"Is there still no trace of the Emperor and the Concubine Xian?" Sun Ning frowned, his face full of anxiety and worry, and asked the guards behind him.
Logically speaking, the two of them should have returned long ago. Could something have happened on the way
Thinking of this, Sun Ning's face suddenly changed. He quickly walked to the guard leader and ordered in a deep voice: "Pass on my order, quickly send more people, even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find the emperor and the virtuous concubine."
"Yes." The commander of the guards knew that this matter was of great importance, so he naturally did not dare to delay. He nodded, accepted the order and quickly left.
However, just as the guard leader left, a guard ran up to him in a panic, "Eunuch Sun, this is bad. This is terrible."
"What's wrong?" Sun Ning was already upset because of Fu Yuheng's matter. Now seeing the guard acting so rashly, his tone suddenly became extremely impatient.
"On our way back to Beijing, we found the carriage carrying the Emperor and Consort Xian lying on the ground. There seemed to be signs of a fight around it." The guard panted heavily, lowered his head, and answered tremblingly, looking very panicked.
"What?" Sun Ning's face changed suddenly when he heard this. The blood color at the corners of his lips faded instantly, and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
After a long while, Sun Ning finally calmed down. He looked up at the guard and waved his hand weakly, "Okay, I understand. You can leave first. Don't tell anyone else about this."
However, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and the news quickly spread throughout the palace. For a time, everyone in the palace was in panic.
When she heard the news, Lianyun was pouring tea in the room. She was holding the teacup and was about to pour a cup of tea when Xiaoruo suddenly ran in from outside the room with red eyes, crying, "Sister Lianyun, it's bad. I'm afraid that the queen and the emperor are in danger."
Hearing such news suddenly was like a thunderclap exploding in her ears. Lianyun was horrified, and the blue and white porcelain teacup in her hand fell to the ground with a bang, splattering fragments all over the floor.
However, Lianyun had no time to care about these. She quickly ran to Xiaoruo, subconsciously grabbed Xiaoruo's sleeve, and asked in a trembling voice in disbelief: "Xiaoruo, what do you mean by what you just said? What happened to the emperor and the queen? What happened?"
Xiao Ruo looked at Lianyun's face full of pain and worry, and felt a little reluctant, but then she thought that even if she didn't say it now, Lianyun would know it sooner or later.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ruo sighed and said with a sad look, "There's news from outside that the carriage carrying the emperor and the queen was found on the edge of the cliff."
Upon hearing this, Lianyun was stunned. She naturally knew what this meant. It was impossible for Fu Yuheng and Shen Qingwan to abandon the carriage. The only possibility was that they were in danger, otherwise, they would not have had no news for so many days.
Thinking of this, Lianyun was a little broken. She could no longer suppress the worry in her heart for days and burst into tears. She felt annoyed. "If I had known it would be like this, I should not have left the Queen's side. It's all my fault. I didn't protect the Queen and the Emperor."
"Sister Lianyun, don't be like this. None of us expected this to happen." Seeing that Lianyun, who was usually calm, became so out of control after hearing the bad news, Xiao Ruo hurriedly spoke to comfort her.
Lianyun seemed to be deaf to Xiaoruo's comfort. Her eyes were dazed and she kept crying with her head down. Tears rolled down her cheeks, revealing her sadness at the moment.
Seeing this, Xiao Ruo couldn't help but feel sad. When she first heard the news, she found it hard to accept, but because she had always been introverted, she didn't show it. At this moment, she was infected by Lian Yun, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears.
“Sister Lianyun, don’t worry. The Emperor and the Empress are both blessed with good fortune. Nothing will happen to them. What’s more, we haven’t found them yet. Maybe they have already escaped danger.” Xiao Ruo raised her hand, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and continued to comfort Lianyun.
Hearing Xiaoruo say this, Lianyun stopped crying immediately. She raised her head and looked at Xiaoruo, tears welling up in her eyelashes, and she burst into laughter, "Yes, Xiaoruo, you are right, the emperor and the queen will be fine."
Seeing that Lianyun had finally calmed down, Xiao Ruo breathed a sigh of relief. She narrowed her eyes slightly and whispered to herself, "Oh, I really hope that the emperor and the queen can return safely soon."
At this moment, in the Queen's bedroom, Xiao Shushen stood by the long carved pear wood window, staring at the scene outside through the window lattice in a daze. She had a pretty face, but there was a somewhat cold look between her eyebrows, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Just now, a palace maid came to report that Shen Qingwan and Fu Yuheng's carriage had been found. After hearing this, Xiao Shushen's expression suddenly became gloomy, and no one could guess what she was thinking.
At this moment, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew over and stopped in front of her. Her eyes flickered as she looked at the pigeon, a cold smile appearing at the corner of her lips, which made people feel a little creepy.
After watching for a while, Xiao Shushen suddenly turned around and looked at one of the palace maids standing in the bedroom, and ordered, "Go, call His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over to me."
"Yes." After hearing this, the palace maid nodded, responded, and immediately left.
Not long after, Prince Fu Mochen came over with the palace maids. When he saw Xiao Shushen, he quickly walked to her side and whispered, "Mother, you asked me to come here. What's the matter?"
Xiao Shushen looked down at him with a dull look in her eyes. After a long silence, she curled her lips and spoke slowly, "Do you know the news that your father fell off the cliff?"
Fu Mochen was slightly startled when he heard this. He suddenly raised his head, and his pair of black and white eyes flashed with shock, but soon he accepted the news and his expression suddenly became depressed.
Although his relationship with Fu Yuheng was not good, he was still his father after all. Thinking of this, his heart was gradually filled with sadness.
As if she could see Fu Mochen's sadness, Xiao Shushen's expression softened a bit. She raised her nail-stained fingers and gently touched the top of his head, saying softly, "Don't be sad."