Chapter 47: The Black-Faced Swordsman

Sensing Xiao Yuexi's gaze, Huang Lian turned his head to look over.

It was surprising enough that Dali Siqing came to inspect in person, but the most surprising thing was this Xi Gongzi. He had a plain face, not very tall, and slender, weak, and weak. Wei Chang, the secretary of Dali Temple, was ambiguous in his introduction to this Xi Gongzi, which made Huang Lian think of the rumors about Wei Chang, and the more he thought about it, the more disgusting he felt, and he felt that he was suffering if he even looked at it more.

But at this time, Huang Lian inadvertently met his sharp gaze that was seriously inconsistent with his appearance, and there was a hint of this person's not simple illusion in his heart, and in just a moment, the person turned back to an idle observer, his eyes drooped, as if he didn't care about the outside world......

Is it dazzling? Huang Lianhu glanced at the Xi Gongzi up and down suspiciously, and then withdrew his gaze to look at Wei Chang.

Wei Chang Zhengse asked, "When and where did His Royal Highness King Xian disappear?" What are the previous signs? ”

Huang Lian didn't think much about it and replied: "Early in the morning four days ago, the people in the house found that the prince was not in the room, and came to pay homage to the lower officials, because there was no trace of fighting in the room, and there was no sound in the night, so the lower officials didn't think so much at that time, and the infected people still had to settle down, and the lower officials were very busy all day, and in the evening they found that the prince had not come back, so they were a little panicked, and they didn't find anyone in the whole city, this and that...... Such a big living person, if he says he disappears, he will disappear, this, the lower official ......"

Huang Lianyue said, the more miserable his face became, a local official like him, when he was old, he planned to spend his old age guarding this acre and three points of land, who would have thought that the epidemic would come, and the prince would throw it away, and he would be pushed to death one by one, and he didn't know what Tai Sui had committed this year, and it was so turbulent.

Xiao Yuexi watched quietly for a while, and didn't find anything abnormal for the time being, so she began to patiently analyze Huang Lian's words, and had some considerations in her mind.

Although Wei Chang was more than twenty years younger than Huang Lian, he was in an important position, and he was quite a bit not angry and arrogant, he looked at Huang Lian with sharp eyes, and said sternly: "Lord Huang, did you find anything in the room where the prince temporarily lived?" ”

Huang Lian hurriedly shook his head: "No!" Nothing! There was no sign of a fight in the house, no signs of damage to the roof, doors and windows, and no futon on the bed......"

Wei Chang slapped the table and asked sharply: "The futon didn't move, it was obvious that the person disappeared the night before, and you actually dragged on all day?!" ”

Huang Lianzhan looked at Wei Chang tremblingly, his fat body was faintly trembling, and he trembled his voice and said in a panic: "The people in the mansion are stupid, and the lower officials are busy with the resettlement of the infected people, and they only found out about this at night...... Xia Guan really didn't mean to......"

Xiao Yuexi touched her chin and nodded secretly, which makes sense why Huang Lian immediately thought of the disappearance after learning that King Xian was missing.

Wei Chang looked at Xiao Yuexi, his attitude was much better, at least his face was a little less cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Master Xi, what do you think?" ”

Xiao Yuexi didn't answer, just looked at Huang Lian and asked, "Lord Huang, has anyone ever entered the room where His Royal Highness Xianwang lived after he disappeared?" ”

Huang Lian seemed to understand very well, and immediately shook his head when he heard this: "No! After confirming that the prince was missing, the lower officials locked the house and waited for the adults sent by the emperor to inspect, and no one had touched anything in the house, and it didn't look like there were any clues on the surface......

Xiao Yuexi didn't wait for him to finish, and got up directly and said, "I want to go and see it in the next place, is it convenient?" ”

Huang Lian subconsciously looked at Wei Chang, and saw that he had no opinion, so he nodded: "Yes, the lord and the son come with me." ”

As soon as he went out, he saw Li Ran who had changed his outfit.

Li Ran's face was as pale as frost, he walked to the door with an umbrella, and when he saw Wei Chang, he said, "Lord Wei, the lower officials want to go to the epidemic center that shelters the infected people first." ”

Huang Lian knew that he was the accompanying imperial doctor, and when he heard the words, he didn't talk nonsense, so he directly called the servants to take him there. Huang Lian is the one who is most looking forward to the end of this plague as soon as possible, and if he continues to toss like this, it is a trivial matter if he can't keep his official position, and I'm afraid that he won't be able to keep his head!

Seeing Li Ran walking away quickly, Huang Lian couldn't help but muttered to Wei Chang worriedly: "Last time, three imperial doctors were dispatched from the palace, but before the cause of the epidemic was found, they were all infected with the epidemic, and now they are all lying in the epidemic center, this time there is such one, can it be done......?"

Wei Chang didn't know Li Ran's affairs very well, and before he left Beijing, he even had the same worries as Huang Lian, because he knew better than Huang Lian that this Imperial Doctor Li was the newly recruited little imperial doctor of Tai Hospital, but the emperor trusted him, no one was sent this time, only such a one, I think it's still reliable......

Wei Chang glanced at Huang Lian and didn't answer, but just said lightly: "Lead the way!" ”

The room where King Xian lives is located in the southeast corner of the Yellow Mansion, the room is transparent and bright, and the courtyard is also spacious.

However, one night, the distinguished guest unknowingly bypassed a group of government soldiers and servants and disappeared without a trace.

In the room, as Coptis said, there was no trace of a fight. The doors and windows were closed that day, and the bedding on the bed was smooth and clean, without even a slight indentation; There was no trace of the table and chair moving, and it was obvious that His Royal Highness Xianwang had not touched those before his disappearance...... All signs are confirming that King Xian was not captured by anyone, but left voluntarily.

It's not enough to go by himself, he seems to be pinching the time, and when the time comes, he steps out of the door and disappears without a trace.

The initial observation was very brief, Wei Chang came to the same conclusion as Xiao Yuexi, glanced at her, and said hesitantly: "This...... Did the prince go by himself? ”

Xiao Yuexi didn't say anything, just touched her chin and was in a daze thoughtfully, and after a while, she asked, "Is the thing brought by His Royal Highness King Xian still there?" Where are they all placed? I want to take a look at it below. And what about the prince's retinue? Did it disappear with it? ”

Huang Lian said: "No! They're all waiting in the house! The next official will go and please. ”

His Royal Highness King Xian travels all the year round and is not at home, accustomed to traveling lightly, only a few sets of clothes are brought everywhere, and there is not much silver.

This habit has never changed, and this trip to Binzhou is hasty and urgent, and he didn't have time to prepare before he went on the road, at this time his things are clear at a glance, a few pieces of clothing, a few taels of silver, and all the things of His Royal Highness King Xian are here, no less.

His Royal Highness King Xian was dressed lightly and thoroughly, and this time he left without taking anything with him. At such a grim moment, he voluntarily stepped out of the door and disappeared for four days in a blink of an eye, without any news, what could be the reason? Did someone mislead him into leaving the Huangfu that night, or did he meet gangsters when he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and went out for a walk?

All speculations were in vain, there was not the slightest clue to prove the truth of these speculations, and when Xiao Yuexi came back to his senses, he found that he had been in place for a long time, and the two adults were looking at him inexplicably.

Xiao Yuexi coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment, stabilized her emotions and said in a deep voice: "Regarding the prince leaving on his own, there are only two possibilities I can think of, one is that someone said something to him, causing him to have to go out to investigate in person, and the other is that he just happened to meet a bad guy when he went out for a walk." The former needs to find out who the prince has been in contact with in recent days, and who has the opportunity to reveal to him the information that he has to visit and verify. The latter is a little more difficult, because it is not clear where he has been or what kind of villain he has been. ”

After hearing this, the entourage shook his head again and again: "The second kind of villain that Childe said thinks the chance is very small. ”

Xiao Yuexi raised her eyebrows, looked at the inconspicuous little guy, and saw him say seriously: "There are masters guarding the prince in secret, even if he encounters danger, the two of them will not even have a whole body to retreat." ”

Xiao Yuexi's half of her eyebrows were raised higher: "Master? What kind of master? ”

The little girl glanced at her and said calmly: "I wonder if the son has ever heard of the name of 'black-faced swordsman'?" ”

Xiao Yuexi was secretly startled silently. Of course she has heard of this name, the first person in the rivers and lakes, the year she left, it was the era when the black-faced swordsman was at its peak, and countless challengers were unmatched, in the rivers and lakes, it can be called a god-like existence. However, I don't know why, such a famous person suddenly disappeared one day, and now six years have passed, and no one has seen this black-faced swordsman again.

But it turned out that this mysterious figure who disappeared actually ran to the hands of His Royal Highness King Xian to serve as a guard?

As if seeing Xiao Yuexi's doubts, the little guy replied calmly: "The villain has not been following the prince for a long time, and the villain is not very clear about that gentleman's affairs, but he knows that he is the black-faced swordsman who disappeared. Such a person, even if he can't protect the prince, he won't be able to run back to report the news, right? ”

Xiao Yuexi analyzed rationally: "Hmm...... Or maybe that Mr. Swordsman was loyal to the Lord and didn't dare to leave the prince and go by himself? ”

The little girl shook his head and smiled: "Son, you don't know our prince too well, and when it comes to a critical moment, the prince will not care about his own body." is really outnumbered, the prince will definitely find a way to ask for rescue, he can't run by himself, and he has to find a way to let the people below run ......"

"This little brother." Xiao Yuexi suddenly interrupted Xiao Xiao's words, and looked at him with a smile, seeing that his heart was sudden.