Chapter 82

  When Di Lu Xiao Feng returned to the small shop again, Di Qing had already been summoned back to the capital.

  The honorable cat has come uninvited once again, and of course, he came during the daytime.

  Xiaohe stepped down voluntarily when he saw him.

  Lu Xiaofeng was examining his knives one by one, looking very carefully, and from time to time he would lightly touch the blade with his fingers to test its sharpness.

  Zhan Zhao just sat quietly on one side and watched, without disturbing her.

  Lu Xiaofeng examined the last scalpel and closed the box again.

  Zhan Zhao finally spoke up, "General Di has just returned to the capital, and you're already preparing to leave?" Then why did you stay behind for him in the first place?

  Lu Xiaofeng went to one side to wash his hands and apply hand cream, then sat back down and said: "When Di Qing returns to the capital, things will begin. Things can only end after they have begun, so of course we can start preparing to leave."

  Zhan Zhao's heart sank, unable to keep her by his side. For him, the loss in his heart was indescribable. However, from the beginning, he knew that her world was vast and wide. This was a choice he made for himself, and neither of them had any regrets about this relationship.

  "Right, Zhan Zhao."

  "Huh?"

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at him and hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should say it or not.

  "Go ahead and say it, what else is there that we can't talk about between us?"

  There are indeed some things that can't be said, if I say them, I'll become a target.

  "How complicated is this?" Zhan Zhao couldn't help but laugh a little.

  "While others are worried, you still have the mood to smile."

  "Alright, I won't laugh, you think slowly."

  "Have you seen Miss He?"

  "What are you talking about? I'm a young lady who's been raised in a secluded courtyard, how would I have seen anything like that?"

  "But I've seen it before."

  "Oh?"

  "I asked my mom to accompany me."

  "What do you want to do?"

  "You wait."

  Zhan Zhao watched her spin around and head into the inner room, soon coming out with a piece of paper in hand, which she slapped onto the table.

  "Here, take it and have a good look, make sure you remember his face."

  Zhan Zhao unfolded the paper, and on it was a lifelike portrait of a young girl, elegant and refined.

  "What do you think I should do?" He didn't ask why, just asked for a result.

  "Protect her."

  Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Good."

  "Wait."

  "What's wrong?"

  Lu Xiaofeng slapped his forehead, "How could I have forgotten this?" The Xixia princess looked exactly like Miss He.

  "Whoever lays hands on her will have a similar fate as hers."

  "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey." Zhan Zhao understood.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "They should already be monitoring the He manor, and they might make a move on the eve of Miss He's wedding day, so you need to be extra careful with your actions."

  "I will be careful."

  "We'll do our best and leave the rest to fate." But I don't know if it can change the plot of Di Qing's case.

  It was still due to the emperor's distrust, trying to dispel his doubts about the border generals by granting marriage, which gave the Western Xia people the opportunity to implement this counter-espionage plan.

  Zhan Zhao didn't know why her tone suddenly became so sentimental, but he also didn't ask much.

  He had long known that there was some mystery surrounding her, which had once led the master of the Liao State's Guardian Temple to mistakenly kill Miss Pong, who looked exactly like her, for the spirit that the country had raised. However, after recognizing its master, it has now disappeared without a trace.

  No one knows where she learned her medical skills and detective abilities.

  All of this is a mystery.

  But everyone has some things that are not suitable for outsiders to know about, which is also normal, so he never asks.

  Just because he believes in her!

  "You take this."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at the mechanical box he took out of his sleeve.

  Last time in Xi Zhou, Zhao Qiutang's big fire caused the mechanical box that Zhan Zhao had previously sent to be buried in the fire pit. Is this the same function as last time?

  "It's still a bit reassuring for you to have some protection when you go out. I had someone help me make this new one, and after spending some time on it, it's finally done."

  Oh, so he came today to give her a pen holder, what a thoughtful gesture.

  "Zhan Zhao."

  "Huh?"

  Lu Xiaofeng said somewhat reluctantly: "Last time at Dashang Temple, I didn't deceive my adoptive mother's eyes."

  Zhan Zhao and so on her following text.

  "So, I've already told your mother about our matter."

  Zhan Zhao's expression became tense, "What did Mrs. Pang say?"

  "For now, let's just keep it from my uncle for the time being. But anyway, I've already made an appointment with my aunt, so it'll be a bit of a shock later."

  Zhan Zhao nodded silently.

  "Wait for me."

  Zhan Zhao looked at her and then turned back into the inner chamber.

  When Lu Xiao Feng came out again, she was holding two hair ribbons in her hand.

  Raise an eyebrow.

  "Here, take it."

  "What's up with you?"

  "You're really clever."

  Zhan Zhao looked at the hairband with simple flower patterns and smiled slightly. Although her embroidery skills were not as good as Xiao He's, they were still passable.

  "After all, I'm also good at using needles, and it's not easy to sew some simple patterns. The technique of suturing wounds is much more difficult, but she has mastered it just the same."

  Zhan Zhao suddenly had a vision of her stitching a flower pattern on the wound with a needle, and secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.

  Indeed, some things are better left unthought of, for thinking too much can ruin their beauty.

  "Want to help me change?"

  "What's wrong with that?"

  Little Phoenix Maiden's face was thick, she said to do it and did it. She really went forward and removed the official hat of the Imperial Cat Master, untied his hair tie, helped him re-braid his hair with a new hair tie made by her, and then put back on his official hat.

  Then, Master Cat drank a cup of tea here and went back to Kaifeng Prefecture to continue his duties.

  In the following days, Zhan Zhao didn't have time to come and visit her again.

  Xiao Feng naturally didn't mind either, because she knew that the most critical moment was about to arrive.

  On Di Qing's wedding day, hundreds of people thronged the streets to welcome the wedding procession.

  Something unexpected happened halfway, fortunately there was a surprise but no danger, and the bridal sedan chair was carried all the way into the Di Mansion.

  As a result, on the wedding night, the bride attempted to assassinate Di Qing but failed and escaped. Xian Zhao happened to rescue the real Miss He at the right time.

  The case was brought to the Kaifeng Prefecture.

  No matter who the other party is, assassinating General Bian Jiang is a major case.

  What's more, the assassin looked exactly like the bride!

  Just thinking about it makes one's hair stand on end.

  While Zhan Zhao happened to meet and clearly saw through the opponent's plot, he rescued the bride in time. Di Qing and Di Niangniang both expressed their heartfelt gratitude.

  Otherwise, once the other side succeeds, it will be a great disaster.

  Xiao Feng heard the news and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhan Zhao had rescued the real Miss He in time, so it was impossible for her to be killed and framed as Duan Yu's accomplice, and then murdered to silence her.

  If the frame-up didn't work, then Di Qing wouldn't have been imprisoned, and so Di Niang shouldn't have been kidnapped to coerce Di Qing into escaping from prison either.

  I should, right?

  Little Phoenix Maiden is so uncertain because the plot sometimes becomes so overbearing that it makes one want to punch their chest and stomp their feet, but who knows what its recent mood is like?

  Sister Ni!

  Kaifeng Prefecture was ordered to thoroughly investigate the case. On that day, the lion dance team and the matchmaker's sedan chair bearers they met on the way to welcome the bride were all objects of interrogation.

  Unfortunately, the matchmaker died, several sedan chair bearers also died, and the lion dancers were killed cleanly.

  In short, one sentence - all clues have been cut off!

  The emperor was enraged.

  In the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, how can someone be so brazen and presumptuous? Where is the dignity of the Great Song?

  Emperor Renzong flew into a rage and issued an unreasonable decree, ordering Kaifeng Prefecture to solve the case within three days.

  I'm going!

  All clues are broken, and you still want others to crack the case in three days. This is a rhythm that forces people to hang themselves. The emperor is indeed sometimes an agent of unreasonable trouble.

  Little Swallow was invited to Kaifeng Prefecture.

  "Mr. Gong Sun, what's the point of you finding me for this kind of thing?" The key is to crack the case in three days, three days!

  Idols are all at a loss, what's the use of having her?

  "Don't be so modest, Miss. As they say, one person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plan can see further ahead. Given the current situation, I still hope you can help Zhou Xiang in this matter."

  Xiao Feng felt a slight headache, she couldn't quite recall Di Qing's case, what should she do?

  "The crux of the problem now is that all leads have been cut off, and with limited time, we must quickly lure the snake out of its hole."

  Mr. Gong Sun nodded in agreement, "The students also think so, but how can we introduce the law?"

  Xiao Feng glared, why ask her, she wasn't the other party, how could she possibly know what method would trigger their nerves and make them jump over the wall?

  "I'm counting on you, miss." Zhan Zhao solemnly clasped his fists and bowed.

  This brain-damaged fan of Little Red Book is like a kitten!

  Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to calm down and carefully sort out the whole thing, and at the same time try his best to recall the plot.

  "Let's get my elder brother to help with this matter."

  "Older brother?"

  "General Di's deputy, Pang Di."

  Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng exchanged a glance, then both looked at Lu Xiaofeng.

  Lu Xiaofeng's face turned serious as he said, "Since the other side originally planned to use a counter-spy plot, then we should choose our actors well and let them have the opportunity to continue their performance."

  It's common knowledge that the deputy general is not far from the marshal, and it's normal to have some jealousy and dissatisfaction. Let him show a bit of schadenfreude at the right time, in short, do what's most likely to make the other side think he's the best collaborator, and the good show can begin."

  That makes sense!

  Gongsun Ce said: "This matter still requires Miss's help."

  "Me again?"

  "Pangdi is after all the young lady's paternal cousin."

  "Mr. Gong Sun said he's a party brother, but I'm not familiar with him." Besides, that guy might have been a villain from the start, I don't want to see him.

  It's no wonder that Little Phoenix thought so, after all, in the world of Judge Bao, anyone who has a connection with Master Pang is doomed to be cannon fodder.

  Meow, thinking about it this way, she acknowledged Pong Tai Shi as her godfather, doesn't that mean she also has a fate of being cannon fodder?

  Thanks!

  Pointing to the sky and stamping on the ground, can't play like this anymore.

  "The girl is unfamiliar, but her aunt is familiar."

  "Mr. Gong Sun—"

  Gongsun Ce continued: "Since Miss Zhongmu was able to persuade the Grand Tutor to cooperate, I'm sure she'll be able to accomplish it this time as well."

  "This time is different from last time." Last time, Tai Shifu was impulsive because he didn't have much interest in Kaifeng Prefecture, but this time it's different. The one who will definitely benefit from Di Qing's misfortune is her distant cousin.

  Now Di Qing is fine, Kaifeng Prefecture suffered, Taishi still pleased to see it happen, because he really can't stand her family idol Bao Qingtian.

  Chemistry is something that can't be forced, just like how Tai Shifu and the others couldn't stand her.

  "Don't bother yourself."

  Lu Xiaofeng slapped his forehead and said: "I knew it was a bad idea to invite me..."

  Bao Zheng saw her in such a predicament and said: "If Miss really has no way out, this court will not force you."

  Her family idols all said so, then "going up a knife mountain and down an oil pot" must be supported.

  "Don't worry, I've got it covered."

  Gongsun Ce smiled. He had long discovered that this Lu lady had a deep affection for his family's elder, and couldn't bear to see them in any danger or difficulty.

  As a result, before Little Phoenix could think of a plan, something else happened on Di Qing's side.

  A sheepskin book with a red seal of the Grand Marshal, which recorded his private collusion with Xixia Langzhong, was delivered to the Kaifeng Prefecture by a brave servant from the Di Mansion.

  Indeed a death-defying act, for after he beat the drum of injustice, he kicked the bucket and was summoned by the Lord.

  So, traitors are the most hateful!

  Of course, maybe this underling also had his own difficulties, but he indeed brought tremendous trouble to his master Di Qing.

  At this time, Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel a sense of regret for the other's foolishness. Now that Kaifeng Prefecture has been ordered to solve the case within three days, what's the hurry? Wouldn't it be better to wait patiently for three days before making a move?

  However, it's also possible that the emperor's decree is not something that people of their social status would know about. The other party's Taoist cultivation is probably not advanced enough to understand this either, which can explain things.

  The other side is determined not to let Di Qing return to Bian Guan's rhythm.

  However, it was too hasty and mistakes were made in the urgency.

  Of course, her existence like a bug also played a certain butterfly effect, which is quite harmful to their IQ. The originally flawless plan was blown away by her wings... what a sin.

  Di Qing escaped punishment this time, but it's said that you can avoid New Year's Day (the first day of the Lunar New Year), but you can't avoid the 15th day.

  The bride did not die on the wedding night, but was still sent to heaven by someone.

  It's a matter of national security. Even if there is only one in ten thousand possibilities, the Emperor cannot be careless, so it is necessary to lock up Di Qing first.

  Pangdi's side of things still needs to continue, and the three-day deadline for Kaifeng Prefecture is still on.

  It's not easy to accomplish this task, but we have to face the difficulties head-on.

  For the idol, I'll do my best!