Out of the palace in the west of the town, Cheng Zheng beat his horse to the military and political center and returned to King Xiang.

Cheng Zheng replied according to the courtesy, "The last general Cheng Zheng should be recalled to Beijing, see King Xiang." ”

"Came back pretty quickly." Xiangwang Xu Qingsong put down his pen and smiled with relief.

"The last general received the edict and did not dare to delay. This is this month's military report from Western Xinjiang. Cheng Zheng got up and approached to present the fold. At least once a month, the army is required to write a report to report on the situation of the army's war, drills, clothing, food, and camps, and even more when the war is busy. King Xiang was the leader of the Yun army, and the regular military reports were presented to him, and he sorted them out and reported them to the emperor.

Xu Qingsong took it and put it aside, but did not open it to see, summoning him back was not to discuss military affairs, he took out a secret letter from the drawer and handed it to Cheng Zheng.

Xu Qingsong is easy-going, coupled with the fact that he was mentioned by the king of Zhenxi when he was a teenager, and he has a great friendship with the Cheng family, Cheng Zheng is not restrained in front of Xu Qingsong, "This is how King Xiang welcomed me back?" ”

"That's why you came back." Xu Qingsong is colorful.

Cheng Zheng took out the envelope, only glanced at it, and asked, "When will you leave?" ”

"Five days later. I have selected elite soldiers for you, escort all the way, it should be foolproof, and there will be a reward after the deed. ”

"King Xie Xiang."

Xu Qingsong then exchanged pleasantries with Cheng Zheng and let him go. After Cheng Zheng left, Xu Qingsong opened Cheng Zheng's recital and sighed, "Xijiang, I'm afraid you won't be able to go back." ”

That night, when they dined in Cheng Zheng's mansion, the two naturally cherished the opportunity to be together after a long absence, and they felt fragrant about everything they ate. After the meal, he used some tea, and Cheng Zheng prepared a carriage to send Yilin back to the palace.

"When are you leaving?" One asked.

"Five days later. You know it all? ”

Yilin nodded, talking about cause and effect, "Hmm." I told my father to let you go. King Xiang is over fifty years old, and it is inconvenient to go away, and the only ones who can take on this important task are you, Yingfeng, and Yuan Chen. Yuan Chen's people are on the southeast border, which is two or three times the length of your journey, and it is inconvenient to travel back and forth. You have been at the border for many years, and I miss you very much, so I want to take this opportunity to transfer you back. ”

Now the next patriarch of the Yun clan is undecided, and the three major generals in the clan are comparable, Yuan Chen and his father King Minnan guarded the southeast and kept one side stable, which was indispensable. Cheng Zheng made great achievements in Western Xinjiang, and Yingfeng stayed in Beijing to serve as Xu Qingsong's right and left hand, which should not be underestimated. If this operation can be successful, it will be a great achievement, and it will add a lot of color to Cheng Zheng. Cheng Zheng shook her hand and said solemnly, "Yilin, thank you." ”

Yilin bowed his head shyly and said, "Ah Zheng, don't say that." Between you and me, why do you need to say thanks. ”

Cheng Zheng was hearty, "Yes." When I come back this time, I'm going to ask the emperor to marry us, okay? ”

Yilin's head lowered even deeper, and he whispered, "I'll wait for you to come back." The two have grown up together since childhood, and they are intimate, although there is no matchmaker's appointment, their marriage has long been tacitly acquiesced to by the outside world.

"It's just that you're going to travel far away as soon as you come back, and I'm relieved. You need to rest well these days. Yilin instructed.

Cheng Zheng vetoed, "I'm afraid I'm not free yet." Deploy people and discuss safe routes, this is a matter of importance, in case of accidents, it is necessary to be prepared. ”

"I just hope to hurry over, I just wait for you and my sister to return safely."

Cheng Zheng returned to the study to look at the secret letter, which recorded Yilin's twin sister Yishan, who was now found to be adopted in a family in the south of the Yangtze River, and had a detailed route, direction, and portal. According to the midwife's recollection, because the queen gave birth to twin daughters that year, she remembered very clearly that the princess who was born first had a round birthmark on her arm, and the second born had a cinnabar mole behind her ear. At that time, Yishan disappeared at the border and was nowhere to be found. For more than ten years, the emperor has been sending people to secretly look for him, but he didn't expect to find the princess in Jiangnan. The top priority is to take the princess back to the palace to reunite with her relatives, and also relieve the emperor's heart disease for many years. Why did it disappear back then, and why it appeared in Jiangnan, it is still not found. Therefore, we still have to act in secret, and if the news leaks, it is inevitable that there will be some twists and turns. Cheng Zheng ordered a team of men and horses to go first, lurk and scout at some easily attacked passes, and if there is a situation when they return, they can also respond.

On the eve of leaving, the emperor could not personally see Cheng Zheng off, so he only asked him to say goodbye to him. Yilin has a very good relationship with Cheng Zheng, everyone in the palace knows it, and she comes to talk to Cheng Zheng, and it is not easy to arouse suspicion.

Yilin asked with concern, "Have you packed up your things?" ”

Cheng Zheng replied casually, "I will be back soon, and I don't need to prepare anything." ”

When asked about his plans, "How long do you expect the trip to be?" ”

Cheng Zheng thought for a moment and replied, "When I went, I was all soldiers, and I was used to marching and hurrying, and it would take ten days." When I returned, I was afraid that the second princess would be affected, and the road would slow down, and it was expected to take a month. ”

"Okay, when you return, I'll meet you personally." As soon as she said that, she couldn't help but feel sad, and she couldn't stand the parting, so she instructed again, "I don't know the blessings and disasters of this trip, you must be careful in everything." ”

Cheng Zheng smiled casually, "Silly girl, why are you still crying, you are all people who want to take on the responsibility of the country, you can't be strong." ”

"People are worried about you, and you still laugh at me." As soon as he cried and laughed, he stretched out his hand and pounded Cheng Zheng's body.

Cheng Zheng set off as soon as the sky was shiny the next morning, and there was nothing to do all the way. Arriving at Jiangnan Qi Town, in order to hide people's eyes, Cheng Zheng ordered the others to disperse and stay, travel lightly, and only take a deputy general, Song Jinfeng, to find the address. This family is also a big family in the town, so it didn't take much effort to find it.

The word "Min House" hangs high. "That's it." Jin Feng stepped forward and knocked on the door, and with a few taps, soon a servant opened the door.

Jin Feng asked, "Is this Master Min Shangen's house?" ”

The subordinate looked at the two of them and replied, "Exactly, what's the matter with the two masters?" ”

Jinfeng said kindly, "My son-in-law came from the capital, and I have something important to discuss with your master, please pass it on on your behalf." ”

"Okay, wait a minute." The servant closed the door and came back after a while, "The two masters, please." ”

The servant led them to the front hall, and after a short rest, a rich middle-aged man came to meet him, but he looked kind: "What is this son doing?" ”

Cheng Zheng got up and arched his hand: "Master Min is polite." Then he whispered a few words to Master Min, and Master Min was surprised, "Son, please." ”

Master Min took Cheng Zheng to the study, and Cheng Zheng ordered Jinfeng to stay outside.

"Greetings to your lordship." Master Min hurriedly saluted. He did some business in Jiangnan in his life, and he never provoked the officials and magnates, but I don't know why someone came from the capital to find him by name on the order of the emperor, and now he has no master.

"Master Min doesn't need to be polite. I was ordered by the emperor to take Princess Yishan back to the palace, which was the emperor's edict. Cheng Zheng said and took out a piece of paperwork.

"Princess Yishan?" Master Min took it in a hurry, even if this edict was given to him, he couldn't tell whether it was true or false, so he just gave it back to Cheng Zheng after a quick look.

Cheng Zheng said with certainty, "Yes, dare to ask if the old man's mansion has adopted a woman with a cinnabar mole behind her left ear." ”

"Don't dare to deceive your lords, there is such a thing. She is my adopted daughter seventeen years ago, but I don't know how she can be Princess Yishan? Master Min wondered as he spoke.

Cheng Zheng explained, "That's it. Princess Yishan was kidnapped from the palace by gangsters seventeen years ago, and has not been heard from since. In order to avoid rumors, the emperor blocked the news and ordered someone to secretly track it down. ”

Master Min was very frightened, "My daughter turned out to be the princess of the dynasty?" I actually took the princess as my daughter, didn't the grass people commit a great crime of rebellion? ”

Cheng Zheng said with relief, "Master Min, where is this, the princess is fortunate to be adopted by the master to have a place to live and live in peace." If it weren't for the master, I'm afraid that the princess doesn't know what kind of situation she is in now, but the lord is the hero of my big photo. ”

Master Min was a little relieved, "My lord doesn't blame the grass people, it's just that the grass people's humble house really wronged the princess." ”

"Don't worry about it, although the lord's mansion is not gorgeous, it is not a poor family. Since the lord accepted him as a daughter, how could he be wronged. I don't know what opportunity the lord had to adopt the princess? Cheng Zheng wanted to understand the situation at that time.

Master Min recalled for a while, and said, "That was seventeen years ago, I went to the town shop early in the morning to take care of business, passing by a small road, I heard a cry, and when I went to see that it was a baby waiting to be fed, and seeing that there was no one around, I had to take her home and feed her." Later, I found someone to inquire around, and there was no loss of baby girls in the town. Since there has been no news of the parents of the baby girl, they were raised in my home, and my wife and I also liked it very much, so I decided to adopt her as a daughter. ”

Cheng Zheng nodded, "I see." So Master Min has never known the origin of the baby girl? ”

Master Min analyzed, "This grass farmer really doesn't know, when he picked her up, there was nothing around him. The baby was very healthy and did not have any diseases, and at that time, I thought that it should be the illegitimate child of a large family, so I lost it. ”

Cheng Zheng asked again, "I wonder if it is convenient for the princess to meet next at this moment?" ”

"Of course." Master Min opened the door, "Ling'er, go and invite Miss to come." "When he heard the answer, he closed the door again." I don't know when you plan to leave for Beijing? ”

Cheng Zheng replied truthfully, "Tomorrow." ”

Master Min couldn't help but be surprised, "Tomorrow? In such a hurry? ”

Cheng Zheng explained, "The reason for the princess's disappearance has not been clarified back then, and the princess is out for a day, which is more dangerous. It's better to leave early, and the emperor also misses it day and night, thinking that the princess is looking forward to returning as soon as possible. ”

Master Min nodded in contemplation, and then said, "In this way, the grass people will not dare to stop it." The adults only brought one entourage here, the princess is noble, and there may be a mistake on the road, why don't the grass people spend money to hire some people with martial arts to escort them on the road? ”

Cheng Zheng declined, "Thank you for your kindness, you don't need to worry about this matter, you have your own measure." ”

"Very well. It's just that the little girl is babbling in the grass people's house, and the grass people are very reluctant, hey, the princess has been arrogant since she was a child, and the grass people have no good life to teach, but I am afraid that the princess will be wronged in the future. As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and he hurriedly wiped them.

Cheng Zhengxiao persuaded with great righteousness, "The princess has been missing for many years, and now she has found it, which is my joy of taking a big picture, please don't be too sentimental." ”

Master Min nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, the grass people are out of shape." ”

"Daddy, what is Daddy looking for me?" There was a crisp sound at the door, like a jade colliding with each other, and the door was pushed open, and a familiar face was exactly the same as Yilin! Although Cheng Zheng had expected it, he was still a little stunned.