Chapter 639 Going to an appointment (for poonlo22/30)
Later, a Northern Qi master came to Songyayuan, left a box of things and left in a hurry.
The old gatekeeper handed the wooden box to Zhuo Mufeng and said, "This is a gift from the Northern Qi people. It is said to be the intention of the prince earlier."
Prince of Northern Qi?
Zhuo Mufeng pondered the wooden box in his hand, and through the wave induction, he had already guessed what was inside. When he opened the box, he saw five three-star medicinal herbs lying quietly in the box, exuding a dense wave of waves.
This was probably Qi Yuanhao's thank you gift for saving Su Zhilan. It was not unimportant. You must know that even the Sanjiang Alliance can only get two or three three-star medicinal herbs a year.
Judging from the statement of the person who delivered the medicine, Qi Yuanhao should have arranged it before the assassination.
If the incident in the palace had not happened, perhaps Zhuo Mufeng would have thanked the other party, but now, he could only sneer. Of course, the gift was accepted, after all, he deserved it.
After placing five three-star medicinal herbs in the medicine garden, Zhuo Mufeng continued to go back to bed to rest. Today's battle consumed a lot of energy on his part, so he fell asleep until the evening without even realizing it.
When I opened my eyes, the sky was gradually getting dark.
Zhuo Mufeng was in a daze when suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Which one?"
"It's me, Aunt Qin."
The door was pushed open, and Qin Ke walked in in a hurry. Zhuo Mufeng rarely saw her looking so panicked. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stood up from the bed and asked, "What happened?"
Qin Keqing still had a look of shock on her pretty face, and said in a trembling voice: "Qi Yuanhao is dead!"
"What?" Zhuo Mufeng couldn't help being stunned. Although he didn't like Qi Yuanhao, he also knew that the other party was related to the situation of the world. Once the other party died, it would not be of any benefit to Northern Qi and Eastern Zhou.
On the contrary, it may lead to the breakdown of the alliance, which may lead to chaos in the world!
Zhuo Mufeng jumped to the ground in shock: "When did the imperial doctor fail to save his life?"
Qin Keqing said: "Just now, the three palace masters had already hurried out after receiving the news. It is said that Lu Jing went crazy on the spot and wrote to Northern Qi, claiming that if the Eastern Zhou Dynasty did not give a satisfactory explanation, they would not hesitate to attack the city and kill everyone.
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Lu Jing's face flashed through his mind, and Zhuo Mufeng did not doubt the other party's words at all. People like Lu Jing were attached to the prince, just like the relationship between a branch and a trunk.
Now that the main branch has been cut off, it means that Lu Jing's future is gone. It would be strange if he didn't work hard. I don't know what kind of waves it will cause when the news reaches Northern Qi.
But Zhuo Mufeng has realized that this must be a storm that no one wants to see.
It is impossible to block the news. It is impossible for the Northern Qi Dynasty not to have hidden stakes in the Imperial City of Eastern Zhou Dynasty. At this time, I am afraid that the Emperor of Eastern Zhou Dynasty has the intention to eat the main envoy alive.
Qin Keqing continued: "I heard that the Prime Minister and others have entered the palace urgently to discuss countermeasures with His Majesty. The Crown Princess and Lu Jing ignored the wishes of the people here and carried Qi Yuanhao's body back to the Yingbin Villa, and
He said he would only wait for seven days. After seven days, he will set off back to Northern Qi."
It is obvious that Northern Qi proposed the seven-day agreement, not to help Qi Yuanhao with the first seven days, but to give Eastern Zhou a choice.
Either the Eastern Zhou Dynasty would take the initiative to give up on the alliance and give up most of its interests. Or it would become an enemy of the Northern Qi Dynasty and everyone would die.
Using Qi Yuanhao's incident as a coercion is probably something Lu Jing and others have no choice over.
Involving the death of the crown prince, the whole world has attracted attention. If the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is unwilling to cede enough interests, due to sentiment, reason, and the dignity of a country, the Northern Qi Dynasty will have no way out, and they will have to fight without fighting!
Thinking of this consequence, even with Zhuo Mufeng's heartless character, his scalp became numb.
Logically speaking, the Emperor of Eastern Zhou Dynasty should give in. But when he saw him today, Zhuo Mufeng felt that the Emperor of Eastern Zhou Dynasty was stubborn and arbitrary. No one could predict his thoughts until the last moment.
Qin Keqing sighed: "I'm here to tell you, it's best not to run around during this period. You have ruined Beiqi's reputation and showed that kind of talent, and you will be easily targeted. If something hadn't happened to Qi Yuanhao this time , I will block it for you, I see that you are the one who is in trouble."
These words made Zhuo Mufeng burst into laughter. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the truth.
Seeing that this guy was still laughing, Qin Keqing rolled her eyes, but her tense and depressed mood was relieved a lot, so she simply sat down and poured herself some tea.
Zhuo Mufeng didn't care about her, just thinking about his own things. He didn't even notice that Qin Keqing had been secretly looking at his thoughtful face.
Unknowingly, the sky turned dark and rows of candles lit up in the room. Zhuo Mufeng suddenly woke up. Seeing Qin Keqing staring at him, he couldn't help but touch his face: "Is something wrong?"
Qin Keqing was startled, quickly stood up, turned around, and hurried out, saying, "It's nothing, I just think you look silly, and I'm not afraid that Aunt Qin will hurt you suddenly."
Zhuo Mufeng laughed and said: "How could Aunt Qin harm me? If so, dying in Aunt Qin's hands is not a loss."
When the voice fell, Qin Keqing had already gone away, and she didn't know if she heard it. Zhuo Mufeng shook his head and was about to go to eat. The old gatekeeper came again, this time handing over an envelope and saying it was Zhuo Mufeng's. Given by a friend.
Zhuo Mufengxin said that he had no friends in the imperial city, but he suddenly thought of Qiu Rongshang, wondering if it was that girl? When he asked the old man who sent the letter, the old man only said that it was a strange woman.
After the old man left, Zhuo Mufeng tore open the envelope with doubts.
A scent of orchids hit the door directly, causing Zhuo Mufeng's expression to change. After hesitating for a moment, he finally took out the letter paper and unfolded it. There was a line of beautiful small words on it: At midnight, Yingfeng Inn, see you or leave.
Anyone else would probably not know who wrote the letter, but Zhuo Mufeng had seen Su Zhilan's handwriting. During the escape journey, this woman often used bamboo branches to write curse words on the ground while he was not paying attention.
Then she wiped it off with her feet every time. She thought she was unaware of it, but she didn't know that everything fell into Zhuo Mufeng's eyes.
Now that I think about it, I'm afraid this is just a way for the demon concubine to play tricks on herself. It's really ridiculous!
Thinking of the other party coming in and out with Qi Yuanhao, and watching Gong Yangjin humiliate him that time, Zhuo Mufeng snorted coldly, burned the letter paper and envelope, and forgot about the matter.
But when he got pregnant, he couldn't help but feel impatient and couldn't control his feet. Never before had a woman had such a great influence on him.
If you don't keep the appointment, the woman will probably never contact you again.
Zhuo Mufeng felt panic and loss for no reason, but then he strengthened his belief. "Do you think I'm like other men, just letting you play with me? Since I'm a stranger, what's the point of not meeting me."
Zhuo Mufeng returned to bed and forced himself to practice. It took him more than half an hour before he finally got into the state.
One night passed.
The three masters of the palace had not returned. According to Qin Keqing, the entire imperial city had heard the news of Qi Yuanhao's death. Su Zhilan took the decision and moved out of the Yingbin Villa and placed Qi Yuanhao's body in the Yingfeng Inn.
Yingfeng Inn?
Zhuo Mufeng was in a trance.
In the evening, the old gatekeeper came again and delivered a letter. Zhuo Mufeng felt excited for no reason, suppressing his excitement and expectation. After the old man left, he couldn't wait to tear it open.
It's still midnight at Yingfeng Inn, see you there or not.
"Do you think that after delivering the letter twice, I will just obey?" Zhuo Daguan's heart was as hard as iron, and he burned the envelope and letter paper with a sneer.
After that, for two consecutive days, a letter was delivered to Zhuo Mufeng every evening. Official Zhuo switched back and forth between anticipation and the pleasure of revenge.
Even the old gatekeeper couldn't help it anymore and said: "I say Mr. Zhuo, that friend of yours is really persistent. If you can't help it, just go and see him."
Zhuo Mufeng suddenly thought of a question: "Old man, who sent this letter?"
The old man said: "It's a different person every time."
With Su Zhilan's identity, she certainly couldn't be discovered during the secret meeting. She was really careful. Zhuo Mufeng snorted.
Day five.
This time Zhuo Mufeng waited and waited. The sky was already dark, but he still didn't see the old gatekeeper. Of course he didn't admit that he didn't go to eat because he was afraid of missing the old gatekeeper, or in other words, he was in the hands of the old gatekeeper.
letter.
Waiting until late at night, Zhuo Mufeng finally left the room. He ate the food that the servant had warmed but found it tasteless. Walking in Songya Garden, he passed several maids, and finally couldn't help but asked a maid.
Ask the old gatekeeper where he lives.
He quickly arrived at the place, knocked on the door, and the old gatekeeper came out and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuo, what do you want from me?"
Zhuo Mufeng smiled and said: "Old man, I suspect that the person who sent me the letter has a conspiracy. Didn't she send it today?"
Hearing this, the old gatekeeper shook his head: "No. If it's as Mr. Zhuo guessed, then Mr. Zhuo doesn't need to pay any attention to it, so as not to be harmed by traitors."
"Thank you, uncle." Zhuo Mufeng returned disappointed.
Looking at his back, the old gatekeeper suddenly showed a meaningful smile.
Day six.
There was still no letter, and it seemed that no response had been received even after four days of sending, which exhausted Su Zhilan's patience. In other words, she was disappointed with Zhuo Mufeng and had no desire to meet again.
But Zhuo Mufeng was restless. He told himself not to think too much, but the scenes with Su Zhilan flashed through his mind from time to time, as well as her subsequent indifference, which was extremely confusing.
He stayed in the room until it was close to midnight, but Zhuo Mufeng could not enter the cultivation state. He knew that there was no way he could calm down tonight.
Sitting there dryly is not an option, considering that there has been no movement from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty court, the main messenger behind the Feiyan Goddess has not been found out yet, and it is said that a group of Jinwu guards lost their heads.
Maybe in one day, that woman will leave and never see her again in this life.
Zhuo Mufeng paced back and forth in the room, suffering for a while, and finally punched the table: "I want to see what tricks you want to do!"
Picking up the Amber Divine Sword, Zhuo Mufeng left Songya Garden. There were very few pedestrians on the road at night, but the imperial city was bustling and lively after all, so he asked him for the address of Yingfeng Inn, and he soon arrived nearby.