Chapter 139: Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!
Tu Huan's mind changed slightly, but she was still undecided.
Far above the Daliang Palace in the capital, a bolt of lightning cut through the darkness and struck deep into the harem.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! There's a fire in Gyeonghui Palace!"
"The Emperor is inside! Hurry and save him!"
Before midnight, in the quiet harem, countless palace lanterns lit up one after another, and the gates of the six palaces in the east and west opened one by one. The masters of each palace hurriedly sent people to inquire.
Tonight, Emperor Longqing returned late at night and stayed at Concubine Xu's place in Qingxi Palace.
Unexpectedly, just as he closed his eyes, a flash of lightning and thunder woke the emperor up again!
Not long after, Emperor Longqing was escorted back to the imperial bedroom with a black face. The journey was cold and dewy. After entering the palace, Emperor Longqing pulled off his fox fur and threw it to the ground.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!"
Wei Xi leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, there's a fire in Qingxi Palace. The Imperial Concubine seems to be injured. Shall I go and get the imperial physician?"
The frantic Emperor Longqing, upon hearing that Concubine Xu was injured, frowned and cursed, "Hurry up and go!"
Wei Xi hurriedly sent someone to the Imperial Hospital to call for help.
The thunder and lightning not only woke up Emperor Longqing, who had been restless all night.
At the same time, it also woke up the old man of the Xu family in Dongcheng, Xu Gongliang.
Old Master Xu is old and easily wakes up at the slightest noise.
During the day, he fought wits and courage with the people in the palace, pretending to be sick and making excuses to various parties. He didn't care whether the people in the palace believed him or not, but at this critical moment, he couldn't go to the palace and give himself to be criticized.
When the invitation from Qingxi Palace was handed over, Old Master Xu had a bad feeling in his heart.
After Xu Su showed off his power outside, he came back feeling as if all the bones in his body were broken. Not long after resting, he heard someone from the palace looking for his grandfather.
Old Master Xu knew that the palace must be fully aware of his grandson Xu Su's secret return to Beijing.
I guess it’s no secret why he returned to Beijing.
The Imperial Concubine wanted to protect the Xu family, but it was the most inappropriate person for Qingxi Palace to intervene in this matter!
Xu family, it’s not time to take sides yet.
Although psychologically, Old Master Xu had some feelings, they were not enough to make the following judgment.
He was awakened by thunder and lightning in the middle of the night and could not fall asleep again.
Soon, a report came from Xu's house.
There was a fire in the Gyeonghui Palace!
The emperor was furious and searched the harem thoroughly late at night.
"How is the holy body of the Imperial Concubine?"
"The Imperial Concubine is injured, and the imperial doctors are still treating her."
Old Master Xu sat down on the chair, thinking that something bad was going to happen, and quickly sent someone to call Xu Su over.
When Xu Su came, he looked a little disheveled, and it was obvious that he had been woken up suddenly.
As soon as Xu Su entered the room, Old Master Xu called out to him, "Close the door tightly and come over here."
All the other outsiders left the courtyard. Xu Su closed the door and came to his grandfather.
Old Master Xu said, "Something has changed in the palace. The Empress may not be able to take care of you. I can only take care of one side right now. It is not appropriate for you to stay in the capital any longer. I will have the guards take you to a separate courtyard for the night. I will then go out of the city to pick up someone from the temple on Yunta Mountain and quickly return to Dengzhou."
Xu Su's expression changed drastically, and he looked serious. He asked, "But is there something wrong with the queen?"
"Not necessarily. The news coming out of the palace is still unclear." Xu Laotian thought for a moment and explained the details to his grandson Xu Su. "The emperor's frequent summons of officials from the Imperial Observatory are not a good sign."
Mr. Xu, who knew a little about astrology, stopped in the corridor to observe the stars for a while before his grandson Xu Su arrived.
Although I can't fully understand the mystery, I always have a dark feeling in my heart that something big is about to happen.
Seeing his grandfather's serious expression, Xu Su, who always believed in his grandfather's wisdom, nodded repeatedly, "Grandson will pack up soon. Who are you going to meet at the temple outside the city?"
"You don't need to ask too much about this. You will know it naturally when you get there. First, find a pretext to bring the person back to Dengzhou. You don't have to worry about what happens next."
"Then my sister..."
"Now that your sister has returned home, Grandfather can still take care of this little trouble."
Xu Su nodded, "Then will my grandson go and prepare?"
"Go ahead. After returning to Dengzhou, wait for me to write you a letter before making any plans. Otherwise, just stay by Zhai Mo's side. As long as you don't move, he can protect you."
"Grandson knows, grandpa don't worry!"
Old Master Xu waved his hand and said, "Let's go. There's no need to tell your parents to avoid delays."
"yes!"
A moment later, Xu Su, dragging his sick body, took his men and horses and the token given by Old Master Xu, walked out of the side door of the Xu Mansion and headed to the villa near the city gate, waiting for the city gate to open in the early morning.
Late at night, at the Ruan family’s residence, the Minister’s residence.
A flash of lightning woke Mrs. Ruan Sun from her sleep.
She had a nightmare and her face was covered in cold sweat. She pushed her husband, Ruan Weizhi, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, beside her with some fear.
"master……"
Ruan Yuanzhi was awakened by his wife. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he hurriedly got out of bed and lit a lamp.
"What's wrong?"
"Master, I had a bad dream." Madam Ruan was terrified by the dream. Wrapped in the brocade quilt, she grabbed Ruan Weizhi's wrist worriedly, "Are Anan and the others safe?"
After hearing this, Ruan Weizhi breathed a sigh of relief. He went forward and hugged his wife, saying reassuringly, "The Xie family is large and will protect Anan and Rui. What if you worry all day and let it accumulate in your heart?"
Madam Ruan grabbed Minister Ruan's hand and said anxiously, "I dreamed that Brother Rui was taken away by a wolf, and Anan went to chase him, but..."
Minister Ruan pulled his wife into his arms and said, "What you think about during the day will appear in your dreams at night. You're worrying too much and something's wrong with your health."
"But! The dream was so real."
"Dreams are all fake," Minister Ruan said, counting on his fingers. "Calculating the time they were exiled, even if they could travel at their fastest, they shouldn't have left Qiuling Pass yet. Every place inside the pass is guarded by soldiers and government offices. This kind of thing wouldn't happen."
"Is what the master said true?" Still in shock, Mrs. Ruan could only rely on her husband's comfort and peace of mind.
Ruan Weizhi nodded and replied, "Of course, I never tried to scare you."
Madam Ruan patted her chest and murmured, "The weather in the capital is getting colder and colder. Wouldn't people outside the Great Wall be freezing to death? I can't sleep well when I think about them having to travel thousands of miles and endure such hardships."
When Lord Ruan thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, it's the middle of winter now. How can we travel outside the Great Wall?"
Not only his wife was worried, he missed her too.
"I always feel that the supplies are not enough. Why don't I prepare some more tomorrow and you can find a few people to deliver them along the way."
Ruan Yanzhi thought about it and knew that this would not be easy to do. However, since his wife was worried and sleepless in the middle of the night, he couldn't refuse. He nodded and said, "You can prepare it tomorrow."
With her husband's consent, Mrs. Ruan finally found some goal and motivation and calmed down.
The couple was about to put on their clothes and go back to sleep when they heard hurried footsteps outside.
"Father! Mother! Something happened in the palace!"
Ruan Peining, the eldest son of the Minister's Mansion, came back late at night. As soon as he entered the mansion, he asked someone to prepare the car early, and then he came to his parents' courtyard in person to report the news.
Ruan Weizhi had just laid down when his expression froze and he quickly got up and got off the ground.
He unlatched the door and glared at his son outside, "What happened in the palace?"
"The Emperor has imprisoned the Prince, the Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory!"
As he was speaking, a doorman came hurriedly and said, "Master, there's a Mr. Li outside who wants to see you late at night!"
Ruan Weizhi's expression suddenly changed: "Please come in!"
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