart, and when he saw Sister Feng putting on a posture of competing with her for a husband, he was immediately angry.

Sister Feng's face turned pale when she heard this, and her slender hand combing her temples trembled slightly, and finally, Sister Feng bit her lower lip hard, and said with a sad smile: "Yes, I am shameless, I am a widow, I don't abide by women's morals, I seduce a married man, I de......serve it, I deserve to be in the pig cage in the street."

Then, Sister Feng's words changed, and her tone suddenly changed: "However, I, a widow, just like him, for him, I can be dishonored, willing to be pointed at and poked for a lifetime, as long as he has me in his heart, even if I only occupy a little position, I can calmly face the disdainful eyes of the world and live happily for the rest of my life."

I have always respected you before, let you, let you look at each other coldly, and let you speak and ridicule, not because I am afraid of your princess status, but because, you are his wife, in my eyes, you are Fang Zhou's family, you are the main room, the eldest woman, and the woman he likes, I respect you because I love him, you don't want to use the name of the princess to stop me from liking him! I, Cui Fengniang, don't seek fame, I don't want to be rich and noble, and I haven't even thought about entering the door of Fang's house. What I want is nothing more than a little affection for me from this man, and the same woman, why do you have to force each other so hard? Should a widow die if she wants to pursue her own happiness? ”

Sister Feng's face turned flushed with excitement, and she stared at Changping without blinking, with a determined look in her eyes that she would rather die than give in. 〕

Changleng looked at Sister Feng, for a long time, and finally stomped her feet helplessly, turned around and left, and hummed in her mouth: "If you want to follow, I don't bother to care, when the time comes, the chickens and dogs will jump, don't be scared......"

Sister Feng smiled faintly, didn't say a word, and followed behind Changping unhurriedly.

On this day, the brothels of Qinglou in the capital suffered again, and hundreds of female guards divided into more than a dozen teams to carry out an indiscriminate search of the brothels and paintings in the capital at the same time.

For a while, the Qinglou in the capital really said Changping, the chickens flew and the dogs jumped, the people turned over on their backs, the old bustard cried, the big teapot barked, and the Qinglou thugs who didn't have long eyes wanted to step forward to stop it, but they were hitting the angry heads of the female guards, so after creating a few more reserve eunuchs for the palace, the shopkeepers of the Qinglou stopped, and helplessly let the guards kick open the door of the room one by one, and thoroughly searched Fang Zheng's whereabouts.

It's lively now, how did the prostitutes who were sleeping with their mothers in their arms know that this kind of thing would happen? Seeing the female guards crashing in, they were so frightened that they couldn't possess their bodies, some screamed and some scolded, and the painting boats of the Qinglou were more lively during the day than at night.

Of course, such a big thing is naturally indispensable to the city guards and the officials of Jinling Mansion, and after receiving the report from the shopkeepers of the Qinglou, they rushed to the scene non-stop. But when you get closer, the people who brutally and rudely searched the Qinglou were all women, and they were dressed in uniform guard uniforms. This group of old oilmen who have been in the streets and alleys of the capital for many years naturally know that these Qinglou must have provoked a noble person, how dare they interfere in this kind of thing? So the city guards and the officials exchanged glances, and quietly withdrew from the crowd to see the excitement, what they didn't see, what they didn't hear, what should they do. 〕

The search reported by the female guards was very disappointing, and the Qinglou in the whole city was basically searched, and Fang Zheng was still not seen.

The chief finally became anxious. He couldn't find Fang Zheng in his favorite woman, which was really a big deal.

Wiping his tears, Changping ran to the palace without saying a word, and the guards of the brigade

Behind her, Sister Feng bit her lower lip and followed Changping.

The emperor and Li Gui were still in the dormitory, and when they cried and ran to tell them, Fang Zheng was still nowhere to be found, and the emperor and Li Guifei froze.

"Missing? How can it be? The emperor couldn't believe it: "What a big living person, where he went, there are always traces to be found, right?" Will you linger in the Qinglou and forget to go home? You know that kid has always been fishy......"

Wiping his tears, he sobbed and said, "No, I have sent someone to search the Qinglou in the city, and there is no trace of him......"

The emperor, who has been through the storm for a long time, finally feels that things are unusual.

"Xuan Wensen, Feng Qiudao, Han Dashi will meet you" The emperor's face was gloomy, and he said coldly.

Soon the three of them entered the palace and appeared in front of the emperor.

"My son-in-law, Wen Sen's boss, Feng Qiudao's friend Fang Zheng is missing, do you know about this?" Before the three of them saluted, the emperor asked.

"What?" The three of them looked up in unison, surprised. Turning his head and seeing Changping crying, he believed that Fang Zheng was really missing, and the three of them began to look anxious.

"Vinson! Fang Zheng is your boss, the boss is gone, but your subordinate doesn't know, what crime should you be guilty of! The emperor patted the book case and said angrily.

Wen Sen's face was pale, drenched in cold sweat, his legs weakened when he heard the words, and he knelt down and said, "Weichen is guilty!" ”

The emperor's face showed a look of anxiety, aside from Fang Zheng being his son-in-law, in his new layout of the government, Fang Zheng is a pivotal role, if Fang Zheng can't find it, then the checks and balances on the prince in the court will be ineffective, and he can only find another person to replace Fang Zheng's position. But the capital has just passed through Pan's rebellion among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, who else is more trustworthy than Fang Zheng?

"Find! At all costs, Fang Zheng must be found! The emperor gritted his teeth, looked at Changping's heartbroken expression, and added: "...... To live to see people, to die to see corpses! ”

The three of them hurriedly knelt down and obeyed the order.

"Spread my word, the four cities were closed, and Han Dashi transferred 5,000 Longxiang troops into the city to assist Yin Dasuo of Jinling Mansion in the whole city. Wen Sen, the shadows were all dispatched to investigate Fang Zheng's whereabouts in depth, and Feng Qiudao's Long Wu Army searched outside the city, and they had to be found within a hundred miles! We heard clearly, I must see Fang Zheng appear in front of me with my own eyes! …… Live or die! ”

The three of them hurriedly bowed and retreated, and hurriedly left the palace to row up.

Chang held the emperor's hand tightly, and grasped a life-saving straw, tears had flowed all over her cheeks, and said sadly: "...... Father, he's going to be fine, right? ”

The emperor stroked Changping's head lovingly, and said with a forced smile: "Of course he will be fine, this kid is insidious and cunning, slippery and slippery, in terms of running away to save his life, he should be the first in the world, who can harm him?" ”

Chang Wenyan smiled, and said to himself comfortingly: "Yes, this bastard has always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and when there is danger, he will run faster than a rabbit, and it is really not easy for others to harm him......"

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Changping wiped his tears and said, "My father-in-law and mother-in-law don't know about it, I'll go back quickly, don't let the second elder worry...... Maybe, maybe as soon as I go back, he will already be sitting at home, holding Little Green Big and taking advantage of it...... Hum! This shameless bastard! ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, full of hope that Fang Zheng had arrived at home, and hurried to Fang's mansion.

The emperor frowned, his eyes staring at Changping's fading back, and a little fierceness flashed in his eyes.

Who is it? Who is sabotaging the situation that I have painstakingly arranged?

The news that the emperor had dispatched an army to find Fang Zheng's whereabouts soon spread throughout the capital, and the ministers sat at home in fear.

Just experienced the Pan rebellion, the courtiers were already frightened by the emperor's iron-blooded methods, and now Fang Zheng is gone, it is really a wave of square peace, wave after wave. The court will fall into a new chaos.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and his blood flowed like a river.

You don't have to guess to know that Fang Zheng's disappearance must be related to the most powerful layout in the court, and with Fang Zheng's current pivotal position in the court, if you can't find him, or ...... Only his body was found, and it is conceivable how many people the angry emperor would let to bury him.

The capital, in this originally quiet afternoon, finally boiled again.

In the evening, Vincent finally looked panicked, staggered into the palace, and reported a very unfortunate news to the emperor.

The shadow subordinates found the corpse of the man on the east bank of the Qinhuai River in the suburbs, the corpse had been cut to pieces by the sword, and after the identification of the forbidden army on duty that night, the clothes worn by the male corpse were exactly the one that Fang Zheng wore when he left the palace at night, and looking at the size and height, this male corpse also looked like Fang Zheng.

"Dead ...... He's dead? The emperor was struck by lightning and sat down on his chair with a pale face.

Wen Senqiang suppressed his grief and indignation, and said in a low voice: "...... The corpse was parked outside the gate of the West Palace, and if the emperor wanted to identify it, Weichen asked someone to bring it in......"

"Bring in,...... Carry him ...... Come in, I, I want to see with my own eyes......" The emperor's eyes were blank, staring blankly ahead, and his mind was blank.

Vinson complied.

The emperor was still sitting in his chair, and there was only a buzzing sound in his ears.

Fang Zheng is dead? How is this possible? He...... How can you die? He had been assassinated by assassins, and he had broken out of the city in the midst of thousands of troops, and this kid was alive and well, so why didn't he hide this time?

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess rode into the palace on a fast horse for some reason, crying all the way, and went straight to the palace......" A little yellow door said in a panic.

Mi'er, my Mi'er......