Zhang Yanling couldn't help but be overjoyed that Zhu Qingyi was willing to cooperate. Her special status would be extremely beneficial to her next actions. Under the current situation, he needed her help and help to cover up his identity, contact Chen Shiyi and others, and even inquire about some secrets.
situation.
However, some things still need to be made clear.
"That's great. The princess can help me. There's a lot to be done. Yanling would like to express my gratitude in advance. However, we have to discuss how to act."
Zhu Qingyi smiled and said: "Whatever Mr. Zhang said, Qingyi will do it. Moreover, you are right. Helping you is actually helping myself."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, in that case, I will tell you what to do. Time is very tight, so I won't be polite. It's still early before dawn, so I might as well tell you my plan and let's make some preparations.
"
Zhu Qingyi nodded and said, "Just listen to Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Yanling turned around and sat down, and Zhu Qingyi also sat upright opposite, looking at Zhang Yanling with a pair of bright eyes, waiting for Zhang Yanling to speak.
Zhang Yanling was about to speak when suddenly, his stomach growled. The room was very quiet, and the growling sound sounded particularly harsh.
Zhu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help covering her mouth and burst out laughing.
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "I'm sorry, I've been hungry all day. I can hold it in, but my stomach is not obedient. Princess, please don't mind."
Zhu Qingyi stood up gently, walked to the cabinet in the corner of the room, and took out a hexagonal food box from it. The food box was placed on the table. Zhu Qingyi opened the food box, and the three layers of food boxes inside were full of snacks.
"Please Mr. Zhang, please give me some snacks to satisfy your hunger. At this time, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to ask someone to bring food." Zhu Qingyi said softly.
Zhang Yanling said yes repeatedly, reached out to grab some snacks and started chewing them. He was indeed very hungry and had been struggling all day long. The snacks were already delicious, and he was very hungry. Zhang Yanling felt that this was simply the most delicious food in the world.
Zhu Qingyi took another teapot and poured tea for Zhang Yanling. When pouring the tea, Zhu Qingyi wanted to be replaced by a cup by Zhang Yanling. But she was stunned for a moment and took the jade cup that Zhang Yanling drank from to refill Zhang Yanling's tea.
In just a moment, Zhang Yanling swept away all the snacks in the three-layer food box. Zhang Yanling sighed with satisfaction and was about to speak. Unbridled laughter came from far outside. It was very harsh.
Zhang Yanling was startled. He came to the window and opened the curtain to look out, only to find that far below, under the wooden corridor at the entrance to the courtyard, several guards were eating and drinking around a small table. Perhaps they were talking about something ridiculous and proud.
The guards laughed and laughed without restraint.
Zhu Qingyi also saw it, turned around and sat down with a cold face, looking angry.
Zhang Yanling said in a low voice: "Princess Princess, don't be angry, they won't be able to dance for a few days."
Zhu Qingyi nodded. He suddenly stood up and blew out the candle with a pop. The room suddenly became dark. Zhang Yanling was stunned, but before he could speak, Zhu Qingyi's voice came softly.
"To avoid making these people suspicious, it's better to turn off the lights. I'm used to going to bed early, so if I light a light in my room, others will feel strange."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "That's true. It's just a little inappropriate."
"There is nothing inappropriate. A gentleman will not bully the darkroom. Didn't Mr. Zhang say that he is a gentleman?" Zhu Qingyi said.
"That's it, that's it." Zhang Yanling said hurriedly.
Next, Zhang Yanling did not hide anything. He told everything that happened after he arrived in Lingzhou. He did not hide anything. He knew that it was extremely important to gain Zhu Qingyi's complete trust. Any doubts in her heart would affect the reception.
Come down to the execution of the plan.
Although she couldn't see Zhu Qingyi's face and expression, Zhang Yanling clearly felt the change in Zhu Qingyi's mood. Especially when Zhang Yanling told her that she led three thousand cavalry to take a detour from the desert and cross the Helan Mountains. In four days, they traveled hundreds of miles of difficult and dangerous roads.
, Zhu Qingyi’s breathing became rapid.
"Princess, this was my previous plan. I was going to sneak into the city and wait for an opportunity to seize the city gate. Then my three thousand cavalry troops would rush into the city and seize Ningxia City. But who knew that such an unexpected incident would happen?
, a combination of circumstances led to such a situation. You also know what happened after that, so there is no need for me to repeat it." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Zhu Qingyi took a long breath and said softly: "You are so courageous and perseverant. You actually led your troops and horses to go such a long way around and take such a dangerous road to get here. It's really admirable."
"That's nothing. In order to quell the rebellion, I shoulder the responsibility and have to do it." Zhang Yanling said.
"But, what are you going to do now? It seems that Zhu Zhixiu has got the news, so the whole city is searching for you. If you show up now, you will be in danger. How can this plan go forward? I'm afraid your troops will arrive the day after tomorrow.
What will we do then?" Zhu Qingyi said.
"That's why the princess needs to cooperate with me. I need your help. It's inconvenient for me to get in and out now. Only the princess can help me solve this problem and make it easier for me." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
"How can I help you? As you can see, Qingyi is also under house arrest here. I can't leave this yard or my house, so how can I help you." Zhu Qingyi's voice was filled with anxiety.
"You can go out. You only need to do one thing and you can come and go freely." Zhang Yanling said.
"Seriously? What should I do?" Zhu Qingyi asked hurriedly.
"It's very simple, just agree to Zhu Zhixiu's conditions." Zhang Yanling said.
"What? You want me to agree to his conditions? Absolutely not. What kind of bad idea is this?"
The sound of clothes was heard, and Zhu Qingyi stood up excitedly. Her voice became louder due to shock.
"Princess, don't be excited. It's just a false promise and a false promise. Zhu Zhixiu just wants you to agree to his three conditions. If you agree to him, he will let you come and go freely. Otherwise, you will be trapped here and can't do anything.
." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
Zhu Qingyi said softly: "If I agreed to him, wouldn't I have to marry that Sun Jingwen in three days? The old thief would immediately ask me for the location of the secret room in Prince Qing's Mansion and the method to open it. Wouldn't Taihun also kowtow to him?
Surrender and publicly express support for him?"
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "It won't take three days for my people to invade."
Zhu Qingyi interrupted: "No, I can only be my own master, but I can't use the reputation of Prince Qing's Palace to do so. Although my brother Tai Hao is only eleven years old, he also knows that he would rather be interrupted by an old thief.
Even my ribs refuse to bow. Just for the sake of the reputation of Prince Qing’s Palace, am I not as good as him?"
Zhang Yanling didn't know how to explain it for a while. He didn't expect Zhu Qingyi's reaction to be so violent. He wanted to say that this was just a pretense and there was no need to be so serious. But then he thought about it, maybe he was not in the other person's position and could not understand the other person's point of view.
idea.
Perhaps bowing to Zhu Zhixiu is a taboo in itself and something that must never be done. Even if it is a pretense, it will not work. I cannot take it for granted and force her to do this.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Yanling said: "Princess, in that case, let's find another way. That Sun Jingwen seems to like you, doesn't he?"
Zhu Qingyi said coldly: "Who wants him to like it? What do you want?"
Zhang Yanling thought for a while, smacked her lips and said, "That's it, let me think of something else."
The room became quiet, and in the darkness, only the breathing of the two people could be heard clearly. Zhang Yanling frowned and racked his brains to think of a way. It was not that he had no way, but Zhu Qingyi's reaction was so fierce, she was afraid that she would not be able to find any way. Will accept.
For a moment, I couldn't figure it out.
"Mr. Zhang, what you just meant is that... you want to start with Sun Jingwen. Use the idea that he likes me to make me talk to him and use a beauty trick to get him to allow me to come in and out of here." Zhu Qingyi said in the darkness. Zhong slowly spoke.
Zhang Yanling was surprised. Zhu Qingyi was much smarter than she thought. She just made a suggestion, and before she said it, she had already completely guessed it. This was actually what she meant, but she just felt that it was inappropriate to do so. After all, it was If Zhu Qingyi was asked to make false remarks to Sun Jingwen, Zhu Qingyi would probably not agree to do so, so he gave up.
"I'll think of another way. This method is not appropriate." Zhang Yanling said.
"Master Zhang, this method can be used, I agree." Zhu Qingyi said in a deep voice.
Zhang Yanling said in surprise: "Are you willing to do this?"
Zhu Qingyi said in a deep voice: "Yes. As long as it can solve the current predicament, why don't I agree? It's nothing more than giving Sun Jingwen some good looks and agreeing to some of his false requests. Although my reputation as Zhu Qingyi will be damaged, my personal reputation and Compared to big things, what is it?"
Zhang Yanling smacked her lips and said: "The princess's high righteousness is admirable. However, the princess must not force herself. I must have other ways, let me think about it again."
Zhu Qingyi said coldly: "Don't think about it. This method is the most feasible. Sun Jingwen is now a popular person around the old thief. If he speaks, it will be effective. He has plans for me, why not take advantage of him? I'm fine. , just like eating a fly."
Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said: "In this case, I have wronged the princess. Tomorrow morning, ask the guard to call Sun Jingwen and ask him to come forward and allow you to come in and out. If you can succeed, things will be easier to handle."
Zhu Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Okay, let's do it. But how do you get out? As soon as you show up, won't it be exposed immediately?"
Zhang Yanling whispered: "If you can get out, I can get out. But the people around you need to make arrangements to prevent them from leaking the truth. It is best that only people you trust know about this tomorrow and can cooperate. No matter who you are, just send them far away."
Zhu Qingyi was silent for a moment and said softly: "I understand. I will dress up Mr. Zhang later and keep it flawless. Tomorrow I will only let Caiyun come in and tell her that she is absolutely reliable. I will keep everyone else away from here." "
Zhang Yanling was surprised. Zhu Qingyi was really smart. She also didn't tell her how to leave here. She quickly understood again.
"The princess is the smartest woman I have ever seen. I admire her, I admire her." Zhang Yanling said sincerely.