After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 671 Emperor Liang Arrives
Meng Qianqian got on the carriage of the Governor's Mansion.

Cui Hu was driving.

"Faster."

Meng Qianqian said.

"Yes!"

Cui Hu pushed the horse's speed to the maximum.

Fortunately, the official roads in the capital are flat and the carriage is not too bumpy.

The journey that was supposed to take two hours was completed in less than an hour.

Cui Hu parked the carriage at the foot of the mountain, and the two of them quickly went up the mountain again.

As he was driving in the car, he couldn't hear clearly just now, but now Cui Hu was finally able to report the whole incident to Meng Qianqian.

It turned out that after Meng Qianqian left the temple during the day, the old lady took the little one to worship the Bodhisattva. After nightfall, she went to the abbot's meditation room alone and sat for a while. Accompanied by the abbot, she lit a perpetual lamp for the deceased.

When Meng Qianqian was at the Lu family, she also accompanied the old lady to light the eternal lamp.

The old lady usually stays in the temple for two nights.

Cui Hu continued, "According to the abbot, the old lady wanted to be alone for a while, so he let her go first. The abbot left. Ma Que... waited for the old lady in the meditation room, but she didn't come back after waiting for half a day."

"It's a magpie."

Meng Qianqian corrected.

Apart from Zhao Si, the other capable servant of my great-grandmother was Xi Que.

This time when we went up the mountain, the two of them also followed us.

Cui Hu patted his forehead and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes, look at my brain! Xi Que went to look for the old lady, but found that she was no longer in the place where the eternal lamp was enshrined. She thought that the old lady had gone to eat and drink with the abbot... uh, to discuss Zen. After asking the abbot, she found out that the old lady did not go to look for him."

He said worriedly, "We have searched the temple thoroughly, but we still can't find the old lady. I think I can't hide this from you."

"It's right to hide it from me."

Meng Qianqian stared and said.

Cui Hu seldom saw her so serious. The stronger a person is, the more uncomfortable they would feel when they become serious.

"Young Madam, I heard about your life in the Lu family. The old lady is a good person. I believe that she will find someone who is lucky enough to be with her. Maybe she has found him by now."

He consoled.

"Lend your auspicious words."

Meng Qianqian said.

The two entered the temple.

The elder respected by the retired emperor disappeared in the temple. This was a serious matter, so the abbot sealed off the temple, allowing only entry but not exit. All pilgrims were temporarily "detained" in the temple.

Although they had offended someone, no one dared to say a word when they heard that it was the old lady from the Governor's Mansion.

"elder sister!"

Tan'er ran towards Meng Qianqian covered in dust and dirt.

Meng Qianqian looked at her disheveled appearance and realized that she had searched many hard-to-find places.

She picked the grass clippings off her head and whispered, "Where is the magpie?"

"Young lady!"

Magpie was supported by Banxia and walked forward to pay his respects, choking with sobs.

"Stop the formalities and get down to business."

Meng Qianqian asked again about the old lady's whereabouts before and after her disappearance, and found that it was exactly the same as what Cui Hu said.

When the old lady lit the eternal lamp, she always didn't like to have anyone around her.

Even the former Meng Qianqian just waited silently in the Zen room.

Therefore, when the old lady went alone to offer sacrifices to the eternal lamp, Xi Que and Zhao Si did not follow her.

Outside the yard were Tan'er, Qingshuang, and Cui Hu. Who could have thought that the old lady would disappear right under their noses?

At the welcoming banquet, several of Aimulan's trusted envoys included the strange hero Mo Yi, the swordsman Mo Ye, the archer He Fei, the Hercules general Donu, the dancer Arna, the musician Yu Chenglou, and a mysterious Loulan wizard.

Arna was poisoned and Donu was seriously injured.

She had fought with Yu Chenglou before, but Yu Chenglou definitely didn't have such lightness skills.

Besides, Yuchenglou was willing to cooperate with her, so there was no reason for him to take action against the old lady so quickly.

Could it be Mo Yi, the swordsman Mo Xie, or the archer He Fei?
It can’t be the Loulan wizard.

No, Shangguan Ling was watching at the envoy's residence, and he would inform her and Lu Yuan if anyone left.

If there is no news, it means that it was not done by those people.

"Loulan, are there any other masters who haven't shown up yet?"

There was a murderous look in Meng Qianqian's eyes.

No matter who dares to touch her great-grandmother, she will make Aimulan pay the price!
"Tan'er, Qingshuang stay here to protect Zhaozhao. Cui Hu and I will go look for him."

We have already fallen into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain once, and we cannot let the other party use the same trick again.

In addition, before coming, she also mobilized the Jinwu Guards and the Jinyi Guards, and they were on their way.

"elder sister!"

Tan'er wanted to follow, but she held back the words when they came to her lips.

She said seriously: "Yes, sir!"

Even though she appears arrogant and domineering on a daily basis, she will absolutely obey orders at critical moments.

Meng Qianqian blew a bone whistle towards the sky.

The falcon flapped its wings, circled down from the moonlight, and landed on Meng Qianqian's wrist covered with silver silk gloves.

Meng Qianqian fed it a piece of dried meat: "Go find your great-grandmother."

She waved her arm and the falcon flew away with a roar.

In the mountains, even a trained falcon would find it extremely difficult to find a person.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off.

About half an hour later, the falcon let out a loud eagle cry and swooped into a pine forest.

"Young Madam! Look! It's the old lady!"

Cui Hu raised his hand and pointed to a big tree in front of him.

The old lady was sitting on a branch with her back against the tree trunk, her eyes closed, as if she was asleep. If she wasn't careful, she might fall down.

At her age, no matter how strong her body is, she cannot withstand such a fall.

Meng Qianqian frowned: "Great-grandmother!"

The old lady did not respond.

Cui Hu said: "It seems that he was drugged. Damn it, who is so vicious that he would not even let go of an octogenarian!"

Not to mention Meng Qianqian, even he was filled with indignation and fury at this moment!

"It was the Loulan barbarians who did it, right? Damn it! They are a hundred times more vicious than the Qianji Pavilion! Madam, wait here, I'll go over and take a look, be careful there is a trap!"

Meng Qianqian hummed.

Cui Hu held the dagger in his mouth, picked up a piece of dead branch in each hand, and explored the way forward step by step.

He was right. He hadn't taken three steps when he was caught in a trap. The dead branch was easily broken with a crisp sound.

"Humph, luckily I was prepared."

He moved on.

Either you step on the net bag or trigger the poison arrow.

Fortunately, there was no harm.

Just as Cui Hu was about to stand under the tree, Meng Qianqian suddenly stopped him: "Wait!"

"What's the matter, young lady?"

Cui Hu turned around and asked in confusion.

Meng Qianqian's eyes were slightly cold, and she flicked her sleeves and shot out a silver needle.

Cui Hu felt a chill on his head. He looked up and saw a poisonous snake with its tongue spitting out falling from the sky. It was shot away by Meng Qianqian's silver needle and was nailed to the ground while twisting wildly.

Cui Hu took a breath of cold air!
He was so busy dismantling the mechanism that he forgot there were such dangerous creatures in the forest.

"It's a five-step snake. If I get bitten, I'm dead!"

He didn't care whether it was an accident or man-made, and quickly jumped to the side.

He came under the big tree.

"There shouldn't be any more traps this time."

Having said that, he still carefully explored the area with a dead branch.

He was not worried about his own danger, but was afraid of hurting the old lady.

"Young Madam, there is no mechanism. I will take the old lady down now."

Meng Qianqian nodded and walked towards the big tree.

Cui Hu carefully carried the old lady down, let her lean against a big tree, and used his hand to feel her breath: "Young Madam, she is still breathing."

Meng Qianqian hummed, squatted down and took the old lady's pulse.

The night is dark.

Cui Hu stepped aside to avoid blocking the already thin moonlight.

But just as he stood up straight, a flash of cold sword light flashed across his eyes, causing him to close his eyes. A terrifying murderous aura rushed towards him.

His face changed and he shouted, "Young Madam! Be careful!"

Unfortunately, he spoke too late.

The unconscious old lady tightly grasped the dagger hidden in her sleeve and stabbed it into Meng Qianqian's stomach.

At this moment, Cui Hu froze.

The young lady is pregnant!
With this knife, the young lady and the young master——

"Young Madam! Young—"

He hurried forward, bent down and tried to draw his sword, even though it was already too late.

But he suddenly stopped halfway through his words and actions.

The hot blood splashed all over his face and the strong smell of blood made him shudder.

But it was not Meng Qianqian who was injured.

Meng Qianqian broke the opponent's knife tip, grabbed it with her backhand, and cut the opponent's throat with one knife!

Cui Hu was completely limp, with a large patch of cold sweat on his face. He even spoke in Tan'er's accent unconsciously: "I'm so scared——"

Meng Qianqian took off the human skin mask on the other person's face, revealing a young and pale face.

Cui Hu asked in shock, "It's fake... When did you find out, Madam?"

Meng Qianqian stood up calmly: "I noticed early in the morning that her hands are smooth."

Cui Hu took a closer look and found that it was indeed the case.

I couldn't help but admire Meng Qianqian's attentiveness even more.

He was also a half-scout, but due to his carelessness, he still made mistakes.

The young lady's calmness is unmatched by ordinary people.

Meng Qianqian summoned the falcon and let it smell the other person's scent.

Although the eagle's sense of smell is not as sensitive as that of a dog, she is sure that her great-grandmother is nearby. At this distance, the falcon's sense of smell is enough.

Sure enough, the falcon flew towards the southeast.

Meng Qianqian and Cui Hu chased after them.

The chase led them to the top of the mountain.

She saw the real old lady.

The old lady was sitting on the edge of the cliff, holding a baby in her arms, mumbling something, and her mind was no longer clear.

Meng Qianqian's heart moved: "Great-grandmother."

After the incident just now, Cui Hu became more cautious.

He did not rush over rashly, but carefully observed the position where the old lady was sitting.

"Young Madam, the rock under the old lady's feet has been cut. Although it is covered with soil cracks, it is not very stable. If we go over, the rock will not be able to bear our weight, and we will fall off the cliff with the old lady."

The other party's purpose was very clear, they wanted to hurt the old lady, and also use her as bait to bury the young lady with her.

It seems that the other party is very clear about the young lady's experience in the capital in recent years and understands the importance of the old lady in the young lady's mind.

In order to save the old lady, the young lady was willing to sacrifice her life.

Those Loulan people are so vicious, scheming, and despicable!

Cui Hu cursed the Loulan people thousands of times in his heart, but he was powerless to change the dangerous situation before him.

If it were a young guy, he could try to tie a rope around his body and use his lightness skills to hug the other person. Even if both of them fell, they could be rescued with the rope.

But the old lady’s body might not be able to handle it.

What Cui Hu thought of, Meng Qianqian also thought of.

This method really doesn't work.

The old lady is ill and can't stand any stimulation.

The only thing we can do now is to let the old lady walk back slowly by herself.

"great grandmother."

Meng Qianqian said softly, "I'm Qianqian, I'm here to take you home, shall we go home?"

The old lady's cheek was pressed tightly against the swaddling clothes and she did not hear Meng Qianqian's call.

Meng Qianqian was not discouraged: "Great-grandmother, I'm hungry. Can you buy me some osmanthus cake? Zhou Ji's osmanthus cake is the best."

"Qianqian...I'm hungry..."

The old lady murmured.

Cui Hu was overjoyed, and suppressed his excitement and whispered: "There is a reaction! There is a reaction!"

Meng Qianqian nodded and tried to take a step forward: "Yes, great-grandmother, Qianqian is hungry, so hungry, they bullied Qianqian and didn't give her food... Great-grandmother... can you feed Qianqian?"

"Qianqian is hungry."

The old lady turned around.

Meng Qianqian stretched out her hand to her: "Yes, great-grandmother, I'm really hungry, can you go buy me some osmanthus cake?"

The old lady said in a daze: "Qianqian is hungry, buy her some sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

Cui Hu held his breath.

Meng Qianqian nodded and took another small step forward: "Great-grandmother, give me your hand."

The old lady hesitated for a moment and slowly turned her body to the side.

Several pieces of gravel beneath her fell off the cliff.

Cui Hu's heart instantly rose to his throat.

"Cui Hu, catch me."

Meng Qianqian ordered in a low voice.

"Yes."

Cui Hu grabbed Meng Qianqian's wrist.

Meng Qianqian fell forward.

However, at this moment, the old lady suddenly withdrew her hand.

Meng Qianqian missed her target and almost fell to the ground.

Cui Hu hurriedly pulled her back.

Meng Qianqian knelt on the ground, looking in the direction of her great-grandmother, frowned and said, "No, it's too far, I can't reach it..."

The rock beneath the old lady slowly began to loosen, and it could no longer bear the old lady's weight.

Her heart felt like it was being burned on fire.

The pain of losing family members in the previous life came back again.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

First, we need to find out why our great-grandmother stayed here.

"Great-grandmother, who are you waiting for?"

"I'm waiting for Yoona... They said... as long as I'm here... I can wait for him..."

Cui Hu asked curiously, "Young Madam, who is Yuner?"

Meng Qianqian thought for a moment and guessed, "My great-grandmother's son who died young."

Cui Hu suddenly realized: "Could it be that the ever-burning lamp... was lit by the old lady for her own son?"

"Now it seems so."

She used to think that her great-grandmother was a perpetual lamp offered to General Lu.

The Loulan people used their deceased son to irritate my great-grandmother. No wonder she fell ill.

For a mother, this is a wound that can never heal no matter how much time has passed!
Meng Qianqian blamed herself for why it took so many years for her to learn about her great-grandmother's past.

She should be nicer to her great-grandmother...

“Is Yoona down there?”

The old lady stared at the abyss with fierce wind and said, "I heard him talking... He said he was very cold... Qianqian... I'm going to find Yuner..."

Meng Qianqian choked up and said, "Great-grandmother, don't go!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Qianqian, I'm going to find Yuner. I'm leaving now."

"don't want--"

Meng Qianqian stood up.

Cui Hu stopped her and said, "Young Madam, you can't do that!"

The old lady looked into the abyss, without any fear in her eyes, only the expectation of seeing her son.

Just as she was about to jump off the cliff, a tall and mighty figure ran to the top of the mountain.

He stood facing the wind, panting, exuding endless imperial aura.

He looked at the old lady whose life was hanging by a thread and shouted loudly:

"mother--"

"Yoona is here——"

A big chapter of 4,000 words. It’s the end of the month, so I’d like to clear out some Emperor votes, okay?

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