Xinhu nodded helplessly and said, "Yes, the emperor listened to the slander of the Prime Minister Xu Cheng of Nanyue Kingdom, and thought that our Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to form an alliance with the Great Feudal State and deal with Nanyue because of Her Royal Highness Princess Wan." The emperor is now very dissatisfied with our Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he does not want Her Royal Highness Princess Wan to become our crown princess. Therefore, it was indeed the emperor's secret order for General Yumin to bring Her Royal Highness Princess Wan into the palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also learned about it recently, and sent a letter to the villain, but the villain was still careless and went one step too late. ”

Lin Wan thought for a moment and then asked, "Where is Prime Minister Xu of Nanyue now, and how did he persuade the emperor to form an alliance with Nanyue?"

Xinhu shook his head and said, "Prime Minister Xu lives in the palace now, and is regarded as a VIP by the emperor. As for how he persuaded the emperor, the villain is not clear. The villain only knows that Prime Minister Xu Cheng received a purple jade princess from Nanyue, who is extremely beautiful and speaks very well, and has been loved by the emperor, who intends to let her run for the position of crown princess. ”

Lin Wan frowned and asked suspiciously, "What is the origin of this purple jade princess, how come I have never heard of it before?"

Xinhu said thoughtfully: "I heard that this Ziyu princess was originally a maidservant beside the national teacher of Nanyue, and she was only named Princess Ziyu a few months ago, and was sent by the emperor of Nanyue to participate in the concubine selection feast. ”

Lin Wan secretly thought that it must be because Lan Ziling married into the Great Prince's Mansion of the Great Feng Kingdom and could no longer participate in Ximen Yuqing's concubine selection feast, so Lan Sheng Tiancai asked for this Ziyu princess from the national teacher. Since he is a person next to the national teacher of South Vietnam, he must not be underestimated.

Xinhu thought for a while, and then reminded: "There is one more person, Her Royal Highness the princess should also be careful." ”

Lin Wan raised his eyes and looked at Xinhu, and asked suspiciously, "Who is it? Is it the person next to Brother Ximen? Do you think that person will be unfavorable to me?"

Xinhu hesitated a little, but still nodded, and said, "There is a palace maid with a very special identity next to the master, called Shangguan Yun, she is the master's cousin. Her father once assassinated the emperor in order to avenge his master's mother, and was sentenced to the nine clans, and in the end only such an orphan girl remained. Because her father's crime could not be pardoned, she could only stay with her master as the daughter of a criminal minister and be a palace maid. However, she has liked our master since she was a child, so all the women around her master are her enemies. ”

Lin Wan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for reminding me, Xinhu, why are you telling me this?"

Xinhu scratched the back of his head and said, "Because Xinhu knows that you are the only woman that the master likes." If you make a mistake, the master will be very sad. ”

Lin Wan pursed her lips, lowered her eyes, and didn't say anything more. There are some things that can't be explained clearly to Xinhu, and she doesn't want to make Xinhu resentful of herself so soon, and she no longer knows everything about herself, and she is wholeheartedly.

The figure at the entrance of the woods flashed, and he saw that Qingtong had already run back, his face was full of worry, and he soon came to Lin Wan's side, and said in a low voice: "Miss, His Royal Highness King Ping and the Lie Commander have returned with the secret guards, but the hidden soul has not yet returned. ”

Lin Wan's heart also pinched, and he looked up into the distance, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Chengkuan and Gale Wind galloping over with twenty secret guards on horseback, but they didn't see the figure of the hidden soul.

Zhou Chengkuan and Gale Storm flew down from their horses at the same time and landed in front of Lin Wan. After dismounting, the twenty secret guards tied their horses and took charge of guarding the vicinity.

Lin Wan frowned and looked at Gale Wind, and asked worriedly, "Gale Wind, why didn't the Hidden Soul come back with you?"

Gale Wind's face was a little heavy, and he unconsciously glanced at Qingtong, and said: "Back to Miss, the hidden soul was stopped by the soldiers led by Ximen Yumin, who suddenly came, and he couldn't get out for the time being, so he could only continue to run." The Hidden Spirit said, let's get you out of here first, and he'll find a way to meet us again. ”

Lin Wan's brows furrowed even tighter, he bit his lower lip lightly, thought about it, and said to Xinhu: "Xinhu, send someone to pick up the hidden soul, help him get out as soon as possible, and come to meet us." ”

Xinhu nodded, stood up, and said, "Okay, Her Royal Highness the princess will wait here for a while, and the villain will come when he goes." With that, he turned and got on his mount, ran out of the woods, and galloped away on the official road to the west.

Lin Wan turned his head to Qingtong again and said, "Qingtong, don't worry, the hidden soul will be fine." Even if he can't get out for a while, it is impossible for him to be caught by Ximen Yumin, and it will be a matter of time before he comes to meet us. After a pause, he commanded: "You go and prepare, distribute dry food to everyone, and then give each person a few poison pills and antidote pills." We don't know what we're going to encounter on the next mountain road. ”

Qingtong immediately received the order and went with Bing'er to distribute dry food and medicine to everyone.

Lin Wan got up slowly, facing the high mountain, except for the dark shadows and the peaks that were not high, he couldn't see anything.

Zhou Chengkuan walked to Lin Wan's side and asked softly: "Wan'er, there is miasma on this mountain, do we really want to walk from this mountain?" Actually, if we all change our appearance, we will pretend to be a convoy of merchants. It shouldn't be difficult to quietly enter the imperial city without alarming any forces. ”

Lin Wan shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Ximen also wants us to take this road, this road is relatively close, and relatively speaking, it is also relatively easy. Although the mountain road is dangerous and there is miasma, we have poison pills and antidote pills, so there should be no problem. ”

Zhou Chengkuan glanced at the direction where Xinhu left, frowned and asked, "Do you really believe that kid so much? Are you sure that he is from Ximen Yuqing?"

Lin Wan nodded and said, "His name is Xinhu, he brought Brother Ximen's fan, and I can see that he is not lying." Most importantly, he said that this path is known only to him. ”

Seeing that Lin Wan was so determined, Zhou Chengkuan also nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let's go from the mountain." At least, there is no need to worry about meeting Ximen Yumin and the people sent by the Nanyue Kingdom. ”

Lin Wan was stunned and asked in surprise, "Have you found anyone from Nanyue?"

Zhou Chengkuan nodded and said, "We met a caravan from the South Yue Kingdom at the gate of the city, and I can see that each of them is not weak in martial arts, and they must be coming for us." And I saw them send men to follow the Hidden Spirits. ”

When Lin Wan heard this, he became worried again, and asked eagerly, "Is the hidden soul even more dangerous?"

Zhou Chengkuan shook his head and said, "The Hidden Soul Transmission let us go first, just for fear of luring those people here." As for whether there will be danger, it is really difficult to say. However, if Heartlake does send reinforcements, the Hidden Soul should be able to get out quickly. ”