Chapter 718 Investigation

Xu Hu is now the President of Jinyiwei, and he is only loyal to Zhao Yuanjing.

He never asked the reason, and only faithfully carried out all Zhao Yuanjing's orders.

Zhao Yuanjing ordered him to investigate Yundai, even if he knew that Yundai was the emperor's favorite concubine, he would never be surprised.

"Find this matter yourself, and don't say anything." Zhao Yuanjing told him.

"Humble post obeys the order."

Xu Hu turned and went out.

He first went to call the guards who were on duty at the gate of the imperial city last night, and questioned them one by one.

Two of the guards admitted to seeing Concubine Yun.

"About midnight, I saw Empress Yun." The guard said, "However, I didn't let her out, and she didn't force her, so she went back soon."

"Who was Lady Yun with at that time?" Xu Hu asked.

"Mistress Yun is accompanied by a eunuch." The guard said, "There is no one else. At that time, the empress asked to leave the palace, but the humble officials did not dare to let her go. The empress turned around and left."

Xu Hu pondered, and asked again: "What happened next?"

"Later? I didn't see Empress Yun again after that." said the guard.

"Didn't you see it?"

"The humble job can be guaranteed with my life. It is true that I never saw Empress Yun again."

Xu Hu frowned.

He thought for a while, and then asked carefully: "It was already midnight at that time, so there shouldn't be anyone entering or leaving the palace gate?"

"There is one more person," said the guard.

Xu Hu's eyes lit up: "Who?"

"His Royal Highness Qin Wang." The guard said, "However, His Royal Highness Qin Wang is busy with affairs, and often leaves the palace very late. The lowly officials are already used to it."

Xu Hu said: "I didn't ask Prince Qin. Is there no one else but him?"

"After Prince Qin left, no one came in or out until after dawn." The guard replied.

Xu Hu was silent for a while, and asked, "Did King Qin leave the palace alone?"

"Looks like he brought a follower?"

The two guards looked at each other, "I remember that I have a follower."

"Have you seen the appearance of that follower?"

"I didn't see it very clearly, but I'm not tall, and I'm wearing a cloak." The guard recalled carefully, "I didn't care about the humble job at the time, because the King of Qin would sometimes bring his entourage in and out."

Xu Hu slapped the table and said angrily: "You bastard, you don't have to ignore Prince Qin's entry and exit. Why don't you investigate his entourage?"

The guard was a little terrified, and said: "Prince Qin has to go in and out of the palace every day, and I wait for mere guards, if there is no imperial decree, how dare we go forward and question him?"

Xu Hu is an astute person, he vaguely felt that this matter was not that simple, so he went back and reported it to the emperor.

Zhao Yuanjing listened quietly, and finally asked: "What does the entourage brought out by King Qin look like?"

"The guards guarding the gate said they didn't see it clearly. They only knew that they were relatively short and wrapped in a cloak. Because it was brought out by Lord Qin, the guards didn't dare to interrogate him." Xu Hu said.

"Oh...Then, did King Qin show up again?"

"No." Xu Hu said very firmly, "The two boys guarding the gate are the confidantes of my ministers, and they are also dedicated to their duties. They said that from the time King Qin left until dawn opened the palace gate, no one came in or out. Pass."

Zhao Yuanjing lowered his eyes in thought, and did not speak for a long time.

Xu Hu said: "Your Majesty, do you want me to ask King Qin?"

"You?" Zhao Yuanjing glanced at him, and said with a faint smile, "With your knowledge, you can ask what little uncle Huang said. Do you dare to do anything to him?"