diskusbooks Chapter 297 A sleepless night
Chapter 297 A sleepless night
Xiulua was so scared that she went out immediately and gathered several young eunuchs, asking them to go look for him near the pavilion together.
"Your Majesty, we have already sent people. More than ten of them have gone. I believe they will find it soon..." Xiulua said tremblingly as she returned to the house.
When Concubine Lan saw Xiulua, she raised her hand and slapped her in the face with a force that was neither too strong nor too weak.
With a "slap" sound, Xiulua was stunned.
Xiuluan quickly knelt on the ground, bowed her head and said, "I have done something wrong, please punish me, Your Majesty..."
Concubine Lan shouted loudly, "You are wrong. If you hadn't kept persuading me that it's okay, don't worry, I would have sent someone to look for him long ago! How could it have come to this point!!"
Xiuluan felt wronged. As servants, if they did not comfort their masters in this way, would it increase their masters' worries? As she thought about it, Xiuluan's eyes were filled with tears.
"Yes, I know I was wrong." Xiuluan said while biting her lip
Concubine Lan said impatiently, "Come on, stop crying here, it's really unlucky. Go down quickly, it makes me upset. Go and look for them together. One more person means more strength!"
Xiuluan stretched out her sleeve to wipe the tears from her eyes, and quickly stood up and said, "Yes, I'll take my leave!"
After Xiulua and a dozen other people in the palace went out, they did not come back for a long time.
Lan Fei lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She couldn't help but wonder where Meng'er and Xiao Gengzi had gone.
It was clear that when I sent things to Xiaoying in the past, I would be back quickly, but this time I was worried, so I asked Meng'er to bring along Xiao Gengzi who knew some kung fu. Who knew that these two people disappeared together!
The more Lan Fei thought about it, the more annoyed she became. She felt a splitting headache and always felt that something bad was going to happen.
The servants of Chuxiu Palace all knew their queen's character. If they couldn't find Meng'er and Xiao Gengzi, no one dared to go back and report.
So they couldn't find it, so they kept searching and searching until daybreak and the guards were about to take over.
Xiuluan had no choice but to say, "Forget it. Gather the rest of the people in Chuxiu Palace and go back. It's almost dawn. There are many guards patrolling during the day. If we are so numerous, it will be difficult for us to explain if the guards ask about it."
Others in Chuxiu Palace said, "Yes!"
They had been searching all night and were exhausted and sleepy. When they heard Xiuluan finally say that she was leaving, everyone excitedly said "Yes!"
They returned to Chuxiu Palace, and Xiulua had not had time to report to Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan had been worried and had not slept much all night. She heard a sound in the yard, as if someone had returned!
Lan Fei got up from the bed, put on her cloak, opened the door, and said excitedly, "How is it? Did you finally find it?!"
The people in the audience looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
Xiuluan had no choice but to say, "Reporting to the Queen, it is because we are incompetent that we still haven't found it..."
After hearing this, Concubine Lan was so angry that she almost fainted. When Xiulua saw this, she hurriedly supported Concubine Lan.
Concubine Lan calmed down, stroking her chest and said, "You are more than incompetent. You can't find two living people like that! I am so angry!"
Xiuluan whispered, "Your Majesty, calm down..."
Its daybreak
The guards also reported to their superiors that little Gengzi had drowned in the lake, oh no, he had committed suicide.
The guard commander was shocked and said, "What? How could a palace maid commit suicide? This is a serious crime that will implicate the whole family!"
The drunk guard said last night. He rolled his eyes and said, "Well... Sir, the one who died was just a eunuch. Eunuchs are rootless things who don't even care about their own descendants. How can they care about their families?"
The commander nodded. "That's true."
"The eunuchs in the palace were all transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and report this to the chief steward. Ask them to be in charge of recording the people in the register. Come and identify the person and see which palace he is from."
The guard nodded, "Yes, sir."
Afterwards, the guards reported the matter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and someone came to identify little Gengzi's body.
The visitor looked at the pale face of little Gengzi for a while, and then said, "I recognize him. This person is the little Gengzi of Chuxiu Palace, Geng Xu."
Chuxiu Palace? That was the palace where Concubine Lan lived. After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but think that Concubine Lan was guilty of not governing her subordinates strictly this time.
This matter was a harem affair, so the news was passed on to Fenghua Palace and the Queen.
When the queen first heard that a eunuch had committed suicide, she didn't take it seriously. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, he doesn't want to live anymore, and he wants to bring trouble to his family. Which palace is he from?"
The servant replied, "Your Majesty, it's Chuxiu Palace."
"Chuxiu Palace?!" The Queen was immediately interested when she heard it. She would not miss anyone or anything related to Chuxiu Palace.
The servant continued to answer, "Yes, Queen, it is Chuxiu Palace."
The Queen leaned back on the Phoenix Chair with a look of joy on her face and said, "Okay, I understand. Ahem, a palace maid committing suicide is a serious crime! In recent years, no one has dared to challenge the laws of the country. This person is so reckless, so he will be punished according to the most severe laws!"
"Go and bring the slave's master, Concubine Lan, to me. If a servant makes a mistake, it's because the master is incompetent."
The servant said, "Yes, I will take my leave."
Chuxiu Palace
Concubine Lan was sitting on a chair in the yard, waiting for Meng'er and Xiao Gengzi to come back at any time, but suddenly she saw a eunuch coming.
The eunuch said, "I am here to pay my respects to Concubine Lan. I wonder if a eunuch is missing from Chuxiu Palace?"
After hearing this, Concubine Lan stood up instantly. She didn't expect that her own people couldn't find the eunuch after searching for him all night, but someone else found him. She kept saying, "Yes, yes, we lost a eunuch, do you know where he is?"
The eunuch said, "Since he is from the Empress' palace, then there is no doubt about it. Report to Empress Lan, this person has committed suicide in the lake."
The eunuch's tone was extremely calm, but Concubine Lan heard it as if it were thunder in her ears. She said excitedly, "Impossible! It's impossible for him to commit suicide! It's impossible, you are talking nonsense!"
Because Xiao Gengzi had specifically ordered him to go out and help Meng'er deliver something, how could he suddenly commit suicide?! Lan Fei couldn't figure it out.
The eunuch had no choice but to say, "Lady Lan, I am telling the truth. It is true. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has experienced people. It is definitely someone you have found in your palace."
Lan Fei said angrily, "Well, even if that's the case, he couldn't have killed himself! How did he die!"
The eunuch replied, "Your Majesty, he drowned. There is a sign on the bridge. The railings are broken and the bridge is under repair. So it is not a slip. He may have made up his mind and jumped off the bridge without hesitation."