After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Or... Qin Junyu and Xuanji actually have private dealings with each other, and they are even on good terms. To conceal their true identity, Xuanji made the rule that "people from Tianxuan Villa are not allowed to have any dealings with the royal family" to conceal their true identity.

Now this is the only reasonable explanation.

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Ever since the conflict between Tianxuan Villa and the Wenling Society came to light, the world of martial arts has become uneasy.

The martial arts competition held every five years was forced to be suspended. According to the rules, Tianxuan Villa is still the number one in the martial arts world, and the control of most organizations and important roads is in the hands of Tianxuan Villa.

But Xuan Ji's life or death is still unknown, and no one is in charge of the situation.

The Jiangnan area is surrounded by mountains, among which Jiuhua Mountain is often plagued by bandits. The people living at the foot of the mountain could not bear the disturbance and moved away one after another, so the entire Jiuhua Mountain became the territory of the bandits.

Tianxuan Villa once sent people to clean up the situation but failed to eradicate the problem. However, the two sides reached a certain consensus in the back and forth fighting - the bandits can rob wealthy businessmen passing by on the mountain road, but they cannot harm ordinary people. In this way, Tianxuan Villa turned a blind eye.

Most of the money of the wealthy merchants was not clean, so they could only think that they were unlucky when they were robbed, and they dared not report to the authorities. The common people passed through the mountain roads, and the bandits were afraid of being targeted by the people of Tianxuan Villa, so they did not dare to stir up trouble, not to mention that they did not care about the little money in the pockets of the common people. So they lived in peace for five years.

Ever since the news spread that the owner of Tianxuan Villa was assassinated and his life or death was unknown, the bandits have been restless and rampant again. In just five days, the two towns near Jiuhua Mountain were looted, and anyone who dared to block or resist was killed on the spot.

The people were homeless, displaced, and full of complaints. There was already a tendency for them to gather and revolt. The magistrates of several neighboring counties jointly wrote a letter to the court asking it to suppress the uprising, and the emperor was worried about this.

"Has the emperor said who to send to the south of the Yangtze River?" Yang Yuerong turned slightly and poured another glass of wine for Nian Chengyun.

Originally, it was the tenth day of the first lunar month, and the whole family should have had a happy meal together. However, Nian Chengyun had been in a bad mood since he came back from the morning court, and he stayed in his study alone, refusing to see anyone.

Even when the sun was setting and the family gathered in the front hall for dinner, he still had a stern face.

Yang Yuerong couldn't bear to watch it any longer and asked the reason.

Nian Chengyun was a little drunk, and when she asked him this, the resentment that had been pent up in his heart for a long time finally found an outlet, and he vomited it all out in no time.

Nian Susu was listening while eating. He was not interested in who the emperor would send to the south of the Yangtze River to wipe out the bandits, but he mentioned the mystery when he heard Nian Chengyun explain the reason.

She lowered her eyes, seemingly not paying attention to their conversation, but in fact she was listening more attentively than Yang Yuerong.

Yang Yuerong was just a listener who received Nian Chengyun's negative emotions and then gave positive feedback. So no matter what the cause, process, or result was, she only needed to give a few words of comfort at the right time, so she didn't take it too seriously.

Nian Chengyun drank half a pot of liquor and his face was already red.

Thinking of the situation at the morning court, he was furious and pointed at an unknown place and started to curse: "The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works are a bunch of bastards! When there is a benefit, they stick to us, but when there is trouble, they run away faster than the other!"

He gasped for breath, and did not feel relieved even after cursing. After his rage, his emotions dissipated, and reason prevailed, allowing him to think through many things.

He sighed helplessly, "The Jiuhua Mountain area is not under the control of the government, and the bandits have been causing chaos for a long time. In the past five years, there has been no major chaos because of the Tianxuan Villa.

The whereabouts of the owner of Tianxuan Villa are unknown, and it is unknown whether he is dead or alive. Tianxuan Villa has never had any dealings with people in the court. Now the emperor wants to intervene in the affairs of Jiuhua Mountain. Isn't this a clear slap in the face of Tianxuan Villa?"

Yang Yuerong didn't understand, "Since Jiuhua Mountain is managed by Tianxuan Mountain Villa, why is it..."

Why did they just sit there and do nothing while the bandits burned, killed and looted?

Nian Chengyun poured another glass of wine down his throat and said in a muffled voice, "The owner of Tianxuan Villa was ambushed and his whereabouts are unknown. Many people have rumored that he is dead, so the major organizations are ready to take his place as the number one in the martial arts world.

He snorted coldly, his face as gloomy as water, "As for the bandits in Jiuhua Mountain, they have been wanting to rebel for a long time."

Yang Yuerong was a woman who lived deep in the inner house. She had never heard of such things. Just a few words frightened her so much that sweat broke out on her back.

She touched her chest to calm her fear, "It looks like I won't be able to live in peace for the next few months."

Nian Susu picked up the rice grains and took every word to heart.

"Lingling, did you hear what your father said? The underworld is in chaos, so you should stop running around during this period of time. Just stay at home obediently." Yang Yuerong pushed her arm.

She nodded.

I wanted to get some information about the mystery from Nian Chengyun, but he stopped talking.

Nian Susu was impatient and asked casually, "Dad, isn't the owner of Tianxuan Villa very powerful? How could he be killed so easily?"

Nian Chengyun didn't notice anything wrong and just thought she was curious. After all, she was his daughter, and a girl who knew nothing, so it didn't hurt to tell her the truth.

"No matter how powerful he is, he is still a mortal. I heard that on the first day that the owner of the manor wearing the butterfly mask arrived in Dongdu, the people of the Spiritual Society discovered that he had abnormalities in his body, and that he had signs of injuries and damaged meridians. That's why the people of the Spiritual Society were so bold as to attack him in public."

Damage to meridians...

Xuanji set out for Dongdu a few days after the poison broke out. He was busy on the road and had no time to rest and recuperate, so he was discovered by the Wenling Society. However, they should not have known that Xuanji was poisoned, otherwise they would have made this secret public long ago.

Thinking of this, Nian Susu became even more worried.

She wanted to ask more, but Yang Yuerong said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't ask. The more you know, the more dangerous it is."

Nian Chengyun nodded in agreement.

She had to shut up.

The meal was not a pleasant one.

East Palace.

The imperial physician has already eliminated the remaining toxins from Qin Junyu's body and he only needs to rest for a few days.

Because Axuan also disappeared on the way back to Beijing, Qingyu stayed with Qin Junyu.

The day after Qin Junyu was escorted back to the palace by Li Qingyuan's assassins, A Xuan was carried back covered in blood.

Upon hearing that Ah Falcon had been sent back, Qingyu hurriedly took out the cloak and put it on Qin Junyu who was sitting behind the desk, and the two of them walked out in a hurry.

Qin Junyu felt happy for a moment, but his mood immediately dropped at a very fast speed.

A Falcon is back, but it is still unknown whether he is dead or alive.

He quickened his pace and walked out.

As soon as you go out, the cold wind will wrap you up, making it so cold that you can't move your legs.

When I came out of the inner corridor, I saw a person lying on a stretcher, covered in blood, lying straight there, as if he had no vital signs, with a half-broken golden butterfly mask in his hand.

His steps down the stairs became slow and Qin Junyu clenched his fists in his sleeves.