Zhu Xinzhi entered the palace overnight.

This time he has not left the palace for five days.

Emperor Xuanqing finally made a decision.

I don't know how Zhu Xinzhi persuaded Emperor Xuanqing, on the sixth day, Emperor Xuanqing recruited the people who tried the case into the palace and accepted Zhu Xinzhi's statement about Empress Chen and Chen Zhao's civet cat for the crown prince. In this statement, Queen Chen gave birth to a daughter, in order to consolidate her position, Chen Zhao sent a son into the palace to replace the daughter, over the years, the Chen family in order to stabilize the status, keep secrets, do all the bad things, and the princess who changed out of the palace was also killed by Chen Zhao......

After leaving the palace, Zhu Xinzhi personally went to the prison, and later, Chen Zhao pleaded guilty to the law, and the confession on the charge was exactly the same.

In this way, the rumors gradually subsided, and most people accepted it.

On August 28, Emperor Xuanqing executed a group of people with a thunderous momentum: Zhu Shenjian, Chen Zhao, and Empress Chen were all given death, all the men over the age of ten in the Chen family were given to death, and children under the age of ten were exiled to the north with their female dependents, and they were never allowed to return to Beijing; The evidence of Qi Qian's murder of Emperor Xuanqing was conclusive, and he was sentenced to confiscate his family, and all his family was confiscated into slavery; Bo Sen participated in the rebellion, and although the person died, the Bo family still investigated the crime and exiled them all to the Northland; In addition, dozens of people involved in the case were either beheaded, exiled, deprived of official positions, demoted to concubines, or confiscated from their homes......

This vast scene involved an unprecedented scope, and more than half of the official posts in the DPRK and China were vacated.

Fortunately, not long after the imperial examination ended, the newly recruited jinshi immediately used their skills, and some people were promoted from the localities, barely able to check and fill in the gaps.

In this matter, those who have made meritorious contributions have also been rewarded, and they will not be described one by one.

On the seventh day, Zhu Xinzhi returned to the Huai'an Palace.

The huge palace was quiet, Zhu Xinzhi walked into the main courtyard, Qiushui and Luoxia greeted him together, Zhu Xinzhi was a sigh in his heart: "What about the princess?" ”

The two girls wanted to speak and stopped.

Zhu Xinzhi's uneasiness immediately expanded, pushed the two of them and rushed into the main courtyard, and saw that everything was in the room, but the person was not there, and the fog was not there. ”

The tremor in her voice made the two girls at the door feel distressed: "Lord, the princess is gone." ”

"Where did you go?" This time, not only was his voice shaking, but even his body was shaking. He stood there leaning, and the glass in his eyes shattered when he touched it, which was very unbearable.

Qiushui and Luoxia shook their heads: "The princess was not there when we came in, and when we asked everyone, they all said they didn't know." Don't worry, I have already sent someone to find it, and I will definitely send it back as soon as there is news. ”

Zhu Xinzhi sat on the edge of the bed and covered his face when he heard the words.

Look for?

The East Continent is so big, where to find it?

Can't find it.

She has wanted to leave for a long time, and she has been busy in and out of the palace these days, and he has also obtained the permission of his father, looking at the tone, he doesn't intend to blame Pei Xie Tang, but he doesn't have the heart to use it. She also knew in her heart that she had no worries, and now that Gao Xingzhi is gone, I am afraid that there will be nothing to stumble her steps.

"What about Li Shangxi?" He asked in a low voice, with the last glimmer of hope.

Qiushui shook his head: "It's not there either." ”

Zhu Xinzhi's body shook.

Luo Xia hurriedly said: "Don't worry, don't worry, rest quickly, the subordinates will look for it, and they will definitely find someone." You're still injured and you've been busy since you woke up, and your wounds are bleeding......"

Zhu Xinzhi did not speak. He jerked to his feet, pulled open the door and rushed out. The two girls glanced at each other and hurriedly followed his steps. Zhu Xinzhi went straight to the stable, led his horse, turned over neatly and patted the horse and left. The two girls called out sharply behind him, and seeing that he had no intention of turning back, they had to stomp their feet and lead the horse to catch up with him.

Zhu Xinzhi went straight to Xie's house: "Has the princess come back?" ”

"No, I didn't." The steward of the Xie family looked confused: "The master hasn't come back for a few days, Lord Wang, is something wrong?" ”

Zhu Xinzhi stared at him, seeing that his demeanor did not look like a fake, he turned the horse's head and went to Qu's house, Qu Fuci is very good with Pei Xie Tang, maybe he will go to her, maybe he will leave a message for this girl, and when the time comes, he can also find out where she went.

At the cusp of the storm, the door of the Qu family was closed, and Zhu Xin stepped forward to knock on the door.

The movement was so loud that the female relatives of the Qu family were startled, thinking that the Qu family had also committed something, Mrs. Qu supported the housekeeper to open the door, and saw that there was no one behind him standing at the door, so she calmed down a little: "Lord Wang......"

"Has Xie Chengyin been here?" Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Xinzhi had already interrupted her.

A person who has always been polite, his expression is so flustered that he can't look like it.

Mrs. Qu shook her head, feeling strange in her heart, so she heard the prince of Huai'an ask again: "What about the second son of Qu, have you come back from the palace?" Did you send a letter home? ”

If she leaves, the person most likely to be informed at the moment is Qu Yanming, if even Qu Yanming doesn't know where she is, she will really have to stay away from the people and things in the capital!

Thinking of this possibility, Zhu Xinzhi's heart was in turmoil.

Mrs. Qu still shook her head, seeing that Zhu Xinzhi's face suddenly turned white, she thought that she had done something wrong, and hurriedly said, "The prince is looking for Tianlin, has something to do?" Do you want me to call him back? ”

"Don't bother Madame, I'm sorry, take my leave!" Zhu Xinzhi arched his hand, turned around and staggered away.

He rolled over and got on his horse, and suddenly, he realized that he didn't know Pei Xie Tang so much that he couldn't even guess where she might have gone. He turned around the horse without direction for a few times, and then he lifted the reins of the horse and rode out of the city. If she really went to Jiling City, maybe it would be too late to chase after her......

Zhu Xinzhi didn't see it, after he left, Qu Yanming's horse stopped in front of the mansion, Mrs. Qu didn't have time to enter the backyard, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her son come back: "Tianlin came back just in time, the prince just came, and his expression seemed to be wrong, you tell me honestly, did you commit something again and was pinched by him?" ”

"Has Zhu Xinzhi been here?" Qu Yanming was stunned for a moment, thought about it after listening to his mother's words, and suddenly smiled: "What nonsense is my mother talking about, what can I do to be caught by him?" ”

He pushed his mother around: "Now that Your Majesty trusts me, if you really have any handle, you will carry it for me, you, don't worry." ”

Mrs. Qu was suspicious, but after looking at him carefully, it didn't look like she was lying, and finally calmed down: "What's wrong with him, then?" ”

"Who knows?" Qu Yanming raised his eyebrows: "Xu quarreled with the princess and made the princess so angry that she ran away from home?" ”

"Nonsense, how can it be possible for the prince's temperament!" Mrs. Qu nodded his forehead with a smile, but she was also relieved, and turned back to the inner house.

Qu Yanming stood in the courtyard, with an inexplicable smile on his face, playing with the horsewhip in his hand and looking at the place where Zhu Xinzhi left without speaking.

Looking for the county lord?

Only then did I know that I was looking for someone, why did I go earlier?

He even thought a little evilly, Zhu Xinzhi, you are so worried about your family, country, and society, you don't have to worry too much about her affairs, with him Qu Yanming here, you must not let the county lord suffer!

He hummed a little song, then remembered what happened in the court, the smile on his face eased, and then rushed into the study again.

Zhu Xin chased all the way to the northwest, but there was no figure on the official road. When night fell, he had already left Lingxian County and was about to reach the boundary of Canghe, he still wanted to chase again, but finally was forcibly stopped by Qiushui and Luoxia: "Lord, the princess was still there yesterday, and she didn't see it when she got up early this morning, she was pregnant and couldn't ride a horse, let's chase for a day, if the princess had gone in this direction, she would have caught up a long time ago!" Wake up, you're just running away, and the princess is definitely not here! ”

"Then I'll chase in another direction!" Zhu Xinzhi gasped and reined in the horse, vaguely feeling a pain in his inner thigh, he hadn't run so long for a long time for a long time.

Qiushui was helpless: "Southeast, northwest, how does the prince know which direction the princess went?" By the time we change back and forth, the princess will have long since disappeared! ”

"Lord Wang go back first, let's let the shadow people search along the way, it's not too late to chase after the clues!" Luo Xia also said.

Zhu Xinzhi sat upright, looking at the mountains and rivers shrouded in the night, and suddenly felt that the mountains and rivers were so big, it was impossible for him to find her!

He was so sad that his spine bent and he slowly fell on the horse's back.

Qiushui and Luoxia couldn't wait for their prince to answer for a long time, so they couldn't help but look at each other, and when they stepped forward bravely, they heard the low whimper suppressed by the prince......

The two looked at each other, not daring to take another step.

In the end, the three of them returned to the capital.

The shadows flew away from all directions, and Zhu Xinzhi sat like a stone on the swing that he had repaired for Pei Xie Tang, he didn't want to listen to anything, and he didn't want to take care of any family and country affairs. The man was gone, as if he had taken his soul with him, and he didn't even have the strength to move his little finger, and when he saw that the sky was thick and then white, and a long shadow was dragging out of the ground, he shook his eyelashes, which were stained with some moisture, and looked up at the sun hanging in the sky.

It was a long time before he stood up, and Changtian, who was guarding the side, heard him shouting, "Change my clothes for me." ”

"Lord Wang!"

When Changtian and Gulu came back, they listened to Luoxia and them talk about yesterday's incident, and when they heard this, they became anxious: "The injury on the prince's body is not healed yet, so don't ride a horse at this time." ”

"I don't ride horses." Zhu Xinzhi lowered his head: "I'll go to the palace." ”

"Oh." The two of them were a little relieved after hearing this.

In the palace, Emperor Xuanqing looked at his son kneeling below, and his eyes could not hide his shock: "What did you say?" You asked yourself to leave Beijing and go to the northwest to guard the border pass? ”

"Yes." Zhu Xinzhi responded.

Emperor Xuanqing was puzzled: "Why?" ”

"Ashie is gone." Zhu Xinzhi didn't hide it from him: "I can't find her anywhere." She was born into the Pei family, and she promised to guard the border for our Zhu family, and she would not lose her word. I think, there are not many places she can go, the northwest is the place she is most familiar with, if one day she wants to return to peace, she will definitely go there, I will go there to guard, the world is very big, Jiling City is not big, I can always meet her. ”