The situation was tense at the moment, and the three men had thought that the letter from Tieling Wei was about going to war.
Unexpectedly, when they opened the letter, the three people's frowns gradually changed from the shape of "川" to a frown full of question marks.
Because of Cui Hao's death, Kyoto sent Cui Jin, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, to Liangzhou to investigate and verify the matter. However, an accident happened during the journey, and Cui Jin is currently staying in Dongning County, Xizhou.
Last night they found a group of suspicious people in Dongning County...
Duan Yunzheng did not mention in the letter how he noticed this group of people, how he was taken hostage while trying to capture them, etc.
He only said that this group of people were highly skilled in martial arts and had escaped from Dongning County to Liangzhou while they were not paying attention. He hoped that the Liangzhou guards could help to conduct a thorough investigation and notify them to come and pick up the people after they were caught.
The following are the characteristics of this group of suspicious people. The more the three of them looked at them, the more familiar they looked.
Zhongli Zhou couldn't help but look up and glanced at Ji Changying and the other group of people.
They are highly skilled in martial arts, have twelve guards, each of them carries a sword, the leader is of medium height with a mustache, they are from a caravan and are from outside.
Aren’t these features combined together what we see before us?
Seeing his gaze, Ji Changying gave him a kind smile while pretending to be Li Changmu.
After reading the letter, King Ping put it in his arms and said, "I'm the host today. Let's go to Shuiyunjian for a good meal!"
Zhang Juzheng frowned, his eyes wandering between Ji Changying and the others. He somewhat disapproved of Prince Ping's behavior of pretending nothing had happened.
However, King Ping was too powerful and influential, so he was dragged along to Shuiyunjian.
When they got there, the shopkeeper who knew King Ping came out to greet them and took the four of them all the way to the private room on the third floor.
After skillfully ordering a few dishes for the waiter to bring, King Ping also ordered some fine wine: "Give me three pots of your signature Shaochun wine!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
As soon as the wine was served, Ji Changying was very considerate and filled everyone's glasses.
"Come on, drink! Thank you so much, Lord Li Shang, for relieving Liangzhou's urgent need. I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want!"
King Ping raised his glass carelessly and drank it in one breath.
Ji Changying didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly drank it in one gulp.
After drinking a glass of Shaochun wine, she felt a burning sensation in her heart. She frowned slightly and felt that she really couldn't taste this wine, so she decided not to drink it.
Unexpectedly, Prince Ping, Zhongli Zhou and Zhang Juzheng each spoke a sentence, and each time they would raise their glasses and take a sip.
She gradually tasted the flavor and realized that these three people wanted to get her drunk.
So she simply accepted everything and drank it all. After five cups, she collapsed on the table and lost consciousness.
"Hey, wake up!"
Zhongli Zhou patted Li Changmu's face and pulled his hair, but found that the man still had no reaction, so he looked at King Ping.
"I'm already drunk."
Zhang Juzheng shook his head, took a glass of wine and drank it, "External wine is really not good. I feel dizzy after five cups."
Prince Ping laughed and said, "Shaochun wine is so strong, it's already good enough for him to drink five cups. Take him back for interrogation. I want to know why Duan Yunzheng wanted to arrest him."
Zhong Lizhou nodded and said, "As for those guards, they are indeed not simple. I don't know where Miss Ji found them. I have to write a letter to ask."
Speaking of Ji Changying, Prince Ping frowned, thinking of the letter Song Ruqing had written some time ago.
Zhou actually looks 80% similar to his stepmother!
Thinking back to the woman who was as strong as an ox, King Ping really couldn't see any similarities between her and his stepmother who sat in a high position and lived a life of luxury.
But you know your partner well, and what he or she says is definitely not aimless.
"Zhou'er, have you sent someone to Kyoto to investigate the eldest princess?"
Zhonglizhou's expression froze. "Don't worry, Father. Our people have arrived. We've instructed them to quietly investigate the matter. I've also instructed them to help my cousin if he's in trouble."
King Ping nodded and said, "Indeed, it should be so. No matter what the outcome, you two have a friendship from childhood. We should help each other when it is necessary."
Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but say, "It's been so long since the incident happened. Even if we start investigating from the time the eldest princess was born, it won't be easy. If people find out we have people in the capital and it arouses the emperor's suspicion, then the prince's situation will be even more difficult."
Zhonglizhou disagreed: "Master Zhang! It is precisely because our father is in a difficult situation that there are fewer people watching us, which makes it easier for us to act. Although we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, we can't just keep backing down when things get to us. Don't let others treat you like a turtle, and then you will really treat yourself like a turtle."
Zhang Juzheng was startled, then stood up and bowed deeply, saying, "It was my shortsightedness."
Zhongli Zhou helped him up: "My lord, you are also considering our father. With you here, our father and I can go to the battlefield with peace of mind. Let's not be polite."
Zhang Juzheng said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for your respect, Your Highness."
Ji Changying lay on the table and rolled her eyes, not knowing how these people talked from Tielingwei to Kyoto and then back to Liangzhou.
She felt a little uncomfortable even lying on the hard table.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long. After a few words, the three of them asked the shopkeeper to send a waiter to help Ji Changying get on the carriage and return to the government office.
"Don't be too drastic. After all, he did help us. He's honest and kind. He's a good partner. And Miss Ji introduced him to us. If we find out anything... then it could be your cousin."
King Ping was vague and didn't dare to say it too clearly, but Zhongli Zhou understood it all.
"Don't worry, I saved it."
Zhongli Zhou agreed decisively.
Ji Changying was lying on the ground and was shocked by the amount of information contained in these words.
What does that mean? If I understand correctly, she might be Zhonglizhou's cousin?
Combined with what King Ping said before, Princess Cha...cousin...
Ji Changying swallowed quietly.
Her mother... Could it be that her mother... could be a princess or something?
"Go! Find a few people to test the skills of those guards."
Zhongli Zhou spoke to the air, and Ji Changying felt the air fluctuate for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
I was startled. The prince of the palace was indeed not a simple person.
Ji Changying felt a pair of hands pinching her mouth open and stuffing a pill into it, forcing her to swallow it.
Then she felt dizzy.
She immediately regained consciousness and used her special powers to compress the medicine she had just taken aside, keeping her mind clear.
Zhonglizhou squatted down and patted Ji Changying's face again: "Wake up."
She slowly opened her eyes, her eyes wide open, staring blankly at what was in front of her.
Zhongli Zhou saw her open her eyes and slowly retreated to sit opposite her.
At this moment, he was completely different from the way Ji Changying had seen him before. He just sat in the chair without saying a word, and his aura was intimidating and dangerous.
He tapped the chair with his slender fingers, and Ji Changying's wooden eyes moved over.
"Who are you?"
"Li Changmu."
"What is the purpose of going out this time?"
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