However, the second and third princes were both here, but the crown prince wasn't. Did this mean that the crown prince wasn't involved in the Baili Empire's battle for the throne?
Putting away his thoughts, Ye Zhen walked in front of the three people and knelt down, "This humble subject greets the emperor. Long live the emperor …!"
Just as Ye Zhen was about to say something, Baili Mo coldly said, "Alright, you may rise."
Hearing this cold tone, Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat, but he had no choice but to remain calm.
"Ye Zhen, do you know why I summoned you to the palace in the middle of the night?" Baili Mo said casually, but he kept looking at Ye Zhen from the corner of his eyes, as if he was observing something.
The strange feeling in his heart grew stronger and stronger. Ye Zhen shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive this humble subject. This humble subject really doesn't know why Your Majesty summoned this humble subject!"
Seeing that Ye Zhen wasn't flustered, Baili Mo frowned and continued to ask, "Ye Zhen, where is your third daughter, Ye Ning An?"
Hearing Baili Mo suddenly ask about Ye Ning An, Ye Zhen's suspicions grew. He said, "Your Majesty, after my daughter left the palace today, she didn't return home. Before Eunuch Li came, this humble subject's son went to look for her, but there was no news."
Hearing this, Baili Mo raised his eyes and looked at Eunuch Li, who was standing to the side, but didn't say anything.
Eunuch Li nodded his head slightly, indicating that what Ye Zhen said was true.
When he was at the Ye residence, he did see some people going in and out of the residence. After asking around, he found out that those people were looking for Ye Ning An!
Seeing this, Baili Mo didn't say anything. Instead, Baili Yaotian stepped forward and said, "General Ye, did you know that a powerful red pillar of light appeared in the west of the city today? That pillar of light shot into the sky. Although it disappeared quickly, many people saw it. When this prince and second brother rushed there, we didn't see anyone. Instead, we found this under a tree!"
After speaking, Baili Yaotian took out a piece of cloth.
When Ye Zhenyi saw the cloth, he furrowed his brows. After a while, he remembered that it was the cloth and pattern of Ning An's clothes. As for the blood on the cloth, it was probably the result of her tearing the cloth and tying it to her hand. After that, she went to a pharmacy in the western part of the city to buy medicine. But what did she have to do with that red light?
While Ye Zhen was puzzled, Baili Xiao spoke.
"General Ye, I heard that half a month ago, there was a big fire in your mansion, and the place where the fire started was Third Miss's courtyard. However, under such a big fire, Third Miss walked out of the sea of fire safely. Regarding this, General Ye, what do you think?"
Ye Zhen was a little apprehensive. After connecting the dots, he finally understood why the emperor summoned him to the palace in the middle of the night.
This was because they suspected that the red light was caused by Ning An. If it was really her, then the imperial family would want to know why she was like that!
However, after thinking about it, Ye Ning An didn't have such powerful strength. Just thinking about the red light that shot into the sky was enough to make people afraid!
"Your Majesty, to be honest, this humble subject feels that this matter has nothing to do with my daughter. Everyone in the empire knows that my daughter is already a cripple. Since she hasn't returned yet, this humble subject is worried that the person who caused the red light harmed her, or that something captured her!"
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