Return of the Swallow

The news that Qin Huaiyuan sent people eight hundred miles to rush to the old capital almost arrived together with Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan.

Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan mostly traveled by water, and Qiu Feishan had strong financial resources, so the carriages they rode were stable and fast. If it hadn't been delayed due to her pregnancy, it would have been faster to reach the old capital.

The two of them did not go directly to the Pingnan Army Camp to find Pang Xiao. Instead, they changed their disguises and went to the Qin Mansion to avoid people. They used the back corner door specially used for delivering food.

"Shanshan, why is it so troublesome? I can take you over the wall easily, and I guarantee that you won't lose a hair on your head." Mu Jinghu hugged Qiu Feishan, leaving a guard at the Qin Mansion along the way. Under the guidance of Wei, he walked towards the inner house.

Qiu Feishan smiled and said, "This is safer. Although the Qin Mansion does not have a master at home now, there are still servants left to look after the house. The servants also have to eat. This way, it is less suspicious, even if someone asks. , the prince and the servants of the Qin family are also hesitant. But if you climb over the wall and enter and exit, once people see you, you will be in more trouble later. "

"Yes, you said so."

Mu Jinghu supported Qiu Feishan carefully for a long time, and walked along the corridor with a gentle tone, holding Qiu Feishan with both hands like a hen protecting her chicks, for fear that she would bump into her.

Qiu Feishan couldn't help but laugh again.

Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan didn't wait long before Pang Xiao came back from the military camp.

He only brought Hu Zi with him, and the two of them quickly entered the corner gate in a grand manner.

All the way to the flower hall, Pang Xiao saw Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan, and naturally felt at ease.

Qiu Feishan had already written to Pang Xiao before she came, so Pang Xiao had already known about Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan's marriage, but when they met, they had to joke about it.

After a moment, Qiu Feishan got to the point and said, "I received a tip on the road that the Tatars have colluded with Qiu Yuanming's people."

Pang Xiao did not express his position immediately, but just smiled and said: "Oh?"

Qiu Feishan said: "Qiu Yuanming has chosen Yuchiyan. In this way, whether it is you, Ji Lan, or Jinshang, they are all Yuchiyan's opponents, and they have all become Qiuyuan." The person Ming wants to deal with.

"Qiu Yuanming is a little clever. He cooperated with the Tatars. They will first work together to destroy you, and then they will work together to kill Ji Lan."

Pang Xiao smiled again,

He didn't feel the heaviness of knowing that someone was going to kill him.

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid?" Qiu Feishan asked with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? Haven't I encountered too many things? On the battlefield, if I shrink back due to fear, the enemy's knife will cut off my head long ago. It is common for someone to want my life."

After a slight pause in his tone, Pang Xiao looked slightly cold: "It's just that I didn't expect that this would be such a situation. Qiu Yuanming had a good idea, and some people also designed it very well."

The "some people" mentioned by Pang Xiao were like mirrors in Qiu Feishan and Mu Jinghu's hearts.

Pang Xiao took out the letter sent by Qin Huaiyuan from his sleeve and handed it directly to Mu Jinghu with a heavy expression.

Mu Jinghu unfolded the letter and read it with Qiu Feishan.

"What does this Tatar princess want to do? Does she want to avenge Anazh Khan?"

Qiu Feishan shook her head thoughtfully: "In my opinion, it won't be that simple. Jinshang is not a person who just lets a woman pamper her just because she is happy. It is not so much that Jinshang promised Princess Tana. It’s better to say that he has this idea himself.”

Pang Xiao said in a heavy voice: "You are right."

Mu Jinghu scratched his hair. He is really not good at these things that ponder people's hearts.

Pang Xiao lowered his eyes, still smiling, but his eyes were cold. His slender fingers were clenched into fists, the joints were white, but he could only hold a handful of air.

He is not as calm as Li Qitian.

Li Qitian is not the kind of person who lets a woman pamper her just because she is happy, but he is.

No matter what happens, as long as it goes against Qin Yining's wishes or threatens Qin Yining's safety, he will definitely take Qin Yining's feelings as his first consideration.

He can be calm and composed in front of the two armies. Even when he encountered an enemy force ten times his own, he was never afraid.

But just a short letter, a piece of news from afar, had already stirred up his heart and made his fingertips feel cold.

Pang Xiao knew he was afraid.

He even wished he could rush back to Beijing right now to snatch Qin Yining away from the public and not let anyone have the chance to harm her.

But he can't leave!

Not to mention that if he left, he would have left his post without permission, and he would have handed over the military power of the Pingnan Army to others. So what if he went back with the Jinghu Guards? Alone and alone, Li Qitian could only use this opportunity to punish him.

By then, wouldn't he be even less able to protect Sister Yi?

Pang Xiao's eyes were dark, and the smile on his lips was still there, but the anxiety and vulnerability revealed when he lowered his eyes still made Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan feel sympathy.

"Pang Hu, don't worry. Your wife is very smart just like you. She will be fine in the palace. If someone wants to plot against her, it's better to weigh yourself first. Even my master Bodu said that she can calculate everything in the world, but the Qin family is a variable, and she cannot calculate her affairs. You see, my uncle said this, doesn't it mean that your wife is great? "

Pang Xiao smiled, and his voice was slightly hoarse when he spoke: "I know, no matter how powerful she is, she is still a weak woman. In a place like the palace, if there is a fight between women, I believe she will not suffer, but if someone forces her Intervene..."

"You also know that my father-in-law is extremely smart. He has been involved in officialdom for half his life. He is the most stable person. If he hadn't felt that something was wrong, he would not have risked being discovered in such a hurry to send the letter."

Qiu Feishan lowered her eyes and bit her lower lip, then said for a moment: "My lord, it's useless to just worry. You should think about how to deal with it."

"yes."

Pang Xiao leaned back in his chair and bent his back as straight as a flag for the first time. His sitting posture was very casual, but there was also a sense of exhaustion. He rested the back of his head on the top of the back of the chair, his skull was bruised, and he looked at Chengchen above his head in a trance.

Mu Jinghu and Qiu Feishan also remained silent for the time being, leaving space for Pang Xiao to think.

After a while, Pang Xiao still maintained the same sitting position, and his voice squeezed out of his throat, "He wanted to kill her."

Mu Jinghu opened her eyes wide and looked at Pang Xiao blankly.

Qiu Feishan lowered her long eyelashes and did not speak. Apparently it had already been thought of. It was just because he was sure that Pang Xiao could figure it out himself, and he didn't speak if he was just concerned about it before.

Pang Xiao narrowed his eyes and said, "Kill her and test my movements. If I make any changes, you can justifiably get rid of me. If I don't make any changes, it will be a blow to me."

Pang Xiao suddenly jumped up and stood there, clenching his teeth. His back molars were too hard and the outline of his mandible was tense.

Qiu Feishan sat next to Mu Jinghu and looked up at Pang Xiao, "What does the prince plan to do?"

Pang Xiao seemed to have made up his mind, turned around and said, "Please come, Mr. Xu."

Huzi nodded immediately and Sayazi ran out to find someone.

Not long after, Xu Weizhi came quickly and bowed in front of the door: "Your Majesty."

Pang Xiao said: "No need to be polite, I have something to do now, sir."

Xu Weizhi understands Pang Xiao. Even if everyone thinks they will lose during the war, Pang Xiao will still smile easily and keep his head calm. But now Pang Xiao's face was extremely ugly, as if all the muscles and bones in his body were tense, even to the point of stiffness.

Something must have happened!

"Your Majesty, please tell me, this old man will definitely go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to be ruined."

"Okay. I can't leave. I must ask your husband to handle this matter. You will set off immediately to Nanyan to see Yuchi Xujie. I will arrange for someone to follow you for protection and write a greeting note."

Xu Weizhi asked: "Looking for Yuchi Xujie? What are we talking about?"

"Tell Yuchi Xujie that I broke your trust with him. I already recognized the independence of Nanyan, but instead gave Yuchi Xujie a king. The reason why this renegade happened must be because I wanted to take advantage of Yuchi Yan. to annex Nanyan with his legitimate identity."

Xu Weizhi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, do this..."

"You don't have to persuade me, Mr. Xu, this time it all depends on you. I believe that once you tell Yuchi Xujie like this, Yuchi Xujie, a villain who only talks behind people's backs, will definitely be afraid.

"As long as he shows signs of heartbeat, tell him that I will expel Yuchi Yan to Nanyan. As long as Yuchi Xujie can kill Yuchi Yan, then Yuchi Xujie will be the legitimate one in Dayan."

"But your lord, Yuchi Xujie is a person who pays special attention to reputation and legitimacy. He had several opportunities to get rid of Yuchi Yan. But for his own good reputation and for the legitimate identity of Dayan, he He has always done nothing, and even as the king of a country, if he sees Yuchi Yan again, he will still be a king and a minister. I'm afraid your arrangement will not work."

Pang Xiao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Mr. Xu, do you think I really want Yuchi Xujie to kill Yuchi Yan?"

Xu Weizhi lowered his head and thought deeply after hearing the words, but he already figured it out in just one breath.

"What does the prince mean?"

"What I want is not Yuchi Yan's life. It's Yuchi Xujie's life. I want Nan Yan."

Pang Xiao turned around and sat back upright, his eyes shining brightly, and his determination undisguised.

"This time Yuchi Xujie will definitely agree falsely, and then protect Yuchiyan, just for the sake of his ridiculous orthodoxy and reputation. But what do you think of Yuchiyan's temperament? Cowardly, suspicious, the things he has experienced in the past, Turned him into a frightened bird.

"Today's secret decree requires me to deal with Yuchi Yan. I only need to act according to the decree and send out troops and horses to 'suppress the bandits'. I will drive Yuchi Yan out of the old capital and drive him to Nanyan. There is no need for me to kill him along the way. His wanderings can wipe out the little remaining humanity in him.

"He is the king of a subjugated country, and he is naturally more obsessed with the throne than other emperors. Will Yuchi Yan trust Yuchi Xujie's protection?"