Chapter 290 The Strange Princess Wencheng

“Your Majesty, you are having some troubles in your martial arts. I was just teaching you martial arts.”

Zeng Anmin looked at the child seriously.

“Oh~”

There was a look of realization on Gu Qingyu’s face.

Then he looked at the empress anxiously and said:

“Auntie, Auntie Wencheng can’t be found…”

When the empress heard this, she frowned slightly:
“Don’t you and Wencheng play all day long?”

“Have you searched all the hide-and-seek places?”

Obviously, this was not the first time she had encountered such a situation.

So, I didn’t care too much about it.

“We have searched everywhere. We have searched every corner of the Qianqing Palace.”

“I really don’t see Aunt Wencheng!”

The empress was stunned.

Then her expression changed slightly, she narrowed her eyes, and looked at Gu Qingyu with great dignity:

“you sure?”

“Sure.” Gu Qingyu swallowed his saliva. He was obviously extremely afraid of the empress.

“go!”

Gu Xiangnan didn’t hesitate at all and walked straight out of the imperial study.

“Moving forward, to the Qianqing Palace!!”

“Yes!”

“My dear Lord Wu, I will go ahead first. Please wait in the study.”

After saying this, she walked out of the imperial study.

“Um, don’t I have to meet my sister-in-law?”

Looking at the empress’s back, Zeng Anmin muttered something, then thought about it and took a step forward to follow.

Only the little fat child was left in the imperial study.

After walking out of the imperial study.

But Gu Xiangnan was in a hurry and had disappeared.

Zeng Anmin patted his forehead and said, “As expected, men lose their minds after a fierce battle.”

He turned around and walked towards the imperial study:

“Little Fatty, take me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.”

As he spoke, he looked up and saw the child standing there at a loss.

The two of them stared at each other.

“Why are you still standing there? Take me to the Qianqing Palace.”

Zeng Anmin also felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

He glanced at the fat boy unhappily.

“Oh~”

The little fat man looked at Zeng Anmin with some fear, then lowered his head and walked out.

“Hey, your short legs run pretty fast.”

Zeng Anmin raised his eyebrows, looked at him, and followed him towards the Qianqing Palace.

The imperial palace of Jiang State is somewhat similar to the imperial palace of Sheng Dynasty.

Except for the architectural style, Jiangguo is more detailed.

Almost all of the others exude the same eerie atmosphere.

The soldiers in the palace, the Imperial Sword Guards, and others all looked straight ahead.

When their eyes fell on Zeng Anmin, they were more or less confused.

But when they saw that the person who led Zeng Anmin was Gu Qingyu, they all chose to remain silent.

“Can you do it?”

Zeng Anmin glanced at the panting little fat man.

Then he reached out and picked it up.

The little fat boy was walking when he felt a flash before his eyes and then his body was clamped under Zeng Anmin’s armpit.

“How to go?”

Zeng Anmin looked down at the little fat boy and asked.

“Go forward, then turn right, and then turn left when you see the pavilion…”

The little fat boy didn’t dare to speak loudly.

“Ah.”

Zeng Anmin’s strength has reached the fourth level.

He finally became someone’s mount.

The speed of the fourth rank is far beyond that of the fifth rank.

Although he still couldn’t fly in the air, he could, on land, travel more than ten feet in one step just by using a little leverage.

When using full strength, the feeling given is just a flash before the eyes.

……

Qianqing Palace.

There was a hint of coldness in the empress’s eyes.

She stood in front of the yard with one hand behind her back.

He stared coldly at the eunuchs and palace maids kneeling in a row in front of him.

“If Qingyu hadn’t come to the Imperial Study to look for me, would you have planned to tell me about this?!”

Her voice was light.

But it was filled with a strong murderous intent.

No one dared to answer.

Everyone knelt there trembling with fear.

The empress looked coldly at a figure.

The man was none other than Niu Baiye, the captain of the Imperial Sword Guards who guarded the Qianqing Palace.

It is said that Niu Baiye is also a very strong man.

But at this moment, he was kneeling on the ground with his head pressed firmly against the ground.

Sweat dripped down his cheeks.

“Captain Niu, can you tell me something?”

There was a hint of coldness in her voice.

Niu Baiye swallowed hard, raised his head tremblingly, not daring to look at the empress, and just said with a trembling body:
“Your Majesty, I will be sentenced to death.”

“Princess Wencheng and His Royal Highness Qingyu always play together. At noon, His Royal Highness Qingyu and Princess Wencheng play together and then the princess goes to sleep.”

“When Her Highness Qingyu left… I sent someone to take a look and found that the princess was sleeping soundly.”

“I have been guarding outside the house for two hours.”

“I assure you that I did not notice any thieves approaching.”

“It’s just that… when His Highness Qingyu came to look for the princess in the afternoon, the princess had disappeared…”

Niu Baiye was already somewhat incoherent when he reached this point.

“I don’t know… I am guilty, I shall die…”

Looking at his frightened look, the empress frowned tightly.

It was already evening.

In other words, it has been more than an hour since Wencheng disappeared.

Plus so many people are looking for it.

Still not found.

The empress felt a little heavy in her heart.

The princess is missing?

This has always been a very serious matter in every dynasty.

“Look again!”

The empress narrowed her eyes.

“Yes!”

His men did not dare to delay and immediately began searching.

“I have met His Majesty!”

Zeng Anmin’s voice came.

At this time, he was still holding the little fat boy named Gu Qingyu in his arms.

“Wu…my dear.”

There was a solemn look on Gu Xiangnan’s face.

“The little fat guy just told me the details. Can I take a look first?”

Zeng Anmin said to Gu Xiangnan:

“Wu once learned a thing or two about solving cases from Zeng Anmin…”

Hearing this, Gu Xiangnan’s eyes lit up.

I actually forgot about this.

“Need any help?”

The empress looked straight at Zeng Anmin.

“Let me take a look at the scene first.”

Zeng Anmin was not arrogant. He looked at Niu Baiye, a captain of the Imperial Sword Guard, who was kneeling on the ground.

“Just now, I heard you say that when His Highness Wencheng went to bed at noon, you took a special look at him?” “I dare not deceive Your Majesty!” Niu Baiye’s face was extremely respectful.

“Well…” Zeng Anmin didn’t say much. He put the little fat boy on the ground and walked forward.

When he came to Princess Wencheng’s room, his eyes scanned every inch like an eagle.

However, when his eyes fell on the bed, his brows furrowed tightly.

“how?”

The empress and Niu Baiye, who followed suit, saw Zeng Anmin’s eyes at this moment and couldn’t help but ask.

“From noon till here, have any maids or servants spread out the quilt for Princess Wencheng?”

Zeng Anmin raised his eyes, and there was a hint of solemnity in his voice.

He looked at the row of trembling slaves in front of him with extremely sharp eyes.

Someone trembled and said:

“After the princess disappeared, we all tried our best to look for her, but no one came to the house…”

“That’s not right.”

Zeng Anmin pointed at the quilt that was still flat and said:

“Whether Princess Wencheng was abducted or she got up and sneaked out when no one was paying attention.”

“The quilt would never be spread on the bed like this. It should be lifted up, at least one corner.”

Having said this, he looked up at everyone and asked:

“Does Princess Wencheng usually have the habit of making a blanket?”

“No.” The maids didn’t even need to answer this question, Gu Xiangnan directly rejected it:

“Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are all taken care of by the palace staff. She would never spread out the quilt.”

“That’s good.” Zeng Anmin looked up at Niu Baiye, with a strange smile on his face.

“General Niu, you still insist now, did you leave this place only after you saw Princess Wencheng fall asleep?”

Niu Baiye did not hesitate at all. He nodded very seriously:

“I will never speak falsely!”

Zeng Anmin spread his hands and said, “How can a living person just disappear in this secret room?”

“Or someone is lying.”

“Or…” Zeng Anmin raised his head slowly and spoke steadily: “The sleeping Princess Wencheng you saw was a fake.”

ah? ! !
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

The words are not surprising and die endlessly.

This is what Zeng Anmin is like now.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

No one spoke.

Because no one dared to respond.

The empress’s heart sank.

She frowned and looked at Zeng Anmin: “My dear Wu, please explain clearly.”

There was a faint light flickering in Zeng Anmin’s eyes.

He looked at Niu Baiye calmly:
“General Niu just said that at noon, he saw with his own eyes that after His Highness Yuqing played with Princess Wencheng, Princess Wencheng returned to this room to sleep.”

“Does Princess Wencheng usually take a nap?”

“Yes.” Niu Baiye said.

“Yeah.” Zeng Anmin nodded calmly. He looked around the room:
“The little fat boy took Princess Wencheng into the house. The two children played for a while, and then Princess Wencheng fell asleep. Then the little fat boy left.”

“After General Niu saw Her Majesty Yuqing off, he glanced at Princess Wencheng who was sleeping soundly on the bed.”

Zeng Anmin said this, and asked calmly:
“I said that, right?”

“Mr. Wu… what you said is correct.” Niu Baiye looked at Zeng Anmin seriously:

“Okay.” Zeng Anmin raised his arms lightly and rubbed his fingers back and forth on his chin:

“After making sure Princess Wencheng is resting, you leave the room and close the door. You stay on duty at the door and make sure no suspicious person enters the room.”

“Excuse me, what is General Niu’s current strength?”

“The peak of the fifth rank.” The empress answered directly for Niu Baiye.

“With the strength of the peak fifth rank, even if he is standing at the door, he will definitely be able to detect any clues in the house.”

“But when His Majesty Yuqing came to play with Princess Wencheng again in the afternoon, there was still no trace of her.”

“That is to say, from the time the fat guy left until he came back, this room was a secret room.”

“The so-called secret room means that outsiders cannot enter and the people inside cannot leave.”

Zeng Anmin’s eyes were full of brilliance:

“How could a living person suddenly disappear?”

“There are only two possibilities. The first is that she was no longer in this room before the secret room was formed.”

“Second, she sneaked away after the secret room was cracked, that is, after the fat guy came.”

Zeng Anmin’s eyes were already extremely sharp when he said this:

“But the second one is obviously illogical.”

“When Princess Wencheng wanted to sneak away, she would hide in a corner of the house and quietly wait for people to come looking for her. When they couldn’t find her, she would disguise herself and slip away in the chaos.”

“Then the question is, what is her purpose in doing this?”

“Are you angry?” Zeng Anmin raised his eyebrows and looked at the empress.

Gu Xiangnan shook his head calmly: “The fact that she can play with Gu Yuqing proves that she is in a good mood today.”

“So, the second one is not true.” Zeng Anmin looked up at Niu Qianhu and said:

“Now only the first one remains.”

“From the perspective of the first point, there are only two possibilities.”

“First, you are lying, and second, the sleeping Princess Wencheng you saw… is fake.”

“Or maybe the maid was wearing Princess Wencheng’s clothes and lying on the bed, and you didn’t see it clearly…”

“Impossible.” Niu Baiye raised his head with great certainty, looked at Zeng Anmin and said:

“Although I am not talented, I am also a martial artist at the peak of the fifth rank. My eyes will never be wrong.”

“What I saw was definitely Princess Wencheng’s face.”

“Oh.” Zeng Anmin chuckled, “If that’s the case, then we need to ask another witness.”

As he said this, he looked outside the house.

“Who?”

The empress narrowed her eyes.

Zeng Anmin was about to speak.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise was heard:
“Your Highness, Princess!! You…are back??!!”

“Shhh!!”

As soon as this voice came out.

Everyone subconsciously looked outside the house.

Then I saw a confused little figure walking towards me step by step from the pavilion outside:

“Sister, what are you doing?”

There was a look of confusion on her face.

“your Highness!!”

See this figure.

The most excited person would naturally be Niu Baiye.

The moment he saw Princess Wencheng appear, he almost cried.

“Where have you been? I’m so worried!”

The eight-foot-tall man even had a hint of tears in his voice when he spoke.

“I just fell asleep in the house, and then… Yeah, why am I here??”

Princess Wencheng looked up blankly and looked around.

She at this time.

There was still a sleepy look on his face.

“Sister, you came to see me!”

When Princess Wencheng’s eyes met the Empress’s, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face. She joyfully came to the Empress’s side, took her hand and said happily:

“I haven’t seen you for two days. I missed you so much!”

“Hehe.” The empress reached out and gently touched Wencheng’s head, with a doting smile on her face.

She is a head taller than Wencheng.

Judging from their temperament, they look more like mother and daughter.

No matter how.

Seeing Wencheng return, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The frightened servants even smiled as if they had survived a disaster.

The audience.

Only Zeng Anmin had his brows tightly furrowed.

He looked towards the place where Princess Wencheng had spoken for the first time.

That is a pavilion.

He could guarantee that there was no one in that pavilion when he passed by carrying the fat boy on his way here!
“Weird…”

There was a hint of whisper in his voice.

There was a sharpness in his eyes.

His eyes examined Princess Wencheng in front of him inch by inch.

His eyes slowly narrowed.

(End of this chapter)