Chapter 237 Unexpected Events
After reading it, Xiao Qing felt it was a small matter.
When the Prince of Lang went to Langzhou, he was about twenty years old, before Xiao Qing was even born.
By calculation, Prince Lang should be about twenty years older than Xiao Qing.
Yes, he was in the prime of his life, but unfortunately, he was disabled in both legs.
Xiao Qing stroked his chin, thinking that he should have been a suitable replacement three years ago.
An older brother who had never been in contact with his younger brother was coming to visit...
She was becoming somewhat curious about this Prince Lang.
For minor matters... Xiao Qing granted permission.
It's no wonder Xiao Qing didn't know about Emperor Tianhe's decree to Prince Lang that "he may not return to the capital without an imperial edict."
Firstly, this incident occurred before the original owner was born, so not many people knew about it back then. Moreover, the Great Xiao Dynasty had lost half its territory due to war, and the officials in the north were scattered. Now, it is estimated that only some members of the royal family have any recollection of this event.
Secondly, since Prince Lang became disabled in both legs, it was determined that he would withdraw from the political stage of the Great Xiao Dynasty.
Although Langzhou was his fiefdom back then, the southwest was bitterly cold and was originally a barren land. The people were fierce and wild, and they had never made any significant contributions to the court over the years. It was a blessing if they didn't cause any trouble.
With the Prince of Lang being sent to such a place and in such a state of affairs, barely surviving, who would pay special attention to this washed-up prince who had faded into obscurity for many years?
Therefore, no one mentioned this imperial brother to Xiao Qing.
Even though Fu Mingyi taught her for three years, he only talked about the basic situation of this Prince Lang and did not give her any special advice.
In fact, when it comes to the information that Fu Mingyi shared with Xiao Qing about various aspects of the Great Xiao Dynasty, the information about the Prince of Lang was not as important as that about Wang Xiang.
He was truly a person who was far removed from politics and posed no threat whatsoever.
After Xiao Qing finished his review, he remembered his younger brother who was still in the palace, so he forgot about the matter and started thinking about how to trick Xiao Yan into going to the South Training Ground to practice riding and archery.
This child can read all day and dislikes moving around, which won't do. How can a child grow taller if they don't move? Adolescence is the golden period for physical growth!
Xiao Yan has been so bothered by Xiao Qing lately that he's speechless. He's been avoiding her on several occasions, which is quite a sudden change in the atmosphere of the palace.
That evening, Xiao Qing couldn't sit still any longer.
Zhao Youchen sent a message that something was wrong with Mingxiu.
Xiao Qing's heart tightened. After giving Ma Hong a few instructions, she prepared to leave the palace.
Ma Hong was reluctant for the young emperor to leave the palace alone so late, so he wanted to go with him. However, Mingxiu was not in the palace, and if he went with the young emperor, it would be difficult to make arrangements in the palace.
Ma Hong felt once again that His Majesty had too few capable people around him. As a military attendant, he should have been by His Majesty's side protecting him at all times.
However, His Majesty dislikes having people around him, and usually instructs him and Mingxiu to work together when there are matters to be done. Over the years, he has never let anyone else out of his sight.
Zhao Youchen waited outside, and soon he and Xiao Qing left the palace in plain clothes.
Ma Hong was thinking that he really needed to find more promising talents to cultivate, so that he could be assigned to different roles both inside and outside the palace, and thus be able to accompany His Majesty more often.
This will not be discussed here.
Xiao Qing and Zhao Youchen hurried along the way, and Zhao Youchen recounted the events to Xiao Qing.
The day before yesterday, a young monk entered Mingxiu's room. Although it was only for the time it took to serve tea, Mingxiu fell into a deep sleep and has been unconscious for two days now.
Master Jueyan sensed something was wrong and hurriedly sent a message to Zhao Youchen. Zhao Youchen, after thinking about the masked man's message from the previous day, realized that something was amiss.
After so many days, Zhao Youchen sensed that something was amiss at the He residence. Even He Shu's death was probably not a simple matter.
Xiao Qing remained tense the entire way. She knew that the person hiding in the shadows had made their move.
He Shu is already gone; she can't lose Mingxiu too.
She knew it wasn't appropriate for her to rush to Tianyin Temple like this, but she wouldn't feel at ease if she didn't get a glimpse of it.
But she hadn't been out of the city long when a person stood in front of her, with his back to them.
Xiao Qing looked closely and became a little nervous.
"Mr. Wu".
She wondered if Fu Mingyi had sent him to stop her. After all, Fu Mingyi's attitude towards He Shu's matter clearly indicated that he didn't want her to know too much or have too much contact with him.
However, the He family clearly has problems.
Mr. Wu stood still. "You want to go to Tianyin Temple."
Xiao Qing planned that if Mr. Wu wouldn't let her go, she would force her way in. Her footwork wasn't as good as Mr. Wu's, but there were two of them.
She gave Zhao Youchen a wink, thinking that it would be good to stall for a while.
“You’ve been watched ever since you left the palace.”
Xiao Qing knew that Mr. Wu must have already cleaned up their mess by saying that.
"Mr. Wu doesn't want me to go?"
Mr. Wu then turned around, without answering, but handed over a letter.
Xiao Qing took the envelope, opened it, and saw Fu Mingyi's handwritten letter.
The first sentence was: "Your Majesty, I know that you have many thoughts and plans."
Having not seen each other for many days, and then suddenly seeing this again with such words, she felt slightly flustered.
She suppressed her inexplicable emotions before taking a closer look.
Fu Mingyi's letter was very short.
She finished reading it in just a few glances, but still read it again from beginning to end.
Fu Mingyi meant that Mingxiu was already bait on the hook, and told her not to get close to Mingxiu, and that everything would be decided when he returned.
Xiao Qing folded the letter and put it away, saying firmly, "I must go." She would not allow Mingxiu to be used as bait.
Mr. Wu nodded, "In that case, let's set off."
He glanced at Zhao Youchen, "Let's go first."
Zhao Youchen felt somewhat frustrated. His martial arts skills were inferior to Mr. Wu's, and his lightness skill was not as good as Xiao Qing's. He felt like he was holding everyone back.
Xiao Qing was somewhat taken aback. "Mr. Wu, you're not going to stop me?"
"I've already given you the letter; what decision you make is not my business."
The night wind was cold, but a warmth welled up in Xiao Qing's heart.
The two used their lightness skills to move even faster than before.
"Where did the Grand Tutor go?" Xiao Qing finally couldn't help but ask.
"Yuzhou".
That's the Fu family's ancestral home.
Why go to Yuzhou?
"It's all in the letter."
The letter made no mention of his trip to Yuzhou or the reason for it.
Xiao Qing didn't ask any more questions and hurried along the way. Once they entered the temple, Mr. Wu disappeared without a trace.
When Xiao Qing arrived at the entrance of Mingxiu and was about to go in, she suddenly sensed someone beside her.
She was on guard and quickly looked over, only to see Mr. Wu jumping out and fighting with a man in black.
Xiao Qing hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the door and went in, leaving the matters outside to Mr. Wu.
The man in black was very difficult to deal with, and his fighting style seemed to be similar to that of Mr. Wu. The two fought fiercely and were evenly matched. Perhaps due to their tacit understanding, they fought together and headed to a secluded spot in the back mountain.
Xiao Qing was stunned as soon as she entered the room.
Mingxiu was sleeping on the bed, Master Jueyan was lying on the table, and there were two huge scorpions next to Mingxiu's pillow, one pure black and one pure red, each as big as Mingxiu's face.
Xiao Qing had a rather unpleasant idea.
"Xiao Yuan?"
No one responded to her, but the two large scorpions that were waving their pincers at Mingxiu slowly turned around.
In a secluded room in the temple, a dark-skinned and simple-minded boy slapped his forehead, "Oh! I smell my sister!"
Mo Dan suddenly looked at him, "Which sister?"
"It was my older sister! She fell down, and..." The boy scratched his head, unsure how to describe it.
Modan's eyes darted around. "Lure them over."
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