Chapter 200 Guess
At one o'clock in the morning, it was already dark.
When Qi Wuhan arrived at Hanshan Temple, there was a young monk waiting at the door. He took him to the peach blossom forest on the back mountain and went back after bringing him there.
There was a stone table in the clearing in the forest, surrounded by four stone benches, and a person was sitting on one of the benches.
This was the place where Xie Yun invited Jiang Lan and Jiang Shen to the Peach Blossom Banquet last time, but the peach blossoms had already withered.
When Qi Wuhan came over, the other party made a gesture of invitation. He sat down on the stone bench opposite and said, "This place is quite secluded."
Shopkeeper Hao picked up the wine pot on the table, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, then poured himself a glass of wine and raised his glass and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your willingness to come to the appointment."
Qi Wuhan picked up the wine glass and shook it twice, and a clear light of wine appeared in the glass. "The wine is good." He put down the wine glass and said, "Manager Hao, if you have anything to say, please speak frankly."
"I have something that I would really like to ask for your help, Lord Marquis." Shopkeeper Hao drank first as a sign of respect.
Qi Wuhan asked: "Then what benefits can you give me?"
Manager Hao replied, "If the Marquis is willing to help, I will prepare a generous gift as a thank you."
"Tell me about it." Qi Wuhan raised his eyebrows slightly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
Shopkeeper Hao stood up and bowed, pleading, "I hope the Marquis can spare the Sixth Prince's life."
"Hasn't His Majesty already spared the Sixth Prince's life?" Qi Wuhan supported his head with one hand and tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice.
Shopkeeper Hao looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty's time is up. He may change his mind at any time and cut off the roots. Besides, who can predict the future?"
"Since no one can predict the future, how can you be so sure that I will not break my promise?" Qi Wuhan asked again, "Besides, with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to save the Sixth Prince's life, right?"
Shopkeeper Hao smiled and sat down again, "My Lord, do you know who I am?"
"I didn't know at first," Qi Wuhan said calmly, "After I knew who you were working for, I roughly guessed it. King Rui has always been in contact with the Black Lotus Sect. I have met the four elders of the Black Lotus Sect, Azure Dragon and White Tiger. Xuanwu and Suzaku have never shown up. I guess you must be Xuanwu."
"Are you so sure that I'm a member of the Black Lotus Sect, my Lord?" Shopkeeper Hao asked.
Qi Wuhan said calmly, "Ms. Miaorong from Wanhua Tower said she was the previous Suzaku. She took the initiative to reveal her identity and surrender to me. Was that arranged by you?"
Shopkeeper Hao did not deny it and asked, "Then how can you be sure that I am Xuanwu and not Zhuque?"
"Guessed." Qi Wuhan simply replied with two words.
Shopkeeper Hao no longer hid his identity. "Your Majesty is right. I used to be the accountant at the Crown Prince's residence. I narrowly escaped the raid. Later, Qinglong found me, and the four of us founded the Black Lotus." He gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Actually, Qinglong and I weren't on the same page years ago. Only Baihu remained loyal to him. The Black Lotus went further and further astray, recruiting desperate criminals who shouted for war and killing every day. They were no different from bandits."
"Is Qi Shou also your man?" Qi Wuhan asked.
Shopkeeper Hao replied, "His junior fellow had a strange appearance and was nearly burned to death as a monster. I happened to be passing by and bought them both. Seeing that he had some abilities, I arranged for him to enter the Imperial Observatory."
Qi Wuhan curled his lips and smiled, "Manager Hao is truly far-sighted." He then asked, "Do you know where Zhuque is now?"
Shopkeeper Hao shook his head and added, "But I know what he looks like." He looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, a look of relief on his face, and his tone was very resolute, "I don't have much time. There is something I must do. I can't avoid it anymore."
"Three days later, I'll still be here. I hope the Marquis can give me an answer."
Shopkeeper Hao stood up and said goodbye, heading deep into the peach forest.
After a while, a figure walked out from behind the tree.
When they reached the open space, the bright moonlight illuminated Ling Feng's face.
"Is the city gate closed?"
“It should be still open.”
…
When Qi Wuhan was riding back to the city at full speed, he happened to meet Cui Hai and Cui Yan and their group, who were escorting the personal soldiers that King Rui had left in Youzhou City.
At that time, after receiving the news sent by Qi Wuhan, Cui Yan and Liu Ji immediately took action and joined forces with the Black Armored Army outside the city to capture all of King Rui's personal soldiers.
Before, when Qi Wuhan and Huo Chen were fighting, he led the other party into an alley and told him his plan, hoping to join forces with Huo Chen to rescue the prince. After the gunpowder exploded, Qi Wuhan asked Huo Chen to lead the surviving black armored army to leave first, hide their whereabouts, and wait for the opportunity to act.
At present, Huo Chen and the Black Armor Army remain in Youzhou City to prevent Ye Xuanhe from sending troops to attack the city.
Qi Wuhan and his group entered the city together. Cui Yan asked him, "It's already dark, why are you leaving the city?"
"I'm going to the temple on the mountain to see my little cousin." Qi Wuhan said with a playful smile.
"You have a little cousin?" Cui Yan didn't believe it.
Qi Wuhan joked again: "Isn't my wife's little cousin my little cousin?"
Cui Yan remembered that the young master of the Xie family did live in the temple on the mountain. Without saying anything else, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Qi Wuhan. When Qi Wuhan took it, he teased, "You don't have to write a special letter to thank me."
Cui Yan frowned and said, "Don't be so self-indulgent. This letter was written by General Huo."
At this time, Cui Hai asked, "How is your Majesty?"
Qi Wuhan sighed.
Cui Hai also roughly understood it and stopped asking.
"Father, you are not well yet. Why don't you go back and rest first? I will go to the palace to report to His Majesty." Cui Yan said.
Cui Hai waved his hand and said, "I'd better go with you. I am also responsible for the fall of Dingcheng, and I should apologize to His Majesty in person."
Qi Wuhan advised: "General, it is better not to mention this matter in front of His Majesty. The imperial physician said that His Majesty cannot tolerate any stimulation right now."
Cui Yan asked, "Are my mother and Changle okay?" His tone was filled with worry and urgency.
"Shouldn't you first ask about the poisoning of your second sister?" Qi Wuhan said lightly.
"Please tell me the truth, my lord." Cui Hai said earnestly.
Qi Wuhan then explained the situation, "I heard that a young man from Xueyue Pavilion secretly poisoned the Fifth Princess in order to avenge his brother. I'm sure the princess knows the details better."
When Cui Hai heard that it was related to Xueyue Pavilion again, he felt embarrassed and annoyed.
Cui Yan's face turned pale as he said in a deep voice, "Since my second sister doesn't know how to cherish herself, father doesn't need to worry about her."
When he and Changle caught Cui Jingshu in Yipin Pavilion, he came to the palace that night and had Cui Jingshu called out and scolded her severely, even making her cry. He asked her to break up with the other party completely. Now it seems that she didn't listen to him, and he didn't want to care about her anymore.
"The princess has already brought the fifth princess back to her house to take care of her." Qi Wuhan said.
Cui Yan felt that he was deliberately making things difficult for him.
Cui Hai felt relieved after hearing this.
After reaching an intersection, Qi Wuhan separated from the group. He returned towards the Shangshu Mansion, while Cui Hai and Cui Yan and their group went towards the imperial palace.
After leaving the palace, Cui Hai and Cui Yan returned to the general's mansion.
When he saw Changle, Cui Yan was so excited that he picked her up and spun her around. Changle shyly asked him to put her down first and asked him with concern if he was hurt. Cui Yan spun around in front of her and said that he was fine.
Cui Hai asked him and Changle to rest first, and then asked Princess Pingyang about Cui Jingshu alone.
Princess Pingyang was trying to cover up her mistake at first, but Cui Hai was so angry that he slammed the table and started coughing excitedly. "At this point, you still won't tell me the truth. Tell me!"
"He's the younger brother of that zither player from before." Princess Pingyang was also annoyed by Cui Yan's shouting. "Why are you getting angry at me here? Why don't you go and settle the score with the Fifth Prince? If he hadn't deliberately ignored Shu'er, how could he have been taken advantage of?"
Cui Hai was so angry that he started coughing again and coughed up a lot of blood. Princess Pingyang was frightened and she quickly sent someone to call a doctor.
When Cui Yan and Changle came over, the doctor was giving Cui Hai acupuncture. He then wrote a prescription and told Cui Hai to rest and not get angry again. Princess Pingyang also did not mention Cui Jingshu in front of him.
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