Hu Jie and Mu Jiang glared angrily, Chu Hua snorted coldly and said, "Look at what I'm doing?" You know in your own hearts that if it weren't for the ghosts, how could such a big person suddenly disappear? From morning to night, it was the two of you who were accompanying His Royal Highness King Xing, according to me, the two of you are the most suspicious, Lord Duan just takes down the two of them and serves them with great punishment, I can't believe it and can't tell the truth! ”

Mu Jiang retorted: "You are talking nonsense! Lord Duan, don't believe his nonsense, since the prince lived here but didn't give him filial piety, he has always been dissatisfied, seeing that the prince is leaving, he will never get the silver again, according to me, he is a major suspect, maybe he hid the prince! ”

Chu Hua was provoked by them to ask for bribes, his face couldn't help but turn white, and he snorted: "Just that little silver, can I afford it?" Lord Duan is not as easy to fool as you think, Lord Duan, you see that they have begun to speak unscrupulously and mess around, quickly take them down for interrogation, and King Xing will be found in less than half an hour. ”

Hu Jie held down the irritable Mu Jiang and said: "Lord Duan will naturally distinguish the truth from the false, it is difficult for you to put the blame on our heads, 10,000 taels of silver is not a small number, it is enough to make people desperate to do many things." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "There is some truth in Gonggong Chu's words, Hu Jie's words are not wrong, the official is really a little confused, it seems that he has to invite Princess Yongfu to come in first, and ask her if she knows why King Xing is reluctant to return to Anluzhou, maybe after figuring out this problem, other problems will be solved, why hasn't the princess come yet, Hu Jie, you go and invite Her Royal Highness the princess to come in." ”

After Hu Jie left, Duan Fei smiled at Mu Jiang and asked, "Mu Jiang, does Prince Xing usually like to take you out?" ”

Mu Jiang was stunned for a moment and said: "We have a total of twelve palace guards who accompanied King Xing into Beijing, and I am the most unsuccessful one, and the prince usually likes to take Wang Zuo and Chen Yin out." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Then why were you and Hu Jie the people who accompanied King Xing to the restaurant that day?" ”

Mu Jiang replied: "That day, a few of us went out with the prince, the prince bought a lot of things, and everyone was taken away, leaving me and Hu Jie, the prince was going to the restaurant to drink, we had to accompany him, Lord Duan, do you really suspect that we are hiding the prince?" ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "This official just wants to figure out every detail of what happened that day, before there is no specific clue pointing to someone, all of you are suspicious, which is equivalent to no suspicion, you don't have to worry." ”

Mu Jiang nodded, at this time Hu Jie came in with Princess Yongfu, Princess Yongfu was outside to interrogate Chunxi, so she was delayed for some time, but she still had no clue, at this moment she saw Duan Fei and asked eagerly: "Lord Duan, do you have any clues about my brother?" ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "It's a little bit, but it's more of a question, please move to the study, there are some questions I want to ask the princess alone." ”

Princess Yongfu quickly raised her eyes and frowned at Duan Fei, then lowered her head and said, "Lord Duan, please." ”

"Princess, please...... Father-in-law Lao and Father-in-law Chu, please wait here, the official will retire for the time being. Duan Fei saluted the two of them, and followed Princess Yongfu to the study.

After Princess Yongfu walked into the study, she looked around, sighed leisurely, and said, "Everything is the same as before, as if my brother is still there." ”

Duan Fei's gaze swept over the books on the table and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, do you know His Royal Highness King Xing?" ”

Princess Yongfu's pretty face was hot, she lowered her head, and said shyly, "Is Lord Duan talking about these books?" It's no secret that I know my brother is watching. ”

Seeing that she was so shy, Duan Fei had an impulse to ask her if she had seen it? But finally couldn't help but ask, but coughed and said: "I am referring to more than that, does Her Royal Highness the princess know why King Xing has been staying in the capital and does not want to return to Anluzhou as soon as possible?" I know that I don't want to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday, and if the princess can tell me the real answer, maybe it will be of great use to find King Xing. ”

Princess Yongfu let out a light sigh and said, "I don't know if this is true or not, my brother stayed in the capital and refused to go home, in fact, because of a very ridiculous reason...... He listened to the words of a certain physiognomy teacher, saying that he had a bloody disaster, and he had to stay in the capital as long as possible, so his brother had been refusing to go back after coming to the capital, and on the night of the queen mother's birthday, I went to ask my brother when he would go home, and my brother used this reason to prevaricate me, I was in a hurry, I blamed him for not going home for that ridiculous reason, so that the elderly mother concubine was alone at home for the New Year? ”

Princess Yongfu sobbed and said, "It's all my fault, if I hadn't said such mean words, my brother wouldn't have been forced to agree to go home, and he wouldn't have disappeared, Lord Duan, are there any immortals in the world?" Is what the physiognomist said to my brother true? ”

Duan Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, this is just a coincidence, don't believe it, do you know the name of that physiognomy master?" I suspect that he secretly made trouble, delayed King Xing's return to the fiefdom, and kidnapped His Royal Highness King Xing. ”

Princess Yongfu opened her mouth wide and said in horror, "Is this true? Why did that physiognomy deceive his brother? And why kidnap him? ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said, "I'm just guessing, princess, do you know the origin of that physiognomy master?" ”

Princess Yongfu shook her head and said, "I don't know, my brother didn't tell me, I just said that the master is very accurate in fortune-telling, and he is the first master in the world, and I don't know anything else." ”

Duan Fei stared at Princess Yongfu for a while, and then said, "Okay, Your Royal Highness does Her Royal Highness know where Her Royal Highness Xingwang has been going to recently, and who has he seen?" Is there something wrong? ”

Princess Yongfu shook her head blankly and said, "Lord Duan, I don't know anything, am I useless?" ”

Duan Fei sighed lightly and said, "You can't blame the princess for this, in fact, who would pay attention to these things in ordinary people?" is like the maid Chunxi next to His Royal Highness King Xing, how did she know that King Xing would disappear at night? Even if she stared at King Xing without blinking, the people who took away King Xing were so skillful, how could she stop them? ”

Princess Yongfu raised her head and said in some surprise, "Is Lord Duan interceding for Chunxi?" ”

Duan Fei nodded and said, "Yes, it is not her fault that King Xing disappeared, at least for now, it can be said that there are a lot of princesses, so let her be spared." ”

Princess Yongfu said: "Since Lord Duan intercedes for her, then I don't blame her, does Lord Duan have anything else to ask me?" ”

Duan Fei said: "For a while, Weichen didn't know what else to ask, Weichen was going to expand the scope of the inquiry, maybe he could get some clues to find the whereabouts of King Xing." ”

Princess Yongfu nodded, Duan Fei was about to retire, Princess Yongfu suddenly shouted, "Lord Duan......"

Duan Fei looked at her and asked, "What does the princess command?" ”

Princess Yongfu hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "It's nothing, my brother's affairs are still being kept secret by Lord Duan." ”

Duan Fei replied: "Weichen understands, please rest assured, Weichen is going out to ask others, is the princess going out with me, or is she here to rest for a while?" ”

Princess Yongfu, who saw things and thought about people, immediately shook her head and said, "I don't want to stay here, I'd better see how Master Duan investigates the case." ”

Duan Fei didn't say much, after the two walked out of the study, they saw a few more people in the courtyard, all of whom were recruited by Wang Zuo, and several guards on duty on the night of King Xing's disappearance.

Wang Zuo led them forward to see Duan Fei, Duan Fei looked at them and asked, "What did you do when you were on duty that night?" Everyone explained it to me in detail, and when someone is lying, others can point it out at any time, and the official is rewarded, Wang Zuo, you can say it first. ”

Wang Zuo nodded and began to talk, everyone was a little unhappy that night, especially Hu Jie and Mu Jiang, they were whipped twenty times, their bodies hurt, and their hearts were also panicked, so when they were on duty at night, they were a little rubbing, and their mouths were still nagging about the injustice in their hearts.

Wang Zuo had no choice, so he had to leave the two of them to rest in the pavilion, and he took people to patrol the courtyard every once in a while, and it was very quiet except for Hu Jie and Mu Jiang's Luo Yi all night, but I didn't expect Chunxi to ask when the prince would leave as soon as he went out early in the morning, and everyone was suddenly stupid.

Duan Fei used paper to write down the time and number of times they patrolled the night, and after everyone added it, the general situation of the night's backyard patrol was outlined by Duan Fei.

The result is that everyone has been alone for a long time, excluding some shorter ones, Hu Jie and a nurse named Chai Chao have enough time to sneak into the room to stun Chunxi, send King Xing out of the backyard, and then there are many ways to leave quietly, the palace guards are only responsible for the security of the backyard, and the rest of the front yard is the responsibility of the Internal Affairs Office, isn't it simple to avoid a few eunuchs who have stayed up for at least half the night?

After listening to Duan Fei's summary, Hu Jie and Chai Chao became nervous, and Hu Jie argued: "Lord Duan, Your Royal Highness the Princess, the humble position is just a person who is bored, so he took a nap on the stone platform, and when they came back from the inspection, they all saw it with their own eyes, what good is it for me to send the prince away?" I have never done anything to be sorry for King Xing and the princess, Lord Duan Mingjian, Princess Mingjian! ”

The nursing home named Chai Chao also argued: "I didn't do it, I didn't know what I ate that night, I squatted in the toilet for half an hour, and my legs were weak, they can testify for me." ”

Duan Fei said: "The two of you are the most suspicious, Wang Zuo, find a place to temporarily detain them, unless the official finds clues in their favor, they are not allowed to be released, and they must be strictly guarded for eating, drinking, and Lazar, otherwise they will escape, I am the only one who asks." ”

"Wronged, my lord!" Hu Jie and Chai Chao both shouted loudly, and at this time, Wang Zuo had no way to help them, so he had to persuade them a few words and personally pushed them away, Hu Jie and Chai Chao did not dare to resist, otherwise they would be convicted, and they would have to suffer a lot.

Duan Fei looked at the others and said, "Although the two of them are more suspicious, but the others are not completely ruled out of suspicion, before finding King Xing, it is best for you not to leave King Xing's courtyard easily, so that this official can find you at any time." ”

"Yes, we understand." Everyone nodded, Hong Bang walked out of the room, and said: "My lord, the lowly rank found something in the house, the cabinets and drawers in the house seem to have been turned over, except for some broken silver, there is no property, and there are no letters, King Xing has lived in the capital for nearly half a year, has he not received a letter from home?" ”

Princess Yongfu said, "How is this possible? The mother concubine and the palace housekeeper will send letters to each other through the post envoy every few days, and there have been twenty or thirty letters so far, how can there not be one? ”

Hong Bang replied: "Your Royal Highness Princess Qiyu, I think that King Xing left voluntarily, otherwise even if the robbers looted all the property, they would not take the letter away. ”