Chapter 195 Missing or Framed
The national teacher said excitedly:
"The princess just used the art of Qimen Dunjia, right? Among all the mysterious arts in the world, only the Seven Stars Palace has the inheritance of Qimen Dunjia!"
"If you are not a descendant of the Seven Stars Palace, how can you understand this profound art!"
"Forgive me for my poor eyesight and my misunderstanding of the princess before. I hope you will forgive me!"
Xiao Zirui looked at Yun Qingqing in shock and said with difficulty:
"Master, are you sure? How could she..."
"It can't be wrong!" The Imperial Master said firmly, "Since the princess is the heir of the Seven Stars Palace, it's not surprising that she suddenly disappeared that day."
"This demon-binding rope was left by my master. I only found out today that it can do more than just bind demons. What happened today was purely a misunderstanding!"
Xiao Zirui looked down at the ropes that bound him and said nothing more.
After all, if you insist that Yun Qingqing is a monster, then it would be difficult for me to defend myself while I am tied up.
The Imperial Master then remembered him and quickly recited a mantra to retract the rope. Xiao Zirui was then free again.
Xiao Zirui stared at Yun Qingqing with complicated eyes.
Although I don’t know what the Seven Stars Palace that the National Master mentioned is, it sounds like it has a very important background... Does this woman have such a deep background?
But why had she never mentioned it before?
Yun Qingqing naturally understood that the Imperial Master had made a mistake. How could her art of Qimen Dunjia be inherited from someone else?
However, there were more important things to do at this time, so she was too lazy to pay attention to the Imperial Master and others, and directly pulled Xiao Changheng towards the Emperor.
This time everyone gave way and no one dared to stop them.
Coming in front of the dragon bed, Yun Qingqing looked at the emperor and frowned again.
The old emperor looked haggard, his face was pale and his lips were dead. He had lost a lot of weight in just a few days.
"Royal brother...how could this happen!" Xiao Changheng stretched out his hand anxiously and worriedly and reached out to the emperor.
Yun Qingqing grabbed his wrist and shook her head.
Xiao Changheng looked at her solemn expression, becoming more and more anxious, and whispered:
"Qingqing, what happened to my brother? Do you have any way to save him?"
"Don't worry, just step back a little." Yun Qingqing nodded and gave him a reassuring look.
Xiao Changheng's expression relaxed slightly. He immediately gave up his seat to her and stepped aside.
Yun Qingqing took out a talisman, stuck it in front of the emperor's forehead and silently recited a mantra. Immediately, wisps of black air emanated from the emperor's body and were absorbed by the talisman paper.
The color of the talisman became darker and darker, and finally it seemed to be burned by an invisible flame and gradually turned into ashes.
When the talisman paper completely dissipated, the black air was also completely sucked away and dissipated.
The emperor's complexion looked visibly better. His eyelids twitched a few times and then he opened his eyes.
"Your Majesty!" said the Queen happily.
"Father!"
"Father, you are awake!"
"Your Majesty is awake!"
"Your Majesty, may you be blessed with great fortune!"
Several princes and concubines also showed joy.
Yun Qingqing stepped back, and when the emperor opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Changheng. His eyes suddenly turned red and he slowly extended his hand towards him.
"Chang Heng... am I already in the underworld... I didn't take good care of you, and you came down before me at such a young age..."
Xiao Changheng held his hand and said gently:
"Brother, please don't let your imagination run wild. I am fine, and so am you."
"..." The emperor listened to his words in a daze, then he noticed the people around him and found that he was still in the bedroom.
"...Royal brother, you are still alive! Good, so good..." He held Xiao Changheng's hand tightly, felt the warmth of his palm, and sighed with relief.
Xiao Changheng nodded:
"It was Qingqing who arrived in time to save me, and it was also you, my royal brother..."
He paused and looked at Yun Qingqing with a hint of doubt.
She understood what he meant, and after thinking for a moment, she said:
"Your Majesty may have been too worried these days, so the evil spirit took advantage of the opportunity to invade your dragon body. I have just expelled the evil spirit. I will prescribe a prescription for you to recuperate for a while and you will be fine."
The emperor was surprised and said:
"So you disappeared for no reason and went to the border to look for Chang Heng?"
Yun Qingqing nodded and interrupted the topic seriously:
"Your Majesty needs to rest. Let's talk about these things later. There is an important matter that must be dealt with first."
"What's the matter?" The emperor was indeed very tired, but when he saw that she spoke seriously, he immediately perked up and asked.
Yun Qingqing turned her head and glanced at Xiao Zirui, then looked at Commander Dou and said coldly:
"When His Majesty was seriously ill, the commander of the Imperial Guards was suddenly replaced by Commander Dou, who only obeyed the orders of the Crown Prince. So, where is the original Commander Yan?"
The emperor then noticed that the person leading the imperial guards standing at the door was indeed Dou Cheng, who was originally the deputy commander.
"Where is Yan Ning?" he asked with a frown.
Commander Dou knelt down on one knee and said:
"Your Majesty, Commander Yan has not appeared since he started his shift yesterday. I have sent people to look for him, but there is still no trace of him."
"What?" It was no small matter for the commander of the imperial guards to leave his post without permission, and the emperor's expression became even gloomier.
Xiao Zirui received the Queen's gaze, his eyes flashed, and he said:
"Father, everyone thought that the uncle had died for his country, and father was bedridden. But Commander Yan suddenly disappeared. I was worried that the Imperial Guards would be leaderless and cause chaos, so I asked Deputy Commander Dou to take over the position of commander temporarily."
His handling of the matter was reasonable. The emperor's expression eased a little and he nodded.
However, Yun Qingqing suddenly said in a cold voice:
"Commander Yan didn't disappear for no reason, he was framed!"
"What!" The emperor's expression changed.
Xiao Changheng's face also darkened:
"Qingqing, can you find Commander Yan?"
He did not doubt Yun Qingqing's words at all, but Xiao Zirui asked coldly:
"Haven't you been at the border these days? How do you know what's happening in the Imperial City? Could it be that Commander Yan's disappearance has something to do with you?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at him, not wanting to pay attention to him, and pointed directly at Dou Cheng and said:
"Commander Dou's body is covered in blood, which means he has been seriously injured in the past two days. His eyes are gleaming with evil, which means he was just lying."
"Most importantly, the sword he was carrying was not his own!"
She pointed at Dou Cheng's waist and said coldly:
"Commander Dou, can you explain to me? If Commander Yan is missing as you said, then why is his sword on you?"
Commander Dou's lips trembled, and he said with all his strength:
"This sword was borrowed from Commander Yan the other day..."
A cold voice interrupted him:
"As far as I know, Commander Yan's Sword is a precious sword passed down from his ancestors. He has always cherished it very much and has never lent it out to anyone."
"Commander Dou, can you tell me what exactly was the reason that made him have the heart to give up and lend Hanying to you?"
Dou Commander had sweat on his forehead, lowered his head and rolled his eyes, saying:
"Your Highness, I don't know why, but Commander Yan suddenly asked me to keep the sword for him for a few days."
"I found it strange at the time, but he refused to explain the reason, so I had no choice but to accept the sword. But I didn't expect that Commander Yan disappeared the next day."
"I think his previous abnormality is related to his disappearance, but I really don't know why!"
What he said made it hard to tell whether it was true or not.
Xiao Zirui sneered:
"Princess Regent, the cause of this matter has not yet been clarified. Why do I feel that you want to insist that Commander Yan was harmed by Commander Dou?"
"If you insist on convicting Commander Dou, shouldn't you also produce evidence?"
"Just what I want!"
Yun Qingqing's face was gloomy.
"You want evidence? I'll take you to find it right now!"
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