Wang Jing was embarrassed. If the young woman was the maid of the King of Dai, as Wei Ying said, he would be courting death if he risked sending her out of the city tonight. If he was discovered, not only would he be implicated, but his family would also be an excuse for the royal family to suppress him. Then the whole family would face a catastrophe.

"Yarou, don't act recklessly. Don't make things difficult for the Marquis." Weiying came to the rescue of Wang Jing who was embarrassed.

In fact, Wei Ying also knew that the method Yarou mentioned and the method of killing people to silence them mentioned by Wang Jing just now both required a prerequisite, that is, King Dai did not know that his palace maid had been kidnapped by him.

If the conditions are not ripe, whether sending the person out overnight or killing him to silence him, it would be a bad idea to pull out the radish and bring out the mud. No matter which party is discovered, the other party will not escape the fate of being brought to justice.

"What should we do? Are we going to sit here and wait for the King of Dai to come and ask for our release? And then he will accuse us of all the crimes?" Yarou complained unhappily, "There is no way to release the person now. Releasing him is like letting a tiger go back to the mountain."

Weiying was amused by Yarou's words. He thought that this was for Qiuci, and he had found another craftsman who could copy Tang Dynasty embroidery and other items. He didn't expect that it would now become a hot potato, which he could not afford to throw away.

After thinking for a while, Wei Ying said, "Yarou, let those two women take good care of her and never beat or scold her. It seems that we have only one way to go now."

Wei Ying glanced around and saw that both of them were looking at him, so he said shrewdly and firmly, "Now it seems that we can only try to find out what the King of Dai has to say as quickly as possible, to find out his attitude towards the disappearance of the palace maid, and how many clues he has in his hands, and then make plans based on the situation."

Wang Jing was not stupid, so he naturally knew that he was the only one who could do this test. If Yarou and Weiying went rashly, it would easily arouse others' suspicion of their intentions.

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"Then what excuse can I use to approach King Dai?" Wang Jing asked.

Wei Ying glanced at him, then said to Ya Rou, "There is still a pair of exquisite pagodas left in Ci'en Temple. The King of Dai broke them in the palace a few days ago. We, the envoys, presented the exquisite pagodas to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. You should take the pair of exquisite pagodas to visit the King of Dai tomorrow morning."

"No." Yarou rejected it flatly. "Even if ten palace maids are not worth as much as that exquisite tower, if you exchange it for something else, Master Weiying, don't you know that only Persia and Kucha can make exquisite towers? Moreover, only among hundreds or thousands of exquisite towers can you find such a perfect pair. Now all four of them are given to the Tang Dynasty royal family. It's too worthless."

Wei Ying waved his hand at the angry Yarou, signaling her to calm down, and slowly said: "The royal family of the Tang Dynasty is wealthy, and any treasure may not be in the eyes of the Dai King. Bringing other things may not impress the Dai King, and it is very likely that the trip will be in vain. The important thing is that the Dai King left the palace because he broke the Linglong Tower, so he ran out to escape the guilt. Only by letting him get a pair of new Linglong Towers can it be possible for the Dai King to return to the palace as soon as possible to explain and atone for his sins to His Majesty. In this way, the matter of losing the palace maid may not be so urgent for the Dai King, and he may even forget about it..."

"Well, besides, a little palace maid is probably not worthy of the royal family's attention. As long as the King of Dai stops pursuing the palace maid, then we will all be safe. Master Weiying, is that what you mean?" Wang Jing praised repeatedly. This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. Not only can they find out how many clues the King of Dai has about the loss of the palace maid, but they can also use the Linglong Tower to dispel the King of Dai's idea of ​​looking for the palace maid. Who knows, they can even climb up the high branch of the King of Dai.

After all, in their opinion, Linglong Tower is much more valued by King Dai than a palace maid. Moreover, Linglong Tower is the pulse point of King Dai. With Linglong Tower, he can return to the palace without worries.

Weiying was very grateful at this time that Lanling came to Ci'en Temple a few days ago to listen to his explanation of Buddhism, otherwise he would not have known the reason why King Dai left the palace without reason.

Weiying nodded in satisfaction, Wang Jing was also smiling and looked relaxed. Only Yarou was still feeling sorry for the Linglong Pagoda, the treasure of Ci'en Temple.

"Then under what name should I go to see the King of Dai?" Wang Jing asked.

Wei Ying said calmly, confident in his decision, "Offending the King of Dai on the way to Ci'en Temple today is naturally the best reason, isn't it?"

Wang Jing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and laughed, "Yes, Master Weiying is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. I didn't mean to offend the King of Dai yesterday, so I came here today to apologize, and I also brought what the King of Dai wanted most...Haha."

Wei Ying brushed his beard subtly and chuckled twice, feeling very proud of the overall plan he had set up.

Early the next morning, the sleepy King of Dai was woken up by Xia Zhi, who was standing on the couch and asking Xia Zhi to help him put on his clothes. Liebao and Jingzhe hurried in.

"What's wrong?" Li Hong rubbed his eyes which were not fully open yet, and asked as his body swayed with Xia Zhi's movements.

"Reporting to King Dai, we are incompetent and have no way to get the exact information, but we are 70% sure that Bai Lu is in Ci'en Temple." Jingzhe and Liebao both knelt down and said.

"Why are you 70% sure? What does that mean?" He let Xia Zhi help him to tidy up his hair, leaned decisively in Xia Zhi's arms, sat down on the couch and asked.

"Wang Jing followed Weiying into a small courtyard in Ci'en Temple. They looked at the courtyard and found that it did not look like the layout of the monks' daily life. It looked more like a women's residence. Due to the strict defense and many secret sentries, we two servants could not get close without being noticed. But before they left the banquet, we heard that Wang Jing was coming to visit you today to apologize to you." Jingzhe said with his head down.

"Apologize to me?" Li Hong asked without waiting for Xia Zhi to help him put on his shoes and socks, walking on the floor with his bare feet.

"Yes, I didn't hear it very clearly. It seems that I want to find out how many clues you, King Dai, know." Cheetah continued.

"Oh, then it seems that Bai Lu is most likely in Ci'en Temple. Do you know who kidnapped Bai Lu?" Li Hong wondered why Bai Lu was kidnapped in Ci'en Temple.

"It should be the woman from Ci'en Temple. Her exact identity cannot be ascertained."

“Okay, then let’s wait a little longer. You two continue to keep an eye on Ci’en Temple. Follow immediately if you see anything suspicious. If absolutely necessary, you can force open the door and inspect any items shipped out of Ci’en Temple.” Li Hong said after thinking for a while.

Xia Zhi finally held Li Hong and helped him put on his socks and shoes. After washing his face and finishing his breakfast, someone came to report that someone was coming to see him with Princess Lanling's token.

Li Hong was very confused. Why was Lan Ling trying to find him? And it seemed that Lan Ling had specifically asked him to find him. What did this mean?

He signaled the doorman to let the visitor wait in the front hall, while he first warned Xia Zhi: "Tell Hua Meng that if Wang Jing comes, let him wait first."

Li Hong hesitated for a long time, thinking in his little head for a long time, but he didn't know who would use Lanling's relationship to find him, so he shook the ponytail behind his head and staggered towards the front hall.

When he arrived at the front hall, he saw Mangzhong and Xiaohan standing there with their heads down and not saying a word, while four people in the hall were sitting behind the desks on both sides. Li Hong poked his head in to take a look and was sure that he didn't recognize any of them.

The four saw Li Hong's little head poking in from the door, and they hurriedly stood up and looked at Mangzhong and Xiaohan. Xiaohan saluted Mangzhong and said, "Your servant greets the King of Dai. Lanling Xiao Clan wishes to see you."

"Your servants, Xiao Shoudao, the governor of Xiangzhou, Xiao Shougui, the Sima of Jianzhou, and Xiao Hui, the attendant of the Ministry of Personnel, are here to see the King of Dai." The three of them were all around thirty years old, and they all saluted to Li Hong.

"Please stand up. No need to be so polite." Li Hong walked to the middle of the hall and said.

Needless to say, he could guess the purpose of their visit. He took the token from Aunt Lanling from Xiao Shoudao, read it over and over again, put it on the table, and then sat down cross-legged behind it.

Aunt Lanling is the same. She takes on a lot of work for no reason and complains that her mother doesn't spank her enough. The first time he visited Concubine Xiao Shu, what she said to her mother was hard for her to get over with. Although he was favored at a young age, he was afraid that his mother would not listen to his advice on such a plea.

Besides, the Queen Mother had shown special favor to Yi Yang and Gao An, and they were still safe and sound in the palace because of him. But Li Hong felt that it was unreliable to save their mother, especially since Concubine Xiao Shu had already wanted to die that day.

At this time, the other woman who had not spoken a word saw the three people bowing, then she slowly bowed her head and said, "I, the nun Huiyuan, greet the King of Dai."

Li Hong stood up and saluted. During this period, the social status of monks, Taoist priests and nuns was still quite high. Moreover, the Xiao family of Lanling seemed to be addicted to becoming monks, especially the women. Several of them had become nuns. Li Hong was very curious about one of them he met today. He really wanted to explore why they were so keen on becoming monks.

After the host and the guest sat down, Xiao Shoudao spoke first, "I just went to the capital to report yesterday. I heard from my brother Xiao Hui that you, the King of Dai, have been living outside the palace recently. I have always wanted to visit you but have never had the chance. Today, my three brothers and my sister are together, so we came to visit you together. I hope you will not be surprised that we did not ask for an audience in advance."

Li Hong took Lan Ling's token and flipped it over the table, saying, "It's okay. This thing is good enough. It works better than anything else. As long as it's not too much, I can try it. But you have to know that I'm just a little kid. I've done everything I could do in the palace. I think you should have heard about it, right?"

The four of them were all stunned. They didn't expect Li Hong to be so straightforward and directly stated the purpose of their visit without even saying any polite words. Moreover, although he didn't refuse, he didn't give a clear agreement either. This surprised the four of them. How could someone of such a young age speak so smoothly and experiencedly? It was totally not like what a child should say.

They had originally intended to take advantage of Li Hong's young age, innocence and naivety to gain sympathy, relying on the fact that the King of Dai was favored by His Majesty and the Queen, and on the so-called innocent words of children, hoping to pray for a glimmer of hope for their sister in the palace.

Now it seems that all their plans did not even have a chance to be implemented as they were directly rejected by the child in front of them.

"Don't be surprised, and don't blame me for being ruthless. When I visited Concubine Xiao Shufei in the palace that day, I was slapped by my mother. It still hurts when I think about it now. I haven't spoken to my mother for several days. Now your purpose is naturally to target Concubine Xiao Shufei in the palace. I will try my best to resolve this matter amicably." Li Hong continued to flip through Lanling's token with his little hand. It was not convenient for Lanling to intervene in this matter, so he pushed it to himself.

But no one knew, including his father, that he had planned to escape from the palace with his father because he did not want to see the bloody fight in the harem that could not be stopped. He also did not want to see his gentle and virtuous mother choose a cruel way to kill Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao in order to consolidate her position as queen.