074 Emperor's Shadow

Murong Yunyi was very angry. She stamped her feet and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, it's hard for me to do so many things. Why did you stop it?"

"Don't make any more mistakes. If you make mistakes like this, I'm afraid there's no way to turn back."

"Your Majesty, I didn't want to turn back. I just want to help the prince win the country. If we are not cruel today, I'm afraid... There is no place for us anymore. Lord, this country should have belonged to you. Don't you want to be the master of the country?

Murong Yunyi seduced him with his family, which really made the Evergreen King very hesitant for a while.

But he couldn't pay attention to it. He thought about it for a long time before saying, "Well, I understand everything you said, but I always feel that this matter can't be so easy to settle. Now that the courtiers are not obedient to me, so what if you killed the emperor? Don't forget that there is also a pilgrimage king. The pilgrimage king is my biggest opponent. Do you understand?

After listening to this, Murong Yunyi looked surprised and said, "Your Majesty..."

"Sometimes women are too stupid."

"So what should we do now? Should my concubine let the emperor go and let him deal with the pilgrim king first?

Murong Yunyi turned her face to look at the Evergreen King and asked.

The evergreen king lowered his head to think carefully for a moment and said, "At this point today, it can be said that it is an arrow on the string and has to be fired. If I let the emperor go so easily, the emperor will not let you go back. He will definitely think that I instructed you to do so. Forget it, lock up the emperor first and put him in our dungeon.

"Okay, according to what the prince said, the next thing will be discussed in the long-term." Murong Yunyi agreed.

So the husband and wife locked the Huangfu merchant in the dungeon together.

After locking the emperor, Murong Yunyi breathed a long sigh of relief.

When she saw the sad face of the evergreen king, she asked him, "Your Majesty, look at your bad face. Is there something wrong?"

The Evergreen King sighed and said repeatedly, "I'm afraid there is no way to turn back now. First, I will imprison the emperor in the dungeon. I secretly contacted the pilgrim king, hoping that I can contact him as soon as possible, force the emperor to abdicate with him first, and reinterpret the palace coup."

"Your Majesty, I don't understand. You clearly said that the Pilgrim King is your biggest enemy, but now you have to contact him. Isn't this a place that attracts others to divide yourself and catch a mouse into the rice jar."

"What else can be done now? You have messed up all the plans I have deployed, and I can only do this. With my own strength, how can I control the whole capital? Only by inviting the pilgrim king can he do it with the strength in his hand.

Murong Yunyi apologized to him.

"It's useless to say more now. Also, please let Murong Qinglu go back quickly. I think Murong Qinglu is also a very intelligent woman. If I let her live longer, I'm afraid she will find that the emperor is locked up here."

Murong Yunyi agreed, and she said repeatedly, "Don't worry, my sister's affairs. Even if one day my concubine is forced to be my sister's enemy, I will always stand on the prince's side."

The evergreen king stretched out his arm to hold her tightly in his arms, and the husband and wife were silent for a moment.

On the second day, Murong Yunyi immediately found Murong Qinglu and said to her with a smile, "Sister, it has been two days since you came to my house. You haven't gone back for two days. Presumably the emperor also remembered you. Why don't you go back today?"

Seeing that she stayed here a few days ago, but now she suddenly let herself go back, Murong Qingruo couldn't help but feel very surprised.

But when I think about pregnant women, they do have a strange temper sometimes, so I don't say much.

She casually packed up some clothes and went back to the palace.

After returning to the palace, I found that the palace had been in a mess.

The emperor has disappeared and hasn't come back for a day or a night. No one knows where the emperor went.

As soon as Murong Qinglu returned to the palace, he had been called by the Empress Dowager. She quickly knelt down for the empress dowager and said hi to the empress dowager.

"That's all." The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said to her, "Get up and ask you, have you ever seen the emperor?"

"No."

She quickly shook her head and said, "I went to the Evergreen Palace to live with my sister for two days. I was stunned about what happened in the palace. When I came back, I heard that the emperor had disappeared. What's going on?"

"My family also wants to know what's going on. The emperor, who was originally in the palace, disappeared inexplicably. Do you think it's strange?"

"It's really strange."

Murong Qingluo thought for a moment and then asked, "I don't know where the emperor went?"

"I don't know my family."

Murong Qingluo lowered his head and meditated there for half a day, but he was always puzzled.

The Empress Dowager asked repeatedly, "What can you think of?"

She shook her head.

The Empress Dowager became more and more anxious and said, "What place can the emperor go?" And if you go there for a day and don't come back, the emperor will never do such a thing. What should we do?

Seeing the empress dowager, Murong Qinglu knew that he must calm down at this moment, otherwise I'm afraid no one could preside over the overall situation.

If someone takes the opportunity to make a mess, what should we do?

She looked at the empress dowager and said to the empress dowager with a smile, "Empress dowager, there is a person who can never mess up at this moment. That person is you."

The Empress Dowager couldn't help looking at her and said angrily, "I can't find the son of the Ai family. Naturally, the family is very nervous. How can you laugh?"

"Even if you can't laugh, you have to laugh. If the Empress Dowager is so flustered, you will definitely arouse the suspicion of other courtiers. If other vassals know that the emperor is missing, then they will definitely force the palace like last time. At that time, I'm afraid that the palace will not be able to deal with it."

After hearing what she said, the Empress Dowager also felt that it made sense.

The Empress Dowager nodded and said, "After all, you should think more carefully. What do you think we should do next?"

Murong Qinglu was originally confused in his heart.

She was very surprised to learn that the emperor was missing. But now her heart is slowly calming down.

She said to the empress dowager rigidly, "Empress dowager, if we leak the news of the emperor, it will only cause chaos in the world. We can hypothetify that the emperor is sick and can't go to court recently. Next, we will slowly find out where the emperor is, don't you think so?"

After listening to her words, the Empress Dowager felt very reasonable.

The Empress Dowager nodded and said, "Yes, you're right. Now we really can't make a big deal of it and attract the vassal king to Beijing, otherwise it will be easier to invite God and send it to God."

Seeing that the empress dowager finally agreed to her idea, she nodded and said, "Empress dowager, in this case, you must calm down and immediately issue an order, saying that the emperor is not missing at all. It's just that he is just sick. Let the people in the palace stop looking for it."

Although the Empress Dowager wanted to find the emperor very much, she felt that what Murong Qinglu said was indeed very reasonable.

Up to now, if you look for it again, it will definitely cause uneasiness all over the palace.

At that time, those vassal kings will take the opportunity to go to Beijing to make trouble. It is definitely not something that the two women can suppress.

So she gave the order immediately. The order soon spread all over the palace.

Murong Qingluo also went back and carefully looked for where the emperor went.

She first went to the imperial study where the emperor often approved the memorials, found the eldest father-in-law who served the emperor, and asked him about some of the situation before the emperor's disappearance.

The eldest father-in-law told her what happened that day.

After listening to it, her face suddenly became a little difficult to look.

She said to her father-in-law, "I'm here to ask you, my father-in-law, has anything else said after the emperor asked you a few words?"

"I didn't say anything more, but there is a saying that I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Why don't you say it!" She said quickly.

The eldest father-in-law had to answer truthfully, "At that time, I seemed to be a little angry when I saw the emperor."

She nodded helplessly and said, "I know. You can retreat."

The eldest father-in-law saluted and retreated.

Murong Qingluo didn't know why Huangfu Shangyin asked Grandpa those words.

However, according to the eldest father-in-law, since it was Murong Yunyi's maid who came that night, she also brought a letter.

It must be because of what was said in the letter, which made the emperor angry.

For today's plan, it is to find that letter as soon as possible.

She looked around and soon found it on the emperor's case, and the letter was still there.

After getting the letter, she opened it quickly and took a look.

When I saw the above content, my face suddenly changed greatly.

It turned out that it was very clear that she had an affair with the Evergreen King and asked her to catch the adultery.

She also remembered that Murong Yunyi once told her that the evergreen king still wanted to be the emperor. Sooner or later, the two sisters would turn against each other, and she felt more and more worried.

This matter is mostly related to Murong Yunyi.

She thought for a long time and felt that the two were still sisters after all, so she decided to question Murong Yunyi.

So she took the letter and came to the Evergreen Palace.

As soon as she left the Evergreen Palace, she came back, which surprised the people in the house, but she was still the imperial concubine, and everyone dared not say anything more.

After entering the royal palace, she went straight to find Murong Yunyi.

She threw the letter in front of Murong Yunyi and said to her, "Look at it yourself."

Murong Yunyi took the letter over, just glanced coldly, and asked faintly, "Sister, are you here for this letter today?"

"That's right. Let me ask you, where did the emperor go? What did you do to the emperor?"

"Sister, what are you talking about? My sister doesn't understand at all."

She smiled, still pale, and said to her.

"You don't have to pretend to be confused here. I know that the emperor's disappearance must have something to do with you."

"Ah? Is the emperor missing? She said in surprise.

"Sister, you are wrong to blame me. If you hadn't told me that the emperor was missing, I didn't even know about this matter. How could the emperor's disappearance have anything to do with me? Don't you think so? I also know that it is a big crime to hide the emperor or murder the emperor, but I have never done so. It's useless for you to question me as a sister. I have already said that our two sisters may turn against each other because of men, but I didn't expect that my sister would come to turn against me so soon.

After listening to her words, Murong Qingluo felt very uncomfortable.

However, Murong Qinglu's heart was as calm as a mirror. She knew that this matter was definitely related to Murong Yunyi, so she kindly advised, "Yunyi, I know you are single-mindedly wanting the Evergreen King to be the emperor, but it is not as simple as you think. Things in the court are intertwined. The courtiers fight to the death. Everyone has their own ideas and plans. How can they become emperors so casually? Even if you arrest the emperor, it's useless. Did you kill the emperor?

"Sister." Murong Yunyi smiled, and she looked very beautiful.

She said charmingly, "Sister, when did you become so distrusting me? I said that I didn't do it, and you insisted that I did it. Don't you believe me? If you don't believe me, then what kind of sisters are we? Please go.

With that, she pointed to the outside and asked Murong Qinglu to leave.

Murong Qingruo saw that he had spent so much time and never persuaded her, so he came out helplessly.

She was about to leave when she saw that the Evergreen King had just entered the house.

She saw that the evergreen king's face was a little haggard, and she looked a little different from the vigor of the previous few days.

She stepped forward and shouted, "The Evergreen King."

When the evergreen king turned around and saw that it was Murong Qinglu, he quickly calmed down and went forward and said, "Mother, when did you come here?"

Murong Qinglu said, "I have just come here. Look at this letter."

With that, she took the letter to the evergreen king.

Evergreen King just took a look, and he said with a smile, "Who on earth made such a joke? My brother and the Empress have always been innocent. How can there be other relationships? I don't know where the Empress found such a nonsense letter?

Therefore, Murong Qinglu told the story to the Evergreen King.

After saying that, she said earnestly, "Ivy Green King, I think this matter should be related to Yunyi. Yunyi must have hidden the emperor. She is still young and ignorant. I believe you will understand. Even if the emperor is secretly hidden or even killed, it does not mean that there is a chance to ascend the throne. For example, every gang and every faction in the court today is full of layers, how can people control it? I hope you can find a way to help find out the whereabouts of the emperor.

She never dreamed that the Evergreen King was also involved in this matter, so she said such a word to the Evergreen King.

After hearing this, the Evergreen King quickly said, "Since it is the mother's order, of course, I will try my best to do it. Please don't worry."

Murong Qinglu nodded and said to the Evergreen King, "If there is any news, please tell me in time."

"Okay, I wrote down everything the Empress said."

So, Murong Qinglu left the royal palace.

After leaving, she only felt very uneasy, but now there was nothing she could do, so she had to go back to the palace.

When I returned to the palace, I saw someone hurried forward and said to her, "Mother, where have you been? The Empress Dowager said she wanted to see you.

"I know. Take me to see the Empress Dowager."

So, the maid took her to see the empress dowager.

When she arrived at the empress dowager, she was about to say hello to the empress dowager. The empress dowager had already come forward and quickly helped her up and said to her, "The reason why I came to you today is to discuss the emperor's disappearance with you, but I don't know where the emperor has gone. I don't know whether she is life or death. What do you think I should do? "

After hearing the Empress Dowager say this, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Murong Qinglu's face.

She said slowly, "Empress Dowager, don't worry. I already have some eyebrows, and I can't find out the whereabouts of the emperor soon."

"Oh? So where do you think the emperor is now?

Murong Qinglu lowered her head and thought about it. She felt that some things should not be hidden from the Empress Dowager, so she gave the letter to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was furious when she saw the letter and asked, "What's going on?"

She told the cause and effect of the matter to the empress dowager and said to the empress dowager, "If my concubine is not wrong, I'm afraid that the emperor's disappearance is related to my concubine's sister. I think he should still be in the Evergreen Palace now."

"In the Evergreen Palace? The evergreen king was so bold that he set up a plan to capture the emperor. My family really misread him.

Murong Qinglu had to reply truthfully, "Empress Dowager, in fact, this matter may not be related to the Evergreen King. I suspect that the whole thing was done by my concubine's sister. Anyway, don't worry, I will definitely find out clearly. My concubine decided to visit the Evergreen Palace at night. Maybe she could find the whereabouts of the emperor.

"Are you going to visit the Evergreen Palace at night?" Looking at her, the Empress Dowager said in surprise.

"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely save the emperor."

The only person the Empress Dowager can count on now is Murong Qinglu.

The Empress Dowager nodded and said, "Okay, my family will believe you once. I hope you must save the emperor. There is only one emperor in my family, and I absolutely can't allow him to make any mistakes."

"Empress dowager, don't worry, I will try my best to save the emperor." Murong Qinglu said repeatedly.

The Empress Dowager nodded.

At night, she changed her night clothes and went to visit the Evergreen Palace at night.

After she arrived at the Evergreen Palace, she already knows everything about the Evergreen Palace.

She originally wanted to inquire in the boudoir of Murong Yunyi and the Evergreen King, but when she passed through the study, she found that there was a light in the study.

She quietly jumped to the top of the study, took off a tile from the top, and looked inside.

But I saw that the Evergreen King was lying there reading, but I could see that he was very annoyed and seemed to have something on his mind.

Not long after, Murong Yunyi came in with a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you'd better drink a bowl of calming tea and do your business."

The evergreen king nodded, took the tea, and told her, "You are all pregnant. Don't be too busy too late. Go to bed early."

"Yes, my lord." She promised, and then said to the Evergreen King, "Your Majesty, I look at you restless. It seems that you have something on your mind. Are you all right?"

Hearing her question, the evergreen king's face became more and more dark.

He thought about it slowly and then said, "Since you asked me, I might as well tell you. In fact, when I came home during the day, I met your sister, Murong Qinglu. She asked about my emperor."

"So what?" Murong Yunyi said disapprovingly.

"She is suspicious of us now."