Chapter 425: Black Cauldron
At this time, the prince of Shu could no longer have illusions. Beirong's secret spy must have gone wrong, the prince is very likely to have discovered that the bureau was used to frame Zhao Mo, and the original plan was destined to fail!
The prince of Shu was smothered, it was rare to have such a good opportunity, and he was only one step away from success, how could it go wrong? !
He didn't think that there was a problem with his own idea, so he could only put the blame on the Beirong people. Thinking that day, he had considered a more secure way to hide the forged letters in Zhao Mo's study, and he was already raising funds to try to buy off the people in the royal mansion of Suning County, but the people of Beirong took the initiative to say that they could do it for them.
At that time, the Beirong secret spy had just lost more than 100 people, and even Lan Xue was taken away by the Imperial City Secret Spy Division, so it can be said that he had lost most of his strength, and the prince of Shu was suspicious of their ability. If it weren't for their big losses, Lan Xue's side would try to place people in the palace of Suning County, and it might not be impossible to do it. It was precisely because Lan Xue and the Beirong spies who also infiltrated Zhao Shuo's house were caught, that he had to find another way. But the leader of the Beirong secret spy with his two men swore that they could handle things well, and they would never make people suspicious of the prince of Shu, and the latter was moved by half-belief.
There are some things that can be cleared up as much as possible, and of course it's better to get rid of the relationship. What he wants to do is to see the dark things that no one can see, whether he can succeed or not, it is better not to be found to have something to do with him.
The prince of Shu was not at ease at that time, and he also asked the Beirong spies, and learned that they were trying to get it from Zhao Qi, and they were so sure that when they had already controlled the little child with the blood of the Beirong people in their bodies, they handed over the matter to them. Unexpectedly, it took the people of Beirong more than half a month to finally have some signs, but they were targeted by the people of the Imperial City's secret spy department in an instant. They didn't run for their lives, but they actually ran to his henchmen and almost exposed his manpower, which is simply unreasonable!
The prince of Shu suspected that the Beirong people had not been able to hold Zhao Qi at all, at least not as sure as they said. It's right to think about it, although Zhao Qi has been rejected by his biological father, he was taken in by his half-brother. Based on what Lan Xue did in the past, how could she have a good relationship with Zhao Shuo's eldest son, Zhao Mo? Zhao Mo would take Zhao Qi in, could it be that he was really a benevolent and generous good brother? Bacheng stared at the Beirong people behind Lan Xue, leaving a Zhao Qi as bait, and waiting for the Beirong people to send them to the door by themselves! The Beirong people were really so stupid, they were fooled, they just looked for their own death, and they almost hurt others!
The prince of Shu did not reflect on his own responsibilities, but only felt that the Beirong people were stupid and had caused him to be burdened; Zhao Mo was even more cunning like a fox, and he didn't even let go of children; and Zhao Qi was also a stupid child, so why couldn't he be deceived obediently? Did he really think that the eldest brother would treat him sincerely?
The prince of Shu finished scolding a circle of people in his heart, and when he looked back at the prince and the king of Shanyang, he began to rejoice.
Fortunately, he had been prepared and found the best shield of the King of Shanyang. Prince Fang Cai was obviously already suspicious of King Shanyang, and in order to clear his suspicion, he only needed to make King Shanyang's suspicion more clear. Of course, the King of Sanyang knew what was going on, and he still had to shut the mouth of this white-eyed wolf in order to bring the matter to a successful conclusion.
The prince of Shu sighed secretly, this time I am afraid that he will really have to give up the plan. Although his wife is not very obedient and more and more self-determined, she has a good saying: stay in the green mountains, and you are not afraid of running out of firewood. This time the bureau against Zhao Mo has no way to work, and if Zhao Mo is calculated in the same way in the future, I am afraid that the prince will not believe it, but Zhao Mo has such a father, such a grandfather, and such an uncle, and there are loopholes to exploit. What's more, on the side of the crown princess Tang, the attitude towards Zhao Mo has changed, not to mention that the prince is about to recruit a newcomer, and he may not mention the matter of step-heirs again. The situation will change in the future, and I don't know what kind of scene it will be. The prince of Shu felt that he really didn't need to be too anxious, so let's wait and see for a while.
He silently allowed the prince and the king of Shanyang to talk happily, and only occasionally interjected a sentence or two to show his presence. But he didn't say anything more.
When he came out of the East Palace with King Shanyang, he had already set the itinerary of the day when the second dragon raised his head in early February, and he would go to the palace of Suning County with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to visit Zhao Mo.
When the king of Shanyang left the palace, he had a smile on his face all the way, and repeatedly thanked the prince of Shu: "Thanks to the prince's nephew, if you don't introduce me, I'm afraid that Uncle Wang may not even be able to see His Royal Highness the prince today." ”
The prince of Shu showed a warm smile: "Uncle Wang doesn't have to be polite to me, it's all his own family." My situation is not easy, Uncle Wang is also difficult, if I can help each other, how can it be much stronger than being weak. ”
"The nephew said yes, said yes. "The King of Sanyo had hardly seen this nephew before. When the prince of Shu was born, the king of Shu and his wife had already taken the domain, and when the couple returned to Beijing with their youngest son a few years ago to seek the throne of the emperor, the prince of Shu stayed in Shu and did not accompany him. The two of them met after the family of the prince of Shu was escorted to the capital, and they met in a hurry, and they never had a conversation, and when the former was released, they met by chance outside, and the two were also in a state of not talking to each other, and they had not officially been together for such a long time until today. The king of Shanyang only remembered that the king of Shu and his wife had mentioned that the eldest son had a gentle and kind temperament, and the younger son of the king of Shu also said that his brother had a soft temper, so he believed it to be true, and then received the benefits of the other party, and he had no vigilance against the prince of Shu at all.
The king of Shanyang also said to the prince of Shu: "In the past, although Uncle Wang had the intention to curry favor with those powerful people, he always had no way. Today, with the help of the prince and nephew, Uncle Wang can finally talk to His Royal Highness the Prince. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, and it is difficult for Uncle Wang to see him, if he can make friends with the King of Suning County, as long as he can please him, it will be much easier to do anything in the future. Alas, if you want to come to Uncle Wang and the king of Suning County, they are not outsiders. In the past, Uncle Wang's eldest daughter almost made a marriage with the eldest grandson of the Qin family's house, and now the king of Suning County is now the grandson-in-law of the third room of the Qin family, and we are almost married. At that time, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang also often went to the Chengenhou Mansion, and saw the king of Suning County more than once. It's a pity that I didn't have the vision to see the true God at that time, so I missed a good opportunity to make friends with him, and now it is much more difficult to climb again. ”
The prince of Shu secretly despised the idea of King Shanyang's single-minded climb of the dragon and the phoenix. They are all generally descendants of the Zhao family, golden branches and jade leaves, how much more noble can the king of Suning County be than the king of Shanyang? A few years ago, he was just an abandoned son who looked up to people. How could the King of Shanyang be so self-deprecating, as if even he was the son of the King of Shu, and he was far inferior to Zhao Mo.
The prince of Shu was dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face, and only smiled faintly: "My nephew heard that the king of Suning County likes all kinds of agency playthings, similar to agency boxes or something. If Uncle Wang has a way to find this kind of thing and give him a birthday gift, I am afraid it will be more in line with his heart than gold beads and jade silks. ”
The king of Shanyang was overjoyed: "Really, thank you for the reminder!" "The box or something, if it is an ordinary product, the cost is not too expensive, with the financial situation of their Shanyang Palace, it should be affordable, even if it is to paint gold and silver, how much can it cost? It's just that the time is too tight, and he doesn't know where to find it."
He mentioned this concern to the prince of Shu, but the prince of Shu smiled and said: "My nephew has recently got a good trap box, and he has the heart to give it to His Royal Highness the Prince, but His Royal Highness doesn't seem to like this kind of object." Anyway, Uncle Wang will not treat his nephew badly, and then he will give his nephew a similar antique, and it would be better if there was an older ginseng. He sighed, "My nephew and daughter-in-law's body is not improving, which is really worrying." ”
King Shanyang hurriedly said: "This is easy, I will tell the princess when I turn around, and ask her to find you a few good ginseng." "Now that the connection between Princess Xiao Tu of Shanyang and her mother's family has been restored, although she came secretly, some things are not difficult to do.
The prince of Shu thanked the king of Shanyang, and the two broke up in front of the palace gate. Seeing the King of Shanyang leave with joy on his face, a sneer flashed on the face of the Prince of Shu, and he turned his head and left.
On the day when Erlong raised his head in early February, the prince really took two embarrassing clan followers and descended on the palace of Suning County. Zhao Mo, who had already received the hint from the prince, put the black lacquer painted gold color lacquer box on the multi-treasure grid in the study in advance, and specially picked a conspicuous position, and then ordered Zhao Qi to avoid it, and greeted him. He cooperated with the prince to act, he was surprised and surprised by the arrival of the prince, and he also showed a flattered look, while the prince was kind and favored him in words and deeds.
The uncle and nephew entered the study hand in hand. The prince of Shu suppressed the disapproval in his heart, smiled and followed. The king of Shanyang was completely ignored, but he didn't care, and followed him tremblingly.
Everyone sat down in the study, the maid served tea, and then there was a regular greeting. The prince and Zhao Mo both deliberately went around in circles, chatting about some nutritious and non-nutritious topics. King Shanyang was sweating profusely and wanted to insert a sentence or two to make a joke, but the effect was not very good, and he was in a hurry.
The prince of Shu did not participate, but paid attention to the furnishings in the study, and then found the trap box at a glance. He felt gloomy in his heart: if he hadn't discovered the prince's abnormality a long time ago, maybe he would have been fooled today and took the initiative to send it to the door. However, the current situation is not bad, as long as the matter is pushed on the king of Shanyang, he will be able to clear himself.
So, while the prince and Zhao Mo stopped talking and bowed their heads to drink tea, the prince of Shu stood up and said with a smile: "There are a lot of calligraphy and paintings in the study of the king of Suning, I heard that the king of the county has been learning painting with Yongjiahou since he was a child, could it be that this is the handwriting of the king of the county?" This is painted by the prince of the county, right?
Zhao Mo said lightly on his face, and didn't say anything: "Thank you for the compliment." ”
The king of Shanyang thought that he had grasped the hint of the prince of Shu, and hurriedly came up to learn to pat himself: "This painting is really very good! I really opened my eyes! Hey, I see that the antiques in this house are also very good." The king of Suning County is really young, and he is a pedantic man. This lacquer box is very gorgeous...... "Before he finished speaking, he didn't know what he had under his feet, and his slightly obese body involuntarily fell in the direction of Duobaoge, knocking the black lacquer box out of Duobaoge, and fell on the ground on the other side, breaking into two pieces with a bang.
All eyes were on it.