Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 167 Countermeasures
This court meeting was even more grand than in previous years. After seeing His Majesty, the envoys from various countries stayed in the post house, and Fu Mingjue followed His Majesty back to Chengming Palace.

Fu Xiuyun was sitting on the dragon chair, with a tired face on his face, he raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, and said: "I received a note from Beidi yesterday, saying that the second prince's health has improved, and he will arrive in about two days Beijing."

"Zi Lin, what do you think about this?"

Fu Mingjue had already communicated with Beidi about the news that Beidi had entered Beijing ahead of schedule and might be lurking in the capital, but after so many days of investigation, there was no progress, which made him worry again.

Over the years, Beidi's ambitions have only increased. This time, he deliberately concealed his itinerary and lurked in the capital secretly. The intention behind it has to make people vigilant.

Fu Mingjue stood quietly in the hall, with cold eyes, and said indifferently: "A few days ago, I found Beidi's trace in Beijing, and immediately sent people to Tongzhou to investigate, but there was no Yuan Yuxuan among them. It is speculated that Yuan Yuxuan is in the capital."

It has to be said that Bei Di was well prepared this time. In order not to be discovered, he sent two teams: one was secretly led by Yuan Yuxuan, and entered Beijing ahead of schedule; the other team deliberately slowed down. Stagnated in the same state.

If Beidi hadn't been found in the capital by accident, everyone would think that Yuan Yuxuan hadn't entered the capital yet.

After listening, Fu Xiuyun's eyes were stained with anger, and he said coldly: "Beidi seems to be peaceful these years, but in fact he has always had the heart to go south. I just didn't expect that they would be so courageous? Put it in your eyes!"

At that time, Dayan and Tatar fought fiercely.Beidi Mingzhe took the initiative to show his kindness to Dayan, and expressed his willingness to bow his head and become a minister to show his sincerity.

Later, the Tatars were defeated and returned to the northern border, but their power was not as good as before.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Beidi caught Tatar by surprise, became famous in the first battle, and became the overlord of the grassland ever since.

Fu Mingjue cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, I have already grasped their whereabouts, and I will be able to catch the net before tonight's palace banquet."

Hearing these words, Fu Xiuyun felt a little comfort in his heart. He calmed down and asked, "Are you sure?"

"They think they are doing it seamlessly, but they don't know that there is no impenetrable wall in the world."

A contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of Fu Mingjue's mouth, "Soon, Yuan Yuxuan will receive the news that the entire army in the same state has been wiped out. At that time, even if I don't do anything, he will jump out by himself."

Fu Xiuyun's eyes darkened slightly, and there was still worry in his heart: "Yuan Yuxuan is a very scheming person, I'm afraid he will leave a way out, Zilin, don't take it lightly."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Fu Mingjue said with a slight nod of his head, "I have my own countermeasures. I also ask Your Majesty to keep the envoys from various countries at the palace banquet tonight."

"What are you doing?"

Fu Mingjue bent his lips and said, "Since it's a reception banquet for the envoys from all over the world, it's only natural that we can't start until all the people are here."

From the moment he discovered Beidi's trace, he never thought about searching for the whereabouts of Yuan Yuxuan and others in Beijing, but aimed at "Yuan Yuxuan" who was far away in Tongzhou.

If Yuan Yuxuan was in the middle of the capital and knew that his whereabouts had been exposed, he would definitely change his location, and because he was afraid of being found, he would not dare to contact the outside world, so he naturally didn't know what happened in Tongzhou.

Although Fu Mingjue didn't know what Yuan Yuxuan's purpose of entering the capital ahead of time was, it must be a crucial matter, otherwise, he would not have taken such a big risk to sneak into the capital.

In an extremely tense environment, due to too much concentration, some small details are often overlooked, such as——

Yuan Yuxuan forgot that he had not received a safety letter from another team for three days.

Layers of clouds shrouded the entire city, sticking to the towering corners of the eaves, as if they were about to fall down in the next moment.

A gust of cold wind hit, blowing the lingering old leaves on the dead tree branches tottering, people came and went on the street, and the three or five young masters crossed their shoulders, talked and laughed, and headed towards Yuliu Street.

Wrapped in fox fur, Ling Qingyan leaned lazily by the car window, and caught a glimpse of the group of high-spirited young masters in the distance, thinking that he and they were going to the same place, feeling inexplicably unhappy.

He has been an official for two years, and he has never been impeached by officials. It can be said that it is rare for the court to see an upright official. Who would have thought that he would fall into the hands of his sister today?

It's incredible!
Thinking of this, he sighed deeply.

And the culprit was suppressing a smile, and then brought a cup of tea over to please him: "Brother, Tian Han, can you drink some tea to warm up your body?"

As soon as Ling Qingyan turned her head, she saw Ling Youyao's sweet smiling face. Although she knew that she had no good intentions, she still took the tea.

Taking a sip of hot tea seemed to dispel the depression in his heart, and he glanced at Ling Youyao with disgust: "I'll just go, what are you doing here?"

Ling Youyao smiled and said: "I have heard that Miss Mu's pipa is three points better than the musicians in the palace, so I will naturally listen to it."

"What's so good about the pipa?" Ling Qingyan didn't take it seriously, he still prefers to listen to Shen Chao playing the flute.

Ling Youyao pouted, not wanting to argue with him.

Ordinarily, I want to listen to Mu Xiaoxiao's music. It can cost as little as a thousand taels and as much as a thousand dollars. It is rare to have the opportunity to listen to music for free. How can she miss it?
Yuliu Street is full of brothels and music workshops, which is a well-known pleasure-seeking place in the capital. It is inconvenient for Ling Youyao to enter Huixian Tower, so she asks Lu Sheng to find a place for her in advance, which happens to be next to Huixian Tower. If Mu Xiaoxiao agrees , you can meet immediately.

After a while, the carriage stopped on the street of Yuliu, Ling Qingyan sighed helplessly, put on a thick fox fur, and got out of the carriage first.

Before leaving, he said to Ling Youyao: "Stay well, don't run around, and when I come back, tell Mo Shu if you have anything to do."

"I see," Ling Youyao nodded, "Brother, go quickly, be careful that there will be no place if you are late."

Ling Qingyan glanced at her speechlessly, cursed inwardly, "Little heartless", and walked towards Huixian Tower.

After he left, Ling Youyao let Mo Shu drive the carriage around from the other side.

The sky is gradually sinking, the lights are turned on one after another, and snowflakes are scattered in the sky. Although it is cold, Yuliu Street looks extraordinarily warm after nightfall.

On the fifth day of every month, Huixianlou must be full of guests and friends, and it is the same today.

Yuan Yuxuan knew that Yuliu Street was always lively, but he didn't expect that there would be so many people tonight.

"Your Highness, there are so many people here, will he really come?" Na Jia asked while protecting Yuan Yuxuan through the crowd.

Yuan Yuxuan's face was not good-looking, and when he heard him ask this question, he felt even more uncertain, and said a little displeased: "Since he said it, he will definitely come, let's go in first and talk about it later."

Hearing this, Na Jia silently closed her mouth and said no more.

After some tossing, the two finally entered Huixian Tower smoothly.

(End of this chapter)