In Yaohua Palace.
Upon receiving the news that the ambush had failed, Concubine Xiao became extremely anxious.
"I never thought that old bald donkey would be accompanied by so many experts!"
Not to mention that the original thirty warriors were no match for them, so many of her men died, and now the other side has added another army to their entourage.
It would be impossible for her to kill that old bald donkey Wu En with the limited manpower she had.
Concubine Xiao frowned: "Now, if we want to kill him, we can only send more people..."
Nanny Wen, whose wounds had not yet fully healed, also had a grim expression on her face. "Your Majesty, we only sent out half of our warriors. Even half of them couldn't hurt them at all. Now they've added more men. I'm afraid that sending more men will only increase the losses..."
"We can't let that old bald donkey return to Beijing and prove that Rong'er is no longer a lucky star!"
"No matter what, I will kill him before he returns to the capital. Madam Wen, pass the order down and have all the assassins dispatched immediately. We must kill that old bald donkey at all costs!"
The words of dissuasion paused on her lips, and Nanny Wen replied respectfully, "Yes."
night.
A cool autumn rain came unexpectedly.
Before daybreak, Xiao Sanzi drove a carriage to Taoist Kongxu's residence and took him to the Zhuangyuan Mansion.
After some tinkering by Xiao Sanzi, Taoist Kongxu changed from an immortal-looking Taoist to an inconspicuous servant. His white hair turned into black hair, and after the beard on his face was removed, he looked completely different from his original appearance.
Su Li nodded in satisfaction: "That's right, if I wasn't someone very familiar with you, I wouldn't recognize you at all."
Taoist Kongxu raised his eyebrows complacently: "Don't worry, there is no one in the capital who is familiar with me."
What he often did was stealing and cheating, so no matter where he went, he would not get too familiar or close to anyone.
"That's good, but you need to pay attention to your demeanor."
"Expression?" Taoist Kongxu was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted. He then lowered his head and bowed respectfully towards Su Li, saying, "Your servant will follow Madam's instructions."
Su Li couldn't help laughing. It turned out that Taoist Kongxu was still the same dramatic Taoist from Taohua Village, he hadn't changed at all.
Xiao Sanzi and his companions on the side couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Seeing that it was already dawn, Su Li said: "Okay, it's almost time, let's set off now..."
As they spoke, the group walked out of the mansion.
Xiao Wu and Xiao Ye followed Su Li into the carriage. Xiao Sanzi drove the carriage, and Taoist Kongxu sat next to Xiao Sanzi, acting as a servant.
Su Li was going to participate in the autumn hunt as the young lady of the Duke's Mansion, so she should go with the people from the Duke's Mansion. Therefore, she had to go to the Duke's Mansion first to meet up with the people from the Duke's Mansion.
When she arrived at the Duke's Mansion, there were already three carriages parked in front of the gate. Thinking that Madam Li had already arrived, she went straight into the main courtyard.
Main courtyard hall.
Madam Li was talking to the old lady, seemingly trying to comfort her. To Su Li's surprise, Li Linglong was also there.
She also thought that in order to prevent Prince Ning from plotting against Li Linglong, the Li family would not let her participate in the autumn hunting. After all, she would definitely run into Prince Ning during the autumn hunting.
Su Li said happily: "Grandma, great aunt."
The old lady nodded.
Madam Li also smiled slightly and said, "Ali is here."
Li Linglong also smiled slightly and greeted Su Li: "Cousin."
Su Li would also smile back: "Linglong."
Then he asked the old lady with concern: "Grandma, are you feeling better today?"
Since the day Ji Jingxu was sent to the ancestral hall, the old lady fell ill.
Therefore, she could not go to the autumn hunting today, and since Su Li and Pei Ji had not officially recognized their ancestral roots, she was not the legitimate young lady of the Duke's Mansion.
The old lady was unable to participate in the autumn hunt, and she couldn't go alone, so Old Lady Li came to the Duke's Mansion and took her with her as an elder.
The old lady looked gloomy, but still forced a smile and said, "I'm much better now. I'm sorry to have worried you."
She knew that there was nothing wrong with her body, she just felt uncomfortable.
He added, "It's getting late. I think the Duke should be almost there soon. You should stop staying here with me and get ready to leave."
Just as she finished speaking, Jinzhu came in from outside: "Old Madam, the Duke sent someone to tell us that we can set off..."
The old lady nodded and looked at Madam Li: "Go, don't delay..."
Madam Li nodded and said, "Eldest sister, take care of yourself and don't think too much."
"I know. Go ahead."
Madam Li then instructed Linglong, "Be good friends with your great aunt."
Only then did Su Li realize that Li Linglong had only come to visit the old lady and was not going to participate in the autumn hunt.
When the group came out, the Duke and Grand Secretary Li were already waiting at the door.
Su Li stepped forward and greeted him: "Grandfather, uncle-grandfather."
Both of them nodded: "Let's get in the car..."
After everyone got on their respective carriages, the carriages started heading towards the city gate.
When the group arrived at the city gate, the large open space outside the city gate was already lined up with carriages on both sides. These were carriages carrying ministers and their families.
A guard came to check, and after Duke Ji showed his token, he was allowed in directly.
Su Li lifted a corner of the curtain. The emperor had not arrived yet, so the ministers got off their carriages and started talking in groups of three or four.
Just as she was about to lower the curtain, she caught a glimpse of Pei Mingyue waving at her from a distance, then jumping off the carriage and walking towards her.
Su Li smiled at her and asked Xiao Wu to open the carriage door. After a while, Pei Mingyue jumped onto the carriage easily.
Xiaowu and Xiaoye got off the carriage and closed the door.
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