Zhou Zhiruo took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I won't fall into Zhao Min's hands."
"Last time, when Zhang Wuji, your junior sister and I were traveling in Dadu, we captured Zhao Min. Although we didn't kill her that time, I did beat her up a few times."
"Although Zhao Min is the empress, she is still a woman after all. As a woman, she has a stingy side. If I were captured alive by her, she would probably skin me alive."
After hearing this, Zhao Linger glared at Zhou Zhiruo and said, "You little slut, how dare you bring up what happened back then."
"If you hadn't been so kind and merciful, this land north of the Yellow River would have belonged to our young master long ago."
Zhou Zhiruo glanced at Zhao Linger, sighed, and said nothing more.
There is no point in talking about the past.
What's more, Zhou Zhiruo actually regretted it very much.
If I had been more ruthless at the beginning, the situation today would never have happened.
A moment of mercy ultimately resulted in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
This matter can be regarded as a thorn in Zhou Zhiruo's heart.
…
Since Zhao Linger and Zhou Zhiruo have lived here for a long time, they are very familiar with every room here.
In the following time, Zhao Linger and Zhou Zhiruo flew back and forth between the roofs of the mansion.
They lifted the tiles from each roof and then carefully peeked inside.
In the dim light, some things can be seen clearly, but some things cannot be seen clearly. But at this moment, perhaps because of the connection between mother and son, Zhao Linger felt that her son was in a room in this huge mansion.
But just when Zhao Linger wanted to continue searching, Zhou Zhiruo gently patted her shoulder.
Zhao Linger turned her head and saw a maid urinating in the middle of the night.
Zhou Zhiruo leaned over to Zhao Linger's ear and said, "Can I go and interrogate her?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Linger quickly nodded and said, "Okay, be more careful."
After getting Zhao Linger's approval, Zhou Zhiruo quickly jumped down from the roof.
Her body, like a nimble flying swallow, gently floated behind the girl.
Then he covered the girl's mouth with his hand.
Zhou Zhiruo whispered in the maid's ear, "Don't move."
The maid nodded quickly, but she was not too frightened.
Because the maid was originally a servant in this mansion, before Zhao Linger and others left, she was responsible for washing the clothes of Zhao Linger and the masters.
Therefore, she could often meet the masters in the mansion.
If you are lucky, you may be able to say a few words to your masters.
The fundamental reason why she relaxed her guard and determined that her life was not in danger was the smell coming from the person behind her.
The maid was very familiar with the smell of Zhou Zhiruo.
She could conclude that the only woman in the world who could have such a fragrance was undoubtedly Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Zhiruo was relieved for a moment when she saw that the maid in front of her had no intention of resisting.
But she didn't have time to take care of this maid who was relatively loyal.
Meanwhile, she whispered in the maid's ear, "Miss, I have no intention of killing you, but I want to know whether the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yuxiao, is here."
Because Zhou Zhiruo's hand was still covering the maid's mouth, the maid could only nod again desperately.
Then, the maid raised her hand and pointed Zhou Zhiruo in a direction.
Zhou Zhiruo was delighted, and when she saw the maid again showing her the way, she was even happier.
Just in case, Zhou Zhiruo still covered the maid's mouth tightly with her hand.
Zhou Zhiruo said softly: "Miss, thank you, but I want to knock you out. But don't worry, I know what I'm doing. At most, I'll just let you sleep for a while."
The maid seemed to have known that this would be her fate, but fortunately, as she expected, her life was not in danger.
Unfortunately, the weather is so cold. If I really fainted for an hour or two, my hands and feet would probably be frostbitten when I woke up.
As soon as the maid thought of this, she felt a pain at the back of her neck.
After the maid temporarily lost consciousness, Zhou Zhiruo dragged her to a big willow tree in the yard.
Zhou Zhiruo's every move was seen by Zhao Linger on the roof.
After Zhou Zhiruo finished all this, she waved to Zhao Linger on the roof.
Zhao Linger was delighted. From Zhou Zhiruo's slightly excited gesture, she judged that she must have obtained some useful information.
After the two of them met together, Zhao Linger whispered, "Sister, have you found out anything?"
Zhou Zhiruo nodded, and then she pointed in a direction with her slender jade fingers.
Zhao Linger looked over and saw that the direction Zhou Zhiruo was pointing was actually her own room when they were still in Jinyang.
At this point, the two of them could no longer care about anything else.
I could only sneak over there quietly.
Unfortunately, because Zhou Zhiruo was too cautious, she lost a more important piece of information.
If Zhou Zhiruo had allowed the maid to speak a word just now, the maid would have told her that there was not only the little prince in that room, but also the Yuan Dynasty's Empress Zhao Min.
…
Zhao Min knew the importance of Xiao Yuxiao, so when she was handling military affairs during the day, she would let other maids take care of him. But at night, she insisted on sleeping in the same room with the child.
There is no other way. With such a big bargaining chip, Zhao Min will only feel at ease if she keeps him within her sight.
…
Zhou Zhiruo tiptoed to the door.
Once upon a time, she lived here for a long time, spending hundreds of nights here.
Unfortunately, the feeling of revisiting the old place this time was not very good.
The feeling now was even more nervous than the first time she was with Zhang Wuji.
No matter what, even if Zhang Wuji is no longer a good-for-nothing, he is just a little shameless. What is happening now is like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. If he is not careful, he will end up dead.
At this point, Zhou Zhiruo could only pray in her heart, "Zhang Wuji, please bless us sisters to return to you safely."
"I haven't had enough of being with you."
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