In recent years, the atmosphere of the New Year in the capital has been very strong. Most of the shops on the street are already lit up. The streets were full of people, and most of them had a beaming look on their faces.

On the Jingjiang River, the delicate painting boats docked on the shore have also added festive colors, or delicate window grilles, or unique lanterns.

Suddenly, a small painting boat left the shore and floated down the Jingjiang River.

On the painting boat, there is a sign of Yingxiang Pavilion.

In the painting boat, the top card of Yingxiang Pavilion, a jade girl in green clothes is sitting behind a guqin, ten fingers plucked, and the sound of the piano dingdong rises.

In front of her, three people sat opposite each other, each drinking tea and being silent.

It's been a long time, just a song. The man in the fancy dress sitting on the north side turned his head and smiled and invited her down for a glass of wine, and after saying a few more words, the young girl retreated very consciously.

In the room, there were only these three people left.

Three people, two men and one woman.

The man in Chinese costume sitting in the north is wearing a jade crown on his head, a small jade pot hanging from his waist, his face is hard, and his eyes are narrow and long, giving people a sense of fierceness.

He looked at the woman in white covered with tulle opposite, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "When did Miss He arrive? Why don't you go directly to Fuzhong?"

The woman in white on the opposite side was He Jinyan.

"Just arrived this morning. There are many people in the house, and it is inconvenient. He Jinyan replied lightly, with obvious alienation written in his light eyes.

The man stared at her for a while, then suddenly sneered, and then said, "Miss He, are you afraid to go to me, do I do something to you?"

When He Jinyan heard this, he also laughed, and then asked rhetorically, "What can His Second Highness do to me?"

The man was stunned.

"Your Highness, drink tea. At this time, the middle-aged man who had been sitting next to the two of them and had never spoken suddenly reached out and poured a cup of tea for the second highness. The tea in the teapot in his hand was just the right temperature and the taste was just right.

As soon as the teacup was full, His Royal Highness laughed, and after glancing at He Jinyan, he lowered his head and picked up the cup of tea, took a sip, and then showed an intoxicated look on his face.

"Brother Yun's tea-making skills are getting better and better. The Second Highness turned his head to the middle-aged man and praised with a smile.

The middle-aged man hung his head slightly, and while pouring tea for He Jinyan, he replied with a smile, "It's good that Your Highness doesn't dislike it." ”

He Jinyan watched the steaming pale green tea soup poured into the white porcelain teacup, and suddenly raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Na Yunchang.

Yun Chang seemed to be unconscious, and when the teacup was full, he withdrew his hand.

"Miss He also tasted it, this tea was just sent from the south a few days ago, and it was a good Yunqing. Yun Chang still hung his head slightly, said softly with a smile.

"Thank you. After He Jinyan whispered, he took the teacup and took a sip.

Indeed, the tea soup is clear and sweet, without any bitterness, and the aroma is long and fresh, which makes people smell and refresh.

"The tea was good. After He Jinyan took a sip, he put down the teacup and praised lightly.

The second highness on the other side looked at her and asked, "Miss He is coming here this time, shouldn't she be leaving?"

"Why does His Royal Highness ask like this?" He Jinyan asked rhetorically.

His Royal Highness smiled slightly and said, "If you don't leave, then I'll order someone to prepare." When the New Year is over, it's time for you and me to be on the agenda, isn't it?"

When He Jinyan heard this, she had no expression all this time, and her brows suddenly wrinkled.

"Miss He, what's the problem?" Seeing her frowning, His Royal Highness asked.

He Jinyan was silent for a while, shook his head and replied, "There is no problem. Your Highness just has to prepare. ”

His Royal Highness smiled, "That's good." If Miss He has any requests, just mention them. If I can be satisfied, I will be satisfied. ”

"Good. He Jinyan replied, his tone slightly stiff.

The Second Highness looked at her, and there was an imperceptible hint of anger in his eyes. Immediately, he turned his head and smiled and instructed Yun Chang on the side, "Yun Chang, you go down first, and I will have a few words with Miss He alone." ”

Yun Chang immediately nodded and got up, bowed and retreated.

As soon as the door closed, the smile on the face of His Second Highness immediately closed. He reached out and took the delicate teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and said slowly, "Miss He, before you came here, did you see that Shen Muping?"

He Jinyan's expression changed slightly under the tulle, and then she asked, "Your Highness wants to say it bluntly, and there is no need to beat around the bush." ”

The Second Highness held the teacup in his hand, played with it gently, looked at the slightly rippling pale yellow tea soup, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was mysterious. "How about I make a deal with Miss He?"

He Jinyan frowned.

"What deal?" asked He Jinyan after a moment of silence.

His Royal Highness raised his eyes to look at him, and his smile suddenly turned cold, "I can let that Shen Muping have a way to live, how about you help me do something?"

He Jinyan's eyes were slightly confused, and he even breathed quickly, but it was only for a moment. Soon, her eyes turned cold again, looked at the man opposite, and said coldly, "What does Shen Muping's life and death have to do with me." Second Highness, doesn't he want to fulfill the contract?"

His Royal Highness stared at her eyes, the smile on the corner of his mouth became meaningful, and after a moment, he smiled and said, "As the old saying goes, the most poisonous woman's heart." That's true. Miss He is even willing to give up the man she likes, in the future, you and I will be husband and wife, and sleep together, how can I feel at ease?"

"On poison, I'm afraid I'll lose three points to His Royal Highness. He Jinyan looked at him and mocked.

His Royal Highness's face darkened, and then he laughed again, and said to He Jinyan, "In this way, you and I are considered to be fellow believers." Then I wish us all the best in the future, how about the white head to old age?"

He Jinyan glanced at his teacup, frowned, did not cater to it, changed the topic, and suddenly asked, "Has His Highness wavered?"

His Royal Highness's eyes changed, and he asked rhetorically, "Why did Miss He ask this?"

He Jinyan looked down at the cup of tea that was gradually becoming hot, and said lightly, "I heard that Your Majesty is determined to establish a prince, and it has already been revealed that Your Royal Highness is ...... you" She suddenly raised her eyes and looked at His Royal Highness, with a slightly cold look in her eyes, "The odds are great!"

The Second Highness was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Didn't Miss He just enter Beijing this morning? Where did you hear this rumor?"

"Is it just a rumor?" He Jinyan asked rhetorically as he stared at His Second Highness.

"What does Miss He think?" the Second Highness also asked rhetorically.

He Jinyan frowned.

His Royal Highness snorted and said, "Miss He, don't worry, there will be no change in the plan." ”

He Jinyan looked at him, and after being silent for a while, he said, "That's the best." ”

"I've heard that something has happened in Xizhou recently. The Second Highness turned around the teacup in front of him, and suddenly said, "Miss He, do you already know?"

He Jinyan shook his head: "I haven't heard of it." ”

His Royal Highness smiled, "Then please ask Miss He to help bring a word, so that they can take it a little longer these days." If it was because they lost in the end, everyone would not be able to eat and walk around. ”

He Jinyan frowned, and after a deep groan, he said, "Okay." ”

"Alright. If Miss He has nothing to say, then I will take my leave. The Second Highness said, put down the teacup, and got up.

He Jinyan got up, "I won't send His Royal Highness to the Second Highness." ”

His Royal Highness smiled slightly, turned around and walked out. I had just taken two steps before I suddenly stopped. Turning his head to look at He Jinyan, "You really don't plan to live in Fuzhong?"

He Jinyan thought for a moment and replied, "Since it's sooner or later, why rush it!"

The Second Highness thought for a moment and smiled, "Yes." Then we'll see you on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

"See you on Chinese New Year's Eve. He Jinyan's eyes lit up and replied lightly.

The Second Highness turned around and walked out of the house, and Yun Chang, who was dressed in a cloud-patterned black robe outside the door, bowed down and waited, and when he saw the Second Highness coming out, he immediately took the cloak from the wooden frame next to him and put it on for him.

The painting boat slowly approached the shore, and there were already horse-drawn carriages waiting on the shore. His Royal Highness, who was wearing a hood, accompanied by Yun Chang, quickly got into the carriage.

Inside the carriage, another person was waiting.

The Second Highness sat down and said to the man, "Send someone to settle down, I want that Shen Muping to live." ”

When the man heard this, his brows furrowed, "Why?"

His Royal Highness didn't answer. The man stopped asking.

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Anding City.

In the mansion in the south of the city, Shen Muzhi sat alone in the pavilion with some annoyance, frowning and pondering.

The conversation with the eldest brother in the room before made him feel irritable, but it was not good to show it in front of the eldest brother, so he had to come out of this pavilion to sit and suppress the anger.

It's just that after the anger came down, Shen Muzhi thought carefully about the words of his eldest brother and father, and vaguely understood why the two of them were so anxious about returning to Beijing.

These days, although he has not officially talked to his father and eldest brother about the changes in Kyochu, he has heard some news from his eldest brother and father.

During the time when Zhenbei Jun went to Qishi Valley, there were frequent accidents, and many people have been replaced. These people who were replaced were all my father's right-hand men. And the people who have been replaced now have more or less something to do with that Hongquan.

And Hong Quan seems to have a deep relationship with the two princes in private.

Within the Jin Kingdom, there were five major armies. The four armies of the southeast, the northwest, plus the forbidden army.

The Zhendong Army and the Zhennan Army, because there is no confrontation between the two countries on the border, lack of experience, no threat, and loose military discipline, so they are far from the Zhenxi Army and the Zhenbei Army in terms of strength.

The strength of the forbidden army is there, but the number is only 30,000.

Hongquan himself is the general of Zhenxi, and he holds the military power of 100,000 Zhenxi Army, if he controls the Zhenbei Army again, the main combat power of the Jin State is in his hands. When the time comes, if he wants to do something, I am afraid that no one in the Jin Kingdom will be able to stop him.

Of course, it is not so easy for Hong Quan to completely control the Zhenbei Army.

My father has been in the Zhenbei Army for so many years, and he has a great influence in the Zhenbei Army, as long as he is there, it is not easy for Hong Quan to completely control the Zhenbei Army.

But the problem now is that my father is trapped here, and his life and death are unpredictable.

If they really died here, then once the news came out, the Zhenbei army would definitely fall into the hands of Hongquan. When the time comes, this Hongquan 200,000 army is in his hands, and in this Jin country, I am afraid that he will be able to say it alone.

For example, who to put in the position.

It seems that the second prince is going to force the palace.

Shen Muzhi thought of this, his expression was solemn.

Although the Shen family has always maintained a neutral attitude on the surface, at least with his father, he has never approached any prince. But the eldest lady in the family has always been very close to the biological mother of the third prince, and the eldest brother has grown up with the third prince since childhood. Therefore, in fact, the people in the court basically know in their hearts that as long as the three princes compete for the throne, the Shen family will inevitably be a great help to the three princes.

In this case, if the second prince is on the throne, I am afraid that the first person to deal with it is the Shen family, killing chickens and monkeys!

At that time, the eldest brother and father are no longer there, and the Shen family is a persimmon kneaded casually.

The eldest brother and father should have also figured this out, so they were in a hurry to return to Beijing.

As long as they can return to Beijing alive, it will be a deterrent to Hongquan. And as long as his father is there, it is impossible for Hong Quan to fully control the Zhenbei Army. There are many Shen family 'generals' in the Zhenbei Army, and it is impossible for these people to be found and killed by Hongquan one by one.

Hongquan does not have a Zhenbei army, just a Zhenxi army, at least in terms of military strength, Your Majesty does not have to worry about anything.

Then there will only be one second prince left.

Although, the second prince is obviously in collusion with the mountain and even Da Yuan, but Xuan Cheng said that there are rules on the mountain, if these monks of the Yunze Sect make a move, and there are also Elder Jin in the Jin Palace, he can't sit idly by.

In this way, it is difficult for the second prince to succeed.

Thinking about it this way, as the eldest brother and father said, it seems that they must return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Shen Mu's heart suddenly became more and more worried.

In the city, they may be able to keep it safe. But if you leave Anding City and go to the kind of deserted place outside the city, I don't know if the old man will ignore the rules and shoot directly.

With his and Xuan Cheng's strength, even if Qingguo is added, he can't beat that old man.

At that time, as long as the old man does not leave a living mouth, even if the Great Sword Sect suspects this old man in the future, I am afraid that there will be no evidence.

But if they don't leave and stay in the city, once the second prince succeeds in ascending the throne, they seem to be equally unable to escape death. At least, the hundreds of people in the Shen family in Beijing will definitely not survive.

The more Shen Muzhi thought about it, the more worried he became, and his brows were about to twist into knots.