Chapter 127 Search
Imperial study.
The emperor had just finished reviewing the memorials and was about to have a midnight snack before going to bed when he suddenly heard urgent voices outside.
Immediately afterwards, the anxious voice of the eunuch at the door sounded, "Your Majesty, the commander of the imperial guards wishes to see you."
The emperor was stunned.
Commander of the Imperial Guards?
Didn't the commander of the imperial guards lead his troops to surround the prince's mansion? Why did he come here at this time?
Something happened in the Prince’s Mansion?
What happened again!
I can't bear more!
Ever since Rong Que got into trouble, memorials impeaching him have been pouring in like snowflakes in the past few days.
Colluding with foreign generals, embezzling public funds, imposing heavy , and taking human lives lightly...
There is solid evidence for every case.
Now, what could possibly happen in the middle of the night?
In the brightly lit imperial study, the emperor sat behind the desk with a sullen face.
The commander of the imperial guards came in wrapped in the chill of the autumn night, bowed and greeted, and reported anxiously, "Your Majesty, just now, when I was patrolling outside the residence of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, someone threw out a stone wrapped in a cloth strip from inside. The cloth strip said that he had seen Su Yunhe in the residence."
When the emperor uttered the three words "Su Yunhe", he was so shocked that he froze.
After a long moment, he asked in shock and disbelief: "Who?"
The commander of the imperial guards said respectfully, "Su Yunhe, the Su Yunhe who is being exiled."
Where is Su Yunhe who is being exiled? We just received news today that Su Yunhe died of illness on the way to exile due to physical exhaustion.
This person who died of illness is now in the prince’s mansion?
The emperor clenched his fist and slammed it down on the table. "Are you sure?"
The commander of the imperial guards hurriedly said, "This matter is of great importance. I will enter the palace immediately after receiving the cloth."
As he spoke, he took out a fist-sized stone and a piece of cloth.
The chief eunuch stepped forward to take it and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor looked at the words on the cloth , his eyes burning with anger, "Go search! Catch that bastard for me!"
The commander of the imperial guards received the order and carried it out immediately.
As soon as he left, the emperor, in a rage, confiscated the table in front of him.
"How outrageous! How outrageous! Su Yunhe is someone I exiled. Did he really think I couldn't see that he was colluding with Nanliang? Did he think I didn't know about the tricks he played with the Ninth Prince of Nanliang? Rong Que actually brought Su Yunhe to his own mansion! What is his intention!
I have always believed that Su Yunhe is the Duke of Zhenguo's man!
Now, he is actually in Rongque Mansion!
I will destroy him! Destroy him!"
The roar of rage spread low in the imperial study.
The chief eunuch stood behind the emperor in fear and did not dare to say a word.
Prince's Mansion.
The fire illuminated the entire mansion.
The commander of the imperial guards led his men and broke in personally, giving the order, "Search!"
Immediately, countless imperial guards launched a violent search.
Rong Que stood expressionlessly in front of the commander of the imperial guards, and Su Qingqing stood shoulder to shoulder with him.
The commander of the imperial guards gave a fake smile and cupped his fist, "Please bear with me, Your Highness. I am only following orders."
Rong Que said nothing.
When the imperial guards broke in, they had just finished interrogating Su Yunhe. Time was so tight that they didn't know whether Chunjiao had already dealt with the person.
If the Imperial Guards could really find any clues, how would he respond?
At that time, they didn't have time to watch Chunjiao deal with it and rushed here.
Rong Que was on edge, his mind racing.
All the servants in the Prince's Mansion have been gathered together. Minghe and Minglu stand at the front of the group. Compared to the fear and anxiety on the faces of the other servants, they are much calmer.
But anyone who practices martial arts can notice that although these two men look calm, their hands are always tucked into their sleeves.
There, a dagger for counterattack is hidden.
Whenever the situation requires, they take action immediately.
The brightly lit Prince's Mansion exuded a chilling chill.
As time went by, the chill became heavier with the autumn frost, and the servants with poor psychological quality were frightened by the atmosphere and trembled so much that they could not stand.
This scene was clearly a precursor to a house raid.
Once the prince's property is confiscated and he is found guilty of treason, the entire prince's mansion will be buried with him, and no one will be able to escape alive.
Unless you have a backer.
The imperial guards who were sent out returned with the same news: nothing was found.
As more and more people came back, the commander of the imperial guards, who had been calm and composed, began to look anxious.
How could there not be?
The Second Prince received accurate information that Su Yunhe was in this mansion.
Is there a secret room with a mechanism?
But he was just here to search, he had no right to ask the prince to lead the way, let alone the right to order the prince to do anything.
Finally, the passerby came back, "Sir, no."
This last reply made the commander of the imperial guards look completely ugly. He swept his sharp eyes across the servants in the prince's mansion, and then raised the stone and cloth in his hand, "Who threw it?"
These words immediately made the servants, who had been silent as a mouse, even more trembling with fear.
In the chaotic crowd, a short and thin man squeezed out of the crowd. He glanced at the prince in fear, then swallowed his saliva and said, "It's me."
Rong Que looked at this man.
Wang Da is the person who takes care of horse grass in the mansion.
Such an insignificant person almost brought him death today.
The commander of the imperial guards glanced at Rong Que coldly, and then his eyes fell on Wang Da, "You said you saw Su Yunhe in the mansion, is that true?"
Wang Da's legs were shaking so much that he couldn't stop shaking. He said, "Yes, it's true."
Ming Lu immediately started to curse, "You bastard, who gave you the guts to frame His Highness with something like this!"
Yu Liang followed up and said, "Your Highness has always treated you well, why would you do such a cruel thing!"
The commander of the imperial guards lost his patience and violently whipped the crowd, "Shut up!"
The whip hit the ground, and the loud noise made Yu Liang shut up.
Minglu wanted to say more, but seeing Rongque's expression, he had no choice but to shut up and turned his head to the side.
The commander of the imperial guards asked Wang Dadao: "Where are the people?"
Wang Da swallowed his saliva again, looked at Rong Que again, lowered his head and said, "Yes, in the spare study room of the prince in the west wing."
Rongque Rongque has three study rooms.
There is one for formal office use, one in the main courtyard, and one in the west wing.
He was right. Su Yunhe was indeed hidden in the study room in the west wing.
Upon hearing this, the commander of the imperial guards immediately looked at his soldiers. A soldier who was leading the search of the west wing stepped out and said, "Commander, we didn't find the study he mentioned in the west wing."
The muscles at the corners of the imperial guard's eyes twitched, and he felt that he had found this secret place. He turned his head, raised his chin, and looked at Rong Que with arrogance and coldness. His eyes paused on Rong Que's face for a moment, and he pushed Wang Da away, "Lead the way!"
Wang Da immediately staggered and led people to look for him.
The commander of the imperial guards laughed coldly and said, "Your Highness, hiding a criminal exiled from the imperial court is a serious crime. What do you want?"
Rong Que ignored him, but Su Qingqing seemed to be unable to hold back and rolled her eyes and asked, "Are you so sure you can find it?"
The commander of the imperial guards had no good feelings towards the princess from Zhao State, let alone respect for her.
The Zhao Kingdom is weak, so what if she is the legitimate princess!
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."
