"Yu'er, why are you so panicked?"
Seeing Xiahou Yu's expression as if he was facing a great enemy, Xiahou Jing couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Xiahou Jing spent the entire afternoon out investigating the situation at the border. After learning that the 500,000 Lengyue soldiers who attacked Youzhou had suffered heavy casualties and that Princess Gongyang Jieying had been captured, she sensed something was amiss.
Now, seeing Xiahou Yu returning with a worried look on his face after checking on the hostages, her face couldn't help but become even gloomier.
Xiahou Yu said solemnly, "Mother, this is terrible! Hua Rongsheng and her husband are missing. Furthermore, I suspect Gongyang Yuheng was the one who rescued them!"
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Jing was furious. She slammed the table and roared, "I told you there's something fishy going on between that brat Gongyang Yuheng and Nalan Qingcheng!"
"Mother, what should we do? Lengyue Kingdom was defeated in this battle, and 420,000 of the 500,000 troops were killed. If the remaining 80,000 cannot be redeemed and brought back to Lengyue Kingdom, they will probably be reduced to slaves. The emperor of Lengyue Kingdom, Gongyang Yingyi, will probably be furious. If we go to Lengyue Kingdom now, we will probably be walking into a trap and become bargaining chips..." Xiahou Yu said worriedly, and quickly analyzed the current situation.
Xia Houjing nodded. "The situation has changed. It's really not appropriate to go to Lengyue Country now..."
As if she had thought of something, Xiahou Jing's eyes lit up and she continued, "How about this? Let's change our route and head to Zhaoyang Country. Ran Qiyue, the State Preceptor of Zhaoyang Country, has some connections with your mother and me. Let's go and seek refuge with him first, and then make further plans after leaving Laifeng Country."
"Your Majesty, your mother is absolutely right." Xiahou Yu nodded, then said indignantly, "What about Gongyang Jiezhen? Should we tell her? And that traitor Gongyang Yuheng? Are we just going to let him go like that?"
"Humph, of course not!" Xiahou Jing stared sinisterly at Gongyang Yuheng's room and said coldly, "Before we leave, send someone to deliver a letter to Queen You, telling her the hiding place of the Lengyue Kingdom's spies. That way, not only can we get revenge on the Gongyang siblings, but we can also have them draw attention away for us. Isn't that the best of both worlds?!"
"My mother is truly wise and far-sighted..." Xiahou Yu said with a face full of admiration.
At the hour of Xu that night, Xiahou Jing and her daughter Xiahou Yu ignored the drizzle and left the inn under the hazy moonlight. They quickly took a boat south, intending to go to Zhaoyang State, east of Laifeng State.
Of course, before leaving, they did not forget to bribe a beggar to go to Prince You's Mansion to deliver a letter to Nalan Qiudi.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
At midnight, in the backyard of Prince You's mansion, Nalan Qiudi, who was sleeping soundly, was once again awakened by the housekeeper's knock on the door.
"Lao Mo! You'd better really have something important to report. Otherwise, I will immediately order you to be thrown into the Yousi River to feed the fish!"
Nalan Qiudi, who had been disturbed from her dream meeting with her lover, immediately roared in rage. Her roar, like that of an enraged lion, seemed to shake the roof.
Facing his master's wrath, the butler, Lao Mo, reported truthfully and tremblingly, "Your Highness, a beggar brought a letter of denunciation, saying that there are spies from the Lengyue Kingdom hiding in the Tianfu Inn on the eastern outskirts of the city."
"A spy from the Lengyue Nation?" Nalan Qiudi instantly woke up upon hearing this and immediately ordered, "Bring the letter here."
"Yes, Your Highness." Butler Mo came in from the door and handed the letter to Nalan Qiudi respectfully.
When Nalan Qiudi saw the letter of accusation saying that Lengyue Kingdom's third princess Gongyang Jiezhen and the sixth prince were hiding in Tianfu Inn, he immediately jumped out of bed.
She thought to herself: Regardless of whether the news is true or not, it would be best to investigate first. If it is true, then this is truly a godsend opportunity...
Immediately afterwards, Nalan Qiudi acted decisively and personally led his men to the eastern outskirts of the city like a gust of wind, ready to capture the spies of Lengyue Kingdom.
When they arrived at the Tianfu Inn on the eastern outskirts of the city, Nalan Qiudi was imposing, like a tiger descending from the mountains, and kicked open the door of the inn with one foot.
"Sir, please... may I ask what happened?" The owner of Tianfu Inn saw the officer coming and stepped forward fearfully to ask.
Nalan Qiudi did not answer, but shouted angrily: "Catch the thief for me!"
Following her order, the guards behind her rushed into the second floor of the inn like arrows to search.
However, the two rooms mentioned in the letter were empty.
"Damn it! They actually got away!" Nalan Qiudi stomped his feet in frustration.
"Come here, search! Even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find him!"
Immediately afterwards, the guards began a carpet search, and the inn instantly became a mess.
Half an hour later, after searching for the person in vain, Nalan Qiudi, who was about to evacuate, suddenly heard a noise on the roof.
She then used her lightness skills to fly onto the roof, and sure enough, she saw Gong Yang Jiezhen who had accidentally kicked a tile and made a noise.
Nalan Qiudi took in the woman before her, dressed as a Taoist nun but still endearingly elegant, and immediately guessed her identity. She chuckled faintly, "Haha... Your Highness Prince Luo, in the dead of night, leaving your perfectly good bed to sleep on the rooftop, getting caught in the rain? You're in quite the mood!"
"Xiao Wang, I'm happy to do it. Is that not okay?" Gongyang Jiezhen said arrogantly.
"Okay, of course." Nalan Qiudi said with a forced smile.
As they spoke, the two men drew their swords and began a fierce battle like dragons emerging from the sea.
Facing the aggressive Nalan Qiudi, Gongyang Jiezhen handled it with ease.
However, the guards of Prince You's mansion were never idle for a moment, shooting arrows at Gongyang Jiezhen from time to time. Gongyang Jiezhen, exhausted from dealing with them, gradually fell into a disadvantage.
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