Chapter 112 Slapping the Queen Mother

Wei Qingyan was able to untie the chains of four people, so the lock on the door was no problem for him.

The four of them left the house and, under the guidance of Wang Zhi, walked up a flight of stairs and through a secret passage before arriving at a wasteland overgrown with weeds.

Wei Qingyan handed the rope he had brought out of the house to Wang Zhi, "There is a formation here. Pull the rope and follow me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhi hurriedly took the rope and held it tightly, followed by Cui Yingying, and Xiao Zhian walked at the end.

Wei Qingyan had learned some formations during marching and fighting, but the formation before him was obviously different from what he had learned before.

She frowned as she looked at the seemingly endless weeds, concentrating on recalling the records about the formation in the fat monk's notes.

After a while, he took the three of them around the wasteland for a few circles and returned to the starting point.

The three people behind him all had anxiety and panic in their eyes.

Cui Yingying was the first to lose her patience. "Are we trapped in a maze?"

Wei Qingyan quickly reviewed the several methods of breaking the formation that he had just used in his mind, without being distracted to reply to Cui Yingying.

When Cui Yingying and the others were getting anxious and wanted to ask again, Wang Zhi and Xiao Zhian both shook their heads at her.

They didn't understand the formation, but they also knew that breaking it was no easy task.

Without absolute certainty, how could those people dare to do evil under the emperor's feet for so many years and not even pay enough attention to the guards who were watching over them?

This is because they are certain that this formation is difficult for outsiders to decipher, and their noise will only affect those who are trying to break the formation.

The girl in front of them is their only and last hope.

Wei Qingyan spread out his palms and used his fingers to guess the formation.

After a moment, she closed her eyes again and walked out. "No matter what you see, follow my footsteps."

Before the three of them could react, Wei Qingyan had already stepped out. Wang Zhi stared at her footprints and stepped on them one by one.

But soon, the original wasteland turned into a deep pool. He gritted his teeth and stepped on it. It was real!

What you just saw was an illusion!

This realization gave him more hope.

The girl walking in front of him might be more capable than he imagined!

Soon, there was a cliff behind the deep pool. With his previous experience, Wang Zhi was much more determined this time, but it was still an illusion.

But Cui Yingying behind him was a woman after all, and she was frightened by the deep pool and the cliff.

Fortunately, Wang Zhi was pulling in front and Xiao Zhian was pushing from behind. A quarter of an hour later, the four of them appeared behind a rockery.

When Wei Qingyan opened his eyes, he saw Lan Shu and several black-clad secret guards circling around a stone.

The secret guards include those from Prince Rong’s Mansion and those from Marquis Anyuan’s Mansion.

He was ordered to keep an eye on the farm. When he saw her and Lan Shu coming over in the daytime, he followed them.

"Aunt." She called softly.

Lan Shu paused and looked in the direction of the voice. Seeing that it was Wei Qingyan, she asked happily, "Miss, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"After you were knocked unconscious, we followed you, but we accidentally entered a maze and couldn't get out no matter how hard we tried..." Before she finished her words, she suddenly realized that the scene in front of her had changed.

The previous maze was no longer there, it was just an ordinary rockery landscape.

The girl who had been carried away by someone before was now right in front of him.

Wei Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lan Shu was fine. He explained, "It's a formation. Let's go back first."

Lan Shu understood, glanced at the three people behind her, and without asking any more questions, she took Cui Yingying in her arms and walked out of the manor using light skills.

There were two secret guards, one with Wang Zhi and the other with Xiao Zhian.

The group left Princess Yu's farm quietly.

She asked a secret guard to protect Cui Yingying and find a place to hide nearby, while the other secret guards continued to keep an eye on Zhuangzi. She and Lan Shu took Wang Zhi and Xiao Zhian into the city.

Halfway through, we met Dong Zang who was heading this way.

Dong Zang walked up to Wei Qingyan and said, "The Queen Mother suddenly went to Prince Rong's Mansion today and planned to stay overnight.

The prince is not in a position to come out, so he asked his subordinate to come over and check on the young lady. Is she okay? "

He was explaining to Wei Qingyan why Shi Yu didn't show up today.

Wei Qingyan nodded, "I'm fine, but there's something fishy about that manor. I need to report it immediately and bring the officers before dawn to catch the perpetrators red-handed."

She briefly told Dongzang about the situation at Zhuangzi.

Now that the city gates were closed, she had a way to enter the city, but it was not easy to report to the authorities and bring the officers with her.

She originally wanted to ask her brother-in-law for help, but after hearing Dong Zang's words, a slight curve appeared at the corner of her lips.

Got a better idea.

After listening to Wei Qingyan's story, Dong Zang was horrified. He took a few deep breaths and suppressed the shock in his heart.

With a serious expression, he said, "Don't worry, Miss Chang. I will go back and report this to the prince. The prince will definitely have a way."

His prince would definitely not tolerate such a cancer.

What's more, the future princess has put herself in danger.

"How many people did the Queen Mother bring with her when she went to Prince Rong's Mansion?" Wei Qingyan asked.

Dong Zang didn't react for a moment and was talking about what was happening at the farm. Why did Wei Qingyan suddenly ask about the Queen Mother? But he told her the details of the people around the Queen Mother truthfully.

The empress dowager left the palace in disguise and went to Prince Rong's Mansion, which was not far from the imperial palace. She did not bring many people with her.

Wei Qingyan sneered, "An assassin entered Prince Rong's mansion to kill someone, but you discovered him and chased him all the way to that manor."

"If the assassin breaks into the mansion, we can report it to the authorities, and then the officers will have no choice but to follow us to this farm." Dong Zang's eyes lit up.

This is a great idea!

He even had a faint anticipation, "Miss Chang, who is the assassin going to kill?"

Wei Qingyan smiled faintly, "What do you think?"

It’s the Queen Mother!

She had bullied Shi Yu many times, and she just wanted to vent Shi Yu's anger.

After this assassination attempt, the Queen Mother no longer dared to come to Prince Rong's Mansion at will.

Dong Zang praised again, "Excellent!"

Since there is no need for Wang Zhi and Xiao Zhian to report to the authorities anymore, there is no need to rush to take them back to the city. Let Dong Zang arrange for someone to send them back to the vicinity of the village.

Wei Qingyan and Lan Shu followed Dong Zang and sneaked into Prince Rong's Mansion through the secret passage.

In Prince Rong's mansion.

The Queen Mother hadn't slept yet. She was leaning on the couch with her eyes closed, while the palace maid was using hair oil to soothe her scalp.

She frowned deeply, sighed, and said to her trusted old nanny, "Although I hope he gets married soon, I never thought that the emperor would actually marry her to a woman like that.

He was dressed in a way that was neither male nor female, grew up in the countryside, and was hanging out with Lan Shu. My head hurts when I think about it.

But Shi Yu is such a disappointing person. How could I have such a son..."

Wei Qingyan, who was on the roof, heard her tone full of disgust and leaped in front of the Queen Mother. He raised his hand and slapped her twice in the face. "Where is Prince Rong?"

The sudden change left the empress dowager and several palace maids stunned for a moment.

The Queen Mother was the first to react, "Come here, catch the assassin."

Wei Qingyan seemed frightened and jumped out of the window to escape. He said to Lan Shu who was standing outside the window in a male voice, "Go and kill Prince Rong."