Seeing that it was getting late, Hu Yunqing quickly led the people and left Zhuge's house.
"Juan."
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"I always feel like I've forgotten something, but I can't remember it?"
The further Hu Yunqing walked, the more he felt something was wrong, so he turned to Huan and asked.
"Wuma is still recovering from his injuries. Do you want to see Wu Ma?"
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about him."
After Juan's reminder, Hu Yunqing also remembered it and quickly led the people back to the house.
"Wuma, how are you doing?"
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Hu Yunqing found Wu Ma. Seeing that Wu Ma was covered with strips of cloth, he quickly stepped forward and asked.
"Don't worry, my lord, with all their strength they can just scratch my itch."
Seeing Wu Ma still showing off like this, Hu Yunqing looked at the latter, not seeming like he had nothing to do. He would have important things to do for him in the future, but this was not enough.
He looked at the doctor who was treating Wu Ma, wanting to know about Wu Ma's condition.
"My lord, please rest assured. Wu Ma's body is fine. It's just some superficial injuries. Take good care of him and he will recover soon."
The doctor saw the prince looking at him and quickly explained Wu Ma's situation.
"It's okay. You can go back and rest first."
Looking at the doctor in front of him, he saw that this was someone sent to him by the prefect, and he didn't understand it at all. Thinking that he still had something to say, he sent the doctor away first.
"Prince, don't worry, I will heal your injury soon."
Wu Ma, who was lying on the bed, thought that the prince had something important to tell him and wanted to get up and talk.
"Okay, I just want to ask you, how did you know that they wanted to see me? How did they know your identity?"
Regarding these twelve chess pieces, Hu Yunqing hid them very well and would not let anyone see that he was related to them.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxu discovered it and deliberately retaliated against him by detaining the goods and the horse.
"I don't know, but what I am sure of is that Zhu Youxu is very sure that I am yours."
"Then you mean, did someone in our house leak the secret?"
After listening to Wu Ma's flowers, Hu Yunqing thought that there seemed to be only one possibility, and looked at Wu Ma with slightly narrowed eyes and asked.
Hearing that someone in their house had leaked secrets shocked Juan who was standing aside.
"Your Majesty, that's what I said."
Looking at the prince's eyes, it could be seen that he was already angry. Wu Ma also knew that he had said the wrong thing and quickly waved his hands and said.
"It's okay. We will leave for Shanhaiguan in three days. You can recover well and then come with me."
The seeds of doubt had been planted, and Hu Yunqing took it to heart. Seeing that it was getting late, he took Juan and left the house.
"My lord, do you have any doubts about the candidate?"
Huan, who was following Hu Yunqing, sensed that something was wrong with the prince. After all, he had been following him since he was a child.
"Yes, but what can we do?"
There are only a few people in the mansion who know about this matter. If they can leak the news, they must be the people around them.
Hu Yunqing didn't want to say anything more about this matter.
The city gate a few days later.
"I am here to send you off to the prince!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
When the prefect heard that Hu Yunqing was leaving, he was almost not happy. He quickly took all the officials and waited at the city gate early.
Seeing that Hu Yunqing was all ready to go, he was sure that he was really leaving, and said goodbye with a smile on his face.
Other officials were also smiling.
They saw Hu Yunqing's hand before, and directly arrested King Xianghuai, ransacked Zhuge's house, etc.
They felt how terrifying Hu Yunqing was, and they were still thinking about how to deal with it, when they learned about Hu Yunqing's departure.
The big stone that was pressing down on everyone finally fell to the ground.
"Master Magistrate, Zhuge Yu has to rely on you to take care of him. He is now my king's man and is responsible for helping me look after the fiefdom. If someone makes things difficult for him, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Hu Yunqing looked at the magistrate's face and said to him as he flicked his whip twice with some worry.
"My lord, please rest assured. If anyone dares to cause trouble for the Zhuge family, I will be the first to refuse."
Listening to Hu Yunqing's words, cold sweat broke out on the prefect's back.
"Let's go! Drive!"
Seeing the prefect's trembling appearance, Hu Yunqing felt relieved and said to everyone.
Watching the horses slowly go away, everyone dared to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Prefect, please take good care of me in the future."
Zhuge Yu, who had been silent all the time, walked forward with a smile and said.
"Brother Zhuge, what are you saying now? We will be a family from now on. If you have any difficulties, just come to me."
When the magistrate heard the voice, he unexpectedly forgot about him and said to Zhuge Yu with a smile.
More than ten days later.
"Huan, how long does it take to get to the capital?"
Hu Yunqing felt a little bored after traveling during the day and resting at night. He looked at the sun in the sky and asked Huan.
"Your Majesty, we can reach the capital in less than half a day."
Juan looked at the place and said to Hu Yunqing.
"Okay, let's rest for the night at the nearest inn today, and we'll go back tomorrow."
A large group of people arrived at the inn.
The person in charge of the imperial post had never seen more than a hundred people, but when he saw Hu Yunqing and their clothes, he couldn't afford to offend them, so he quickly treated them to good food and drinks.
After eating and drinking, Hu Yunqing took Zhao Shuangshuang back to the room.
"Shuangshuang, what happened during these days when I was not in the capital?"
Just when Zhao Shuangshuang was about to go to bed, Hu Yunqing sat on a stool and asked him.
"It's nothing. What do you mean by that? I'm at home every day, and I never leave the house without taking a step forward!"
Zhao Shuangshuang didn't react at first, but after a while he realized that Hu Yunqing was doubting himself, and he came to Hu Yunqing angrily and said.
"Wuma told me yesterday that...only a few people know the secret of the Twelve Secret Guards. To be honest, the biggest variable here is you!"
Hu Yunqing looked at Zhao Shuangshuang in front of him with cold eyes and said
Zhao Shuangshuang did not expect that Hu Yunqing was mentioning this matter, so his eyes were a little dodgey, and he did not dare to look at Hu Yunqing's eyes.
"Please tell me why? Am I treating you badly?"
Hu Yunqing took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at the token in his hand and asked.
What Hu Yunqing held in his hand was the token engraved with the name of King of the North. What Hu Yunqing didn't expect was that now that he had power, he could get almost everything he wanted. He didn't expect that the people around him would betray him.
I really want to know why, because in Hu Yunqing's own opinion, he has done nothing to regret Zhao Shuangshuang.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."
