"Also... there's still no news about Cheng Ying, and I feel uneasy." Feng Ying held the rosary in her hand. She always felt that Emperor Mingzheng might come back to kill her, after all, he had a sharp knife like Cheng Ying in his hand.
Feng Yuanqi understood Feng Ying's thoughts. Over the years, everyone in and outside the court was afraid of Cheng Ying. The three words "Cheng Dugong" were more frightening than Emperor Mingzheng.
Duke Cheng, who could make things happen with a wave of his hand, had stirred up countless storms inside and outside the court. However, this time the capital was in such great turmoil that, for unknown reasons, Cheng Ying had never shown up.
“No matter how sharp Cheng Ying’s knife is, how can he resist thousands of troops? Your Majesty, the situation is hopeless. Cheng Ying has delayed intervention and has missed the best opportunity. Given the current situation, even Cheng Ying may be powerless to reverse the situation. Your Majesty should not have any expectations for Xianyang anymore.” Feng Yuanqi was afraid that Feng Ying would lose her mind, not listen to his advice, change her mind, and do something unexpected in secret.
After hearing what he said, Feng Ying stopped thinking about it. She had had enough of being the queen. When she thought that after Liu Ziqi became emperor, she would be able to return to the Feng family and be her original free self in the boudoir, she even secretly looked forward to tomorrow coming sooner.
Feng Ying was about to ask Jiang Fang to escort her brother out of the palace when she suddenly heard a eunuch outside say, "Madam, someone wants to see you."
Feng Ying looked up at Feng Yuanqi and asked towards the closed palace door: "Who wants to see me?"
"This man said he was the chancellor of the Zhanshi Palace and had important matters to report to the Empress in person. It concerned the Second Prince." the eunuch reported.
When Feng Ying heard that it was related to Zhu Yu, she signaled Feng Yuanqi to hide behind the screen first. After seeing that her brother was hiding, she said, "Come in."
"I am Liu Bi, the Minister of the House of Officials." When Liu Bi was led into the palace by the eunuch, he knelt down tremblingly, not daring to look up and around, and directly stated his purpose, "I heard that the Second Prince is missing, and the Empress is very worried about him, so she sent people to search everywhere. I have learned some information about the Second Prince's whereabouts. Now that the Emperor is not in the palace, I have no choice but to come and report to the Empress."
Feng Ying glanced behind the screen. Her brother hadn't found Hui'er yet, so how could a mere sixth-rank secretary of the Imperial Clerk get the news?
She asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of the Second Prince? Where is the Second Prince now?"
Liu Bi acted panic-stricken and said, "If I tell you, I hope Your Majesty won't be too sad..."
Feng Ying's heart skipped a beat when she saw him acting like this. She clenched the rosary in her hand and said, "Just tell me."
Liu Bi trembled and said, "A clerk in the Zhanshi Mansion saw a secret and was so scared these days that he couldn't help but tell me today. As soon as I heard about it, I hurried to the palace. The man said that he saw the second prince on Zhixiang Street in the south city, but... but..."
"Just what?" Feng Ying's face was tense. She sat up straight, staring at him and asked.
Liu Bi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's just... he said that the second prince is gone..."
"What?" Feng Ying stood up suddenly, her voice suddenly rose, her feet went weak, and her mind suddenly went blank.
She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, her eyes sharp, and said in a stern tone: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Liu Bi was so frightened that he trembled all over. He knelt on the ground and said with a trembling body, "He said that the day after the rebels retreated, he went to Zhixiang Street to meet his lover, but he didn't expect to see Lord Yu from the Dali Temple and Lu Tongzhi from the Gongwei Division. He wanted to get close to them, so he followed them. He originally wanted to talk to them, but he didn't expect to see Lord Yu and Lu Tongzhi unloading a sack from the carriage. The sack was stained with blood. He was so scared that he didn't dare to go forward and just stared quietly."
The more Feng Ying listened, the paler her face became, and her hand holding the rosary almost couldn't hold it anymore.
"Later, it was discovered that Lord Yu and Vice Magistrate Lu had entered a whorehouse. When they came out, the bloody sack was gone. After the two left, the clerk was really curious about what was in the sack, so he sneaked into the yard and searched around. He unexpectedly found a cellar. He went down the cellar and found that it was a secret passage. Driven by curiosity, he walked along the secret passage and ended up seeing the collapsed mausoleum, and... and the body of the Second Prince."
The rosary beads fell from Feng Ying's hand, and scattered all over the floor. She fell into a chair, tears in her eyes, and murmured, "Impossible, impossible..."
Liu Bi knelt on the ground and dared not say a word. He had already said out loud all the words he had memorized. He would be able to report to the elders when he returned. Yu Qizhe had offended the Feng family, so even if he attached himself to the future new emperor, his career would not be smooth sailing.
Feng Yuanqi frowned behind the screen. It seemed that someone didn't want to see the Feng family stand with the new emperor, or even didn't want Liu Ziqi to become emperor so smoothly.
Feng Ying stood up suddenly, tears on her cheeks: "Take me to Zhixiang Street!"
Suddenly, a strange noise was heard behind the screen, and Feng Ying remembered her brother's existence. She waved away Liu Bi and the eunuchs in the hall, and asked Liu Bi to wait outside the hall.
Feng Yuanqi walked out from behind the screen.
"Brother, you heard what I said just now. Hui'er was killed by Yu Qizhe!" Feng Ying was heartbroken and shed silent tears.
Feng Yuanqi said, "What Liu Bi said may not be true. He came to the palace to see you at this critical moment. I'm afraid he has bad intentions. Your Majesty, it's better not to leave the palace. I will go to South City with Liu Bi to confirm it. If it is true... if it is really the second prince, I will bring him back to the palace."
Feng Ying nodded while crying, and said with hidden pain: "Okay."
Feng Ying asked the eunuch to lead Liu Bi out of the palace and go to Dingbei Marquis' Mansion to find Feng Yuanqi. After sending Liu Bi away, she let Jiang Fang send Feng Yuanqi out of the palace.
Feng Yuanqi took a detour and returned to Dingbei Marquis Mansion first. After Liu Bi arrived, he pretended to have just learned about the matter from the eunuch and asked Liu Bi to lead the way to Zhixiang Street.
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