Time flies like a white horse passing through a crevice, and in the blink of an eye, five months have passed. It's now deep autumn in September, with yellow leaves falling down.

  Four months ago, Langya Wang and other civil and military officials followed Emperor Gao Pian to the auxiliary capital of Jinyang, while Guangping Wang was stationed in Ye City.

  Guangping King, as Gao Yan's younger brother, had provided full support when Gao Yan seized the throne last year. Your Majesty also promised to make him "Taizi". However, now that Gao Yan has already made his son the crown prince, no one mentions the matter of Taizi anymore.

  These four months, Lang Ling Wang, who has regained the favor of the Empress and Your Majesty, has been training troops outside. However, having learned from past lessons, this time he ignored the criticism of his ministers and insisted on keeping Zhang Yi by his side. As a result of their rigorous training in the military camp, Zhang Yi finally acquired some decent horseback riding skills, although still far inferior to those of the knights, at least she was no longer afraid of long-distance travel.

  Looking at the gradually appearing Jin Yang City in his field of vision, Prince Lanling rode his horse to the side of the carriage and smiled: "A Qi, we're entering the city, are you excited?"

  The carriage curtain lifted lightly, and Zhang Qian's face, hidden behind the gauze, said softly: "I'm so happy, it's been a long time since I've come to the city to play." As she spoke, she coquettishly asked Lang Ling Wang: "Chang Gong, after entering the city, I want to have more fun, you can't stop me."

  Hearing her soft voice and thinking of how she had been obedient to him lately, the King of Lanling burst out laughing: "Alright, I won't stop you."

  "And don't send anyone after me."

  "Silly girl, those people are protecting you."

  "Then you have to give orders, they will listen to me."

  "Alright, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."

  The King of Lanling gazed gently at Zhang Yi in the carriage. He thought to himself, she's been following him around the military camp for a while now and must be bored stiff.

  The fleet slowly entered the city of Jin Yang.

  In the deep autumn, the city of Jin is already revealing a desolate chilliness. As the wind blows, yellow leaves flutter and fall down one after another. Looking around, all the trees are bare everywhere, giving people a sense of sternness and killing coldness.

  The horse carriage turned a corner and slowly entered the Langling Wangfu built in Jinyang.

  Jin Yang is just a different district, for convenience. Almost all the officials' mansions of civil and military affairs are built together. The mansion of Langling Wang is just one alley away, less than a thousand steps from here, which is also the Shangshu Mansion of Xiao Mo.

  When Zhang Yi's carriage entered the Langling Wangfu, a carriage quickly passed by her side. When Zhang Yi turned back to look, she met a pair of gentle eyes staring quietly at her and a tall figure in white clothes.

  After five months, Xiao Mo seemed to have become more mature. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but he also seemed to have grown taller and more upright. He was no longer as weak as before.

  It's also the case in Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, where the Xianbei people held power. Traditionally, they valued martial prowess over literary pursuits, so even women liked to ride horses and shoot bows; it was normal for him to be influenced by this culture.

  The two parties hastily exchanged a glance before driving into their respective mansions.

  After handing Zhang Gui over to Fang Lao, Prince Langya mounted his horse and hastily headed towards the imperial palace to report back.

  As they walked through the courtyard, looking at the busy figures rushing around, Zhang Qi curiously asked: "Master Fang, is the mansion going to be renovated?"

  Fang Lao chuckled and said mysteriously to Zhang Qi, "Follow me."

  He pushed open the large gate of the South Courtyard with Zhang Qi and A Lu by his side.

  Leading the two of them to push open a side room, in Ah Lu's gasping voice, Fang Lao smiled and looked at Zhang Qi.

  Zhang Qi was also stunned, her eyes wide with shock. However, in less than an instant, she quickly closed her eyes and turned her head away.

  It's really too dazzling, it's blinding her eyes!

  At this time, Ah Lu exclaimed: "Ah Qi, so much gold!" She pounced on a paperweight made of gold and wanted to pick it up. But as soon as she lifted it, the paperweight didn't budge. Another look revealed that the paperweight and several gold pieces were an integral whole, which was impossible to pull out.

  Upper Ah Lu's face was filled with both joy and pain, Fang Lao smiled and said: "Ji, this room is specially prepared for you by the Duke." Originally, this room had been prepared in Ye City, but unexpectedly, His Majesty brought everyone to Jin Yang, so they hastily set up this room in the Jin Yang mansion.

  Having said that, he bowed to Zhang Gui and slowly walked out.

  Fang Lao retreated, and Ah Lu again shrieked as she pounced on a golden teacup on the table, but when she tried to lift it with her hand, it still didn't budge.

  A Lu couldn't believe it, and one by one, they were taken away.

  A moment later, she turned back, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Zhang Qi. "Qi, Gao Changgong is bullying people... With so much gold, not a single piece can be lifted!" She said resentfully: "Gold that can't be carried away, what kind of gold is that?"

  Jian Qi smiled and looked at herself, Ah Lu said with a flat mouth: "You're still smiling, you're really similar to that surname Gao!"

  It's better if Ah Lu doesn't say anything, but once she does, it really reminds herself. This Ah Qi, the more she acts, the calmer she becomes, isn't she becoming more and more like Lanling King?

  Zhang Qi smiled and looked at her, until Ah Qi rolled over several times on the large bed with golden foil stickers, before walking up to pull her away. "You've been tired for so long, rest first and come back later."

  Two people followed the maid to a nearby bedroom. A green servant helped Zhang Gui bathe, and after washing herself, she suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, strange! Isn't this the South Wing? Why doesn't the Duke let Ah Gui live with him?"

  Facing Ah Lu's inquiry, Zhang Qi smiled softly and said: "Perhaps he has his own ideas. Come, comb my hair well." Up to here, Zhang Qi turned to the maids and said: "You all go out."

  "Yes."

  Several maids curtsied and backed away. As they retreated, the maid standing in the corner suddenly raised her head and winked secretly at Zhang Qi.

  Zhang Qi was taken aback and then called out to the maid: "You stay."

  "Yes."

  "A'lv, help me keep an eye on the door."

  A Lu was taken aback, glanced at the maid and immediately replied: "Good." She backed out.

  The door creaked shut, and the maid immediately curtsied to Zhang Qifu, saying in a soft voice: "I am someone arranged by Minister Xiao to be here. The minister ordered me to hand over something to Mistress Zhang."

  She then took out a sealed small box from her bosom and respectfully presented it to Zhang Qi.

  Zhang Qi waved her hand, indicating that she should retreat. She opened the box and took out a handkerchief from inside.

  This handkerchief has a beautiful landscape embroidered on it, with a poem written next to it and signed with the character "gui". It's actually Zhang Gui's own work.

  It was during Chen Guo's time that she had five handkerchiefs fall into Xiao Mo's hands.

  Never thought there would be a day to see them again.

  Zhang Qi looked at the maid and thought to herself: "Xiao Mo is using this handkerchief to send a message, it's to reassure me, this must be true."

  She picked up the handkerchief.

  Under the handkerchief was a piece of paper. On it were written a few words: "In the golden house, there is an underground passage leading directly to the Shangshu Fu." Below that, a simple map was drawn. It depicted the room next door, piled high with gold and jade, in the southwest corner, marked heavily below.

  What?

  Zhang Qi's hand trembled. In an instant, she took a deep breath.

  Put away the box, Zhang Qi said in a low voice: "I want to see him."

  "Yes, I will definitely convey it."

  "You go out first."

  "Yes."

  The maid retreated, and Zhang Gui hurriedly went forward to close the door. After taking another look at the note, she casually threw it into the brazier.

  Watching the paper strip turn into ashes, Zhang Qi suddenly let out a long sigh.

  She had known all along that Xiao Mo would make arrangements for her. Indeed he did. But Xiao Mo was a man who definitely needed to be guarded against.

  Thinking of this, Zhang Gui suddenly came back to his senses.

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  Just then, a shouting voice came from outside the door, "What? What did you say?" In the midst of the flustered shouting, she rushed hastily up to the steps and called out towards the inside, "Ah Gui, Ah Gui, it's not good, it's not good."

  The voice was choked with sobs.

  Zhang Qi opened the door.

  Outside the door, Ah Lu was so angry that her face turned bright red. As soon as she saw Zhang Qi, she rushed up to grab her hand and said urgently: "Ah Qi, I just heard a maid say that the Empress Dowager has arranged for Gao Changgong to get married, he's going to take a wife! They also said that Gao Changgong knew about this long ago, and the renovation of the palace is all in preparation for welcoming the princess."

  She said with a sigh: "No wonder you were driven to live in the South Wing, it turns out he is getting married."

  At this point, Ah Lu was gritting her teeth in anger.

  After shouting for a while, Ah Lu saw Zhang Qi lowering her head, motionless and speechless, and couldn't help but anxiously call out: "Ah Qi, Ah Qi, are you okay?"

  "I'm fine." Zhang Qi raised her head, looking at A Lu, whose stunningly beautiful face was as calm as ever. "I had already guessed it."

  Nowadays she is obedient and gentle, completely tamed, so he can also start to take a formal wife.

  As she spoke, Zhang Qi looked up and gazed outside. Seeing the maids outside, each one was worried and vigilant, looking at her as if they were afraid she would do something irrational. Zhang Qi couldn't help but smile slightly.

  Ling De had long since allowed Ling's maidservants to put their minds at ease, and Zhang Gui closed the door with a flourish.

  Pulling A Lu to a corner, Zhang Qi asked in a low voice: "Those gold pieces, are they hidden properly?"

  "Alright." Ah Lu said in a low voice, "When we returned to Jin Yang that day, didn't you tell me to hide those gold pieces in the wall of a room at Jia's wine house?"

  Zhang Qi nodded, she lowered her eyes and said slowly: "With that thousand two gold, we have enough... Remember, the hiding place of the gold, no one can say, not even Xiao Mo!"

  "I know."

  A Lu looked at her, tears streaming down and asked: "A Gui, are you leaving?"

  Zhang Qi smiled, "Yes, it's time to go." She turned her head to look at the bright sunlight outside and said softly: "Perhaps by next spring when flowers bloom, we will have already toured Chen Di."

  She walked to the desk, picked up a blank silk book, thought for a moment, wrote over a hundred words, and then called the maid who had just left. She put the silk book in the wooden box, resealed it, and handed it to Zhang Qi, saying softly: "Keep it well, I may not be able to meet with Xiao Shangshu, you give this to him."

  "Yes."

  "It mustn't be known by anyone."

  "Don't worry."

  The maid quietly slipped out of the room with it hidden in her wide sleeve.

  When King Lanling returned to the mansion, it was already evening. As soon as he entered the mansion, he hurriedly walked towards the South Wing. As he walked, he asked: "Does Ah Gui know?"

  "Yes, Zhang Ji knew."

  As he was about to move forward, Lang Ling Wang's footsteps paused, and he turned his head to look at Fang Lao, pursing his lips to ask: "What was her reaction?"

  "He has been staying indoors and hasn't eaten yet until now."

  The King of Lanling turned his head around.

  He looked at the dense trees in the courtyard, and after a while, he stretched out his hand to press his chest, and said with a bitter smile: "I don't know why, but since I made this decision, my heart has been restless."

  "Prince of a Commandery?"

  "I think she's come around, she hasn't been as reckless these past few months. Let's go take a look."

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