This heavy rain seemed to be burying the corpses in the forest, with no intention of stopping.
Jiang Xueyao was escorted back to the imperial capital by the remaining guards, and the hustle and bustle came to an end.
When there was only the sound of rain in the forest, a man in black robe wearing a large bamboo hat came on horseback from a distance and stopped next to the corpses.
He approached Zhou Luan, raised his foot and kicked Zhou Luan's side, causing her to turn over.
Her breath, which was as breathless as silk, gave the man the news that she was still alive.
After confirming Zhou Luan's identity, the man tore open Zhou Luan's clothes without saying a word, briefly treated her wounds, then threw her on the horse and prepared to take her away.
"You...you are..."
Hearing this, the man glanced at her disdainfully and said jokingly: "It's not just that he can speak because of his martial arts skills."
"The road back to the Imperial Capital is long. Whether you can make it or not depends on your luck."
After saying this, the man grabbed the reins and jumped onto the horse, leaving Zhou Luan lying on the horse without any regard for her feelings.
Vaguely, Zhou Luan saw the gold-rimmed waist badge with complex patterns on the man's waist, with five clear characters engraved on it -
Dasheng, Jin Yiwei.
…
During the time when Rong Qin left the imperial capital, Pei Qi felt a rare sense of relaxation.
The life of fighting Rong Qin's wits and courage is really not something anyone can live through.
With Xi Qing's careful care, Pei Qi's injury no longer caused any obvious pain and he was able to walk around normally.
Counting the time, tomorrow night is the lantern festival of Qiqiao Festival, and Rong Qin should be back soon.
These relaxing days should come to an end.
Near midnight, Pei Qi, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the slight sound of the window being clicked outside. She wrapped herself tightly in her clothes and cautiously walked to the window with doubts: "Who is it?"
He even dared to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Me." Outside the window, a lazy and frivolous voice reached Pei Qi's ears through the cracks in the window.
It's Duan Qianjun.
What is he doing here?
Because he was afraid that he would be discovered by the secret guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Pei Qi quickly opened the window after confirming his identity.
Duan Qianjun held on to the window edge, slipped in neatly and landed in front of Pei Qi.
Pei Qi couldn't help but shiver as the night chill hit his face.
She closed the window, turned around and leaned against the wall. She crossed her arms and looked at Duan Qianjun: "Aren't you afraid that his men would find out if you broke into Rong Qin's mansion?"
Ever since Xiao Si was kidnapped, Tu You had been patrolling the mansion personally, fearing that something would happen again.
"I have something to talk to you about." Duan Qianjun walked into the room, grabbed the small medicine bottle left by Xi Qing on the table, poured some into his hand, lowered his head and sniffed a few times: "Well... Xuan Yu Powder, Rong Qin To give you such good medicine? It seems that he cares about you."
care? joke.
If he really wanted to be nice to her, he wouldn't have locked her up in Qingxinyuan without even giving her time to go out.
It's not that she's afraid that if she dies, she won't be able to stabilize Ye Chong's military power.
"Tell me, what's the matter with you?" Pei Qi sat back on the bed, picked up his pillow and leaned against the head of the bed, raising his eyebrows and asking.
Duan Qianjun's expression darkened and he opened his mouth: "I have news to report that the Queen Mother was kidnapped on her way back to the imperial capital."
Being robbed?
Pei Qi's pupils widened in shock and asked, "Rong Qin?"
Hearing this, Duan Qianjun chuckled softly and slowly uttered three words:
"Zhaolan Palace."
Zhaolan Palace...
No wonder Rong Qin didn't leave the imperial capital with Tu You. It turned out that he took Zhaolan Palace with him.
She should have guessed it!
Jiang Fengchuan failed to ascend the throne at the palace banquet. Although the posthumous edict was there, the Queen Mother could not interfere in the selection of the new emperor, but she could still intervene in the affairs of the court.
Now that she was charged with a crime, it was naturally impossible for her to interfere with Dasheng's state affairs as a national advisor. In this way, the first person Rong Qin had to deal with was Duan Qianjun.
The only way to curb Duan Qianjun's power is to prevent the Queen Mother from returning to the palace.
As long as the Queen Mother cannot return to the palace, the most authoritative person in Dasheng will still be Jiang Fengchuan, the supervisor.
As for the problem that had troubled her for a long time, after hearing that the person who kidnapped the Queen Mother was Zhaolan Dian, she already understood why Rong Qin wanted to keep Tu You in the mansion.
He just wanted to impose the crime of kidnapping the Queen Mother on her, the guilty minister.
When she handed over the Zhaolan Palace to Rong Qin, no one else knew about it, so in the eyes of the ministers, the Zhaolan Palace was still attached to her. Coupled with Cui Shaogong's full help during the palace banquet, some people would definitely think that she would Use the Queen Mother as a bargaining chip and rely on Cui Shaogong to make a comeback.
And those who secretly want to kill her will definitely not watch her regain power, and will definitely be unable to restrain their temper and attack her in advance.
Rong Qin's move pushed her to the forefront and took this opportunity to curb Duan Qianjun's power.
If she guessed correctly, Zhou Luan, the female general who accompanied the Queen Mother's carriage and horse, should have been killed on the spot.
In this way, it kills two birds with one stone.
But what if she was sure that Rong Qin was going to Yujiang? She couldn't contact Duan Qianjun or Jiang Lingfeng in such a short period of time, and she couldn't even get out of the Qingxinyuan.
What's more, Rong Qin was already doubting her the night he left the house.
Thinking about it, Pei Qi couldn't help but become more and more annoyed, and wanted to throw the pillow in his hand away.
"So what do you want me to do when you come to me tonight?" Pei Qi looked up at Duan Qianjun and asked.
Thinking of the business reason why he came here, Duan Qianjun was not prepared to sell anything: "I want you to find out the whereabouts of the Queen Mother calmly."
The Queen Mother was kidnapped by Rong Qin and Zhaolan Palace, so if you want to rescue the Queen Mother, you must first know where Rong Qin has hidden her.
Zhaolan Palace is an organization cultivated by Pei Qi. Their whereabouts have always been elusive. Even if they are found, it is extremely difficult to ask questions from them.
So he could only let Pei Qi take action on Rong Qin.
After all, the only person available now is Pei Qi, who is closest to Rong Qin.
When Pei Qi heard this, he stared at Duan Qianjun in surprise: "Rong Qin's mind is so thoughtful. Why do you think I dare to ask questions from Rong Qin's mouth?"
"Duan Qianjun, you think too highly of me."
But Duan Qianjun didn't care at all, playing with the medicine bottle in his hand and saying: "As for what method you use, this is not within the scope of the truth."
"You know Rong Qin better than you actually do. What's more, you girl has always been full of clever ideas. You can even prevent Jiang Fengchuan from ascending the throne. Are you afraid that you won't be able to come up with something?"
Seeing his appearance, Pei Qi felt inexplicably angry, and the next second he turned his head and rejected him: "I can't do it."
"Can't do it? If you can't do it, tell Rong Qin the truth, saying that the thorn in his side that he always wanted to get rid of pretended to be his wife and pretended to be by his side. How do you think Rong Qin would let you die?" Duan Qianjun was obviously not afraid of Pei. Qi refused, half teasingly threatening: "I think he won't let you die too easily. After all, you ruined so many of his good things..."
Anyway, if Pei Qi has no use value, there is no use in keeping him, so it is better to get rid of him as soon as possible.
"Duan Qianjun!" Pei Qi called him angrily.
Although the momentum is sufficient, it has no deterrent effect on Duan Qianjun.
He walked to Pei Qi's bed and bent down with a malicious look on his face: "If you are really helpless right now, why don't I tell you the truth."
"Your current status is that he is the wife he is marrying. I think he still felt sorry for you that time at Chunjiang Tower. How about... you try to get close to him, and then enjoy the pillow breeze..."
Unexpectedly, Duan Qianjun was just halfway through his words when Pei Qi hit him in the face with a pillow: "Duan Qianjun, get out of here!"
"roll!!!!"
