New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

How the man in the courtyard amused the child was unknown to outsiders, but the capital city was on high alert today and was under a chaotic search.

Just because a princess was lost, and lost in public.

However, they turned almost the entire capital upside down, but did not find any trace of Princess Huanzhu and Xiaoyanzi. However, they did find many people who were violating the rules for gambling, smoking opium, stealing, having affairs, etc., which was a disguised way of getting rid of harm for the people.

When the people saw the officers and soldiers searching everywhere, they began to talk about it and said all kinds of things.

For example, some people said that the royal supervision was not strict at all. Even with so many officers and soldiers protecting the child, someone was able to kidnap a child. It was not safe at all.

Some people say that the royal family has too many enemies and it is impossible to guard against them.

Many people also heard about the Qinglong Gang's accomplices and were discussing and speculating, but they didn't know whether it was true or not, so they didn't dare to say anything.

In the palace, after the emperor brought Xia Yuhe and Ziwei back to the palace, someone from the Cining Palace came to tell him to go to the Cining Palace.

Hongli asked Xia Yuhe to take Ziwei back to Chengqian Palace to rest first, and sent someone to ask Imperial Doctor Chang to check on the unconscious Ziwei.

This girl had been knocked unconscious by the man in black before and was still unconscious. In order to prevent the child from crying and making a fuss after waking up, he decided to wait until he brought her back to the palace to wake her up.

When Xia Yuhe was sent back to Chengqian Palace, she frowned and felt distressed when she saw Ziwei unconscious in her arms. But she was more worried that Xiaoyanzi was missing.

She really didn't know how she would explain to Brother Xiao and the others if Xiaoyanzi had been abducted for a long time and something happened to her.

Moreover, what the man in black said today has put Brother Xiao in a dangerous situation. We don’t know what the Xiao family will do. It’s heartbreaking to think about it.

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In the Cining Palace, the Empress and Concubine Ling were guarding the Empress Dowager in the inner room of the Cining Palace. When they heard that on the way back from offering sacrifices to the gods, they were kidnapped by men in black, and before kidnapping Xiao Yanzi, they said that Xiao Zhihang was the second leader of the Qinglong Gang, and Xiao Yanzi was the adopted daughter of that Qinglong Gang leader.

Regardless of whether this was true or not, they all looked unhappy. After all, everyone knew that those people from the Qinglong Gang were against the Qing Dynasty and were determined to bring down the current emperor. If Xiao Zhihang was really the second leader of the Qinglong Gang, then their intentions were really too deep.

It's terrible that he actually deceived Prince Hongzhan and the emperor.

That little swallow seemed quite smart too. It would be even scarier if someone had known for a long time that she had a foster father who was the leader of the Qinglong Gang but had kept it a secret.

Karl Lagerfeld had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he didn't know where to start.

Empress Shu Yuan and Concubine Ling Wei Qinglan looked at each other, both of them with some inexplicable worry on their faces, not knowing how to comfort them.

At this time, they heard the sound of palace servants greeting each other at the door. The three of them looked up and saw Emperor Hongli, wearing a dragon robe. He didn't even have time to change his clothes and just strode in.

After paying his respects to the old Buddha, Hongli asked, "Old Buddha, I wonder why you called me here."

In fact, he knew it in his heart, but he still wanted to hear it from the old lady.

The Empress Dowager was in a very uneasy mood at this time. When she heard that the Emperor was almost assassinated, she was so anxious that she almost fainted. Now she was leaning on the bed with an ugly look on her face.

"I heard that you encountered an assassin after you came back from offering sacrifices to the gods? The assassin also said that Xiao Zhihang was the second leader of the Qinglong Gang, and Xiaoyanzi was the adopted daughter of the leader of the Qinglong Gang?"

After hearing the weak but angry question from the old lady, Shu Yuan and Wei Qinglan paid their respects and then stood aside without saying anything more.

Karl Lagerfeld's aura of majesty without even getting angry is still quite scary.

Hongli nodded in understanding, suppressed his anxiety and worry about Xiaoyanzi's disappearance, and forced a smile on his face, "My Lord, I believe in Hongzhan's judgment, and I also believe in my own investigation and interactions. Xiao Zhihang is definitely not a remnant of the Qinglong Gang, let alone the second leader of the Qinglong Gang. Xiaoyanzi is definitely not the adopted daughter of the leader of the Qinglong Gang."

The old lady was just asking tentatively. After hearing this, her expression eased a little. She raised her head and looked at Hongli, asking her own question, "Do you trust Xiao Zhihang's family so much? What if they are so scheming that they deceived you like that?"

Hongli smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "As a member of the royal family, if the remnants of the Qinglong Gang sneak into my life and I don't find out, then the moment I find out, I will wipe out all nine clans of the other party."

This simple sentence reflects his majesty as an emperor.

But the old lady was obviously very satisfied with his decisive attitude. She softened her tone and continued, "In this case, you still have to send someone to investigate first. If they really deceived the royal family, they must pay the price they deserve. Of course, if they are wrongly accused, don't forget to clear their name."

Hongli heaved a sigh of relief, nodded and said softly, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, I know." After that, he looked at the Empress and Concubine Ling who were silent and dared not speak, and ordered, "Empress, you must serve the Buddha well. Concubine Ling, you are now pregnant, remember to take care of yourself."

The two were suddenly called out, and were stunned for a moment, then they bowed together and responded, "I understand."

Hongli was relieved to see that the Empress Dowager had passed this hurdle, but when he thought that Xiaoyanzi had not been found yet and that almost all officials had heard the rumors about Xiao Zhihang's identity, and the common people had also heard it, he had to send someone to investigate.

"Give orders to dig deep underground to find Princess Huanzhu and Xiaoyanzi for me! Also, send someone to investigate the Qinglong Gang and find out if there is a second leader.

By the way, invite Earl Xiao and Xiao Zhihang to the palace, and summon the civil and military officials. I will interrogate them in person!"

After thinking about it, Hongli sent someone to give orders, sending people to find Xiaoyanzi on the one hand, and giving an explanation to all the officials on the other.

He believed that Xiao Zhihang couldn't do that, and he had to produce evidence to silence the public.

The secret guard took the order and left.

Hongli rubbed his brows and returned to the Qianqing Palace to meet with the ministers and interrogate Xiao Zhihang.

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Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Zhihang and Du Xueyin were originally chatting with Mr. Du Cheng and Mrs. Du Hua Yan.

Talking about some interesting things that happened to Xiaoyanzi before she entered the palace to become a princess, they also went to secretly watch the grand ceremony of Xiaoyanzi offering sacrifices to the gods today. Only when they saw them leave the capital and go outside the city did they come back with a feeling of unsatisfied desire.

As a result, when they were talking and laughing, they heard the noise of Du Xueyin's elder brother Du Xueyang, elder sister-in-law Yang Anxia and nephew Du Shaoan.

"Oh no, oh no, the emperor and his men have encountered assassins."

"Oh no, oh no, Brother-in-law Xiao was slandered by an assassin, saying that he was the second leader of the Qinglong Gang, and Xiaoyanzi was the adopted daughter of the leader of the Qinglong Gang."

"Oh no, oh no, Xiaoyanzi has been kidnapped by the man in black!"

The three of them came back panting, talking about the big events that happened today.

"What? Little Swallow is missing!? What happened?"

When Xiao Zhihang and Du Xueyin heard this, the first thing they paid attention to was the news that Xiaoyanzi was missing. Obviously, in their hearts, the child was more important than anything else.

"It is said that the child was knocked unconscious and abducted by the men in black. The men in black are so evil that they actually kidnapped a child!"