The hour of midnight had passed, but the Ning Wang Mansion was still brightly lit with candles.
The locked-up Aqin finally managed to untie the ropes on her body. She came to the door, looked at the lock that had fallen from the bolt, snorted with disdain, then opened the window, turned over and jumped out.
She couldn't wait to find her master now. She couldn't let her misunderstand that she was a traitor.
It was almost dawn and she was in a hurry. She had to reach where she wanted to go before dawn, so she didn't notice that two men in black were quietly following her.
Ruined temple outside the city
This is the meeting place between Aqin and her so-called master.
According to the previous rules, every morning, the contact person would come here and pass on the message she conveyed from Prince Ning's Mansion to the people here.
And she would also ask the contact person to find out whether her brother Erhu was safe.
Brother Erhu is her man, but now he is being coerced. She is eager to save him, so she is willing to do anything.
Yesterday, Luo Lan told her that her contact had falsely accused her of betrayal and she was very scared.
She was afraid that the other party would take it seriously. If that happened, her brother Erhu would lose a finger, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
So at this moment, Aqin stood in the dilapidated temple anxiously, shouting non-stop,
"Miss, I'm late. Are you here?"
It was vast and empty here, without a sound at all.
She was suddenly very scared, as if she saw the cruel scene of Brother Erhu having his fingers cut off.
She squatted on the ground with her head in her hands and began to cry helplessly.
At this moment, a hollow voice echoed in her ears.
"You still remember to come?"
Hearing this, Aqin raised her head as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. When she saw the man in black standing in front of her, she quickly walked over.
"Why is it you? Where's the young lady?"
"Just tell me if you have anything to say. Miss is busy. Why are you here just now? Do you know that you are late?"
"I was delayed today, so... I'm late."
"You were delayed by something? What?"
Hearing the dissatisfaction in the other party's words, she hurriedly explained,
"The contact person betrayed you, so no matter what he says, don't believe him. I will always be loyal to the young lady and would never dare to betray her."
"Oh? I think the contact person is quite normal, but you, on the other hand, seem a little abnormal."
"No, no, I heard it with my own ears. They said they arrested the contact, interrogated him for some information, and then released him. Their purpose was to frame me. Don't believe what they say!"
The other party was obviously a little impatient with her words. He felt that this woman might not be very smart.
However, she did not ask further about this matter, but asked directly:
"I heard that you were surprised when you found out that Princess Ning was a princess of Nanping?"
"yes."
"This is common knowledge. If you don't know it, it only proves that you are stupid."
Aqin looked at the veiled person in front of her with a surprised look.
"You knew she was the princess of Nanping, so why did you do this? Miss..."
"Who she is has nothing to do with the young lady. The young lady only wants Leng Yu's life, no matter what means she uses. By the way, I heard that you succeeded? Is he dead or not?"
Aqin tightened her lips and shook her head worriedly.
"Not dead yet, but soon."
"Soon? Do you know that Liu Luolan is proficient in medicine and can bring people back to life? As long as Leng Yu is still alive, your mission will not be considered a success, and you can forget about seeing your brother Erhu."
"But he's been poisoned. Most people who are poisoned won't die in two days, but three days is too early. Don't worry, you might hear about his death tomorrow."
The black-clothed man's eyes flashed, and then he snorted disdainfully.
"You really don't know Liu Luolan well enough. If your poison was poured into Leng Yu's mouth, it would be highly toxic and would quickly penetrate his internal organs, potentially killing him instantly. However, your poison penetrated through his skin. I'm sure it would be easy for Liu Luolan to save Leng Yu's life."
Aqin looked up at her with disbelief.
She has such high medical skills?"
"So, without any certainty that Leng Yu is dead, everything you say is just a possibility."
"But...but I've been exposed."
"Then you have to go back too. You have to make sure Leng Yu is dead."
"Going back now would be like committing suicide..."
"This has nothing to do with me."
Leaving this sentence, the man in black was about to leave. At this moment, Xiao Tanzi, who was hiding in the shadows, was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Xiao Lingzi. He shook his head cautiously at him and said in a low voice:
"The big fish haven't come out yet. If we go out now, we might alert the snake."
Seeing the man in black about to leave, Xiao Tanzi asked in a voice from his throat,
"So what should we do? Watch him leave?"
"I'll follow, you guys follow Aqin."
Hearing this, Xiao Ningzi waved his hands directly.
"Brother Ling, this is too dangerous. I'd better go with you!"
Xiao Tanzi looked at the two of them solemnly.
"You all have families, so nothing can happen. I'll go."
After leaving these words, he ran in the direction the man in black left without waiting for the two to respond.
When Xiao Ningzi and Xiao Lingzi wanted to call him, he had already disappeared into the night.
On this side, Aqin stood there for a long time before she clenched her fists dejectedly and turned to walk out of the dilapidated temple.
She rushed back to the capital in a daze. In order to avoid being discovered, she found a dilapidated house on the edge of the city to live in.
Of course, her every move was under the control of Xiao Ningzi and Xiao Lingzi.
The two of them ordered two guards to stay here and then returned to Prince Ning's Mansion.
It was the end of the hour of the Ox, but Luo Lan had no intention of falling asleep.
After arranging Xiao Lingzi and the others to leave, she returned to the operating room. She wanted to accompany Leng Yu and wait for him to wake up.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Majesty, General Ling and Prince Ning are back."
Hearing this, she glanced at Leng Yu and left the operating room.
When she arrived at the door, Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Ningzi were already waiting for her. Seeing her come out, they dismissed the servants and stepped forward and said,
"My Lady, we didn't do anything because the person who contacted Aqin was not the main person."
Luo Lan frowned, "Where's the little jar?"
"He went with the man in black."
"Nonsense! How can we follow them if we don't even know their background? What if something goes wrong?"
Hearing this, Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Ningzi looked at each other with some fear, and Luo Lan said again:
"Spread the news tomorrow morning. The emperor is fine and will return to the palace at noon."
Xiao Lingzi looked at her in confusion.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's health..."
Luo Lan looked at him fiercely.
"Since they want to assassinate the emperor, they will definitely seize this golden opportunity. We must lure them out of their hole..."
After she finished speaking, there was an unfathomable look in her eyes.
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