Sikong Yan finally talked about the recent plot: "That night, news suddenly came out of the palace that the emperor's condition worsened overnight. www.biquge.info The eunuchs in the palace went to the Tai Hospital to ask for a doctor, but they didn't expect the entire Tai Hospital to be empty. The news quickly spread in the harem, and less than an hour later, the Shoukang Palace, where the Queen Mother once lived, suddenly went out of the water. As soon as the fire on this side was brought under control, a large number of cavalry appeared around the imperial city, and surrounded the imperial city at an extremely fast speed. In fact, there are not many cavalry in Yongguo, and the only cavalry school is in the western suburbs of the capital, and the person who manages this school field is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at that time, that is, the eldest prince of Yongguo. At that time, he was visiting his mother and the second prince in the palace, leading the few guards of the public to resist the cavalry outside the city until reinforcements came. After the end of this palace change, due to various unfavorable factors pointing to the eldest prince, Emperor Hui removed the eldest prince from the position of crown prince and punished him for treason. ”

Shen Lanying was a little stunned when she heard this, such a prince was executed in such an unknown way? There are too many doubts about this palace change, first of all, the eldest prince, as the crown prince, not only has military merits, but also has the support of many officials in the court. It can be said that as long as he does nothing, the future emperor is already in his pocket. There is no need to force the palace in this extra move. Moreover, the time when the second prince appeared in the palace was too accurate. Moreover, Sikong Yan once said that the guards in the palace have long been decayed, how can the combat effectiveness be compared with the cavalry, no matter how talented the military strategist is, it is impossible to lead a rabble to keep Xiaoyong's elite cavalry out.

Seeing Shen Lanying's puzzled look, Sikong Yan knew what she was thinking, and said lightly, "There are indeed a lot of things that don't make sense in this incident, if there is no accident, Emperor Hui should also pay attention to these doubts, but no matter what, the eldest prince has been executed by Emperor Hui, whether Emperor Hui has other plans, or he is really confused, these don't matter." ”

It doesn't matter? What does this mean? Shen Lanying didn't understand the meaning of his words, so she listened to him continue without stopping: "After this incident, although the second prince rebelled and was the eldest prince, he was not named the new crown prince by Emperor Hui......

"Wait. Shen Lanying suddenly interrupted Sikong Yan and asked tentatively, "Can you tell me about the situation of you and your family first?" He had already told her about the secrets of the royal family for two hours, okay! Which princess and which young master frowned at the banquet. Which concubine has any unknown deal with the officials in the court in order to compete for favor......

This is not at all like something that an idle young master from a rich family would know, but like the operator of a harem intelligence organization.

"You ask my family?" Sikong Yan raised his eyebrows, leaned on the table with his head on one hand, and showed a very funny expression on his face, looked at Shen Lanying for a long time before he whispered: "Sikong family is a princeling. ”

There was not a trace of emotional fluctuations in his words, but Shen Lanying's whole person froze.

Princelings.

The prince was just executed for treason. It also means that the people in his family ......

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little awkward, at least in Shen Lanying's opinion. She originally wanted to use his family's status to deduce why the news of this rich young master was a little scary, but she didn't expect to lead the topic to such an embarrassing place, the two of them were so stiff for a long time, helpless, Shen Lanying had to say a little dryly: "You, you better continue." ”

Sikong Yan nodded, and then began to speak, with no trace of strangeness in his voice and expression, as if the topic just now had not been mentioned. "The prince's forced palace happened three months ago. Since then, the entire imperial city has become a rumor, and the major forces have re-aligned. And just a month ago, another earth-shattering event happened in the imperial city. Princess Zhaoying was kidnapped by people from the Nine Shadows Sect one night. Remember that I just mentioned the Nine Shadows Sect to you, it is a force in the Western Regions of Yongguo controlled by the Dugu family. For many years, the Nine Shadows Sect has been in constant friction with the imperial court on the issue of territory. Their purpose in kidnapping Princess Zhaoying was nothing more than using the princess's life as a bargaining chip to coerce the court to sign a bunch of treaties. For Yongguo and Emperor Yonghui, the territory that the Nine Shadows Sect needed was far less important than Princess Zhaoying, so it was natural to agree to the conditions of the Nine Shadows Sect, and the Nine Shadows Sect also handed over the princess to the guards who took her back to Beijing according to the agreement. Unexpectedly, the young master of the Nine Shadows Sect, Dugu Xiaomo, made a bet with others in private, and put a poison on Princess Zhaoying that would cause people to die violently without warning in a month. And the antidote lies in the person with whom he made a bet. At that time, that person couldn't get out of the way because of the prince's forced palace in the capital a while ago. Therefore, what the two of them gambled on was whether the person with the antidote could finish the tricky matter in the capital before the poison occurred, and then rush to Princess Zhaoying, who was far away on the other side of the territory of Yongguo. ”

Sikong Yan looked at Shen Lanying's listening with relish, and from time to time with the change of his expression, he couldn't help but feel a little funny, "You should also be able to guess what happened after that, the antidote must not have been sent to Princess Zhaoying in time, otherwise you wouldn't need to pretend to be a princess here." However, the guards who escorted Princess Zhaoying back to Beijing did not find that Princess Zhaoying was poisoned. Because before Princess Zhaoying was poisoned, she encountered a killer who blocked the way. The killer of the other party had obviously undergone professional training, and only a dozen of the escort team of hundreds of people escaped. The government did not get useful information from those who escaped whether Princess Zhaoying was alive or not. Emperor Yonghui sent Tang Aobo over to personally interrogate the princess's guards. You've experienced the rest of the story. ”

Speaking of which, the life of this red-faced Princess Zhaoying has finally been said in a hurry. However, at this point, if you can't hear any clues, Shen Lanying is mentally retarded. It's all right in front of you. Shen Lanying frowned and thought for a while, and then threw out a series of questions: "So, you are the one who made a bet with Dugu Xiaomo? Why did you do this? Why did Dugu Xiaomo make this bet with you? What good does it do to him? Isn't your family a princeling? Why are you not affected, but can go to Wuzhou in a grand manner? Why do Tang Aobo and Zhouzai of Wuzhou obey you? Also, how did you, a young master of the Sikong family, meet Dugu Xiaomo? After saying such a long list of words in one breath, Shen Lanying took a deep breath of air, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it to moisten her throat, while waiting for his answer.

Sikong Yan couldn't help laughing out loud after listening to her ask a lot of sharp but to the point questions, "I can't see it, you are really shrewd." In terms of brains, I'm afraid that Princess Zhaoying is really not as good as you. ”

Shen Lanying rolled her eyes, it was a matter of life and death, if she wasn't shrewd, what was waiting for her would be a dead end. Moreover, now she has discovered that the man in front of her is definitely a very dangerous character. Not only does he have a transcendent position in Yongguo, he knows the situation in the world well, and even in the dark, he can faintly affect the general trend of the world.

Sikong Yan's slender fingers tapped on the table for a while, thought for a moment, and still replied in an unhurried tone: "Regarding how I met Dugu Xiaomo, I don't need to explain this, you will understand in two days." As for the person you asked me, I am obviously a member of the Sikong family, but I was not affected by the coup d'état in the palace. Actually, this is very simple, although I am a member of the Sikong family, I am not a princeling, on the contrary, I am a staff member of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. Even if he doesn't have close contact with the people of the Sikong family on weekdays, he naturally doesn't have to worry about being affected. This is also the reason why Tang Aobo and Zhou Zai are respectful to me, but they are just foxes and fake tigers. As he spoke, he showed a smug smile on his face, "Speaking of this bet, I made a mistake and didn't calculate that there would be killers in that place, I originally thought it was a loss, but I didn't expect to meet someone like His Royal Highness Zhaoying on the street." I won this bet, and I really want to thank you, girl. ”

The second half of what Sikong Yan said was so annoying that Shen Lanying didn't listen to it at all. Her attention was completely attracted by the words "Five Princes". Isn't the fifth prince the younger brother of Princess Zhaoying who went to Mingluo to learn martial arts? No wonder it doesn't affect him, the prince forces the palace, and there is no need to kill the people of the five princes who are far away from the palace. And as a member of the prince's staff, it is normal not to enter the court as an official. It's just that she still feels a little abnormal.

Shen Lanying asked bluntly: "Are you the only staff member of the five princes?" After receiving Sikong Yan's affirmative answer, she couldn't help but gasp, as the only staff member of the prince who was far away from the royal family and the imperial court, he didn't follow the prince. even went to the place where the prince forced the palace and made a bet with Dugu Xiaomo of the Nine Shadows Sect that was related to the life of the princess.

Thinking back to all kinds of incidents, she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and subconsciously asked, "Then, what is your purpose?"

The usual indifferent smile on Sikong Yan's face suddenly became dazzling, and Shen Lanying felt like she didn't know where she was. I only heard him whisper in a smiling voice: "Naturally, it is to help His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince ascend to the throne." ”

There was silence in the room for three seconds.

In the next moment, Shen Lanying stood up suddenly, and the chair behind her made a sour sound with a large movement, her fingers pointed at Sikong Yan with some trembling, and her eyes widened in horror: "You want to usurp the throne!?"