"Hidden tent" 74

After looking at each other quietly for a long time, Chen Shiqi raised his head, clasped his sleeves and said, "Really?"

Her eyes were like spring water, and she looked up at you just like this, without any affection, which was enough for people to fall into it.

Thinking about it carefully, didn’t he just look at these eyes and make an exception to care about Li Er’s idiot business?

But he really made fun of her and it was nothing to deceive her if he really lied to her.

A man's mouth filled with self-deprecation, and before he could say "Why are you so easy to cheat?", he was interrupted by Tao Yin who rushed over.

Tao Yinxiao was gasping for breath, glanced at Lu Jiuxiao nervously, and said behind Fu: "Girl, Empress, please go to Kunning Palace."

Lu Jiuxiao raised his eyebrows, "Go."

Chen Shifeng was still deeply shocked by his words just now, and his reaction was a little slow. When he came to his senses, he returned the orange in his hand to her.

Lu Jiuxiao didn't answer and said, "Take it and eat it on the way."

An orange was really not worth shirking, so she followed the palace maid like three souls and seven souls.

When he entered Kunning Palace, Emperor Xuanwu was playing chess with Empress Li.

Seeing that someone came, Emperor Xuanwu took the lead in putting up the chess piece and gave her a seat.

After a few words of scenes, Empress Li invited the imperial physician early to show her virtuousness and virtue, and personally showed her the broken head. When Emperor Xuanwu waved his hand and rewarded many precious objects, she was allowed to leave.

As soon as he stepped out of Kunning Palace, Chen Shizi stroked his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, under the corridor, Li Guogong, wearing a pine green uniform, came with his hands behind his back.

He saw the woman coming towards him from afar, and could probably guess her identity. Today's small banquet was originally specially ordered by Emperor Xuanwu to show his concern for the He family.

Thinking of this, Duke Li couldn't help but laugh.

They are the old emperors who value face the most.

In his early years, he relied on the support of He Lu's family to rise to power, and then he was extremely wary of these two old ministers who held military power. After removing the tribute to the He family, he was afraid that others would complain to him and destroy the bridges. Over the years, he has been very kind to the He family.

As for why Lu Xing was not moved, Duke Li had a little doubt in the past, but now he is a clan. Lu Xing did not have a parent-child inheritance title, and the only prince was the bloodline of Emperor Xuanwu. He was naturally more at ease with the Lu family than the He family.

Duke Li was taking a look at the twists and turns under the peace and stability, and Master Ning behind him said seriously: "Master."

Duke Li turned his ear and signaled him to speak.

Master Ning quietly said with his ears: "Look at the girl in front of him."

The Li family sent someone to follow Lu Jiuxiao before. Although they couldn't enter the yard, they occasionally saw him taking people out.

One of them was when he went to Jinzhou. He went to Jinzhou and brought a woman in the carriage. Isn’t it the one in front of him?

Upon hearing this, Duke Li narrowed his eyes, "I heard that before the He family recognized his daughter, this girl lived in the Hou Mansion for a young age. Mrs. Lu had a relationship with her and even recognized her as her adopted daughter. I may be that this is why there is a connection."

"But look, they are not an ordinary relationship."

Duke Li slowed down and looked at Master Ning with his side.

At this moment, the two of them thought of a plan at the same time.

However, Duke Li hesitated a little. After all, this girl is from the He family...

Master Ning hurriedly said, "My master is kind, and my subordinates are responsible."

Duke Li nodded.

But in Kunning Palace, Emperor Xuanwu took the black man again and took a few steps absent-mindedly.

He has been so full of worries in recent days, and soon he lost to Queen Li.

Queen Li glanced at him quietly. The court had been stable these days, but looking at Emperor Xuanwu's face, there must be something she didn't know about.

She was worried that the Li family's plan was exposed, but then she thought, if this was the case, Emperor Xuanwu would probably not have sat in front of her like this.

Therefore, Empress Li asked openly: "Master, what are you worried about?"

Emperor Xuanwu shook his head and sighed, and simply lost the intention of playing chess again. He waved his hand and returned to the Ganqing Palace.

Before he got on the sedan chair, he said to the eunuch: "Go and call Jiuxiao to me."

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Soon, Eunuch Peng opened the pearl curtain with a flattering face, "Prince, please."

In the warm cabinet, Emperor Xuanwu stood in front of a wall with his hands behind his back. On the wall was a framed painting that was six feet long and three feet wide. Ten thousand horses galloped in the painting, showing the majestic momentum.

"My minister has met the Lord."

Emperor Xuanwu then moved his gaze away from the painting, "Sit down."

White jade chessboards are placed on the small table in the warm pavilion for many years. Lu Jiuxiao is used to picking up chess pieces. Emperor Xuanwu hurriedly said, "I won't play chess today, I have something important to discuss with you."

Lu Jiuxiao was stunned. Emperor Xuanwu had never discussed anything seriously with him, so he acted very seriously, "Prince, please speak."

"Recently, Kyoto has been watching Taiping, but in fact it is about to move inside. My spy came to report that a few civilians were in full swing from outside the city a while ago. The number of people is estimated to be more than a thousand."

Lu Jiuxiao looked upright. He was probably talking about the soldiers of the second prince Zhao Huai-chan, who were placed in various villas in the suburbs of Beijing.

With such a large-scale migration, it is impossible to have no noise. Lu Jiuxiao held the teacup tightly and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Who is so bold that he dares to gather troops at the feet of the emperor?"

"If I know, I don't have to bother you this time. After thinking about it, if there is a choke between the court in recent days, even if it is the case of sending troops from Qiannan, I am afraid that the King of Qiannan will still hold a grudge, or Jiyang. If I arranged my second son to Jiyang back then, it would be difficult for him to have no knots in his heart. Maybe it is southern Xinjiang. In short, it is possible for all parties."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiuxiao smiled in his heart. The emperor was quite self-aware. He had been afraid of anyone who offended him over the years, and he remembered every turn.

"This matter is very important, why would the emperor discuss with the court officials?"

"I'm afraid it's not good to be alerted. I'm looking for you to avoid the court's eyes and ears to avoid any kind of information from the two minds. And you have a wide range of information channels in Kyoto and have no position, so it's not easy for people to focus on it. I don't worry if you are outside the palace."

Lu Jiuxiao paused, lowered his head and rubbed the edge of the cup.

Rest assured?

But he really shouldn't feel at ease with him.

He could not have a father-son relationship with him, but his brotherly relationship with him was real.

Since Emperor Xuanwu convicted the congratulatory crime of dereliction of duty five years ago by means of no reward or punishment, a rift arises between the two of them, let alone he knows the whole story now.

Emperor Xuanwu treated him very well, at least for now, but he shouldn’t have been absolutely necessary, just to express his congratulations.

In the eyes of Emperor Xuanwu, Lu Jiuxiao's silent appearance was unwilling to take on this job. If he responded in one go, the emperor's suspicion might be attributable to the right time, but now it is just right.

Emperor Xuanwu slapped the table with a palm, "This is the emperor's order. If you don't accept this job, you have to accept it!"

Lu Jiuxiao responded very "rudely" with it.

In this way, Emperor Xuanwu then gave Eunuch Peng a wink with satisfaction, and Eunuch Peng knew how to hand over the red box that had been held for a quarter of an hour.

Inside, a golden seal was lying.

It is the military talisman of the Zhuque Gate.

"Just in case, if that's the case, I feel relieved."

Lu Jiuxiao stared at the heavy golden seal deeply and nodded to accept it.

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In the blink of an eye, the thin clouds dissipated, revealing a blue sky.

At this time, the banquet was dispersed, and a group of noble girls surrounded him and said goodbye to Chen Shiqi on the palace road in groups of three or three, and made an appointment to go back to the teahouse for a small gathering, so they got on their own carriages one after another.

Tao Yin held several boxes in his hand, mostly jewelry.

He Min was dragged down by the blessing of He Min. When He Min was in Kyoto, most of the noble ladies of these aristocratic families were unable to make friends. Based on the saying that "the enemy's enemy is a friend", today's Shen Shishi was able to lose a lot of their kindness.

However, she could only find a little bit of He Min's behavior from everyone's words.

When Lu Jiuxiao stepped out of the palace gate, he saw her asking Taoyin to carry the items onto the carriage, and then bowed.

Soon, the man in brown clothes, who was buried in his head, pulled the reins.

In the carriage, Tao saw the same objects and told Chen Shili in detail about the girl from a certain mansion, whose surname is, whose age is, how good or bad temper is...

As I was talking, I felt that the carriage had been walking for a long time.

Tao lifted the curtain of the car, but saw this road. After a closer look at the surrounding signs, it was the road leading to the west of the city.

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Songyuan, study room.

Lu Jiuxiao leaned in front of the desk and frowned at a piece of white paper.

Emperor Xuanwu had already noticed the movements in Kyoto. Although he had left the matter to him to investigate, he could delay it for a while, but how long could he delay it? If he was discovered before the Li family, it would be a loss of his wife and a loss of troops.

This matter can only be done as soon as possible, and cannot be delayed any further.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiuxiao picked up his pen and was about to tell He Lin what happened today.

Speaking of which, the He Lu family were so close that they could have something to say on the spot when they turned over the wall.

But after Shen Shiqi returned to He's house, He Lin was guarding him like a thief...

Lu Jiuxiao pulled the corner of his mouth and took the pen and dipped it ink.

At this moment, a "swoosh" sound came from outside the window, and an arrow flew across the sky from the half-open window. Lu Jiuxiao sided his neck, and the arrow pressed against his chin and pierced straight into the pillar of the room.

Lu Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes, stared out of the window, and went straight forward to pull out the sharp arrow, with a letter tied to the arrow.

When he saw the lotus root powder bracelet, Lu Jiuxiao's eyes darkened and he opened the note.

[Fuyang Mountain in the west of the city, one person comes.]

The man held the note tightly and raised the corners of his lips with a look of expression.

Duke Li...

He ordered Hua Xianglou, Songyuan, and even sealed the mouths of Tang Mian and Meng Jingheng, but only the Li family who opposed him might have seen her by his side.

It is true that Duke Li did not know the role He Lin played in targeting the Li family, so they only wanted him, Lu Jiuxiao, and they were not willing to involve the He family. They were fishing him with Shen Shi, but they might not dare to really hurt her.

If he insisted on not going, would they dare to touch her?

But a panic arose in his heart, what if...

He can't afford to bet on this.

What's more, seeing the sky getting darker and in the wilderness, her little courage could not be scared to faint on the spot.

Lu Jiuxiao took the long sword under his pillow, pushed the door out, and handed the envelope to Yin Zhong, "If I don't reply in an hour, I will send this letter to He Lin."

Yin Zhong didn't understand why, so he saw him light sword and fast horse, and left with dust.

When I reached the foot of Fuyang Mountain, the sky gradually darkened.

An unmanned horse rushed across a silver line in the middle of the road, and suddenly stumbled with a cry of shock. Arrows shot up at the surroundings, and the men in black who were ambushing around the jungle rushed out one after another and surrounded them.

Seeing that there was no one at the moment, they looked at each other. Before they could think about this plan, a fire emitted from the horse, and exploded with a "bang". Everyone had no time to hide, and then screamed and flew out in all directions.
Chapter completed!