Prince Needs to be Tamed

How could Lu Jinniang's words tell Madam Du that Princess Rong Qing's status was high, and that she was going to give up? Instead, he added fuel to the fire by telling him to find the emperor and empress to request a search of the Luan Palace.

Seeing the hopeful look in Madame Du's eyes, the noble and benevolent officials fell into a dilemma. Having said this much, he had no right to refuse. He could only ask the emperor and empress if this was feasible.

After a while, a large group of people escorted the emperor and queen over from afar. Seventh Prince Xiao Yun was there as well. The few of them stepped forward to greet them.

The emperor looked at Madame Du and said, "Vice Minister Du's beloved son has gone missing in the palace. I have a great responsibility. Since you've promised to search the palace, you can't let off any suspicious places."

Lady Du quickly knelt on the ground to show her gratitude. After Xiao Wen Feng said that Lu Jin Nian was to be dismissed, his gaze paused for a moment on Lu Jin Nian. Then, he looked in the direction of the palace. The group majestically moved towards that direction.

Lu Jinnian followed behind the crowd and secretly threw a black ball of dirt into the flowers on both sides of the road. After walking for two to three meters, the ball of dirt suddenly jumped up into the air, drawing out a line of black smoke.

This was how Lu JinNian contacted her subordinates. When her signal was sent, Mu Qin should have received it and started preparing. The only troublesome thing was that the earth ball didn't burn soundlessly and there was black smoke in the palace for no reason.

As expected, upon hearing the commotion, Xiao Wen Feng immediately sent people to investigate. Lu Jinniang looked and looked as if it was none of his business. When the people who had checked didn't find anything, he ran over to report, only to be met with Xiao Wen Feng's summons to the commander of the imperial guards.

He had lost another child and was releasing black smoke from his back. The defense of the palace was simply too weak …

A voice called out, "The emperor has arrived, the empress has arrived!" The door to the palace opened. Princess Rongqing gracefully invited everyone to take a seat in the hall.

The empress Yi QIyan smiled and pulled Princess Rong Qing over to her side of the room.

When Princess Rong Qing heard that Madam Du's child had been lost in the palace, she came looking for her with a surprised expression on her face. She nodded and said, "Poor mother and father. Madam Du's plight reminded me of that early death child of mine. Although I don't remember any children from the palace, since he's here, I might as well search him."

With Princess Rong Qing's consent, Xiao Wen Feng waved his hands and had the noble official go search.

Lu JinNian sat quietly at the side. This was the first time she looked at Princess Rong Qing up and down from such a close distance.

With her pampered face, she looked about the same age as Madam Yi. If it weren't for her weather-beaten, tangerine-puckered hands, it would be impossible to tell that she was actually older than Lu Jinsheng's grandfather.

While he was lost in thought, he felt someone tugging at his sleeve. Lu JinNian raised his eyebrows and turned around, only to find that Xiao Yun had hidden behind his chair.

Lu JinNian sighed, put his hands behind his back, and squeezed Xiao Yun's small hands, indicating that he was fine and relaxed.

The reason Princess Rong Qing was so calm was probably because she thought that her shady possessions were hidden in the secret passage, while the secret passage's switch was hidden. However, if one searched, they wouldn't be able to find it.

Unfortunately, it couldn't be as she had expected.

Lu JinNian estimated that it was about time. He lowered his eyes and counted silently in his heart. Five, four, three, two, one …

"Your Majesty, esteemed empress, something terrible has happened!"

The noble and benevolent father-in-law hurriedly ran in. However, he was an old father-in-law who had lived for decades after all. He did not neglect his etiquette within the bank.

Xiao Wen Feng frowned. "How is this proper and proper in front of Imperial Aunt? What's bad about it? Get up and speak slowly."

The noble official wiped his sweat. "This old servant listened to His Majesty's orders to search the palace and found some things in Princess Rong Qing's palace … It's hard to say in front of a woman, so I beg that Your Majesty … "

Xiao Wen Feng looked at Princess Rong Qing and said, "I'll go take a look."

Princess Rongqing's expression didn't change, but her grip on the chair's handle was tightly clenched. She was clearly not as calm as she appeared. "I, too, will go and take a look at what is inside my bedroom!"

To Madam Du, finding a clue meant finding a child, so she recklessly followed. Du Menglin was worried that something might have happened to her. She apologetically bowed to Yi QIyan and Madam Yi and followed after them.

Yi Nan twisted his butt on the chair, his face red, he whispered to Lu JinNian, "A-Jin …" I heard Chen Jia call you that, can I also call you that? "

Lu JinNian nodded with a smile, "Of course."

"Hey A-Jin, don't you want to know what happened over there?"

Lu JinNian shook his head, "I don't want to."

"Oh …" Yi Nan Qi sat up straight in disappointment.

Lu JinNian found it funny. This girl was curious in her heart, but she didn't dare to follow and wanted to take her as a companion.

I'm really sorry. I've almost finished directing this drama. The next step is for the emperor to face the evidence in front of me. What she needs to do now is not to join in the fun, but to remove all traces of her involvement.

The last thing he had to do was find a way to bring the boy over and give him the right to choose between survival and death.

Three days, the agreed three days was three days. She, Commander Lu, had always kept her word!

After going through the details again in his mind and feeling that there was nothing wrong, Lu JinNian let out a sigh of relief. He looked around and suddenly asked, "Where is His Highness the Seventh Prince?"

Yi Qiyan also noticed that Xiao Yun had disappeared, and her face paled a little. "Yun'er's gone?" Where did you run off to? "

"Empress, don't be anxious," Lady Yi comforted her. "Seventh Prince was just here a moment ago. Perhaps the child was curious and ran off with the emperor?"

Yi QIyan's face turned even paler, "No, Yun'er can't go and take a look!"

Meanwhile, Lu JinNian had already stood up and ran in the direction of the palace.

"..."

Resting Phoenix palace, Princess Rong Qing's palace.

Xiao Wen Feng stood in front of the dark tunnel entrance. On the ground, there were five boys who had been tortured to the point that they almost didn't look human. If they didn't still have their breath, they wouldn't have dared to believe that they were still alive, with broken legs, crushed bones, cut flesh, and sewn together …

The head of the imperial guards who had just been called over, along with a group of imperial guards, had already surrounded the area. There were also quite a few skilled imperial guards who had jumped into the shadows to investigate.

It was enough for Madam Du to listen to the description of the situation inside the secret passage. She covered her mouth and sobbed softly, unable to stop the tears from rolling down her face.

Before, she saw the palace as her last hope to find her son, and now, she really hoped that her son wasn't inside. Looking at those tortured children, she didn't even dare to imagine what she should do if her son became like this.