After seeing Huangfu Yuqing and his party off, Nangong Longze and Ji Lu did not leave immediately. The master and servant stared at the backs of the carriage with their own thoughts until the trace disappeared in their eyes, and then they slowly came to their senses.

"Master, we haven't returned overnight. If the second prince asks in a while, how should we answer?" Ji Lu asked carefully. He knew that the relationship between Nangong Longkui and Nangong Longze was tense, and he also knew that Nangong Longkui had been secretly watching them. The disappearance of Nangong Longze last night would inevitably arouse the other party's suspicion. When they show up again, the second prince will definitely mention this matter. It is important that the master and servant should be good at it in advance.

"You go back first. If someone asks, I will say that I can't sleep at night and go to the back mountain to practice swords in the bamboo forest." Nangong Longze's voice was a little hoarse.

"I understand." Ji Lu nodded and left the inn first.

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Cuizhuyuan is the temporary residence of Nangong Longze and Nangong Longkui in Jiangbei at this moment. This mansion is surrounded by mountains and waters, with an elegant environment. There is a huge green bamboo forest in the back mountain, hence the name Cuizhuyuan.

The melodious shengxiao in the bamboo forest floats clearly, like the sound of the wind blowing on the bamboo forest. The quietness seems surprisingly harmonious, exuding a tranquility that can soothe people's hearts. It is not someone else's blowing, but Nangong Longze who has not been asleep all night.

"The fourth brother is so elegant. I heard that I could not sleep at night and ran to the bamboo forest to practice swordsmanship. This morning... I was also attracted by your Xiaosheng. The music seemed to be filled with joy. It seems that the difficulties in Jiangbei did not affect my mood." Nangong Longkui's low voice came, with a faint smile. While speaking, his deep and sharp eagle eyes were silently looking at the change of expression on the man's face.

Nangong Longze's deep eagle eyes were also facing the man. Nangong Longkui held an exquisitely carved green jade wine pot and walked towards him slowly.

"The second brother is so elegant. I drank it so early..." Nangong Longze's eyes were slightly stunned at first. Unexpectedly, his Xiao Sheng unconsciously revealed the secret in his heart. However, he pretended to be calm and calm, slowly put down Zhu Xiao on his lips, curled the corners of his lips, raised a smile, but there was no trace of warmth in his eyes.

Nangong Longkui approached at this moment, his eagle eyes were deep and colorful, leaning lazily on the white marble railings around the green bamboo forest. The golden light shining from the morning sun shone on the man Bai Xi's cheek, making his face clearer and softer, but his eyes were filled with unruly wildness, adding a little bit of desolation to the shade of green bamboo.

"I suddenly wanted to drink a few sips when I woke up in the morning. When I heard the Xiaosheng of my fourth brother again, my alcoholic spirit seemed to be even stronger. But I would have to go to the river embankment to supervise the construction of the embankment in a while. Even if I was so excited, I had to hold it back first..." Nangong Longkui smiled with a smile on his lips and said lightly: "But I feel strange. Why is Xiaosheng of my fourth brother happy? First, the embankment construction project in Jiangbei will be completed for a long time, and second, the fourth brother and sister, the child is separated for so long, so don't you worry about it?"

Obviously, Nangong Longkui's words were profound. How could he not feel the changes in men's emotions when working with Nangong Longze every day? Although Nangong Longze hid his emotions very well, he knew the feelings in his heart as if he knew that he missed someone all the time every day, and hoped to run back to Beijing every minute and every second.

A strange color that was not easy to detect was flashed through Nangong Longze's deep eyes. He felt something keenly. The light of inspiration flashed through his mind and said in a low voice: "What the second brother said made Wei suddenly feel guilty. The project in Jiangbei has not been completed yet, and there are still wives and children at home looking forward to returning. My king's Xiao Sheng shouldn't be so happy..."

At this moment, Ji Lu's figure appeared in a corner of the bamboo forest and was walking towards Nangong Longze. It was heard that the man threw the bamboo in his hand at Ji Lu, and said quietly with an expressionless face: "Burn it."

Ji Lu was slightly stunned. Before he could react, the man had already walked out with long steps, and his low voice came again: "I will send a letter back to Beijing first, and then we will go to the river embankment to see how the project is going..."

The man's voice gradually spread farther and Ji Lu hurriedly left behind, leaving only Nangong Longkui standing there. For some reason, he always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why.

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As the night owl spread its wings and flew high, a golden tube was hooked on its black claws, and the man's deep and sharp eagle eyes stared straight at it and flew away.

"Master, you have already flown over the cordon." Ji Lu's low voice was pressed down and he asked the man carefully for instructions.

"Let's go--" Nangong Longze's thin lips slightly opened, and a single word escaped. His cold eyes and cold face engraved with coldness were chilling, and he shivered with coldness.

The master and servant hid into the jungle and followed it out, galloping like lightning. They followed the night owl soaring in the air. Watching it gradually drift away, suddenly a sharp arrow flew into the sky, but shot into the air. A cold charm appeared on the corner of Nangong Longze's lips: "Here you come!"

Ji Lu's dark eyes also became deeper, his steps accelerated, and he said in a low voice: "Master, do you want to stop him?"

"No need, this time it's the trap I put for him..." Nangong Longze spoke in a low voice, watching another sharp arrow fly into the sky again. The agile Ye Owl did not escape the bad luck this time. After being injured, he stinged a beautiful parabola out of the air, falling heavily to the ground, lying in a pool of blood.

Nangong Longze's eyebrows were deeply tightened at this moment, and Ji Lu was no exception. He frowned and cursed, "Damn it!"

You should know that these night owls are all messaging tools they have worked hard to train, and they always feel a little distressed when they look at them. Nangong Longze did not say a word, and silently gave the man a look. Ji Lu immediately shut up and calmed down.

Next, the master and servants were extremely careful in their steps. Nangong Longze and Ji Lu approached in the direction of Ye Xiao falling. A familiar figure of Xinlong was seen in the gaps between the grass. Nangong Longkui was taking off the golden tube from Ye Xiao's black claws and pulling out the bright yellow paper inside, but his eyes were slightly stunned at the moment he opened it.

Blank paper! There is no word written on it!! Intuition tells Nangong Longkui that this is not a good sign. With his keen sixth sense, the man suddenly turned around and looked at Nangong Longze's approaching tall figure, as well as his pair of eagle eyes without any warmth.

"It's you!" Nangong Longze snorted coldly, and the cold sharpness of the deep pupils burst out as sharp as a sharp blade. If the eyes could kill people, Nangong Longkui probably didn't know how many times had he died.

A panicked light flashed in Nangong Longkui's eyes, but he quickly calmed down. He calmed down at Nangong Longze's eagle eyes with a calm expression and said in a low voice: "The fourth brother's meaning... I don't understand!"

"Then please explain it to me..." Nangong Longze's contemptuous gaze swept away from Ye Xiao's body. He understood the meaning of his words. He wanted to hear what the man wanted to explain.

"Explanation? Why do I explain? I suddenly found someone using Ye Xiao to convey information today. Of course, I have to figure out what happened in a while. This is the territory of Lingyue Kingdom. Of course, I cannot ignore this when I encounter such a thing." Nangong Longkui said concisely, and in the blink of an eye, he shirked his responsibilities completely.

Nangong Longze frowned and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that my second brother is so vigilant. It seems that this is not the first time that such a thing has happened. I am just curious about me. In this poor place in Jiangbei, I really think that I will hide my details?"

"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid of it, so I'd better be careful. However, this is the first time I've discovered Ye Xiao's message here. I want to ask the fourth brother. Look at this note, there is nothing written on it. Is it hidden mystery or other profound meanings? The fourth brother is familiar with military strategy, marching and fighting for wars all year round, and has a lot of knowledge, and may be able to discover something..."

Nangong Longkui's speech suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but push himself completely, but instead threw the scalded potato to Nangong Longze. In fact, at this time, Nangong Longkui had already realized something. Today's appearance of the night owl and this blank note, he understood the deeper meaning of it than anyone else. This was just a trap that Nangong Longze deliberately led him into the hook.

Nangong Longze stared at the man's deep eyes for a while, Leng Yi's face suddenly softened, and a trace of evil charm curled up at the corner of his lips: "A second brother is such a clever person, do you still need to give me some advice? If you really want to say something for me, let me put it aside for the time being. After the matter of building a dike and dam in Jiangbei is handled, I will return to Beijing and hand it over to my father to decide."

When the man said that, the expression on Nangong Longkui's face froze slightly. Of course, he could hear the implicit sound of Nangong Longze. It seemed that the other party had seen through his tricks long ago, but he did not intend to entangle with him again.

"The fourth brother is right. The key is to build dikes and dams in the north of the Yangtze River." Nangong Longkui forced a smile, but he smiled very far-fetchedly. At this moment, his mind was completely confused. His mind was full of thoughts about how Nangong Longze would complain to Nangong Yan after returning to Beijing. If Nangong Yan knew about these things he did, wouldn't it ruin his plan?

Ning stared at the man's blurred eyes, Nangong Longze glanced at him coldly for the last time, and turned around and left without looking back. Ji Lu followed closely behind, still frowned, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Just as the master and servant turned around and left, they met He Jia, the personal guard of the second prince. When Nangong Longze looked at him with cold eyes, the boy trembled slightly, clasped his fists and bowed: "I have seen King Pingnan!"

Nangong Longze snorted coldly, and even responded without responding. He passed by and stared at the man's back and walked away. He Jia secretly felt relieved and walked towards Nangong Longkui again with big strides.

"Second Prince--" He Jia lowered his voice and saluted.

Nangong Longkui nodded slowly with a serious expression, his sharp eyes fell on the man's face, and he responded coldly: "How did I do what I told you to do? Now that there is a change, our movements must be accelerated."

He Jia's eyes were slightly stunned, Ning stared at the master's solemn look, and then came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "I understand."

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It has been more than a month since Huangfu Yuqing returned to Beijing. In addition to the business of the restaurant getting better and better, the money house and gambling house have also been built and entered the trial business stage. He takes his children to do business. Although his life is very busy and fulfilling, he still cannot stop women from missing someone. Since leaving Jiangbei last time, there has been no news of men. However, she believes that what Nangong Longze once said to her, he will definitely return to Beijing safely.

In the backyard of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, a beautiful figure was waving skillfully with a blue jade soft sword in hand. The fine sunlight jumped on her face, like a layer of tulle mist, and the long eyelashes cast a shadow on her Bai Xi's skin. The three thousand black hairs were black and shiny, and they were just a jade hairpin to pull it up at will, which was so beautiful.

When there was no man around, Huangfu Yuqing practiced swords more diligently. She knew that before he came back, she not only had the responsibility to protect herself, but also the safety of her children. The responsibility she assumed forced her to be strict with herself and demanded that she spend several hours every day to practice swordsmanship.

As the last silver light fell from the air, the woman was already sweating profusely, but her clear water eyes were flowing, flashing with a bright light, as transparent as water, without a trace of temperature. The sunlight gently sprinkled on her face, and a beautiful light ball appeared. Bai Xi's face was set off as beautifully, and she looked as white as the lotus in early summer, pure and clear.

"Feng Ling, accompany me to the palace." Huangfu Yuqing's cold voice ejaculated. Instead of sitting at home waiting for news about the man, she wanted to go into the palace to inquire with the emperor. More than a month has passed, why the man still has no news.

"Okay... Is the princess going to go to the palace to find out about the prince?" Feng Ling was stunned at first, and a complex light flashed through her water eyes. For more than a month, let alone the princess has been thinking about the prince, even she has always been concerned about Brother Ji in Jiangbei.

"Well, I can't sit and wait any longer. I believe my father must know their situation in Jiangbei. No matter how the progress of building the embankment and dams is, they must give the emperor an explanation." Huangfu Yuqing nodded and expressed his thoughts.

"Well, I will go and hold the little prince now and then accompany the princess to enter the palace with her." Feng Ling nodded repeatedly. Hearing this way, he felt a little hope in his heart. In fact, as long as he knew that they were safe in Jiangbei, he would feel at ease.

With the child in hand, the master and servant entered the palace in a sedan chair. As soon as they entered the palace gate, they heard that something big happened in the palace today. The ground measuring instrument made by Ming Zhao had been completed. The emperor specially summoned all civil and military officials and ministers to go to Qitiantai to watch together. Many concubines and concubines also followed them to Qitiantai to watch the fun after hearing the news.

"Feng Ling, let's go too..." Huangfu Yuqing did not hesitate at all. Of course, she would go wherever Nangong Yan was, so she hurried towards Qitiantai with her child and Feng Ling.

The rooftop is paved with flat bluestone. At this moment, there is a strange-shaped stone platform in the center, facing all directions, with water ripples in each side. At this moment, the water surface looks very quiet, but everyone's eyes are staring at the water surface for a moment, with different expressions on their faces.

Nangong Yan looked at the ground side instrument carefully and asked, "Is this the thing you said that can measure the geometry? Just based on it... can you really predict an earthquake?"

"The terrain is so peaceful. If the emperor wants the Caomin to prove that the Caomin is really powerless. Only when an earthquake occurs can the emperor truly believe that the Caomin's words are true." Ming Zhaozhi seemed a little helpless.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yan thought about it carefully, and this was indeed true. He walked back and forth a few steps on Qitiantai with his hands on his back and forth, and said in a low voice: "I will believe you for the time being. You will tell the details to the Jiantiansi later and record them carefully with paper and pen."

"Yes." Ming Zhaozhi nodded and responded.

The rare things were also seen, and the matter of the ground measuring instrument was explained. Nangong Yan waved his hand and condemned all civil and military officials. At this moment, a father-in-law stepped forward and whispered: "Emperor, Princess Pingnan is asking for a meeting!"

A dark look flashed through Nangong Yan's deep eyes, and the originally cold and vigorous face looked even more solemn, and he frowned and said in a low voice: "Why is she here? Could it be that who leaked the news?"

"I... I don't know, but it looks...it doesn't look very similar. Princess Pingnan may not know..."

At this time, the gullies on Nangong Yan's forehead stretched a little, and he nodded slowly: "Transfer—"

The father-in-law secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he knew what the emperor had been in a bad mood these two days. He was like a tiger, and he could only serve him carefully, for fear that he would cause a murder if he was not careful.

Soon, Huangfu Yuqing was led by the palace servant to Nangong Yan. The man who had originally had a dark face seemed to be trying hard to control a certain feeling when he looked at her at the moment, with his lips curled up and a deep smile was squeezed out.

"I will meet my father, long live the father, long live the father--" Huangfu Yuqing bowed and spoke respectfully.

"No gift." Nangong Yan's tone was very gentle, and he stared at Huangfu Yuqing, but the smile on the corner of his lips seemed a little stiff.

Huangfu Yuqing's clear watery eyes flashed with a strange color that was not easy to detect. It felt that the eyes and expressions of the man today were a little unnatural. I don't know if it was because things were not going well with the ground gauge, or something else...

"The father seems to be... he has something to do. Is the geometer going on a badly progress?" Huangfu Yuqing tentatively tentatively, but before she came here, she had heard that the geometer had been completed and Mr. Ming would leave the palace soon.

"Uh?! Do you think I have something to do?" A strange light flashed through Nangong Yan's deep eyes. He stared at the woman's little face, and asked indifferently: "Qing'er, have you...had you...have you had any strange dreams recently?"

"Strange dream? I don't understand what my father meant..." Huangfu Yuqing's attention was quickly diverted by the man's words. She tilted her head and thoughtful. She really didn't understand why her father suddenly asked her such a question.

"Nothing..." Nangong Yan saw the woman's confused look on her face, and a faint and despair flashed in her eyes, but she regained her natural expression in a few seconds, and said in a low voice: "I'm just asking casually, don't take it to heart."

Huangfu Yuqing's water eyes flashed with a complex look. She stared at the man's vigorous side profile for a while, gritted her teeth, and simply said straight to the point: "I entered the palace today, but I actually wanted to ask my father for something."

The woman's words made Nangong Yan's eyes fall back on her face, narrowing her eyes and said in a low voice: "You might as well say something bluntly."

"Father, it's almost two months since the prince left Beijing, but there is no news yet. I just want to know where the prince is now? Should he still build a dike and dam in the north of the Yangtze River, or have he gone to other places?" Huangfu Yu's clear and beautiful little face was full of seriousness and solemnity, and his water eyes were fixed at the man's deep and dark eagle eyes, waiting for his answer.

"Ze'er... is still in Jiangbei for the time being. This time the project of building a dike and dam is huge. I also know that it has been too long for you two to separate, but it is still important for state affairs. Qing'er, I hope you can understand this." Nangong Yanning looked at the woman's eyes, his eyes as calm as water, and his tone was also quiet and quiet.

Huangfu Yuqing was originally confused, but at this moment, Ning looked at the man's eyes and felt that Nangong Yan's expression was extremely firm and calm, not as if he was lying, and he felt much more at ease.

"I am just worried about the safety of the prince. With this words from my father, I will feel relieved. I forgive you for being rude and come to the palace to disturb my father." Huangfu Yuqing gave her good manners with a very polite blessing.

"Since you have entered the palace, stay for two more days. The Empress Dowager and your mother were still talking about the children in front of me two days ago. You took Bu to Cixin Palace to invite the Empress Dowager to have peace, so that she can also make her happy."

"I have asked my maid to leave Cixin Palace with cloth. Now I will follow you..." Huangfu Yuqing nodded, smiled, and then turned around and left.

Looking at the woman's slender back, Nangong Yan's deep pupils became darker and darker, and his eyebrows were frowning. The father-in-law on the side could only carefully observe the expression on the master's face, looking frightened.

"Go and ask the second prince when he plans to set off and leave? By the way, the matter of King Pingnan made him not to reveal a word to Princess Pingnan..." Nangong Yan said in a low voice.

"Yes, yes, I obey the order." After receiving the sacred order, my father-in-law left in a hurry with relief. In the past two days, he preferred to send him out and stay with Nangong Yan. He could feel pressure at all times, and inexplicably, the nerves in his whole body became tense. This feeling was really unpleasant.
Chapter completed!