Chapter 146 Eve

The sky will be dark.

Two men in black entered a house before the first ray of morning light.

There was a man in brocade robe standing in front of the window, but he didn't look back when he heard the footsteps.

"Why are you back so late?"

The man in black knelt down on one knee, "His sea blue was too keen, so he followed him all the way. I followed His Highness's instructions and hid in the backyard of Xuanping Hou Mansion, and came back only after confirming that it was safe."

The man in brocade robe said: "It was done well, but the important thing is did you succeed?"

"This subordinate is incompetent." The man in black said nervously: "I couldn't, couldn't hurt him at all."

"Didn't I say that the ten of you are considered masters? You couldn't even hurt him at all."

"There are so many masters inside and outside his courtyard. There are four secret guards alone. Besides, there is a woman beside him. Her kung fu is extraordinary."

"Woman?" The man in brocade robe turned around, "Are you sure?"

The man in black said: "I'm sure, I saw it clearly. Although I didn't fight her directly, her kung fu was extremely high. No one who fought with her could escape."

The man in brocade robe tapped the edge of the window with his fingertips. After a while, he said, "That's a pity. I originally wanted him to stay out of the matter and not get involved in the Chunsou incident. It seems he doesn't appreciate it."

The man in black said cautiously: "My subordinate is stupid, why should we protect him? Wouldn't it be better to catch them all in one go?"

The man in brocade robes chuckled lightly, "Leaving Xie Tingzhou behind is indeed a big disaster, but if something happens to him at this moment, and the internal worries have not been resolved, he will have to deal with Beilin's foreign troubles. Besides, if he goes to Baishan Hunting ground, then my stupid brother has a backer, and that loser Li Jifeng is nothing to be afraid of. "

…

Baishan Hunting Ground is located to the west of Shengjing, only one day's journey from Shengjing.

Emperor Tongxu was old and felt deeply that his time was short. He also knew that this might be his last spring visit, so he attended the ceremony despite his illness.

A group of people set out from Shengjing and mobilized a large number of forbidden troops, plus half of the Royal Hospital to accompany them.

All the young men from the accompanying aristocratic families rode forward on horseback. Only Xie Tingzhou took the carriage and fell far behind the group of young men from the aristocratic families.

Li Jifeng was also a carefree and happy man, but this time he stopped riding and insisted on following Xie Tingzhou in his carriage.

The emperor Luan was driving in front, and Xie Tingzhou couldn't use his carriage that was as big as a house, so the carriage was smaller.

The car had a short couch and a small table, and it seemed quite crowded after adding two grown men.

Xie Tingzhou leaned on the couch and said lazily: "You would rather squeeze in here with me than go out and have fun with them."

Li Jifeng condescended to huddle in a corner. He didn't have any princely bearing and was really humble.

"I'm not stupid. The spring search is so boring. I don't fight to the death for a chance to win, like a vicious dog attacking its prey."

Xie Tingzhou said calmly: "What they are grabbing is not the lottery."

A spring search was actually a competition among the princes. Everyone wanted to come out on top in front of Emperor Tongxu and all the civil and military officials.

"I know." Li Jifeng said nonchalantly: "They are fighting for fame and wealth. They are fighting for theirs. I don't want to get close to them. What if I am accidentally injured?"

Xie Tingzhou said: "It's still early, what are you afraid of? No matter how stupid they are, they won't do anything on the road. If something happens in the hunting ground, they can escape safely."

Li Jifeng still refused to go out, "If you're not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of the worst. I have to follow you. Nowhere is as safe as here."

Xie Tingzhou looked at Li Jifeng for a long time, and saw that Li Jifeng shrank into the corner again.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

"how?"

Li Jifeng: "It seems to be of some interest to me."

Li Jifeng changed the topic, "By the way, I heard that you have a private life-long contract with a woman. Is that a lie?"

"No lie."

"What will happen to Shigure then?" Li Jifeng opened the curtain and looked around, "Huh? Where's Shigure? Why didn't you take him with you? He's good at staying with me to protect me."

"How do you know she is good at kung fu?"

"Hehe." Li Jifeng said: "What skill are you bad at among your group of guards?"

…

A large number of people suddenly left the Prince's Mansion in the north, and the Prince's Mansion became quite deserted.

Shen Yu saw off Xie Tingzhou in the morning and returned to Lumingxuan to change her clothes and pack her luggage.

She didn't know why Xie Tingzhou deliberately kept her in Shengjing, but her intuition told her that this year's spring search would not be easy.

Besides, she had been preparing for this spring search for a long time.

Just as he was about to go out, the concierge came to report that the young marquis of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion was here, saying that it was a very important matter. Since Xie Tingzhou had promised not to enter the manor, he was still waiting outside the east gate.

Pei Chunli was sitting high on the horse, dressed in riding attire. Seeing Shen Yu come out, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got off the horse.

"Luckily you didn't go!"

"What's the emergency?" Shen Yu approached, "Why are you dressed like this?"

Pei Chunli hesitated. This was the first time Shen Yu saw such a solemn expression on his face.

Shen Yu's mind turned and she asked, "Why didn't you go to Chunsou?"

After asking this question, the expression on Pei Chunli's face became more solemn, "Well, I don't want to go. I stayed here to play with you."

"You lied." Shen Yu said, "You saw my expression just now. You clearly didn't know that I was in the house. Do you think I went to the Baishan hunting ground?"

Pei Chunli scratched his head anxiously.

Shen Yu stared at him for a moment, then pulled him and jumped into the backyard of the palace, "Let's talk."

Pei Chunli was so frightened that his legs went weak. Before he could stand still, Shen Yu asked, "What is going on?"

Pei Chun was spinning in circles anxiously, as if he didn't know where to start.

After walking for a long time, he stopped and said, "I think something is going to happen at Baishan Hunting Ground."

Shen Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, "Reason?"

Pei Chunli said nervously, "Every year, the sons of noble families will definitely accompany the spring search. I have never missed it since I was twelve years old. This morning, my father made me study at home and did not let me participate in the spring search."

Shen Yu stared at Pei Chunli's eyes, and Pei Chunli's eyes slightly dodged.

"You are not telling the truth." Shen Yu said.

Pei Chunli did not expect that two lies would be exposed in a row. He stamped his feet anxiously, "I knew I couldn't lie. My father told me that something was going to happen, so he didn't let me go. This is okay now."

"I just remembered what would happen if you went with Xie Tingzhou? So I came to inform you. Fortunately, you didn't go." Pei Chunli spoke like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

Shen Yu's heart condensed.

Marquis Xuanping is a prince's party. He left his only son in Shengjing, which means that he was sure that this trip would be dangerous.

"You go back first." Shen Yu said, "Since your father told you not to go, then don't go."

"What about you?" Pei Chunli asked.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Of course I will stay in the mansion."

Pei Chunli looked at her quietly, "No, are you going to find Xie Tingzhou? You can't go! Or, or I will go with you."

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to save my father. If something happens to him, I..." Pei Chunli was about to cry.

Shen Yu said, "It's best if you don't go and cause trouble for him."

Pei Chunli stopped her, "You can go to save Xie Tingzhou. That's my father. If I'm afraid of death, I'm not worthy of being a son."

Shen Yu was silent and stared at Pei Chunli, "You can go, but you have to do what I say."