Hearing that this old thing also moved out of the emperor's name, Shen Yunfan had to nod and agree.

The two were polite to each other again, and after the banquet, Shen Yunfan made an excuse to leave the Taishou Mansion.

As soon as he went out, Chen Zicai in the dark followed.

He apparently heard the previous conversation, and as soon as they met, he said, "You guys go to the martial arts tournament, and the chances of winning are too small. If that Taishou says this in advance, let's prepare in advance."

The incident happened suddenly, and they couldn't find people to participate in the martial arts tournament now.

Shen Yunfan sneered, "That old thing did it on purpose, he didn't want to give us the treasure from the beginning."

"Then why did he inform us?" Chen Zicai was puzzled.

"Because of the birth of the treasures of the Qianchao, such a big news must not be hidden. Even if he secretly gets the treasure, he has to give an explanation to the court." Shen Yunfan said seriously.

"So, he chose to call us in advance so that we could participate in the treasure hunt. If my guess is right, he'll have a back hand to deal with us."

"No matter what the outcome of the martial arts tournament is, the treasure will definitely not reach us. And he can use me as an excuse to prevaricate the court."

Chen Zicai suddenly realized: "It's really a good calculation, so do we have a countermeasure?"

"Not yet."

"Is not that treasure going into the hands of another......

"It's okay, Qingqing won't blame us." Shen Yunfan shook his head and said, "On our trip, one is to investigate the situation in Xilin Prefecture, and the other is to go to Qianyuan City to save Mei Niang, if you really can't get the treasure, it's okay to give up."

Chen Zicai nodded: "Okay, then we'll act when the opportunity arises."

"Hmm......" Shen Yunfan was silent for a moment, stared at Chen Zicai and said seriously, "Old Chen, I hope you have some things to think about and don't act impulsively."

The purpose of Chen Zicai's coming this time, Shen Yunfan is not very clear.

But he knew that Chen Zicai must have something to do.

Chen Zicai's eyes flickered, and he mumbled, and then walked away.

Shen Yunfan returned to the inn at this time, everyone in the caravan went out to get busy, but the brothers and sisters of the Wang family were still here.

Seeing Shen Yunfan coming back, both of them timidly got up and saluted, "Prime Minister, you're back."

Shen Yunfan smiled helplessly: "What are we polite to each other? Brother Wang, you still call me a brother, and as for my sister, you can just call me brother, I love to hear it."

When Wang Yaqing heard this, he smirked twice, which was very cute.

Shen Yunfan said seriously: "In these two days, I will go to Qianyuan City."

"That's just right, we can be Brother Shen's guide!" Wang Yaqing was a little happy.

Shen Yunfan was noncommittal, and just chatted with the brother and sister about Qianyuan City.

After chatting for an afternoon, he walked around Xilin City again, and only in the evening did he lock himself in his room to practice.

In the past few nights, he has been practicing his swordsmanship every day, and he has improved every day.

According to Chen Zicai, he practiced martial arts faster than anyone else.

Because for others, it is a long time to accumulate internal strength, so many people have practiced martial arts since childhood, and it takes twenty or thirty years to learn some results.

But Shen Yunfan got it for nothing, and he got a strong internal force. Based on this, his martial arts cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.

However, after a few days of cultivation, he had faintly touched a layer of threshold.

"This must be the bottleneck that Elder Chen said, and I must cross it before I can continue to learn the Chen family's swordsmanship......

Shen Yunfan muttered as he sat cross-legged and felt it carefully.

……

In the north, in the city of Chuzhou.

The day before yesterday, Emperor Wei Qing came here to personally preside over the affairs of Chuzhou.

According to Shen Yunfan's arrangement, everything is going smoothly here. But that night, something unexpected happened.

Li Chenglai reported, "Your Majesty, some survivors have been found in the Beishan Palace."

The previous one of the palaces

It didn't open until Wei Qing came to Chuzhou City that she personally sent someone to inspect the palace. Therefore, Li Cheng only found out that there were still people hiding in the palace.

"Is it the family of the King of the North Mountain?" Wei Qing asked casually.

Li Cheng looked strange, and only after a while did he say, "To be exact, it's your family."

"My family?" Wei Qing was stunned, immediately got up and went out, and followed Li Cheng to the Beishan Palace.

In the palace, a middle-aged woman was crying, with a boy by her side.

Wei Qing came over from afar and saw the mother and son clearly, his expression suddenly became incredulous, and then he became extremely surprised.

"Auntie?!"

The middle-aged woman looked up, her face was also full of surprise, and she stepped forward and said, "Qing'er!!"

It turned out that this woman was the concubine of the first emperor, called Concubine Zhao.

Emperor Xian led his army to a decisive battle with Zheng State, and was defeated and died in Chuzhou. And the concubines who followed him in Chuzhou also died on the battlefield, including Wei Qing's mother.

Therefore, the royal family of the Southern Wei Dynasty only had some juniors left.

However, the bodies of the royal family members who died at that time were basically found, but the mother and son of Concubine Zhao could not be found, so their funerals have been put on hold.

Unexpectedly, they are still alive!

After Wei Qing ascended the throne, he always felt that his Wei family was lonely, and now he was naturally surprised.

Concubine Zhao was pleasantly surprised, and cried again, and said sadly, "I didn't expect that I would be able to see you Qing'er!"

"Auntie, what happened in the first place?"

Concubine Zhao didn't hide it, so she told the matter.

It turned out that he had fought with Zheng Guo in Chuzhou, and after the defeat, the first emperor died on the battlefield, but the Southern Wei army finally held Chuzhou.

And her mother and son survived, and they were rescued by the King of Beishan.

The King of Beishan coveted Concubine Zhao's beauty, but he didn't tell Wei Qing about it, so Concubine Zhao's mother and son have been locked up in the Beishan Palace, not known to outsiders!

Wei Qing heard this, and said gloomily, "That Beishan King is really bold!"

"Qing'er, I thought I would never be able to go back!"

"Don't worry, auntie, there is no Beishan King in Chuzhou, you can go back to the capital with us."

"That's excellent." Concubine Zhao nodded again and again.

Soon, the people of the palace were gathered. In addition to Concubine Zhao's mother and son, there were also some guards and servants in the former palace, all of whom were survivors of the war.

Wei Qing was very happy, and it just so happened that she was also ready to return to Beijing, so this time she took Concubine Zhao's mother and son and these palace ministers back together.

On the way, Concubine Zhao asked, "Qing'er, are you now on the throne?"

"Not bad."

"Then my aunt still has to call you Your Majesty......

"Auntie doesn't have to be polite to me." Wei Qing is very easy-going with the people in his family.

"Okay, good, good, Qing'er has grown up." Concubine Zhao praised again and again, making Wei Qing's face slightly red.

It's been a long time since she's felt cared for by her elders.

Last time, He Chengyun made her heart feel like ashes, and this time Concubine Zhao made her feel more happy.

But she didn't notice at all that Concubine Zhao's eyes flickered with a hint of sinister light.