Yupo Yunhun and the Man-made King

Chapter 28 Disappeared in the middle of the night

On the second day, when Yan Luan was having dinner with Zhao Ying, she said to Zhao Ying: "My house has spent a lot of money recently, can you give me some money?" After saying that, her face turned red.

Zhao Ying smiled and said, "Are you going to be short of money? I thought the people who gave you money were all queuing up in front of your Yan Mansion."

Yan Luan said: "I'm not often in the mansion, how do I know what can be accepted and what can't be accepted? I have to tell Lu Tong not to accept more than 100 taels."

Zhao Ying said: "So it's like this, no wonder you can't make ends meet, how much do you want?"

Yan Luan said: "2000 taels, this is Feng Ming's personal money for me. I want to pay her back as soon as possible."

Zhao Ying said with a smile: "I've seen a lot of women saving money for themselves through various reasons, but it's the first time I've seen women using their money for writers. Master Yan is very capable."

Yan Luan showed a slightly sullen expression, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I asked you how many taels of silver, so I will be laughed at by you?"

Zhao Ying suppressed a smile and said: "Okay, I won't talk anymore. I will ask Yan Shuang to send you the silver in a while. By the way, come early tomorrow night, and we will go to Changyin Pavilion to listen to the opera after dinner." .”

Yan Luan said: "I'm sorry, I promised Xu Zuhui to go to his house for dinner tomorrow, you can go to the theater by yourself."

Zhao Ying said unhappily: "Xu Zuhui came to you just because he wanted you to support Li Chi'er as the crown prince. What do you want him to do?"

Yan Luan said: "I knew he wanted to talk about this, so I rejected him several times when he invited me. But he never gave up. I think it's better to make it clear to him this time."

Zhao Ying said: "What's the point of listening to the play by myself? I'll let them change the show to the day after tomorrow."

On the second day, Zhao Ying ate dinner by herself, read the booklet for a while, and took a rest.When it was almost midnight, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside.That night, the eunuch who stayed in Zhao Ying's bedroom hurriedly went to open the door, but saw Yan Shuang standing outside the door.

Knowing that it must be a big deal for Yan Shuang to find him at this time, Zhao Ying said, "Come in and talk about it."

Yan Shuang hurried into the dormitory, greeted the ceremony in a hurry, and then played: "Your Majesty, Lu Tong is here, saying that Mr. was kidnapped by gangsters on the way back from Xu Zuhui's house."

Zhao Ying said in shock, "What? Where's Lu Tong? Tell him to come over right away."

Zhao Ying put on some clothes, and summoned Lu Tong in the Nuan Pavilion of the bedroom for questioning.

Lu Tong knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, I will accompany the Master to the Master Xu's residence tonight for a banquet. When I returned to the residence, a dozen or so masked gangsters in black suddenly appeared. Knock it down, and use Mongolian sweat medicine to take the master away in a daze."

Zhao Ying frowned and asked, "Didn't you see any of those villains?"

Lu Tongtong: "Those gangsters are all very skilled in martial arts, and they all cover their faces. In addition, tonight is cloud cover the moon, so I... can't see clearly."

Zhao Ying looked at Lu Tongdao coldly: "Then what are you doing back here?"

Lu Tong repeatedly kowtowed and said, "I don't do enough to protect the master, I deserve death."

Seeing that Lu Tong's clothes had been cut many times, and there were two scratches on his arms and legs, Zhao Ying said, "Okay, I will punish you when I find Mr. Yan, first go to the imperial doctor to bandage it. "

Half an hour later, all the princes, important ministers and officials from the six ministries arrived in the South Study Room of Qianqing Palace.Zhao Ying walked in and sat on a chair, Lu Bing personally brought a few guards in brocade clothes to escort Xu Zuhui in.

Xu Zuhui was so frightened that he sifted chaff all over, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed while saying: "I did invite Mr. Yan to my house tonight, but Mr. Yan only drank a glass of wine and said he was tired today, so he left and returned home. As for how Master Yan was taken away by the gangsters, I really don't know anything about it." After speaking, he kowtowed like pounding garlic.

Zhao Ying said: "What do you invite Mr. Yan to your house to talk about?"

Xu Zuhui thought to himself that it was pointless to hide anything, so he kowtowed and said, "I have always wanted to ask Mr. Yan to support His Highness the Third Highness to be the crown prince, but Mr. Yan had already declined me during the banquet yesterday. I am really wishful thinking. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Sin." After finishing speaking, he kowtowed again and again.

Zhao Ying said to Lu Guan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment: "Lu Aiqing."

Lu Guan hurried out of the class and bowed, "The minister is here."

Zhao Ying said: "Remove Xu Zuhui's post, bring him to the Ministry of Punishment, and give me a strict interrogation to see if he has anything to do with this matter. Don't worry about his status as an uncle."

Lu Guandao: "Yes, the minister received the order."

Zhao Ying said to Lu Bing again: "Lu Bing, you send someone to take the entire capital..."

Halfway through Zhao Ying's speech, she saw Empress Xu rushing in with Zhao Chi, and she didn't care to greet Zhao Ying, she just knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it was my concubine who asked my elder brother to ask Lord Yan to support Chi'er. Now that the crown prince position is vacant, which prince Yan Lord supports will have the greatest chance of winning. It is too late for the concubines and elder brothers to win over Lord Yan, and they will do things that are not good for Lord Yan."

Zhao Ying said coldly: "You have spoken your truth."

Xu said: "Your Majesty, at this point, the concubine just wants to save my brother's life, I beg the emperor to see clearly, this matter really has nothing to do with the concubine's brother."

Zhao Ying said: "I didn't say I wanted Xu Zuhui's head, but just asked him to stay in the Ministry of Punishment for a few days. Yan Luan disappeared after leaving Xu Zuhui's house. Xu Zuhui has nothing to do with it. You are a woman, don't Take care of Chaozhong's affairs, take Chi'er back."

Knowing that what she said was useless, Xu said to Zhao Chi: "Chi'er, tell your father quickly that your uncle didn't take Master Yan away, please let him go."

Zhao Chi hesitated for a moment, but said to Xu: "Mother, I don't want to be the crown prince, I just want my husband... If you want my husband to come back safely, please ask uncle to let him go."

Mrs. Xu didn't expect Zhao Chi to say that, she was taken aback for a moment, then slapped Zhao Chi on the face, reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about?" He helped Zhao Chi up, hugged him in his arms, and cried to Zhao Ying: "Your Majesty, you and I have been married for ten years, and we are considered a couple in need. When you left the country of Beijing, Chi'er was only two years old, and the younger I traveled to Wuhan with you at a young age. In your heart, Yan Luan is so important that you can ignore your wife and children who have always been by your side and shared weal and woe, right?"

Zhao Ying was anxious at first, but seeing Xu's crying made her feel even more irritable, and said to Xu: "You're right, Yan Luan is so important, if he doesn't come back for a day, Xu Zuhui won't be able to leave the Ministry of Punishment." With his eyes, he signaled Yan Shuang to pull Xu Shi out.

Cao Xiaochuan was afraid of Yanshuang's embarrassment, so he quickly brought two eunuchs, walked to Xu's side, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, go back to the palace and rest, the more you talk here, the more angry the emperor will be."

After Mrs. Xu was helped out by Cao Xiaochuan, Zhao Ying ordered Lu Bing to search the entire Beijing city carefully, and then said to Chang Lie: "Lie'er, you and Lu Bing will investigate this matter thoroughly. If you have any clues, Regardless of whether it is the palace of the uncle or the mansion of the founding father, just go in and search, if anyone refuses to cooperate, you can directly return to me."

Chang Lie bowed and answered "Yes".

Zhao Ying waved his hand, and everyone knelt down and left.