The next day, Chu Ming lived up to his expectations and successfully led people to sneak into the cottage and find out where the secret passage leads.

As soon as the army to suppress the bandits arrived, they immediately arranged for deployment, feinting on the one hand and ambushing on the other.

Shi Hu fled because of Shi Yu, and he was worried that the imperial court would be annoyed and would suppress the bandits regardless of the cost, so a large army attacked on the second day.

In addition, the granary was burned and the cottage was chaotic, Rao was he who had been hiding in Cuishan for many years, and he was also a little chaotic for a while, and decided to escape from the secret passage.

The results speak for themselves, and they are blocked.

The evacuation failed, and many people were caught by the imperial court, and the remaining bandits panicked, Chu Ming led people to successfully attack the cottage.

When Shi Yu returned to the cottage, Shi Hu and Zhang Bao had already been tied up.

Looking at Shi Yu, Zhang Bao was angry and annoyed, and said sarcastically: "Don't forget, the emperor, we are brothers who have worshipped the master, so you are not afraid of ......"

"My own brother is still eating chaff in exile, what is the point of worshipping the son?"

In one sentence, Zhang Bao's next words were directly blocked.

Shi Yu's gaze swept over the people who were arrested, and said to Chu Ming: "There is no Li Changqing among these people. ”

"Back to the emperor, Li Changqing should have fled, and the last general has already sent someone to search the mountain, and he will definitely be arrested."

When he attacked the cottage, he immediately sent people to surround everyone, but neither the cottage nor the secret passage were caught, Li Changqing was not found, and the other bandits did not know his whereabouts.

Shi Yu nodded, and searched among all the people who were arrested, but he didn't see the boy who helped him.

Several bandits were questioned, but none knew where he had gone.

"That boy is important?" Jing Heng stood beside Shi Yu and asked.

"No, it's just that he helped me and didn't want anything to happen to him. And ......" Shi Yu paused, taking into account that there were other people around, and did not continue.

And the other party has seen the appearance of his own women's clothes.

"Maybe he took advantage of the chaos and fled into the mountains and forests, don't worry, the emperor, the last general has already ordered to go down, except for the stubborn bandits, no one else in the cottage will be harmed." Chu Ming assured.

Shi Yu didn't say anything more, because there was still an injury on her leg, and soon she continued to rest.

After all, this cottage is much more comfortable than the tent under the mountain, and there is still finishing work that has not been completed, so the team is temporarily stationed on the cottage.

On the second day, Quanzhou's government soldiers arrived and escorted all the bandits down the mountain, but there was still no trace of Li Changqing.

In the Quanzhou Mansion, Xiao Xiazi waited anxiously, until he saw Shi Yu appear unharmed, and he was relieved.

"Your Majesty, the slave is really frightened, if something happens to you......" Xiao Xiazi didn't dare to continue.

Although he received a message early yesterday morning, saying that the emperor was fine, and asked him to stay in the palace to take care of Qiushuang and not have to go, but his heart was still full of emotions.

"Okay, isn't that good?" Shi Yu comforted and asked, "How is Qiushuang now?" ”

"Aunt Qiushuang fell on her leg and is now recuperating in the room, she is very worried about the emperor, just now she had to insist on coming here to wait for the emperor, and it took a lot of effort for the slave to persuade her to go back."

Shi Yu thought about going to the room to see Qiushuang, but before he could go over, he saw Nie Zhaoyi coming over in a wheelchair.

Nie Zhaoyi was injured in the shoulder and leg, plus he was forced to go down the mountain, lost too much blood, met the soldiers, and told Shi Yu that after being arrested, he fell into a coma.

And now that I'm awake, I need a long time to recuperate.

Seeing that Shi Yu was safe and sound, Nie Zhaoyi was obviously relieved, and then asked if the disaster relief silver in the cottage had been recovered.

"Don't worry, probably because after the disaster relief silver was robbed, you have been leading the troops to guard the foot of the mountain, so all the silver is still in the treasury, and now all the money they usually loot has been confiscated." Shi Yu said.

Nie Zhaoyi's face looked a little better, but it was only for a moment, and he soon showed worry and self-blame.

"Although it was snatched back, it also delayed the disaster relief."

Shi Yu didn't answer, just looked at Nie Zhaoyi and brought up the previous topic again.

"You said before that I sent you a letter to let you take the road of Zangcui Mountain, is that letter still there?"

Nie Zhaoyi nodded, "Yes, my brother has always carried it with him before, and now it is in my room." ”

Shi Yu and Jing Heng followed Nie Zhaoyi back to the room.

"The letter is in that drawer." Nie Zhaoyi pointed to the drawer next to the table.

Chaiyun stepped forward to open the drawer, but the next moment, he frowned and raised his head and said: "Fifth prince, there is nothing in here." ”

"How is that possible!" Nie Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, and walked to the table with a wheelchair with one hand.

The drawer was indeed empty, there was nothing.

Nie Zhaoyi opened another drawer next to him, but it was still empty, and he didn't see the shadow of faith at all.

"I put it in here." Nie Zhaoyi frowned tightly, and subconsciously looked at Shi Yu, "There is indeed that letter, and it has a jade seal on it." ”

If it weren't for the letter he received, he wouldn't have ventured to take the road of Zangcui Mountain, how could he be missing now?

"Fifth prince, think about it, will it be somewhere else?" Xiao Natsuko spoke.

"It's impossible, it's in this drawer." Nie Zhaoyi gasped.

Aside from the fact that the letter suddenly disappeared, there is also the problem that if there is no letter, then the matter of diverting to Zangcui Mountain would have become his own opinion.

deviated from the original route, resulting in the robbery of the disaster relief silver and affecting the disaster relief, which will definitely cause many courtiers to criticize and write.

The room suddenly fell silent.

Shi Yu looked at Nie Zhaoyi, and finally spoke first, breaking the silence.

"Take care of your injuries first, and then talk about this matter."

"Does the imperial brother feel that the younger brother is lying and escaping responsibility?" Nie Zhaoyi couldn't help but ask.

Looking at Nie Shiyu, his heart beat faster, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to be more reluctant to be suspected by Nie Shiyu than being criticized by the courtiers.

After leaving the bushes before, he didn't know how he had managed to get to the foot of the mountain.

At that time, he was full of only one thought, Nie Shiyu took the risk to save him, then he must not let Nie Shiyu have an accident.

It's also ridiculous to say, the blood brotherhood that I haven't had for so many years, but after I calculated in every possible way and failed to assassinate Nie Shiyu, it seemed to suddenly come out.

Seeing that Nie Shiyu didn't speak for a long time, Nie Zhaoyi smiled bitterly in his heart and withdrew his gaze.

Also, even the letter is gone, how can he make Nie Shiyu believe him?