Chapter 103: Dawn

In fact, Qi Xuansu still had some guesses about the identities of other people. According to Xie Linyuan, the members of Qingping Society were restricted by two identities, which meant that "Meng Xingyun", "Tai Chang Yin" and others were most likely living in the capital or Zhili.

There were also those subordinates of Qinniang. "Zui Chui Bian" needed no further explanation. It was basically confirmed that he was from the Shenshu Imperial Guard. There was also "Tian Xianzi" who could monitor Xuanhuiyuan, and "Xi Hongyi" who had a relationship with the members of Ziguang Society, probably also a local snake in the capital.

If you want to find out the truth about Wuxing Mountain, you can't do without the help of these people.

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

Xie Linyuan said slowly: "The reason why I didn't return to the Imperial Capital directly is that I had just escaped from danger, and the imitation of the 'Shebi Corpse Poison' broke out, making my true energy almost out of control. I had to lie dormant on the spot and suppress the 'Shebi Corpse Poison'. After removing the 'Shebi Corpse Poison', I still haven't recovered all my cultivation, but my true energy is no longer out of control. It's like a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, still weak and weak, at least not trembling all over. In the next period of time, I will 'recover from my illness', and this kind of job should be left to Qi Niang."

Qi Xuansu nodded.

The two discussed for a while and decided to return to the Imperial Capital from the West City. At this time, the access control was not open, so of course they would climb over the wall to go back. For the celestial beings, as long as the Imperial Capital does not open 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 expansion of the outer city is mainly to prevent the enemy from approaching the city, not to prevent the celestial beings.

The inner city is the real imperial capital, which is another way of saying it. It is under the charge of the Tianchen Division. However, both of them have official status and can enter the inner city openly.

There was no accident in the subsequent entry into the city. Although the King of Liao did strengthen the vigilance of the Shenshu Imperial Guard, there was no high-level general in person, no cabinet decree, and no formation, so they naturally could not find the two.

The relationship between the emperor and the cabinet is naturally greater than that between the emperor and the cabinet. However, after the cabinet became the prime minister's institution, it was actually equivalent to indirectly restoring part of the prime minister system. The emperor holds the personnel power, the cabinet holds the administrative power, and all political orders come from the cabinet. If the emperor wants to implement his will, he can replace obedient people to do things through personnel appointments. But for the balance of the court, the cabinet members cannot be replaced at will in many cases, which forms a certain degree of checks and balances 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 Great Xuan Court, Xuansheng still indirectly influenced the Great Xuan Court in its infancy, and even affected many decisions of Emperor Gaozu.

Emperor Gaozu had a son in his later years. For a long time, he had only one daughter, and Xuansheng was his son-in-law. So people often said that all major events in the world were decided by the father-in-law and son-in-law.

This was criticized by the emperors of the Xuan Dynasty, because it was the law of their ancestors and they dared not and could not change it easily.

After entering the city safely, Qi Xuansu and Xie Linyuan changed back to their original appearance and dress, exchanged the mother-child talisman, and left separately.

Even if there was no mother-child talisman, as long as they knew each other's identity, it would not be difficult to contact each other.

Qi Xuansu naturally had to return to the Jade Emperor Palace in Xuanshang North Square, and Xie Linyuan's official residence was located in Duxian Northeast Square.

There was no curfew in the Jade Emperor Palace, so Qi Xuansu returned to the Jade Emperor Palace unimpeded. Because it was almost dawn, he did not return to his residence, but simply went to his signing room.

When Qi Xuansu walked to a place not far from his signing room, he found that the room was brightly lit. He was shocked. Logically, he didn't need anyone to be on duty. Ke Qingqing wouldn't come so early. Su Li had her own signing room and wouldn't appear here.

Who is inside? He would not forget to turn off the lights.

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

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

Qi Xuansu had to push open the door of the study, 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 looked up and looked at Qi Xuansu.

The two looked at each other and fell into silence.

Qi Xuansu felt at this moment as if he had sneaked out of the Taoist Palace when he was a teenager, and when he came back, he found that the Taoist Palace instructor was sitting in his room. That kind of "surprise" was hard 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 to make room for Qi Xuansu, sat down in the guest seat, and then said: "I have been very busy these days and ignored you."

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "I am also busy."

"Yes, I was busy until late at night and still didn't see you." Zhang Yuelu's tone was calm, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Qi Xuansu was about to defend himself, and then heard Zhang Yuelu continue: "Last night, I finally had some free time, so I wanted to have a few drinks with you, but your family told me that I hadn't seen you for several days. I thought you were too busy with your job and had been living in the signing room, so I came here to look for you, but I didn't expect to come back empty-handed. I asked your partner Su, and Su said that you handed over the follow-up of Qiuhuayuan to her, so she shouldn't be busy. She didn't know why you didn't come back all night, so I sat here waiting for you to come back."

Qi Xuansu could hear the dissatisfaction implied in Zhang Yuelu's words no matter how slow he was. Besides, he was not slow to begin with. However, in this moment, he had calmed down and sat down next to Zhang Yuelu: "Blame me, blame me for letting you sit all night."

Zhang Yuelu was not the kind of person who liked to let others guess what she was thinking, so she got straight to the point: "Where did you go last night?"

Qi Xuansu didn't want to lie to Zhang Yuelu, but couldn't tell her everything, so she played a trick: "I went to see Qi Niang."

Zhang Yuelu was stunned for a moment, which was somewhat beyond her expectations. She didn't think that Qi Xuansu went out late at night to flirt with women or drink wine. In this regard, Zhang Yuelu still trusted Qi Xuansu. She was afraid that Qi Xuansu would be involved with the secret society. She was not a naive girl. She was aware of many things, but she just deliberately didn't think deeply. Otherwise, how could Yao Pei say that she was deceiving herself.

It's just that when it comes to the stage of getting married, you have to think deeply even if you don't want to.

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

Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "Qiniang is usually hard to find. If I want to see her, I usually have to contact her in advance with the mother-child talisman, and then she will come to see me, or she will tell me a place and let me meet her."

Zhang Yuelu nodded and asked, "Did you tell her what I said?"

Qi Xuansu said, "I went to see her just for this matter. After all, many things cannot be explained clearly through the mother-child talisman, so it is better to talk face to face."

Zhang Yuelu's eyes showed some subtle worries: "What did Qi Niang say?"

Qi Xuansu said truthfully, "Qiniang said that it is not the right time now. When the time comes, she will meet you. Moreover, she will not only meet you, but also meet Cihang Zhenren. As for Madam Tan Tai, forget it. She only talks to people whose words are effective. She also said that this day will not be too far away."

Zhang Yuelu fell into silence, frowning slightly.

Qi Xuansu deliberately reached out to smooth Zhang Yuelu's brows.

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

Qi Xuansu did not speak, but continued to smooth her brows.

Zhang Yuelu had no choice but to take the initiative to smooth her brows: "I'm afraid of you. What do you think Qi Niang meant by this?"

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

"I asked you, but you asked me instead." Zhang Yuelu said with a slight frown.

Qi Xuansu said: "I can only infer Qi Niang's thoughts if I know what you mean. You two are fighting, and I am in the middle. This request is not too much, right?"

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

Qi Xuansu saw that she looked serious, and also straightened his face: "Okay."

Zhang Yuelu said slowly: "There is no love or hatred without reason in this world. If Qi Niang picked you up when you were still in your cradle, and raised you with a moment of compassion, and lived together for more than 20 years, like a mother and son, then everything she does now is reasonable. "It's reasonable, I won't have any doubts. "

"But according to what you said, when Qi Niang saved you, you were already very old, not a child, so why did she save you at all costs? Even if there are factors such as transference, isn't her kindness to you a little... too much? I'm not judging others by my own meanness, my mother may not treat me as wholeheartedly as she does. "

"Every time I think of this, I can't help but wonder, what exactly does she want to do? Does she have other plans for you? Will she have to pay back many times for what happened today? I don't have the idea of ​​​​provoking your relationship, I just want to see her and make things clear. "

Qi Xuansu was silent.

But to Zhang Yuelu's surprise, Qi Xuansu was very calm. Not only was he not angry, he didn't even have any emotions such as pain, entanglement, and inability to accept.

She immediately understood that Qi Xuansu had already considered these things, and the emotions he should have had had been vented or suppressed by him.

Qi Xuansu's silence did not last too long, and he said softly: "I believe in Qi Niang. Even if Qi Niang has some plot, what can it do? Do you want me to dig out the 'Heart of the Immortal Stone' and return it to her? Will the final result be worse than my death at the hands of the assassin in the 'Inn'? In any case, my current life is given by her, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she has given me a second life."

Zhang Yuelu was also 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 it. So I cherish everyone who is good to me."

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu and said softly: "Tianyuan, I don't want to snatch you from Qi Niang, nor do I want you to deny Qi Niang. I just don't want to see that one day, you are forced into a desperate situation and end up in an irreparable end..."