Chapter 121: Langtaosha (VI)
Near the hour of Chou, Miao Jingzhen, the chief of the imperial guards, was outside the Qinghe Hall, feeling the cold wind and looking at the heavy snow outside the eaves. He felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on him and he couldn't breathe. All he could think about was what his father had said to him when he came home after the Tai'an Hall Heavenly Offering Ceremony: "If anything happens to me, don't recognize me."
Miao Jingzhen immediately knelt in front of General Miao and looked up at him, "Father, what do you want to do? At this critical moment, do you also want to follow Jiang Xianming?!"
"You asked Yi Yang to resign and asked them to take their mother away from Yunjing. It was not to visit relatives, but to avoid disaster, right?"
General Miao looked at him for a long while before saying, "Jingzhen, your brother is not suitable for being an official. I was wrong at the beginning. Whether it is a civil or military official, he can't survive in the officialdom. With his simple character, you never know when he will be defeated in this."
"Recently, you have been the one delivering all the letters between Prince Jia and me. You should also know how your uncle died," said General Miao. He could not help but ask, "What personal grudge? How could Tan Guangwen kill Tianning out of personal grudge?"
"Tian Ning defended Yongzhou for Da Qi. For so many years, you and I thought he died at the hands of Yelu Zhen. Who would have thought that the Hu people could not kill him, but it was someone in our Da Qi court who killed him!"
General Miao's eyes were moist and he smiled sadly, "I have been a military officer for decades. I have fought many battles for the Great Qi, but what did I get in return? The suspicion of my father and the tragic death of my brother."
"I have always believed that if General Yujie had not surrendered to the enemy, Juhan Pass would not have been lost, Yongzhou City would not have been nearly captured, and Tianning would not have died tragically."
"But Jingzhen, he didn't surrender to the enemy."
Over the years, General Miao has always had indescribable complex emotions towards the young man who joined his army back then. He once truly admired Xu Hexue.
General Miao will always remember the Battle of Danyuan, when he led the Huning Army to a stalemate with tens of thousands of Hu troops in Danyuan.
He couldn't break through the elite Hu people who were blocking the front.
The fifteen-year-old Xu Hexue broke into the tent three times and begged for a few hundred cavalrymen, but General Miao did not allow it, so Xu Hexue stood outside the tent.
The temperature difference between day and night is large on the plateau. The boy stood from day to night without moving an inch.
"Brother, just let him try! I think this kid can do it!" Miao Tianning dragged him out of the big tent and pointed at the young man, "Why don't you let him try?"
"Try? You can't let a kid try it casually!"
Miao Tianzhao's eyes widened with anger. "This is war, not a joke! I am a general, I must cherish the lives of my men! Let him try, can he guarantee that all our soldiers will come back safe and sound!"
"able."
The brazier on the wooden frame was burning brightly, and the young man's clear voice came, "General Miao, if you are willing to let me try, I will take them out and I will definitely be able to bring them back."
She's only fifteen years old.
Miao Tianzhao didn't know where the confidence of this young man came from, but he thought of Xu Xian, who was a person Miao Tianzhao admired, and Xu Hexue was Xu Xian's son.
Miao Tianzhao gave Xu Hexue seven hundred cavalrymen.
It was these 700 cavalrymen who attacked from behind as if they were in an empty space, miraculously killed 2,000 men in Danqiu's rear and captured Ze Rong alive.
In that battle, Miao Tianzhao defeated the Hu army.
That was the first time he appreciated Xu Hexue's talent for warfare which was not consistent with his age. It was true that a good father will have a good son.
"I feel sorry for Tian Ning. I didn't know the real cause of his death for so many years. I also feel sorry for Xu Hexue. I believed that he was a traitor like others."
General Miao had a fight in the Tai'an Palace, his hair was all messy, and he didn't let anyone comb it. "They just took advantage of the fact that the emperor was unwilling to admit this wrongdoing, so they were so fearless. Now, the student surnamed Dong was killed by them, and there are more than 60 young men waiting to die in the Night Office. Even Jiang Xianming and He Xueshi were imprisoned in the prison of the Censorate... Among so many people, who wouldn't dare to tell the truth? But if you tell the truth, you must die."
"No one can seek justice for General Xu Hexue in front of the emperor and above the law. Lord Meng has no way to do it, Jiang Xianming has no way to do it, and even if there is more blood, no matter how hot it is, there is no way..."
"Everyone is forcing us to drop this case. They are all looking at us and think we can't handle this case!"
"But Jingzhen, I've been on the battlefield before, and I can't even count how many Hu people I've killed. Am I still afraid of their twists and turns?"
General Miao grabbed Miao Jingzhen's shoulders and said, "Anyway, the emperor will never allow me to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy again. The emperor is suspicious of me as much as I have prestige in the army. But you are my son, you should know how many years I have been frustrated, and I don't want to do this anymore!"
"The deputy leader of the Lotus Sect, Zhang Xin'en, was lured here by Ge Rang and I under the pretext of high positions and generous salaries. We also leaked the news that Zhang Xin'en entered the city. I'm afraid he had some intentions. Huang Zongyu has already issued an order for a curfew tonight. At midnight, the Imperial Guards and Cavalry Division will search the city for Zhang Xin'en."
"In the Imperial Guards Cavalry Division, there are two battalions of Ge Rang's former subordinates. We are going to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Wu Dai and Pan Youfang while searching for Zhang Xinen tonight!"
"Although we cannot use the royal law to restore justice to General Yujie and the Jing'an Army, we will also kill these two people to comfort the spirits of General Yujie and the 30,000 Jing'an Army soldiers!"
"And Tian Ning, the imperial concubine is pregnant with a child. As long as she is here, Wu Dai will not die. But I want Wu Dai to pay back Tian Ning's life debt!"
"Son, you have been with the emperor for many years. Don't interfere in my affairs. When the emperor punishes me, you can come and arrest me yourself. In this way, you can protect yourself, your wife Axia, your mother, and your brother and sister-in-law. They all depend on you for survival."
Miao Jingzhen's eyes suddenly turned red. "How could your son arrest you? How could your son..."
"Jingzhen, you have to do this."
His father's voice rang in his ears. Miao Jingzhen stood in front of the hall in a daze. His eyes were hot again, but he heard the door of the hall open. He turned around and saw several eunuchs coming out in a panic.
They quickly went down the white jade steps. Before the second door of the Qinghe Hall closed, Miao Jingzhen vaguely heard the angry shout of Emperor Zhengyuan from inside, "Golden Pill! Liang Shenfu!"
The articulation seems a little unclear.
Soon, the doctors in the duty room of the Imperial Medical Bureau came hurriedly. Some of them ran so fast that they slipped on the wet ground just after climbing up the stone steps. However, they did not dare to delay and got up and went into the hall.
Miao Jingzhen felt uneasy. His shift asked him to go to the duty room to rest, but he didn't say anything. He held the knife handle tightly with one hand.
Several eunuchs came out carrying the broken porcelain pieces they had swept up and walked quickly down the stairs. Liang Shenfu seemed to be behind a partition, and Miao Jingzhen could hardly hear what he said, so he simply stepped over the palace door and approached the partition.
"The government wants the golden elixir... so..."
A young eunuch inside said in a trembling voice.
"If the government wants it, would you dare to give it to them?"
Liang Shenfu said sternly, "Things are different now. You can't just eat this golden elixir!"
The golden elixir can relieve the emperor's headache. Miao Jingzhen has seen the emperor taking the golden elixir before. The golden elixir refined by Zi Yang Zhenren has always been taken directly from the Taoist palace by the imperial guards.
But when he thought about it carefully, he was shocked to realize that the imperial guards had not been to the Taoist palace even once recently.
"Master Miao."
Suddenly, a voice called out from outside the palace. Miao Jingzhen turned around and saw that the person coming was Rong Sheng, the eunuch beside Prince Jia. It was winter, but he was sweating profusely.
Miao Jingzhen walked out and ordered the guard to close the palace door, then he and Rongsheng went to the terrace, "Why are you here?"
"Master Miao, His Highness said during the day that he was going to take Miss Wu back to the palace, but he didn't come back until the palace gates were locked. I heard that there was a curfew last night and they were catching rebels outside. I am really worried about His Highness..."
Rong Sheng's sleeves were covered with snow particles. He wiped the sweat off his face. "Your Highness was very abnormal when he came out of Tai'an Palace today. The more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. Master Miao, what do you think Your Highness did?"
Rong Sheng was very panicked.
"What did His Highness say to you?" Miao Jingzhen asked immediately.
"He said that anyone who touches General Yujie's case will die, and that people have nothing to lose at this point..."
Rong Sheng was extremely regretful at this moment, "He also asked me to go to the Nanjiao Villa more often to look after Li Shuren. How come I didn't notice anything wrong at the time!"
Thinking about it now, every word and sentence is full of determination.
Miao Jingzhen thought of the correspondence between his father and Prince Jia, and the words his father had said to him at home. He and the Deputy Privy Councilor Ge Rangge clearly had no intention of involving Prince Jia in this matter. They even kept it a secret from the Minister of the East Palace, Meng Yunxian.
But now it seems that
It is very likely that His Royal Highness Prince Jia has been involved in this.
Miao Jingzhen almost immediately guessed that Prince Jia might be doing this in order to take all the blame for his father Miao Tianzhao and Ge Rang.
How can your highness Prince Kejia die?
Miao Jingzhen tightly gripped the hilt of the knife. He realized that the life and death of many people depended on this night. But could he really obey his father's order, protect himself, and personally... catch his father?
"My queen! My queen, please slow down!"
When Miao Jingzhen heard such a worried female voice, he looked up and saw the imperial concubine being surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs walking up the white jade steps.
The Imperial Concubine couldn't sleep at all. Prince Jia said he was going to pick up her niece, but it was already late at night and the palace gates were locked. She didn't even see Ru'er, which made her very uneasy.
When she heard that the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau had been invited to Qinghe Palace, she hurriedly dressed and rushed over.
"If the imperial concubine goes in, it will be hard to explain why His Highness hasn't returned yet..." Rong Sheng was terrified when he saw this scene.
Miao Jingzhen stood still, watching Liang Shenfu coming out of the hall and lowering his head to talk to the imperial concubine.
"Rongsheng, are you Han Shizun's godson?"
Miao Jingzhen suddenly spoke.
"Yes." Although Rong Sheng didn't know why he suddenly asked this, he still answered truthfully.
"Then Eunuch Liang is your godfather? Are you close?"
"When my godfather is not around, I am often the servant who serves my godfather, so naturally we are close."
It was precisely because of this relationship that Han Qing placed him next to Prince Jia, so that he could feel at ease.
"good,"
Miao Jingzhen nodded, stood up straight, and said solemnly, "Listen, Rongsheng. His Royal Highness Prince Jia must have gone to avenge General Yujie. Now there are only two options before us. One is that the queen lives and His Royal Highness Prince Jia dies. Two, the queen dies and His Royal Highness Prince Jia lives."
Rong Sheng's eyes widened in shock, his lips trembling, "Master Miao..."
"If His Royal Highness Prince Jia cannot die, then the Imperial Concubine must not have a chance to turn things around. Now, the crime of adultery alone is not enough, because Mr. Huang is still investigating. If he doesn't find out the truth, the Imperial Concubine will still be the Imperial Concubine. So now, you and I are going to make the Imperial Concubine bear another capital crime."
These earth-shattering words made Rong Sheng's breathing freeze for a moment.
"Don't dare?"
Miao Jingzhen approached him, "Rongsheng, if we can't accomplish this tonight, my whole family will die, and I don't need to remind you again how your godfather Han Qing was chosen, right?"
"Your servant..."
Rong Sheng took a few steps back. In just a short while, he thought a lot. If something happened to His Royal Highness Prince Jia, and the Imperial Concubine found her niece and brought her back to the palace, then if Miss Wu changed her mind and explained the so-called token to protect herself, then he would not be able to escape death. Not only would he not be able to escape death, but because of his relationship with Han Qing and Liang Shenfu, he would also implicate them...
The imperial concubine will not let them go.
Furthermore, slandering the royal bloodline is a huge crime in itself.
"What should this slave do?"
Rong Sheng's heart was beating rapidly in his chest.
"Let the concubine in. Besides that, we have to persuade your grandfather, Rongsheng, to stay. This matter depends entirely on him. If he refuses, we will all die."
Miao Jingzhen said.
"Your Highness, the emperor is sleeping, you'd better not go in. When he wakes up, he will see you..." Liang Shenfu bowed and kept persuading, "It's freezing cold, Your Highness, please take care of yourself!"
"People from the Imperial Medical Bureau have come twice. How is the emperor doing? You servants, who knows if you have served him wholeheartedly?"
The imperial concubine's chest heaved with anger, "I want to serve the emperor! How dare you stop me!"
Rong Sheng walked up the white jade steps first. Seeing Liang Shenfu sending several eunuchs down quickly, he grabbed one of them and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Eunuch Liang asked us to invite Lord Meng and Lord Huang to the palace!"
Hearing this, Rong Sheng let go of him. He watched several people rushing into the wind and snow. He was surprised and suspicious. It was not yet the Yin hour. Before the Yin hour, the palace gates would be locked and would not be opened except for urgent matters.
But Grandpa Gan actually asked someone to invite the two gentlemen from the East and West Palaces to the palace at this time. Rong Sheng's expression became tense. Could it be that the emperor...
He immediately walked quickly up the stairs.
"My queen, please don't embarrass me..."
Liang Shenfu was sweating profusely, not knowing what to do. Seeing a eunuch coming up with his body bent, he took a closer look and asked, "Rong Sheng?"
"Your servant greets the queen."
Rong Sheng first bowed to the imperial concubine, and then called Liang Shenfu, "Grandfather."
"Why didn't His Royal Highness Prince Jia return to the palace? Where is Ru'er?" The imperial concubine recognized him and kicked him as soon as she saw him.
The ground was slippery, and Rong Sheng fell down after being kicked. He quickly got up and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I think His Highness and Miss Wu must have been delayed because of something. They should be back in the morning!"
Liang Shenfu was embarrassed to help Rongsheng in front of the Imperial Concubine, but after hearing the conversation between the Imperial Concubine and Rongsheng, he asked in astonishment, "His Royal Highness Prince Jia didn't return to the palace?"
"yes."
Rong Sheng answered, and was wondering how to persuade Liang Shenfu to let the imperial concubine into the palace, when he heard the faint cry of pain from the Emperor Zhengyuan through the partition. When the imperial concubine heard it, she immediately went into the palace regardless of anything, "Your Majesty!"
The imperial guards standing on both sides of the palace gate were worried about the imperial concubine being pregnant and did not dare to stop them. Liang Shenfu was about to step forward but was held back tightly by Rongsheng. The eunuchs saw that the imperial concubine was so aggressive that she pulled out her golden and put it against her neck, so they did not dare to stop her.
"Oh my God..."
Liang Shenfu saw the imperial concubine throw away the hairpin and push open the partition to go in. He turned around and said, "Rongsheng! What are you doing!"
"Grandpa Gan, come here quickly!"
Rong Sheng pulled him into the corridor inside the palace gate and walked to the dimly lit area, "Now something big has happened!"
"Nothing is as important as this matter..."
Liang Shenfu was concerned about the official inside and wanted to go in quickly, but Rong Sheng suddenly knelt down in front of him. Liang Shenfu was shocked and said, "Rong Sheng, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"
"Rong can't be born."
Rong Sheng hung his head and said, "Grandfather, you don't know yet that His Royal Highness Prince Jia is dying now."
"What?"
Liang Shenfu immediately leaned over and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry, grandpa..." Rong Sheng cried.
Liang Shenfu grabbed his collar and said, "Didn't I tell you long ago that when you are by His Royal Highness Prince Jia's side, you have to be a servant of the emperor and must not get involved in unnecessary incidents? Have you forgotten my advice?!"
"Grandpa, you are an old man in the palace. You know there is no such thing as impartiality here..." Rong Sheng lowered his voice and sobbed, "Godfather is like this, and so am I."
"You two..."
Liang Shenfu was shocked and his fingers suddenly relaxed.
"We treat Han Qing and you as our own children and grandchildren," Liang Shenfu gritted his teeth, "but you two kept it a secret from us. Now that you've caused trouble, even our family has been implicated, right?"
Rong Sheng cried so hard that his nose and tears were streaming down. He pursed his lips and said nothing. He lowered his body and kowtowed one after another, each time louder than the last.
Even after Han Qing arrived in Yongzhou, he always sent letters to ask about his well-being, and also did not forget to bring some food from Yongzhou. And Rong Sheng, the godson in front of him, was Han Qing's adopted son, and Liang Shenfu had watched him grow up. Seeing that Rong Sheng had a broken head, Liang Shenfu couldn't bear it and wanted to pull him back, but he didn't expect a knife to suddenly come across his neck.
Liang Shenfu was startled and was about to shout, but he saw that the man with the knife was none other than Miao Jingzhen, the chief of the palace guards.
"Master Miao, what are you doing? Do you want to rebel?"
After all, Liang Shenfu had been with the emperor for many years, so he was still relatively calm.
"It's just killing a eunuch, it doesn't count as rebellion."
Miao Jingzhen lowered his voice.
There was a heavy snowstorm outside, and the imperial guards standing guard outside were silent. In this narrow corridor of the palace, only the three of them were hiding in the dimness.
"Master Miao, you must not treat him like this..." Rong Sheng was so scared that he begged quickly.
"I just want to ask Eunuch Liang two things."
Miao Jingzhen did not put down the knife.
"What?"
"How is the official's condition now?"
Liang Shenfu kept silent.
"Uncle Gan, I saw you asked them to invite Mr. Huang and Mr. Meng, but what's wrong with the official..." Rongsheng knelt on the ground and pulled Liang Shenfu's clothes.
Liang Shenfu waved his hand away, but Miao Jingzhen's blade came closer. Liang Shenfu panicked. After a long while, he finally spoke, "The emperor... has the signs of a stroke."
If not for this, he would not have been in such a hurry to send people to invite the two gentlemen from the East and West Palaces into the palace.
Ever since the emperor took the medicine prescribed by the famous doctor Zhang Jian, his health has been much worse than before. This winter has been very cold, and the emperor has caught a cold several times, and his headaches keep recurring.
The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was held in the Tai'an Hall for several hours, which made the emperor's illness even more serious. What's more, Censor Jiang was still in the Tai'an Hall, making the emperor so angry that he vomited blood.
Today, the situation is not so good.
Liang Shenfu was also at a loss and didn't know what to do.
Miao Jingzhen had already made up his mind, so he was not too surprised to hear Liang Shenfu's words. He spoke again, "Then let me ask you again, is it possible that the official's illness cannot be treated with the golden elixir?"
After saying this, Liang Shenfu's expression changed drastically, "You..."
The medicine used by Zhang Jian was in conflict with the golden elixir, which the emperor had known for a long time, but he would rather have one of his own flesh and blood than take that fierce medicine.
After taking Zhang Jian’s medicine, you will never be able to touch another golden pill again.
"I heard that the official has been a little slurred. I might as well tell you that I, Miao Jingzhen, will tie my life to this knife tonight. I have made my choice. Your godson Han Qing has also made his choice long ago. And there is this person who is kneeling in front of you and calling you his godfather. What about you?"
Miao Jingzhen put a knife to his neck and pushed him against the partition. Through the carved gaps in the partition, Liang Shenfu and Miao Jingzhen saw several doctors in the hall and the imperial concubine sitting on the edge of the bed.
Miao Jingzhen said coldly:
"Liang Nei Shi, do you know how to choose?"
The piled up ice and snow were frozen harder, clinging to the eaves, and were illuminated by the rugged lights, making them sparkling. In the Meng Mansion, Jiang Shao was wearing an outer coat, and Neizhi was holding a lantern for her by her side. The two of them hurriedly walked through the corridor.
The light in the study was still on. Jiang Shao pushed the door open and found Meng Yunxian lying on the desk, fast asleep. She walked over to him, her tone filled with anxiety: "Meng Zhuo, wake up! Something happened!"
Meng Yunxian was pushed awake by Jiang Shao. His eyes were still wet. He stared at Jiang Shao in front of him for a moment in a daze before muttering, "A Shao?"
Then he stood up suddenly and looked around.
There was no one else in the room except his wife and the woman holding a lantern beside him.
"Mr. Meng, please take care of yourself first and put my case aside for now."
He suddenly remembered that the faint figure, along with these words, gradually turned into mist and dissipated in front of his eyes, and he also lost consciousness in the mist that had not yet dissipated.
"Meng Zhuo, something happened to His Highness!"
Jiang Shao didn't know what he was looking for, and didn't have time to ask, so she just handed him the letter that Ge Rang had sent.
Meng Yunxian immediately became much more sober. He took the letter, unfolded it and scanned it line by line. His face changed, "How could they be so reckless..."
Ge Rang, Miao Tianzhao.
It turned out that the search for Zhang Xinen was fake, and the real purpose was to kill Pan Youfang and Wu Dai.
They kept him completely hidden.
"They...are really desperate. "
Meng Yunxian's hand holding the letter paper trembled and dropped down weakly.
"This letter says that Your Highness threatened his life and forced Commander Lin of Tiger Roar Camp under Lord Ge to kill Pan Youfang with his own hands. Now, Your Highness wants to take the blame for them and make them say that Your Highness falsely conveyed the imperial edict."
Jiang Shao's throat moved. "Ge Rang asked Lord Ge to ask you to persuade His Highness. He and Miao Tianzhao will confess the crime and ask you to save His Highness' life."
Meng Yunxian said nothing.
He suddenly remembered the day when Prince Jia returned to the capital against the imperial order. Before daybreak, the two of them were sitting in this study.
"I met a man last night. He was wearing a veil. I couldn't see his face clearly, but Mr. Meng, I don't know why, but when I see him, I always think of Zi Ling."
Prince Jia's face was full of tears. "He saved me and advised me to take care of myself, but at that time, when I heard him say these words, my heart felt like it was cut by a knife."
"I don't dare to leave. I never dare to leave again."
Prince Jia choked up and said, "Mr. Meng, I've thought about it. I don't want dignity, I don't want anything. Anyway, I'm alone now, and even if I die, I want to die in Yunjing."
That was the day.
Prince Jia bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting "The guilt of all the people lies with me alone", as he walked from the Imperial Street to the Imperial City.
Only at this moment did Meng Yunxian suddenly realize what he meant by "Even if I die, I want to die in Yunjing."
When Prince Jia returned to Beijing, he was determined to die for Xu Hexue and the Jing'an Army.
Since he couldn't give them the justice they deserved through the royal law, he would ask for it himself.
"It can't be any later. If it's a few decades later, no one in this world will remember or care about his innocence."
These were the last words Prince Jia said to him before he left that day.
At this moment, Meng Yunxian deeply understood the profound meaning of this sentence.
"Master! Someone is coming from the palace!"
A household servant hurriedly led a eunuch from the palace in the snow.
"Mr. Meng, please go into the palace quickly!" the eunuch said anxiously as he entered the room.
"But the official's condition?"
Meng Yunxian estimated that it was not yet the hour of Yin, and the eunuch's leaving the palace must mean something big.
"The emperor is showing signs of a stroke. Eunuch Liang has ordered the servants to leave the palace and invite you and Mr. Huang back in!" the eunuch said, bending over and panting.
Stroke?
Meng Yunxian's heart trembled, and he immediately said, "Go drink a bowl of hot tea first, I'll change into my official uniform, and then we'll go."
"yes."
The eunuch lowered his head, turned around and was led out.
"What should we do now?" Jiang Shao asked as she went to get her clothes after seeing the people walking away.
"A Shao."
Meng Yunxian didn't raise his hand and let her put on her clothes.
Jiang Shao raised her head and found tears in his eyes.
"I……"
Meng Yunxian's voice tightened, "I saw Ziling."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jiang Shao looked at him in astonishment, but saw tears welling up in Meng Yunxian's eyes. He held her hand tightly, "He, he is Xu Jing'an, he is Master Ni."
"A dead man returned to the world of the living after 16 years, but this world of the living was still spitting and insulting him, but he...died again at the border for the land and people of Da Qi."
Meng Yunxian trembled, "A Shao, for sixteen years, no one has cleared his name, and no one has buried him. But he still advised me to put this case aside for the time being. He wanted me to live a good life."
"In his heart, we living people are far more important than him who is already dead, but we, we feel so ashamed of him..."
"Why should we wait? Why should we wait?"
Meng Yunxian burst into tears.
"If I wait any longer, I will be ashamed of myself!"
Meng Yunxian immediately called the eunuch who was guarding outside and said, "Go and ask Deputy Envoy Zhou of the Night Division to bring His Royal Highness Prince Jia back from Ge Rang."
Neizhi responded and turned to go out.
Meng Yunxian clenched the letter paper in his hand into a ball and said, "Now, I have no choice but to drag Huang Zongyu into the water and give it my all."