"Zhao Kong, Zhao Yue is your younger brother. You must have noticed that he was replaced by someone else, right? Right?" The Queen grabbed Qin Zhao Kong's hand until it turned red.

Qin Zhaohong's face was somewhat serious and awkward: "This... Mother, I also saw Zhaoyue in the imperial study before, and I didn't feel any difference."

"What?!" The Queen's face immediately turned ugly. "How could you say such a thing? You have watched Zhaoyue grow up since he was a child, how could you not see that he is different! Have you never taken him to heart?! You still hate me for what happened in the past, right?!"

Qin Zhaohong held her hand in return.

"Mother, please don't make a fuss." She whispered, "You are the Queen, the Prince's biological mother! If you also suspect that the Prince is not genuine, I am afraid that those who are secretly watching will take advantage of this and instigate Father to depose the Prince..."

"How is that possible!" Although the Queen lowered her voice, her tone was still indignant: "Your father can't be so confused. Zhaoyue just encountered an accident and did nothing wrong. How could he depose the prince because of this?!"

"Mother, don't you know whether father is confused or not?" Qin Zhaohong looked into her eyes.

The queen was at a loss, but could not utter any words to refute.

But she was not stupid after all, and she came to her senses immediately: "Zhao Kong, you said that, could it be that... you also think that the prince is fake?! Then Zhao Yue, where is Zhao Yue?!"

"The prince is a lucky man, nothing will happen to him." Qin Zhaohong said, "Mother, don't worry."

The queen looked at her in amazement.

Qin Zhaohong said to the palace maid beside her: "You didn't ask the imperial physician to see your mother when she was like this?"

The maid whispered, "We did look for it... but after the previous incident, the imperial doctors were all worried and couldn't explain anything. The prescriptions they prescribed to calm the nerves didn't work."

Qin Zhaohong nodded.

The Queen said: "I am not sick! Zhao Hong, Zhao Yue..."

Qin Zhaohong interrupted her: "Mother, I understand. I will pay attention to any abnormalities in Zhaoyue, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the queen's brows relaxed and she showed a relieved expression.

"Okay, okay, I'm relieved to hear your words." She said, "You, you go quickly! Go and meet the prince and find out what's going on with this guy..."

Qin Zhaohong said: "I'll go right away."

She turned and walked out of the hall, but when she reached the door, she turned back.

The queen, with red and swollen eyes, was looking at her hopefully.

"Mother, don't you ask me how I have been doing outside these years?" Qin Zhaohong said softly.

The queen was obviously stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "You... Zhao Kong, how have you been these years?"

Qin Zhaohong was silent, then he smiled and said, "I am doing very well."

Without expecting any more answers, she turned and left the main hall.

……

Once the emperor made up his mind, he would act vigorously and decisively.

Almost on the first day that the army was stationed outside the city to guard against any eventuality, the Imperial Guards and the Jinwu Guards surrounded the Su family's residence.

"How could this happen!" Su Muying was already at a loss, "How could this happen, Wen Qing, you didn't even know about the emperor's actions in advance?!"

Wen Qing frowned, "I just returned to Luoyang, and I haven't been able to take over some things yet... After all, so many years have passed, and the personnel I appointed at that time have changed. I'm afraid the insider in the palace has been eliminated long ago, and has been passing on wrong information."

"I don't want to hear your explanation. I just want to know what we should do now!" Su Muying shouted, "The Imperial Guards only got the news after they surrounded the Su family... Wen Qing, you did a great job!"

Wen Qing's expression did not change at all. He just said, "Sir, now is the time to make a decision."

Su Muying looked very unhappy.

"Ying Xu and Ying Yang..." Su Muying closed his eyes and murmured, "They..."

"Now is not the time to let your emotions get the better of you." Wen Qing said, "The assassins of Lingfeng Pavilion won't be able to hold out for too long, sir, make a decision soon."

Su Muying remained silent.

There were panicked shouts coming from outside the window. Someone was knocking on the window frame of Su Muying's room, shouting something, and when no one answered, he hurried away.

Su Muying closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Wen Qing said, "I thought you were used to doing this kind of thing."

"Are you mocking me?" Su Muying opened his eyes.

"I am only telling the truth." Wen Qing said, "Master, I like what you said the most: those who want to achieve great things must not indulge in personal relationships."

"When did I say that?!" Su Muying turned around abruptly, "How can a love affair between a man and a woman be compared with Ying Xu and Ying Yang!"

Wen Qing just lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

Of course he had said this, but he would never have the chance to say it again in this life.

Su Muying felt uncomfortable when she saw that he responded with silence again.

He was holding his breath in his chest, unable to let it go. But now was not the time to blame Wen Qing. The large number of people in Lingfeng Pavilion could not be contacted for the time being, so he could only rely on Wen Qing in front of him.

After a while, Su Muying's voice trembled a little: "It's better for us to leave first while the green mountains are still there."

Wen Qing smiled.

"I will definitely bring you out of Luoyang safely..." he said.

……

Gu Xu stepped into the Su family's door.

This area has been controlled. The Imperial Guards, the Donglin Guards, and some of the Jing family's men have blocked off all the streets around the Su family.

The search inside the Su family had begun. Occasionally, soldiers would carry huge wooden boxes in and out, but it was unclear what was inside.

Wu Feng said: "The Su family's study has been surrounded. They are all our own people. It is absolutely safe."

"Where is the Su family?" Gu Xu asked.

"The servants are all gathered in the woodshed. Some who resisted fiercely were killed on the spot." Wu Feng said, "Old Grand Tutor Su and his men are all in the Grand Tutor's Courtyard. Except for Su Muyu's dirty mouth, the rest are relatively well behaved. Su Muying's whereabouts are unknown."

Wu Huo had also returned to the front door, his body still covered in blood. "The Lingfeng Pavilion's assassins launched a fierce counterattack, but fortunately we have more people, and we have dealt with them all now. Oh, by the way, Old Master Su specifically requested to see the master."

"Can you actually guess that the master is coming?" Wu Feng was surprised.

"Age makes people wiser." Gu Xu said. He kept on chasing after him in the backyard.

"Do you want to see him?" Wu Feng asked.

"No, there's nothing to say." Gu Xu said.

He was concerned about Su Muying. The tip-off said that Su Muying was still in the mansion, and there was no sign of him escaping secretly from last night to now.

Following the memories of his previous life, Gu Xu came to Su Muying's courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, not a single person was there. Outside the gate, a secret guard from Wumen was on duty. When he saw Gu Xu coming, he hesitated to speak.

Gu Xu had already seen the people in the yard.

Wen Qing was holding a long sword in his hand, standing upright. When he saw Gu Xu, he smiled.

"Long time no see." Wen Qing said, "Gu Xu."

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