Qin Palace

"What did you say? Nangong Jingzhi was lured away by Prince Jing's people?" Song Zhaoling was furious.

The subordinate who reported the incident trembled and said, "Your Majesty, yes."

"Waste!" Song Zhaoling cursed.

They hadn't found Nangong Jingzhi yet, but Song Yunhe had already captured Nangong Jingzhi, which really made him angry.

The gray-robed counselor said, "Your Highness, please be patient. Although Nangong Jingzhi has been won over by Prince Jing's men, we still have a chance."

"What do you think?"

The gray-robed counselor said slowly, "After all, Nangong Jingzhi and Prince Jing have just started their relationship. It's hard to say whether this relationship is solid or not. It stands to reason that Prince Jing's attempt to win over Nangong Jingzhi should be kept secret, but now the news has spread. We might as well make a big fuss about it and make them alienated."

"Tell me." Song Zhaoling's anger faded away, and in an instant he turned into a gentle and elegant prince again.

"We can spread the news and let Nangong Jingzhi think that the news was leaked by Prince Jing in order to tie him down completely. Your Highness, you know the temperament of the children of the noble families. If we plant a nail among them, it will be much easier to get him to turn against us in the future."

“Good idea.”

Not only the King of Qin had this idea, but the King of Wu and the King of Yun also had this idea.

As for Prince Jing, he was completely dumbfounded after hearing the news outside.

"Check it out, what's going on?"

As soon as he gave the order, his servant came to report that Nangong Jingzhi came to ask for a meeting.

Song Yunhe secretly cried out in dismay, but he did not sit idle and had someone take him to the front hall.

As soon as he appeared, Nangong Jingzhi immediately bowed and saluted, "Your Highness."

"No need to be polite, Jingzhi, take a seat." Song Yunhe smiled. "Jingzhi, what brings you here today?"

Nangong Jingzhi had a gentle smile on his handsome face, holding a folding fan, and said softly: "Your Highness, I just heard some rumors outside."

Hearing this, Song Yunhe looked as if he had expected it, but he did not interrupt and just listened to him finish.

"People outside are saying that I have surrendered to you, Your Highness. It is said that you, Your Highness, deliberately spread this news."

"What nonsense." Song Yunhe said angrily. After a little thought, he understood the danger of the rumor.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Jingzhi is not such a fool, how could he be fooled like this. The person who spread such rumors must want to alienate you and me. Although Jingzhi and Your Highness have only known each other for a short time, Jingzhi has always admired Your Highness's talents."

Nangong Jingzhi changed the subject, "But Jingzhi has one thing unclear. Just as His Highness and I made some moves, this news came out. I'm afraid... Jingzhi is worried about His Highness. After all, His Highness's wish needs to be fulfilled with caution, otherwise it is easy to be plotted against, and then all efforts will fail."

Song Yunhe naturally understood this truth, "Don't worry, Jingzhi, I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

After the two had a friendly conversation for a while, they went their separate ways.

Nangong Jingzhi entered and left Prince Jing's mansion openly, which confirmed the previous gossip. Now many dignitaries in the capital admired Prince Jing.

Cining Palace

Naturally, Master Gui Chen was the first to inform Queen Mother Jiang when he arrived at the Fahua Temple.

"Master, I have sent someone to invite Master Guichen, but Master Guichen said that it is inconvenient for him to go to the palace." Cuizhu lowered her head while saying this, fearing that she would be angered.

Queen Mother Jiang frowned. Eunuch Li was still resentful about what happened that night. Just as he was about to speak, Liuli at the side spoke first.

"Master, Master Guichen, a hermit like him, has some strange tempers. He is just like Wang Zhuo and Feng Xing in the previous dynasty."

After she said this, Queen Mother Jiang's expression immediately improved a lot.

Cuizhu looked at Liuli with gratitude, but Eunuch Li's face darkened slightly, with a hint of gloom in his eyes.

Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Master, your health is the most important thing. If he can help you solve the problem, it's fine. If not, you can punish him for disrespect."

"That's fine." Queen Mother Jiang compromised, "Go to the Fahua Temple."

She couldn't wait even a day, and it was obvious that the continuous nightmares had tortured her mentally and exhausted her.

The news that Queen Mother Jiang left the palace for Fahua Temple was immediately passed to the Su siblings.

"Sister, the fish is hooked."

"Next we have to invite some spectators to watch this good show." Su Yin said with a smile.

Once this step is successfully completed, the next step is finishing.

"Sister, I'll go and invite the spectators to come over now."

"good."

This group of spectators had been carefully selected by the Su family's father and sons.

Not all royalists are trustworthy. Similarly, just because someone is not a royalist doesn't mean that he or she cannot be won over. It all depends on how you make them convinced.

These people will be their cornerstones in the future. The dynasty has a lot of work to do and needs talented people to do the work.

The people they selected were talents from all walks of life. Among them were many talented people who were ostracized because they offended the powerful; there were also those who were stubborn but dedicated to the people; there were also those who did not know how to curry favor with the powerful and were delayed in promotion; of course there were also some who were worldly-wise and smooth-talking, but dedicated to Dayong.

There were countless corrupt officials in the imperial court of Dayong, but there were still some good ones, but relatively speaking, they were too few.

"Will Dad and the others make it in time?" Su Yin was a little worried.

"I should be able to catch up." Su Xinguang was not very sure.

"Forget it, even if they can't catch up, we can still do it."

Su Xinguang nodded, "Sister, you can do it."

Su Yin: ...

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