"You handled the Yunzhou issue very well. You are more promising than your father was back then."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Jiang Zhuo's expression made it impossible for the emperor to tell whether he knew about the Shen family.
"What do you think of my dismissal of Murong Zhi? Do you also think I was wrong?"
"Your Majesty, you must have your own reasons for doing this. Moreover, Murong Zhi actually claimed to be the emperor in public, which is extremely disrespectful and should be punished. You are in good health, and the Crown Prince's matter is not urgent."
Anyway, you won't be able to sit on this throne for much longer.
"Then who do you think is suitable to send to suppress the bandits?" The emperor stared at Jiang Zhuo with sharp eyes, his tone full of inquiry.
"If Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to lead the troops to suppress the bandits." Jiang Zhuo said without hesitation, clasping his fists, his voice firm and powerful.
"Yes." The emperor nodded with satisfaction, a gratified smile on his face. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how could such a brave, resourceful, loyal and courageous man like Jiang Zhuo not be his own son?
"Good boy, I was right about you." The emperor laughed heartily.
Jiang Zhuo lowered his head and smiled, a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes. This deep meaning was like a whirlpool in a deep pool, making it difficult to grasp.
Shen Qing was agile and his movements were smooth and flowing. He practiced martial arts in the yard with a dead branch in his hand.
The dead branch was like a sharp sword in her hand. Every time she swung it, it was accompanied by a sharp sound of wind. Her moves were unpredictable, dazzling Qingge who walked in.
"Miss, Miss Bai is at the gate of the mansion and wants to see you."
Shen Qing stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"not see."
She can't get too close to Bai Runyi now. The general's mansion is now the emperor's key surveillance target. It would be bad if Bai Runyi was implicated.
"She said I was not feeling well and asked her not to come for the next few days."
"yes."
Qingge came to the gate of the mansion and looked at Bai Runyi who was happily carrying the box.
"Miss Bai."
"Qingqing is in the mansion, take me there quickly, I brought her some goodies."
"Miss Bai, my mistress said she's not feeling well and asked you not to come for the next few days to avoid getting sick."
When Bai Runyi heard this, his smile suddenly fell.
"Is she sick? I went to see her. Why is she sick again? Her health is too poor..."
Bai Run also wanted to go inside, but was stopped by Hua Qiufeng.
"I'm Qingqing's best friend, how dare you stop me?"
"The master said he doesn't want to see you."
Bai Runyi pursed his lips and asked, "Is she angry with me?"
"No, Miss Bai, she's just sick." Qingge frowned slightly and spoke with some reluctance. "Why would she be angry with you?"
She didn't know why Shen Qing didn't want to see Bai Runyi. She was just a slave and only needed to obey.
"Okay, I'll come back another day."
Bai Runyi went back in a carriage in a daze, locked herself in the room, and stared at the things she had prepared for Shen Qing in a daze.
Shen Qing heaved a sigh of relief when Qingge said that Bai Runyi had left.
"If she comes again, you just have to find a way to get rid of her."
"Yes." Qingge responded, "Miss, why don't you meet Miss Bai?"
"You don't understand." Shen Qing flicked Qingge's head and went into the house to change clothes.
When Jiang Zhuo arrived at Wangyuexuan, Chen Qing was sitting in the attic talking to a guard next to her.
When did a guard appear beside her?
"My dear."
Shen Qing looked up and saw Jiang Zhuo. She turned and told Hua Qiufeng, "Go."
"yes."
Jiang Zhuo glanced at Hua Qiufeng in confusion, "What is this?"
"A newly recruited guard." Chen Qing raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Zhuo. "The former assassin of Feng Sheng, Hua Qiufeng. It just so happens that I need your help with something."
"Why, he can't help you?" Jiang Zhuo took a sip of tea with a sour look.
Shen Qing blinked. She was making tea, not vinegar.
"It has to be you, Master Xiao Jiang."
"Hmph." Jiang Zhuo snorted, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Shen Qing explained the current situation of Fengsheng to Jiang Zhuo.
"You want to..."
"Come with me to spread the word and take down this organization."
She knew Jiang Zhuo's strength, and it would be difficult for her to do this alone, but with Jiang Zhuo and Hua Qiufeng, infiltrating the upper echelons would not be a problem.
"Can you trust that Hua Qiufeng?"
"I saved his life." Shen Qing replied.
The seventh point told her that Hua Qiufeng was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, and every word he said was true.
"Okay." Jiang Zhuo nodded without hesitation. "Today I have offered to the Emperor to go to Beishan to suppress the bandits. I think if we offer enough benefits, those bandits will be useful."
"The bandits in Beishan...the killers in Fengsheng are all controlled with drugs. We might be able to use the same method on those bandits."
Now is the time to use people, and bandits can be used to fill the gap.
"Qingqing, if we fail this time, we will be on the run from home," he joked.
Shen Qing stood up, walked to the railing, and stretched.
"Even if I fail, I am confident that I can kill that bastard emperor Murong Sheng."
Jiang Zhuo stood side by side with her, listening to the defiant tone in her words with a smile on his face.
"Does the Prime Minister know about this?"
"Well, he's very conflicted."
Shen Qing thought for a moment, “If he doesn’t believe it, I can take him to see Murong Zhi.”
"Thaksin. He just can't get over his own hurdle for the time being."
Jiang Ling had been the prime minister for so many years, and suddenly he was told that the emperor he had always been loyal to was the one who killed his wife.
Now that his son is trying to commit treason, it is normal for him to find it difficult to accept for a while.
"What about you?"
"I?"
"He treats you like his own son. Do you feel any resentment in your heart?"
"Oh, treat him like his own son? He has his own son, so how could he really think that my excellence is a good thing?" Jiang Zhuo's eyes were full of coldness.
From the beginning, he had never cared about the emperor's words about treating him as his own son. As long as he touched the interests of the Murong family, the emperor would definitely throw him out without hesitation.
Jiang Zhuo is not stupid. He took advantage of the emperor's so-called favor and did many things he wanted to do, but he never really became arrogant because of the favor.
"By the way, have you met Concubine Rou?"
Shen Qing suddenly asked. Although Jiang Zhuo was a little confused, he nodded and replied, "I met him once, at a palace banquet."
"So, do you think Murong Yu looks like her?"
"Alike." Jiang Zhuo answered without hesitation, "Murong Yu and Concubine Rou are practically cut from the same cloth."
Was she wrong? Murong Yu was really Qin Rou's child! She had thought that Qin Wanming was the one.
How do you explain the seventh point?
"What's wrong? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I heard that Qin Rou treats Qin Wanming better than her own son Murong Yu. I'm a little puzzled."
"There's actually a story behind this. Before Qin Rou entered the palace, she had a childhood sweetheart..."
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