Chu Ning ordered someone to take Han Tang down to rest, and he stayed to accompany Chu Yue and talk for a while.

Chu Yue told her everything about being interrogated by Qiu Mo alone that day.

Chu Ning comforted her sister and praised her for the beautiful gold and jade bracelet on her hand.

The two held hands and talked for a long time before returning to the palace.

Liu Tingchuan was already waiting for her in Chuning Palace.

"This seat said to the outside world that the water in Chengqian Palace is caused by the fire falling from the sky, and this matter is caused by the fall of the emperor star."

As he spoke, there was a hint of self-deprecation on his face, "The first emperor came out of the funeral and saw no blood, so this seat has suppressed dissent." ”

The matter of Chengqian Palace going to the water is in an uproar, and it is not a trivial matter that can be brushed aside.

Although Empress Yao ordered the release of people, there was a lot of discussion in the palace, and the mouth of the palace people was the most difficult to block.

Chu Ning smiled: "So, thank you for cleaning up the aftermath of this palace." ”

Liu Tingchuan looked at her lightly and asked, "What this seat wants, is it a word of thanks?" ”

There was a cold aura around him, like a hazy moon, forever out of reach.

"And what do you want? As soon as this palace should be offered," Chu Ning's eyebrows bent, and he said with a smile, "This palace believes in you and respects you, so I just have to offer you up and burn incense and worship every day." ”

He was indifferent to Chu Ning's jokes, shook his head and said, "The offerings are all dead objects carved and made of stone. ”

"This seat is alive," the starlight shone in those deep eyes, "and it is not necessary to make offerings on the offering table." ”

Although his eyes are light in color, as long as he looks into them, he can't get out of them.

Chu Ning was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly smiled: "Which temple can accommodate the great god of the young national teacher?" ”

Liu Tingchuan's temperament was cold, and when her eyes fell on her face, there was a hint of coolness, and it was as soft as snow.

He looked away, looked around, and said lightly: "I think His Highness's bedroom is good." ”

Chu Ning's heartbeat missed half a beat, and her mind reacted before her.

Liu Tingchuan said casually like a nobody: "That's it, I'll leave first, King Xin should be coming soon." ”

"Uncle Xiaohuang? Why did he come to me? ”

"The envoy of the Jingshuo Khanate has arrived on the outskirts of Beijing, whether to see it or not, how to deal with it, naturally it should be decided by His Highness."

Thinking that a few days ago, Chu Ning was almost forced to marry far away, and the corners of Liu Tingchuan's lips raised a subtle sneer.

His voice was as calm as ever, and he said to Chu Ning: "This time, whether it is war or peace, it is all up to His Highness. ”

Chu Ning's eyebrows bent, and he smiled: "This palace knows." ”

Han Tang had already been brought in to change into the uniform of the guards, waiting outside Chu Ning's door to wait for her to come out.

But what came out was a silver-haired man.

Han Tang recognized him, and on the night of the palace change, Chu Ning stood in front of the main hall, and this person was standing beside him.

Liu Tingchuan didn't look at him, turned back to the woman in the door and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to send him off. ”

Saying that, Xiao Youzi hurriedly ran over from not far away, "Young National Master, please come here, the slave will send you out." ”

Young National Teacher?

Han Tang stared at the man in front of him, remembering the rumors that were circulating among the people about Liu Tingchuan, the young national teacher.

The people all say that he is a snow crane, a crane immortal, and a white crane reincarnated......

Liu Tingchuan was still talking to the people in the house, Han Tang's teeth itched, and two words suddenly popped out of his heart.

Birdman!

Liu Tingchuan turned around with his sleeves and was about to go out, but saw Han Tang staring at him.

He said indifferently to Xiao Youzi: "Next time, when this seat is discussing with His Royal Highness, no outsiders are allowed to be present. ”

Han Tang only felt that his heart was on fire, and he said unhappily: "I am Her Royal Highness the Princess's personal guard. ”

His voice was not small, and when Chu Ning heard the words behind him, he couldn't help but poke his head out of the house.

"Oh?" Liu Tingchuan turned his head and glanced at Han Tang.

Han Tang was furious at this cold glance, and said angrily in a low voice: "I want to protect the safety of His Highness, why can't I be there?" ”

Liu Tingchuan's narrow eyebrows and eyes bent, and the corners of his lips were a little thin, "Because, this seat is upset when I see Your Excellency." ”

"You!" Han Tang glared at him angrily.

Liu Tingchuan's cloud sleeves flicked, and he turned around to leave.

Han Tang seemed to have punched the cotton, and turned his head to look at Chu Ning again.

Chu Ning finally couldn't hold back a smile and said to Han Tang, "Okay, you go down and rest first." ”

When she said these words, the anger on Han Tang's face disappeared, and his expression turned a little depressed.

Chu Ning's heart softened, and he smiled: "Don't go far, if there is anything this palace will call you." ”

Only then did Han Tang lift his spirits, walk over to Liu Tingchuan with his head held high, and warn him in a low voice: "I am responsible for the safety of Your Highness." ”

Liu Tingchuan nodded and said, "It's just for the time being." ”

Han Tang pretended not to hear it and left there quickly.

He vaguely remembered in his heart that the people in the palace said that His Royal Highness was the reincarnation of Qingluan.

Luan in the clouds, cranes in the snow.

Han Tang's heart couldn't stop sinking, but he didn't know what he was worried about.

It was nearly dusk, and the heat stroke in the palace had not yet dissipated.

On the empty palace road, only the carriage of the Xinwang Mansion galloped out of the palace.

But King Xin's car did not return home, but went in the direction of Mo's house.

The Mo family, one of the four major families in Beijing.

The Mo family was originally a businessman, but in the past few decades, he has won the trust of the royal family and was promoted to the imperial merchant in the capital.

Although Hou Zhao's national policy was to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, the Mo family once attained Taoism, and had the wealth of the sky, and also became an aristocratic family in Beijing.

But after all, business is not a livelihood, and even the people of the Yao family dare to step on the Mo family.

Now that King Shin himself has come, the porter has run in to spread the word.

Mo Ping, the head of the Mo family, traveled far away and never returned, and the affairs of the family were all decided by Cen Yin, the head of the house.

Cen Yin hurriedly finished dressing up and rushed to the main hall to see King Xin and Chu Ning.

She saluted the two, and Chu Ning smiled: "There is something in this palace that asks Mrs. Mo for help." ”

She was blessed and replied: "If you have a place for the Mo family, the Mo family will definitely serve Your Highness." ”

"Good. The palace wants to ask the Mo family craftsman to repair something. ”

There are so many skilled craftsmen in the palace, what do you need to borrow from the craftsmen of the Mo family to make up for it?

Cen Yin's heart tightened, and with a gentle smile on his face, he asked, "What?" ”

"The jade seal of the country."

This afternoon, Chu Yue came to find Chu Ning, and she saw the gold-inlaid jade bracelet.

When Chu Ning praised her bracelet for its exquisite workmanship, a new idea popped up in his mind.

"Does the third sister like this bracelet too?"

Chu Yue deliberately rolled up the cuffs, stretched out her arm and handed it to her.

Chu Ning raised his hand to rub the surface of the bracelet and found that the place where the gold threads intersected was still smooth and smooth.

The gold and jade are wrong, and they are natural.

Chu Yue added: "Some time ago, Yue'er accidentally broke the bracelet, but fortunately, the brother of the Mo family found a craftsman to make it up for me. ”

"The Mo family?" Chu Ning had a plan in his heart, "The Mo's in the capital? ”

Chu Yue nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, it's the Mo family." ”

Chu Ning had a plan, and turned around and went to the Mo family with King Xin.

Cen Yin's breath stagnated, but he still maintained the bearing of the housewife, and smiled: "This thing is a symbol of the royal family, and it should not be handled by ordinary craftsmen. ”

Chu Ning smiled slyly: "How can a craftsman who can repair a jade bracelet with the wrong craftsmanship of gold and jade be regarded as an ordinary person?" ”

King Shin picked up the tea bowl next to him, lowered his head and tasted it, and sighed, "Good tea." ”

Cen Yin saw that King Xin intended to stay out of the matter, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "The head of the Mo family has not returned from a long journey, and the courtiers can't be the master of this matter. ”

"It doesn't matter if Mr. Mo isn't there," Chu Ning smiled and said, "This palace doesn't point to Mr. to repair the jade seal." ”

Cen Yin was just about to push, but Chu Ning suddenly said: "I heard that the palace closed the mountain due to heavy rain a few days ago, and the main road hub connecting the north and south was blocked. ”

"That road happens to be the only way to the north, and from the south to the north must be taken."

Chu Ning's tone was as light as a joke, but Cen Yin's back was already dripping with cold sweat.

"Naturally, if you want to come from the north, you won't be able to come for a while."

"Yes," Cen Yin smiled reluctantly, "You can go out by the way, not by people." ”

Mo Pingsheng quietly brought a caravan of henchmen and lied to the outside world that he went to Lantai to buy goods, but he actually went to the Jingshuo Khanate.

The relationship between the Jingshuo Khanate and Hou Zhao was delicate, but for fear of attracting suspicion, the Mo family concealed his true whereabouts.

Chu Ning took a leisurely sip of tea and said, "It seems that I still have to ask Mrs. Mo for this favor." ”

Cen Yin was helpless in his heart, the jade seal symbolized the imperial power, once it was related to the imperial power, the Mo family could no longer be alone.

Moreover, she didn't know if the craftsmen at home could make up the jade seal.

The third princess and King Xin want to make up the jade seal, so there must be someone who doesn't want to make up the jade seal.

No matter who that person is, the Mo family will definitely not be able to offend.

Her mind went back and forth, and after thinking about it for a while, she found herself in a dilemma.

Chu Ning said: "Mrs. Mo, I have heard a sentence in this palace, wealth and wealth are sought in danger. ”

"If the Mo family can have today's wealth, the Mo family must have seen countless winds and waves, and they also know that the big waves sweep the sand, and the rest is real money."

Cen Yin hung his chin and did not speak, revealing a beautiful neck line.

King Xin squinted his eyes slightly, sighed in his heart, and took a sip of tea.

Chu Ning saw that Cen Yin was undecided, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said, "The Mo family is already an imperial businessman, and it is difficult to say it further." ”

Cen Yin's expression was soft and gentle, and he said, "Your Highness has misunderstood, and the courtiers did not mean this. ”

"It's okay," Chu Ning said with a smile, "This palace knows that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the Mo family in the capital, and you can't be careless at all." ”

Shinong industry and commerce, business ranked last.

Even if the Mo family is rich and rivals the country, in the eyes of the powerful in Beijing, they will not be able to enter the stream.

Moreover, those eyes staring at the Mo family were waiting for the Mo family to commit a crime, and they took the Mo family's handle to blackmail them.

Mo Ping is good at dancing and carefully managing the connections in the capital in order to maintain the status of the Mo family.

Cen Yin is cautious by nature and still wants to try to prevaricate the past.

Chu Ning seemed to see through her doubts and said, "But if you help the palace, you can give the Mo family ...... when you come to the Japanese palace."

She deliberately sold a pass, staring at Cen Yin with burning eyes.

"This palace allows the Mo family a privilege, and Zhun Er and the others are free to go to the north and trade with the Jingshuo Khanate, how about it?"

Cen Yin exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness? ”

The lid of the tea bowl in Shinoh's hand slipped and slammed crisply on the edge of the tea bowl.

Chu Ning picked up the tea lid, floated the tea casually, and said, "The envoys of the Jingshuo Khanate will enter Beijing in a few days. ”

Cen Yin's heart wavered, she knew Mo Pingsheng's desire and vision for trade with the Jingshuo Khanate.

Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk and only led a dozen people to the north.

But how did Chu Ning get to the Mo family's life?

King Xin was silent, bowing his head and playing with the tea bowl in his hand.

Chu Ning saw that Cen Yin had already wavered, but he still didn't open his mouth to express his position, and he should still be thinking in his heart.

She added the chips and said, "I heard that the sweat and blood horses of the Jingshuo Khanate are world-famous horses and can travel thousands of miles in a day. ”

Mo Pingsheng went to introduce famous horses.

Cen Yin's face turned pale, and he smiled: "Yes, the courtiers have also heard of it." ”

"So," Chu Ning said, "How about the palace promising that the Mo family would run the horse farm and reserve war horses for the imperial army?" ”

Although Chu Ning is a princess, how did she do this lord in her capacity?

Unless......

Cen Yin didn't dare to think about it, maintaining a gentle smile, and looking at Chu Ning's face with wide eyes.

Chu Ning stretched out his finger and pointed to the jade seal placed aside, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Mo should know who is worthy of holding the seal." ”

Her words were like thunder on the ground, and Cen Yin's brain was buzzing.

"Yes, yes......" Cen Yin lost her demeanor as a housewife in front of the guests for the first time.

Chu Ning smiled again: "This thing will be handed over to the Mo family, and it must be made up within two days, and someone will be sent to the palace secretly." ”

Cen Yin sighed in his heart, Chu Ning was forcing the Mo family to stand in line.

King Xin sighed and said, "Okay, we are guests at the Mo family, and today's disturbance has caused trouble to Mrs. Mo." ”

Cen Yin looked at him with a little gratitude, and a stiff smile squeezed out of the corners of his lips.

"It's okay," Chu Ning said with a smile, "This palace remembers that the son of the Mo family is very smart, and there must be a way to secretly send him into the palace." ”

Chu Yue's bracelet was brought in by the mezzanine of the brocade box.

When Cen Yin heard her mention of her son, she was afraid that she would implicate Mo Yunhuan, so she hurriedly said: "The dog is stupid and useless, please forgive your Highness." ”

Chu Ning smiled slyly and said, "The jade seal is much bigger than the jade bracelet, and this time I have to bother Master Mo." ”

A few days ago, Mo Yunhuan went to a banquet and met Chu Yue.

When Chu Yue and the ladies of the family were playing with butterflies, they accidentally fell and the bracelet on their hands was broken.

Mo Yunhuan couldn't see her crying little face, and took the initiative to pick up the fragments and hand them over to the craftsman to make up for them.

Because of this incident, he was reprimanded by Cen Yin.

Cen Yin was worried that Mo Yunhuan and the palace were too deeply involved, and would be used by people with ulterior motives to deal with the Mo family.

As a result, the matter of the jade bracelet really led to a new incident.

Chu Ning got up and said with a smile: "This palace has thanked Mrs. first, and after a long time, it's time for this palace to leave." ”

She left the jade seal by herself, this hot potato, the Mo family has to take it.

Cen Yin said bitterly, looked at the jade seal on the table, and couldn't stop Chu Ning from leaving.

Chu Ning nodded and smiled at her, turned around and walked out of the house.

King Shin also stood up, but he still held the tea bowl in his hand, and sighed faintly, "It's so fragrant." ”

His voice was extremely low, gentle and mellow, as if it came from his chest.

Cen Yin had to continue to say patiently: "This is the new Longjing this spring, and the courtiers will order someone to send a few cans to the palace later." ”

King Xin put down the tea bowl in his hand, shook his head and smiled: "This king is not talking about the fragrance of tea. ”

The corners of his eyes were raised, and his gaze was gentle, like a breeze with a drizzle.

"That's the incense burning in the house?" Cen Yin bowed his head and blessed him, "If King Xin likes it, there are still some in the treasury." ”

"Wrong."

King Xin raised his lips and smiled, his handsome face adding a bit of grace.

Cen Yin just wanted to send this big man away quickly.

"What this king said," said King Xin, pacing to her side, "is Mrs. Mo's fat powder." ”

Cen Yin's face was bold, but his voice was steady, and he replied: "It's the incense powder that the courtier's husband brought back from Lantai." ”

King Shin looked at her deeply.

Her heart tightened all of a sudden, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Soon, Cen Yin said with a decent smile: "It's rare that King Xin can recognize that it is different from Jingzhong incense powder. ”

The conversation between the two seemed to be talking about incense powder, and it had nothing to do with the charm.

Cen Yin's smile is gentle and generous, and her demeanor is full of the atmosphere of being a housewife.

She smiled at King Xin and said, "There are still some courtiers, and I will order someone to give them to the ladies of King Xin's mansion to try later." ”

This woman made the relationship between the two people clear in just a few words.

King Xin touched his chin and said meaningfully, "There are no female dependents in this king's mansion. ”

Cen Yin was stunned for a moment, and King Xin had turned around and left the room.

She was relieved, and the breath she had been carrying in her heart was relieved, and she fell into her chair.

The jade seal on the table, which was missing a horn, seemed to remind her that this was not over yet.

There is something in the wind.

"Ning'er, what exactly are you going to do?" As soon as King Shin got into the carriage, he immediately asked.

The envoys of the Jingshuo Khanate have not yet entered Beijing, and it is not known what their intentions are.

Chu Ning had already promised the Mo family a livelihood on the horse farm.

King Xin's wrist was raised, and the folding fan in his hand was opened and opened.

Chu Ning picked up the curtain and glanced at the lintel of the Mo family, and said indifferently: "Uncle Xiaohuang, don't worry, you will see when the envoys come in the day after tomorrow." ”

King Xin couldn't cry and laughed, and sighed: "This king only knows that the Northern Barbarians are brutal and capricious, how can you deal with it?" ”

Chu Ning smiled and said, "No matter how cruel and tyrannical a person is, he has to eat, right?" ”

The expression on King Xin's face froze, and he wondered, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Chu Ning recalled the scene when she talked to Han Tang about the war in the north in the prison.

The corners of her lips hooked, she lowered her head and smiled: "Uncle Xiaohuang doesn't know, but Han Tang definitely knows." ”

King Xin's face changed, and finally changed to a wry smile, and sighed: "People are old, and they are looked down upon by you little dolls. ”

But he quickly smiled open-mindedly again, and said, "But I feel upset when I think about it, so it's better to throw all these troubles to you." ”

Chu Ning smiled at him.

He shook the folding fan again and said with a smile: "When the funeral of the first emperor is over, this king will still be my happy immortal." ”

The carriage drove back, and King Xin waited for a long time, but Chu Ning didn't explain to him again.

Finally, he couldn't help but ask: "Is the horse farm promised to the Mo family a trick on them?" ”

Chu Ning closed his eyes and thought about the Northern Expedition in his previous life.

The cavalry of the Jingshuo Khanate was the best, and in the vast northern wasteland, the Houzhao infantry could hardly compete with the cavalry.

In this life, she wants to form an iron cavalry that is enough to resist the barbarians in the north.

But for now, she didn't have to tell King Xin.

Chu Ning slowly opened his eyes and said with a calm smile: "Uncle Xiaohuang, the Son of Heaven is full of words, you don't have to worry too much." ”

King Xin sighed lightly and muttered, "Yes, only Han Tang knows." ”

After returning to the palace, it was already dark.

Qiu Mo was already waiting for her in Chu Ning Palace.

As soon as she came back, Qiu Mo greeted her and told her: "Shi Taifu Shangzhushu asked to take charge of the case of collaborating with the enemy and personally interrogate Chief Zhao. ”

Chu Ning raised her eyes to look at her, she smiled gently, and said, "Niang Niang ordered the slave maid to inform His Highness." ”

"Your Highness, Lord Shi will come to mention someone the day after tomorrow," Qiu Mo looked at her meaningfully, "That tongue grows on someone else's body." ”

Chu Ning knew it in his heart, and after thanking Qiu Mo, he immediately went to the violent room.

The chamber was filled with a foul stench of feces, urine and blood.

The eunuch in charge of the punishment was full of smiles, and came out to salute: "This place is very dirty, Your Highness is careful to stain the soles of your shoes." ”

Chu Ning sent him down and said, "It's okay, there are a few words in this palace that I want to say to Chief Manager Zhao alone." ”

Mr. Zhao was tied to the torture rack, and the bones all over his body seemed to have been sucked away.

Flies buzzed around his rotten flesh, pink and white flesh and yellow mucus sticking together.

Chu Ning stepped forward and looked at the eunuch who was like a puddle of mud.

Sensing her gaze, Mr. Zhao struggled to raise one eyelid and stare at her face from behind the messy hair.

"Three, Three Princesses......"

The screams and screams for mercy for days made his voice sound extremely hoarse.

Chu Ning glanced at him and said lightly: "Manager Zhao, don't come unharmed?" ”

The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and his eyelids drooped limply.

Chu Ning looked sarcastic and asked, "Why hasn't Chen Guo, who you just took refuge in, rescued you yet?" ”

Manager Zhao's eyes darkened, and then flames lit up, and he muttered: "Kill you, just kill you......"

He had already been tortured to the point of delirium, and as soon as he saw Chu Ning, he remembered the task given to him by the secret agent.

At this time, as if grasping a life-saving straw, he said sharply: "I'm going to kill you!" ”

Manager Zhao shook suddenly, the green tendons on his arms burst out, and the torture rack was pulled by him with a whirring sound.

Chu Ning sneered, "The battle of the trapped beasts." ”

He looked like he was already a bloody man at the moment, but his eyes showed a fierce light, and he wanted to skin Chu Ning and cramp.

But all the nails of the ten fingers were plucked out.

Chu Ning glanced at his bloody fingers and sneered: "It turns out that the minions have been pulled out, no wonder they are trapped here." ”

"Otherwise," her words changed, "with the foundation of the father-in-law's qualifications in the palace, who would dare to touch the father-in-law's finger?" ”

Manager Zhao has been rampant in the palace for more than ten years, relying on the grace of the queen's mother.

Stirred by Chu Ning's words, his mind sobered up in an instant, and a dense layer of cold sweat oozed from his back.

Manager Zhao said with difficulty: "Our family is loyal to Niangniang, Niangniang...... I'll definitely keep the slave out. ”

I don't know if he said this to Chu Ning or to himself.

Chu Ning smiled coldly and asked, "Father-in-law, that Chen Guo's secret agent said it, but escorted you back to your hometown after the matter was completed?" ”

Mr. Zhao's eyes widened, and his pupils contracted suddenly.

Chu Ning then asked: "He also said that if the father-in-law is afraid of being chased and killed, but he can go all the way south to Chen, King Chen will definitely treat the father-in-law with courtesy." ”

"You, you!" Mr. Zhao felt like he had been punched in the stomach.

"What's the secret agent of Chen Guo?"

Chu Ning glanced at him with a little pity and said with a smile: "Father-in-law still thinks that Niangniang will come forward to protect you?" ”

As she spoke, she lowered her voice, hooked her lips and smiled, and said, "Since my father-in-law is loyal to my mother, I might as well offer another thing to my mother." ”

Manager Zhao looked at her in a panic, her smile burning and showy.

"What?"

"This tongue of my father-in-law."