Imperial.

Su Qian and his entourage hurriedly arrived, startling birds and crows to fly.

The dry well stood quietly in the night, but Su Qian didn't have the courage to come to her, she was greedy by the palace people to barely stand up, and tears fell silently.

After a while, Xiao Dezi tied hemp rope around his waist, and he stepped on the stone wall with his flexible body and probed down step by step.

The surrounding palace people held up lanterns and tried to send light down the well.

The stone wall was covered with wet moss, and Xiao Dezi was good, but his center of gravity was unstable and slipped several times, and it took a lot of effort to stumble and reach the bottom of the well.

Xiao Dezi stepped on the withered yellow leaves, making a squeaky sound, and in the bottom of the well where he couldn't see his fingers, he looked particularly mad.

After carefully fumbling for a long time, he found that there was nothing but cobwebs on the top of his head, bird droppings and fallen leaves under his feet.

He pulled the rope and motioned for the people at the mouth of the well to pull him up.

"Queen Mother, the slave is under the well, and I didn't find Miss Zhiyun."

Xiao Dezi was happy to report.

"Really?"

Su Qian's eyes suddenly lit up, and her emotions could not hide her excitement, she clutched her chest and cried with joy, if there is no one in the dry well, does it mean that Zhiyun is very likely to be alive.

Xiao Dezi nodded, his expression solemn and seemed to stop talking.

Su Qian waved his hand in understanding, asked all the palace people to take ten steps back, and then asked Xiao Dezi to step forward.

"What do you want to say?"

Xiao Dezi lowered his voice and replied, "The slave once heard that there was a secret in the palace, and the convicted palace maid would be executed on the surface, but in private, someone connected with each other to take the so-called 'corpse' out of the palace, sell slaves or enter the Qinglou, and get a good price from it." ”

After a pause, he continued: "According to the slaves, the people who can often go in and out to have trysts with Lin Guifei are probably the guards of the forbidden army in the palace, and the guards will also take advantage of the convenience of entering and leaving the palace to transport palace maids out. ”

Xiao Dezi's inference is that Zhiyun is not dead, and is either hidden in the palace waiting for the opportunity to be transported out, or is already outside the palace.

"But this palace listens to the meaning of Lin Guifei's words, she had a love affair with that person outside the palace, Lin Guifei is noble, and the man who can enter her eyes is not far behind, even if she is a guard of the forbidden army, she will not be so shabby as to sell palace maids to make some money."

Su Qian couldn't figure it out, but since it was a clue, she would definitely check it to the end.

And what surprised her even more was Xiao Dezi, why would she spare no effort to help her, they had never been in contact before, not to mention that this kind of businessman's business, once he was stabbed, there were many people involved.

There is too much chaos behind this, and the interests of too many people have been moved, Xiao Dezi is a person in front of the emperor, and he is the most astute and clever, and there is no benefit to him, so he should not be in this troubled water.

Su Qian promised, "You have helped Bengong a lot, Bengong has it in mind, whatever you want, just ask, Bengong will do its best." ”

Xiao Dezi lowered his head humbly, "The queen mother is serious, it is important to find Miss Zhiyun first." ”

"Meow, the queen's master doesn't sleep at night, and like my brothers, did he come out for a walk when he was full?"

Da Hei and Er Hei stepped on the tsundere cat steps, walked to Su Qian's feet with their tails dangling, lay down to expose their belly, squinted their eyes and snored, and turned on the coquettish and grinding mode.

"The queen's master might as well catch two fish, which can not only exercise but also consume food, killing two birds with one stone."

Da Hei and Erhei clearly wrote the word robbery on the cat's face.

Su Qian's heart was in a mess, and he squatted down and pinched the cheekiness of the two of them one by one, "Zhiyun is gone, I'm looking for her, and I don't have time to accompany you." ”

She hung her head, and big hot tears fell on the big black hair, and she sat up in shock, leaned up on her fat head and asked, "Don't cry, what's wrong with the queen's master, tell me about it, and see if you can help." ”

Xiao Dezi stood aside and saw the queen talking to herself to the two cats, and the two cats were quite cooperative and kept meowing, although he couldn't understand it, but he also felt novel.

Xu is the queen's heart knot is too heavy, and she needs to pet a cute animal like a cat, so she can relieve it for the time being.

Su Qian told Da Hei and Er Hei about Zhiyun's disappearance.

"It's a trivial matter, isn't it just a matter of effort, smell the smell and find someone, even if Zhiyun is locked underground, my brothers and I can gouge it out for you with their claws."

Erhei puffed up his chest and promised.

"Master Queen, my brothers and I are doing manual work, don't forget to divide a few fish and make up for us when it happens."

In addition to guaranteeing, Dahei did not forget to ask for some benefits.

Su Qian's heart rekindled a glimmer of hope, and patted their brains, "Okay, if you make a meritorious service and make you a whole fish feast, my brain is also in a hurry, I didn't think of asking you to help,"

Da Hei and Er Hei sat at the feet of the queen's master, comforting awkwardly, "The queen mother didn't fall asleep, and we can't come out, don't worry, for my brothers, it's all a matter of pinching." ”

After the change of guard, the palace guards were allowed to leave the palace and return to their homes on their own, or they could live in a chamber separated from the high wall and near the palace gate.

Xiao Dezi found a few eunuchs as helpers, and the group accompanied the queen mother.

There are not many guards in the house, and those on duty tonight are inspecting the harem, and most of the people who are not on duty have already left the palace and gone home, only a dozen guards are sleeping soundly, and they are awakened by the eunuchs who suddenly broke in.

"Hurry up and get dressed and come out, and then come out and reply to the queen's mother."

After Xiao Dezi glanced around, he didn't find anything, and then retreated first.

What are you going to do, call back to the queen?

The guards wiped their faces, forced themselves to come to their senses, and crawled out of the warm bed, looking for clothes for those who were looking for clothes, and those who wore shoes for shoes, and they were busy with their work, and some of them inevitably complained.

"Hey, what can happen on this big night, the queen mother doesn't care about the harem, and comes here to be so majestic."

"Hmph, the queen wants to manage the harem, can she manage it?"

The mockery sounded, accompanied by a few echoing laughs, and the guards slowly straightened their clothes and walked out of the door one by one.

"Ministers, see the queen." The guards were sparse, and their tones were soft.

They are all Jiupin guards with knives, all of them are from extraordinary backgrounds, serving the emperor, whether they are rewarded or punished is also the emperor's final say, and the nameless queen suddenly intervened, and naturally she was not convinced.

"I lost a concentric bracelet in Linxuan Palace, it was given to the Queen Mother when the first emperor was alive, and the Queen Mother rewarded it to Lin Guifei, and now I lost it in the palace."

"At the request of Concubine Lin Guifei, the palace searched for the thief, and according to the clues that the palace has, it is very likely that the concentric bracelet is hidden in the guard's room."

Speaking of this, Su Qian paused, and his gaze swept over the guards.

There was surprise, suspicion, and dissatisfaction on their faces, but none of them seemed to show panic.

It seems that Xiao Lang, who is good with Lin Guifei, has a good management of facial expressions, but even if she hides it deeply, she will find out the person.

Su Qian raised his voice and ordered, "Come on, search!" ”