The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 855 Not necessarily

At this moment, he wanted to enter the officialdom, even if it was only a military position, firstly for his sweetheart, and secondly, he also wanted to do his best to lay a solid foundation for the Lu family.

Only when the foundation is stable, can the Lu Mansion be stable, the Lu family be stable, and everything be stable, then his plan to marry Miss Meng can proceed steadily.

Lan Zhijin left and returned empty-handed. Yan He, who arrived later, mainly wanted to seduce Lan Zhijin so that Lan Zhijin could be used by Queen Lu and Lu Heng. However, just as Huang Jing scolded Lan Zhijin, Lan Zhijin was a stinky bald donkey who was unwilling to listen to anything and had nothing. As a result, Yan He had no chance to conquer Lan Zhijin until he returned to Beijing.

The fact that Empress Lu could become the Empress Dowager was due to her status and background, but it was also closely related to her own intelligence and cruelty. Yan He knew that once she returned to the capital and stepped into the city gate, Empress Lu would know that she had failed to complete her mission, and the only outcome would be death. So before entering the city gate, she planned to cut off the source of her trouble.

Lan Zhijin was good at magic, but he was so-so when it came to tracking and anti-tracking. He was able to discover the existence of the Sophora japonica bird in Jinling at first, but the Sophora japonica bird had no intention of hiding and showed up in front of him on its own initiative. He was unaware of Yan He's existence from the time he entered Jinling to the time he left Jinling and returned to the capital.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with Yan He's good skills.

If it were an ordinary villain, Lan Zhijin would still be able to detect it.

They arrived at the northwest outskirts of the capital after nightfall. When Lan Zhijin went out to travel, he often had to sleep in the open air. So he didn't care that he couldn't get into the city before the city gates closed. He found a sheltered place nearby to rest for the night and planned to go into the city at dawn tomorrow.

Yan He watched from the dark, not getting too close, but squatting on the treetops about ten feet away, hoping to find a chance to capture Blue Cinders that night.

Unexpectedly, Lan Zhijin was a cunning man. Before going to bed, he circled the pile of burning firewood and set up a small magic to protect himself from wild beasts at night. He then slept inside the circle.

Yan He looked speechlessly at Lan Zhijin who was doing his best to protect himself. She stared at Lan Zhijin as he hunted a rabbit, ate it, and went to sleep, snoring in his sleep. She was helpless.

After such a night, all attempts to remove the firewood from under the cauldron are just wishful thinking.

Lan Zhijin slept well and got up early in the morning to rush to the city gate. Although he gained nothing from the trip to Jinling, his face was full of smiles when he thought that he would see Qingmei soon.

Yan He yawned and followed Lan Zhijin listlessly, feeling worried as she thought about the punishment that Queen Lu would give her when she found out that she had returned to the capital but had not completed her mission. The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.

The two, one before and the other after, form a sharp contrast.

After entering the city gate, Lan Zhijin returned to the small inn where he had been staying. After checking in again, he sent a message to Huang Jing, telling him that he was back.

The moment Huang Jing received the message, he immediately ran out. Halfway through his run, he remembered that Shi Que's father was ill, so he ran back to Ming Xiao Tang: "Huh? Yaoyao isn't here?"

A maid was sweeping the floor. She looked up and saw that it was her mistress's guest. She put down her work and said, "Miss Huang, the mistress has gone to see Granny Du."

"Oh." Huang Jing knew Du's mother, so he turned around and walked towards the house where Du's mother lived.

Du's mother is old and caught a cold last night. She saw the doctor and got some medicine in the morning. Now she is sleeping soundly after drinking it.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Meng Shisan got up and walked out of the house, and saw Huang Jing standing outside the door: "Why are you here? Are you here to see Grandma Du too? Grandma Du has gone to bed."

"No, I came to tell you that Lan Zhijin is back. I'm going to see him now and talk to him about Lord Shi's illness." Huang Jing said and waited for Meng Shisan's reaction.

Meng Shisan thought for a moment and said, "...I don't have anything to ask Master Lan."

"Okay, then I'm leaving." Huang Jing turned around and walked away very quickly.

Meng Shisan watched Huang Jing's hurried back and instructed Shangchun beside him: "Go to His Highness's private residence and tell Butler Lu that Master Lan has just returned to the capital and A Jing has gone to look for him." After saying this, she believed that Butler Lu would understand what she meant and would know what to do next.

"Yes." Shangchun accepted the order and asked, "Do I need to tell Miss Shi as well?"

"Well... no need." Lan Zhijin is not Huang Jing. Whether he can agree to risk his life to save others is still uncertain. Meng Shisan thinks it is better not to say it for now, so as not to let Shi Lian be happy for nothing. "Master Shi's illness is very serious. Master Lan may not be able to save him, and he may not agree."

Shangchun understood that the young lady felt that Miss Huang might not be able to get Master Lan to agree to rescue people: "Then I will go."

Meng Shisan nodded.

Chaiyu was taking care of Du's mother in the house. When she heard no more noise outside, she came out and said, "Miss."

"Take good care of Grandma Du. After she finishes drinking the medicine, if Grandma Du's cold is cured, that's great. If there is no improvement, you must report to me immediately." By then, Meng Shisan would have to ask Yu Ming to pass by the house.

Chai Yu said: "Yes."

Meng Shisan had just returned to Mingxiao Hall and sat down when Xiuyu came in and said, "Miss, Zhuo Quan is here again. He came to ask when Changan is free?"

He came here to repay her for helping her get rid of the three major clans in Lingnan and coming to Beijing to see her, but Chang'an still closed himself off. Meng Shisan and Xiu Yu said, "Tell Zhuo Quan that when Chang'an is free, he will go to Quexian Tower to meet Master Cui Qi."

Xiu Yu agreed and returned to the gatehouse to reply to Zhuo Quan.

Zhuo Quan got the reply and returned to Quexian Tower to tell Jin Baixi. Jin Baixi went to the attic of the courtyard to tell Cui Yu and then returned to the lobby.

Zhuo Quan saw that his shopkeeper looked a little unhappy, so he asked, "Did Master Qi give the shopkeeper the cold shoulder?"

"It would be good if Seventh Master could give me a cold shoulder." Jin Baixi was afraid that Cui Yu would suppress all his emotions in his heart and not say a word. He had been holding it in for more than ten years. If he continued to hold it in, he was afraid that he would develop a serious illness.

Zhuo Quan didn't quite understand: "I don't understand."

Jin Baixi glanced at Zhuo Quan and said, "Not understanding is a blessing."

These words made Zhuo Quan, the monk, even more confused, and he could only laugh foolishly.

At this time, Hu Yan came back from outside, and Jin Baixi kindly reminded him: "Seventh Master is not in a good mood right now."

Hu Yan was very grateful to Jin Baixi for tipping him off: "Got it, thank you, shopkeeper!"

"Where are you coming back from?" Jin Baixi asked.

Zhuo Quan wisely went to work.

Hu Yan replied, "Seventh Master asked me to pay attention to when Master Lan would return to the capital. I just found out that Master Lan had returned to the capital this morning and checked into the same inn as before. I hurried back to report to Seventh Master."

Jin Baixi nodded and waved her hand to indicate that he had no more questions.

After listening to Hu Yan's report in the study, Cui Yu sat down in a chair and asked slowly, "Have you seen Master Huang?"