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Jiannan.

"What? Hong'e doesn't want to block Chen Jie anymore?" A middle-aged man slammed the table after reading the secret letter, "You want me to return the Nanzhao Tiger Talisman?"

The counselor reported: "It is said that when Chen Jie was on a diplomatic mission to Wuhuan, he brought his wife Du with him. Hong'e tried to frame Du but failed, so Chen Jie set her on fire in retaliation. She is fine, but a loyal guard beside her died."

The man was tall, with thick eyebrows and fierce eyes. He was Ruan Hu. He asked, "The guard who pretended to be Mammy and had an affair with her?"

"yes."

Ruan Hu sneered, "Is this woman crazy? Chen Jie killed her lover, and she is not in a hurry to take revenge, but actually wants to let Chen Jie go?"

The counselor groaned. A woman’s heart is as unpredictable as a needle in the sea. Who knows what new plans the queen has for Chen Jie.

Ruan Hu pondered over it and said indifferently, "Send a message to Hong'e. I have already sent her subordinates to Jindu and they cannot be recalled. I have spent a lot of money and effort to open up the way to the Jindu governor. I will not give up halfway. Tell her to keep her promise and wait for the recruitment."

The counselor obeyed.

Ruan Hu laughed sinisterly. It is impossible to recruit living people, only the heads of people of low rank can be recruited.

Then he asked, "Are there any spies from the other two cities in Jiannan City?"

There are three cities near the Wuhuan border, and Jiannan is one of them.

The counselor said, "It continues day by day. According to the general's instructions, our people pretended not to know and allowed them to find out the news."

"Yes." Ruan Hu nodded with satisfaction, "This general will sit in Jiannan City without moving a single soldier, and watch Chen Jie die. How can they put the blame on me?"

The counselor complimented, "General, this move of killing someone with a borrowed knife is brilliant."

Ruan Hu sneered, "Hong'e is a fool! Chen Jie and the Crown Prince plotted to kill Prince Chen, causing my eldest daughter and grandson to be imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum, and my youngest daughter to be forced to death by the Song family. How can I forgive Chen Jie, the culprit! He must pay with blood!"

The counselor hesitated, "What about the Prince Chen's Mansion and the General's Mansion in the capital?"

According to Shen Jie's style, the prince controlled the government. He would definitely eliminate the remnants of the rebels as soon as possible and leave no one from the three families of Song, Ruan and Chen Wangfu alive.

This was a serious matter, but I didn't see him take any action.

Ruan Hu thought, "Who knows what this old fox is up to? Maybe he's trying to stall for time, pretending to forgive me, and then catching me in one fell swoop when I return to the capital."

He holds the military power of Jiannan. If the imperial court wants to recapture it without using any force, it must adopt a soft approach rather than a hard one.

The counselor agreed, "The thief is cunning and treacherous, the general must deal with him carefully."

"Of course." Ruan Hu pondered, "Prince Chen has been defeated, and the Crown Prince will not raise a tiger to cause trouble. The death of Yongning Hou is a lesson for us. I can't escape death in their hands, so I might as well drag Chen Jie down with me. The Crown Prince's confidant is dead, and I will use all the power of Jiannan to try to fight the court. Even if I can't establish a new monarch, I will seriously damage the vitality of Chu Zheng!"

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"When we return to the capital, will the prince appoint you as prime minister?"

The team was resting in a teahouse near Jindu. Du Yaoyao asked in a low voice while drinking tea.

"You're so clever." Shen Jie scratched her nose, "Grandfather intended to abdicate and recommended me."

"Then wouldn't I be the Prime Minister's wife?" Du Yaoyao stuck out her tongue playfully, thinking that this title was equivalent to the wife of the modern Prime Minister of the State Council. She said coquettishly, "Would you please go back and bring my mother from Qingzhou to the mansion?"

In order to highlight Cui Niang's goodness, she wore the clothes made by Cui Niang all the way back. It's cool in the north, so you can still wear it at this time of year.

Today she is wearing that purple dress, which makes her face look even whiter than snow, her eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, pure, beautiful and bright, and she is full of charm.

Chen Jie did not restrict Du Yaoyao's clothes, but required her to wear a veil to cover her head, face and body when she got out of the car and walked around.

Naturally, he wanted her to stay with him and feel at ease, so he agreed: "Okay, when you have a baby, your mother can accompany you and take care of you." He used the title in a more intimate way than "mother-in-law."

Seeing Chen Jie's change, Du Yaoyao was happy, but she didn't show it. She glanced at him coquettishly, "Who wants to have a baby with you!"

"I want to have a daughter." Chen Jie came closer, his clear eyes reflecting her small shadow, "As cute as Yaoyao."

"Having a daughter is not something you can just say," Du Yaoyao poured cold water on him, "If she cries at night and needs you to comfort her, and to take care of her poop and pee, I'm afraid you'll find the child annoying in three days."

"How could that be?" Chen Jie said sweetly, "My lovely wife and little daughter are all my treasures."

Ouch. Du Yaoyao was choking so much that her face turned red with embarrassment and she urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, Master Shen, please stop giving out candy!"

"Give out candy?" Shen Jie heard another word that he couldn't figure out.

The carriage was driving on the only official road into the city. The sun was setting and the sky was gradually getting darker.

Suddenly, several horses in the front row stumbled, and before they could see why they stumbled, the horses were frightened and neighed loudly, and the guards fell to the ground.

"There's an ambush!" someone shouted.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of arrows were fired from the deep forest, shooting at people and horses like lightning and thunder, and the screams of arrows being hit could be heard everywhere.

Chen Jie protected Du Yaoyao and lay on the floor of the carriage. After the rain of arrows, the two sides fought head-on.

Yan Jin raised his arm and arranged a team of guards to protect the carriage. He led the remaining people to charge forward, "Brothers, cover the adults as they leave, we will risk our lives to cover their retreat!"