Yan Ran was immediately happy, "You imprisoned him in the dungeon?" Xiao Wanyao nodded, causing Yanran to laugh again, "Okay, it's good, Cheng Jin is too arrogant, no one cares about it, you should give him some color." Hmph, now let's see how he will show off in front of me in the future. ”

Xiao Wanyao frowned, "So, you really know each other." But what will I do to him in the future? Can he be trusted? ”

Yan Ran nodded fiercely at Xiao Wanyao, "He can definitely be trusted, don't worry." ”

"Then can I tell him about our affairs?" Xiao Wanyao asked again.

Yanran nodded, "I haven't mentioned this matter to him, but I didn't expect you to meet it by such a coincidence." Originally, I wanted to say it, but it's okay for you to say it. ”

Getting Yan Ran's words, Xiao Wanyao nodded, "I know what to do." After that, he took Cui'er back to the dormitory.

Guo Ping stayed in Xiao Wanyao's Xiyun Palace for three days, and she was forced to stay there for three days. It wasn't until the palace maid returned that Ling Changzai was unwell that Guo Ping left Xiyun Palace and went to the Bingyi Pavilion of Changchun Palace to see Ling Changzai.

In the evening, Xiao Wanyao learned that the emperor was going to live in Changchun Palace, so she breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go out of the palace to see Guo Xiang.

At this time, Zhu'er's body has improved a lot and she can walk around on the ground, although Xiao Wanyao hopes that she can be by her side, but she still wants her to recuperate for a while, and then do other things when she is completely well. But Zhu'er is already a little idle.

When Xiao Wanyao left the palace again, Zhu'er reminded her with some concern, "I don't know who this Ling Changzai is, the emperor cares about her very much, and the queen mother should be careful." ”

Xiao Wanyao has suffered losses a few times, and the people in this harem are not good at stubble, so she is also on guard, "It's okay Zhu'er, I have already sent someone to investigate her origins, if there is anything, I will know in advance." ”

Only then did Zhu'er feel relieved to let her leave the palace. Because this time the incident happened suddenly, after Xiao Wanyao came back to replace Yan Ran, Yan Ran did not leave the palace, she pretended to be a palace maid, and specially painted a disgusting birthmark on her face, saying that she was the palace maid newly found by the queen mother.

Although everyone thinks she is extremely ugly and doesn't want to get too close to her, she is the queen's side after all, so no one embarrasses her on weekdays. In the past three days in the palace, Yan Ran has known a lot of hidden treasures, and is ready to find an opportunity to take a good look.

Xiao Wanyao came to Lei Luo's General's Mansion and learned that Guo Xiang had woken up. He hurried to her side and learned from her about Mingjun's secret base, where Mingjun was not only imprisoned by Lei Luo's family, but also by the families of many ministers of the court.

It's just that those ministers didn't dare to tell the emperor about this matter on the surface.

After hearing the news, Xiao Wanyao knew that things were far more dangerous than she thought. If in the future, if the famous monarch gets the military talisman and starts a rebellion, and gets the support of the ministers of the court, Guo Ping is bound to be defeated.

Everyone knows the severity of the matter, after Xiao Wanyao listened, the whole person sat there in a daze, silent for a long time without speaking, Guo Xiang and Lei Luo glanced at each other, and at the same time turned their heads to look at Xiao Wanyao, "What should I do?" Guo Xiang asked.

Xiao Wanyao's expression was calm, there were some things she didn't know clearly, so she asked, "Lei Luo, have you given all the talismans of the 400,000 troops in your hand to the famous monarch?" ”

Lei Luo shook his head and said, "No, there are still 100,000 talismans in my hand, and my request is for Mingjun to hand over my family, and then give him the last 100,000 talismans." ”

Xiao Wanyao paused, slowly stood up, and dodged back and forth in the room, and the whole room fell silent again. She was wondering why Mingjun didn't do it now? She caught the Mandate of Heaven, Mingjun had found her, and she already knew his purpose, in this case, Mingjun should choose to do his best.

Lest Xiao Wanyao tell the emperor about this, and it may be dangerous for him to do it again, Xiao Wanyao thought for a while and said, "Except for the 400,000 talismans that the emperor allocated to you to prepare to attack Wei, the other talismans are in the hands of the emperor?" ”

Lei Luo nodded, "That's right, unless the emperor personally hands over the talisman, the other military lords of the Chu State cannot be deployed." It's just that the 400,000 elite soldiers given to me by the emperor are stationed in important places. And Mingjun is secretly recruiting troops, if he really does it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to suppress him. ”

Xiao Wanyao's eyes twitched, and she said, "Mingjun must especially want the 100,000 soldiers in your hand, and now there is still a period of time before you lead your troops to attack Wei, if during this time, Mingjun will definitely arouse suspicion, but if you wait until the deadline that the emperor said, no one will doubt it." Although it was an army of 400,000, it was all distributed in various places and was not concentrated. ”

Lei Luo paused, "Does the queen mean that the famous monarch wants to wait until the time designated by the emperor to gather all the troops before plotting to usurp the throne?" ”

Xiao Wanyao nodded fiercely, she was very sure of this, "All, we still have a while to find a way to deal with Mingjun." ”

Guo Xiang listened to the conversation between the two of them, and interjected from the side, "I think the way to deal with Mingjun is to rescue those people he kidnapped and let those people go back, so that the ministers of the court will not worry, and once their relatives are okay, they will definitely find a way to retaliate against Mingjun." ”

Xiao Wanyao nodded and said, "This is certain, but it is difficult for us to directly rescue those people from the hands of Mingjun." Once discovered, it will definitely threaten the safety of the hostages. In that case, the ministers will point the finger at us. ”

Guo Xiang said suddenly, "We can ask the emperor's brother to help us, since we know where the famous monarch is holding hostages, we will lead our troops to surround all of them, and then we will naturally be able to rescue all the people." ”

Hearing what she said, Xiao Wanyao couldn't help frowning and glanced at Lei Luo. Guo Xiang saw the disagreed expressions of the two people, and asked strangely, "What's wrong?" Am I not right? ”

Xiao Wanyao walked up to Guo Xiang, sat down, and said softly, "Guo Xiang, I know that you want to deal with Mingjun, and we also want to deal with him, but at this time, the emperor still doesn't know about Mingjun, and he doesn't know that there are already 300,000 soldiers in Mingjun's hands. If you go directly to Mingjun, you will inevitably startle the snake, and we can't predict what Mingjun will do at that time. ”

Guo Xiang frowned, "But, then what else do we have to do?" Otherwise, if he hadn't told the emperor's brother about this matter, maybe he would have come up with other good solutions. ”

Guo Xiang didn't seem to quite understand what Xiao Wanyao meant, she frowned and persuaded her, "I didn't mean that I deliberately wanted to hide this matter from the emperor, but if the emperor knew that General Lei handed over 300,000 military talismans to Mingjun and let him seek to usurp the throne, even if Lei Luo had a reasonable reason, he would not be able to shirk the charge of conspiracy." Even if the emperor is gracious, the crime of dereliction of duty is enough to kill Lei Luo. ”

Guo Xiang was stunned, she didn't expect things to be so strict. After Xiao Wanyao said this, she understood why they didn't want Guo Ping to know. She glanced at Lei Luo and said to Xiao Wanyao, "General Lei would never do such a thing." He would never conspire with Mingjun, it was because Mingjun arrested his family that he was forced to be helpless. ”

Xiao Wanyao grabbed Guo Xiang's head and nodded again and again, "I know, I know that General Lei is not such a person, you said to me, I believe you, but if this matter is known by others." Xiao Wanyao shook her head and said, "How many people do you think will believe your one-sided words?" I'm afraid even your brother won't believe you. ”

Guo Xiang was helpless in the end, staring at Xiao Wanyao anxiously, "Wanyao, you are my imperial sister-in-law, I know you are very smart, you must have a way to save General Lei, right?" ”

Xiao Wanyao paused slightly, sighed, and said, "There is only one way for the time being." It's just more risky, and it requires the cooperation of other people. ”

Lei Luo opened his mouth at this time and said, "Queen Mother, if you still need anything, just tell me." As long as I can protect me and the families of those ministers, and prevent the conspiracy of the famous monarch from succeeding, I will do anything. ”

Xiao Wanyao stood up from the side of the bed, sorted out her thoughts a little, and then said, "You still have 100,000 army talismans in your hand, and we can fake 300,000 talismans as we do." As soon as she said this, Lei Luo frowned and interrupted her, "Fake a talisman, that's a capital offense. ”

Xiao Wanyao shook her head and continued, "After the fake I said, I didn't let you use these talismans, but to swap these fake talismans with the talismans in the hands of the famous monarch. Such a famous monarch only has a fake talisman in his hand. Mingjun is very suspicious, and when the time comes, he will definitely go to the state and county to send troops to try the role of the military talisman. Here you need to coordinate, whether you have a trustworthy general in your hands, you specially lead the famous monarch to the general, and let him take the fake talisman to deploy the troops. ”

Lei Luo seemed to understand what he meant, and continued, "In other words, I have arranged it in advance, even if the famous monarch holds a fake talisman, he can dispatch the local army. Let him believe it. ”

Xiao Wanyao nodded excitedly and said, "In this way, Mingjun will believe you." When the time comes, when he takes the talisman and goes to various places to dispatch troops, those people will surely find out that the talisman is fake. We don't have to do anything, we have someone to deal with him. At that time, the crime of making fake military talismans will be on Mingjun, and it has nothing to do with us. He can also be convicted of treason. ”

After hearing this plan, Lei Luo and Guo Xiang both laughed, and Guo Xiang couldn't help but say, "The imperial sister-in-law is really smart, so I know that you will definitely have a way." In this way, General Lei's family was saved. ”

Xiao Wanyao took a deep breath, her brows did not stretch, to be honest, there was still an important link missing, she said, "The plan is not bad, but now Mingjun's whereabouts are unpredictable, and we don't know where he is, let alone where he hid the talisman." Such an important thing must be difficult to find, and even if it is found, the masters around Mingjun are like clouds, and his vigilance is very high. Who's going to send over to swap those talismans? ”

As soon as Xiao Wanyao's question came out, things seemed to have entered a stalemate. It's true that this is a very difficult thing to solve. First they have to find the famous king, then they have to find the talismans, and then they have to choose a top master to exchange those talismans. Don't let the famous gentleman find out yet.

The room fell silent again, and the matter was not yet clear. Xiao Wanyao was silent for a moment and said, "Let me think about this matter again, now we at least know where the famous monarch is holding the families of those ministers." Don't let anyone know about it. ”

Chapter 251 Identity

Lei Luo and Guo Xiang nodded at the same time.

In the palace, Guo Ping was pestered by Ling Bing and did not go to Xiyun Palace again, Yan Ran was naturally leisurely, and Xiao Wanyao also took time to solve the outside matter.

Although the Mandate of Heaven was arrested for the murder of Guo Rui, Xiao Wanyao suppressed the matter and did not kill the Mandate of Heaven for the time being. But Guo Ping didn't seem to be completely suspicious of Mingjun, Mingjun must have clarified the relationship with the Mandate of Heaven from Guo Ping, so Guo Ping didn't deal with him, but Guo Ping is not stupid, and he will definitely not trust him as much as before.

Mingjun is not a minister of the court, he will not go to court every day, and only when Guo Ping needs him, he will be assigned some special tasks. And recently, Guo Ping has been snubbing Mingjun for a long time because of the matter of the Mandate of Heaven, so Xiao Wanyao has not seen Mingjun during this time, let alone knows where he is.

The night was already very deep, Xiao Wanyao was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, and she couldn't fall asleep. Even if you don't have to think about it in your head, it's all about it.

She sat up suddenly, shook her head vigorously, and felt her head swell a little, but that thing just couldn't be handsome. Simply Xiao Wanyao got out of bed and poured herself a glass of water, walked to the window and pushed open the cold air outside the window, which suddenly broke in, making Xiao Wanyao's confused brain can't help but sober up a lot.

She took a few deep breaths, her body couldn't help but shiver, and her mind continued to think, how can she find Mingjun? It was as if he had gone into hiding now, waiting for the right moment and preparing to rebel.

She would never let his plan succeed, she turned around and returned to the room, sat at the table and looked back at the crescent moon in the sky, and suddenly thought that she couldn't find Mingjun, but Guo Ping could find him, although Guo Ping had not summoned Mingjun recently, but as long as Guo Ping needed it, he could still find him. As long as Guo Ping summons the famous monarch, the people in the famous monarch's mansion will definitely find a way to contact him, and then he will definitely appear in the palace.

But Guo Ping is still needed to do this.

The more Xiao Wanyao thought about it, the more her brain swelled, even if there was a way for Guo Ping to summon Mingjun and find out his whereabouts without knowing about it. But who is to steal? There doesn't seem to be anyone she knows who has such skills......

Thinking of this, Xiao Wanyao was suddenly stunned, her tightly knit brows suddenly relaxed, and the hand that was about to support her forehead stopped in the air, and said to herself, "By the way, I really know two Jiangyang thieves. She immediately laughed, Yan Ran must not be able to do it, because her appearance is the same as herself, if something accidentally happens to Cuò, she will also be caught in it.

But besides Yan Ran, there was another thief to exploit, and she was sure she could convince him to help her. After Xiao Wanyao thought about it, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep, she quickly got dressed, went to find Lei Luo, and after asking for the waist card from Lei Luo, she went directly to the dungeon.

Lei Luo wanted to accompany Xiao Wanyao, but she refused. Lei Luo sent two attendants to follow Xiao Wanyao to the dungeon.

After coming to the dungeon, Xiao Wanyao didn't even need to show her waist card, just looked at the two Lei Luo's personal guards who followed behind her, and let her in. She asked the two people to wait outside, asked people to open the door of the cell, and went to see Cheng Jin alone.

To be honest, Xiao Wanyao admitted that Cheng Jin was the only beautiful man she had ever seen that could be comparable to Xue Tianao, but this person's temperament was much less domineering like Xue Tianao.

When she entered, she saw him lying in the haystack with his eyes closed, his hair a little messy, and his clothes dirty. He was awake, but he didn't pay attention to her.

Xiao Wanyao didn't mind, she sat down on the side, and a faint smile hooked up at the corner of her mouth, "I know you must not believe that I am Yanran, that's right, I'm not her, it's just that I look very similar to her." But I know Yan Ran, and she knows about my detention of you in the General's Mansion. ”

Speaking of Yanran, Cheng Jin opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Xiao Wanyao. She was smiling at him, "You must be wondering who I am. Now I will sue you, I am the queen of Chu - Xiao Wanyao. Yan Ran said I can trust you and tell you about this, but there is one thing she seems to be happy for me to keep you here. ”

Xiao Wanyao said her own thing, Cheng Jin was really shocked that she was the queen, especially since there were two people in this world who looked so similar. It's just that he can't speak now, and he is poisoned, and he can't use force, so he sat in the grass and stared at Xiao Wanyao in a daze.

She was silent for a moment, then took out a medicine bowl from her body and handed it to Cheng Jin, "After eating it, you can fully recover." But......" When Cheng Jin was in the medicine bowl, Xiao Wanyao suddenly withdrew her hand, "It is necessary to warn you, there are guards from the General's Mansion everywhere outside, and you had better give up the idea of escaping." Because my antidote can only be solved for two hours, and after two hours, you will also lose your martial arts, and you will not be able to speak. ”

After listening to Xiao Wanyao's words, Cheng Jin's face was full of anger, and he couldn't wait to eat her in one bite at this moment. Xiao Wanyao was very satisfied with such an expression, which showed that she guessed his thoughts.

After Cheng Jin ate the medicine bowl, he waited for a while, and really felt that the strength in his body was recovering, he opened his mouth and tried it, and sure enough, he could speak, but the first thing he said when he stood up was, "Do you know that I, Cheng Jin, have grown so big, I have never been so wolf, and I have never been in prison." ”

Xiao Wanyao smiled, "You have to try everything, and if you have the first time, you will have a second time." Come with me. With that, she turned and walked out.

Cheng Jin felt that this was strange, and chased after him, "What do you mean?" Are you saying I'm going to be in a prison again? ”

Xiao Wanyao didn't deny it, her voice was low, and she said as she walked, "If you don't do what I say, you'll be back here soon." The queen is not easy to mess with, not to mention, Yanran also agrees. ”

"You ......" Cheng Jin gritted his teeth and stomped his feet with hatred, "The most poisonous woman's heart, I can understand it now." ”

Xiao Wanyao chuckled, and then took Cheng Jin out of the dungeon, and then asked the maid who was waiting to find him suitable clothes, and prepared a table of wine and food. Cheng Jin was already hungry, and after eating and drinking, he touched his bulging stomach and stared at Xiao Wanyao, who was sitting not far away, drinking tea calmly, "Say, what's the matter." You shouldn't be light, and just let me out for nothing. You've met Yanran, where is she now? ”

Xiao Wanyao put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked to the dining table and sat down opposite him, "She is in the palace, and now Yanran is the queen." ”

As soon as the words came out, Cheng Jin suddenly understood, squinted his eyes and said, "So, in order to get out of the palace, you let her pretend to be someone in the palace who is fooled by you." ”

She nodded without denying it, and Cheng Jin's reaction was very fast.

However, Cheng Jin burst out laughing, clasped his hands to his chest, and stared at her with bright eyes, Xiao Wanyao knew what he was thinking, and said leisurely, "Don't think that you can catch me in this way." You remember, the antidote I gave you can only undo the poison from your body for two hours, and after two hours you will be weak and speechless. If I'm worried about anything else, I want you to die, it's easy. ”

Cheng Jin sat up straight, his eyes sank, and he stared at Xiao Wanyao. Although she looks exactly the same as Yanran, this woman is completely different from Yanran, she is too calm, and her heart is too deep.

Xiao Wanyao watched his expression change, still indifferent, tilted her head and said, "How?" Ready to help me? I can give you the freedom to choose, either go back to the dungeon and be a quiet mute, or do things for me in exchange for your freedom. ”

"You're threatening me!" Cheng Jin gritted his teeth and slapped his palm on the table, "Believe it or not, I can kill you now." ”

Xiao Wanyao nodded and said, "I believe it, but please also believe that after I die, you won't live for more than two hours, and I'm just threatening you, if you don't threaten you, how can you be willing to help me do things." What do you think? ”

Cheng Jin took a deep breath, and now it seemed that he was at a disadvantage. There is no choice but to agree to her request, leaving Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, let's go back and see, as long as there is a chance, he will definitely turn defeat into victory.

"Well, I promise you. But I don't know anything but eat, drink, and be merry, so what can I do for you? Cheng Jin finally compromised.

Xiao Wanyao told Cheng Jin about her plan, which was actually just a part of it, telling him what he was going to do. After Cheng Jin listened, he recalled, "The famous gentleman you are talking about, but he was the big boss of the killer of Qingfeng Yuan in Wei State back then?" ”

Xiao Wanyao nodded affirmatively, she didn't expect Cheng Jin to even know Mingjun, "How?" ”

Cheng Jin suddenly became cheerful and said with a smile, "I promise you!" It just so happens that I also want to meet this person for a while, but there are people in the rivers and lakes who spread him to be amazing. When and where, I'm going to help you steal something like this? ”

Xiao Wanyao paused, "We have to wait a little longer, we have some things that need to be dealt with in advance." You just have to prepare yourself. During this time, you temporarily lived in the General's Mansion and listened to Lei Luo's orders. After speaking, she stood up and walked to the door, and glanced back at Cheng Jin, "I asked someone to prepare a side room for you, go and rest first." Come to me tomorrow morning. ”

Cheng Jin nodded, didn't say anything, and got up to leave.

The Imperial Palace of the State of Chu

Ling Bing had been in the palace for a while, and had successfully captured Guo Ping's heart. Although it is only a permanent presence, it is deeply spoiled by Guo Ping. Moreover, Han Qianqian, who was in Changchun Palace, was an extremely indifferent person, Ling Bing had been in contact with her, and felt that she was not a threat, so he didn't take her seriously.

After Guo Ping left Ling Bing on this day, Ling Bing began to think about how to deal with Xiao Wanyao. With Guo Ping's favor for her, she chose a personal palace maid - Ying'er. Although she can't fully trust her, she is very familiar with the rules of the palace, and she is ruthless in doing things for others.

This made her more satisfied, after Guo Ping left, Ling Bing sat bored on the soft couch in a daze, and Ying'er brought her some snacks, "Ling Changzai, although you were so loved by the emperor when you first came here, it may not be a good thing to love too much." ”

Ling Bing glanced at Ying'er and said, "I'm not worried about the emperor's affairs, but thinking about how to survive in this harem, you also know that I don't have the strong support of my mother's family, and I'm similar to the queen." But the family is the queen, we are just a permanent presence, how to compete for favor with the daughters of those ministers. ”

Ying'er smiled, "Chang Zai doesn't have to worry too much, the emperor doesn't seem to like the daughters of those ministers very much, but prefers the wild flowers outside, don't you know, the concubines of Changchun Palace are the same as you." ”R1154