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Mei Changsu promised to save Xie Yu's life, and Xie Yu kept his promise and wrote down his evidence of guilt for Princess Li Yang in order to save his own life.

For him now, he will trust whoever can help him save his life. He no longer has any expectations for his former accomplice Xia Jiang.

After doing all this, Xie Yu was about to be escorted away by the bailiffs, but at this time, Xia Dong suddenly came out.

Since Xie Yu's guilt was determined, Xia Jiang released Xia Dong from confinement, but he didn't know that Xia Dong already knew about the conspiracy between him and Xie Yu.

Xia Dong is now also an experienced actor. Even when facing the shrewd Xia Jiang, she can remain calm and treat it normally.

When Xie Yu saw Xia Dong, he was scared to death because he had a guilty conscience.

In the end, it was Xiao Jingrui who came forward and asked Xia Dong to show mercy. He didn't know why Xia Dong came to find Xie Yu, and thought that Xia Dong came to seek revenge because of the conflict in Ningguo Marquis' Mansion that night.

Xie Yu is no longer the Marquis of Ningguo. If Xia Dong really wants to kill him regardless of the consequences, he may really kill Xie Yu.

Of course Xia Dong would not get carried away. Xie Yu had already been defeated and was not far from death. There was no need for her to sacrifice herself just to vent her anger.

After all, Xie Yu could die, but he must not die just after leaving the capital.

Xia Dong warned and threatened Xie Yu, which scared Xie Yu enough and left him with psychological trauma, and then he left.

Although it was only two months, Xie Yu at this time was no longer the Xie Yu before April 12. With two months of prison life and a change in status, his mentality had undergone tremendous changes.

He knew that he had no future and almost no ambition to rise again. His greatest wish now was to keep himself alive. Only by being alive could he have hope.

More importantly, for the sake of his children, he could not die, and certainly not run away, otherwise he would not only harm himself, but also his children.

An exile is equivalent to a person without a household registration, which is equivalent to a hard labor slave. Without household registration or travel permits to prove his identity, even if he escapes exile, it will be difficult for him to survive in this world.

Unless he hides in the mountains and forests, or becomes a bandit, or lives in hiding for the rest of his life.

But compared to living such a miserable life, which might even bring trouble to his children, he still felt that being exiled was the best outcome.

On a mound outside the city, Zhou Chen stood there and looked into the distance. After Xia Dong threatened Xie Yu, he walked over.

"Xiaochen, from the look on your face, you seem to be eager to go over and beat up Xie Yu, too?"

Zhou Chen said: "Not only do I want to fight him, I also want to kill him. If it weren't for him and Xia Jiang, I wouldn't have been so miserable in those years. But even though I feel unhappy, I can't disrupt Xiao Shu's plan."

Xia Dong sighed, "Xiao Shu has become too deep now. In fact, I still like him better before. On the contrary, you used to have a weak presence and were thin and weak. Now you have become much more bold and arrogant, just like Xiao Shu back then."

"The way you put it, it's as if my personality has been swapped with his."

"It's not that we need to swap places. You two are still very different. You are more like a man of the world now, with a stubborn spirit of taking pleasure in revenge. On the contrary, I like you the way you are now. Xiao Shu lacks vitality now."

Although Xia Dong is a woman, she has a heroic character. She does not seem like a high-ranking official, but more like a gangster. That is why she appreciates Zhou Chen's approach.

"But this is the capital. If we want to achieve our goal, Xiao Shu's plan is indeed better. You have been with him for more than ten years, so you must know him better than I do. He still has the same ambition as before. He came to the capital not only for revenge, but also for the future of Daliang, right?"

Zhou Chen gave a thumbs up: "Sister Dong is Sister Dong, you are really good at judging people, I admire you."

Xia Dong rolled his eyes: "Forget it, I think you are even more cunning than Xiao Shu now, no wonder Nihuang fell in love with you."

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly: "Sister Dong, can we not be so serious about this? You are embarrassing me like this, okay?"

"Humph, you still feel embarrassed? Nihuang is the one who is embarrassed. You knew Nihuang was Xiaoshu's fiancée, but you still went to provoke her. If Nihuang and Xiaoshu hadn't excused you for your behavior, I would really want to beat you up."

Although Xia Dong scolded Zhou Chen, she was not actually too angry, because she also understood the whole story and knew that Zhou Chen was not to be blamed for this matter. Zhou Chen had done very well afterwards.

It’s just that Nihuang is her best friend, and now that Mu Nihuang is in this situation, she feels bad for Mu Nihuang, so she feels resentful.

However, Zhou Chen didn't want to continue chatting and quickly found a reason to escape.

"Sister Dong, I still have to go treat the Empress Dowager, so I'll leave first."

Xie Yu's downfall made the prince lose his greatest strength, so he was no longer polite to Prince Yu in the court and competed with him everywhere. Prince Yu also did not tolerate him, and the two of them were in a mess during this period.

Emperor Liang, who was already old, was so angry at the two that he lost his mind. Concubine Jing happened to know that her son, Prince Jing, wanted to fight for the throne, so she started to use her own methods.

Emperor Liang was very dissatisfied with the quarrel between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, which naturally implicated the Queen and Concubine Yue, which made him not want to go to the palaces of these two people.

It was at this time that Concubine Jing seized the opportunity and allowed Emperor Liang to enjoy unprecedented peace with her, which made Emperor Liang visit her more frequently.

Concubine Jing's rank was indeed very high, which greatly changed Emperor Liang's impression of Prince Jing. Emperor Liang was so happy that he even handed over the patrol camp to Prince Jing for command.

When Prince Yu heard the news, he was so angry that he lost his composure. He got rid of Xie Yu just to bring the patrol battalion under his command, but now he has failed. Although the prince did not get it, he did not succeed either. Instead, Prince Jing got the advantage.

Prince Jing, whom he had never taken seriously before, suddenly stood up, which made him feel unbalanced.

He specifically found Mei Changsu, wanting him to think of a solution. Although Mei Changsu had tried his best to downplay the threat posed by Prince Jing with his eloquent tongue, Prince Yu was not a fool. He was more or less aware of the problem and was ready to speed up his pace.

Mei Changsu was also keenly aware of Prince Yu's attitude, so he did not become overconfident, but went straight to Zhou Chen to discuss.

"Prince Yu has already become suspicious of Jingyan, but now there is the Crown Prince in front of him, so he has not made any move against Jingyan. But I think it is only a matter of time."

Zhou Chen asked, "So what you mean is that while Prince Yu is taking action against the Crown Prince, we should also help Prince Jing deal with Prince Yu?"

Mei Changsu said: "I don't have much power in the court, so it's difficult for me to target Prince Yu, but we can cut off Prince Yu's arm."

"You mean, Qin Banruo?"

"Yes, Qin Banruo is the current spy chief of the Hua clan. Even we don't know how many ministers' residences he has planted spies in, but we can investigate slowly. Because of your assassination attempt, some of Qin Banruo's men have been destroyed by us, and not long ago, Mr. Thirteen discovered some of her secret agents. If we eliminate those agents, her power will be even weaker if we eliminate more of them."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Okay, leave this to me. Recently, apart from treating my grandmother, I have been following Qin Banruo all the time."

"I feel relieved if you go."

Mei Changsu breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he didn't want to trouble Zhou Chen too much, but he had a lot of people under his command, but only a few of them were good at tracking.

Qin Banruo, as the spy leader of the Hua tribe, is extremely good at hiding, and they have special methods of communication, so it is the safest choice to have Zhou Chen, who has superb skills and great martial arts, follow them.

"How is Grandma doing now?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Not bad. Now I can be awake for two or three hours every day. Sometimes I can even go out for a walk. I am still confused and can't recognize people. But every time I see him, he is very happy and keeps calling me Xiaochen. Fortunately, I am relatively low-key, so no one should suspect anything."

Mei Changsu said cautiously: "You still have to be careful. If Grandma is happy, we are all happy, but you still can't reveal your identity."

"Don't worry, not many people in the palace know me. The Queen, Concubine Yue and other concubines who have stayed in the palace for many years rarely go to the Empress Dowager's palace now. They are all busy fighting, so it's still safe."

After discussing with Mei Changsu, Zhou Chen left the Su Mansion.

He has a lot of things to do now. He has to treat the Empress Dowager, which takes most of the day. He also has to accompany Gong Yu, and now he has to monitor and deal with Qin Banruo, so he doesn't have much time to practice.

Especially since he has already mastered the Pure Yang Technique to perfection, the next step is to go his own way. Without plenty of time for him to gain insights and bring forth new ideas from the old, it would be difficult for him to make further progress.

But fortunately, his current military strength is sufficient, even Meng Zhi is not his opponent. Now the only person who can be his opponent in the world is Dayu Xuanbu.

For several days in a row, Zhou Chen followed Qin Banruo and monitored her. One day, she finally took action.

Zhou Chen followed her to a small town on the outskirts of the capital, and then Qin Banruo walked into a small restaurant.

Zhou Chen frowned slightly, with some guesses in his mind, and used his lightness skills to sneak into the backyard of the restaurant.

Sure enough, after Qin Banruo entered the backyard, he saw a woman. Zhou Chen did not get too close, but just watched from a distance.

However, he already had a guess in his mind that the woman Qin Banruo was looking for should be Jun Niang, who was once ranked in the top three in the list of top ten beauties.

Qin Banruo came to find Jun Niang, and it seemed that he was preparing to target Mei Changsu just like in the TV series.

Qin Banruo was not stupid either. She also noticed the problem and guessed that Mei Changsu might be targeting her. She also guessed that Mei Changsu did not seem to fully support Prince Yu.

But she had never thought of asking Prince Yu for help, because she knew Prince Yu. If Prince Yu knew her identity and all the hidden clues, with his suspicious character, he would not believe her at all, and might even not let her fight Mei Changsu.

But of course she would not be willing to give up. If she wanted to stir up the Daliang court, she had to rely on Prince Yu, so she planned to find Mei Changsu's flaws. As long as she knew that Mei Changsu's purpose was not pure, she would be able to give Mei Changsu the greatest blow.

Zhou Chen waited for Qin Banruo to leave, and observed Jun Niang for a while. Although he did not get close to her, from a distance, Jun Niang looked like a beauty.

After arriving at the Su Mansion, Zhou Chen told Mei Changsu about what he had gained today.

"You mean, the woman Qin Banruo is looking for is also from the Hua tribe?"

Mei Changsu was very surprised. He didn't know about this and didn't expect that Qin Banruo had such a person under his command.

"But how do you know this woman's name is Juanniang?"

According to Zhou Chen, Jun Niang was a beauty on the list of the top ten beauties of that year. She was very famous at the time, but after she disappeared, not many people remembered her. Moreover, when Jun Niang was on the list, she was not called this name.

"Yes, I saw that the two of them talked for a long time, which means that they must have known each other for many years. You know very well who Qin Banruo is, so this girl must be the same as her. As for her name, I found out about it afterwards, and based on my observations and the word "Juen" in "Juen Niang", I guessed her identity."

Mei Changsu naturally had great faith in Zhou Chen, and said in a deep voice: "Juanniang was once listed on the list of the top ten beauties. Did Qin Banruo find this girl to use the beauty trap?"

"Correct."

"That's very interesting."

Mei Changsu smiled: "I am confused, who does he want to use the honey trap on? You? Or me?"

"What do you think?"

"She will definitely be able to guess that our relationship is not ordinary. By investigating you, she may also get information about me, but I don't think she is so stupid as to look for you, let alone me."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Why can't it be me? You know, I have a very romantic reputation in the martial arts world."

Mei Changsu said: "If she doesn't even have this level, how could she have survived in the capital for so long? From the look on your face, I think you have guessed who it is?"

"Tonglu."

"Tong Lu?"

Mei Changsu's expression suddenly changed, and he asked in shock: "Tong Lu is exposed?"

Zhou Chen said: "You also said that Qin Banruo is not that stupid. Tong Lu often delivers food to the Su Mansion. If she has spies around the Su Mansion, how could she not notice Tong Lu?"

"It's careless."

Mei Changsu's face looked heavy. After being reminded by Zhou Chen, he finally reacted.

In fact, he trusted Tong Lu very much, because Tong Lu was not only loyal, but also had an old mother in the Jiangzuo League. Under normal circumstances, Tong Lu would never betray.

However, even a hero in the world cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman. Not everyone is so determined. Tong Lu is also a man. If Qin Banruo and Jun Niang take the right remedy, it is really possible to persuade Tong Lu to rebel.

However, Mei Changsu quickly regained his composure. Zhou Chen laughed and asked, "Do you have a plan?"

Mei Changsu said: "If you hadn't reminded me, it might have caused a big problem. But after your reminder, if I still can't think of a solution, then I'd be too stupid."

"So, you're going to take advantage of the situation?"

"As expected of you, you guessed my thoughts right away. Yes, I'll take advantage of her. Doesn't Qin Banruo want to investigate me? Then I'll give her a big gift."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Since you have a plan, I feel relieved. You don't need me to continue monitoring Qin Banruo anymore, right?"

"Since we know her purpose, there is no need to monitor her. She will not show up in person on the secret line either. It is enough for Mr. Thirteen to keep an eye on Hong Xiuzhao's people."

Mei Changsu made a decision, and then said: "Now what I want to do is to make the prince reveal his flaws and make the emperor completely give up on him. This is not an easy thing to do."

Zhou Chen recalled the story in which the crown prince was deposed. It seemed that it was because during the funeral of the Empress Dowager, he drank and had fun, and vented his dissatisfaction with Emperor Liang while drunk, which made Emperor Liang completely disappointed and he angrily deposed the crown prince.

But now the Empress Dowager is still alive under his treatment, so naturally there will be no incident of the Crown Prince being dissolute.

"You don't have to worry. With the Crown Prince's personality, without Xie Yu to help him, as long as Prince Yu keeps targeting him, he will lose his balance sooner or later and reveal his flaws."

"That being said, Prince Yu has become suspicious of me. I don't think I can keep it a secret for much longer. And as for Xia Jiang, I haven't figured out a specific way to deal with him."

Mei Changsu frowned. There were many things he needed to plan, and he was full of worries.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 855: Beauty Trap, Prince Jing Becomes Prince, Empress Dowager Passes Away

A few days later, Junniang, who had promised Qin Banruo, came to the backyard street of Su's house under the leadership of Qin Banruo.

Today is the day that Qin Banruo found out that Tong Lu will come to deliver food to Su’s house.

The two of them sat in a teahouse not far from the backyard of the Su residence, and Qin Banruo told Junniang the real purpose of his visit.

Junniang originally thought that Qin Banruo wanted her to use her beauty to conquer Mei Changsu, because her most powerful weapon was her beauty.

But Qin Banruo's words left her speechless, because the person Qin Banruo had conquered was actually a farmer who delivered vegetables to the Su residence.

"Fourth sister, don't underestimate this guy who delivers the food."

Juanniang asked in confusion: "Is there anything strange about this man? In such a big house, aren't people who deliver vegetables, water, and fruit coming and going all the time?"

Qin Banruo said, "This man is called Tong Lu. I have several broken spies, all of whom are more or less related to him. Fourth sister, think about it. Even if he encounters me and saves the beauty, he can't just save the beauty in my hand. So, fourth sister, you must help me with this."

"What's even more strange is that he is just a vegetable vendor who lives in a run-down courtyard. He is clearly an insignificant little person, but even Uncle Qian couldn't find out more about his background. And among the places he usually goes to, there is actually the Su residence. Thinking back to the past, how can I not be shocked?"

To be honest, her reaction was not quick. If it were Mei Changsu, or her master Princess Xuanji, they would have noticed the problem long ago.

And she has only reacted now. If Princess Xuanji had not left her amazing secret clues and channels before her death, she would never have reached her current level.

Juan Niang asked doubtfully, "Are you sure that the downfall of your Red Sleeves Technique is really related to the Su residence?"

Although she had not been in the martial arts world for a long time, she had heard of the power of the Jiangzuo League. If Qin Banruo had not appealed to her emotions and made overt and covert threats, she would not have been willing to get involved in this mess.

"The Su residence is too mysterious. Uncle Qian has been investigating for such a long time, but has gained nothing. Considering the past events, I dare to conclude that the downfall of Hongxiuzhao must be related to the Su residence."