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"My lord, this is a great achievement, why did my lord give up this great achievement to my subordinates?" Yue Zhilin didn't understand why Qi Xiao put in so much effort and went through so many things.

"Old Yue, we have been friends for many years, how can I still harm you?"

Yue Zhilin murmured in his heart, this is not certain, Chu Wang Qi Xiao, other people don't know, but he, Yue Zhilin, knows that Qi Xiao was only ten years old when he arrived in Yongcheng, and was repeatedly neglected and bullied by the former prefect Du Xianwei. Qi Xiao took revenge and contacted Yue Zhilin privately. Conspire with it.

Yue Zhilin will never forget that he was persuaded by a 12-year-old child to listen to his plan, secretly searched for Du Xianwei's crimes and evidence, and hibernated for three years. He and Lu Fang tried their best to impeach Du Xianwei, and presented Du Xianwei's years of crimes. His Majesty was angry, and Du Xianwei ended up confiscating his family and destroying his family, while Yue Zhilin was promoted from a sixth-rank general judge to the prefect of Fuzhou.

Qi Xiao looked like he was still a half-year-old boy, but his temperament was already terrifying.

It can be said that Yue Zhilin was pushed to his current position by Qi Xiao, so he naturally respects and trusts him, and is even more guarded.

Qi Xiao walked up to Yue Zhilin, got very close, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said in a low voice: "I will give this man to you. I have sent someone to keep an eye on the place where he stayed. If someone goes there, Will report right away.

You need to investigate the next matter by yourself, I will help everything I can, and see you in Yuanjing when Mr. Yue rises to the top in the future. "

Yue Zhilin was shocked, and suddenly understood Qi Xiao's intention, he wanted to return to Beijing!That's right, I heard news from Yuanjing that Mrs. Lin was seriously ill, and Qi Xiao hadn't seen his mother for almost seven years, so he would definitely ask for an imperial edict to return to Beijing, but he had no one in court, and Mrs. Lin was not very favored, so I thought It must not be easy to go back, so a strange trick is needed.

His Majesty has many princes, except for the First Prince, Fifth Prince and Seventh Prince who are still in the capital, the others have already been entrusted, and they cannot return to Yuanjing without an edict. As far as Qi Xiao is concerned, there is only one way, that is, to make meritorious deeds and win His Majesty's favor.

And this achievement can't be too great, otherwise he has no foundation in the capital, and before he returns to the capital, he will provoke the disgust of the other three, maybe it will be a disaster of death, the timing of borrowing Tang Ling to enter the capital is perfect.

The person who searched and rescued Tang Ling was Su Qin, and Qi Xiao just borrowed his two hounds, which is not the first achievement.

He left Tang Ling in the palace for treatment, Gu Quan made a big show of face, showed kindness to Tang Ling and Zhou Guo, and just managed to attract His Majesty's attention, taking advantage of Tang Ling's illness to delay time, and wait for the imperial decree to come so that he can follow the Huwei army Let's go to Beijing together.

Then how did Qi Xiao know about Qi Guo's secret assassination?Can you still calculate and plan to save people?

Yue Zhilin is a smart person, so he doesn't ask questions that shouldn't be asked, and there is no need for Qi Xiao to say more, he bows his hands and bows: "My servant will remember the kindness of the lord."

Qi Xiao smiled openly: "Master Yue, let's go."

***

Tang Ling and Qing Lan were treated like honored guests in the Chu Palace, but the shackles on them reminded them all the time that they were prisoners.

"My lord, there's still no news about Ye Huai. I can't sneak out even though I'm in shackles..." Qing Lan held Tang Ling's medicinal soup with a look of bitterness and hatred on her face.

Tang Ling took the medicinal soup and drank it in one gulp, crying until he frowned, unable to speak for a while.

"Young master, there are sweet dates."

Tang Ling ate a jujube quickly, a thick sweetness mixed with bitterness in her mouth, and soon became a strange taste of bitterness and sweetness, the jujube was not tasty anymore, Tang Ling spat out the jujube and drank a few mouthfuls of water , At any rate, he calmed down: "When will this medicine last? Why is it getting more and more bitter?"

"Young master is cold and afraid of the cold. The road is full of wind and rain, and he is an assassin. If you don't take good care of it, you may end up with the root cause of the disease. I know that you don't like bitter medicine, but there is nothing you can do. Tomorrow I will go and get some honey for you. Go and suffer."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter, just hold your nose and drink it."

Tang Ling shook her head, "After all, it's important to leave Yongcheng safely and safely.

By the way, the magistrate Yue is here today, do you know if there is any mention of our departure to Yuanjing? "

Qing Lan put away the medicine bowl, shook her head and said, "I don't know.

I only asked Ayu, she said she didn't know about the previous things, the prince didn't send a message, it should be that the departure date has not been set yet.

I didn't dare to ask more questions. "

"Strange, what is he waiting for?"

"He? Who? What are you waiting for? What are you talking about, son? I can't understand."

"King of Chu."

Qi Xiao used medicine to cause him to get sick, and he couldn't set a date for his departure. The only explanation Tang Ling could think of was that Qi Xiao was delaying the time for them to go to Yuanjing, but for what?Are you trying to hold Su Qin back?Hold him?Or for something else?

"What do you mean?"

Tang Ling touched the top of Qing Lan's head, and said with a heavy breath, "Don't think about it, you can't guess it.

Now we can only wait. "

"But when will we wait? My lord, it's been six days, and there is still no news from Ye Huai, and I don't know how he is doing now, so I didn't come to check on him."

"Exploring what, can the palace be trespassed? It would be better if Ye Huai didn't come.

Just stay outside the palace and follow us secretly when we set off for Yuanjing. "

This is the best situation. Ye Huai already knew that Tang Ling was fine and recuperating in the Prince Chu's mansion without any danger.

He just needs to take care of himself and be patient.

"But Ye Huai doesn't know the situation in the palace, and he doesn't know whether the young master is safe or not. Before leaving, the Marquis ordered that the young master not be allowed to leave Ye Huai's sight under any circumstances. He must be in a hurry right now."

This is what Tang Ling was afraid of.

The guards inside and outside the Palace of the Prince of Chu were heavily guarded, and there was no gap to follow. If we couldn't find out even the slightest news, it would be even more impossible to force our way in.

Ye Huai is smart, so he definitely understands this, but I'm afraid that he doesn't know anything, and he is anxious and wants to visit the palace.

I was really afraid that something would happen. That night, the Chu Palace was attacked by thieves, and Tang Ling was woken up by the noise outside.

"Qing Lan! Qing Lan!" Tang Ling almost jumped out of bed. Qing Lan fell into a deep sleep and woke up after shouting several times.

"My lord, what's the matter? What's wrong with you?" Qing Lan rubbed her eyes and sat on the bed, still in a daze.

Tang Ling lit the lamp, and pulled Qing Lan up: "Qing Lan, go out and have a look, why is it so noisy outside! I heard someone calling assassin! Go and see!"

"Ye Huai?"

"quick!"

"oh oh."

Qing Lan didn't even bother to put on her shoes and ran out.

Tang Ling was fidgeting in the house, but the shackles on him were too heavy, and it was useless for him to run out. If it wasn't for Ye Huai, who was really an assassin, then he would have thrown himself into the trap.

After some time, the noise outside gradually subsided. Tang Ling listened with her heart hanging in her throat, holding her breath, but she couldn't hear any sound anymore.

Tang Ling couldn't sit still any longer, she walked out of the room and looked around, the servants in the courtyard were guarding without daring to neglect him, seeing him coming out, Ayu trotted up to him and asked, "Your Master, what are your orders?"

"What happened outside?"

"The servant girl doesn't know."

"Where's Qing Lan?"

"Brother Qinglan ran out in a hurry just now, we dare not stop him, and he hasn't come back yet."

Tang Ling hesitated for a moment, and then said: "May I trouble Miss Ayu to ask what's going on outside? It's so noisy? I seem to have heard someone yelling to arrest the assassin just now?"

"My lord, don't worry, Ayu will ask now, and I will also look for brother Qinglan by the way."

"Thank you Miss Ayu."

Tang Ling could only wait for the news in the room, but Ayu and Qinglan couldn't return for a long time, and Tang Ling became more and more anxious.

The worst-case scenario is that Ye Huai came and was injured and captured. Qing Lan realized that she wanted to save Ye Huai, but she was involved instead.

In the best case, the person who came was not Ye Huai, and Qing Lan was fine, but she was caught by someone or something.

After about a stick of incense, there was finally movement in Tang Ling's small courtyard, and it was still a big movement. A large number of people entered the small courtyard, led by Qi Xiao and Su Qin.

Tang Ling came out to look, and couldn't help frowning, but fortunately, Qing Lan came back after Qi Xiao.

"My lord..." Qing Lan rushed over as soon as she saw Tang Ling, anxiously trying to say something to Tang Ling, but was held down by Tang Ling.

Tang Ling walked towards Qi Xiao and Su Qin: "My lord, General Su, what happened so late?"

"Someone broke into the palace tonight. I waited to enter the palace late at night just to confirm Mr. Tang's safety."

Su Qin put on a serious face, showing no expression at all, as if it was just a routine.

Qi Xiao stood aside, shrugged and smiled: "General Su is cautious, I interrupted Zi Yi's rest, I apologize for General Su.

There were indeed thieves who tried to sneak into the mansion tonight, but they only entered a courtyard gate before they were discovered and fled immediately.

General Su was worried, and had to search the entire palace, which caused such a commotion that even I didn't sleep. "

A trace of astonishment flashed across Tang Ling's eyes, and she quickly suppressed it, saying, "Is it the ones from before? Are they aimed at me?"

Qi Xiao said: "The person hasn't been caught yet, so it's not clear yet."

Tang Ling nodded: "I came out to check when I heard the commotion outside, and I was not attacked.

No one should have entered this small courtyard.

If General Su is worried, just do a search.

Sorry to bother you. "

Su Qin didn't speak, and with a wave of his hand, a group of Tigers rushed into each room to search.

This small courtyard is not big, there are only five rooms in total, and the search was quickly exhausted.

"General, nothing suspicious."

Su Qin nodded, turned to Qi Xiao and cupped his hands: "In the end, more people will be sent to guard the palace, please rest assured, my lord."

"It's work."

Su Qin retreated with the Huwei army knowingly, and the small courtyard was quite empty, but Tang Ling couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, Qing Lan was quietly tugging on his sleeve from behind.

"Hey, it's been a chaotic night..." Qi Xiao stretched his waist, turned his face and smiled at Tang Ling, "After a lot of tossing, I can't sleep anymore. Are you tired? If not, we can spend the afternoon Is that chess game over?"

Qing Lan pulled Tang Ling's wide sleeve again, as if to signal him something.

The person who broke in tonight was probably Ye Huai, otherwise Qinglan wouldn't be so anxious.

Tang Ling knew that Qing Lan had something to say, and he needed to get rid of Qi Xiao as soon as possible, so she said: "The matter of assassins is bothering the prince, Tang once again thanked the prince.

Originally, I was supposed to accompany the prince to finish the game of chess, but now I am especially afraid of the cold at night, so I want to go to bed early. "

"That's it..." Qi Xiao dragged on a long ending, squinting at Tang Ling, his eyes actually fell on Qing Lan's restless face, and said with the corner of his mouth raised, "Then I won't force it.

I originally told you about the assassin tonight. "

Qi Xiao stopped talking at this point, and just watched Tang Ling frown, showing some nervousness.