Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Impossible." Lu Anyuan denied this statement without even thinking about it. What kind of place is the Northern Territory? If the only place in Daxia that is still in danger of war is the Northern Territory, then it must be the Northern Territory. Moreover, Xu Yixing hated his father so much. If he wanted to escape, he would naturally go to a place where he could not be found. How could he go back to Miaozhou?

"She is just trying to confuse people, but we have to investigate. Send someone to follow along the Eight Gates, and then check that stream or butterfly. We can't miss any. Focus on the banks and pawnshops in the country. She didn't bring much with her when she went out, so she couldn't have brought cash. She must have gone to a bank to exchange it."

"Yes. Your coronation ceremony is almost here. The Minister of Rites has just reported that several princes have received the news and are on their way. If the coronation ceremony is not attended by the Queen..."

Lu Anyuan's eyes were filled with deep sorrow. He used to think that it would be a wonderful thing in life for him to be in this position and have Yixing by his side. But now...

He glanced at Qin Li standing in the hall, and then he consciously withdrew. Although he also knew about the disappearance of the prince's wife, it would be better to keep these things to himself, and it would be better if he knew less.

"Go find a woman with a similar body shape to hers, disguise yourself and then tell everyone after the ceremony that the queen is ill. Don't let anyone know anything."

"Yes." Ah Da accepted the order and left. Now this was the only way.

The funeral of the late emperor took a full month to conclude. Soon the new emperor ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty. The princes returned to their fiefdoms reluctantly. Even though they had thousands of doubts, they could no longer speak of them.

By May, the weather had become completely warmer. The ascension of the new emperor to the throne in the capital naturally brought a new atmosphere. Many former officials were reinstated. However, there was only one person who calmly refused when the emperor wanted to promote him to the Ministry of Personnel.

Shen Yue was sitting in the study of the Imperial College, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan. Beside him was the eunuch who came to announce the imperial edict. He was sweating profusely, not because of the heat, but because of anxiety.

"Sir Shen, the emperor ordered you to join the Ministry of Personnel as the Minister of Personnel. This is an exceptional promotion. What a great favor. Why do you..."

Shen Yue still looked thin, but his face was less stubborn and more indifferent and frank. "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have been in the Imperial College for a long time and I feel that this is the root of the corruption among officials in the Great Xia Dynasty. I will take root here and teach these students how to be good officials!"

"This..." The eunuch was so anxious that he almost cried. He was happy to go to other people's houses to announce the emperor's will and could even get some reward money. But why did he come here and not only did he get a lecture, but the other party also disobeyed the emperor's order? If he went back, would the emperor forgive him?

Shen Yue saw the helplessness of Li Shi and laughed: "Go back and say this, the emperor will understand."

There was no other way, so the eunuch could only return to the palace with a drooping face. As soon as the strong man left, a man came out from the innermost bookshelf and bowed to Shen Yue: "Your Excellency has great ambitions, I admire you."

Shen Yue looked at him unhappily and said, "Mr. Chao, how long do you plan to stay here with me?" Shen Yue was also preoccupied with the lawsuit. One day, a person suddenly appeared next to the rockery in his back garden. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Chao Jianyi!

Lord Shen was furious. The imperial court had been looking for Chao Jianyi for more than a month, and he was worried that he couldn't find him. How come he came to his house? Just as he was about to call for help, he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. It turned out that his old illness had come back. It was all thanks to Chao Jianyi who saved his life. Because of this, he had taken root in his house.

In the past, Shen Yue would never have had the slightest sympathy for the wanted criminals by the court, but perhaps because he had stayed in the Imperial College for too long, his character had changed a little, or perhaps it was because he had experienced the ruthlessness of court struggles in the past. He was stripped of his official position just because he said a few words to the second prince. Now, when he heard that Chao Jianyi was being hunted down because he had failed to treat the late emperor's illness, he became more and more confused.

He actually felt a little sympathy for Chao Jianyi, and was grateful to him, so he hid him at home. He even brought him with him to the Imperial College every day, and no one discovered him.

"Young man, do you know that you are a wanted criminal? If the eunuch just now recognizes you, both you and I will die!"

"I know, I know. Isn't this hiding?"

Shen Yue rolled his eyes at him: "What crime did you commit? Why are you wanted? And how did you get to my house?"

Chao Jianyi smiled slightly, patted his butt, turned back to the bookshelf, and ignored Shen Yue. Shen Yue had no choice. No matter how he asked the kid these days, he just wouldn't say anything. He really had no choice.

"I have inquired about it. The Dragon Boat Festival will be in a few days. The emperor will hold a sacrifice outside the city by the Wei River. I will take you out of the city then, and you can leave."

"Thank you, Lord Shen." Chao Jianyi agreed casually. Since he was kidnapped that day, he first hid with the man in black who came later for a while, and then suddenly one day the man said he was leaving and let him fend for himself. Then he knocked him unconscious, and when he woke up, he saw Lord Shen with a black face.

In fact, since Chao Jianyi accepted the task of poisoning the emperor, he had already let go of life and death. He just wanted to repay the favor of that person. Now he didn't care whether he lived or died. Since Shen Yue was afraid that he would implicate him, there was nothing to say. He just left.

Shen Yue really did what he said. On the Dragon Boat Festival, he hollowed out the space under the seat of his sedan chair and hid Chao Jianyi inside. He successfully took Chao Jianyi out of the capital, and then found time to let him go. His life and death were entirely up to him.

The bright yellow dragon flag was flying in front, and the emperor had finished the sacrifice and naturally had to return to the capital. However, at this moment, Lu Anyuan, who was wearing a yellow robe, had his eyes closed and was waiting for the report from outside.

A man jumped into the carriage and said, "Master, Chao Jianyi has been released. I can see clearly that it is him."

"Hmph." Lu Anyuan suddenly opened his eyes. He had been looking for him for two months, and he actually found him hiding with Shen Yue. If he didn't know Shen Yue very well, he would have thought that Shen Yue had sent him to poison the late emperor in order to avenge him.

"Find someone to follow him. I want to know where he went."

Ah Da was surprised: "You don't think Chao Jianyi is Miss Xu's man, do you?" How is this possible? Chao Jianyi is the person most likely to have done something to the late emperor. This... Madam wants to kill the late emperor?

"How is it impossible?"

"But, among all the relationships we have found, Chao Jianyi should not be familiar with Miss Xu."

"I checked carefully. It was after the medicine from the palace was delivered that day that Yi...she left. And the medicine was sent by the Imperial Hospital. How could it not arouse suspicion?"

"But the medicine was given by the Queen Mother. It's given every day. What's so strange about that?"

"Just do as you are told. No need to ask any more questions."