When Ji Ning and the others stayed overnight at an inn outside the capital, Princess Wenren Zhao Yuanrong had also returned to the capital, but Zhao Yuanrong arrived in the capital a day earlier, but she did not go back to the princess's mansion directly, but lived in an inconspicuous mansion in the city.

Zhao Yuanrong was sending people around to inquire about some things, but she never got more information, and her mood was not very good, because if she returned to the capital and could not enter the palace to report to the emperor, she would be suspected by the emperor, even if she was a princess trusted by the emperor.

"Your Royal Highness, I have basically inquired clearly, no one in the court is sick, why did Your Majesty look for the oracle bone inscription, it is still a mystery, even some people in the palace do not know the specific situation, but there is something very strange, Your Majesty has been out of the palace once before, and the whereabouts are unknown, I don't know what Her Royal Highness the princess has to say?"

Zhao Yuanrong does not have many people around him who can be mobilized, many of them are female dead soldiers she has cultivated for many years, and the meaning of the existence of these people is to collect intelligence for her, and even die for her when it is suitable.

Zhao Yuanrong suddenly remembered something and asked, "Ji Ning of Jinling City is almost on his way to the capital at this time, right?" ”

"Back to the princess, we haven't got any news about Ji Jieyuan, if we calculate according to the progress of his entry into the capital to catch the exam, it is estimated that he is already on the way to the capital!" The Female Dead Warrior Road.

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanrong nodded slightly, didn't ask anything about Ji Ning's matter, and let his subordinates leave the small courtyard where she lived secretly.

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At the same time, in the prince's mansion in the East Palace of the capital, Zhu Chuhe was waiting to meet the prince, but learned that the prince had a banquet to entertain guests that day, Zhu Chuhe waited for two hours, and never saw the prince himself, he could only return in defeat, at this time he was very anxious to clear himself of the responsibility for losing the oracle bone inscription in Jiangnan, and he had already thought about how to face the prince and how to exonerate himself.

"Lord Zhu, haven't you seen the prince?" As soon as Zhu Chuhe returned to the mansion, he saw his subordinates waiting for him.

That person followed Zhu Chuhe to Jiangnan together, and after Zhu Chuhe came back, only one person was left by his side to obey his dispatch.

"I didn't see it, the prince is drinking and having fun every day, and he doesn't seem to have any ambitions for hegemony in the court, but it seems that the prince wants to hide his edge, so that His Majesty thinks that he is a prince who has no intention of competing with others for fame and fortune, which is also a way for the prince to keep his eyes dirty. Although it can dispel His Majesty's suspicions for a while, His Majesty will always doubt the Prince's intentions. Your Majesty is suspicious by nature! Zhu Chuhe had a worried look on his face, because he could feel that the prince was also a little distrustful of him.

The subordinate said: "Lord Zhu, I just heard a news that the Holy Altar has sent someone to the capital again, and I have been in contact with the prince...... This is the news brought out by the cronies around the prince, and the news should be unbiased, but the prince met the people at the altar in secret, I'm afraid ...... It will be bad for you, Lord Zhu! ”

"A woman at the altar, even if I tried to do wrong to her, what can she do to me? Don't worry too much, when the prince wakes up tomorrow, I will go to the East Palace again, as long as we tell our achievements in Jiangnan, how can the prince continue to complain? Zhu Chuhe clenched his fists and said, "Those people in Jiangnan who have offended me are waiting to survive and die!" Shangguan Wan'er, sooner or later, will become my forbidden body, even if she is a person at the altar, is there any royal law that says that the people at the altar must be superior? What is the difference between a woman at the altar, who has taken off her clothes, and those women in the Qinglou and the Qi Niang? Dare to throw a face at me, I want them to know what their position as a woman should be, they should serve men well at home, and don't come out and be embarrassed! ”

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Qi Niang, who was hated by Zhu Chuhe, also arrived at the end of the canal on this day, she set off three days later than Zhu Chuhe, but only arrived in the capital one day later than Zhu Chuhe, Qi Niang was also in a hurry along the way, for fear that she was too far behind Zhu Chuhe, once Zhu Chuhe sowed discord in front of the prince, she knew that it was difficult to argue for herself with her own identity.

The people in the government have to go through the state and the province, which is much more complicated than ordinary merchant ships or civilian ships, and various checkpoints along the way must be reported, which is also the reason why Qi Niang and Zhu Chuhe and their party returned to the capital relatively slowly.

On the contrary, the boat of Ji Ning and the others is small in size, and the influence of sails and currents is huge, and in terms of the time spent on the road, Ji Ning and the others are walking faster.

Li Jing's speed of travel was much slower, originally Li Jing was still accompanying Qi Niang's team to the north, but after walking less than half the way, Li Jing couldn't hold this kind of day and night rush, so he simply dragged behind, let the officers and soldiers continue to escort the north, and he would arrive in the capital later.

Qi Niang was on the boat at this time, holding the oracle bone inscription in her hand, and she was still nervous about whether the oracle bone inscription was authentic, but unfortunately with her talent, she couldn't tell the difference at all.

"Qi Niang, I have learned that Zhu Chuhe has arrived in the capital ahead of schedule, if the starry night is combined, we can go back tomorrow morning, maybe we can meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince one step ahead of him!" Qi Niang's entourage stepped forward and said.

"Don't be in such a hurry, let the brothers rest more, and then set out tomorrow morning, and arrive before sunset tomorrow." Morning and evening, in fact, there is not much difference, it seems that Zhu Chuhe is also on the official boat on the way, this is where he calculated, if he took a civilian boat, maybe he would not be caught up by me! Qi Niang said with a sneer on her face.

The entourage said: "Qi Niang's expectations are not bad, the surname Zhu is indeed on the official ship, and he also used the official ship to carry twenty beauties from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, as well as a large number of gold, silver and jewelry, he thought that if he left early, he would definitely be able to come back to invite the prince first, and by the way, Qi Niang's exploits were erased, but he didn't know that he was greedy for money and lustful, and he delayed too many trips on the road, it is said that he was also singing every night on the road, in fact, there is no difference between those greedy and lustful officials in the imperial court, this kind of person is still better to die early and be born early!" ”

"Hmm." Qi Niang nodded and said, "Remember, don't make a noise when you arrive in the capital, and don't send things to the Prince's Mansion immediately, I will go to the Prince's Mansion in person, as long as I can see the Prince, even if Zhu Chuhe says more, it won't help!" Who called me a woman, and the prince has always trusted me? ”

The entourage's face was a little weird, he understood the meaning of "who called me a woman" in Qi Niang's mouth, it was obvious that Qi Niang was not only a subordinate who could go out to do things by the prince's side, but also an old woman with excellent charm.

The entourage originally wanted to remind Qi Niang not to suffer, maybe some of Qi Niang's illusions could work on the prince, but he was afraid that Qi Niang would not dare to use illusions on the prince.

Even if he was worried about Qi Niang in his heart, he didn't dare to speak casually.