Since Guan Xiaorou stepped forward to take charge of the overall situation, Xihewan has quickly returned to its former tranquility.
But the ninth princess Guan Xiaorou was not happy because of this, and her mood became increasingly heavy.
Tie Hammer had already led people to the East China Sea and started search and rescue work. Knowing that the Ninth Princess and Guan Xiaorou were worried, Tie Hammer would send carrier pigeons back almost every day to report on the latest work progress.
In order to increase the search and rescue area, Wei Datong sent out almost all the water transport ships of the Xichuan Transshipment Department.
But the East China Sea was too big and they couldn't harvest anything.
The endless sea was empty. Tie Hammer and the others searched for several days, but not even Jin Feng, not even pirates or fishermen, encountered a single one.
But it’s not like there’s no gain at all.
The wealthy businessman Daqiang found in the East China Sea only had two Jiangnan homing pigeons at home. The notes he could carry were too small, so Daqiang could only pick out the important contents.
But before going to the East China Sea this time, Iron Hammer purchased a large number of homing pigeons from various places in Xichuan and transmitted back to Sichuan exactly what he learned in the East China Sea.
Through the information sent back by Iron Hammer, Ninth Princess and Guan Xiaorou finally knew what happened in the East China Sea.
Although neither of them said it, they both felt that Jin Feng was in danger.
Let Hammer continue the search and rescue, but he is just holding on to the last bit of luck.
Guan Xiaorou was sad about this for several days. She lost weight all over, there was no smile on her face anymore, and her actions became more severe.
And I would go to the Earth Temple to worship every day and pray to the Earth Father to bless Jin Feng.
When Guan Xiaorou came back from Tutu Temple that day, she saw Xiaoyu running towards her from another road with one of her shoes missing.
Since taking charge of the Zhongming Group, Xiaoyu has become much calmer, and this situation of losing her shoes has never happened again.
Being so anxious now means something big must have happened.
Thinking that Iron Hammer was searching for Jin Feng in the East China Sea, Guan Xiaorou's heart skipped a beat and her legs felt weak.
If it weren't for the quick eyesight and quick hands of the female escort following behind, she might have sat on the ground.
"Madam, something happened!"
Xiaoyu said anxiously.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Guan Xiaorou relied on the female escort to prepare for the bad news.
"I just received news from the capital that His Majesty has passed away!"
Xiaoyu said breathlessly.
"What?"
Guan Xiaorou's face was shocked, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Although the emperor's death was a huge event, Guan Xiaorou cared more about Jin Feng.
Fortunately, it's not Jin Feng's bad news.
Guan Xiaorou felt that the strength in her body had returned.
Frowning, he asked, "I heard from the head of the family that His Majesty could live for another thirty years. Why did he suddenly die? Did he suffer from some sudden illness?"
"It's not a sudden illness, it's the Fourth Prince who rebelled." Xiaoyu said, "The Fourth Prince led people into the palace and forced His Majesty to death!"
"Wu Yang said that the fourth prince was generous and kind-hearted, so how could he rebel?" Guan Xiaorou asked in confusion.
Among the princes in Chen Ji, the ninth princess admired the fourth prince the most. She chatted with Guan Xiaorou about interesting things in the palace and often talked about the fourth prince.
Jin Feng also had a good impression of the Fourth Prince and talked about him twice after he came back.
"By the way, the Fourth Prince has rebelled, and the capital must be in chaos. How about the Escort Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce?"
Guan Xiaorou did not have a strong political consciousness, so she only remembered the escort bureaus and chambers of commerce in the capital at this time.
"That's why I came to see Madam," Xiaoyu said: "After the fourth prince rebelled, he immediately sent the imperial army to besiege our escort agency!"
"Why is he besieging the escort agency?" Guan Xiaorou asked with a frown.
"I don't know either." Xiaoyu shook her head.
"How about the escort agency?"
"Because you can't bring weapons into the capital, the brothers in the escort agency can only fight with kitchen knives, axes, and bamboo spears. I guess the situation is not good."
Xiaoyu said: "There were three carrier pigeons flying back from the capital. They were all released by Luo Lan when the Forbidden Army besieged the Escort Bureau. Luo Lan said in the letter that if they could break through, they would send us another message."
"how so?"
Guan Xiaorou finally realized the seriousness of the matter: "Does Wuyang know about this?"
"I was afraid that Your Highness would be emotional and have fetal motility, so I didn't let anyone tell her."
Xiaoyu asked: "Madam, do you think we should tell her about this?"
"this……"
Guan Xiaorou also hesitated.
If Jin Feng cannot come back, the child in the Ninth Princess's belly will be Jin Feng's only bloodline.
According to Guan Xiaorou's feudal concept, when she marries Jin Feng, she becomes a member of the Jin family and has the responsibility to pass on the incense to Jin Feng. Therefore, she attaches great importance to the fetus in the belly of the Ninth Princess, and for a moment she hesitates whether she should tell the Ninth Princess and the Fourth Prince.
The news that forced Chen Ji to death.
"I'll go see Wuyang first."
Guan Xiaorou thought for a while and decided to go see the Ninth Princess first.
"I'll go with you!" Xiaoyu followed Guan Xiaorou with one bare foot.
The two of them took their respective guards and rushed to the small courtyard where the Ninth Princess and Concubine Qing lived.
This small courtyard was owned by the rogue Xie Guang, but later Qinghuai rented it from Run Niang.
Qing Huai went to the northwest to resist the party members, and this small courtyard became Qing Mulan's dormitory.
After Jin Feng's courtyard was built, Qing Mulan thought it was good, so she discussed it with Runniang, demolished Xie Guang's old house, and built it into a courtyard.
After Concubine Qing came, she stayed here temporarily.
As soon as Guan Xiaorou and Xiaoyu entered the courtyard, they heard the sound of Concubine Qing sobbing loudly from inside the house.
"My Majesty, why are you so miserable? You were forced to death by your own son!"
Guan Xiaorou and Xiaoyu looked at each other: "Does Wuyang know about it?"
"It seems so." Xiaoyu asked, "Madam, are we still going in?"
"You're all here. The guards have gone in to report. Let's go and have a look."
The two walked into the small courtyard side by side and saw Concubine Qing sitting at the table, covering her face and crying.
Qin'er is cleaning up the broken pieces of teacups on the floor.
The Ninth Princess was sitting on the stool next to her, her face looking extremely ugly.
Seeing Guan Xiaorou and Xiaoyu coming in, the Ninth Princess's expression softened a little, she got up and walked out of the main room.
"Wuyang, do you know?" Guan Xiaorou asked carefully.
"I have spies in the capital." The Ninth Princess nodded slightly.
Guan Xiaorou originally wanted to comfort the Ninth Princess, but the Ninth Princess acted too calmly, which made her a little confused about what to say, so she could only say weakly: "My condolences!"
"My father is stupid. After knowing the prince's past mistakes, he didn't know how to be careful. He let the fourth child take advantage of the loophole. He deserves to die!"
The Ninth Princess clenched her fists and complained about Chen Ji, but her tears could not stop flowing down.
Chen Ji may not be a good emperor, nor may he be a good father to the other princes and princesses, but the Ninth Princess has been smart and smart since she was a child. She is deeply liked by Chen Ji and receives the most love among the princes and princesses.