Yang Qi immediately grabbed An Ye with lightning speed: "Oh my god, who can go in when the Emperor and the Eighth Prince are having a meeting?! Aren't you asking for death?"
"Ouch!" Annoyed, Dark Night pushed his arm away. "If we don't go in, we'll all die!"
Without waiting for Yang Qi's reply, he rushed inside.
"Your Majesty!" Upon seeing the two, An Ye hurriedly knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, Eighth Prince, something terrible has happened! The Imperial Concubine and Consort Sang have been kidnapped!"
"What!" The two of them stood up almost simultaneously.
Long Jingchen rushed to An Ye's side, grabbed his collar, and pulled him up: "What did you say? Sang Jiang, she... what happened to her?"
Looking at Long Jingchen's murderous gaze, An Ye pursed his lips and said, "The...the Imperial Concubine...she's gone missing..."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Long Jingchen rushed out.
"Then hurry up and go find it! What are you waiting for?!"
As he spoke, he took the lead and ran out of the palace.
Long Jingyu only then realized what was happening. He pulled An Ye aside and asked in a deep voice, "Where did she go missing? Where were you? Why didn't you keep an eye on her?"
An Ye's eyes darted away for a moment: "When I sensed something was wrong, I chased after them, only to find it was a diversionary tactic. By the time I returned, both ladies had already been taken away..."
Long Jingyu released him and looked at Yang Qi, who was hurrying in, and said in a deep voice, "Quickly pass down the order to seal the city gates! An Ye, take your men and search secretly."
After saying that, he turned around and followed him out.
The Prime Minister's residence was completely unaffected by this minor incident.
The lively atmosphere was broken only by the arrival of Long Jingchen.
Upon seeing him, Sang Hongfu immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects!"
Then a group of adults gathered around: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects!"
Long Jingchen ignored them, staring intently at Sang Hongfu: "Where is the Imperial Noble Consort?!"
"Huh?" Sang Hongfu was stunned.
He subconsciously turned around and glanced at the women's hall, then quickly ran over there and called out to his third concubine in a low voice, "Where are the Imperial Noble Consort and the Noble Consort?"
Third Aunt was bewildered by his question. She blinked and said softly, "Consort Sang got drunk, and the Imperial Noble Consort helped her back to rest."
As soon as she uttered those light words, Sang Hongfu felt his legs go weak and he almost collapsed.
Sang Yan also noticed the strangeness here. She bid farewell to the other young ladies and came over. Looking at Sang Hongfu, she asked in confusion, "Father, what's wrong?"
Looking at the two who were still unaware of the situation, Sang Hongfu felt like he was about to die. He quickly grabbed Sang Yan's hand and said excitedly, "Yan'er, hurry up and go see if the Imperial Concubine and the Noble Consort are still there."
Although Long Jingchen didn't elaborate, he could tell from his words that something must have happened to Sang Jiang and Sang Ruo, otherwise Long Jingchen wouldn't have made another trip.
After saying that, he quickly turned back, walked to Long Jingchen's side, and cautiously said, "Your Majesty, why don't you come with this old minister to the inner court to rest for a while?"
Long Jingchen glanced at the civil and military officials and ladies attending the banquet, nodded slightly, and followed behind Sang Hongfu.
The disappearance of the two empresses is a major event, and announcing it rashly would likely cause panic.
And it could be exploited by those with ulterior motives...
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