The leader of the kamikaze warriors, Qing Que, who was ordered to protect Jing Chen's Princess Tomb, returned to the capital and reported to the palace that very night.
He arrived early and waited in the Peaceful Palace.
The lanterns were lit. In the huge palace, other than the kamikaze warrior Qing Que, who was kneeling on the ground and narrating the story, there was only Emperor Zhao Qing and Zhu Muzhao.
When Qing Que talked about the river, the floating rocks, and the maze in the forest that they encountered, both of them were shocked. They were almost certain that such a strange method must have been used by someone who had been missing for many years.
"So you're saying that we didn't catch them and let them escape?" Emperor Zhao Qing's face was dark.
The kamikaze warrior Qing Que bowed his head and asked for forgiveness. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am incompetent. The other party had extraordinary methods. Out of thirty-six kamikaze warriors, six died, and five went missing. We didn't catch the criminal. Please forgive us, Your Majesty."
Although Jing Chen and the others returned unscathed, the kamikaze warriors following behind them were not so lucky. First, six of them were bitten to death by poisonous snakes on the river outside the residence. Later, they followed Jing Chen and the others to the Princess Tomb and encountered Zhao Xiaozhu who escaped into the tunnel to chase after them. None of them returned after that.
* Slap! * Emperor Zhao Qing slammed his palm on the armrest of the throne. His face was tense, and it was obvious that he was furious.
"It's been more than ten years. We finally lured that thief to show himself again. Who knew that he would be so cunning and escape again. How hateful!"
Zhu Muzhao was much calmer. In fact, he was not surprised that they didn't catch them.
Yun Hua.
He silently recited the title given by the late emperor. Even though twenty years had passed in the blink of an eye, it was still a curse in his heart that he could not get rid of.
Zhu Muzhao closed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I think there's something fishy about this. I need to call Jing Chen over and ask him about it."
Since Yun Hua was willing to show up and meet Jing Chen, he would not have come and gone in a hurry without leaving a word or two. He must have some ulterior motive.
Emperor Zhao Qing gestured to the kneeling people, "Get out of here."
After the palace gate was closed again, he frowned and discussed with Zhu Muzhao, "I am afraid, only afraid that Jing Chen has already acknowledged him as his father and son, and has been deceived by that scoundrel's evil words. Instead, he has a disloyal heart and will turn around to placate me."
Zhu Muzhao smiled slightly and comforted Emperor Zhao Qing. "With me here, there is no need for Your Majesty to worry."
Hearing this, Emperor Zhao Qing suddenly laughed loudly, the dark clouds on his face swept away. He was seen holding his forehead and saying, "Exactly. Look at how anxious I was, I actually forgot about you. My beloved subject's Great Insight Technique has already been cultivated to perfection, able to discern truth and falsehood. Apart from me, who else can lie in front of you? "
Each of the twelve aristocratic families in the capital city had their own secrets. The reason why the Zhu family was able to take the lead from afar was because they had a rare technique that had only been passed down for a few generations. It was the Great Insight Technique that could separate truth from falsehood.
When Zhu Muzhao was young, he was the number one genius among the children of the aristocratic families. In the year that Yun Hua went to the capital city to take the Dayan examination, Zhu Muzhao was only thirty years old, but he was already the Left Commander of the Celestial Commissioner. He was the next Celestial Commissioner that everyone thought would succeed him.
To put it simply, Zhu Muzhao had inherited the Zhu Family's Great Heavenly Insight Art. He had been cultivating his body and mind for decades, and no one in this world could lie to him. Not even a glance could escape his eyes and ears.
Emperor Zhao Qing had the Seven Star Ruler to protect himself, but it was a different story.
"Today is a little late. Jing Chen has been rushing back and forth for a few days. Why don't Your Majesty summon him to the palace for questioning tomorrow?"
"Fine, there is no hurry."
Emperor Zhao Qing listened to the advice and gave up the idea of summoning Jing Chen to the palace in the middle of the night for questioning.
Meanwhile, when Jing Chen returned to the Princess Fu, he went to rest.
Shui Yun hadn't seen him return to the fu for a few days and didn't know where he had gone. When she heard that he had returned from outside, she hurriedly had someone push a wooden wheelchair to find him.
However, Jing Chen had someone stand guard outside Sushi Pavilion and had the guard tell her that he had fallen asleep and didn't want to see her.
In the end, the next day, Shui Yun came early in the morning to stop him again. Jing Chen couldn't avoid it and was caught by her.
"Shixiong, where have you been these past few days?"
Ever since Shui Yun had suffered a calamity at the Double Suns Meeting, the tendons in her hands and feet had been picked off by Ning Wang's subordinates. Until now, she couldn't walk. She could move her hands, but she couldn't lift them. She couldn't even vainly think about divination.
Otherwise, with her innate heart of seven orifices and the treasure of Mount Longhu, the "Black Iron Book of Directions," she could calculate where Jing Chen had gone.
"You don't need to worry about where I've gone." Jing Chen's mind was full of worries and he was tired of dealing with Shui Yun. He wanted to go around her, but she grabbed his sleeve.
When he turned around and saw her haggard and aggrieved expression, Jing Chen helplessly said, "I've said before, don't interfere in my matters. If you don't listen, I can only send you back to Mount Longhu."
When Shui Yun heard this, her heart sank. She immediately let go of him and didn't wait for Jing Chen to go far before she raised her voice behind him.
"Yesterday, the Great Tipping Point sent someone to visit me. He asked if my injuries were better and if I could go out, he invited me to visit the Celestial Commissioner as a guest. I agreed."
Jing Chen's figure froze. He turned around to look at her and then left in a huff.
"Do as you wish."
Shui Yun originally thought that she could force him to submit, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't be threatened. She immediately became suspicious — — wasn't he afraid that she would cause trouble for that Miss Yu?
.....
In the Kunling Bureau, Yu Shu sneezed and a few drops of saliva splashed onto the marriage invitation in front of her.
Wen Shao 'an, who was sitting in the corner helping her sort out the documents, looked up at her and suggested, "Milord has just recovered from his illness, so it's not good to work. Why don't you rest in the wing room?"
Yu Shu followed Jing Chen to the princess' tomb. Naturally, she had to hide it, so she took a sick leave before leaving.
"It's okay." Yu Shu took out a handkerchief and rubbed her nose. She wrote that this was a pair of children from an official's family and didn't make things difficult for them. She put it in a box on the side and stamped it later.
At this time, someone came from outside the door.
It turned out that there was a message from the palace. A steward of the harem personally came with Imperial Consort Xue's waist token to invite her into the palace to talk.
Yu Shu had been busy all morning. When she heard the name of Imperial Consort Xue, she remembered an important matter that she had put at the back of her mind.
Not long ago, Imperial Consort Xue was diagnosed to be pregnant. Xue Rui privately asked her for help and asked her to protect Imperial Consort Xue's safety in times of disaster. At the same time, she plotted against those villains with evil intentions.
When Yu Shu agreed to this matter, she officially stood on the side of Imperial Consort Xue and helped Liu Tan obtain the throne.
Now that she thought about it, her mood was quite strange.
If nothing else, she could only blame the big secret that Yun Hua had told her at the end — — Emperor Anwu had left an ancestral teaching that the crown prince of each generation would be chosen from the 'Book of Fairy Maiden'.
Yun Hua didn't say clearly how to choose the crown prince, but it was obvious that without the 'Book of Fairy Maiden', none of these troublesome princes would be able to become the crown prince. They would all go to the side and play.
Yu Shu smiled and followed the eunuch away. Thinking about the concubines in the palace and the princes who were fighting fiercely outside the palace, she felt a sense of detachment, as if she was the only sober person among the crowd. She felt light as she walked.
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