While various forces were searching for Nangong Jing's whereabouts, he had already quietly returned to Shangjing City.
Su's House
"Nangong Jingzhi, how do you feel?" Su Yin poured him a cup of tea.
Nangong Jingzhi understood what she meant and said with a smile, "It's better than ever before."
"Now the four kings are probably looking for you everywhere, trying to win you over."
Nangong Jingzhi smiled and said, "I am already yours. It is useless to win me over."
Su Yin shook her head. "No, no, if you don't get close to any force now, that won't work. You will be in great danger. Now that your reputation has spread, I'm afraid the Nangong lineage has been in chaos. I don't know what tricks they have waiting for you."
When Nangong Jingzhi heard her say this, he thought of something, "Are you planning to have me pretend to surrender to a certain prince, and then use his power to take the position of the head of the Nangong family?"
"clever!"
It is indeed easy to talk to smart people. You don’t need to say too much and the other person will understand what you mean.
Su Yin continued, "In this way, you can ensure your safety and successfully take the position of the head of the Nangong family."
Nangong Jingzhi smiled and said, "Yinyin, I really admire your calculations. Who do you want me to choose?"
"Prince Jing Song Yunhe."
"Why?" He thought for a moment and asked in confusion.
"He's good at making knives."
Nangong Jing was startled, and after thinking for a while, his pupils slightly widened, "Are you really planning to..."
The rest is self-explanatory.
Ever since they met at Qingxi Mountain and the subsequent negotiations with the Northwestern Army, he felt more and more that the Su family had great ambitions. He had some vague guesses in his heart, but since the other party did not express them, he could only pretend not to know.
Now that she said this, she was ready to be honest with herself.
Su Yin nodded, "As you thought. I forgot to tell you one thing, my father is the eldest son of the late emperor."
Nangong Jingzhi almost lost his grip on the teacup, and the water in the cup overflowed. He burned his hand without realizing it, and was completely stunned.
“This, this, this…”
Su Yin then continued, "Oh, there is one more thing I want to tell you. The Emperor Rong Xian who sits on the throne now is not the child of the previous emperor, but the result of Empress Dowager Jiang's group substituting a cat for the crown prince. She gave birth to a baby girl that year."
The saying "never stop until you say something shocking" probably refers to people like Su Yin.
Nangong Jingzhi's eyes were as big as bells, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He tried hard to digest the situation for a long time before he came to his senses. He couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm himself down.
"You, you, you..." Nangong Jingzhi couldn't help but pat his cheeks to confirm that what he just heard was not a dream.
Su Yin looked at his reaction and couldn't help laughing.
"Unexpected?"
Nangong Jingzhi nodded.
"Surprising?"
Nangong Jingzhi shook his head, "It was almost as if I was frightened."
"I will have someone reveal your whereabouts to Prince Jing, and then you will do this..."
Su Yin repeated her thoughts, and Nangong Jingzhi nodded continuously after listening.
"In fact, I can do this to make people more convinced. For example, I can then..."
After the two discussed it, they decided what to do next.
In fact, with Nangong Jingzhi's intelligence, he could roughly guess what they had asked him to do and what they had asked him to say before. Even after knowing their real purpose now, he accepted it so calmly.
After the two discussed for a while, Nangong Jingzhi said goodbye and left.
After he arrived at the inn, Prince Jing's men found out the whereabouts of Nangong Jingzhi.
When Song Yunhe learned that he was in Shangjing City, he went there in person to win him over to show his respect for him.
That night Song Yunhe left the inn satisfied.
Imperial Palace - Cining Palace
A ritual was held in the Cining Palace today. If it had happened in the past, it would have certainly attracted the attention of the officials in the court. However, due to the great victory of the Northwest Army, it seemed insignificant.
Several palace maids who were on night watch in the courtyard had bitter faces and were talking in low voices.
"I hope the Queen Mother will be safe tonight."
"After the ritual today, nothing will happen."
"Well, I hope so."
Late at night, Queen Mother Jiang, who had just laid down not long ago, had another nightmare. She soon woke up from the dream with a pale face.
Even after waking up, the sound of the baby girl crying and the terrifying voice that was pulling people into the abyss kept echoing in my ears.
"Master." Liuli asked with concern, but Queen Mother Jiang seemed not to hear her voice. She kept waving her hands in the room, as if she was driving away something.
"Don't come over here, all of you get out of here."
"Go away, go away..."
Liuli looked at Queen Mother Jiang's crazy look and was shocked and scared, "Master, please don't scare me."
Li Dehai hurried into the bedroom and was also frightened by the Queen Mother Jiang's crazy appearance.
Cuizhu and others also followed him into the bedroom. No one dared to use force for fear of hurting Queen Mother Jiang.
After a long while, everyone finally calmed down Queen Mother Jiang. It was not so much that she was calmed down, but rather that the evil sound in her ears disappeared and she gradually became clear-headed.
After Queen Mother Jiang came back to her senses, she looked at the group of personal palace maids surrounding her, with a tired look on her face.
I have been tormented by nightmares during this period.
I thought today's ritual would be effective, but it turned out to be useless.
Eunuch Li had called in the people, but there was no effect. When Queen Mother Jiang glanced at them, Eunuch Li immediately knelt down and apologized, "I deserve to die. I didn't know those people were mediocre and delayed the master's work. I deserve to die."
Eunuch Li knocked his head loudly, but the person in a higher position did not call for a stop.
Eunuch Li had a clear mind and kowtowed even louder and louder.
"alright."
These two simple words made Eunuch Li feel as if he had been pardoned, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
"Go and look for more extraordinary people among the people." Queen Mother Jiang said.
Cuizhu, who had been silent the whole time, spoke softly, "Master, I just heard a piece of news today. Master Guichen, who had been traveling outside, will come to Fahua Temple to give lectures in the near future. Master Guichen is a great monk and will surely be able to relieve the master's worries."
Eunuch Li glanced at Cuizhu and cursed in his heart this little bitch for daring to steal the credit from him.
Queen Mother Jiang had also heard of Master Gui Chen's reputation, but this man had been traveling outside and seldom came to the capital.
The last time I came to the capital was twenty years ago.
Queen Mother Jiang seemed to have found a savior, "When will he arrive?"
"Just one or two days."
Queen Mother Jiang had been tortured so much that she felt the past two days were unbearable.
"He's here. I want to see him first."
"I will send someone to keep an eye on the Fahua Temple. If there is any news, I will invite them to the palace."
Everyone in the Cining Palace could not sleep that night. Empress Dowager Jiang could not fall asleep, and the palace servants were naturally not spared.
The news that Master Gui Chen was coming to the capital quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys. The powerful and wealthy didn't care about it at all. Instead, they cared about the gossip they got.
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