Yue Qingming's expression was a little not good, frowning and thinking about Dong Xi's affairs, now the Empress Dowager has been away from the palace for half an hour, but everything is still safe and sound, doesn't it have anything to do with Dong Xi?

When Yue Qingming raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother, the expression on the Queen Mother's face was similar to her, she had known Dong Xi for more than 20 years, even if she rarely met, she was still worried and worried about him in her heart.

Just when Yue Qingming wanted to say a few words of comfort to the Queen Mother, Ruyi hurriedly ran in: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, something happened!" ”

Yue Qingming and the Queen Mother immediately stood up and said in unison: "What happened?" ”

"It's the Fifth Prince's side, it's been attacked, it's a group of masked assassins."

"Are you here for the Queen Mother?"

"It's not!" Ruyi frowned: "It's for the fifth prince, and there are a lot of people who come, the guards brought by the fifth prince are only enough to protect him, no one is looking at the queen mother's side at all, and then those who took advantage of the chaos to take the queen mother away!" ”

"What?!"

Yue Qingming frowned, and so did the Queen Mother, after the two of them glanced at each other, they realized the seriousness of the matter, and then went to the imperial study together, Jiang Qiancheng and Gu Shun were both there, with serious expressions, and they should have known that Jiang Qianbai had been attacked.

The Empress Dowager hurriedly stepped forward, frowned and said, "How is the Empress Dowager, this palace doesn't matter, you must bring Jiang Qianbai back to the palace safe and sound!" ”

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I have already sent someone over, and I will definitely be able to bring Jiang Qianbai back."

But those masked assassins were not good, and it was still a question whether they could bring Jiang Qianbai back safe and sound, after all, no one thought that those targets at the moment were actually Jiang Qianbai.

Jiang Qiancheng frowned, although he was still calm on the surface, he was actually very anxious in his heart, but he knew that being anxious would not solve any problems, he had to calm down and think about what the problem was.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was very stiff, and everyone was worried, but the more times like this, the more they didn't know what to say, so they could only wait anxiously for news from Jiang Qianbai's side.

Half an hour later, Yamatake returned, and the moment he stepped into the imperial study, he immediately became the focus of everyone inside.

The Empress Dowager was the first to speak: "How is Jiang Qianbai's situation?" Did you bring it back? ”

"The fifth prince is fine, but he suffered some skin injuries, and now he has been sent back to the Five Princes' Mansion to rest."

The Queen Mother suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, Jiang Qianbai was fine.

Jiang Qiancheng asked, "What about the Empress Dowager?" Did you find her? ”

Shan Wu shook his head with a serious expression: "When we arrived, the group of masked assassins who were responsible for robbing the Empress Dowager had already gone away, so our men immediately chased after us, but they were still lost, and there was also another group of assassins on the way, and even the traces were not found. ”

Jiang Qiancheng frowned, but he didn't leave a trace, it seems that those masked assassins are related to the two murders that happened in Cining Palace, they must have come prepared, and as long as they are found, they can find the answer to the whole thing.

Yue Qingming said: "If there are a lot of masked assassins, then this matter has nothing to do with Dong Xi, he has always been a loner, and his martial arts are strong, if you want to kill a person, you don't need to rely on the strength of others at all." ”

Jiang Qiancheng and the Queen Mother both agree with this, but if the matter has nothing to do with Dong Xi, then who is the mastermind behind this matter?

Jiang Qiancheng said: "Continue to send people to find the Empress Dowager, follow the direction where those masked assassins left, and see if you can find some traces." ”

"Yes!"

Now things are complicated, the murderer who committed the murder in Cining Palace was not found, but the Empress Dowager was lost, and Jiang Qianbai was also injured, it seems that the Empress Dowager should not be sent out of the palace easily, this is really a wrong decision.

Yue Qingming walked to Jiang Qiancheng's side, gently held his hand, and comforted: "Don't worry, we can definitely find the murderer, and the Empress Dowager will also find it." ”

Jiang Qiancheng smiled and shook his head: "But I have a very bad premonition now, I feel that maybe the Empress Dowager will not be able to come back." Or rather, there is no way to come back alive. ”

Yue Qingming's brows furrowed, although she also felt this way in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it directly.

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and sighed: "Since the matter has come to this, there is nothing to feel about, go find someone first, if you can't find it and then make another plan, this matter is not our fault, if you want to blame, blame the ministers in the court who are clamoring to take the Empress Dowager away from Cining Palace, if they don't make noise, maybe the Empress Dowager will still live in Cining Palace." ”

Yue Qingming looked at Jiang Qiancheng and squeezed out a smile: "Okay, don't think about this matter first, deal with the matter in hand first." ”

Jiang Qiancheng nodded: "Got it, you guys go back first, I want to stay alone in the imperial study for a while." ”

"Okay."

On the way back to Chuxiu Palace, Yue Qingming was in a very complicated mood, this matter was beyond their imagination, more complicated than anything they had dealt with before, and it took a lot of brains, and they hadn't come up with a reason until now.

As soon as she arrived at the gate of Chuxiu Palace, Jade appeared in front of her, frowning slightly: "Queen Mother, Dong Xi is back." ”

Yue Qingming looked at her with some surprise: "Really? ”

"Yes, he's in there now, but it looks a little strange, you wait a little and get ready, I'll always be by your side, don't get too close to him, okay?"

Yue Qingming was stunned, and then nodded: "Got it." ”

Entering the Chuxiu Palace, Dong Xi was sitting in front of the table, and there was his big knife on the table, and a trace of blood could be faintly smelled, obviously, this knife had killed people not long ago.

Yue Qingming walked over with a frown and said, "Dong Xi, where have you been during this time?" Why are you only coming back now? ”

"I've always been in the palace."

"What? You've always been in the palace, but we're ......."

"But you never saw me," Dong Xi interrupted, "That's normal, I deliberately didn't let you find out, because I have my own business to do." ”

"What's that?"

"It doesn't matter what it is, because I've already worked it out."

“……”