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Chapter 520: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (27)

Chapter 520: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Seventy)

Even though Liang Sheng knew that someone had covered up Cui Li's whereabouts, he could not immediately find the person behind it. What's more, this matter could only be searched secretly and could not be carried out in a high-profile manner.

Liang Sheng could only start with the Cui family and secretly investigate their reaction. For so many years, the Queen Mother had never dared to tell her brother and sister-in-law about the death of her niece, so the Cui family believed that Cui Li was in poor health and was recuperating in the palace.

Every month, Cui's mother would send a batch of gifts to the imperial palace: supplements, jewelry, books, and so on. Cui Jing, the heir apparent of the Cui family and Cui Li's older brother, had achieved the highest score in the imperial examination. After resigning and returning home, he had served as the principal of Songshan Academy. Over the past decade, he had trained numerous talents and enjoyed an excellent reputation among scholars. He often sent rare books and inkstones to the "Crown Prince." Unable to find any flaws in the Cui family, Liang Sheng set his sights on Cui Li's maid, Cui Yun. The homophone "Cui" and "Cui" are characters that indicate the importance the maid held in such high regard when she was named.

Cuiyun is Cui Li's confidante and knows best that "Cui Li" has died long ago. Cuiyun did cry bitterly at that time and it took her several days to recover. After returning from Baiyun Temple, she has been representing Cui Li in public. Now she is also in the palace, responsible for external contact with the Cui family and others.

Logically speaking, if Cui Li was really still alive, would Cui Yun, her confidant, know something? So Liang Sheng sent someone to investigate Cui Yun.

Two days later, Cai Shuang came back to report, but did not get any news from Cuiyun.

Liang Sheng was not satisfied with Cai Shuang's response and asked, "Does she really know nothing?"

Cai Shuang replied, "I got Cuiyun drunk and asked her many questions, but she honestly didn't know the Queen was still alive. I asked her, 'Could it be that the Queen is still alive?' She simply said that she hoped the Queen was still alive, but knew that was impossible. She also said that she wanted to be with the Queen in her next life."

Cai Shuang hesitated for a moment and said, "Before Cuiyun passed out from drunkenness, she cried and said that she was overjoyed when she left the palace. She had a premonition that they, master and servant, would never return to the palace. But she never expected the queen to... She kept thinking that she shouldn't have listened to her master and left the palace."

Liang Sheng asked Cai Shuang to leave, his face ashen. Cui Yun had been following Li Er all the time. Did Li Er have the idea of ​​never returning to the palace?

If she deliberately avoided him, would he still be able to find her?

Liang Sheng rubbed his temples, wondering why things had turned out like this. Where was Li'er?

For a whole year, Liang Sheng had no news of Cui Li. Finally, he sent someone to look for the Imperial Preceptor. Cui Li had always been close to the Imperial Preceptor, and he recalled their previous meeting, not far from Shuinan County. Could this person really have been there for the sake of the wine? Liang Sheng became suspicious, suspecting that the Imperial Preceptor had aided Cui Li's escape. The Imperial Preceptor was nearly 170 years old and, according to reports, had been in seclusion for years, rarely appearing. Liang Sheng learned from his subordinates that Imperial Preceptor Xuanwen was currently cultivating at Shuangqing Peak in Qingshi Mountain. After Liang Sheng finished his official duties, he galloped to Qingshi Mountain himself three days later.

He learned from the boy that the National Master was in seclusion and had not come out. After delivering the letter, he was not sure how long it would take for the National Master to see the letter. Liang Sheng did not leave and vowed to meet the National Master.

Two days later, the imperial teacher came out of seclusion and met with the emperor.

After Liang Sheng left, Xuan Wen's expression became serious. He felt that Liang Sheng's sudden visit this time was not really to inquire about the fate of Liang State and the affairs of Ji State, but had other purposes.

He returned to the secret room, saw his bag, and sighed helplessly. He had already departed for the Western Frontier, having agreed to spend Yan'er's birthday with him. He had yet to meet Li'er and Yunian's daughter, Xuan Jin. He'd heard the girl resembled her mother, and he'd even prepared a gift for her. Then Liang Sheng suddenly arrived, and there was no way he wouldn't see him. Upon receiving the news, he had no choice but to return to meet the emperor. Xuan Wen worried that Liang Sheng, knowing Li'er was still alive, was testing him.

For fear of exposing Cui Li's whereabouts, he could only suppress the desire to see Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, the brother and sister, and stay quietly on Qingshi Mountain to practice. He also secretly informed Xuan Yunian to be careful. Now Liang Sheng did not doubt Xuan Yunian, but it was only because Xuan Yunian was acting as the agent for state affairs and did not leave the capital.