The emperor faked his death? Never mind, I will ascend the throne directly!

Li Chengfeng was enjoying the food and wine, but Zheng Yingtong's place was in chaos.

Zheng Yingtong was stunned for a moment as he watched the servant hurriedly report Qingshan's affairs. He grabbed the servant by the collar, his eyes bloodshot, and asked, "What did you say? Say what you just said again?"

"Report...Report to the Lord, the Qing...Qing...Qingshan Weapon...Weapon Foundry...has been discovered."

The servant was so frightened by his master's appearance that he could hardly speak clearly.

"Where is the hunter? Was he caught?" Zheng Yingtong asked gritting his teeth.

"Reply... Reply, sir, they returned to report the incident immediately after discovering the incident at the Qingshan Foundry. The hunter has not been caught yet."

"Good, very good. Such a big thing has happened, and you are completely unaware of it. You can't even catch a hunter. What's the point of keeping you here?"

As he spoke, Zheng Yingyi kicked the man in the heart. The man screamed, spit out blood and fainted.

After venting his anger, Zheng Yingtong forced himself to calm down. After a moment, he told the housekeeper to prepare the horse, and he was going to go find Wei Du.

When they arrived at Wei's mansion, they found that Wei Du was enjoying the dance of the courtesan with a cup of warm wine at hand.

"Master Wei, you have such a refined taste." Zheng Yingtong stepped forward and taunted him, "Something happened in Qingshan, and you still have the mind to enjoy wine and dance."

Upon hearing that something had happened to Qingshan, Wei Du sat up straight, waved his hand to send everyone out, and then asked Zheng Yingtong what had happened.

"A hunter accidentally entered the cave and discovered the weapons inside."

"I don't know whether he has leaked this matter out yet, and my people haven't caught him yet." Zheng Yingtong said simply, feeling anxious and confused.

Wei Du understood the seriousness of the matter and took Zheng Yingtong directly to the secret room for a detailed discussion.

Xiaochan was the last of the dancers and musicians who had just left. Seeing Zheng Yingtong's anxious look, she guessed that something big must have happened.

She returned to her yard, put down the piano and walked to a secluded corner of the garden.

After carefully observing her surroundings and making sure that no one was passing by, she followed the path she had taken last time and entered a small secret compartment in the secret room.

Fortunately, Xiaochan was thin, so she could fit into this secret compartment.

After waiting for a while, she heard footsteps coming and breathed softly.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped at the door of the secret room.

The heavy stone door slowly opened, and Zheng Yingtong and Wei Du walked in one after another.

Xiaochan curled up in the secret compartment, not daring to make a sound, for fear of being discovered by the two men.

"What do you think we should do now?" Zheng Yingtong was the first to break the silence in the secret room, with a hint of panic in his tone.

Pouring himself a cup of tea, Wei Du took a sip slowly before saying slowly, "Don't panic, things may not be as bad as you think."

"The most important thing now is to confirm whether the hunter has leaked the news."

He put down his teacup and looked at Zheng Yingtong sharply, "Did your people catch him?"

"Not yet. The hunter was very cunning. He disappeared into the mountains." Zheng Yingtong also walked to the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all.

"I think the most urgent task is to send people to block Qingshan and search for that hunter with all our strength."

"No." Wei Du shook his head, his expression solemn. "To do so with such fanfare would be like trying to cover up one's own faults. If we attract the young emperor's attention, not only will all our efforts be wasted, but we might even lose our lives."

"Then what do you say we should do? What if that hunter really leaks the news? Wouldn't you and I lose the initiative?" Zheng Yingtong's voice rose a few degrees, and his tone was angry.

The room was silent for a moment, and Wei Du said, "Then let's send a few trustworthy people to secretly search for the hunters. We'll be prepared to close the mountain at any time, just in case."

After a brief pause, Zheng Yingtong finally nodded: "This is the only way."

The two confirmed some details and the room fell into a brief silence again.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Wei Du's voice rang out, "Those soldiers in training..."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked a few steps to a cabinet. He pressed a mechanism somewhere and the cabinet slowly slid aside, revealing a small compartment at the back with a roll of blueprints lying inside.

This grid was very close to the secret compartment where Xiaochan was hiding, and she was so scared that she held her breath.

Fortunately, Wei Du was anxious to discuss things with Zheng Yingtong, so he hurriedly moved the cabinet back after getting the drawings.

After a moment, Wei Du pointed to a circled area on the blueprint and said, "Master Zheng, these soldiers are training at this location. Once their initial training is complete, they can be brought over to integrate with the main force."

After saying that, he moved his hand towards a place with a small flag painted on it.

"Once all our soldiers are here, we can learn the new formation."

"Very good, very good, I've been waiting for this for a long time!" This is Zheng Yingtong's voice.

"It's a pity that these weapons were discovered before they were even finished. We can only deal with the remaining ones in secret."

Hearing this, Xiaochan's eyes lit up. It turned out that this was the map of the private army's stationing. It was really easy to get!

Controlling her breathing, Xiaochan continued to eavesdrop.

The two of them grumbled for a while, and Wei Du said, "Let's arrange it this way first. I'll be responsible for holding the emperor back, and you go dispatch the people to resolve this matter as quickly as possible."

After saying that, he put the drawing back to its place.

After a while, the two left the secret room one after another.

The heavy stone door closed again, and peace returned to the secret room.

Xiaochan waited quietly in the secret compartment until she was sure that the two had gone far away, then she carefully crawled out of the secret compartment.

She tiptoed into the secret room, observed the interior layout, thought about where she was hiding, and finally locked onto the row of cabinets against the north wall.

She stroked the cabinet inch by inch, looking for the mechanism.

When she finally felt a bump, she was delighted.

After pressing the protrusion, the cabinet slowly moved.

She put her hand down and the cabinet stopped moving. She walked over, took out the roll of drawings, glanced at it, and saw that it was a map.

She put the drawing on the table, picked up a pen from the pen holder and started copying.

After doing all this, she put the scroll back in its place and walked back to her room along the same path.

"Huh..." Xiaochan returned to her room and breathed a sigh of relief, her heart still pounding.

She hid the copied map of the garrison close to her body, waiting for the right time to send it out.

The next day, Wei Du was still thinking of an excuse to invite Li Chengfeng out so that Xiaochan could further capture the emperor's heart, when he heard the doorman come to report the emperor's oral order.

"I have heard that the waterways in the south of the Yangtze River are convenient and the Zezhou wharf is prosperous. I yearn for it, so I order Wei Qing to come and accompany me to appreciate this beautiful land." He also instructed to bring Miss Xiaochan with him.

Wei Du was overjoyed and gladly accepted the order.