At that time, Xiao Langyan was in the imperial study room. When he saw the letter, his lowered cold eyes did not waver. He just looked at it for a long time before turning the letter upside down on the table.
The commander of the Forbidden Army asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to deploy in advance?"
Xiao Langyan lost a little weight, and the bones on his face became deeper and more handsome, revealing the calmness and ruthlessness of an emperor.
"Wait for another two days and let them provide evidence that the princess is fine to delay time. These people are trapped beasts. In a few days, I will be able to catch them all."
Of course Xiao Langyan couldn't swallow his daughter's arrest. The people who kidnapped her were all capable of skinning and deboning her.
As for letting people go? It's even more impossible, it's just a delaying tactic.
After the commander of the imperial army left, Xiao Langyan raised his head and looked out the window. Unconsciously, it was already deep into the night.
Just after midnight, he stood up. The hot summer air did not weaken as night fell. Xiao Langyan stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, only feeling that his body and mind were equally hot.
He called Xu Shou, left the imperial study, and walked along the palace road without any destination until he stopped in front of the familiar Yaoguang Palace.
In the dark night, Xiao Langyan's eyes were ignited by the swaying flames of the palace lantern held by the palace man.
Yaoguang Palace has now been completely sealed off by him. There is only coldness and darkness here. Xiao Langyan couldn't help but think of the fact that when he came to visit Shen Dingzhu in the past, she always liked to leave a lamp indoors.
So I walked outside, and before I even entered, I could see a warm, dim orange light.
She seemed to know that he would come, so she kept the light on every night, but if the two of them had a quarrel, she would have the light turned off, using this small resistance to express her dissatisfaction.
Thinking that his daughter had not returned safely, the faint smile that was about to rise at the corners of Xiao Langyan's lips quickly dissipated, leaving only a cold and cold look between his eyebrows.
He turned and left, and the corners of his vermillion-red dragon robe were dulled by the night wind.
At the same time, in a broken house in the mountains, Xiao Xincheng's hands and feet were tied up, and a rag was stuffed in his mouth.
The wound on the little guy's forehead has healed, but there is a small blood scab, which is very conspicuous on her fair little face.
These days, she kept listening to the exchanges between the people who kidnapped her, and she had figured out that the man named Eldest Young Master was their leader, and everyone listened to him.
General Zhou provided a map of the capital and the palace. It seemed that he and the eldest son had already agreed to cooperate internally and externally to help Beiliang attack the Jin Dynasty.
The little guy refused to eat or drink at first and kept making noises. But after she found that it had no effect, she calmed down and remained obedient.
At this moment, Xiao Xincheng's watery black eyes were looking at Old General Zhou who was talking to the eldest son not far away.
Her father was very powerful. The people he sent gradually figured out their location and surrounded them in all directions in the mountains, forcing them to retreat. They couldn't live in the old ruined temple, so they finally chose this place.
But they have no way out.
General Zhou's tone was already a little urgent: "You should have listened to me a long time ago. We must retreat to the west. There is the Huaihe River over there. No matter what, we can escape by water. Instead, you go east. Soon, Xiao Langyan's The soldiers and horses of the Fourth Battalion in Beijing will find us!"
Xiao Langyan should have discovered their location a long time ago and narrowed the area little by little, forcing their defenses to collapse.
Like a cat catching a mouse, don't kill them yet, just waiting to catch them all.
General Zhou watched Xiao Langyan grow up. This emperor's methods can not only be described as ruthless, but also heart-rending!
If he wanted to take revenge on anyone, none of them would be able to escape.
The eldest son sat on the stone pier, wiping the cold blade under the moonlight: "What I want to think about now is not how to escape, but when can I get my second brother back."
After that, he looked back, his eyes as dark and cold as a leopard, like two scimitars: "I don't want to go around in circles with Xiao Langyan anymore. I will only wait for him for three more days. If he still refuses to hand over my brother, I will Send his daughter’s severed hand back.”
General Zhou felt that something was wrong. This was simply provoking Xiao Langyan and would completely anger him!
"The child is innocent. The only one we want to arrest is Shen Dingzhu. Don't forget, our people also got the news not long ago. Shen Dingzhu was despised by Xiao Langyan and imprisoned in the Shen family. We are the ones who want to keep her daughter alive. A good opportunity to succeed.”
The eldest son looked cold and didn't answer, obviously he didn't agree with this idea.
Shen Dingzhu is just a woman. Since she is rejected by Xiao Langyan, how useful can she be? Except for the secret order on her body, which is relatively important, the rest is not worth mentioning.
General Zhou glanced behind him. Xiao Xincheng quickly lowered his eyes, pretending to be weak and sleepy. General Zhou looked at Fu Yunqiu with a stern look.
She surrendered to please these days, and the eldest son had already let go of her leash, so she became more honest, huddled in the corner, and occasionally helped the group burn some firewood.
General Zhou pointed outside: "Young Master, please take a moment to speak."
The eldest son glanced at him suspiciously, then turned around and ordered his own people: "Watch this child closely."
Then, he followed General Zhou out of the door.
"The mother of this child, Shen Dingzhu, is Miss Shen, Shen Dingzhu, who is engaged to you." After General Zhou came out, he said this in a low voice straight to the point.
The eldest son was startled and frowned subconsciously: "That's ridiculous. You dared to lie just to protect that child."
General Zhou said eagerly: "This is true. After the eldest son fell into coma in the woods, you were rescued by the Shen family. You lived in his house. At that time, Shen Dingzhu, the daughter of Prime Minister Shen, was born at night, and the moon was shining brightly. It’s exactly the same as your father.”
The eldest son fell into silence and frowned.
Many years ago, his father, King Changsheng, came to the Jin Dynasty to represent the Northern Liang Dynasty and made friendly representations to the former emperor of the Jin Dynasty. It was also during that trip that his father, King Changsheng, met someone unknown and followed him when he came back. He said that a marriage had been arranged for him.
On the day that girl was born, the moon was surrounded by beautiful lights, but when asked about her name, King Changsheng said he didn't know. This time, his father sent him to Jin. In addition to getting the secret recipe for gunpowder, he also wanted to take the girl back. .
But how to find it in the vast sea of people.
Now, that girl turns out to be Xiao Langyan's noble concubine?
The eldest son's eyes flashed coldly, and General Zhou said from the side: "Since we are going to take her away, why not do it better? Xiao Xincheng is young, at least we can't let Shen Dingzhu know that we are embarrassing her child."
After a while, the eldest son raised his eyes coldly, like a cheetah opening its eyes in the dark night.
"No, the important thing is not the child, it's that I got it wrong from the beginning. Those letters of discussion should not be given to Xiao Langyan, but to Shen Dingzhu."
Not a moment.
General Zhou entered the room and saw Xiao Xincheng looking at him eagerly. He couldn't bear it and glanced at the eldest son who was explaining matters outside.
"Are you thirsty? Let's drink some water." General Zhou took off the rag from the child's mouth, opened the kettle on his body, and fed it to Xiao Xincheng.
The little guy was very good, didn't make any noise, and drank a whole bottle of water.
Her dark eyes kept looking at the door, her low voice was childlike, but there was no trace of fear.
"Grandpa Zhou, you are a good person. I have heard of you. My grandfather has always praised you before, saying that you are loyal and courageous and that you are his old friend. He also said that if I celebrate my birthday next time, I must invite you to be my guest. .”
The little guy's soft voice made General Zhou feel a little ashamed, and he lowered his head silently.
"I'm sorry, kid. I have my revenge. Your father killed my eldest son back then, so I conspired with them. But I know you are innocent, and your grandfather's family are good people."
General Zhou said and sighed.
From the corner of her eye, Xiao Xincheng saw that the eldest young master had walked in, staring at them with alert and cold eyes. The last time General Zhou was soft-hearted towards this child, Xiao Xincheng almost let Xiao Xincheng escape.
Why did General Zhou secretly talk to the child this time?
Xiao Xincheng took the opportunity and asked in a low voice: "But grandpa, I'm so scared. Can you touch my head? When I was scared before, my mother would comfort me like this."
General Zhou felt even more distressed when he looked at her helpless little face, so he stretched out his hand and was about to touch the little guy's head when the eldest son's scolding came from behind him.
"Don't touch her." As soon as he finished speaking, a cold sword was placed on General Zhou's neck.
Xiao Xincheng shrank and cried in fear: "Grandpa Zhou..."
General Zhou had always been thinking about the overall situation and tried his best to avoid conflicts with the eldest son. However, this time, when he heard the child's helpless cry, he was completely annoyed.
"I just want to comfort her. The child is innocent. Her hands and feet are tied up. How can she escape? Or, you don't believe me and think I will let her go." Old General Zhou suddenly stood up and pulled out his hand. He took out the sword on his waist and faced off against the eldest son.
Xiao Xincheng retreated silently, hiding himself half in the darkness, observing the situation. Although his eyelashes were still trembling with fear, he was more courageous.
She once read a sentence in the military book her father placed in the carriage.
If you want to win, first make the enemy confused.
If there is a quarrel, they will definitely quarrel.
Only then would she have a chance to go home...
