It was in the Pingjiang County, Jiangnan Feudatory by King Xian.

"What? Your Highness, what you said is true?"

After listening to the news brought by Lu Qiange and his wife in the reception room of King Xian's residence, Gu Yunyao was no longer calm. The temperature of her five fingers was cold, and she had a cold sweat in the palm of her hand.

Sitting up slowly from the rose chair, the woman's face was as white as paper, and her eyes were stunned and straight.

She murmured and her whole body suddenly softened and sat in the chair again.

"Master, be careful!" Song Qin walked quickly to help her.

Zhao An was silent. He only looked at nanny and signaled her to lead King Xian Huanan Lin down first.

From that day, when he said goodbye to Gu Yunxi in the Imperial Palace, Lu Qiange sent spies around the capital to inquire about the whereabouts of his Uncle Huanan He. Soon, he got the address of Huanan He, the cold-faced King Xiaoyao.

On a dark and windy night, Lu Qiange disguised himself and quietly sneaked into the Ninth Prince's Mansion to visit.

In fact, his heart was filled with anger and confusion.

He wanted to ask his uncle what he thought of Gu Yunxi's pay.

At present, she was forcibly detained by Huanan Xin in the imperial harem as a concubine. If she stayed in the palace for one more day, she would be in danger for one more day.

And what was his uncle thinking?

He was a foot away from Gu Yunxi. Why was he so calm that he could ignore her situation?

If Uncle only needed help because of his plan to save Gu Yunxi, he still has some secret guards and spies working in Da Yi. If he gathered them, he could completely help Uncle to complete his plan.

However, on that day, when Lu Qiange secretly entered the house, he failed to see his uncle. Because at that time, Huanan He was still on his way from the northwest and did not return to the capital.

Subsequently, Lu Qiange had to send his men back to the western tribes to report to his Mother Princess Anhe. On the one hand, he and Huanan Jiyan disguised themselves and rode a Swift Horse day and night to go to Jiangnan to find Imperial Mother Yu, that was Gu Yunyao.

Today, after receiving the red rope from the maid entrusted by Huanan Jiyan, Imperial Mother Yu Gu Yunyao immediately recognized that it was a token of affection given by Leng Qingtang to Gu Yunxi, and thought they were coming.

She hurriedly ordered Zhao An to meet them outside the house. Unexpectedly, Lu Qiange and the Fourth Princess came in.

The moment when Huanan Jiyan met her long-lost relatives, her sadness came out.

She cried in Gu Yunyao's arms, and then kissed and hugged her Seventh Brother, Huanan Lin.

After a long time, when the two women's emotions stabilized, Zhao An asked Lu Qiange for his intention.

Lu Qiange couldn't hide the truth. He told Gu Yunyao all the misfortunes that had happened this year, including the marriage of Gu Yunxi and Leng Qingtang in the western tribes, the heart-by-heart blood bond, Huanan Xin's plot, and the death of the former commanders of the Eastern Depot.

In the process of telling, Gu Yunyao and Huanan Jiyan held their heads and wept several times, while Gu Yunyao's reaction was stronger, and she mourned several times and even she fainted.

After Song Qin tried to wake her up, the woman's hatred could not disappear, so she urged Lu Qiange several times to let him tell the stories of all the past.

Hearing this, Zhao An was depressed, his bones seemed to be crushed by the gravity of death, and the pain was dull.

He rubbed his hot and sour eyes and looked at both sides. His soft voice held a trace of hoarseness,

"Mater, please let the people in the palace withdraw and leave me and Song Qin to serve you."

Gu Yunyao nodded to him and understood that every time like this, it was time for them to discuss secret things.

Wiping her tears with her embroidered handkerchief, and the woman said, "Go out and prepare dinner. I'm going to host a banquet to entertain the guests of honor tonight. In addition, don't blame me for being ruthless if anyone dares to reveal any news about today's affairs!"

The palace people nodded and kept silent, orderly withdrew from the main hall and went busy with something else.

Gu Yunyao lowered her eyes and two lines of clear tears flowed down.

"When I left the capital, I thought Yunxi had passed the difficulties and could live happily all her life. After settling down in Jiangnan, I didn't hear from Yunxi again. I thought it was Yunxi and Leng Qingtang who lived happily and didn't have time to write to me."

Her eyes were suddenly filled with anger, and the woman looked resentful. She smashed her cold fist against the hard table of red Nanmu, remained unmoved by the heart piercing pain on her finger bones, and continued to say sadly, "I never thought that they had been set up by the Emperor and had already been in trouble. The governing of the Pingjiang County was really damned. Everyone knows that Yunxi is the favorite imperial concubine of Emperor Renxian, but he locked the news away from me."

The woman stood up slowly and knelt down in front of Lu Qiange.

"Your Grace, stop!"

The young couple were so surprised that they reached out and pulled up the woman who was shaking like a solitary leaf in the rain, trying to help her sit on the rose chair.

Gu Yunyao refused to get up. Her trembling fingers held Huanan Jiyan and cried on her chest.

"Your Highness, I've been away from the capital for a long time. Now I don't have an idea when I get this news. Please help Yunxi, my poor sister. Please, please, please..."

"Your Grace, Yunxi is also my good friend and Aunt of Zhu. We will find a way to help her."

Jiyan cried with her.

Lu Qiange was so anxious that he paced quickly and sighed.

"Before I left the capital, I have sent an informant to send a letter to Udan. The quickest way now is that the western tribes send troops to fight against the Central Plains. But it's a small matter to do so. I'm afraid even if my Mother is willing, my Father is unwilling to do that."

"What still puzzles me is that my uncle has been in the capital for a whole year. Why does he care about Yunxi's suffering in the hands of Huanan Xin? He has cut off contact with us. What is he planning?"

"Well, he, Leng Qingtang... Will he abandon Yunxi again?"

Gu Yunyao's eyes trembled. She stared at Lu Qiange's clear and worried facial features, and was sad again.

Zhao An stepped forward and said, "Master, don't worry. In the past, they have experienced life and death many times and have deep feelings for each other. Master Leng will not give up his wife this time."

"Master Leng lost the old men of the Eastern Depot, and his wife was in the hands of the Emperor. Even Your Highness alone is not enough to compete with the Emperor. Maybe he found another way to try to save the little master secretly."

Lu Qiange agreed and said, "That's what I've been guessing. At present, although most of my strength in the capital has been destroyed by the Eastern Depot governed by Yue Xilou, there are still some people. We can only wait until we really get in touch with my uncle and know his plans so as to help him."

Hearing the word "the Eastern Depot", Zhao An's eyes lit up, his mouth moved and stopped talking.

He hurried out of the hall and looked around for a moment under the corridor of carved beams and painted buildings. The faithful man turned back and closed the hall tightly.

"Your Highness, I'd like to tell you a secret, which is also related to Princess Anhe."

Lu Qiange was surprised and puzzled by Zhao An's determined words.

"Is it related to my Mother? What is it?"

Zhao An looked around at several people present calmly and said with a clear and slow tone word by word.

"Now, we got people in the Eastern Depot."

"What's going on?"

Lu Qiange pulled Zhao An's robe sleeve. He was surprised and a little confused.

Zhao An calmly explained.

"In those years, Princess Anhe went to Da Yi to see off the deceased emperor. Before leaving the capital for Kunhuang Island, she secretly found me and asked me to find some reliable and loyal eunuchs in the palace and rely on them to contact with the Imperial Guards and hide in the palace. Later, Emperor Renxian ascended the throne and successfully entered the camp of East Hall and royal guards when the government, the public and the internal court were transferred."

"So far, I respect the long-term vision of Prime Princess. It was just an emergency. At that time, I was worried that if the news was revealed, it would destroy Prime Princess's plan. I failed to tell Master in time. I hope you will forgive me."

The man bent his knees and bowed down at Gu Yunyao's feet. His words were sincere and firm.

Gu Yunyao of course couldn’t blame him. After she told Song Qin to help him get up, her beautiful face took on a new look and her eyebrows were filled with joy.

"I don't blame you. As long as it's good for Yunxi and her husband, how can I blame you?"

Put away the embroidered handkerchief, she thought for a moment and murmured.

"I think it's time to ask the informant of the Eastern Depot to be prepared. As long as Leng Qingtang returns to the capital from the northwest, the informant leader will contact him and plan to rescue Yunxi as soon as possible."

"You know the Emperor didn't give up on Yunxi at all. If she stays in the imperial harem for another day, I will be worried for another day. "

Zhao An nodded frequently and raised fist salute to Lu Qiange.

"I will immediately give the token for contact to Your Highness Solo. Thank you in advance!"

Lu Qiange waved his hands.

"You're welcome. It's all for Yunxi and my uncle. I want to know what's the name of the informant leader?"

Zhao An said calmly, "Your Highness, when you return to the capital, you only need to secretly find a person named ‘Le Xiaobei’ in the Eastern Depot."