Chapter 159 Come to celebrate
God not only sent a gift, but also another great gift.
Xiang Zheng lowered his eyelids with a smile in his eyes, "Besides, we have another trump card in our hand."
The Queen Mother fiddled with the beads on her wrist, "Trump?"
"Su Yunhe was sentenced to exile. Didn't we get news earlier that the Crown Prince took Su Yunhe back to the Crown Prince's Mansion?"
The Queen Mother nodded, "But no one was found."
If the person was found, the prince could be killed right away, and there would be no need to make a fuss about disaster relief .
Xiang Zheng then said, "Su Yunhe was not found, but because it was rumored that the prince saved Su Yunhe, I paid attention to check it out."
It was clear that he had something else in mind when he said this, "Just tell me straight."
Xiang Zheng lowered his head and said, "I checked the escort team . The escort said that Su Yunhe, Su Xiang, Su Jinghe and Su Yunyun all died on the way. I don't know whether Su Yunhe and Su Xiang are really dead, but Su Jinghe is not dead. She was rescued.
After I knew she was rescued, I have been looking for her, but she was hidden so well that I didn’t find anything until three days ago. ”
The Queen Mother raised her eyelids and looked over. "Did you find out?"
"I didn't find out. She took the initiative to find me."
The Queen Mother was so shocked that she paused, "She's looking for you?"
"yes."
Three nights ago.
Su Jinghe appeared at the door of Xiang Zheng's house in a disheveled state. She knelt on the ground and begged the servant on duty at the time, asking him to inform him, saying that she had something important to tell Lord Xiang in person.
It was night time and she refused to say who she was. The servants saw that she was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar, wondering why she would be willing to make such a trip. No one paid any attention to her.
When the servant was driving her away, Xiang Zhengdi's daughter happened to be coming back from playing with her friends and met them at the door.
She looked at Su Jinghe and felt vaguely familiar with her, so she asked the servant to take her to the gatehouse first, and then she went to Xiang Zheng and told him about the matter.
Xiang Zheng was searching everywhere for Su Jinghe's whereabouts, but he never expected that this person would come to his door on her own initiative. He then went to the gatehouse to meet her in person.
Xiang Zheng's daughter only told others that this was her wet nurse's daughter, and that she came to seek refuge because her family was in trouble, so she brought Su Jinghe in.
After questioning, Xiang Zheng realized that Su Jinghe had fled all the way from Shanxi. When she was rescued, she was kept in a village in Shanxi. She took advantage of the guards' carelessness and sneaked out.
She wants revenge.
She said that her entire family was harmed by the Crown Princess and she wanted revenge.
Revenge for my father, revenge for my brother.
After Xiang Zheng finished speaking briefly, the Queen Mother frowned and said in a cold and contemptuous voice, "She wants revenge? On what basis does she want revenge!"
The Queen Mother's attempts to target Su Qingqing all ended in failure. Can Su Jinghe take revenge just like she wants?
Xiang Zheng lowered his eyes and spoke in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, Su Jinghe said she was sure of revenge. The Crown Princess told her that she knew her sister. She said that the Crown Princess imprisoned her in the Crown Prince's Mansion at that time because her sister asked her to take care of her.
She was originally very grateful, but later the Crown Princess killed her entire family, and her gratitude turned into hatred."
"Even so, she is a criminal who cannot even show her face in public. How can she take revenge? If we use her, and one day she is exposed, we will all be implicated." The Queen Mother disagreed.
Xiang Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is not on guard against Su Jinghe, so it is most appropriate for Su Jinghe to be close to the Crown Princess."
Close, then what?
The Queen Mother immediately understood what Xiang Zheng meant.
"Are you sure about this?"
Xiang Zheng nodded, "We have a good chance of success. Besides, Su Jinghe is Su Qingqing's biological sister. Even if she can't kill the Crown Princess, she can tell the Crown Prince that the person we are looking for is her biological sister, and the Crown Prince will definitely believe it."
The Queen Mother nodded, "You go and make the arrangements."
Xiang Zheng accepted the order and withdrew.
As soon as she left, the Queen Mother asked her trusted nanny, "Tell me, how come this princess of Zhao country knows our general?"
It just so happens that both of their names are Su Qingqing.
The maid next to the empress dowager was silent. "I don't know how she knew him, but Your Majesty has forgotten? Two days ago, we received news that this Crown Princess is not the biological daughter of the Emperor of Zhaoguo at all. She raised the daughter of a minister and held her in the palm of her hand as her legitimate daughter, and named her the same as our general.
She was clearly not a useless fool, but she acted stupid and foolish during those years in Zhao Kingdom, which was very strange in itself.
And her relationship with the prince.
Didn't Lord Xiang say that the prince was deeply in love with General Su? How come he is also so affectionate towards her? "
The empress dowager's expression was solemn, and doubts flashed across her eyes, but she could not find an answer that could explain it all.
I just feel that there must be an amazing secret hidden behind this.
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
The Duke of Zhenguo paced around the ground anxiously.
He has sent three letters to Bashu, but so far he has not received a single reply. His eyelids have been twitching for the past two days.
The palace received a report of victory in suppressing the bandits, saying that the prince, with the cooperation of Zhao Bingchun, the magistrate of Nanchong County, had successfully completed the suppression of the bandits and disaster relief.
The prince has returned to the capital, but his men have never sent back any news.
What exactly happened?
He had clearly given a death order, asking them to take this opportunity to kill the prince in the bandits' lair, but now the prince has returned with merit.
Although Xiang Zheng has prepared a follow-up, but...
The Duke of Zhenguo was uneasy for several days until the prince returned to the capital ten days later.
Rong Que arrived in Kyoto at the right time for the morning court session, and immediately went to the palace to attend court upon entering Kyoto.
A large wooden cage also arrived at the Golden Throne Hall with him .
There were quite a few people in the cage.
When he saw the person in the cage, the Duke of Zhenguo was shocked as if struck by lightning.
The people he kept in Nanchong were stuffed into this cage by Rong Que like prisoners, and were brought to the Golden Palace in tattered and miserable clothes.
The appearance of this cage immediately caused discussion among the court officials.
The emperor didn't expect that Rong Que would arrive at the court at this hour. After praising him, he looked at the cage.
Rong Que clasped his fists and replied, "Your Majesty, during this bandit suppression operation, the mountain bandits were fierce and fierce. With the help of Mr. Huang, I was fortunate to fulfill my mission and capture the bandit leader alive. However, I didn't expect that there was an old acquaintance among them.
I dare not make any rash judgment, so I can only bring the person back. I am also afraid that something unexpected might happen on the way, so I travel day and night and bring the person directly into the palace as soon as I arrive in Kyoto.
I have offended the Emperor, and I hope he will forgive me."
The meaning of this is clear, but I'm afraid that others will interfere.
As for who will interfere, it goes without saying.
The Second Prince pursed his lips grimly and said nothing. Although he could not recognize who the person in the cage was, he knew something was wrong from the look on the Duke of Zhenguo's face.
Rong Que opened the cage door and dragged a person out.
Push aside his messy hair, revealing the man's true face to everyone.
The man's mouth was blocked and his body was tied with ropes, but anyone who often entered the imperial study could recognize who he was at a glance.
The emperor's eyes widened in an instant, and the eunuch behind the emperor was so shocked that he blurted out, "Lai Xi?"
