Zhao Muyun turned and walked out of the room, cursing in his heart:
"Chen Qian, ah Chen Qian, you better really have something urgent to do!"
…
In the study.
When Shen Qian saw Zhao Muyun walk in with an unexpected look on his face, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly bowed.
"What is it?"
Zhao Muyun spoke in a bad tone.
Chen Qian did not dare to neglect it and quickly reported: "General, the two village chiefs, He Yunfei and Xu Yunlong, have successfully retreated. They robbed three boxes of gold from the Northern Di, about one thousand taels, and are on their way back to the mountain village. I sent someone to report the news."
When Zhao Muyun heard this, the veins on his forehead twitched. Just for something whose outcome was already known?
He suppressed his anger and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Is this the reason why you came to report so late at night?"
Seeing the general's face become even worse, Shen Qian knew that he had ruined the general's good fortune. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and he hurriedly added:
"There's... one more thing! Our spies in Jinyang have reported that a rumor has been circulating in and around Jinyang City recently, saying... that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is not dead, but rather was seriously injured after the defeat at Dahe, and is currently recuperating somewhere in Hebei Province!"
Zhao Muyun, who was originally furious, became serious upon hearing the news, and all his previous romantic thoughts were instantly thrown out of his mind.
He pondered for a moment and keenly noticed something unusual.
"It suddenly spread? Hebei Province?"
He muttered to himself, his eyes sharpening, "This rumor seems strange...Have Han Zhong and Mr. Fan Nan rested? Invite them to the study to discuss this matter immediately!"
"yes!"
Shen Qianru was pardoned and quickly withdrew to ask for help.
Zhao Muyun stood alone in the study, looking at the flickering candlelight with a frown on his face.
The news of King Jin's disappearance suddenly appeared in this way, and he smelled a strong scent of conspiracy.
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