After Xiao Ling left, Chu Yi waved slightly, and Xu Zizhuo's figure reappeared.
"Zizhuo, how credible do you think her words are?"
Xu Zizhuo thought about it and stretched out three fingers.
"My Lord, perhaps I can trust you a little bit for now."
"Go investigate her background," Chu Yi said, "after returning to the capital, find a way to get Shen Tang's identity from the Ministry of Revenue and see if she's telling the truth."
Xu Zizhuo nodded in agreement. It was easy for him to guess the general meaning of Chu Yi's instructions.
Just as he was about to go out to do something, he caught a glimpse of Chu Yi's expression and couldn't help feeling a little strange.
Xu Zizhuo stopped and walked carefully to Chu Yi's side.
"But sir, what should I do if I find out that she is not Elder Shen's granddaughter?"
Chu Yi thought about it and waved his hand, "As long as they are not the little emperor's people, it's fine."
Seeing this, Xu Zizhuo had the answer in his heart, and a smile inexplicably appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Don't worry, sir. I understand! I will definitely investigate Miss Shen's background thoroughly!"
At this time, Xiao Ling, who had just left Chu Yi's territory, suddenly realized a serious problem.
I am now presenting myself as a woman, and if I rashly go to the palace, I will probably be suspected.
Not to mention that he might not have gained Chu Yi's trust yet. If Chu Yi sent someone to follow him, his situation would be even more difficult.
For a moment, she felt like she was in a difficult situation.
But time was running out, and Xiao Ling didn't care too much. He simply walked towards the palace, inquiring about the situation around him as he walked.
Soon, she noticed that there were more guards inside and outside the palace, and they seemed to be looking for someone.
There was no way, this was all Yuzhu's idea. After she came back from getting medicine for His Majesty, she found that His Majesty seemed to be missing.
The scene was very quiet for a while. The only thing left in the entire palace was the rippling water of the Ronghan Pond, which seemed to confirm that someone had just been there.
This scared Yuzhu. You know, the effect of the reshaping pill has just worn off, and now His Majesty looks the same as before.
And this secret of His Majesty has always been known only to her, the personal maid. Now that such a big thing has happened, it is not easy for her to discuss it with anyone else.
For a moment, Yuzhu was like a headless fly.
After careful consideration for a long time, I felt that the only option was to find His Majesty first.
So she ordered the guards of the palace to search the surrounding area for suspicious people, especially women, and once found, they must be brought to her for trial.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, which is that the guards were specifically instructed not to make any wrongful actions.
The approach was reasonable, but when the order was passed down, it seemed to arouse curiosity.
Although everyone clearly remembered the instructions of "His Majesty", they were very puzzled as to why such great efforts were suddenly made.
Could it be that some bad guys broke into the palace to assassinate him?
This is all the few people could guess.
Word of mouth spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until someone finally agreed with the guess.
Xiao Ling hid in a corner far away outside the palace, watching the guards guarding the palace tightly.
She had her own token with her, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't see anyone around her.
As luck would have it, a sharp-eyed guard noticed the movement here.
"You guys, go check over there, there's some movement!"
Following a stern shout, four guards came over quickly.
Seeing this, Xiao Ling was also shocked and subconsciously turned around to run.
But he didn't get far before the guards caught up with him.
In the dark, Chu Yi and Xu Zizhuo witnessed all this.
Seeing that the palace guards did not recognize Chen Tang, Xu Zizhuo first expressed his opinion in a low voice:
"Sir, it seems something has happened to the emperor, or to someone close to the emperor?"
"Well, maybe she got into some other trouble in the palace before she saw us."
Looking at the scene in the distance, Chu Yi commented absentmindedly.
For some reason, he always felt that there was something wrong with the woman in front of him named Chen Tang.
Although Chen Tang's appearance and explanation seem very reasonable and flawless.
But it is precisely this very rationality that makes everything seem a little unreasonable.
Chu Yi still doubts Chen Tang.
Even if I don't have any evidence.
…
"Where did this woman come from? Don't you know this is the emperor's palace?"
On the other side, several guards questioned fiercely.
The woman in front of them ran away when she saw them, which made them suspicious.
Originally, Xiao Ling was still trying to find a way to leave, but the situation at the moment did not allow her to have any other ideas, so she simply took out the jade pendant to prove her identity.
When they saw the jade pendant Xiao Ling took out, several guards were stunned, and they obviously realized that the jade pendant in Xiao Ling's hand was something that only the emperor could bestow.
They looked at each other for a few seconds, and were about to kneel down hesitantly, but Xiao Ling spoke hurriedly:
"Don't bow yet. I'm His Majesty's confidant. I have important matters to discuss with His Majesty. I have spies outside. You guys should just pretend to be an assassin and take me to the palace."
After these words were spoken, the guards who were about to salute looked at each other again.
This was the first time that they, the guards, had seen such a request.
But the woman in front of them was either rich or noble, and her relationship with His Majesty must be complicated, so they dared not disobey.
However, none of them had the courage to pretend to escort Xiao Ling into the palace as an assassin.
After hesitating for a while, one of the guards finally mustered up the courage, pretended to scold her, then threatened Xiao Ling with the big knife in his hand and forced her to move forward.
The group of five did not stay any longer and left soon.
"Interesting."
In the distance, Chu Yi, who saw the whole scene, couldn't help but laugh.
It seemed that this scene was indeed somewhat different from what he expected.
Maybe this Chen Tang really didn't lie?
Chu Yi thought for a while and waved his hand, "Zi Zhuo, let's go back first."
"Ah?" Seeing his master's attitude, Xu Zizhuo felt a little surprised for a moment, "Master, are you sure we don't want to save Miss Shen?"
Chu Yi stopped walking and asked, "Is it necessary to be so anxious?"
“But… Miss Shen is so beautiful. If she is really an assassin and is seen by the emperor, wouldn’t it be… very dangerous?”
Xu Zizhuo did not comment much on the following words.
But Chu Yi was obviously stunned.
Then he turned around and stared at Xu Zizhuo for a long time, and suddenly waved his sleeves.
"I'm going to see the emperor!"
Xu Zizhuo: “…”
really,
He still understands the young master.
…
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