Pawn Crossing the River

In fact, Qi Xuansu still has some guesses about the identities of the others. According to Xie Linyuan, members of the Qingping Society are limited to two identities, which means that "Meng Xingyun", "Taichang Yin" and others are most likely to live in the Imperial Capital or Zhili and other places.

There are also those subordinates of Qiniang, needless to say, "Drunken Whip", who is basically certain to be from the Imperial Guard of God, there are also "Tian Xianzi" who can monitor Xuanhuiyuan, and "Xi Xianzi" who is related to members of Ziguang Society. "Hongyi" is probably also a local snake in the Imperial Capital.

If you want to find out the reality of Five Elements Mountain, you need the help of these people.

Qi Xuansu glanced at the sky, then looked at "Sheng Wuyou" beside him.

Xie Linyuan said slowly: "The reason why I didn't return to the Imperial Capital directly was because not long after I escaped from danger, the imitation 'Shebi Corpse Poison' broke out, causing my Qi to almost lose control, and I had to hibernate on the spot and suppress it. 'Shebi Corpse Poison'. After removing 'Shebi Corpse Poison', I still haven't recovered all my cultivation, but my Qi is no longer out of control, just like a person who has just recovered from a serious illness. Shivering. I will take good care of myself in the next period of time, and I’ll leave this kind of errand to Qiniang.”

Qi Xuansu nodded.

The two discussed for a while and decided to return to the Imperial Capital from West City. At this time, the gate was not opened, so of course they had to climb back over the wall. For heavenly beings, as long as the imperial capital does not activate the city defense formation, climbing over the city wall at night is not much different from ordinary people climbing over their own low walls.

After all, the main purpose of expanding the outer city is to prevent soldiers from approaching the city, not to protect against heavenly beings.

The inner city is the imperial capital in the true sense, which is another way of saying it. Tianchen Division is responsible for it. However, both of them have official status and can enter the inner city openly.

There were no accidents during the subsequent entry into the city. Although the King of Liao had indeed strengthened the alert of the Shenshu Imperial Army, there was no senior general to personally take charge, there was no cabinet decree, and no formations were activated, so naturally the two of them could not be discovered.

The relationship between the emperor and the cabinet is naturally that the emperor is greater. However, after the cabinet became the prime minister's agency, it was actually equivalent to indirectly restoring part of the prime minister system. The emperor controls personnel power, and the cabinet controls administrative power. All government orders come from the cabinet. If the emperor wants to implement his will, he can appoint obedient people to do things. However, for the sake of the balance of the court, cabinet members could not be replaced at will in many cases, which formed a certain check and balance on the imperial power.

It is said that this was done intentionally by Xuansheng. Although Xuansheng did not directly participate in the establishment of the Daxuan Court, Xuansheng still indirectly influenced the Daxuan Court in the initial period, and even influenced many decisions of Emperor Gaozu.

Emperor Gaozu had a son in his later years. For a long time, he only had an only daughter, and Xuansheng was his son-in-law. Therefore, people at that time often said that all major affairs in the world were decided through consultation between the father-in-law and his son-in-law.

This naturally made the later emperors of the Daxuan court criticized, because it was the ancestral law and they did not dare and could not change it easily.

After entering the city without any danger, Qi Xuansu and Xie Linyuan changed back to their original faces and costumes, exchanged their child and mother talismans, and left separately.

Even if there is no mother-child talisman, as long as you know the identity of the other person, it is not difficult to contact him.

Qi Xuansu naturally wanted to return to the Jade Palace located in Xuan Shang Beifang, while Xie Linyuan's official residence was located in Duxian Beifang.

There was no curfew in the Jade Palace, so Qi Xuansu returned to the Jade Palace unimpeded. Because it was almost dawn, he did not go back to his residence and simply went to his pledge room.

When Qi Xuansu walked not far from his signing room, he found that the signing room was brightly lit, and he couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart. Logically speaking, he didn't need anyone to stay on duty here, and Ke Qingqing wouldn't come here so early. Su Li has her own mortgage room, and will not appear here.

Who is inside? Never forget to turn off the lights.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and quietly walked into the signing room.

There was no one outside. Qi Xuansu went to the reception room inside, but there was still no one.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to push open the study door and saw Zhang Yuelu sitting in his seat, flipping through a volume of "Taiping Guangji" by candlelight.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhang Yuelu raised his head and looked at Qi Xuansu.

The two looked at each other and fell into silence.

Qi Xuansu's feeling at this time was as if he had sneaked out of the Taoist Palace when he was a boy, and when he came back, he found the Taoist Palace's teacher sitting in his room. The "surprise" was difficult to describe in words.

After a while, Qi Xuansu took the initiative to break the silence: "Qingxiao, why are you here?"

Zhang Yuelu put down the "Taiping Guangji" in his hand, stood up and made room for Qi Xuansu, and sat down at the guest's seat. Then he said, "I have been very busy these days and I have neglected you."

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "I'm also very busy."

"Yes, I was so busy that I didn't see anyone in the middle of the night." Zhang Yuelu's tone was calm, making it hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Qi Xuansu was about to defend when he heard Zhang Yuelu continue: "Last night, I finally had some free time, so I wanted to have a few drinks with you, but your Taoist priest told me that I haven't seen you for several days. I thought you were too busy with errands and had been staying in the rented room, so I came here to look for you. Unexpectedly, I came to nothing. I asked the boss Su who was your partner again, and Mr. Su said you had taken Qiuhuayuan. I left all the follow-up work to her, so she shouldn’t be busy. She didn’t know why you stayed away all night, so I sat here and waited for you to come back.”

No matter how dull Qi Xuansu is, he can still hear the dissatisfaction hidden in Zhang Yuelu's words, not to mention that he is not dull at all, but in this moment, he has stabilized his mind and sat next to Zhang Yuelu: "Blame me, blame me for letting you sit there. One night.”

Zhang Yuelu is not the kind of person who likes to let others guess his thoughts, so he goes straight to the point: "Where were you last night?"

Qi Xuansu didn't want to deceive Zhang Yuelu, but couldn't tell the whole story, so he made a trick: "I'm going to see Qiniang."

Zhang Yuelu was startled for a moment, this was a bit beyond her expectation. It’s not that she thinks Qi Xuansu goes out in the middle of the night to flirt with women or drink wine. In this regard, Zhang Yuelu still trusts Qi Xuansu. She is afraid that Qi Xuansu will be related to the secret society. She is not an innocent girl and is aware of many things. , just deliberately not to think deeply, otherwise how could Yao Pei say that she was deceiving herself.

It's just that when we are about to talk about marriage, we have to think deeply even if we don't want to.

"Is Qiniang also in the Imperial Capital?" Zhang Yuelu asked.

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said: "Qiniang usually sees the dragon but not its tail. If I want to see her, I usually have to contact her in advance using the Zimu Talisman. Then she comes to see me, or she tells me a place for me to see her."

Zhang Yuelu nodded and asked, "Have you conveyed my words to her?"

Qi Xuansu said: "I went to see her just for this matter. After all, there are many things that cannot be explained through the Zimu Talisman, so it is better to talk in person."

There was some unnoticeable worry in Zhang Yuelu's eyes: "What did Qiniang say?"

Qi Xuansu said truthfully: "Qiniang said that now is not the time. When it is time to meet, she will meet you. And she not only wants to meet you, she will also meet Master Cihang. As for Mrs. Tantai, forget it, she only talks to you. People talk about it, and she also said that this day will not be too far away. "

Zhang Yuelu fell into silence and frowned slightly.

Qi Xuansu deliberately stretched out his hand to smooth Zhang Yuelu's brow.

"Don't make trouble." Zhang Yuelu slapped Qi Xuansu's palm away.

Qi Xuansu didn't say anything and just continued to smooth her brow.

Zhang Yuelu had no choice but to take the initiative to relax his brows: "I'm afraid of you, what do you think Qiniang means?"

Qi Xuansu asked back: "Why do you suddenly want to see Qiniang?"

"I asked you, but you asked about me instead." Zhang Yuelu said slightly angrily.

Qi Xuansu said: "Only if I know what you mean, can I infer Qiniang's thoughts. You two are fighting, and I am caught in the middle. Isn't this too much to ask?"

Zhang Yuelu was silent for a long time and said seriously: "What I am going to say may make you unhappy or even angry, but you must listen to what I have to say."

Seeing her serious expression, Qi Xuansu straightened his expression: "Okay."

Zhang Yuelu said slowly: "There is no love without reason in this world, and there is no hatred without reason. If you were still in your infancy, Qiniang picked you up and raised you out of compassion for a moment. We have been together for many years and share the same love as mother and son, so everything she does now is reasonable and I will not have the slightest doubt.”

"But according to what you said, when Qiniang saved you, you were already very old and not a child. So why did she save you at all costs? Even if there are factors such as empathy, is she treating you well? A bit... too much? Unless I treat a gentleman with a villain's heart, my mother may not treat me as wholeheartedly as she does."

"Every time I think about this, I can't help but wonder, what does she want to do? Does she have another plan for you? Do you have to pay back many times for what you have done today? I have no intention of sowing your relationship. I just want to see her and talk things through.”

Qi Xuansu was silent.

However, to Zhang Yuelu's expectation, Qi Xuansu was very calm. Not only did he not get angry, he did not even feel pain, entanglement, or unacceptable emotions.

She immediately understood that Qi Xuansu had already thought about this, and his emotions had been vented or suppressed by him.

Qi Xuansu's silence did not last long, and he said softly: "I believe Qiniang. Taking a step back, even if Qiniang has some conspiracy, what can I do? Do you want me to dig out the 'Heart of the Immortal Stone' and return it?" To her? Could the final result be worse than my death at the hands of the "Inn" assassin? In any case, my current life was given by her. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a gift of renewal."

Zhang Yuelu also fell silent.

She was deceiving herself, and so was he.

Qi Xuansu's voice became lower and lower: "I didn't know who my parents were when I was born. The more a person lacks something, the more he desires something. So I cherish everyone who is good to me."

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu and said softly: "Tianyuan, I am not trying to snatch you away from Qiniang, nor am I trying to make you deny Qiniang. I just don't want to see you being forced to a dead end one day. In the end, he ended up with an irreversible end..."