Harem Daily Life

Chapter 277: It’s not too much to spend a little money on Brother Hua, right?

The shadow guards tracked all the way, and it took a full hour before they finally arrived at the courtyard where the evil cult was hiding.

Unfortunately, they arrived a step too late and ended up with nothing.

"Search separately to see if there are any clues?"

The body of the hall master who was being tracked lay alone in the middle of the yard. The guards examined him and finally buried him.

Yin Jiu and others began to search for possible clues.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "There are inscriptions here!" They found three inscriptions in a row, all of which said the same thing - take good care of your children, take care of yourself, and don't worry.

"This must have been carved by Concubine Tao, and she was going to tell His Majesty." said a shadow guard.

Yin Jiu was very excited when he saw those ten words: "Great, the queen really appeared here."

"Come and look, there's something here, it looks like a map." The simple painting that looked like a map indicated the direction with just a few strokes.

"Go find paper and pen." Yin Jiu said.

Someone immediately brought paper and pen and handed it to Yin Jiu, who copied it carefully.

"In my opinion, the members of the Demon Cult should not have gone far. Except for the west side where the city tower is, immediately send people to chase them in the southeast and north directions!" Ying Er said.

After all, since the members of the Demon Cult wanted to escape from the capital, they naturally could not take the risk of returning to the city, and the city tower was located in the west of the city, so there was no need to waste manpower in this direction.

The shadow guards took quick action, each leading a group of guards to hunt down the suspect separately. Yin Jiu, carrying the diagram he had just copied, rode back to the palace at full speed to report to the emperor.

"This is an arrow, representing direction. North is up, south is down, west is left, and east is right. If I'm not mistaken, this square is the capital, and this circle with ripples represents the location of the Demon Cult." He Linzhang felt very relieved when he looked at the message left by Tao Yanyan.

"Now that we know the direction, it will be easy. Tell Yingyi to lead the team to chase south first. I will set off in three days."

Finally, he found out about Tao Yanyan, and He Linzhang felt relieved.

The Queen Mother knew that she couldn't stop him, so she didn't try to stop him. She just made three rules with the Emperor: "Zhang'er, when you go, you must protect your own life first. You are responsible for the safety of the Great Zhou, and I won't allow you to not take care of yourself. This is the first rule."

"Second, no matter what, you must come back alive, even if you are disabled or injured, you must come back to me."

"Third, don't fight too long. Once you find Concubine Tao, bring her back immediately. Don't fight the Demon Cult in an attempt to destroy them. The Demon Cult's strength should not be underestimated. Don't fight head-on. Do you understand?"

He Linzhang agreed to all of them, and the mother and son talked about many political affairs before He Linzhang left Changchun Palace.

After the emperor left, Eunuch Qin looked at the worried queen mother and said, "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor. You will surely be able to turn danger into safety and return safely with Concubine Tao. Queen mother, you should rest early. His Majesty will leave early tomorrow morning. The queen mother will attend court and have many things to do."

The Queen Mother sighed, "I originally thought that if I could help Zhang'er to that position, I could retire and enjoy my old age. I never thought that I would have to supervise the country on behalf of the emperor. Those old stubborn people in the court will definitely make things difficult for me for a while tomorrow. I feel irritated just thinking about it."

Eunuch Qin smiled and said, "Let him come at us. The Queen Mother can easily handle it. It's no problem."

The Queen Mother glanced at him with amusement and said, "How come you are so old that you are not good at other things, but you are good at flattering others?"

Eunuch Qin immediately lowered his hands and said, "What I said was all true, and I was not deliberately flattering the Queen Mother. In the early years when you were still the Queen, you reviewed memorials on behalf of the late Emperor and discussed matters with court officials. You were as capable as any man, and I still remember your demeanor after so many years."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I was really bored at that time. The late emperor was thinking about hanging out with Concubine Li all day long, and there were many memorials left to review. The various departments came to urge him every day, which was very annoying. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I reviewed them. Now, the late emperor simply sent all the memorials to my palace, and I am the hard laborer who reviewed them for free."

The Queen Mother sighed and thought of herself back then. She said unwillingly, "Tell me, why did the Shu family want to send me to the throne of Queen? If I had found a family of equal status to marry and become the mistress of the house, maybe I could have lived a more comfortable life."

Eunuch Qin immediately advised, "How can it be the same? Queen Mother, you are born with the destiny of a phoenix, and you are to be the mother of the country. It is too much of a shame for you to be just the mistress of a wealthy family."

The Queen Mother really admired his ability to flatter. Why did everything he said seem so extraordinary?

"Okay, stop trying to fool me. Go and get ready. Bring the people you need to bring tomorrow. If there is any minister who is always targeting me, take him out and beat him up first to make an example of him."

Eunuch Qin agreed and hurried to train the palace servants of Changchun Palace. Tomorrow when the Queen Mother came to the throne, whether she could maintain her authority once and for all would depend on the performance of these servants tomorrow.

Early the next morning, He Linzhang hurriedly bid farewell to the empress dowager, instructed everyone in Changle Palace to take good care of the two children, and then set off on horseback with his entourage.

The group headed south and soon left the city.

As for Tao Yanyan, ever since she complained to the Demon Lord about not having any spare clothes, she suddenly had more than a dozen sets of clothes in various colors and styles, and also a box of jewelry.

Tao Yanyan didn't bother to be polite with him. As a half-sister, isn't it too much for her to spend some of her elder brother's money to buy him some new clothes and jewelry?

However, all the members of the Demon Sect were men, and it was indeed inconvenient for her as a woman to mingle among them. She didn't even have a maid to serve her, so many things were very troublesome.

After thinking about it, she decided to go to her good elder brother for advice. At the very least, she had to buy a little maid to serve her on the way.

The Demon Lord had been peaceful for two days, but when he heard that Tao Yanyan was looking for him, his brows furrowed. He hurriedly put on his mask, and Tao Yanyan had already arrived.

"What do you want from me?" the Demon Lord asked impatiently.

"I need someone to serve me, you have to find me a maid." Tao Yanyan said.

The Demon Lord thought it was a big deal. It was just such a small matter, but someone was bothering him!

He called the Dharma Protector to do it, and specifically instructed him: "This time, please arrange the people more carefully. Go."

The guardian patted his head and asked: Lord, are you too worried about your arrangements? I complained in my heart, what is there to worry about?

Unexpectedly, he went to the pawnbroker and bought a maid, and everyone was dumbfounded.