Zhao Mo, under the leadership of his buddy, walked out of the courtyard, only turned a few steps to the east, and arrived at another courtyard. The "little young master of Xiangwangfu" that the guy said is here.

This courtyard is half smaller than the one ordered by Zhao Mo, it was originally a courtyard of the same size, divided into two rooms by a wall, divided into two small courtyards, and when the number of guests is small, of course, the price will be relatively cheap. But in terms of the decoration of the houses in the courtyard and the pomp and circumstance, it is absolutely the same, the same wealth and decency, and the treatment of the guests is also the same thoughtful. Therefore, there are often wealthy guests who like to have such a small courtyard, only with three or five friends, which is quiet and clean. The back of the yard also leads to the back sandwich road, which can go straight out of the back door of the restaurant. If you are a regular customer, you don't even have to go through the lobby in front of the restaurant, you can directly enter and exit the courtyard through the back door, and you don't know it, which is enough to avoid people's eyes and ears.

Zhao Mo entered the courtyard, but the guy retreated outside the door. There were people waiting in the courtyard, and they closed the courtyard door in silence. Zhao Mo smiled at the man, then carried his clothes and walked into the room with his feet raised.

There was already a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy sitting at the table waiting in the room, there was a circle of wine and food on the table, the young man was waiting a little impatiently, and when he saw Zhao Mo entering the house, he immediately jumped up: "It's really slow! I've been waiting for you for a long time! If you don't come again, this dish will be cold, what else to eat?!"

Zhao Mo smiled and sat down opposite him: "The wine and food are yours, I'm just here to sit and say a few words to you, and I'll go back to my yard to eat after dinner." I came out with my friends and family today, and I have a woman with me, so I can't be rude and leave them behind. ”

The young man raised his eyebrows: "Yo, which friend, and a female dependent, Brother Mo, you are not honest!"

Zhao Mo gave him a blank look: "Don't talk nonsense! I'll stay here for two quarters of an hour at most, and if I have something to say, hurry up." ”

The young man pouted: "In such a hurry, you want to pretend to meet me by chance to deceive people." If you and I have a serious appointment to meet for dinner, why are we in such a hurry? We are not outsiders, you and I are brothers, and we have always been good friends, so why are we afraid that others will know that we have met?"

Zhao Mo snorted: "Have you spent a lot of wine in the past few years, so that the wine has soaked your brain and become confused? You and I meet, it also depends on when it is! There are also many clan disciples who are good friends with you in the capital, and I don't have much contact with you on the surface, but I made an appointment to meet you at this time, are you afraid that your family will not suspect you? There are others who do not suspect you? As long as someone suspects you, how can you not be alarmed? I still expect you to ask me more useful news. If you are wasted, where shall I go to cry?"

The young man laughed and scolded: "Fuck off! Even if you and I know what's going on in our hearts, don't say it so clearly." A brother, and a friendship, and they have been doing business together for the past few years, so you have to say that your friendship with me is like a transaction, what's the fun?" he drank a glass of wine, picked up his chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls of food before continuing, "The person you wanted to inquire about before, I have already checked out, and it is indeed the one you think." This uncle is also a toss and turn, and he has nothing to pretend to be a little guy to come to the capital, but he is really afraid that his title will be too secure. Since he is not rare to be a county king, why can't he give up his seat to someone else? I will never dislike Guangchang, although it is far away, but it is much bigger than your Suning County. ”

Zhao Mo hurriedly asked, "Are you sure it's him?" Who are you looking to recognize?"

The young man said: "I have seen him myself, although it was when he was a child, but he also played together for a few days." I was afraid that I would not remember clearly, so I called out the old servant who was in charge of the porter in the palace for an excuse, stuffed him with silver, and took him to recognize people. When the prince of Jin came to our palace to talk to his grandfather in three days, he often brought his two younger sons over, and the old servant guarded the gatehouse, and he could see people every time, and he had a good memory, and he recognized it at a glance. In fact, King Guangchang's appearance is similar to that of when he was a child, but his face is a little longer, and familiar people can recognize who he is at a glance. ”

"Have you taken someone to recognize his face?" Zhao Mo was a little worried, "Have you ever been seen by him?"

The young man smiled: "No, I was dressed normally at the time, and the old servant was also dressed as an ordinary slave." Although I know the king of Guangchang, the king of Guangchang may not recognize me. When he was a child, he was a very arrogant character, and there was no one in his eyes, and he was clearly just a side concubine, but he relied on the king of Jin to favor him, so he didn't look at our cousins who were concubines. My eldest brother is a concubine, because his biological mother died, and his father continued the strings, and his situation at home was not very good, so King Guangchang did not take him seriously, and only refused to talk to his stepmother's son. A man like him is born with a pair of snobs, where does he remember who I am? I'm afraid he didn't remember who I was in the first place!"

Zhao Mo snorted lightly: "Although you are a concubine, your father is the son-in-law of King Xiang, and in terms of noble status, he is not much worse than King Guangchang." He doesn't look down on you, that's because he has no eyes. He thinks he is sorry, but in fact, how many people in the capital recognize him? How many people in the clan can look up to him? He can only sneakily disguise himself in order to walk on the streets of the capital, where can he compare to you Zhao Jiaoyou, who is the most popular in the clan, and has always had a capable reputation? He now has such a big handle in your hands, you can call him bad luck at any time, where is he qualified to despise you?"

The young man Zhao smiled lowly: "I am moved by what you said, but don't want to use me as a gunman and tell me to denounce him, right? No, my grandfather King Xiang had a deep relationship with his Laozi King Jin back then, and no matter how bad King Guangchang is, he is also the seed of King Jin." If my grandfather knew that I had sued King Guangchang for his black state, he might break my legs. However, your idea is not without merit, when he was young and ignorant, he also had enemies in the capital. There are also people who did not get along with King Jin in the past, I just need to quietly hand over a letter and ask those people to go to the door of King Ninghua's house to block people, are you afraid that you won't be able to break his skin? I don't have to dirty my hands, isn't it clean?"

Zhao Mo chuckled: "It's really clean." ”

The two of them raised their glasses together, and then they each drank the wine, which was considered to be a consensus.

Zhao Mo asked Zhao again: "Your people have inquired, do you have any plans for King Ninghua to go to Beijing, except for giving jade to a few sons? It stands to reason that he is not a foolish person, how can he allow his brother to take risks and not enter Beijing without being edicted? If he really wants to go to Beijing, he can just go to the emperor directly. Their brothers have not been in Beijing for 10 years, and they are the sons of King Jin, who has always been close to the emperor, so they are on the fold, and the emperor will probably approve it, so why take such a big risk? Could it be that the king of Guangchang will enter Beijing and have another inside story?"

Zhao thoughtfully: "I don't know what's going on. But listening to the rumors of various provinces, King Ninghua and his wife took their children to Beijing, although they went out more often, but in general, they either entered the palace, or went to the palaces of various kings and princesses, or went to visit several nobles or important ministers, which was not out of line. After all, he is the son of King Jin, and he has not been in Beijing for many years. However, some people have muttered, saying that he has both children and daughters, has so many children at a young age, and has won the title of county king, and the family lives happily, so why bother to stick a knife in his brother's heart? It probably means that he always shows off his children in front of his eldest brother Zhao. His sister-in-law, the third aunt and grandmother of the Wang family, once asked him if he could succeed a son to his eldest brother, but in fact, he took a fancy to his second son, who was less than a year old. Who knew that King Ninghua refused, and said that the concubine could be considered, and the concubine would forget it. Although it is human nature, he can be tactful. Now that it's so polite, it's a bit of a rampant ambition. ”

Zhao Mo smiled slightly: "This is true, my father is quite good friends with my uncle now, and often tells me about their family." Uncle does seem to have the intention of adopting a boy from his brother, but King Ninghua refuses to agree, so I don't know. ”

Zhao said disapprerovingly: "Of course it is impossible to agree! If the brotherhood is deep, the succession will also be passed, but the two brothers are clearly enemies! What good can the child get when he succeeds in the past? Not to mention the son-in-law, if it is me, I will not even be willing to give up the concubine! Isn't that a crime for the child to suffer in vain?"

Zhao Mo said in his heart, not everyone in the world is like you Zhao and is willing to be a good father. Thinking of his own encounter, he felt a little blocked in his heart, so he took a sip of wine and changed the subject: "After King Guangchang entered Beijing, did he have any strange behaviors?

Zhao shook his head: "I didn't notice any strange behavior from him." Once he leaves the house on weekdays, he often dresses up as a small servant, although the momentum and bearing do not look like a subordinate, but he has a lot of fun by himself. Oh, by the way, he seems to go to the sheep's tail alley from time to time, two times for three days, and some days pass almost every day. I didn't do anything, I just walked around the alley, back and forth, as if I was looking for someone. ”

Zhao Mo said: "Sheep's Tail Alley, I remember how many families there are in that area......"

Zhao nodded: "Zhenxi Hou Mansion and Zhuguo General Ma's family are both in that alley, oh, by the way, Yun Shuai's mansion is in the nearby Terracotta Hutong, not far away." ”

Zhao Mo was silent. After a while, he continued to ask: "The day before yesterday, you also went to the palace banquet, right? Before the banquet ended, there was suddenly news that the Queen Mother was unwell, and the banquet at Cining Palace ended early." The emperor was worried about the queen mother's health, and took many of us to visit. But the Queen Mother didn't see any discomfort except for a little tiredness at that time, even if she had a headache and brain fever, it didn't reach the point of interrupting the banquet. Your biological mother is the son of the Tu family, and you often correspond with the Tu family, but what rumors have you received?"

Zhao smiled when he heard this: "You asked me about this, you are asking the right person! After that, he approached Zhao Mo, and his voice was low, "The palace banquet ended early that day, in fact, it was not that the Queen Mother was really unwell, but the little sister sent to Cining Palace by the prince of Shu, for some reason, suddenly fell from a high place and suffered a lot of injuries. When the Queen Mother heard the news, she rushed over to take a look, and was very distressed, and she was angry that the palace people were careless, so that her little sister was injured, so she ordered someone to inquire who was negligent in her duties. The queen mother was worried about the child and stayed by her side to take care of it, so naturally she couldn't take care of the palace banquet outside. But there must be a reason for the banquet, and the queen mother can't tell the truth, right? After all, the prince of Shu is a sinner, and his daughter raised in the palace because the emperor was gracious and opened one eye and closed one eye. Once it's on the table, it's never going to go. The imperial history of this dynasty is not a dry meal. Therefore, the queen mother excused herself to be unwell and hid lazy, who knew that it would make such a big fuss that even the emperor was alarmed?"

Zhao Mo raised his eyebrows, he never expected that the palace banquet ended hastily, and he actually had something to do with the little cousin of the Shu Wangfu who lived in Cining Palace. However, how could she fall from a height and be injured?