"Stealing? In that case, is there anything missing from the house?"

Cheng Jinzhi tightened his cheeks in surprise when he heard this, and the stone he had just put down in his heart hung in his heart again.

According to Shen Jun, after the man in black secretly infiltrated the palace, he did not set foot in the courtyard where Cheng Jinzhi lived, but went all the way to Gao Heng's study in Nanyuan.

In addition, the door lock of the study also had traces of being damaged, so Shen Jun thought that he was probably trying to steal something.

After all, if he really wanted to make a move on Cheng Jinzhi, he must have known the terrain of the palace before, how could he risk being discovered at any time and go in a completely opposite direction?

"The subordinates are just guesses, not really sure. Although all the precious things in the study are all placed completely, but now that His Highness is not in the mansion, if there is really anything missing, I am afraid that it will not be easy to find out. ”

Shen Jun said thoughtfully, but when he saw Cheng Jinzhi's eyes turn slightly, he immediately stood up and walked towards the door.

"Come with me. ”

Although Cheng Jinzhi didn't say it explicitly, she vaguely realized that tonight's incident should not be as simple as burglary.

It stands to reason that the Yan Wangfu is the residence of the prince who inherited the prince's lordship, and it has always been heavily guarded, and it is not a rare place with rare treasures, and almost no one would think of risking his life and stealing from the palace.

Besides, this person didn't go anywhere, but only attacked Gao Heng's study, thinking of the clues that Cheng Xuan found in Cheng Yan's study, her whole person began to fall into a burst of tension that she saw the danger approaching, but she couldn't do anything about it.

At this time, Taxue on the side also thought about it and interjected: "That... Could it be a thief in the rivers and lakes who learned that His Royal Highness was not in the mansion when he went to the northwest, so he wanted to take this opportunity to take the sheep by the hand?"

"Probably not. Shen Jun shook his head and denied when he heard this, "Your Highness is an honest person, although this palace is magnificent, it has nothing precious, and it has never been a place to attract thieves. Besides, looking at that person's skills, he doesn't look like an ordinary thief. ”

However, after carefully searching the study with Shen Jun and the others, no matter how Cheng Jinzhi observed, he couldn't see any traces of theft.

And the more she couldn't find the flaw, the more she felt uneasy in her heart, and until dawn, she didn't close her eyes and sleep peacefully.

In the same undercurrent in the northwest, since Princess Na Yen Xi left a decisive statement of "self-proof", Gao Heng and Chen Fu only thought that she was angry for a while, and she would forget to let go of it in time.

But he never thought that seven days later, a figure that no one expected would appear in the military camp of the Red Feather Army of the Great Zhou.

This person is none other than Princess Yuanxi's brother, Hengwang Yuanpeng.

Although Gao Heng was shocked by Yuan Peng's sudden appearance, he felt even more clear in his heart.

Because in his opinion, the sudden appearance of the prince of Southern Chu at this time was most likely because he couldn't bear the stalemate between the two sides, and finally revealed his long-hidden fox tail, wanting to change his strategy or test it for the king of Chu.

Until he sat down in front of Gao Heng with a calm expression, while leisurely drinking coarse tea, he proposed that he was willing to borrow troops to assist in the strategy of attacking the northwest tribe on Great Zhou.

"Borrowed soldiers?"

Gao Heng's eyes suddenly deepened when he heard this, and a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and then the corners of his eyebrows were raised disapprovingly.

"What kind of wind is blowing today, so that His Royal Highness King Heng can come from afar, just to help me Da Yi?"

Faced with the unfriendly voice in Gao Heng's words, Yuan Peng didn't care, but took a deep breath and said without hurrying.

"Alas, I don't hide what His Royal Highness King Yan said, in fact, to tell the truth, interests have always come first between countries. Your country has a long-standing grudge with these northwestern tribes, and sooner or later there will be a war. Originally, my father was going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, just to be a spectator, if he can still sit on the power of the fisherman, then why not?"

When he said this, the smile on the corner of his lips gradually dissipated, and he stared at Gao Heng with concern, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"But I heard Xi'er send a message saying that your country suspects that we are behind the support of these northwestern barbarians, trying to hurt people with hidden arrows, which is inevitable... It's a little too wronged, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Gao Heng already understood that if Nan Chu was not the hidden backer behind those northwestern tribes, it was the rescuer that Princess Yuanxi moved in order to prove to herself the innocence of her mother country.

Although in Gao Heng's heart, he really hopes to be able to repel this long-entangled northwest clan force in one fell swoop in the fastest possible time, so that he can return to the capital as soon as possible to reunite with the people he misses and protect the party.

After all, compared to this bloody battle with open swords and guns, there is still a dark war that has no gunsmoke but is full of dangers is quietly brewing.

can think of various reasons in the past, and the delicate relationship between the prince and Nan Chu, so that he constantly comforted himself in his heart, and he must not easily trust the prince of another country in front of him, who is inseparable from friend and foe.

"Now that the princess has made her words clear, the king has something to say. Gao Heng's eyebrows moved slightly, and his eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Who knows that His Royal Highness King Heng has a righteous and awe-inspiring generosity on the surface, but in his heart, he doesn't want to take this opportunity to plan and oppose the guest?"

Listening to Gao Heng's undisguised questioning words, the look of vigilance in Yuan Peng's eyes flashed, and then he laughed disapprovingly.

"Hahaha, I just like His Royal Highness King Yan to be so outspoken and neat. But Your Highness must know that since I dare to enter your Great Zhou military camp alone today, I naturally have a clear conscience, if I really want to play any tricks, wouldn't it be self-defeating?"

"Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, after all, this battle is about the world and my big Zhou's face, and this king has to be cautious. If there is anything offended, please don't be surprised by His Royal Highness King Heng. ”

Although Gao Heng was a little shaken in his heart, his tone was still cold and indifferent, and he did not show the slightest compromise.

"Moreover, the reason why the current war situation is stalemate is not because our military strength is limited and outnumbered, but because we are probing each other's reality and looking for a more surprising strategy. If we really want to fight hard to the end desperately, we can still expel them from Chixia Pass and bow down to my Great Zhou. ”

"The prestige and strength of His Royal Highness King Yan are of course beyond doubt. But as the saying goes, everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, and the general trend of the world is strong and weak, you and I should know in our hearts. If the backers behind these Northwest barbarians were really indestructible, they would not hide in the shadows and sneak around to do such a despicable strategy. And I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan has always cherished his soldiers, since there is a way to avoid losing troops and losing generals, why waste time and sacrifice extra lives to deal with it?"

Yuan Peng said lightly, then his eyes wandered, he walked to the curtain tent and raised his hand to pick up a corner, staring at the bright lonely moon in the sky shrouded in night mist.

"Besides, I think, instead of sending lovesickness to the bright moon on the horizon, His Royal Highness must also hope that he can return to the court as soon as possible and see the beautiful woman, right?"