Chapter 240 Was the little girl doing this on purpose?

Inside the main hall, both the Emperor and Empress Xue were present.

As soon as she entered the hall, before she could even pay her respects, Empress Xue rushed over and grabbed her hand, her red eyes filled with uncontrollable urgency.

"A-Cong said you saw Changsheng at the Xiangguo Temple? Where is he? Why didn't you bring him back? Where is Changsheng now?"

Empress Xue bombarded the audience with a barrage of questions, like a machine gun.

The hand gripping her arm was exceptionally tight, the long nails digging into her flesh through her cotton-padded clothes.

Li Nanke couldn't help but take a breath.

Shen Cong stepped forward and supported Empress Xue's arm, helping her up and separating her from Li Nanke's "claws".

Li Nanke rubbed his arm, took two steps back, and took the opportunity to kneel down and pay his respects.

"Your subject, Li Nanke, pays respects to Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."

"Li Nanke, I'm asking you about the matter of immortality..."

Empress Xue was impatient and was about to rush over again.

Chen Cong's tone was gentle and warm, "Sister-in-law, please sit down and listen to her slowly."

"I'm so anxious! How can I let her speak slowly? I wish I could see Changsheng right now."

When Empress Xue mentioned her son, who had been missing for six years, tears welled up in her eyes again.

Shen Cong said, "The more anxious you are, the calmer you need to be. If you frighten her, she might reveal the information, which will delay the search for Changsheng."

“Acong is right, Your Majesty, please sit down.”

The emperor spoke.

Although Empress Xue was extremely anxious, she dared not refute her.

The emperor raised his hand towards Li Nanke.

"Get up and speak. I heard that you met a child at the temple fair today who looks very much like me."

Please describe the situation in detail.

This "hearsay" was naturally heard from Shen Cong.

Li Nanke glanced at Shen Cong subconsciously.

Shen Cong was also looking at her.

In the afternoon, Li Nanke only briefly mentioned that he had seen Changsheng, without mentioning the circumstances at the time.

The two then got into an argument, and Li Nanke stormed off.

Although he sent people to inquire near the temple fair, there were too many people at the fair, making it difficult to find accurate information in a short time.

So I can only ask Li Nanke.

He softened his voice and said, "I have already explained to my elder brother and sister-in-law that you went to the Prince's residence to find me and happened to see the portrait of the eldest prince, which is how you realized that you had met the eldest prince."

"Your elder brother summoned you to the palace to understand the situation at the time, so that we can find the eldest prince more quickly."

Li Nanke secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

She didn't mention that she had rescued Shen Xu in the tent.

She still feels regretful when she thinks about it now.

I never expected that the little beggar I bumped into was Shen Xu. I should have wiped his face clean before saving him.

He only said that he got lost in the opera troupe and accidentally wandered into the tent area where the troupe was changing clothes, where he saw a little boy being chased by several adults.

"...The little boy was running towards me, so I saw his face."

Empress Xue stood up hastily.

"Who is chasing Changsheng? How is Changsheng? Is he injured?"

Li Nanke pretended to be thinking seriously.

"He was chased by five or six tall adults who were shouting that a thief had stolen their purses. As for whether they were injured..."

He was running very fast, I didn't see clearly, but it looked like blood was dripping from his body.

Empress Xue was pale and looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes, her voice shrill.

"Your Majesty, someone is chasing Changsheng! Quickly send someone to rescue Changsheng, or it will be too late."

"I have already lost immortality once, and I really cannot bear to lose it again!"

The emperor took her hand and patted it gently.

"I know you are anxious, and so am I, but it's not certain whether that child will live forever. If we make a big fuss about it, it might..."

Empress Xue burst into tears and interrupted the emperor while crying.

"I can't care about anything else, I just want my son to live!"

"Your Majesty, do you think that since you already have the son in Consort Shu's womb, Changsheng is no longer important?"

"If Your Majesty will not go to search, I will take people out of the palace to search."

Empress Xue was about to rush out without a second thought.

The emperor's face darkened, and he pulled her back.

"Nonsense! What kind of person do you take me for? Changsheng is my legitimate son, how could I not care?"

"Since Your Majesty cares about it, why not immediately send someone out of the palace to find Changsheng?"

Empress Xue shouted hysterically.

The emperor's face turned ashen.

Shen Cong helped Empress Xue up and said, "If it really is Changsheng, Your Majesty is afraid that making a big fuss about finding him will only bring danger to Changsheng."

Previously in Taizhou and Xuzhou, we discovered another group of people secretly searching for immortality.

My brother has always suspected that they are remnants of the Five Princes' Rebellion from back then. Our large-scale search will only confirm Changsheng's identity for them..."

Empress Xue's eyes widened in shock, and she was so frightened that she forgot to cry for a moment.

"Then... what should we do?"

Shen Cong slowly uttered four words.

"Investigate secretly!"

Empress Xue slumped into a chair, covered her face, and began to sob bitterly.

"Another covert investigation. They've been doing this for years. The person is already in Bianjing. Why can't God let me see my son right away?"

The emperor was annoyed by her crying, and his thin figure paced around the palace.

Suddenly, he turned to look at Li Nanke.

"Do you remember what those people who chased after Changsheng looked like?"

Li Nanke said, "I only remember the general appearance of the person running in the front; I can't remember the people behind him."

The emperor's eyes brightened slightly.

“You said, ‘A-Cong will draw it.’”

Shen Cong walked to the desk, picked up the pen, and looked at Li Nanke.

Li Nanke thought about it carefully and said, "That person has small eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips..."

Before she finished speaking, she clearly saw Shen Cong's hand, which was holding the pen, pause slightly.

He squinted slightly as he looked over.

Did the little girl do it on purpose?

Li Nanke pursed her lips, looking as if she had thought about it very seriously.

She really thought about it seriously.

Although she didn't want them to find Shen Xu, he had already been summoned to the palace, and no matter how much dissatisfaction she had, she dared not show it in front of the emperor.

Shen Cong rubbed his temples. "I'll ask you, and you'll answer: are your eyebrows thicker or thinner than willow leaves?"

How thick is it?

"Whose nose is flatter than yours? Name someone you know."

What other facial features are there?

Shen Cong asked a question, and she answered it.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally put down his brush and handed over the portrait he had just finished drawing.

"Is this correct?"

Li Nanke was completely shocked.

Shen Cong's painting looks exactly like the people who were pursuing Shen Xu at the time!

She hadn't expected that with just a few questions and her somewhat inaccurate descriptions, Shen Cong could bring the person to life in his painting.

I never expected this kid to have such amazing drawing skills at only twelve years old!

"It seems there's nothing wrong with the drawing."

Seeing that she was stunned and didn't speak, Shen Cong took the portrait from her hand and handed it to the emperor.

“Your Majesty, use him as a lead and immediately send the Imperial City Guard to investigate secretly.”

The emperor nodded.

"good."

Empress Xue looked dejected.

"Bianjing is such a big city, how easy is it to find someone?"

As soon as the words were spoken, two voices rang out simultaneously in the hall, speaking in unison.

"Cha Desheng's class!"