freenovelworld Chapter 627 Drained Blood
Chapter 627 Drained Blood
After hearing what Shen Yiyi said, Shang Zhanchen also became serious.
"How did you know?" This news really surprised him.
"Father, my mother Gu is dead." Shang Rou pouted in grievance.
As soon as he finished speaking, tears began to flow uncontrollably. That was the first poisonous insect he had cultivated.
It's so sad that he died so suddenly.
"Brother Chen, Rou'er's mother Gu is dead, which means the child Gu in Concubine Yun's body has been removed.
It must have been Wan Shengtian who did it. They must have colluded with each other."
Shen Yiyi looked worried. Since coming here, she had never seen anyone using Gu.
Therefore, she felt that it must be Wan Shengtian who did it. She didn't expect that he was so close to her. No wonder she couldn't find him after searching for so much. That's why she quickly called Brother Chen back.
“……”Shang Zhanchen said nothing.
But his brows were tightly furrowed. No wonder something happened to Old Sun as soon as he came to the palace and returned. It turned out that Wan Shengtian was in the palace.
"Don't alert the enemy to this matter for now. I'll have someone investigate it carefully."
The specific situation is still unknown for the time being, so he sent someone to investigate first to see if Wan Shengtian is really in the palace.
Then he needs to make some careful arrangements, otherwise with Wan Shengtian's cunning, he will easily escape.
"Okay." Shen Yiyi nodded.
There was still worry in his tone. He didn't expect Wan Shengtian to be so close to him. What if he attacked his son and daughter one day?
I really can't guarantee that I can protect them. After all, I am pregnant now, and Wan Shengtian is a difficult person to deal with.
Seeing Yiyi's worried look, Shang Zhanchen held her in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will protect you and the children."
If you want to do anything to Yiyi and the children, you have to get past him first.
After hearing what Brother Chen said, Shen Yiyi felt a lot more at ease.
"Ah."
In the next few days, Shang Zhanchen focused on the Fifth Princess's courtyard.
People were sent to monitor day and night, but nothing unusual was found in the Fifth Princess's courtyard. However, something happened in the capital.
There are as many as fifty or sixty missing children, which forces Shang Zhanchen to take the matter seriously.
As soon as he returned to the imperial study after the morning court session, he called Jiang Zuo over.
"Go investigate in person, and then borrow the tracker from the Crown Princess. I need to get news about those children as soon as possible."
In just over ten days, dozens of children have gone missing. If we don't investigate the matter quickly, I'm afraid more children will continue to go missing.
"Yes." Jiang Zuo agreed and walked out.
He also felt the seriousness of the matter, and over the next few days, he led the Imperial Guards to launch a large-scale search throughout the capital.
During this period, boys continued to go missing, which not only caused panic among the people, but also prevented everyone from having a good New Year.
Especially those who have children, not only do they dare not let their children go out, they also want to keep an eye on them every day.
Even Shen Yiyi was extremely nervous, fearing that the child would disappear if she wasn't careful.
He has been paying extra attention to Shang Jiao and Shang Rou these days, and has specially sent more people to follow them, for fear that something might happen to them.
After the morning court session, as soon as Shang Zhanchen arrived at the imperial study, Jiang Zuo came back exhausted.
"Master, the children have been found."
"Oh! Where did you find it?" Shang Zhanchen's eyes lit up.
I quickly stood up from my chair. After searching for so long, I finally found the children.
But when he saw Jiang Zuo's lonely eyes, his heart began to lift again.
"What happened?"
Seeing this guy's listless look, could something have happened to those kids?
"Master, those children have been found, but they are all dead."
"Dead?" The emperor looked shocked.
Nearly eighty children died. I don’t know who was so cruel.
“Your Majesty, I found those children in a basement on the north side of the capital.
When we found them, they were already dead and their blood had been drained.”
When he saw the miserable condition of those children, he was also shocked. Dozens of children, the oldest of whom was only five or six years old, had all turned into mummies.
"What?" The emperor looked at Jiang Zuo in disbelief.
Seventy or eighty children had their blood drained out. Only a very cruel person could do such a thing.
Even Shang Zhanchen's eyes were filled with anger.
"Check, we must get to the bottom of it!"
I don’t know who is so cruel and inhumane. If I find out, I will definitely tear him into pieces.
In the next few days, people became even more panicked, especially those with children at home.
I was afraid that I would be caught in the next second, so this time I was even followed to the toilet.
In order to find out the real culprit as soon as possible, Shang Zhanchen mobilized another 10,000 guards and began a new round of carpet search, leaving almost every corner untouched.
As night fell, the fifth princess was about to go to bed after washing up when Asan came back in a hurry.
"Princess, Master Wan has sent news."
"What's the matter?" The fifth princess sat up again.
After Asan cleared out the servants in the room, he carefully came to the side of the fifth princess.
"Princess, Master Wan said that the investigation in the capital has been very strict recently, and he can't get the child. He wants to ask for your help."
"How can I help?" The fifth princess frowned slightly.
She can't leave the palace and doesn't know kung fu, so how can she help?
“Princess, Master Wan has taken a fancy to the children in the East Palace and wants you to do him a favor. He said that as long as you can get those children.
His power will be restored, and he will be at your service." Asan said in a low voice.
Even though he was quite scared at the moment, if Master Wan could be loyal to the princess, he would definitely be a great help to her.
"..." The fifth princess said nothing.
It turns out that Master Wan has set his sights on those little brats in the East Palace. Now that he is alone, it would be good if he could be loyal to him.
But how can we get those little guys?
After thinking for a while, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes.
"Go tell him that tomorrow night is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and everyone in the palace will be in the front hall. I will try to leave a back door for him, and the rest is up to him."
"Yes." Asan nodded and hurried out to deliver the message.
The next morning, Shen Yiyi got up early and helped the children make lanterns.
"Mother, isn't today a day off? Where is father?"
Today is the Lantern Festival. Even my royal brother has been let go. I wonder where my father has gone.
"Your father has something important to do today."
Brother Chen said that the thief might strike again today, so he took away all the Dragon Hidden Guards early in the morning.
I hope he can catch the thief today to avoid panic among the people.
"Oh." The little girl nodded.
She obviously didn't look very happy. She was thinking of letting her father see how beautifully she danced the dragon, but now he couldn't see it.
As night fell, the masters and servants of each palace went to the front hall carrying lanterns.
There is a dragon dance performance in the front hall today, and everyone wants to get there early to grab a good spot to watch it.
Shen Yiyi, Shaoyao and the others also went out early. The little ones all had their hair tied in buns and ran out wearing dragon dance costumes.
Seeing that the children were dressed exactly the same, Shen Yiyi laughed.
"Where did you get these clothes?"