After the banquet, Jiang Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan went to see the emperor alone, mainly to discuss the Qianfan Pavilion.
Jiang Jiuniang put forward her request: "Your Majesty, my father means that he is willing to reveal all the information he currently has, but he wants to maintain control over the cooperation with the court. The two sides should only cooperate, not become completely subservient to the court."
This was a message that Mingze asked Jiang Jiuniang to convey. As a person from the martial arts world, he was not suitable to meet the emperor alone, so he could only ask Jiang Jiuniang to pass on his message.
The emperor knew they would come and was not surprised. He didn't react much to what they said and said, "Qianfan Pavilion has always been yours. My cooperation with them is to obtain information that the court cannot find out. I will not interfere in other matters, so you can rest assured."
If it were before, he would definitely have wanted to take control, since it's safer to keep power in his own hands.
But now, he has no such thoughts at all. He has figured it out now. The most important thing is for everyone to do their own job. He is the emperor, so he should do what an emperor should do. He can get everyone's help and loyalty. He should never think about fighting for other people's things, because that will only backfire.
Jiang Jiuniang hadn't expected the emperor to change so quickly. After returning this time, she felt a great deal of change. He was now going along with them in almost everything and no longer tried to take away their power every now and then, unlike before. Otherwise, Lu Baichuan wouldn't have taken the initiative to resign and give up his power.
What exactly did the emperor go through during their time away, and why did he become so obedient?
Could they be up to something sinister? Like, trying to lower their guard and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop?
It's no wonder she was suspicious; the emperor's mind is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, truly difficult to fathom.
However, she didn't show it on her face, and simply said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm relieved to hear you say that."
The couple left the palace, but their family had already gone home and didn't wait for them, because their children had to go to school or do other things the next day and couldn't stay any longer.
The two sat in the carriage, and Jiang Jiuniang asked Lu Baichuan, "What do you think? Is the emperor's word credible?"
"It seems credible at present. The fact that he was willing to bring this up in front of all the civil and military officials shows that he is sincere."
Lu Baichuan also felt that the emperor had changed a lot, but he didn't think too much about it. After all, a lot had happened in the past two years, and he guessed that the emperor had figured things out. Of course, another possibility was that the empress had taught him well.
"Alright, let's trust him one more time."
Jiang Jiuniang nodded, leaned on Lu Baichuan's shoulder, and felt a little sleepy.
"General, Madam, someone is blocking our way!"
The driver pulled on the reins urgently, looking somewhat flustered.
Lu Baichuan lifted the carriage curtain and saw that there were forty or fifty people on the other side, all of them burly and didn't look like people from an island nation.
Jiang Jiuniang, however, noticed something amiss. After careful observation, she said, "These might be the Jingwei. Don't go all out; just knock them unconscious."
At first glance, these people looked well-trained, and they were all the same height, standing straight. They could not have been trained by an ordinary organization. There was only one possibility: they were the emperor's Jingwei.
It's unexpected that the emperor was willing to send so many people to rescue them. It's just a pity that they didn't help much and were all taken away by Xun Yi.
Lu Baichuan nodded. He had also noticed something was wrong. He jumped out of the car first and told the driver to stay away.
When Jiang Jiuniang saw these people, she knew she wouldn't sleep well tonight, so she simply got out of the carriage and stretched her muscles.
Jiang Jiuniang had had the opportunity to fight these Jingwei before and had a general idea of their abilities, but she made a new discovery during tonight's fight: their abilities had improved!
This is not good news. After all, they are being controlled, which is already exhausting. Now they are being forced to improve their strength, which is much more serious than when Qin Jian was manipulated.
Jiang Jiuniang's heart sank, and she struck the people faster and faster. The faster she struck, the less the Jingwei would be consumed, and the less damage they would suffer.
grass!
Jiang Jiuniang cursed inwardly, feeling truly furious. How could that bastard Xun Yi do such a disgusting thing?
It seems she needs to speed things up; she absolutely cannot let that bastard leave the capital alive, otherwise he'll definitely cause even more trouble.
But before that, she needs to figure out what she wants to know.
The opponents were too strong, and there were forty or fifty of them. It would be difficult for the two of them to deal with them. Moreover, Lu Baichuan had just been injured and had not yet recovered. He was injured again in such a short time, which made Jiang Jiuniang even more angry.
It seems that tonight's banquet was humiliating for the islanders, so they're thinking of having a bigger one.
However, Xun Yi was naive to think he could use these people to control her!
She stood still, gathering her strength in her hand. Lu Baichuan saw this and silently stepped aside. Then he watched helplessly as his wife unleashed a powerful palm strike, instantly sending dozens of Jingwei flying to the ground, where they collapsed unconscious.
This was the first time Jiang Jiuniang had used such great strength, and her body couldn't take it, so she took a few steps back. Lu Baichuan caught her from behind and held her in his arms.
He beckoned to the trembling coachman beside him and ordered, "Go and bring some men back, and take all of them back with you."
"yes."
When the coachman left, he took a cartload of goods with him, and then brought the main force to the general's mansion.
At this moment, Xun Yi stood in the darkness, looking at Jingwei who had all been knocked unconscious, his fists clenched tightly, feeling very unwilling.
He didn't bring many chips this time either; these people used up almost all of them, but it didn't make a splash at all.
Lan Jiu has been in ancient times for so many years, how come her abilities are getting stronger and stronger?
Could it be that there really is some connection to that space that helped?
He left before the Lu family could take Jingwei away; out of sight, out of mind. He was no match for Lan Jiu in strength, so he could only outsmart them, not outright rob them.
But his time was running out. The organization had only given him six months, and the island nation was desperately poor. They hadn't been given much money for this mission to Beiyan, and he had to pay for everything himself. The delegation was already on the verge of collapse. If things continued like this, forget about getting the Pangu Jade to find the treasure; they might not even get their hands on the Pangu Jade before the Beiyan people attacked them.
He didn't want to be so impulsive and planned to make a proper plan before coming, but those idiots in the island nation kept urging him, and he got annoyed by the constant nagging, so he resorted to desperate measures. As you can imagine, he ended up with nothing.
It was so late, and the islanders were still awake, waiting for him to return. But when they saw him go out with a group of people and come back alone, their faces darkened instantly.
They now strongly suspect that the strategist deliberately returned the captured Jingwei to Bei Yan. Is the strategist one of their own or on Bei Yan's side?
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