The emperor looked normal and glanced at Pei Tingsong who had his head lowered.
"Pei Aiqing, this matter will be left to the supervision of Dali Temple. As for suppressing bandits--"
"I will give an explanation to the Duke's wife, and I will also give an explanation to the Duke of Guo who is training in the Liyang military camp."
"However, the border is now uneasy, and the Duke and his son have important responsibilities. Do you know what to do?"
When Pei Tingsong heard this, he knelt down in a hurry.
"Yes, Wei Chen understands."
"Well, go ahead."
The emperor waved his hand lightly.
"Wei Chen resigns."
Pei Tingsong exited the imperial study, glanced at the imperial city where the palace lanterns were gradually rising, and walked quickly outside the palace.
Inside the royal study.
There was a bang, and the tea cup on the dragon table was knocked down by the emperor with a wave of his hand and fell to the ground.
The serving Eunuch Qi froze and hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
He has served in front of the palace for many years, and he heard clearly what the emperor just said to Lord Pei.
On the surface, they are talking about bandits, but in fact they are the people behind this incident.
Who is it specifically? He, a slave, dare not speculate casually, because everyone has reasons to be suspicious.
The emperor's face was dark, his eyes were cold, and he spoke slowly.
"The vicious methods and powerful martial arts are really rare. I'm afraid no bandit can do this."
"Hmph! You even dare to kill the guards of the Duke's palace, and you even dare to hurt the Duke's wife. That's great! That's great!"
Eunuch Qi knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
At this time, in Changchun Palace.
The Queen Mother was also furious and raised her head in anger.
"But you can send someone to do something?"
Opposite the Queen Mother was the charming Concubine Hu, who was dressed in pink palace attire.
Concubine Hu firmly shook her head.
"Aunt Mingjian, at this critical moment, I would never do such a stupid thing."
The Queen Mother's face was gloomy, and her eyes fell on Concubine Hu, with a sharp color in her eyes.
"It's really not you?"
Concubine Hu shook her head repeatedly.
"Please believe me, aunt, it's really not me."
"Then who could have done this?"
The Queen Mother's eyes darkened a bit.
Concubine Hu said:
"Xu, are they really bandits?"
The Queen Mother shook her head:
"The people from the Ai family came back after inquiring about the news. The bandit leader killed five guards of the Duke's mansion, and the rest were injured or disabled. If the people of the Nine Kings had not taken action in time to rescue the Duke's wife, I am afraid that the capital would have been destroyed.
It will cause a big shock."
hiss!
Concubine Hu couldn't help but gasped just listening to it.
Not to mention the current power and military achievements of the Duke, he also has a fiery temper. If he hears about this, he will never let it go, let alone.
"What kind of bandit can be so strong in martial arts that he can kill five guards in a row and still escape from the Nine Kings?"
"Aunt, it seems there is something fishy about this matter?"
"Well, there is indeed something fishy."
"The Bingyu incident happened not long ago. There is no result yet from Xue Ningshan and Su Tong. Something happened to the Duke's wife again."
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to take the tea cup, took a sip, and said thoughtfully.
"King Zhao and Luo Jiuli, Luo Jiuli and Bingyu, Bingyu and Jiu Wang, Jiu Wang and Luo Jiuli, who do you think we have to deal with in this matter?"
Concubine Hu was not a child either. As the Queen Mother reminded her word by word, her expression gradually became serious.
Here, not only does each person correspond to the power and family behind him, but more importantly, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is a deep hatred between each other.
"What does aunt mean? Some people want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."
The Queen Mother did not speak, but her expression became increasingly gloomy.
At the entrance of the main hall of Changchun Palace, Chongyang Hou, wearing a dark black brocade robe and a knife on his waist, with a handsome face and a bit of arrogance, mobilized his inner strength to listen to the conversation between the queen mother and the noble concubine in the palace, and the corners of his lips curled up.
Charming smile.
——
That night, no one in the Duke's mansion slept peacefully.
In the bedroom in the main courtyard of the back house, the lamps were left on all night.
After all, the Duke's wife is not a martial artist, and her physical fitness was fully exposed this night.
The fever and infection went through ups and downs three or four times. In addition to taking her temperature and taking antipyretics, Luo Jiuli also kept using physical cooling methods. Fortunately, he taught the maids how to treat her. The last two times, Luo Jiuli
You can also have some leisure time.
As for Xiao Mingxuan, he didn't even leave the Duke's Mansion and stayed up all night with Luo Jiuli.
Of course, it wasn't just the Duke's Mansion whose lamps were kept burning all night.
Hundreds of miles away from Beijing, there is a mountain village in a mountainous area. There are only forty or fifty houses in the village, but the gate of the courtyard closest to the foot of the mountain is closed, but there is weak light in a certain room in the courtyard.
"Chixiang, this is the thirty thousand taels given by me."
A man hid in the darkness of the candlelight, his face covered by black clothes and a black hat. His voice was cold and hoarse. He had obviously changed his voice on purpose.
Opposite the man, the man known as Chixiang was an honest-looking man with dark skin, like a farmer.
Chi Xiang stretched out his hand to take the bank note, but was withdrawn.
"I still have something to tell you. You have done a good job in those two things. However, Lao Wu, I want to come back to Beijing with me to see you."
Chi Nightmare's face stiffened for an instant.
"When Lao Wu touched Miss Hu's family, he was just doing things according to my instructions. Now he is being summoned -"
"Red Nightmare."
The man's voice, hidden in the darkness of the candlelight, was cold and stern.
"You should know that no one can disobey my orders, let alone make random guesses."
"What's more, I have supported you all these years with gold and silver. Now, the time has come. It's time to unsheath your sharp sword?"
Chi Yan was startled, and a gloomy and eerie light flashed across his eyes.
"What do you mean -"
"I say that the most dangerous place is the safest place."
The man hidden in the darkness of the candlelight chuckled and reached out to pat Chi Xiang on the shoulder.
"I will take Lao Wu to Beijing tonight. Don't worry, I will arrange a good place for him."
Red Nightmare said:
"So, when I summoned Lao Wu, it was not -" to kill someone and silence him.
Of course, he didn't dare to say these four words.
"It's not what?"
The man's voice, hidden in the darkness of the candlelight, was cold and cold.
Red Nightmare shook his head.
"Nothing? I'm just worrying too much. I'll send someone to find Lao Wu right away."
——
The capital, the Duke's Mansion of Yiguo.
Dawn breaks at Mao hour, day replaces night, and the cycle of a new day begins.
The Duke's wife, who was lying on the hospital bed, finally opened her eyes.
"Mother."
The morning sunlight shone through the window and shone on the face of the Duke's wife, leaving her stunned for a moment.
Hearing the sound, the Duke's wife gradually turned her head.
At first glance, I saw two daughters, one on the left and one on the right. One was half-kneeling on the footrest, and the other was bent over and supporting the bed with her hands.
"Qing'er, Jiu'er."
Luo Jiuqing excitedly held her mother's hand.
"Great, mother, you are finally awake."
The Duke's wife patted the back of Luo Jiuqing's hand comfortingly and looked at Luo Jiuli.
"With Jiu'er here, how can anything happen to mother?"
Luo Jiuli supported the bed, nodded and smiled.
"My mother has given her daughter a fair word. My eldest sister was so frightened last night that she questioned me more than a hundred times, fearing that I was a charlatan."