"Yes, sir, I will do it right away."

Shi Fangtong had just gone out to give instructions when Cai Chong's personal servant ran in from outside.

"Prime Minister! It's bad! It's bad! Prime Minister!"

When Cai Chong heard the three words "not good", he felt even worse.

"You bastard! If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you so flustered?"

Chuntao was so frightened by the word "bastard" that she trembled, and the jade pendant she had just taken out fell to the ground. She picked it up and saw a crack on it.

So I thought about changing it.

Cai Chong reached out and took the jade pendant. There was a vertical crack in the round pendant, running through it from top to bottom.

He exerted force on his hands, closed his eyes, and suppressed his anger: "Come here, drag her out and beat her to death with sticks."

Chuntao was so frightened that her legs lost strength and she fell to her knees:

"My Lord, I didn't mean it. Please forgive me. I will never again..."

There was a thick carpet on the floor, and the cracks on the jade pendant were obviously not caused by falling to the ground just now.

But Cai Chong thought it was unlucky and wanted to use her to ward off disaster.

Shi Fangtong could see that the Prime Minister was in a very bad mood. He was afraid that Chuntao's crying and shouting would implicate more innocent people, so he knocked her out with a palm.

Two servants dragged the man away.

Chuntao was awakened by being beaten with a stick and cried for mercy. Her voice could be heard faintly over the courtyard wall, and Cai Chong had already boarded the carriage.

"How's Chen Qi doing?"

"My Lord, it was General Chen who sent someone here. He waited at the foot of the mountain until dark yesterday, and saw from afar that the houses in Maple Forest Garden were brightly lit. He sent someone down the mountain to inform everyone to send their carriages back, saying that the adults were staying at Maple Forest Garden, and asked them to come and pick everyone up at noon tomorrow."

"Didn't Chen Qi send anyone up the mountain to investigate?"

"We sent them. General Chen was worried about a trick, so he went up the mountain himself. He said that there were people playing musical instruments, drinking and laughing in the teahouse. It was raining too hard, and he saw nothing else to do, so he left with the main group, but left two people behind to watch."

"What did those two say?"

"I can't say." Shi Fangtong paused, "It was also buried in the mud and sand."

Is this a natural disaster?

Does God have eyes and specifically targets his own people?

If it weren't for the natural disaster, Shen Yangui would have become a spirit, able to control the wind, rain and mountains?

Cai Chong had a lot of things that he couldn't understand. He pinched his nose and opened the car window.

The cold autumn wind gives people headaches and chills.

The foot of Luoxia Mountain was surrounded by the imperial guards. Cai Chong got off the car and looked at the noisy crowd in front.

"Who is that?"

The imperial guard replied: "My Lord, those are the families of the lords."

It was he who sent people to the officials' homes to notify them, and now the officials' families arrived faster than he did.

This means that these family members received the news earlier than them.

Cai Chong tightened his hands in his sleeves: Oh no!

At that time, Fangtong felt that the head on his belt was about to fall off. He asked hurriedly, "Did you just come from the capital?"

The guard said honestly, "No, the princess was assassinated in Yangju Palace a few days ago, and went to the Plum Garden to recuperate overnight. The news reached the Plum Garden this morning, so the princess brought us here."

Cai Chong's mentality is somewhat unstable.

Shen Yangui had previously concealed the fact that he was injured and did not let anyone know, but now he is not shy about it.

This shows that her injury came in handy.

Things are gradually getting out of my control.

Cai Chong strode inside. As it had just rained, the ground was covered with rocks and dirt. He slipped and lost his balance. Shi Fangtong reached out to hold on to him.

"Prime Minister, be careful."

Cai Chong glared at Shi Fangtong fiercely, "Waste!"

He really wanted to kick this good-for-nothing down the mountain.

“… Madams, rest assured. I will find them alive or dead. Even if I have to level Luoxia Mountain, I will find them. Ahem…”

Shen Yangui's lips were pale, and he looked like he would fall down at any time when the wind blew.

Wu Zhi and his men looked down on women, so they naturally wouldn't easily say out loud that they were conspiring with Cai Chong to do something big.

Shen Yangui concluded that most of the women present were unaware of the truth.

Today at the hour of Mao, a carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain to pick up my master. When I arrived, I found that the mountain was no longer the same as it was yesterday, so I immediately returned home to inform them. At the end of the day, people from all families had arrived.

As soon as they arrived, Shen Yangui followed.

He ordered the imperial guards to dig in the mountains to search for the missing person despite wind and rain, and also ordered people to prepare dry clothes, hot water and food.

It was only at this time that everyone realized that the princess had been ambushed and seriously injured.

We are all women, and women can better understand other women.

The prince is ill and the princess comes here injured. Who would hate or blame her?

The wife of Han Yang, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, was filled with reluctance. She bowed to Shen Yangui and said, "Princess, you are not feeling well. Go back and rest first."

"No, you all are the heroes of our Great Xia and the pillars of the court. This princess..."

Shen Yangui's voice was choked with sobs.

The ladies wiped away their tears.

Qing Shuang trotted over to her side, "Princess, the Prime Minister is here."

"Greetings, Princess." Cai Chong clasped his fists.

On his way here, Cai Chong must have made a plan, wondering how he would deal with the tremendous anger of these court officials' families.

Shen Yangui wanted to learn from him, so she took the initiative and asked in a deep voice:

"Prime Minister Cai is so arrogant that even this princess cannot persuade you!"

Cai Chongwei lowered his eyes and said, "This old minister is terrified. I don't know what the princess means by this."

“Something happened at Luoxia Mountain. This princess sent at least three groups of people to Beijing to invite Lord Cai to come. The people in the Prime Minister’s Mansion either said that the Prime Minister was busy or that he was taking a lunch break. It’s fine that the Prime Minister didn’t take this princess seriously.

Are so many lives not as important as the Prime Minister's sleep? Cough cough cough..."

Because of his excitement, Shen Yangui took a breath of cold air and started coughing again.

Several ladies patted my back and served me tea.

There was a hint of resentment in the look he gave Cai Chong.

This is the public outrage that Cai Chong wants.

It was just that he was half a day late and lost the opportunity. Now it is not Shen Yangui's turn, but his.

Cai Chong had no way to defend himself.

Someone needs to calm the anger of these court officials' families.

This person naturally cannot be Cai Chong himself.

Fang Tong knelt on the ground and said, "Princess, please forgive me. The Prime Minister has not been in good health since the beginning of autumn. He has been busy with state affairs recently. He did not sleep all night yesterday. Today, he finally fell asleep. It was my fault that I made the decision without authorization and thought it was no big deal..."

Shen Yangui supported Madam Han's arm and slowly sat down, saying weakly:

"You have ruined the reputation of the Prime Minister, and you still don't want to accept the punishment yourself."

The princess didn't say how to punish him, so Cai Chong didn't even have the chance to beg for mercy.

Not only that, Shi Fangtong also wanted to express his gratitude.

"It was my recklessness that caused the problem. Thank you, Princess."

Shi Fangtong is Cai Chong's confidant and the person who knows most of Cai Chong's secrets. If he goes to receive the punishment, he will inevitably fall into Shen Yangui's hands. It is obvious what the consequences will be.

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