Xiao Xuan actually didn't take Xiao Lu's matter to heart for a long time, the reason why she stayed in Yihua Palace all day long and didn't go out was because she was rewarded by Emperor Chu and the Empress, and she could only hide in Yihua Palace for the time being.

"Okay, I know that I have wronged you during this time." When Xiao Xuan said this, Emperor Chu felt guilty about her. "It's rare that you are so obedient this time, what does my father think of to compensate you?"

Emperor Chu's words were in Xiao Xuan's arms, she did have something to do when she came to Lingyun Hall today to find Emperor Chu.

Before Xiao Lu lifted the ban, Xiao Xuan accidentally picked up Orange Cheng, who had an unknown background and had her tongue cut off on the night of the eldest princess of Yongshou's birthday. Xiao Lu wanted to take Orange Cheng by her side, but the current situation was that she didn't know Orange Cheng's true origin, and Orange Cheng couldn't say it herself, so Xiao Xuan could only hide Orange Cheng in her palace. If you want Orange Cheng to really stay in his palace after crossing the Ming Road, the only way to find out how Orange Cheng, who is alone, hides in the palace is still unknown, and find out Orange Cheng's origin and life experience. Xiao Xuan wanted to know who was so ruthless to cut out a child's tongue.

Because of this matter, Xiao Xuan wanted to ask Duan Shaolan, who worked in Jinqiwei, to help verify the origin of Orange Cheng. But things are so coincidental, a few days before Xiao Xuan picked up the orange Cheng, Duan Shaolan was ordered by Emperor Chu to go to Jiangnan with a small team of people to investigate a case.

But on the day of Duan Shaolan's original return date, Duan Shaolan and the team he brought not only did not return to the imperial capital, but even the usual contact was cut off. As the days passed, Duan Shaolan never delivered the news back, and he and the small team he brought with him were like drops of water dripping into the river, disappearing cleanly and without a trace.

Xiao Jun is also anxious about his friends, but as a prince, all the dispatches of the Jinqiwei are under the direct jurisdiction of Emperor Chu, and he can't open his mouth to Emperor Chu.

Xiao Xuan stayed in Yihua Palace every day, and was also worried about Duan Shaolan's comfort.

She endured it for several days before she finally made up her mind that she wanted to come to Lingyun Hall and directly find Emperor Chu to ask for a clear explanation. Anyway, the matter between her and Duan Shaolan had already passed in front of Emperor Chu, and she was just a princess who didn't get involved in the court situation and didn't ask about government affairs, and the worst plan was just to be scolded.

Besides, a thousand households and a team directly sent by Emperor Chu disappeared in Jiangnan so inexplicably, and she didn't believe that Emperor Chu would send someone to search.

"Father, don't think about it," Xiao Xuan took Emperor Chu's hand, looked at his eyes very solemnly, and said. "I have something to ask my father, and as long as my father can give me an answer, it will be the best compensation for me."

"Oh, really?" Emperor Chu laughed. "It seems that you came here prepared today, and you have already thought about what you want from me. Okay, my father answered you, so you can ask whatever you want. ”

"Really?" Although Xiao Xuan had a plan in her heart, but Emperor Chu responded to her request so generously, she suddenly didn't know how to ask.

She was really worried about Duan Shaolan, but the only way to get his news was to start from Emperor Chu.

Xiao Xuan cautiously looked at Emperor Chu's face and asked in a low voice, "Even if the matter I asked involves the team of pennant guards that your father sent to Jiangnan?" ”

After Xiao Xuan said this, he looked at Emperor Chu a little timidly.

Emperor Chu's expression never changed, as if he had known that Xiao Xuan would say such a thing.

Emperor Chu suddenly raised his hand at Xiao Xuan, who was sitting next to him, Xiao Xuan was startled and closed his eyes directly.

"Father?" Xiao Xuan thought that Emperor Chu would at least knock himself, but Emperor Chu's hand did not fall for a long time, and after a while, Emperor Chu's hand slowly fell on the top of Xiao Xuan's head, and Xiao Xuan opened his eyes again.

"No wonder your mother has been talking about the extrovert of the female university all these years, and now she hasn't really allowed you out, but your heart is completely biased." Even if Xiao Xuan didn't say Duan Shaolan's name, Emperor Chu knew that what she really cared about was Duan Shaolan's safety and whereabouts. "Do you know that the Jinqiwei is investigating and doing things for me, and even your imperial brothers dare not have a casual relationship with the people in the Jinqiwei, and you dare to come directly to me to ask me about the whereabouts of the Jinqiwei who investigated the case in Jiangnan for me."

"Father's 。。。。。。" Since childhood, Emperor Chu has always been pampered by Xiao Xuan, where did he talk to Xiao Xuan with such a straight face. As soon as Emperor Chu's words fell, Xiao Xuan's eyes immediately turned red, and a pool of tears accumulated in his eyes, only swirling in his eyes, but they still did not fall.

"And you are in the harem, and you even know that Duan Shaolan went to Jiangnan, someone must have handed you the news." Emperor Chu rarely became serious about Xiao Xuan. "The people who can deliver such news to you are none other than your two elder brothers, Yu'er is calm and knows the severity, he won't. There is only Jun'er, and he and Duan Shaolan have been friends since they were young, so he must have told you. I don't know how serious it is, but it seems that I have to punish him so that he can remember it for a long time. ”

Xiao Xuan didn't expect that Emperor Chu would not only get angry, but also punish the sixth brother Xiao Jun. The tears that were still rolling in my eyes poured out all of a sudden.

"Father, don't punish the sixth brother." Xiao Xuan wept softly and begged Emperor Chu. "I wanted to see Duan Shaolan, and the sixth brother couldn't bear my pleading before he told me."

Seeing Xiao Xuan tugging at his sleeves and crying so much that even the tip of his nose was red, Emperor Chu put away the serious expression on his face.

"Okay, stop crying." Emperor Chu saw Xiao Xuan crying pitifully, so he softened his voice and persuaded. "Father won't punish your sixth brother this time."

When Xiao Xuan heard this, she raised her head suddenly, there was still a drop of unfallen tears hanging on the tip of her nose, and she looked at Emperor Chu blankly,

"Father Fang deliberately lied to me?" Xiao Xuan raised his hand to wipe his tears and asked tentatively.

"I didn't lie to you, I should have punished your sixth brother, what to say and what not to say, I am a father, and I can't tell the difference. It's just that this time for your sake, I won't punish him. Emperor Chu said. The next is not an example. ”

"Well, thank you, Father." Xiao Xuan knew that Emperor Chu would not deceive her, so she immediately burst into tears and laughed. "Then since the father and emperor will not punish the sixth brother, can you still tell me what I want to know?"

"Well, I can tell you." Emperor Chu and Xiao Xuan said. "It's just that when you leave the Lingyun Palace, this matter can only rot in your stomach, you know?"

"Uh-huh, my daughter knows." Xiao Xuan smiled in surprise. "Father, don't worry, I won't remember anything when I leave the Lingyun Palace."

"Okay." Emperor Chu patted Xiao Xuan's head with satisfaction. "You can rest assured that Duan Shaolan is still in Jiangnan now, investigating the case for me. When he set off, he led a group of six pennant guards, immediately after they entered the south of the Yangtze River, they were ambushed, six pennant guards seriously injured two people, lightly injured three people, they released the news as soon as possible, the nearest pennant guard secret pavilion got the letter and came to the rescue in time, and their group of seven people were not worried about their lives. ”

"Really?" Xiao Xuan asked subconsciously. "Then why is it that all their news has been cut off, and even the wounded have not returned to the imperial capital?"

"The seriously wounded are not allowed to move, and they are taken in by the Secret Pavilion to recuperate from their injuries. After treating the wounds, the lightly injured chose to hide their whereabouts and sneak into Jiangnan Fucheng to continue the investigation. ”

"In the case of Jiangnan, there is a prefect in Jiangnan who is responsible for the local case, why did my father send the pennant guard of the imperial capital all the way over?"

Jiangnan Fucheng is in a place with a warm climate, rich in products, and extremely developed waterways, which is the money bag of Jokhang and extremely rich. Five of the top ten wealthy businessmen in Jokhang were born in Jiangnan.

A few months ago, there was a major case in Songchen County and Wannian County, and a total of 56 people from the county and his family in the two counties were wiped out in the same rainy night.

It rained all night, and the next day the neighbors found blood spreading from the door, broke into the door and found corpses all over the ground.

The two county magistrates and their families, men and women, old and young, all died on a rainy night.

The prefect in Fucheng quickly sent officials to investigate the case, and quickly closed the case, saying that both families were robbed and killed by nearby mountain bandits.

But everyone in the neighborhood knows that the two county officials are both from poor backgrounds, and there is not even a subordinate to serve at home, and which mountain bandit who is not long-sighted will let the rich family not far away not go to loot, but go to such a house that can't find any money to kill and kill people.

But the officials decided the case like this, and the distant relatives of the two county officials came over and wanted to collect the corpses for burial, but the fifty-six corpses were detained by the officials and sent to Jiangnan Fucheng.

And Qin Ling, a neighboring county who was good friends with these two county officials, suddenly sent his wife and children back to his parents' house to live temporarily on that rainy night, and he disappeared in the rainy night wearing a robe, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then.

Such a thing happened on the same rainy night, two county officials and their families died innocently, one county prince disappeared for no reason, but the prefect of Jiangnan Mansion City seemed to be ignorant, and directly ordered someone to close the case and seal the file, but a few months after the incident, the Yizhuang where the deceased's body stayed was ignited by an inexplicable fire, and none of the 56 corpses were preserved, all destroyed in the fire.

And the mountain bandits who robbed and killed people mentioned in the case file have never been found.

The case turned into an unsolved case in this way, until a few days before Duan Shaolan's departure, an unrecognizable man who was dressed like a beggar entered the imperial capital with the flow of people, found Duan Chengwen who was in the imperial examination at the same time as him, and presented a bloody flocculent and the mountain bandit who robbed and killed people mentioned in the case file has never been found.