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"The Emperor has arrived——"

Murong Che's procession came from Zicheng Palace, and everyone in Shuiyuexuan and Jinghua Pavilion knelt in the courtyard to welcome the emperor.

"Be flat."

Murong Che stepped into the yard, without even glancing at anyone else, he walked straight up to Xue Youli and helped her up from the ground.

"I have something to tell you, let's go."

He leaned close to Xue Youli's ear and whispered something, then took her hand and strode towards Shuiyuexuan's bedroom.

Murong Che didn't even glance at anyone else the entire time.

After everyone dispersed, Luluo walked up to Duan Cainv and helped her up, "Master."

Duan Cainv's eyes fell on her face and she asked softly, "Did you see clearly just now?"

"Ah?" Luluo was stunned for a moment, not understanding her nonsensical question. "Master, what do you want this servant to see clearly?"

Duan Cainu met her puzzled gaze and slowly replied, "Didn't you notice? From the moment the Emperor appeared, there was no one else in his eyes except Concubine Xue."

Luoluo had indeed not paid attention just now. After hearing her words, she subconsciously looked up in the direction where Murong Che and Xue Youli left.

The two of them walking away hand in hand didn't look like an emperor and his concubine, but more like a loving young couple.

The setting sun cast its last rays of light, casting a warm golden halo on them.

At this time, the man glanced sideways, said something to Xue Youli, and then laughed. In the dim light, his exquisite and perfect side profile seemed to be softened.

Luoluo was indeed shocked when she saw this scene.

In her impression, Murong Che was cold and majestic, and she had never seen the emperor smile.

It turns out that the emperor can also laugh, but his laugh is only for Concubine Xue.

No wonder Duan Cainv, who lived in the most advantageous place, never thought of competing for favor.

Because Murong Che's feelings for Xue Youli are completely different from those for other concubines.

There was such harmony between them that there was no room for a third person to come in.

……

Xue Youli was holding Murong Che's hand, and she was worried in her heart.

Her mind raced, secretly guessing what Murong Che was going to tell her.

After the two entered the room, she was about to ask a question, but Murong Che had already put away the smile on his lips and handed her the two memorials that he had kept in his sleeves.

"Look at this."

Xue Youli looked at the memorial, her eyelids twitching. When she looked up at the man, her face was filled with shock. "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. What are you doing..."

She had never thought of interfering in politics, but Murong Che seemed to like sharing what was happening in the court with her.

Murong Che replied, "One of these memorials was written by your father."

"Could it be that my father has committed some crime? It shouldn't be something so serious that it would implicate the entire clan, right?"

Xue Youli glanced at the man out of the corner of her eye, not missing any change in expression on his handsome face.

She pondered it in her heart and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, could it be that my father made a mistake in his official duties?"

Seeing the worried expression on her face, Murong Che said bluntly, "Both the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice have reported to me several recent disappearances in the capital. I suspect there's a connection between these cases."

Disappearance case?

After listening to the man's words, Xue Youli reached out and took the two memorials.

One memorial was submitted by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the other was submitted by her father Xue Huaiyuan.

Both memorials mentioned that several families had recently reported to the authorities that their children had mysteriously disappeared.

While she was reading the memorial, Murong Che continued, "The Ministry of Justice has received a total of five missing persons cases, and the Dali Temple has received four. Two of these cases overlap. This means that in just three days, seven children have gone missing in the capital."

After Xue Youli finished reading the contents of the memorial, he quietly checked the Book of Heavenly Secrets for information about the seven missing cases in the capital.

The Book of Heavenly Secrets quickly provided the answer: [The victims of the seven missing cases were all children under the age of thirteen, the oldest twelve, and the youngest less than five.]

Xue Youli pressed on: "Can we find out the murderer and his motive? Oh, and I also need to know about the victim's family situation."

The Secret Book: [The victims were all powerless civilians. There were seven perpetrators in each of the seven cases, and the mastermind behind all of them was the same person.]

Xue Youli's eyes tightened: [Who is it? ]

Three bold, black characters immediately appeared on the Book of Heavenly Secrets: [Murong Ye.]

Is it his doing again?

Why did he arrest so many children?

Book of Secrets: [Host, your permission to ask questions today has been fully used up. If you still have questions, please check again tomorrow.]

After this line of words appeared on the page, the Book of Heavenly Secrets disappeared from Xue Youli's sight.

Xue Youli curled her lips when she saw the Book of Heavenly Secrets was offline.

It seems that if we want to further uncover the truth, we have to conduct a deeper investigation.

She stared at the memorial in her hand, silent for a moment before speaking, "Your Majesty, have the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court investigated the victims? I share your thoughts and believe these victims are connected."

Murong Che replied, "We've checked. These victims are nothing special except that they are all civilians living in the capital."

Xue Youli frowned, looking thoughtful.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her head. "Your Majesty, is it possible that the absence of anything special is the key to solving this case?"

"What do you mean by this?"

"Could it be that human traffickers have kidnapped the child and are planning to sell him to infertile couples?"

Whether here or in the real world, human traffickers are an endless existence that can never be killed.

Therefore, Xue Youli believed that these people kidnapped the children most likely in order to sell them at a high price.

However, Murong Ye is a prince after all. Isn't it a waste of his talent to use his connections to make such shady money?

Murong Che shook his head after hearing her words. "Actually, a few years ago, children were reportedly missing from the capital and surrounding areas. Initially, I shared your thoughts, believing it was human traffickers, so I ordered the authorities to investigate. However, after a long investigation, they found no trace of the missing children being transported out of the capital."

Those children seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Xue Youli's eyelids twitched. "You mean, the abducted child is still in the capital?"

Murong Che shook his head again, "Until those children are found, no one can be sure where they are."

Since ancient times, the abduction and trafficking of children has been common.

During the reign of the previous emperor, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple received one or two missing persons cases every month.

At first, everyone thought it was done by human traffickers, and the late emperor did not take the matter seriously.

The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have arrested many human traffickers and brought them back for questioning, but only after interrogation did they discover that these disappearances were not committed by human traffickers.

Later, they investigated for a long time but could not find any other clues. The missing cases became unsolved cases, and the backlog of files piled up like a mountain.

After so many years, the cases of missing children had almost been forgotten. Until recently, when children disappeared frequently, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple realized that these cases might have been committed by the same group of people as the previous disappearances!

So, they wrote a letter together, including this case in a memorial, hoping to attract Murong Che's attention and dispatch personnel to investigate these disappearances.

After hearing Murong Che's words, Xue Youli rubbed his chin and speculated, "Since none of the abducted children have left Beijing, there are only two possibilities: either they have all been killed, or they are hidden somewhere extremely secret!"