Chapter 69: Missing

Shock flashed across Wang Zhi's eyes, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Wang Hao was certainly furious, but it was also the first time that Wang Zhi heard his father call him useless.

"Father……"

Wang Han glared at him and ignored him. He returned to the council hall and said to the Crown Prince, "The Crown Prince is determined to appoint Chu Yue as the Governor of the Northern Prefecture. I have no objection. However, I have a suggestion. This Northern Prefecture matter is extremely complex, so it would be better to stop here. Otherwise, not only will the Crown Prince have a hard time explaining himself to the court, but even to the palace."

This statement is quite aggressive.

Seeing him so aggressive, the prince suddenly felt a sense of relief. Instead of seeing him thrown into prison, it was better to see him desperately trying to escape punishment.

"Don't worry, Wang Pushe." The prince smiled, "I will do what I say."

After hearing this, Wang Han said nothing more and left in anger.

After a moment of silence, the night breeze blew in from outside the hall, accompanied by the fragrance of cypress trees.

The candle flame flickered, and the prince finally breathed a sigh of relief. He slumped on the couch as if all the strength had been released from his body.

"This old man is so arrogant even when he is about to die."

"It's just bluffing," Sima Jun said. "He knows he's at a disadvantage, but he just can't swallow that anger."

The prince snorted, "But seeing how pale his face is with anger, it really feels good."

He picked up his fan from the table, gently waved it, and thought afterward: "Tonight, the Concubine has performed another meritorious service. If she hadn't divined Cui Pan's whereabouts, I'm afraid you and I wouldn't have had any decent means to make Wang Han submit."

Even if Sima Jun was unwilling, he couldn't deny the facts. Moreover, she didn't rely on any ghosts or gods this time, but instigated Cheng Yu to capture Cui Pan, which was more convincing than those magical tricks.

"The prince is right," he said.

"I think you should go to the palace tonight and bring the concubine home. I'm afraid Wang Han is so angry that he will embarrass the concubine when he returns."

"Don't worry, Crown Prince. The Concubine has already returned." Sima Juan said calmly, "She won't let herself suffer any loss."

After he finished speaking, he told the prince that Lu had exchanged information about Cheng Yu for her return to the mansion, which made the prince laugh out loud.

"I think the Concubine is not only an expert in divination, but also a very sharp mind and a discerning eye. If she were a man, she would be a famous scholar. I need to think about how to reward her."

Sima Jun thought it unnecessary. The prince's words alone should be enough to make her happy.

He remembered something else, so he asked, "General Xie's words just now really surprised me. When did the Crown Prince persuade General Xie?"

"You think I persuaded him?" The Crown Prince smiled and shook his head. "It was General Xie who said it himself. I was also quite surprised when I first heard it. Why would someone give up the position of Governor of the Northern Palace and insist on serving under you? But General Xie's explanation is quite sincere. If you put yourself in his shoes, it makes sense. He has no qualifications and no backing. He needs to hone his skills first before he can win over the people. His suggestion is very timely, otherwise I would not know how to respond to what Wang Pushe said just now."

After hearing this, Sima Jun didn't know why he didn't believe that this was Xie Xiao's own decision.

After all, Xie Xiao had been with Lu since she arrived at the Chu residence. Since this woman appeared, many coincidences had become less obvious in Sima Jun's eyes.

While he was pondering this, Deng Lian hurried in from the outer courtyard and said, "Sir, this is bad. General Chu is missing."

Deng Lian had just received the news from Sun Wei and hurried back home.

After leaving the city and reaching halfway, they suddenly saw a group of people holding torches in front of them, and the concubine was among them.

He stepped forward and saw the guards fishing out two dead men from a deep ditch beside the road. They were none other than Chu Yue's followers.

But the good news was that they searched the entire area and only found Chu Yue's horse, but Chu Yue was not inside.

Deng Lian continued, "It looks like he was kidnapped. The princess asked the prince to think carefully about who attacked General Chu."

"It was a bad year, so we sent Chu Yue to the position of Governor of the Northern Prefecture." The prince frowned. "Could it be Wang Han's doing?"

Sima Jun also subconsciously doubted it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not like that.

If Wang Han had already captured Chu Yue, why would he argue with them about the selection of the governor of the Northern Palace?

Who is it?

He recalled that he had only seen Chu Yue in the afternoon when he returned from Wang's house, and then he went to ambush Cui Pan, and Chu Yue got into trouble.

In a flash, he had an answer in his mind.

He took Deng Lian to prison and found Cui Pan.

Cui Pan sat leaning against the wall, looking calm and composed.

He smiled and said, "The prince is here?"

Sima Jun ordered the prison door to be opened and went forward to punch Cui Pan.

"Where is Chu Yue?" he asked.

Cui Pan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "Please, Your Highness, prepare a good horse and have the checkpoints on the road let you pass. I will tell Your Highness where General Chu is."

Sima Jun pulled out a dagger from his waist without saying a word and stabbed Cui Pan in the shoulder.

"I ask again, where is Chu Yue?"

Cui Pan curled up in pain and howled loudly, "Kill me! Go ahead! I'll bury Chu Yue with you!"

Deng Lian hurried forward and said, "Sir, saving people is the most important thing."

Sima Jun put away his sharp eyes, grabbed Cui Pan by the collar, and dragged him out of the prison.

"Prepare the horses."

When they arrived in front of the mansion, they saw Xie Xiao leading two horses, one of which was Sima Jun's.

Sima Jun was stunned.

Xie Xiao blushed and said, "I used to lead the horses for my father."

Cui Pan suddenly laughed.

"A descendant of the dignified Xie family is actually willing to become someone else's pawn. How ridiculous, how ridiculous!"

Sima Jun threw two punches at him without a word and threw him to Deng Lian: "Tie him up, and if he keeps talking nonsense, pull out his teeth for me."

He immediately jumped on his horse and said, "Let's go."

Xie Xiao looked up at the tall figure on the horse and felt relieved.

"Yes!" he answered loudly.

Sima Jun brought Cui Pan to Sun Wei.

Sun Wei was still at the place where Chu Yue disappeared, searching everywhere with the guards. When he saw Sima Jun and Cui Pan coming, he already had a rough idea of ​​the whole story.

Cheng Yu asked Cui Pan to go to the dock together. Cui Pan suspected that something was wrong, so he decided to leave himself a way out.

He has always been sharp-minded and knew that Chu Yue and Sima Jun had close contacts, and Sima Jun was the prince's most trusted person, so he decided to start with Chu Yue.

He attacked the unsuspecting Chu Yue halfway and hid him in exchange for a chance to escape.

It has to be said that Cui Pan is a man of many despicable means.

Cui Pan was shocked when he saw Deng Lian bowing and calling her "Princess".

Sun Wei had no time to deal with him. He stepped forward and asked Sima Jun, "Sir, do you think it was General Cui who did it?"

"It's not that I think so, he admitted it."

Sun Wei pondered, "According to the time, after General Cui attacked General Chu, he had to go straight to the dock to meet General Cheng. I just asked someone from the Chu family to scout the way, and there is indeed a small path nearby that leads directly to the dock."

Sima Jun agreed with this and ordered everyone to step onto the path.

Sun Wei suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said in a low voice, "There's one more thing."

Sima Jun turned his head and their eyes met.

She looked serious, as if she had something mysterious to tell him.

He pulled back his sleeves and said calmly, "Since we already know where to go, Madam, there's no need to calculate."

Sun Wei: “…”