At this moment, Yaoguang Pavilion was completely surrounded by laughter and joy.

The servants tactfully retreated and closed the door for them.

When Ouyang Yunyao saw that the servants had left, she prepared to personally explain to her parents the purpose of her return.

Ouyang Xiao had heard Chu Chenjing introduce the reasons why they came to the border town in the morning. Now only Yan Yuxin was still not quite clear, so Ouyang Yunyao explained the matter to them in detail again.

The man the Queen Mother was talking about was named Xiao Qingcheng, who was in his twenties and was close to Ouyang Xiao. He was good at martial arts and had considerable military talent, so Ouyang Xiao usually valued him very much. Since his eldest son Ouyang Yunyu was transferred to Kyoto, he had been working hard to train him, and now he was already a deputy general. Ouyang Xiao could not understand why this man wanted to frame him.

"NND, I'll send someone to arrest him now," Ouyang Xiao said angrily.

"Ouyang Xiao!" Yan Yuxin called softly, and Ouyang Xiao instantly wilted.

Chu Chenjing: It seems that the rumors are true, his father-in-law is really a wife slave.

"Yuxin, if we don't arrest him, what do you think we should do?"

"Catch him. If he has accomplices, wouldn't that alert the enemy?"

"Yuxin, you are right. Prince Jing, then tell me what we should do?"

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, Yaoer and I have discussed this. We don't know yet whether he has other accomplices or whether he has any connections with other countries."

"Xiao Qingcheng has been here since he was fourteen years old. He has worked his way up from a small soldier to where he is today. He is the son of the illegitimate son of the old Duke of Wei, Xiao Ze. Xiao Ze is very pedantic and has a strong sense of the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. He treats his illegitimate son, Xiao Zihua, very badly. The Duke of Wei's Mansion is now headed by his eldest son, Xiao Shuming, who has inherited the title of Duke and served as the Inspector of Transport. His illegitimate brother, Xiao Zihua, had moved out of the Mansion a long time ago because of his bad relationship with them, and now has secured a position in the Imperial College with his own talents. Given the circumstances, why is it so hard to understand why Xiao Qingcheng would become their helper?" said Ouyang Xiao.

"Yes, I'm afraid there are some reasons we don't know about," Ouyang Yunyao analyzed.

At this moment, Ouyang Xiao seemed to remember something, and patted his forehead and said, "When I was young, I heard the elders talk about the old Duke of Wei and the Queen Mother. At that time, one of them was the prince of the Duke of Wei's mansion, and the other was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Fu. They were childhood sweethearts. At that time, almost everyone in Kyoto believed that the Queen Mother would eventually marry the old Duke of Wei. But later, for some unknown reason, the Queen Mother suddenly participated in the selection of concubines and entered the palace to become the concubine of the late emperor."

Ouyang Xiao continued, "But this old Duke of Wei seems to be a sentimental man. He seems to have been obsessed with the Queen Mother all the time, and he does not bear any grudge against her for marrying someone else. He always helps the Queen Mother, who was still the imperial concubine at the time, both inside and outside the court. He also lets his eldest son follow the Queen Mother's son Chu Nan."

After listening to Ouyang Xiao's introduction, it was not difficult for them to guess why Xiao Qingcheng obeyed the Queen Mother and Prince of Guannan. It should be because of his grandfather Xiao Ze.

They discussed it again and decided that Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao would go to Xiao Qingcheng's mansion to check the situation first. The general soldiers in the border town lived directly in the barracks, but the officers all had their own mansions.

……

This northern border town of Western Chu is as important as Shanhaiguan in China, and borders Beiyue. Beiyue is a large country with a strong territory, but it has a very cold climate. It has always been looking for opportunities to expand into Western Chu. It has launched several large-scale wars in the past few years, wishing to take the capital of Western Chu directly. Fortunately, Western Chu has always had Ouyang Xiao guarding here, so Beiyue has not been able to advance into Western Chu at all. In the past two years, the domestic situation in Beiyue has not been very stable, and it has also suffered a snowstorm that is rare in a century. Therefore, it has not launched a large-scale attack on Western Chu, but only occasionally harassed the surrounding areas. Is it changing its strategy now and joining forces with the Queen Mother's lineage?

As soon as it got dark, the general's mansion began to have dinner. Ouyang Yunhan, who lived in the military camp, heard that Ouyang Yunyao had returned home, and hurried back. He was the eldest son of Ouyang Yunyao's second uncle and the third oldest among the two men in the family.

The family ate and chatted, had a pleasant dinner, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

At the hour of Hai, the entire border town fell silent.

Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao both changed into night clothes and under the cover of night, they flew to Xiao Qingcheng's mansion unnoticed.

This mansion is not big, with only two courtyards, but it is considered very good in a border town.

There was only one room left in the mansion with candlelight, and guards were arranged in the courtyard. Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao avoided the guards, gently landed on the roof of the room with light, and quietly lifted a tile. Through the lifted tile, they saw two people sitting at the table.

Ouyang Yunyao recognized the young man in green clothes, with a frown on his face, flipping through a few pages of paper on the table, as Xiao Qingcheng. She whispered to Chu Chenjing that the man was Xiao Qingcheng.

Xiao Qingcheng had a frown on his face, looking like he was troubled and distressed.

He looked at it for a long time without saying a word, just staring at the papers in a daze.

Hey, what's going on? Ouyang Yunyao was confused.

After about half an incense stick of time, Xiao Qingcheng finally spoke, "Ming'an, my father and mother may not be able to escape from Kyoto, but I cannot let the general down no matter what!"

"Master, can we delay for a while and find a way to get the master and the mistress to leave Kyoto first?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult. You don't know how powerful my grandfather is. For the Queen Mother, he would..."

"Master! You..."

"Don't say any more. I need to report this to the general immediately."

"Master, is there any other way?"

"We can't wait any longer. We must not let them frame the general!" He took out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to the man named Ming An. "Here is a hundred taels of silver note. Take it. Don't go back to Kyoto. Find a place to hide and leave quickly."

"No, young master, you saved my life. I want to go back to Kyoto and find a way to rescue the master and the mistress. If I can't rescue them, I will go to accompany them." After saying this, he ran out in tears.

Ouyang Yunyao: Did I blame him wrongly?

Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao looked at each other, covered the tiles casually, and flew to the door of the house with Ouyang Yunyao.

Ming'an had just left, and the door was still open. Xiao Qingcheng, who was about to get up and go out, saw two figures suddenly standing at the door. He was stunned. Could it be that his grandfather sent them to monitor him? These two people seemed to be quite skilled, and the guards in the mansion didn't notice them at all.

He was ready to strike first and deal with them.

Just as he was about to make a move, a female voice rang out, "Deputy General Xiao." This voice sounded so familiar. He looked closely in the dim candlelight, "Yun Yao?"

"Yes."

"Yun Yao, when did you come back? This is Prince Jing, right?" He recognized the person next to him as Prince Jing, and he was a little excited. The God of War Prince Jing was his idol.

"Yes, won't you invite us in and sit down?" Ouyang Yunyao replied.

"Greetings to Prince Jing, Princess Jing, please."

"Deputy General Xiao, where are you going so late at night?"

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