Chapter 172 The Imperial Concubine Loses Her Composure

"Mother, the statue you gave me is missing."

Xia Zeqi's words startled the Imperial Concubine so much that the grapes in her hand fell to the ground.

A flash of shock flashed across her beautiful eyes, and then her face changed.

"What happened? What happened? Tell me in detail!"

Xia Zeqi told her about the destruction of the secret room.

The Imperial Concubine's face became even worse.

She looked worried.

"That's the Dark God, with boundless magical powers. How could someone take the statue away!"

"Could this person also covet the power of the Dark God?"

"Qier, have you told me about the Dark God?"

Xia Zeqi shook her head: "Mother, the Dark God's matter is of great importance. I haven't told anyone else about it."

"So I suspect that someone in the palace did it."

When Xia Zeqi said this, the Royal Concubine instantly understood what he meant.

"You suspect that Qiao Niannian did it?"

"That's unlikely. It's not that I underestimate that girl, but the Dark God is so powerful that a little girl can't control him."

The Royal Concubine was not favored when she first entered the palace.

It was she who asked for the statue of the Dark God from a master, and worshipped it every day. After becoming a devout believer of the Dark God, she received the Dark God's favor.

Since then, she was able to turn things around. Not only was she summoned by the emperor, but she was also favored more and more.

Half a year after being favored, she became pregnant with the third prince, and she was named the Imperial Concubine after giving birth to the third prince.

Later, when the third prince grew up, she gave the statue of the Dark God to the third prince two years ago.

This was also the Dark God's intention. The Imperial Concubine knew the benefits of the Dark God, so she did not stop it.

Before hinting at the third prince, she received the Dark God's instructions to keep a low profile and she would definitely be crowned in the future.

This means that she will be the queen in the future.

The Imperial Concubine has always been very obedient. She has been staying in the palace for the past two days. Occasionally, she goes out for a walk and is also kind to the concubines she meets.

She had been waiting for news of the Empress's accident.

In the end, the Empress was fine, but the Dark God was lost.

The Royal Concubine was in a panic, as if she had lost her backbone.

Xia Zeqi was also anxious and angry, but now the only way to find out who took the statue of the Dark God was to find the Dark God back.

"Mother, I don't believe that Qiao Niannian has such a great ability, but it is better to kill her by mistake than to let her go."

"What if!"

The Royal Concubine calmed down at this time.

She heard what Xia Zeqi said and thought it made sense.

Even though she knew it was not Qiao Niannian who did it, she had to test it before she could feel at ease.

The Royal Concubine got up herself, went to the room and took out a wooden box. When she opened the wooden box, there was a talisman paper inside.

"This was given to me by the Dark God when he left. You also know that there is a spell on the magic bell, which can hear the movement from Qiao Niannian."

"She wears the bell on her body now, which is convenient for us."

Xia Zeqi nodded and stood aside, waiting for the Royal Concubine to operate.

The Royal Concubine pinched her hand and chanted a string of spells to the yellow talisman. The next moment, a flash of light flashed on the yellow talisman and then disappeared.

On the other side.

Qiao Niannian stayed with Xia Rongyu for lunch at noon.

She had just finished eating, and the bell on her waist shook a little. The next moment, the bell emitted a faint light.

Qiao Niannian looked at Xia Rongyu and explained the matter of the bell.

Xia Rongyu didn't expect that the Royal Concubine had such a method.

He had never heard of anyone practicing Buddhism around the Royal Concubine.

But he understood what Qiao Niannian meant and nodded.

Qiao Niannian ran her finger over the bell and blinked.

Xia Rongyu's cold voice passed through the bell and reached the other side.

"Niannian, what do you think of the Third Prince?"

Xia Zeqi thought she would hear Qiao Niannian's voice, but she didn't expect it was Xia Rongyu's. Her face turned black.

Qiao Niannian was staying with Xia Rongyu again.

Did she know that men and women should not touch each other?

Although Qiao Niannian and Xia Zeqi had no relationship yet, Xia Zeqi was very unhappy to see Qiao Niannian and Xia Rongyu together.

At the same time, because of Xia Rongyu's question, she pricked up her ears, wanting to know how Qiao Niannian answered.

In the East Palace, Qiao Niannian was speechless when she heard Xia Rongyu's question.

Can't you say something else?

Why do you have to ask such a question?

Xia Rongyu said nothing, and looked at Qiao Niannian with gentle eyes, waiting for Qiao Niannian to answer.

The look on her face showed that she had as much patience as needed, and she was not afraid even if she had to wait until the end of time.

Qiao Niannian thought for a while, and spoke slowly.

"The third prince was born to the noble concubine, so he is naturally noble and extraordinary, but I am not familiar with the third prince."

"It's the noble concubine. Before I was canonized as a princess, the noble concubine asked the third prince to give me a bell! Look."

After speaking, Qiao Niannian picked up the bell and shook it.

Here, approaching the talisman paper and listening to Qiao Niannian's answer, Xia Zeqi's face turned black, and the Royal Concubine's face also looked a little bad.

Before the two people's faces could ease, a series of piercing bell sounds came from the yellow talisman, almost breaking the eardrums of the two people.

Xia Zeqi covered her ears with a painful expression.

The Royal Concubine was not much better, as if someone had hit her head hard, and her whole brain was in a mess.

Xia Zeqi couldn't help but frowned: "Mother, why is the leader's voice so loud?"

The Royal Concubine didn't know either. She shook her head: "When the Dark God gave me the bell, he didn't mention this matter."

She didn't know how the bell could be so big.

The Royal Concubine's words were clearly conveyed to the bell.

Xia Rongyu was a little surprised.

Qiao Niannian narrowed her eyes with a smile.

She put the bell on the table. She

continued to listen to the conversation between the Royal Concubine and Xia Zeqi.

The Royal Concubine continued to speak: "Since Qiao Niannian has been with the prince, you can send someone to find out where they are, and then you will know whether Qiao Niannian did the Dark God's thing."

Qiao Niannian didn't expect that Xia Zeqi would be the first to suspect her.

But she was right.

She was the only person from the Xuanmen sect in the palace, so it was not surprising that Xia Zeqi suspected her.

As for the investigation, she was even less afraid.

After Xia Rongyu learned the news, he went out and told the eunuchs who served him to go outside and wait for Xia Zeqi's people.

Qiao Niannian felt that Xia Rongyu was too sinister.

She was just waiting for Xia Zeqi to find out naturally.

Unexpectedly, Xia Rongyu would take the initiative.

Xia Zeqi had doubts in her heart, and immediately asked people to inquire about Qiao Niannian and Xia Rongyu.

Xia Zeqi came to the gate of the East Palace and happened to see a little eunuch being bullied.

The little eunuch was scolded by the gatekeeper and was finally pushed to the ground.

The eunuch did not talk back, nor did he talk back. He got up from the ground and left.

When Xia Zeqi's people saw him, their eyes sparkled.

Isn't this the person he's looking for?