Chapter 151: The whole country is looking for a mother
(Tuobahong)
After Ying Lin woke up from being knocked unconscious by Xiao Jingqi, it was already early in the morning, and when she felt that the back of her head was still hurting, she found that the concubine was gone, and shouted in a panic that Niangniang was gone.
Ying Lin's cry attracted everyone in the Yin Mountain Palace.
Tuoba Hong nervously ordered Gao Xian and Gongyi to turn over the palace, but there was still no figure of Concubine Rong.
At this time, Ying Lin said, "After Niangniang woke up in the middle of the night, Bai Langzhong came to the dormitory. ”
At this time, everyone discovered that Bai Rui was missing at the same time as Concubine Rong.
Tuoba Hong angrily slammed his fist on the table, and ordered Gao Xian to look for it in Yin Mountain, and the number of people in the palace was not enough to transfer the army of Baidao City.
At this time, the people of the Yinshan Palace were panicking, and they were all speculating why Bai Langzhong wanted to kidnap Concubine Rong?
In private, many slaves and maids are biting their tongues.
Some slaves and maids thought that Concubine Rong was having an affair with Bai Langzhong, and followed Bai Langzhong.
Others think that Lieutenant General Bai Lang took Rong Guifei away, and whether Rong Guifei was kidnapped.
Gossip flew around the palace, but it was accidentally overheard by Tuoba Hong.
The slaves who bit the root of their tongues were pulled out of the sabers on Gongyi's waist by Tuoba Hong on the spot, and they were all killed after a few cuts.
Tuoba Hong decreed, if anyone casually talks about Rong Guifei, it will be death.
For a while, everyone in the palace shut up, and no one dared to say a word more.
Even Princess Yingyu of Pengcheng was frightened by the angry appearance of the imperial brother.
Yingyu asked Gao Xian quietly, asking him if he had found anything unusual in Bai Lang? Or there is something unknown between Concubine Rong and Bai Langzhong.
Gao Xian knew that Bai Rui had that kind of heart for the concubine, but how could he say it, he had an excellent relationship with Bai Rui.
Gao Xian didn't expect Bai Rui to do such a thing and take the concubine away.
If it was really Bai Langzhong who kidnapped the concubine, he was worried that the emperor would condemn him sooner or later, because Bai Rui came to the palace with the team this time, but he recommended it.
Sure enough, Tuoba Hong had already put the blame for the disappearance of the concubine on his head.
When Gonggong Zhou came to tell him that the emperor had announced it, Gao Xian was already flustered.
He came to the emperor, knelt down and waited for the emperor's speech. Tuoba Hong looked at him with a gloomy face, and asked him angrily.
"What do you know?"
"Bai Rui's plan this time, don't you even feel it, or you and Bai Rui are accomplices!"
Gao Xian felt innocent, so he was busy defending himself, saying, "Your Majesty, Weichen really doesn't know anything, and Weichen brought Bai Langzhong here for the concubine's head disease, please ask the emperor to investigate." ”
Tuoba Hong knew in his heart that Rong'er's head disease was indeed fierce, and he had often gone crazy in the past few days, making him unable to sleep at night, so he slept alone in one place and let Bai Rui be treated.
But he couldn't imagine that because of this, Bai Rui and Rong'er had the opportunity to have more contact privately, so that they had the opportunity to abduct Rong'er.
Tuoba Hong pondered the most, thinking that the real one should have been taken away by Bai Rui when Rong'er was unconscious. He didn't believe that Rong'er followed Bai Rui by himself.
He didn't believe that Rong'er would really abandon his identity as a concubine and go with a Langzhong, the most likely thing was that Bai Rui knocked Rong'er unconscious and took him away.
Tuoba Hong did not condemn Gao Xian, but asked him to make meritorious contributions, no matter what method was used, Concubine Rong must be recovered.
On Yin Mountain, the army of the imperial court rummaged one by one, but there was no clue.
What Tuoba Hong didn't expect was that one night, an assassin suddenly appeared in the palace, wearing a night suit, and stole Rong Guifei's qin.
After the Assassin was discovered, many people surrounded and suppressed the Imperial Forbidden Army, but unfortunately the Assassin still escaped.
Tuoba Hong didn't understand for a moment why the assassin had sneaked into the palace late at night, just to steal the harp?
In addition to the people in Yinshan, the King of Beihai was the first to learn that Concubine Rong was missing, and he took his guards to the north of Yinshan overnight, secretly searching, but there was no news.
Without any news, he personally went to the Yinshan Palace to meet the emperor.
When he saw Tuoba Hong, he asked clearly, "Is Concubine Rong missing?" ”
Tuoba Hong wanted to hide it from him, but seeing that he looked completely aware of the situation, he simply stopped hiding it from him.
Tuoba Hong knew that after Rong'er disappeared, so many people were dispatched to search for him, as long as those who were able to do so would soon know the reason.
Tuoba Hong didn't have any doubts about the King of the North Sea knowing about this, and it was normal to get this news.
He let the army search so aggressively, maybe the news has already reached the whole country.
So he was honest in front of the King of the North Sea.
A few days later, Tuoba Hong received a report that he had seen Rong Guifei and a man in the village next to the official road to Pingcheng.
Tuoba Hong personally met with the villager who had reported it.
The person who reported it said that the tea shed on the ancient road saw the woman the court was looking for.
On that day, he was also drinking tea there, when two men and a woman dismounted to rest, and the woman was wearing a veil and could not see clearly.
However, because there was a family of passers-by who were also resting and eating there, a girl from that family saw the woman, she was a little strange about the woman wearing a veil, and innocently ran over and asked, "Why is my sister wearing a veil?" ”
The woman wanted to ignore the child, but the child kept asking. The woman had no choice but to say that she was ugly.
Seeing that the little girl was innocent, the woman was not good at driving her away, and the two men beside the woman just stared at the little girl and did not have a bad face.
The little girl later took out some oranges from her family and brought them to the woman, saying that they would be given to her to eat. If the woman doesn't want her, thank her politely. But the little girl had to give it to her, and said that she liked her sister very much.
However, the little girl had a request that her sister take off the veil and let her take a look. The little girl's cute appearance made the woman nod her head in agreement, and then took off the veil.
When the little girl saw her sister's true face, she called it good-looking.
The man who reported it didn't think much about it when he saw the woman's face at that time, but when he saw the officers and soldiers of the court looking for people everywhere with the portrait of Rong Guifei, he suddenly remembered.
Tuoba Hong only woke up at this time, Rong'er may not be in the Yinshan area for a long time, he ordered Gao Xian to continue to look in the Yinshan area, and he went all the way back to Pingcheng to find the capital.
He really hoped that Rong'er would return to the palace by herself, but how could she be seen in the palace.
Tuoba Hong didn't get any news of Concubine Rong after returning to the palace, but he at least knew that Rong Er was not in any danger.
At this time, what puzzled him was why Rong'er was free but wanted to hide him, why did she hide herself, why did she leave him?
Tuoba Hong was afraid, Rong'er was really as they said, he was willing to leave with Bai Rui, he was afraid, afraid that her heart would really change.
He really wanted to believe that Rong'er had been kidnapped, and that she was unable to move, not free.
Tuoba Hong asked the villager who reported the news to describe the faces of the two men, and after the painter drew them, Bai Rui's appearance completely changed.
You Ran and Xiao Jingqi were already deliberately dressed up, how could the painted portraits be similar.
However, Tuoba Hong is still very convinced that it was Bai Rui who took Rong'er away, if it weren't for him, Tuoba Hong really couldn't think of anyone.
If it weren't for him, why did Bai Rui disappear together.
He asked Gongyi to thoroughly investigate Bai Rui's identity, and after returning to the palace, Gongyi investigated in many ways.
On that day, Gongyi took a few guards to Gaofu and thoroughly investigated Bai Rui by the emperor's order. Because Bai Rui had been to Gaofu, Gaofu should know Bai Rui's identity somewhat.
On behalf of the emperor, Gao Yang and the eldest lady replied respectfully.
Gao Yang replied, he didn't know much about Bai Rui, but he just knew that this person was still a bit famous among the people.
However, most people in Heijo know this.
Gongyi appeared in Gaofu like this, and at the emperor's behest, Gao Yang guessed that Bai Rui was in trouble, and it must have something to do with Concubine Rong.
Ziyu, who used to be Gao Li's maid, saw Bai Rui in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion that time, and was curious at the time, but didn't think much about it. This time, Gong Yi came to inquire about things related to Bai Rui, it was a big shelf, and if he didn't report it, he would be convicted of covering up.
I don't know that I was convicted of capital crimes, and even Gao Fu can't get rid of it.
Kneeling in the crowd of slaves and maids, Ziyu raised her eyes lightly and looked at the king commander with a cold look in his eyes. Think about it or say it, so that you don't get into trouble in the future.
So she had the courage to say, "Lord Wang, the slave maid once saw Bai Rui in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, that is, before the eldest lady got married, the slave maid went to the Warm Fragrance Pavilion to buy rouge gouache for the eldest lady." Seeing Bai Rui coming out of the inner hall of the Warm Fragrance Pavilion there, the slave guessed that Bai Rui must have something to do with the Warm Fragrance Pavilion. ”
After getting the news, Gongyi immediately returned to the palace and reported to the emperor.
Tuoba Hong looked at himself and Concubine Rong's child, his second prince Ke'er, and congratulated him on the news he had obtained.
Tuoba Hong's face was cold, and he asked Gongyi to charge the Nuan Xiang Pavilion with a crime, and Yigan and others were arrested and put in prison. Gong Yi was charged with the crimes of searching the imperial court and violating the hidden treasures, and arrested the guys from the Nuan Xiang Pavilion back to prison.
However, Ju Yang, the shopkeeper of the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, had already learned that he had fled before the imperial army came.
On this day, on the streets of Pingcheng, many people outside the door of the Nuanxiang Pavilion watched the imperial court arrest people and seal the museum.
It was Cheng You who informed Ju Yang to evacuate, and after he secretly protected the Hou Ye all the way to Youlin Valley, he returned to Pingcheng and learned that the imperial court had come to Nuan Xiang Pavilion to arrest people, and let Ju Yang flee one step before the army came.
Cheng You brought Ju Yang to Youyuzhuang.
Ju Yang went out again before Concubine Rong returned to Pingcheng, so that when she came back, she didn't see Ju Yang, and she didn't know that something had happened to Nuan Xiang Pavilion.
In the palace, everyone knew about Concubine Rong's disappearance.
The Empress Dowager was extremely bad, and she was not worried about what happened to Concubine Rong, but she severely scolded the emperor.
said that the emperor can't even look down on his own women, what can he do.
In front of the Empress Dowager, Tuoba Hong only said nothing coldly.
Feng was so angry that she had a headache, and she didn't want to condemn Gao Yang, but if she didn't condemn him, there would be a lot of people in the court, so she had to demote Gao Yang a few levels.
also specially asked Gao Yang to meet him and explain to him that if Concubine Rong was not found back as soon as possible, she might not be able to hide the cruel words of the Youyou people to Gaofu.
Gao Yang was even more angry because of Concubine Rong Guifei's incident, and after seeing the Empress Dowager return home, his face was extremely bad, and he scolded Concubine Rong Guifei's deceased mother with a few ugly words.
The eldest lady hid her tears and laughed at herself for her miserable life.
Up and down the Gao Mansion, people were panicked, and they were afraid that because of Concubine Rong's incident, the emperor would raid their homes.