Princess Changping observed her words, smiled and said to Feiyun: "Young Master Lin, let me introduce to you, these two are exquisite and smart senior sisters: Pingting and Chanjuan. Those four are the first-class guards in the palace."
Princess Changping introduced Feiyun and the others one by one to Pingting and Chanjuan. Feiyun thought that if they were equally matched with Linglong, it would be of great help.
Pingting said to Princess Changping: "Princess, after receiving your urgent report, the Emperor immediately ordered us to hurry south and rush to Tanzhou as soon as possible to obey the princess's orders."
Pingting took out two brocade boxes, handed them to the princess, and said, "Princess, the emperor ordered the maid to bring the magical elixir from the palace and give it to Princess Gaodan."
The princess was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is very considerate. I will keep one box for later use. You can give the other box to the injured person to take immediately. Please ask Miss Dongxue to take Pingting there." Dongxue agreed, The two of them went out and left.
Princess Changping immediately asked everyone to retreat and everyone was busy with their own business, leaving only Feiyun, Gao Dan and Liangchen to continue the discussion.
Princess Changping said: "Sister Liangchen, what do you have in mind now?"
Liangchen immediately asked: "Princess, how are Pingting and the others' skills?"
Princess Changping smiled slightly and said, "They are equally capable as Linglong and Clever. It's hard to tell them apart."
Liangchen said immediately: "Then we can go to Xiangmen to investigate and find out. The princess also wants to come in person. I wonder how the princess's injury is? Can she persist?"
Feiyun said quickly: "Second sister, haven't you seen the princess like this? How can she act? If I, Tianxiang, Pingting, and Chanjuan go, we should be able to handle it, right?"
Princess Changping said to Feiyun: "Young Master Lin, don't be anxious. Liangchen is right. If I don't go, the deterrent effect will not be enough. Although the princess is injured, she can recover a little skill by taking the magic pill and resting for a night. People can still do it.”
Liangchen asked in surprise: "Is this magical elixir so effective?"
Princess Changping said proudly: "This is a secret healing elixir made by the royal family. Generally, the injured will recover after taking one pill."
Liangchen said again: "Then we will go to Xiangmen tomorrow. The princess and the princess will go together. Xu Qiong will be ordered to lead the troops to follow the orders secretly, and the rest will guard the government office. We will go to Xiangmen to bring back their sect master for questioning. This It’s not too much. After all, if they dare to resist, it means they have already planned it, and they will be able to catch them all in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if they control their sect master first, they will be leaderless and unable to make a big splash."
Seeing Liangchen's careful planning, Princess Changping said, "I'll do it as you want."
Early the next morning, Princess Changping and Princess Gaodan, surrounded by everyone, came to Tianxing Pavilion, the main altar in Xiangmen.
Li Xing, the master of the Quanxiang Gate, heard the news and hurriedly led everyone to the door to greet him.
When Li Xing saw Gao Dan, she said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Why is the princess princess's sister here today? I haven't come far to welcome you. Please forgive me."
Yanmei said coldly: "Master Li, there is no need to be polite. I came here today because I want the master to take a look at someone."
Gao Yanmei waved her hand, and the guard Qian Jin brought him out. Then Princess Changping asked for money and was deceived.
Elder Dongfang beside Xianglan stepped forward and checked. Said: "Report to the sect master, it is Protector Cheng Fang."
Xianglan asked in shock: "We haven't seen Protector Cheng in the past few days, and we are arranging people to search everywhere. Unexpectedly, the princess sister sent him here. What is going on? Who killed him?"
Just as Gao Yanmei was about to speak, Liangchen said first, "The master is very eloquent. He can explain everything in just a few words."
Seeing that it was Liangchen, Xianglan smiled and said: "It turns out that it's Miss Liangchen, when did you arrive at the Princess's sect? Oh, Brother Shui is here too, here he comes! It turns out that Brother Shui has also become the Princess's sect's sect, no wonder I I have been invited many times but you refused to give in. It turns out that you have other things to climb to."
As soon as Xianglan saw Liu Shui with her apricot eyes, she made a sarcastic comment. Liu Shui snorted and ignored it.
Liangchen said: "Master, please don't talk nonsense. Your protector attacked the government office at night and was beaten to death by my young master. Master, do you want an explanation?"
Xianglan asked in shock: "Is there such a thing? He is so bold as to attack the government office? We have no knowledge of this matter, so please keep an eye on it, Princess."
Liangchen said: "The whole Xiangmen's dignified Dharma protectors teamed up with others to attack the Houfu Yamen, but the sect master didn't know anything about it. Isn't it too unreasonable?"
Xianglan said: "The master of this sect really doesn't know. Everyone knows that our sect was formed by the merger of several sects. We don't have much time to rectify them one by one in the future. There is a mixture of good and bad in each sect, and it is inevitable that there are some lawless people. It must be him. I was seduced into committing this heinous crime. This sect will never go against the government. The Princess Princess knows this."
Liangchen said: "There are many people who are sanctimonious on the surface, but there are many people who are cunning and cunning behind the scenes. Does the sect leader need to give a clear explanation? Attacking the government office is tantamount to conspiracy and is a crime that implicates the nine clans. Cheng Fang is the protector of Quanxiang Clan, Quanxiang The door cannot escape the blame.”
Hearing the threat in Liangchen's words, Xianglan calmed down and said, "We really don't know about it, and his personal behavior cannot be blamed on our sect. What should I do according to Miss Liangchen's wishes?"
Liangchen said: "According to imperial law, Guimen is suspected of treason, so all of them should be investigated and sealed. If you say it was his personal behavior, then it will be determined after the investigation. What will happen to the Shen Dao Faction and the Caravan? You know it."
Seeing Liangchen's aggressive approach, Xianglan turned to Gao Yanmei and said, "May I ask the princess, can her words represent the princess?"
Seeing that Liangchen had forced Li Xianglan into a corner, Gao Yanmei knew in her heart that this ghost girl had her own plans, so she said, "Young lady Liangchen can represent this princess."
Xianglan said: "We are not convinced by your reliance on power. Princess, think twice, the people are like water, they can carry a boat or overturn it."
Pingting heard this and shouted from the side: "How dare you threaten the princess!"
Like Lan hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I'm just a friendly reminder."
Liangchen said: "Does the sect master want to resist the princess's order by force?"
Xianglan said: "Common people don't dare, but you want to close down our sect without conclusive evidence. It's too overbearing."
Liangchen said: "Cheng Fang's body is here, and you still say there is no evidence? You just admitted that he is your protector, and you did not say that he left the noble family. Therefore, the noble family cannot escape suspicion. The government arrested the suspect and brought him to trial. What's the matter? No?"
Xianglan said: "This..." Xianglan was speechless for a moment.
Liangchen said to Gao Yanmei: "Please order the princess to bring all the people from Xiangmen back for questioning, and temporarily order officers and soldiers to take over the whole Xiangmen."
Gao Yanmei said to Xianglan: "Can the sect master order the people of your sect to put down their weapons automatically? To avoid causing trouble."
Xianglan said: "Princess, if this is not the case, please be patient for a while. I will conduct a thorough investigation on our sect and report the results to the Princess as soon as I have them."
Liangchen immediately said: "No, since the princess is here, why is it your turn to resist?"
Li Xianglan looked at Gao Yanmei and others and saw that she seemed confident and did not appear to be seriously injured. Li Xianglan knew that if they fought head-on, the whole Xiangmen would not be their opponents. After all, they were the government, so it would be unwise to openly confront them.
Li Xianglan pondered for a while and said: "Well, I will go with the princess. I believe that the princess will not unjustly accuse me, a little girl." Then she turned to the people in Xiangmen and said: "You all perform your duties. Don’t act rashly. Let me talk about everything when I come back.”
Gao Yanmei and Liangchen looked at each other and returned to the government office with Li Xianglan.
Back at the Yamen, Gao Yanmei ordered Li Xianglan to be imprisoned, and then asked Liangchen, "Now that I have been arrested, what will I do next?"
Liangchen said: "Let's lock her up for a few days. After the injured person takes the magic pill and recovers from his injury, we will make plans."
Liu Shui also said: "Looking at the expression on Xiangmen today, if we had not known that there was a large army behind us, we might have rebelled immediately."
Liangchen said: "Why do I feel that Miss Feng's recent behavior is very strange. There are many things that I can't understand."
Liu Shui said: "Are you too worried? There is something strange about her."
Liangchen said: "Look at Guan Yin and Guan Liang. So many people didn't find any clues, but she found out easily. She invited you to Zuixian Tower that day, and then the government office was attacked. These things are too coincidental, It has to make people suspicious.”
Gao Yanmei also continued: "There is indeed something wrong with what Sister Liangchen said, but there is no evidence, so don't think too much about it, just pay attention to her."
Liu Shui thought about it and felt that what Liangchen said was reasonable. Then he said: "Then let's pay more attention, but don't let her notice."
Liangchen said: "Okay then. I'll think about it carefully these days."
The magical elixir was indeed very effective. Once the injured person took it, he recovered in a few days. The skills of Gao Yanmei, Linglong, and Lingli were restored, the government office's strength doubled, and the beautiful scenery and spring rain were restored to their original state.
But there was no response from the whole Xiangmen, and they just invited some well-known gentlemen to come to the Hou Mansion to inquire and intercede. Please ask the princess to let Li Xianglan go.
The princess called Liangchen to discuss countermeasures with Liu Shui.
Liangchen asked everyone else to step back and said to the princess and Liu Shui: "I have thought of a plan, but it must be kept strictly confidential. Only the three of us know it to prevent it from being leaked."
Seeing that she was so cautious, Gao Yanmei and Liu Shui naturally agreed.
It turns out that Liangchen has set a trap and wants the other party to get in. That is, Li Xianglan, who claimed to have been investigated, ordered his men to attack the government office. The crime was so heinous that he was scheduled to be beheaded in public two days later.
If the whole Xiangmen had participated in the attack on the government office, they would naturally be extremely nervous. They were afraid that the government would seize the opportunity to seize the government, and they were also afraid that the sect leader would be killed, so he would try to find a way to rescue the sect leader.
If they wanted to rescue him, they could only do it in three places. One was to go directly to the government office to rescue the person, the other was to escort him to the execution ground and the third was to do it at the execution ground. Then all you have to do is arrange everything, wait for them to fall into the trap, and force them to reveal their true colors.
Gao Yanmei asked again: "What if they don't show up in the end? You can't really kill her, right?"
Liangchen smiled and said: "Of course not. We can make a fake knife out of paper. After cutting it, if they don't respond, it won't kill the person. At this time, arrange for someone to come and report that Jiedushi has an order. , postpone the execution until he comes back. It’s over. But I don’t think they will take such a big risk.”
As soon as Liangchen finished speaking, Liu Shui and Gao Yanmei looked at each other, looked at Liangchen and said, "You are such a weird girl, you have so many tricks. Then let's do it like this."
On the same day, the government posted a notice stating that Li Xianglan, the main culprit in the rebellion, would be executed and beheaded at noon the next day to serve as a warning to others. It caused a sensation in the whole city.
At night, the bright moon shines high and the breeze blows. Liu Shui visited the Hou Mansion with the beautiful scenery and spring rain. In order to ensure safety, the princess was asked to lead Linglong and Clever at the right time, Liu Shui led the beautiful spring rain, and Hongying led the autumn frost and winter snow, and they took turns patrolling in shifts to prevent accidents. He also asked Chanjuan and Gao Quan to guard the secret room to prevent any unexpected events. He also asked the princess to mobilize heavy troops from Li Xin to guard around the government office.
Liangchen originally wanted to follow Liu Shui, but the princess refused. The princess was very satisfied when she saw that the arrangements for Liangchen were thorough and comprehensive. The princess also asked Pingting to protect her specially and regarded the good time as a treasure.
In the middle of the night, the government office was silent, except for the occasional croaking of frogs. Suddenly, several black shadows flew in from outside the side wall, followed by the crowds of people around them.
Liu Shui hurriedly asked Meimei, Chunyu and others to ambush them first, and then surrounded them when they reached the courtyard.
This group of people slowly moved into the courtyard and were about to rush towards the main hall. Liu Shui suddenly shouted: "Surround them up." After shouting, Liu Shui jumped out and stood in front of the hall, blocking the way of the man in black.
Liu Shui stood proudly and shouted: "You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons quickly and spare your lives."
The first two masked men in black didn't even answer. They slashed with their swords at the same time. Liu Shui greeted them with a fan. The other men in black attacked Meimei and others one after another. Suddenly there was a loud sound of swords and shouts of killing.
After hearing this, Gao Yanmei and Hongying inside wanted to go out to help. Liangchen said hurriedly: "Princess Princess and Sister Hongying, please don't move for now. Let's take a look first. The young master is here, so nothing happens for now. This should be the first time. It’s just a test, there will definitely be others coming later.”
Liu Shui waved his folding fan repeatedly, forcing the two men in black to retreat. Meimei and Chunyu teamed up to resist another big man in black. The guards were fighting with the other men in black.
The princess saw it in the main hall and asked Liangchen strangely: "Why didn't Brother Liu use his strongest kung fu to quickly defeat the opponent?"
Hongying said: "The princess doesn't know something. Those moves consume a lot of internal energy. His current skill has not reached the transformation state. Therefore, those moves can only be used occasionally and cannot be used continuously for a long time. Otherwise, if there is another strong enemy later, he will be in trouble." Trouble."
Gao Yanmei hurriedly asked: "Is there any way to quickly improve his skill?"
Liangchen nuzzled at Hongying, meaning he wanted to ask Hongying. Hongying's face turned red and she said awkwardly: "Let's talk about this later, now the enemy is at hand!"
At this time, Liu Shui waved his folding fan, and the two opponents in black struggled to resist. Liu Shui was about to use Yingbu's Five Styles when suddenly four more figures jumped out and attacked Liu Shui, Mei Jingli and others. The situation suddenly changed, Liangchen said hurriedly: "Sister Hongying, go and help."
Hongying, Qiu Shuang and Dongxue jumped out of the hall in a hurry. Linglong and Smart guarded the entrance of the hall, while Gao Yanmei, Pingting and Liangchen were sitting in the hall.
Hongying rushed to Liu Shui's side, fended off the two attacking men, and joined forces with Liu Shui to block the four leading men in black. Qiu Shuang and Dong Xue have also fought with the two men in black.
Seeing that the fight was stalemate, Hongying shouted to Liu Shui: "Two swords combined!"
