When Hou Qiyun first received the news, his heart skipped a beat because he was a little afraid of seeing Emperor Liang De.

After leaving Golmud, I could breathe easier and speak much more fluently.

Hou Qiyun immediately looked at He Songning, who was leaning on a pillow in the carriage, and suggested: "I think Mr. Xue's injury is still very serious. I'm afraid we should go slower on this journey..."

As a patient himself, He Songning said: "No, we have to leave quickly."

Hou Qiyun wrinkled his old face, somewhat unable to read his thoughts: "Master Xue, aren't you afraid that your injuries will worsen during the journey?"

He Songning looked at him and asked: "Old General Hou has grown old, so he has forgotten that he is a minister. After receiving the imperial edict, he must rush back regardless of life or death?"

"You...are right." Hou Qiyun's expression changed, and he felt even more surprised.

How could such a young man, who had just entered the officialdom, have such thoughts?

He understood He Songning's intention.

If you can't do something good, it's because you're not capable.

If you delay in admitting your mistake, you have a different attitude. To put it more seriously, it means disrespecting His Majesty and ignoring the majesty of the imperial power.

The former still has a chance to survive, but the latter may really have to beheaded.

Hou Qiyun trembled, turned around and sighed: "I'm old, I'm old..."

He Songning's tone was cold: "He is old. General Hou is so timid. How can he be invincible?"

After hearing this, Hou Qiyun looked a little confused. He thought to himself that even though you are Princess Xuan's brother, you are young and only serve as a marching commander in the army. You are an assistant officer. How dare you comment on me like this?

"Mr. Xue..." Hou Qiyun just raised his head and met He Songning's cold and gloomy gaze.

It was obvious that He Songning was not afraid of him at all.

Not only was he not afraid, but he also had the attitude of overpowering him.

He Songning said: "Since you are afraid of death, you must be a smart man. If you want to get away with it after this trip, I'm afraid you will have to rely on me."

After hearing this, Hou Qiyun felt a surge of energy and blood in his chest, and scolded: "You are young, why do you have such a loud tone?"

"Because you looked forward and backward, you made a wrong bet on King Wei. Now in order to get away with it, you are trying to please King Xuan, right? But does King Xuan need you? Does he like you? At that time, the water flooded the army and destroyed the food and grass. You were

How did you ask for food and fodder from King Xuan? When King Wei was captured, how did you come to the door with a shameless face and force King Xuan to send troops to rescue people because of the righteousness of your brothers?" He Songning said one sentence after another like a barrage of words.

Hou Qiyun was exposed with no trace of his face left, and his face suddenly turned blue and purple. Seeing this, he wished he could jump up and kill He Songning.

But in the end, he just squeezed out a sentence from his throat: "You don't have to be like this... Just tell me directly, what do you want to do? You are King Xuan's uncle. Are you saying this to teach me a lesson for King Xuan? Or...

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Hou Qiyun paused: "You have an ulterior motive?"

He was just dragged down by his temperament, not really stupid. The people in front of him all talked about this, and Hou Qiyun naturally made some guesses.

"Come here." He Songning was still leaning there steadily, and only raised his chin towards Hou Qiyun.

In an instant, Hou Qiyun felt as if he had caught a glimpse of the aura in him that only a superior person could have. There was even a hint of... the emperor's shadow.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

King Xuan's army crossed the Tuohe River and saw it getting closer and closer to the royal city of the Meng Dynasty...

He Songning finally arrived in the capital at this time.

Hou Qiyun couldn't help but look back at He Songning with a complicated expression.

This young man...

It seems half-dead now...

But he himself didn't care.

Such people... are precisely the most terrifying.

"But General Hou?" Someone came to greet him at the city gate.

Hou Qiyun suppressed his thoughts, turned around and replied: "Exactly, but His Majesty sent you to wait here? I will quickly enter the palace to meet Your Majesty."

But the man said in a cold tone: "There is no need to enter the palace, just let me go."

Hou Qiyun's heart sank.

Is it possible that he is about to be imprisoned without being able to even see the emperor's face?

It shouldn’t be!

He resisted the urge to look back at He Songning...

Hou Qiyun wanted to ask him, what would he do if the situation did not develop as he said?

But he knew he couldn't look back.

At this time, a veteran general showed a tendency to ask for help from a young official in his words and deeds. Anyone with a keen eye would see something wrong with this.

The man didn't seem to care what they thought, he got on his horse and led the way.

Hou Qiyun was stunned: "Why are you going outside the city?"

The man only said: "The army will stay outside the city. General Hou and Mr. Xue will follow me."

Hou Qiyun had no choice but to suppress the anxiety in his heart.

Naturally, He Songning's carriage followed closely behind.

On the other side, Liu Yuerong was also preparing to go out.

She asked the maid next to her: "How is mother's illness?"

The maid lowered her head and said, "It's not good. We have changed three doctors."

"Then just send the imperial doctor from Prince Wei's palace..."

The maid said: "Previously, the princess brought some servants from her parents' house to the palace, which caused a lot of rumors..."

"What rumors? It's just that talkative old lady who talks nonsense all day long. Now that she is gone, who else dares to talk about it?" Liu Yuerong said unhappily.

However, even though she said this, she knew in her heart that after Aunt Xiao was executed in public that day, the atmosphere in the palace became even more tense and weird. When those palace people saw her, they were afraid of being overly respectful.

But what does it matter?

Wouldn't it be better to stand up in power?

Liu Yuerong looked at her dowry maid, she lowered her head and said no more. Liu Yuerong suddenly became irritated and made an incredible guess... Could it be that her mother deliberately broke off the relationship with her after the failed assassination of Qiao Xinyu?

Bar?

Liu Yuerong suddenly felt even more irritable.

Thinking about the fact that Qiao Xinyu has not returned to her hometown until today, her whole attitude was in vain... Liu Yuerong was even worried that Qiao Xinyu would sue her in front of the emperor...

In short, everything is not going well.

It was not as smooth and satisfying as I imagined.

Liu Yuerong let out a heavy breath: "My father ordered me to go and have dinner with him... so go there early."

She thought to herself that at least this honor was still attainable.

For a time, people from all walks of life rushed to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city.

How has this little village ever accommodated so many noble people at the same time?

Before some guests even approached, they sensed the excitement and the chilling atmosphere of the heavily guarded village outside Zhuangzi...

"Today Zhuangzi will not accept outsiders." The people in the village had to wait a hundred meters away, waiting to reject the guests who came today.

These guests are quite smart, so there is no chance for them to act mischievously under the emperor's feet.

Looking at Zhuangzi's guarding posture outside, it was definitely not something they could offend.

Only one person asked a few questions: "May I ask who your distinguished guest is today?"

The man on Zhuangzi raised the corners of his mouth, tried his best to suppress his desire to show off, and just pretended to be calm and said: "You are well-informed, you should be able to tell something."

Fortunately, Xue Qingyin told them before leaving that if the emperor comes, they must not mention it to others. What others see for themselves is none of their business.

Otherwise, the emperor's whereabouts will be revealed, and if there is an assassination, all nine clans will be in trouble.

At this time, Hou Qiyun arrived first, and he said blankly: "Where is this place? There are so many people around, it seems like they are hosting a banquet."

The other guests took a look.

Oops!

Isn't this General Hou? Why did he come back from Yizhou?

At this time, He Songning also raised the curtain, looked outside, and was stunned.

He pointed at Zhuangzi and asked, "Is it right here?"

The leader responded coldly: "Well, just follow me in."

This car has its front foot through the door.

The carriage from the Wei Palace also arrived.
To be continued...