After hearing this, Cui San almost peed with fright.
Cui San thought that he had accomplished this and would be rewarded in front of Cui Dana, but he didn't expect that he would lose his head before he even got the reward.
Almost at the same time, a homing pigeon circled and flew into the palace.
There is a Plum Blossom Palace in an inconspicuous corner of the harem.
After the carrier pigeon landed in the palace, a palace maid quickly stepped forward and removed the secret message from her leg, and quickly walked into the main hall.
In the main hall, a woman was holding a book and reading it with gusto.
This woman looked to be in her twenties, and was dignified and beautiful.
He was also dressed in fine clothes.
This is none other than the famous Princess Zhaoning.
Princess Zhaoning was both civil and military, and quite famous in Dacang Kingdom.
After the palace maid came in, she quickly came to Princess Zhaoning and whispered.
"His Royal Highness Qingniu County Wen has received a letter."
The princess nodded and said casually, "Read it."
The palace maid opened the secret letter and read carefully, "Liu Tie has arrived in Qingniu County and found people from the Zhuque Gang of Tianzhu at Liu Rumei's house. They have left the county overnight."
After hearing these words, Princess Zhaoning's expression became solemn, she closed the book in her hand and slowly stood up.
She quickly walked to a nearby wall.
A palace maid came forward and pulled open the curtain on the wall. On the wall was an enlarged version of the map of Qingniu County.
Princess Zhaoning stared at the map and clicked on it a few times.
"If you leave Qingniu County overnight, you can only go to Qingniu Mountain. You can arrive there in the blink of an eye, twenty miles away."
As he spoke, he turned to look at a maid who had been following him, "Butterfly, where should my master be now?"
Butterfly came up and pointed at the map and said carefully, "When Chu Han sent us a message, he said that he had entered the hinterland of Qingniu Mountain, probably in this area."
Princess Zhaoning nodded, "Being able to enter the hinterland means that their advance is normal."
"That means my brother most likely didn't discover them."
Butterfly quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, that's what Chu Han's letter said."
Princess Zhaoning frowned, "What about the past two days? Has there been any news?"
Butterfly shook his head.
"No more. They can't receive messages while they're on the move and can only send them back. But all the carrier pigeons they brought have been used up."
Princess Zhaoning looked a little melancholy after hearing this, "Let Tian Wen find out the situation of my master as soon as possible."
Butterfly hesitated for a moment, "If Princess does that, Tian Wen may be in danger of being exposed."
Princess Zhaoning frowned slightly, "If Master meets Liu Rumei, it will be a showdown between us, and there is no harm in being exposed."
"Tell Tian Wen that if you sense any danger, you can retreat immediately."
Butterfly bowed in agreement and retreated.
Princess Zhaoning thought for a moment, then raised her hand and called out to another person, "Is there any recent movement from the Imperial Preceptor?"
"Princess Qi, the latest news is that Taoist Master Jue has not left the house since he came back. Sima Wushuang, the personal bodyguard of the Imperial Guard, has been away for a while and there is no trace. He probably hasn't come back yet."
Princess Zhaoning nodded slightly, "What about Zhu Meng, are there any signs of troop mobilization?"
"There is no sign. Zhu Meng has been at the Marshal's Mansion and hardly leaves the house except to go to court."
"From the current point of view, the National Master seems to have no signs of taking action."
Princess Zhaoning nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, let's see who is more patient. When he starts fighting with my brother, that's when we take action."
In the blink of an eye, when the sun set one day, Chen Xiaobei and the others finally returned to Hetou Village.
Seeing them actually returning from the official road outside the village, Chen Dachun and others were overjoyed. They couldn't help but cheered and greeted them with smiles.
Chen Xiaobei looked at the cheering crowd, but his eyes were constantly searching. He was looking for the person who made him care.
At the very back of the crowd, Cui Hongyu stood there quietly holding Chen Qiaoer.
Chen Xiaobei stepped forward quickly, ignoring the gazes of everyone present, and immediately pulled the two of them into his arms.
No matter how many times he went up the mountain or how many times we were separated, Chen Xiaobei was never worried or frightened like this.
Cui Hongyu even shed tears.
He said with a cry, "You are back, I'm still worried..."
Chen Xiaobei raised his hand, wiped away Cui Hongyu's tears, and said emotionally, "I came back and made you scared."
At this time, Chen Qiaoer suddenly spoke, "Brother, brother, I miss you so much. My sister-in-law said she couldn't sleep at night, and I couldn't sleep either."
Cui Hongyu's face became a little hot at what she said, and she suddenly looked like she was going to hit Chen Qiao'er, "You Qiao'er, you dare to say bad things about me to my face."
Chen Qiaoer suddenly giggled and shouted, "Come here, help me, my sister-in-law is going to hit someone."
At this moment, a clear voice sounded, "Don't be afraid, Qiaoer, my teacher is here."
Not far away, Shen Ziyan and Huang Ying came side by side.
Huang Ying looked at Cui Hongyu with eyes full of envy.
Chen Ziyan looked normal and took Chen Qiaoer from Cui Hongyu's hand.
"Qiao'er told me, you two should go home quickly."
After saying that, he looked at Cui Hongyu with a wicked smile, and Cui Hongyu's face turned red instantly.
Then she raised her head and tried to hide it, "Zi Yan, you are back, and you just happen to come to my house to eat fish tonight."
As soon as Huang Ying heard about eating fish, she immediately laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I love eating fish the most."
Chen Qiaoer also added, "I love to eat too, I love to eat too."
Okay, Shen Ziyan sighed and rolled her eyes at Huang Ying, but Huang Ying pretended not to see it and turned away.
Just when they were having fun and preparing to cook dinner.
In Qingniu County.
Liu Rumei and Prince Xiao Jingyun had already eaten. After all, they had to travel less than twenty miles.
Prince Xiao Jingyun looked very interested.
He even drank wine.
He held the wine glass and looked at Liu Rumei with a smile, "Rumei, I can come back safely this time, thanks to you."
However, Liu Rumei bowed and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for saying that this time it is not my fault, but thanks to Chen Xiaobei."
"If it weren't for Chen Xiaobei and his two men, we don't know when we would be able to cross that river."
After listening to her words, Jamel Xiao thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Well, you are right, I will reward him well."
"By the way, we will go to Hetou Village early tomorrow morning."
At this time, Zhou Quan next to him spoke, "Your Highness, you have also gone to Qingniu Mountain and seen the Dragon Vein. We'd better return to the capital as soon as possible."
While they were talking here, they heard footsteps outside. Ma Xiaoyi hurried in and said, "Your Highness, someone on Qingniu Mountain is back."
Liu Rumei was very excited when she heard the news from the mountain.
"Let him in quickly."
Soon, a man in black walked in and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness Qizhen, Miss Qizhen, Zhang Yu and more than fifty people on Qingniu Mountain were all killed by me, and more than fifty disciples of the Lotus Sect were killed by me.