He worked with Shiwu once.

It's relatively easy to use.

Yan'an said: "You are the leader of the country."

The implication is that Zheng Qiao can make up his own mind.

There is no need to explain this to him.

Zheng Qiao's handsome face flashed with a hint of gloom, and his tone seemed gentle but was actually filled with murderous intent: "Brother, are you serious?"

"yes."

Zheng Qiao took down the chess piece and suddenly asked like a nervous attack: "You are not Yan Xingning!"

Yan'an: "..."

He felt more and more that this junior brother was difficult to serve.

She opposed him, but he insisted on going his own way, and no one could persuade him. When he stopped opposing, Zheng Qiao questioned whether he was lying.

Yanan didn't answer, but looked at him indifferently. Zheng Qiao couldn't see any flaws: "What are you planning?"

"I haven't made up my mind."

Zheng Qiao: "..."

He believed Yan'an's lies and that's why there is a ghost.

But what Yanan refused to say was that even if he was tortured, he would not utter a word. Zheng Qiao had no choice but to give up temporarily, but he did not forget to threaten him coldly: "I hope that senior brother's words and deeds will be consistent. If you really think so, do this.

otherwise--"

Seeing the chess pieces turned into powder in Zheng Qiao's hands, Yan felt a little sad and his mouth was full of answers.

In the middle of the chess game, Zheng Qiao suddenly said: "Shiwu wants to marry Wang Ji, but my junior brother has no children..."

Yan'an said: "Female any palace girl as you please."

Who are you asking to marry?

No, it's the word "Wang Ji".

He didn't think Zheng Qiao would worry about such a thing.

Zheng Qiao said: "Speaking of which, niece..."

Yanan's eyes suddenly turned sharp: "Zheng Qiao!"

Not even his first name or surname, not even "Junior Brother".

Zheng Qiao smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't panic. My niece is smart and young. In terms of seniority, she still calls Gu her uncle. How could Gu let her get married? Those barbarians in Shiwu are not worthy of such a golden branch as my niece. But Gu

If you have no heirs, you will be envious if you see someone with both children. Why not let your niece go to the palace to play for a few days? If you are not worried, you can ask your sister-in-law to accompany you."

Yan'an looked at Zheng Qiao who was smiling and smiling in disbelief, as if she had just met him for the first time today.

"You think I will harm you?"

Zheng Qiao: "Senior brother, you are too worried. I have no intention of taking my sister-in-law and the others as hostages. It's just that I haven't seen them for many years..."

Both of us knew the truth of this statement.

Yan'an's silent performance today aroused Zheng Qiao's suspicion, so he used this as a warning. If Yan An didn't agree, he wouldn't be able to leave the palace alive today. Yan'an knew that Zheng Qiao was suspicious, but he didn't expect his suspicion to be so morbid. He had to endure his anger.

.

"I still need to ask my wife about this matter."

Zheng Qiao chuckled: "Okay."

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The lady thought for a moment and agreed.

"The ruler of the country is inherently suspicious, with an extreme temperament and radical actions. Just follow him, if you disobey - the consequences will be disastrous." Yan'an's wife is not very beautiful, but her temperament is gentle and calm, like a clear spring in a mountain stream.

It makes people feel reassured, "It's just that Xingning hasn't given up on that idea yet?"

Yanan was silent for a long time.

The lady heard his answer, and her smile was a bit bitter, but more understanding and supportive.

Yan'an felt even more guilty.

The lady said: "Xingning doesn't have to be like this."

She and her husband Yanan have known each other since they were young.

He is also someone she has identified with since she was young.

No matter what Yanan does, she will support it.

only--

Thinking of what her husband had confided in her heart and the overall situation he had carefully planned, the lady had no choice but to hide her reluctance.

At the same time, he also resented Zheng Qiao for letting down Yan'an's hard work. Zheng Qiao could not escape the blame for the situation in the northwest being as chaotic as it is now. It was obviously his fault, but it was his husband who cleaned up the mess. How could he be so virtuous and capable?

Just because of that guilt?

The madam was filled with anger, but when she thought of her husband's plan, Zheng Qiao's reaction when she learned the truth became slightly more balanced.

The next day I took my young daughter to the palace as a guest.

Zheng Qiao did not appear.

At sunset, someone was sent to escort the mother and daughter out of the palace.

"Is there anything strange?"

Zheng Qiao asked the palace attendant.

The palace man replied: "No."

Zheng Qiao enjoyed the singing and dancing and said, "It's quite strange."

He thought that with the temper of this sister-in-law, she would have scolded him to pieces in private.

He didn't go over to take a look, because he was afraid of this - speaking of it, this sister-in-law can be considered a senior sister. She just didn't have much contact with Zheng Qiao, and there were conflicts in the few contacts she had.

The palace maids retired, and Zheng Qiao watched the singing and dancing for a while before returning to the bedroom. However, he did not fall asleep but instead read the book.

Haha, Yanan would probably murmur something strange when he saw it.

These information came from secret lines.

It can be regarded as one of Zheng Qiao's secret forces.

Specially help him do shady things.

Collect intelligence on forces from all over the place who are against Zheng Qiao, or who Zheng Qiao thinks are against them. Some forces are too small and too weak, so they are directly eliminated, framed and blamed on enemies, provoked civil strife, and let them bite dogs;

For those that are difficult to deal with, intelligence is collected and Zheng Qiao makes the decision.

And these few discounts——

Zheng Qiao took it as a joke.

Tianhai Wu Xian disrupted the markets in Shangnan and Yiru and secretly made money; He Yin and Shen Tang sold water mixed with alcohol behind Wu Xian's back, keeping an eye on the culprit. The most lengthy part is about the changes in He Yin and Shen Tang in the past few months.

I have a close relationship with Wu Xian.

Zheng Qiao didn't take Shen Tang seriously at first.

The secret agent only focused on Wu Xian, Gu Ren and Zhang He, who were the more obvious ones. However, because of the weirdness of the drinks, he noticed Shen Tang by the way and realized that this man was not old but quite capable. He Yin was guarding other places.

It was lax, but Fu Gu's management was strict. Several spies in the past had lost their lives inexplicably, and the remaining spies didn't dare to get too close.

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I'm hesitating whether to speed up the plot and jump to more than a year later.
Chapter completed!