Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

The palace was surprisingly quiet. Unexpectedly, Fu Mingjue did not come back.

Ling Youyao felt a little depressed.

Zi Lan explained: "The prince came back at noon, but he was called into the palace by His Majesty not long after. I heard from Jiangzhou that something happened to Lushan, and His Majesty asked the prince to go to Lushan immediately. You have not come back at that time , so the prince didn't have time to say goodbye to you."

"Lushan?" She remembered that Lushan was the queen's mother's house, and after Xie Yuanting left Foguang Temple last time, she didn't know if he had gone back.

"Yes," Zilan nodded, "Jiangzhou just came back to report in a hurry, and he didn't explain what happened in Lushan. But don't worry, the prince will be back tomorrow."

"I see, you go down." Ling Youyao looked calm, but didn't think much.

Zilan answered yes, and withdrew.

Yinzhu removed the hairpin from her bun, and said: "Princess, don't think about it too much. Your Majesty must have something urgent to ask the lord to go to Lushan in person. You have been walking for a day today, so you should rest early. Go up tomorrow." Yuan Festival, you still have to go to Qianzhen Pavilion to watch."

"Okay." Ling Youyao agreed with a smile, but she still missed Fu Mingjue in her heart.This time, he left without saying goodbye
In fact, Fu Mingjue wanted to say goodbye to Ling Youyao, but when the incident happened suddenly, he recalled the scene of her crying in her dream last night, and felt timid in his heart.So, before he had time to tell her personally, he set off with the imperial decree.

He guessed that Ling Youyao might blame him for leaving without saying goodbye again, but the situation in Lushan was critical and he had to go.

A layer of mist floated in the mountains, and the moonlight flowed, falling on the blue bricks covered with silver frost outside the hall.Dozens of corpses were lying here and there in the courtyard, and the fallen brazier was still burning in the cold night.The blood-stained lantern under the eaves swayed in the cold wind, making a slight snort.

Jiang Zhou looked at the mess and looked solemn: "I didn't expect that we were still late."

With dark eyes, Fu Mingjue ordered, "Go and see if there are any survivors."

"Yes." Jiang Zhou replied, and led the people inside.

At this time, the academy has not yet resumed school, but spring is coming, and besides Xie's family, there are still many students who are preparing for the exam staying here to study.Lushan Academy is the top school in Dayan. Although a queen was born, Lushan Academy has not been affected by the imperial court and has always maintained the form of a traditional academy.

The dean of Lushan Academy is the Queen's father, he is generous and gentle, and has never had any grudges with others.But now that Lushan is suffering from such a disaster, Fu Mingjue can't figure it out, who would have the guts to attack Lushan?
"My lord, there is still one person alive here!" Jiang Zhou interrupted Fu Mingjue's thoughts.

Fu Mingjue raised his foot and walked over, and when he saw the man, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This person is none other than Xie Yuanting whom he has tracked down for a long time.

Xie Yuanting closed his eyes tightly, his face was as pale as dead gray, and his thin lips showed a dark purple color of death. Apart from the wound on his shoulder, there were also many large and small wounds on other parts of his body. His white clothes were stained red by blood.If Jiang Zhou hadn't checked his pulse and found that he still had a trace of breath, he might have thought it was just a corpse.

"My lord, my subordinates have read it. Except for him, no one in the academy survived." Jiang Zhou said.

Fu Mingjue knelt down slowly, took out a small porcelain bottle, poured a medicine into Xie Yuanting's mouth, and then said, "Have the bodies of the principal and wife been found?"

"I found it, but." Jiang Zhou said hesitantly, "Those people's methods were extremely cruel, and they actually dug out the dean's heart alive. Madam was killed almost on the spot with a knife in her throat."

Jiang Zhou has been with Fu Mingjue for many years and has seen many bloody scenes, but when he saw the old dean's tragic death, he still couldn't help but tremble.

"By the way, my subordinates found a piece of broken jade next to the dean's body," he said, and he handed the broken jade to Fu Mingjue. There are countless killer organizations, and trying to find them with this cut jade alone is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. What's more, there are mixed fish and dragons in the Jianghu, and it may not be easy for the imperial court to intervene in the affairs of the Jianghu."

Holding the truncated jade, Fu Mingjue cast his cold gaze on Xie Yuanting, and said, "Since he is still alive, he must know who destroyed Lushanmanmen. Take him back first, and we will talk about everything when we return to Beijing."

"My subordinate understands."

The news that Lushan Academy was brutally exterminated overnight caused a sensation all over the world, and the government and the public were shocked by it. One after another, they petitioned for an order to investigate the real culprit, and it is bound to seek justice for Lushan.Fu Xiuyun immediately decreed that Fu Mingjue must find out the murderer, and once he was found out, he would kill him on the spot without going to court.

In an instant, the entire capital city was enveloped in a layer of murderous aura.

When Ling Youyao heard Lu Sheng talk about this matter, she immediately stood up from her chair in shock, and repeated it again in disbelief: "Lushan was wiped out?"

"Yes," Lu Sheng said, "that's why I wanted to discuss with you whether to cancel tonight's performance."

Ling Youyao glanced at the situation in the lobby downstairs, and after a moment of contemplation, said: "The news of the performance has been released, and it may be inappropriate to cancel it temporarily. I will ask Xiaoxiao to change the repertoire for tonight. The lottery draw will be canceled first. I'm going to the palace now, if you have anything to discuss with Emerald."

Just two steps away, she stopped again and said to Lu Sheng: "By the way, Xiaoxiao will come later, remember to tell her."

"Hey, princess, don't worry."

Lu Bao also said: "Princess, don't worry, the slaves will definitely watch over here."

"En." Ling Youyao nodded, took silver vermilion, and left in a hurry.

Yin Zhu helped her into the carriage, and said worriedly: "Wangfei, don't worry, maybe His Majesty has blocked the news, and the empress doesn't know about it. Isn't it exposed when you enter the palace now?"

However, Ling Youyao said: "This matter is raging, even if His Majesty has not told the empress, how can she keep it a secret forever? The empress has been thinking too much since she was pregnant. If she is told about Lushan now, what will happen? Unbelievable."

She knew something would happen to the queen, but she never expected that this tragedy would start from Lushan.Since Lushan was wiped out, and the eldest princess let Xie Yuanting go not long ago, did he also
Ling Youyao was a little flustered, no matter if it was the queen or the eldest princess, she didn't want to see any of them sad.

Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the palace gate.Ling Youyao jumped off the carriage and was about to enter the palace, but was stopped by someone, "Princess forgive me, Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the palace without summons."

Ling Youyao stabilized her mind and said, "I want to see the queen."

"You can't enter the palace without summons, please come back, princess."

Yin Zhu comforted her: "Wangfei, let's go back? Since His Majesty has issued an order, it means that the Empress is fine."

Ling Youyao stared at the deep palace, and did not move for a long time.

Knowing that she was worried about the queen, Yinzhu suddenly thought of something and said: "The prince should return to Beijing now. If you want to see the queen, why not go to the prince?"

Xu was afraid that Ling Youyao would not agree, she then said: "Although these words are presumptuous, His Majesty has always indulged the prince. As long as the prince speaks, His Majesty will definitely allow you to enter the palace to visit the empress."