A mercenary in the world, a ruthless concubine

Chapter 69 Back to Cangzhou City ([-])
Immediately ordered, everyone threw these bamboo tubes into the water, strung them with ropes and walked downstream.

Behind Du Yun was driven forward by two dark guards, howling and screaming along the way.

Prince Hugo's Mansion.

Gu Li tidied up his clothes and was about to go to court when Ming Yun hurried in.

"Prince, the big thing is not good." Although the words were so serious, there was no anxiety on this person's face.

Gu Li frowned, looked at the time and asked, "What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Ming Yun said solemnly: "Last night we found the Prince Yun and the Crown Princess on a secret road in the snow mountain."

"They didn't die!?" Asked in amazement, the lives of these two people are so big?

Ming Yun continued: "Yes, their hidden guards received the signal and disturbed our sight. When we arrived, they had already left. Where did we find this?"

After speaking, he handed over a solid clod of soil, and Gu Li wrapped it in a towel to see for himself.

No matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was a clod of soil, but it was relatively solid. He put it under his nose and smelled it, and a burnt and pungent smell filled it.

"What's this?" he asked, frowning.

Ming Yun shook his head, expressing that he did not know.

Gu Li looked at her with a headache: "Forget it, put this matter aside for now, I am going to go to court now, you continue to watch their movements."

"Yes!"

The current Gu Li has no time or energy to take care of Yunguo's affairs at all, and the battle between him and Gu Changfeng in Yuguo Chaotang is getting more and more intense, and she can't tolerate the slightest distraction.

Yundu.

Wan Mingyuan looked at Chaoshang lifeless, and he had become like this since Qian Lingjue disappeared. This situation made him feel scared. If that person was still alive, his power seemed to have surpassed him.

So... he must not let him live.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, now that His Royal Highness is missing, the life and death of the crown prince is unknown, and the world is not at peace without a heir in the court. I also ask the emperor to re-appoint a heir as soon as possible to reassure the people." Holding the jade plaque in his hand, he said respectfully.

There is a little bit of disdain in his eyes. In the eyes of these people, Qian Ao is just a lustful, absurd and uninhibited emperor every day.

And Wan Mingyuan lowered his guard against him long ago.

Coughing twice, Qian Ao raised his head and said tiredly: "I'm very tired, I don't know if the Prime Minister has a favorite candidate."

Wan Mingyuan bent down and bowed, and said: "The Seventh Prince has won the hearts of the people, and everyone has given him great hope. The disappearance of the prince must be a warning from heaven, so please think twice."

It's a clever statement, both a warning and an incitement.

Long ago, he had done a lot of work to incite the hearts of the people to make Qian Yufan have a good reputation among the people, and he did it all at once.

Qian Ao nodded: "This matter..."

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be so hasty!!" Qian Ao was about to say something, but the old master Yu Minjie stepped forward to stop him.

Wan Mingyuan turned around, and said with a contemptuous expression: "The grand master is old now, and it seems that he is not suitable to be involved in such troublesome government affairs."

The meaning of the warning is obvious, he is so arrogant in this court.

"Your Majesty, please think again! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just missing, and his life and death are unknown. It is unreasonable to re-appoint the Crown Prince at this time. The old minister thinks that even if he wants to establish a new Crown Prince, he has to wait until the Crown Prince is dead before making any plans." He ignored Wan Mingyuan at all and bowed. Said to the emperor.

Qian Ao nodded, and looked at Wan Mingyuan in embarrassment: "Look, Prime Minister, what the grand master said is absolutely right, the most important thing is to find the prince's body."

"But, Your Majesty..."

"Report..."

Just as Wan Mingyuan was about to say something, suddenly the guard who sent the message outside the door ran in.

"Why are you so panicked?" Qian Ao looked at the guards who came in to pass the message, and said majesticly.

The guard knelt down and said out of breath, "Prince...His Royal Highness...they are not dead!"

All the people in the hall were startled, and after realizing it, there were joys and sorrows.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is indeed safe and sound under your protection." Grand Master Yu said happily.

Wan Mingyuan's face was disheveled, thinking that he was still a step too late.

A flash of surprise flashed in Qian Ao's eyes, and then disappeared, just a faint sentence: "Okay, I know, let's forget about the matter of the prime minister making the crown prince, don't be disappointed if the prince is not dead, maybe there will be another one in the future." Not sure about anything."

Wan Mingyuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said tremblingly: "I don't dare, the prince Hongfu Qitian has His Majesty's protection, he must be the real dragon emperor, just now I offended you."

At this time, if you don't know the current affairs, you are a fool. Qian Ao's words sound weightless, but they are actually warning him.

Standing up, Qian Ao nodded: "Let's retreat! I'm tired." After speaking, he turned and went to the apse.

In the harem, Wan Mingyuan waited for a long time outside Fengzao Palace.

"Lord Wan, the imperial concubine is here to invite you." Wan Hong, Concubine Wan's personal maid, came out and said.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Wan Mingyuan's eyes, but he was deeply suppressed in the end.

When she walked in, Concubine Wan Gui was still carefully dressing up, and a fiery red flower tinsel on her forehead made her extremely glamorous.

"Why is Daddy free to visit your daughter today?" Since Qian Lingjue disappeared, he has been thinking about how to get Qian Yufan to sit as the crown prince all day long, and he hasn't been here for a long time.

Coming here with such an expression today, it must be that something big happened in the court.

Wan Mingyuan was standing not far away, the court clothes on his body were a bit loose and heavy, but it didn't lose half of his prestige.

His eyes shrewdly said: "Qian Lingjue is not dead, he has successfully escaped from danger, and Fan'er's appointment as the crown prince will be postponed."

Concubine Wan Gui's injured eyebrows paused lightly, a certain part was a little thicker, and she frowned: "This matter was planned to be included in it, it seems that we planned it too late."

For Qian Lingjue, who is ten years younger than herself, she seems to still have the fantasies of a young girl in her heart. She has spent her whole life in this palace, and at the age of thirty or so, she almost guards the empty boudoir alone. , only that young man can set off a little storm in her heart.

Wan Mingyuan nodded: "So our only chance is on their way back to the city. We are here today to hope that your empress will send out the guards specially given to you by the emperor."

Concubine Wan Gui tidied up her most exquisite makeup. Recently, the emperor favored her concubine to make a flower tin. Only after she did it did she realize that it really has a different flavor.

"Father, this is to trap my daughter in an unrighteous way. The emperor's guards are naturally subordinate to the emperor. Although if I don't use it properly, let alone the position of the empress dowager, I won't even be able to protect my current position." Concubine Wan Gui has never been a kind person, on the contrary, her calculations are often better than others.

Wan Mingyuan frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, are you going to stand by and watch?!"

Concubine Wan Gui covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "Father thinks too much, you are supporting Ben Gong's son, so naturally I won't hold back, Ben Gong said this for our own sake, it's always good to leave a way out for ourselves. "

Wan Mingyuan felt more comfortable now, and nodded: "As a father, I also don't think that my mother will be that kind of person."

She sat on the main seat, waved her hand and said, "Wan Hong, go and take a box of silver taels from the treasury and give it to the Prime Minister, saying it is for honoring the soul of the old lady."

Wan Hong hurriedly agreed, then turned and walked outside.

Concubine Wan Gui took a sip of tea: "You can use this money to find some top killers, remember not to say anything, although we don't need to be afraid with our power, but we have to put some effort into our face."

No matter what she does, she wants to preserve her own status, and she will never let others have evidence to doubt herself until she is absolutely sure.

Wan Hong quickly came over with a box of silver, and she respectfully sent it to Wan Mingyuan.

"How's Qingyun's health?" she asked.

Wan Mingyuan stood up: "Thank you for your concern. Qingyun has fully recovered. I still have some things to deal with for my father so I won't stay any longer. I will leave first."

Concubine Wan Gui nodded: "Wan Hong, send it to the Prime Minister."

In Cangzhou City, Qing An and a group of people were desperately trying to fish those bamboo tubes out of the water.

Seeing the happy crowd, Su Luo felt like returning to the world.

(End of this chapter)