Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks, Princess Yongfu had a sad face, but it was much calmer than Duan Fei imagined, and she said softly: "Actually, I guessed it a long time ago...... Master Duan, do you know? I used to have two older brothers and three sisters, the eldest brother died only five days after he was born, the eldest sister lived to the age of four and died, the second sister died of illness when she was ten years old, and the second brother is also dead now, he is not yet sixteen...... Now I'm left with the third sister who has already married, Lord Duan, do you think our family is cursed? ”

Duan Fei sighed: "Your Royal Highness Princess, please mourn, as far as I know, there are no ghosts and gods in this world, let alone curses and immortal laws, the person who kidnapped King Xing does not want to kill King Xing, that is not in his interests, King Xing's death is just an accident, not a curse." ”

Princess Yongfu glanced at Duan Fei with teary eyes and said, "Really? So what do I do now? ”

Duan Fei said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Weichen thinks that it is time to enter the palace and report to the emperor." ”

Princess Yongfu stared blankly at the night sky for a long time, and Duan Fei called softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess......"

Princess Yongfu nodded and said, "Okay, let's go see the emperor......"

Everyone left Shuntian Mansion and went west, and soon came to the leopard room, Zhengde was watching a play in the courtyard, heard that Duan Fei was coming, and hurriedly summoned her, Princess Yongfu was still dressed in men's clothes, and followed Duan Fei's side step by step, Duan Fei had no choice but to take the lead and ask Zhengde for peace.

Zhengde didn't notice that his sister was following behind Duan Fei, and he asked happily: "Duan Aiqing, you came just in time, guess what kind of play you are singing?" ”

Duan Fei said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, how can Weichen be in the mood to watch the play, the big thing is not good, please ask the emperor to retire from the idle people, etc., Weichen has something important to report." ”

Zhengde was stunned for a moment and said, "What? Someone is going to make ...... Ahem, give me a step down, Zhang Yue, Guo Zhen, and a few of you stay. ”

Only then did Duan Fei notice that Zhengde was surrounded by big eunuchs, and Lao Hairan, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, was also listed.

Xiao Huangmen, the actors, and the palace maids retreated one after another, and Zhengde said: "Duan Aiqing, what happened?" ”

Duan Fei glanced back to the side, Princess Yongfu took two steps and knelt heavily in front of Zhengde, crying, "Brother Huang, my brother is ...... He ......"

Princess Yongfu was in a state of agitation and fell down before she finished speaking, Duan Fei stood behind her, quickly helped her up, and then looked up at the eunuchs present, and shouted: "The princess has fainted, call the imperial doctor!" ”

Seeing that Duan Fei was so nervous, Zhengde was about to make a joke, when he suddenly heard Duan Fei's words, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and shouted, "He...... He...... Is she Xiuting? Quick, call the doctor! ”

Zhengde hurriedly walked in front of Duan Fei and confirmed that this 'little minister' who was half lying in the crook of his arm was indeed Princess Yongfu, Zhengde said in surprise and surprise: "Duan Aiqing, what's going on?" Xiuting she ...... How could she dress up like this? Why do I faint suddenly? ”

Several eunuchs rushed to call the imperial doctor, Duan Fei said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Weichen should die, didn't the princess come to report to the emperor in the morning that King Xing was missing?" Weichen was ordered to investigate the case, and now he has found out the exact news of King Xing, and King Xing is ...... Killed! ”

"What!" Zhengde was taken aback, staggered back two steps before regaining his footing, and he exclaimed in shock: "King Xing, he ...... How is this possible! ”

Duan Fei smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, King Xing, he is indeed dead......

Duan Fei quickly said the process of today's investigation, and then said: "Now it can be basically confirmed that the deceased is King Xing himself, Jinyiwei is searching the whole city, and is arresting the palace guard Hu Jie and his two accomplices, according to Weichen, Hu Jie should be the head of the kidnapping of King Bao Xing, as for why he kidnapped King Xing, Weichen still does not know, only after capturing Hu Jie, he will interrogate the reason." ”

Zhengde was also stunned by this news, and after a while he exhaled and said, "I really didn't expect that King Xing would ...... Alas......"

Duan Fei said: "People can't be resurrected after death, the emperor, it's about to be the New Year, and the ministers think it's better to convene the ministers as soon as possible to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of King Xing." ”

Zhengde looked at Princess Yongfu and sighed: "Okay, Zhang Rui, immediately send a decree to recruit the three cabinet elders and the five Shangshu to come to the leopard room to discuss matters, poor King Xing, poor King Xing, poor Xiuting......"

Zhang Rui hurriedly went, Xiao Qian took over the responsibility of supporting Princess Yongfu from Duan Fei, and with the help of the palace maids and eunuchs, Princess Yongfu was sent to a quiet room to settle down.

Zhengde paced back and forth a few steps and said, "Duan Aiqing, do you know? I have been lonely since I was a child, no brothers and sisters, King Xing and Xiuting are my cousins, from the first time I saw them, I regarded them as my own brothers and sisters, many times in the court someone wrote that King Xing had been in the capital for a long time, and should be repatriated to the fiefdom as soon as possible, I didn't pay attention to it, I didn't expect a thought to kill him, Uncle Xingxian Wang is virtuous and loves the people, why God refuses to bless his children? As soon as Houxi died, King Xing was extinct for two generations, leaving only the elderly princess and Princess Xiuting, which was really miserable. ”

Duan Fei persuaded: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, King Xing is unwilling to return to the Xingwang Mansion in Anlu Prefecture, and the emperor has no fault and no need to blame himself." ”

Zhengde sighed: "How do you know that he doesn't want to go back? Could it be that he covets the prosperity of the capital? King Xing, he won't care about these red and mundane things. ”

Duan Fei said: "It was Princess Yongfu who told Weichen, the princess said that before King Xing went to Beijing, there was a Taoist priest who warned him that there was a disaster of blood and light, and the longer he stayed in the capital, the better, so King Xing never asked the emperor to resign, until the queen mother's birthday, Princess Yongfu missed her mother, and King Xing agreed to go home with her, but I didn't expect an accident the next day, as a palace guard, Hu Jie's behavior was very strange, there must be a special reason, and Weichen couldn't figure it out for a while. ”

Zhengde said fiercely: "The rebellious ministers and thieves must not be spared, Duan Aiqing, after you catch him, you will immediately bring him to see me after judging the reason, and I will chop him up with my own hands to feed the leopard." ”

Duan Fei was dumbfounded, fortunately, what Zhengde said was just angry words, and after taking two breaths, Zhengde said to Duan Fei: "It only took half a day for Duan Aiqing to find out so clearly in the case of King Xing's disappearance, it can be seen that Aiqing's ability, I hope Aiqing will make persistent efforts to catch those three murderers as soon as possible, so as to comfort King Xing's soul in the sky." ”

Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, thanks to Lord Si of the Shuntian Prefect, Wei Chen was able to link the two cases together, and Lord Si was also the first person to suspect that the deceased on the street of Chaotian Palace's Xiheng corpse was King Xing. ”

Si Gongcheng hurriedly stepped forward to visit, Zhengde casually encouraged two words, Si Gongcheng looked flattered, Duan Fei was about to use the excuse of investigating the case to slip away, the imperial doctor came out and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, the princess is just emotional and fainted for a while, and now she has woken up, take care of it and don't make it all right." ”

Zhengde nodded and said, "Imperial Doctor Xing has worked hard, and he will be rewarded with ten taels of silver." ”

Xiao Qian walked over and bowed to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Princess invites the Emperor and Lord Duan to go in." ”

Zhengde glanced at Duan Fei and walked towards the room where Princess Yongfu was resting, Duan Fei had no choice but to dispel the idea of slipping away and continue to wait for the opportunity.

Zhengde sat on the edge of the bed and said to Princess Yongfu, who had a bleak face: "Xiuting, are you better?" With the royal brother in charge, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Princess Yongfu's gaze moved from Zhengde's face to Duan Fei's face, and she replied softly: "Brother Huang's kindness, Xiuting has nothing to repay, everything is arranged by Brother Huang, Lord Duan, everything is please." ”

Duan Fei nodded and replied, "Princess, please rest assured, Weichen has laid a net of heaven and earth, Hu Jie, even if they hide in the mouse hole, Weichen can dig them out and bring them to the princess." ”

Princess Yongfu closed her eyes in relief, and she said softly: "Then I can rest assured, Your Majesty, my sister is tired, can I stay in the leopard room tonight?" ”

Zhengde agreed: "Xiuting, you can rest in peace, no one can hurt you here!" ”

Princess Yongfu agreed softly, as if she was tired and soon fell asleep, Zhengde and Duan Fei led everyone to retreat together, Zhengde said to Duan Fei hatefully: "Duan Aiqing, you don't have to worry about the aftermath of King Xing, you immediately go back and go all out to arrest those three murderers, there must be no mistake!" ”

Duan Fei took the order and hurried to the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town, Si Gongcheng, as the prefect of Shuntian Mansion, could not slip away, so he could only stay and cooperate with the elders to discuss the arrangements.

Back in Jinyiwei, Duan Fei recruited Wang Zuo and Xie Zhijun and other Jinyiwei leaders, and held a meeting in the council hall, Wang Zuo first explained the latest progress of the search, and still did not find any news about Hu Jie and the other two suspects.

Duan Fei's fingers tapped on the armrest a few times, and said: "The emperor ordered that we can arrest the suspect at all costs, but it is not easy to search the whole city, and it is easy to have a negative impact on the image of Jinyiwei, I think the focus of the search should be on the slums west of Chaotian Palace, with the coolie with a scar on his arm as a breakthrough, as for Hu Jie and the person who pretended to be King Xing, I can't think of any good way for a while, you can put forward any suggestions or opinions." ”

Everyone was using their brains, and for a while, the council hall was quiet, and Duan Fei didn't urge them, closed his eyes and waited quietly.

Xie Zhijun coughed, attracting everyone's attention, Duan Fei also opened his eyes, only to see Xie Zhijun say unhurriedly: "My lord, don't you think that person pretending to be King Xing is suspicious?" ”

"Oh?" Duan Fei asked rhetorically, "What's suspicious about this person?" Please Mr. Xie for advice. ”

Xie Zhijun said: "There are many people in the world who look similar, but there are definitely not many people who are so similar that they can deceive the princess and King Xing's personal maid, with the ability of a small guard, I am afraid that he will not be so coincidentally touched, I think the origin of this impostor should not be so simple, maybe it is the stand-in that King Xing himself found." ”

Duan Fei bowed his head slightly while listening, Xie Zhijun was right, he was negligent in this point.

However, Wang Ping retorted: "Maybe that guy is proficient in disguise techniques?" ”

Wang Zuo said: "The disguise technique can make up people who are unknown to everyone, and it is not so easy to make up into someone that everyone is familiar with, and that person can go through an afternoon without being aware that it is fake, it can be seen that his words and deeds are at least somewhat similar to King Xing, this is by no means an overnight effort, Lord Xie is right, this person is very likely to be a stand-in for King Xing who has been cultivated for many years." ”

Wang Zuo's analysis was very clear, and everyone agreed after listening to it, Duan Fei said: "Then suppose this person is a stand-in for King Xing, but as a stand-in, he must be a dead soldier who has been cultivated for many years, why would he cooperate with Hu Jie to kidnap King Xing?" As a guard, what reason did Hu Jie have for him to choose betrayal? ”

Everyone looked at Xie Zhijun, Xie Zhijun smiled and said: "King Xing has not yet reached the age of sixteen, he is still a child, he is in the stage of growing his body, his face and body shape are changing every year, and the selected stand-in may be more similar to his appearance this year, and after a year, it will be judged as two, so this stand-in is very likely to be a newcomer, and he has not passed enough tests, so he was bought or moved by Hu Jie." ”