In the blink of an eye, it has been a full month since Gao Heng set out for the northwest.

Fortunately, he was a blockbuster in the first battle of his division, and with his excellent strategy and relatively sufficient troops, he and Chen Fu's Red Feather Army pressed forward step by step, temporarily resolving the original precarious situation.

In addition, he had just received a letter from him three days ago, and Cheng Jinzhi's heart was a little relieved.

It's just that every night in the dead of night, when there is no one around, she will still sit alone in front of the window, staring at the bright moon in the sky to see the joys and sorrows of the world, and she can't sleep for a long time.

And the prince's side, which she was most worried about, seemed to have suddenly disappeared recently, and there was no trouble.

It's just that Cheng Jinzhi knows very well that the mother and son are insidious and cunning, and they will never stop there. This kind of unreasonable calm will only make people feel more uneasy, but they have no way to start.

Like the deceptive tranquility before the storm.

"Since His Royal Highness King Huai has handed over such important evidence to him, it stands to reason that there should be movement, but why has there been no news until now?"

In the midsummer afternoon, Cheng Jinzhi sat in front of the painting screen with a worried expression, raised his hand and casually took a few mouthfuls of the iced longan soup in his hand, then put down the spoon, dragged his cheeks and frowned.

"I don't understand that. ”

And Gao Qi, who was sitting opposite, also tensed his face when he heard this, sighed, and a trace of confusion flowed from the corner of his eyes.

"I remember that my father was really shocked when he saw the hairpin and creed, and ordered me not to reveal half of this matter to outsiders, but... I've always been the least aware of my father's mind, and I can't guess what he thinks."

"I always feel that your father still doesn't trust us enough. ”

Cheng Jinzhi's eyes deepened, and he said this sentence with a stern expression, and then fell into a heavy thought.

She didn't know why she had come to such a conclusion.

But now that the evidence is conclusive, according to Emperor Zhou's personality of not rubbing sand in his eyes, there is no reason to know that the prince is not his own flesh and blood, but he still indulges it as if nothing happened.

Or, all along, there are people who are trying their best to obstruct all this behind their backs, so that Emperor Zhou is shaken and suspicious.

And this person must be someone who often haunts the palace and is relatively trusted by Emperor Zhou.

It's just that in this deep palace, the wind and clouds are changing, and the weather is myriad, even if you are inserting eyeliner everywhere, you can't always grasp everyone's every move.

What's more, it's still those who don't show their traces and deliberately hide themselves.

In Cheng Jinzhi's cognition, he would naturally think of Empress Zhao, who had the opportunity to contact Emperor Zhou at any time.

But after thinking about it, Empress Zhao had already been punished by the crown prince before, and her status in Emperor Zhou's heart plummeted.

Now that it involves the life experience of the prince of the current dynasty, she has a ghost in her heart, as a person standing on the cusp of the storm, she should not be stupid enough to run to Emperor Zhou so openly to tell right and wrong and expose herself.

Moreover, even if Emperor Zhou is partial, this matter is related to the lifeblood of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is not a mediocre person, and he should not easily believe this woman's one-sided words.

In addition, the only thing left is for the prince's use, entrenched in the people lurking around this mother and son.

"To put it mildly, the only person my father trusts should be himself, right?"

Gao Qi smiled coldly, his always quiet and modest face, but at this moment, a trace of resentment that was not commensurate with his usual appearance appeared.

After learning the truth about Jing Concubine back then, although he hated the queen the most in his heart, he would also blame Emperor Zhou for blindly believing in the ruthlessness of the mother and son.

Because of this, he misunderstood his mother for many years, and finally could only watch her endure humiliation and steal her life in prison for more than ten years, and finally be victimized by adulterers.

"So we have to stop here, and it would be too deliberate to dwell on this matter any longer. ”

Cheng Jinzhi came back from his troubled thoughts and looked at Gao Qi, in addition to the worry that accompanies him from time to time, his heart was also full of unwillingness.

"What does sister-in-law mean by doing nothing and waiting to see what happens?"

"Hmm... It's not that we don't do nothing, it's just that at the moment, whether it's rumors or what Concubine Jing left behind, we have already tried every means to make our majesty suspicious. But it's not enough to be suspicious, and the rest can only be done in secret, otherwise it will make the old man feel that we are targeting the prince and deliberately framing him. ”

Cheng Jinzhi said and pulled the corners of his mouth depressedly, and began to search for the suspicious people around the queen in his mind.

Noncommittal, she thought of Cheng Yan first, but starting from Cheng Yan, the second person she thought of was Cheng Xuan.

At this time, in Cheng's mansion, Cheng Yan happened to be not in the mansion because of business, and even his personal attendants went out with him.

On the flower path leading to the backyard study, Cheng Xuan took a leisurely stroll as usual, and walked leisurely into the courtyard where Cheng Yan's study was located.

After seeing the locked lock on the door, his eyes first tightened, and then he turned his face and looked around very vigilantly.

"The door is locked so tightly during the day, is there really something in here that can't be seen?"

Cheng Xuan frowned and thought to himself, after making sure that there was no one on all sides, he stepped up the stone steps, and took out a slender thing similar to a wire hook from his arms against the door lock.

As a son of an aristocracy, of course he is not proficient in the "sideways" in the eyes of these outsiders, but fortunately, he has a wide range of friends, and there are many strange people with their own unique skills.

This "master key", which claims to be able to open all the locks in the world, was obtained from one of his friends.

Cheng Xuan inserted the key into the lock hole, tried to turn it twice nervously, and finally opened the lock smoothly after hearing the sound of the joint being touched.

Seeing that the first step of the plan was successfully completed, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly put away the key and quickly pushed open the door, and flew into the study.

Cheng Yan's study can be said to be a forbidden area for the entire Yasukuni Mansion, and if he is not in the room in normal times, even if he is the hostess Zhang, he cannot enter it without permission.

Not to mention Cheng Xuan, who sneaked in now.

Once discovered, it's not as simple as being scolded.

Therefore, he would observe many times in advance, and deliberately waited until Cheng Yan went out to make a move.

However, looking at the room full of books and documents, coupled with the nervousness of being a thief, he unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but he was a little at a loss for a while.