Eichao, Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The Queen Mother sat on the chaise longue, looking calm, but the Buddha beads in her hand had been crushed many times.

There was a rush of footsteps, Grandpa Cui trotted in, and before anyone arrived, the Queen Mother's face immediately changed, and she asked eagerly, "Is there any news?" ”

Gonggong Cui shook his head as he ran, and when he arrived in front of the Queen Mother, he couldn't take a breath, and panted and said: "The Queen Mother, I searched the whole of Kyoto, but I didn't find Gongzi Qin." ”

In this way, after all, the Queen Mother will not be able to hold her breath. She slowly got up from her chair and paced slowly through the hall, uneasy thoughts welling up in her heart.

Cui Gong said publicly: "Seeing that tomorrow is the Chinese New Year's Eve, where will Young Master Qin go?" At this time in previous years, I was with you the Queen Mother! ”

The Queen Mother didn't answer, turned her head and asked, "What about the entourage beside him?" The one called Qin Feng? ”

Gonggong Cui thought for a while and replied, "The Queen Mother should be referring to Gongzi Qin's apprentice, right?" It's gone, and the entire Nanxian Hall has been empty. The search agent came to report that there were no winter clothes in the closet, and even summer and autumn clothes were much less, and valuable items were gone. ”

Such news undoubtedly proves one thing.

Qin Nanxian left Kyoto, and it will be for a long time.

The Queen Mother, who had been calm, finally broke out at this moment, and said angrily: "Haven't spies been secretly inserted around Nanxian Hall?" The mourning family also specially instructed the Imperial City Division not to be negligent, it is all waste! ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, where did he dare to speak, he hurriedly lowered his head, for fear that the Queen Mother would be angry with him because of her anger.

The Buddha beads in her hand were too tight at the moment, she thought for a long time, and ordered: "The head of the Imperial City can be in Beijing?" ”

Father-in-law Cui replied: "The head of the department went to Liancheng on your order, did you forget, Queen Mother?" ”

The Queen Mother frowned irritably, locked her eyebrows with a dull face, sat back in place and said coldly: "Immediately spread Hong Jingxian into the palace!" ”

Father-in-law Cui answered, and quickly turned around and went out to do so.

By the time Hong Jingxian came to take the Queen Mother, an hour had passed, and he looked like a dusty servant, and he could see that he was also in a hurry. Despite this, the Queen Mother was still dissatisfied: "Why is it so long? ”

Hong Jingxian clenched his fists and replied: "The minister went to investigate the foreign affairs of Kyoto, so it was delayed for some time. ”

The Queen Mother quickly stroked the Buddha beads in her hand, and said anxiously: "Let go of everything else, how is the matter of Xian'er?" ”

A question made Hong Jingxian embarrassed, he knew that replying truthfully would make the Queen Mother angry, but he couldn't deceive the Queen Mother, so he had to bow his head and say: "This matter is still under thorough investigation, and I hope the Queen Mother will wait a few more days." ”

With a "snap", the Buddha beads that had been crushed by the Queen Mother for a long time were instantly thrown to the ground by her old man, and the Buddha beads fell to the ground, followed by the Queen Mother who got up angrily and roared: "It's been two days!" When did the Imperial City Division procrastinate so much? ”

Hong Jingxian replied in a panic: "The Queen Mother is angry, this matter came suddenly and unexpectedly. ”

The Queen Mother squinted coldly, and said hatefully: "Didn't the mourning family order the people of the Imperial City Division to guard the perimeter of Nanxian Hall day and night?" Right under your nose, people disappear? ”

Hong Jingxian hurriedly explained: "The Empress Dowager's order is not negligent, the Imperial City Division sent capable spies to guard around the Nanxian Hall, but the Empress Dowager, in order not to make Qin Nanxian suspicious, originally ordered these people to follow Qin Nanxian's instructions to do things, so the minister suspects that Qin Nanxian took advantage of the loophole." ”

This explanation made the Queen Mother even more dissatisfied: "You mean to say that it is the fault of the mourning family?" ”

Hong Jingxian immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing, and under the majesty of the Queen Mother, he was forced to kneel down and say: "The Queen Mother is angry, and the minister has no such intention!" ”

The Queen Mother looked at Hong Jingxian, who was kneeling on the ground, and said dissatisfiedly: "The boss has just left a few days ago, and such a thing happened, I'm afraid that Xian'er also seized this opportunity to see no one, and the matter of Liancheng is very secret, how did Xian'er know?" ”

Hong Jingxian knelt on the ground, and his eyes no longer knew where to look.

Seeing that Hong Jingxian couldn't answer, the Queen Mother was a little more cold under her dissatisfaction: "I have found out what I have found in the past two days, and I will talk to the mourning family." ”

Hong Jingxian hurriedly replied: "The first night Qin Nanxian left, nothing unusual happened, and no one was seen on the second day. ”

The Queen Mother asked, "When did you find out that people were missing?" ”

Hong Jingxian replied: "According to the past, Qin Feng would get up in the morning to practice in the courtyard every day, but he didn't see anyone that day, so the spies of the Imperial City Division went in to check and found that the person was gone. ”

The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied and asked, "I found out that I was missing the next day?" ”

Hong Jingxian tightened the corners of his lips, he knew that such a thing should not happen in the Imperial City Division, but the fact was that it was the negligence of the Imperial City Division, or Qin Nanxian's shrewdness, and the result was in front of him, Hong Jingxian was already full of uneasiness.

After thinking about it for a while, Hong Jingxian replied: "The Imperial City Division has found out how Qin Nanxian escaped. ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows: "How did you escape?" ”

Hong Jingxian replied: "Qin Nanxian dug a secret passage in his bedroom, and the minister has personally led to the secret passage to investigate, and the secret passage leads directly to the outskirts of the city. ”

Such a reply made the Queen Mother particularly surprised, looked at Hong Jingxian, and asked, "You just said that you went to investigate the affairs outside the city, is this it?" ”

Hong Jingxian nodded: "Yes, it's just that this matter has not been thoroughly investigated, and the minister does not dare to speak rashly." ”

All the previous replies made the Queen Mother dissatisfied, and Hong Jingxian was also afraid that the Queen Mother would be angry, so he said this.

The Queen Mother's eyes began to slowly become deeper, and she frowned and said, "I'm afraid that this tunnel is definitely not a temporary idea of Xian'er." ”

Hong Jingxian agreed: "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true, if it is not for a year and a half, it will be impossible to dig out this tunnel, and it is necessary to avoid the eyes of the Imperial City Division." ”

"Humph!" , The Queen Mother immediately snorted coldly: "I can always leave the matter of Xian'er to you." ”

Hong Jingxian's face sank, and he apologized: "It's the minister's unfavorable handling that disappointed the Queen Mother." ”

"If it's just disappointment, it's just that, now the strings are gone!" , The Queen Mother roared angrily: "The mourning family originally wanted Xian'er to go to the Taixuan clan to personally find out the facts of his parents' death, and they also thought about how to take him on the right track, but what about you? The mourning family handed over this matter to you, will you reply to the mourning family with such a result? ”

Hong Jingxian's face was aggrieved, he didn't know what he had done wrong, everything was under the orders of the Queen Mother, but he couldn't influence Qin Nanxian's thoughts.

At this moment, the Queen Mother said coldly: "Do you know why you have only been the deputy head of the Imperial City Division all these years?" Why is the boss less experienced than you, but he can skip the level to be the boss? ”

Mentioning this, Hong Jingxian tightened the corners of his lips resentfully, this is what he has been indignant about all these years.