Xue Rou didn't seem to know what the two of them were thinking, so she just glanced at the loud entourage behind Ming Jiufang with a smile.

The man was shocked and hurriedly lowered his head to avoid the sight of "Ning Ziqing".

Seeing this, Ming Jiufang intentionally or unintentionally stepped forward to block the man, turned around and reprimanded in a low voice: "Why are you so unruly, and you still don't apologize to Ning Gongzi." ”

The man hurriedly made amends.

Ming Jiufang said with a smile: "It's all about disciplining them, so that they are used to being casual on weekdays, and I hope that Ning Gongzi will not blame him." ”

Xue Rou smiled lightly and retracted her gaze, as if she didn't see Ming Jiufang's protection of that "entourage".

She raised the scroll in her hand and said: "Ming Gongzi, everyone in this world can talk empty words, no matter how good you say it is, it is useless, it is the ability to really use it, and it is impossible for Ning's firm to casually participate in the struggle of the royal family just by relying on this scroll and a few words from you." Since the five princes have such power and this ambition, they might as well take the Great Zhou Imperial Treasury first, if he really has the ability to get the imperial treasury, he will naturally be able to compete for the throne, and my son will believe your words when the time comes, and one day when the five princes compete for the throne, Ning will definitely help him. ”

"But now we have only found that the key to the imperial treasury is in the hands of the eldest princess Zhaorong, but the location of the imperial treasury has not been found." Ming Jiufang frowned.

Xue Rou smiled lightly, "What's so difficult about this, Ming Gongzi only needs to think about it, where is the place where Princess Zhaorong has to go every once in a while, but never lets others go with her, so isn't the location of the imperial treasury about to come out?" ”

Ming Jiufang and the entourage fell into contemplation at the same time. After a while, the entourage shook violently, and Ming Jiufang's eyes were also a little bright.

He arched his hand towards Xue Rou. Xin Yue said convincingly: "Ning Gongzi is really wise, I admire it!" ”

Xue Rou waved his hand, "There is no need to say anything about the scene, if the five princes can take the imperial treasury, if you come to me again, I will definitely help according to the agreement, if he doesn't have that ability." Then please tell the fifth prince to let him give up that ambition in the future, Ning doesn't want the Ning family to lose to an unworthy person. ”

Ming Jiufang bowed his head, he knew that this was Ning Ziqing's bottom line. It is also the bottom line of the Ning family.

The Ning family is a family of merchants, and businessmen pursue profits, which is destined to make any big decisions for the Ning family for some empty words, and the Ning family can make the Ning family business house so huge. Nor is it impulsive and stupid. If they want the Ning family to support the five princes to seize the throne, they must first show that they have the ability and power to become emperors, otherwise why would the Ning family use their wealth to gamble on a hopeless future?

"I understand what Ning Gongzi means, and when it is done, I will come to visit Gongzi again." Ming Jiufang said gently.

"That's good, Ye Wu, send off." Xue Rou said coldly.

Ming Jiufang didn't care about Xue Rou's unkindness, just nodded at her. And he came out of the attic with his attendants.

Ye Wu led the way ahead, and Ming Jiufang was still thinking about the imperial treasury at first. But when his eyes touched Ye Wu's plain face, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He carefully recalled the moment he met Ning Ziqing, and suddenly found that from the time he stepped into Ning Mansion before, he had unknowingly fallen behind.

The servants of the Ning Mansion first made him feel intimidated by the extremely rare green frost tree, and the pride between the words made him subconsciously feel that the wealth of the Ning Mansion was unmatched, and the means he possessed were also extremely considerable, and then after Ning Ziqing appeared, he directly expressed his disdain for the five princes, and pressed step by step between his words, and set traps everywhere when he spoke, so that he didn't have time to think about countermeasures at all, so he directly spit out the bottom line of the five princes.

Now that I think about it, Ning Ziqing, who is just now, is clearly retreating and advancing, and let them send it to the door by themselves.

A look of surprise appeared in Ming Jiufang's eyes, this Ning Ziqing looked like he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he was so sophisticated in his words and deeds, that people unconsciously ignored his age and was led by his nose. Ming Jiufang looked back at the place where Fang Cai was, and saw that the white clothes were facing away from the outside, and the slightly thin back actually made him feel inexplicably familiar.

Ming Jiufang slowly came out of his mind, as if something flashed in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it......

"Ming Gongzi?"

Ye Wu saw that Ming Jiufang turned his head and stared at Xue Rou's back, his face was thoughtful, he couldn't help but take two steps forward to block Ming Jiufang's sight and said, "There are no outsiders in Ning Mansion, please go back." ”

Ming Jiufang nodded, and then took his entourage all the way out of the house.

After getting into the carriage, the entourage raised his head, and his face was none other than Huo Jingyun, the fifth prince.

"Jiufang, I didn't expect that Ning Ziqing actually knew the whereabouts of the imperial treasury, and the location of the imperial treasury was actually in the hot spring villa on the outskirts of the city!" Huo Jingyun said a little excitedly.

"I didn't expect that His Majesty would actually set up the imperial treasury there."

No wonder Emperor Zhengde would give the hot spring villa given to him by the first emperor to the eldest princess Zhaorong a few years ago, they always thought that it was because the emperor loved the eldest princess, but they didn't expect the reason to be this.

Huo Jingyun clenched his fists when he heard this: "That Ning Ziqing really has the ability, the things that we haven't found out for so long have actually been found by him, and he is worthy of being a member of the Ning family, but Jiufang, do you think what he said is not credible, if we really win the imperial treasury, Ning Ziqing will let the Ning family support this prince to seize the throne?" ”

Ming Jiufang said lightly: "Regardless of whether what he said is true or not, now we can only believe in him." ”

Huo Jingyun frowned, and heard Ming Jiufang continue: "Now Sun An is biting His Royal Highness tightly, and he also bites Lord Zheng and the concubine Niangniang, and pulls them into the water, although there was an accident in the trial that day, and Sun An drew a confession, but Lang Ziyan and they must have reported the matter to His Majesty, and now Lord Zheng is idle at home, and the concubine Niangniang is even more grounded in Zhaoyang Palace and cannot leave half a step, and the five princesses and concubines are also implicated, although Your Majesty has not severely punished you, but these days have not allowed His Royal Highness to go to court, Don't let His Royal Highness discuss politics, His Royal Highness should know what it means for a prince to stay away from the government and the center of power, right? ”

Huo Jingyun's face was a little pale, of course he knew what it meant.

That means that in his father's heart, he is no longer qualified to inherit the throne...... Moreover, he also noticed that his father had become suspicious of him and disgusted him...... Huo Jingyun was no longer naïve and ignorant, and he would hope that his father and emperor sitting on the dragon chair would have father-son affection for him, and no one knew better than him the ruthlessness and ruthlessness hidden under the surface of Emperor Zhengde.

When he is willing to favor you, you are the most noble person in the world, but if one day he dislikes you, he will not hesitate to knock you to the dust.

Just like the fourth brother at the beginning.

Such a scenery and such grace, you can unscrupulously move towards Emperor Zhengde willful but never be reprimanded, not the eldest son but can be the first to seal the king's mansion, enter the court with the body of a prince to grasp the real power, and be personally taught by the emperor's teacher, enjoying unparalleled dignity and honor.

At that time, everyone thought that the fourth brother would be the best choice for the crown prince, and their brothers also clearly saw how their father loved him, but what happened to him in the end?

Just because he touched his father's scales, he was ordered by Emperor Zhengde to be beaten to death outside the Zhengchao Gate.

He still remembers the bloody scene and the screams of the fourth brother before he died.

Since then, Huo Jingyun has already understood that Emperor Zhengde is not only the father of their brothers, but also the emperor who holds the power of life and death, and he no longer has unrealistic illusions about family affection from that time, and he also knows better what will happen if he is rejected by this ruthless and cold emperor.

Huo Jingyun clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes gradually became resolute.

"Jiufang, no matter what Ning Ziqing said is true or not, no matter whether the Ning family will help me in the end, I must first hold the imperial treasury in my hands!"

Only in this way, even if his father really believed Sun An's words, he was ruthless and wanted to get rid of him, and he would have a trace of resistance.

What's more, Huo Jingyun wants to sit on the throne deep in his heart, he wants to have supreme respect, and he wants to get the right to manipulate people's life and death at will like Emperor Zhengde.

Ming Jiufang saw the burning greed and desire for power in Huo Jingyun's eyes, a very faint smile flashed in his eyes, and the handsome face, which had always been as warm as the spring sun, also showed an extremely cold color, which was fleeting.

…… (To be continued......)

ps: Auto-release Jun said, if you want to be pink, you want to be pink~~/(tot)/~~~~~ Are you being squeezed dry by me?