At this time, the capital city, Shuntian Mansion, the nine admirals, the infantry yamen, the secret agents, all the overt and dark forces were activated at this moment, searching for the missing men in black. As for Hongshi and Yingge,
They were quietly watched, paying attention to their every move.
Ever since he was told something by Nala, Hongshi has been surprisingly honest. Except for going to the household department every day, he stays in Prince Ding's Mansion and does not even go to the Duke's Mansion, for fear of being found.
He found some clues and ruined everything he had worked so hard for.
Under the circumstances, Yingge was in a lot of trouble. Although the things that Nala had explained before had been given, there were still many things that needed to be improved, otherwise he would not be able to deceive Yinzhen.
Although Yingge did not find the person following him, he did not dare to take this risk. If someone discovered what he was doing now, it would be an extermination of his family and property. Therefore, he handed over everything involved in the plan.
Do it with trustworthy subordinates and try not to step out of the house yourself.
In such a tense atmosphere, the spies finally found the traces of the men in black, entrenched in an abandoned manor in the east of the city. When they attacked together with people from the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, they encountered the desperate efforts of the men in black.
More than a hundred people resisted, and each of them acted as if they were desperate for their lives. In the end, although everyone was killed, the secret agents also paid a heavy price, with most of them injured and killed, and only a few people survived.
Later, when searching the manor, it was discovered that it was a stronghold of the Red Flower Society in the capital. When the spy leader reported this matter to Yinzhen, Yinzhen thought for a moment and said: "Are you sure it is a remnant of the Red Flower Society?
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The spy did not even raise his head and said: "If I go back to the emperor, judging from the evidence found in the manor, this is indeed the case."
Yinzhen nodded noncommittally, "What about Yingge and Hongshi? Have there been any changes in the past few days? Or does it have anything to do with the manor?"
"No, they have been staying in the mansion and have never been near the manor." The spy's answer made Yinzhen frown slightly. Could it be that he was really suspicious about this matter and had nothing to do with Hongshi and the others?
But how did those remnants of the Ming Dynasty know that Hongli was still alive and had so many people deployed in the capital without anyone noticing?
"Continue to pursue it!" Yinzhen's words made the secret agent stunned for a moment. Why should he continue to pursue the matter when it has been clearly found out? This was a bit strange, but he would never dare to question Yinzhen's order. After agreeing, he quietly
Retreat silently
No matter how many doubts Yinzhen had in his heart, as the manor was annihilated and more than a hundred men in black were killed, the storm finally subsided and the nine gates were reopened, allowing people to come and go freely.
When the news reached Inge's ears, he breathed a long sigh of relief, but at the same time he was heartbroken. Although the crisis was over this time, there were more than a hundred secret guards who were killed, all of whom had grown up since childhood.
The people who were trained to be loyal to the Nala clan died, one less, more than a hundred people, which is close to half of all the secret guards. It can be said that their vitality was seriously damaged, and it would not be possible for them to recover in less than ten years.
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Spring and early summer passed in a series of thrills. As more and more summer cicadas chirped from the branches, the weather became hotter and hotter. Even if you stayed indoors, you would be sweating due to the heat.
Although I was in the Ningshuang Pavilion, I couldn't feel any heat at all, because as early as when it was getting hot, Yunli ordered people to bring ice cubes and put them in the house to cool down the heat.
Rong Yuan withdrew his hand from Ling Ruo's wrist and said warmly: "Your Majesty's condition is much better now. I believe she will be fine after confinement."
After Ling Ruo put down her sleeves and thanked her, she asked about the child's condition again. Rong Yuan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Madam, because Dr. Lu has given me Perilla grass for more than five years before, so the toxicity in the little princess's body has been eliminated."
It is not as strong as before, and I have been taking medicine since birth, and the situation is still very good. But the little princess is really well-behaved, and she is willing to take medicine at such a young age."
"That's good." For Ling Ruo at this moment, nothing is more important than this daughter.
"How do you want to go?" Rong Yuan's sudden words made Ling Ruo fall into silence. Xu Jiufang said with a bitter smile: "Besides returning to the palace, I have another way.
Do you want to leave? But if possible, I really don’t want to go back to the palace and see that person.”
Rong Yuan knew very well who the person in her mouth was. He sighed softly and said, "It seems that the knot in the queen's heart has not been untied."
Ling Ruo sneered and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to untie it in this life, but it doesn't matter. You have to do what you have to do. Nothing can be changed."
"Actually, the emperor has always cared about the empress. It was not the emperor's wish that things would develop to that point. Since the empress passed away, the emperor has always felt guilty. He did not hesitate to fight against hundreds of officials and pursue the empress as the queen. And there is one thing.
No one has mentioned it to the empress, not even Prince Guo knows about it." Rong Yuan's words aroused curiosity in Ling Ruo's heart, and she couldn't help but ask, "What are you referring to?"
"Your Majesty, do you know why the emperor suddenly favored Mr. Shu Mulu?" As soon as Rong Yuan finished speaking, Ling Ruo's face turned stiff and said, "It's because Mr. Shu Mulu's eyes are very much like Nalan Meier."
Rong Yuan shook his head and said: "No, it's because Shumulu put a unique charm potion in the tea the emperor drank, which made it difficult for the emperor to leave her. As for Nalan Meier, in fact, the emperor had already given up on her.
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Ling Ruo was greatly surprised. She knew what love medicine was, but she never imagined that someone would dare to use it on Yinzhen. This kind of thing is a capital offense. But what concerned her the most was Rong Yuan's last words,
"You said that the emperor has let go of Nalan Mei'er, so why are you still with her..."
Rong Yuan knew what Ling Ruo wanted to say, and said: "On that day when Nalan Meier came to the palace to plead for Aqina, someone also put a love potion in the tea they used, which made the emperor unable to control himself and did something he shouldn't have done.
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Ling Ruo never imagined that she would hear such a truth at this time. She didn't even know what kind of expression she should have for a moment. The room was so quiet that she could only hear the sound of water drops falling into the copper basin as the ice cubes melted.
The voice, after a long time, managed to say, "How do you know these things?"
"Actually, the emperor had suspicions long before the accident happened to the empress, and ordered Cao Min to come to the palace for diagnosis and treatment. Even the package of fake death medicine for the empress was from Cao Min, but what Cao Min knew at that time was not very clear until the Emperor came from Yanchi Tower.
He fell down and his life was in danger. The common people only found out after they were ordered to go to the palace to treat the emperor."
Although she knew that Yinzhen was alive and well now, when she suddenly learned about this incident, Ling Ruo couldn't help but ask: "How was the emperor at that time?"