The reborn daughter of the Marquis Mansion takes over the world

Two hours ago, despite Su Yanqi's repeated questioning, Huo Yunjue still refused to reveal the secret of Ning Ziqing's two lives.

He wanted to use the excuse of investigating the case to get away, but Su Yanqi refused to let him go.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was becoming increasingly tense, Yaoyao was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

Gu Liaohe wanted to reconcile them, but the two would not listen. In desperation, Gu Liaohe had to retreat with Yaoyao.

Inside the house, the two of them were in a silent stalemate.

In the end, Su Yanqi made some harsh remarks to Huo Yunjue.

"Fourth Prince, if you really want me to be willing to help you and Qingqing, you have to let me withdraw clearly. Otherwise, I will never write a letter of withdrawal!"

Seeing his resolute attitude, Huo Yunjue was in a state of confusion. After a moment of silence, he tried to persuade him, "Seventh Young Master, I know that you have always found it hard to let go of Qingqing."

"It's just that there are some things that Qingqing doesn't want to say because she doesn't want to hurt you. You...don't be too persistent."

Su Yanqi heard this, and a hint of sarcasm flashed across his deep eyes: "Is it because I am too obsessed, or did you two deliberately hide it from me first?"

Anger was hidden between his brows, his right hand was clutching the lotus pattern on his sleeve, and his tone was even more fierce and pressing.

"It's better if you don't say anything today. The longer you delay, the harder it will be to cancel my marriage with Qingqing. Think it over carefully!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and tried to leave. Huo Yunjue was flustered for a moment and hurriedly spoke to ask him to stay: "Seventh Young Master, please stay."

He stood up to stop Su Yanqi, and said solemnly: "If you knew the truth, it would only be more painful than it is now. Do you... still want to listen?"

Su Yanqi's eyes flickered for a moment, but his face remained calm: "Fourth Prince, how long do you think you and Qingqing can keep it a secret from me?"

He questioned, "I have already found out that on the day she fell into the water at Xu's mansion, she killed a man who intended to humiliate her, and what the connection was between her and the Great Swordsman Bai. When did the Great Swordsman Bai teach her martial arts? I have also investigated the "Secrets of the Capital" she wrote and many other suspicious points. Qingqing was originally a lady from a secluded place, how could she become so powerful in such a short time? Do you really think you can fool me?"

Huo Yunjue was stunned. He didn't expect that Su Yanqi had already become suspicious of Ning Ziqing.

Looking at Su Yanqi, who was always gentle and self-possessed, he was now looking at him with anger that could not be suppressed.

Huo Yunjue felt a little uneasy, and after several intense struggles in his heart, he finally decided to tell the truth.

"Seventh Young Master, if that's the case, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, Qingqing..."

As he was talking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Wei Feng rushed in anxiously: "Your Highness, it's bad! Princess Azhao has been kidnapped!"

This sudden news shocked Huo Yunjue and Su Yanqi, and their faces changed suddenly.

Just two quarters of an hour ago, Yan Si approached the General of the Imperial Guards for help and quickly ordered the watchtower to send a message that the gates of Kyoto had been closed.

Upon learning that Ning Ziqing was in trouble, Huo Yunjue and his men immediately took all their men and divided into several groups to begin searching the city.

Time was running out, and they knew that every moment of delay would put Ning Ziqing in greater danger.

Soon, Huo Yunjue and Yaoyao found Ning Ziqing's carriage in an alley on East City Street.

Although Huo Yunjue was extremely anxious, he still tried to calm himself down and analyze the current situation.

"Our blind search is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Since they have captured Qingqing, they must have hidden her very secretly and won't be easily discovered."

Yaoyao was so anxious that she was spinning around: "What should we do now? Who would be so brazen as to kidnap the little beauty?"

She suddenly realized: "Could it be the Second Prince who ordered it?"

Huo Yunjue shook his head and denied her guess: "Gu Shaoqing and I have been keeping an eye on his every move recently. He shouldn't be so bold."

Yaoyao blamed herself very much: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought the little beauty to find Ah Qi today."

Huo Yunjue comforted her, "Yaoyao, don't panic. Let's narrow the search area and search again carefully. As long as she hasn't been taken out of Kyoto, I will find her even if I have to dig deep into the ground."

Yaoyao asked him blankly: "Then where do we start looking now?"

Huo Yunjue looked around, and just as he was pointing in a direction and preparing to give an order, he suddenly saw Yuan Li and his group riding horses galloping towards him.

"Your Highness, I have something important to report."

"Say it quickly."

Yuan Li bowed and reported, "Two days ago, the young hall master ordered a few of us to go back to Bitong Villa to get the secret letters in Yuan Que's hands. But we learned from the hall master that he had been rescued by a group of unknown people."

"The hall master has ordered a manhunt for Yuan Que. We stayed in the gang to assist, so we wasted some time. When we rushed back to the mansion today, we learned that the young hall master was missing. I guess this matter is probably related to Yuan Que."

Huo Yunjue frowned in confusion: "Since he was rescued, why would he risk returning to Kyoto to die?"

Xu Zheng took over the conversation and said, "The most dangerous place may be the safest. Now that Yuan Que has lost all his martial arts, there is no place for him in the world. He returned to Kyoto to seek the protection of the Second Prince."

Yaoyao was instantly filled with murderous intent: "It turns out that Huo Yunhong was behind this! I'm going to go find him and ask for the person back now!"

She waved her whip and galloped towards the Second Prince's residence.

Huo Yunjue was worried that her impulsive behavior would alert the enemy, so he quickly asked Wei Feng to chase her back.

Fortunately, there were finally some clues now. Huo Yunjue made a prompt decision and ordered Xu Zheng, who was quite familiar with Yuan Que's hiding place, to lead everyone to search.

Just as they were about to set off, Hao Ran suddenly mentioned, "Fourth Prince, when we were returning to the city today, we happened to run into the carriage of the Princess Jiarou, who was rushing back from outside the city. The weather was so bad, I wonder why she ran out of the city?"

Huo Yunjue was startled and asked anxiously, "When did you meet her?"

"We entered the city one after the other half an hour ago."

An idea suddenly flashed through Huo Yunjue's mind, and he seemed to have guessed something. He hurriedly ordered: "Search for Princess Jiarou's carriage with all your strength, the sooner the better!"

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Inside the Li Mansion, Madam Li led a group of strong servants and guards and wandered around the door of the dark room, not daring to break in easily.

Whenever they tried to get closer, Ning Ziqing's resolute threat would be heard from inside: "Listen carefully, everyone outside. The lives of your young lady and Princess Jiarou are in my hands. If they dare to take a step in, I will kill them immediately."

Madam Li was guarding outside the door, always feeling nervous. Her original plan was to quietly take Ning Ziqing out of the city for disposal, but she never expected that the city gate would be closed suddenly. She also never expected that Ning Ziqing would not be restrained, but instead took the opportunity to hold Li Tingxuan and County Lady Jiarou hostage.

Mrs. Li was extremely upset and was at a loss for what to do for a moment.

At this time, the maid next to her suggested to her: "Madam, we can't delay this any longer. We should just set a fire to force Princess Azhao out of the dark room!"

Madam Li was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Will this anger her? What if she kills Xuan'er and Princess Jiarou? How can we explain this to the Duke of Qi's Mansion?"

The woman continued to persuade him, "We're going to die anyway, so why not give it a try? She wants to save her life, so she won't dare to hurt the hostage easily. As long as we force her out of the dark room and wait for her, she will definitely not be able to escape."

"Besides, the news has spread outside the watchtower. Everyone knows that Princess Azhao has been kidnapped. The person sent to find the second prince to report the news has not returned yet. If we delay any further, it may lead to a disaster."

Madam Li was frightened by the old woman's words and her eyes became fierce.

"Someone, light the fire immediately and force that little bitch out."

The servants quickly brought straw and spread it at the door of the dark room and lit it.

The fire grew and thick smoke rolled into the dark room.

Ning Ziqing's expression tensed. He quickly took out an embroidered handkerchief, wet it, covered his mouth and nose with it, and retreated to the innermost part.

She didn't know how long she could hold on. She had planned to use the effects of the Heartthrob's drug as a cover to wait for rescue, but she didn't expect things to develop to this point.

Although she holds the lives of Lady Jiarou and others as bargaining chips, once she is forced out of the dark room, she will find it difficult to escape.

I just hope someone comes to rescue her as soon as possible.

The fire outside was growing bigger and bigger, and Madam Li was still directing the servants to use fans to blow the thick smoke into the dark room.

Ning Ziqing lay weakly on the ground, choking and coughing, her breathing becoming rapid and difficult. She raised her eyelids with difficulty, only to feel a suffocating pain coming over her.

She secretly sighed that Madam Li was really cruel and ruthless, and she was not afraid of suffocating her daughter to death.

"Aren't you out yet?"

Madam Li waited for a long time, but there was no sign of Ning Ziqing, so she anxiously stopped the servants.

"Put out the fire quickly and go in to see if that little bitch has fainted from the smoke. Xuan'er is still in there, go and rescue her for me!"

The servants brought water to put out the fire. Just as they were about to enter the dark room, Huo Yunjue suddenly descended from the sky, knocked the servants away with a few moves, and rushed into the dark room to save Ning Ziqing with his mouth and nose covered with his sleeves.

When Madam Li saw this scene, her face was filled with shock. Before she could come to her senses, a group of guards holding weapons had surrounded them.

"You are so bold! How dare you kidnap Princess Azhao? Is the Li family going to defy the will of heaven?"

Gu Liaohe and Su Yanqi arrived shortly after and harshly rebuked Madam Li and the others.

Immediately afterwards, several crisp slaps were heard, and the servants who started the fire were violently slapped to the ground by Yaoyao.

Su Yanqi glared at Madam Li and walked quickly towards the dark room.

Gu Liaohe called him.

"Seventh Prince, be careful, there are drugs in there."

Su Yanqi paused and saw Huo Yunjue walking out of the dark room holding the unconscious Ning Ziqing.

He glanced coldly at Mrs. Li and the others, his face extremely gloomy.

"Tie up these bastards and take them to the front hall to await their fate. Don't let any of their accomplices in the dark room go free, take them all away!"

Mrs. Li collapsed to the ground in fear, her eyes filled with fear and despair.

Ning Ziqing didn't wake up until a long time later.

She snuggled in Huo Yunjue's arms, her throat felt dry as if it was on fire, and she was so exhausted that she had difficulty even speaking.

"I want... water..."

When Su Yanqi heard Ning Ziqing's weak voice, he looked uncomfortable. He quickly asked Yaoyao to pour her a bowl of water.

After drinking heavily, Ning Ziqing slowly regained consciousness.

She looked at Huo Yunjue with tears in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs and a hint of grievance and blame.

"Why did you come just now... I'm so scared..."

She leaned pitifully on Huo Yunjue's chest and sobbed.

Huo Yunjue's heart tightened, he felt guilty and scared. He hugged Ning Ziqing tighter, completely ignoring the presence of others.

"It's my fault. I'm late. Go ahead and hit me."

Ning Ziqing sniffed and said coquettishly in a muffled voice: "I'll write it down first and settle the score with you later."

Huo Yunjue nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll do whatever you want, whether you want to beat me or scold me."

Ning Ziqing then smiled with satisfaction, wiped her tears on his clothes, turned around and looked at the front yard, where people were kneeling.

Ning Ziqing's eyes turned cold.

"Ajue, I want to interrogate them myself!"

Huo Yunjue agreed decisively: "Qingqing, you can do whatever you want with them."

Before Ning Ziqing could speak, Jiang Qie angrily stepped forward and pleaded, "Ashaya, this Jiarou County Lady is despicable and shameless. She always targets you and almost killed you this time. I beg Ashaya to grant me the Black Feather Order and send me to Fanhai immediately to dispatch the Black Feather Army to protect you."

Before this, Jiang Quhan had told him that if Ning Ziqing was in danger, he could go and mobilize troops with the Black Feather Order.

Ning Ziqing thought that she had already murdered Princess Jiarou, so she would definitely break up with Duke Qi's mansion. Duke Qi would definitely stand on Huo Yunhong's side and join forces to avenge her.

Although she has many expert guards around her, once she really comes into contact with Huo Yunhong, Huo Yunjue will inevitably be unable to take care of himself, and she must not just sit there and wait to die.

"allow."

Ning Ziqing agreed to Jiang Qie's proposal without hesitation.

When Jiang Fei presented the Black Feather Order, Huo Yunjue and the others were extremely shocked.

Everyone's eyes fell on the token.

Huo Yunjue couldn't believe it: "Jiang Quhan...he actually gave the Black Feather Order to you?"

Ning Ziqing took the token and blinked in confusion: "Yes, this is the gift he gave me on my birthday. What? Is there something wrong with this token?"

Huo Yunjue swallowed his saliva, greatly shocked: "His...gift...is really generous."

Gu Liaohe and Su Yanqi were also stunned, and Yaoyao opened her mouth in disbelief.

The General of the Jinwu Guard, who was not far away, was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground.

Ning Ziqing was a little curious when he saw their exaggerated reactions.

"Is this token... of great importance?"

Gu Liaohe suppressed his emotions and explained to her.

"The Black Feather Army is an elite force under the command of King Rui'an and his son. Back then, King Qian was sent as an envoy to a neighboring country by the emperor, but he was humiliated and refused to make peace with the other side."

"In a rage, King Qian led only a few hundred Black Feathers to destroy the neighboring country in one fell swoop, and became famous in one battle. The Black Feathers were invincible, and a few thousand soldiers were enough to resist tens of thousands of troops. Over the years, although King Qianye was wary of King Rui'an and his son's self-reliance in the army, he did not dare to force them to hand over their military power easily."

"I never thought that King Qian would give the Black Feather Order to you, Princess Azhao."

Gu Liaohe exclaimed.

Ning Ziqing was overjoyed and excitedly ordered: "So powerful! Then send 500 Black Feather Army to protect me."

She handed the Black Feather Order to Jiang Qie.

Everyone was stunned.

The corner of Huo Yunjue's mouth twitched, and he wanted to dissuade her.

"Qingqing, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to transfer the Black Feather Army to Kyoto. How about..."

Jiang Qie interrupted him angrily: "What's wrong with that? Someone wants to kill our Ashaya. The Black Feather Army is here to protect Ashaya. Why is the Fourth Prince trying to stop them?"

Jiang Fei echoed, "That's right, the Black Feather Army is the force that the king left for us in Asaya, why can't we transfer them here!"

Huo Yunjue and the others looked at each other, seeming to want to say something but stopping themselves.

Seeing this, the Zhonglang Jiang immediately knelt down and begged, "Princess Azhao, please think twice. The Black Feather Army must not be transferred to Kyoto!"