She married a dying prince and she won three babies.

That night.

In a row of houses.

Shangguan Hongzhe, dressed in black, sat in the main seat.

He has become so easy to recognize that no one recognizes him.

His beard was half a foot long and his face was covered with wrinkles.

If you are not particularly familiar with him, you would not even think of him.

"Lin, this is our last ditch effort. We must bring the iron box back to Canglan. I will personally escort it.

Now Prince Rong is recuperating outside the city, and the Crown Prince has gone out to fight. The only people who can stop us are some secret guards in the palace, so it won't be difficult.

Now that we have opened the secret passage leading out of the city, this opportunity cannot be missed or lost."

"Yes, Master." The man named Lin was Shangguan Hongzhe's most important deputy. He was also the most powerful martial artist around Shangguan Hongzhe.

So we brought him along for the escort this time.

"Have all the people outside the city gathered?"

"Master, there are a total of 120 people waiting on the road we must pass. They will protect us all the way to the border.

We've found a waterway. Although it's dangerous, the Wei border guards generally don't care about it. It's the best place to enter Canglan." Lin had already made all the arrangements.

This time they refined the route a little more so it won't be discovered like last time.

"Yes." Shangguan Hongzhe was very satisfied with his arrangement. "Cang, after I leave, you will take over all the spies and manpower in the entire Wei Dynasty. As for Concubine Wan in the palace, you will do your best to help her and let the Third Prince ascend to the throne."

Shangguan Hongzhe arranged another subordinate, who was also his biggest helper in management.

In his eyes, the Third Prince is just a fool. It is most beneficial for Canglan to have such a person in power. Otherwise, he would not try every possible means to destroy the First Prince.

"Yes, master." Cangyi bowed.

Both of them were trained by his mother and are very loyal.

After he leaves, there is no need to worry about him doing bad things.

The end of the Yin hour is when people sleep the deepest.

Of course, Yu Yuanzheng was also sleeping soundly.

Now that Shangguan Ziqi is not around, she moved all three children into the inner room to sleep in the same room with her, adding just a small bed.

The two sons slept in the small bed, and the daughter and she slept in the big bed.

She tried her best to take care of the children herself and not leave everything to the servants.

She likes the intimate relationship between mother and son.

Whether a child will be filial in the future depends on the strength of family affection.

The mother and her two children were sleeping in a sprawling manner.

There was an iron box on the main table in the main hall of Linheyuan.

No lights were on.

At the end of the month, the night was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

At this moment, the table rose slightly and then moved forward little by little.

When it moved about three feet away, it stopped.

A hole appeared where the table had been placed.

A figure quietly poked its head out from the cave entrance.

When I saw the things on the table through the dim light coming in from the corridor lamp, I was delighted.

What a coincidence, he didn't even have to look for it, it was right in front of him.

He immediately retracted his head, took out a hook, and gently hooked it, and the iron box fell into the hole.

No sound was made.

Then the table was gently moved back to its original position.

Unknowingly.

This operation was so effective that even the secret guards stationed in various places in Linhe Courtyard could not detect it.

The secret guards take turns on duty, and after the master goes to sleep, they come in to check once every hour.

Xia Yu is on duty tonight.

When he came in and saw that the iron box was gone, he opened his eyes and was shocked.

Blow the whistle immediately.

Ten secret guards appeared in unison.

When I lit the light, I saw that it had indeed disappeared.

Although they relaxed a little, they didn't notice it at all, which was really embarrassing.

When did the thief come in and where did he come from?

I have no idea.

The maid sleeping in the outer room and Yu Yuanzheng sleeping in the inner room woke up immediately when they heard the whistle.

Then the whole palace was in an uproar.

It was already the hour of Mao, and although it was still dark, many officials who were about to attend court had gotten up and prepared to go.

Chunlei took the token and went straight into the palace.

This was left for them by the prince just in case.

When the emperor learned that the iron box was missing again, he was so angry that he started cursing.

"Damn Canglan people."

At this time, the city gate had just been opened for a short time, and he immediately ordered the gate to be closed.

Immediately afterwards, the whole city was put under martial law and searched again.

The city defense guards, Jingzhao Yin, and the imperial city guards were all dispatched.

But after a day of searching, they found nothing. They only discovered two more spies' dens from Canglan Country.

Even the two spy hideouts of Southern Shu Kingdom were found.

All kinds of torture were used on the spies from Canglan Country, but no results were obtained.

They know nothing.

They were only responsible for gathering information and passing on information, and they were not involved in the matter of the iron box.

These two hideouts were naturally arranged by Shangguan Hongzhe in the open so that Dawei could find them, and the purpose was of course to delay time.

The prince also received the news soon, but he did not return to Beijing.

The reason was that he couldn't move yet and couldn't go look for the iron box, leaving the emperor to worry about it himself.

The emperor had no choice but to call Prince Jing and put him in charge of finding the iron box.

When Yu Yuanzheng learned that the task of finding the child fell on his adoptive father, he was speechless.

Are these two princes the only ones the emperor trusts the most?

The most important thing is always to arrange for her father-in-law and her godfather.

Yu Yuanzheng called Qiu Feng and Dong Ling over.

"You two, take ten secret guards from the palace and help Prince Jing find the iron box."

Although the thing has been opened, it is something left by our ancestors, so how can we let Canglan Kingdom get it?

And there is a box inside that she has not opened yet. Maybe her ancestors have hidden treasures, locked in that small password box.

Yu Yuanzheng thought optimistically.

So the iron box must be found no matter what.

"Yes, I obey your command." The two responded in unison.

Then Yu Yuanzheng took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and gave them to them.

"Here are twenty thousand taels of silver notes, which should be enough for your journey. If not, you can get more from the Ten Day Halls in various places."

Their lives must be guaranteed.

"Thank you, Princess."

The Crown Prince's wife is so nice that she doesn't let them use her own money and even considers this.

Normally, when these secret guards carry out their missions, they often use their own money and then report to the butler when they come back.

But there is much less oil and water.

The Crown Prince's wife gives the money directly and does not have to hand over the remaining money.

The two knew it well.

The two happily ordered ten people and set off.

Prince Jing and Prince Jing's son also hurriedly arranged their family affairs and left the capital with their people that same day.

Outside the city gate, several young men from aristocratic families were waiting there, ready to go look for the iron box together.

They also want to take some credit.

Of course, Zhao Jinyu is also among them.

As a result, they were stopped along the way, which slowed down their journey.

It also shows that the direction they are looking for is correct.

Three days later, peace returned to the capital.

These two days, Yu Yuanzheng has been thinking about a question.

How did the thief steal the iron box?

Although the secret guards relaxed a little, they were not completely unaware.

They were waiting for someone to enter the mansion, let the other party succeed in the fight, and then track down and capture the enemy in one fell swoop.

As a result, after preparing for a long time, it didn't work at all.

And someone succeeded.

One person is short-term, many people are short-term.

Yu Yuanzheng called Chunlei and the other three to analyze the situation together.

She had to find out.

I guess the same method was used when the iron box was stolen the first time.