The emperor came to the Queen Mother's palace anxiously, but was told by the maid that the Queen Mother had gone to the back garden to relax.
He then went around to the back garden and saw his mother, supported by several maids, happily admiring several pots of exotic flowers and plants presented as tribute by the vassal state.
The emperor coughed twice and called out: "Mother! Your Majesty, I wish you well!"
When the Queen Mother heard the sound, she turned around and looked over. A trace of astonishment flashed across her face, and then she said with a hint of sullenness: "Your Majesty, aren't you very busy recently? Why do you have time to visit the Ai family today?"
The emperor took a few steps forward and suddenly knelt down: "Mother, the emperor is unfilial. He misunderstood the slander and had a misunderstanding with the sixth brother, which makes you worried...I heard that the sixth brother will be back in a few days. The emperor I want to ask you to help me intercede!”
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, stretched out her hand to help him up, patted his hand and said: "Don't worry! The Ai family has its own arrangements! However, in the future, you must not listen to the instigation of outsiders and hurt the harmony of your brothers!"
The emperor nodded and responded repeatedly: "Your Majesty understands, Your Majesty will keep it in mind!"
Seeing his sincere attitude, the Queen Mother felt a little soft-hearted and did not blame him much. Instead, she comforted the emperor with a few words, allowing the emperor to go back with peace of mind. She came to find a way to persuade King Jingbei, hoping that the two brothers could resolve their grievances and get back together.
The next day, the Queen Mother specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare several special dishes and King Jingbei's favorite dishes. Waiting for King Jingbei's master to return to the court, she held a banquet for him and the emperor to have a reunion dinner and reconcile each other.
Unexpectedly, under the instigation of Taishi Yan, the emperor vented his anger on Weiyuan Escort Bureau. While King Jingbei was still at the border, he actually asked the prefect to seal up the Weiyuan Escort Bureau and arrest Su Qiqi, Qin Chuan and others in prison.
The princess learned the news and sent someone to secretly deliver a letter to King Jingbei. King Jingbei asked Xiao Kai to return to Beijing first, and then he set off with his army.
Xiao Kai hurried back to the capital, met the princess, and went to Weiyuan Escort Agency.
When I arrived at the door of the escort agency, I saw that the door was closed and sealed! Xiao Kai knew something was wrong, so he quickly asked someone to inquire.
He secretly asked the neighbors of the escort agency and relatives working in the government office, and then he found out that the Weiyuan Escort Agency was closed down by the magistrate's troops, and the people in the escort agency were also imprisoned in the government prison, waiting to be escorted to the capital for questioning. .
After Xiao Kai learned of the situation, he went out of the city overnight to report to King Jingbei.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the city gate, he was recognized by the general guarding the city. That person was a disciple of Grand Master Yan. He stood on the tower and watched silently as Xiao Kai walked out of the city gate, and then sent someone to go to Grand Master Yan. The government informed.
Master Yan was on pins and needles when he learned of the situation. He sent his masters in the palace to intercept Xiao Kai halfway, and hurriedly entered the palace in a sedan chair to meet the Holy Spirit.
Xiao Kai was rushing forward in a hurry when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. With a thought in his mind, he immediately turned over and dismounted, and kicked the horse's butt hard. Then he immediately flew into a dense forest nearby.
The frightened horse spread its hooves and galloped forward. As soon as they reached the corner of the road, they saw a group of men in black chasing after them on horseback.
The leading man in black saw the shadow of a horse flashing past at the intersection ahead, and ordered the men to chase after it.
Xiao Kai waited until they were far away, then slowly jumped down from the tree, patted the leaves on his clothes, walked through the woods, and ran to the side path.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, he saw a fork in the road. When he was hesitating which way to go, a crisp laughter sounded behind him.
He was startled, thinking that the pursuers were coming, but when he turned around, he saw an unfamiliar young girl.
"Who are you! Why are you laughing?" Xiao Kai rolled his eyes and asked angrily.
"Young Master is in such a mess, yet you are being chased?" The woman sat on the horse, looking down at Xiao Kai with a joking look on her face.
Xiao Kai was about to say something back to the woman, but after thinking about it, he had other urgent matters to attend to, so he had to hold back his anger and turned away without saying a word.
Seeing that Xiao Kai was about to leave, the woman drove her horse up and walked side by side with him. Then she continued to smile and said, "What? Are you going to go to the border on foot, Master?"
Seeing that she was still making sarcastic remarks, Xiao Kai replied angrily: "I am happy with it! Stop bothering me!" After that, he continued to walk forward.
The woman reined in her horse, chuckled twice, and then lowered her voice and said, "Mr. Xiao, I'm here to help you... You treat your benefactor so viciously..."
"You? Help me? What extraordinary ability do you have that dares to speak so brazenly?" Xiao Kai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and stared at the strange woman in front of him with confusion.
The woman nodded and said seriously: "I am the niece of the princess, Xuanyuan Yin. Our Xuanyuan family doesn't have any special abilities. We are just good at controlling ghosts..."
"What? Are you the niece of the princess? Can you control ghosts? Why haven't I heard the prince and princess mention it..." Xiao Kai frowned and asked warily.
The woman named Xuanyuan smiled faintly and said: "I have been helping the princess in secret. This is a token of the princess. You should recognize this..."
Xiao Kai looked at the lotus-shaped hosta in the woman's hand and said dubiously: "You didn't steal this, right?"
Xuanyuan Yin was so angry that he glared at Xiao Kai, sighed, and then shouted without any doubt: "Master Xiao, get on your horse quickly! If you have anything to say, we'll talk to you on the way..."
Xiao Kai hesitated for a moment, snorted unconvinced, and then got on the horse.
The two of them rode on the same horse and galloped forward.
After about a cup of tea, Xiao Kai and Xuanyuan Yin were surrounded by a group of men in black again.
The two of them each performed their own unique skills and fought fiercely with dozens of men in black.
This time, Xuanyuan Yin displayed his unique skill of controlling ghosts. I saw a sudden dark wind, and countless chaotic shadows floated in, rushing towards the black-clothed killer who surrounded the two.
In just a moment, the men in black were beaten away by the strange shadows and fled.
After this battle, Xiao Kai looked at Xuanyuan Yin with admiration and spoke to her a little more politely.
Xuanyuan Yin also told Xiao Kai about the mission entrusted by the princess and his inquiries. Only then did Xiao Kai realize that the first group of men in black he encountered were killers sent by the Grand Master. The second group of men in black are most likely the emperor's people. Xiao Kai also saw this. The martial arts used by the second group of men in black were exactly those of the masters of the Royal Forbidden Army.
This trip is really dangerous! If he had relied on himself alone, he probably wouldn't have survived to see King Jingbei... Fortunately, the princess was smart and sent such a capable helper to herself! When I return to Beijing, I have to thank you...
As he thought about it, he thought about the incident where Master Yan sent people to intercept him. He was so angry that he cursed in his heart: This dog official named Yan only wants to deceive the superiors and conceal the truth, play tricks, and kill innocent people. ! Really abominable! The day it falls into my hands, I must make him suffer a lot!
Seeing that his expression was changing, Xuanyuan was happy and happy at times, and couldn't help teasing him: "Master Xiao, if we don't hurry up, your friend will probably be escorted to the capital..."
Xiao Kai came back to his senses after hearing this and said eagerly: "Let's go, let's hurry up!"
The two continued to ride forward on the same horse, and then bought a new horse in a lively market, and then rode forward separately.
Xuanyuan Yin accompanied Xiao Kai on his way, and it was not until he met with King Jingbei that Xuanyuan Yin took his leave and returned to Beijing.
After hearing Xiao Kai's report, King Jingbei did not dare to delay. He took a few personal guards and hurried back to the capital.
After the King of Jingbei returned to the court, the Empress Dowager immediately summoned him to the palace. In name, she was holding a banquet to welcome him, but in fact, she was looking for an opportunity for him to settle the feud with the emperor.
During the dinner, the Queen Mother told some allusions about the deep brotherhood, hoping that King Jingbei would ignore the past grievances and reconcile with the emperor.
King Jingbei proposed to release the people from the Weiyuan Escort Bureau, and at the same time asked the emperor to issue an order to punish Master Yan.
Under the Queen's pleading, the Emperor only fined the Grand Master half a year's salary and spent a month in seclusion.
King Jingbei had no intention of fighting for the throne, but when he saw that the emperor sincerely apologized and agreed to release everyone from Weiyuan Escort, and the grand master also received some punishment, he stopped caring.
In order to show his sincerity, King Jingbei presented the blood jade to the emperor and explained the origin of the blood jade in detail. He also mentioned the incident where he was stopped by the Grand Master when he entered the palace to offer jade.
The emperor asked the eunuch on duty and confirmed that it was true. He felt a little relieved, but he was still not at ease.
