Chapter 29: Misfortunes Never Come Alone

The same thing also caused panic in the Xiao family.

"Ah!" A scream broke through the quiet morning.

Xiao Chongshan, who was getting up to go to the military camp, was frightened by the scream. Even though he had long developed a mind that was not afraid of honor or disgrace, he still had a strong sense of ominous premonition at this time.

Mrs. Xiao spoke uneasily: "What happened outside?"

Xiao Chongshan said nothing and walked out on his own.

"General." A guard hurried over, holding a tray covered with white cloth in his hand, "Early in the morning, a strange man in black brought... this..."

Xiao Chongshan opened the white cloth and took a look, his pupils suddenly shrank: "Whose hand is this?"

"Ah!" A scream of fear rang out. Mrs. Xiao turned pale with horror and almost fainted, "What is this? Get away! Get away!"

The guard quickly covered the cloth and said respectfully: "I have never seen the man in black. I just said to give the things to the general, and he left. I ordered people to chase him. I didn't expect that man." His skills are so powerful that he disappears in the blink of an eye."

Xiao Chongshan's eyes were fixed on the tray covered with white cloth. After a moment, he reached out and opened it again.

What appeared in front of him was a half-cut arm, lean and strong. At first glance, it belonged to an adult man, and it was the hand of a martial arts practitioner. There was nothing weak about it.

Xiao Chongshan's face became increasingly ugly. Suddenly he thought of something and rushed out.

Mrs. Xiao had already turned around and vomited against the flowers, but Xiao Chongshan had no time to pay attention at this time.

All the way out of the General's Mansion, Xiao Chongshan climbed on the mount he had prepared long ago and headed straight for the Princess's Mansion!

Unlike the last time I came here, there were no Qilin guards guarding the gate of the eldest princess's mansion today. Although the gate was closed, there was not even a single person outside.

Xiao Chongshan was about to go forward and break through the door, but the side door suddenly opened, and a man dressed as a servant walked out. When he saw Xiao Chongshan, he was slightly startled: "General Xiao?"

Xiao Chongshan's eyes fell on his face, and he said with great power, "The eldest princess is not here?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has left the Imperial City," the man said. "Except for the servants, guards, and maids who originally belonged to the Princess's mansion, all the others have been taken away. No one is left."

Xiao Chongshan looked tense: "Where is Xiao Jinghan?"

The man said: "Master Xiao is not here either."

"Taken away?"

"It should be so." The man was unsure, "General Xiao didn't get the news?"

Xiao Chongshan had a sullen face, he really didn't get the news.

The eldest princess and Qilin Guard left the imperial city. He didn't receive any news about such a big news? Who hid it from him?

"This general wants to go in and take a look."

"Go in and take a look?" The man frowned and quickly blocked the side door with his body, "That's not possible! Although the eldest princess is not here, it is still a crime of disrespect to break into the eldest princess's house without authorization. General Xiao is a military general, he will not know the law and break the law, right?"

Xiao Chongshan stood silently with a stern gaze. If he forced his way into the princess's mansion at this moment, no one could stop him.

But the man was right.

It is still a crime of disrespect to break into the eldest princess's mansion without permission.

Even if the eldest princess is not here right now, he can't easily give someone a hand.

Xiao Chongshan didn't say anything more, got on his horse and rode straight towards the palace.

After entering the palace to report to Emperor Ming, Xiao Chongshan learned that the Emperor had also received half an arm.

"Some people say that it was Jing Han's hand, but I don't really believe it." Yan Chen frowned deeply, "I guess that the other party just wanted to make me confused and make General Xiao panic, lose his ability to judge, and do irrational things. ”

"I think so too." Xiao Chongshan took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "But if I don't go in and look for it with my own eyes, I will feel uneasy."

"I can understand." The emperor said quickly, "You go with a few imperial guards and no one dares to stop you."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty."

So Xiao Chongshan quickly resigned, hurriedly left the palace with a few imperial guards arranged by the emperor, and soon arrived at the eldest princess's mansion.

This time, no one stopped him.

Xiao Chongshan quickly arrived at the eldest princess's dungeon, only to smell a strong smell of blood. There were blood stains on the ground, but he did not see a single figure.

Xiao Chongshan stared at the bloodstains with a dull expression, his whole body was cold. After a while, he turned around and walked out of the dungeon, leading people to search all the places in the eldest princess's mansion.

Except for the main hall, I dug almost three feet into the ground but could not find Xiao Jinghan.

Xiao Chongshan wanted to break into the main hall, but found that the door could not be opened at all: "What's going on?"

"No one can enter the eldest princess's bedroom." The man stood aside and said respectfully, "Young Master Xiao has never had the opportunity to step into this place, so General Xiao does not need to come here to look for it."

Xiao Chongshan looked at them coldly: "Did the eldest princess take Jing Han away?"

The Hu family's youngest son and Ji Shangshu's legitimate son were both taken away together, so there was no reason to keep Xiao Jinghan.

As for the half of the arm, Xiao Chongshan prefers to think that Yan Qing wanted the Xiao family to panic and used it to threaten them.

But the blood in the dungeon...

Xiao Chongshan's face was frighteningly cold. He was a military commander, with strong momentum and intimidating power. Now his expression was cold, and naturally he gave off a heart-stopping aura.

However, no matter how displeased he was, there was nothing he could do at the moment, because the servants in the eldest princess's mansion in front of him had no idea what was going on.

Xiao Chongshan couldn't be sure that the pool of blood in the dungeon belonged to Xiao Jinghan, and naturally he didn't want to believe that the half arm belonged to Xiao Jinghan.

But all the unknown things at the moment meant ominous things to him. He couldn't rest assured for a moment without seeing his son safe and sound.

Leaving the Princess's Mansion in anger, Xiao Chongshan immediately sent someone to investigate: "I want to know the whereabouts of the Princess, immediately, check it out!"

"Yes."

The Xiao family was in chaos. Mrs. Xiao was frightened and kept crying, afraid that the half arm belonged to Jinghan and that he had met with an accident.

However, one wave has not yet settled, another wave has risen. Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

A letter that came in a hurry cast a shadow on Xiao Chongshan's heart.

The messenger had a white cloth tied around his arm, and his expression was sad: "General, I am a descendant of the Jizhou branch, and the old lady...she passed away!"

Xiao Chongshan's eyes went dark, and he couldn't help shaking: "What did you say?"

"The old lady has not been in good health, and she has been missing her son for the past two years. The weather was cold before the New Year, and she accidentally caught a cold. She dragged on with the medicine until the first month of the year, and finally didn't make it..."

Xiao Chongshan felt cold in his heart, and the whole person was frozen and unable to react.

After his biological mother passed away, he had to go home to mourn for three years as a son, which meant that he could not hold military power during these three years, and he had to arrange a reliable person to take charge of the 200,000 Tiger Guards for him.

Now that his only son's life and death were uncertain, he had to rush back to Jizhou immediately to handle his mother's funeral.

Three years of mourning was an extremely long time, which meant too many variables.

At this time, Xiao Chongshan felt that God was playing a cruel joke on him.