"Check every place clearly."
"Lord Qian, the city gates are already closed."
"Good. Turn the entire Ding Capital City upside down to find the assassin."
Fire Phoenix leaned on the door and watched the soldiers looking for the assassin. He knew that those people would soon find this place.
Even if he killed everyone, he could not let them enter the inn. But this way, their whereabouts would definitely be exposed.
He could only lure them away.
Just as Fire Phoenix was about to move, a shout came from not far away, "Who are you?"
"Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is back!"
What? Fire Phoenix was stunned for a moment. Beitang Yu had returned to Ding Capital City?
He hurriedly followed from the other side.
In the inn on the neighboring street, the inside and outside were surrounded by soldiers. The one standing outside the inn was indeed Beitang Yu.
Beitang Yu's tall and straight figure stood there as he coldly looked at the soldiers surrounding him, "Are you all here to capture Zhen?"
Those soldiers were probably frightened as they did not expect to see Beitang Yu here. They were all stunned and did not know what to do. After Beitang Yu shouted at them, they then regained their senses and knelt down to pay their respects, "Long live Your Majesty!"
"Who are you all looking for?" Beitang Yu coldly asked. He only returned to Ding Capital City this morning and no one knew of his return. These soldiers were obviously not here for him.
Qian Shiming who led the soldiers out to search walked over from the back. The moment he saw Beitang Yu, his expression immediately turned ugly, "Your Majesty?"
"Who are you?" Beitang Yu recognized that this person was wearing the commander's uniform of the imperial army and looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"This subject is called Qian Shiming, is … is the current commander of the imperial army. Knowing that Your Majesty has returned, I specially came to welcome you." Qian Shiming quickly changed the topic and immediately said that he was here to pick up Beitang Yu from searching for Empress Wang's whereabouts.
Beitang Yu sneered. How could he believe Qian Shiming's nonsense!
"Your Majesty, this person seems to be Qian Danqing's nephew." Fang Rusheng recognized Qian Shiming's identity and whispered to Beitang Yu. He originally supported the Crown Prince but after so many things happened, he no longer dared to count on the Qian Clan and the Crown Prince. It was better to be loyal to the Emperor.
"What about Wang Guanghua?" Beitang Yu asked in a sinking voice. Wang Guanghua was the former commander of the imperial army.
A trace of nervousness flashed across Qian Shiming's face. He was really nervous. Tonight, Empress Wang suddenly disappeared from the palace, and the Crown Prince and his uncle had not returned yet. If they were here, even if the Emperor came back, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Lord Wang, he … he didn't do his job well. The First Prince removed him from his position as commander," Qian Shiming said in a low voice.
Absolutely impossible! The First Prince would never do such a thing. That was his granduncle!
"Incompetent? How so?" Beitang Yu asked. "How long has it been since We returned to Ding Capital City? You only came to welcome us now. Do you take us to be a fool that is easy to fool?"
Qian Shiming swallowed his saliva, unable to conceal the fear on his face. "This subject doesn't dare!"
"Sealing the city gates in the middle of the night and looking for people everywhere, something must have happened in the palace." Shen Yi ridiculed from behind Beitang Yu.
Beitang Yu recalled the news of the First Prince's disappearance. The reason why he didn't immediately return to the palace after returning to Ding Capital City was because he wanted to understand the situation in secret. He wanted to meet with a few of his trusted aides first, but before he could meet them, the Qian Clan's people appeared first.
Qian Shiming lifted his eyes and looked at Shen Yi. He was thinking about what to do next. If the Emperor entered the palace and found out that Empress Wang and the First Prince were missing, he would definitely be furious. At that time, the Qian Clan would definitely suffer.
If only Uncle was here.
There didn't seem to be many people around the Emperor …
Since the Qian Clan had already reached this stage, why not settle the Emperor first. Currently, no one in Ding Capital City knew that Beitang Yu had returned.
The killing intent in Qian Shiming's heart had just risen when he heard a voice coming from behind, "Welcome back to Ding Capital City, Your Majesty!"
When Beitang Yu heard this familiar voice, the expression on his face finally became better. It was his shadow guard that had arrived.
"Your Majesty, you are finally back." Along with the shadow guard, there were two cabinet ministers.
Qian Shiming clenched his fist tightly. He had missed the opportunity!
"Let's return to the palace first!" Beitang Yu glanced at the two ministers. After confirming that the news of his return would not be handled quietly, he decided to return to the palace.
"Your Majesty!" Qian Shiming blurted out. He could not let Beitang Yu return to the palace at this time.
Beitang Yu looked at him coldly, "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty is returning to the palace like this? Why not wait for tomorrow … … the court officials to welcome you back to the palace. This way, the world will know that you have returned to Dark North Kingdom. "The corner of Qian Shiming's mouth was stiff as he racked his brains to come up with this excuse.
"Could it be that now that Zhen has returned to the palace, the world will not know that Zhen has returned?" Beitang Yu asked indifferently. He no longer paid attention to Qian Shiming and brought the others back to the palace.
When Fire Phoenix saw this, he knew that there would not be anyone searching the inn tonight. He turned and left with ease.
Returning to the inn, Xu Jinbei and the rest were waiting at the door.
"Mingxi, what happened over there?" Xu Jinbei asked.
"Beitang Yu has returned." Fire Phoenix said, "He is preparing to return to the palace."
Just as he finished speaking, Wang Congzhi walked out from inside, "What did you say, the Emperor has returned?"
Fire Phoenix curled her lips, "Yes, but, if it weren't for those soldiers searching today, he would not have returned so quickly."
"That's great!" Wang Congzhi's face revealed a cheerful smile. Sister will definitely be happy when she wakes up, "I will immediately send the Empress back to the palace."
"Young Master Wang, the situation in the palace is unclear and the Crown Prince has not been found yet. I advise you to reconsider." Xu Jinbei hurriedly said.
Wang Congzhi froze for a moment, "You're right, we have to wait for the Empress to wake up."
Lin Yanbei frowned as he looked at Fire Phoenix, "Then tonight, there shouldn't be anyone searching the inn, right?"
"Does the Qian Family still have the mood to do so? Let's think of an excuse to explain Empress Wang's disappearance from the palace. "Fire Phoenix said.
"Will Beitang Yu not send people out to search?" Lin Yanbei asked, "It's a pity that Mingxi hasn't woken up yet … …"
Fire Phoenix said, "I'll go see Mingxi."
At this time, Wang Congzhi didn't care too much as he returned to his room to watch over Empress Wang.
Empress Wang had fainted because of the drug, but Shang 'er had given her the antidote and she was slowly waking up.
"Big sister, you're awake?" Wang Congzhi entered the door and saw Empress Wang open her eyes with a smile on her face.
"Who are you?" Empress Wang was startled by the old man in front of her and didn't recognize him as Wang Congzhi.
Wang Congzhi then remembered that he was still in disguise and said, "It's me, Congzhi. I disguised myself to avoid the Qian Family. Big sister, wait a moment, let me wash the thing off my face."
"Congzhi?" Empress Wang heard her brother's voice and her eyes flashed with surprise.
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