late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 80
I was startled, seeing that the horse on the opposite side was about to collide with our carriage. At this moment, it was too late to turn the horse's head around.

In the blink of an eye, a figure suddenly flew over from the side, and lifted Yixin and me from the carriage to the side.

"My lord, Liu Ye, are you all right?"

It was Mei Shuang's voice, and I waved my hands with some fear. If Mei Shuang didn't make a move just now, I would probably have to expose my kung fu today.

"Who is this person?" Yi Xin frowned, and looked at the horse and carriage that collided with each other, "Come on, let's go and have a look."

When Yixin and I walked over, we found that there was no one on the horse, just a frightened horse.

"How could there be a horse here on such a late night?" I examined the injured horse carefully.

I didn't find anything special. There are such horses all over the street, and there are no clues. However, this horse will not bump into us for no reason. It must have been tampered with.

"Unexpectedly, they couldn't hold back so soon." Yi Xin curled the corners of her lips coldly, and turned to look at Mei Shuang, "Mei Shuang, it's so late, why are you here?"

"My servant saw that the lord hadn't returned for a long time, so I came out to look for it. I didn't expect such a thing to happen." Mei Shuang explained.

Yi Xin nodded, and shrugged her shoulders indifferently, "It seems that we can only walk back."

"Liu Ye, let's go, Mei Shuang and I will take you back first."

Together with Mei Shuang, I sent Yixin back to the mansion, and only after making sure he was safe did we return to the Tang mansion.

When I went back to the Tang residence, I asked Mei Shuang, "You are so late, why did you appear there?"

"My lord, today is really shocking, I will tell you more about it when I return to the house." Mei Shuang said, and followed me into the room.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

I poured myself a cup of tea and drank it slowly.

"My lord, you didn't ask the servants to go out and send Wanquan back."

"Ah."

"When the slave girl was going out, she happened to meet a foreigner's consulate and was smashed."

"and then?"

"Then I met Zhao Yunjin, who was helped out of the city by the servant girl, and is probably on his way back to the village now."

"You said you saved Zhao Yunjin?!"

I almost sprayed her face with a sip of tea, this news is too explosive!
Mei Shuang nodded as a matter of course, "Yes, he is my senior brother."

"Why didn't I hear you say that?" I asked her.

"Your Excellency didn't ask, what did the slaves say?"

"Are you sure no one has found his trace?" I was a little worried.

"My lord, don't worry about slaves doing things, I won't give anyone an opportunity." Mei Shuang replied.

"Well, that's good." I nodded, "By the way, you haven't said yet, why did you show up there so late!"

"Isn't it to save Zhao Yunjin, dragged him out until dark, and then quietly sent him out."

"So, you just came back from out of town?"

"Well, I was thinking of returning home, but I didn't expect to encounter such a situation, and I saved my lord without any hassle."

"He saved me by the way, hehe, you girl is really more and more carefree when you talk." I shook my head with a smile.

"My lord, this servant is very curious about something, I wonder if I can ask it." Mei Shuang approached me courteously, with a flattering smile on her face.

"If you don't know, then don't ask."

I knew what she wanted to say, so I refused her without waiting for her to speak.

"My lord, this servant is just curious. My lord's kung fu is obviously very good, why should I hide it?" Mei Shuang still asked.

"Mei Shuang, go and see if Yucheng is asleep." I pushed her away on purpose.

Mei Shuang curled her lips and said, "My lord, why don't you stop asking me, it's getting late now, you should rest early!"

"Hehe, good night." I waved to her.

What I was waiting for was her words, Mei Shuang is a smart girl, she understands what it means without me saying it directly.

After Mei Shuang left, I looked at the clock on the table, it was nearly twelve o'clock.

I lay on the bed, thinking about what just happened. It seemed that we were being targeted.

Therefore, our every move is under the surveillance of others.

But, who would that person be...

October 1861, 11 Light Rain

As usual, we ministers were already waiting outside before dawn.

On my way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, many ministers without lights followed me, whispering softly about the smashed English Consulate along the way.

Listening to what they mean, they all hold the attitude of not speaking, and probably dare not say more.

Now Britain's deterrence against China has made many timid officials frightened.

I walked in front and kept silent all the time. I just listened to their ink marks for a long time, but there was no useful information.

When we arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Yixin was already waiting there. It seemed that I was late.

After waiting for a while, the little eunuch announced that he was going to court.

We ministers, in order, walked in one by one and kowtowed to the emperor and queen mother.

After the etiquette was finished, the queen mother who was sitting at the back spoke, "My dear friends, yesterday the King of Political Affairs gave the Ai family a piece of advice, and it was difficult for the Ai family to make a decision, so I took it out to discuss with everyone."

After Lan'er finished speaking, she whispered a few words to the Empress Dowager Ci'an, and then sat down again.

At this time, the little eunuch had sent the handwritten copy of Yixin's memorial to us ministers, and let us take turns to read it.

I just took a cursory glance, passed it to an official behind, and then locked my eyes on Wen Xiang and Sheng Bao.

When I saw Wen Xiang reading this memorial, he frowned obviously and shook his head.

Apparently, he didn't quite agree.

But Sheng Bao didn't respond, and he didn't show any expression from the beginning to the end.

I couldn't figure out what was going on in his mind. Yesterday, he was obviously against it, but today he acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

"Queen Mother, I have a few words, I don't know if I should say them or not."

To my surprise, Katsuho was the first to stand up.

"Say something!"

Empress Dowager Ci'an's tone was a little impatient, probably because she didn't like Shengbao's way of speaking.

"Returning to the queen mother, I think that the proposal of the king of politics is the only way to save our Qing Dynasty from peril."

I looked at this Shengbao unexpectedly, what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd, it was completely different from him yesterday.

"What do other people think?" Lan'er nodded, as if she was satisfied with Shengbao's words.

"Queen Mother, this is inappropriate, you have to think twice!" Wen Xiang stood up, clearly opposing.

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(End of this chapter)