Spring Forest Evening

When Mu Yun was secretly complaining, Shen Fu was also in the palace anxious. Who would have thought that after the emperor's funeral, Empress Jiang tremblingly came forward with the support of the palace people to keep him and the clan to watch the night together.

Shen Fu hurriedly saluted and declined:

"Thank you Empress, but according to the rules, the ones who watch the night should be the clan—"

Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, Prince Ren, who was carrying the patriarchal order, said beside him:

"Prince Jing, although your family is a king with a different surname, the Emperor Daxing has always treated you like a younger brother, and we all see it. Now that the empress has given her permission, and the Zi Palace is located in the Shouhuang Hall, here This is an independent place, and there is also a distance from the harem..."

Lala said a lot, if Zhou Heng was here at this moment, he would recognize that this Prince Ren is one of the old princes who stood on the Queen's team at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.

Shen Fu also knew that he must be on the side of the queen, but he couldn't refute what he said, and after King Ren finished speaking, Queen Jiang actually left some old men in the cabinet and those who were related to the royal family. Said that I am a woman and Taoist family, and now I am inconvenient, so I rely on the help of the former ministers.

These words were sincere, and the Grand Master Shen also choked up on the spot and said that when Emperor Wu died, the courtiers spontaneously sat in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony to watch the night for her, and now he is also in the same mourning mood.

Having said that, seeing that the rest of the courtiers wiped their tears with their sleeves to express that they were the same, Shen Fu didn't say anything else, followed the crowd into the side hall under the guidance of the eunuch, and picked a piece of paper on the straw mat that had already been laid out. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to meditate, trying to calm down and find a countermeasure.

Because of the surveillance of the palace that was discovered the day before, Shen Fu is now wondering if it was the queen's intentional arrangement, so that he can divert the tiger away from the mountain and wait for an opportunity to enter the palace to search for the prince's traces.

More importantly, even if it was an unintentional move, but now he can't leave the palace, what should Ah Heng do with He'er?You know, the mother and daughter are leaving the city tonight, and the time is fleeting!

Shen Fu was restless, although he tried his best to cover it up, the Duke Protector next to him could see it, because of the connection between his ancestors and the royal family, he was also retained today.

Since he was released from the palace yesterday morning, like other princes and ministers who attended the banquet, he stayed behind closed doors after returning to the mansion, and only talked about it to his second brother, sons and nephews.

Seeing Shen Fu now, I wanted to ask him how the follow-up would be. You know, the couple couldn't find the girl who followed into the palace on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they were so anxious that they almost asked the Imperial Guard to find someone. Fortunately, I saw Shen Fu again later.

But Shen Fu's answer at that time was a bit confusing, it turned out that he asked his husband and wife to really look for the imperial guards:

"It's so dark now, Auntie, your maid, didn't you fall into the water in panic and panic?"

Fortunately, I went to find the imperial guards as I said, and found out that my family was not the only one looking for them that night. There were too many people by the Taiye Pool. It is said that quite a few of the servants in the palace fell into the water. According to the meaning of the little head of the Imperial Guard who was in charge:

"Grandpa, you also saw it tonight. There are too many things. If she really falls into the water, it can only depend on her own luck. Let's do this. When it's all salvaged, I will help you or the country. Mrs. Gong, come and recognize her? Fortunately, she is a maid, don't you think so?"

It's all said and done, and seeing that the little boss didn't even bother to register, the Duke Protector knew that there were too many people who fell into the water tonight, and the imperial guards didn't want to pay attention to a little maid.

Instead, they used this to cover up the girl's sudden disappearance, and it was the same when they left the palace. The only thing they checked was whether there were more people, and if there were fewer people, they just asked roughly. Even waving his hands to let them go directly made the two couples heave a sigh of relief.

But the question is still there, because of this great opportunity to get along with each other, taking advantage of Grand Master Shen's emotional cry not far away, Lord Protector moved over and asked Shen Fu in a low voice:

"Ah Fu, I didn't ask you carefully last time. Did she return home safely? Also in the palace over there, why did I hear that the crown prince was taken away by thieves, not frightened as the empress said today? ,high fever?"

It's okay if Duke Hu didn't ask, but Shen Fu didn't know what to say when he asked this question. Seeing him clenched his fists and bowed his head in silence, Duke Hu made a guess based on what he knew before:

"...The emperor's kindness is so great today, who cares about sleeping on this straw mat to feed mosquitoes at night! But what is the situation at Fengyu Palace? Hey, then Qin Zhihai really wants to hug the queen's thigh He didn't say anything, he just said that he was following orders, heck, I didn't say that, it was because Xu Xian of Hubenwei didn't do his job well this time, so he could compete with Zeng Ping of Longfawei ... Hey, why are you going?!"

Shen Fu who had already got up looked back at his uncle eagerly, and said:

"I have something important to report to the empress!"

Shen Fu's voice was not light, and all the people were sitting on the straw mat now, they all raised their heads to look at him at this moment, even Grand Master Shen, who was crying in mourning, stopped crying at once.

"Uncle, I've been thinking about this matter, but I still have to report it to the empress." Shen Fu had already figured it out. He couldn't stay in the palace tonight no matter what. It is a plan to let everyone know, lest Queen Jiang still find excuses to not let people go:

"Although people in my mansion accidentally discovered that someone was watching outside the mansion, but after thinking about it, how can I know that there is no such situation in other mansions? Now that the thief is still on the run, this matter may also be related. While the city gate is not open, It's better to report it to the empress!"

As soon as he said this, before the Duke Protector could react, the rest of the people had already exploded:

"What? My lord, you said someone was watching outside your house? Did you catch them? How many people are there?"

"These thieves are so bold! No, they are lawless! Do they still want to attack the courtiers again?!"

"Since the Prince Jing's mansion has been attacked, there must be more than one place! My lord, please report to the empress quickly, and ask the soldiers from the five cities to send more troops to conduct strict investigations everywhere in the city!"

"Oh, according to what the prince said, do we have to inform the mansion too, maybe..."

Hearing this, the Duke Protector already understood in his heart:

Ah Fu, he wants to leave the palace and go back to the mansion, right?Then help him quickly!

He sat up straight and urged him loudly:

"That's right, I wanted to get out of this matter. Ah Fu, you should report it to the empress. There is no delay in this matter. It is best to go back!"

Empress Jiang, who was lying comfortably on the soft bed and being fanned by the palace servants, heard Qin Zhihai's retelling of Shen Fu's words and the situation in the side hall, and pondered for a while, but Yun Danfeng gently waved the round fan in her hand, and ordered: :

"It seems that Prince Jing is as careful as a hair, that's all, let those people withdraw, and, pass on the words of my palace, let the people in Wucheng Bingmasi work harder, those people who are guarding the night in the Shouhuang Palace today, Around their mansion, put more snacks, don't let the thieves take advantage of the loopholes."