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Chapter 61 Escorting Zhuang Mohan back, the crisis under calm

The next day.

Sitting in a recliner, reading a book while enjoying Si Lili's massage, life is indescribably comfortable.

"I might lead a team to Northern Qi in a few days. Do you want to go too?"

Li Chengping flipped through the books slowly.

Si Lili paused, a hint of anticipation flashed in her eyes, but she quickly hid it.

"No, I feel fine now."

"Ah."

Li Chengping responded calmly and said no more.

The yard returned to peace.

At this time.

The silence was broken by hurried footsteps, and the servants came running over.

"My Lord, the eunuch is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Hou, accompanied by Zhao Gao, walked into the backyard, talking and laughing.

Seeing Si Lili standing behind Li Chengping, Eunuch Hou was slightly stunned and then looked away.

Li Chengping stood up and walked forward, smiling slightly: "Eunuch Hou, what brings you here?"

"Your Highness, I cannot bear your words. His Majesty has issued an order. Please read it yourself."

Eunuch Hou bowed slightly and handed over the imperial edict hidden in his sleeve, skipping the tedious process of reading it out.

Treat special people in special ways.

After working in the palace for so many years, he still understands this.

Li Chengping was not polite and directly opened the imperial edict.

He scanned the ten lines at a glance and quickly finished reading the content.

Eunuch Hou was very clear about the content of the imperial edict and could not help but persuade him.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is just a useless and sinecure position."

"His Majesty seems to attach great importance to this hostage exchange. If you do a good job, you will definitely impress him."

Looking at his worried eyes, Li Chengping couldn't help laughing.

"Thank you for your concern, eunuch. Actually, I didn't want to be the Minister of the Honglu Temple. It's good that the emperor takes it back. I will escort Zhuang Mohan back on time tomorrow."

As he spoke, Li Chengping winked at the person beside him, and Si Lili took out a few silver ingots from her purse and stuffed them into his pocket.

After receiving the silver, Eunuch Hou was even happier.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will pass on the message."

After the eunuch left, Li Chengping returned to the armchair and sat down again, throwing the imperial edict casually on the table.

Si Lili glanced at it curiously, and when she saw the content, she frowned.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Your Highness, you won the first prize in this poetry competition. It would be fine if you didn't mention the reward, but why did you have to be dismissed from your position as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites?"

Si Lili was very confused.

This was the first time she had seen such a rule where people were not rewarded for their merits but were punished.

"The position of Honglu Temple Minister is not an important one. If he wants to dismiss the position of Dali Temple Minister as well, that would be great."

"Let's not talk about this. Go and call Wei Zhuang, Li Mu, and Zhao Gao."

Li Chengping smiled faintly.

Si Lili nodded, understanding that business was more important.

Soon, three people arrived one after another.

Li Chengping was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly handed the imperial edict to the three people to read.

"As you can see, this imperial decree is ostensibly to escort Zhuang Mohan back, but secretly to escort Sean back to the country, and the two sides exchanged hostages."

"This journey will surely be extremely dangerous, and I need you to come along."

Li Mu took a step forward without hesitation and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will protect your safety until my death."

Although Wei Zhuang didn't say anything, he stepped forward and stood in a row with Li Mu.

Zhao Gao was about to step forward but was stopped by Li Chengping.

"You don't have to go. Stay in Kyoto to take care of things. Send a pigeon if there's anything."

After all, Zhao Gao was an intelligence officer and was very sensitive to any disturbance.

After giving the order, Li Chengping asked the three to leave.

Lying in the recliner, holding a book and reading seriously.

……

Soon, news came that Li Chengping would escort Zhuang Mohan back tomorrow.

East Palace.

Li Chengqian had just finished discussing the philosophy of life with the palace maid and walked out of the bedroom with satisfaction.

Seeing Li Yunrui sitting at the table sipping tea, her expression changed slightly. She suppressed her inner panic and glared at the palace maids around her.

"What are you all doing? You didn't even inform us that the princess is coming? Get out of here!"

After saying that, he quickly walked up to Li Yunrui, refilled her cup of tea attentively, and said with a smile: "Aunt, why are you here?"

Li Yunrui glanced at the palace maid who was slowly walking out of the bedroom, and slowly withdrew his gaze.

"You still have the mind to fool around here. His Majesty has issued an order, ordering the third brother to escort Zhuang Mohan back tomorrow."

"Just go back, what does it have to do with us?"

Li Chengqian muttered.

Feeling Li Yunrui's cold gaze, he was startled and came back to his senses.

"Aunt, this escort of Zhuang Mohan back is just an illusion, do you think Sean is hiding in the escort team?"

"You still have some brains. Sean's importance to Northern Qi is self-evident. We must not let him go back alive."

"My people are not able to do it, so you should handle this matter!"

Li Yunrui's tone was cold and his words were irresistible.

"I will do whatever you ask, but this trip may be a little dangerous. I wonder if you can give me some encouragement?"

Li Chengqian said this, but his eyes were scanning Li Yunrui's plump and round body, his eyes full of greed.

Seeing Li Chengqian's obsessed look, Li Yunrui curled the corners of his mouth and showed a bit of pride on his face.

He stood up, patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder, and walked towards the bedroom.

Li Chengqian was greatly encouraged and followed happily.

Not long after.

Li Yunrui walked out of the East Palace with a rosy face, like a beautiful rose in full bloom.

About a minute later, Li Chengqian walked out of the bedroom holding on to the wall.

He glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard and gave a look to the guards at the door.

The palace gates are closed.

Screams were heard one after another in the quiet yard. They lasted for about four or five minutes before the sounds slowly stopped.

The palace gate slowly opened, and the busy palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard were no longer there.

The guards were washing the ground with buckets, and the air was filled with a faint smell of rust.

at the same time.

The second prince's residence.

A carrier pigeon fell from the sky and landed on Xie Bian's shoulder.

He removed the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg, took out a note and handed it to Li Chengze.

Li Chengze put down the "Dream of Red Mansions" in his hand, opened the note, and sneered.

"The third brother will leave tomorrow to escort Zhuang Mohan back. Bi'an, go down and prepare. This time, there must be no mistakes!"

……

The city of Kyoto was unusually quiet on this day.

The next morning.

Li Chengping woke up Si Lili who was sleeping soundly: "Pack up and follow me."

"Where to go?"

"Northern Qi Dynasty."

Si Lili lost her sleepiness instantly and jumped out of bed, not caring at all about the exposure of her private parts.

"Your Highness, is this true?"

"I'll wait for you in the front yard for a cup of tea."

Li Chengping put on his coat and walked out of the room. Time was running out and he had other things to arrange.

Si Lili hurriedly got out of bed and began to dress hurriedly.

A cup of tea arrived as promised.

Li Chengping stood up and was about to leave. Just as he reached the door, Si Lili came running in in a panic, holding up her dress.

"boarding!"

(End of this chapter)