Shu Blossoms

Chapter 367
"What happened? But Xia Houqing escaped?"

Zheng Wei asked a question, and then greeted the two of them to get on the carriage, "Talk while walking!"

"At dusk today, several people from the Great Wei Mission left the post and left the city. We were short of manpower, and most of the Qing Guards were sent out to track them down. Only we were left here to guard. Xiahou Qing and King Pingyang came from the palace. After we came back, there was no movement in the posthouse, we felt that something was wrong, so we sneaked in and found that the building was empty!"

Miao Er looked at Zheng Wei guiltily, "Princess, it's all our fault for being careless!"

Zheng Wei shook her head, this is not the time to pursue right and wrong, and she suspects that Xia Houqing didn't return to the post house at all tonight.

She asked Zhao Bei and Miao Er, "Did you see the posthouse where Xiahou Qing and Pingyang King returned with your own eyes?"

Miao Er nodded, "Yes, we saw their carriage go in with our own eyes, and Xia Houqing stretched out his hand to lift the curtain to meet people."

She said that half of her perception was wrong, and she looked at Zhao Bei in panic, "Senior brother!"

Zhao Bei nodded guiltily: "You reminded me so that I realized that we only saw the people in the carriage wearing the same clothes as Xia Houqing and Pingyang King, but we didn't see their faces. We were negligent!"

"But obviously someone went in, why when we went in to check, there was no one else except the stunned posthouse officials and servants!" Miao Er hadn't figured it out yet, Zheng Wei explained her confusion, "Recently, the posthouse only The Great Wei Mission is staying, may you have seen other people entering and leaving the post house today?"

"other people?"

Miao Er thought about it, and soon understood, "Yes, Xia Houqing bought a lot of things in Jiankang City in the past two days, ate and drank in various restaurants and teahouses, and even went to the Qinhuai River to play, but this person searched for it. It's tight, I bought something and drank the wine, but I didn't give any money. I just sent a white note to let the shopkeepers go to the post house to settle the settlement together this afternoon, so there were people coming and going in and out of the post house this afternoon. Could it be that those People took advantage of the chaos and left the posthouse, but my brother and I stayed up all day and night in the afternoon, and people from Qingwei came to replace us, so we were fooled by them."

"In any case, there must be Xia Houqing's internal response among these people, but I don't have time to sort out these things at this time, let the Jingzhao Mansion investigate!"

Zheng Wei said seriously, Zhao Bei realized that something urgent must have happened to her going out late at night, and asked, "It's so late, where are you going? But what happened?"

Zheng Wei said with a solemn expression: "A Wan is missing, if my guess is correct, Xia Houqing might have taken her away!"

"Why? Tomorrow Princess Zhaoyang will marry Da Wei, why did he spend so much time in captivity?" Miao Er was still puzzled.

"I didn't understand it either, but the box of treasures that Xia Houqing gave us has been tampered with. He is the most likely!"

Zheng Wei only explained roughly, and then said, "Go to Qingwei first to see if there are any clues there, we must dig them out before dawn, and rescue Awan."

When a group of people went to Qingwei, a figure also came outside Duke Zhongyong's mansion. He looked left and right outside the back wall, then jumped up and climbed over the wall to enter, and then came to Han Shidi's door familiarly, gently Lightly knocked on the door three times.

"Come in!" Came a gentle voice from inside.

The figure pushed the door open, pulled off the veil, revealing his honest face, it was Han Da.

"Lang Jun, the people below found out that Xia Houqing's people in the posthouse had divided into six routes out of the city, and they were waiting somewhere outside the city. Then when the midnight came, they drove around in a carriage. And the people in the posthouse Everyone who has already left has already left!"

"Oh, withdrew?" Han Shidi seemed a little surprised and a little disappointed, "I thought he borrowed someone from me because he thought he would cause some trouble in the palace, but until now the palace is calm, I didn't expect Withdrew so quietly? It seems that I guessed wrong!"

This is when there was another knock on the door, Han Shidi looked up, Qingwu went to open the door, and it was Eleven dressed in black who came in, Eleven came in to salute Han Shidi, then hugged Han Da and said: "Lang Jun, something happened to Princess Zhaoyang's mansion. About an hour ago, there was a riot in the princess's mansion, but there were too many guards inside, and the subordinates didn't dare to go in to see. Later, Princess Chang and Princess Danyang both left the mansion, looking in the direction of Chang The princess seems to be entering the palace, but the whereabouts of Princess Zhaoyang are not clear. There are experts around her and her subordinates dare not follow her, but the subordinates sneak in to find out that Princess Zhaoyang has lost the mansion! The forbidden army named Qin Yuan in the house is searching, and the house is in chaos!"

"Princess Zhaoyang is missing?" Han Shidi was slightly surprised.

He also thought of the disappearing Great Wei Mission. Could it be that Xia Houqing kidnapped Princess Zhaoyang?
But why?Don't want Da Wei and Da Zhou to marry and form an alliance?
Then he did it with such great fanfare, can King Pingyang agree?

How did Xia Houqing explain to Emperor Wei?
Or is it all just ordered by Emperor Wei?Here comes the question again, why did Emperor Wei take so much trouble to kidnap Princess Zhaoyang?
Even if she is not satisfied with Princess Zhaoyang, there is a better way, and this may be a bad idea!

Han Shidi couldn't figure it out for a moment, and it wasn't only him who didn't understand the reason, but also Zheng Wei and King Pingyang.

In a certain courtyard, King Pingyang pointed at the room and asked Xia Houqing angrily: "What's going on? Why is Princess Zhaoyang here? Why did you bring us all here?"

"This is His Majesty's intention." Xia Houqing said lightly.

King Pingyang was surprised, as if he didn't quite understand the meaning of his words, "Your Majesty is about to marry Princess Zhaoyang, why did you let her be kidnapped again?"

"Because His Majesty didn't want Princess Zhaoyang at first, but Princess Danyang! It's just that Princess Danyang refused, and Emperor Da Zhou was reluctant to reject His Majesty."

Xia Houqing explained to him patiently.

"Then why did Your Majesty agree to marry Princess Zhaoyang later? It's fine if you refuse!" King Pingyang didn't know what Emperor Wei wanted to do.

"If you directly refuse, the two countries will not be able to marry, and your majesty will never have the chance to get what you want."

Listening to Xia Houqing's explanation, King Pingyang took a while to understand, and exclaimed: "Your Majesty wants to use this to force the Emperor of Great Zhou."

Xia Houqing's eyes were serious, and he raised his hand lightly, and King Pingyang reacted and kept silent.

"Your Majesty's plan was to directly find a way to take Princess Danyang back to the Great Wei. In this way, if the rice is cooked and cooked, the Emperor of the Great Zhou will not admit it. But my people have no way to do it in the palace, so I will be there. The treasure box played tricks, but Princess Danyang didn't open it at all, but Princess Zhaoyang got the trick. The subordinates had no choice but to rob Princess Zhaoyang. Da Zhou lost our future queen, We can only find a way to accompany us. Da Zhou is at fault, and we will have the final say on which princess will marry at that time!"

Xia Houqing explained his plan in detail.

King Pingyang looked at Xia Houqing in disbelief when he heard the words: "Your Majesty is crazy, and you are also crazy? How do you know that you can force Emperor Da Zhou to submit, what if he kills us all in a fit of anger?"

(End of this chapter)