Xiao Ling, who had been waiting in the capital for a long time but Xiao Yi never showed up, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Hui's ascension to the throne has been fraught with twists and turns; there can't be any more mistakes. Xiao Ling thought it best to send someone to Jiangjin.
Zhao Yunwan quietly returned to the Daxiangguo Temple, thinking she hadn't been discovered, little did she know that Linghu Yao had seen and heard everything.
However, Linghu Yao turned a blind eye and did not intend to tell Emperor Hui Zhao Yunwan the true purpose of her visit to the Daxiangguo Temple.
Upon returning to Daxiangguo Temple, Zhao Yunwan, along with Xiao Ding, Xiao Yuyan, and Liang Jiamei, knelt and chanted sutras for half an hour under the Buddha statue in the main hall.
Liang Jiamei had never suffered such hardship before. She groaned occasionally and glanced at the Empress. She noticed that the Empress and the princess were kneeling motionless, muttering something to themselves.
Xiao Ding also knelt upright, and dared not utter another sound, only lamenting his misery in his heart.
Liang Jiamei was thinking to herself, they are about the same age, how come the prince and princess are so calm, while she can't keep up after kneeling for only a short while.
Zhao Yunwan caught a glimpse of Liang Jiamei kneeling unsteadily out of the corner of her eye, and she was furious. If it weren't for the fact that her old man was still somewhat capable, how could she have allowed such a person to take the position of her son's principal wife?
Although the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices did not spoil his daughter, he did not discipline his children much either.
Therefore, Liang Jiamei does not have the demeanor of a prominent family. However, Liang Qianfan is just a newly rich man who was promoted by Zhao Yunshu without any foundation, and his family background is far inferior.
After praying for blessings, Zhao Yunwan ate vegetarian food at the Daxiangguo Temple and stayed overnight before returning home.
Abbot Liaokong escorted the Empress and her entourage down the mountain, only instructing the Empress not to leave the palace in the near future, lest something unexpected happen. He also gave a letter to Zhao Yunwan, telling her to read it when no one was around.
The Great Xiangguo Temple was actually a liaison point for the Yuexing Sect in the Southern Chen Kingdom.
For generations, the people of the Great Yue Kingdom had been plotting to overthrow the imperial power of Nan Chen, and it wasn't until the reign of Emperor Hui that Zhao Yunwan succeeded. All previous attempts to use her beauty had failed.
The Great Xiangguo Temple thus became a cover for the Great Yue Kingdom in Nanchen. Liao Kong was also a descendant of the Great Yue Kingdom's royal family.
The people of the Great Yue Kingdom are all ruthless!
It was only because the Great Yue Kingdom produced a national advisor with extraordinary talent who predicted that the Great Yue Kingdom would be submerged by the sea in the future that the Great Yue Kingdom spared no effort to overthrow the imperial power of the Southern Chen Kingdom.
The royal family of the Great Yue Kingdom did not want to give up their wealth and honor, so they had no choice but to take this perilous path.
If the royal family of the Great Yue Kingdom were to relinquish the throne and lead their people to surrender to the Southern Chen Kingdom, and then move the entire nation to Southern Chen when disaster strikes, becoming ordinary residents of Southern Chen, that wouldn't be out of the question.
But those who have tasted the power of the emperor and stood at the pinnacle are unlikely to easily give up their riches and honors.
Upon returning to the palace, Zhao Yunwan immediately dispatched people to investigate based on the clues. However, after much investigation, they could only discover that the men who had bound her trusted confidant were several strange-looking, highly skilled, and burly men.
But such people have never appeared in the martial arts world before. Those people seemed to appear out of nowhere and then disappear without a trace.
They come without a trace and go without a trace.
Zhao Yunwan had no choice but to resort to the influence of the martial arts world. The four major sects had received many benefits from Zhao Yunwan in recent years, so they also sent their own spies to search the martial arts world for those strong men. They searched for more than a month, turning almost the entire Nan Chen Kingdom upside down, but still could not find them.
Little did they know that after those burly men did this good deed, they went to the secret realm of the Qianji Sect, taking the silver with them.
These tax silver coins all bear the official seal of the government and cannot circulate in the market. However, they also cannot be returned to the national treasury. They can only be temporarily stored and returned to the people when the time is right.
Xu Ningyou compiled a list of evidence against Zhao Yunwan, adding a new entry for each crime she uncovered.
Seeing that the four major sects of the martial arts world had mobilized all their forces to help Zhao Yunwan find her subordinates, Xu Ningyou felt that she should do something more fun.
When the Jianghu Token reappeared, the entire Jianghu was in an uproar. And when they saw that the name on the token was Ren Qingyun, just like when they learned that Hu Changshi had once again won the top spot in the liberal arts examination, the people of Jianghu could hardly believe it.
Furthermore, the Jianghu token also stated, "See you at Qingfeng on the fifteenth of next month!"
Upon receiving the order, the martial arts practitioners put down their tasks and prepared to set off for Qingfeng.
Ren Qingyun has dominated the rankings for so many years, yet no one has ever seen his true face. This time, the mystery is finally about to be revealed.
Upon hearing the news, Li Ting happened to be leading his students on the martial arts training ground.
The Li brothers cheered with joy, and Xiao Sheng was also very excited.
Only Luo Bingqian and the other nine people were unaware of what was going on.
[I really want to witness my mother's claim to be the number one martial arts master! It must be like a scene from a martial arts novel. All the heroes and warriors gather together for a grand martial arts competition at Mount Hua, wow!]
Hearing his sister's thoughts, Li Ruizhang and the others nodded in agreement. It wasn't just his sister who wanted to go; they wanted to go too.
But given the current situation, won't they be targeted if they leave the capital?
Li Ting ended today's training early, had the kitchen prepare food, and invited everyone to stay for dinner.
After dinner, after seeing off the nine people and Luo Bingqian, Li Ting gathered his five sons and Xiao Sheng in the flower hall. The scene was quiet for a while. Li Ruizhang and the others looked anxiously at their father, while Li Ting was deep in thought.
He can leave the capital at any time, but... Li Ting looked at Xiao Sheng and thought that taking the Crown Prince with him would be too much trouble.
Xiao Sheng was quite clever now. Seeing Li Ting's troubled expression, he cautiously asked, "Grand Tutor, do you want to go to Qingfeng?"
Li Xingran was also listening intently.
"Sheng'er, you figured it out." Li Ting said in a troubled tone.
"Grand Tutor, Sheng'er can return to the palace for a while." As expected of Xiao Sheng, he was quick-witted. As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ting jumped up.
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