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Chapter 190 Maximum Resistance

Chen Muqing sent Yingfen to talk to the eldest wife, then rode against the Feiyugu people in a carriage, went down the mountain from the east of the West Mountain, and returned to Kyoto before closing the city gate.

As soon as she entered the city gate, she immediately sent a servant to Liansheng Inn to inquire if Xiao Zhao and the eldest wife had returned.

After hearing Chen Muqing describe the situation of the Supreme Emperor coming back, Chen Zhen looked at Chen Muqing and Shi Jingshu with excitement and remained silent for a moment.

When Shi Jingshu saw it, she smiled and stood up and said goodbye: "Uncle Shen, I am tired too today, and I want to go back to the Luluo Courtyard to rest early..."

Chen Zhen nodded with a smile, asked Chen Muqing to send Shi Jingshu out, and sent the maids and servants who served beside him, and then said to Chen Muqing: "Xiao Sa is back now, what are your plans?"

Chen Muqing didn't expect Chen Zhen to ask her like this.

She said she wanted to try to live with Xiao Sa... In this case, she still couldn't say it in front of her father.

Chen Muqing lowered his head, but a red cloud rose on his cheek.

Chen Zhen looked at it, but bitterness flashed in his eyes.

"As an official in the court, you are not afraid of you being greedy, you are incompetent, you are not afraid of your harsh heart, you are a cruel official, you are not afraid of your rush to be a powerful official... What you are afraid of is that you follow the wrong person and stand in the wrong team. Now Xiao Sa is not only following the wrong person, but also standing in the wrong team." His expression gradually became solemn, "No matter how capable he is, he is afraid he will never have a day to turn over. Mu Qing, we have already found a way to save the person. Don't interfere in the others!"

"Master," Chen Muqing became anxious as she heard this. She thought of the people from the Feiyu Guards, "We just stop like this, it would be better to let Xiao Sa stay in Bahe. In Bahe, he is at least loyal to the country... Master, I think he once helped us back then!"

Chen Zhen looked at Chen Muqing with a sharp look: "Mu Qing, you are a smart person. So when he saw the Feiyuwei people, he immediately thought of asking me to come forward to persuade Wang Shengyun, let the ministers put pressure on Jin Shang and welcome the Supreme Emperor back to the palace. But do you know that just yesterday morning court, Hu Xin had no statement on the matter of his ministers' opposition to re-opening of Zhen'an King Yuan Hao, and even annoyed Jin Shang and said that he was 'a corpse-position' and was forty. If Shi Jin had not helped to handle the matter before the execution, he would have been unable to save his life at that time."

Chen Muqing exclaimed: "How could this happen?" Then he thought of Xiao Sa again, and there was tears in his eyes, "Wouldn't Xiao Sa..."

"Even so, I have a way to save Xiao Sa!" Chen Zhen's expression was faint, and his expression was full of confidence and calmness and pride.

Chen Muqing was stunned.

Such a father made her familiar and unfamiliar.

When Li was still alive, Chen Jin did not pay much attention to her and often appeared in front of her as a strict father. Later, when Li died, Chen Jin suddenly became a kind father overnight. Chen Muqing felt the warmth of his father while strange.

When she wanted to divorce Liang Jimin, he believed what he said; when she refused Xiao Sa to propose marriage, he took all the reasons for refusing marriage on himself; when she asked him to rescue Xiao Sa, he tried his best to exert his strength... Slowly, she accepted this change, and forgot the severity of the past, leaving only loving love in her mind!

But at this time, Chen Zhen's words made Chen Muqing suddenly awaken.

It turns out that Chen Zhen is Chen Zhen. He is the fox in the jungle and the master of his own world. He has never been a person who is blindfolded by the love of his children.

Chen Muqing's face was pale: "What are your conditions?"

Such a smart child... cannot be favored by the Bodhisattva.

"I'll find a way to save him." Chen Zhen's eyes were complicated, "But from now on, you will never see him again - just pretend that you never know this person!"

This is the answer that Chen Muqing had just expected... But even though she had such an enlightenment, when the answer was confirmed, she still felt pain like a knife cutting in her heart.

She covered her chest, her mouth twitched, but her voice was locked in her throat and she could not escape.

Chen Zhen looked at his daughter's broken face as if it was raining, and suddenly he couldn't bear to look at it again - he lowered his eyelids.

The room was filled with a faint sadness, which made people feel sad.

During this stalemate, the servant's report came from outside: "Auntie, Liu Lu is back!"

Liulu is the servant sent by Chen Muqing to Liansheng Inn to inquire about the news.

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen silently, with pleading in his eyes.

Chen Zhen frowned slightly.

He needed a promise from his daughter... but looking at Chen Muqing's sad eyes, his heart softened.

She is still a child... She will inevitably hesitate and hesitate if she gives up a boy who is as beautiful and smart as Xiao Sa...

"Let him come in!" Chen Zhen retreated.

Chen Muqing is very grateful.

At least, Chen Zhen is willing to listen to Xiao Sa’s news - maybe things will turn around because of this?

She whispered to the servant to bring Liulu in.

Liulu is twelve years old this year and has not yet grown up, and has a tender expression.

He saluted Chen Zhen and Shen Muqing, and Chen Muqing asked him: "Have you seen the master and wife of the Xiao family at Liansheng Inn?"

Liu Lu looked at the Shen family and his daughter, and his eyes were a little scared: "Reply to the words of the master and aunt, Master Xiao and Mrs. Xiao did not come back. I also went to Xizhimen to ask the tea seller, saying that he did not see the welcome person returning to the city..."

Sure enough, he was stopped outside the city.

Chen Muqingru was soaked in cold water. She pulled Chen Zhen's sleeve and burst into tears: "Master, please think of a solution quickly? Otherwise, even if Xiao Sa passed tonight, he wouldn't be able to live tomorrow..."

Chen Zhen's eyes were solemn, and slowly fell from Chen Muqing's tears onto her hand that tightly held her sleeve: "Mu Qing, calm down, you will naturally understand. Even if I convinced Master Wang, even if Xiao Sa was lucky enough to save his life, he would probably not have any good life in the future... I will not let you suffer. You have thought about it and ask me to take action. Don't see Xiao Sa again in the future!"

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen with a pale face and said with a lucky look: "Master, did you make this decision when you agreed to rescue Xiao Sa?"

Chen Zhen hesitated for a moment.

"Just tell me the truth?" Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen with sadness.

"Not bad!" Chen Zhen said with some difficulty, "I have been wrong once, and I don't want to make mistakes again."

"But what is wrong? What is right?" Chen Muqing's tears gently slid on her white cheeks.

She thought Xiao Sa was just obsessed with her youth, but he arranged her future when she was most desperate... She thought Xiao Sa was just a beauty of distance for her, but he was willing to let go of his arrogant heart for this beauty and run around for the people she cared about...

Chen Muqing's eyes were confused. She thought of Jiang Yue, who was a matchmaker: "As long as someone is willing to marry me, I should be grateful..."

"At least you can still live in a rich and elegant manner!" Chen Zhen interrupted Chen Muqing's words sternly, and the expression showed resolute determination for the first time, "This is right!"

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen's firm gaze and tears couldn't stop falling.

Chen Zhen looked at him and sighed faintly, and called the servant in: "Go, invite Master Chang!"

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen in panic: "You, what are you looking for him?"

Today's Chen Zhen made Chen Muqing scared, and she could no longer trust him without any grudges like before.

Chen Zhen's delicate heart can naturally feel the subtle changes in his daughter's emotions towards him.

He smiled bitterly: "There is a curfew in the city soon. I'll ask him to help deliver a few letters!"

"Then are you willing to save Xiao Sa?" Chen Muqing exclaimed, his tone full of unbelievable joy.

Chen Zhen did not make a sound, and walked to the desk to start writing.

Chen Muqing was stunned and quickly rolled up his sleeves to polish the ink for Chen Zhen.

During this period, she tiptoed to peek at the contents of the letter several times and roughly guessed the contents of the letter.

The first letter was written to Mr. Min. He told Mr. Min what Chen Muqing saw and asked Mr. Min to find a way to rescue his uncle Lin Yong as a friend of Wang Qing, and find a way to get Wang Qing back to Kyoto.

The second letter was written to Wang Shengyun. He also told Wang Shengyun what Chen Muqing saw, but in the letter he advised him that everyone in the world knew that the Supreme Emperor had returned to Kyoto. If he did not hold a ceremony to invite him to the palace, he would be criticized by later generations. He also said: Everyone knows what the emperor meant now. When the Supreme Emperor returned to the Forbidden Palace, the cabinet was full of benevolence and righteousness. In the letter, he implied that Wang Shengyun would take the person back first, and whether he would live or die in the future, it had nothing to do with the ministers.

The third letter was written to Shi Jin. He told Shi Jin that Zeng Ju had returned to Beijing for thousands of miles. After learning about it, he would be afraid that he would blame Zeng Ju and asked him to save Zeng Ju in the dilemma of the withering of talents in the army.

His letter has not been finished, and Chang Hui has arrived.

Chang Hui was very concerned about Xiao Sa's future. After leaving the Shen family, it was difficult to know about Xiao Sa. So he ran to the Shen family and helped the gardener clean the snow in the greenhouse, or helped the servant feed the horses. After a few days, he became familiar with the Shen family.

When he heard that Chen Zhen had something to look for him, he immediately ran to the study.

Knowing what Chen Zhen called him, Chang Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry! If even the officers and soldiers on the night patrol could catch me, my Chang Hui's name would have to be pronounced in reverse."

Chen Zhen was still a little worried and repeatedly explained to him: "When the people from Feiyuwei came to hear the news, they must have sent people to monitor the movements on the west mountain in advance. Now they have brought hundreds of riders and horses to stop people outside the city, so that we have no news... Chang Hui, this matter is related to the life and death of the Supreme Emperor, the safety of the court and the country. You must find a way to deliver the letter to the three adults. Otherwise, your three trips to Bahe will be in vain!"

Chang Hui grinned and put the letter close to her arms: "Don't worry! The letter is there."

Chen Zhen nodded and said solemnly: "I'll ask Master Chang for everything."

Chang Hui nodded and left with a letter in his arms.

"Master!" Chen Muqing wanted to speak but stopped, and wanted to ask clearly whether what he said just now was counting - if Xiao Sa could come back, could he still see him?

Unfortunately, she just shouted, and the servant outside reported: "My aunt is here!"
Chapter completed!
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