In addition, after inspection, it has been determined that the fire broke out in the Tianzihao Prison Area."
"Tianzi Hao Prison Area?" Ye Fuxun was shocked. That was the place where Xiao Lanxin was imprisoned. Could it be that the fire started because of her? "What about Xiao Lanxin?"
Yan Shangshu's eyes dimmed and he said with a bitter face: "She is also missing."
Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun came to the Tianzihao prison area, the cell where Xiao Lanxin was originally held. They saw signs of being burned everywhere. The iron chain was still nailed to the wall, but the end was obviously cut off with a sharp weapon.
Xiao Lanxin disappeared without a trace.
Apparently someone set a fire and took advantage of the chaos to rob the prison and rescue Xiao Lanxin.
Ye Fuxun's first thought was that the Queen Mother was in the cold palace, but then she thought about it carefully and felt that it was impossible. The Queen Mother was trapped in the cold palace, and it was difficult to get news from the outside world. It was very possible that she did not know that Xiao Lanxin was still alive.
Furthermore, after seeing the Queen Mother last time, Bai Yuxian had strengthened the imperial guards and replaced all the palace servants who delivered meals and served her. It was absolutely impossible for her to serve the Queen Mother.
Even if the Queen Mother knew that Xiao Lanxin was not dead, there was no way to send someone to rescue her. What's more, the Queen Mother was now unable to protect herself. She was only thinking about how to escape. How could she care about Xiao Lanxin?
"It's really hateful that Xiao Lanxin was allowed to run away. If I had known this, I should have killed her with one knife to avoid causing trouble!" Ye Fuxun said angrily.
Bai Yuxian also regretted a little at this moment. He left Xiao Lanxin alive at that time because he thought that Xiao Lanxin would not be able to make trouble again without the support of the Queen Mother. Moreover, he wanted Ye Fuxun to avenge himself to vent his anger.
The hatred in my heart.
I never thought that someone would kidnap her today.
However, Xiao Lanxin has no one else to support her except the Queen Mother. Unlike the Queen Mother, there are powerful forces outside. After being demoted to a commoner, she is just a sinner. Who will bother to save her?
Although Ye Fuxun felt that it was unlikely that the Queen Mother had saved Xiao Lanxin, there was no absolute in the world. Besides, the Queen Mother was a cunning and cunning person who often acted unexpectedly. In order to find out more, Ye Fuxun went to another place.
Go to the cold palace.
The Queen Mother was lying on the bed, looking at the bed tent above with her eyes open. Her whole body seemed to be still. In addition, her face without a trace of blood looked like a person who had given up her life and refused to rest in peace.
Ye Fuxun walked over and stood beside the bed for a while. The Queen Mother slowly turned her face to look at her.
"Princess Chen, why did you come to Leng Palace to visit the Ai family this time?"
"Xiao Lanxin ran away." Ye Fuxun said straight to the point, "You should have sent someone to rescue her, right?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, but soon she smiled brightly.
She slowly sat up, leaned her back on the bed, and said, "Wasn't Xiao Lanxin executed by the emperor's order? How could she still have a chance to live to this day and still escape? Is Princess Chen joking?"
Ye Fuxun stared at the Queen Mother's face closely, not missing any of her expressions, and said coldly: "Don't pretend to be stupid with me, besides you, who else cares about Xiao Lanxin's life?"
"If you say so, the Ai family is really suspicious. However, you have also seen the current situation of the Ai family. They are trapped in this dark palace and can't even take a step out. How can the Ai family care about Xiao Lan?
Xin?
Even if Aijia has this heart, how can he have this ability?"
"Since you have the ability to send people to spread the news that the emperor is unconscious to the Western Kingdom, and then send people to rob the prison, what's impossible?"
The Queen Mother smiled softly, with a bit of sarcasm in her eyes.
"Yu Siling, if you want to put this crime on the Ai family and get rid of the Ai family, you must provide conclusive evidence. Otherwise, not only will the Ai family's crime not be cured, but also the Ai family will be punished.
Get into trouble."
Ye Fuxun looked at her expressionlessly, trying to look into her heart to see if she was telling the truth or a lie.
At this time, the Queen Mother naturally did not want to be involved in Xiao Lanxin's disappearance. Her situation was already quite difficult. If she were to be charged with jailbreaking, it would be an additional crime for her, and it would be difficult for her to stand up.
"Although Xiao Lanxin doesn't have much power, it's unlikely that someone would risk escaping from prison to save her. However, no one can guarantee that no one will take her away just to take advantage of her."
Ye Fuxun naturally thought of this, but Xiao Lanxin was just a convicted felon who was about to die. He had nothing. What could he use for others to take advantage of? Who would go to such great lengths to take someone away?
Ye Fuxun really couldn't figure it out. After much deliberation, he still felt that the Queen Mother was the most suspicious, so he went into the palace to question her. However, after this conversation, his intuition told her that the Queen Mother was not the one who kidnapped Xiao Lanxin.
Before leaving, Ye Fuxun warned the Queen Mother sternly: "You'd better calm down for me and stay in the cold palace, otherwise I won't make it easy for you."
The Queen Mother just smiled disdainfully and said nothing.
When he returned to the palace, Bai Yuxian had just finished handling his official duties. When he came out of the study, he saw Ye Fuxun walking towards him.
"How is it? Is there anything suspicious about the Queen Mother?" He took Ye Fuxun's hand and walked to the stone table under the tree in the garden to sit down.
Ye Fuxun sighed, frowned and said, "I don't think it's the Queen Mother. From the look on her face, she doesn't seem to know that Xiao Lanxin is still alive."
"If she's not the Queen Mother, then who could she be?" Bai Yuxian was also confused. As far as he knew, Xiao Lanxin was arrogant and rude, and she didn't have many friends. It was impossible for anyone to risk his life for her.
"Have there been no news from the people sent out to hunt?" Ye Fuxun asked, rubbing his brows.
Bai Yuxian shook his head: "No, as soon as something happened last night, I sent people to search the capital. I closed the city gate today, but only two other prisoners were recovered, and no trace of Xiao Lanxin was found."
Obviously, the person who robbed the prison had made full preparations and had a place to hide and stay. This capital is not big or small, so it is not easy to find Xiao Lanxin.
What's more, this search should not be too high-profile, otherwise it will inevitably cause panic, and even the city gates will be reopened tomorrow.
What Ye Fuxun is most worried about now is that Xiao Lanxin will be used by evil people and come back for revenge. What's more important is that now she is hiding and they are hiding, so it is really difficult to deal with them.
Bai Yuxian knew what she was worried about, but he didn't want her to take it too seriously.
So he comforted her and said: "Don't worry too much. As long as we take precautions, Xiao Lanxin can't do much even if she gets help from people with unknown forces. As long as she dares to show up, I won't let her go."
Ye Fuxun nodded, calming down and not thinking too much. Now he can only take one step at a time.
Not long after this incident, a document came from the Western Kingdom, saying that an envoy would be sent to the Dongchen Kingdom in half a month, with the purpose of renewing peace talks for peace between the two countries.