After wearing the book, I became the mother of three villains

Chapter 422 Never Regret
During the days when Lin Rong was in a coma, Yao Shu followed Xie Qian's instructions and pretended not to know about Lin Rong's whereabouts, even Yao Chao, she didn't tell.

It's just that whether she goes out to discuss business or rests at home on weekdays, there is always some indelible silence and worry in her pair of peach blossom eyes, which are no longer bright as before.

Everyone in the family saw that something was wrong with her, even the people in the restaurant and the two shops also saw something wrong.

Until the triumphant return of the Northwest Army, the emperor's new General Weiyuan was missing from the celebration banquet.

Until the last group of soldiers returned home, no sign of Lin Rong was seen.

Only then did the Yao family know that something might have happened to Lin Rong.

Yao Shu behaved very calmly, as if he knew the result long ago, he just did what he wanted as usual, went to the cloth shop to settle the accounts, went to the clothing store to check the styles, and occasionally discussed the new dishes with the chef of the restaurant how.

Everyone was anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

Everyone felt that her tranquility was just an escape before facing reality, and one day she would wake up——

Meng Qing, who has been following Yao Shu's movements, is no exception.

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The dark guard in black clothes knelt in front of Meng Qing and said respectfully: "Master, the people from the Northwest Army who searched for Lin Zhi's whereabouts have not withdrawn yet. It has been almost two months now, and they have found nothing."

Meng Qing was sitting in front of the desk boldly, and the letter from the northwest was spread out in his hand. There were only a few words on it, and Meng Qing frowned.

He asked the person in front of him in a deep voice: "Where is Jiang Ning? How did he react? Now that the war in the northwest has stopped, he will not return to the court. What is he still doing in the northwest? Could it be that he won't come back until he finds Lin Rong?"

The secret guard reported back in [-]: "Although Jiang Ning did not personally search for Lin Rong's whereabouts, he sent people to report the latest news to him every day. The rest of the time was spent training and deploying troops in the northwest barracks. "

Meng Qing sneered: "You love General Weiyuan in your hands so much? If that's the case, why did you let people go deep into the enemy's camp that day? Now that Xie Qian and Jiang Ning have teamed up to hide Lin Roe's disappearance, there is no one in the civil and military circles. ? The only one who can hide it is the stupid emperor on the dragon chair."

When he shouldn't speak by himself, the dark guard knelt on the ground like a lifeless stake, without saying a word.

These hidden guards were the only thing left to Meng Qing by the former crown prince, even the emperor didn't know about their existence, and they were only loyal to Meng Qing.

Many things that are inconvenient for Meng Qing to do are entrusted to them, such as iron ore mining in the suburbs of Beijing.

In addition to protecting his safety, these people are usually his eyes and ears and sources of news.

Meng Qing lowered his voice and asked, "How is the iron mine going?"

The secret guard said concisely: "Yao Chao copied Li Wenshi's house this morning."

Meng Qing's complexion changed, and he said angrily: "Why didn't you report it sooner? Li Wenshi was my last trick in the court, so I just copied it? Yao Chao found the evidence!"

Private mining of iron ore is a serious crime of ransacking one's family and exterminating one's family.

Meng Qing was cautious by nature, and under the original layout, he even hid Li Wenshi's bottom line.

Even if Yao Chao searched all the way to the end, he could only find out Li Wenshi, and he couldn't go any further.

It's just that without Li Wenshi, he is equivalent to a broken arm, and it is still the most convenient right arm for doing things.

How could Meng Qing not be angry?
Facing the master's anger, the dark guard's face remained unchanged, and he just replied: "Yao Chao entered the palace early this morning to have a secret cup of tea with the Holy Majesty, and when he came out, he brought a team of imperial guards and went straight to Li's mansion, and surrounded the Li family. Nothing can get through. Li Wenshi's family is now locked in the prison."

Meng Qing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

If Yao Chao hadn't got all the evidence, he wouldn't have done it so neatly.

It's just that I obviously hid this last step well, even if I was found out, it shouldn't be so fast.

His face was ashen, and after thinking for a while, his brows suddenly loosened, and he said in a deep voice: "In that case, let's give up on Li Wenshi's side."

The dark guard said nothing.

Meng Qing added in a low voice, "I will send Master Li on his way tonight."

The dark guard responded, seeing Meng Qing waving his hand, he retreated.

After the people left, the study fell into silence again.

Meng Qing's clenched fists did not know how long before they suddenly loosened, and his fierce expression gradually relaxed.

With a pale complexion, he put his sweaty palms on his knees, and said to himself in a low voice: "As long as Lin Rong is dead, as long as the evidence from the northwest cannot be presented to the imperial court...everything will turn around."

What if all the arms of the former dynasty were broken?After so many years of planning, he can naturally continue to dormant and start planning again.

It's just that there are too many Xie Qian in the court, it's really not easy to deal with, he looks like he has no desires, but he is actually the most shrewd old fox in the court - he should be more careful.

Meng Qing gritted his teeth and hated Xie Qian, who is now playing chess with the emperor in the palace.

The couch in the main hall was covered with thick cushions, and a table was set up with a chessboard for two people to play chess.

The emperor was unrestrained, he just took off his dragon boots, and sat cross-legged on the left hand side of the small table, holding a sunspot in his hand; on the other side, Xie Qian sat upright, wearing a black court dress, his expression became more and more awe-inspiring, his jade white slender fingers The white jade chess pieces in the middle made his Ruo Shuangxue complexion even whiter.

The emperor dropped a few pieces, and said with a smile: "Why did Aiqing give way to me? This is not your style of chess."

Xie Qian slowly placed the chess pieces in his hands on the chessboard, and said in a low voice: "I didn't let Your Majesty, it's because Your Majesty has improved in chess."

Ever since he ascended the throne, the emperor had very little time to play chess, let alone anyone to play chess with him, so he seldom played chess in these years.

It wasn't until Xie Qian entered the imperial court that he would pull Xie Qian to play chess every now and then, but the latter often didn't come with excuses, or left after only two games.

The emperor murmured: "If it wasn't for Xie Qing's refusal to practice with me, my chess skills would have surpassed yours long ago."

Xie Qian seemed to have thought of something, and rarely looked away from the chessboard, put it on the emperor's face, nodded slightly and said: "The emperor's chess skills in the past are indeed unmatched by anyone."

The emperor was slightly taken aback, thinking that the flash of a smile in Xie Qian's eyes must be his own misreading.

He made a random move, and when the sunspot landed firmly on the chessboard, the emperor thought badly.

The man lowered his head, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised, and then he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty Xu regrets it."

Such mistakes and omissions could never have appeared in the hands of the emperor, but I don't know what he was thinking about just now, and he actually made such a bad move.

If I don't remind him, the emperor will be angry when he finds out later.

He was fine at first, so why should I spoil his mood?

Xie Qian was full of good intentions to give way to the emperor, but the emperor was shocked by the smile that suddenly rose and disappeared at the corner of his mouth, and the sunspot on his fingertips could not help but clutched into the palm of his hand, sweating profusely for a while.

The emperor stared into Xie Qian's eyes without saying a word.

Xie Qian looked back calmly, as if he was waiting for the emperor to regret his move.

Where did the emperor remember playing chess?

His thoughts went back to the past, when they were young, when they played chess together in the imperial study——

At that time, his chess skills were much better than Xie Qian's. Whenever Xie Qian made a mistake, he would remind him with a smile and promise him to regret.

Now they have become one monarch and one minister, and Xie Qian's appearance is like a piece of hard ice that cannot be melted, and is no longer as warm as before.

It's just that the occasional warm color flowing under the cold starry eyes made the emperor suddenly wake up.

Only then did he remember Xie Qian's words just now, knowing that he was waiting for him, he said: "Since I have already made a move, I never regret the move."

The emperor's voice was a little hoarse, Xie Qian didn't hear it, but the emperor knew it clearly in his heart, and was even a little surprised.

But Xie Qian actually showed a real smile, even though that smile was very short, it disturbed the emperor's heart more than just pulling the corners of his mouth.

He said in a low voice, "That minister would rather obey orders than be respectful."

Yubai's finger dropped a white piece, and Cai Hei's attack on the chessboard was instantly cut off. The black dragon that was supposed to swallow seemed to swim into the shallows, making it difficult to move forward.

The emperor just looked down at the chess game - he made a wrong move, and now he has lost.

But so what if you lose?The emperor smiled, and then pressed a black stone next to the black dragon, as if he had already made up his mind to give up the country in the chess game.

(End of this chapter)