At this moment, the king of Jiangxia is in the middle of his journey.

Li Daozong wore a blue Chu brocade robe, tied three beams into the virtuous crown, and climbed the clouds with small leather boots, as if he was dressed up in a full costume to prepare for the upcoming sacrifice of Emperor Yang's mausoleum. Today, the prince is the chief priest and he is the master of ceremonies, in fact, it is more about watching his play. The reason why the emperor sent him was precisely because he took a fancy to his old morality, seriousness and shrewdness. Affairs, big and small, are also arranged by him.

After examining the bronze mirror, Li Daozong smiled slightly with satisfaction. Then he walked out of the room, personally went to Princess Gaoyang's room, and knocked on the door.

"I said I wasn't going! Don't bother me again! There was a huffing cry from Princess Gao Yang in the room.

"Ling'er, what are you throwing tantrums again?" Li Daozong said with a smile, "You followed you to Xiangzhou, didn't you just want to join in the fun?" Today, I don't know how many people have come here from thousands of miles away, just to observe this grand occasion, are you really willing to miss it? ”

There was no response inside, and after a while, Princess Gao Yang stepped forward and pulled open the door, glanced at Li Daozong quite resentfully, turned around and walked into the room, pouted with her cheeks in her hands, and sat at the table without saying a word.

"What's the matter, tell Uncle Huang about it?" Li Daozong stepped forward and asked patiently.

"Humph! It's not because of that big bad guy! Princess Gaoyang snorted angrily, "As soon as Wu Meiniang came, he didn't even see a figure!" I'm! ”

"Oh, I said, why have you been so angry and ruined in the past two days, it turns out that you are jealous?" Li Daozong smiled and said, "So, Qin Mubai hasn't shown up in the past two days, but he has been staying with Wu Meiniang?" ”

"It's not there, where else could it be?" Princess Gaoyang frowned, annoyed and helpless, slapped her thigh with her fist, and chirped, "Uncle Huang, what should I do?" With Mei Niang, he doesn't want me, woo! I'm so angry and so sad! I want to run back to Chang'an now! ”

Li Daozong twisted his brows slightly: "Could it be that you saw Qin Mubai stay at Wu Meiniang's place for the past two days?" ”

"No...... I'm just guessing! Princess Gaoyang pouted and muttered, "If he is not there, where else can he be?" He hasn't shown up for the past two days, and when Mei Niang didn't come before, didn't he come to accompany me every day? ”

An alert look flashed in Li Daozong's eyes, and he asked quietly, "How long has it been since you saw him?" ”

"Since ...... The night before yesterday, he had left with my brother and uncle, and had not been seen again. Princess Gaoyang was still sad and muttered, "Two nights and one day, he was with Mei Niang, and he didn't know what they did, so he must have forgotten me to the clouds." ”

Li Daozong's eyebrows raised, and a thought immediately appeared in his heart: No, Qin Mubai is definitely not such a person! Even if he is infatuated with Wu Meiniang, it is impossible for him to go without showing up for two days and messing with her all day long. Not to mention anything else, now is the day of the sacrifice, and he, the governor of Xiangzhou Mansion, is responsible for the security of the sacrifice ground. Moreover, the prince and I are all here arranged by him to defend themselves, with his always rigorous and serious style, how can he ignore them for two days in a row?

"Then have you asked your brother, where did Qin Mubai go after eating that night?" Li Daozong asked casually as if he was very casually.

"Yes." Princess Gao Yang nodded and said, "My brother said that Mu Bai drank a lot of wine that day and was a little drunk. He and his uncle left him to sleep there, but he insisted on leaving, saying that he was in a hurry to return to the military mansion and had important military affairs to take care of. Hum! It's a lie! Mei Niang just came that day, and they must have something to say when they reunited after a long absence! Maybe it's ...... at night Woo! It turns out that Mei Niang's words don't count, they together lie to me! ”

Princess Gaoyang spoke energetically to herself, and complained with her teeth and claws, and when she turned her head, Li Daozong beside her was gone.

"Wow, don't even want me! Even Uncle Huang doesn't like to listen to my nagging! Princess Gaoyang wanted to get more and more angry, her eyes rolled, and she shouted, "Come on, change clothes!" ”

Two maidservants hurried in and changed her clothes. Princess Gaoyang stretched out her arms to let them serve and change their clothes, and said hatefully: "No matter, I'm going to Mei Niang's house to arrest him!" Hmph, they are all untrustworthy people, and together they deceive me! If I expose him on the spot, I will go back to Chang'an immediately and ignore him again! ”

At this moment, Li Daozong had already walked quickly to the pavilion, and said as he walked: "Come on, prepare the horse!" ”

"Shouldn't the prince of today's sacrificial ceremony take the car? Where are you going in such a hurry? His confidant asked as he ordered the men to prepare their horses.

"This king is going to the crown prince." Li Daozong took the reins of the horse, thought for a while, and said, "You take this king's post to go to the Assassin's Mansion quickly, and ask King Wu to rush to the crown prince as soon as possible to join this king." Remember, don't say anything! If you encounter the King of Qi, you must avoid it! ”

The servant's heart tightened, knowing that the matter was important, so he solemnly surrendered his promise, and went out with Li Daozong separately.

A moment later, another car also drove out of the line and headed straight for the port market north of Xiangyang, stopping in front of the original "Zhengchang Grain".

Princess Gao Yang jumped out of the car, walked to the door angrily, gritted her teeth, and kicked the door with her foot. The sound of banging attracted passers-by to look sideways.

After a long time, a subordinate female shopkeeper who followed Wu Meiniang came forward to look at the door, and when she saw that it was the princess, she hurriedly saluted: "Her Royal Highness the princess is here, and I have missed the welcome, please forgive me!" ”

"Less nonsense, what about Mei Niang? And what about that stinky man? Princess Gaoyang said angrily.

"This! ......" The housekeeper couldn't help but be a little frightened when she saw Princess Gaoyang's anger, and muttered, "The owner is at home, but I don't know what Her Royal Highness the princess said about the stinky man......"

"You dodge!" Princess Gaoyang yelled at her angrily, and rushed in angrily.

"Mei Niang, do you still want to hide from me?" Princess Gao Yang shouted loudly as she rushed in.

Wu Meiniang was counting the list of supplies brought by Chang'an at home, and when she heard Princess Gaoyang's loud rebuke in the front house, she couldn't help but jump in her heart: What happened to this little aunt today?

She had to hurriedly get up and go out, Princess Gaoyang saw that Mei Niang was not half ashamed and a thief's expression, but her face was confused and surprised, and her anger suddenly disappeared a lot, and she calmed down a little.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, why are you so angry?" Wu Meiniang stepped forward and saluted and asked in surprise.

Princess Gao Yang didn't reply, bit her lip and blinked her eyes a few times, peeked behind Wu Meiniang a few times, and wanted to ask directly, but she always felt that in the face of Wu Meiniang, she couldn't get rid of this face.

Wu Meiniang is such a delicate person, at first glance, when she saw Princess Gaoyang's posture and expression, she had already guessed her intentions. So without waiting for Princess Gao Yang to open her mouth to ask, she asked instead, "Why didn't Mu Bai come with Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Today is a big day for the ceremony, shouldn't Her Royal Highness the princess go to the tomb of Emperor Yang with the prince and King Wu, why did she run to the cold house again? ”

"Huh? ......" Princess Gao Yang was stunned very abruptly, "You say that, isn't Mu Bai here with you?" ”

"Sure enough!" Wu Meiniang couldn't help but smile in her heart, shook her head helplessly, and said: "Since that day when I escorted you back to Jiangxia Wang Xingyuan, Mu Bai has never appeared again - if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can ask which one in the mansion you want, if half of the people say that Mu Bai has been to me in the past two days, I can let His Highness deal with it." ”

"Huh?!" Princess Gaoyang's anger suddenly disappeared, replaced by surprise and worry, "He didn't come to you, so where did he go?" ”

Wu Meiniang smiled indifferently and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, a major ceremony is about to be held today, and he, the governor of Benzhou, must be extremely busy, how can he hide from me and ignore business?" Before, I thought that Mu Bai should be hovering between the prince Xingyuan and the Jiangxia king Xingyuan and the Thorn Shi Mansion, why, didn't Her Royal Highness the princess see him either? ”

"Nope!" Princess Gao Yang shook her head in horror and exclaimed, "It stands to reason that in such an extraordinary period, Mu Bai should not have disappeared for two days in a row, so where can he go?" - Could it be that he is missing? ”

"Won't it?" Wu Meiniang said in surprise, "How could he be such a big person?" On the ground of Xiangzhou, who else can do anything to him? ”

"How could it not!"

Suddenly, from the corner of the corridor ahead, an abrupt female voice was heard.

"Who?!"

Several maidservants with martial arts beside Wu Meiniang suddenly stepped forward vigilantly and asked loudly.

"Don't be nervous, I don't mean anything." A woman stepped out of the corner and approached step by step.

"Stop!" The maidservants showed off their talisman daggers and shouted!

The woman stopped, looked at everyone with a smile on her face, and said, "The distinguished guests from Chang'an don't know me, Her Royal Highness the princess should have an impression of me." ”

Princess Gao Yang was a little nervous with her heart beating fast, and when she heard this, she carefully looked at the woman a few times, and suddenly said, "Oh, I have indeed seen it!" You seem to be ...... My imperial sister-in-law's maidservant before her death, surnamed Su! ”

"Yes, servant Su Lianqing, polite!" The woman smiled and arched her hand generously, "I'm here for something important." ”

Wu Meiniang nodded: "Then please come and talk!" You just said - 'how not', what do you mean? ”

"It means that if Qin Mubai really didn't hide here and stay with you in the past two days, then he is indeed missing!" Su Lianqing said.

"What?" Wu Meiniang and Princess Gao Yang exclaimed in unison.

"Yes, that's it." Su Lianqing said with certainty.

"How do you know?" The second daughter asked in unison.

Su Lian smiled indifferently: "Of course, His Royal Highness King Wu realized it, and sent me to make a secret visit to find out his whereabouts." ”

"Oh?" Everyone was amazed.

Su Lianqing nodded: "You may not know that since you arrived in Xiangzhou, His Royal Highness King Wu and Qin Mubai have always been inseparable from thallium, thallium inseparable. Let's ask, how could Qin Mubai not show up for two days on such a critical day? So His Royal Highness was suspicious, and he first secretly sent people to visit the military camp and the emperor's mausoleum, which were places where Qin Mubai might go, but found nothing. So he wondered if Qin Mubai had been hiding in Wu Meiniang's house for the past two days. So I've been keeping a close eye on your home for the past two days, and I've been able to find no trace of him. I just heard your conversation again, so I'm pretty sure he's missing! ”

"Huh? So what to do! Princess Gaoyang was suddenly frightened, and hurriedly grabbed Wu Meiniang's sleeve and said anxiously, "Meiniang, you are so smart, there must be a way!" Find a way to find someone! ”

"Your Highness, don't worry." Wu Meiniang frowned and held Princess Gaoyang's hand, and said to Su Lianqing, "Miss Su, have you gained anything from the past two days?" ”

Su Lianqing looked Wu Meiniang up and down a few times in surprise, nodded and smiled meaningfully: "I often hear His Highness and Qin Mubai talk about it, Wu Meiniang is very smart, wise and calm, and it is true." You don't know where I'm coming from, do you? In fact, before becoming Princess Wu's maidservant, I was a female devil who ran the rivers and lakes, known as 'Mrs. Demon Xie'. ”

"Huh?" Princess Gaoyang's eyes widened in surprise, "The female devil! Then how could you ......"

"How did you enter the Wu Palace, and become your imperial sister-in-law's maidservant, right?" Su Lianqing smiled disapprovingly and said, "Of course, it is the blessing of Qin Mubai, and it is he who gives me a chance to be a new person and enjoy life." These are long stories, but all in all, I used to be a hot character in the underworld, and I had a lot of enemies. In the past few days, I found that there are always some people of the three sects and nine streams who are mixed in the rivers and lakes, wandering around and monitoring near the Wu Wangfu, so I was suspicious, thinking that the enemy came to me to seek revenge, so I paid more attention to the movements of these people. As a result, I found that these people did not come to me, but instead focused their attention on King Wu. It seems that someone is going to deal with King Wu. Since Qin Mubai and King Wu are one, it is not surprising that Qin Mubai is missing now. ”

"If you know, why didn't you say it sooner?" Princess Gao Yang said anxiously, "If you had said it earlier, Mu Bai would not have disappeared!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, you are so naïve." Su Lianqing smiled and said, "I'm just a lowly maidservant, can I just alarm my master because of a little speculation without evidence?" Moreover, His Royal Highness King Wu has his own henchmen and ironclad guards by his side, and those people have no chance of hurting King Wu at all, so I just need to be vigilant in secret. What's more, I didn't expect that they would take Qin Mubai captive at first. It's just that after His Highness suspected that Qin Mubai was missing, I told him my guess. He immediately made a decision and determined that Qin Mubai had disappeared, so he immediately sent me out to look for him. ”

"Okay, Miss Su, you don't have to bother with explanations." Wu Meiniang wrinkled her brows and asked, "You still say it quickly, do you have any news of Mu Bai?" ”

Su Lianqing smiled and nodded seriously: "There is no exact news." But there was one small thing that caught my attention. Perhaps, this is an important clue to find Qin Mubai. ”

"What clues?" The two girls asked urgently together.

"That's ......" Su Lianqing suddenly smiled mysteriously, looked at Princess Gaoyang and said, "I can't say." ”

"What do you mean?" Princess Gao Yang said anxiously and annoyed, "Why are you looking at me?" Meaning, can't you tell me? ”

"Yes." Su Lianqing didn't deny it, and said simply.

"You! ...... "Princess Gaoyang was so angry that she really wanted to come up and pinch her neck.

"Her Royal Highness the princess, don't be impatient, after all, Mu Bai's safety is important." Wu Meiniang patted Princess Gaoyang's hand, stepped forward, invited Su Lianqing aside, and said, "Now it's just the two of us, you tell me." I'll work with you to find a way to save Mubai! ”

"Good. I like to work with smart people. If you really have a husband, you must have a wife, Wu Meiniang, she is really smart and well-deserved. Su Lianqing said with a smile, "As for Princess Gaoyang...... Innocence and cuteness are more than enough, if it is compared to the mind, it is far worse! ”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, talk about it!" Wu Meiniang was also quite annoyed.

"What's the hurry! I just sent someone back to the assassination mansion to deliver a letter, aren't you waiting for Your Highness to send me a helper? Do you want me to save Qin Mubai with the strength of our women? Su Lianqing glanced at Princess Gaoyang, who was anxious not far away, and said in a low voice with a smile, "If nothing else, it is Princess Gaoyang's own brother who kidnapped Qin Mubai, Li You, the king of Qi!" ”

"What?!" Wu Meiniang was taken aback, "This ...... It can't be, right? No reason? ”

"These things aren't things we should be thinking about." Su Lian straightened her face and said in a cautious whisper, "Actually, it is also Qin Mu Baifu's fate. Yesterday, I unexpectedly found that a pair of very powerful twin killers arrived in Xiangyang, which scared me into a cold sweat, because they were my enemies. Luckily, they weren't here for me. I was curious, so I followed them, only to find that they had entered the inn rented by Li You. Soon after, they took a car with Li You's uncle Yin Hongzhi and left Xiangyang City to the suburbs. I followed them all the way, not for fear of being discovered by them, so I didn't follow them very far, but I figured out where they were going. I suspect that they most likely took Qin Mubai captive and hid him in that place on the outskirts. That pair of powerful twin killers should have made a special trip to guard Qin Mubai! ”

"I see!" Wu Meiniang frowned in surprise and said, "Miss Su has great powers, is there a way to save Mu Bai?" If you need help, I'm willing to do whatever it takes! ”

Su Lianqing smiled treacherously: "I don't need you to help me now, you just need to stabilize Princess Gaoyang, and don't let her jump out in a hurry and annoyance to talk about bad things." As for the aftermath...... I might need you to do me a favor. ”

"Whatever you want, just say it. As long as I can give, I will give! "Wu Meiniang is categorical.

"Well, you are a shrewd businessman, everything is negotiated in advance, and you are cheerful enough." Su Lianqing smiled, "Actually, I don't want anything important from you, I just need you to reward me with a bowl of rice to eat." ”

"How?" Wu Meiniang asked curiously.

"Originally, I was the servant of Princess Wu, and I wanted to hide in King Wu's mansion from now on, retire to the rivers and lakes to find a peaceful life, and live a stable life from now on. Who knows, Princess Wu is a good person who doesn't live long, and she left at such a young age. Su Lianqing shook her head regretfully and said, "The master mother has already gone, and I am a maid without the master mother, and my life in the Wu Wangfu is not good." So I want to leave the Wu Wangfu and follow you. ”

Wu Meiniang frowned in surprise and said, "Didn't you go low?" ”

"Definitely." Su Lianqing shook her head and smiled, "On the surface, Wu Wangfu is no better than you, a merchant girl's family. However, you are Qin Mubai's wife who has never passed through the door. I feel that following Qin Mubai is more down-to-earth than following King Wu. Moreover, you are a woman, and I am also a woman, so it is much more convenient. In the past, when Princess Wu was still alive, I was happy to be at ease, and the princess treated me very well. Now that the princess is gone, we, the maidservants who took care of the princess during her lifetime, have plummeted in the palace, and those people will always look down on us, as if Princess Wu's untimely death was our fault. Compare the two, how good it is to follow you! - And you don't lose either! Although I don't know how to do business, I have walked the rivers and lakes for so many years, and I have seen a lot of knowledge and skills, and there is always something where you can use me! ”

"Good! Deal! Wu Meiniang didn't have time to think about it, and nodded decisively, "As long as you rescue Mu Bai intact, I will promise you everything!" ”

"Give me half of the pillow mat, would you like to do it too?" Su Lianqing smiled strangely.

Wu Meiniang couldn't help but be a little annoyed, glared at her and said, "Do you think I'll be in the mood to joke with you now?" If you think clearly, I may be your owner in the future, and you will have to look at my face to eat! So, you'd better not make fun of me and make me hate you now! ”

"Tsk, what a great little girl!" Su Lianqing shook her head and sighed, "Okay, I won't tease you." The people sent by King Wu should be almost there, so I'll leave. If nothing else, you can share dinner with Qin Mubai tonight - farewell! ”

After saying that, Su Lianqing clenched his fists, turned around and strode away.

Princess Gao Yang hurriedly jumped forward: "Mei Niang, why did you let her go like this?" What did you all talk about? ”

Wu Meiniang smiled lightly and said, "It's nothing." I think she's probably a liar, trying to extort me a little money. I've sent her away. Your Royal Highness Princess, with what I know about Mu Bai, he will definitely not disappear for no reason, maybe there is some urgent matter to take care of. You know, men like him get down to business, and they're always used to leaving women out of the way. Don't worry, why don't you come and sit in my room, I'll send a few sisters out to find Mu Bai, maybe there will be news of him in a while? ”

"Okay...... Princess Gao Yang nodded helplessly and muttered, "I'm really useless!" I'm so ashamed! Just now...... Am I rude? ”

"Nope! We are all good friends who know each other so well, we should have one thing to say and two to say, and there is no need to hide something in our hearts! Her Royal Highness the Princess's straightforward and resolute temperament, isn't that what Mu Bai likes about you? Actually, I've always admired it! Wu Meiniang smiled and took Princess Gaoyang's hand and walked to the room.

……

Qin Mubai glanced sideways at the window of this farmhouse, it was already three poles of the sun, and it would not be long before the sacrifice of Emperor Yang's Mausoleum would begin. The conspiracy of Li You and others is about to be staged!

As the minutes ticked by, he couldn't help but feel worried. But now, his body still has not recovered his strength. Moreover, at the head of the bed sat the twin killer sisters, each holding a sword, motionless like a clay sculpture.

Qin Mubai knew that as long as he made the slightest move, those two swords would be unsheathed, and it was very likely that he would not be able to move from now on.

And outside the door, there are Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao with a few big men with martial arts and skills, and they can be heard talking about meat jokes outside.

"Could it be that this time, I'm really going to plant it?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, thinking, "As long as their assassination plan is implemented, whether it succeeds or not, it will be an earth-shattering catastrophe!" The crown prince was assassinated in Xiangyang, who are they going to blame? Li Tai, the king of Wei in Chang'an, or Li Ke, the king of Wu in Xiangyang? It seems that it is more likely to blame Li Tai! Because everyone wants it, Li Ke is definitely not so stupid and will assassinate the prince on his own land! ”

"Maybe Li You will deliberately arrange for one or two dead people who participated in the assassination to be arrested, and someone will ask for a confession from their mouths, confessing to King Wei, or even confessing to me Qin Mubai!" Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help but break out in a layer of cold sweat on his body, "Coupled with my bizarre disappearance in the past two days, when the time comes, I will definitely jump into the Yellow River and can't wash it away!" ”

"If the prince is really assassinated to death because of this, then the entire Tang Dynasty will ...... I'm afraid it's going to be messed up! Qin Mubai didn't dare to think about it, so he had to close his eyes and let out a long sigh of sullen breath.

The twin sister killers sitting on the edge of the bed heard Qin Mubai's sigh, looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Is General Qin very depressed? Do you want our sisters to serve you and be happy with you? ”

Qin Mubai was bored in his heart, and scolded angrily: "Didn't your master tell you that I am his sister's man?" ”

"So whatever." The two sisters were really refreshed, they immediately stood up and hung their swords on the wall, and began to untie their belts in front of Qin Mubai's wide clothes, "There is no unromantic man in the world, what man has only one woman in his life?" Moreover, our sisters are also itching when they see such a pretty gentleman with such a romantic appearance as the general! ”

Seeing that one by one the silk clothes were taken off from their bodies, revealing their young and full bodies, Qin Mubai really couldn't cry or laugh!

What the fuck is this, being imprisoned, and having an affair?

"Hehe, General Qin, we're here!" The sisters were already naked, and they climbed into bed without shyness and pressed against Qin Mubai.

"Don't worry, as long as you have a good time with our sisters, you will never think about other women again!"

"Life is too short, why don't you put aside your worries and have fun immediately? What are you waiting for, let's widen the general's clothes! ”

Liang Mengbiao, Zan Junmo and others outside the house heard the movement in the house, and they all came to the window to look inside, and smiled obscenely: "There is a good show, there is a good show!" Live Spring Palace! Come and see! ”

"Look, look!" The twin sisters didn't hold up two pairs of proud breasts to the window without any shyness, and said defiantly, "You only deserve to see!" Want to eat? No part! ”

"Fuck, that's a shit!"

A group of men drooled and laughed.

Qin Mubai lay on the bed with weak limbs and hated itchy, and he almost wanted to cry without tears.

"Damn, women rape men too?! I can't imagine that I, Qin, will be reduced to the leading role of Mao Er one day! ”