The dim back

The next day, when Zhang Yulu arrived at the place where Lin Xuefeng had agreed to meet, Lin Xuefeng did not show up.

Liu Zhongqing was very surprised: "Don't you think it's strange? He disappeared when we agreed to come."

Zhang Yulu held the iron box in her hand: "My father asked me to keep it. Even Zhang Fengxue doesn't know about it. Who knows what's in this box?"

Liu Zhongqing suddenly felt that something was wrong: "We have been here for so long, and Lin Xuefeng still hasn't shown up. Could this box have caused trouble?"

Zhang Yulu was also a little frightened: "What should we do now? Where is the best place to put the box?"

Liu Zhongqing observed the terrain and said, "Look, everything around us has turned white. I feel like there should be a deep swamp here. We can't put the box in the swamp."

Zhang Yulu also felt that what Liu Zhongqing said made sense, and looked towards the woods nearby: "I see there is a big tree, let's put the things inside the tree."

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu shook her head and said, "Why put it in the tree? What if someone takes it?"

Just at this moment, a group of guards arrived, all dressed in palace guard uniforms.

After seeing Liu Zhongqing, the leader said to Liu Zhongqing: "Your Highness, I am here to search on the orders of the Queen Mother. I heard that there are rebels here."

Zhang Yulu felt that something was wrong and it was probably related to this box.

In a state of desperation, Zhang Yulu deliberately moved closer to the river and pretended to fall into the water.

Liu Zhongqing kept shouting and tried to pull the person upwards, but he couldn't move him.

Zhang Yulu was very sad: "Prince, please let me go quickly, or I will drag you in too."

How could Liu Zhongqing let go? "How could I let you go so easily? After all, we were once married."

The guards came over to help when they saw this: "I didn't expect that the prince and princess are so affectionate. They are really something we envy."

Zhang Yulu took the opportunity to put the box in his hand into the pool. After struggling for a few times, he went ashore with everyone.

Zhang Yulu looked at the guards in front of him in surprise: "The Queen Mother may not have accurate information. There are only me and the prince here. Where can we find the rebels?"

The guard also looked around for a while, nodded and said, "That's it for now. I won't say anything else. I'll go back and report to the Queen Mother."

After everyone left, Zhang Yulu felt that something was wrong: "Will Lin Xuefeng betray me? Doesn't he want the box anymore?"

Lin Xuefeng appeared at this time: "I didn't expect you to dare to play tricks on me. I promised the Queen Mother that if you can help her get the box, he will not pursue the matter of the princess."

After Lin Xuefeng's reminder, Zhang Yulu remembered: "Since you got the news so quickly, I think there is only one person who can tell you, and that person is Qiu Feng."

Lin Xuefeng did not hide anything: "Qiu Feng is drinking tea with the Queen Mother now. He has told her everything about Zhang Yulu, including the seat you have been sitting in the mansion for this period of time and the pharmacology you have studied. Qiu Feng has written down the records, which are now in the Queen Mother's hands."

Liu Zhongqing didn't expect Qiu Feng to be such a mean person: "How could Qiu Feng do such a dirty thing?"

Lin Xuefeng twitched his mouth: "Don't think Qiu Feng is still the young lady you knew before. Since she fell into the brothel and got infected with some bad habits, she has been the master of everything."

Liu Zhongqing was a little bit unconvinced: "He can't make any big waves, so why are you talking like this here?"

Lin Xuefeng shook his head: "Don't say anything you shouldn't say. Qiu Feng, this woman is not simple. In such a short period of time, she has won the trust of the Queen Mother. He is mainly for the case of their Qiu family, and I am also for the injustice suffered by our Lin family."

Lin Xuefeng told them: "Qiu Feng revealed a secret. He said that in the palace, Zhang Yulu hid a great secret about the Queen Mother's life experience."

Liu Zhongqing felt that the matter could be big or small: "The Queen Mother was particularly wary of this matter of mine. I heard that the Queen Mother was not a lady from a famous family, and her mother was just a concubine. It was only because my grandfather was brave and good at fighting that my grandfather looked at the Queen Mother's father differently."

Zhang Yulu suddenly realized: "I remember the Queen Mother once mentioned to me that she hoped to get along well with the eldest princess. Later, the eldest princess had a rift with the Queen Mother because of her low status. That's why the Queen Mother married her to the Emperor, which lowered Princess Zhang's status."

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu laughed out loud: "Don't say things that you shouldn't say. Didn't we make it very clear?"

Zhang Yulu has her own purpose no matter what she does: "Since I chose to marry Liu Zhongqing, it is for my own life to have no worries about food and clothing. As for Lin Xuefeng, we will no longer have any intersection."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Lin Xuefeng obviously felt a little disappointed: "I will definitely make a comeback. Don't forget, we made a vow to each other before."

Zhang Yulu felt that the previous owner was really ridiculous: "You obviously used Yiren Villa to gain status for yourself so that you can recruit soldiers and horses and restore your family's business, but now I understand. I will not help you."

Lin Xuefeng stopped being polite and said, "Then I won't be polite anymore. To me, Liu Zhongqing is a good match. But as far as I know, Qiu Feng seems to have tampered with your privacy. You probably won't be able to give birth to a child."

Zhang Yulu felt that this matter was very important: "Do you have any evidence?"

Liu Zhongqing also felt that he was wronged: "Qiu Feng is not as bad as you say. How could he do such a terrible thing?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu also stood aside and said, "You have always kept Qiu Feng in your previous impression. Now that he has surrendered to the Queen Mother, it is obvious that he wants to stand on the opposite side of you."

The eldest princess has her own ideas no matter what she says or does.

Lin Xuefeng was afraid that they would not believe him, so he expressed his thoughts: "I have the final say on all matters, and you don't have to worry about other things."

Lin Xuefeng stood aside and took out a few leaf-shaped objects from his pocket.

Zhang Yulu didn't understand: "What on earth is this?"

Lin Xuefeng then spoke: "The Queen Mother gave us a lot of things, which are all recorded on these leaves. I hope you can keep them well. I can't say that they can help you at a critical moment."

Liu Zhongqing flipped the leaves and asked, "How did you get the Military Affairs Office's stuff?"