early morning.

It was just dawn and the capital was already bustling with activity.

People were coming and going on the streets, going in and out of the city gates.

For some unknown reason, more and more people from all walks of life come to Beijing these days for no apparent reason.

As if they had heard some rumors, many people from all walks of life rushed to the capital and gathered in the city in twos and threes to discuss something.

Inside Jingzhao Mansion.

Jingzhao Mansion is very busy!

Whenever there are more people in the capital, the most worried person is the Jingzhao Mansion. As the yamen responsible for public security inside and outside the capital, once something happens to the capital, the Jingzhao Mansion cannot escape the blame.

Especially when these unruly people gather together, no one knows whether they will cause any trouble.

The murderer of the brutal massacre in a small mountain village outside the capital last year has not yet been caught, causing uproar in the city and even causing dissatisfaction in the court.

Therefore, this time, people from all walks of life gathered in the capital again, and Jingzhao Mansion sent almost all available people to patrol the capital around the clock.

On the other side, a figure came to Su Mansion.

Knock on the door.

"I want to see your master!"

The figure spoke calmly and handed over a token at the same time.

When the servant saw the token, his eyes and pupils suddenly shrank, and he immediately became respectful.

"Hold on!"

The servant hurriedly walked into the yard and came to the door of the room.

"Master, someone is looking for you outside!"

With that said, the servant handed over the token.

In the room, Su Xiang, who was contemplating something, fell on the token and his eyes focused: "Who is outside the door?"

"A woman!"

The servant hesitated for a moment and then said: "A very beautiful woman."

Su Xiang stared at the token for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Let her in!"

"yes!"

"..."

"Who are you?"

In the reception room.

Su Xiang looked at the young girl in his sight, his eyes darkened slightly, with a somewhat oppressive aura.

"Zhou Qiuning!"

The girl looked at the Prime Minister Su in front of her and raised her brows slightly: "I have long heard that Prime Minister Su is a rare and virtuous minister of the Zhao Dynasty. When I saw him today, it turned out to be just as I expected!"

There was a smile on her face, the kind of seemingly gentle smile that gave people a sunny and harmonious feeling.

But for some reason, Su Xiang felt that the girl in front of him was a bit confusing to him.

Her eyes, her expression seemed innocent, but it seemed to be covered by a layer of gray fog that could not be cut through.

"Where did you get this token?"

Su Xiang looked at the token in his hand and glanced at him again.

"Zhao Jing!"

The girl spoke calmly.

"What's your relationship with him?"

Su Xiang naturally recognized that this token indeed belonged to His Highness the Crown Prince.

But as a token of His Royal Highness, how could it appear on this woman's body?

"Su Xiang thinks, what relationship do I have with him?"

The girl asked back, then shook her head slightly: "Xiang Su should already know that Zhao Jing is under house arrest in the palace, right?"

Su Xiang didn't speak, waiting for her to continue.

The girl chuckled lightly: "He had expected such a result, so before entering the palace, he specifically asked me to come to find you, Mr. Su..."

Su Xiang's face was expressionless: "What is the purpose of looking for me?"

"Why is His Highness under house arrest in the palace? Su Xiang must know the reason better than the little girl, right?"

Zhou Qiuning chuckled lightly and looked at Su Xiang in front of him meaningfully: "I heard from His Highness that there is help from you, Su Xiang, behind this matter?"

"Is this what Zhao Jing told you?"

Su Xiang's eyes suddenly became very cold.

"There is no need to be angry, Mr. Su. You should know better than the little girl how serious the situation is now, right?"

Zhou Qiuning said calmly: "His Highness is under house arrest in the palace. The guards and Qin Tiansi in the palace are investigating the truth and collecting evidence. Once the evidence is confirmed, it is self-evident what will happen to His Highness."

"As for you, Prime Minister Su, I'm afraid you are also to blame!"

Su Xiang sneered: "Are you threatening me?"

"Little girls don't dare!"

Zhou Qiuning shook her head: "I just kindly reminded Su Xiang of one thing...she is not dead yet!"

This news made Su Xiang's expression change slightly.

It’s self-evident who this ‘she’ is.

"She is not dead. When things fall apart, all Zhao Jing's plans will fall short and be completely shattered. What kind of fate will he face then? Prime Minister Su should be very clear about it, right?"

Su Jian'an's face became solemn.

Seeing Su Jianan's appearance at this time, Zhou Qiuning raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Xiang Su should be very clear about her methods and strength. Once she returns to the capital and takes control of Qintiansi, it will be the time when she starts to liquidate everything..."

"By that time, the entire Jokhang Palace will be completely controlled by her. Your Highness will never have any chance to compete with her. Su Xiang, do you think you alone will be able to check and balance her by then?"

Su Xiang was silent.

He also realized the seriousness of the matter!

As a veteran of the Jokhang and Zhao dynasties, he was not originally involved in this matter. But when Zhao Jing came to find him before, he secretly acquiesced to something.

As the prince, Zhao Jing will definitely be the heir apparent in the future. For Su Jianan, the things he acquiesced to were completely normal.

But what he never expected was that Zhao Jing would kill Zhao Ying!

Once something happened, there was no turning back. Unfortunately, Zhao Jing failed to do enough to kill Zhao Ying and let her escape.

Then, all plans will fail!

Failure to kill Zhao Ying also means that Zhao Jing will no longer have any chance to compete with Zhao Ying.

It also means that Zhao Ying will regain control of the court, and then...

This is not what Su Jianan wants to see!

Over the years, Qin Tiansi had been calling the shots and acting recklessly in the court, which had long aroused his dissatisfaction.

If we wait until Zhao Ying comes back, who in the entire court can restrain Qin Tiansi?

Who can limit that woman?

At that time, the Jokhang Palace and the prosperity and stability of the world that he has worked so hard for so many years will probably be destroyed in one day.

At this time, seeing Su Jian'an's downcast eyes, the smile on Zhou Qiuning's face became brighter. She seemed to have thought of something again, and she spoke softly.

"Xiang Su, in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Zhao Kingdom, it seems that there has never been a female emperor, right?"

"boom!"

There seemed to be an explosion in Su Xiang's mind.

This sentence instantly woke him up.

In an instant, Su Jianan felt numb all over and his back felt cold.

He suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhou Qiuning in front of him: "What do you know?"

Zhou Qiuning was very calm, she just chuckled and said calmly: "I just kindly reminded Su Xiang, and by the way, I also brought some of His Highness's oral instructions!"

Su Jianan's dull voice: "What did His Highness say?"

"General Wu of the Beijing City Defense Force, is he one of yours, Prime Minister Su, right?"

Su Jianan did not deny it.
To be continued...