After all, among the people escorted back to Beijing, there were not only convicted officials, but also the princess of Sang Guo and the young master of Sang Guo's general. Now the royal family of Sang has been reduced to a puppet, and one of the three generals in power happens to be the father of this young man.

Because Tingfeng and Zuizhu returned to Beijing ahead of schedule, no one 'abused' this little master, and he no longer resisted strangely, except for eating and sleeping every day, after a few months, he was raised for nothing. And Youzi is whole person has lost weight, which is very different from the previous plump appearance, and it seems to have two points of the weak beauty of Yangzhou women.

After getting off the boat, Ruan Jingxin first arranged for someone to go home to report the news. Xiao Shi has been at home by himself during this time, and I am afraid that he is worried about both this and that.

The carriage went all the way to the gate of the palace, and Ruan Jingxin was quietly observing all the way. Everything in the capital is still as prosperous as usual, and there is no sign that there was a war a few months ago.

Although she also wants to return home as soon as possible, Ruan Jingxin, as an official, needs to enter the palace to meet the emperor first. As a female dependent, she was the second person in the history of this dynasty to enter the palace to see the emperor without having to see the queen. Since the last time at the eldest princess's banquet, Situ Xun made a complaint against Ruan Jingxin, the emperor inadvertently said that he would compile the outstanding poems of the past years into a book, and someone recommended the famous Situ Xun in due course. The latter began to work overtime day and night, and suddenly there was no time to find trouble.

The prince has always relied on Dongfang Xu, and he has also paid more and more attention to Ruan Jingya. So he did not wait for someone in the emperor's imperial study, but went to the palace gate to wait. Of course, the advantage of this is that the time on the road is enough to learn more about what happened in Yangzhou.

There was no one else in the emperor's imperial study, he actually knew a lot about the affairs in Yangzhou, after all, in addition to the official face, there was also the content that Dongfang Xu reported in private. These include not only the public, but also some private. For example, he encountered the origin and suspicion of the assassination, as well as some of his own investigations and inferences.

Therefore, the report of the emperor and others is just to go through the procedure, and the more detailed content, or other things you want to know, can be asked separately by Dongfang Xu later.

Since it was a formality, the emperor naturally just asked briefly, and asked the two to go back to rest early, but left the crown prince.

"Father, the situation in Yangzhou has stabilized, do these two need to ......?"

The emperor waved his hand and said to the prince, "Why did you call the two back in such a hurry? As the crown prince, you don't need to be like everyone else. ”

This is very serious, and the prince hurriedly knelt down, "Father, forgive me!" Erchen just thinks that the situation in Yangzhou has stabilized, and the two of them can return to the capital to help Erchen deal with some official business. ”

The second prince fell off the horse, and almost all the people in his line were uprooted. So there are a lot of empty seats. In this way, it is naturally targeted by many people. The crown prince is no exception, and he wants to insert his own people into it.

"Yangzhou didn't finish it well, but the original credit of these two people was discounted. "The emperor didn't know what the prince was thinking, so he just wanted to knock him. "Kneel down too. ”

The prince didn't dare to say anything more, and hurried back to the prince's mansion. He knew that his actions had made the emperor unhappy, so he stayed honestly for a few days. As for the two heroes who went to Yangzhou, the emperor did not move, but he couldn't let his subordinates chill, so he chose some exquisite and valuable items from his private treasury, and rewarded them with a meal without hesitation.

Ruan Jingxin happily returned home to eat and chat with Xiao Shi and had a comfortable time. Dongfang Xu's mood is not very good.

He looked at what was presented by the wind, and his heart sank more and more. He didn't know that his every move was controlled by that side.

"Where are the people now?" Dongfang Xu threw the paper in his hand on the table casually.

Tingfeng and Zuizhu glanced at each other, although the two were also a little uncomfortable, but they couldn't answer truthfully. Listening to the wind, "In the past few days, the prince has come back, and she personally goes to the kitchen every day to prepare meals for you." ”

Dongfang Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, "You are becoming more and more incapable of doing things......

Tingfeng and Zuizhu hurriedly knelt down, and Zuizhu said, "Her every move has been monitored, and the food she cooks has also been tasted." ”

"Even if there is no problem with eating," Dongfang Xu seemed to sigh, "Do you think I can eat the craft of a betrayer?"

Betrayal! Listening to the wind and drunken bamboo, their hearts were shocked at the same time, and they both were filled with thick bitterness. Who would have thought that the most reassuring companion, the person who has come all the way to today, would do such a thing.

"Lord Shizi......" Listening to the wind's voice was also lowered by two points, "It's been so many years...... Why don't your subordinates ask her......"

"Ask what?" Dongfang Xu sneered, "Ask her if she has any last resort?"

Even if there is, it doesn't deserve to be forgiven! Drunken Zhu and Tingfeng both understand it very well in their hearts. They don't have any relatives at all, and their mission is to protect the life of the prince and be ready to die for the prince at any time.

"Lord Shizi, Liuli asks to see you. A gentle voice sounded outside the study.

Dongfang Xu nodded, listened to the wind and got up to open the door. Dongfang Xu motioned for Zuizhu to stand up as well. Only then did he look at the glass that knelt down as soon as he entered the door. "Speak up. ”

Liuli bit her lip and smiled bitterly, "The slave wants to ask the prince to spare Linglong's life." ”

Dongfang Xu lowered his eyes, "You intercede for her?"

Liuli kowtowed a few times, "The slave knows that she shouldn't open this mouth, but Linglong and we grew up beside the prince since we were children...... The slave begged only to spare her life. ”

"Sometimes it's better to die than to live. Dongfang Xu sighed, "Liuli, you understand." "Although it is a maid, Liuli and Linglong are built according to the standards of the dead. That is, in the past few years, he has been a little more comfortable, and he puts them in the inner house and rarely sends tasks. Before, they didn't know how much blood they had experienced.

Liuli's body trembled, and in the comfortable days of the past few years, she and Linglong have indulged. "Lord Shizi, Linglong's love is deep-rooted, and I am afraid that it will be used by others. ”

"Are you telling me the reason?" Dongfang Xu's tone became colder and colder, "You guys are really too comfortable, you forgot the rules, and you forgot your identity......"

Liuli couldn't help but shudder, "The slave knows her mistake...... Slave ......"

Dongfang Xu sighed again, and then said, "Bring Linglong over, for the sake of the past feelings, I will give her a chance." This opportunity is not a chance to argue, but a last chance to speak, an opportunity to explain the future.