Chapter 542 Now She is Going to Die Again
The maid shook her head and said she didn't know.
Luo Qinghan signaled her that she could go down.
He turned and asked, "Where is Concubine Xiao?"
Eunuch Chang: "The queen hasn't come back yet."
Luo Qinghan frowned slightly. She had been gone for quite a while, why hadn't she come back yet? Did something really happen?
He glanced at the teacup quietly placed beside him, and his uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.
"Send someone to look for Concubine Xiao."
Eunuch Chang responded, "Yes."
The Qingyi on the stage is singing——
"My children have been investigating the military situation but have received no news. I am alone in the hall, pondering in the dark."
The singing is melodious and full of worry.
Eunuch Chang had just turned around when Luo Qinghan suddenly called him again.
"Forget it, I'll go find it myself."
Eunuch Chang looked surprised and wanted to say that there was no need for that, but when he saw the prince's uneasy look, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
As Luo Qinghan walked to the door, a lady came over.
The female historian greeted the prince and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Queen Mother asks you to come over."
Luo Qinghan: "Does the Empress Dowager have any instructions?"
The female historian was quite kind to him: "The Empress Dowager talked about some past events with the Emperor and was quite emotional, so she wanted to invite you to come over and talk."
This is a great opportunity to get closer to the Queen Mother.
It's a sure win to win the Queen Mother's favor without any effort.
But Luo Qinghan was still concerned about Xiao Xixi's safety and had no intention of chatting with the empress dowager.
King Luo Yechen of England, who was sitting in the private room next door, happened to come out, and it seemed that he wanted to go out for some fresh air.
Luo Yechen had no interest in listening to opera. Listening to the humming and humming singing on the stage, he just felt drowsy. It was already his limit that he could endure sitting through it until now.
He really couldn't hold on any longer and planned to go outside to get some fresh air.
Unexpectedly, I ran into the prince as soon as I went out.
Luo Yechen instinctively wanted to shrink back.
The person he least wants to see now is the prince!
Luo Qinghan called him: "Why are you running?"
Luo Yechen immediately stopped and retorted with his neck stiff: "Which eye of yours saw me running away?"
Luo Qinghan was too lazy to expose his stubborn nature, and quickly said: "The Royal Grandmother wants me to chat with her, but I have something important to do right now, so I have to leave for a while. Please help me accompany the Royal Grandmother."
Luo Yechen instinctively wanted to refuse, but before he could say anything he suddenly realized what was happening and asked in disbelief.
"You want me to chat with the Empress Dowager on your behalf?"
This is a good job that can win the Queen Mother's favor. Why would the Prince give him such a good job?
Is the prince planning something bad again?
Luo Qinghan: "You should go quickly. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
After saying this, he did not give the King of England and the historian a chance to speak, and walked away in a hurry.
It was not until the prince's back disappeared at the end of the aisle that Luo Yechen had to believe that the prince had indeed given him the good job and did not ask for any benefits from him.
When did the prince treat him so well?
Luo Yechen was extremely surprised and a little touched at the same time.
Although the prince always liked to threaten him with his dark history, he would always help him at the critical moment.
He couldn't help but be moved by this brotherhood.
The lady was in a difficult situation at this time.
The Queen Mother wanted to see the Prince, but the Prince ran away and pushed the King of England out before leaving.
I wonder if the Queen Mother will be angry about this?
The female historian sighed and thought, "Never mind, just take it one step at a time." As a female official, she only had to report truthfully and she didn't need to worry about other things.
She bowed to the King of England.
"Please follow me, my lord."
When Luo Yechen met the Queen Mother, he learned that she had also summoned King Xiling.
At this time, Prince Xiling was talking to the Queen Mother, and the Emperor was sitting next to them, chatting from time to time.
They were quite surprised to see the King of England coming.
The lady took the initiative to explain the whole story.
After hearing this, the emperor was very dissatisfied: "What's wrong with the prince? Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, but he didn't come to accompany her. Instead, he ran away. Does he still have filial piety towards his elders?!"
The Queen Mother did not seem angry and continued to smile.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. The prince has always been very filial. He is not here now, so he must have been delayed by something important. Besides, although he himself did not come, he asked the King of England to come. Seeing that the two brothers have such a good relationship, I feel very relieved."
After hearing what the empress dowager said, the emperor could no longer get angry.
The King of England took the opportunity to step forward and pay his respects to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
The Queen Mother smiled and called the King of England over to chat with him.
"How is your betrothal gift preparation going? When do you plan to get married? You are not young anymore, so you should hurry up and get married so that I can have a great-grandson soon."
Luo Yechen didn't expect that the royal grandmother would urge him to get married and have children. He suddenly felt his scalp tingling and didn't know how to deal with it. He could only smile awkwardly.
"My grandson will be there as soon as possible."
…
Luo Qinghan first had people search the Changting Pavilion, but failed to find Concubine Xiao's whereabouts.
This made Luo Qinghan's worries grow exponentially.
He remembered the four words on the tea lid.
Yuhe River saves me.
Is it possible that Xiao Xixi is really in Yuhe?
The Imperial River is very long and runs through the entire imperial palace.
If I really had to search inch by inch, I don't know how long it would take to find the person.
Luo Qinghan could only start looking from the Yu River, which was closest to Changting Pavilion.
The river is very deep. You can't see what's going on in the river when you stand by the river. You have to go down into the river to look for it.
Zhao Xian personally led the Yulin Guards to jump into the Imperial River.
They split into two groups, one group went upstream along the river, and the other went downstream.
Luo Qinghan stood by the river, staring at the wide river surface in front of him with a gloomy and uncertain expression.
Baoqin also followed.
She only knew that Concubine Xiao was missing, and had no idea why the Crown Prince brought people to Yuhe to look for her.
She wanted to ask but didn't dare to. She was extremely worried and afraid that something might happen to Concubine Xiao.
…
The box was filled with ice-cold water.
Xiao Xixi held her breath and used all her internal strength to try to break the box open.
The iron box outside is very thick.
No matter how hard she tried, she could only leave a palm print on the iron box but could not break it open.
If she couldn't open the iron box, she would be trapped inside.
As the time of holding breath increased, Xiao Xixi's brain gradually fell into a state of oxygen deprivation, the strength in her hands became weaker and weaker, and her consciousness became more and more blurred.
She couldn't help it, so she opened her mouth and tried to breathe, but only came out a series of bubbles, and then the water poured into her throat.
The water has an earthy smell.
She instinctively wanted to spit out the water, but instead choked on it and it went into her lungs.
What followed was even more severe suffocation.
She could clearly feel that she was getting closer to death.
Before she crossed over, she died once.
Now she was going to die again.
I just don't know if she still has a chance to survive this time?
(End of this chapter)
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