On August 14th, the last day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Dongwang Mansion was already preparing for the festival fee.

On this day, Han Jian returned to the Dongwang Mansion early. He did not accompany his family, but went into the study alone. What he was holding was the information sent back from Jiangnan.

In the past half a month, he had sent many people to pick up Daxiliu, who had gone to Jinling. At this time, not only the troublesome Wei Dynasty, but also the Qi Dynasty. Xie Rumo, the prime minister of the Qi Dynasty, could no longer bear the desire for more power, and was ready to fight with Empress Dowager He's party.

After Empress Dowager He eliminated Fu Siqi, the party of the commander-in-chief of the Palace, the relationship between Empress Dowager He and Xie Rumo became rigid, which is a well-known fact. Although the Southern Dynasties remained stable in the past or two years, some contradictions always broke out.

Han Jian knew Xie Rumo very well. In order to make the two countries get into evil, Xie Rumo even came to kill him, causing disputes between the two countries. In Han Jian's view, this person was a sinister and vicious old thief. Queen Mother He's party seemed to have many people and powerful people, but in a real battle, he might not be Xie Rumo's opponent.

Han Jian didn't have much information on hand, but they were all very representative.

As Xie Rumo's ambitions expand, many yamen in Jinling City were completely controlled by Xie Rumo. In the past six months, most of Empress Dowager He's head and horse Zhu Tongjing were not in Jiangnan, and Empress Dowager He himself was not prepared for Xie Rumo, which led to the development of Xie Rumo's power very quickly. Xie Rumo was different from when Han Jian saw him a year ago. Xie Rumo already had the ability to control the overall situation.

From the intelligence analysis, Han Jian could not rule it out. This was a situation where Empress Dowager He and his party showed weakness. In order to make Xie Rumo think that his general situation was settled, he forced him to rebel.

As Zhu Tongjing returned to Jinling, Empress Dowager He should have a lot of people. However, Zhu Tongjing lived in silence for a while and has been in danger recently. Even the intelligence system of the Eastern Prince's Mansion could not find Zhu Tongjing's place. Han Jian guessed that Zhu Tongjing should be preparing for the final decisive battle with Xie Rumo and deliberately hid it, which made Xie Rumo feel afraid, thus disrupting Xie Rumo's overall plan.

"Jian'er, why haven't you gone out yet? Xin'er and the others are waiting for you to come." Han Songshi walked to the study room in a leisurely manner. Seeing Han Jian looking at the official document, he seemed to be thinking. He couldn't help but walk in and remind him.

"Er Niang, there are still some business tasks that have not been handled." Han Jian stood up to greet him and said.

"Please put the official business after the holiday. In the past few days, Yuzhou has become more peaceful. You don't have to worry too much. Besides, the Nanwang Mansion has not sent someone to ask for help yet?" Han Song said. He went into the study and glanced at the official documents at Han Jian, and then he realized that Han Jian was not looking at the formal official documents, but seemed to be some scattered paper. She knew very well that this was used by the intelligence system to transmit messages, "But what are the abnormal movements in Yuzhou?"

"It was the Southern Dynasty." Han Jian said.

"Southern Dynasty? The Southern Dynasty has been peaceful in recent years. What is going to happen?" Han Song was a little surprised.

"I guess there will be some movement in the next few days. I have sent someone to take the opportunity to save the prince and Sima."

Han Song thought for a while, shook his head slightly and said, "Jian'er, Er Niang knows that you are considering your friend's morality, but... it may not be beneficial to you if you save the prince now. You should consider this matter carefully."

Han Jian understood what Han Song said. Now he had a power conflict with the queen, and if Yang Xi came back, he would stand on the queen's side, which would be detrimental to him.

But in Han Jian's opinion, Yang Xi went to Jinling for the sake of Wei Chao's stability. He was still a little guilty about Yang Xi. Saving Yang Xi back this time may not be a bad thing for him. After all, Jiang is not Luoyang, and Yang Xi has no power at all, so he just gave him freedom after he came back.

"Let's go, Jianer, come with Erniang. It's rare for the family to get together, how can you be missing?" Han Song came forward and pulled Han Jian's hand.

Han Jian smiled and let Han Song take him away.

He knew very well that he was the link of the Eastern Prince's Mansion. This family was because he got together. Without him, the family would not be married.

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On the night of August 14th, Jinling City.

The sky was concealed, and Sima was also concealed by his mood. He was in the courtyard and was waiting for news from the Cao Gang, but at night, there was still no news. Instead, he felt that he was under house arrest.

Qian Suli, who was at the same time as him, seemed very calm. He didn't say a word and sat in front of the candlestick to tidy up his bags. At this time, Xiao Ling, who was tied up on the ground, woke up.

"Oh... it hurts so much. Come and pour tea. I'm so thirsty." Xiao Ling came together and began to dominate the servants as if he had just woken up from the palace.

"Be honest!" The brother of the Cao Bang who was in charge of guarding shouted.

"Hmm? You...ah, what's this?" Xiao Ling then realized that something was wrong with him. His whole body was bound and he couldn't move. After struggling for a few times, he just turned around on the ground. "Oh, you... who are you? Brother Sima? What's going on? And Miss Qian, Oh, you were also caught by these bandits? Don't make things difficult for Brother Sima and Miss Qian, just say how much money they want or what's the benefit. Just mention it, as long as I have it, it's okay!"

Xiao Ling said something with a sincere expression, which made Sima Yi feel a little guilty.

He still couldn't bear to hurt Xiao Ling, who was unsuspecting. Although Xiao Ling was a powerful figure in Qi Chao, he was also the most scheming and pursuing profit. This was very similar to his personality. What's important is that Xiao Ling thought he was a friend, and even now, he did not suspect that he was kidnapped by himself.

"If he yells out his mouth, he will be troublesome if he yells out the government."

A brother from Cao Gang went up and blocked Xiao Ling's mouth with cloth. Xiao Ling was so surprised after a while, when he saw that Sima Jie and Qian Suli were not restricted by his body, he didn't quite understand why he was the only one who had such "treatment".

At this time, Qian Suli also came over and looked down at Xiao Ling. She also felt a little apologized on her face, after all, she was the one who used medicine to fascinated Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling looked at Sima Yi with aggravated look, wanting to ask what was going on. Sima Yi sighed slightly and turned his head to the direction of the courtyard gate. At this time, a few knocks came from the courtyard gate, which were repeated in a regular manner, and it should be some kind of secret code.

"Brother Ma San is here." A brother hurried over and opened the door.

Soon, Ma San brought his people in, but walked alone. When he came in, Xiao Ling realized that it was the Ma San who came to deliver the message with the faint light of the candlestick.

"How is it?" Sima Yi stood up and asked. What he was concerned about at this time was when he could leave the city.

"The city gate is still blocked, and the government has begun martial law. I guess I will not be able to leave the city in the past two days." Ma San said with concern.

Hearing this, Xiao Ling felt a little nervous. If he was missing, the court would investigate the whole city of Jinling and find him out. If these criminals were desperate, they would definitely kill him.

Ma San said, looked at Xiao Ling sideways and frowned, "He actually woke up?"

"Brother Ma San, do you think you will deal with it like this? Did you chop the person up?" asked the brothers from the Cao Gang.

Hearing that these people were about to "cut" themselves, Xiao Ling struggled quickly and made a "whimper" sound again.

Ma San sneered: "It's useful for us to keep this person, we can't kill him. But don't let him feel too good."

After saying that, Ma San looked at Sima Yi and said, "Mr. Sima, Miss Qian, you can wait here first. There is some dry food here, how many days can you handle it. If you have a simple condition, you can take care of it."

After saying that, Ma San left a burden and left in a hurry.

After the person left, Sima Yi sat back on his seat, and Xiao Ling, who was sitting on the ground and leaning against the wall, began to shed tears on his face.

Until the second half of the night, Qian Suli and the little maid next to him were already asleep against the table. Two of the brothers from the Cao Gang were resting, while the others were staring at Xiao Ling, afraid that Xiao Ling would escape.

Sima Yi was sleepless and was in a dangerous place. He knew very well that these people from the Cao Gang might not be trustworthy. He cared more about when he could leave Jinling or join the people in Jiangdu.

But at this moment, another knock came from the door. Because the knocking sound was irregular, the people in the Cao Gang were also very alert and took things out one by one, as if it was not the people from their Cao Gang coming.

The room was a little nervous. After blowing out the candle, there was almost no light in the whole room.

The knock on the door outside lasted for a while, then stopped. After that, there was no movement, as if no one had ever been there.

Because of this change, no one could sleep until dawn. I knew that there was a knock on the door again after dawn, but this time it was the Cao Gang people who came.

"Dong's family." The person who came was Dong Sheng.

"Brother Sima, Miss Qian, did you have a rest last night?" Dong Sheng said with great concern as soon as he came.

Brothers from the Cao Gang immediately told the story of someone knocking on the door last night. Dong Sheng said nervously: "This place may not be safe. But now the city is full of martial law, and it is not easy to leave the city. If you change the place... there is probably no good place to go."

"Wuwuwu..." Xiao Ling, who was sitting on the ground, seemed to be about to speak.

"He..." Dong Sheng pointed to Xiao Ling, with the intention of inquiring.

"Dangdang family, after this kid came, he didn't give him food or drink, nor did he give him convenience." said the Caobang brother.

"We are the Cao Gang, not the bandits. What is the difference between you doing this and the bandits? Let him loosen his ties, give him food and drink, and just watch him not let him run away." Dong Sheng said.

The brothers of Cao Gang then pulled Xiao Ling up, loosened him, and took out the gag cloth.

Xiaoling, who was in good health, seemed to be reborn, and she was so grateful.

At this time, the brothers of the Cao Gang also brought the dry food and water bags and handed them to Xiao Ling.
Chapter completed!