When Qi Chengyuan said this, he felt a great deal of pressure because the master in front of him was about to go berserk, and the master was staring at him.
The pressure was great, but he still had to explain the reason: "Master, think about it, this time the emperor had Miss Lin's body hung on the wall, just to lure the snake out of its hole."
"When you go to snatch Miss Lin, there will definitely be many people waiting to catch you. Master, for the sake of the great plan, you must not show up."
After finishing speaking, Qi Chengyuan heaved a sigh of relief. Anyway, he had said everything he needed to say. All he had to do now was wait for his master's decision.
Li Ziqing also pondered for a moment and looked at Qi Chengyuan: "Chengyuan's words make sense. In this case, I would like to ask the Qi family to take back Junior Sister's body and bury her properly."
Qi Chengyuan nodded in his heart. It seemed that in Li Ziqing's mind, big things were the most important. Such a person would not be tied down by the feelings of his children.
This is the natural emperor who is worth following. He looked at Li Ziqing and said, "Master, rest assured. Before Cheng Chengyuan came to see you, he had already arranged some personnel."
"I've gone to pick up Miss Lin and I'm sure we'll know the news soon."
Li Ziqing hummed and didn't say anything else. The two of them waited silently for news to come. The news did come when it was almost dawn.
Unfortunately, the news was bad, because all the people sent by the Qi family to snatch the body were killed, and the body was not retrieved, wasting so many manpower in vain.
Qi Chengyuan was furious, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Li Ziqing. Instead, he looked at Li Ziqing and said, "Master, don't worry."
"Even if we fail this time, we can go again and bring back Miss Lin's body."
Li Ziqing nodded: "Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and rest first."
Qi Chengyuan looked at Li Ziqing with some concern, but Li Ziqing smiled: "Don't worry, I still know what it means to put the overall situation first."
After hearing what Li Ziqing said, Qi Chengyuan was relieved. He hadn't rested all night, so he turned around and went back to the Qi family. Sure enough, the Qi family elders and others were not asleep at this time.
This loss made Elder Qi look unhappy. He looked at Qi Chengyuan and asked, "Has the master been appeased?"
Qi Chengyuan nodded: "The master said that he would focus on the big things, but he still asked our Qi family to take back Lin Chuwan's body."
The faces of the Qi family members turned black. How could they rob? So many people were dispatched this time, it was simply...
At this time, inside the palace, the emperor also received news that someone was going to snatch Lin Chuwan's body, which the emperor could have anticipated.
However, Li Ziqing did not show up, which made the emperor feel that he had overestimated Li Ziqing and he sighed.
"I thought he was a romantic! I didn't expect him to be just like this. Forget it. Since we can't lure Li Ziqing out, let's just give up on this plan."
"But it seems that there are really a lot of people in the Qi family. I'm going to find the place where the Qi family trains people!"
Gu Xiangning nodded; "Yes, Your Majesty, I will get this done."
After the two of them finished talking about the matter, Gu Xiangning left the palace, thinking that Xiaoman should have come back after so many days. The emperor was injured, and if Xiaoman didn't show up, it would easily arouse suspicion.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiangning decided to go to the palace to ask if Xiaoman had returned. As a result, he ran into Xiaoman as soon as he reached the door.
"Xiao Man, you're back."
Xiaoman nodded; "Well, is the emperor okay? I'll go to the palace to see him. It's just a formality!"
With Gu Xiangning here, how could the emperor be in trouble? That's why Xiaoman said that. Gu Xiangning glanced at Xiaoman and said, "I'll go with you."
Xiaoman looked at Gu Xiangning with a strange expression and wondered, "What's wrong?"
Gu Xiangning blinked his eyes and said, "The emperor and the queen have reconciled, and now they are as close as one. I'm afraid you will be wronged if you go alone!"
Xiaoman was still a little puzzled. Why did she feel aggrieved when she went alone? Of course, this was because Xiaoman didn't know this guy Gu Xiangning.
Showing affection in front of the emperor all the time is irritating to the emperor! But since Gu Xiangning wants to go with her, she won't object.
The two returned to the palace again, and as they walked, Gu Xiangning told Xiaoman what had happened recently and what he heard about the imperial envoy being sent out.
Xiaoman still agreed with it. After going to the palace, Xiaoman discovered that the relationship between the emperor and the queen was indeed more harmonious.
He smiled and looked at the emperor and empress: "Greetings, Your Majesty, Empress."
The emperor immediately spoke: "Come quickly, Xiaoman, when did you come back?"
The Queen also spoke up: "Why don't you stay and have lunch together today?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "I just came back. I was quite surprised to hear that the emperor was injured by an assassin, so I came to the palace to take a look."
When talking about assassins, Xiaoman raised his eyebrows, obviously there was something else behind his words. The emperor's mouth twitched, and he could tell that Xiaoman was making fun of him.
After coughing twice, he said, "By the way, Xiaoman, do you know much about this Li family?"
Xiaoman shook her head: "I don't know. Your Majesty, didn't you send a lot of envoys out this time? Send two more to the Northeast. Come to think of it, I also want to go to the Northeast."
When Gu Xiangning heard this, he spoke immediately: "I want to go too, but unfortunately I can't leave. Xiaoman, I'm worried about you going out alone."
"Do you have anything to do in the Northeast? Oh, you can send a message to my sister and ask her and the others to go there. They are going there to have fun anyway."
Xiaoman thought about it and nodded: "Okay, then I'll send a message to my sister and the others tonight. By the way, is there anything exciting happening recently?"
The queen laughed at Xiaoman's gossiping look and said, "There is one thing. The second young lady of the Qi family is getting married."
"The time is within these few days. If Li Ziqing wants to leave the city, he may take action on that day, so we must keep a close eye on him."
The Queen thought that the Emperor would not want Li Ziqing to leave the city. Xiaoman smiled but did not speak. But she remembered something: "Your Majesty, you are fine now."
"Then I'll leave the palace first. I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't done yet. I'll come back to the palace to accompany you tomorrow!"
After saying this, he took his leave immediately, and Gu Xiangning of course went after Xiaoman. The emperor and the queen looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
As soon as Gu Xiangning caught up with Xiaoman, he asked directly: "Xiaoman, what did you suddenly remember?"
Xiaoman looked at Gu Xiangning and said, "You've been talking about Li Ziqing for a long time. I remembered a person named Li Zichun. Is he related to Li Ziqing?"
Gu Xiangning blinked his eyes: "Yes, Li Zichun is Li Ziqing's younger brother. By the way, Li Zichun left Kyoto a few days ago."
Xiaoman frowned. Left Kyoto? What about Bai Zhen? He quickly came to the Bai family. There were only a few people in the Bai family now, but the head of the Bai family and Bai Jing were both there.
Bai Jing saw Xiaoman coming and hurried out to greet him: "Master, you're back. Is there something you want to do?"
Xiaoman nodded: "Where's Baizhen?"
Bai Jing didn't expect that Xiao Man was looking for Bai Zhen, and was a little confused: "Bai Zhen went out with a Bai Lord. Bai Lord's name is Bai Ziyan, and he is one of the imperial envoys this time."
Xiaoman's eyes widened: "What? Why is Bai Zhen gone? Where is the man from your Bai family?"
Bai Jing looked at Xiao Man embarrassedly: "Just when we were short of one person, Bai Zhen volunteered to go, but Bai Jia is also with us, so we don't have to worry about her causing trouble."
Hearing about Bai Jia, Xiao Man felt relieved: "I'm not afraid that she will cause trouble, but it's not a good reputation for a woman to go out with a man."
"Bai Jing, this is Kyoto. Most aristocratic families still attach great importance to a woman's reputation. This is different from the old days."
Bai Jing then realized what Xiaoman was worried about, but fortunately Bai Jia probably thought of this as well and went with her, so it seemed that nothing would happen.
"By the way, where did Bai Zhen and the others go?"
"We went to the northeast. I don't know exactly where we went. After all, it was arranged by Lord Lin, so I can't ask for too much details."
After Bai Jing finished answering, she looked at Xiaoman, who nodded: "That's right. By the way, how have Qin Cheng and the others been doing during this period?"
Speaking of what Qin Cheng and the others said, Bai Jing also quickly responded. The Qin family still has a certain status among the literati, and their things are all good.
Therefore, he quickly gained a foothold in Kyoto and had a strong backing, so his development was of course very smooth, and he received nothing but good news from Bai Jing.
Xiaoman went back. As soon as she arrived at the palace, she saw that Qian Jiujiu's special carrier pigeon had actually delivered a message. Xiaoman was a little curious.
Could it be that she and her sister could communicate with each other? Just as she was thinking about contacting the other party, the other party contacted her first and took the letter off the pigeon's leg.
After reading the letter, Xiaoman said that he was very upset. Gu Xiangning had been following Xiaoman's life, and was surprised to see that Xiaoman didn't say anything.
"Xiao Man, what news did my sister send you? Why don't you say anything?"
Xiaoman curled her lips and said, "Someone has followed my sister. You can see for yourself. It seems that this trip to the Northeast is inevitable!"
Gu Xiangning took it and took a look. It turned out to be a message from Qian Jiujiu and others, saying that when they were traveling recently, they found someone following them.
At first I thought it was a bunch of blind bandits, but later I found out it was not that simple, so I sent a message back to ask if anything had happened recently.
After all, those following them were not ordinary bandits, but well-trained secret guards, or even the army, which made Qian Jiujiu and others alert.
Xiaoman quickly explained what happened here, and then sent a message to Qian Jiujiu.