Chapter 1407: Introducing envoys and beating up Li Tongguang
Zhou Chen skillfully took the letter from the carrier pigeon's feet, opened it, took a look, and then handed it to Ren Ruyi.
"What?"
"News from your mother."
Upon hearing this, Ren Ruyi hurriedly took it, frowning at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks."
There is not much content in the letter. It is that Liudaotang sent someone to the countryside to take over Ruyi's adoptive mother, but her adoptive mother was not very cooperative and was unwilling to leave, so she was attacked by Zhu Yiwei's people. Fortunately, Zhou Chen
He also arranged for people to protect him secretly, so that Zhu Yiwei's men could not return home.
Now, her adoptive mother Ouyang has been rescued by people arranged by Zhou Chen and brought to Wudu, where she lives in the small courtyard where Zhou Chen lived before.
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "With our relationship, there is no need to thank you. There is one more thing about Queen Zhaojie."
Ren Ruyi immediately asked eagerly: "Have you found the murderer who killed the empress?"
"Actually, there is no need to check. You already have a guess in your mind, but you just don't want to believe it and want to find more concrete evidence, right?"
Ren Ruyi remained silent. How could she not guess that Queen Zhaojie was the Queen of Anguo? The supreme queen of Anguo. Who could kill the queen of a country?
But guessing is speculation, she still needs definite evidence, and she also wants to know why Queen Zhaojie died, and then she wants to avenge Queen Zhaojie.
"But don't worry, when we get to Anguo, I will ask Lao Ning to hand over all the investigation results about Queen Zhaojie to you. If you want revenge, I will accompany you."
"Aren't you afraid?" Ren Ruyi asked.
"Afraid?"
Zhou Chen smiled. He had not seen this word in his dictionary for who knows how many years.
"More than anything else, the thing that scares me is that you will be in danger."
The mission stayed in Jingcheng for a few days, and then headed to its next destination, Hexian County.
Hexian County is also very important in the plot. Many major events happened here. In the future, when Beipan invades the Central Plains, it will have a decisive battle with Anwu and Anwu.
After arriving at He County Post House, Ren Ruyi decided to go to Qingfengguan immediately because she had already contacted Zhu Yiwei and set a meeting time. She knew Zhu Yiwei's habits and knew that they would most likely arrive early, so
She was also prepared to investigate in advance and catch the other party off guard.
Zhou Chen said that he would go with her. Ren Ruyi originally refused, but Zhou Chen said that he was just following her secretly and would not show up unless she called.
Seeing Zhou Chen's insistence, Ren Ruyi agreed, so the two of them set off from the post house and went straight to Qingfeng Temple.
Just as Ren Ruyi said, Zhu Yiwei's people did arrive first. They deliberately plotted against Ren Ruyi, but they didn't know that Ren Ruyi knew them very well. Instead, Ren Ruyi plotted against them and killed them first.
When Zhu Yiwei's reinforcements arrived to encircle and suppress her, Zhou Chen appeared from the secret to help, and the two of them teamed up to defeat Zhu Yiwei.
Although he did not get accurate information, Ren Ruyi also learned important information from them and determined a scope.
When Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi returned to the mission, they found that the Hexian Posthouse was in chaos and many places had been burned down.
When they met Yu Shisan, they learned that not long after they left yesterday, Yang Ying's sweetheart Zheng Qingyun came to the post house and secretly met Yang Ying.
But because Ning Yuanzhou was still in the mission, Zheng Qingyun did not stir up any trouble, and because of Zhou Chen's reminder before leaving, everyone in the mission was always on guard.
At night, a large group of people suddenly attacked the post house, but the guards of the mission, who had been prepared in advance, tried their best to protect the post house. Although the post house looked miserable, more of them were the corpses of the attackers.
Casualties were very few.
However, Zheng Qingyun took advantage of the chaos and took away Yang Ying. At this time, Ning Yuanzhou was leading people to pursue him, and he has not returned yet.
"At her age, it's normal for a man to cheat on her."
Yu Shisan had a look of pity on his face, and then cursed angrily: "Then what kind of guard Zheng Qingyun dares to do such a thing? His Highness is such a delicate little lady, he can also do such a thing, he is really not a man.
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Thinking of how the princess had resisted them for Zheng Qingyun, Yu Shisan and others were very uncomfortable because they had the same idea. They felt that Zheng Qingyun had bad intentions. Otherwise, how could they have traveled from Wudu to Hehe all at once?
Come to the county.
Although the whereabouts of their mission is not top secret, it is definitely not something that a small palace guard can know.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Ning Yuanzhou and Yuan Lu came back with Yang Ying, but Yang Ying was in very bad condition and hid in the room after they came back.
"Ren Ruyi, please go and see His Highness." Ning Yuanzhou requested Ren Ruyi.
The group of people here are all big men. Only Ren Ruyi is a woman and can talk to Yang Ying better.
Ren Ruyi didn't say anything and walked straight into Yang Ying's room. She didn't see Zheng Qingyun coming back with her, so everyone naturally knew the reason.
Ning Yuanzhou explained the situation to Zhou Chen and others with a very bad expression. Zheng Qingyun wanted to cheat on Yang Ying. Fortunately, they arrived in time, rescued Yang Ying, and exposed Zheng Qingyun's conspiracy.
He didn't say much about the specific process, only the result. In the end, Zheng Qingyun was killed by Yang Ying herself.
Yu Shisan sighed: "Your Highness looks so delicate, and being forced to kill the man you love is the most painful thing in the world."
Qian Zhao asked worriedly: "Your Highness, will she be okay?"
Yuan Lu was also worried: "His Royal Highness didn't speak a word when he came back. I hope Sister Ruyi can comfort her well."
Zhou Chen didn't have anything to worry about: "Don't think of her as so fragile. Along the way, her progress has been obvious to all. When something like this happened, it was indeed a big blow to her, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. In the end,
At least it made her realize her current situation and understand human nature. Isn’t this how people grow up?”
"Having said that, Your Highness, she is still young after all."
Ning Yuanzhou and the others were so worried that they were absent-minded even while eating.
Another day passed, and Ren Ruyi's persuasion had no effect for the time being. Instead, Yang Ying fell ill due to excessive sadness, and she remained in a drowsy state.
When Anguo learned that Yang Ying was ill, they specially arranged for a visit. The people who came were the envoy of Emperor An and the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. The envoy was Li Tongguang, the current Marquis of Changqing in Anguo.
When Yu Shisan came over to explain the situation, everyone understood that Anguo came here with bad intentions, but the introduction envoy was at the same level as Yang Ying, the envoy to welcome the emperor. Whether it was Du Changshi, Ning Yuanzhou and others, they were all inferior in level, so they had to
Yang Ying, the envoy to welcome the emperor, must come forward.
Originally, Wu State was passive in order to welcome back Emperor Wu. If they refused to meet, they would undoubtedly lose their momentum and give An Guo an excuse to make things difficult for them.
But the problem is that Yang Ying is still in a coma. Even if she is forced to wake up, she will not be able to see anyone, and there will definitely be flaws.
In the end, Ren Ruyi came up with an idea. Ning Yuanzhou and the others thought it was feasible, so they started to implement it.
After a confrontation, Ning Yuanzhou and others, along with Li Tongguang and others, arrived at the door of Yang Ying's bedroom. When they heard a "come in", they walked into the house.
But after they came in, they didn't see Yang Ying, but Zhou Chen first.
"Are you the King of Ceremony?"
Li Tongguang and others from Anguo looked puzzled when they saw Zhou Chen, because Zhou Chen's image was completely different from the image of the King of Ceremony they had received.
Zhou Chen said calmly: "I am accompanying His Royal Highness Prince Li. His Royal Highness Prince Li is still sleeping. If you want to pay homage, you can salute here."
But how could the people of Anguo agree? Just as they were entangled endlessly, Ren Ruyi, dressed in luxurious palace attire and with a graceful posture, slowly walked out from behind the screen.
"Who are you?"
"Princess Dawu Huyang has been ordered to serve as a female historian and accompany the brother of the King of Gifts to An'an."
Ren Ruyi's dignified and graceful, cold and arrogant attitude really calmed down the people of Anguo. Even Du Changshi, who came here, had a look of astonishment on his face, pretending to be a bit like it.
Zhou Chen was very cooperative and shouted coldly: "You haven't seen the princess yet?"
The Anguo officials who came in all looked at Li Tongguang, but at this time Li Tongguang was completely stunned. With a cold and arrogant face, he looked stupidly at Ren Ruyi in front of him.
"Master?"
This call of "Master" also made everyone in the room except Zhou Chen stunned, even Ren Ruyi was no exception.
Ren Ruyi remembered Li Tongguang, but it was only the Li Tongguang six years ago. A few years later, Li Tongguang had changed a lot. She didn't recognize him at all when they met for the first time, so when she heard about it, she was also very surprised, but she didn't show anything on her face.
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Excited, Li Tongguang took a step forward and said eagerly: "Master, I am Jiu'er. Don't you recognize me?"
Ren Ruyi did not respond, but walked up behind Zhou Chen and deliberately asked in a low voice: "What did he say, who is Jiu'er?"
Zhou Chen was naturally aware of the master-disciple relationship between Li Tongguang and Ren Ruyi, but when he thought of Li Tongguang's behavior, his eyes were very sharp.
He has been honest with Ren Ruyi and regards Ren Ruyi as his woman. Naturally, he is unhappy with those who covet his woman, even his apprentices.
"It's me, Jiu'er, Master, you..."
To be continued...