The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Capital

Yuan An disguised himself as a beggar to evade pursuit and finally arrived in the capital.

He returned to his mansion, took a bath and changed clothes, then went to the study, where a ghostly figure appeared.

"What's going on with the Third Prince?"

"The third prince is still in confinement, and the Zhao family father and son have also been demoted and punished by Your Majesty. Although Your Majesty has never implicated the Queen for this matter, the Queen has been stopped outside the Tai Chi Hall recently when she asked to see Your Majesty, and Your Majesty has recently treated that person The seventh prince loved him very much and even arranged for Zhang Shoufu to teach him personally. "

Yuan An pondered for a while with a deserted expression.

If His Majesty learns that his favorite seventh prince is a fake, I wonder what he will think?

"Prepare the car, I want to enter the palace immediately."

"Yes!"

Tai Chi Hall

When the old emperor learned that Yuan An was back, a sharp light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

He glanced at Yang Zhong beside him: "What is the queen doing?"

Yang Zhong said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Queen went to the Royal Garden early in the morning and had a few chats with Concubine Xian and Concubine Rong. She should have returned to the palace by now."

"Well, send someone to keep an eye on that side."

"No!" Yang Zhong respectfully exited the Tai Chi Hall.

He walked outside the palace and looked at a maid on duty. The maid nodded understandingly, turned around and left in a hurry.

A moment later, Yuan An, dressed in a green Taoist robe, walked into the Tai Chi Hall.

"I'm sorry to see you, Your Majesty!"

A smile appeared on the old emperor's face: "Yuan An, you are finally back. There has been no news from you in Xinyang for several months. I have been worried about your safety."

Yuan An frowned and raised his head to look at Emperor Hongwu.

"Your Majesty, Pindao sent a secret letter to the capital a month ago. Didn't you receive it?"

The old emperor's knowing eyes narrowed slightly.

"It seems that someone is keeping an eye on your whereabouts. The secret letter may have been intercepted before it left Xinyang Mansion. Tell me, why are you back alone?"

Yuan An knelt in front of the old emperor with a look of grief on his face.

"Your Majesty, it was the poor Taoist who was incompetent. All the Xilin Guards were lost in Xinyang Mansion. The poor Taoist also managed to escape and disguised himself as a beggar all the way back to the capital."

Emperor Hongwu was furious. Yuan An was the most capable disciple of Taoist Tai Chi. He had been extremely smart since he was a child. This was the first time he had seen him in such a mess.

"Can a small Xinyang Mansion be a man-eating beast?"

He sent nearly 200 Xilin guards to escort Yuan An. These Xilin guards were all secret guards he carefully trained. How could they all die in Xinyang Mansion? And why can Yuan An, who has no martial arts skills, come back safely?

The old emperor was suspicious by nature, and he would always be wary of even the people he trusted the most. What's more, he had heard some things in the past two months, and now he had to re-examine Yuan An.

Yuan An's heart sank secretly. He always felt that there was something else in His Majesty's eyes when he looked at him today, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Pindao has found a person with Ziwei's fate. Coincidentally, this person is also named Jiang and lives in Qingjiu Village, Chiyang County, Nanwei Prefecture. What's even more coincidental is that he is not a local, but in Wu The whole family fled here when they were young.”

The old emperor looked at Yuan An with sharp eyes.

"Keep talking."

Yuan An continued: "Jiang Ci has been extremely smart since he was a child. He was also the head of the Nanwei Mansion in the twelfth year of Hongwu. He was less than fourteen years old at that time. It is rare for him to be so talented."

Hongwu was twelve years old and less than fourteen years old? Now he has just turned seventeen.

Seventeen years old, actually the same age as Lao Qi?

Moreover, this person's experience is very similar to that of Lao Qi, and he also has great luck.

Emperor Hongwu's hand holding the tea cup secretly tightened.

"Now that we have found him, why not bring this man back?"

"It's a pity that Pindao didn't see him. When we arrived at Nanwei Mansion, he had already left early. Then Pindao stayed in Nanwei Mansion for more than two months, secretly investigating his whereabouts. Strangely, he was sent out In the end, all the people disappeared for no reason. In the end, Pindao could only focus on Jiang Ci's widowed sister-in-law. Gu Pindao knew that Jiang Ci cared about this widowed sister-in-law very much. Even after he left Xinyang, he secretly planted a large number of people. People were protecting this woman. Pindao originally wanted to capture the woman and force Jiang Ci to show up, but he did not expect that Liu Hanyue, the daughter of Marquis Yongding, would accompany her when he captured the woman. The reason why all the Xilin guards were killed was because It was caused by the collaboration between the Liu family’s secret guards and Jiang Ci.”

Having said this, Yuan An raised his head and looked at Emperor Hongwu.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Ci has secretly cultivated a powerful force, and he has close ties with the Liu family, so Pindao suspects that this person is the real Seventh Highness, and the one in the palace is just a stand-in pushed to the stage. ”

The old emperor took a deep breath and was shocked. If what Yuan An said was true, then the real Lao Qi had successfully won over Liu Bin. What did he want to do?

Revenge for his mother and the Feng family? Or do you covet the throne?

No matter what Lao Qi's purpose was, it was not what he, the current emperor, wanted to see.

"Yang Zhong, call Lao Qi over."

Yang Zhong, who was guarding outside the palace, immediately took the order and left.

He hurried out of the palace gate, quickly got on the carriage and headed towards the Seventh Prince's Mansion.

Arriving outside the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Yang Zhong sent the young eunuch beside him to pass the news. After a while, the housekeeper of the Seventh Prince's Mansion came out.

"Eunuch Yang invites you."

Yang Zhong got off the carriage and followed the housekeeper to the back house, where he met Jiang Qiuchi.

"This old slave has met His Highness Seventh Prince."

"Eunuch Yang came here in person, but what's the emergency?"

Eunuch Yang glanced at the two young eunuchs following him.

"His Majesty ordered the Zajia to have a few words with His Majesty Seventh Prince, and you two will go wait outside first."

"Yes!"

After the two young eunuchs left, Eunuch Yang turned around and closed the door. He turned back and glanced at Jiang Qiuchi.

"Yuan An is back. He is meeting with His Majesty in the Taiji Hall. He also mentioned a Xinyang Mansion student named Jiang. His Majesty the Seventh Prince should know who the Za family is talking about. Now His Majesty has urgently summoned you to the palace. This trip is very dangerous. ”

Jiang Qiuchi was shocked, what was supposed to come had come.

He looked at Yang Zhong in confusion.

"Why did Eunuch Yang tell me this?"

Yang Zhong smiled: "Your Highness, there is no need to ask about other matters. The Zajia family has been entrusted by others to help you at critical moments. Is there anything you want to tell the Zajia family before entering the palace?"

Jiang Qiuchi stared at Yang Zhong for a moment, then turned and walked to the desk and took out a round jade pendant from the secret compartment.

"The road to the palace is bleak. I don't know if I can get back. This jade pendant was a gift from Commander Su. Please help me hand it over to him personally, father-in-law."

Yang Zhong knew that this jade pendant must have some deep meaning, so he reached out to take it and carefully put it into his arms.

"The Miscellaneous Family must deliver the jade pendant to Commander Su personally. His Majesty has begun to doubt your identity. Today, you will definitely be recognized with blood. You must be mentally prepared."

"Thank you, father-in-law, for the tip."

"Your Majesty Seventh, please."