Wu Ji said: "It's unfortunate that it's the eldest grandson and the seventh lady." ”

His sentence "very unfortunate" naturally refers to the identity of the other party's future crown princess, and it is really "very unfortunate" that when the matter of choosing the crown princess is about to be decided, the person suddenly disappeared.

Chang Sui Ning frowned slightly.

It turned out to be the seventh lady of the eldest grandson's family, the eldest grandson Xuan.

She couldn't help asking, "Did you find any clues?" ”

"I only know that the person disappeared in the back mountain with his personal maid, and the master and servant have not been found so far...... "Wu Ji shook his head: "No matter how many there are, it is not clear." ”

Although the monks in the temple participated in the search for people, they were only responsible for leading the way in the back mountain, and the specific matters were all in charge of the people of the eldest grandson's family and the forbidden army sent by the Holy Emperor, and the monks did not dare to rush to inquire too much.

Chang Suining thought about many possibilities in an instant, and finally only said: "I hope people can come back safely." ”

She has a good impression of the girl who has met alone in private and dares to frankly admit that she has the heart of a mother's world.

And no matter what kind of possibility the other party encounters, a girl of this age is always the weaker party...... If I can come back safely, it may be a blessing.

The three-day prayer has been completed, and it is impossible for the Holy Emperor and his ministers to delay in Dayun Temple for too long because of the disappearance of a girl, and it has been more than ten days before and after leaving the palace, and there are too many government affairs that urgently need to return to Beijing to cook.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Emperor of the Holy Book drove back to the city with his ministers and a group of women, leaving a hundred forbidden soldiers to continue the search for people in the Dayun Temple.

If any of the accompanying wives pay attention, it will be known that the wife of Sun Yuan, the chief minister of the left, did not drive back to the city with him.

This time, Kuang rarely listened to her husband's arrangement and insisted on staying in Dayun Temple to wait for news from her daughter.

Changsun Yuan knew very well that his wife's favorite was this youngest daughter, and he did not force his wife to return to Beijing, but left some people to accompany him.

After returning to Beijing, the eldest grandson's family was also secretly searching for the whereabouts of the eldest grandson Xuan in various parts of the city.

Although it is extremely unlikely that Changsun Xuan will return to the city alone with her maid in private, the sooner the search for someone is concerned, the better, no matter which possibility it is, it must be considered as soon as possible, and the places that can be found must be found as soon as possible.

The paper can't hold the fire, and as the scope of the eldest grandson's search for people becomes larger and larger, the news of the disappearance of the eldest grandson's seventh lady and eldest grandson Xuan spread.

So far, the eldest grandson Xuan has been missing in the mountain behind Dayun Temple for more than four days.

The eldest grandson's family has no intention of hiding it anymore, if they still have the idea of luck at the beginning, only when people accidentally get lost or go somewhere else, so as not to cause unnecessary criticism after people come back, so they choose to suppress the news, then the whole four days have passed, which is enough to make all the luck thoughts disappear.

A noble girl from a family who has never left home alone, and she has not returned for four days, must have encountered an unexpected situation beyond her control.

No matter what this accident was, now Changsun Yuan has only one idea, to get his daughter back, whether dead or alive.

Although he seems to have a rigid and indifferent temperament, everything is in the interests of the family, but he treats his young daughter with no less affection than his wife.

His Xuan'er has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, and has her own ideas, in addition to a father's love for his daughter, he treats this little daughter more of a value and hope that is different from other children.

Compared with the criticism outside, Changsun Yuan is more concerned about his daughter's whereabouts.

After the news of Changsun Xuan's disappearance spread, there were indeed many speculations everywhere.

There is even gossip that the seventh lady of the eldest grandson's family was dissatisfied with the family arrangement and did not want to enter the palace to be the crown princess, so she took the opportunity of praying in Dayun Temple to elope with someone.

After this frequent rumor spread, Kuang, who was already overly worried about his daughter's whereabouts, fell ill in anger.

But by the sixth day, the rumor had been shattered.

The eldest grandson, Qi Niangzi, who had been missing for many days, was found.

To be precise, it was the body of the eldest grandson Qiniang who was found.

People were finally found in the back mountain of the Great Cloud Temple, and at first the search was just a search all over the mountains, and only after considering the bad possibility later, did they begin to pay attention to the underground.

The body was buried under a hidden bush outside the maple forest in the back mountain.

In autumn, the weeds were already withered and drooping, and the top of the burial place was covered with yellow weeds as a cover, so I didn't notice anything unusual when I didn't approach it at first.

The murderer should have considered that he didn't want to leave too many traces, so Changsun Xuan and his maid were buried in the same place.

It was cold in late autumn, and the corpses were buried under the cold mound, and when they were dug up, the faces of the master and servant were still complete and clear, and there were not many signs of decay.

Even if he was sick, he had been waiting for the Kuang family in the Dayun Temple to hear the news, and he fainted on the spot.

Soon, the eldest grandson Yuan also rushed over accompanied by his son.

The girl's well-behaved and agile appearance is still in front of her, and no one expected that a trip to worship the ancestors in Chongyang would be separated by yin and yang.

The girl's cold cheeks were stained with dirt and a few green chrysanthemum petals, and a pair of wide-eyed eyes were bulging, as if she wanted to remember the appearance of the enemy, as if she had inexhaustible fear and unwillingness.

The eldest grandson raised his hand tremblingly, and slowly covered his daughter's appearance with white silk.

The eldest grandson on the side raised his hand to hold his father: "Father......"

The eldest grandson looked at the corpse of the girl covered with white silk steadily, and said slowly: "It's okay to be a father." ”

This is not the time for grief.

What to do now...... It's to find out the truth of this matter!

……

The Holy Emperor knew about this, and after obtaining the consent of the eldest grandson's family, he handed over the eucalyptus and the corpses of the eldest grandson's master and servant to Dali Temple.

After an examination at noon, the eldest grandson Xuan was choked by the neck and suffocated to death.

The maid of the eldest grandson Xuan was repeatedly hit on the back of the head with a stone and died.

Other injuries show that both the master and servant experienced struggles and resistance before death, but to no avail.

The person was found in the mountain behind the Dayun Temple, and the time between his last appearance in front of the person and the discovery of his disappearance is the time when he was killed.

During this time period, there are many people who come and go to the back mountain, and there are nearly 100 people who go to pick chrysanthemums and maids alone, in addition to the monks in the temple.

With such a large scope, and all the children of officials and powerful people involved, it is not easy to investigate one by one, and it will inevitably be time-consuming and labor-intensive.

But the progress of eucalyptus was much faster - because on the same day, at the burial site of Changsun Xuan, something that did not belong to the deceased was found.

Dali Temple first carried out an investigation into the ownership of this object.

……

After the news of the murder of the eldest grandson Qiniang spread, there was an uproar in Beijing.

The faint of heart among the nobles who accompanied them that day were so frightened that they could not sleep peacefully at the thought that such a bloody thing was happening not far away while they were talking and laughing and laughing that day.

When Chang Suining heard the news, he was accompanying Ah Dian to practice boxing in the martial arts arena.

The eldest grandson, Qi Niangzi, still had an accident.

Chang Sui Ning subconsciously looked up at the sky, at this moment the sun was about to set, and such a young, beautiful and fresh life seemed to have disappeared from this world like twilight.

The girl with a firm goal had also made a promise with her that she would be friends when the situation allowed in the future.

They haven't had time to become friends yet.

Before the other party had time to try whether the road of Muyi World was good or not, everything came to an abrupt end.

Chang Sui'an heard about this at first glance, and felt a little depressed in his heart, although he was not familiar with the eldest grandson Qi Niangzi, but when he thought that it was just a little girl of the same age as his sister, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

"Brother Ah was also in the back mountain that day, and Dali Temple should soon send Brother Ah to question." Chang Suining advised: "When the time comes, Brother can answer everything according to the facts." ”

Perennial peace down.

But in the next two days, Changfu did not wait for the people of Dali Temple to come, Chang Sui Ning made people inquire only to find out that Dali Temple only sent a few people to question.

Not a wide-ranging investigation......

Could it be that the suspicious person has been secretly locked?

Chang Sui Ning was thoughtful.

She has been paying attention to the progress of Changsun Xuan's eucalyptus, but she has not stopped arranging her own affairs.

In the past few days, she agreed on one thing with Chang Suian.

Recently, in the Xuance camp, the matter of leading troops to the north to build border defenses has been put on the agenda.

This matter is still known to the outside world that Cui Jing will lead the troops, and the army will set off in two days.

Although Cui Jing had secretly left Beijing first, the matter had already been arranged and handed over to his henchmen and deputy generals to supervise, and he only needed to proceed according to the original plan - Yu Xuance's army ordered 80,000 troops to rush to the north, wait for Cui Jing to deal with the rebellion of the governor Shi, and then go to the north to meet his subordinates.

In the Xuan Ce camp, many recruits are on the list of this northward trip.

Because of Chang Kuo, Chang Suian's identity is also special, Cui Jing had an explanation before leaving, and this trip can be chosen by himself.

Chang Suian originally planned to stay in Beijing to guard his home and sister, but under Chang Suining's persuasion, the young man was finally moved and chose to join the northbound group.

The reason why Chang Suining insisted on persuading Chang Sui'an to go was out of two considerations.

First, since the elder brother has chosen to take this road of joining the army and making meritorious contributions, he should seize the opportunity, although the northern border is hard, it is a good place to train people.

And this trip to the north, the original intention is not to conquer, but to deter the Beidi who is about to move, and most of what is done is to repair the defense of the troops, compared with those wars that have started, it is not very dangerous, and it is suitable for recruits to adapt to the life of the army and increase their knowledge.

If Cui Jing goes later, it will be a rare opportunity for Brother Ah to train under the command of such an experienced general on the battlefield.

Xuan Cejun may be going for several years, if the elder brother misses it, he will stay in Beijing for a long time, the young man wants to sharpen his skills to become a general, and every day is precious.

She didn't want Chang Sui'an to miss such a good opportunity because she was worried about her.

And her second consideration is related to the current situation.

For example, today's son has to worry about external troubles, but also to deal with internal worries, but also to compete for power with the ministers of the Shi clan, coupled with the sudden accident of the eldest grandson, the whereabouts of the crown princess have become unknown again, and then with the expansion of the war in Yangzhou, new contradictions will inevitably brew in the court, once it breaks out, there will be a big shock.

The Son of Heaven sounded stable at his feet, and at the same time it was the center of the whirlpool of strife.

The battle in Yangzhou is closely related to the situation in Beijing, and Lao Chang is the deputy commander of the Yangzhou rebellion, and he is destined not to stay out of it.

Therefore, Chang Suining believes that letting Chang Sui'an stay away from Jingshi as soon as possible may avoid many troubles that may arise in the future.

Fortunately, her brother is very persuasive.

Early the next morning, Chang Sui'an took his baggage and sword boy and was about to leave his house and go to Xuance Mansion to prepare for leaving Beijing with the army tomorrow.

Outside the Hussar General's Mansion, there were many people gathered to see him off at this moment.

In addition to Chang Suining and the Chang family, there are also the Qiao family brothers and sisters, Cui Lang and other children who are good friends with Chang Sui'an, and the attendants sent by Yu Zeng to see him off.

"Ning Ning, I'm not at home, you must take care of yourself." Chang Suian repeatedly advised.

Chang Suining nodded, he looked at Qiao Yubai again, and his tone was much tougher: "Qiao Yubai, after I leave, my sister will cheapen you...... I mean, I'll leave it to you! ”

"Don't worry." Qiao Yubai said seriously: "I will definitely take good care of Ning Ning, and when you come back, Ning Ning will only have me as a brother in her eyes." ”

Chang Sui An's eyes widened when he was standing: "You are not despicable!" ”

"Just kidding." Qiao Yubai smiled and said, "Ning Ning Mianmian and I are both waiting for you to return from your meritorious service at home, and when you become a general, I will call you a brother." ”

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Chang Suian raised his hand and slapped his shoulder: "This is what you said, then you just wait to change your voice and call me brother!" ”

Chang Suining and Qiao Yumian couldn't help laughing.

A group of people chattered for a while, until the sword boy reminded him that it was time to go, and Chang Sui'an smiled, hugged his fists and saluted everyone in return, and jumped on horseback.

The young man sat on horseback, heroic, and already showed a bit of might.

Ran Qiao Yubai said firmly: "I guess Sui An will definitely wipe his tears again." ”

Chang Suining nodded: "Hmm...... At most, it doesn't last more than three numbers. ”

Three, two......

As soon as the few people counted to two in their hearts, they saw the young man on horseback turn his back and rub his eyes with the back of his hand.

Then he tactically raised his voice to hide his emotions, and turned his back to the crowd: "You all go in, I'm leaving!" ”

Saying that, for fear that he would be embarrassed if he stayed any longer, he hurriedly shouted "drive" and drove the horse away with the sword boy.

Chang Suining and the others watched the young man's back disappear at the end of the road.

The white steward also sighed a little reluctantly, Lang Jun left home for the first time, and he went north with the army...... But children always have to grow up, and teenagers always have to go through it.

The white steward packed up his emotions and beckoned the children who came to see him off to drink tea in the house.

"Brother Yubai, Sister Mianmian, you come with me."

After entering the mansion, Chang Suining called the Qiao brothers and sisters to go to the inner hall alone.

Cui Lang agrees that compared to those disciples, he is also his own person, and the place used to entertain outsiders in the front hall is not suitable for him, so he is suitable for following Qiao Xiao...... Ahem, follow Master.

Anyway, Brother Qiao is also there, and he is not the only man, so there is no need to avoid suspicion.

Chang Suining was too lazy to catch him, so he followed.

On the way, Qiao Yumian whispered with feeling: "Ning Ning, but is there something wrong?" ”

Knowing that she has difficulty moving, if there is nothing important, Ning Ning should not call her and her brother to talk elsewhere alone.