The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

On the other side, Mu Ai failed to wait for his Lord Marquis in front of the palace gate as he wished.

After finally meeting an acquaintance, I found out that the Marquis had been left for questioning by the emperor after he went to court.

There was no other reason. Because this year's Chinese Valentine's Day banquet was about to be held, many officials and their families brought their daughters to the capital, so the emperor handed over all the defense of the capital to Mu Rong.

Not only did the emperor ask questions many times in the past two days, but the queen also often sent messages to Mu Rong to inquire about the current situation.

Fortunately, the capital's defense is business as usual.

Seeing that he was very familiar with the security arrangements everywhere, the emperor nodded repeatedly: "I was originally worried that entrusting the defense of the capital to you, a first-class military prince, would be overqualified, but now that I heard you talk about it, I realized that this position belongs to you. ”

After hearing this, Mu Rong quickly thanked the emperor for his kindness.

The emperor was used to his rules and asked him to leave after a few brief instructions.

……

For Mu Rong, the distance from the imperial study room to the palace gate was only a cup of tea, but as he approached the palace gate, he caught a glimpse of Mu Qi's figure passing by.

Mu Rong's heart trembled - Chuhe wanted to see him for something!

So, he avoided everyone and came to the Chuhe barracks by a familiar route.

However, after four days of absence, the barracks are still as shabby as ever.

"What happened?" Mu Rong asked.

"One of my guards is missing." Chu He responded in a deep voice when he saw him coming in.

"Gone?" Mu Rong's heart trembled.

The Forbidden Army guards the safety of the palace, and their skills are far beyond that of ordinary guards. They can make the Forbidden Army disappear quietly... This is no small matter.

He looked at Chu He: "When did you disappear? And when did you find it?"

"The last time you and I met, he was on duty at the palace gate. At that time, someone was looking for me and asked him to send a message... The people on duty with him saw him coming towards the barracks." Chu He said.

Mu Rong frowned: "But no one was looking for you that day."

Chu He nodded: "He disappeared since then."

"You haven't noticed yet?" Mu Rong asked.

"Zhao Baihu has always been responsible for guarding the city gate. The missing guard's name is Qian Lu, a fellow villager of Zhao Baihu. Because of this neighborly relationship, Zhao Baihu always takes good care of Qian Lu, and he also develops Qian Lu. I have a lazy temper, and sometimes no one dares to say anything when I am not on duty for three or two days. Over time, everyone gets used to it, and not long after my appointment, no one will report these things to me. "

"I see..." Mu Rong said coldly, "Four days have passed since the last time you and I met to discuss Wu Tianqi. Zhao Baihu must have noticed something was wrong."

"That's right." Chu He responded, "Just now, Zhao Baihu reported the matter. In the inner courtyard of the palace, a guard disappeared for no reason. This incident is unusual in every aspect."

Mu Rong nodded.

However, his thoughts fell on another point: "You said that someone was looking for you at the palace gate that day? And that Qian Lu disappeared while coming to deliver the message?"

After he finished speaking, Chuhe understood what he meant.

"I have already sent word to the guards who were on duty with him at the palace gate that day to come over. It's time to arrive."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young voice sounded outside the door: "My subordinate Sun Wang, please see Deputy Commander Chu!"

Hearing this, Mu Rong looked at the empty barracks in Chuhe... He had nowhere to hide even if he wanted to!

Chu He pointed to the beam above his head: "Today I have to humiliate Marquis Weiyuan and become a gentleman on the beam."

Mu Rong: "..."

After Mu Rong had "hidden", Chuhe responded: "Come in."

Sun Wang was also on duty at the palace gate today. When he came in, he placed his sword outside the barracks and walked in alone: ​​"My subordinates pay homage to Vice Commander Chu."

Chu He nodded, his voice filled with the majesty of a superior: "When was the last time you saw Qian Lu?"

"The last time?" Sun Wang was startled, "How...how many days has it been?"

Facing Chu He's question, Sun Wang was nervous and stammered: "About three or four days ago, my subordinates were on duty with Qian Lu... and the other six guards. At that time, a girl said... that she wanted to see Chu He. ...Vice Commander Chu... Qian Lu has come to the palace to report..."

"He never returned to duty after entering the palace. Why didn't you report it?" Chu He frowned deeply.

Sun Wang felt a chill running down his back: "Qian Lu has always been lazy and often fishes in troubled waters. At that time, several of his subordinates thought he had just returned to the barracks after reporting, so they didn't take it to heart."

After saying that, he raised his head and looked at Chu He. Seeing that the other party was expressionless, he panicked and fell to his knees with a thud: "I know my mistake! Please punish me, Deputy Commander Chu!"

"Have you seen the woman who came to look for me that day?" Chu He continued to ask.

Sun Wang hurriedly said: "My subordinate... I have never seen her before. She is wearing ordinary common people's clothes, but..."

"Just what?"

"Just looking at her appearance, she doesn't seem to be from Dazhou..." Sun Wang replied tremblingly.

"really?"

Seeing that Chu He raised his voice, Sun Wang became even more timid: "My subordinate... I'm far away, and I haven't seen her appearance clearly. It's just that she behaves in a carefree manner, and she doesn't seem like a woman from my great Zhou Dynasty."

Hearing this, the figure of a woman suddenly flashed in Chuhe's mind.

But there was no time to think about it at this moment, so he asked Sun Wang a few more questions, and then said: "My colleague is missing but does not report it. You are on duty as seven people to collect twenty military sticks together."

Sun Wang breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this: Twenty army sticks, not bad, not bad!

If it had been anyone else that day, if they had found out that they had not returned, they would have definitely searched or reported it. However, Qian Lu relied on Zhao Baihu's relationship, so they dared not speak out, but in the end it was a person who disappeared inexplicably. Chu The deputy commander accepted the punishment for these twenty army sticks.

As soon as I reached the door of the barracks, I heard the deputy commander behind me add: "A hundred of your households have been dismissed. If this kind of thing happens again, don't blame me for expelling you from the Forbidden Army!"

"Yes! This subordinate will never do it again!" Sun Wang replied cheerfully, with a hint of joy in his voice.

When Sun Wang left, Mu Rong immediately rolled over from the beam and landed on the ground.

Before Chu He could speak, Mu Rong said in a deep voice: "It's Wai."

"How do you know?!" Chu He looked at him.

"A few days ago, Mr. Shu once said that he met a person in the capital who sounded very much like Vai, but the person walked quickly and he didn't see his face clearly."

"It is indeed her..." Chu He murmured.

When he heard Sun Wang's description just now, the first thing he thought of was Vai.

I just didn't expect it to be her?

Why did she come to the capital?

After Mingming resolved the crisis in southern Xinjiang that day, he repeatedly emphasized to Wali that he must take good care of his sister and never come to the capital again without important matters...

But it has only been a few months and you have already forgotten all his instructions?