In Muhua Palace, Tao Xuanju was reporting to Wang Miaoyu: "Lord Zhou, the person who escaped is indeed a Qingke, after she was stabbed by me a few times, I saw that she was gone, so I deliberately let her escape, thinking to see if I could fish out others." Sure enough, I chased after it and found only a pool of blood, and someone had rescued her. ”

Wang Miao thought so, "It seems that there are really people in this Jinyun City who are helping them, I was surprised when you didn't see Qingke on the way to intercept them, I didn't expect her to be really delusional about killing me." Thanks to her, I realized that there was already a crisis in Jinyun City, and I couldn't be merciful anymore. ”

Tao Xuanju asked cautiously, "Governor, did you say that the person who helped them would be Wei Yun?" When their group escaped from Jinyun City before, Wei Yun also happened to be out of the city; Tonight, this Qingke was finally rescued, and this Wei Yun happened to have a chance to make a move in the palace. In this way, I suspect that this Wei Yun, and even Qin Du, have collapsed their trust in Shuzhou. ”

Wang Miao sneered, "Xuanju, Xuanju, didn't you just see that he wasn't a good person?" Earlier, he inexplicably came to Muhua Palace to pester me to drink, do you really think he wants to catch up with me? Amusing! These yellow-haired boys think that they can speak well, so they can cultivate the plank road openly and Chen Cang secretly, which can be described as self-proclaimed cleverness. However, at this stage, Qin Du should not have noticed it, otherwise I am afraid that His Majesty would have already asked my Xingshi for his guilt. Xu Wei Yun hasn't found any very important evidence to bring me down, and his father has always been kind to women, so Wei Yun has been preparing to attack in Jinyun City. You must keep an eye on him these days! Depending on who he's been dealing with lately, he might be able to find out the whereabouts of that group. ”

While the two were talking, a eunuch presented the flying book, and after Wang Miao finished reading it, he angrily crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the brazier. Then he scolded angrily: "This Yudu is really a wolf that can't be fed!" ”

Tao Xuanju stood beside him and admonished: "Governor, why don't I send someone to send some broken intestine grass out, otherwise as soon as the trade of broken intestine grass is suspended, I am afraid that Yu will come to Xingshi to ask for guilt." ”

Wang Miao snorted, letting out a heavy breath from his nose, "The crown prince of the Qin capital is still waiting for me to give me a detoxification strategy in Jinyun City, how can I continue to trade under his nose?" Besides, he is also suspicious of me now, if he catches the handle, then Shuzhou will definitely set off a big war. ”

Tao Xuanju thought about it and said: "At the moment, we can only use a delaying strategy, first send seeds to Yudu as usual, so that they don't notice the abnormality." ”

"Okay, it's up to you to do this, it's very important, be careful."

Tao Xuanju bowed respectfully and retreated.

After Tao Xuanju left, Wang Miao sighed heavily, thinking that he didn't know how this Wei Yun formed an alliance with them, but now it seems that Wei Yun doesn't know what entanglement they have with me, otherwise they should have been protected a long time ago, and he would have sent troops north. If someone understands their secrets, they should not be able to remain unmoved, and they want to take possession of them immediately, how can they still be allowed to pull their teeth out?

Yuhuatai received an order, and three days later, he selected the precious bouquets needed in Yudu, and sent two people to escort them to Yudu together with the palace guards.

As soon as the news came out, she knew that the opportunity had come, but she had to get it as a matter of course, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the principal.

She soon found out that in the past, this task was completed by the most junior flower envoy in the Imperial Flower Terrace. After all, this is not a good errand, not to mention the long journey, there will inevitably be bumps and bumps along the way.

Therefore, this time it is very likely that she will choose two of the three of her, Jiang Ning, and Zhou Xiaoxiao.

As she expected, the master did not send her.

"This, could it be that I was exposed?" She was puzzled, she hadn't moved much these days, why was she suddenly targeted.

But the top priority is to find a way to blend in with the team that delivers flowers. She guessed that Zhou Xiaoxiao must be reluctant to do this drudgery this time, and she had to find an opportunity for Zhou Xiaoxiao to take the initiative to give her this task.

In the afternoon, everyone was acting in the flower garden, and she took the opportunity to talk to Jiang Ning: "Jiang Ning, you are going to Yudu in two days, right, you have to pay attention to keeping warm." ”

"Yes, I'm afraid that Yudu is already snowing heavily and freezing for thousands of miles at this season." After speaking, Jiang Ning sighed, "I don't know how much I will suffer this time." ”

"You have to be careful about this, I heard it......" She deliberately lowered her voice and muttered close to Jiang Ning's ear.

Sure enough, Zhou Xiaoxiao on the side couldn't sit still, moved a few steps to her side, and said a little nervously and aggressively: "Hey, Shijingyou, don't scare people." ”

She stopped and didn't make a sound, only observing Zhou Xiaoxiao's expression, and saw a trace of puzzlement flashing in her eyes. At this time, she knew that this girl must have taken the bait.

At night, when she was about to go to bed, there was a sound of rustling outside the door, and she saw a figure reflected in the window. Soon, Zhou Xiaoxiao's voice came, "Shijingyou, have you slept?" ”

She feigned sleepy eyes and replied dimly, "Who? ”

"It's me." Zhou Xiaoxiao was a little annoyed and angry, she was so frightened that she couldn't sleep, but she didn't expect that the initiator was sleeping peacefully.

She opened the door, and Zhou Xiaoxiao looked puzzled, "What did you say that was during the day?" What does Yudu have? ”

"Oh......" she pretended to be relieved, and then continued, "It's not that there is anything in Yudu, but I have heard earlier that this northern land is barren and bandits, and they often rob passers-by. If you meet a few more noble women, you will inevitably be taken captive to be the wife of the village. ”

"Huh?" Zhou Xiaoxiao hadn't even been out of Jinyun City since he was born, so he naturally didn't know that the rivers and lakes were sinister, so he hurriedly asked, "But aren't they afraid of officials?" ”

She glanced at Zhou Xiaoxiao, and said helplessly: "Xiaoxiao, the emperor is far away on that road." Not to mention a few guards, even if they are officials of the imperial court, they must not have been afraid. ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao's face was frightened, "This, I haven't heard those people mention it in the past." ”

"If they tell the truth, will anyone still want to go?"

Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded, feeling that there was some reason, and took her hand, "Then I won't go, can you give me a way?" ”

She waved her hand, "What can I do about this, who dares to disobey the orders of the Lord in charge?" ”

After she finished speaking, she observed Zhou Xiaoxiao's expression, and sure enough, her face was like earth, and she continued: "However, with a delicate body like you, it's better not to go, in case you fall into a disease, you won't be able to draw it." ”

This sentence woke up Zhou Xiaoxiao, and her eyes lit up, "Yes, if I am ill and let my father plead for me, the principal should not let me go." ”

She didn't say anything more, but said, "Someone has to go for you." ”

Zhou Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at her, and didn't say anything more, but she already had a candidate in her heart. She doesn't want to offend others, but she doesn't pay attention to this stone path.

Looking at Zhou Xiaoxiao's departing back, she felt confident, picked up a cup of tea that was still warm and took a few sips, but she also thought that the tea was fragrant and delicious.

"Miss Shi, what if this principal still doesn't let us go?" Doubts arise among the flowers.

She chuckled and shook her head, "No. According to the usual practice, it should have been the flower envoy who went, and this week I was a little picker, and the rest of the candidates were naturally only me. If the Lord insists on going his own way and has to exclude me, what will the people at this bottom say? Of course, I will ask, why can't the stone path go away? At that time, it will not be me who will be in a difficult position, but the person in charge of a high position, and everyone will think that she cannot treat her subordinates as the same. In the long run, it is inevitable that she will lose people's hearts, and the gains will outweigh the losses for her. ”

"Oh......" Hua Jian suddenly realized, "What's more, this is not a good errand, she is a small golden branch and jade leaf, and it is reasonable to be afraid of the heavy, and she is not afraid of being gossiped about." ”

"That's right, you just wait and see, this Yudu, I have to go!" With that, she held the teacup tightly in her hand, her knuckles clear.

She thought to herself, in addition to figuring out what this Yuhuatai was sending out, she also had to find a way to stop the Yu army from pressing the border.

Otherwise, Wang Miao would not be the only one who died.

As she expected, an order soon came to her and Jiang Ning to go to Yudu the next day.

The flower branches, which were personally selected by the director, were delivered to the flower bank that night for them to count. She looked at it carefully, and there was nothing unusual about this flower branch, and she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, "Could it be that we guessed wrong?" ”

Who knew that on the day of escorting Huazhi, in addition to the original guards, Tao Xuanju also came. The moment she saw Tao Xuanju, she knew that this trip was not simple.

If it's just an ordinary flower branch, where can you send Tao Xuanju to escort it personally?

Tao Xuanju walked up to her and looked down at her, as if he was torturing something. She also calmed down, and ignored it in a daze, only doing her own thing with peace of mind, and handed the flower branches to the carriage in turn.

Seeing her so calm, Tao Xuanju didn't say anything more, and walked at the front of the team on horseback, while the guards transported flower branches, while she and Jiang Ning sat in the carriage, looking extremely bored.

"Little stone, have you ever been to Yudu? Is this Yudu really as poor as the legend says? Jiang Ning muttered a few words, stuck his head out of the carriage, glanced at Tao Xuanju in front of him, and continued, "This person looks hideous, and his face is as if someone owes him hundreds of silver." ”

She was amused by Jiang Ning's words, but fortunately Jiang Ning didn't know that Tao Xuanju was a killer who killed people without seeing blood, otherwise she would be so frightened that she didn't dare to come out.

After a day of non-stop travel, he has not yet left the territory of Shuzhou, and finally found a remote inn to settle in. She thought that when it got dark, she would have to secretly check what the carriage was about.

The moonlight adorned the branches, and the sound of insects chirping was all around. She crept out of the room while everyone was asleep, found the carriage they were transporting, carefully moved the branches, groped but found nothing.

"What are you doing?" Tao Xuanju's high-pitched and rugged voice came from behind.

The long knife was already pointed at her back, and if she dared to act rashly, the knife would surely plunge into her body mercilessly in the next second.

So she raised her hands and begged for mercy: "My lord, spare my life, the winter night is cold, I am worried that the flower branches will be frozen, so I specially came to wrap it." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the tampon in her hand also fell to the ground. Seeing this, Tao Xuanju put away his knife and scolded loudly: "Next time, do things according to the rules, otherwise I won't spare them." ”

After that, Tao Xuanju brushed off her dark sleeves and left, leaving her alone in place and not daring to move, and sighed in her heart: "Fortunately, you reminded me between the flowers, this Tao Xuanju is really very vigilant." ”

"But this also shows that there is something strange about the carriage designation, otherwise how could Tao Xuanju be waiting here all night."

She nodded, and before she could answer Hanama's words, she heard a slight sound in the distance, as if someone was calling her.

"Mining ......"