C225

Chapter 224 - The Emperor is missing

She held the umbrella and walked in the rain with difficulty. Even worse, the umbrella had already been swept away by the wind.

In Bright Moon Hall, she was already dressed in night clothes and a bamboo hat when she walked out of Bright Moon Hall. The servant who was sent by Imperial Consort Leng to keep an eye on her was already lying unconscious on the table after being drugged by her.

Emperor Ming was still in the royal study. Because he was trapped by the sudden heavy rain, he could only sleep in the rear hall.

"Your majesty, it seems like the rain won't stop tonight." Little Young Eunuch smiled apologetically at the side.

The Emperor Ming nodded his head and instructed: "I'm a bit tired, help me pour a cup of tea."

Emperor Ming felt a chill behind him, perhaps because of the wind. He put down the memorial and listened to the wind and the rain outside.

Tonight, he felt extremely uneasy. This kind of feeling was something that happened after he forced the Empress Leng into a corner. At this moment, he remembered what the Concubine Qin had said. Could it be that something would happen tonight?

"Your majesty, the tea has arrived."

Young Eunuch steadied the cup and made some tea for Emperor Ming. The hot tea was emitting a faint fragrance. Emperor Ming was on guard, and when he smelled this fragrance, he felt that it was a little familiar.

"What tea is this?" Emperor Ming asked.

"Sweet tea."

Emperor Ming looked at the tea cup. He did not know if it was because of the candlelight or not, but he felt that the color of the tea cup was strange.

"Drink it for me first." The Emperor Ming ordered.

Right now, Emperor Ming had to use silver needles to check if there was any poison before eating. The tea water was no exception, not to mention that strange fragrance just now had made him extremely vigilant.

The little Young Eunuch picked up the tea cup and drank it all without hesitation. After a long while, he was still safe and sound. Only then did he realize that he was overthinking things. Concubine Qin's words were so scary that it caused him to be on edge for a few days.

Emperor Ming decided to return to Imperial Consort Yu after drinking tea.

"Your majesty, it's raining so hard. It's not good for your health to go back and get wet." The little Young Eunuch advised from the side.

"Do you want to defy the decree?" Little Young Eunuch had already felt that he was about to get angry from Emperor Ming's ice-cold tone.

"This servant will go get the umbrella immediately."

Young Eunuch carried a lantern and walked to Imperial Consort Yu's palace while holding an umbrella.

As Emperor Ming walked out of the imperial study, the wind got stronger and stronger. Even the little Young Eunuch standing at the side could not hear the words spoken by him clearly, and the lantern in his hand was extinguished with the wind.

"Trash!" Emperor Ming took the umbrella from his hand and looked at him angrily.

"Your majesty, why don't we go back?" The little Young Eunuch was worried that the emperor's body would get wet as he pleaded.

"Scram!"

Emperor Ming's clothes were getting wet, and he was even more annoyed. The rain was too heavy.

The little Young Eunuch didn't dare to make another sound, and obediently followed far behind him.

The guards who were usually on patrol were also nowhere to be seen. Emperor Ming walked towards the palace with his umbrella in a sorry state.

He walked forward with much difficulty. Suddenly, he felt dizzy. Could it be that there was something wrong with the tea? By the time he recalled the fragrance from earlier, it was already too late.

"Your majesty, do you feel dizzy and overwhelmed?" In front of him stood a black-clothed man looking down at Emperor Ming.

"Who are you?" Emperor Ming forced himself to open his eyes.

"It doesn't matter who I am anymore. The important thing is that I know who you are. You are the enemy that killed my entire family."

Emperor Ming was at a loss. He couldn't remember clearly that he had such an enemy and fainted along with the smell. The black clothed man dragged Emperor Ming away, and the jade pendant that Emperor Ming had hung around his waist fell to the ground.

When Qin Luofei arrived at the Cool Hall, she did not find the Emperor Ming and left in disappointment.

Emperor Ming was not here so late, could it be in the royal study? Qin Luofei then went to the imperial study and saw the little Young Eunuch that was drenched all over.

"Little Young Eunuch, where's the emperor?" She was already soaked through to the skin, and had hurried over just in case something happened.

"The Emperor said that he was driving the palace of the Imperial Consort Yu, but he lost his servant. When the servant rushed over, the Imperial Consort Yu said that the Emperor did not go to her place." Young Eunuch looked wronged.

"Then the emperor didn't go anywhere else?" Qin Luofei grew more and more uneasy, her instincts telling her that something had happened.

"This servant doesn't know, the Emperor didn't let this servant follow." Young Eunuch shivered as he wrung his wet clothes. When he looked up, he saw that Concubine Qin had already run out into the rain.

"Your majesty?" Qin Luofei shouted in the rain. She was attracted by a lantern. Walking over, he accidentally kicked something. Lowering his head, he saw that there was a flood dragon engraved on this jade pendant.

Why was the emperor's jade pendant here? Had she taken him away?

Qin Luofei headed towards the Bright Moon Hall, but she did not enter through the main entrance. She was sure that it was Su Fei's doing, but she couldn't think of a method in which she could kidnap the Emperor.

Qin Luofei arrived at the Bright Moon Hall, it was pitch black, it would be difficult to find the person she was looking for. Furthermore, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, making it impossible for her to do anything.

Although she hated this man, the country had to have one day without an owner. Furthermore, the whereabouts of Emperor Yun was unknown, so the disappearance of the Emperor would definitely cause a commotion, and at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She searched through the houses on the rooftop, but she couldn't find any traces of Su Fei's room. In the end, she could only go to the Piercing Wind Hall to look for Consort Shu for help.

"Consort Shu, Concubine Qin has urgent business with you." The palace maid had no choice but to wake up the Consort Shu in the middle of the night.

Did something big happen? Consort Shu put on her clothes and came to the main hall to see Qin Luofei completely drenched, her face pale.

"What's wrong? What happened? " Consort Shu turned pale with fright.

Qin Luofei told Consort Shu about the Emperor's disappearance. The Consort Shu was on equal footing with the Imperial Consort Leng in the imperial harem, so her words had a certain amount of weight. Emperor Ming did not see this matter and it was no small matter. He immediately called for the leader of the guards to seal the city gate and search for Emperor Ming in the palace.

The entire palace was brightly lit, and the news of her search for the Emperor Ming quickly reached her ears. She was thoroughly shocked.

"Your Majesty disappeared?" "Where did you go?" The Imperial Consort Leng was extremely agitated. If the emperor didn't see this, then there would be a huge change.

"Consort Shu has called the Empress over to discuss it." The palace maid came to pass on the message.

The Imperial Consort Leng did not dare delay any further, and immediately went to the Piercing Wind Hall.

The imperial palace only told the Imperial Consort Leng that no matter how vicious and merciless the Imperial Consort Leng was, she did not want anything to happen to the Emperor Ming. After all, she still had his child in her womb.

"Haven't you found the Emperor yet?

What exactly is going on here? " When Imperial Consort Leng arrived at the Piercing Wind Hall, she asked.

"Imperial Consort Leng, this is something that we did not expect. The reason we called you over is to discuss countermeasures." The Consort Shu was more rational than her.

They were the ones with the most authority in the imperial harem, so finding Emperor Ming was something that could only be decided after discussing it together. After all, the power of the Consort Shu wasn't enough.

After a while, Imperial Consort Leng finally calmed down. They had already sent people to surround Su Fei's chambers and were searching for him. However, Su Fei was not stupid enough to kidnap the Emperor and bring him back to Bright Moon Hall.

"Right now, we can only search. Also, do not alert too many people, especially the officials of the imperial government. This matter must be kept a secret." Qin Luofei appeared to be even calmer in this matter, and she had thought it through thoroughly.

This caused Consort Shu to have a whole new level of respect for him. Previously, she did not know that Concubine Qin could have such a calm temperament.

After discussing, Qin Luofei went to the Bright Moon Hall alone.

The Bright Moon Hall was spotless after the heavy rain had washed it clean, but there was no one in the Bright Moon Hall.

The sky had already brightened, and the palace seemed somewhat deserted.

Qin Luofei came here because she remembered a saying, the most dangerous place was also the safest place.

So she came here again, hoping to find some clues.

As Qin Luofei walked in, she looked around. The Bright Moon Hall was shrouded in shade.

The emperor had disappeared, as had Su Fei.

Where did this woman hide him? One by one, she pushed open the door to search, finally arriving at Su Fei's study.

Thinking back to the time when she kept her book upside down, she started to doubt it. She really didn't expect that she would actually dare to kidnap the Emperor. This way, regardless of her grievances, she would be condemned to death.

"Su Fei, I know you're here. Quickly come out." Qin Luofei suddenly shouted.

Actually, she couldn't guarantee that Su Fei and Emperor Ming would be in Bright Moon Hall either. She only called them that so that she could get nervous if she heard it.

"You will never escape the palace if you kidnap the emperor. Don't talk about foolish things, don't fall into the fire of the people's water just for yourself, if you kill the Emperor Ming, do you know how serious the consequences would be? " Qin Luofei tried to probe.

At this moment, in the secret room in Su Fei's study, Su Fei's heartbeat quickened. Emperor Ming was tied up by her and her mouth was even stuffed. She wanted nothing more than to kill him right now.

However, she still had to survive. There was someone she could meet outside.

"Su Fei, did you hear that? If you let the emperor go, I can ask him to let you go, letting him go is equivalent to letting you go, why are you so foolish?

Is there no one in this world who can give you the courage to continue living? " As Qin Luofei spoke, the Emperor Yun appeared in his mind, remembering the story he had told his. He loved his past self deeply.

"Shut up." Su Fei walked out with a sharp knife against Emperor Ming's neck.

Qin Luofei jumped in fright, she actually did not discover that there was another secret room here. It seemed that her intuition was getting more and more accurate.

"Do you think you are me? Have you ever tried to lose everything? My father assassinated my entire family because the report he played didn't suit him. It was this dog-emperor. I hate him, and I must kill him to avenge my parents. " Su Fei cried silently, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Qin Luofei suddenly realized that Emperor Ming had indeed done a lot of wrong. Now that he was here to take revenge, after knowing the truth, Qin Luofei felt very sympathetic towards Su Fei. However, at this time, she couldn't help her in any way, and could only look at her this way.

"If you let the Emperor go, he will let you go. Right, Your Majesty? " Qin Luofei's gaze fell upon Emperor Ming, who nodded.

"I let him go, who's going to bury my family?" Su Fei's eyes were bloodshot and filled with killing intent, the sharp blade in her hand could slash towards Emperor Ming's neck at any time.

"Is there really no one you care about?" Since the time she kidnapped the Emperor, Qin Luofei had yet to make a move. Presumably, she still wanted to leave the Imperial Palace alive.

"So what if there is? At this point in time, there is no path of retreat. Today, we shall perish together. " As Su Fei said this, she was about to cut down.