Volume 1 Chapter 444 Discovering the Saint's Escape
On the other side, after getting rid of the tracking Gu, they entered a weak period. When they were in a coma, the Nanzhao Kingdom finally discovered that the saint of their country had abandoned them and escaped alone in this time of war.
Originally, the emperor had ordered that no one was allowed to enter the saint's palace at will. After all, he had ordered the saint to pray for the country in her own palace. But today, because the emperor suddenly had heart palpitations, he wanted to let the saint come and pray for the emperor.
As a result, when they arrived at the saint's palace, they knocked on the door left and right, but no one opened it. Fortunately, a little maid came to open the door, but after she opened the door, when everyone asked her to go to the bedroom and call the saint out, she hesitated.
Immediately, the chief eunuch felt that something was wrong, but he did not think that the saint had escaped.
After repeated questioning, he finally learned: "The Saint had disappeared five days ago. It was only then that the maids noticed that the meals they delivered daily had not been touched. They became alert and when they broke into the temple, they found that the Saint had already disappeared."
But because he was afraid that they would take responsibility and hold him accountable, he wanted to keep this matter a secret, thinking that the saint might just be out for fun and would come back.
But no one expected that it was already the fifth day and there was still no trace of the saint. Until this moment, when everyone's hearts were sinking little by little, it happened that the truth could not be hidden and the truth was finally revealed!
The chief eunuch adjusted his hat and said loudly to the servants in the courtyard, "How foolish!"
"We think you're all losing your heads. You're not a good person. How dare you hide such a big thing?"
After that, you ordered the imperial guards to take all these people away and prepare to interrogate them one by one. After all, whether they can get some truth out of their mouths is related to whether you can complete this mission successfully.
After saying that, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and walked towards the main hall with a sad face. The emperor was still waiting for him to return and report. He couldn't delay here for too long. If he got angry, he might lose his job accidentally. It wouldn't matter, but if he lost his life, then his life would really be over...
No matter how much I sighed or hesitated, this road was ultimately limited. When I arrived in front of the main hall, I was too melancholy to go in.
Later, when the palace maid came out to fetch water, she happened to open the door and was seen by the emperor inside. The eunuch outside had no choice but to go in.
As soon as he entered, he knelt on the ground and began to speak: "Your Majesty, when we went to invite the Saint, we found that she had disappeared. After tracking her down and questioning her, we found that she had been missing for more than five days."
The emperor of Nanzhao was already very upset because of the defeat in the war. In addition, there were natural disasters in many places in recent days, such as earthworms and droughts. He was already very annoyed about the poor reputation of the world. When he heard that his leftover woman had also run away, combined with the divine punishment in the past few days, he suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning.
In an instant, he felt all the energy and blood rushing to his head. He was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
It was unknown how long he had been unconscious. After a flurry of activity in the hall, and after three more imperial physicians had been beheaded, the Emperor of Nanzhao, who was lying on his sickbed, finally woke up slowly.
The queen sat beside the bed, about to cry. The other ministers were also anxious and stood by uncomfortably. Only after seeing the emperor wake up did they slowly breathe a sigh of relief.
"My dear ministers, you all have mournful faces. Do you think I will never wake up?"
"You're a bunch of bastards. What good are you? You can't fight a war when it matters most. You can't deliver food and fodder when asked to. You can't provide money for disaster relief when asked to. You don't have any money. When asked to come up with a solution, all you can do is say 'I disagree.' What else can you say?"
"You two are always crying and looking so miserable. No wonder the country's fortune has been ruined by you. Why don't you send people to look for the leftover women? Are you guys just waiting here to eat for free?"
As soon as the Emperor of Nanzhao woke up, he threw a tantrum, which made all the ministers frightened. To be honest, it was true, his head was hanging on his belt.
After receiving the order, everyone wanted to leave the hall immediately. It was too scary. If anyone accidentally offended the emperor, they would really be beheaded at this moment!!!
After the ministers left the hall, they breathed a sigh of relief, but then their faces turned grim. This Saint Maiden usually appeared obedient, incredibly well-behaved. She would do whatever the ministers told her to do, and she would obey the Emperor's orders. She was the epitome of a royal saint, but now she had inexplicably disappeared. Where could anyone find her?
"If you ask me, this saint is really ignorant. Our country has been defeated in the war, and there is also the word "divine punishment". How can she sneak out to play at this time?" A man who looked like an old general was talking there with a glare on his face.
After hearing what he said, the others said, "General Lin seems to be too old to distinguish the powerful from the weak. With this kind of power, he can only be a warrior. Why is he going out to play with the Saint? You can't tell it's the Saint? Are you trying to escape?"
"Looking at this situation, who doesn't know that he has been planning this for a long time? So he found the opportunity and ran away directly. How could he sneak out to play? He went out to play and didn't even know to go home?"
Others also began to grumble in the back, although they did not dare to confront General Lin directly. After all, he was a reckless man who might resort to violence at any time in the hall, not to mention now that they were outside the hall.
But just because I can't confront them openly doesn't mean I can't mutter a few words. Anyway, now that we've finally gotten out of that cold and high-pressure area, we can finally take a breath. Why can't I talk?
General Lin heard the others muttering in the back, and he was so angry that his pig-brained head was blowing his beard and glaring, and his beard was almost standing up to the sky!
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