"You take a look at the goods first, and then we'll talk about the price," Yu Xiaoxiao suggested to Jing Mo.
Jing Mo said, "Sure, Princess, where is the jade?"
"Wait," Yu Xiaoxiao got up and ran away.
Nanny Wang went out quietly, carrying a food box.
After Yu Xiaoxiao ran away, Jing Mo said to Gu Xinglang, "Can't Emperor Xianzong afford to raise a nephew?"
Gu Xinglang had no idea how his father-in-law would react after seeing Concubine Yu and her son. Would he fly into a rage or even die? Whether he was willing to support Li Yan or not was not really the primary issue.
Li Luo tapped the table with his finger and whispered, "Can we talk about business while the princess is away?"
Guys...
Jing Mo sighed and touched his forehead which was still a little painful. The eldest prince Jing said, "Could the jade seal have been taken out of the palace by Li Lu?"
Li Luo said: "It's possible."
"Then he will go. I mean, who else can he go to now?" Jing Mo said, "Long Fangyan is dead. Who else in the Suzaku Dynasty can help the Long family?"
Li Luo had heard from Jing Mo in the palace about Long Fangyan and Princess Xiangning's death in the posthouse. Jing Mo helped him become the emperor this time, so it was impossible for Li Luo not to help Su Zhao. Hearing Jing Mo's question, Li Luo shook his head and said, "Ai Jingzhong's entire mansion was destroyed, who else would dare to help Li Lu?"
Jing Mo said: "What about Ai Jingzhong's accomplices? Now we have only killed everyone in the Ai Mansion. Who are his accomplices?"
Jiang Zhuojun shook his head and whispered, "Ai Jingzhong has been the prime minister for many years and has many followers in the court. If we search the city, there will be chaos."
Gu Xinglang put down the teacup in his hand and said coldly: "The city is already in chaos, are you afraid of more chaos? If the jade seal is in Li Lu's hands, he has no ability to protect himself. If the jade seal is obtained by another prince, this war may spread beyond Chiyang City."
Jing Mo nodded and said, "Qinghui's words make sense."
Jiang Zhuojun looked at Li Luo and said, "Do we need to search the entire city? And arrest Ai Jingzhong's accomplices as well?"
Li Luo was indecisive. If he took down all of Ai Jingzhong's accomplices, most of the court would be empty, not to mention that there were people he wanted to use among them.
Just as Li Luo was hesitating, a lieutenant from the South Camp, led by Er Gouzi, came to the door of the small kitchen.
"What's the matter?" Li Luo asked the general.
The general looked at Jing Mo and Gu Xinglang who were sitting there.
"That's fine," Li Luo said, "Just say it if you want to."
"Your Highness, all the nobles in the court, as well as the Sixth Prince and the Eighth Prince, have all arrived at the emperor's bedroom," the general whispered, "My general and General Zhou, please come to the palace as soon as possible."
Li Luo's face was as gloomy as water.
Jing Mo asked, "They have all entered the bedroom? What about the Queen?"
The general replied to Jing Mo, "The Queen originally refused, but several old officials broke open the door to the palace."
"Break open the door?" Jiang Zhuojun said, "That's impossible. Did someone open the door to the bedroom?"
"I didn't see that," the general said immediately.
Jing Mo said: "Where is the Queen now?"
The general said, "The Queen and the Third Prince are both in the bedroom."
"Got it," Li Luo waved his hand at the general and said, "You leave first."
After the general left, Jing Mo laughed and whispered, "Interesting, are they holding my aunt and the Third Prince hostage?"
Jiang Zhuojun said: "The person who opened the door to the bedroom must be the eunuch named Xun."
Gu Xinglang said, "What should we do now? The Queen and the Third Prince are in the hands of His Majesty, and the Fourth Prince does not have the Imperial Seal."
Jing Mo glanced at Li Luo. Li Luo didn't tell him about his meeting with Li Xiaoyuan, but Jing Mo could imagine that it would not be a peaceful meeting. "How could you let the people who used to serve His Majesty stay by His Majesty's side?" Jing Mo was almost questioning Li Luo.
"What should we do?" Gu Xinglang asked.
Jiang Zhuojun thought for a moment and said, "Should we withdraw the troops first and find the imperial seal first?"
"No," Jing Mo said decisively, "It's easy to withdraw the troops, but it's hard to get in again."
Jiang Zhuojun asked, "How can we search the city with the troops outside the palace?"
Jing Mo and Gu Xinglang were speechless.
Li Luo's face was gloomy. He said, "He's already blind. I think..."
Jing Mo waved his hand at Li Luo and said, "Be soft-hearted for a moment and look at the current situation." Li Xiaoyuan has been an emperor for half his life. As long as he seizes an opportunity, this man may be able to turn things around. Jing Mo looked at Li Luo and wanted to speak again, but when he found that what he could say could only be words of blame, Jing Mo simply shut up.
Yu Xiaoxiao was in the room at this time, eating two chicken thighs and a bowl of chicken soup.
Nanny Wang sat aside and watched.
Yu Xiao: "Mammy, this is delicious."
Nanny Wang said, "Princess, the eldest prince and the others are here. You have to eat behind their backs."
"Why?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked. Now she doesn't even have the freedom to eat?
Nanny Wang thought to herself, how can you eat like this? "Princess, listen to my advice," Nanny Wang said, "You can eat as much as you want without telling anyone."
Yu Xiaoxiao didn't understand why she had to eat behind the backs of outsiders, but she still liked what Nanny Wang said last time. She handed the empty bowl to Nanny Wang and said, "Then have another bowl."
Aunt Wang..., are you drinking chicken soup as water?
Big Bear and Little Bear rolled around in a ball at Yu Xiaoxiao's feet. Yu Xiaoxiao threw chicken bones to the two bear cubs and watched them chew the bones while she drank another bowl of chicken soup.
Nanny Wang asked, "Princess, you are having your period, are you feeling unwell?"
"No," Yu Xiaoxiao wiped her mouth, walked to the bed, crawled into the bed, and took out the jade box from Li Xiaoyuan.
Seeing her own princess stuffing something into the belly, Nanny Wang couldn't help but tremble at the corners of her mouth.
Yu Xiaoxiao ran out of the house holding the jade box, and said to Nanny Wang as she ran, "Save the chicken soup for me to drink when I come back."
Nanny Wang squatted down and looked under the bed. She found that the luggage of her princess and her husband were all stuffed under the bed. They were all packed. Nanny Wang's mouth twitched. Were these two preparing to run away at any time? No wonder she saw that the clothes of her princess and her husband were all wrinkled!
When Yu Xiaoxiao walked into the kitchenette again, Jiang Zhuojun was about to walk out.
"Xiao Jiang, where are you going?" Yu Xiaoxiao asked, standing at the kitchen door.
Jiang Zhuojun said, "Princess, I'm going out to do something."
"Something's going on again," Yu Xiaoxiao pouted. It seems that being an emperor is not easy. (Of course it's not easy to be an emperor!)
Jiang Zhuojun looked at the jade box in Yu Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Is this the jade that the princess wants to sell to the eldest prince?"
"Yes," Yu Xiaoxiao opened the lid of the box in front of Jiang Zhuojun and asked Jiang Zhuojun humbly: "Xiao Jiang, how much do you think this is worth?"
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