Wu Jue said: "Unfortunately, it's the seventh lady, the eldest grandson."
His phrase "very unfortunate" naturally refers to the identity of the other party's future crown princess. At the moment when the selection of the crown princess is about to be decided, it is really "very unfortunate" that the person suddenly disappears.
Chang Sui Ning frowned slightly.
It turned out to be the seventh wife of the eldest son's family, eldest son Xuan.
She couldn't help but ask: "Have you found any clues?"
"I only know that he disappeared in the back mountain together with his personal maid. So far, the master and servant have not been found..." Wujue shook his head: "No matter how many more people there are, we won't know."
Although the monks in the temple participated in the search, they were only responsible for leading the way in the back mountain. The specific matters were all handled by the Changsun family and the imperial army sent by Emperor Shengce. The monks did not dare to inquire too much rashly.
Chang Suining thought about many possibilities in an instant, and finally said: "I hope I can come back safely."
She had a somewhat favorable impression based on admiration for the girl who she had met in private and who dared to openly admit that she had a mother-in-law's heart.
No matter what kind of possibility the other party encounters, a girl of this age is always the weak one... If she can come back safely, it may be a blessing.
Three days of praying have been completed. It is impossible for the Holy Emperor and his ministers to stay too long in Dayun Temple because of the disappearance of a girl. It has been more than ten days before and after leaving the palace, and there are too many government affairs that need to be returned to the capital to take care of.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Holy Emperor, together with his ministers and a group of female relatives, drove back to the city from Dayun Temple, leaving hundreds of forbidden troops behind to continue searching for people in Dayun Temple.
If any of the wives who were traveling with him paid attention, they would know that Kuang, the wife of Sun Yuan, the Prime Minister of the Left, did not accompany him back to the city.
This time, Kuang rarely obeyed her husband's arrangement and insisted on staying at Dayun Temple to wait for news about her daughter.
Changsun Yuan knew very well that his wife loved her youngest daughter the most, so he did not force his wife to return to Beijing, but left some people to accompany her.
After returning to Beijing, the Changsun family also secretly searched for Changsun Xuan's whereabouts throughout the city.
Although it is extremely unlikely that Chang Sunxuan would return to the city alone with his maid in private, the sooner the better, no matter what the possibility is, we must consider it as soon as possible and search wherever possible.
Paper could not contain the fire, as the Changsun family's search efforts became more and more extensive, the news that Changsun Qiniang's eldest son, Sun Xuan, was missing spread like wildfire.
At this point, Zhang Sunxuan had been missing in the mountains behind Dayun Temple for more than four days.
The Changsun family had no intention of hiding it any more. If they had initially thought it was a fluke, they just thought the person had accidentally lost his way or gone elsewhere to avoid unnecessary criticism when he returned, so they chose to suppress the news.
So four full days have passed, which is enough time for all thoughts of luck to disappear.
For a noble daughter of a noble family who has never left home alone, if she has not returned home for four days, she must have encountered an unexpected situation beyond her control.
No matter what the accident was, now Changsun Yuan only has one thought: to get his daughter back, whether dead or alive.
Although he seems to have a rigid and indifferent temperament and puts family interests first, his affection for his youngest daughter is no less than that of his wife.
His Xuan'er has been well-behaved, sensible and knowledgeable since childhood, and has her own ideas. In addition to a father's love for his daughter, he treats this little daughter with more respect and expectations that are different from other children.
Changsun Yuan was more concerned about his daughter's whereabouts than the criticism from outside.
After the news of Zhang Sunxuan's disappearance spread, there were indeed many speculations spread everywhere.
There are even rumors that the seventh lady of the eldest grandson's family was dissatisfied with the arrangements at home and did not want to enter the palace and become the crown princess, so she took the opportunity of praying at Dayun Temple to elope with someone.
After this common statement spread, Kuang, who was already overly worried about her daughter's whereabouts, became so angry that she fell ill.
But on the sixth day, this rumor was self-defeating.
The eldest grandson Qiniangzi, who had been missing for many days, was found.
To be precise, the body of the eldest grandson Qiniangzi was found.
The person was eventually found in the back mountain of Dayun Temple. At first, the search for him was all over the mountains and fields. Later, after considering the possibility of bad things, he started to pay attention to the underground.
The body was buried under a hidden bush outside the maple forest in the back mountain.
In autumn, the weeds were already withered and yellow, and the place where the corpse was buried was also covered with withered and yellow weeds as a cover. Therefore, when we didn't get close at first, we didn't notice anything strange here.
The murderer probably did not want to leave too many traces, so Chang Sunxuan and his maid were buried in the same place.
It was already cold in late autumn, and the bodies were buried under the cold soil. When they were dug out, the faces of the master and the servant were still intact and clear, and there were not many signs of decay.
Kuang, who had been waiting in Dayun Temple even though he was ill, came to see him after hearing the news, and fainted on the spot.
Soon, Changsun Yuan came over accompanied by his son.
Yaonv's cute and nimble appearance is still in front of her eyes. No one expected that a trip to worship ancestors during the Double Ninth Festival would lead to a separation between yin and yang.
The girl's cold cheeks were stained with soil and a few chrysanthemum petals, and her eyes were wide and bulging, as if she wanted to remember her enemy firmly, and she seemed to have endless fear and unwillingness.
Changsun Yuan raised his hand tremblingly and slowly covered his daughter's remains with white silk.
Zhang Sunyan on the side raised his hand to support his father: "Father..."
Changsun Yuan looked steadily at the girl's body covered in white silk, and said slowly: "Being a father is not a problem."
Now is not the time to grieve.
What we need to do now...is to find out the truth about this matter!
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Emperor Shengce learned of this and, with the consent of Changsun's family, handed over the case and the bodies of Changsun Xuan's master and servant to Dali Temple.
An autopsy revealed that Zhang Sunxuan was strangled to death by someone strangling her neck.
Chang Sunxuan's maid was repeatedly hit on the back of the head with stones and died.
Other scars show that both master and servant struggled and resisted before death, but failed.
The person was found in the back mountain of Dayun Temple, so the interval between the last time he appeared in front of people in the back mountain and the discovery of his disappearance was the time when Changsun Xuan was killed.
During this time, there were many people going to and from the back mountain. There were nearly a hundred female family members and maidservants who went to pick chrysanthemums that day, as well as monks from the temple.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With such a large scope, and involving all the children of officials and powerful people, it is not easy to investigate one by one, and it will definitely be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
But the case progressed much faster - because something that did not belong to the deceased was found at the burial site of Chang Sunxuan that day.
Dali Temple first conducted an investigation into the ownership of this object.
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After the news of the murder of Lady Qi, the eldest grandson, spread, a huge uproar shook the capital.
The timid ladies among the noble ladies who were traveling together that day were frightened to the point of being unable to sleep peacefully when they thought that while they were chatting and laughing while picking chrysanthemums, such a bloody thing was happening not far away.
When Chang Suining heard the news, he was practicing boxing with A Dian in the martial arts arena.
Something happened to the seventh lady, the eldest grandson.
Chang Suining subconsciously raised his head and looked at the sky. At this moment, the sun was about to set, and such a young, beautiful and vivid life seemed to disappear from this world like twilight.
That girl with a determined goal had made an agreement with her that when the situation allowed in the future, she might become friends with her.
They haven't had time to become friends yet.
Before the other party had a chance to try out whether the path of Mu Yitianxia was easy or not, everything came to an abrupt end.
When Chang Sui An suddenly heard about this, he felt a little depressed. Although he was not familiar with the seventh lady, his eldest grandson, he felt very uncomfortable when he thought that she was just a little girl about the same age as his sister.
"Brother was also at the back of the mountain that day, and Dali Temple should send a message to him to ask questions soon." Chang Sui Ning warned: "Brother can answer everything truthfully."
Stay calm all year round.
But in the next two days, Chang Mansion did not wait for anyone from Dali Temple to come. Chang Suining asked people to inquire and found out that only a few people from Dali Temple came to ask questions.
This is not a large-scale investigation...
Could it be that the suspicious person has been secretly targeted?
Always have peace of mind and thoughts.
She has always paid attention to the progress of Chang Sunxuan's case, but she has not stopped arranging her own affairs.
In the past few days, she and Chang Sui'an agreed on something.
Recently, Xuance camp has put on the agenda the task of leading troops to the north to build border defenses.
It is still said to the outside world that Cui Jing will lead the army, and the army will set off in two days.
Although Cui Jing had secretly left Beijing first, the matter had already been arranged and was handed over to the supervision of his trusted lieutenant general. All he had to do was proceed according to the original plan - he ordered 80,000 troops from Xuance's army and rushed to the north, waiting for Cui Jing to deal with it.
He merged with Governor Shi's Rebellion and headed to the north to join his subordinates.
In the Xuance camp, many new recruits were on the list for this trip north.
Because of Chang Kuo, Chang Sui'an's identity is somewhat special. Cui Jing had explained before leaving that this trip could be of his own choice.
Chang Sui An originally planned to stay in Beijing to guard his home and sister, but under Chang Sui Ning's persuasion, the young man was finally persuaded and chose to join the journey north.
Chang Suining insisted on persuading Chang Sui'an to go because of two considerations.
First, since my brother has chosen to take this road of joining the army and making meritorious deeds, he should seize the opportunity. Although the northern border is difficult, it is a good place to gain experience.
Moreover, the purpose of this trip to the north was not to conquer, but to intimidate Beidi, who was about to take action. Most of what he did was to station troops and build defenses. Compared with the wars that had already started, it was not very dangerous, and it was suitable for new recruits to adapt to the army.
Live life and gain knowledge.
If Cui Jing goes there later, it will be an extremely rare opportunity for my brother to train under such a good general with rich battlefield experience.
Xuance's army may have been away for several years. If brother misses it, he will have to stay in the capital for a long time. If the young man wants to hone himself and become a general, every day's time is precious.
She didn't want Chang Sui'an to miss such a good opportunity because she was worried about her.
And her second consideration is related to the current situation.
Now the emperor not only has to worry about foreign troubles, but also has to deal with internal troubles, and also has to fight for power with the noble ministers. In addition, the eldest son Xuan suddenly had an accident, and the whereabouts of the princess became unknown again. As the war in Yangzhou expands, there will definitely be brewing in the court.
This will give rise to new conflicts, and once they break out, major shocks will surely occur.
The Emperor's feet sound safe, but at the same time they are also the center of the whirlpool of fighting.
The war in Yangzhou is also closely related to the situation in the capital, and Lao Chang is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Yangzhou war against rebellion, and is destined to not stay out of it.
Therefore, Chang Suining believes that letting Chang Sui'an stay away from the capital as soon as possible can avoid many troubles that may arise in the future.
Fortunately, her brother was very obedient.
Early the next morning, Chang Sui'an took his baggage and sword boy and was about to leave home and go to Xuance Mansion to prepare for leaving the capital with the army tomorrow.
Outside the Hussar General's mansion, many people were gathering to see him off.
In addition to Chang Suining and the servants of the Chang family, there were also the Qiao family brothers and sisters, Cui Lang and other children who were close friends with Chang Sui'an, as well as the chamberlain sent by Yu Zeng to see him off.
"Ning Ning, I'm not at home, you must take care of yourself." Chang Sui'an repeatedly warned.
After Chang Suining nodded, he looked at Qiao Yubai again and said in a much tougher tone: "Qiao Yubai, after I leave, my sister will take advantage of you...I mean, I'll leave it to you!"
"Don't worry." Qiao Yubai said seriously: "I will definitely take good care of Ning Ning and keep her safe until you come back. I am the only brother in Ning Ning's eyes."
Chang Sui Anli's eyes widened: "Are you despicable!"
"You're just kidding." Qiao Yubai smiled and said, "Ning Ning Mianmian and I are waiting at home for you to return from your meritorious service. When the time comes, you will become a general, and I will call you Brother Du Cheng."
Chang Sui'an raised her hand and hit him on the shoulder: "This is what you said, then just wait until you change your name and call me brother!"
Chang Suining and Qiao Yumian both couldn't help laughing.
The group of people chattered for a while, until the sword boy reminded them that it was time to leave, Chang Sui'an calmed down, returned the salute with clasped fists, and jumped on the horse.
The young man sat high on the horse's back, with a majestic appearance and a somewhat majestic air.
However, Qiao Yubai said firmly: "I guess Sui'an will have to wipe away tears again."
Chang Suining nodded: "Well... I can't hold up to three numbers at most."
three two……
As soon as they counted to two in their hearts, they saw the young man on horseback turning his back and rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand.
Then he tactically raised his voice to conceal his emotions, turned his back to everyone and said, "You all go in, I'm leaving!"
As he said this, he was afraid that he would be embarrassed if he stayed any longer, so he quickly shouted "drive", drove his horse and left with the sword boy.
Chang Suining and others watched the young man's back disappear at the end of the road.
Manager Bai also sighed with some reluctance. It was Lang Jun's first time away from home, and he was traveling north with the army... But children always have to grow up, and teenagers always have to experience.
Manager Bai calmed down and invited the disciples who came to see him off to go to the mansion to drink tea.
"Brother Yubai, sister Mianmian, you come with me."
After entering the mansion, Chang Suining called the Qiao brothers and sisters to the inner hall alone.
Cui Lang believed that compared with those disciples, he was also one of his own. The front hall, a place used to entertain outsiders, was not suitable for him. He was suitable to follow Qiao Xiao... well, follow the master.
Anyway, Brother Qiao is here, and he is not the only man, so there is no need to go out of his way to avoid suspicion.
Chang Suining was too lazy to chase him away, so he followed him.
On the way, Qiao Yumian asked in a low voice, "Ning Ning, what's the matter?"
Knowing that she has difficulty moving, Ning Ning would not ask her and her brother to go elsewhere to talk alone if there was nothing important.
