Chapter 144: Encountering an Accident
"Someone, mobilize all the patrolling guards of the East and West Six Palaces, go all out to find Miss Qiong'er, and do it immediately, there must be no mistake." Queen Fengyi gave the order, and the guards beside her immediately went to do it.
Chengdong ran away, and he also wanted to find it, what if something happened to Qiong'er.
"Chengdong, don't worry, the queen has sent so many people to look for her, and she will definitely find Qiong'er." Ruan Jiaqing persuaded him, and at the same time comforted himself.
For some reason, her heart suddenly panicked.
Qiong'er had never left her half a step, and now the night was getting darker, and in the cold wind, the snow fell lightly from the sky, falling like rain, and there was a tendency to fall more and more, and the more time passed, the more her heart strained.
Chengdong's heart was the same, he blamed himself very much, if she hadn't left Qiong'er here alone, Qiong'er wouldn't have disappeared. Although he didn't know the way to the palace, he walked around, shouting Qiong'er's name.
But after looking for a long time, I still can't find her.
And Ruan Jiaqing, who has been standing in the wind and snow, looking at the direction in which Chengdong left, hoping that he can bring Qiong'er back, she now has a body, she doesn't dare to run around, in order not to cause chaos for everyone, she can only obediently stay in place.
King Jin saw that Ruan Jiaqing had been with the queen for a long time and had not returned, so he couldn't help but be a little worried, so he came out to look for her, but saw Ruan Jiaqing standing in the snow in the snow, her petite back looked a little lonely.
Snowflakes fell on her body one by one, and she stood still in her hair.
In the cool night, her heart was even colder.
"Silly girl, what are you doing standing here?" King Jin walked from behind her and took her hand, but he only touched a piece of coldness.
"Xiao Yu, Qiong'er is gone, she went to get her clothes just now, and she never came back." Ruan Jiaqing finally did not hide his emotions in front of King Jin.
There was a cry in her voice, what would she do if something happened to Joan.
"Don't worry, Qiong'er will be fine." King Jin's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, no wonder he didn't see Chengdong's figure when he came out, and he thought he was looking for Qiong'er.
Until more than half an hour later, the guards sent by the queen said that they searched almost the entire palace, but they did not find Qiong'er's whereabouts.
When Ruan Jiaqing heard the news, his heart became more and more unsettled.
"I'm going to look for Qiong'er, she must have lost her way in the palace, waiting for us to find her." Ruan Jiaqing lifted the hem of her skirt and stepped forward, only to find that her feet were almost frozen.
"You're weak, don't run around." King Jin pulled Ruan Jiaqing back into his arms, this snowflake in the sky was so cold, and Ruan Jiaqing was not dressed much, and there was almost no trace of temperature on her body.
King Jin's heart was like being gently inserted into his chest by a needle, and it hurt a little, and he felt very sorry for her.
Ruan Jiaqing shook her head, "No, let's find Qiong'er quickly, find her, let's go home together, you see it's dark." ”
A very reluctant smile lifted on the corner of her mouth, and King Jin felt even more distressed when she saw it.
This girl is too emotional, if something really happens to Qiong'er, maybe she can't think about it. It's just that this is in the palace, who would attack a little maid beside her?
King Jin couldn't resist her, so he had to accompany her to find it.
Ruan Jiaqing took his hand, because the snow on the ground was getting thicker and thicker, and every step was a little difficult. Two guards suddenly came in front, they were carrying lamps in their hands, and when they saw the two kings of Jin, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and then said, "Miss Qiong'er has been found." ”
Ruan Jiaqing was overjoyed in her heart, and finally found it.
Just seeing that the faces of the two guards were not quite right, she wrinkled her eyebrows and asked, "Where is Qiong'er, is she okay?" ”
The two guards glanced at each other, bowed their heads and replied, "Let's ask the prince and the princess to go and see for themselves." ”
Ruan Jiaqing's legs were weak in an instant, could it really be that something happened? A strong premonition came over her, and she tried to get rid of this bad thought, hoping that she was thinking too much.
"Take us there!" King Jin Road.
The two guards led King Jin and Ruan Jiaqing all the way forward, bypassing the imperial garden, and came to the small corridor outside the Ningci Palace, where there were a lot of people standing, and there were clan lights in the dark.
Ruan Jiaqing let go of King Jin's hand, staggered over, pulled away the guards, and saw a scene that she couldn't accept.
Chengdong hugged Qiong'er with a blank expression.
And Qiong'er was soaked all over, her eyes were closed, her face was as pale as paper, and her clothes and hair were still dripping with water.
She must be very cold in such a winter.
Seeing this scene, King Jin's heart was also very uncomfortable, and there was such an accident, so how could Chengdong and Ruan Jiaqing accept it.
Ruan Jiaqing's legs were weak and she almost fainted, and King Jin held her crumbling body in his arms.
"No, that's not Joan, it's not her." Ruan Jiaqing kept shaking his head.
She didn't believe it, she didn't want to believe the scene in front of her.
Qiong'er was fine when she left, such a lively person, she loves to laugh and talk, and always follows her ass and calls her princess princess, but why does she lie on the ground and don't speak.
"I'm here, I'm here......" King Jin kept repeating this sentence, holding Ruan Jiaqing's petite body in his arms and comforting him.
Ruan Jiaqing's whole body was cold and biting, cold to the bottom of his heart.
She pushed King Jin away, came to Chengdong, and sobbed and said to him: "Don't hug it, she is not Qiong'er, Qiong'er must be fine." ”
Ruan Jiaqing was like a demon.
The pain and sadness in her heart was no less than that of Chengdong, and she was too unwilling to accept this fact.
Qiong'er is like her family, who has accompanied her through the most difficult years, they support each other, share blessings and difficulties. But now that the good days are finally ushered in, Qiong'er is gone......
Cheng Dong was sad from his heart, but there were no tears at all, his expression was blank, as if his soul had been emptied, and his eyes were blank.
He hugged Qiong'er so tightly, but he couldn't feel her body temperature anymore.
"Go, the princess ordered you to go to Qiong'er quickly, if you can't find her, I will let you all fall to the ground!" Ruan Jiaqing's tears fell on her cheeks, cold and cold, she pointed to the guards, and said sadly.
But the guards were unmoved, as if they hadn't heard her.
King Jin looked at Ruan Jiaqing's appearance, his heart was like a knife, and he couldn't wait to bear such pain for her.
"Don't be like this, Qiong'er has already gone, you have to take care, for Qiong'er, but also for our children." King Jin clasped Ruan Jiaqing's hand and was relieved, he understood Ruan Jiaqing's mood very well at this time.
She has always regarded Qiong'er as her family, but now that Qiong'er has suffered such an accident, she is afraid that she will blame herself for dying, blaming herself for not protecting her.
"Xiao Yu, it's all my fault, if I hadn't asked Qiong'er to get the clothes, she wouldn't have had an accident." Ruan Jiaqing's tears fell like beads with broken threads, and she wished that the person lying on the ground now was herself.
"It was just an accident, and no one wanted it."
King Jin also knew how pale and powerless his words were, but he knew that whatever he said at this time was useless, and he didn't know what to say to comfort him.
"No, it's my badness. I shouldn't have left Qiong'er there alone. ”
"It's my fault, it's all my fault......"
Seungdong kept repeating the words, his heart so numb that he had forgotten the feeling of pain.
He still remembered Qiong'er's gentle smile before he left, but that scene turned out to be a farewell. If people are separated today, he doesn't even have the courage to cry.
There is only deep self-blame left in his heart, he is Qiong'er's future husband, if he didn't protect her.
Ruan Jiaqing slowly calmed down, because she knew that now was not the time to grieve, and Qiong'er's death would not be an accident.
Qiong'er has always been a rule-abiding person, she will not run around in the palace, and she is timid, and it is so dark, she will come to the harem again. Someone must have deliberately harmed her, and who is this person?
"Xiao Yu, this incident is not an accident, check it carefully, I can't let Qiong'er go in vain." Ruan Jiaqing wiped away her tears, she had to cheer up now.
King Jin nodded, of course he would check, if he found out who it was, he wouldn't let that person go easily.
The news soon spread throughout the palace.
The maid of the Jin Wangfu family died in the palace, this matter, it is not big or small.
The queen mother and the emperor knew that King Jin was not easy to fool, so she sent the queen to investigate the matter thoroughly, and promised King Jin that she would give him an explanation.
When Qiong'er had an accident, it was not far from Cining Palace, and according to the guards, when they found Qiong'er, it was in this well, and it seems that she accidentally fell into the well and drowned.
Qiong'er doesn't know water, that is, she knows water, and it is difficult to survive in such a deep and cold water.
The queen sent a message and examined Qiong'er, and found that she did not drown, but that the real cause of death came from a blow on the back of the head, as if she had been beaten to death with a sharp object, and then thrown into the well.
In order to cause her to accidentally fall into the water and be drowned. In this way, it is clear that he was murdered.
But Qiong'er has never offended anyone, if you want to talk about the enemy, there are more enemies in the Jin Palace.
But the queen mother, the emperor, etc., will not be unable to get along with a maid.
Ruan Jiaqing thought of one person, and that was Ruan Jingting. She has a motive to commit the crime, and she still has time to kiss and reconcile, and this place is not far from Cining Palace, she must have deceived Qiong'er and took the opportunity to kill her.
"Queen Mother, Qiong'er is the sister-in-law of this concubine, her death is not an accident, please find out the murderer as soon as possible and give this king an explanation, otherwise this king will not give up on this matter."
King Jin said coldly. Someone dared to attack the maid of the Jin Palace, it was a long life.
The queen was a little frightened, the emperor ordered her to investigate this matter, because she was afraid that King Jin would not forgive, and now that it is found out that this matter is murder, then she should take it even more seriously.
"King Jin rest assured, this palace will not spare the person who committed the crime." A complicated look crossed the queen's eyes.
She didn't think that someone would dare to commit a crime in the palace, as the lord of the six palaces, she was duty-bound when such a thing happened.
Chengdong got up with Qiong'er in his arms, and said expressionlessly to King Jin and Ruan Jiaqing: "Prince, princess, my subordinates took Qiong'er home first." ”
The word "go home" made Ruan Jiaqing cry again.
yes, home.
The home is still there, but Qiong'er is forever gone.
Seeing Chengdong's back leave, Ruan Jiaqing didn't know how much effort it took, so he eased his sadness. She knew that this was not the time to be sad, because the person who was more sad than her was Seungdong.
What she has to do now is to get justice for Qiong'er, the person who harmed Qiong'er, she will definitely make that life worse than death.