Chapter 338 Xunshan Temple

Zhao Neng gently lifted the tiles to find out what was going on, but after the tiles were lifted, he found that they were in the blind spot of the tiles' perspective, which was exactly in a position that he could not see.

Zhao Neng could only cover the tiles. When he found the right position and was ready to check, he heard a noise behind him.

He quickly turned around and saw that the noise came from the secret guard. The secret guard was gesturing to him, indicating that someone was coming this way.

Zhao Neng had no choice but to leave first.

When Zhao Neng came back, Zhang Gang had already left the house with He Shouyi.

Zhang Gang still took He Shouyi for a stroll on the street, and finally the carriage stopped at a street intersection.

After He Shouyi got off the carriage, Zhang Gang got on the car and left.

Zhao Neng asked the secret guards to follow He Shouyi and keep an eye out for anyone following him, while he himself took a few people to chase Zhang Gang.

He Shouyi walked back to the palace by himself.

After returning home, He Shouyi passed by Zhang Shuming. Zhang Shuming glanced at him, just gave him a look, and then walked away.

He Shouyi did not immediately go to report the situation to Su Ying, but returned to his residence and went to sleep as soon as possible.

"Bang, bang, bang"

At three o'clock in the morning, a gong sounded.

He Shouyi appeared in Su Ying and their room.

He Shouyi's figure was almost hidden in the darkness. "My Lord, Princess, the other party has given me a mission today. They want me to lead the princess to Xunshan Temple outside the city in three days."

Su Ying sat on the bed, her figure flickering behind the curtains. "What's next?"

"They said they would set an ambush there to capture the princess."

"Catch me? Want to kill me?"

"Judging from what Zhang Gang said, this is probably his plan."

The other party wanted to capture her and take her life, and she felt that this was all within reasonable limits.

"Princess, do you want to go?"

"Of course I will go. They made such a plan because they are sure they can catch me, or they want to test whether you are useful. I will go and take a look."

He Shouyi saw that Su Ying had made a decision and said nothing more, "Yes."

"Don't reveal any flaws and just deal with them in a good way."

"I see."

After explaining the matter clearly, He Shouyi left.

"Just in case, I'll go with you then."

"You follow me. If they try to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and something happens in the capital, you won't be able to handle it immediately. It's safer for you to stay in the city."

Xiao Jin frowned again, "Okay, I'll have someone follow you secretly."

Su Ying didn't refuse, so as to avoid him from getting suspicious.

"good."

The next morning, Zhao Neng, who had been following Zhang Gang, returned.

"Your Majesty, after He Shouyi and Zhang Gang separated last night, I led my men to chase him and found that he entered a private house, but he never came out after entering. I was afraid of being discovered, so I dared to guard outside the yard. I didn't see anyone coming out. After dawn, I asked the secret guards to continue guarding and I returned first."

Xiao Jin said "hmm", "Did you hear what they said yesterday?"

Zhao Neng frowned. "At the beginning, Zhang Gang put a hood over He Shouyi's head and kept him outside for a while before returning to the original courtyard. Then I heard three people talking. When I wanted to see them clearly, the secret guards noticed something was wrong, so I left. When I came back, He Shouyi and the others had already come out."

"This is to guard against us. The house where Zhang Gang is staying may have a secret passage. Find a chance to go in and investigate."

"I understand."

"Your Majesty, I have received news that Prince Ma will come to the capital soon to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday."

"The Emperor's order?"

"No, it was the Horse King who took the initiative to write a letter requesting to go to the capital."

"oh?"

After Prince Ma arrived at his fiefdom, he would not go to the capital without an imperial edict. Even if there was an imperial edict, he would find ways to delay the visit. He thought, "The Queen Mother's birthday comes every year, so why didn't he come before?"

"Let them focus on gathering information from Horse King City to see if the Horse King has made any unusual moves."

"I understand."

Xiao Jin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, watching the wind and clouds rolling in the sky, his dark pupils slightly gloomy.

It seems that there are more than one pair of hands trying to muddy the waters in the capital.

Three days later, Su Ying had breakfast and prepared to go to Xunshan Temple.

Last night, He Shouyi sent a message to Zhang Gang, informing him that Su Ying would be there today.

Today Xiao Jin did not go to the Imperial Guards Office, but stayed at home with his two children.

"Mom, when will you come back?" Dabao asked when he saw Su Ying was about to leave.

"Mother, go burn some incense and pray for the Buddha's blessing. She will be back soon."

Dabao looked surprised. When did his mother become a Buddhist?

Su Ying got on the carriage and drove away under Dabao's astonished gaze.

Xiao Jin took the two children directly to the martial arts training ground to check the results of their practice.

"Your Highness, someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has delivered an invitation, saying that they would like to invite Your Highness to come over for a chat at noon." The attendants came to Xiao Jin with the invitation.

Xiao Jin took the note and took a look at it. It was indeed written by the Duke of Zhenguo. The Duke of Zhenguo said that he would be taking Fu Zheng to the border tomorrow and hoped to have a meal with him before leaving.

The post actually invited not just Xiao Jin, but Xiao Jin's family of four.

Xiao Jin frowned slightly as he looked at the post. Rather than saying that the Duke of Zhenguo was his mentor, it would be more accurate to say that for a long time he felt that he was like a strict father, although he had never mentioned this to him before.

In order to avoid suspicion, he did not take the initiative to contact the Duke of Zhenguo after returning to Beijing, and he didn't know whether the old man was sad.

Xiao Jin closed the invitation and planned to take the two children to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

On the other side, Su Ying also walked out of the city gate and came to the foot of Xunshan Mountain.

Xunshan Temple is located halfway up the mountain. As it is not the largest temple in Beijing and not many people come here usually, the road to the mountain has not been repaired and carriages cannot go up. If you want to go up the mountain, you can only walk up by yourself.

Su Ying got off the carriage, asked the coachman to wait at the foot of the mountain, and went up the mountain with a few guards.

At this time, her every move was seen by the people hiding in the dark. When they saw that she only brought a few guards with her, they immediately went towards the temple.

It took Su Ying two quarters of an hour to walk out of the temple.

Today is neither the first nor the fifteenth day of the month, and there is no one outside.

The guard stepped forward and knocked on the temple door.

After a while, a young monk opened the locked door.

The young monk looked at Su Ying in confusion, "Is this female donor here to burn incense?"

"right."

Upon hearing this, the little monk opened the door and let her in.

The courtyard in the temple was very empty. In front of the temple hall in the middle, there was an incense burner filled with incense sticks. There were also burning incense sticks coming out from afar. A strong aroma of burning incense instantly filled the nasal cavity.

There was nothing unusual at first, but soon, the guard following her began to cough violently.

(End of this chapter)