Chapter 481 Hope dashed
Weeding is very simple because the goal is clear, but it is not so easy to cut the weeds.
The roots below extend in all directions, intertwined, entangled, and quietly extended in places where the sun is not visible, mixed in the entanglement of soil, sand and stone root joints, once the time is ripe, they will pop up suddenly, making people hard to guard against.
Therefore, nowadays, inside and outside the court, inside and outside the capital, especially in the six palaces, it is only loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Zhou Hansheng and the emperor's cronies and confidants didn't really relax their vigilance for a moment, but deliberately slipped a little bit slowly, trying to lure the snake out of the hole, so as to catch them all in one go.
How long it will take for this process to be declared over, no one knows.
But the recent actions of the second and third wards in the Duke's Mansion gave Zhou Hansheng a keen intuition that something might happen.
Palace.
Concubine Mi Gui is in dire straits, waiting for investigation by Zhou Hansheng, the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and Dali Temple.
Although deep down in her heart, she has actually believed Yan's words, but after all, they are relatives of her natal family. Now the official result has not come out, even if there is still a ten thousandth hope, she is not willing to give up.
More importantly, Mi's family is her natal family after all. If her nephew really died, and it was in Beiyuan, Zhou Hansheng alone might not be able to cover it up. The emperor must also know about it.
Otherwise, isn't Zhou Hansheng afraid of cheating?
If this is the case, and the emperor chooses to cover up Zhou Hansheng, then what is the Mi family in the emperor's heart? What is he in the heart of the emperor? This is what Concubine Mi Gui refuses to believe and face no matter what.
Doesn't this mean that she is really useless as a noble concubine?
Concubine Mi waited day after day, tormented, and asked the palace people several times almost every day, ordering them to remember to inquire at all times, and report immediately if there is any news. He also sent someone to the First Prince every day, and told the First Prince to pay attention to this matter, and to tell her as soon as there was any news.
The eldest prince is miserable and knows that human life is at stake. It is understandable for her to care so much. Instead, she patiently visits her bedroom every day to tell her the news in person and comfort her by the way.
However, Concubine Mi Gui was not comforted. Sometimes he would even look at him with a look that the eldest prince could not understand, which made him feel a little chilly.
The eldest prince can only think that she is concerned and will be confused, so he is restless and his mental state is not very good, so bear with it.
How did he know? In Concubine Mi Gui's heart, she already regarded him as being with Zhou Hansheng and the emperor. Concubine Mi Gui believed that they had joined forces to plot against themselves, deceive themselves, and bully the Mi family.
Not to mention Zhou Hansheng, the emperor's behavior can be called ruthless, but, the eldest prince is also turning his elbows like this, and Concubine Mi Gui is really very sad!
is also very angry and furious!
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
Still no news.
The young master of the Mi family seemed to have disappeared from the world just like that. Not only could he not be found, he didn't even have any clues.
The Mi family cried and yelled, and went to the Yamen every day to make a fuss. The officials in charge of the matter had a headache and had to be patient.
At the beginning, I can say a few words of comfort and encouragement, so that people can wait patiently, and there will be results. However, as the days passed, everyone knew in their hearts that this person might be hard to find.
An adult, who was related to Beiyuan and disappeared, was sober enough to have vaguely noticed something, and was even more unwilling to search with all his might.
This matter, who would believe it if it was said that there was nothing tricky?
If there is no trick, it is impossible that the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and the assistants of Shuntian Prefecture will not find any useful information!
As for the reason, no one knows.
I can’t guess about this kind of thing, let alone guess
It is impossible for the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to revolve around such a person. After so many days, the golden period of finding someone has passed. It is not a matter of a day or two to stretch the front line, and it is impossible to have such a big battle with so many people.
The Ministry of Punishment had to come forward and confess to the Mi family: this matter will continue to be investigated, but it is hard to say when the result will be available. But the Ministry of Justice will still make efforts.
The Mi family was of course dissatisfied with this answer, and there was another commotion in the Ministry of Punishment.
Mrs. Mi, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the palace to beg to see Concubine Mi Gui, and they couldn't help but cried bitterly to her again, begging Concubine Mi to let the emperor order a thorough investigation, and they must be brought back.
The Mi family even had to prepare for the worst outcome.
However, there must be a result!
Hanging people up and down like this, who can stand it!
Concubine Mi Gui felt desperate.
She looked even more desperate when she looked at her mother and niece and daughter-in-law who were crying like tears.
She couldn't bear to tell them the truth.
Suddenly came to her senses, and realized her position in the eyes of the emperor and her own son. Concubine Mi Gui, who was always impulsive and easy to get her way, also learned to forbear.
She knows that there are things to say, and there are things that cannot be said anyway.
She knew that her nephew was gone, but she had no proof, but she "shouldn't" have known about it, so she couldn't know.
She has to pretend to be like her mother's family.
Concubine Mi Gui shed a few tears, choked up sobs and comforted her mother and niece and daughter-in-law, fearing that she would not be able to bear the excitement and say something she should not say, so she sent them out of the palace soon.
Afterwards, Concubine Mi Gui went to the Qianqing Palace crying and begging the emperor for mercy, her face was full of tears and her eyes were red and swollen like peaches.
In her heart, after all, there was still a tiny sliver of hope in her heart.
Perhaps, even she herself didn't know what she was still insisting on.
When the emperor saw this, he couldn't bear it. But the matter has come to this point, concealing the truth is the best way to deal with it at present.
It is still not suitable for extra branches at the moment.
Help it as long as you can. When the second and third wards of Li Guogong's mansion are dealt with, it will be made public at that time.
The emperor couldn't bear it, and his tone became much gentler. He comforted Concubine Mi, and rewarded the Mi family, and said that he would order the people from the punishment department to continue the investigation. No matter how long it took, he would give the Mi family an explanation.
When Concubine Mi heard this, her heart sank a little.
After she listened with tears and choked up, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
After all, the emperor chose to continue to deceive her, the Mi family, and favor Zhou Hansheng!
That's right, it's her who has changed her face, it seems so ridiculous to come here! How can the members of the Mi family compare with the dignified prince of the Duke of Li's mansion?
(end of this chapter)