Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 297 The drama begins

After Ling Buhuo left the East Palace, he went directly back to his home. When Shao Shang saw him coming back, he hurriedly said, "How is it, husband? Is the situation serious?"

"Madam, don't worry, it's not a big deal, but the city may be a little chaotic next time, so you and your children will go to Zhuangzi for two days tomorrow." Ling Buhuo said

"What? Go to Zhuangzi? Husband, I don't ask you what you want to do, you just need to tell me, are you sure?" Shaoshang asked seriously
"Madam, don't worry. Of course I'm sure. I'll have someone pick you up within seven days at most. Just go to Qu Lingjun's village." Ling Buhuo said.

"Husband, since you are confident, I won't go anywhere. Don't rush to persuade me. Just listen to me. Although I don't know what you plan to do, there must be danger."

"So if I suddenly go to Zhuangzi, it will definitely arouse others' suspicion. Therefore, I won't go there. My child and I will wait for you at the house."

"If you succeed, then everyone will be happy. If you fail, there's nothing to say. We are a family of three, just stay together and have company on the road." Shaoshang said
"Madam, that's all. In that case, just stay at home. What you said makes sense. Nothing is foolproof in this world. If it is, then..." Ling Buhuo said

Shaoshang nodded after hearing this, and then got directly into Ling Buhuo's arms. The couple got tired of it for a while, and then Ling Buhuo got up and left the room.

Time was running out and he didn't have much time to delay, so he went directly to his study and called Lu Cheng in.

"What I'm going to tell you next is very important. You must remember it firmly, and you must not let anyone else know about it. Do you understand?" Ling Buhuo said with a solemn expression.
After hearing this, Lu Cheng also knew that his Lord Marquis had important instructions, so he simply cupped his fists and saluted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a document came to report that Mrs. Lou had arrived. After hearing this, a smile suddenly appeared on Ling Buhuo's face, and then he sat upright, waiting for Master Lou to come over.

"Okay, Master, now we are the only two here, can you talk about it?" Ling Buhuo said.

At this time, Ling Buhuo was listening to Lu Cheng's report. After listening, he said directly, "Well, you did a good job. Now I'm just waiting for Master Lou to come over."

After hearing this, the housekeeper didn't dare to delay, so he turned around and left. Not long after, Taifu Lou got on the carriage and went directly to Tingwei's Mansion.

"It's Mr. Hou, I'll go and do it right now." Lu Cheng said quickly after hearing this.
The next day soon came. Lu Cheng spent a whole morning arranging all the people, and then there was a long wait.

At this time, Grand Tutor Lou had no intention of caring about Ling Buhuo's rudeness, and walked directly to the public room with long strides. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the public room.

"What? You said you didn't find it? Are you sure you have found all the Qin Lou and Chu Pavilions?" Taifu Lou said

"Ling Zichen, I ask you, where did you take my son?" Taifu Lou asked.

On this day, after the two young masters of the Lou family sneaked out of the Lou family, they were directly arrested by Lu Cheng, who had been waiting for them.

"Okay, listen carefully. I asked you before to send people to monitor the movement routes of those two losers in the Lou family. How about it? Have you figured it out?" Ling Buhuo asked.

"Please don't worry, Lord Marquis. I know the activities of those two people clearly." Lu Chengdao
"Okay, then you remember, you send someone there. Then put them in the village outside the Third Prince's city, but leave traces along the way, not too obvious, and finally deal with the person who did it." Ling Buhuo said

"What? What did you say, Master? You asked me where your son went? Wait, is your son missing?" Ling Buhuo said in surprise.
"Don't pretend to me. Do you think I don't know that you have been sending people to follow my son? They have suddenly disappeared now. Don't tell us that you don't know." Taifu Lou said

That is not a trivial matter. When the time comes, His Majesty and the Prince, when he thinks of this, he becomes furious and wants to beat his two sons to death with sticks.
But even though he was anxious now, he had to find the person first, so he ordered the housekeeper to go out and look for him. The search lasted all day, and the housekeeper didn't come back until sunset.

"Huh? Are you really missing? Mr. Lou, whether you believe it or not, I really don't know where your sons are. I admit that I did send people to follow your two sons before."

After hearing this, Taifu Lou became furious. After all, he knew without even thinking that his two sons must have secretly gone out to drink wine.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Lou? What kind of wind brought you here?" Ling Buyu asked.

"Okay, I have something to tell you today, please let them all go out." Taifu Lou said

After hearing this, Ling Buyu suppressed the smile on his face and winked at Lu Cheng.

Then Lu Cheng hid in hiding, and at dawn the next day, he led his people out of the city. At this time, Taifu Lou discovered that his two sons were missing.

The head of the family, let alone the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion, we even searched the ajar door and the nunnery, but there was still no whereabouts of the two young masters. They all said they had never seen them. "Guan Jia said.
"What? Something's not right. Prepare the carriage. I'm going to Tingwei's Mansion." Taifu Lou said

This would be fine on normal days, but what time is it now? It's a national mourning now. If someone catches his two sons drinking flower wine at this time, they will.

"But after the Queen's funeral, I evacuated everyone." Ling Buhuo said

"Withdrew? What a coincidence? As soon as you withdrew, they disappeared. Do you think I will believe you?" Taifu Lou asked

"Taifu, I know that I am very suspicious now, but this matter really has nothing to do with me, because I don't have time to talk to your son now. Even if you hadn't come, I wouldn't have seen anyone."

"As for the reason, you can ask His Highness, and he should tell you. After all, we are all in the same boat. It's not convenient for me to say anything else."

"But one thing I hope you can understand, Mr. Lou, is that we are all in the boat of the prince. Others can get off when the situation is bad, but there is absolutely no possibility for you and me to get off the boat."

"Now that the queen has died, the prince's ship is already on the rocks. At this time, do you think I will fight with you? Do I want to die with you?" Ling Buhuo said.

After hearing this, Taifu Lou was silent for a while, because he thought of a possibility, so he asked solemnly, "Ling Buhuo, did you give His Highness another idea?"

"Taifu, since you have guessed it, I will not hide it from you. Yes, I gave His Highness an idea, and His Highness has agreed." Ling Buhuo said directly after hearing the affirmation and returning, Taifu Lou's expression suddenly became serious, because based on his understanding of Ling Buhuo, Ling Buhuo's idea was probably very vicious and bold.

One careless move could lead to losing everything, so he was indeed hesitant at this moment. Could it be that his son's disappearance really had nothing to do with Ling Buhuo?
But if it wasn’t Ling Buhuo, then who could it be? Except for Ling Buhuo, there seemed to be no one in the entire capital who had such courage and motivation.

"Taifu Lou, I know you are very worried about your son's disappearance. How about I let Lu Cheng lead someone to help you look for him? Don't even think about the people in Tingwei Mansion."

"After all, your two sons were probably kidnapped in the Land of Fireworks. Once things get serious, it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain them."

"The most important thing is His Royal Highness. You won't be able to explain it then." Ling Buhuo said

"Thank you very much. I'm very curious as to why you helped me?" Taifu Lou said.

"The reason I have just said is that you and I are in the same boat now. The conflict between you and me before was just fighting for the rights of this boat."

"But now the ship is about to sink. The main thing is to save the ship. Everything else is not important now. Well, Tutor, I don't have time to say more. I still have things to do. Please come back." Ling Buhuo said

After hearing this, Mr. Lou remembered that his son had not been found yet, so he did not waste time, but turned around and left.

Ling Buhuo looked at Taifu Lou's leaving figure, and a strange smile appeared recently, but it quickly disappeared, and at this time Lu Cheng came in.

"You go to the courtyard in the east of the city to deliver a message and tell me that I want to meet you." Ling Buhuo ordered.

"Um, Lord Marquis, we were there before, can we still come over there?" Lu Cheng asked worriedly
"Don't worry, based on my understanding of the third prince, he will definitely meet, but he will not come in person. Okay, go quickly, we don't have much time." Ling Buhuo said

After hearing this, Lu Cheng bowed directly and left the public room. After he left, Ling Buhuo relaxed and finally started.

Lu Cheng first came to the east of the city alone, and then entered a courtyard. He came out not long after, and then returned to the Hou Mansion and brought people out to help inquire.

Naturally, such a big move could not be hidden from Emperor Wen, so he called Jiang Chong over for questioning.

"What did you say? The two sons of the Lou family are missing? Who did it?" Emperor Wen said
"Your Majesty, I just have some clues at the moment and I can't confirm who it is yet." Jiang Chongwei said.
"What do you say when you find something? Tell me quickly, what's going on?" Emperor Wen asked.
"Your Majesty, although we don't know where the person is, the person who did it should have been found. According to the report from the eyeliner, several corpses were found in the western suburbs yesterday."

"They were all killed with a single blow. Judging from the method, they should be members of the military, and the identities of those corpses have also been partially found. They are all soldiers of Huangzhuang." Jiang Chong said
"What? Soldiers from Huangzhuang? Have their backgrounds been checked? Is there anything suspicious?" Emperor Wen asked.
"Your Majesty, the identities of these people are very complicated, but they have one thing in common, that is, they all have relatives who work in the residence of His Highness the Third Highness." Jiang Chong said.
"What? You said this was done by the third child? This is impossible, how could he do this?" Emperor Wen said

"Your Majesty, I thought there must be something fishy in this, so I checked again and found that these people are also related to His Royal Highness, but they are all specious." Jiang Chong said again

"What? Why does this have to do with the prince again? How did you investigate? Forget it, I will give you three more days to find out the matter. Step back." Emperor Wen said
After hearing this, Jiang Chong naturally felt as if he had been pardoned and hurriedly exited the imperial study. After he left, Emperor Wen frowned and fell into deep thought.

What happened this time was really strange. At the beginning, he had doubted whether it was the third child framed by the prince.

After all, he was also aware of the current situation. After the queen left, it was not impossible for the prince to do something drastic in a moment of excitement.

But even if he wanted to frame him, he shouldn't do this? How could those people have anything to do with him? Could it be that the prince was doing the opposite? But why?

Besides, even if this was a bitter trick, how could that old fox Lou Jing let his son take the risk himself? No way out? This is obviously wrong.

After all, even if he is the Tutor, the Lou family is a wealthy family after all. For a big family like theirs, it is extremely common for them to be on the wrong team for a moment. How could it be so unwise?

So what is going on, and whose handiwork is this? What is their purpose in doing this? Emperor Wen couldn't figure it out for a while.

At the same time, Taifu Lou knew that things were about to get out of his control. From Ling Buhuo's words just now, we could know that he really had something important to do.

At this time, what else is most important to the prince? There was only one thing he could think of, and that was the third prince.

In other words, Ling Buhuo must have suggested to the prince what to do to the third prince. Only this can explain why Ling Buhuo said that just now.

He knew without thinking that this conspiracy against the third prince was definitely not trivial, but in this case, who had kidnapped his son? What is his purpose? Even though he was Taifu Lou, he had no idea at the moment.

But he had to look for his son. After all, although his son was not living up to expectations, he only had those two sons. If something went wrong with them, he would be dead.

But who can I go to now? There is no need to think about the prince's side. After all, things against the third prince are going on. Let alone whether the prince is in a mood or not. Even if he wants to take care of it, he is probably powerless, so he has to rely on himself to do everything.

After thinking about it, he got up and went out, and then went to a place. When he arrived, he walked directly in, and the place he went to was the Commander of the Xiuyi Guards.

When Jiang Chong learned that Taifu Lou had come to see him, he was very surprised. After all, they, the embroidered guards, were very disrespectful in the eyes of civil servants.

The so-called hawks and dogs were talking about them. The civil servants had never taken the initiative to come to their place, and they all thought they were unlucky.

It was strange today that Taifu Lou, the head of the civil service, would come. Although he guessed the reason, he couldn't help but be surprised.

(End of this chapter)