For no reason, Xia Ning felt that Du Gong looked lonely and dejected at the moment. This was very unusual. Ever since he had been following Du Gong, he had never seen him look so dispirited.
If there is anyone in this world who makes people feel powerful just by looking at him, that person must be Du Gong. No matter what happened over the years, he has never seen... weakness in Du Gong.
Xia Ning's expression changed slightly when he stepped out of the Imperial Household Department. Yes, at that moment he actually saw weakness in the Governor. How could it be... ?
Xia Ning paused, he only hoped that the Governor would have some popularity, but he definitely didn't want the Governor to become weak because of this popularity. Being in the Governor's position, if he showed a bit of softness in his heart, it would mean that his death would not be far away.
Xia Ning turned around and saw Cheng Ying standing inside the carved door of the Imperial Household Department. She looked absent-minded with a gloomy look on her face.
He hesitated for a moment and walked back. "Governor, you haven't been to Mount Bodhi for some time. Do you want to rest on Mount Bodhi when you accompany the emperor to Xianyang? I'll order someone to clean up the house first."
Cheng Ying came back to his senses after hearing the voice. He twirled the Buddhist beads on his wrist. If Jiaojiao saw the small bamboo house on Bodhi Mountain, she would definitely be happy. It was a pity that he couldn't take Jiaojiao with him at the moment.
Cheng Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Tell someone to go to the storehouse and pack some clothes and jewelry and send them to Bodhi Mountain."
Xia Ning responded, but he felt more and more uneasy in his heart. Since the bamboo house was built, except for the cleaners, he had never set foot in it. The governor would always feel better after staying in the mountains for a few days. This was very unusual for the governor, so why did he suddenly send the things that the girl needed?
"After I leave Beijing, keep a close eye on the Yu Mansion and instruct the people stationed in the mansion to protect Miss Liu San. If she is injured, bring her head to me." Cheng Ying said again.
Xia Ning responded, "I'll arrange it right away." He understood in his heart that those clothes and jewelry were probably not prepared for Miss Liu San.
Cheng Ying waved her hand to signal Xia Ning to leave, and then went to Emperor Mingzheng's bedroom.
The bedroom was bustling with sweet talk and eroticism. Emperor Mingzheng was hugging concubines on both sides and flirting with them. When he saw Cheng Ying coming in, he waved his hand and ordered the concubines beside him to leave, leaving only Meishu to serve him.
"Why did you go out of the palace last night?" Emperor Mingzheng's eyes were filled with inquiry. If it were in the past, Emperor Mingzheng would not care about Cheng Ying's whereabouts at all, but recently he has been using Yu Qizhe, and with Cheng Ying's intelligence, she should have seen through his intentions, but she did not take any action. Wasn't she afraid that he would take away his power?
Cheng Ying looked calm, "I was not feeling well, so I rested in the yard outside the palace last night."
"Have you asked the imperial physician to take a look? Is there anything serious?" Emperor Mingzheng pretended to be concerned. "When I go to Xianyang this time, my safety will be entrusted to you."
"It's okay, just a cold wind. I took medicine last night." Cheng Ying said.
Emperor Mingzheng nodded, "That's good." Then he raised his eyelids, stared at Cheng Ying, and said in a stern tone, "Do you know that Ji Wudao secretly brought his troops back this time?"
Cheng Ying shook her head. "The East Factory is already overwhelmed with its attention on the capital. General Ji is far away in Datong, so even the East Factory cannot reach him."
Emperor Mingzheng snorted coldly, "Last night, Yu Shaoqing came to the palace and told me that he had learned that Ji Wudao had secretly brought 100,000 troops into the capital. Do you think he wanted to rebel? I just called him back to the capital to investigate the case, but he refused to do so. Now he has secretly brought 100,000 troops. I'm afraid he has evil intentions! He has set his eyes on the throne under me!"
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