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"What should we do?" someone asked.

"How should I know? All of you have so many eyes, but none of you saw them die? " His head felt very depressed. More than a thousand people had come to kill less than a hundred. It was still uncertain if they were dead or not.

"Search, leave behind ten people to search again. Everyone else, retreat for now. The sky is already bright."

As a matter of fact, the whole town knew that the inn was on fire. At first, someone wanted to come out and save them, but after seeing the dense crowd and the bright swords, who dared to come out again? They all stayed in the room and didn't dare to close their eyes for the whole night.

The ten people rummaged through the inn again, but still couldn't find the person they were looking for. The leader hardened his heart and said, "Withdraw."

When the news spread to the Jingli, the Emperor was furious. "More than a thousand people can't even kill two, and you actually told me you're missing? Missing means there's a possibility that he did not die! "

He didn't dare to raise his head, only continuously kowtowing.

"Go, set up defenses along the way and forbid random people from entering the capital." The Emperor's face was dark.

When Xuanyuan Zhi received the news, a fist smashed onto the table, smashing the table into pieces.

"What did you say?" The Emperor actually sent over a thousand people to besiege the two princes? " He took a deep breath, fighting the urge to enter the palace and smack the emperor to death.

"Your Highness, everything that this subordinate said is true. That night, we were tricked into leaving the mountain by someone else, that's why we were a step too late. When we joined up with the two Princes, there were too many of them, so we were dispersed in the blink of an eye. This subordinate deserves to die, I did not complete my mission, please punish me, Your Highness. "

The dark guard who came back was missing an arm, and his face was as pale as paper. He had been hiding all this time and almost died on the road. Xuanyuan Zhi had still misjudged the Emperor's ruthlessness and made the Seven Ultimate Heavenly Imperial Guards go down to settle down.

Xuanyuan Zhi took a deep breath, then stood up and entered the palace. He did not go to see the Emperor, but to see the Empress. Because roasting king usually did not come to the Changle Palace, the empress dowager was surprised. "roasting king, what business do you have with the Wailing Home?"

"Empress Dowager, after the fifth prince's life is unknown, this son once again received news that the second and third princes were surrounded and annihilated by thousands of people in the inn. Their whereabouts are unknown." Xuanyuan Zhi felt his heart ache.

No matter what kind of relationship he had with the princes, they were Tian Qiong's hope.

"What?" The empress dowager was shocked as she poured a cup of hot tea directly onto her hand. "Majesty!" Qing Yue cried out in alarm and hurried over to help the empress dowager wipe off the water stains, but she waved it away.

"roasting king, what did you say?"

"This son said that after the Fifth Prince, something happened to the Second Prince and the Third Prince." Xuanyuan Zhi repeated.

Her Majesty sat down on the soft couch.

"roasting king, go investigate and see who has the guts to dare make a move against the imperial family? Once we find out, the Wailing Home must exterminate his entire clan. "

Xuanyuan Zhi's gaze turned ice-cold. "Does the empress dowager not find it strange?"

"What's strange?" The empress dowager's mind buzzed as she saw the appearances of her royal grandchildren flash by.

"Why did the Emperor forcefully send the three princes out of the capital?" "Logically speaking, it should be enough for a prince to go to Jiangnan to provide relief, but why didn't the Fifth Prince go with the army when he returned to the capital?" Xuanyuan Zhi pointed out the key point.

The empress dowager looked at him in shock, her face cold. "roasting king, what do you mean?"

"This King doesn't mean anything. Something so big has happened to the princes, I think the empress dowager should have the right to know." This King still has to investigate the whereabouts of the two emperors, so this king will take his leave. " At this point, if the empress dowager wasn't stupid, she would investigate.

"roasting king, stop right there." Her Majesty slapped the table.

Xuanyuan Zhi did not stop at all. He had a lot of things to do, the most important thing right now was to find the Third Prince, see him if he was alive, and see his corpse if he was dead. According to the secret guard, the two princes had already rushed out of the inn. Even if they died in the process of breaking out of the encirclement, their corpses would still remain.

"Qing Yue, what do you mean by roasting king?" Her Majesty rubbed her forehead, her heart in a state of chaos. How could it be that the three of his royal grandchildren had met with mishaps in succession?

"Your servant …" Qing Yue carefully applied the scalding medicine on the empress dowager.

"Speak out what you want to say, don't hide anything from me." The empress dowager clenched Qing Yue's hand tightly and Qing Yue dropped the ointment bottle onto the ground with a clank.

She quickly kneeled down. "This servant feels that the roasting king is hinting at something, something that even has to do with the Emperor."

The empress dowager let go of Qing Yue. Even a servant could hear her, how could she deceive herself? Her expression turned cold and she said in a ruthless manner, "Qing Yue, do you think this Lin Wanru is a scourge? Not long after she entered the palace, she became pregnant and the Emperor sent three princes in quick succession. It had only been a few months! My three lovely royal grandchildren have met with trouble, and their lives are still unknown. What kind of sin do you think the Wailing Home has created? "

Qing Yue advised the empress dowager softly. She thought of a possibility and quickly shut her mouth. How could this sort of thing be randomly said? It would bring disaster to the nine clans.

"Qing Yue, go pass down the order, say that Wailing Home wishes to meet the Empress."

After Qing Yue left, he returned very quickly. "Empress Dowager, the empress isn't feeling well yet, I heard she hasn't woken up yet!"

The empress dowager snorted angrily, and after a long while, she said, "Qing Yue, go out of the palace and have Wei Qiu protect the Seventh Prince from the shadows. If there's any movement, report to the palace immediately." Qing Yue replied and quickly left the palace.

When Xuanyuan Zhi returned to the Celestial Pavilion, he saw Chu Qingyao waiting here.

"What's the matter?" He walked over.

Chu Qingyao stared at his black eyes. It was as if there was a suction force causing her to be unable to extricate herself from it. Xuanyuan Zhi looked down at her as she slowly approached him. When her lips were about to touch hers, she then took a step back in panic.

She whispered, "Tomorrow is my ancestor's birthday. After her birthday, I want to help grow the herbs."

"You're not allowed to go." Xuanyuan Zhi looked at her disappointed face and explained, "There is no need for you to grow medicinal herbs. On the day of my birthday, I will arrange for people to lead the Kunlun Wei away and if there is time, I will also go there."

Chu Qingyao said sarcastically, "If someone couldn't find the Prince and find his way to the Manor, wouldn't that be a waste of your efforts?"

Xuanyuan Zhi kept feeling that these words were weird, and he didn't know what was wrong.

"Before the medicinal plants are harvested, I will not go to those two places. Only by being able to be completely silent will I not be discovered." Chu Qingyao pursed her lips. The two places he chose were both places within the mountain forests, so it was unlikely that anyone would go there even after eight hundred years.

"Be careful not to cause any ships to sail for ten thousand years." He took her hand. "Have you chosen your grandfather's gift? You can use whatever you want in the storeroom. There's also that five million from last time. After a period of time, This King will return it to you. "

"I never wanted you to pay me back."

"But This King is not used to spending women's money." For Xuanyuan Zhi to be able to raise such a huge army of thirty thousand, there must be a way to increase his wealth.

"Up to you." Since he wanted to draw a clear line between them, she could just accept it when she returned the money.

Xuanyuan Zhi thought about it for a moment, then told her about the two princes' whereabouts that was unknown on their way back to the capital.

"Your highness wants to personally go look for someone?"

"No, as long as there's a shadow guard." If the Emperor is still so stubborn, This King does not mind having someone else sit on the Dragon Throne of the Tian Qiong. " Xuanyuan Zhi's eyes moved, his face cold.

If something were to happen to the three princes in succession, he definitely wouldn't let anything happen to the Seventh Prince.

"The steward delivered the account book yesterday, I'll go back and take a look." Knowing that he had something to do, Chu Qingyao came out.

Arriving at the courtyard, he saw Su Ruyi coldly standing under the tree, as if she was waiting for him. She pretended not to see, and wanted to go over directly, but Su Ruyi stopped her, "Chu Qingyao, Song Shiquan has a broken arm, come with me to take a look."

"No doctor?"

"But I just want you to go to the doctor." Su Ruyi spoke righteously.

Chu Qingyao laughed mockingly, "Yixiu, my status is Prince Zhi's Concubine, not a doctor. Furthermore, there are differences between males and females, how could this wangfei treat a man's injuries? You're so shameless, but this wangfei even wants to! "

As if he knew that Chu Qingyao was secretly ridiculing him for always staying in Xuanyuan Zhi's courtyard, Su Ruyi became furious, "Aren't you treating men less often already? Is Dongfang Shun a man or not? "

Chu Qingyao's gaze turned dangerous. It seemed like every single move she made was monitored by the Kunlun Wei! He even found out Mu Yun's name. It was a good thing that she did not know that Mu Yun was actually Chu Yunmu. Otherwise, if news of this spread to the Emperor's ears, it would be a huge crime.

"Song Shiquan is your man?" she asked.

"Chu Qingyao, what nonsense are you spouting?" Su Ruyi was furious. She was close to Song Shiquan just for the sake of angering the brother Zhi and making him jealous.

"If it wasn't for your man, why would you be so nervous?" Chu Qingyao slapped Su Ruyi away, "Who this wangfei wants to treat depends on my mood, and right now my mood is not very good."

Seeing that she was leaving just like that, Su Ruyi shouted angrily, "Chu Qingyao, don't be too complacent. Let me tell you, you will feel much better if you offend the medical Sect. "

Chu Qingyao sneered, her steps did not change, she had never been friends with medical Sect before.

Today was the day that Yuwen Jingrui would enter the Nine Moons Country's Capital. He had returned victorious from the border trial. The entire capital was overflowing with joy. I heard that the Falcon Kingdom had paid over 10 million silver taels as compensation.

Yuwen Jingrui hid in the crowd with a dark face. Seeing Dongfang Duo sitting on the horse, there was a carriage following behind him. Suddenly, Dongfang Duo muttered to the guard beside him. The guard let the carriage driver drive the carriage onto the road.

"Your Highness, could the person in the carriage be Princess Tian Qing?" Yue Ze asked doubtfully.

"Follow them." Yuwen Jingrui had already determined that the person on the carriage was Yuwen Tian Qing.

When the carriage entered Dongfang Duo's residence, the two quietly went into the backyard. From afar, he saw Yuwen Tian Qing get off the carriage and be brought to a secluded courtyard by a servant girl.

After the guard left, Yuwen Jingrui knocked out the servant girl and directly broke into the house. Yuwen Tian Qing tried his best to control his body to not scream, but it was as if he had fallen into an icy cave. She had already reached the Nine Moons Country, why was Yuwen Tian Qing still following her like a maggot?

"Tian Qing, once you get to the top, you won't recognize me as an elder brother?"

"Big brother Crown Prince." Yuwen Tian Qing trembled as she retreated. Yuwen Jingrui grabbed her, carried her in front of his eyes, and said sinisterly, "You even dare to mock me?"