In the fifth year of the empress, on the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.

The Chen dynasty secretly arrived at Jinling in the state of Chu.

This largest city on the south bank of the Great River and the capital of the Chu State, the Chen Dynasty came when Yongxing was still in power, came and left alive, but I don't know if this time, I can leave alive.

The Daji delegation headed by Fang Xiu would arrive in half a month.

And this half a month was a critical period for the operation of the Chen Dynasty.

Secretly arriving in Jinling with the Chen Dynasty was also the eldest princess Chu Yunmei.

Chu Yunmei said that she was going to kill that fat man with her own hands!

So, she came and learned how to use Barrett.

The two took some guards, disguised as a couple who went south to do business, and on the second day of February, they set foot on the land of Chu in the port of Jinling, and there were people in the port who came to meet them, and the two were taken to the Wuyi Lane in Jinling, a courtyard bought by the red sleeves.

Chen Chao and Chu Yunmei sat around the table, with a pot of tea and a few upside-down cups on the table in front of them.

After waiting in the room for a while, a rush of footsteps came, and Hou Ji and his two subordinates saw Chen Chao, so they "poofed" and knelt down on their knees.

The escort team led by Hou Ji all knelt on the ground, and the eldest lady had an unshirkable responsibility for being captive!

"Get up and speak." Chen Chao did not mean to blame.

When this happened, no one wanted to blame it, and if you want to blame it, the other party came prepared, and made all preparations in advance.

Hou Ji and others are not only without fault, but also meritorious.

If it weren't for their desperate guards, it would not only be a little girl who would be taken away, I am afraid that even Song Qingwan and Murong Yue would be taken away.

Chen Chao called them up, but no one dared to get up, and they didn't have the face to face Chen Chao, who trusted them.

Chu Yunmei picked up the teacup and took a sip, and was the first to speak, "Let's talk about the situation in Jinling first, where is Tangbao locked up?" ”

"Hui Xiangye, Hui Yu eldest princess, I have secretly arrived in Jinling a few years ago, the news is almost inquired, the eldest lady was taken captive in Huainan, and then all the way south to Jinling, the person who did it was Su Xiu, the eighth disciple of the Guigu Valley, and the four King Kongs of Yanyulou, two of the four King Kongs were injured by us with flintlock pistols, and they have died, and now, the eldest lady is imprisoned in the palace of Chu State!"

Hearing this, Chen Chao smiled dumbly.

If he were the Emperor of Chu, he would do the same.

The safest place is right under your nose.

Hou Ji thought for a while, and then said: "We can't enter the palace, but the national teacher is now with the eldest lady, and the Chu emperor takes the eldest lady as a threat, and stays in the palace as the national teacher of Chu." ”

"Jiang Linglong in the palace?" Chu Yunmei asked.

Hou Ji nodded.

Chen Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there are people around the little girl, he is afraid that the little girl will be in the unfamiliar palace of Chu State, and she will not be familiar with the place, and she will not eat or sleep well.

Since she was born, the girl has been loved by thousands of people.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he was born with a golden spoon.

Suddenly taken captive, Chen Chao was afraid that the little girl would be abused.

Now that he heard that Tangbao was in the palace of Chu State, and that Jiang Linglong was by his side, Chen Chao was a lot more relieved.

"Okay, I see."

Chen Chao looked at everyone and said: "The mission will officially arrive in Jinling in half a month, and Fang Xiu will take the gunpowder formula to exchange it for sugar treasure, this half month is the deadline for us to find a way, if we can't think of it, the gunpowder will be handed over to the Chu Emperor." In addition, check carefully these days, who in Jinling can help us. ”

Hou Ji immediately said: "King Qi and Princess Lingke have arrived in Jinling a few years ago, Princess Lingke has entered the palace, but Emperor Chu refuses to see King Qi, maybe King Qi can help us." ”

……

Jinling, the palace of the king of Qi.

Brightly lit.

At this moment, Qi King Chu Zhong was playing chess with Ling Ke.

Chu Zhong deliberately let Lingke, but this little princess's chess skills are really rotten, even if Chu Zhong deliberately let Lingke go, she was still killed.

However, there was not the slightest look of frustration on Lingke's face, because her heart was thinking about other things, and she was not on the game of Go in front of her.

"What is your father's attitude these days?" Chu Zhong asked as he cleaned up the chess pieces on the chessboard.

Chu Zhong and Lingke returned to Jinling this time with only one purpose:

That is to find a way to rescue Empress Xiao who is imprisoned in the palace!

But after the two arrived in Jinling a few years ago, Emperor Chu refused to see Chu Zhong, it seemed that he wanted to deliberately hang Chu Zhong and force Chu Zhong to return to Daji, Chu Zhong couldn't see Emperor Chu, so he stayed in the Qi Palace, which had not been inhabited in Jinling for many years, and temporarily stayed, and handed posts to the palace every day, wanting to meet Emperor Chu, but Emperor Chu never agreed.

Unlike Chu Zhong, who can't see his eldest brother, Lingke can enter the palace to see Emperor Chu, and she can also enter and leave the palace of Chu freely, and she can even come into contact with Tangbao and Jiang Linglong, who are now "living" in the palace.

"Don't hide it from Uncle Huang, my father's attitude is ambiguous, especially in the matter of treating the queen mother, Jia Yan, who was serving by my father's side, said that as long as I hand over the smoke and rain order in my hand, my father will let my mother go."

"No."

Chu Zhong's tone was resolute, and he looked at Lingke opposite, "I know your father and emperor too well, my eldest brother, even if we hand over the smoke and rain order, it is impossible for your father to let your mother go." ”

Lingke is not stupid, she is no longer a simple little princess back then, she looked at Chu Zhong opposite and said, "I think so too, but if it keeps going on like this, it is not a way after all, what does Uncle Huang think we should do next?" ”

Chu Zhong was about to answer, but he heard the porter come in and report that a guest had arrived.

Chu Zhong glanced at the sky outside, it was already late now, who would come to the door at this time?

"Who is it?" Chu Zhong asked.

"The other party refused to say, and only gave the villain this." The porter respectfully handed over a piece of jade pendant with both hands.

Chu Zhong stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it carefully, and said nothing

He didn't recognize the jade pendant.

However, Lingke on the other side saw the jade pendant, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ordered the porter, "Invite him in!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" The porter answered and leaned down.

Chu Zhong raised his eyes and asked, "Do you know who it is?" ”

Lingke played with the jade pendant in his hand, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Of course I know, Uncle Huang will know when someone comes." ”

Chen Chao and Chu Yunmei, in order to hide people's eyes, wore a wide black cloak and came to the back door of the Qi Palace.

After a while, the porter who had just gone to report the news came out and led the two into the Qi Palace.

The two met their own people in a side hall.

Before entering the door, a figure threw himself into Chen Chao's arms, it was Chen Chao's little girlfriend Lingke.

Seeing Lingke like this, Chu Yunmei frowned slightly.

Although I didn't like it, it didn't come out.

"Hehe, you're here, as soon as I saw your jade pendant, I knew it was you." Lingke pulled Chen Chao to sit down in the hall.