Time went back to a few minutes ago. Xin Qiji, who had just returned to his residence, was standing in the courtyard, looking at the blue light beam across the sky and was slightly startled.

Not only him, but all the residents in Lin'an City who had not yet fallen asleep saw the blue light pillar that cut through the sky.

For a time, there was an uproar in the city, and the uproar of voices even alarmed Zhao Kuo, Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, and Han Guanzhou, the Taifu.

Han Zhouzhou realized that this matter was feasible, and immediately ordered someone to summon Si Tianjian and asked them to draft an article on the victory of the Northern Expedition.

Immediately afterwards, Song Ningzong also summoned the officials of Si Tianjian and got from them the answers given by Han Zhouzhou in advance.

"Your Majesty, there is a strange light in the sky. This is a good sign!"

The officials of Si Tianjian excitedly gave various evidences proving that the blue light pillar was a good omen.

Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, Long Yan, was very happy and rewarded the officials of Si Tianjian, which further strengthened his mind on the Northern Expedition.

Han Yuzhou was not so easy to fool. After he summoned Si Tianjian, he immediately sent people to explore the source of the light pillar.

In the middle of the night, the person sent to explore the source of the light pillar came back, and Han Yuzhou immediately summoned him to the study.

Looking at Han Yuzhou's face, which showed no emotion or anger, the servant looked strange and said hesitantly: "Sir, that strange beam of light... seems to be coming from the palace of Aunt Wang..."

"oh?"

Han Kunzhou raised his eyebrows, with a thoughtful expression on his calm and confident face.

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Early the next morning, Han Yuzhou came to the king's residence with a group of servants.

Wang Chuyi took care of the trouble last night and took his wife and daughter out to meet his father-in-law.

As soon as he entered the door, Han Kanzhou frowned, looked at the empty ground in front of him and said: "Yuyang, I remember that there should be a front house here. How come it was demolished after a few days?"

"Oh, that's right."

Wang Chuyi quickly smiled and said: "Don't Yun'er like koi ponds? My son-in-law has been busy with the Northern Expedition and failed to take into account Yun'er's needs. When Tian Tian had some free time a few days ago, he took a look at the feng shui of this house.

, found that it would be most appropriate to open a spring here, so they ordered people to demolish the house and planned to build a koi pond for Yun'er to relax..."

Hearing this, Han Lanyun, who was holding her daughter, smiled and nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.

"I see."

Han Kanzhou showed a look of surprise on his face and scolded with a smile: "You boy, I have been in contact with you for a long time, and I almost forgot that you are still the direct disciple of Zhenren Chongyang. You have lived in my house for so long before, and you didn't even tell me to show you Feng Shui."

Wang Chuyi smiled and said: "Dad, you are joking. I only know a little bit about Feng Shui. The master you invited is much better than me!"

Han Yuanzhou shook his head and said: "No matter how powerful you are, you can't lead the army to fight. For the Northern Expedition, you still have to rely on your efforts!"

Wang Chuyi said seriously: "My son-in-law will do the work of dogs and horses!"

Han Kanzhou glanced at him meaningfully, then glanced at the guards and servants in the courtyard, and raised his eyebrows.

"Yuyang, you seem to have a few servants in the yard."

"...This is what I want to tell you!"

Wang Chu's face was solemn, he approached Han Yuzhou and whispered: "Dad, it's not convenient to talk here, please come with me."

Han Kanzhou raised his eyebrows and glanced at his youngest daughter Han Lanyun. Seeing her nodding slightly, he ordered the servants to stay where they were. He followed Wang Chuyi to the remote house behind the courtyard with two of his trusted guards.

When he opened the door, the strong smell of blood immediately came from the room.

Han Kunzhou frowned, took out a handkerchief and covered his nose, looked at the hanging bloody man in the room and asked: "Who are they?"

Wang Chuyi said softly: "The assassins who broke into my mansion last night used drugs to stun some of my guards and servants, and planned to sneak into the mansion to assassinate me. Fortunately, I had friends from the world come to visit me in time last night.

We discovered the drug they used, which prevented them from succeeding, but some of the servants in my courtyard still died in their hands."

Wang Chuyi sighed softly, as if things were really as he said.

But in fact, those servants did not die at the hands of the assassin, but were executed by him himself.

The main reason for doing this is because these servants are not really loyal to him. They were brought by his wife Han Lanyun from her natal family. To a certain extent, they can be regarded as spies installed by his father-in-law Han Yuzhou.

Wang Chuyi used to only think about the Northern Expedition, so he didn't care whether his actions were monitored by his father-in-law.

But now that he has the secret of the Traveler Alliance, he must clean up his backyard.

It happened that someone was assassinated last night, so Wang Chuyi took the opportunity to attack and eliminated some of his father-in-law's men.

Deng Yougang didn't agree with Wang Chuyi's behavior, but he didn't say anything to stop it.

After all, this is the Southern Song Dynasty. Without iron-blooded management skills, it is really difficult to survive here...

"So that's it."

Han Yuzhou nodded, not doubting his always peaceful son-in-law.

He looked at the assassin hanging in the room and said, "Did the trial reveal anything?"

Wang Chu nodded: "After the trial, they should be Yang Guifei's people."

Concubine Yang...

Hearing this name, Han Yuzhou could not help but frown slightly.

Four years ago, Queen Han passed away, and Han Yuzhou lost the support of the harem, so he thought of supporting another one. Among Song Ningzong's concubines at that time, Yang Guifei and Cao Meiren were the most favored. Song Ningzong could not make up his mind for a long time.

Who should be allowed to take charge of the central palace?

Han Yuzhou saw that Concubine Yang was intelligent and had a certain degree of desire for power, so he was wary and thought she was difficult to handle, so he suggested that Ning Zong make the docile Cao Mei his queen.

Concubine Yang knew the news and harbored a grudge against Han Yuzhou, but she kept her secret on the surface.

Han Xianzhou thought that she only knew how to blow pillows, but he didn't expect that she would have the courage to attack his son-in-law.

Thinking of this, Han Yuzhou snorted coldly, looked at Wang Chuyi and said calmly: "Yuyang, leave these assassins to me, I will take care of Concubine Yang's affairs for you, just concentrate on preparing for the Northern Expedition!"

"Yes, father-in-law!"

Wang Chuyi respectfully agreed and then waved his hand.

The guards around him immediately put down the assassin in black hanging from the beam.

Seeing that Wang Chuyi made no other moves, Han Yuzhou frowned: "Did you only capture this one alive?"

Wang Chu said: "Three were captured alive, the remaining two have committed suicide, and this one is still alive."

After saying that, Wang Chuyi took him to see the bodies of the other two people.

Seeing the corpses of the other two people who died from poison, Han Yuzhou nodded without any doubt.

After leaving the matter to their confidants, the husband-in-law and son-in-law returned to the front yard talking and laughing as if nothing had happened.

Before leaving, Han Yuzhou suddenly asked: "By the way, Yuyang, did you see the strange light pillar last night?"

Wang Chuyi asked in confusion: "Strange light pillar, what kind of light pillar?"

Han Kanzhou looked at him steadily: "It's the blue light pillar that penetrates the sky."

"There is such a thing?!" Wang Chuyi expressed shock, then shook his head with a wry smile, "I was busy interrogating those people last night, and actually missed such a spectacle. It's really... wait, what do you think?

Is there any room for manipulation? A strange light appears in the sky. This is a good sign!"

Looking at Wang Chuyi's unpretentious joy, Han Kanzhou chuckled and said, "I have already ordered people to spread the news. If I had waited for your suggestion, the day lilies would have been cold!"

Wang Chuyi admired him and said: "My father-in-law is far-sighted, and my son-in-law is ashamed of himself."

The husband-in-law and son-in-law chatted for a while, and seeing that Wang Chuyi still had no flaws, Han Yuzhou stopped asking questions.

As for the investigation results of the source of the light beam, Han Xianzhou thought it might be a visual illusion, just like a rainbow after rain and a clear sky. From a distance, it looks like it extends from a certain mansion.

After sending Han Yuzhou away, Wang Chuyi returned to the study.

In the study, his wife Han Lanyun stood beside the desk, pouring hot tea.

On the chair next to the desk, the young man who came as a guest last night was playing with the three-year-old baby girl in his arms.

Seeing his daughter giggling at the young man's amusement, Wang Chuyi couldn't help but smile.

"Brother Deng, it seems you are very good at coaxing children!"

"Of course!" Deng Yougang gently pinched the baby girl's face and said with a smile, "Our Deng family is no smaller than my sister-in-law's Han family. There are endless children of all ages. I alone have taken care of them for at least five years.

Young cousins ​​and nieces are the best at dealing with these little guys!"

"Giggle——"

The three-year-old baby girl giggled.

Deng Yougang stood up with a smile and returned the baby girl in his arms to Han Lanyun.

"Sister-in-law, the necklace around Xiao Zhu'er's neck is a gift from me. Remember not to take it off until she is an adult."

"I see."

Han Lanyun nodded seriously, then looked at Wang Chu, hugged her daughter and left the study.

Looking at Han Lanyun's back, Deng Yougang marveled and said, "Brother Wang is so capable. Your father-in-law is still thinking about the servants' informants, but he didn't expect that his biggest informant has actually surrendered to you long ago!"

"She didn't surrender to me, she just made a choice."
To be continued...