wealthy lord

Chapter 128: Undercurrent surges, attacked late at night

Inside the house, Cui Mingchong heard the sound of the door opening and suddenly opened his eyes. He saw it was Qi Rui and asked, "Why are you back again?"

"Sir, my subordinate just met Lin Yun's third wife, Oona, who sneaked in in the small garden outside the courtyard!"

"Oona?" Cui Mingchong muttered, suddenly recalling that night, he was kidnapped by this foreign woman in Niubei Village.

He couldn't help but frown and said, "What is she here for?"

"Master Qi, Wu Na said that she came to deliver information under Lin Yun's order, and she insisted on telling you in person! She said it was related to your life!"

Qi Rui looked a little unhappy. He was the commander of the Ouchi guards responsible for Cui Mingchong's safety. He said it himself, as if admitting that his guard had failed.

Cui Mingchong stood up suddenly and said, "Bring her in!"

As a court official and an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, he naturally has a quick mind and a strong sense of urgency.

Seeing that he would have to return to Beijing to resume his duties tomorrow, he didn't want to make any mistakes.

In his eyes, Lin Yun was already quite a powerful local snake in Yucheng. Whether he believed it or not, he could not ignore the information sent by Lin Yun, and he did not dare to ignore it.

Qi Rui nodded, turned around and opened the door. He happened to see Oona eavesdropping through the door and frowned: "Come in!"

Oona looked embarrassed and walked in the door pretending that nothing was wrong.

When he saw Cui Mingchong, he immediately grinned and said, "Old man, we meet again!"

"Bold!! When you see me, the imperial envoy of the Daduan Dynasty, you are like the emperor, and you still don't kneel down to salute!"

Qi Rui shouted.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.

But Qi Rui just wants to destroy her prestige.

But Oona was not someone to be trifled with. She sneered and said, "Not to mention asking me to kneel to this old guy, even if you, Daduan Shenchao, are facing that old emperor, I will never kneel down!"

"you!"

Qi Rui was furious, with murderous intent bursting out of his eyes.

This was the first time he had heard such rebellious words in his many years as an official.

At this time, Cui Mingchong waved his hand and said: "Okay! Qi Rui, this girl is not a subject of my Daduan Divine Dynasty. If you don't kneel down, don't kneel down!"

Only then did Qi Rui's expression soften.

Immediately, Cui Mingchong looked at Oona and said, "Little girl, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon! I heard that you are here to send me information? What happened?"

"I don't know what happened! Just during the day, my husband-in-law was invited by that autumn day to meet alone at his house! Afterwards, my husband-in-law asked me to send you a message. He said, 'It is dangerous to return to Beijing...be careful!' "

Oona imitated Lin Yun's tone and said.

Cui Mingchong suddenly frowned and fell into deep thought.

After Qi Rui heard the news, he said angrily: "What kind of information is this? If you said it, you didn't say it! Did Lin Yun say what the specific matter was? For example, who wants to harm my family?"

Oona rolled her eyes and said, "How did I know?"

"you!"

Qi Rui was frustrated again. This was the first time he met someone who was so ignorant and so confident.

Oona imitated Lin Yun's demeanor again, showed a meaningful smile, and said: "My husband-in-law also said that as long as I say these words, this old guy will definitely understand what they mean! He also said, if I really don’t understand, then this imperial envoy is nothing more than that!”

The last two sentences were obviously added by herself.

And how cunning Cui Mingchong is, just when Oona and Qi Rui were bickering, he finally had the answer in his heart.

I came here under the emperor's order this time and did a lot of good things along the way, but when I was about to offend someone, Qiu Guangri was the only one. Thinking back to the big mouth he gave Qiu Guangri last night, he finally realized.

He nodded with a smile and said: "I understand! Little girl, although you have always been disrespectful to me, but because of your kindness in sending information this time, I won't be the same as you!"

"Bah! You old guy is so shameless! If my husband-in-law hadn't stopped me last time, you would have..."

Oona looked her up and down provocatively, but finally endured it.

She knew very well that Cui Mingchong was discussing business with her husband, and she didn't want to really offend him.

But Cui Mingchong was still not angry and said with a smile: "Okay! Go back and say thank you to Mr. Lin for me! Also, let him pay attention!"

Oona nodded, then turned and left.

But just when she reached the door, she suddenly thought of something and turned around and said: "Old man, although I'm not sure you know who is going to deal with you, I still remind you, don't be a sedan chair, it's best to disguise yourself. , don’t want to be recognized!”

Cui Mingchong frowned, but before he could ask any more questions, Oona had already left.

When Qi Rui came to the door, Oona had disappeared into the dark night.

"What a fast movement!!" Qi Rui sighed with emotion, closed the door and turned around and asked: "Sir, what on earth is going on?"

Cui Mingchong smiled jokingly and said, "It seems that my visit to Yucheng this time has touched the interests of some people!"

"Then what did Oona mean by her last words just now?"

Cui Mingchong shook his head and said: "I don't know, and I don't need to know! Qi Rui, please make arrangements and do what this girl wants. Find someone to ride in a sedan, and I will ride back to Beijing!"

Qi Rui was shocked and said: "Sir, Yucheng is far away from the capital, and your body must not be able to bear it!"

"Okay, I'm not a soft-footed shrimp, why can't I bear it? Get off!"

Qi Rui nodded and left.

When there were no outsiders in the room, Cui Mingchong sat back on the master's chair, stared at the ceiling, and murmured: "Qiu Guangri, you are so brave! Anyway, I want to see if your courage is supported by your strength!"

Cui Mingchong was not stupid. He had just beaten Qiu Guangri last night, and he received death threats the next day.

If he hadn't known that Lin Yun and he were allies, Cui Mingchong wouldn't have believed it was true.

On the other side, Lin Yun and Zheng Li returned the same way and passed by Nayizhuang again.

Since it was already getting late, the two of them drove non-stop and were worried about something unexpected happening on the road.

But that’s it, the more you worry about something, the more it will happen.

Zheng Li suddenly noticed that a group of people appeared on the official road ahead.

These people were all on horseback and motionless.

If it weren't for the neighing of horses from time to time, everyone would think it was a fake.

Zheng Li frowned and whispered: "Master!"

Lin Yun naturally saw it too and said in a deep voice: "Give me a bamboo gun!"

Zheng Li knew that he was about to take action and quickly handed over the bamboo gun.

Lin Yun tightened the reins with one hand and checked the bamboo gun with the other.

But at this moment, an arrow suddenly struck his shoulder.

Lin Yun was not injured, but the clothes on his right arm were scratched.

He understood that the opponent wanted to kill him with one blow, but because he was riding a bumpy horse, he missed his target.

(End of this chapter)