If the minions did not go his way, he immediately ordered someone to pull them out to play the board.

There are many eunuchs and palace maids whose butts are about to be opened. He also limped when he walked, and he looked very funny.

Within a few days, almost all the eunuchs and maids in the palace were beaten by him.

When everyone saw him, it was as if they had seen a plague god, and they hurried away.

However, anger is anger, and no matter how many minions are beaten, Ye Shuyun will not be recovered. He still needs to keep thinking about it.

As a result, Chu Xuanting had no choice but to order the army to spread out from around the imperial city to investigate.

The army received the order and immediately went into action.

They carried out a carpet search from around the imperial city, and every house was searched very carefully.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if it is a pigsty kennel, they have to go in and search it carefully.

Because Chu Xuanting had already given a death order, if they couldn't find clues, all of them would have to raise their heads to see him, or never go back to see him.

Whether it is the loss of jobs or the loss of lives, it is a result that they do not want to see.

All of them knew how important Ye Shuyun was to Chu Xuanting, and they also knew that Chu Xuanting loved this concubine very much in his heart.

If they couldn't find Ye Shuyun alive, then all of them wouldn't be able to eat and walk away.

The soldiers' investigation area advanced inch by inch, and the range gradually became larger, and they were getting farther and farther away from the imperial city. It's already in the very remote suburbs.

The army searched for another whole day, and did not even bother to eat. Everyone endured hunger and thirst, anxiously searching for Ye Shuyun's whereabouts.

"Ye Shuyun, where are you? Hurry up and come out! "Perhaps this is the truest voice in every soldier's heart.

If they can't find Ye Shuyun for a day, they won't be able to rest for a day, and the physical fatigue is nothing, the key is that they are afraid that the emperor will be angry, and he will lose his job at the least, or lose his head, this burden is afraid that ordinary people can't bear it!

Time passed minute by minute, and there was still no clue in the search.

There is still no good news from the soldiers. Chu Xuanting's anxiety in his heart became more and more serious. With each minute that passed, the anxiety in his heart grew a little more.

If he consumes one more minute, Ye Shuyun's danger will increase by one point, how can he not worry?

If he knew Ye Shuyun's whereabouts, he would not hesitate to let him go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire.

But now, Ye Shuyun's people don't know where they are, how to save them?

This feeling of powerlessness is really too tormenting.

If someone had tried to hit a large ball of cotton with his fist, then he would definitely be able to understand how Chu Xuanting was feeling now.

Chu Xuanting was so anxious that he walked back and forth in the room. The people sent a very delicious meal, and he didn't have a trace of appetite, but he just told all the people who delivered the food to retreat, and all the dishes were withdrawn.

The minions were worried about the emperor's health, but they did not dare to disobey the order, so they had to retreat silently.

A soldier came in and reported tremblingly: "Report to the emperor, the army has investigated twenty miles outside the city, and still has not found any clues." ”

Chu Xuanting's anger suddenly came up, and he roared at the soldier: "Keep looking for me!" Can't find me to take you is asking! ”

The soldier stammered and replied, "Yes, yes!" So he hurriedly retreated and ran out of the palace.

The soldier walked for a long time before Chu Xuanting's anger gradually subsided.

Although he is a little paranoid, his mind is still clear.

He asked himself in his heart: Since he had been looking for no clues for so long, was there something wrong? The murderer tied Ye Shuyun, and the speed of travel was slower than that of ordinary people, and in this short day, they would not go far. At the very least, it won't be outside the scope of the current investigation.

He told himself to calm down so he could come up with something that worked.

He forced himself to sit down slowly, allowing his mood to gradually calm down. I began to recall the whole story, hoping to find some clues from it.

Suddenly, an old saying popped into his mind: "The most dangerous place is the safest place." ”

His eyes lit up immediately.

The most dangerous place, he muttered in his mouth, isn't that in the imperial city?

"The murderers think that I must not have imagined that they dare to hide in the imperial city, maybe they are still in the city now!"

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered someone to mobilize a small group of troops who were investigating outside the city and returned to the imperial city.

They were ordered to secretly conduct a second search in the imperial city, and no place should be missed.

The soldiers received the order and set off in a hurry.

They set out from the palace and carefully continued to search along the imperial city, going door to door to eliminate them.

Every time they went to a house, they were restless. Tables, chairs, cloakrooms, every place where you can hide should be checked.

Then there was the interrogation, the soldiers each held a portrait of Ye Shuyun in their hands, and everyone in every family would be asked if they had seen the woman in the portrait.

Most people will shake their heads helplessly, saying that they have not seen this person and that they do not have such a person hidden in their own home.

The common people were all talking: "What happened in this imperial city?" How can the search be so strict? ”

But no one told them the answer. If you ask too many questions, you may even be killed.

The affairs of the palace have always allowed the common people to talk too much, and they naturally understand this truth deeply. can only obediently cooperate with the palace guards to check.

Now the searching soldiers are bent on finding out Ye Shuyun's whereabouts, and they are almost turning the imperial city upside down.

However, although this method is stupid, it finally has an effect.

Just two or three hours after the second investigation began. The soldiers finally got a clue.

The sun had sunset westward on the other side of the mountain, and the night was gradually coming up.

This is exactly the time to eat dinner. Families light candles and prepare to eat.

After a long day in the fields, what could be better than a full meal, a few sips of wine, and then a comfortable bed for sleep?

This is the normal life of most ordinary people, ordinary and fulfilling.

It was getting darker, and of course candles were already burning in the palace.

Of course, the emperor also needs to eat dinner, but he can't even eat a bite now.

Even if the delicacies of the mountains and seas are delivered to his mouth, they are tasteless. Because his mind was not on eating, he was very anxious.

When a person is in a bad mood, isn't it also a bad appetite?

Chu Xuanting just sat quietly at the table, facing the burning candle.

While waiting for news from the soldiers, he tried to control himself from imagining Ye Shuyun's current situation.

At this moment, the door "creaked" open.

Chu Xuanting raised his head in a daze, staring at the soldiers who came to report as if he had seen a savior.

The soldier knelt down on one knee and reported to Chu Xuanting breathlessly. "Report to the emperor, clues have been found!" ”

Chu Xuanting was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "What clue?" Say it! ”

The soldier took a deep breath and calmed his breath before saying, "On the day Ye Shuyun disappeared, a watchman said that he had seen a person who looked very similar to her. ”

Chu Xuanting hurriedly asked, "Where is this watchman now?" ”

"He's waiting outside the palace."

"Bring him in! I have something to ask him! ”

The soldiers immediately went out to make an announcement, and in a few moments two men came in with the people who had beaten the watch.

Where have you ever been to the palace? Ever seen such a formation?

As soon as he arrived in the house, he "plopped" and knelt down, not knowing what he had done, before he was arrested here.

Chu Xuanting took out Ye Shuyun's portrait and asked the soldiers to hand it over to the guard so that he could identify it carefully.

The nervous voice trembled, and said, "Yes, yes, this is the person, the person I saw that night looks exactly like her." ”

Chu Xuanting's eyes lit up again, and he ordered the person who beat the watch: "What did you see that night?" Say it! ”

The watchman slowly searched his memory, recalling the events of that night.

He said slowly: "It was a cloudy day, and it was dark at night, and it was still windy. Families closed early to rest. Only the wind could be heard in the alley, and occasionally there was a miserable cat meow or two. ”

Chu Xuanting listened quietly, as if he was already in the scene of that night.

The watchman continued: "That night I went out to watch as usual. Walk around the alleys and go door to door to remind everyone to be careful of the candles. Before you know it, it's midnight. The wind gradually stopped. ”

"And then?" Chu Xuanting asked eagerly.

"I didn't sleep well during the day, and I was yawning when I suddenly saw a couple of people walking up the alley. I wondered, why is there still someone walking outside at this night? ”

"At first glance, it turned out to be a few women. One of the women was very beautiful, and I looked at her twice, just like the one painted in this portrait. ”

"And then what? Where did they go? ”

The watchman continued: "Then she was seemingly coerced into the largest tavern in the Imperial City by two men. Because they appeared late at night, I paid special attention to them, and they happened to be the people the emperor was looking for. ”

Chu Xuanting heard the person who beat the guard tell the location where Ye Shuyun was kidnapped.

Hurriedly asked, "Is what you said true?" ”

The man said firmly: "It's true, Your Majesty. The little one doesn't dare to have half a lie! ”

After hearing this, Chu Xuanting breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then said to him, "Stand down." ”

The watchman fell to the ground again, bowed to Chu Xuanting, and said, "Thank you, Emperor!" Then they were taken out by the soldiers.

Out of the palace, he let out a long sigh of relief, and finally did not lose his head.

I heard that the new emperor's temper is very paranoid, and if something doesn't go his way, his head will be cut off, which is not a joke.

When the watchman returned home, the meal was ready, and the whole family sat at the table waiting for him to eat.