As time passed, the sky gradually brightened. The imperial guards were still running around in the palace, but still found nothing.

Jiuhua Palace.

Xuan Yi sat on the main seat, holding the sword in both hands, tapping the ground impatiently.

The concubines in the palace were kneeling below, all sweating, their feet were numb from kneeling, but they dared not breathe.

"It's been so long, and you haven't found it yet?" Xuan Yi had already lost his patience and said impatiently.

What a bunch of rubbish, they haven't found it after searching for so long.

"Reply, reply to the emperor, there is no news yet." The eunuch replied while wiping his sweat.

"Very good." Xuan Yi picked up the sword in his right hand and walked towards Concubine Liu step by step.

Seeing him holding a knife, Concubine Liu couldn't help but shrink back, and kowtowed and cried, "Your Majesty, I really don't know! I just locked her in my bedroom! I didn't do anything else!"

"You dare to plot against me! You are so brave." Xuan Yi raised Concubine Liu's chin with a sword and said coldly.

Concubine Liu trembled and looked at Xuan Yi carefully, "Your Majesty, I dare not!"

"Don't dare? I think you dare very much."

"Puff!" The knife went straight into Concubine Liu's heart. Concubine Liu couldn't say a word in pain, and tears kept flowing.

Xuan Yi pulled out the sword expressionlessly, and Concubine Liu fell straight to the ground, bleeding all over the floor.

Everyone was frightened and panicked by the bloody scene, and several concubines screamed.

Xuan Yi listened to the noisy crying and the pain in his head gradually became clear. He shouted angrily, "Don't want to die! Shut up!"

They covered their mouths one after another, not making any sound, and tears flowed in fear.

This! This is the emperor's true appearance!

How dare they? How dare they plot against the emperor?

"If you haven't found it in half an hour, kill another person until you find it." Xuan Yi said coldly.

The guards dragged the body away.

The concubines were so scared that they couldn't stop trembling.

If they had known earlier, they would not have participated.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Qin is here." The eunuch said cautiously.

"Let her in." Xuan Yi rubbed his head.

Concubine Qin, when she came in, saw the body of Concubine Liu being carried out, and covered her nose with her hand.

As if nothing had happened, she walked in.

"See your majesty." Concubine Qin saluted.

"My beloved concubine, come and sit down." Xuan Yi pointed to a seat next to him.

Concubine Qin smiled slightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then she walked over there and sat down next to him.

"Your Majesty, what happened? Why are there so many sisters here?"

Xuan Yi smelled a familiar smell, and the pain was relieved a little. He looked at her and said, "They actually dared to plot against me and tied up Concubine Xian. Now Concubine Xian's whereabouts are unknown. What do you think we should do?"

Concubine Qin pretended to be amazed, "Ah? How is this possible? Where did they get the courage to plot against the emperor?"

"Your Majesty is wronged!" The green-clothed concubine cried and shouted.

They only knew that Concubine Liu would implement this plan, but they didn't send anyone, so they didn't participate, right?

Concubine Qin glanced at the green-clothed concubine who was crying out for injustice, and then looked at the indifferent emperor, and said softly, "You have conclusive evidence that you plotted against the emperor. How could the emperor wrong you?"

"Your Majesty, we didn't." The green-clothed concubine cried.

"Noisy." Xuan Yi frowned.

The guard understood and cut the neck of the concubine in green with a knife.

The concubine in green fell to the ground with her eyes wide open.

Then she was carried out.

Concubine Qin clenched the handkerchief in her hand and adjusted her breathing.

Sure enough, she was right. The emperor was still as bloodthirsty and indifferent as ever.

If the emperor knew that she had kidnapped Concubine Xian, would he treat her like this?

"My beloved concubine, what's wrong?" Xuan Yi raised his eyes and asked when he saw that her breath was unstable.

Concubine Qin forced a smile and explained, "No, nothing."

"Your Majesty! The Queen Mother is here." The eunuch ran in and said hurriedly.

Xuan Yi threw the bloody sword aside, and the eunuch immediately picked it up, wiped it clean and put it into the scabbard. Xuan Yi stood up and was about to leave when the Queen Mother strode in.

Concubine Qin stood up and saluted quickly.

The Queen Mother looked at the room full of people kneeling and the two pools of blood on the ground, and vaguely felt that something was wrong, and frowned.

"Mother, why are you here?" The Emperor walked to her side and gently lifted her hand.

He took her to sit in his seat just now.

After the Queen Mother sat down, the Emperor sat down next to her.

Concubine Qin stood by and served consciously.

"You still asked why I came. The whole palace was disturbed by you last night. What are you doing?" The Queen Mother said dissatisfiedly.

How can an emperor be so reckless?

"Excuse me for disturbing you, mother. It's my fault. They hid Concubine Xian, and I'm looking for her." Xuan Yi explained, looking at the kneeling person coldly.

"How could Concubine Xian disappear when she was fine? Do they have the ability to do that?" The Queen Mother frowned, looking at the kneeling concubines on the ground, her face full of disbelief.

With the means and strength of these people, it would be a joke to say that they wanted to hide people in the palace.

There must be someone else behind Concubine Xian's disappearance.

Thinking about it, the Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Qin standing next to her.

Concubine Qin received the Queen Mother's eyes and couldn't help but lower her head.

"I don't know, but they are inseparable from this matter. I ordered people to search the entire palace."

After searching the harem with a large army, they still couldn't find her.

The palace has always been heavily guarded for Concubine Xian. If she was taken out of the palace, it would be impossible for her not to be seen.

It is very likely that Concubine Xian is still in the palace, but no one knows where she is hidden.

"Well, you must find Concubine Xian as soon as possible." The Queen Mother nodded.

"Concubine Qin, you are also involved at this time!" The Queen Mother changed the subject and looked at Concubine Qin intently.

Concubine Qin was frightened and turned pale. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "The Queen Mother is wise. I dare not do this."

"The emperor gave you the power to lead the six palaces, so that you can manage the harem well, make the harem harmonious, and share the emperor's worries. Concubine Xian was taken away under your nose. Do you think you have anything to do with this? You are derelict in your duty!"

Concubine Qin breathed a sigh of relief and apologized repeatedly, "It's all my negligence! I will definitely send someone to find Concubine Xian as soon as possible."

"I see that you are not in good health. When you find Concubine Xian, you can give the things to me and let me manage it for you." The Queen Mother asked Concubine Qin to hand over the power in a few words.

Even if Concubine Qin was unwilling, she could not go against the Queen Mother's will.

She could only bite the bullet and answer, "Yes."

Xuan Yi had no objection to this. It didn't matter to him who managed the harem.

When he finds the virtuous concubine, he plans to disband the harem. A lot of troubles really make him feel bad.

"It's not a good idea to keep looking in the palace blindly. Are there any other clues?" The Queen Mother turned to Xuan Yi and said.

"Not yet." Xuan Yi shook his head.

"Cough. Cough." Concubine Qin coughed.

The Queen Mother frowned, "If you feel unwell, go back early."

Concubine Qin said with a forced smile, "Thank you for your concern, my concubine is fine."

"Send the imperial physician to take a look." Xuan Yi said.

Her cough suddenly reminded him that Feng Yuluan had invited more than a dozen imperial physicians to treat stomach disease yesterday. This was a bit strange. Usually, his diet was taken care of by a special person. How could he have such a stomach ache?

He had to ask these imperial physicians what was going on?

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