Chapter 163 Something happened to Concubine Xue!

"Xuan!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Che stopped looking at the memorial in his hand and raised his head to look towards the entrance of the hall.

When the familiar figure walked towards him, he immediately stood up from behind the desk, "Ali!"

Although she was not in the palace only yesterday, he felt as if he had not seen her for a long time.

He looked at Xue Youli from head to toe, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that she was safe.

Although he knew that Chu Xinyue and Xuan Ming would protect her, Murong Che was still very worried because she was out of his sight.

Xue Youli bowed slightly towards the man and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

However, before she could finish her ceremony, Murong Che reached out his big hand and pulled her into his arms.

Xue Youli felt the arm around her waist holding her tightly, and couldn't help but raise her hand to push him, "Your Majesty, you are holding me too tightly, I can't breathe."

[Why did Murong Che suddenly hug me? It's so cheesy, it makes me feel so uncomfortable! ]

[Isn't he worried about me? As a qualified concubine, should I show him how flattered I am at this moment? ]

[It's hard for other concubines to see him, but I think he hugs me too tightly. Am I being a little ignorant? ]

Murong Che listened to her twisted thoughts and rubbed her head with amusement, "After staying outside the palace for two days, are you injured?"

"No, Princess Qinghe and the Dragon Shadow Guards have protected me very well."

Xue Youli shook her head gently, feeling very sad when she thought of Chu Xinyue still lying in bed. "It's just that Princess Qinghe was injured while trying to get the adoption record from the Charity Bureau for me."

[If I hadn't underestimated Murong Ye's judgment, if I hadn't underestimated Ye Ya's fighting ability, Ah Yue wouldn't have been injured at all. ]

Murong Che raised his hand and stroked her cheek, soothing her softly, "Don't blame yourself, Ah Li, you have done very well. Xuan Ming just sent a message back to the palace, and they have notified the families of all the missing children to go to the government office to pick up their children. Most of the children who were abducted to the pleasure house have been claimed, but there are two who have no one to claim them."

Xue Youli looked up at the man, "Which two?"

"One of them was a boy with amnesia. He only remembered that his name was Wang Dali, and there was no information about his family in the previous files. The other girl was called A Yan. The police went to the address she gave, only to find that the family who used to live there had moved away long ago."

"I know both of these people." Xue Youli paused and briefly told Murong Che what happened in the pleasure house last night. "They helped us save all the children last night."

But when she heard Murong Che say that they were the only two of them and no family came to pick them up, she couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

If only one person's family lost contact, that would be understandable.

However, it is too much of a coincidence that others have families to claim them, but they have nowhere to go.

Murong Che glanced at her, "So, how do you want to place them?"

Xue Youli thought for a moment and replied, "Let's ask the two children what they want first. If they want to go somewhere, then respect their choice. If they have nowhere to go, I will think about how to accommodate them."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Murong Che had just finished talking to Xue Youli about these children when Chi Yan quietly avoided all the guards and climbed through the window into the Zicheng Palace.

"Your Majesty, something happened to Tang Renyi!"

Xue Youli couldn't help but frown when he heard this, "He's dead?"

Murong Ye moves really fast.

Chi Yan nodded, "Tang Renyi was fine this morning, but he suddenly started convulsing and foaming at the mouth after lunch. When the jailer came forward to check on him, he was already dead."

Murong Che had long expected that Murong Ye would not sit and wait for death, and he never thought that he could kill him all at once by relying on the missing child case.

From the moment Murong Ye registered the pleasure house under Tang Renyi's name, Tang Renyi was destined to be his scapegoat.

"I understand. Tang Renyi deserved to die. Now that he is dead, let the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple close the case."

Murong Ye never took part in the adoption matter, and all procedures were handled in the name of Tang Renyi.

Now that Tang Renyi is dead, even if we continue to investigate, we will not be able to find any evidence against Murong Ye.

"yes!"

Chi Yan received the order and disappeared in the hall in a flash.

The missing child case was solved, and Xue Youli had a part to play in this.

Murong Che turned his head and looked back at Xue Youli. "Ali, you helped me so much this time. What do you want?"

Xue Youli thought for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a favor from you."

"You say."

"Speaking of which, most of the credit for convicting Tang Renyi this time should go to Princess Qinghe. Thanks to her, I was able to successfully steal the adoption records from the Charity Bureau. But in order to buy more time for me, Princess Qinghe was injured when fighting with Night Crow. I want to leave the palace and go to Prince Kang's Mansion to take care of her."

Chu Xinyue suffered internal injuries, and if she wanted to recover as quickly as possible, she had to take a two-hour medicinal bath every day.

The conditions for taking a medicinal bath are very strict. The water temperature cannot be too cold or too hot.

She was worried about leaving this matter to the people in Prince Kang's palace.

Chu Xinyue's personal maid Erxi has an impatient personality. She would definitely not be able to handle such a delicate job without someone to guide her.

Murong Che pondered for a moment and replied, "I will accompany you back to Lingyun Palace to rest tonight. Tomorrow I will send Wang Defa out of the palace to purchase goods. You will go with him."

Xue Youli didn't expect the man to agree so readily. She smiled happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

She was originally worried that Murong Che would not agree, and had already thought of several reasons to convince him, but unfortunately, none of them were used.

Murong Che looked at the happy expression on her face, and was infected by her emotions, and a faint curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

…

As night falls, the lights come on.

Minghua Hall, Tianxiang Pavilion.

After Biyu got the news, she immediately ran to report to Xue Qingyao, "Master, I heard that Concubine Xue has been serving calligraphy and painting in Zicheng Palace today. The emperor not only invited her to have dinner with him, but also personally sent her back to Lingyun Palace."

During the day, Xue Qingyao received a message from Murong Ye outside the palace, saying that Xue Youli might not be in the palace recently, and asked her to seize the opportunity to win the emperor's heart.

In order to confirm whether the news was true, she asked Biyu to find out the situation.

At this moment, after hearing what Biyu said, Xue Qingyao couldn't help but have a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Are you sure the person you saw was Xue Youli?"

"Yes! This servant saw it clearly!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qingyao fell into deep thought.

There is no way Murong Ye would give her this news for no reason.

Xue Youli is full of tricks. Perhaps the scene that Biyu saw was exactly what Xue Youli wanted Biyu to see on purpose.

To be on the safe side, she plans to go to Lingyun Palace in person tomorrow.

…

The next morning.

Xue Qingyao asked Biyu to prepare some snacks and then went to Lingyun Palace to inquire about the situation.

Who knew that before she reached the door of Lingyun Palace, she saw several palace maids helping Xue Youli into Lingyun Palace with nervous expressions.

She saw clearly that the person being helped in was indeed Xue Youli.

Xue Qingyao stood outside the palace for a while. When he saw a palace maid coming out, he immediately glanced at Biyu.

Biyu quickly walked towards the palace maid and said, "Sister Luluo, I seemed to hear you guys making a fuss at the entrance of Lingyun Palace just now. Did something happen?"

The palace maid who came out was Lu Luo, who was beside Duan Cainü in Jinghua Pavilion.

She saw Xue Qingyao standing not far away, her eyes lit up, and she pulled Biyu enthusiastically, "I heard that Concubine Xue saw a beautiful orchid by the lake and wanted to pick it to put in a vase, but she slipped and fell into the lake!"

Biyu covered her mouth in shock. "Is this true? What kind of orchid would require Concubine Xue to pick in person?"

"Absolutely true!"

Lu Luo nodded vigorously, glancing in Xue Qingyao's direction from the corner of her eyes. She knew that Xue Qingyao and Xue Youli were not getting along, so she raised her voice deliberately, "So I said, people still can't eat too much."

The two were chatting casually when they saw Banxia hurriedly leading Doctor Cheng into Lingyun Palace.

"Doctor Cheng, my master has fallen pretty badly, please come in and take a look!"