However, they were lucky. Now Tanhua was only thinking about doing something to compensate Jiang Ling. She was happy about this.
Therefore, Prajna smiled and said, "Don't worry, she doesn't have time to deal with these trivial matters right now. Her son is still enough to give her a headache."
With that, Ou Yezi had settled everything down. Now it was time to go back and deal with the footprints he had accidentally left behind on the road before daybreak. "Well, I'll go back first. We'll talk again when we have a chance."
"No."
...No one knew how much power Tianshu Tower had secretly cultivated over the years, and Tang Chen didn't know why Su Zhirou had deceived her like this. The most obvious thing was Xiahou Qing's hasty departure from Qinghe County. The matter of the living dead was naturally very important in Tianshu Tower's current plans, but there was another matter that would force Xiahou Qing to withdraw from the affairs of Qinghe County.
Ever since the zombie incident, the nights in Gyeonggi Province have always been eerily quiet. The city, bustling with people during the day, becomes like a lifeless ghost town at night.
Tonight was a new moon, and aside from the faint glimmer of stars, there was no other light in the sky. In the pitch-black, quiet night, the sleeping homes of Gyeonggi were reluctantly awakened by a series of anxious knocks on their doors.
The Duke of Liang and his wife woke up after hearing footsteps and knocks outside. Although his wife hadn't said anything recently, she was actually very nervous. She couldn't stand the noise when she slept lately. When she heard this noise, she sat on the bed in annoyance, tilting her head to look at the lights that had suddenly turned on outside, and said, "Why is there so much noise outside so early in the morning?"
After motioning her to lie back down, Duke Liang said softly, "It's been so noisy lately. It's not even daybreak yet. You should get some sleep. I'll go out and see who's robbing me of a good night's sleep so early in the morning."
Before he finished speaking, Duke Liang, who was still slowly putting on his shoes, heard someone knocking on his door: "Father, father, are you awake?"
When Duke Liang heard Shen Xin's voice, he thought to himself that something was wrong. He thought something must have happened outside. His men moved much faster: "Wake up! Wait outside for a while, I'll be right out!"
After hearing Shen Xin’s voice, Mrs. Liang could no longer sleep: “Is Ah Xin outside?”
Duke Liang was busy getting dressed as he said, "That's probably the case. It looks to me like something has happened."
Mrs. Liang threw back the quilt. Since something had happened, there was no time for her to sleep. "Then I won't sleep either. Let's take a look together. If it's nothing serious, I can go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for you."
"Okay."
When Duke Liang came out, he saw that all the lights in the mansion were lit, so he hurriedly asked, "Ah Xin, what happened today? Why is there so much noise?"
Chen Xin immediately replied, "Someone just came to the palace and said Yao Chen is not doing well. I noticed that most of the relatives and nobles in the capital have been summoned, including Lord Wen."
Duke Liang was slightly taken aback. That old man Wen Xian was just an idler. Normally, if there was nothing serious going on, not even the Emperor Gan Zhao would dare to disturb him. But today, it was strange that he dared to call him over as well. "That old bastard was also called over to say that Yao Chen was not doing well? What was wrong with him?"
The palace attendant who delivered the message was also clueless and hesitant. It was obvious that he didn't know the inside story, so Chen Xin didn't give him too much trouble. Besides, if he hadn't experienced it personally, he wouldn't trust the news coming out of the palace. After all, this wasn't the royal family's territory. "It's not clear yet. I have to go and see it to find out."
After adjusting his clothes, Duke Liang asked, "How about you? Have you received the imperial edict?"
Chen Xin nodded and said, "I received it too. Of course, I went there on behalf of Yan Zhou."
As Duke Liang was getting dressed, he glanced back at the room behind him, which had a closed door but a light on. He couldn't help but lower his voice and said, "If you leave, there won't be anyone capable enough to look after the house. I'm a little worried about the two of them."
Not to mention that Duke Liang was unwilling to go, Chen Xin was naturally unwilling to go as well: "Ah, isn't it. However, Yao Chen's matter is also important, so I can only let Liuxiang Tavern and the secret guards I brought stay to watch over it for the time being. I will rush back as soon as the matter in the palace is finished."
After thinking for a moment, Duke Liang made the arrangements, "Let's just leave the people from the tavern behind. The Duke's Mansion has its own guards, so the secret guards should come with us into the palace. Xiahou Qing values Yao Chen so much, but now he's suddenly vague and hurriedly summoning us, who still have some dignity, so who knows what he might have up his sleeve."
Chen Xin said, "I think this matter may have nothing to do with Tianshu Tower."
"What do you mean?" As he spoke, Duke Liang pulled Chen Xin to a corner aside. Talking about things right in front of the doorway would be fine if it was a good thing, but if Madam Liang knew about it, she would be extremely anxious and worried.
Chen Xin also saw what Duke Liang was up to. After checking around to make sure everyone was doing their job and there weren't any strange people sneaking around trying to eavesdrop, he whispered in his ear, "A spy reports that Xiahou Qing should still be on his way back to the capital. It seems the news came unexpectedly."
Duke Liang's expression changed, and he urged, "If that's the case, then we need to hurry. If something really happens to Yao Chen, Tianshu Tower will lose a key figure. Who knows if he'll take advantage of the situation and put the blame on Qingliang Valley."
The father-in-law and son-in-law had just finished their whisper and were about to go to the stable to get the horses, but they had not taken two steps when they were caught by Mrs. Liang who was looking for them.
When Chen Xin saw Madam Liang, her first reaction was naturally to bow her head and greet her: "Mother."
Madam Liang nodded slightly and asked, "I just heard you say someone from the palace came and told you to go into the palace, right? So you're leaving, so when can you come back?"
Duke Liang smiled and said, "It's not clear yet. Let's go and check the situation first. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll send someone back to let you know that everything is safe."
Madam Liang looked around and didn't see the follower behind Chen Xin. She asked worriedly, "Then you should be careful. Why didn't Shuyi come with you?"
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