Xie Jinnian presented a cup of brewed Cassia seed tea.

It would be strange if the King of Southern Xinjiang could calm down.

Wei Xu’s disappearance can be slowly searched for, at most it is just the loss of a powerful general, but the man in the abandoned mine is related to his life and death and the throne.

The army is about to be launched against the Great Zhou, and if that person comes out to cause trouble, it will bring him a lot of trouble.

"Call the Cheng family!" the King of Southern Xinjiang ordered.

The young eunuch looked at Xie Jinnian in fear.

Xie Jinnian asked the King of Southern Xinjiang, "Your Majesty, is it enough to summon Cheng Lian and Xie Yunhe?"

The King of Southern Xinjiang originally planned to summon Cheng Sang and the little girl who came to recognize her as his relative as well.

But when Xie Jinnian asked this, he remembered that Cheng Sang was crazy, and that girl had just arrived in the capital and had a feud with the saint.

The saint would never tell the two of them where she was going.

"Yeah." He nodded lightly.

The young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, thank goodness for Eunuch Jin, otherwise his stupid head would have fallen off countless times.

It was already midnight and Cheng Lian and Xie Yunhe had already gone to bed.

When Cheng Lian was woken up by the maid, she was still a little unhappy. But when she heard that it was the emperor who summoned her, she was sober up immediately out of fear.

The maid urged her to do so, so she packed up briefly and ran into Xie Yunhe, who had ignored her for many days, at the door.

Xie Yunhe got on the carriage first.

Cheng Lian hesitated for a moment, and then sat down at the urging of the eunuch.

Xie Yunhe closed his eyes and rested, not wanting to pay any attention to her.

Cheng Lian still had feelings for him in her heart. She pinched the handkerchief in her hand and took the courage to speak: "Master, you have lost weight."

Xie Yunhe still had his eyes closed and said nothing.

Cheng Lian was not discouraged: "Master, why did His Majesty summon us to the palace in the middle of the night?"

Xie Yunhe still didn't want to pay attention to her.

Cheng Lian looked at the swaying curtain of the carriage and realized that the young eunuch was riding a horse outside. She didn't want to be laughed at by others, so she stopped trying to embarrass herself.

After the two entered the palace, they were immediately taken to the Chengde Palace of the King of Southern Xinjiang.

The King of Southern Xinjiang sat in the main seat, and the powerful imperial pressure made the two of them breathless.

Xie Jinnian stood beside the King of Southern Xinjiang, with a submissive expression on his face, which made people feel that he was not someone who could be easily provoked.

The two men knelt down and paid their respects.

The King of Southern Xinjiang did not beat around the bush with the two of them and asked directly, "Where is the Saint?"

It was actually for the Saint? Both of them were a little surprised, and just as they were about to raise their heads subconsciously, they suddenly remembered that they must not blaspheme the Saint's face.

Cheng Lian asked in a daze: "Isn't the Saint in the Saint's Palace?"

Xie Yunhe lowered his eyebrows and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Saint has not returned to the Cheng family for a few days."

The King of Southern Xinjiang asked, "When was the last time you went back to the Cheng family?"

Xie Yunhe looked at Cheng Lian. Ever since the falling out with Cheng Lian and Cheng Qingxue, the Saint's contact with him had faded. When she returned home, she only saw Cheng Lian and never came to see him.

Cheng Lian suppressed her nervousness and replied in a low voice: "About... five days ago."

The King of Southern Xinjiang said in a deep voice: "What did she say to you? Tell the truth!"

Cheng Lian's heart skipped a beat.

Your Majesty, why do you speak in an interrogative tone?

Did my daughter do something wrong?

Xie Jinnian reminded: "Cheng Lian, answer His Majesty quickly."

“Yes… yes!”

Cheng Lian told the story of her conversation with the saint that day, but she omitted the fact that Su Xiaoxiao had slandered her and framed Cheng Sang for having a secret meeting with a man in the mine.

After all, she really did harm Cheng Sang and was afraid that His Majesty would investigate.

The King of Southern Xinjiang looked deeply at Cheng Lian and Xie Yunhe.

Just when the two thought that the King of Nanjiang was going to hold them accountable, the King of Nanjiang winked at Xie Jinnian.

Xie Jinnian smiled and stepped forward: "The Saint suddenly disappeared, and His Majesty is very worried about her safety. If you have any news about the Saint, please come to the palace and report to His Majesty in time."

Xie Yunhe said hurriedly: "Sure."

Xie Jinnian called the young eunuch to escort the two out of the palace.

Xie Yunhe gently helped the pale-faced Cheng Lian up.

Cheng Lian enjoyed Xie Yunhe's tenderness so much that she even forgot her fear.

As soon as they got on the carriage, Xie Yunhe coldly let go of her.

Cheng Lian woke up as if from a dream.

After the carriage left the palace, Xie Yunhe looked at Cheng Lian coldly: "What did you say to Qingyao that day?"

Cheng Lian said with a guilty conscience: "I didn't say anything..."

Xie Yunhe said angrily: "Are you going to hide this from me? Didn't you hear from His Majesty that Qingyao is missing? I don't think you want to find her back!"

Cheng Lian said aggrievedly: "How could it be? She is my own flesh and blood. I am sadder than anyone else that she is missing!"

Xie Yunhe scolded: "Then tell me everything!"

Cheng Lian told Su Xiaoxiao about her slander: "...I really didn't harm Cheng Sang, and I didn't find a man to go to the mine to destroy her reputation!"

But Xie Yunhe listened to it.

He had always felt that there were secrets in the mine, and now it seemed that it was probably true.

The disappearance of the saint may be related to this secret.

After returning to the Cheng family, he went to look for Cheng Sang, but was told that the head of the family was not there.

"Madam has been out for two days. Do you know where she has gone?" he asked the maid in the yard.

The maid shook her head: "Madam didn't tell me."

"master!"

Manager Cui trotted over and whispered something to him.

Xie Yunhe frowned: "Really?"

Manager Cui whispered, "It is absolutely true. Anzi saw it with his own eyes during the day. It was behind the coffin shop in Changliu Lane."

Xie Yunhe murmured, "What is Madam doing there?"

Manager Cui said, "Master, please go and have a rest first. I will send someone to look for him when it's daybreak."

Xie Yunhe said: "No need, I will go there myself and prepare the carriage."

Manager Cui was stunned: "Now?"

It’s not even daybreak yet!

…

Cheng Sang goes to bed early and wakes up early.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Su Xiaoxiao sleeping beside her.

Her heart was healed instantly.

It's not a dream.

Weiwei is back.

She caressed Su Xiaoxiao's cheek lovingly.

She could watch Su Xiaoxiao sleeping all day long.

But she was a little thirsty.

She got out of bed and poured herself some water to drink.

As she was drinking, she heard some noise in the yard.

She pushed open the door.

Under the clear moonlight, a man in a wide robe sat on a stone bench and looked up at the starry sky.

There is no lamp, only the starlight is the light.

Cheng Sang looked at him curiously: "Who are you?"

The man turned around and was slightly startled when he saw Cheng Sang. A trace of unexpected nervousness flashed across his eyes: "Sangsang?"

"Hmm?" Cheng Sang tilted his head while holding the teacup.

The man smiled gently: "Sangsang can't sleep either?"

"I'm awake." Cheng Sang said in a low voice, "You should also keep your voice down, so as not to disturb Weiwei."

The man had learned about Cheng Sang's situation from Su Xiaoxiao. He smiled and nodded: "Okay, Sangsang, do you want to come over and sit with us?"

Cheng Sang looked at the snacks on the table, swallowed, and slowly walked over to sit down.

She sat upright, glancing at the snacks from time to time.

The man brought the snack to her: "You can eat it."

Cheng Sang happily took a piece and started eating it with relish.

The man looked at her: "Sangsang, do you still remember me?"

Cheng Sang shook his head, looked at the half-eaten rice cake, and asked cautiously: "I don't remember, can I eat it?"

The man was amused by her, and the melancholy he had felt all night suddenly disappeared.

Just like that night many years ago.

She has changed.

But it seems nothing has changed.

There was rice cake foam on the corners of Cheng Sang's mouth.

The man took out a clean handkerchief and tried to get closer to her.

After making sure that she had no resistance, he gently wiped the corners of her lips.

Cheng Sang did not reject him.

He wiped his and Cheng Sang ate Cheng Sang's.

When Xie Yunhe went from house to house in the dark, this was the eye-catching scene he saw.

His blood boiled!

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What I'm saying is, do you want to cheat on this scumbag? 　　The last sentence at the end of the chapter is for the purpose of preventing theft, so you can ignore it.

(End of this chapter)