The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 848 It Was Her (2)
This time it was Shen Chang who was in charge of picking up the person. Qingchen was wrapped in a cloak and stood on the porch. Seeing him striding over, he bowed and clasped his fists in salute, and said, "Concubine Chen, I'm sorry for disturbing you. It's really unacceptable to wake up your sweet dream in the middle of the night. Just now, I led someone to patrol the imperial garden, and found someone sneaking around near the imperial study room. When we found out, I ran away desperately. I chased him all the way here, and saw him turn into the empress palace with my own eyes. Please do it It's convenient, let the humble job search the palace to get people."

Qingchen didn't know what the trouble was, if it was an assassin, why was it so easy for people to find out?But at this time, even if she hesitated for a moment, she would arouse suspicion, so she nodded and said, "Commander Shen, you should search, it's better to search carefully, and don't let people threaten the safety of the palace."

Shen Chang bowed his head and said: "Thank you, Madam, for your understanding, I am grateful for my humble position." Then he turned around and gave an order to the person who brought him, "Search the palace!"

Qingchen was used to this kind of situation, she just stood quietly on the porch and waited, she knew that if she couldn't find anyone later, Shen Chang would ask to search her inner room again.Qingchen unconsciously raised his hand to touch his cheek, wondering if he was dreaming just now?She seemed to hear someone calling her Wanyi, could it be that the assassin who sneaked into the palace tonight was Xiao Hong?This is too unbelievable, so what is he going to do in Yuqian?
Even a fool would know that it is absolutely impossible for Xiao Hong to take the risk of sneaking into the palace and personally assassinate Xiao Jun, so who was the person who entered his inner room just now?His kung fu was so high that even Jinxiu and Yun Lan, who was keeping watch by the bed, were not alarmed at all.

Jinxiu also looked towards her with a puzzled face, seeing her in a daze, she couldn't help but jump in her eyes, seeing Qingchen's appearance, she knew that she must be aware of someone coming in from the palace tonight.

Shen Chang was leading people to search around when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "The emperor is here!"

Qingchen didn't expect Xiao Jun to come over at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to meet him and knelt down: "The concubine sees the emperor, the emperor Jin'an."

Xiao Jun bent down to help her up and said: "What's the matter? I was asleep, and I heard someone shouting outside to catch the assassin, so I followed all the way, unexpectedly arrived at your Phoenix Palace, are you okay?"

The emperor's hoarse voice was full of concern, and Qingchen hurriedly replied: "The concubine is fine, I was awakened in my sleep, and I heard Commander Shen say that the concubine's palace had an assassin, and I still don't understand what's going on, Your Majesty He has already come here. I heard from him that the assassin had appeared near the imperial study, and the concubine was worried about the emperor's safety, so it's fine."

Feeling the trembling of her somewhat cold hands, Xiao Jun took her into the hall, "Go back to the house first, I will be here for anything, don't be afraid."

Qingchen laughed at himself: "The concubine is not afraid, but it's a little strange. There are assassins appearing in the palace several times, why do you like to run to the concubine's palace so much?"

Xiao Jun heard the dissatisfaction in her words, held her hand and said warmly: "Don't worry, with me here, I will never let you be wronged for no reason."

Yun Lan hurriedly lit all the candles in the small flower hall, Qingchen personally poured a cup of hot tea and handed it over, "Your Majesty, should you drink a cup of tea to warm yourself first?"

Xiao Jun took the tea and drank it slowly, after a while she heard Shen Chang's report: "Your Majesty, the humble Shen Chang has something to say."

"Come in and talk." The emperor put down the teacup in his hand and asked, "Did you find anyone?"

Shen Chang glanced at Qingchen with an extremely suspicious look, and then replied: "If you want to return to the emperor, Qifeng Palace has been searched everywhere, but no suspicious person has been found, only...the empress's bedroom has not been searched yet. .”

Xiao Jun nodded without hesitation and said: "Then you can go in and search, but the concubine's bedroom is not easy for people to enter casually, you can just take Fuquan in and walk around."

Shen Chang looked at Qingchen suspiciously again, as if he had something to say, but he hesitated and didn't say it, he just replied: "Yes, I will obey."

Qingchen didn't know what to do, and was somewhat nervous. Seeing her frowning slightly, Xiao Jun explained softly: "It's good to let him go in and take a look. If he can't find anyone, at least no one will suspect that you are harboring an assassin."

"The concubine understands that the duty of Commander Shen is in the body, and the concubine will not stop him." Qingchen's hand subconsciously clenched the edge of the cloak again. This subtle movement of hers did not escape Xiao Jun's eyes. He has always been the last Knowing her, if she was not nervous, she would not have such a small movement.

The emperor's eyes deepened, and he turned to look at Jinxiu at the side. Seeing that she was staring at the inner room all the time, her face was full of bewilderment, Xiao Jun was not sure why Qingchen was nervous.

After a short time, Commander Shen and Fu Quan walked out of the inner room together, and Shen Chang bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is no one in the empress' bedroom, but the assassin was not caught outside, and I saw the man slipping into the room with my own eyes." The courtyard wall of Qifeng Palace, it is not safe here, please ask the emperor to leave earlier."

Xiao Jun thought for a while and said: "Since you saw it with your own eyes, then you should take someone to search the surrounding area again. I have something to say with Concubine Chen, so you all step back first."

Shen Chang hesitated for a while, and finally said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, forgive me, there is a saying that the humble official knows that if I say it, it may make the empress unhappy..."

"I know what you want to say. You want to say that the assassin broke into the imperial concubine's palace, but you couldn't find it everywhere. You doubt whether the assassin was originally from her palace, right?" Xiao Jun tickled slightly. The corner of his mouth curled up and he asked, "The assassin must be a man, right? And when you searched the servant's room just now, did you also question them? Based on your experience, who among them knows kung fu?"

Even though he was wearing night clothes, judging from his height and waist, that person was definitely not a woman, Shen Chang was sure of this, and when he led people to search the room of his servants just now, he deliberately took their wardrobe and bed At the end of the day, I searched all the places where I could hide things, and found nothing suspicious.

Before Shen Chang could reply, he heard Qingchen say: "Commander Shen is concerned about the safety of the emperor, this palace can understand that, in fact, it is not particularly difficult to judge whether the assassin is from my palace, Commander Shen must have seen it too. There are weeds everywhere under the wall of my Xifeng Palace, and it is close to the water. This time is when the dew is heavy, and the bottom of the wall is very muddy. If anyone passes by, his shoes will definitely be stained with dew or So there will be footprints in his room, Commander Shen, when you search, can you find who has footprints in the room or whose shoes are faulty?"

Shen Chang was startled for a moment, thinking that this Concubine Chen is really careful and intelligent. He had noticed just now that the houses of those father-in-laws were very clean and their shoes were dry. He also checked the girl's room carefully, but the problem is here, he obviously saw the person coming in, but he couldn't find it, this really made him feel very annoyed, the person can still fly with wings no?

Seeing the annoyance on his face, the emperor reminded again: "The moonlight is very bright tonight, have you ever thought that the assassin might have slipped out of the water?"

(End of this chapter)