Huitong Hall.

"Your Highness, we are indeed wronged! Although these two people are from our country, they definitely did not slip out of our mission!"

"There must be... someone must be deliberately framed and want to provoke a war between Li and Qian. This person has sinister intentions. I hope Your Highness will not be deceived by him! Your Highness!"

Shen Qingshan grimaced and looked at Li Jingyao seriously, still defending himself.

"Since they are from your country, who can instigate and move them?! Moreover, you chose to do so when the delegation is entering Beijing. You said this has nothing to do with the country of Qian. Do you really think that I am so easy to deceive?!"

Li Jingyao looked at Shen Qingshan coldly and shouted sharply.

"Your Highness, the foreign minister also feels that this matter is strange. Maybe...maybe there is a traitor in our army. He sent people to follow me all the way to the capital, hoping to impose this crime on the envoy!"

"If Your Highness can give the foreign minister more time, after the foreign minister returns to Qian Kingdom, he will definitely investigate the matter, find out the person behind the scenes, tie him to the capital, and deal with it at your Highness's discretion!"

"If this matter causes Li and Qian to go to war, then this person's conspiracy will be fulfilled, and all lives will be ruined. I hope Your Highness will think twice!"

Shen Qingshan bowed his hands and begged earnestly.

After listening to Shen Qingshan's words, Li Jingyao frowned slightly, showing hesitation.

Li Wuji sat aside quietly, glanced at the hesitant Li Jingyao, and said nothing.

He had helped Li Jingyao stop a riot that might have been caused by gunpowder, and his goal had been achieved. As for how Li Jingyao and the court would decide, it was beyond his control, and he didn't want to.

Letting Li and Qian go to war is not his ultimate goal.

After Li Jingyao pondered for a long time, he slowly stood up, glanced at Shen Qingshan who was kneeling on the ground, and walked out.

"Until this matter is concluded, no one from the top or bottom of the mission is allowed to step outside the Huitong Pavilion. Anyone who violates this rule will be punished immediately!"

After Li Jingyao left a word, she had already arrived in the courtyard and walked straight out.

A tense and exciting confrontation ended here.

Li Wuji smiled, stood up slowly, and walked out as if it had nothing to do with himself, glancing at Jiang Ziqing intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing that the matter had calmed down like this, Cui Yunqi and Shen Fang, who were kneeling on the ground, finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up slowly.

But Shen Qingshan was already pale, and he knelt on the ground motionless. He slowly stood up with the help of the fourth son of Manjusri.

Outside the hall.

When Li Wuji followed Li Jingyao out of the door, he found that Leng Yue had also arrived and was guarding the outside with his men.

"You dare to disobey the emperor's order?!"

Seeing Li Wuji, Leng Yue subconsciously changed her expression and was about to rush towards Li Wuji.

"stop!"

Li Jingyao was already upset. When she saw this scene, she immediately shouted in a deep voice to stop.

"Your Highness, the Empress has decreed that Young Master Wuji is not allowed to leave the gambling house until the murder case of the Xiao family's son is concluded!"

Leng Yue hesitated for a moment and explained in a low voice.

"How long has it been, and you are still thinking about the Xiao family! Can't you tell your priorities?! If it weren't for Mr. Wuji, do you know what would happen in the capital tonight?!"

"I asked him to come out! What?! You even have to take care of my affairs?!"

Li Jingyao asked coldly.

"I don't dare to be humble!"

Leng Yue hurriedly saluted and said respectfully.

"I now order you to keep an eye on the delegation. No one from the mission is allowed to leave this place without my order!"

Li Jingyao stared at Leng Yue and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

Leng Yue agreed, looked at Li Wuji, and walked directly inside with a dozen of his subordinates.

Li Jingyao breathed a long sigh of relief, waved to Li Wuji, and slowly walked towards her carriage.

Li Wuji nodded and followed slowly.

"What do you think?"

After arriving at the carriage, Li Jingyao paused and asked slowly.

"It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what His Highness thinks. What His Majesty thinks."

"Your Highness should already have the answer in mind."

Li Wuji smiled and replied calmly.

"But even so, this matter is not as simple as thought. Shen Qingshan is right. If the truth comes out, there will be a battle between Liguo and Qianguo!"

Li Jingyao sighed and said seriously.

"Your Highness loves the people as his own sons. Are you worried that if a war breaks out, the people on the border will have a hard time because of it?"

After listening to Li Jingyao's words, Li Wuji's expression began to become a little solemn and he spoke slowly.

"No, sooner or later there will be a war between Li and Qian. Since it is unavoidable, someone will always die. This is their destiny. Those who achieve great things cannot care about the gains and losses of a city or a place or the lives and deaths of soldiers and civilians."

"It's just that it's not the time to start a war yet. Since His Majesty came to the throne, he has been fighting with neighboring countries for several years. Although he finally won the victory, he also suffered a lot of losses."

"This is a period of self-cultivation and recuperation, and it is not appropriate to start another war. It is a matter of great importance, and I must report this matter to Your Majesty before making any further decisions."

"Moreover, I also hope that the feat of defeating and annexing the Qian Kingdom will be completed by me personally in the future!"

Li Jingyao shook her head and said seriously.

"Your Highness has great ambitions, and I bow to you."

After listening to Li Jingyao's words, Li Wuji smiled, cupped his hands and said.

But for a moment, Li Wuji was extremely disgusted with the snake-like woman in front of him!

It is said that like father, like son, now it seems, like mother, like daughter!

"Thanks to you for what happened tonight. Congratulations. You have made a great contribution again. It's very good."

Li Jingyao turned to look at Li Wuji and said with satisfaction, her eyes full of approval.

"It is my honor to share your worries with Your Highness."

"Since His Highness has already come forward for the mission, let me go personally for Tu Jiu."

"If things are really as your Highness and I guess, it means that Tu Jiu has betrayed Li Guo."

Li Wuji smiled and slowly became serious.

"Are you sure this matter has something to do with Tu Jiu?"

Li Jingyao frowned and asked slowly.

"Sure."

Li Wuji nodded and said without thinking.

"You said before that the murder of the son of the Xiao family was also related to Tu Jiu?"

Li Jingyao asked again.

"almost."

Li Wuji replied with a smile.

"Don't be almost the same, not the same! If you want to touch him, you must confirm it is correct!"

"You may not know that Tu Jiu is not easy to move! If you don't have complete confidence, if you move him, you will get burned!"

Li Jingyao looked at Li Wuji and said meaningfully.

"Oh? It seems that there is someone behind him that even His Highness is afraid of. I am curious, who gave him such courage?"

Li Wuji raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Don't ask. Anyway, you have to remember that if you want to attack Tu Jiu, you have to think of all the escape routes, and you have to hit it with one strike! Otherwise, there will be endless troubles!"

"Also, find a way to find out the origin of that batch of gunpowder!"

Li Jingyao looked at Li Wuji seriously and warned patiently.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what's going on."

"If something goes wrong, it will be borne by the next person, and no one else will be hurt."

Li Wuji nodded, cupped his hands and said.

Li Jingyao looked at the confident Li Wuji, shook her head, said nothing more, reached out from her arms and took out a purple token engraved with dragon scales, and sent it to Li Wuji.

Tongzhuo, who was standing aside, was stunned for a moment when he saw the token, and glanced at Li Jingyao in surprise.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

Li Wuji took it hesitantly and asked slowly.

"This is a token of my palace. With it, you can enter and leave the East Palace at will from now on, and no one will dare to stop you."
To be continued...