The car slowly landed at the top of the peak.

Qing Ling instructed the accompanying guards and attendants to sort out several palaces in the Zhangguo Palace and use them as resting places, while he and Luo Yao and the two handmaidens who served closely slowly walked up the stairs and stepped into the majestic and quiet hall on the top of the peak.

As the only bloodline of the Zhanggu clan, she passed by here and decided to suspend worshipping the ancestors for two days, which is beyond reproach for others.

After entering the main hall, Sunset Fog picked up the cushions and other things, and lit the spices in the copper tripod. Qiu Zhi looked around, and came back and said: "There are couches in the two side halls next to it, and the slave maid moved the brocade blanket leaning pillow in the car, and you can rest here at night." ”

After Qingling returned to the Chaoyan royal family, Emperor Hao had ordered people to renovate the palace of Zhanggu Mountain, but the people who did the work only paid attention to the exterior scenery such as the eaves and steps, and the furnishings and arrangements in the hall had hardly changed.

Qing Ling nodded, knelt down in front of the main wall, and said to Qiu Zhi, "Don't worry. It's okay to just sit there. ”

She used to retreat with her master in the Tang Garden, and sometimes she didn't stay in bed for days, but she didn't mind the harsh conditions.

Luo Yao walked up to her and looked up at the gilt carved relief patterns on the front wall and the top of the wall.

The opening of the world, the division of the four seas, and the war of gods and demons are all the great achievements of the ancient emperors.

Qing Ling half-closed his eyes, and his voice was slightly urned, "If you want to go, hurry up." Since I promised to cover it up for you, I will not break my word. ”

At this time, the two siblings, Nian Ying and Nian Hong, also entered the main hall.

Nian Ying walked up to Luo Yao and said in a low voice, "Shizi, everything is ready." ”

Luo Yao bowed his head and was about to say goodbye to Qing Ling, but Qing Ling turned his head first, his eyes swept over the Nian Ying brothers and sisters, and asked, "You go to see Ah Jing, do you still have to bring a guard?" Before my father left, I left a number of guards with me, including many of his henchmen. If the two siblings were to disappear suddenly, I could not be sure that no one would be suspicious. ”

Hearing this, Nian Hong took a step forward, as if she wanted to say something, but her brother grabbed her arm.

Luo Yao glanced at the two of them, "You guys just stay." Then he turned to Qingling, "I will return in three days." ”

Qing Ling closed his eyes again, made a soft "um" sound from his nose, and said no more.

Behind him, Luo Yao whispered a few words to Nian Ying, and then walked out of the side door of the main hall with a magic trick.

The rest of the people each found a place to meditate, or they were stunned, or they looked up to study the relief pattern, and no one spoke to anyone. Qiu Zhi, Xi Wu, and Nian Ying are not people who talk much, so it doesn't matter. However, Nian Hong was a talker, and she wanted to talk about something several times, but she was stopped by Nian Ying with her eyes.

And because Qing Ling had given an order early in the morning, so that the entourage was not allowed to go to the main hall without a call, disturbing the worship, the whole empty hall was quiet inside and outside, and the needles could be heard.

I don't know how long it was, someone pushed open the side door and walked in.

Nian Hong turned her head vigilantly and got up, but was stunned to find that the person who came in was "another" Qiu Zhi!

This Qiu Zhi walked straight to Qingling, bent down to present the unicorn jade card, and said in a low voice: "The slave maid has been following for nearly two hours, and I see that the prince is indeed going in the direction of Fuyang. ”

Qing Ling took the jade card and nodded.

Qiu Zhi walked in front of another "self", stretched out her fingers, and turned the "Qiu Zhi" who was originally sitting cross-legged back into a puppet and put it in her sleeve.

It turned out that the Qiu Zhi who was walking around the hall before was actually a puppet made of the West Continent Phantom Wood with a lot of painstaking efforts!

Nian Hong suddenly woke up, and couldn't help but say angrily: "You guys, actually follow the world!" ”

Nian Ying grabbed her sister, "Xiaohong, sit down!" ”

Nian Hong sat down stupidly, but her mouth refused to stop, muttering: "Why is this like this, it's like guarding against outsiders!" ”

After escaping from Zhuoyuan, Qingling did not let Nianhong serve with him.

Nian Hong heard some reasons from her brother, and understood that Qing Ling was suspicious that the prince had calculated her, and she had also made a special trip to Fuyu Mountain, and told Qing Ling what happened to her face after escaping from Zhong Qiguo, and bluntly said that there was something strange about it, patting her chest to ensure that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with the prince. However, Qing Ling was noncommittal, and only persuaded her to leave.

Originally, according to Nian Hong's temperament, he should continue to defend with perseverance. But Qingling saved her life in Zhuoyuan, and even stuffed all the treasures and artifacts on her body to her at the critical moment, no matter how unwilling Nianhong felt, she was embarrassed to be angry with her life-saving benefactor, so she could only obey the orders of the prince and stop arguing with Qingling.

Now seeing that Qing Ling not only has a cold attitude towards the prince, but also uses the means of secretly sending people to follow him behind his back, Nianhong can no longer control his resentment, and chatters endlessly: "What happened to Zhuo Yuan last time obviously has nothing to do with the prince." If he really wants to hurt people, why should he run to save people? If you want to take that Qingyun Sword, why send people to a ghost place like Zhuoyuan, wouldn't it be clean and neat to kill them directly in the post house? I don't know what my brain thinks......"

Nian Ying dragged her sister and motioned her to shut up, but Nian Hong broke free, "What can't I say if I don't name myself without naming me?" You don't interfere with me! ”

Turning his head, he continued in the direction of Qing Ling: "In order to split the enchantment of Zhuo Yuan, the prince of the world has lost an unknown amount of cultivation! The demon enchantment is the most devouring power, and no one knows if there will be a chance to come out before entering. Who would be so stupid that they didn't even want their lives for the sake of acting in a scene? ”

She babbled and spoke, her voice getting higher and higher. Nian Ying wanted to stop her at first, but later she didn't complain blindly, but said the same question in her heart one by one, and gradually stopped stopping her.

Qing Ling sat facing the front wall, originally made up her mind not to pay attention to Nian Hong, but then the more she spoke, the more indignant she became, and she was almost about to burst into tears, so she took a long breath, turned to stare at her and said, "I haven't asked your family about this matter, what else do you want?" I asked people to find out his whereabouts, and I didn't deliberately hide it, he didn't mind himself, what do you mind? ”

Nianhong said: "How do you know that he won't mind?" Won't it be sad? He was so good to you, in order to help you, he almost fell out with Master Hou and the eldest lady, but you guarded him like an outsider! ”

Qing Ling looked at the angry Nian Hong and was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?" ”

Nian Hong actually eavesdropped on the message obtained from the conversation between Nian Ying and Shizi, and at this time, she was angry and leaked her mouth, and quickly glanced at her brother in embarrassment.

Nian Ying glared at the talkative girl, and said to Qing Ling: "Your Highness, don't listen to Nian Hong's nonsense, she has no mouth, and she loves to talk nonsense the most." ”

Nian Ying is a straight person, he never beats around the bush when he speaks, and he doesn't know how to lie and deceive, but now he has sealed his mouth so tightly, it is obvious that Luo Yao has repeatedly reminded him. Qing Ling understands that if he continues to ask, he will not be able to get results.

When her mind flipped, she could actually guess a rough idea, which was nothing more than the fact that she asked Luo Yao to help her sell Xuantie privately, which made the imperial marquis and Ning Yan feel that they had taken unnecessary risks. Ning Yan's temperament Qingling is known, and he is already disgusted with being involved in the power struggle of the court, and he is even more taboo to drag the entire family into the water. And she has also seen the imperial marquis, it is indeed an old fox who does not lose to Emperor Hao, and naturally she doesn't want her son to indirectly help Mu Chen raise funds.

Nian Hong was buttoned up by her brother, jumped up angrily and said, "Where did I not cover my mouth, where did I talk nonsense?" Last time you went to Daze to run an errand and came back, didn't you tell Shizi about that? ”

"Anyway, I'm out of the way, and I've poured out all the things that should be said and shouldn't be said!" She took a few steps forward and stood in front of Qing Ling, "Emperor Ji, you give me the truth today, do you like my family or not?" Do you really want to marry him and be our young lady of Daze? ”

Qing Ling looked up at Nian Hong, who was full of tigers, and his cheeks were a little hot for a while, "......"

Qiu Zhi, who was sitting next to Qing Ling, stood up and scolded: "Nianhong, you are too presumptuous! Do you question your master like that? ”

Nian Hong shook her fingers, "You go aside!" I am a member of the Daze Baili clan, and I am not a slave like you, so I don't bear the title of master and servant! ”

"You!"

Qiu Zhi was so angry that her face turned red, and she almost wanted to do it.

Qing Ling raised his hand to stop the two, "Sit down for me!" ”

Nian Hong and Qiu Zhi looked at each other for a moment, and each retreated to their original positions and sat down hatefully.

Although Qing Ling is the Emperor of Chaoyan, he rarely speaks harshly to his subordinates, but at this moment, he suddenly raised his voice, and Nian Hong suddenly forgot to resist.

Qing Ling straightened his face and stared at Nian Hong coldly, "My marriage to the prince of Daze was announced by His Majesty personally by issuing an edict. Anyone who has doubts about this is ignoring the will of Emperor Yanyao! What your family doesn't dare to question, and you dare to take it out and ask me? ”

Nian Hong stiffened her neck, "I didn't mean this, I meant you ......"

Qing Ling interrupted her coldly, "Since you want to pick up the conversation today, okay," he turned to Nian Ying, "Let me ask you, last time you went to Wutong Town with Shizi, did you see someone from Jiuqiu?" ”

She knew that if she just asked them what they had done, Nian Ying would definitely grit her teeth and refuse to answer directly, so she simply put the answer out first, according to Nian Ying's temperament, even if she wanted to deny it, she would definitely be able to show flaws in her expression.

Sure enough, Nian Ying's face froze, and he hesitated, "We ......"

Qing Ling sneered, "What's there to hesitate about? Neither of you brothers and sisters can act as well as your family, and I can see through his true face, but how can I not guess your thoughts? His eyes were fixed on Nian Ying's face, and he asked word by word: "Did you go to see Luo Heng, the national teacher of Jiuqiu?" ”

Nian Ying is a straight intestine after all, listening to Qing Ling's question, she immediately thought of the turmoil in Wutong Town a few days ago, and she couldn't hesitate any longer, and waved her hand and said, "No!" ”

"Who's that?"

"Yes...... Madam. ”

Qing Ling was stunned for a moment, and only then did he react and read the lady in Ying's mouth, which was Luo Jia, the queen of Jiuqiu.

"What did you talk about?"

"I really don't know! The lady and the prince spoke alone. ”

Qing Ling thought for a moment, and suddenly asked in a row: "Wutong Town is tightly blocked, how did the Queen of Nine Hills get in?" Could it be that the slender mansion really has a secret passage leading directly to Jiuqiu? Where is the mechanism of the secret tunnel? When you went to Sycamore, the pass I gave you was still there? ”

Nian Ying made a bitter face and scolded herself in her heart. Over the years, Bai has followed Miss Ning Yan out to see a lot of the world, and in the end, he is still like his own stupid girl, and he can't hide anything!

He reached out and groped in his arms a few times, and took out the pass card, "I always carry the token with me." Shizi and I have transformed into ordinary merchants, and we have to use this brand when we go out of town, so it is absolutely impossible to give this token to the people of Jiuqiu. After a pause, his tone became solemn, "Your Highness the Emperor, you are not wrong to suspect us. But if you think about it carefully, if this matter was really planned by Shizi, it would not be of any benefit to him, Yu Daze and Jiuqiu! ”