Night also fell quietly. Tong Mo immediately took his things, left the inn, and quietly headed to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xicheng. He saw a large square courtyard, the entire mansion was brightly lit, and the child's shadow quietly flew into the room.
Then he started searching the old prime minister's house.
Tong Mo's Qinggong was extremely good. He was running as fast as a dragonfly on water. He saw one courtyard that looked more majestic than others. He thought that this should be the main courtyard, so he lightly flew off the roof and landed steadily.
in the yard.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Tong Ying immediately hid behind a rockery. Looking through the gap, he saw a group of people wearing guard clothes, presumably patrolling the courtyard.
"Please be careful and don't disturb the Prime Minister's peace. Otherwise, you will be blamed. I only ask you." A person who seemed to be the commander of the nursing home gave a cold order to the people below.
Several nursing homes responded respectfully and continued to patrol around, but they never found Tong Mo hiding behind the rockery.
After hearing this, Tong Mo felt secretly happy. He had indeed guessed correctly. This was the courtyard where the old prime minister lived. After the guards left, Tong Mo walked to the door of the house, opened the door gently, and walked in.
"Who?" Sitting at the table in the room, writing something, the old man in a white gown looked at the intruder with a horrified expression and asked sharply.
Tong Mo looked at the old man in front of him, who should be the old prime minister that Miss Ling'er mentioned. He clasped his fists and said respectfully: "My subordinate, Tong Mo, please see the old prime minister." To prevent the old prime minister from shouting in surprise, Tong Mo summoned the nursing staff and immediately
Report your name and lower the old prime minister's wariness.
After hearing Tong Mo's words, the old prime minister stood up with a surprised look on his face, walked up to Tong Mo, and asked, "Who are you? Why do you recognize me? And you broke into my house in the middle of the night?" The old prime minister looked at Tong Mo.
He is tall and does not look like he is from Qi country.
"My subordinates are here to deliver a letter to the old prime minister on the orders of Princess Qi, Miss Qi Ling'er." Tong Mo replied.
The old prime minister was surprised when he heard Ling'er's name. He stared at Tong Mo and asked, "Is what the strong man said true? Is it really my princess who ordered you to come here? Is there any token to prove it?"
At this moment, the old prime minister dare not trust anyone easily.
Tong Mo immediately took out what Ling'er gave him from his arms and handed it to the old prime minister. The old prime minister took it and saw the wooden sign engraved with Qilin. He was overjoyed and burst into tears. This wooden sign engraved with Qilin was filled with tears.
It is indeed owned by the royal family of Qi State, and currently only the emperor and princesses are qualified to wear it.
The old prime minister hurriedly opened the letter again. When he saw the familiar Juanxiu font, he recognized it as Princess Ling'er's. He quickly read the letter and said to Tong Mo, "May I ask the princess where she is now?"
"Miss Ling'er is currently in an inn on the outskirts of Nancheng." Tong Mo replied.
The old prime minister was very excited and said: "I would like to ask the warriors to take me to see the princess quickly." After seeing Ling'er's token and letter, he believed that the princess of their Qi Kingdom had returned safely.
"Okay, I will take the Prime Minister there right now." Tong Mo replied, taking the Prime Minister with him and sneaking out from behind the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After exiting the back door, he saw a man driving a carriage. He seemed to have been waiting for a long time. This man was one of the elite guards of the Han Dynasty. Tong Mo immediately helped the old prime minister into the carriage, then jumped on the carriage, and the three of them quickly left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
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The old prime minister sitting in the carriage had to admire these people. They could sneak into the prime minister's house quietly and leave with his old bones quietly. It showed that these people were not simple.
What made him even more gratified was that the princess did not rush back to the palace when she returned to Qi. Instead, she sent someone to communicate with him first. Firstly, she was moved by the princess's trust in him. Secondly, she was glad that there was a chaos in the palace at the moment and the princess rashly returned.
Palace, there may be a life threat.
The carriage ran quickly, and in a short time, it arrived at the Nanchengjiao Inn where Ling'er lived.
Tong Mo jumped off the carriage, opened the curtain of the carriage, and said to the old prime minister: "We are already here, please get off the carriage." The old prime minister immediately got out of the carriage, and with Tong Mo's help, he got off the carriage.
Tong Mo led the old prime minister into the inn, went to Ling'er's room, and knocked gently on the door.
"Miss Ling'er, Tong Mo is back." Tong Mo said.
After hearing this, Ling'er knew that Tong Mo must have handed the things to the old prime minister. He didn't expect that Tong Mo could do things so quickly, so he quickly said: "Come in."
Tong Mo opened the door, and the old prime minister saw a woman who was reading in the room. She was dressed in white and embroidered with peonies. Her long hair was tied casually behind her. She had a cold temperament, but her noble temperament could not be concealed. Yes, this woman was indeed Qi.
The princess of the state, just as the late emperor said, the princess of the state of Qi is like a peony, graceful and luxurious, unique in the world.
Especially when I heard Ling'er's voice just now, I felt even more excited. The princess could finally speak. Although she had heard it mentioned by the Han courtiers, she couldn't help but feel happy when she heard it with her own ears.
"Princess, you are finally back." The old prime minister shouted to Linger with a slightly trembling voice.
Ling'er was shocked when she heard this familiar voice. She raised her head and saw an old man over fifty years old in front of him. He had a weather-beaten face and two sunken eyes, which were deep and bright. He looked very energetic and white.
Although he has a beard, he looks energetic and healthy.
Ling'er was a little excited and murmured: "Old Prime Minister, Grandpa Su!" Ling'er had been with the old Emperor Qi since he was a child, so he often came into contact with the old Prime Minister. Over time, he directly called the old Prime Minister Grandpa Su.
Putting down the book in his hand, Ling'er quickly ran to the old prime minister. The old prime minister immediately knelt down, saluted Ling'er respectfully and said, "I see you, princess."
Ling'er hurriedly helped the old prime minister up, with tears in her eyes, and said: "Grandpa Su, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." Tong Mo also helped the old prime minister up, walked to the table and sat down.
Mochou immediately stepped forward and poured tea for several people. Mo Yan and Yuntian also stepped aside. Tong Mo went to do things and told Yuntian and Mo Yan to protect Ling'er's safety, so they also stayed in Ling'er's room.
Waiting for Tong Mo to come back.
"Tong Mo, I didn't expect you to bring the old prime minister here." Ling'er said worriedly to Tong Mo.
She originally just wanted Tong Mo to send the letter to tell the old prime minister that she had returned to Qi State, but she didn't expect that Tong Mo would actually bring someone back. If anyone found out, it would harm the old prime minister.
Tong Mo knew that Ling'er was worried about the safety of the old prime minister, and said respectfully: "Miss Ling'er, don't worry, no one has found our traces. I think it is more appropriate for the girl to talk to the old prime minister face to face about some matters."
The people in Beilingye have always been prudent in doing things. Ling'er looked at Tong Mo appreciatively. What he said was indeed right. Some things needed to be said face to face.
"Princess, where have you been for so long? The emperor has been worried about the princess all day long. Was it the King of Han who kidnapped the princess that day?" The old prime minister was the first to ask.
Ling'er has been missing for more than half a year. The Qi State has been sending people to search privately, but there is no news about Ling'er. It was not until the Han State sent people to propose marriage a few days ago that the Qi Emperor learned about Ling'er and asked the Han State to send Ling'er back first, and
The news that Emperor Qi was seriously ill also leaked.
Ling'er shook her head and said: "These things cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Please tell me first, how is the emperor's brother? Is his illness serious?" This is what she is most worried about.
"Shortly after the princess left, I heard that the queen committed suicide in the cold palace. After that, the emperor became ill. In the past six months, there has been no improvement, but it has become more and more serious." The old prime minister said in a heavy tone. Things are unpredictable in the world, and in the blink of an eye.
It means things are different and people are different.
After hearing what the old prime minister said, Ling'er's eyes immediately became moist. Everything was just a word of love, and no one could escape it.
The old prime minister looked at Ling'er and continued: "The emperor's health has not improved and he is bedridden now, and Prince Ning intends to rebel again."
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