Chapter 402: Something Strange
Kidnapping people in a heavily guarded military camp sounds like a fantasy, but Chu Liuzheng just disappeared.
At first, the most suspicious ones were the prisoners who suddenly caused trouble.
Especially Qingju, who killed several soldiers.
But all those who caused trouble were either caught or killed. Even Qingju died under Lu Feidao. No one escaped.
He couldn't even escape himself, let alone kidnap others.
Worried that Chu Liuzheng was disguised as a wounded soldier or a prisoner, Huang Xin personally checked the list and counted the people. There were exactly the right number, and it was obvious that Chu Liuzheng was not on it.
The eunuch pondered over it for a long time, and his eyelids twitched as he suddenly thought of a possibility.
——Could it be that Miss Liu Zheng has become so depressed that she has become a runaway slave?
Xiao Jingfan pinched his eyebrows hard, also considering this possibility.
However, he just thought about it and denied it.
Although the woman wanted to leave the palace, she would never leave without saying goodbye, even for the sake of her family.
Therefore, the woman could only have been abducted.
Who could it be?
The first person Xiao Jingfan suspected was Ping Xuan.
But when Chu Liuzheng disappeared, Ping Xuan was helping to capture Qingju who had escaped and had no time to kidnap anyone.
The second person to suspect was Jiang Yao.
But Jiang Yao hasn't woken up yet, it can't be her.
Tongniang stayed with her all the time and never left the tent, so it was impossible for her to kidnap anyone.
As for Feng Jing, let's not talk about the fact that Feng Jing doesn't know martial arts. Even if he did, he and Chu Liuzheng get along like brother and sister. After knowing that Chu Liuzheng was missing, he was so anxious that he almost jumped into the river. He followed the soldiers to look for people everywhere, and he didn't seem like the one who kidnapped people.
As for other people, Xiao Jingfan also suspected Huang Xin.
The Huang family sent a daughter into the palace. What if it was a harem struggle?
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely to be Huang Xin.
Chu Liuzheng is still a palace maid now. Even if Huang's daughter wants to compete, she shouldn't compete with her.
After much thought, I couldn't find any suspect who met the criteria.
Xiao Jingfan clenched the Bodhi beads in annoyance, took two deep breaths and forced himself to calm down, his eyes inadvertently swept across the blue hem of the clothes, and suddenly paused.
There is also a suspect who is logically the least likely.
He suddenly raised his eyes to look at Zhou Yuande and asked, "How is Yin Lanci?"
"Still unconscious." Zhou Yuande was a little surprised that the emperor would ask about Yin Lanci at this time, but he also answered truthfully, "Doctor Feng said that Abbot Jiang forced the Netherworld Gu in her body to fall into a deep sleep. Yin Lanci became too dependent on the Netherworld Gu and fell into a deep sleep as well. We have to wait for Abbot Jiang to wake up and awaken Yin Lanci before we can question her."
If he is still sleeping, then he is not Yin Lanci.
Xiao Jingfan frowned. Somehow, he always felt that this matter had something to do with Yin Lanci.
He stood up and planned to go to the tent where Yin Lanci was imprisoned.
At this moment, Lu Fei walked quickly into the tent, his face full of joy: "Your Majesty, I have found Miss Chu!"
Xiao Jingfan was delighted: "Where is the person?"
"In the tent where Miss Chu is resting," Lu Fei said. "Miss Chu's arm is injured and her ankle is twisted. Doctor Feng is bandaging her."
Xiao Jingfan frowned when he heard this, and strode out, asking as he walked: "Where was the person found? How was he injured? Is the injury serious?"
"We found someone by the stream." Lu Fei hurried after them. "Miss Chu said she wanted to go to the woods to pick some fresh perilla leaves to boil water, but she accidentally wandered too far into the forest and got lost. She was chased by a big wild boar and stayed in a tree until the boar left before she dared to come down."
"The wound on her arm was scratched by a branch when she came down from the tree, and the sprained ankle was caused when she was chased by a wild boar. She can barely walk, so it's not serious."
Zhou Yuande asked curiously, "Are there still wild boars in the forest?"
Lu Fei said, "Maybe it ran out from the nearby mountains to look for food."
He looked at Xiao Jingfan as he spoke. Although Chu Liuzheng's return was a good thing, he was somewhat suspicious that Chu Liuzheng's disappearance was not to avoid wild boars.
Ever since Chu Liuzheng disappeared, Xiao Jingfan sent a lot of people into the woods to look for him.
With such a loud noise, even a wild boar would be scared away. There was no reason for it to stay under the tree just for Chu Liuzheng's piece of meat.
Besides, the soldiers were shouting at the top of their lungs when they were looking for someone, but Chu Liuzheng didn’t hear a single word?
Why didn't you respond if you heard it?
You can't just fall asleep in the tree, can you?
All these doubts inevitably made Lu Fei suspicious of Chu Liuzheng.
Seeing Xiao Jingfan's expression, he hesitated again and again, but finally called out to him before Xiao Jingfan entered the tent: "Your Majesty, wait a minute. Please listen to what I have to say first."
Xiao Jingfan paused and looked back at him: "What's the matter?"
Lu Fei glanced at the tent and said in a low voice, "This matter is very strange. Your Majesty, please pay attention to it."
He was expecting a scolding after he finished speaking. After all, he knew exactly what his Majesty was thinking of Chu Liuzheng. He had just returned from a missing person, injured, and now he was showing off in front of the Majesty. It would be unacceptable if he didn't scold him.
But Xiao Jingfan just looked at him for a moment and walked into the tent.
Lu Fei was slightly surprised and hurriedly grabbed the knife and followed.
Zhou Yuande shouted, "Your Majesty has arrived."
There were quite a few people in the tent, including Chen Xing, Tong Niang, Si Yue and others, and even Old Wu was there.
After hearing this announcement, everyone immediately stood up and saluted.
Xiao Jingfan waved his hand: "Everyone get up."
He walked straight to the bed, his eyes fell on the person on the bed, and looked at him inconspicuously.
Chu Liuzheng was seen leaning on the pillow, his black hair disheveled, his eyelids drooping listlessly, and his lips slightly pale.
The right sleeve was rolled up to the elbow, and there were sporadic scratches on the jade-white skin. A thick layer of gauze was wrapped near the wrist, with a faint herbal scent.
The bedding covered the lower half of the body, so the injury to the ankle was not visible.
"Your Majesty." Chu Liuzheng was about to throw off the quilt and get out of bed to pay his respects, but Xiao Jingfan pushed him back and ordered, "Stay still."
Chu Liuzheng glanced at the hand that was clutching his shoulder, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly: "It is my fault that I have caused so much trouble to everyone. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
"It wasn't your intention. Why punish me if I'm already injured?" Xiao Jingfan helped her lean back.
Zhou Yuande coughed lightly and winked at everyone: Retreat!
Everyone: I understand!
They all retreated tactfully.
Seeing that Chu Liuzheng was not seriously injured, Old Wu left the tent and went back to the kitchen to tell Tang Lao San and the others the good news.
Miyue coughed softly, her face still pale. She peered into the tent and said worriedly, "Sister Liuzheng must have been frightened by the wild boar."
"Your injury hasn't healed yet. Go back and lie down first. I'll be here." Chen Xing put his hand on her back and helped her calm down.
"I'll take the girl back." Tongniang stepped forward to support Siyue. Siyue thanked her and the two of them walked away slowly.
Feng Jing stared at the tent in a daze.
Chen Xing reached out and tugged at his sleeve, reminding him, "Doctor Feng, remember to make a tranquilizer for Sister Liu Zheng."
Feng Jing said "hmm" absentmindedly.
Lu Fei held the knife and looked at him: "What are you thinking about?"
"It's a bit strange." Feng Jing raised his hand to touch his chin and muttered to himself, "Could it be... impossible... wrong?"
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
