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For Wu Zhengxiang, among the members of the royal family, he was only loyal to Emperor Qinglong. Between the crown prince and the king of Qi, he was originally a neutral position. Neither of them meant anything special to him.

Just like he said to Xu Wanzhen, I'll see it in a few years. Whoever is more suitable and more in line with the interests of the Chung Kok Mansion, he will support whomever he wants. Or, he followed the choice of his eldest brother Wu Sheng.

However, the prince really made a move on Xu Wan and completely pushed him to the side of King Qi.

As the "shadow" who is in charge of the secret guard of the world, Quan Gaomang is the only one master who has opened up the second vein of Ren Du, and his decision has tilted the balance of the prince and the king of Qi, which were originally evenly matched.

The crown prince and the king of Qi did not know all this, but his influence would gradually manifest itself in the following years.

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The next morning, the sky was pale. Overcast clouds on the horizon indicate that this could be bad weather.

The prince walked out of Wang Miaoyan's small courtyard in high spirits.

Wang Miaoyan last night, even if he was still injured, did not dare to resist his pitiful appearance, which greatly pleased him. Looking at the delicate body trembling under his palm, and the pleasure of whipping her wantonly, he knew the taste of the marrow.

Walking straight to the martial arts arena in the front yard, the prince took off his coat, pulled out a long sword from the weapon rack, and practiced.

His work and rest are almost self-disciplined. Take martial arts training as an example, since he practiced martial arts since he was a child, he practiced for an hour every morning, rain or shine.

Emperor Qinglong was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he had not yet let him participate in political affairs as a prince. Otherwise, at this moment, he should be in the morning and follow the court. This, too, was one of the sources of his uneasiness.

After practicing all the weapons on the martial arts arena, he wiped his sweat and walked to the study.

Master Du was already waiting here, and when he saw him come in, he arched his hand and said: "I have been monitoring the Xu family for the past few days, and I have only seen Xu Changzong and Xu Wenmin coming and going, but I have never seen any trace of Xu Wanzhen. ”

A young lady raised in a deep boudoir, it is common not to go out for a month or two, and this alone doesn't mean anything. Master Du continued: "I inquired with the mother-in-law who came out to buy from the Xu family, and said that she was sick on the day she went to the silk fan workshop and recuperated in the workshop. ”

Since she is recuperating from her illness, Xu Wanzhen is still alive, and the prince is not surprised by this result. Nightshade has been missing for a few days, so it should be a lot of bad luck.

Night Shadow is the top master that the prince has collected, and the prince knows what his skills are. What he didn't figure out was how could it be that Night Shadow was missing, and Xu Wanzhen was alive instead?

Seeing that the prince's expression was uncertain, Master Du cautiously suggested: "An inconsequential merchant woman, Your Highness should not take him to heart. After estimating, Xu is Anguo Mansion arranged a master guard by her side. ”

"An Guo Mansion?" the prince tapped his fingers on the table, it was not impossible. An Guogong has such a righteous daughter for no reason, no matter what he thinks, if anything happens to this newly recognized righteous daughter, it will affect the reputation of An Guogong's mansion.

It's just that there is such a clever guard in the Anguo Mansion, and he can actually destroy the Night Shadow?

Seeing his hesitant expression, Master Du said, "The Anguo Mansion may not care about this nominal daughter, but they can't allow her to have an accident. Just admitted it with great fanfare, and in a blink of an eye, something happened again, so where did An Guogong's face go. Therefore, there should be several bright and dark guards around her. The situation is uncertain right now, Your Highness. In the opinion below, take this woman away. ”

Only yesterday confirmed the secret of the King of Chu, and got the beauty of Wang Miaoyan, the prince was still in a good mood at this time, nodded and said, "Just listen to you." ”

Master Du breathed a sigh of relief. The prince was angry that day, and he wanted to take Xu Wanzhen out of anger, but he couldn't dissuade him.

Judging from the current situation, the person sent by the prince is missing, and Xu Wanzhen is still alive and well. This made Master Du feel alarmed, and made him feel that Xu Wanzhen was not just a merchant woman.

Although he didn't know who the prince sent, judging by the prince's reaction, he must be a skilled person. Such a person failed to ask for Xu Wanzhen's life, whether the person behind her was an Anguo Mansion or not, Master Du didn't want to mess with it again.

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In the Zeshan Fang, Sun Zhitao got up early in the morning.

After he finished washing, he wore a green robe and a square scarf on his head, which was the typical dress of a scholar. With a handsome face and a slender figure, he was originally a handsome son of the turbid world, but there was a melancholy look shrouded in his eyebrows, which added a bit of mystery to him.

Sun Zhitao has the fame of Xiucai, and he is going here today, as a junior, to visit Tu Shanchang.

The clouds piled up on the horizon, as if it was a sign that his trip was not going well.

He looked at the gloomy sky and sighed, and the melancholy in his heart was even worse. Turned over his horse, walked out of Anximen, and headed towards the northern suburbs.

When he arrived at the gate of Songxi Academy, he got off the horse and handed the reins to Mo Zhu, holding the prayer post in his hand, and walked over respectfully.

Menzi checked his prayer post and asked, "Second Young Master of the Sun Family?"

Before he arrived in the capital, he had already sent a letter, mentioning that he would come to visit as soon as he arrived in Beijing.

Ping Jiaolang calculated his schedule and told Menzi. Therefore, after Menzi confirmed, he led him directly inside.

When I entered the academy, I saw deep greenery, pine waves, and the sound of reading aloud echoed in the middle of it, as if the whole academy was soaked in the fragrance of books.

Infected by such an atmosphere, Sun Zhitao took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, and the depression in his chest actually dissipated some.

Hirashi was in the lecturer's lobby, writing handouts. As the successor of the academy decided by Tu Shanchang, except for a few proud disciples, he no longer teaches.

More time was devoted to writing lecture notes for the academy, researching and sorting out the scriptures and meanings of Tu Shanchang's Four Books and Five Classics, and compiling these valuable experiences into a book.

Sun Zhitao stepped inside, bowed and saluted: "Backward Sun Zhitao, I have seen Ping Jiaolang." ”

Ping Jiaolang put down the pen in his hand, and smiled happily on his round face, looking very kind. He said, "Is Zhitao here?" A few days ago, your uncle also sent a letter entrusting me to take care of you. ”

Sun Zhitao's uncle, Sun Leyu, served as a waiter in the Criminal Department, and was a Beijing official of Zheng Sipin, and he was both a classmate and the same year as Ping Jiaolang, and the two had a very close relationship.

As a scholar with great potential in the Sun family, he went to Songxi Academy to study, and Sun Leyu naturally had to entrust his good friend Ping Jiaolang to take care of one or two.

"Since you're here, stay in peace. I have a few handouts here, take them back and read them out. Even if you are the son of an old man, you can't break the rules of the academy, and prepare well for the entrance exam in the fall. ”

Sun Zhitao respectfully agreed, and said: "Ping Shibo, there is still a reluctant invitation for the backwards." I want to ask Shibo to introduce me and visit Tu Shanchang. ”