After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 535 - 353: My Son Has His Reasons! (Request for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 535: Chapter 353: My Son Has His Reasons! (Request for Monthly Pass)
"Just three people, a master and two servants. The one in charge is twenty-four or twenty-five years old, about seven feet tall, with a long face, thick eyebrows, and phoenix eyes. I didn’t hear how he’s addressed, the two servants living with him just call him Master."
"It’s really him!" Fu Zhen straightened up. "It seems the few people we encountered at the bun shop this morning are indeed staying here."
The man’s description of his appearance was exactly the same as the person Fu Zhen saw in the morning.
Cheng Chili also came to a conclusion in his heart and immediately glared at the man: "Why didn’t you tell the truth when we searched last night? Are you in league with them?!"
"Spare me, General! I’m really not! I wouldn’t dare!"
The man collapsed on the ground.
Fu Zhen asked, "You do business in this town and have seen people from all over. Where did he say these few people are from, based on their accent?"
The man blurted out, "They come from beyond the northwest border. They said there was a war in the northwest a couple of years ago, and now they can’t return while doing business outside."
Fu Zhen looked at him for a long time and said nothing more.
Those who escaped moved so quickly, naturally not leaving many clues for them to find. Asking more questions now is just a waste of breath; the important thing is, where did he escape to? And what is his identity?
The only thing that can be certain is that after Lian Rong escaped the capital city, he didn’t get far and is likely lurking within a fifty-mile radius.
And whoever this fugitive is, he is certainly the one who came to rendezvous with him.
"We should head back to the city." She looked at Pei Zhan, "Now we can go back and interrogate the one named Lian."
Pei Zhan nodded: "We need to find out if Lian Rong and Lian Yang are indeed in league with each other. If they are, then this fugitive poses a big threat."
After speaking, he stepped forward, "Let’s go. It’s daylight, we should be heading to the palace."
"To the palace?" Cheng Chili was taken aback, catching up: "Why are we suddenly going to the palace?..."
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After entering the city gates, Pei Zhan sent Cheng Chili to find Liang Chen to interrogate Lian Rong together, while he and Fu Zhen returned to the mansion.
After a simple wash, the couple met again in the main room.
"You will accompany me into the palace. I will military affairs to the Emperor, and you will meet the Empress and discreetly observe her reaction to the matter concerning the Crown Prince."
"Exactly what I was thinking." Fu Zhen nodded, then took out a memorial she had written from her sleeve: "Look, I’ve already prepared the memorial for my audience."
Pei Zhan smiled, "That really is a meeting of the minds."
"Isn’t it?" Fu Zhen gently pushed him and took his hand, "Let’s go!"
Pei Zhan obediently, like a little lamb, followed her briskly out of the courtyard gate.
Last night, he impulsively kissed Fu Zhen and was already prepared for her to turn hostile afterward. Who knew she unexpectedly didn’t, and instead calmly accepted his kiss... From that moment to now, Pei Zhan’s mood has been soaring as if floating among clouds.
At the palace gates, after handing in the memorial, someone soon came to summon Pei Zhan into the palace. After all, he had urgent military affairs to , and no one dared delay.
The Empress was in the harem, which was naturally farther away on foot. Fu Zhen waited a bit at the palace gates before a little eunuch from Kunning Palace came to invite her in.
The Empress had snapped a few branches of osmanthus and was arranging them in a vase.
The palace maid led Fu Zhen into the main hall. The Empress had already handed the vase to the palace maid and turned to approach: "Why have you come alone today?"
Fu Zhen smiled and bowed: "By my mother’s command, I’ve come to pay respects to Your Majesty. My mother said, if Your Majesty doesn’t mind, I should stay and chat with you."
Upon hearing this, the Empress also smiled, "Having a lively girl like you to chat with is always nice. However, if your mother really said that, I might have to scold her a bit later. That’s not how a mother-in-law should behave."
After speaking, she sat on the couch and gestured for Fu Zhen to sit with her: "What’s Zhan Er busy with? I haven’t seen him in days."
"He is in Qianqing Palace. We received urgent military intelligence last night, and we were eager to enter the palace immediately."
"Oh?" The Empress showed interest, "What military intelligence? Has something happened again in the northwest?"
"Your Majesty is indeed insightful," Fu Zhen said without preamble, "It is indeed news from the northwest, but it concerns a crisis within Dongzi Country."
"What happened in Dongzi?"
"Several great generals of Dongzi Country were persuaded by Lian Yang, an adopted son of the Lian Family and formerly fostered by Duan Ruo, the dethroned last king of Dayue. These generals command nearly two hundred thousand troops, and Lian Yang’s successful conspiracy was sparked by a series of past events, notably that King Dongzi’s sister married into Dayue early on."