Act 169 The inside story of the emperor's disappearance
"It was sent by a little palace maid, and she put down the letter and ran away." Princess Rui said helplessly, "We don't have a chance to know more about it." ”
Yu Xuanxun suddenly fell into deep thought, "It seems that the other party came prepared, which is why you were so caught off guard." ”
"So what should we do now?" The Queen Mother lost her mind for a while, and said blankly, "Rui'er, you have to hurry up and find a way, you must not let the emperor have something." ”
Prince Rui replied with a solemn expression, "The Queen Mother can rest assured, Erchen will definitely do his best to rescue the emperor." ”
"Without further ado, let's go to the place where the letter was delivered and see if there are any clues."
After saying that, they hurried to the place where the incident occurred, but after all, they found nothing.
Yu Xuanxun, who had no clue, seemed particularly impatient, and her whole body of worry made her restless.
Shi Ruomei comforted worriedly, "Don't be too nervous, I believe the emperor will be fine." You haven't eaten much at the end of the day, and you won't be able to survive like this. ”
"But I don't have any appetite at all." Yu Xuanxun was very irritable.
"If you are sick, how can you accompany everyone to the emperor." Shi Ruomei persuaded softly, "Don't wait for the emperor to come back and you get sick, doesn't this make him even more distressed?" ”
"But ......"
"Don't worry too much, there are so many people coming forward, and the person who wants to hold the emperor hostage is still in the palace, even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't escape everyone's search." Shi Ruomei ordered Luo Er to bring the food over, "The most important thing at the moment is to take care of yourself, this is the greatest help to the emperor." ”
She also understood that it was useless to be anxious, so she forced herself to calm down and eat, but after only a few bites, she couldn't help but worry about the emperor's situation, so she didn't know how to eat anymore.
Time was decocted in the long wait, and the eleventh prince came over with a heavy heart, "We have searched all the places that should be found, but there are still no clues." It seems that the other party has planned it a long time ago, so it will do it so well. ”
"This palace does not believe that there is an unassailable crime in this world, as long as it is done, it will definitely leave traces." Yu Xuanxun said firmly, "You send some more people to search, and you must find out the clues as soon as possible." After all, we are not yet clear about the other party's intentions, so as to avoid causing greater harm as long as it drags on. ”
The eleventh prince nodded understandingly, and instructed Shi Ruomei beside him, "Take care of the concubine Niangniang, this king will go and send more people." ”
"Be careful."
Soon after the eleventh prince left, the ninth prince appeared.
Before he could tell the news, the messenger had already come in, and Luo Er saw that he couldn't stop it, so he retreated.
Yuxuan glanced at him with a lack of interest and said, "I don't know what the Nine Princes are talking about?" ”
"This king heard that the emperor is gone?" The Nine Princes thought about it and asked.
His body stiffened, and Yu Xuanxun said without concealing it, "I think that the Ninth Prince has already seen the clues, and this matter will not be hidden from you sooner or later." With a sigh, he said, "That's right, the emperor suddenly disappeared, and there is still no information." ”
"Isn't there any clue at all?" The Nine Princes were stunned by this.
Yu Xuanxun shook his head helplessly.
Shi Ruomei couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know which bold person dared to openly break into the palace and kidnap the emperor." If he is caught, it must be a great crime for the Nine Clans. ”
"The emperor will definitely be fine." The Ninth Prince hesitated for a moment and spoke, "The country can't be without a king for a day, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble due to the leakage of news, so the minister should do some aftermath to avoid causing panic." ”
"Then there will be the ninth prince."
Although the Nine Princes didn't show their emotions for too long, Yu Xuanxun still sensed that something was wrong, and said to Shi Ruomei uneasily, "Can you send a trustworthy person to secretly observe every move of Liuyu Palace, and report anything abnormal immediately." ”
"You can't be suspicious ......"
"Before the identity of the other party is determined, anyone who is suspected is the object of suspicion, even if it is very unlikely." Yu Xuanxun's attitude is very resolute.
Shi Ruomei thought for a while and agreed, "Okay, I'll just give the order." ”
At this time, two days have passed since the emperor's disappearance, and there is still no progress on the side of Prince Rui and the Eleventh Prince.
On the contrary, Shi Ruomei's people came with some useful news, Princess Shi has not been in the palace in the past two days, and the ninth prince has been going around the palace without a purpose, as if he is looking for something.
Yu Xuanxun suddenly had an ominous premonition, and guessed suspiciously, "Ruomei, you said that your sister should have done this, right?" ”
"It can't be, right?" Shi Ruomei exclaimed in disbelief, "Although my sister was a little arrogant in the past, she was all to get the love of the Nine Princes, and now that the Nine Princes can accompany her wholeheartedly, how could she do such a rebellious thing." ”
"What you said is not unreasonable, it's just that ......" Yu Xuanxun hesitated and still said what he thought in his heart, "But there is such a big movement in the palace, it is impossible for the princess not to know, but she is not in the Liuyu Palace, if she hadn't captured the emperor, what would she have done." ”
"Anyway, I don't believe it was my sister who did it." Shi Ruomei firmly believed, "If you are in doubt, you can go to Liuyu Palace to confront her now." ”
Yuxuan Xun had this intention, so he came to Liuyu Palace accompanied by Shi Ruomei.
The Ninth Prince and the Ninth Princess were watching Ju'er play in the courtyard, and when they saw that she was busy saluting, they said with concern, "I don't know if there is any news from the emperor?" ”
"This is exactly what this palace is here for." Yu Xuanxun looked around a little and said, "I don't know where Princess Shi is now?" ”
The Ninth Princess was stunned for a moment, but the Ninth Princess said indifferently, "She is a little unwell and is resting in the room." ”
"Really?" Yuxuan Xunhu said suspiciously, "It just so happens that this palace is looking for her something, so it's better to go to her room and talk about it." ”
"It's better to come back another day." Although the tone of the Nine Princes was steady, there was still a sense of refusal.
Yu Xuanxun insisted with an attitude, "Since this palace is here, let's go and see each other, this palace is not such a delicate person." ”
"Lord Wang, let's go and see my sister, this matter is important, we must see you today."
At their insistence, they finally came to Princess Shi's room. The door was closed and shouted several times but there was no response, so Shi Ruomei, who was in a hurry, decisively pushed it in.
There was no one inside, and he suddenly realized that the Ninth Prince was lying, and hurriedly asked, "Does the prince know where the princess is?" ”
"Isn't my sister recuperating in her room?"
Seeing that it was impossible to conceal it, the ninth prince told the truth, "This king doesn't know where she is now, I haven't seen her in the past two days, maybe ......"
"Maybe she is the one who kidnapped the emperor." Yu Xuanxun said what was in his heart.
The Ninth Princess was stunned and said, "How is this possible, no matter how bold the senior sister is, she won't dare to do such a thing?" ”
"Did she do it, as long as you find her, the truth will be revealed." Yu Xuanxun then instructed everyone to keep an eye on her whereabouts.
On this day, all the large and small places in the palace have been searched, and the only missing place is Huining Palace.
The destination was determined, and the group hurried over.
Unbeknownst to him, the Nine Princes had already entered first, and Yu Xuanxun followed.
I saw that the emperor was tied to the pillar with five flowers, and the princess was holding a dagger against his neck.
"What are you doing, don't you release the emperor quickly." The Ninth Prince shouted bitterly, "Do you know what you're doing?" ”
Yu Xuanxun threatened her to hurt the emperor at any time, looking at his listless appearance and roaring, "Why did you kidnap the emperor, what is your purpose?" ”
"Purpose?" Princess Shi snorted coldly, "Isn't the purpose of this concubine already very clear? Let Jun Qiansheng abdicate and make way for Xian, in the mind of this concubine, the real emperor is the husband of this concubine, the ninth prince. ”
Saying that, he became emotional, and roared, "What qualifications does he have to compete with the prince, it should be enough to be the emperor for so many years, it's time to hand over the throne." ”
"You can say such a big rebellion." The Nine Princes reproached sharply, "This king has already let go of this obsession, why are you still obsessed." ”
"That's because the concubine wants to help the prince fulfill his wish." Princess Shi said stupidly, "Although the prince pretends not to care on the surface, the concubine still regrets knowing that the prince." ”
Yu Xuanxun teased, "In the end, it's not for your personal desires, the Nine Princes have already been relieved, but you are deeply trapped in it and can't extricate yourself, and you have done irreparable things." ”
"As long as I can help the prince, it doesn't matter what I do."
"Sister, don't make trouble." Shi Ruomei was surprised and said sadly, "It's not worth it for you to do this, isn't it good to be by the side of the Nine Princes?" Isn't this scene what you've been looking forward to? Why do you want to do such a thing for an impossible luxury, stop it. ”
Princess Shi sneered, "How can you stop the matter at this point, you can either succeed or die, there is no choice." ”
"After all, it was this king who hurt you." The Ninth Prince said bitterly, "It's all because of the ambition of this king that you will become what you are today, be obedient, let the emperor go." This king is willing to spend the rest of his life to make amends for you. ”
"If the prince had said such things to his concubine earlier, maybe there would not have been today's incident. But it was too late, and there was no turning back when the bow was opened, even if it was the wrong concubine, it would be wrong. ”
Hold on to the emperor tightly, "What the concubine wants is the Nine Princes who are full of ambition and self-confidence, not the current Nine Princes who are bent on sinking into family trivialities and being full of decadence." As long as the emperor is killed, the nine princes in the concubine's mind will come back. ”
"Stop." Yu Xuanxun shouted at Princess Shi who raised the dagger.