After a day of running, it wasn't until it was dark that Xiahou Xuan dragged his heavy footsteps home.

After a day of riding a horse, he couldn't even close his legs, and could only be supported by Xiong Meng and another guard.

Before entering the main hall, Xiahou Xuan heard a cheerful singing. He quickened his pace, rushed to the door, leaned against the wall and looked in, and immediately cried and laughed.

Cao Miao was dancing, but his dancing posture was a little weird, like a wooden man, his feet were stiff, his movements were slow, he couldn't see any beauty, but he couldn't say weird. But after watching it for a long time, there was an inexplicable temptation, which made people want to writhe and sway with him.

Xiahou Yan is like this, clapping his hands, shaking his body, his crisp laughter is full of happiness, making people can't help but want to laugh, and the tiredness of the day seems to have dissipated a lot.

"Brother, brother, come and dance." Xiahou Yan saw Xiahou Xuan, ran over, and said breathlessly. The smooth forehead is full of shiny beads of sweat, and the round face is flushed, which makes people want to take a bite.

Xiahou Xuan reached out and pinched his sister's little face. "People who are about to get married, and they are still so crazy."

"Not really." Xiahou Yan lowered his head shyly, a little twisted. "My cousin said that I should not marry until I was eighteen years old, so that I would not have a difficult birth, and the child would be strong, and the possibility of dying would be much lower."

"He still understands this? Don't listen to him. "Xiahou Xuan couldn't cry or laugh." Didn't the Hejia come to see it last time, and when the New Year is over, you will be thirteen years old, and you can get married. ”

Xiahou Yan replied in a low voice, and his mood was obviously a lot lower.

"Taichu is back?" Cao Miao also stopped, glanced at Cao Miao, and snorted. "What's the matter with you, your steps are too big, and you're pulling eggs?"

Xiahou Xuan's mood was already bad, and he was unhappy when he heard Cao Miao's rough slang. "Yunliang, you come with me, I have something to tell you."

Cao Miao blinked. "Caught Sima Shi?"

Hearing Sima Shi's name, Princess Deyang and Xiahou Yan also became nervous, and looked at Xiahou Xuan in unison. Xiahou Xuan said angrily: "That's your speculation, this matter has nothing to do with him." ”

Princess Deyang and Xiahou Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Cao Miao stared at Xiahou Xuan twice, didn't say anything, and walked to the side with him. Xiahou Xuan also felt that the tone just now was not very good, adjusted his mood, told the general story, and finally took out a golden waist card.

"This is the school affairs card that His Majesty gave me. With this waist card, you can adjust the nearby school affairs to cooperate. ”

Cao Miao glanced at it. "So, Your Majesty asked you to look into this case."

Xiahou Xuan nodded, hesitated for a while, and then said: "The war in Yangzhou is tense, Your Majesty has no time to be distracted, so I can only be temporarily responsible for this matter." Before the capture of the king, you live here for the time being, try not to go out to avoid accidents. ”

"How are you going to check?"

Xiahou Xuan turned around and looked at Cao Miao, his eyebrows furrowed. He was silent for a moment. "I have my own way."

Cao Miao laughed silently. "You've got a way to." Without waiting for Xiahou Xuan to refute, he said again: "You just don't want to check, right?" ”

Xiahou Xuan closed his mouth tightly and didn't say a word, and only sighed for a long time. "Yunliang, this matter is more complicated than you think. The chances of finding evidence that Wang Ji was involved are slim to none. If you can't find the evidence, what if you find the king? No matter which prison you send him to, you can't convict him, otherwise you're perverting the law. ”

"In that case, it's better not to catch it, drag it out." Cao Miao sneered: "Do you mean that? ”

Xiahou Xuan nodded, felt that he was not confident enough, and added. "Wang Ji is Wang Chang's brother, and Wang Chang is the former minister of the East Palace of the first emperor. If there is no conclusive evidence, it will inevitably make people think that His Majesty intends to target the former emperor's former ministers. At that time, Wang Chang will not be the only one who will be separated from the imperial court, and the Great Wei may collapse at any time. ”

Cao Miao sneered: "So, Your Majesty gave you this school affairs waist card and put you in charge of this matter, just let you drag it out?" ”

Xiahou Xuan was silent. That's exactly what he thought. The matter involves the clan, the Son of Heaven can't help but investigate, and he can't really investigate, handing over this messenger to him is to let him bear this responsibility, the clan asked, after all, he is a relative, not too ugly.

"The head of the four stoshis, hehe." Cao Miao sneered, turned around and left. "In that case, then I won't bother you. I'll check it myself. ”

Xiahou Xuan was taken aback, and before he could react, Princess Deyang in the hall said, "Yunliang, where are you going?" You can't go anywhere. ”

Cao Miao stopped, bowed down and saluted Princess Deyang. "Thank you princess for your concern. It's just that I've been a prisoner for ten years and don't want to go on like this. No matter how good the princess's mansion is, to me, it's just a change of cell. Rather than this, it is better to compete with them and die happily. ”

After speaking, Cao Miao turned around and left. Xiahou Xuan hurriedly chased after him and grabbed Cao Miao's arm.

"You can't go, it's Your Majesty's will."

"Your Majesty's will?" Cao Miao turned his head to look at Xiahou Xuan, revealing a desolate smile. "It's like nonsense to the family, but it's an iron law that can't be touched by the clan, don't you think it's sad to have such a will?" He slowly broke away from Xiahou Xuan's arm. "Don't worry, I won't bother you, it's a big deal to wander the world in the future, and the world will be home. Can't I stop being this prince? ”

After Cao Miao finished speaking, he laughed loudly and walked away.

Xiahou Xuan was stunned, standing in place, his brain seemed to explode suddenly, as if he had an understanding, but he couldn't think of what it was for a while.

Princess Deyang caught up and glared at Xiahou Xuan hatefully. "You can't even handle this little thing, what kind of head of the four congs? If your sister is in trouble in the future, can you be counted on? After speaking, he took a step forward and chased Cao Miao.

Xiahou Yan looked at Xiahou Xuan, stopped talking, and chased Cao Miao.

Xiahou Xuan's inspiration flashed, and he instantly understood what the Son of Heaven meant.

It was Cao Miao who Wang Ji wanted to kill, but it was the court and the Son of Heaven who humiliated. The Son of Heaven gave him the waist card, not only to let him be a shield and bear the anger of the clan, but also to hope that he could find out the truth. As long as the real evidence can be found, even if Wang Ji cannot be brought to justice in the end, it is not meaningless to exert pressure on the ministers and save a little face.

On the contrary, if there is no evidence, the Son of Heaven has no reason to wrestle with the minister at all, so he has to put the blame on him.

Xiahou Xuan stomped his feet, crossed his legs, and staggered after him. "Yunliang, stay!" His legs and hips hurt so badly that he couldn't run fast, but fortunately, Xiong Meng outside the door heard his cry and stopped Cao Miao. Princess Deyang and Xiahou Yan also rushed over, pulling Cao Miao's sleeve and not letting him go.

Xiahou Xuan walked up to Cao Miao, grinning in pain and sweating coldly. "Yunliang, don't go, I'll check."

"How do you check?" Cao Miao asked with a sneer.

"I ......," Xiahou Xuan was speechless for a while. He really didn't have a clue. It was the first time he had done this kind of thing, and he had no experience at all, and he didn't even have a suitable goal for whom to ask for advice. He thought and thought, and took a deep breath. "Yunliang, you say, how to check?"

"Go to the Kingo Temple."