Cao Miao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the Cui Jun that Zhang Wei said was Cui Lin, the uncle of his biological mother, Mrs. Cui. But he still didn't understand the meaning of what Zhang Wei said, what kind of person is Cui Lin, why can't he become the captain of Si Li?

Cao Miao was puzzled in her heart, but her face was silent, she just smiled faintly, as if she was self-deprecating, and as if she agreed with Zhang Wei's point of view. He immediately made a request, hoping that Zhang Wei and Han Long would assist in investigating Zhong Tai to see what the relationship between him and the Shu people was.

Zhang Wei showed some embarrassment on his face. "Don't hide it from the prince, we are all rough people. Zhong Tai is a branch of the Yingchuan Zhong clan and an incumbent official, so he has no dealings with us. If we were to be around him, it would be a cause for him to be alert, and it would be detrimental to the prince's visit. ”

Cao Miao laughed silently, and smiled a little meaningfully.

Zhang Wei and Han Long were embarrassed. The prince came to the door and asked them to do something, but they couldn't do it, which was really shameless.

After a while, Cao Miao said lightly: "Will it kill people?" ”

"That's fine." Zhang Wei and Han Long said in unison.

"Yushitai sent someone to Chen Liu, and he will bring the cangji back to Luoyang. I want you to intercept him, but not to kill him, but to frighten him and let him know that someone is going to kill him. ”

"Scare him?" Zhang Wei rolled his eyes, then understood what Cao Miao meant, and nodded: "Does the prince know who the person behind him is?" If we knew who it was, we could make it easier to do it. ”

Han Long said: "Yes, we have some friendship with the Huiren family in Luoyang, if someone buys a murderer, we can take the opportunity to act." ”

Cao Miao was curious. "The House of Appointments?"

Zhang Wei and Han Long smiled, exchanged a look, and became a little more confident.

Zhang Wei said: "The prince doesn't know, although assassins and rangers kill people for righteousness, but more for profit. This kind of shady business cannot be discussed in the open, and can only be contacted privately, and this kind of contact person is called the home of the association. When Han Long and I first arrived in Luoyang, in order to make a living, we also took over the business in the Huiren House and had some friendship with them. ”

Cao Miao understood, the killer company. "It's impossible to say yet, but it's probably related to Wang Ji."

"So the East County is too guarded?"

"That's him."

Zhang Wei nodded and didn't say anything more. Although Cao Zhi had already left the Yongqiu Mansion when he was sealed in Juancheng, he had heard about Wang Ji framing Cao Zhi. Cao Miao wants to find trouble with Wang Ji, which is really normal.

Cao Miao didn't stay long in the sheep market. At the beginning of the day, he left the sheep market with Ah Hu and Qingtao. Although Qingtao was reluctant to let her younger brother Zhang Meng go, she still followed Cao Miao back to the city and waited for the right opportunity to recruit Zhang Meng into the mansion.

Before leaving, Cao Miao drew a schematic diagram of a stirrup and left it for Zhang Wei, asking him to find someone to build a few spare pairs, and asked him to pay attention to finding the old department of the Zhang family and gathering them together for emergencies. If you want to do something, you can't do it without some trustworthy people.

Zhang Wei agreed one by one.

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Returning to Luoyang City, passing by the official office of the guest house order again, Cao Miao suddenly thought of a question.

The guest house order is a subordinate of Da Honglu, and Da Honglu is equivalent to the foreign minister of later generations, so does the envoy of Shu Han also live in the guest house? If the rumors were really spread by Shu Han traitors, then the Shu Han envoys were likely to be involved. Looking for Zhong Tai, it is better to find the envoy of Shu Han directly.

Cao Miao reined in his mount. "Ah Hu, go and ask where the Liaodong Mansion is, and then go to the Liaodong Mansion and ask Gongsun Huang if he has come back."

Ah Hu answered and turned around.

Cao Miao took advantage of this opportunity to look at the surrounding environment and keep it in mind. This is his habit, and every time he goes to one, he will pay attention to the terrain, and no one knows when he will use it. He estimated that he would act more in the future, so he had to be more prepared.

At this time, a person suddenly walked out of the Cao Mansion on the opposite side, walked quickly across the street, and walked towards Cao Miao. Cao Miao saw it clearly, but twisted her head away as if nothing happened, pretending not to see it. The man walked up to Cao Miao's horse and bowed down.

"A guest from the General's Mansion, Feng Yi and Yang Wei, have seen the prince."

Cao Miao turned her head and looked at Yang Wei, sitting on the back of the horse without moving. "Something?"

A trace of unhappiness flashed on Yang Wei's face. "Princess Deyang invites the prince to come over to the mansion."

Cao Miao frowned slightly. Who is Princess Deyang? At this time, Qingtao came over and said in Cao Miao's ear: "Prince, Princess Deyang is the sister of the general, the wife of Xiahou Shang, the former general of Zhengnan, and the biological mother of Xiahou Taichu. ”

Cao Miao secretly arranged the seniority, this Princess Deyang is her elder, and she can't be seen. He nodded and said lightly: "Please Yang Jun go back first, I have something to deal with, and I'll go to see you later." ”

Yang Wei bowed and turned back. Cao Miao was rude and rude, even if he wasn't crazy, he was a fool, and he didn't bother to talk to Cao Miao.

Cao Miao waited for a while, and Ah Hu came back and said that Gongsun Huang had gone out and had not returned, and was not in the mansion. Cao Miao had no choice but to turn around and cross the street, came to Cao's mansion, and ordered Ah Hu to come forward to report.

After a short time, a young man walked out of it, dressed in white, with a tangled expression on his beautiful face, it was Xiahou Xuan.

Cao Miao was surprised. "Why are you here?"

Xiahou Xuan lowered his eyelids and bowed his hand. "Xuan is ordered by his mother to welcome the prince."

Cao Miao got off the horse, handed the reins to Ah Hu, and asked him to wait outside, and Qingtao accompanied him inside. He walked side by side with Xiahou Xuan. Xiahou Xuan arched his hands, lowered his head, did not squint, did not say a word, and walked forward quickly. Cao Miao tilted his head to look at him, but he also pretended not to see it.

With Xiahou Xuan, he entered the door, passed through the vestibule and atrium, and went straight to the back hall. Cao Miao saw the spaciousness of the general's private residence, and suddenly felt that he had a goal in life. In the future, if you have money, you must also build a big house to live in.

When I came to the back hall, there were more people in front of me, and I could see slaves and men wearing black scarves and green clothes everywhere, and from time to time there were maids in brocade clothes passing by, and when they looked at Cao Miao, their eyes invariably showed a trace of consternation.

Cao Miao knew what they were shocked about, but she didn't take it seriously, she entered the back hall with her head held high, climbed the stairs, looked at the gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman sitting in the center, and then looked at the four young maids standing on the side, frowned, revealing a trace of doubt.

"You are...... Princess Deyang? ”

"Presumptuous!" A tall and peach maid had a calm face and scolded sharply. "In front of the princess, you must not be rude."

Cao Miao glanced at her, then looked back at Xiahou Xuan, and grinned. "At the beginning, the maidservants in your house were all a little murderous, much stronger than you." He then sighed. "You really don't know how blessed you are."

Xiahou Xuan couldn't help but retorted: "Please ask the prince for advice, why don't I know the blessings?" ”