"Don't panic, with Lady Yang here, Zhao Cheng will be fine."
Zhou Chuan said in a deep voice, "Besides, concern can cloud judgment. You might be overthinking it. The other party may not necessarily be after Zhao Cheng."
Zhou Nuo pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's right. If they were experts in the martial arts world, they would know after arriving in Qingdong City that now is not a good time to make a move against Zhao Cheng. Not to mention Sister Taozhi and the two of us, that Zhao Wu is also a formidable character."
"Um……"
"Hey! It's you guys, the young prime minister's new friends!" Xu An and Xiao Luomu walked over, and Xu An greeted them with a smile.
Zhou Chuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xu An, then nodded to Xiao Luomu.
As if he only needed to glance at Zhou Nuo, Xu An could guess what was going on between her and Zhao Cheng. He quickly handed the clothes in Zhou Nuo's hands to the shop owner and said, "Wrap up ten or eight of the most expensive clothes in your shop for this young lady!"
"Huh?" Zhou Nuo was stunned.
"What, you don't like it?"
"I like it, but..."
"Then there are no buts! As the young prime minister's good friend, how can he not buy more when he goes out shopping?"
Xu An pointed at Xiao Luomu and said, "Take whatever you like, Young Master Xiao will pay for it!"
"Haha... Yes, yes, buy as much as you want!"
Xiao Luomu smiled ingratiatingly, thinking to himself, "Xu An is just like Zhao Cheng. He always expects me to pay for his favors."
When we were at Cuifang Tower, Zhao Cheng wanted to choose a girl for Zhou Chuan, and he asked me to pay for it.
It's just a few clothes, and you, Xu An, want me to pay for them too?
Wait, didn't you say you were the host of Qingdong City?!
“Then… I won’t stand on ceremony…” Zhou Nuo nodded slightly to Xu An and Xiao Luomu, and said, “There’s no need to buy the most expensive ones, right? I can just pick a few good ones.”
"The most expensive is the best! Buy it first, and if you don't like it, just throw it away!"
Xu An glared at the stunned shop owner and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
"Let's go back together after we've finished shopping. The young prime minister is heading back to Yanchuan!"
...
"woke up!"
Chang Sui, Left Prime Minister's Office.
Seeing the woman lying on the bed slowly open her eyes, Yu Changsi, who was guarding the bedside, breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen Hu placed his hand on Yu Changsi's shoulder and said, "Mr. Yu, I never imagined your medical skills were so superb!"
Wen Tai said, "Sir, you were a doctor when you were young."
Wen Hu looked at Yu Changsi in surprise and said, "I see! Mr. Yu, it's always good to have many skills!"
Yu Changsi stroked his beard and laughed, "It's fortunate that Jinxiang wasn't seriously injured, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to help her."
"Left Prime Minister..." Tulip gradually regained consciousness and raised her hand.
Wentai walked to the bedside and took Tulip's hand.
Her hand was boneless, soft and silky, just like her overall demeanor—alluring and captivating, as if touching her would draw you into her body.
“Uncle Shaxian, Mr. Yu…” Tulip recognized the people in the room one by one.
Unlike Wen Tai, Wen Hu was not gentle. He said in a hard voice, "Explain the situation."
"yes……"
Tulip wanted to sit up, but Wen Hu said, "Just talk while lying down."
Wen Tai and Yu Changsi didn't say anything about Wen Hu's cold-blooded behavior. Although the Five Fiends were the Five Fiends of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Wen Hu was actually the manager of both the Five Fiends and the Maoshan Sect.
They respected Wen Tai, but feared Wen Hu.
Tulip took a breath and turned her body slightly to the side, saying, "Cheng Shikong and I were waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Zhao Huan on his way east, but we couldn't find an opportunity until we passed Lingshan. Zhao Huan and his party stopped and stayed in the village at the foot of the mountain for a long time. That's when I found an opportunity to poison him, and Cheng Shikong made his move."
"But I didn't expect..."
"Cough!!" Tulip caught her breath a few more times and said, "Their poisoning was fake; we fell into their trap. Cheng Shikong was surrounded and killed, and I... I barely escaped with my life on my hands..."
Wen Hu pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Huan traveled from Changsui back to Yanchuan in almost a straight line heading east. Lingshan is southwest of Yanchuan, so why would he pass through Lingshan?"
Yu Changsi asked, "Jinxiang, did the Right Prime Minister do anything that seemed unusual to you before passing through Lingshan?"
Tulip closed her eyes, pondered for a while, and said, "There is something strange about it. At a normal speed, Zhao Huan should have had enough time to get back to Yanchuan by the time he reached Lingshan. But he walked very slowly along the way, and whenever he passed a place with people, he would get off the carriage to inquire, as if... he was looking for someone."
Wen Tai said, "Could it really be as Xu Shouli said, that he is looking for his wife and son?"
"That's not the key point; I have more important news."
Upon hearing this, all three looked towards the tulips.
Tulip said, "When I was on the run, I saw two people at the foot of Lingshan Mountain."
"who?"
"Zhao Cheng and Yang Taozhi."
Wen Hu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "What are they doing at Lingshan?"
“I don’t know about that. To survive, I didn’t dare stay down the mountain for long. But…” Tulip said calmly, “Zhao Huan didn’t go straight home. He insisted on taking the road that passes through Lingshan. And Zhao Cheng and Yang Taozhi went to Lingshan without anyone with them. I suspect their purpose in going to Lingshan is not simple.”
The three exchanged a glance.
They knew that Tulip, who had just awakened, had no idea what was happening outside or about the Battle of Lingshan.
Tulips' focus is on the fact that Zhao Huan and his son both went to Lingshan, while their focus is on the fact that Zhao Huan and his son were both in Lingshan at the same time as the Battle of Lingshan!
Without asking Tulip any further, Wen Tai placed Tulip's hand under the covers, turned around and took a few steps outside, saying, "No need to think about it anymore. The Battle of Lingshan is related to the Right Chancellor and his son."
Wen Hu said, "Does Uncle mean that Zhao Huan actually won the Battle of Lingshan?"
“That’s inevitable,” Wen Tai laughed. “Even His Majesty doesn’t believe that a mere city garrison commander could create such a miracle, so why would I?”
Wen Hu asked, "Then should we leak this news to His Majesty?"
"No!"
"No."
Wen Tai and Yu Changsi both denied it. Yu Changsi said, "Please speak, Left Prime Minister."
Wen Tai said, "Even if this news is to be known to His Majesty, it cannot be a message from the Left Prime Minister's residence. As His Majesty grows older, his suspicions are also increasing. Now he not only distrusts the Right Prime Minister, but he is also becoming wary of me."
"Sir, why do you say it's not possible?"
Yu Changsi lowered his head, interlaced his fingers, and rubbed his thumb against the web of his hand, saying, "No matter how much His Majesty doubts or how much the Right Chancellor tries to hide his abilities, the essence of this great victory at Lingshan is ultimately an immense achievement!"
"The good news has already spread among the people, and General Longxiang's reward has been bestowed upon Xiao Luofeng."
"If the common people knew the truth, how would they praise the Right Chancellor's merits?"
"At that time, His Majesty will certainly be more suspicious of the Right Chancellor, but he will not be able to openly defy public opinion."
"And how will you, the Left Prime Minister, who released this information, conduct yourself?"
Wen Tai was startled!
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