Chapter 2297 Traveling to the Southwest Together

Meng Yunzheng put the letter down and asked Shu Yu, "What are your plans?"

“My master has been captured by them, and I certainly can’t just sit idly by. Besides, they want to use my master to lure me to the southwest. If I don’t go, they will use other methods. So, I will go to the southwest with you.”

Meng Yunzheng knew she would do this. "That's fine. In that case, I won't have to go secretly anymore."

Originally, Meng Yunzheng and the emperor planned to secretly travel to the southwest to meet with Qi Lie, which would make the investigation easier.

It just so happens that there will be a gathering of scholars from various academies in the north soon. On the surface, as the headmaster, Meng Yunzheng would naturally have to attend such a gathering for the future development of the academy, so his departure from Dong'an Prefecture shortly after his marriage would not arouse suspicion.

If you are unable to attend the party, you can use an excuse that something unexpected happened on the way.

Now that I've received this letter, it's clear that my initial plan is no longer feasible.

Shu Yu could not disregard the safety of the Abbot of Dongqing Temple. As her husband, he naturally could not allow her to travel to the southwest alone.

Rather than saying that Shu Feng wanted to use the abbot of Dongqing Temple to lure Shu Yu to the southwest for revenge, it would be more accurate to say that the remnants of the Second Prince's faction were targeting the couple and wanted to lure them to the southwest to eliminate them as soon as possible.

It seems their disruption of the black market in Changjin Prefecture last time has indeed made them wary.

However, Dong'an Prefecture is now completely under Lord Fei's control, so their chances of failure are very high if they try to take action here.

Wasn't there an example back then? Hao Dingshan infiltrated Dong'an Prefecture, intending to use Chen Xiucai to monitor Meng Yunzheng's every move, but in the end, he was used by Meng Yunzheng and Lord Fei to bring back a false message that the new emperor was seriously ill.

As a result, the second and third princes thought it was a rare opportunity and acted ahead of time, falling directly into the emperor's trap and being captured in one fell swoop.

It can be said that Hao Dingshan's false information played a very crucial role.

With such a precedent in place, they knew that trying to harm the two in Dong'an Prefecture was not only extremely dangerous, but they might also be outmaneuvered by them.

And by bringing people to the chaotic southwest, where they are in their own territory and have a large and powerful force, wouldn't it be easy for them to deal with two people?

Shu Yu let out a breath, "Since they want to lead us to the southwest, they should at least let me know that Master is there, and when they will make their move."

“Soon, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be in the next two days,” Meng Yunzheng said. “Their target is the two of us, and my original plan was to set off for the north tomorrow to participate in the academic exchange at the academy. Before that, they must send us a message, otherwise it will be too late.”

Meng Yunzheng was right; the news came quickly. The very next morning, when Shu Yu came out of her house, she saw the Taoist nun Qiu hurrying towards her.

Judging from the time she arrived, she probably entered the city as soon as the city gates opened.

Upon seeing Shu Yu, the nun Qiu still looked somewhat anxious. "Shu Yu, it's an urgent letter from the abbot. In recent years, the abbot has been traveling and has never sent an urgent letter before. It must be something very important, so I came early this morning."

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng behind her exchanged a glance. Sure enough, they had arrived.

Shu Yu let Ying Xi lead the nun Qiu inside and pour her tea, while he took out the letter himself.

This letter was written in the voice of the abbot of Dongqing Temple.

(End of this chapter)