Mu Nan gave Yuan Yuhan a disdainful look and then went upstairs to be intimate with his Yun'er.
Yuan Yuhan watched his proud back and stamped his foot in anger.
"Lord Chen, long time no see."
Lord Chen looked at the man who suddenly appeared in the room, his face showing vigilance.
"I wonder what the young master's purpose is for coming here?" Lord Chen looked at Jiang Yanqin's face and only felt it was somewhat familiar. He always felt he had seen him somewhere, but he couldn't remember for a moment.
"It seems that Lord Chen is too busy to remember. You've forgotten me so soon." Before the late emperor passed away, he had already been made a prince. After a few years, his appearance had changed a bit, but not significantly.
Hearing Jiang Yanqin call himself "this king", and looking at his familiar appearance, Lord Chen suddenly seemed to realize something!
"You... You are..." Lord Chen looked at Jiang Yanqin in shock, his finger pointing at him trembling constantly.
"Remember now?"
"This old official pays respects to Prince Yu." Lord Chen knelt down excitedly. He remembered. This man looked very much like the late emperor.
"Lord Chen, please get up quickly." Jiang Yanqin stepped forward personally to help the kneeling man up. "I'm here this time just to ask if Lord Chen is willing to help me ascend the throne. If not, just act as if I've never been here and never seen me."
"May this old official know what happened in the palace back then? Why did all the princes fall into a coma after the late emperor passed away?"
"Humph! It was all those two bitches, Li Tongyu and Li Tongbai. Back then, they joined hands to drug the emperor. After the emperor passed away, they drugged all the surviving princes and imprisoned all the princesses, all in order to ascend the throne!"
"If it weren't for my mother risking her life to send me out, I'm afraid I'd be a corpse by now." He would surely avenge this hatred!
"The current empress is unworthy of her position. Now there are few left in the royal family. This old official will surely do his best to help the prince seize the throne."
"Thank you, Lord Chen." Jiang Yanqin stood up and bowed to him.
"This is not appropriate. Your Highness is a prince. How can I accept your bow?"
"This old official has something to say. I wonder if I should."
"Lord Chen, please feel free to speak."
"Are the recent events in the capital related to Your Highness?"
"Lord Chen is overthinking. These things were not done by me. They are just the result of Li Tongyu and the others provoking someone they shouldn't have." Jiang Yanqin sneered sarcastically. They really had no judgment. They dared to provoke anyone.
After hearing Jiang Yanqin's words, Lord Chen understood. "Thank you, Your Highness, for telling me."
"I would like to ask Lord Chen to keep the fact that I'm still alive a secret. Now the capital is in turmoil. Everyone is saying that the current emperor is immoral. Now I want to take advantage of this situation to pull Li Tongyu down from the throne!"
"This old official will surely go all out!"
"I can't stay long. Farewell."
"Your Highness, take care."
Lord Chen looked at the stars outside the window and knew that it wouldn't be long before the sky of the Nanqing Kingdom would change. But it was good that it would change. He believed that Prince Yu would surely be a wise and just monarch.
He just didn't know how many disasters this turmoil would bring to the common people.
The news that the empress tried to massacre a village spread like wildfire. By the next day, everyone in the capital knew about it. They were very confused now. They didn't know if they should support this emperor.
If they encountered a disaster, would their fate be the same as that of the people in that village?
"Master, what should we do next?"
"Come with me to Dalong Mountain. We'll go and find Master Kongtong of Yufo Temple."
"Yes."
"Master, it seems that Jing Xunce and the others have taken action." Since they left the inn, Zhu Fei and the others had never called Jing Xunce "son - in - law" again.
Mu Fengqie had already told them what happened that night. They had thought that Jing Xunce would be a good match for the master, but they had misjudged him.
"Yes. Then let's just watch for now. Don't act rashly, so as not to be detected by them."
"Yes. Master, won't you go and see Princess Aru? She misses you very much."
Thinking of Aru, Mu Fengqie felt helpless. Originally, she had planned to leave without a word and secretly contact Aru after returning to the Medicine Master Valley. But now...
"Forget it. I'll write a letter to her. You deliver it personally. Remember, don't let anyone find out."
"Yes."
On this side, Jing Xunce and Mu Nan rode their horses at full speed towards Dalong Mountain. Dalong Mountain was located at the junction of the three great countries and could be reached in just one day.
"Little master, I'm Jing Xunce, the son of General Jing of the Qin Dynasty. I'd like to meet Master Kongtong. Please convey my message." Jing Xunce dismounted and said to the young monk sweeping the floor outside the temple.
"Amitabha. Please wait a moment, benefactor."
Jing Xunce and Mu Nan stood there waiting. Jing Xunce looked at the layout of the temple. It was grand and magnificent, and there were many people coming to the mountain to offer incense and worship Buddha.
"Master, why didn't you bring Hongyi? His martial arts are better than mine. If there's any danger on the way, he could protect you."
"Although Hongyi has high martial arts skills and is loyal, he's too rigid and doesn't know how to adapt. If I brought him, some things might be more troublesome."
"Moreover, you were once my military advisor. Master Kongtong of Yufo Temple is a trump card left to me by my father. Master Kongtong can be a military advisor, and you have a lot of ideas."
"So, Master, you mean for me to follow Master Kongtong?"
"That's right. You can learn a lot by staying by Master Kongtong's side. So you must find a way to make him accept you as his disciple."
"This subordinate understands. Thank you, Master, for your guidance."
"Amitabha. Please follow me, two benefactors."
The little monk led them to a bamboo house at the back of the mountain. The surrounding environment was refreshing and made people unconsciously relax their minds.
"Master Kongtong, the person you've been waiting for has come."
"Got it. Go down."
"Yes."
"I wonder what brings the two of you here?" Master Kongtong didn't come out. He just sat inside the room, knocking on the wooden fish and chanting scriptures.
"Master Kongtong, I'm Jing Xunce, the son of General Jing of the Qin Dynasty. I'm in trouble now and have come to seek your help."
The sound of the wooden fish inside the room stopped. After a while, Master Kongtong's voice came. "Come in."
Jing Xunce led Mu Nan and pushed the door open. They bowed to Master Kongtong sitting on the ground. "Master."
"Does Young Master Jing have the token?" Master Kongtong didn't get up. He faced the Buddha statue in front of him and chanted scriptures.
"This is a tassel I accidentally found in my father's study." Jing Xunce took out the tassel. This was the tassel that Qier accidentally dropped on the ground. After returning from the general's mansion that night, Qier had repaired it for him. If it weren't for her, he might never have discovered the secret inside.
Master Kongtong got up and took the tassel. He glanced at the end of the tassel and then put it away.
"I've been waiting for Young Master Jing for a long time. I thought Young Master Jing had met with an accident. I didn't expect to see him again. In this way, I believe General Jing can rest in peace underground."