Chapter 181 – Zhong Xuan Conspires with Princess Qing Li (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

“It’s been quite a long year.” Mu Zi Yan said carelessly, avoiding Jun Qian Hao’s flirtation.

Zhang Zong couldn’t help but harden his laughter at the side, only feeling that this girl Mu Zi Yan could always choke to death with her occasional words.

Jun Qianhao smiled indifferently, lifting his eyes to look at her and laughing, “I think a year is too short.”

“It’s still two days to the next town.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, then said, “This is also considered your territory.”

Jun Qianhao nodded his head and said, “Tessie County Sheriff.”

“I heard that this person is good at painting bamboo.” Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at him, “Even more so, he loves bamboo to the point of obsession.”

“Not bad.” Jun Qianhao looked at Mu Zi Yan, “It seems that Yan’er knows him well.”

“Not too well known.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “Only because he did an extreme thing, but he is known far and wide.”

Jun Qianhao frowned slightly, knowing what Mu Zi Yan said about this matter, he coughed dryly a few times, “Wait until you get to Tessie, don’t mention it.”

“When it is really not mentioned” Mu Zi Yan asked with a light smile.

“En.” Jun Qianhao nodded, “Otherwise, he is going to go crazy.”

“Oh.” Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, “I’m just not going in.”

“Does Smokey want to spar with him” Jun Qianhao suddenly asked.

Mu Zi Yan shook her head, “I won’t.”

Jun Qianhao raised an eyebrow, did not expect her back so dry and generous, low laugh, “qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, smoke really do not know.”

“Will or won’t, but it’s just a matter of each person’s preference, and why take it out all day to show off,” Mu Zi Yan whispered, “Being judged by people is better than not doing anything at all.”

Jun Qianhao had never heard this argument before, his eyes moving slightly as he stared at her in bewilderment.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lightly, “It’s hard to believe that I’m wrong”

“To each his own.” Jun Qianhao shook his head, “What you say is not unreasonable.”

Two days later, Jun Qianhao into the Tethys, this Tethys county magistrate is also an interesting person to say, capable of writing and martial arts, but the most like bamboo, so his house has many two bamboo gardens, a green bamboo, a purple bamboo, and he is a love of bamboo into obsession, but where bamboo related, he will be converged back to the House, and the House of the furnishings should be done by the bamboo.

As for the Mu Zi Yan mentioned that the famous thing, is that this Taysi county magistrate just after entering the Taysi, will be ordered to collect all the bamboo-related objects, the local local gentry is to flatter a bit, but encountered an illiterate butcher, mistakenly heard the “bamboo” into a pig, thought that this Taysi magistrate loves to raise a pig, and therefore specially will be a long He thought that this Taysi County Sheriff loved to raise pigs, so he specially sent a pig with a white flower and black color to him.

That Tessie County, after hearing, annoyed, will be the butcher arrested, and then clubbed to death, this matter was spread to the capital, the emperor was furious, is to be heavily punished, but was Jun Qianhao secretly blocked the past, and finally the emperor is only a small punishment, fined two years of salary.

However, the reputation of this Tayside County Sheriff spread far and wide, and the people of the Great Amazing Country all knew that there was a county sheriff who loved bamboo.

Jun Qianhao is not happy with the mention of this matter, if it is not to see that this Taisi County Sheriff has a few points of ability, he will not be able to give up his own face, he will be able to save him.

To say that the Amazing country law is strict, this matter on the great court of heaven, will certainly be punished according to the law, but the year was when the disaster in Taysi, and this Taysi county magistrate has offered a good plan, so that Taysi in the disaster losses shrink a lot, although the death of a butcher, but also won the hearts of the people, and coupled with the fact that he did not have a bad record of the past, and Jun Qianhao from the side of the intercession, and this is exempted from the penalty.

Mu Zi Yan had to say that the Taishi County Sheriff is a capable person, but is a person will have fatal shortcomings, no one is perfect, he is due to this hobby number, one day will taste the evil consequences.

This time, Jun Qianhao did not bring Mu Ziyan and Zhang Zong to the inn, but went directly to the Taysi County Sheriff’s residence. The Taysi County Sheriff was grateful to Jun Qianhao, and had gotten the news early in the morning, and was waiting for him.

Mu Zi Yan with into the county sheriff’s mansion, the face of the elegant bamboo incense, indeed, along the way planted a lot of green bamboo, upright swaying, to be into a courtyard, beside the fence is also a bamboo shadow.

Zhang Zong raised his eyes and glanced at it, then looked at Mu Zi Yan, “It’s really a sea of bamboo.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and said, raising her eyes, she saw that Taisi County Sheriff was carefully following Jun Qian Hao’s side, the two of them were maintaining the courtesy of a ruler and a courtier, and when they entered the house, they looked at the furnishings, which were not luxurious, but elegant in every way.

Compared to those gold nanmu, or incense mahogany, this bamboo made chair and long case, but more elegant.

“This Palace’s visit this time is nothing more than a slight parade.” Jun Qianhao then sat down and looked at the Taisi County Commissioner and said.

“I shall do my duty.” The Tessie Sheriff returned with his head hanging down.

Zhang Zong knows that this Tessie County Commissioner does not have any spot bad traces, in addition to that one thing, over the years is also considered to be clean.

When Mu Zi Yan saw him being so respectful, the corner of her mouth hooked up with a faint smile, and waited until the Tessie County Guard retired, Jun Qian Hao looked at her, “Do you want to walk around?”

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan responded with a light smile.

She was unwilling to be in the same room as Jun Qianhao, so she turned around and left the courtyard.

Zhang Zong, on the other hand, sat quietly on the side, maintaining silence with Jun Qianhao.

Mu Zi Yan out of the courtyard, along the cobblestone road forward, then bumped into a woman slowly woke up, she raised her eyes and looked at the woman, twenty-five-six years old, face gorgeous, eyebrows overflowing with style.

She stood aside, when the woman came forward, Mu Ziyan slightly blessed herself, only to see the woman open her mouth, “I think this is Second Miss Lu.”

“It is precisely the people’s daughter.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice.

The woman went on to say, “I’ve heard that Miss Lu Er has been a god at solving cases, and now that I’ve seen her, I’m very curious, so can I invite Miss Lu Er to sit down for a while?”

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “Dare I ask if Madam is”

“My concubine’s surname is Zhao, and I am the County Guardian’s wife.” The county governor’s wife said.

“Lady County Guardian is courteous.” Mu Zi Yan blessed herself and said.

“Second Miss Lu please.” Lady Zhao, the county governor’s wife, said.

“Please go ahead, ma’am.” Mu Zi Yan stood to the side, her tone light.

Zhao’s see her so polite, the corner of her mouth hooked up a light smile, and then went forward, straight until the two entered the pavilion, and then the maid served refreshments and retreated.

Zhao looked at her, “Your Excellency knew that the county princess must have had a hard journey, so he asked his subordinates to wait here.”

When Mu Zi Yan saw Zhao looking at her, she hid her lips and lowered her voice, Mu Zi Yan’s eyes moved slightly, so she picked up the tea, slightly lowered her eyes, and whispered, “So it turns out that madam is acquainted with Duke Chu.”

“The news was received two days ago.” Zhao continued, “Tessie County Sheriff is not as simple as it seems, this is his evidence of favoritism and fraud, and these days the county main to beware, here is through the odd.”

“Many thanks.” Mu Zi Yan had not expected Chu Ye to be unaware of his whereabouts, but had made arrangements so that she would not be so passive.

Zhao slowly got up, so she greeted Mu Zi Yan, and when she shook hands, she handed her a note since, and then left.

Mu Zi Yan stood within the gazebo, holding the note in her palm, the corners of her mouth slightly hooked as she lifted her steps out of the gazebo.

Jun Qianhao saw Mu Zi Yan return and whispered, “How”

“Very good.” Mu Zi Yan smiled and nodded, then said, “I’m tired, so I’ll go rest.”

“Go.” Jun Qianhao saw that there was nothing unusual about her complexion and he answered in a low voice.

Zhang Zong naturally got up and left with Mu Zi Yan.

After Jun Qianhao waited for the two to leave, he slowly got up, turned into the back of the screen, pressed the mechanism, and entered the secret passage.

“Your Highness.” The Tessie County Guard saw him coming and bowed respectfully.

“How did things go,” Jun Qianhao asked in a cold voice.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness, the men and horses are ready.” The Tessie County Guard whispered back.

“Good, what about the weapons needed” Jun Qianhao continued to ask.

“Already arriving one after another.” The Taishi County Guard raised his eyes and said, “Your Highness, that Lu Erniang is not simple, you should beware.”

“En.” Jun Qianhao replied indifferently, “In these two days, you can live in peace.”

“Yes.” The Tessie Sheriff saluted respectfully.

Jun Qianhao lifted his steps out of the secret passage, pretending as if nothing had happened as he went forward to rest.

Mu Zi Yan went back to the house, since she opened the note, there was a location written on it, it must be the place where Zhao stored the incriminating evidence of the Taisi County Sheriff, she secretly wrote it down and said in a cold voice, “Go and find this thing.”

“Yes.” Hidden One then dropped down, raised his hand to receive it, and flashed away.

Zhang Zong walked in at this moment, “Smokey, don’t you think there’s something strange about this county governor’s mansion”

“En” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look at him and asked in a low voice, “Where is it strange”

“I’m not sure, it just reeks of weirdness.” Zhang Zong looked at her and said, “Where did you go at that time?”

“Just walking away.” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at Zhang Zong.

“Oh.” Zhang Zong nodded, “Then you rest.”

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan responded with a light smile.

Zhang Zong turned to leave, while Mu Zi Yan thought about what Zhao had said, it seemed that Jun Qian Hao would definitely do something this time when he came.

After an hour, as soon as Cain fell, he handed her a box, which she opened, and inside it was a ledger containing detailed incriminating evidence of the wealth amassed by the Tessie County Sheriff over the years.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, “Put this away.”

“Yes.” Hidden One answered in a low voice, and then he flew away.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes flashed with a ghostly light, and she waited until Jun Qian Hao called her before she went out of the house.

“What is it,” Mu Zi Yan asked, looking at him.

“Follow me out.” Jun Qianhao said in a low voice.

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan faintly answered and followed him out of the county governor’s mansion.

However, it was a whole day to turn around in the city of Tessie, and waited until it was already late in the day before the two of them went back.

“You let me go out is to accompany you blindly” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look directly at him, coldly asked.

“Take a casual walk.” Jun Qianhao hooked his lips in a light smile, so he returned to the courtyard.

Mu Zi Yan snorted coldly and stayed back in her house, hidden a drop, “Master, after you left, the Tessie County Sheriff left the County Sheriff’s Mansion lo and behold.”

“Where did he go,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a cold voice.

“Went out of the city.” Hidden One continued, “To a deep mountain, my subordinate tailed ahead, and there seemed to be a group of people at the head there.”

“How many people,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a cold voice.

“Estimated at three thousand.” Hidden One continued, “Looks like a privateer.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “What is Jun Qian Hao going to do with this group of people”

“Could it be for the need to seize the emperor in the future” Hidden One then asked.

“It shouldn’t be.” Mu Zi Yan felt that there must be something else in this that she had not anticipated.

“Master, this is what that lady left behind.” Hidden One said as he took out a note from his pocket and handed it to her.

Mu Zi Yan raised her hand to take it, then looked at him, “So that’s how it is.”

“Master, what should we do now” Hidden One asked in a cold voice.

“Press on.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “Just wait.”

“Yes.” Hidden One responded, and then he flew away.

Mu Zi Yan raised her hand and burned the note, the corner of her mouth hooked up a cold light, not realizing that Jun Qian Hao had such deep scheming.

The next day, Mu Zi Yan and Zhang Zong followed Jun Qian Hao for another day in Tai Xi, and then left Tai Xi on the second day, heading to the next city.

Zhang Zong felt that this Tessie was too calm and felt more and more abnormal.

Mu Zi Yan didn’t show too much disbelief, instead she rushed on with a bland face.

In the following two months, a few people had traveled through three towns since then, and they had encountered some annoying things since then, but they were able to solve them.

The capital is also not peaceful, Qing Li Princess married into the cool king’s house, the wedding day Jun Qian洺 suffered serious injuries unconscious, she married in to be widowed, on the Qing Li Princess is a great irony.

She in order to test Jun Qianlun whether pretending to be unconscious, since she used a lot of methods, and finally learned that, he is unconscious is true.

“Master, this third prince and Mu Zi Yan have been heading west, and nothing unusual has happened along the way.” Princess Qing Li was sitting on the soft couch at the moment, and the men behind her hung their heads and reported.

Princess Qing Li pondered for a moment, “It’s only been two months since we left, so nothing major will happen since.”

“Master, there’s movement at Zhong Xuan’s place.” The henchman continued.

“Continue to keep an eye on it, and once there is any movement, you can take action.” Princess Qing Li said in a deep voice.

“Yes.” The henchman answered in a low voice and retreated.

Princess Qing Li leaned back on the square couch, her eyes flashing with a cold, chilling light, she would definitely make Zhong Xuan lose.

In the blink of an eye, after another four months, Mu Zi Yan along with Jun Qian Hao has entered the westernmost part, this place is in the wilderness, is even more sparsely populated, nowadays the color of the sky has reached the end of the summer, she sat on the back of a horse, looking at the city not far away, and so on through this city, will be in Lu County.

Zhang Zong was a bit worried about Niangzi Lu these days, if he counted according to the time, Niangzi Lu was about to go into labor.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at him and spoke with a smile, “Don’t worry, Sister Lu is fine.”

“En.” Zhang Zong nodded his head, barely pulling out a smile.

Jun Qianhao turned his eyes to look at her and continued, “It’s almost here.”

“Now that I have left the capital for half a year, it will be exactly one year when I return to the capital.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, this way, she did see the things that she had not seen in the past, including the local customs of various places, as well as the hidden mysteries here.

Jun Qianhao listened to her tone, thinking that these days of living together, she did not have any heart for him, and could not help but feel a little frustrated, but it was only in an instant, he returned to his previous look.

After entering the city, the sky was already dark, several people entered the inn, so they rested for the night.

The farther west they went, the farther apart the two cities became, so the farther back they went, the more time they spent.

Hidden One fell, “Master, the Lady is in labor.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded, “Premature labor.”

“Yes.” Hidden One continued, “But eight months apart does seem a bit big.”

Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, then said, “Find an excuse to send the child there when some more time passes.”

“Yes.” Hidden One answered in a low voice.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked out the window, “How is Lu County?”

“Leng Hanfeng waited early in the morning, and Queen Ru Ji of the Yushui Kingdom has had no dealings with Leng Hanfeng since that day.” Hidden One hung his head and returned.

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan answered in a low voice, “I think it’ll be half a month before I get there.”

“Master, within the capital these days Princess Qing Li and Zhong Xuan are fighting very hard.” Hidden One hung his head and said, “There’s also the fact that the men and horses from that part of Taixi have already moved out.”

“Where did it go,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a cold voice as her eyes narrowed slightly.

“Just moved yesterday, it seems to be heading in the direction of Funan.” Yin Yi looked toward Mu Zi Yan, “Master, what exactly do you think this Third Prince is going to do”

“Let father be careful.” Mu Zi Yan also didn’t know what exactly Jun Qian Hao was going to do, but fortunately Chu Ye had made arrangements along the way, and had placed people in every city, so she was able to get the news in time and avoid a lot of trouble.

“My lord, you must be careful.” Hidden One said carefully.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “Jun Qian Hao did this, perhaps to Princess Qing Li.”

“Subordinate will leave.” Seeing Mu Zi Yan muttering to herself, Hidden One did not dare to interrupt and then flashed away.

On the second day, Mu Zi Yan woke up early, and Zhang Zong hurriedly walked in, “Smoke, something happened.”

“Something’s wrong,” Mu Zi Yan whispered when she saw Zhang Zong’s gloomy expression.

“The Third Prince is missing.” Zhang Zong said as he looked at her.

“Disappeared” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, Jun Qian Hao can disappear this is not a big joke!

“It’s really missing.” Zhang Zong looked at her and said, “Go and take a look.”

“Good.” Seeing Zhang Zong say this, Mu Zi Yan knew that it was true, so she did not delay any longer and went with him to the guest room where Jun Qian Hao was resting.

After entering, he saw four guards with no survivors, and there were traces of fighting everywhere, but all four were killed by a single sword, and Jun Qianhao had disappeared.

Her eyes flashed a cold light, “By a master.”

“En.” Zhang Zong nodded and responded, “What should we do now”

“Let’s find Jun Qianhao first.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes stared slightly as she examined the traces left behind in the house.

Zhang Zong looked at her, “Who do you think would do it at this time”

“I don’t know.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “Whose people are inside this city”

“It is neither the Third Prince’s nor the Crown Prince’s.” Zhang Zong looked at her and said.