Slowly Deep Love

Chapter 130 Dark Shadow

A dark shadow jumped over the wall and over the trees into the West City Marquis Mansion. The shadow was agile and very familiar with the terrain, and he rushed into the main hall in a few moves.

After a while, the door was pushed open, and a man in gorgeous clothes stood out.

This person is none other than Li Yancheng, Marquis of Xicheng.

He waved his hand, and a guard appeared in front of him and handed him a black cloth bag.

"Jiancun, go and ask General Zhao Chuda to come. I have something to discuss with you."

Just as Jiancun was about to leave, the Marquis called him back and whispered something in his ear. Jiancun nodded in response and quickly walked away.

In less than a cup of tea, General Zhao strode with his head held high to pay a visit to the Marquis of Xicheng Mansion. When he saw Li Yancheng, he immediately put on a smile and bowed.

"General Zhao, you must be very busy these past two days."

When Zhao Chuda heard this, he smiled and pretended to be stupid and said, "No hurry, no hurry!"

"General Zhao is busy with the assassination, and he must be working very hard."

Zhao Chuda was stunned and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy and then shouting his injustice.

"My Lord, I am doing this for your own good! You have been putting up with this for so many years, what for?"

Li Yancheng put down the teacup and leaned back in his chair with a serious expression.

Zhao Chuda continued, "Back then, you followed the late emperor in his campaigns, fighting bravely and decisively to establish this kingdom..."

At this point, he suddenly became indignant, punched the ground, stood up suddenly, and said with a ferocious expression: "Look, this current emperor is just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of others' labor. Since he came to power, he has only tried to resolve border wars through marriage. Five years ago, when Princess Yuanning went to marry, those barbarians still invaded our borders every year, burning, killing, and looting, and many families were torn apart. What's the point?"

"General Zhao, be careful, there may be ears on the other side of the wall!"

Zhao Chuda looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "That old man in the Taiwei Mansion was also one of the people who followed the late emperor to conquer the world. He has become a coward now. I am more angry when I see him than when I see the emperor!"

Li Yancheng stood up, paced back and forth, and asked calmly, "What's the point of assassinating his eldest son?"

Zhao Chuda lowered his head and tilted his head. He hummed for a while and whispered, "I just want to teach that old guy a lesson. Thinking of his arrogant and domineering appearance at the Queen's birthday banquet, I really want to cut his neck."

Li Yancheng showed anger on his face and shouted in a low voice: "You are too reckless!"

"My Lord, when you do something big, you can't be too particular about small details. I have arranged it perfectly. If there is a flaw, I will bear it alone, and you don't need to intervene. For so many years, you have been cautious in every step, pretending to be unruly, greedy and lustful. No one can suspect you!"

Li Yancheng was heartbroken and said, "If something happens to you, how should I deal with it?"

Zhao Chuda was silent for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, looked regretful, and said, "We have returned empty-handed this time. If we kill the daughter of the Secretary of State, Mingtuo will definitely turn against the Grand Commandant's Office."

Li Yancheng pondered secretly. When he heard about Zhao Chuda's conspiracy, at that moment, he suddenly remembered the figure of the woman beside the clear spring. She raised a handful of clear spring water, her hands were frozen red, and she splashed water around and played, carefree.

He couldn't bear it and rushed to rescue him.

She saw an arrow pierce the pillar of the carriage with her own eyes. She escaped death, but his heartbeat stopped and then sped up.

He didn't dare show up and just watched from the side.

At the critical moment, she threw a piece of amber jade to knock down the assassin's sword, and then threw a dagger to kill the assassin and save her life.

Thinking of the strange man who suddenly appeared, Li Yancheng frowned.

Zhao Chuda saw his strange expression and felt a little panic in his heart. He asked cautiously, "My Lord, do you still have concerns?"

Li Yancheng did not answer, but asked him: "Did He Zhang write to you?"

Zhao Chuda was delighted when he heard this and said, "This kid sent a letter home last month. It's great!"

"He Zhang is a very loyal and righteous child. He and Princess Yuanning grew up together and they had a very good relationship. What a pity!"

Zhao Chuda looked displeased and said, "Princess Yuanning was ordered to marry, but He Zhang, this stubborn man, actually followed her to the border and joined the army. So what? She married into the Kutu tribe and couldn't even see him. However, a man has ambitions and can only grow up through stumbling and falling. Let him go!"

Li Yancheng smiled and said, "General Zhao is indeed a famous general of his generation. He has a generous temperament and can take things as they come."

Zhao Chuda burst into laughter.

Li Yancheng carefully instructed: "General Zhao, we have been working hard for many years, so we need to be careful about everything. The time is not right now, so we must not act rashly."

Zhao Chuda clasped his hands together and spoke forcefully, "My Lord, this time we have declared war on those who support the marriage alliance. We just need to wait for the right opportunity to act."

After that, he beat his chest and apologized: "I was reckless this time."

Li Yancheng remained calm and said, "General Zhao is a man of courage and bravery, but he has no place to use his talents. I believe that one day, we will be able to gallop on the battlefield and kill all the barbarians."

After seeing Zhao Chuda off, Li Yancheng took out a black bag, which was given to him by Jiancun before he left.

"Wow!"

Several fragments of amber jade fell onto the table.

Li Yancheng picked up the largest piece, and then picked up the other pieces and put them together, revealing a complete ring.

Suddenly, his face changed drastically!

As soon as he let go, the ring broke into several pieces and fell on the table with a clinking sound.

Not long after, Jiancun came in to report.

Li Yancheng said coldly, "What a good thing you did. I asked you to clean up the scene, but you threw away a piece of the ring fragment."

Jiancun was extremely frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "My Lord, I failed in my duty and deserve death. I will go and get it back now."

Li Yancheng said coldly: "If you go now, you will be trapped. You will not be able to find it again in the future. Do you think Li Hengan is an idiot?"

"Damn the little ones! Damn the little ones!"

"Okay, go and take your punishment later. What about the other things I asked you to do?"

Jiancun wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately replied, "My Lord, the strange man is called Luo Zhuangzhou. He is a tribute student with great talent. He used to study at Xueshan Hall in the Taiwei Mansion. Some time ago, he stopped going for some reason."

Li Yancheng picked up the largest piece and started playing with it. Hearing this, he tapped the table thoughtfully.

Jiancun saw it all and kept silent.

At this moment, Li Yancheng showed a sarcastic smile and whispered to himself: "This Lady Ming..."

He raised his eyes to look at Jiancun, who continued, "My Lord, Madam Ming has lost her memory!"

Amnesia!

Li Yancheng was shocked, but he also showed a playful smile.

"Why did you lose your memory?"

"Mrs. Ming fell down the stairs and injured her brain. It was said that it was Li Hengan's favorite concubine who did it."

It turns out to be karma!

Li Yancheng snorted coldly, stood up, and ordered: "Pay attention to that poor scholar. I want to know what he wants."

"Yes!"

"Keep an eye on the movements in the Taiwei Mansion and the man who has lost his memory."

After saying this, Li Yancheng fell into deep thought with a stern expression.

Taiwei Mansion is very interesting!

That old man is becoming more and more confused as he gets older, and he actually let his legitimate daughter-in-law hook up with a man outside!

Thinking of this, he felt uncomfortable and his scalp tightened.

Li Yancheng hated this feeling. He stood up and strode to the door, looking at the northeast corner of Xicheng Marquis Mansion.

The palace is in that direction!

No one can stop him from getting there!