"Do you know that the former empress was pregnant when she was in power?"
"What are you talking about? She's no longer the empress. The current emperor is the real son of heaven."
"Oops, I said the wrong thing. Let me correct myself. Wasn't that fake emperor pregnant back then? She insisted that the child in her belly was the husband of the Qin Dynasty's princess. Guess what happened?"
"What?" Everyone's curiosity was instantly piqued.
"As it turned out, the princess's husband found a way to prove that the child wasn't his at all."
Wow!
"Then who is the child's real father?"
"It's said that the child was the result of that fake emperor's illicit affair with a man outside. Since that man had a low status, the fake emperor was ashamed and afraid of being impeached."
This matter was widely discussed among people. Mu Fengqie also heard about it, but she only paused for a moment before returning to her normal state.
"Young master, this matter..."
"Don't worry about it. Send a message to Jiang Yanqin. We're leaving."
"Yes."
She no longer wanted to pay attention to anything related to Jing Xinche. Maybe they were really not suitable for each other. Maybe being together was really a mistake. It was better for them to separate like this.
"Still no news?"
"No, not a single hint."
Jing Xinche sat silently on the stool.
Hongyi looked at his master's current situation. Although they hadn't found the evidence of Lou Mingkou's colluding with the enemy, they had made great progress. It seemed that leaving that woman was really good for his master.
"Forget it. Let's go back to the Qin Dynasty first. We've been away from the Qin Dynasty for too long. Who knows what might happen."
"Okay. Let's pack up and set off tomorrow."
"Mother, Yuan Yuhan and the others are coming back. What should we..."
"What are you afraid of? Let them come back." The queen leaned lazily on the couch, showing no sign of panic on her face.
"I'm afraid Mu Fengqie will notice something." With Mu Fengqie's medical skills, she would surely see through it at a glance. If she exposed them, all their efforts would be in vain.
"I said, how did you become the crown prince? Your information is so inaccurate. My informant told me that Mu Fengqie had a quarrel with that young man surnamed Jing. Mu Fengqie left and has been missing for a long time. Even Princess Tianlin doesn't know where she is."
"I'm relieved then."
"Mother, do you know any powerful people in the Jianghu?"
"Hmm? What do you want to do?"
"Since they've gone out to handle affairs, how can they come back unscathed?"
The queen rolled her eyes and immediately understood what Yuan Yuchuan meant. She smiled smugly.
"I understand. I'll find someone to handle this. Don't worry."
"Thank you, mother. By the way... what about that princess of Tianlin?" Yuan Yuchuan wanted to bring the princess to his mansion. Then both the Lou family and Tianlin would be his backers.
"Give up on the princess of Tianlin. She's a princess of a country. It's impossible for her to be a concubine in your mansion. Leave this matter to Ze'er. He's your younger brother. He will surely assist you. Don't think too much."
"But..." The crown prince wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the queen.
"Chuan'er, you should remember that having more women of high status isn't necessarily a good thing. If you marry the princess of Tianlin, what will your father think?"
"Although he's indulged in beauty, he's the emperor. Under his management, this vast Qin Dynasty is still in good order. Think about it. If you marry another princess of Tianlin, will your father become suspicious of you?"
"Your path to becoming the crown prince has been difficult enough. If you arouse your father's suspicion, you'll really be in a difficult situation."
Yuan Yuchuan's face changed. "Thank you for your teachings, mother. I'll surely keep them in mind." Although he lusted after the princess of Tianlin, he wasn't a person who couldn't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant.
"Aru, come and drink some water. You must be thirsty after a day's journey." As she said this, she also glanced at Mu Nan.
Humph, trying to compete with me?
"Yun'er, are you hungry? I've got some snacks here. Have some." Mu Nan glared back fiercely.
"Aru..."
"Yun'er..."
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
Aru and Lü Yun couldn't stand it anymore. Did they think they were pigs? They had been fed non-stop all the way!
Jing Xinche watched the four of them bickering all the way and felt very uncomfortable. He thought of his relationship with Qie'er...
"Master..." Hongyi saw Jing Xinche's ugly face and knew that he was thinking of Mu Fengqie again.
It seemed that he had to help his master find a suitable woman when they returned to the capital.
"I'm fine."
"Humph, what could be wrong with him? He lost his own wife. He deserves it." Master Kongtong also came with them. After getting along for a few days, everyone understood his personality.
At first, their shock was no less than that of Mu Nan and Jing Xinche. Aru was even so scared that she wanted to take someone to find a doctor. She even wanted Lü Yun to check if he had been poisoned by a Gu.
"It was the lady who left on her own."
"It's still his own fault. Otherwise, why would such a good girl leave?"
"You..." Hongyi was rendered speechless by Master Kongtong. He couldn't very well say that it was he who imitated his master's handwriting to make the lady leave.
"Okay, Hongyi. Stop talking."
All the way, the group bickered and finally arrived at the border between the two countries at the junction of the three countries. Soon, Jing Xinche noticed something was wrong.
"Everyone, be careful. There's an ambush." There were usually merchants passing by on this road, but there was not a single person today.
The group stopped. Soon, they felt the killing intent around them. Yuan Yuhan and Mu Nan protected Aru and Lü Yun behind them.
Jing Xinche looked at the black-clothed men around. There were about two hundred of them. He frowned.
But Master Kongtong was excited. He hadn't had a chance to fight since they set out. He had been itching to do so. Today, he finally had the opportunity to show his skills.
"Hahaha, the old monk can finally make a move." After saying that, he flew out, not giving either side a chance to react.
The others also joined the battle. Soon, Jing Xinche found that there were only a few people with extremely high martial arts skills. Most of them had average skills. Judging from their moves, they were people from the Jianghu.
Although they could defeat them, there were quite a few of them. They were trying to use the wheel strategy to exhaust them.
"Everyone, be careful. They have many people and want to use the wheel strategy."
Yuan Yuhan and Mu Nan were a bit struggling because they were both protecting someone. Especially Mu Nan, whose martial arts skills were not very good to begin with. He could only protect his own life.
Now that he was protecting Yun'er, he was even more struggling. He really regretted not learning martial arts well back then!
Aru was constantly observing the surroundings. When she saw someone trying to sneak up on Lü Yun, she threw a handful of medicine over. The man soon fainted.
Damn it. This was a gift from her elder sister. So much of it was wasted on this assassin. She was so heartbroken.