Xue Zhiyuan made an appointment with the three princes to meet at the Qingshan Teahouse. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At noon, the sun shines directly on the window, and occasionally a few finches fly past the window, their wings fluttering.

Xue Zhiyuan and the third prince sat under the window, boiling hot tea soup in the small red clay stove, and the two quietly finished tasting a golden junmei.

The third prince put the teacup, his eyebrows and eyes shone with joy, and he said, "This time, thanks to you for reminding me, sure enough, I didn't move and didn't do anything, but my father sent me to broadcast disaster relief materials, this kind of thing has never been my turn, this is the first time." ”

Xue Zhiyuan also put the teacup, with a gentle smile on his face, "This is indeed a good thing, at least, the emperor has not forgotten you, the prince, in the palace, only those who are not forgotten will have value and have a future." ”

The third prince smiled, "So I thank you a lot, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be impetuous." ”

"Don't rush to thank me just yet." Xue Zhiyuan pulled up his sleeves and personally poured hot tea for the third prince, and said in a cautious tone, "Disaster relief is not a child's play, the eldest prince and the fourth prince were punished for this matter before, and now the emperor has sent you, think about it, how many pairs of eyes in the palace have to stare at you?" How many pairs of eyes are there outside the palace looking at you? ”

"I know." The third prince frowned and said, "Fortunately, this time my father also sent Lin Jiaying to follow me, he is a neutral faction, and he does not support the eldest brother or the fourth brother, which is a good thing for me." ”

"But ......" The third prince glanced at Xue Zhiyuan and said with some worry, "But the person who escorted the disaster relief materials this time is your father, do you think he will take the opportunity to do anything with the materials?" ”

"No, absolutely not." Xue Zhiyuan's tone was firm, and he analyzed the third prince, "The emperor also has a purpose in employing people, he knows that my father supports the fourth prince, but he still filmed him to follow you to disaster relief, why?" ”

The third prince shrank his eyes, and instantly understood, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "...... Is your father tempting your father? ”

"You can say that, but it's not entirely true." Xue Zhiyuan picked up the teacup, blew the foam on it, took a sip, and said slowly, "It's not just my father who is tempted, the emperor really wants to test my aunt Xue Guifei." ”

"Xue Guifei?" The eyes of the third prince suddenly shrank together, and he opened his mouth, as if he had something to say.

“…… You know that Queen Su is sick, right? ”

The third prince finally asked.

Over the years, Empress Su has often been ill, which is a well-known thing in the court.

Xue Zhiyuan nodded, "I heard." ”

The third prince said, "There is a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

"I know what you're going to say, you suspect that Empress Su's illness has something to do with my aunt Xue Guifei, right?" Xue Zhiyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly sighed, "Actually, I guessed it a long time ago......"

When the third prince heard Xue Zhiyuan say this, the expression on his face was slightly relieved, and he said, "The person I installed in the imperial dining room told me that she saw Xue Guifei's person put medicine in Queen Su's bird's nest porridge one day......

Xue Zhiyuan's face gradually became ugly, and he said after a long time, "Such a blatant will be discovered sooner or later." ”

The third prince said worriedly, "If it is really discovered, if my father is angry, I am afraid that your entire Xue family will suffer at that time." ”

Xue Zhiyuan inhaled deeply, "...... I just hope that my aunt can stop as soon as possible. ”

"I wish she could stop." The third prince took the last sip of tea and asked Xue Zhiyuan, "I will go to Handan this time, what do you have to say?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan thought about it for a while, and said carefully, "As long as you listen to Lin Jiaying's opinion on everything, you will definitely be fine." ”

"Okay, I'll remember your words." The third prince got up, "I can't leave the palace for too long, I have to go back quickly, and we'll see you again during the New Year." ”

Xue Zhiyuan nodded, personally sent the third prince to leave in a carriage, he went back to the teahouse, drank the last hot tea, and then returned to the Hou Mansion.

Two days later, Xue Yu escorted disaster relief materials and went to Handan with Lin Jiaying and the three princes.

The day after Xue Yu left, Xue Zhining found an opportunity to open the eyeliner arranged by Xue Yu in the mansion, allowing Xue Zhiyuan to take the opportunity to sneak into the forbidden land.

According to Xue Zhining's previous description, Xue Zhiyuan successfully found the mechanism on the Big Buddha, and then went down to the dungeon.

The dungeon was dark and damp, and the disgusting musty smell made Xue Zhiyuan frown.

What will become of a person who has been locked up in such an environment for more than ten years?

Xue Zhiyuan was in a heavy mood, and went down the dungeon step by step, and finally saw the mysterious man in the iron cage of the dungeon.

The man meditated on a pile of blackened straw in the center of the cage, he was covered in dirt, and his face was covered by knotted hair, but in this way, it was still clear from the way he meditated that he should be well-educated, and he was not an ordinary person.

Xue Zhiyuan stood in place, about to speak, but who knew that the mysterious man actually spoke first and asked him, "You are Xue Zhiyuan?" ”

Listening to the voice, this person has a lot of energy, and it is not easy to have such a full amount of energy after being locked up for so long in such an environment.

Xue Zhiyuan took a deep breath and walked towards the cage, "Yes, I'm Xue Zhiyuan, are you?" ”

The man in the cage stretched out his hand to puff his hair, and Xue Zhiyuan saw a pale face, but the pale one was very heroic.

Especially a pair of eyes, there is no cloudiness, but a bright look.

Xue Zhiyuan once again affirmed his inference, this person is by no means an ordinary person......

When he approached the cage, the man in the cage also stood up, his hands and feet wearing iron chains, and when he took a step, the chains would make a clattering sound.

He walked to the iron cage, only a cold iron rod was separated between the two, and the man looked at each other, as if he wanted to see through Xue Zhiyuan, "Well, yes, it's really like your mother." ”

"Do you know my mother?"

Xue Zhiyuan's eyebrows moved slightly, he looked at the man in the cage fixedly, and then asked him, "Listen to my second brother, you gave me a gift when I was past the full moon?" ”

Lan Zhengfeng actually had a slight smile on his face, and nodded, "Yes, when you were full moon, I gave you a set of pen inkstones made of high-grade Hetian jade, I think, Xue Yu must not have talked to you, right?" ”

Xue Zhiyuan's black eyes shrank, there was indeed a set of pen inkstones made of Hetian jade in his study, he had it since he could remember, he always thought that the pen inkstone was given to him by his father, but he didn't expect it to be sent by him.

Who is this man?

Xue Zhiyuan stared at the man in the iron cage, his eyes couldn't hide the doubt.

Lan Zhengfeng smiled and asked him, "In your opinion, what kind of person is your father?" How about your mother? ”

That's a strange question. (To be continued.) )