Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 539 The Missing Person Case in the Palace

The matter of moving the palace not only involved the former court, but also the concubines in the harem. Because of the inconvenience of the crown princess, the eldest grandson empress did not rush to move away. No matter how important the new palace was, it was not as important as her own grandson.

Originally, this was something to be happy about, but when everyone was happy about moving to the new palace, the servant did not worry about it and made the empress feel uncomfortable.

Now that the new palace has been moved, the number of existing maids and eunuchs seems to be a bit stretched, so the queen decided to pardon all the maids and eunuchs who made minor mistakes in the Ye court, and let them perform their crimes and make meritorious deeds.

There are a few advantages to doing this. First, it saves expenses and does not need to recruit again, which is a waste of money. Second, it can be regarded as a meritorious deed by reforming the guilty, and it can be regarded as a blessing for my little grandson.

In this way, under the order of the queen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs began to count the idle palace people in Yeting and other palaces. There are few months.

Usually, when the report comes up, Empress Changsun always thinks that the people below are punishing the slaves who committed crimes, or that they jumped into the well for a while. This is common in all dynasties, so they don't pay much attention to it.

But now the statistics show that this is not the case at all. There are so many people missing. It would be strange if there is no trick in it. The palace people bribed something to escape without permission, and some people plotted to kill people and silence them. Possibly, that's why Empress Changsun issued a strict order to find out what happened in the shortest possible time, otherwise the deacons in charge of palace affairs will be severely punished. .
After arranging Dugu Miaoyin's move to the palace, Li Chengqian rushed to the Palace of Lizheng and respectfully invited his mother to drive away.But when he walked into the hall, he heard Empress Changsun sternly scolding the palace officials and the people in the palace, and these servants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.

To be honest, they also felt grievances in their hearts. Since the last time the empress strictly ordered not to kill palace servants and eunuchs who violated the palace rules at will, they have paid more attention to their hands and stopped beating if they could.And this time they were ordered to investigate, and they also spent a lot of effort, but except for a few small cases of retaliation, they couldn't find anything else, what could they do.

"I can't find out, I see that you have lived too many comfortable days, and you have forgotten your duty! Do you really not hear any gossip when you are doing errands every day? What does it mean to serve the master with sincerity? If you don’t understand such a simple truth, what’s the use of me keeping you!”

As soon as Empress Changsun's words fell, the people kneeling on the ground bowed their heads one after another, but they didn't dare to say a word of begging for mercy. Empress Changsun's temper is that if she doesn't beg for mercy, she will be punished lightly. But if you push [-], then you will be given a severe punishment, since nothing can be found out, then you should be punished, and it is useless to talk about it.

"Mother, what made you so angry, what should you do if you hurt your body, you said, it was the short-sighted one who made you angry, and I will take care of them for you.", Li Chengqian said , stepping forward to help the eldest grandson back to his seat.

Seeing her son coming, Empress Changsun almost lost her anger, and then waved to everyone, signaling them to retreat first, then sighed, took Li Chengqian's hand and took a sip, to calm down her mood .

"Gao Ming, in this heavily guarded palace, there is a missing court lady, and there is no real evidence, do you think it's strange? The one who lost today is the palace maid, so will the concubine be lost tomorrow? I'm not strict. For one thing, the following errands are not careful!."

What Empress Changsun said was quite powerful, and she still had to deal with those deacons, but at the same time, she also understood that these female officials and servants who had been with her for many years would not dare to fool herself about this.It's not surprising that they can't find out, even the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple can't say that every case can be solved, let alone laymen like them!
kindness?There is such a thing?Since ancient times, the affairs of the palace have been intricate. After all, there are so many women living there, and it would be really strange if there were not many right and wrong.People say that there are three women in one drama, but there are more than three thousand women in the palace, it would be quite noisy if they gather in such a small place.

But the eldest grandson has been the queen for so many years, and he has extraordinary control over the concubines, maids, and servants. In this way, the disappearance of the maid is not due to a dispute in the harem, but for another reason. This is really evil.

"Mother, this matter is really strange and cannot be left alone, but you can't delay the matter of moving the palace any longer. After all, this is a matter of life. Miaoyin's son has already made arrangements, and there are many complicated things in Daming Palace. You need to go Presiding over the overall situation. Anyway, the concubines have moved away, and there is no taboo for my son to go in and out of it, so I will leave the matter here to my son to take care of it."

Well, after listening to Li Chengqian's suggestion, Empress Changsun nodded. It would definitely be against the rules for Li Chengqian to go in and out of the harem, but now the concubines are happily moving to the new palace. All of them are slaves, so the relationship between men and women and human relations are not important.

But after all, this is about women's affairs. Empress Changsun thought for a moment and then replied: "You can leave it to you, but it's not very convenient for you to check about women's affairs. In this way, I will let Xiangcheng and Changle Entering the palace to assist you, you don't have to be tied up with them."

According to the palace rules, if the empress doesn't have the energy to deal with it, it's the crown princess's turn to do it, but Dugu Miaoyin is heavy now, so she can only let the princess do it at this time.However, since the case was so long and involved so many human lives, it was naturally excellent for the son to handle the situation.

Seeing that the queen mother nodded, Li Chengqian immediately summoned the female officials and Henglian who were waiting outside, and then ordered: "Decree, the guard of honor Luanjia is going to drive to the Daming Palace, and arrange for people to pick up the two princesses, Xiangcheng and Changle, into the palace."

During the conversation, Li Chengqian came to the table to write an urgent note, handed it to Heng Lian, and said: "You go to Daming Palace to present to His Majesty immediately, and immediately bring Zheng Rentai to see Gu after you get the authorization."

Just like that, the Queen's Luan drove out of the Taiji Palace and headed towards the Daming Palace, and the female officials and eunuchs who were reprimanded by the Queen also let out a long sigh.It seems that with the persuasion of His Highness the Crown Prince, the empress's anger finally dissipated, and the board that was originally very close to her buttocks also disappeared without a trace.

In addition to the reason for the disappearance of the court lady, the content of the urgent chapter written by Li Chengqian is the military power of the Taiji Palace. It is not a trivial matter to seal the six palaces for investigation. It is impossible without the emperor's permission. How can we not do this? Find out what the truth is? .
(End of this chapter)