57 "House Arrest"

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This line is particularly cautious, the food and lodging are strictly checked, almost leakless, if the only place that will go wrong, is the King of Jin's self-proclaimed wine from Tanzhou.

Who would dare to check the wine brought by the prince?

After careful examination, the accompanying medical officer confirmed that it was not highly toxic, but an overdose of Wushi San, which was caused by a slow onset.

The good news is that it's not fatal, and the bad news is that it's not just him, but everyone who goes with him will be implicated.

Including Kaoru Shodai.

The wine brought by King Jin was distributed to almost everyone, and only Ye Chi and Changsu, which were safe and sound. The rest of the people were more or less affected, as well as King Jin himself.

Fortunately, it was only half a day away from the capital, and he did not go on a business trip to the pool, but as soon as he entered the city, Jing Zhaoyin's men and horses came to greet him, and the time coincided to be a little incredible.

Kaoru Tai has always been a greedy person, this poisonous wine did not drink less, on the road there was a high fever did not go away, I don't remember what happened later, only know that they were all picked up by the people of the Beijing Yamen.

And then...... She never saw Ye Chi again.

When the important officials of the court and two imperial relatives were attacked on the way to Beijing, Dali Temple was ordered to investigate, but the questions that came to ask her were strange, only asking her if she had encountered an assassin at that time, and did not mention anything about the poisoning.

Kaoru Tantai had doubts, but she didn't see Ye Chi, she didn't dare to rashly identify King Jin, she just coped with the past.

After recuperating at home for three days, there was no news from Ye Chi. Kaoru Tai couldn't sit still, so he rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion early in the morning, but who knew that the road was blocked by a team of forbidden troops, so he had to go to Yushitai to see Xu Zhihuan.

"Didn't this official let you rest until the middle of the month?" Xu Zhihuan turned his pen while reading the file, as calm as if nothing had happened, "Your task is temporarily handed over to Hong Yang and them, so you don't have to come back so early." ”

"Lord Xu, Ye Chi ......"

"This is the Imperial Observatory, if you don't have anything else to do, this official still has something to do. Xu Zhihuan glanced up at her and interrupted her, "Slow down and don't send it." ”

Kaoru Tantai wanted to say something more, but the other party obviously didn't pay attention to her anymore.

This poisoning incident was clearly done by King Jin, and the purpose was obviously Ye Chi, but he didn't understand what the intention was.

King Jin is King Lian's younger brother, the younger brother who has to protect him no matter what he does, and Ye Chi is King Lian's right-hand man. It stands to reason that there should be no contradiction between the two of them.

However, the truth is quite the opposite.

What kind of reason would make him not hesitate to do this, but also drag Ye Chi into the water?

She couldn't understand, and she couldn't guess.

At noon, the light snow began to fall again, and Kaoru Yutai didn't want to stay at home anymore, so he simply stayed in the Yushi Terrace. The wind was biting, and she stood motionless under the eaves, her thin figure shaky.

"Ah, Lord Tantai is back?"

A bright voice suddenly sounded behind her, and she turned her head to see that it was Xiang Yuling standing at the end of the corridor, holding a few volumes of documents, greeting her with great energy.

Kaoru Yutai nodded with her and remained silent.

"Isn't your body well?" Xiang Yuling said with a smile, "I heard that this time I escorted the two princes into Beijing, and Lord Lantai has made a great contribution." ”

…… Great achievement?

How did she not know?

Xiang Yuling approached her and said a little mysteriously: "That's what the court said, this time the two princes were assassinated on the way back to Beijing and were almost poisoned. ”

Kaoru Tandai's eyes widened in disbelief, and she vaguely guessed something.

I see......

Recently, she is also wondering that if such a major event occurs, even if His Majesty does not pursue it, she will at least be dismissed, but now it has become a "great achievement", probably because Ye Chi did something behind her back.

"That'...... Where's Ye Chi?"

"Prime Minister Ye Cheng......" Xiang Yuling paused and whispered, "I was suspected of being the mastermind behind the scenes, and now I am under house arrest." ”

Kaoru Tandai took a breath, too shocked to speak.

No wonder she saw a group of forbidden troops heading in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion this morning, and she thought it was a troop defense transfer.

Everything is aimed at the leaf pond.

She unconsciously clenched her fists, and her beautiful face was as cold as ice.

"This ...... You don't want to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion, right?" Xiang Yuling tugged at her sleeve and said with a frown, "Now that there are heavy troops guarding there, General Sun is making a big fuss about it, and even a fly can't fly in." ”

Kaoru Yutai bit her lip and hurriedly said goodbye to her, and then went to see Xu Zhihuan. The other party looked impatient, raised his eyebrows and said, "Little girl, if you are too idle to do anything, I don't mind ending your sick leave early." ”

Xu Zhihuan has always been a person with a bad tone, but after all, he has been a classmate of Ye Chi for many years, coupled with the previous impeachment case, Kaoru Tai understands this person's old scheming, and he is not as foolish as he seems on the surface.

She got straight to the point and said, "Do you know the inside story of this case?"

This time, Xu Zhihuan stopped the pen in his hand, raised his eyebrows and looked at her, with disdain in his tone: "What if you know?"

"Ye Chi was framed, and I can find evidence. ”

"So what?" Xu Zhihuan spread his hands and said, "This time it was the emperor's relatives who had an accident, no matter who caused this poison, it was Ye Chi's hands, it was not easy for him to ensure that you were thorough; ”

With that, he pointed to his head and snorted sarcastically.

Kaoru Tantai wanted to continue to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to speak.

She thought it was all too simple.

It is true that even if she knew that this matter was a provocation from King Jin to Ye Chi from beginning to end, but as a small servant, she could not do anything. Wang Fa is so small in front of the imperial power.

As Xu Zhihuan said, even so, so what.

She clenched her fists involuntarily, but she heard the other party say, "But ...... If he fell because of such a thing, it wouldn't be the Ye Qingyuan I knew. ”

He smiled meaningfully and touched his chin, not knowing what he was thinking.

Hearing this, Kaoru Yutai was a little relieved, turned around and left the Yushitai quickly.

In any case, she had to meet Ye Chi first.

***

As Xiang Yuling said, the prime minister's mansion was heavily guarded, and it was clear that the whole capital knew that there were only Ye Chi and Changsu in this mansion, but the officers and soldiers seemed to be guarding some evil thing, and there was a lot of water inside and out.

After Wei Hu was arrested, the Queen Mother and Sun Yu were born for a while, and now that such a major event has happened, they will not let go of the opportunity, one by one, like hungry beasts, eager to crush Ye Chi's bones and ashes.

Kaoru Yutai went on a trip during the day, indicating that he wanted to see Ye Chi, but was stopped by Sun Yu's lieutenant.

"Lord Tantai, no one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's instructions. ”

She nodded, didn't insist any longer, and obediently went home.

On the same day, the loyal lieutenant general informed Sun Yu of the news that she had come to visit Ye Chi, but the other party was very disapproving: "The whole court knows that they are good, what kind of moth can a woman without a backer toss?"

The adjutant general scolded him and walked away in disgrace.

Sun Yu's first half of the sentence is correct, and the second half of the sentence needs to be studied.

It is true that Kaoru Tai has no backstage in Beijing, but if she wants to, it is not difficult to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The only problem is that Ye Chi doesn't like such violent things.

She thought about it for a while, and decided to sneak in at night and ask Ye Chi what his plans were in person, but at dusk, news suddenly came.

When Kaoru Tantai heard the knock on the door, she was preparing to sneak into the Prime Minister's Mansion at night, thinking that someone from the Imperial Observatory was looking for her, and when she opened the door, she realized that it was a drooping child.

She was a little surprised, only to see the child looking at her with a confused expression, raised his hand and handed her a note, not even speaking: "For you." ”

Kaoru took the note and unfolded it gently, only to see a line of small characters written on it.

Three watches, Yunshan Temple purple bamboo forest.

***

After the winter solstice, the cold is deep and the cold wind is bone-chilling.

There are a few lights on the long street, as if the entire capital has fallen into a deep sleep. A figure vaguely flashed in the silence of the night, but soon disappeared into the moonlight.

In order to prevent attention, Kaoru Yutai was dressed in white and avoided the patrol alone, with a brisk and agile pace.

When she went out, she vaguely felt that someone was following her, and she deliberately took a detour but did not see anyone, and she estimated that she had an illusion because she was too nervous, so she went straight to the purple bamboo forest.

The handwriting on the note wasn't Ye Chi's, but her instincts told her that she would definitely see him tonight.

She arrived nearly half an hour early, and the bamboo forest was quiet everywhere, and the cold moonlight shone on her bright and moving face, reflecting like a hibiscus, magnificent and beautiful.

Because he was in too much of a hurry, Kaoru Yutai took a few low breaths, and the exhaled water condensed into a white mist in front of his eyes. Suddenly, she heard the sound of soft footsteps behind her, and her mood became more and more worried, and it took a long time to slowly turn around.

In the darkness, a tall and straight figure slowly stepped out, and his silhouette was indistinguishable in the dark night.

Her heart tightened.

Kaoru Yutai quietly straightened the fist gloves in both hands, and took a step back vigilantly, but heard a low laugh coming:

"Lord Tantai, long time no see. ”

The figure of the man was getting closer and closer, but because he was in the forest, he could not see his face clearly, and when he was a foot away from her, he lit a lantern in his hand, reflecting a smiling face.

Yutai Kaoru looked at him with cold eyes: "His Royal Highness King Jin invited the lower officials late at night, I don't know what the intention is?"

King Jin chuckled and raised his head, and his tone was frivolous: "The moonlight is very good today, I wonder if Lord Tantai has Yaxing and a drink with this king?"

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