Shu Yang smiled weakly and said, "I just don't know if he is willing to see me."
Ever since Emperor Gan Zhao Longyu passed away, Shu Yang was framed by Xia Houqing and his men, accused of plotting to murder the emperor, and forced to go into hiding. So, although she had always wanted to know about Qingliang Valley and Li Xinzhai, she only learned about it after successfully arriving in the valley.
Right now, in the eyes of the people of Daliang, she was a complete sinner. If anyone discovered that Wang Yanzhou had taken her in, the consequences would likely be far more serious than she could have imagined.
Tang Chen also knew Shu Yang's current anguish. He had thought that after meeting Li Xinzhai in Qingliang Valley, he would at least feel grateful for his support. Who would have expected that so many unexpected events would happen during this period without any news from him? "Of course I'm willing. Besides his matter, what's the other one?"
Shu Yang said cautiously, "I need your help with something, but I'm afraid the prince won't agree, so I came here secretly to ask for your opinion first."
Tang Chen slowly put down the teacup in his hand and said bluntly, "Well, I need to hear what's going on first."
After Shu Yang sorted out his thoughts, he explained, "Although Qingliang Valley won a great victory in the battle with South Vietnam, it also suffered heavy losses. I know you have good relations with people in the black market, so..."
Tang Chen's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this. He wondered what Shu Yang had been going through recently. She was so cautious, he'd never seen her like that before. From what she said, it seemed like she was hoping he could persuade the black market to secretly help Qingliang Valley.
Of course, while their relationship with the black market might seem unrelated on the surface, Shu Yang couldn't fail to see the connection between Wang Ruo and Hua Wuxin. She probably had other things on her mind, and this was probably just a prelude to testing her own intentions.
Well, let's just go along with her and see what she's up to. "If it's just this one matter, you can rest assured. Hua Wuxin has helped us a lot behind the scenes thanks to her relationship with Wang Ruo. Afterwards, even though the black market can't openly help us, they've still provided a lot of support in secret. Besides, we've paid them."
Shu Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Tang Chen didn't seem to have any grudges against him: "Actually..."
Tang Chen cleared his throat and said, "Just say what you want to say. Stop hiding it. If you don't say it, I'll have to send you away."
Actually, the matter wasn't particularly serious. It was just that before Shu Yang came to Qingliang Valley, he saw something strange at the border of Qingliang County. "Actually, it's like this; before I came to Qingliang Valley, I saw a group of people from Tianshu Tower stealthily carrying a coffin. They were probably heading towards Qinghe County."
Tang Chen gradually put away the smile on his face and asked, "Coffin? Do you know what's inside?"
Shu Yang replied, "...There's an ice coffin inside, and the person inside that coffin looks exactly like Madam Wang Ruo."
When Tang Chen heard the last few words, he stood up from the stool. Speaking of people who look like Wang Ruo, besides her sister Wang Zhen, her mother-in-law, and the legendary queen of Daliang, who else could it be? "What did you say!"
As Shu Yang spoke these words, he felt quite uncertain. After all, if the palace records were correct, Queen Wang Zhen had perished in the flames alongside Yao Chen. And at the time, they had indeed discovered the female corpse inside, wearing her bracelet. Later, as Queen Wang Zhen had agreed upon long ago with the late emperor, her coffin was finally returned to Qingliang Valley for burial by Wang Yanzhou.
Shu Yang sighed and said, "Uncle Wang is busy taking care of Qingliang Valley right now. I don't know who else to tell this to except you. After all, this is really shocking."
Tang Chen was also confused. How could all this be different from what Wang Yanzhou had told her before? "Wang Ruo just left. Could the person in the ice coffin really be Queen Wang Zhen? No, that's not right. The Queen has been gone for many years. Don't tell anyone else about this. I have to go and ask what's going on."
Shu Yang could only take care of this matter up to this point. She was powerless to handle the rest. Furthermore, the most important reason for her visit this time was a letter she had accidentally received not long ago: "Also, take a look at this."
Tang Chen took a look at the contents of the letter. The general meaning was to tell them that there were spies from South Vietnam in Beimo, and everyone should be extremely careful about Beimo's future movements.
These words were genuine expressions of concern for the situation in Daliang, but they were unsigned, and the handwriting seemed unfamiliar: "...I haven't seen this handwriting before. Who sent it?"
Shu Yang shook his head slightly and said, "It's not signed. But if I'm guessing correctly, it should have been sent by Shangguan Bing'er."
Tang Chen asked, "I heard that South Vietnam sent someone to ask Shangguan Bing'er for help?"
Shu Yang nodded and replied, "But looking at her like this, although she has no say in Beimo, she doesn't seem to have any intention of betraying Daliang."
Tang Chen lowered his head again and carefully examined the letter in his hand: "Shangguan Bing'er, Haodu Khan, perhaps she can really help..."
She had said what she needed to say, and had given what she needed to give. Now Shu Yang could only place her hopes on Wang Yanzhou and Tang Chen. She had never imagined that she would find herself at such a loss: "That's all I have to say. The rest is nothing serious."
Tang Chen also expressed his opinion: "I understand. You go back first, I will handle it myself. What cannot be handled will eventually have to be handed over to those people."
When Shu Yang stood up to leave, he suddenly remembered what he had seen in the mansion when he first arrived, and couldn't help but say one more thing: "Don't work too hard. Princess Fenglai is also used to being spoiled. If there is any offense, I hope you will bear it."
Tang Chen smiled. Princess Fenglai meant a lot to Daliang right now. Even if she did make a mistake, as long as it wasn't something so serious as to endanger national security, they would just turn a blind eye and let it go. "I understand. You just came back and it must have been very hard for you. Go back and recuperate for a while. You'll be busy again later."
Shu Yang had barely left when the silly Qilin Guard reappeared before Tang Chen. A grown man, he was so shy that Tang Chen almost couldn't help but slap him in the face. Although these Qilin Guards wore masks and wouldn't tell her their names, she could still tell who they were even through their masks the moment they appeared.
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