It was getting darker and darker, but the camp was busy.

The nobles of each family felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and no one dared to disobey the orders of the Hussars Camp. Every family packed up neatly and waited to leave this oppressive camp.

Finally, at the auspicious moment, the emperor's ceremonial guards were laid out. In the chariot with thick curtains, a figure wearing a bright yellow dragon robe sat upright, and the little eunuch knelt at the emperor's feet.

"The holy chariot sets off!" the ceremonial officer shouted loudly, the wheels of the chariot rolled slowly, and the long snake-like procession began to squirm.

Zheng Lunru was fully armed and led the hussar battalion to guard the front and rear.

The distance of less than twenty miles took one and a half hours to complete.

There were people waiting at the city gate, and the imperial chariot entered the city smoothly. The nobles following the imperial chariot, as if they had received an amnesty, left the group one by one and hurried back to their homes.

This time was originally to get some benefits from getting close to Long Yan, but who knew that he would go through so many ups and downs?

Those who are unlucky may even die on the way. It’s really terrible!

It was already midnight when Gu Zhao returned to his residence, but as soon as she came back, the whole courtyard immediately became lively.

Qing'er and Hong'er were woken up and were busy going back and forth around Gu Zhao and Qin Xinglie;

The chefs all came over happily and asked Gu Zhao what he wanted to eat.

Gu Zhao also felt hungry. "Are there any fresh vegetables in the kitchen? Let's make some cold noodles."

The chef quickly replied, "Yes, yes. I just bought the green vegetables today, as well as bean sprouts, cucumbers, and my homemade sauce. I will make them for the lady. They will be made quickly."

"Also, there is watermelon simmering in the well, so I can give it to the lady to try after dinner."

During the meal, only Gu Zhao and Qin Xinglie were left in the room.

As soon as Qin Xinglie entered the courtyard, he took off the wide-brimmed hat he had worn for a long time, revealing a handsome and flawless face, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up in a pleasant arc.

All those tensions and wariness were gone as soon as I returned to this small courtyard, and my whole body and mind became relaxed.

This is the feeling of home.

Looking at Gu Zhao who was eating opposite, the expression on her face was obviously much more relaxed than when she was outside.

"Why are you staring at me if you don't eat?" Qin Xinglie kept looking at Gu Zhao without blinking, which aroused Gu Zhao's question.

Qin Xinglie said seriously, "There is something on your face."

Gu Zhao put down his bowl and chopsticks and reached out to touch his face, "Where? What's there?"

Qin Xinglie stretched out his arm and put his big hand on her face, "Here."

Gu Zhao was still asking, "What's there?"

Qin Xinglie replied smoothly, his fingers gently sliding over Gu Zhao's face, "A grain of rice."

Gu Zhao raised his head with a look of trust on his face, which made Qin Xinglie feel soft in his heart. With such a well-behaved Gu Zhao, he wished he could put her in his pocket and carry her with him wherever he went.

"You lied!" Gu Zhao looked at the smile on Qin Xinglie's face and suddenly reacted, "I haven't eaten rice, where did the rice come from?"

Qin Xinglie burst out laughing, suddenly stood up, and quickly pecked Gu Zhao on the face. In exchange for a roll of his eyes, Gu Zhao smiled as if he had received some great benefit.

The next morning, Gu Zhao changed into his official uniform and went to Control He Division. The first person he saw was Feng You.

Feng You was obviously waiting for her. "Master Gu, you did a great job when you went out this time." He joked with Gu Zhao, motioned for Gu Zhao to sit aside, and poured tea for Gu Zhao himself.

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Master Feng is not idle either."

As soon as Emperor Shouzheng left Shangjing, hundreds of businesses went out of business in Shangjing. Is this a coincidence?

And it is said that at the beginning, the reason for motivating the citizens was to encourage the king to kill Dong Haoren to avenge Wang Tiexin, the leader of Douchuan Pass. However, the emperor severely reprimanded and punished him severely, and ordered him to be grounded and not allowed to go out.

It was also said that the emperor had reached an agreement with the Donghao people to cede the three hundred miles around Douchuan Pass to the Donghao people. This made the Bei'an people who had always considered themselves a state suddenly feel angry.

Donghao is just a small foreign country that pays tribute to the Central Plains. Bei'an was invaded and killed by it. The blood feud has not been avenged. The emperor actually wants to surrender and compromise to Donghao?

As the most proud and proud residents of Shangjing City in Bei'an, they are so passionate that they will never allow the court to surrender and betray the country like this!

Even if he only saw some simple internal information outside the city, Gu Zhao could feel that there was an invisible black hand behind this Baihang bankruptcy incident.

Of course, a high-ranking person like Feng You who is sitting in the capital city will pursue this big event closely.

"Yes, there is indeed something fishy about this matter." Feng You nodded, raised the tea cup and sniffed it gently, "Guess who is behind this?"

Gu Zhao had actually thought about this problem before. She tentatively said, "Lin Weikang?"

This riot, which caused hundreds of businesses to close down, seemed to be an attempt to avenge King Li, but in fact it did no good to him at all.

King Li's life experience is complicated, and he has basically eliminated the possibility of becoming emperor. Even if we give him a patriotic, loyal and brave image, what is the point of him?

The establishment of this image of loyalty and bravery came at the cost of discrediting the image of the emperor.

If Emperor Shouzheng had not died suddenly, after he returned to Shangjing and put an end to the Baihang bankruptcy incident, even if he didn't say it on the surface, he must have become even more disgusted with King Li in his heart.

Therefore, the person who planned this incident was not King Li at all. One of his purposes was to turn Emperor Shouzheng in the hearts of the people into a fatuous and traitorous monarch.
Chapter completed!