the first lady

Chapter 158

Zongzheng Yan was confused by Zongzhengyi's expression, and didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.The Jingfeng next to him is even more interesting, why do you feel that there are some clues in it?But I can't tell exactly what's wrong.

Now being urged by Zongzheng Yi to sit down and rest, Zongzheng Yan realized his fatigue.He set off from Mocheng after receiving the message two days ago, and took a shortcut to Qilian Mountain. Even if he went fast, it still took two full days to arrive here.

God knows how tiring the two days of running around are, it is more urgent than the last time rushing back to the capital from Mocheng, and the distance is nearly twice as far.

For the past two days, I have been bumping on the horse's back without sleep. After two days, my bones even feel like they are falling apart.

"Third Young Master, let's eat something first!" Lan Feng handed the dry food to Zongzheng Yan.

Zongzheng Yan was stunned for a moment before picking it up, and said politely, "Thank you, Lan Feng."

Didn't he appear calm when facing Aoba Lanfeng, nodded lightly and said "You're welcome", and then sat back to the original place.

"Also, uncle, here's water." Qiao Ling'er also handed over the water bottle at hand.Looking at Zongzheng Yan's appearance, it was the same as the undressed Yue Ying and Aoba that he had seen before, and his body might be overloaded.

"Second sister-in-law...thank you."

"We're all in the same family, so don't be so polite." Qiao Ling'er chuckled, looked at Zong Zhengyi, and the two started a simple conversation.

Zong Zhengyan felt a throbbing in his heart, but it was not because he noticed the change in the relationship between her and his second brother, but because he thought of another worried person—Feng Qing.

Feng Qing's face changed when he told Feng Qing that Qiao Ling'er disappeared. Although he tried his best to maintain his original demeanor, he was very familiar with every expression of his, and knew his expression at that time. What does it represent.

He didn't dare to guess, nor did he want to guess, what kind of thoughts Feng Qing had towards his second sister-in-law!
"Yan, what's the situation in the capital now?" Zongzheng Yi and Qiao Ling'er finished talking and then turned to Zongzheng Yan.

Zongzheng Yan, who was obviously distracted, came back to his senses after hearing Zongzheng Yi's voice, brushed away the strange feeling in his mind, and said with a little blood: "Thirty people including the Yi and Yi people The small clans have already made preparations, the only thing missing is the east wind, when the east wind arrives, Nanwu Kingdom will fall into melee."

He lacks interest in the royal family, and he can be regarded as having a little hatred. Maybe Helian Feiyu is okay. They can be regarded as friends who have been together for so many years. Although they don't want their friendship to be broken, if Emperor Wu is still unwilling Let them go, then...

"How about the elder brother and the third prince?" After a moment of silence, Zong Zhengyi asked again.

"The army of the Yi tribe is already eager to try, and has tried to fight the army of the eldest brother several times; the third prince's side is better. After all, the patriarch of the Yi tribe is the uncle of the third prince, but..." Zongzheng Yan said seriously, in the After that turning point, his face was a little unnatural, and his brows were even more wrinkled.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Linger asked.

"The minister of a tribe of the Yi tribe is eyeing the position of the patriarch, and now that the patriarch of the Yi tribe is critically ill, I am afraid that the power will be transferred to someone else in the near future. At that time, the Yi tribe... will become a huge threat, and The small number of troops sent by Emperor Wu to the third prince may not last long." After thinking about it, Zong Zhengyan explained the simple situation.

"Emperor Wu only sent a small number of troops to the Third Prince?" Qiao Linger asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Zong Zhengyi nodded and explained to her: "Because the Yi clan is the queen's natal family, and now the head of the Yi clan is the eldest brother of the queen, the uncle of the third prince, and he loves the third prince the most, so Emperor Wu sent three The prince is stationed at the border of the Yi people in the north."

"The reason why he was given few troops is that the Yi clan will not use troops because they are concerned about the third prince, right?" Qiao Ling'er said with a sullen face, and then asked: "What if the chief of the Yi clan takes the third prince as a hostage?" ?”

"How is it possible?" Zongzheng Yan denied with a smile, "Now the patriarch of the Yi Clan has no heirs, and has always regarded the third prince as his own son. For the sake of the third prince, he will never make any move towards Nanwu Kingdom. "

However, compared to other people who agreed with Zongzhengyan's words, Zongzhengyi would not be like the others. He lowered his head slightly, with no expression on his face.

"What's the matter, Yi, what are you thinking?" Qiao Ling'er noticed his silence and asked.

Zongzheng Yi immediately raised his eyelashes, and said softly, "Linger, I was thinking about what you just said."

"How to say?" Qiao Linger asked.

"Actually, in the Yi Clan, the children born to the patriarch's daughter who married out can also inherit the position of the patriarch." Zong Zhengyi said flatly.

Zongzhengyan immediately raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "Second brother, you mean that the uncle of the third prince, the patriarch of the Yi clan who is about to pass away, will pass on the position of patriarch to him?"

"This is the first possibility, but it's not very likely." Zong Zhengyi said truthfully.

"What about the second possibility?" Zong Zhengyan continued to ask.

"Isn't there still someone eyeing the patriarch's position?" Qiao Ling'er suddenly interjected, Zongzheng Yan turned to her because he didn't know, and Zongzheng Yi also generously passed on the right to speak to her, and then said calmly: "If the old patriarch I really want to pass on the position of the patriarch to the third prince. Do you think those who are eyeing the position of the patriarch will let the third prince go? Once the old patriarch passes away, those people will immediately rebel and the old patriarch will be captured. , and then take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, it is no problem to take down the third prince. And...the third prince is the prince of Nanwu Kingdom, once he is caught..."

The following words will be very clear without further explanation. Between the Nanwu Kingdom and the Yi Clan, the third prince Helian Feiqi is an important hub. Now the peace between the two parties should be maintained by him. If the connection between them is broken, the two parties will really enter a war situation.

"My lord, does Emperor Wu want to sacrifice the third prince to save the crown prince?" Yue Ying asked.

Speaking of which, Moon Shadow and Aoba are not idiots, they both know the stakes involved, the third prince Helian Feiqi is just a chess piece, a chess piece that has been left behind from the beginning to maintain the stability in the later stage, but it is also destined A pawn to be sacrificed.

"Is the old emperor's eyes blind? That poor prince, what else is he doing to protect him?" Zhui Ming, who had a particularly dislike for Helian Feiyan, opened his mouth.

"Fate!" Zong Zhengyan didn't quite match up with him.

"Uncle, what you said about life-chasing is also correct." Qiao Linger took the words of chasing life, and said when Zongzhengyi looked at her: "Emperor Wu seems to be a shrewd person, but the crown prince acts recklessly. He has the ambition of a tyrant, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself, and always shows his edge, which is not what a qualified king should have."

A real king will have a meticulous mind, extraordinary wisdom, and due caution, and will not expose his purpose so easily.But these are obvious on Helian Feiyan's body.

Qiao Ling'er still doesn't know what Emperor Wu's thoughts are. Helian Feiyan is too superficial, and Emperor Wu hides it deeply.Even though it looks like he is preparing for Helian Feiyan's ascension to the throne from any aspect, but behind the scenes it is firmly hidden.

After a long time, Qingye asked: "If Emperor Wu is not looking for the crown prince, who will he pass on the throne to?"

Zong Zhengyan also frowned when he heard the words, "Excluding the crown prince, the third prince is a pawn destined to be sacrificed, so what remains is...Yu...Second brother?"

As soon as Helian Feiyu was mentioned, Zong Zhengyi shook his head, "Emperor Wu must have his own plans behind this matter. With the current situation, I am afraid that he will not remain silent for a long time."

"If you want to know, just ask the emperor directly." Zhui Ming snorted from his nose.

Qiao Ling'er glared at him, "The palace belongs to your family, and you can come and go as you please; the emperor is your son, and he will answer you obediently if you want to ask any questions, right?"

"Tch, of course the imperial palace can come and go freely. If you don't believe me, ask your Smiley Tiger, he..." In the middle of Zhui Ming's words, Zong Zhengyi's evil smile restrained him, and he obediently did not continue.

"Ask Yi? What does he know?" Qiao Ling'er took a look at Zong Zhengyi, but when he looked away, he turned into that gentle and harmless look again, so he turned to chasing his life.

Zhui Ming shook his head and said flatly, "It's nothing."

Let Zhui Ming show such a serious look, Qiao Linger was also very smart and didn't ask any more questions. Although this guy has a bad personality and is an idiot, he will never say what he doesn't want to say.

Other than that, it's just a matter of forgetting, who is the one who is entangled in order to chase after his life?Until now, that person has been impossible to guess.

"Second brother, shall we go back now?" Zong Zhengyan quickly changed the topic to the most important thing at present.

"You can go back." Zongzheng Yi smiled faintly, but in that smile, Qiao Linger saw a few rays of dangerous light.

Now that the situation of all ethnic groups is so chaotic, Emperor Wu will naturally not continue to keep calm. On the other side of the Yi ethnic group, Zong Zhengye, the boss of the Zongzheng family, is guarding, and the status of the third family is even more precarious. The prime minister no longer knows So, even if Emperor Wu didn't take action, those who assassinated them would definitely not be willing to wait like this forever.

"Yi..." After hesitating for a long time, Qiao Ling'er finally called out hesitantly and worriedly.

Zong Zhengyi saw worry in her eyes, held her hand and said softly: "Ling'er, we must face what we have to face, before they do something that we regret!"

(End of this chapter)