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Today's banquet of grace and honor, the Lin family, who had three top scholars in the family, was also invited.

But they arrived very late.

Qin Yujin had just learned that the fifth prince was kidnapped when she saw Lin Shuzhi appear with Lin Boyan and Lin Xueqing, but not Lin Bojun.

Qin Yujin's heart sank slightly, and she heard her eldest brother say beside her, "Bojun may have been sent by the emperor to rescue the fifth prince."

Lin Shuzhi looked calm, nodded and greeted Su Liang and Ning Jing, and greeted his students in Qianshan Academy, and then took a seat.

But Lin Xueqing looked obviously uneasy, and almost knocked over the teacup when she sat down.

Su Liang also guessed what Lin Bojun had done, and was a little worried for a while. Yan Shiba was a killer leader, and he didn't care about the severity of his attacks, so he didn't hurt anyone.

Nian Jincheng said that he was wronged, but in fact he was not wronged, because he really still had private contacts with Gu Ling and knew clearly where Gu Ling was.

Although Gu Ling did not commit treason, it is a proven fact that his father did.

According to the laws of the country, treason will result in the execution of nine clans.

From the perspective of the royal family, the fate of Nian Jincheng is also normal.

Each has his own standpoint.

Su Liang wanted to save people and did not want to hurt innocent people, but she only told Yan Shiba not to embarrass Nian Jincheng last night.

Thinking of this, Su Liang also felt a little uneasy.

Because of Duanmu Che's kidnapping, there would be no joyful and peaceful atmosphere at today's Enrong Banquet. No one even dared to smile, especially the princes. Whether it was true or not, they looked more worried than each other.

Eunuch Min beside Duanmu Yi appeared, "The emperor's oral order, the Enrong Banquet will be hosted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and everything else will remain the same."

Duanmu Sheng immediately agreed.

The next moment, Eunuch Min continued, "The emperor summoned His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince and the martial arts champion Su Liang."

The faces of the people present were different.

They could all guess the purpose of Duanmu Yi meeting Su Liang at this moment. To rescue the fifth prince, we need a master.

But Duanmu Yi asked Duanmu Chen to go over, which clearly showed that he valued him more and wanted to discuss with him how to rescue Duanmu Che.

Compared with hosting the Enrong Banquet, rescuing the fifth prince was what Duanmu Yi cared more about.

Duanmu Sheng's face suddenly became uglier.

Su Liang and Duanmu Chen both stood up and followed Eunuch Min.

Lin Xueqing breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "I'm relieved that Sister Su is going too." Then she frowned again, "No, I'm more worried."

"Don't be too anxious, little sister. The other party is trying to exchange hostages. They are more cautious and nothing will happen." Lin Boyan sighed slightly.

This is destined to be a dull banquet.

...

Su Liang and Duanmu Chen exchanged glances and didn't say anything because Eunuch Min was in front.

The two are in a cooperative relationship, and there is still some tacit understanding. No matter what happens next, they must "take care of" each other.

Eunuch Min stopped outside the imperial study. After reporting, Duanmu Yi's voice came from inside, asking Duanmu Chen and Su Liang to go in.

Su Liang saw Lin Bojun as soon as he entered the room, which was not surprising.

After paying his respects, Su Liang was arranged to sit next to Lin Bojun.

"Father, what happened to the fifth prince?" Duanmu Chen looked solemn.

Duanmu Yi looked gloomy and glanced at Lin Bojun.

Lin Bojun understood and said, "When the fifth prince was about to enter the palace, someone sneaked into the mansion and kidnapped him."

"Who is so bold in broad daylight? Did the guards in the fifth prince's mansion not notice anything?" Duanmu Chen frowned.

Lin Bojun sighed, "At that time, Mr. Huang, who was beside the fifth prince, was nearby, and he didn't notice anyone going in. He didn't see the fifth prince for about a quarter of an hour, and then he disappeared. It must be the work of an extremely powerful master!"

"Did the person who kidnapped the fifth prince leave a letter?" Duanmu Chen asked again. Otherwise, how would they know that they were going to exchange for Nian Jincheng?

Lin Bojun nodded, "There are blood words on the wall. I wonder if it is the blood of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. Tonight at midnight, on the top of Wangxiang Mountain, Nian Jincheng will be exchanged for His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince."

Duanmu Chen's face condensed, "Could it be Gu Ling?"

Lin Bojun did not respond.

Duanmu Yi said coldly, "I know that if you don't get rid of the roots, there will be trouble sooner or later!"

Once this was said, it meant that Duanmu Yi believed that it was Gu Ling who took Duanmu Che away.

"Gu Ling originally lived in seclusion and was quite mysterious. But the strange thing is that when the Gu family got into trouble, he didn't do anything, he just disappeared." Duanmu Chen frowned and said.

Before the Gu family got into trouble, Gu Ling lived in Huguo Temple and didn't see anyone. It was said that he had a predestined relationship with Buddhism and wanted to become a monk.

But there was solid evidence of the Gu family's rebellion, so Gu Ling's behavior had another interpretation, that he was doing something in secret.

Some even suspected that Gu Ling was the mastermind of the Gu family's rebellion.

And this kind of thing is impossible to prove one's innocence.

Therefore, the court would never let him go.

When it was midnight, there was still more than half a day. It would be difficult to hide from the other party's sight if someone was sent to deploy in Wangxiang Mountain in advance, because this transaction location was chosen by the other party, and they would definitely send someone to watch it.

This was the idea of ​​everyone in the imperial study except Su Liang.

Su Liang, who knew all the inside story, did not think that Yan Shiba was in Wangxiang Mountain now, but she was in charge of Yanyun Tower, and it was easy for her to send a few assassins to ambush.

"What do you think? Tell me." Duanmu Yi said with a cold face.

Before, taking advantage of the examination of the adult princes during the literary examination, Duanmu Chen's answers were very good, and he cracked the iron ore smuggling case. His recent performance was quite popular with the emperor, and Duanmu Yi now trusted his ability.

Duanmu Chen sighed before speaking, "Father, the other party may be Gu Ling, but we don't know his current strength and how many followers he has. For the safety of the fifth prince, I think we should not cause any trouble. Saving the fifth prince first is the most important thing."

Duanmu Yi's face was slightly relieved, "Well. Su Liang, what do you think?"

Su Liang said seriously, "In reply to the emperor, I agree with the opinion of His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince. We must make the best preparations and the worst plans. I request to escort Nian Jincheng tonight. If the other party injures His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, I can treat him in time."

Duanmu Chen nodded immediately, "It is safer this way."

It seems that Su Liang, a newcomer without any official position, is eager to show merit.

In terms of martial arts alone, Su Liang is not irreplaceable.

But she is the best Chinese medicine among the available warriors, and the strongest martial arts among the available doctors.

And the other party did not say that only one person is allowed to take Nian Jincheng up the mountain, and the master can be arranged in the dark.

The reason why Duanmu Yi called Su Liang was indeed because she knew medicine. Duanmu Che was already in poor health. If the other party hurt him again, he would be in bad condition if he was not treated in time.

"Okay, I agree." Duanmu Yi nodded, "If you can bring Che back safely this time, I will reward you!"

"I will do my best." Su Liang said respectfully.

She was not trying to steal the credit, nor to save Duanmu Che, but was worried that something might happen if Lin Bojun went there. Yan Shiba didn't know the relationship between Su Liang and the Lin family, and Su Liang had no chance to communicate with her today.

Strictly speaking, the mastermind behind Duanmu Che's accident was Su Liang herself.

She went to exchange hostages in person, hoping that the situation would not get out of control and any unexpected trouble would occur.

In the end, it was decided that Lin Bojun and Su Liang would be responsible for escorting Nian Jincheng.

In other words, they were responsible for this task. Saving Duanmu Che would be a great achievement, and failing to save him would be bad luck.

As for how many masters Duanmu Yi would secretly arrange to watch, it was not stated.

And the royal family would not risk their lives, Duanmu Chen just came to give some advice.

The voice of Eunuch Min came from outside the imperial study again, "Your Majesty, Nian Jincheng is here."

"Come in." Duanmu Yi said with a cold face.

Su Liang thought, it seems that Nian Jincheng has indeed been locked up somewhere in the palace these days, but even Yan Shiba can't find him, it must be very secret.

The door opened, and two old men dragged a bloody man in.

The wind blew, and a bloody smell came.

Duanmu Yi waved his hand, and the two old men put Nian Jincheng on the ground, knelt down, and turned to leave.

Nian Jincheng knelt there awake, and there was no trace of the original pride of the Nian family.

Lin Bojun couldn't bear it, took a look and turned his eyes away.

Su Liang's face was calm, and he heard Duanmu Yi say coldly, "Gu Ling is here to save you."

Nian Jincheng lowered his head, his messy hair covering half of his face, and murmured, "Really..."

"If you tell me where he is, I can give you another chance!" Duanmu Yi said coldly.

Nian Jincheng put his hand on his heart and whispered, "Here."

Duanmu Chen shook his head and sighed deeply.

He had sincerely wanted to win over Nian Jincheng before, but he didn't expect that Nian Jincheng would end up like this because of Gu Ling.

And today, Duanmu Chen felt even more that Nian Jincheng might really know where Gu Ling was hiding. He would not tell, but this did not mean that he had a rebellious heart, it was just his personality.

Nian Jincheng used to treat Nian Ruxue, that bitch, like a pearl and a treasure, not to mention his true brother Gu Ling? Selling friends for glory is not him.

Seeing that Nian Jincheng was unmoved, Duanmu Yi said sternly, "Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, I will never let him go! The same goes for you! Come on, take him away, clean him up! Send him back to where he came from!"

Nian Jincheng was dragged away again. He had seen Su Liang a long time ago, and when he went out, he suddenly laughed in a low voice.

Su Liang sighed in his heart, hoping that Nian Jincheng would be safe and smooth in the future after this disaster.

After things were settled, Su Liang and Lin Bojun returned to the Enrong Banquet.

Duanmu Chen stayed behind, and had something to talk to Duanmu Yi about.

"Xiaoliang, you shouldn't have volunteered, it would be very dangerous." Lin Bojun frowned and whispered.

Su Liang chuckled, "I didn't lose to Second Brother Lin in the last duel. Since it's dangerous, why should you go?"

"Because you call me Second Brother!" Lin Bojun sighed.

Su Liang smiled, "Yu Jin said that when Brother Lin saved her that day, she fell in love with you."

Lin Bojun was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Su Liang nodded.

As they talked, the two returned to the Enrong Banquet.

Duanmu Sheng saw that Duanmu Chen did not come back with him, and his eyes darkened.

Although everything was the same as before, some impromptu programs were still cancelled, and the atmosphere was really wrong.

The Enrong Banquet ended hastily, and Su Liang saw Qin Yu Jin walking towards Lin Bojun. She retracted her gaze, left with Ning Jing, and briefly told what happened.

"Your brother was beaten badly." Su Liang whispered, "It's you who caused it."

Ning Jing said indifferently, "After saving him, persuade him not to be my brother anymore."

Su Liang looked puzzled, "I suddenly feel that I am also in danger. What if you are discovered..."

Ning Jing glanced at Su Liang coldly, "You said you were going to get engaged to me. It's too late to sever your relationship now."

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