freenovelworld Chapter 606 You really are my lucky star!
Chapter 606 You really are my lucky star!
"The Holy Maiden of Miao Territory..."
Zong Que had someone investigate and found that Miao Jiang only sends a holy maiden to Yuechuan Kingdom once every three years, and the holy maiden sent is to marry into the Yuechuan royal family and continue the bloodline. There have been no exceptions to this day.
"How old is she this year?" If he remembered correctly, this year was not the time to send the Holy Maiden to Yuechuan Kingdom.
“Twelve or thirteen years old,” Mingruo said after thinking for a moment. “I heard that the tribes sent the Holy Maiden to Yuechuan Royal City to continue their lineage, but she is still too young, it’s not the right time yet.”
Upon hearing this, Zong Que chuckled softly: "Let's wait a day. Yangyang must have guessed something, so she let that little girl enter the royal city under the name of the Miao Jiang Holy Maiden. She must have come with a mission. It's inconvenient for us to meet her at the Yuechuan Royal Palace right now. If Yangyang can't enter the palace tomorrow, I'll go out and find her."
"Then what about King Yuechuan's side..." Mingruo hesitated and looked at Zongque.
"When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders." Zong Que said calmly, "If Father Emperor really insists on war, the Jinzhou army can simply arrive at Jinghu."
“Then come to Yuechuan Kingdom…” Mingruo subconsciously lowered her voice.
“Zong Ke wanted to lure me into a trap. Coincidentally, I didn’t intend to let him leave Yuechuan alive.”
Zong Que raised his eyes and looked at the bright moon in the night sky, which was only slightly missing a corner.
In a few days, it will be the full moon, and the grand ceremony to worship the gods will take place.
After Yuzhou, Zong Ke must have known that he was still alive. In order to lure him into the trap, he was willing to gamble with the entire Jinzhou army. If that's the case, wouldn't it be a waste of Zong Ke's efforts if he didn't come?
Zong Ke wanted a share of the military power in Jinzhou—what a joke!
Since he is now considered a dead man by the world, who can't kill him?
King Yuechuan wanted to launch a war in collusion with Zongke from within and without. Zongke wanted to use this war to seize military power in Jinzhou. Then he would show them which general could enter Yuechuan!
Mingruo was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood Zongque's meaning. Zongke wanted to use the affairs of Yuechuan Kingdom to scheme against the military power in Jinzhou and against Zongque. Similarly, wasn't Zongque also using this to lure his opponent into a trap? Zongque's goal from beginning to end was not Yuechuan, but Zongque. As for the ethereal legend of the immortality Gu, whether it was true or false, it was all just hearsay.
The purpose of their visit to persuade King Yuechuan was simply to prevent him from harming innocent people by resorting to violence.
This was also to mislead them, making them truly believe that he had taken the bait.
Mingruo had not had much interaction with Zongque before. Before they actually met, he had only heard countless legends about him. But only now did he understand that the reason why Zongque was able to become the crown prince supported by the people and officials of Dazhao was not just because he was the eldest son of the emperor.
He finally understood why the emperor wanted to get rid of him.
Few emperors could tolerate a situation where the people only knew the crown prince and not the emperor.
The Crown Prince Chongwen was famous throughout the land for his role as a hostage, but none of them could compare to the person before him, whose methods were truly extraordinary.
...
Just as Lu Yangyang had expected, even more people came to Sheng Yunjiao's place to hear her story the next day.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Lu Yangyang had Sheng Yunjiao prepare several stories. By interweaving them, the pilgrims would only deepen their impression of the Gu God, thus becoming more and more devout.
With Yan Yue secretly keeping an eye on things, nothing else happened to Sheng Yunjiao.
Lu Yangyang also took the opportunity to prepare the things needed for the sacrificial ceremony, and just in case, she taught the method to Yan Yue and Li Shisan.
In the afternoon, Yin Yueling arrived with her entourage.
Lu Yangyang looked at her in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Yin Yueling winked at her triumphantly, then pulled her aside and whispered, "I have something big to tell you, you won't believe it!"
"What happened?" Lu Yangyang asked curiously.
“Mingruo, that Mingruo, he is a descendant of the Yuechuan royal family, the descendant of the Yuechuan King’s elder brother. The Yuechuan King’s elder brother is said to be his maternal grandfather. I was right next to the Yuechuan King when he received him! He also said he wanted to introduce someone to the Yuechuan King. Do you think that person might be that hateful Crown Prince?” Yin Yueling lowered her voice and whispered quickly in Lu Yangyang’s ear.
Lu Yangyang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this news: "What did you say?"
Yin Yueling blinked innocently, "You were scared, weren't you? I'm telling the truth! Absolutely! He was terrified when he saw King Yuechuan! But I think King Yuechuan is a really nice person. He even took me as his apprentice, so I took the opportunity to tell her that I know a very skilled doctor who can treat her. She agreed and sent someone to bring me to you and invite you to the palace!"
Yin Yueling found Sheng Yunjiao's stall first, but did not go up to it. Instead, she circled around a few times and then went to Lu Yangyang's stall, calling Lu Yangyang to her alone.
If she and Lu Yangyang both enter the palace, they will need to leave someone outside to meet them. They can't let the people in Yuechuan Palace know that there are several of them!
Lu Yangyang wasn't frightened, she was shocked.
One piece of information they hadn't been able to find out in all these days was the surname of the Yuechuan royal family.
When the eldest princess passed away, they returned to the former Mingjing Prince's Mansion, only to learn that Mingjing Prince Ming Qi, whose original name was Ming Yueqi, came from a foreign tribe in the southwest.
Who would have thought that this alien race was actually the royal family of Yuechuan?
In other words, King Yuechuan is the eldest princess's aunt!
Yin Yueling explained that if one is frightened upon seeing King Yuechuan, it can only mean that King Yuechuan looks extremely similar to the eldest princess.
Mingruo still harbors resentment over the passing of the Eldest Princess. How could she not be frightened when she sees Yuechuan King, who resembles the Eldest Princess?
It seems that Mingruo chose to part ways with them before Mirror Lake because she knew something about the Princess's background, but she wasn't sure, nor was she sure if it would cause them trouble, so she didn't speak up.
That's why they missed out.
But she was certain that Mingruo couldn't possibly be colluding with the Crown Prince, then...
Lu Yangyang's eyes lit up instantly. Yan Yue said that Zong Que had entered the Yuechuan Royal Palace, and she had been wondering how he got in. Now she understood! It seemed that Zong Que had discovered that the Princess's background was related to the Yuechuan Kingdom, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to Ming Ruo. However, because he had to go to rescue Yan Yue, they couldn't go together, and he didn't have time to explain things to Ming Ruo. So Ming Ruo had to find a way to go to Miao territory to investigate on her own, and then by chance, she came to Yuechuan with them!
That's it!
Therefore, the person who is with Mingruo in Yuechuan Palace now must be Zong Que!
Lu Yangyang excitedly grabbed Yin Yueling's hand: "Wait for me, we'll set off immediately for Yuechuan Palace!"
Yin Yueling blinked.
Lu Yangyang cupped her face and rubbed it hard: "Little Yue Ling, you are truly my little lucky star!"