C63

The temporary encampment set up outside Lu Jia Ping had now become Princess Linlang's temporary residence. The surrounding area had already been protected by the princess' guards, and it was airtight.

Inside the tent, Princess Ling Lang, Zhao Qixuan, was talking to a woman. Years had left shallow scars on the woman's face; her beauty was still there, and her figure was still graceful. She must have been a beauty when she was young.

"Are you sure this Ping Wang is a double?"

Zhao Qixuan nodded.

"If it's true, there's no way we could have caused Tian Patrol's group to suffer so much!" Also, of so many people, only Ping Wang had returned. How is this possible? I'm just not sure if this Lu Devin will use some extreme methods! That's why I didn't enter the yard and reveal my identity as the Fake Ping Wang! Aunt, what do you think of this matter? "

The woman who was called aunt by Zhao Qixuan smiled and said, "You already have a plan in your heart, why ask me? Besides, I don't know about this! "

It wasn't that she didn't understand, it was that she didn't want to know. Zhao Qixuan knew this in her heart, but she wasn't the least bit displeased. She rubbed her forehead and said, "Aunt, I really have a headache!"

"Are you regretting going through this muddy water?"

Zhao Qixuan shook her head, her brows still locked together.

"It's fate, we can't avoid it!"

The woman sat beside her and held her wrist. A warm current slowly flowed into Zhao Qixuan's body, and only when she saw that her expression was somewhat relaxed did she stop and look at her with a pained expression. "You're just a girl, yet you have to worry about these things. Why must you work so hard?"

"Aunty, there are a lot of things that are destined, and also your own choice! "Since I've made my choice, I must persevere on!"

The woman did not reply, only slightly sighing. Zhao Qixuan said, "Don't underestimate our royal father for being very strict with us. In his heart, he cares about us a lot. If the Ping Wang really encounters an accident, I'm afraid that he will be enraged!"

The woman still didn't say anything. Zhao Qixuan was already used to the tacit understanding between the two of them.

"There must be a problem with this matter, Inspector Tian!" Han Zhen's testimony was not enough to be trusted. The conspiracy behind this was extremely obvious! Firstly, they were not clear about Zhen Jiu's identity! If he reported the missing King Ping, perhaps it would be a bit believable! However, it was unnecessary for Zhang Zhou to seize the Ping Wang, which made the matter seem even more unreasonable and suspicious! Secondly, although I did not rush back to royal father's birthday, I still know a bit about what happened in the capital. Who was Zhang Zhou? The king had a bright future ahead of him. There was no reason for him to hold the peace king hostage! As for the reason why Han Zhen had captured Zhang Zhou, it was not hard to guess. His brother-in-law, Xu Huaiyan, had felt Cao Yi's threat and wanted to eliminate Zhang Zhou and destroy Cao Yi! Thirdly, with the identity and background of Inspector Tian, coupled with the fact that he was in a hurry to seal Lu Jia Ping without taking the initiative to find traces of the Ping Wang, his motives could be seen at a glance! Of course, all these are merely suspicions, and will depend on whether Shi Yan can find anything out! "

Zhao Qixuan also had a good grasp of the background behind the capital's government.

"So what if we find out?" The woman sighed.

She had been living with the royal family all her life. From when she could remember until now, more than fifty years had passed. In the end, he had to cover himself and leave it be! Zhao Qixuan understood what the woman was saying. She declined to comment and quietly said, "You can hide the truth, but the truth cannot be hidden from you! I understand royal father, he definitely will not allow flesh and blood to fight to the point of harming one's life! If the result is really true, even if my little brother can't be punished to death, he will definitely be crippled! "

The woman was speechless again.

"Ever since teacher left, that little brother of mine has been getting more and more careless, arrogant and impatient in handling matters! Only if I understand the truth will I know how to protect him! "

Zhao Qixuan's tone turned lower as she softly sighed, "He is my blood brother after all!"

Zhao Qixuan did not continue speaking. After a moment of silence, she lifted her head to look at the woman and said, "Auntie, you must have suffered greatly this time. It's all because you did not see that person!"

The woman smiled faintly.

"Fate has come. We will meet even if we don't see each other. Without fate, it will be hard to meet no matter how we scheme!" All these years, I have long since let it go! "

Just then, a guard reported from outside that Shi Yan had returned. Zhao Qixuan immediately ordered for him to come in. She stood up and went to the center of the tent to receive him. Shi Xiong had already lifted the curtain and walked in. Zhao Qixuan stopped him from bowing and said, "You don't need to greet me. Tell me the situation!"

Shi Yan naturally knew the woman's identity and didn't feel the need to hide anything from her presence. He directly replied, "Your Highness, I brought some men to investigate the back of the mountain. Two problems were discovered! First, when Inspector Tian mentioned the scene of an incident, there were indeed traces of a fight. The signs of a fight there, as well as the scars left behind by the blades, are completely undetectable! "

"Are you sure?"

"This subordinate is very sure!" There are a total of more than fifty slashes on the scene. Subordinate has carefully examined every single one of them, but not a single one of them is the work of Zhen Jiu! "

"And the second question?"

"At the back of the mountain, there used to be an abandoned armory cave, but now the entrance to the cave has been buried." At the back of the mountain, there used to be an abandoned armory cave, but now the entrance to the cave has been buried.

"How many days is it before it's too long?"

"According to your subordinate's calculations, the time of the Peace King's disappearance is consistent!"

Although Zhao Qixuan thought that there was a high chance that something bad had happened to the Ping Wang, the things that Shi Yan had investigated now were enough to confirm that she had been killed. She felt different in her heart, even though she was not close to the Peace King, she was still a compatriot.

Zhao Qixuan displayed an anger she had never shown before and scolded, "Pig! "Stupid pig!"

It was unknown who she was scolding! The woman had already arrived behind Zhao Qixuan, just in case she was too agitated and upset. Luckily, after Zhao Qixuan finished cursing, she quickly calmed down and said, "Shi Ying, go and destroy that scene! Secondly, seal off the back of the mountain, and do not let anyone near the Hidden Weapon Cave! "

"This subordinate understands, then …"

"Then what?"

"Should I dig open the hole?"

Zhao Qixuan pondered for a moment, gritted her teeth, and softly said, "There's no need!"

Just as Shi Yan was about to leave the tent, Zhao Qixuan shouted, "Wait!"

Shi Yan quickly turned around and waited for his orders. He heard Zhao Qixuan say, "We can deal with those two things later. The first thing you need to do is to control Lu Xing San!"

Lu Fengqiao stood outside his father's room for a long time, hesitating whether he should enter or not. Perhaps his unintentional sigh had been heard by his father, who then heard Lu Daiwen's voice from inside the room.

"Feng Qiao, is that you?"

"Father, it's my son!"

"Come in!"

Lu Fengqiao calmed himself down, then pushed open the door and entered the house.

"You've been standing outside for so long, why haven't you come in?"

It seemed like Lu Daiwen had noticed it long ago.

"Sit down! Is there something you want to say!? "

Lu Fengqiao hurriedly shook his head, "No, no. I was just afraid that my father would be resting, so I didn't dare to disturb him!"

The father and son sat facing each other. Although Lu Daiwen was not really sick, nor did he suffer from any diseases, his complexion was clearly not the same as before. Lu Dewen said softly, "There hasn't been a letter coming back for the past few days. How could he have a good rest?"

"Dad, don't worry, everything will be fine!"

"Hopefully. In two days, someone from the capital will arrive!" Feng Qiao, who do you think will come? "

Lu Fengqiao thought for a bit and said, "My son thinks that the Crown Prince would like to come, but His Majesty definitely will not agree to let the Prime Minister come? The emperor would not be so impatient to beat down on the Lu family. Besides, Yuan Shang's body was too weak! Give it to King Jing? The Crown Prince must be worried! It was difficult to send someone else! So my guess is Dazhu! "

Lu Daiwen suddenly changed the topic, looking at Lu Fengqiao amiably: "Feng Qiao, if there comes a day, the Lu Family will not be able to escape! What would you do? "

Lu Fengqiao let out a soft sigh, and bitterly smiled, "Father, you don't have to probe me. I know what you mean! If that day ever comes, I'd rather be exiled to the south, than say no to you. Even if you're unhappy, there's nothing I can do about it! With a disobedient son like me who doesn't know the big picture, you should accept your fate! "

Lu Daiwen also sighed. Right now, there was no news at all from Ping Wang, and no news of the people he sent out. In fact, in his heart, he no longer held much hope! He looked at his son and saw that he had lowered his head. His hand subconsciously tugged on his sleeve, 'A good son cannot be a father,' Lu Daiwen lightly called out.

"Feng Qiao!"

Lu Fengqiao didn't understand why his father called him! " "Ah!" He replied.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

"I …"

"Tell me, did you send someone back already? Don't worry, after so many years, I've experienced quite a few trials and hardships, so I'll be able to bear with it! Furthermore, I have already prepared for the worst! "

Lu Fengqiao slowly got up and walked over to Lu Daiwen. He knelt down and could no longer control his emotions. Tears welled in his eyes, and his mouth twitched. He could not utter a single word.

Seeing his son like this, Lu Daiwen seemed to understand something and slowly stood up.

"What happened?" "Speak!"

Lu Fengqiao suppressed his sorrow, slowly saying with a low voice, "They've discovered that the Hidden Weapon Cave at the back of the mountain has already been sealed! Plus, with so many days without any news, I'm afraid … "

Lu Daiwen only felt his vision darken. His body flickered, and Lu Fengqiao hurriedly stood up to support his father.

"Father!"

Lu Daiwen rested for a moment, shook his head, indicating that he was fine, and slowly sat down with the support of Lu Fengqiao! He was clearly a few years older. Lu Fengqiao wanted to say a few words of consolation, but he didn't know how to begin, so he was the first to speak.

"Anything else?"

Lu Fengqiao said softly, "They had long noticed the problem, it's just that the manor is too tightly sealed, so they cannot enter. They only found a chance to sneak in this morning! It's said that there was still another wave of people who had investigated the back of the mountain. They were just a little bit away from being discovered! "

"Whose people?"

"According to what Old Ma said, he seems to be someone from the Princess' residence!"

Old Ma was an old man who had always followed Lu Daiwen, and he had a greater understanding of the affairs of the capital.

"Then it shouldn't be wrong!"

Then, with furrowed brows and closed eyes, he stopped talking!

The arrival of the people from the capital was the end of the Fake Ping Wang game. The disguised Ping Wang was able to block the princess with his thousand gold body. He was able to block Lu Xingsan who was afraid of death. However, he was unable to stop those deacon eunuchs in the palace! It was obvious as soon as he recognized the real Ping Wang. The reason why he was stalling for time and even prepared to devour his opponents was because he had built his foundation of safety, even if it was to grasp clues as to his whereabouts! He was now certain that the sealed Hidden Weapon Cave had something to do with the Peace King. At that point, the Ping Wang had already lost his chance at survival, and just like he had said earlier, if Zhao Qishui really met with any mishaps, the Lu family would lose. And the Princess's people might find out.

"Father, we can submit a statement, explain everything, and demand justice!"

Lu Daiwen shook his head, "Where did all this fairness come from? The reason they sealed off Lu Jia Ping is because they don't want others to notice the Hidden Weapon Cave. I'm afraid when we return to the capital, they will dispose of the Hidden Weapon Cave and destroy all the evidence inside. "

"Dad, are we just going to sit and wait for death?"

Lu Daiwen slowly opened his eyes, and suddenly said, "We are now waiting for the people from Beijing to come. They probably don't know that we have already investigated the matter of the Hidden Weapon Cave, so we might as well make a last stand. With your majesty's temper, as long as we can find any clues to prove that they murdered Shardt, your majesty will definitely not tolerate this sort of thing. When the time comes, even if I die, I'll drag a few of them down with me. "

Lu Fengqiao nodded.

"That's right, we should definitely look favorably upon that trash, Lu Xingsan! At that time, he might be able to get out some of the truth from his mouth! However, we can't go and interrogate him.

Just as Lu Fengqiao was preparing to leave, he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside. Lu Fengqiao got up, but before he could open the door, the other party seemed to have forgotten the rules of etiquette and pushed open the door. It was a steward who was close to Lu Daiwen.

"Old master, something terrible has happened! Lu Xingsan is gone!"

Lu Fengqiao angrily asked, "What did you say? How could I not see him? "

"Last night when he was delivering his food, he confirmed that he was lying down today and did not pay any attention to it in the beginning! Just a moment ago, the guard thought that there was something suspicious and upon entering the room, he realized that the blanket was a disguise and that the person had disappeared! "

Lu Fengqiao still wanted to reprimand him, but he only heard Lu Daiwen say in a low voice, "Go out!"

The supervisor did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly left! Lu Fengqiao found it difficult to suppress his anger, and said, "Father, it must have been Zhao Qixuan who did it!"

Lu Daiwen's face was expressionless as he declined to comment. In the end, he said, "It seems like she also knows about the Hidden Weapon Cave! She wouldn't do that if he were still there, and now she's got him... "

Lu Daiwen could no longer hold back his grief. He continued, "Zhao Qixuan is helping her brother, the crown prince, to clear up the mess!"

"Father, do we have any solutions?"

"She wants to clean up the mess, but I won't let her do as she pleases! After all, she did not have enough time to destroy the Hidden Weapon Cave! "

"..."

That night, a fire broke out in the mountain behind Lu Jia Ping. Fortunately, the state army had rescued him in time and did not cause any major consequences. Unfortunately, the forest that had confirmed the abduction of the Ping Wang was in vain!