As the saying goes, knowing people knows faces but doesn't know hearts.

No one knows what the identity of the people around them is, from ordinary vendors selling steamed buns to the behind-the-scenes owners of well-known restaurants here, they may all appear in the downtown area.

Therefore, the downtown area is often the place where news spreads the fastest. There are a lot of fish and dragons here, and there are all kinds of characters.

And now an earth-shattering news has quietly circulated before most people can react.

Everyone was talking, and people were panicking.

"Have you heard, they said, in the palace of the great prince, something was transported out of the back door yesterday." One person quietly bit his ear at the other and sold Guan Zidao.

"Oh? What is it that needs to be transported from the back, and don't they all have a special door to enter and exit when transporting sundries? The man asked curiously.

"I don't know, it's just that someone said that someone saw it, and the things that came out of the back door were extremely heavy, and they had to be carried by two people together."

"The man said, he looked like a person, he was not sure, so he looked more, and the person carrying the stretcher was careless, and he was crooked, and a hand full of scars that had turned purple and festered fell from under the white cloth, which frightened him, and he didn't dare to look at it anymore, so he hurried away."

"This, what a sin! Now these royal nobles really don't treat people as human beings! ”

“……”

As they talked, they couldn't help but attract more people to join the discussion, and people were filled with righteous indignation and gossiping, and the matter became bigger and bigger.

For a while, rumors spread in the capital.

The people of Pingming occasionally saw the eldest prince on the Beijing Road, and they involuntarily got out of the way to avoid him.

What a keen person the eldest prince was, after he realized that something was wrong, he hurried back to his house, and immediately ordered his subordinates to investigate, and at the same time, he also deployed his own forces in the shadows in case of emergency.

"Report—" There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and the eldest prince knew that it was the subordinate sent out earlier, and he investigated it clearly and brought the situation back.

The eldest prince sat firmly at the table, holding the tea bowl in one hand and tasting tea, as if he hadn't heard the voice of his subordinates at all.

The attendant beside him looked at the face of the eldest prince, these days, many people have been constantly visiting, and he has also developed his ability to observe words and looks.

After a moment's thought, he lengthened his voice and drank outward, "Enter—"

His subordinates quickly walked in the door, and he stood neatly in front of the eldest prince, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and bowed down: "My subordinates have found out, come and show the lord." ”

The eldest prince waved his hand slightly and motioned for him to speak.

The subordinate stood up straight and said respectfully: "It is rumored in the market that you are tyrannical and want to torture and kill people every day, and it is also said that someone has seen the corpse of a person carried out from your house, and the corpse has been changed beyond recognition. ”

When the eldest prince heard this, his hands tightened, he had always concealed this matter very well, how could anyone know! It must be the people who handled the corpses to spread out!

He was angry from his heart, and slammed the finely made teacup in his hand, and the teacup fell to the ground, and with a "snap", the hot tea and broken porcelain pieces exploded on the ground.

The subordinates had long been accustomed to the moodiness of the great prince, and just stood motionless, but the attendant was startled and almost screamed.

The eldest prince's eyes were like knives, and he coldly ordered: "You go, kill the person who was dealt with, and throw him to the mass grave to feed the dogs!" ”

The eldest prince slammed his fist on the fine Nanmu table, and sawdust flew: "In the capital, if anyone talks about this matter again, pass on my order, and kill it!" ”

"Yes!" The subordinates clenched their fists again, exited the study where the eldest prince was, and went down to do business.

The affairs of the eldest prince's subordinates are also in the same vein as himself, and under the thunderous means, no one in the capital dares to discuss this matter.

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and under the tranquility of the surface of the capital, there is a dark tide surging, and the current situation can be said to affect the whole body.

The prince's mansion is not very peaceful, recently the prince is strong, and the prince's ministers have visited one after another, and they are about to break the threshold of the prince's mansion.

Bei Liangye had heard about this for a long time, he was familiar with the character of the eldest prince, and he also knew that at these times, there were always ministers who sent "gifts" to his mansion in order to tie up with the eldest prince, but he always felt in his heart that this was not the best time to intervene in this matter and close the net.

So Bei Liangye decided to wait and see what happened.

"Imperial Brother" Bei Liangye heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and he could tell that it was the voice of the fourth prince.

Bei Liangye turned around and happened to see the fourth prince hurriedly coming in from outside the study.

"Did the royal brother hear about it, that incident?" The four princes, who have always been steady, didn't even have time to stop, so they opened their mouths and asked like Bei Liangye.

Bei Liangye nodded, indicating that he had understood the situation.

Seeing Bei Liangye's confident appearance, the fourth prince thought that he already had an idea in his heart, and relieved himself a little, only then did he realize his faux pas, and hurriedly surrendered his hand to Bei Liangye again and again to make amends.

Bei Liangye and the four princes grew up together since childhood, and they had a deep friendship, so they naturally didn't mind this faux pas, waved their hands, and said, "It's okay, the emperor's brother also cares about the people of Li." ”

So the two discussed in the study.

At the same time, a letter was quietly delivered to Ruan Wan's room.

Ruan Wanwan saw the words on the cover of the letter and knew that it was sent by the six princes.

She opened the envelope without moving, and skimmed it roughly, sure enough, she wanted to discuss with her about the matter related to the eldest prince, and when she saw the last sentence, Ruan Wanwan raised her eyebrows, this time she actually did not discuss with her in the letter as usual, but asked to meet.

If it had been placed in the past, it would have been good for the six princes to ask for a meeting, but now that she and Bei Liangye have reconciled, she is the crown princess after all, if they meet again, they will have to discuss with Bei Liangye, and then decide whether to go or not.

Ruan Wanwan made up her mind, did not hide Bei Liangye, took the letter, and went to Bei Liangye's study.

Bei Liangye had just finished discussing with the four princes and was resting, but he didn't expect Ruan Wanwan, who had never come to his study at this time, to suddenly appear, he was happy in his heart, but his face was silent.

But seeing Ruan Wanwan pacing into his study with a serious face, he took out a letter from his bosom and motioned to him to see that Bei Liangye knew that she had some dealings with the six princes, but she didn't expect Ruan Wanwan to be so honest, and she was slightly surprised in her heart.

"Do you agree with me to go and discuss with the Six Princes?" After reading the letter, Ruan Wanwan asked.

Standing in the position of a husband, Bei Liangye certainly didn't want his wife to meet with other men in private, even if it was his imperial brother. But now that the situation is urgent, there is more strength, and there is a better chance of winning, so I agreed.

So Ruan went to the appointment in the evening, and when he arrived, the six princes were already waiting there.

Ruan Wanwan said businessmanlikely: "The six princes want to cooperate, what sincerity do they have?" ”

The sixth prince knew that this woman was "calculating", so he had to put away a hanger: "If it is successful, what the crown princess has always wanted, this king will give it with his own hands." ”

Ruan Wanwan's heart moved, and the two negotiated again and reached an agreement.

"But I can't decide this matter alone, I have to go back to the house and report to the prince."

The sixth prince raised his eyebrows and said teasingly: "Oh? Report to him, you have really changed sooner and later, and you are more attractive to this king. ”

Ruan Wanwan frowned, and said seriously and detachedly: "Please also ask the sixth prince to remember that I am your imperial sister-in-law." ”

The sixth prince leaned over, took advantage of Ruan's inattention, and reached out to pick her chin: "Imperial sister-in-law? If he can get you Ruan Wanwan, this king would rather not succeed. ”