pungent peasant girl

Chapter 538
Mu Ran's team caught up, and the speed of returning to the capital also accelerated, and the road was relatively calm.

However, the people under Luo Ziyan did not relax.They kept staring at Wang Xu and Lin Meng.

The two of them just exchanged a glance with Mu, and they seemed to be such steady and taciturn people.

On the surface, no one would think that they would be spies.

But under careful observation, you will still find that they will wake up earlier than ordinary soldiers, and they will quietly gather in a corner, but they seldom say anything, most of them just exchange a few eyes.

It is certain that these two spies are Lin Meng and Wang Xu.

However, Luo Ziyan had no intention of arresting people without evidence.

It may not be a good thing to startle the snake.

On this day, it was dark again, and they arrived at Qicheng.

The distance between Qicheng and Guodu is only two cities.

But the journey was exhausting, Luo Ziyan did not continue on the journey, but chose to camp here to rest.

After all, it is close to the bustling city, even if it is late, you can still hear the noise in the city.

Meng Qianyan leaned on the window of the carriage and looked in the direction of the city.

I can't help but smack my tongue.

Speaking of it, the time it took to come out this time is not short, and it has been almost a month.

The cold Daehyuk also became warm.

Meng Qianyan misses the Yan Dynasty food made in the prince's mansion a little bit.

I don't know how the country is doing now.

There was a noise of smoke and dust in the distance.

There was a boy with the appearance of a young man coming on horseback, his hair tied up in a bun was really aggressive.

Meng Qianyan was admiring it when his eyes suddenly changed.

That's not a teenager.

That is Ye Ming.

Luo Ziyan was resting in the corner of the carriage with his eyes closed, Meng Qianyan pushed him awake.

"Ziyan, it's Yeming, he's here."

Luo Ziyan slowly opened his eyes, and he opened the car curtain.

At this time, Ye Ming had already greeted Qin Wu and arrived at the carriage.

"Fourth Highness, Princess Concubine."

"How did you get here?" Meng Qianyan looked at him, feeling a little worried.

This guy Ye Ming has always been idle, every day besides eating and sleeping, he goes to the gambling house.

If he could run over to find them, something must have happened.

"Prince Concubine, something happened to your empress—"

Hua Lanyi?
Hua Lanyi has long been a deposed empress, but he is also the biological mother of the fourth prince, so these subordinates will still respectfully call her empress.

Meng Qianyan immediately looked at Luo Ziyan.

Luo Ziyan's face also sank, "Why did something happen?"

"Hey, isn't it warm? Many people in the capital go to temples to worship Buddha. Madam sees that everyone is going. Maybe she wants to go too. Anyway, she brings people out to worship Buddha. Who knows, on the way back, her carriage is on the road. The mountain road turned over, and even people and cars rolled all the way down the mountain."

"How are you doing now?" Luo Ziyan asked.

"The subordinates don't know either, because when the steward sent people down to look for it, they found only the broken carriage, but the person was gone."

"It's gone?" Meng Qianyan's eyes widened, "The car is still there, but the person is gone. How is this possible?"

"That's right. That's why I wondered if the empress was taken away or something? I have been investigating this matter for the past few days. This morning I heard that His Royal Highness is almost arriving in the capital, so I hurried over to report. "

"when did it happen?"

"Yes—it happened the day before yesterday, May 25th, and the specific time was in the afternoon."

"where?"

"On the outskirts of the capital, on the mountain road of Miaoyin Mountain."

"Who was there?"

"That is, there are four eunuchs and maids in the mansion, and the butler with six guards. After all, the identity of the empress should not be too ostentatious."

Luo Ziyan nodded, "I understand."

"Then what do we do?"

"Call Qin Wu and Qiying over here."

"Subordinates are here."

"Qin Wu, you stay here, and together with General Mu, lead these soldiers to rest here first, and prepare to return to the capital tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

"Qiying, go get ready, we'll go back to the capital overnight!"

Change clothes, taking advantage of the dead of night when no one is paying attention.

On the campsite, three fast horses galloped out together.

They rushed through the two cities one after another, and arrived at the capital after Yinshi, which was close to dawn in the second half of the night.

The fourth prince's mansion was completely quiet at this moment, and there was a heavy smell in the quiet.

Luo Ziyan and others entered the mansion.

The lights in the mansion immediately turned on.

The housekeeper and others surrounded Luo Ziyan and entered the room.

Soon, Wei Xian's carriage also stopped outside the fourth prince's mansion.

"Ah Xuan, Ah Xun, you are finally back, I have been waiting for you."

Wei Xian entered the door, went straight to Luo Ziyan, and said anxiously.

Luo Ziyan nodded, and ordered the housekeeper to close the door.

Then he said to Wei Xian: "Brother, don't worry, I already understand the matter pretty much."

"Oh, I'm so anxious, how can I not be in a hurry. My mother went to pray to Buddha, why did something happen when she came back? I have been sending people to search along the Miaoyin mountain, but I can't find the person of my mother. .”

"Are you sure, have you searched the entire Miaoyin Mountain?"

"I'm sure, I have searched, Ye Ming has searched, and even the empress has sent people to search. But they haven't found any of them."

When Meng Qianyan heard this, he couldn't help interjecting, "Does the Empress know about this?"

"Well, many people know about this matter, and the emperor should also know about it, but I didn't ask."

"You won't care if you ask Father."

"Yes, in short, I have used all the methods I can use now, but I can't find the queen mother. I am wondering now, tell me, is there something strange about this?"

"Of course there is something strange." Luo Ziyan said with certainty: "The mountain road of Miaoyin Mountain is not rough. If someone did not do it deliberately, it would be impossible for the carriage to overturn."

"Is such that."

"Did you find any bloodstains under the mountain?"

"nor."

"Very well, that person should be fine."

Wei Xian didn't understand, "How do you know it's okay?"

"Brother, you'd better calm down first, so I can tell you."

Wei Xian was impatient, but seeing Luo Ziyan's calm eyes, he also relaxed slowly, and sat opposite Luo Ziyan, "Okay, you tell me, I'll listen."

"Let me ask you, have you thought about it carefully, does the queen mother have any enemies or opponents?"

"No, she is already a waste queen, and she can't threaten anything, who else—"

"Then think about it again, why did I go to Lingyuan Mountain this time?"

"For General Mu." Wei Xian said, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Are all these things related?"

(End of this chapter)