The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

The Iron Armored Guards were quite capable. After going through a lot of hardships, they finally found the small courtyard where Xu Yao and Pei Shuo had rented.

Unfortunately, when they found the place, it was already deserted. There was not even a trace of anything left in the yard for them, so they had no idea where they had gone.

The landlord was arrested and tortured severely. He was so miserable that he swore that he didn't know who they were. He only knew that they were a pair of suffering siblings, one of whom was mute and the other had a wound on his face.

Looking at their honest appearance, I have no idea whether they are related to the assassins.

Following this clue, everyone searched the whole city for the mute man with facial blemishes.

Unfortunately, the two men were in disguise, so even with the landlord’s identification, the Armored Guards still couldn’t find them.

At this point, Pingxi Hou and Liang Hongwen realized that while they were scheming against others, others were also scheming against them.

I thought that this marriage could lure Pei Shuo out, but who knew that Pei Shuo was so skilled and bold that he actually took a risky move to capture the Queen Mother.

It's no wonder they couldn't think of it. It's because Wu Sanlang's skills are too powerful. With him guarding the Queen Mother, who would dare to attack her?

Now the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager is unknown. Although Wu Sanlang has managed to save his life, he is seriously injured and has been lying in the palace unable to move.

Pingxi Hou said to his son, "We still underestimated the Zhenguogong Mansion. We thought the Pei family had been ruined long ago. Who would have thought that Pei Shuo's subordinates had such ability. Even Wu Sanlang couldn't beat them, so who else in Panjing could be their opponent."

Liang Hongwen also had a gloomy expression: "Father, do you know what kind of weapons they used that are so powerful?"

He was really injured by the explosives that day.

Thinking back on it now, I still feel that thing was incredibly powerful.

If Wu Sanlang were to face him, I'm afraid he would be blown to pieces.

That thing was enough to blow up the imperial study. Some people said it was gunpowder used to make fireworks.

But Liang Hongwen felt that it was not as simple as gunpowder. He had seen fireworks before. Although fireworks made loud noises, the explosion would never be that powerful.

He also asked the craftsman who made the fireworks, and he was told that the so-called fireworks could never blow up the solidly built imperial study.

Not to mention, the thing Pei Shuo threw out that day was clearly wrapped in something, and gunpowder could not do that.

If Pei Shuo had an unknown weapon in his hand, and such a powerful thing fell into the hands of Da Zhou, it would definitely be a terrible threat to their Beichen.

Pingxi Hou was a little calmer about this matter. "Zhenguogong and Da Zhou are already mortal enemies. Even if they have such a weapon, they have never used it to resist Lu Huai. It can be seen that this thing is Zhenguogong's own life-saving thing. How could he give it to the Emperor of Da Zhou?"

"Now that the Queen Mother is missing, what should we do?"

Pingxi Hou thought for a while and said, "The only way is to take the Duke of Zhenguo out for exchange."

"But the Queen Mother has issued a secret order not to allow outsiders to know of his existence."

Pingxi Hou said, "The Duke of Zhenguo is indeed important, but if something happens to the Queen Mother, how will our Pingxi Hou Mansion cope with it in the future? The old man surnamed Jia has long been eyeing the power in our family. Once the Emperor takes power, the first person to gain power will definitely be Master Jia. What does our family count for?"

After hearing this, Liang Hongwen dared not object anymore.

But how to trade?

They didn't even know where the other person was, and they couldn't find him after searching for several days.

Liang Hongwen thought his father was right, so he went to Bailong Temple overnight and brought the person out.

But just as the matter was settled, Jia Sheng brought the Yulin Army and surrounded Liang Hongwen.

Looking at the airtight prisoner car not far away, Jia Sheng sneered and said, "Marquis Pingxi failed to do his job well, and the Queen Mother was kidnapped. For now, let us take care of the serious criminals of the court."

Facing the sudden appearance of Jia Sheng, Liang Hongwen's expression was cold and hard: "What are you doing, my lord? We are guarding the imperial criminals under the orders of the Queen Mother, but it is not your turn to interfere."

Jia Sheng was unmoved and looked at Liang Hongwen with disdain: "You ignorant boy, you don't even hold an official position, yet you dare to disobey my order. If you know what's good for you, get out of the way, or I'll arrest you and put you in jail."

Although he was rude and fierce, Liang Hongwen was not afraid. His father was in charge of Yuan Qingzong and had a close relationship with the Iron Guards. How could he allow Jia Sheng to intimidate him?

Before he could be happy, a eunuch came and announced the emperor's order, asking them to hand over the people in the prison car.

Looking at the clear imperial edict, Liang Hongwen was surprised.

Your Majesty, what is you going to do? This is the last straw to save the Queen Mother.

If Your Majesty gets rid of that person, does it mean that you want to harm the Queen Mother?

He thought this in his heart but did not dare to ask aloud. When Pingxi Hou arrived and saw the imperial edict, he had no choice but to hand the man over.

Jia Sheng was very proud and rode his tall horse to take the prison cart away.

Liang Hongwen was angry when he saw his smug look, but he could do nothing about it.

"Father, could it be that His Majesty..."

"Shut up!" Pingxi Hou looked around and told him to be careful with his words and actions. When only the father and son were left, Pingxi Hou ordered him: "Don't make any noise. Lead our people to search secretly. No matter what, we must find the whereabouts of the Queen Mother."

"But the Duke of Zhenguo has been kidnapped by them. What can we use to exchange for the Queen Mother? Isn't the Emperor hoping for the Queen Mother's death by doing this?"

Pingxi Hou snorted and laughed, "Some people think that they can become kings because there are no tigers in the mountains. Little do they know that they may have received a hot potato and die without knowing how."

Liang Hongwen felt that his father had something else in his words and wanted to ask again, but Pingxi Hou did not explain.

He could only take Yuan Qingzong's assassins and split into two groups with Ao Qibing to search secretly in Panjing City.

They were certain that if the city was sealed off that day, those people would never be able to leave Panjing. They even prepared an ambush for the transaction. As long as the Queen Mother was rescued, they would kill those people.

There was a panic in Panjing City, and everyone was nervous. Even the Marquis of Danyang stayed indoors. Mei Shuangwei could feel that something was wrong with her parents' expressions, so she stayed at home embroidering obediently and never asked to go out to play.

At night, the south city gate was quietly opened a crack, and someone took advantage of the darkness to enter the city and arrived at the Mansion of Marquis Pingxi.

Pingxi Hou heaved a sigh of relief when he saw him, "General Zheng returned just in time."

In the candlelight, the man walked out from the darkness, with a pair of sinister eyes, but no smile in them.

"The Queen Mother is missing, does the Marquis have any clues?"

Pingxi Hou informed him of his investigation, "With such a weapon as a front shield, this Pei Shuo is more unfathomable than we expected."

Zheng Chi smiled and shook his head when he heard this. "Your Excellency really overestimates him. He is a dandy boy who knows nothing about the world. He is good at chicken and dog fighting. You are absolutely wrong to say that he has such a weapon, or that the Pei family has such a weapon."

"What do you mean, General?"

"My Lord, think about this. If the Pei family really has such a powerful weapon, how could the emperor of the Great Zhou dare to take ruthless action against them? This thing has never been theirs."