I traveled through time with my best friend.

That night, everyone in the palace was on high alert, even the concubines in the harem stayed awake all night, waiting to catch the assassin.

The sky gradually brightened, the morning sun rose, and the mist was scattered in all directions by the golden light. The dazzling haze shrouded the east, like a blooming red rose, so magnificent.

The sun shone into the Xuanzheng Hall. The Queen Mother slammed the table and said angrily, "You, the Imperial Guards, couldn't catch a mere assassin. What are you doing in the palace?"

"Please forgive me, Queen Mother. I am incompetent. It was just that the assassin was too cunning."

"Trash is trash, stop making so many excuses."

"Your Majesty, forgive me."

Li Lingchen looked at the Queen Mother who was more anxious than himself, and a strange emotion flashed in his eyes. Then he looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, calm down. It must be because the assassin was too cunning that Commander Xuan failed."

After hearing this, Xuan Yi hurriedly bowed to Li Lingchen and said, "Your Majesty, that assassin is very skilled. He must be from some famous assassin organization."

Li Lingchen nodded, stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Xuan. I believe the assassin has left the palace. Let's restore order in the palace."

"Yes."

After Xuan Yi left, the Queen Mother looked at Li Lingchen anxiously and said, "Your Majesty, such a huge palace could have been escaped by an assassin. I don't believe that there was no accomplice."

"What the Queen Mother said is true. I will let Pei Zhijin investigate this matter. I believe that with his ability, there will be results soon."

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded in agreement without objection. After all, Pei Zhijin was indeed a man of extraordinary talent, and she was assured of leaving the matter to him.

"Then I will go to court first. Your Majesty, you have not rested all night, so you should go back and rest. I will tell you when there is news."

"Well, I'll go back first."

in the hall.

There was a dispute as the Queen Mother's party and King Cheng's party began to argue with each other.

The newly appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue shouted at the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice: "This is ridiculous! If there were no Queen Mother, how could there be the Chili Kingdom today?"

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice was not to be outdone and retorted, "You mean that the Chili Kingdom will perish without the Queen Mother?"

"You..." The Minister of Revenue dared not say such big words, and said angrily: "Don't misinterpret my meaning."

"Isn't that what Minister Wang meant? Humph, may I ask if you have His Majesty in your eyes?"

Li Lingchen felt a headache after hearing this and said, "Shut up."

The noisy voices suddenly stopped, and Li Lingxuan stood up and bowed slightly, saying, "Your Majesty, what the Ministry of Justice just said is not without reason. There have been many rumors about the Queen Mother's faults. If Your Majesty continues to let this go on, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction."

"According to King Cheng, how should this matter be resolved?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother already holds more power than you do. This is not a good thing to continue."

The officials present also understood King Cheng's intention, which was to force the Emperor to take away the military power from the Queen Mother.

"Lord Pei, do you agree with King Cheng's opinion?"

Pei Zhijin stepped out slowly in a red official uniform, bowed slightly and said, "I think what King Cheng said makes sense."

Li Lingchen nodded, and then instructed Hong Fu who was standing beside him, "Go tell the Queen Mother."

"Yes."

Yixiang Palace.

After hearing what Hong Fuchuan said, the Queen Mother suppressed her anger, forced a smile and said generously, "I am old now, and it is not appropriate for me to continue to manage for the Emperor. Suyun, go and get the military token."

"Yes."

After a while, Su Yun came in with a tray, and a tiger-shaped military token lay on the plate.

"Eunuch Hong, hand him over to the emperor."

Hong Fu quickly took the tray respectfully and bowed, saying, "Then I will go back and report."

"Go."

After Hongfu left, the sound of teacups breaking could be heard in the bedroom. "Humph, this King Cheng is simply too much of a bully. I must get back what I lost from him."

Down towards the back.

Li Lingchen walked into the Xuanzheng Hall with a tired look on his face, and Pei Zhijin followed him in.

Li Lingchen looked at the tiger talisman on the table and smiled helplessly, "It seems that I really have to thank King Cheng for getting the military power back for me."

Pei Zhijin sat aside and said, "The battle between the Queen Mother and King Cheng will surely be more intense in the future."

"Well, let them fight if they want. I have more important things to entrust to you now."

"what's up?"

"An assassin appeared in the palace last night and stole the treasure map left by my father."

Pei Zhijin's eyes moved slightly, "Treasure map?"

"Yes." Li Lingchen continued, "That treasure map contains rare treasures that my father collected during his previous battles with various countries. Although it poses no threat to the current Chili Kingdom, it is still a considerable fortune. If anyone gets it, it will be no problem to build a team of soldiers and horses."

"Does the emperor have any suspicions about anyone?"

"I don't know either. Judging from the Queen Mother's reaction, she probably didn't take it, and King Cheng didn't even know there was a treasure map."

Pei Zhijin's eyes were deep, and it was unknown what he was thinking. Seeing that Pei Zhijin didn't speak, Li Lingchen said, "Zhijin, I hope you can help me find the treasure map. If it falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it will become a problem."

Pei Zhijin stood up from his chair, bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Li Lingchen stood up and walked towards Pei Zhijin, saying, "Be careful on your way to Anren County."

"kindness."

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Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Jian came back from court and went to the study with a sigh on his face. When Jiang Xue found out, she asked Zhu Feng to make a bowl of nourishing soup and brought it to the study herself.

"Father, are you okay?" Jiang Xue knocked on the study.

Jiang Jian said in a steady voice: "Come in."

The door creaked open, and Jiang Xue walked in with a bowl of tonic soup. "Father, Aunt Zheng said you haven't had a good rest these days. I asked someone to make some tonic soup for you to replenish your body."

"Xue'er is thoughtful." Jiang Jian said with relief.

Jiang Xue handed the soup to Jiang Jian and asked tentatively, "Father, why are you so worried after coming back from court today?"

Jiang Jian stopped after taking two sips and sighed, "Alas, it seems that King Cheng's power is getting stronger day by day."

Jiang Xue's heart skipped a beat. She felt uncomfortable when she thought of King Cheng's handsome face, which was almost enchanting but also had a hint of ruthlessness. She came to Jiang Jian to inquire about King Cheng's situation today. After listening to Jiang Jian talking about what happened in the court today, her heart immediately brightened a lot.

She asked who would frame her, and it turned out to be the Queen Mother.

Jiang Jian realized that he had said too much, so he stopped and looked at Jiang Xue and said, "Xue'er, the capital may not be peaceful these days, do you want to..."

Should I leave? These words immediately popped up in Jiang Xue's mind. She was eager to leave. She didn't want to be used by that King Cheng and step on her to get to the top.

He nodded immediately and said, "Everything is up to my father's arrangement."

Jiang Jian nodded and said, "It just so happens that your grandmother is alone in Anzhou, so you can go back and keep her company."

"Okay." Jiang Xue agreed happily.

"So we're leaving tomorrow?"

"it is good."

Jiang Xue nodded, chatted with Jiang Jian for a few words, and then left the house and went to the Lin family.

She hasn't seen Yi Yi since she came out, so she must take Yi Yi with her when she leaves the capital this time.

However, outside the Lin residence, Jiang Xue looked at Lu Cui in surprise and said, "What did you say? Your young lady ran away?"