Chapter 686: The Empress Dowager Knows the Truth (1)
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Before Moxie left, he left a letter.
“The Palace Master gave it to you. If you don’t want to see it, throw it away.”
Ling Yun sat quietly in the room. The oil lamp burned out, and the surroundings fell into darkness. Only a few cold moonlight poured in.
He stood up and walked out.
The house was empty, except for the slightly wrinkled letter lying alone at the corner of the table.
The day after the Northern Yan diplomatic mission left the capital, the Western Jin diplomatic mission and Great Zhou’s reconciliation team also left the capital.
The young Princess of Western Jin could not bear to let go. She hugged the Sihu and Wuhu and did not let go. Tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao asked Wuhu to send her off.
“It can fly back on its own. It’s fine,” Su Xiaoxiao said to the young princess. The young Princess of Western Jin released the Wuhu at the west city gate.
“You don’t want this?” the Princess of Western Jin asked.
The young Princess of Western Jin cried, “I’m afraid that if I walk too far, Wuhu won’t be able to find its way home.”
The Princess of Western Jin pulled her crying daughter into her arms and comforted her softly. “We’ll meet again.”
King Nanyang was Emperor Jing Xuan’s greatest worry. Every day that he was alive placed Emperor Jing Xuan in an uncomfortable situation. Although he had already sealed the Yongshou Palace and did not allowed anyone to approach, the Empress Dowager’s “cold” had to recover. Moreover, she was his mother. He could not put the Empress Dowager under house arrest for the rest of her life.
He mobilized all the scouts of the royal family, including the old scouts nurtured by the previous emperor during his reign and the new scouts nurtured by him after he ascended the throne. He carried out a full search.
He finally targeted a secret guard beside King Nanyang.
This person would infiltrate the Yongshou Palace late every night to send news to King Nanyang. The scouts followed him several times and lost him the first few times. The last time, they finally followed him to the Imperial Astronomy.
“The Imperial Astronomer? Are you sure?”
Emperor Jing Xuan sat on a chair in the imperial study and looked at the scout in front of him.
The scout cupped his hands. “I’m sure! That person did enter the Imperial
Astronomy Center! ”
On the night King Nanyang and the Empress Dowager reunited, Qin Canglan let Sikong Yun go.
Sikong Yun had disappeared in the name of going out to find medicine. Now, he naturally returned in the name of having found the medicine.
Emperor Jing Xuan could not believe that Sikong Yun, who had always been loyal to him, was actually involved with King Nanyang. “Keep an eye on the Imperial Astronomy Center!”
‘Yes!”
On the observatory, Sikong Yun stood under the bright sky in a white robe.
Yu Feng walked over. “Master, you’ve been watching here for half the night. Go rest. ”
Sikong Yun looked at the starry sky and shook his head. “I can’t see through it…’
“What can’t be seen through?” Yu Feng didn’t understand.
Sikong Yun sighed and said, “There are some things that it’s better not to understand.”
Yu Feng frowned. “Master, you’re very strange today. Did His Majesty not like the pills you refined?”
Sikong Yun smiled faintly. “Master’s career as an official has come to an end.” Yu Feng was stunned.
Sikong Yun said, “He saved the Empress’s life. I’ve returned this favor for so many years.”
Yu Feng was at a loss. “Master… why do you keep saying strange things? Who saved the Empress’s life? Why do you want to repay the kindness on behalf of the Empress? You… and the Empress…”
Sikong Yun looked down at the booklet in his hand. “Yu Feng, do one last thing for Master.”
Yu Feng said, “Not to mention one thing, a hundred is fine!”
Sikong Yun handed him the booklet. “Take this out of the city tomorrow morning and go to Wu County. Someone will naturally pick you up there. Remember, don’t read the contents of the booklet.”
“Don’t worry, Master. I won’t look!” Yu Feng put the book away.
Sikong Yun did not say anything else.
Before dawn the next day, Yu Feng set off with the booklet. Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the city, he was captured by Emperor Jing Xuan’s scouts.
The scout s.n.a.t.c.hed his booklet and opened it.
It was empty. They had fallen into a trap!
Sikong Yun sent a total of more than 30 experts out from different city gates with the booklet.
Fortunately, Emperor Jing Xuan had many scouts. Otherwise, he would really not have been able to keep an eye on them.
In the evening, one of Emperor Jing Xuan’s scouts finally s.n.a.t.c.hed back the real name list outside the northern city gate.
Wei Ting had been frequently in and out of the Imperial Study recently. He recognized all the graded scouts.
He had been staring at the commotion in the Imperial Study. When he saw a familiar face go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he knew what was going on.
He immediately went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and entered the Imperial Study before the scout. “Your Majesty!”
The scout asked to see him.
“Come in,” Emperor Jing Xuan said.
“Found the register!” The scout knelt on one knee and presented it with both hands.
Eunuch Fu was about to get it when Wei Ting said, “I’ll do it..”