Chapter 166 Zuo Lun's Ambition
While Xiao Jin and others were worried, the bandit leader of Cuiyun Mountain was also in trouble.
He was Ling Chan's old friend, Wu Shao, who had helped the Wolf King in He Yun Mansion.
After leaving He Yun Mansion, he prepared to leave Dahe and came to Youzhou area.
It was by chance that he ended up staying in Cuiyun Mountain. He had already used up all his savings when he came to Youzhou from Dahe, so he resorted to stealing and robbing...
When he arrived in Youzhou, he met Zhuge Fei, the leader of a group of brothers.
Zhuge Fei admired his craftsmanship very much and sincerely invited him to join them.
Wu Shao had nowhere to go, and since he couldn't refuse Zhuge Fei's kindness, he stayed.
At that time, they still lived in dilapidated temples and houses and had no fixed place to live.
Later, Zhuge Fei was injured and died while robbing a dart team. Before his death, he entrusted his brothers to Wu Shao.
Wu Shao didn't want to travel around, so he stayed in Cuiyun Mountain outside Youzhou.
Knowing that Cuiyun Mountain was the territory of Daqi, he was also afraid that his brothers would be too arrogant and attract Ling Chan.
So he always asked everyone to just intercept the goods and not kill anyone.
He never showed up, only helping from the shadows...
Unexpectedly, even in this situation, the people around Ling Chan were still attracted here.
Wu Shao recognized Xiao Jin, as well as Gong Lan and Gong Yu.
When he saw Xiao Jin, Gong Lan and Gong Yu, he was so angry that he wanted to kill them.
But he still has his sanity. If he kills them...
Ling Chan will definitely fight him to the death.
In his previous life, he had taken advantage of a loophole to have the chance to plot against Ling Chan, but here... he had no chance of winning.
After dying once, he cherishes his life even more.
"Boss, what are you thinking about?" The brothers from Cuiyun Mountain brought wine and a plate of meat.
Wu Shao was in no mood to eat meat or drink wine now. He was only worried that Ling Chan would come looking for him.
"Boss, don't be afraid. Those lackeys of the imperial court are nothing to be afraid of." The speaker was the former second-in-command of Cuiyun Mountain.
At the beginning, Zhuge Fei wanted to hand them over to Wu Shao, but the second brother disagreed.
But since Wu Shao took over, every attempt to intercept the goods has been successful, and the brothers who were captured can be rescued safely.
The second brother finally surrendered to him reluctantly.
Wu Shao said in a bad tone, "You don't understand."
The second brother was so disdainful of being looked down upon by him, he immediately said, "Wu Shao, you..."
The other brothers rushed over and grabbed the second brother to stop him from having another attack.
As brothers, they can clearly tell who is more important. After Wu Shao became the boss, their lives were turned upside down. Of course, they submitted to Wu Shao.
As for the second brother, it was only because we had been together for a long time that I gave him some face.
But the second brother didn't know his own importance, and always exaggerated and ridiculed Wu Shao in private.
The brothers were afraid that the second brother would offend Wu Shao and force him away, then they would have to go back to their previous days of hunger and hiding.
Wu Shao didn't pay any attention to their actions. He was now worrying about what to do if Ling Chan came.
With Ling Chan's personality...let alone him, none of these brothers would have a good ending.
Wu Shao thought about it and decided to...move away!
"Brothers." He stood up and everyone fell silent as he spoke.
"We shouldn't go out for the next few days. We should move away from Cuiyun Mountain and find a new mountain."
"ah!"
"Boss, why are you moving out of the blue?"
"Yes, Cuiyun Mountain is so nice. We are all used to living here."
Not to mention them, Wu Shao is also used to living here, but he definitely can't stay here now.
"Boss, your thunder and fire bombs are so powerful, are you afraid of those soldiers?"
His thunder and fire bombs are powerful, but!
Ling Chan's thunder and fire bombs are even more powerful!
If Ling Chan was angered, she could simply use a thunder and fire bomb to blow up the entire mountain.
We are both agents, why is he doing so well?
And he does so well wherever he goes.
"Don't ask any more questions, just leave here as soon as possible." Wu Shao was determined.
To reassure everyone, he said, "After we leave here, we can start over again, but if we continue to stay here, we may..."
"Destroyed by the imperial court."
Seeing his serious expression, everyone couldn't help but become cautious.
"In that case, we'll listen to Big Brother." Soon, everyone made a decision.
Following Wu Shao means they can eat meat and drink wine, so of course they have to listen to Wu Shao.
Wu Shao made a decision and felt at ease.
Moving out of Cuiyun Mountain tomorrow...
However, things are always changing and sometimes they don’t go as we wish.
Of course, sometimes it’s just because of people’s greed.
Ling Chan received the news sent by Qingyi Tower, which was not from Youzhou, but from the capital.
She has been staying in the palace, but she still has a good grasp of the developments in the court.
"Is there anything big happening?" Xi Lingyue asked.
Qingyi Tower often sends letters, and Xi Lingyue has become accustomed to it.
"The Zuo family has been very active recently." Ling Chan said.
Ever since Xiao Ze became the emperor, Zuo Dongrou took advantage of the opportunity to seize power because he was young and ignorant, and the Zuo family thus prospered.
Because Zuo Lun was greedy for money and extremely tyrannical, he caused dissatisfaction in the court.
Many ministers secretly joined forces to impeach the Zuo family.
Zuo Lun got to know the news and has been causing trouble for the ministers' families recently.
Ling Chan put the letter down. "It would be fine if the emperor was only slightly suppressed by the Zuo family, but now it seems that it is not that simple."
Xi Lingyue drank her tea leisurely, "What are you going to do?"
"Everything goes to extremes and then reverses." Ling Chan picked up the teacup. "The Zuo family is so tyrannical, someone will inevitably take action."
Before the ministers who were preparing to impeach Zuo Lun could make a move, Zuo Lun had already taken the initiative and filed a complaint against several of them in front of Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze directly issued an order to demote their official positions three levels.
Their original positions were filled by people selected by Zuo Lun.
Zuo Lun's power in the court became more stable.
That day, Zuo Lun went to the palace to see Zuo Dongrou, and he was not surprised to see Xiao Yi.
"Did Prince Huai enter the palace to assist the emperor?" he asked.
Zuo Dongrou blushed slightly. This was the reason she had used to keep Xiao Jin in the palace.
Her elder brother sees everything but doesn't say anything.
Xiao Yi's face was stern. "Since the uncle of the king is here, I won't stay any longer."
As soon as he walked out of Zuo Dongrou's bedroom, he heard Zuo Lun asking, "What do you want from him?"
Zuo Dongrou giggled a few times but did not answer.
After a while, Zuo Dongrou asked, "Brother, what's the matter with you entering the palace?"
Zuo Lun got straight to the point, "My Mingyu is already at the marriageable age..."
Zuo Dongrou didn't know Zuo Lun's plan yet, and said excitedly, "Don't worry, big brother. I will definitely make good plans for Mingyu's marriage."
Zuo Lun waved his hand, "No need to plan, big brother has already thought of it."
"Oh? Whose is it?" Zuo Dongrou asked.
Zuo Lun looked at Zuo Dongrou, whose eyes gradually became incredulous. She pointed at herself and asked, "Me?"
"Brother, are you interested in Ze'er?" Zuo Dongrou said in surprise.
"Mingyu is already fourteen, and Ze'er is only eleven..."
Zuo Lun's tone was nonchalant, "Three years apart, very suitable."
He didn't even sound negotiating.
Zuo Dongrou stood up anxiously, "Brother..."
"It's settled." Zuo Lun said bluntly, "Sister, this way, you and I will be even closer." His hand slid back and forth between Zuo Dongrou and him.
What he said revealed his ambition.
"When Mingyu gives Ze'er a prince, he will be made the crown prince. When he ascends the throne, the country will belong to our Zuo family."
It was not until Zuo Lun left that Zuo Dongrou stroked her chest, swallowed her saliva, and tried to calm herself down.
This kingdom is considered to be half owned by our Zuo family...
Her elder brother actually had such a plan?
Zuo Dongrou doesn't believe that his goal is just to make Mingyu the queen and give birth to the prince...
Since this concerns her son's kingdom, she has to be cautious.
Zuo Dongrou was very confused at the moment, and she admitted that she had acted a little foolishly.
Thinking that since you are the queen mother, you can't do what you want?
Thinking that the Zuo family is her maternal family, what's wrong with being a little arrogant and domineering?
But she never thought about overthrowing the Xiao family's world...
The one who sits on the throne is her son, and this kingdom belongs to her son.
Did Big Brother really mean that? Was it what she thought he meant?
Zuo Dongrou calmed herself down and thought it through carefully.
Maybe, eldest brother didn’t mean that. He simply wanted to marry Mingyu into the palace. Yes, that must be the case.
She comforted herself...
Xiao Ze came over to have dinner with Zuo Dongrou, and he kept complaining about what was happening in the court.
Zuo Dongrou didn't let him do what he wanted this time, but reprimanded him in a deep voice, "Ze'er, you are the emperor. It is your responsibility to handle court affairs."
"You can't complain, understand?"
Before Xiao Ze could fully express his dissatisfaction, he was interrupted by Zuo Dongrou. He had a gloomy face and showed strong displeasure.
Zuo Dongrou sighed, lamenting that it was all his own fault.
She was previously Concubine Rou. Because the late emperor had only one prince, Ze'er, she doted on Ze'er very much.
The late emperor was still very young at that time, and he probably thought that there would be many princes in the future, so he had no intention of making Xiao Ze the crown prince.
In this case, the late emperor would certainly not discipline Xiao Ze strictly.
One year after Xiao Ze ascended the throne, Zuo Dongrou only thought about how to get Xiao Jin, and did not think carefully about how to teach Xiao Ze.
With such a delay, this child...
"I've been reviewing memorials and dealing with boring things all day, and I'm really bored. I wanted to come to my mother's place to relax."
"I didn't expect that you, mother, would blame me like this."
"It's really boring."
Having said that, Xiao Ze stood up and ran out.
Zuo Dongrou was stunned at the moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
She did not agree to Zuo Lun's request, but Zuo Lun had already announced that his daughter Zuo Mingyu would enter the palace as queen.
This situation is normal, but it is rare to see someone as impatient as Zuo Lun.
In the end, under pressure, Zuo Dongrou asked Xiao Ze to issue an imperial decree to arrange their marriage.
However, when the imperial edict was issued, Zuo Lun was no longer in the capital, and even Zuo Dongrou didn't know where he had gone.
When Ling Chan received the letter from Youzhou, she was almost five months pregnant.
It was midsummer, and Ling Chan prepared clothes for Xi Lingyue that could regulate her body temperature.
When the letter was delivered to her, she asked the maid beside her to deliver the clothes to Xi Lingyue.
Opening the letter and looking at the contents... Ling Chan suddenly stood up, "You are so good, Wu Shao, I didn't expect you to dare to come to Daqi."
Ling Chan admired Wu Shao's courage. When Wu Shao left the Wolf King, she thought he was afraid of her.
At that time, she thought that this era was not as good as her previous life, and finding someone was easy.
If Wu Shao could live peacefully in this era, she wouldn't have to look for him.
In fact, it is difficult to find him, and it is not worth looking for him.
She was only worried about one thing, that is, Wu Shao also had a lot of spy equipment in his hands, and she was afraid that Wu Shao would take out those equipment and hurt innocent people.
But later she thought it over and realized that as long as Wu Shao took out those things and used them, the news would definitely get out.
By then, she will definitely be able to find him, capture him and kill him!
She thought about where Wu Shao would go. If he couldn't stay in Dahe, he could go to a nearby city, such as Cangnan, Da'an, or Dayuan.
But I didn't expect that he would come to Daqi.
However, he was sensible enough to only use anesthetic needles and thunder and fire bombs, and tried his best not to kill anyone.
Ling Chan was still thinking about the bad fate between the two... from the previous life to this life...
"Wu Shao, you'd better not hurt innocent people." Otherwise, you're dead.
Ling Chan went to Xi Lingyue's place, and Xi Lingyue was trying on the clothes she sent.
"Chan'er, the clothes you sent are so nice. I feel cool all over when I put them on." Xi Lingyue didn't want to take them off after putting them on.
"Mother." Ling Chan stepped forward and helped her sit down. "Mother, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"I want to go to Yuzhou."
"Ah?!" Xi Lingyue frowned, "You're going to Youzhou at this time? But is Jin'er in any danger?"
Ling Chan shook her head, "The prince is fine, it's just..."
"They're in trouble, and I have to go."
Xi Lingyue grabbed Ling Chan's hand, "But you are pregnant now..."
"Mother, don't worry, I'll be fine. The doctor always says I'm in excellent health and the baby is doing well."
That’s true, but Xi Lingyue is still worried.
"Chan'er, do we have to go?" Xi Lingyue asked hesitantly.
Ling Chan nodded, "I have to go."
Xi Lingyue was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Okay, since you want to go, Mother will not stop you."
"But remember, always put yourself first. Once you're safe, you must also keep your child safe."
Ling Chan was a little moved. Xi Lingyue's words put her first, instead of asking her to keep the child.
She held Xi Lingyue's hand with both of hers, "Mother, I will."
"You must be careful in the capital."
"I will leave someone to protect you. During this time, you should claim to be ill and refuse to see visitors. You should also not go to the palace."
Xi Lingyue nodded, "I understand."
"Chan'er, when are you leaving?"
Ling Chan stood up and said, "I'll leave now."
"So urgent?" Xi Lingyue stood up. "Don't you want to prepare something?"
"It takes time to prepare dry food and clothes."
Ling Chan patted the back of her hand gently, "Don't bother with these, Mother. I've already asked someone to go out and buy them."
The servants bought some dry food, prepared water bags, and even prepared a carriage for Ling Chan.
Ling Chan set off, but untied the carriage and rode away directly...
After leaving the capital, she changed into a silver carriage.
Although Wu Shao was not a person to be feared, she was extremely anxious and felt that something was going to happen.
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