Not long after the carriage left the capital, it turned onto a trail.
Dense woods can cover your tracks while walking.
But after walking for a while, a person suddenly stood in front of him.
The path was too narrow, so the coachman could only quickly stop the carriage and said coldly: "Get out of the way!"
The man who was standing turned around, and when the coachman saw his face clearly, he felt a flash in front of his eyes and suddenly lost consciousness.
The eldest grandson Linlang, who was sitting in the car, felt her heart sinking and made plans to die together.
But he didn't expect a familiar voice to come from outside: "Changsun Shanggong, you'd better burn this letter on the spot."
Changsun Linlang immediately opened the car curtain and saw a familiar face.
"Mr. Pei! Do you know that this is the emperor's order!" Changsun Linlang knew that Pei Yi was not an ordinary person, but she never expected that he would intercept her here.
Pei Yi stretched out his hand to hold the sword at his waist, with handsome features and charming smile.
"Since Changsun Shanggong refuses to cooperate, I can only be rude."
Changsun Linlang was very scared, but she was the emperor's servant and could never betray him.
At the critical moment when Pei Yi drew out his sword, Changsun Linlang took the lead and pulled out the dagger from his sleeve.
He rushed out of the carriage in an instant, but instead of attacking Pei Yi with the dagger, he thrust it hard into the horse's butt while he jumped.
The horse was in pain and instantly raised its hooves, raised its head and neighed.
But the next moment, as Changsun Linlang sat on the horse, Pei Yi swung his sword and cut off the horse's two front legs.
There was another neighing, and the horse jolted and fell to the ground.
Changsun Linlang quickly turned over and dismounted, rolling to the side. Just as she was about to use her strength to escape, her shoulders were suddenly restrained and unable to move.
Pei Yi's voice sounded from behind: "If it weren't for the fact that your grandfather saved me, I should have killed you long ago."
Before he finished speaking, Changsun Linlang felt a pain in the back of his neck, his vision went dark and he fainted.
Pei Yi found the emperor's secret letter from her body, opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile on his face.
It was exactly as he guessed.
Standing at the entrance of Qianyuan Palace, Wen Qingzhu waited until dark, but the emperor never summoned her.
On the contrary, Luo Chan, who was out, came back with someone.
Seeing that she was still here, Luo Chan stepped forward and said proactively: "The Emperor is in the bedroom now. Why don't Master Ning follow me in and wait?"
"Thank you for your concern, your Majesty. However, the Emperor has not given any orders, and I dare not go beyond the rules." Wen Qingzhu declined her kindness.
From her attitude, Wen Qingzhu could probably find that Jiang Yue had not given up on him.
It seems that the Ning family is not in danger for the time being.
Luo Chan waved his hand, causing everyone around him to retreat three feet away.
After looking around, Wen Qingzhu discovered that there were two invisible auras behind Luo Chan.
"Master Ning, to be honest, His Majesty is very satisfied with you and intends to reuse you. I am willing to help you, but there is a request."
"Wei Chen doesn't dare." Wen Qingzhu already understood what Luo Chan wanted to say.
So he immediately took two steps back to show distance.
Luo Chan's expression changed, and she flicked her sleeves and said, "Ning Ping, I have the final say in the entire palace now, so what qualifications do you have to dare to disobey me!"
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and listened attentively to her scolding, but she wouldn't say a word that he shouldn't have said.
After going through ups and downs in the palace for so long, Luo Chan still didn't understand that Jiang Yue was the only one who had the word here.
The 'Ningping' in front of you is not accessible, and this is the main entrance of Qianyuan Palace.
Although Luo Chan has the power, she also knows that she cannot touch those who cannot be touched at will.
After looking at Wen Qingzhu, Luo Chan turned around and went in.
After waiting for about another quarter of an hour, a secret guard appeared in front of Wen Qingzhu.
He raised his hand casually and pointed inside: "Your Majesty invites you."
"Thank you, sir." Wen Qingzhu bowed very politely.
Following him as he walked in, he looked sideways at the person next to him from time to time, always feeling that he looked familiar.
As they walked, Wen Qingzhu asked casually, "May I ask your surname and your name? It seems that I have never seen you before."
"You don't need to know." Ye Han glanced at her and didn't take her to heart.
Wen Qingzhu said yes repeatedly and asked no more questions.
But she probably had some confidence in her heart. It seemed that she would have to find an opportunity to ask Hei Jiren.
When they arrived at the dormitory, Wen Qingzhu was invited to sit by the bed before he could salute.
Jiang Yue handed him a list: "You don't have to worry about the affairs in Suho for now. Get rid of all the people here now."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to ask who these people were, but she could only accept them respectfully and replied yes.
Then, Jiang Yue looked at Ye Han beside him and introduced: "His name is Ye Han. He is the commander of the secret guards around me. You will have many things to do with me in the future. He will also arrange for you to go out with you later."
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Lord Ye."
When he turned around and left Qianyuan Palace, he happened to meet Luo Chan coming back.
Her eyes suddenly fell on Ye Han, and her tone was ambiguous: "Are you free today?"
Ye Han's eyes darkened and he said respectfully: "Concubine Luo, my subordinates are now going to help Master Ning arrange manpower. If you have any issues, you can report it directly to the emperor."
"Hey... It's really a living thing." Luo Chan gave him a resentful look.
But Ye Han remained calm-faced, kept a clear distinction with Luo Chan, and left with Ning Ping.
Wen Qingzhu followed Ye Han, smiling inwardly.
So, it seems like she discovered a great secret.
The two of them avoided the imperial army and arrived at Qingning Palace.
Ye Han took her to a side courtyard, entered the house, and opened the entrance to the secret room.
He turned around, stood with his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly arrogantly, looked at Wen Qingzhu and said, "I know Master Ning is a smart man, there are some things you should know how to do, right?"
"Of course I understand." Wen Qingzhu expressed his loyalty respectfully.
After entering the secret room, Wen Qingzhu carefully looked at the surrounding environment.
The passages here, up, down, left and right, are all forged from black iron.
As he continued to go deeper, Wen Qingzhu became more and more frightened.
There is actually a place like this in the palace!
Dark iron is rare and is commonly used in the manufacture of weapons and crossbows.
It was directly used to build a secret room like this, and it was such a big secret room. Wen Qingzhu had never seen it before.
This is not just a financial requirement, Da Qi is not the only one who can collect the raw materials for forging black iron.
Arriving in a hall, Wen Qingzhu saw many secret guards with amazing internal strength.
There were about a hundred people, and judging from their auras, they were probably all at the level of Yang Liu and Yang Jiu.
Ye Han, who led her in, could even compare to Wei Yu.
Ye Han walked to the seat above the lobby, turned around slowly, and ordered two people to come out: "Ye Qian Ye Kun, you go on a mission with Lord Ning Ping!"
With a 'yes', two people came out of the queue and stood up.
Wen Qingzhu held his breath and remained calm. Under the attention of so many experts, he did not dare to make any small move.
"Master Ning, now that I have given it to you, you can leave." In this hall with flickering candles, Ye Han's expression became more and more arrogant.
Wen Qingzhu thanked him and turned to leave.
There were no footsteps behind her, but she knew that the two people named just now were following her.
Just after leaving Qingning Palace, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but look back.
Is this Jiang Yue's trump card
Those hundreds of people were not easy to deal with. When she entered just now, she still remembered that there were twenty-two signs hanging on the walls of the hall.
On it are written the codes of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.
There must be others she doesn't know about.
Wen Qingzhu withdrew his gaze and turned towards the entrance of the palace.
Wen Qingzhu walked for a full hour from Qingning Palace to the south gate of the palace.
At this moment, the morning star in the eastern sky shines brightly.
Wen Qingzhu raised his head and said, "It's almost dawn."
After leaving the palace gate, Yang Jiu was waiting for him on horseback.
But his eyes were fixed firmly behind Wen Qingzhu.
"Master Yang, is Fu Houke okay?"
Yang Jiu turned over and saluted Wen Qingzhu: "Don't worry, sir, everything is fine."
"That's enough. I'll go back and see my mother first." Wen Qingzhu gave Yang Jiu a look and asked him to leave.
Yang Jiu hesitated for a moment, thinking that the other party was not weak, and a formal comprehensive investigation into the Yang family's affairs had begun. If Fu Lieteng couldn't take action, he had better be careful.
"Master Ning, I'll go first." Yang Jiu finally left here with his people.
Continuing forward, someone suddenly called her in a carriage on the roadside.
"elder brother!"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and saw Ning Xiu with tears in his eyes.
He quickly put down the curtain, got out of the car, ran to him, grabbed his hand, and cried, "Brother, my mother is sick, very serious. You go back and see him first."
"Okay, don't worry." Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and touched his head.
Half an hour later, Wen Qingzhu returned to the Ning family.
In Mrs. Ning's bedroom, she sat beside the bed, and the maid brought a medicine bowl over.
"Young Master, the doctor said that Madam's body needs to be taken good care of. I'm afraid it will take three to five years to recover."
Wen Qingzhu took the bowl from the maid, took a spoonful, and took the opportunity to smell the medicine, which was soothing and nourishing.
Mrs. Ning's expression was a little confused and she was whispering something.
Ning Xiu hugged Mrs. Ning and leaned against her. Wen Qingzhu slowly fed her the medicine, bit by bit very patiently.
"Brother, you are really becoming more and more like a sister-in-law. You were not so light-handed before." Ning Xiu said suddenly.
Wen Qingzhu was immediately frightened, but she quickly reacted: "After all, she is our mother. If you can't do it once or twice, it won't be enough if you do it more times. Besides, your nephews and nieces are here, and I will always be needed." While taking care of them.”
"That's true." Ning Xiu suddenly realized.
After a while, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, my sister-in-law's letter came back yesterday, saying that she will be back with the children today."
"Did you come back from delivering the letter yesterday?" Wen Qingzhu's hand paused. When Mrs. Ning came back, what would happen to the real Ning Ping
Ning Xiu found that his expression was a little strange and asked in confusion: "Are you worried that they will be in danger when they return to Beijing? I have thought so too, but over in Kangcheng, a large number of victims have poured in, and there are more Being locked outside, a lot of vandalism, smashing, and looting occurred there, but fortunately Mrs. Fu was there and sent someone to take them back in person."
"Then I really have to thank Mrs. Fu." Wen Qingzhu nodded.
"No, here in the capital, Mr. Fu has also helped our family a lot. Originally, it was me who Marquis Jingyuan wanted to arrest, but it was Mr. Fu's people who protected me several times."
Ning Xiu helped Mrs. Ning lie down while talking about the previous events in the capital.
Wen Qingzhu's heart was a little ups and downs, sometimes thinking about Fu Lie's situation in the capital, and sometimes thinking about what Jiang Yuanhan was going to face on the shore of Kangcheng.
When she was in a daze, another woman came in from outside and said that the young lady was back.
Wen Qingzhu immediately got up and went out.
As soon as I walked into the yard, I found that Mrs. Ning was back with the children.
Also returning together were Xi'er and Beidou.
Xi'er helped hold Ning Ping's two children. When Mrs. Ning saw Wen Qingzhu, she immediately handed the children in her arms to the wet nurse and ran to Wen Qingzhu herself.
"Hiraji, there are some things I want to talk to you about in the room."
Wen Qingzhu nodded and followed Mrs. Ning to the backyard and into their bedroom.