Chapter 445: List of Little Gourds
As for Fengning State, neither Emperor Yongping nor Chu Chengyi actually had the idea of launching an active attack.
One reason is that Fengning Kingdom is not as evil-hearted as Chiling Kingdom and Qingluo Kingdom, nor is it as ambitious as them. Emperor Yongping is not a warlike person. If others don't provoke him, he naturally won't bother to provoke others.
Second, Fengning State was too remote in geographical location, with vast territory and sparse population, so it would be too laborious to fight with it. It would be better for the two countries to coexist peacefully, each governing its own territory and allowing the people to live in peace.
Third, having just taken over Qingluo and Chiling, the territory is expanding too fast, and the training of officials cannot keep up, which will affect local governance.
The northern and southern borders need to be integrated with the original Sheng'an territory, but Emperor Yongping and Chu Chengyi will be busy for several years. There is no rush to unify the Changxing Continent at this moment.
However, the fact that the Fengning royal family is not orthodox needs to be thoroughly investigated.
In case Fengning State is desperate and takes the initiative to provoke Shengan State, we can also use it.
[Why does the Emperor want to keep Zhang in the cold palace? Little Hulu said that Zhang is dangerous. I don’t know if she will harm the Emperor or Shu’er’s mother.]
Chu Qinshu lay in Chu Chengyi's arms in a daze, thinking of the list that Xiao Hulu showed her, saying that those people were potentially dangerous if kept, and might affect the progress of the mission.
[Well, there's also Mou Yu, who is clearly a useless man, so why hasn't the Emperor killed him yet? Could it be that Daddy and the Black Witch Faction haven't reached an agreement yet?]
Emperor Yongping and Chu Chengyi looked at each other again, and Emperor Yongping felt a little guilty.
Yes, why did he keep Zhang? Can he say he didn't keep her? What if Zhang was lucky enough to survive the torture in the cold palace?
As for Mou Yu, the Black Witch Faction wanted to take him back, and Chu Chengyi asked them to bring something in exchange, but of course this was just an excuse.
Chu Chengyi's real purpose is to subdue the Black Witch Sect, or even destroy it.
This sect doesn't sound like an orthodox sect. He has personally been to the Black Witch Sect's territory twice, and the feeling he had there was really not good.
It’s fine if they just raise crickets, but I heard they also raise ghosts and puppets.
He always felt that keeping the Black Witch Sect was a hidden danger.
[Jiang Ruoqing secretly went to Chiling Country to look for her father, Guiyi Hou, hoping that her father would change her identity and then send her to the East Palace.]
[Alas, Daddy is so pitiful that he was targeted by such a bad woman. ]
"Daddy, Shu'er misses mommy."
As Chu Qinshu thought about it, she wanted to go back to the East Palace to accompany Yu Jinyi and tell her about Jiang Ruoqing.
Jiang Ruoqing is really lucky. She actually escaped from Youzhou. Let her run away, but she can't be allowed to do what she wants with such ambitions.
"Okay, Daddy will take you back to the East Palace now."
Chu Chengyi glanced at Emperor Yongping, then picked up Chu Qinshu and left.
He was also angry. If Emperor Yongping had not been soft-hearted and spared Chu Chengshuo's life, how could Jiang Ruoqing still be alive? And how could there be all the troubles today?
After Chu Chengyi and his daughter left, Emperor Yongping summoned Chu Wei.
"How is the Tenth Prince doing? Hasn't that Jiang been found yet?"
Chu Wei had never done such a difficult job before, looking for a missing woman, but he couldn't find any trace of her for several years.
As the leader of the Dragon Guard, he was questioned by his master again but could not come up with any results. It was hard to describe how he felt.
"In reply to the emperor, the tenth prince has not yet recovered his memory, but his food, clothing, housing and transportation are no different from those of ordinary people. Jiang Shi has been unable to find him in Youzhou, and the people who were keeping an eye on Guiyi Marquis have not sent any news yet."
Chu Wei gritted his teeth and reported back, wishing he could go look for her himself. If Jiang Ruoqing fell into his hands, he would kill her first before bringing her back to report.
"Send a message to the people keeping an eye on Guiyi Marquis. If they find any trace of Jiang, kill him on the spot."
Emperor Yongping originally wanted Long Wei to find Jiang Ruoqing and send her back to Youzhou. Chu Chengshuo was frightened by the fire and lost his memory, so he needed someone to take care of him.
But Jiang Ruoqing actually still wants to enter the East Palace, so she won't stay in Youzhou peacefully.
In this case, there is no point in keeping her life.
"yes."
Chu Wei agreed, but he was unsure.
After instructing Chu Wei, Emperor Yongping called Lin Fu and said he wanted to go to the cold palace.
Lin Fu really wanted to ask whether he should prepare white silk or poisoned wine, but in the end he did not dare to ask.
In his opinion, Zhang should have died long ago, but his emperor had never intended to kill her. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Emperor Yongping soon arrived at the cold palace. When Zhang saw him, she was delighted.
"Your humble servant...a common woman pays homage to His Majesty."
Zhang knelt down to greet him, and she could hardly suppress the smile on her face.
Is she going to regain favor?
Although one of her two sons was exiled and the other is no longer around, she still has more than a dozen grandchildren.
She knew that for the sake of these grandchildren, the emperor would not take her life.
Emperor Yongping stood outside the cold palace gate, looking calmly at Zhang, who was kneeling three meters away. He looked at her for half a cup of tea before he spoke: "Zhang, do you know anything about your ancestors?"
Chu Chengyi did not mention to Emperor Yongping that the legendary Zhang treasure was taken away by Chu Qinshu.
But Emperor Yongping did not believe that the treasure was found by Ouyang Yue.
What Emperor Yongping doubted was the identity of Zhang's ancestors.
"Ancestors' affairs? Your Majesty wants to know what Zhang's ancestors are like?"
Zhang was confused. What happened to her ancestors? How could she not know?
Didn't the Emperor come here today to restore her position?
Or is it that her ancestors had something very important going on, so the emperor kept her alive?
Zhang lowered her head and made random guesses, thinking about the real reason why she was still alive.
"Your Majesty, I... I just remembered that the Zhang family has two jade pendants and a treasure map..."
Zhang thought it was still a secret, so he quickly told everyone what he knew.
She also fantasized that this secret could ensure her wealth and glory for the rest of her life.
"A jade pendant is a key, and a jade pendant is a token? Is this true?"
Emperor Yongping had only heard it from others before, but this time he heard it from the Zhang family themselves, so he began to believe it a little.
"Of course it's true. I dare not lie to the emperor."
How would Zhang know whether it was true or not? It was her aunt, the Queen Mother, who told her all this.
"What else do you know about your ancestors? For example, the origin of the treasure map? Who is the real owner of the treasure? And which force can the token command? Where is that force now?"
Emperor Yongping's series of questions left Zhang stunned.
"This... I only know that the two jade pendants and the treasure map were passed down from my ancestors, and I don't know anything else."
Zhang really didn't know, and she herself didn't really believe what her aunt said.
"Where are these things you are talking about?"
Emperor Yongping was a little disappointed, but he continued to ask.
He had seen the treasure map, but he had never seen the jade pendant.
"In...in..."
Zhang was confused again. Could it be that her eldest son's treasure hunt had not been exposed yet?
But since everyone else is gone, where did the treasure map and the jade pendant go?
If that's the case, does that mean she has another life-saving talisman?
"Lin Fu, drive back to the palace."
When Emperor Yongping saw that Zhang could not answer, he turned around and left.
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