Hearing that Shao An was leaving, Master Shao hurriedly stopped, "The year is not over, so you have to leave?" ”

"You don't have to visit relatives for the New Year, and you are idle when you are idle. It just so happened that a friend came and went out to play for two days. Shao An naturally wouldn't tell his father about King Jin, so he used distraction as an excuse to slip away.

Master Shao frowned and looked at Feng Che, looking fierce and vicious, where he looked like a friend, but like an enemy. So he asked Shao An to step aside and said in a low voice: "Your grandfather just died, it's not good for you to leave like this." ”

"If you don't have a parent, you don't need to worry about it for three years."

Master Shao didn't mean this, and hurriedly said: "There is another thing, the old man left suddenly, the position of the head of the family, and the distribution of property have not yet been decided." You're also a member of the Shao Mansion, so it's time to worry about it. ”

It turned out that it was for this matter, Shao Anxin was disdainful, and said lightly: "The position of the head of the family should have been the uncle." As for the issue of property, I believe that the elders of the clan will definitely distribute it reasonably. ”

"You...... Are you my son or not! "Master Shao is so angry that this kid's elbow turned out.

"Of course I am your son, but also my grandfather's grandson." Shao An's tone is obviously not good, only when Master Shao has something to ask for, will he remember that he is his son.

Moreover, the old man has been crisscrossing shopping malls all his life and has never fought unprepared battles. Whether there is a will or not, it is still two to say.

Shao An left Ah Rui in Qin Huai and followed Feng Che on the road himself. The two traveled day and night, and rushed to the city of Hangzhou on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Looking at the towering city wall, Shao An and Feng Che stopped in unison, today's Hangzhou seems to be joyful and harmonious, but under the surface, I am afraid that there has already been an undercurrent.

"Although we are cross-dressed, it is better not to enter the city first." Feng Che suggested.

Shao An looked at Feng Che, he was dressed in cloth clothes at this time, deliberately bent his back, and had a crutch, and he was an old man with a flower armor. And Shao An himself also took off his gorgeous clothes, changed them into coarse linen clothes, and pretended to be his grandson to help Grandpa Feng.

"Not necessarily. Even if he is discovered, it doesn't matter, he won't hurt me. Shao An didn't believe it, with the friendship between him and King Jin from childhood to adulthood, King Jin would bear to kill him? Of course, the most important reason is that the hidden guard sent by Zhang San is also in Hangzhou at the moment.

Feng Che looked at Shao An suspiciously, and wondered in his heart that even the prime minister's suspicious and cautious temperament could say such a thing. What kind of deep friendship does he have with King Jin?

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The two of them walked aimlessly around Hangzhou for a while, looking around, in the streets and alleys, the flaming red lanterns were hung high, and every household welcomed the New Year.

Shao An raised this question, staring at Feng Che with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and seeing how he justified himself.

Feng Che was not in a hurry to defend himself, but instead commanded Shao An's army, "However, Prime Minister, how can you prove that King Jin will not rebel?" ”

Sure enough, it was a donkey, and he couldn't communicate at all. Shao An tugged at his lips and said impatiently: "In that case, Master Feng should continue to investigate." With that, he turned around and walked to a restaurant, leaving Feng Che on the side of the street.

However, Feng Che was not affected in the slightest, indifferently looked up at the plaque of the restaurant where Shao An went, and after writing it down, he continued to look forward for clues.

Shao An raised his head and poured a few glasses of wine before suppressing the boredom in his heart. In recent days, he often thinks about the young days with Jinqi and Hong Yi. The friendship between the horns and the horns is unbearable. At that time, Jinqi was innocent and ignorant of the world. Although the concubine helped him carefully plan, he himself was not interested in the throne, and even hated the struggle for power and profit. Now even if time has passed, Shao An still does not believe that he will rebel.

Just thinking about it, suddenly a person quietly walked to Shao An's table and asked in a low voice, "Prime Minister?" ”

Shao An raised his head slightly, glanced at the person who came, and saw that he didn't know him, so he said quietly: "No." ”

Although Shao An was disguised at this moment, the man saw his appearance clearly the moment he raised his head, so he said: "Here is a person sent by the third master, surnamed Xu, Xingqi." After speaking, he took out the token and handed it to Shao An.

The token is a jade pendant, the front of the jade pendant is a unicorn pattern, and the back is engraved with the two big characters "Xu Qi", which is a jade pendant that proves the identity of the hidden guard, and Li Hongyi also has one. Shao An took a look and knew that this person was a person sent by Zhang San to spy on King Jin.

Finally found his own person, Shao An returned the jade pendant, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xu Qi, please take a seat." ”

"Prime Minister Xie."

Only then did Shao An take Xu Qi seriously, looking at his appearance, he was about thirty years old, and he was very puzzled: "You are the seventh, how do you look at the age......

"We don't rank by age, we just look at ability. In the next talent, you can only be ranked last. ”

"I see." Shao An realized that although his brother is outstanding in martial arts, it is a pity that his brain is not bright. No wonder he can only rank fourth, medium.

"What did Zhang San tell you?"

"The third master is under his order, monitoring King Jin's every move. If there is any abnormality, please report it at any time. ”

"Is there anything unusual?"

"I was stupid and found nothing."

Shao An breathed a long sigh of relief and asked casually, "So what is King Jin doing every day?" ”

Xu Qi reported truthfully: "I practice martial arts and read every day, and I often study calligraphy and painting. ”

When Shao An heard this, he was so shocked that he almost knocked over the wine glass, King Jin actually wanted to learn martial arts, isn't this abnormal?

"Prime Minister?" Seeing that Shao An's face was not good, Xu Qi didn't know what he said wrong.

"You said he studied calligraphy and painting, what kind of calligraphy and painting is it?"

"Yes......" Xu Qi recalled for a moment, "painting an endless grassland with a few horses on it." ”

That's the relic of Concubine Shu, a crossword puzzle poem and painting! Shao An's cold sweat flowed down. He remembered that after cracking the case of collaborating with the enemy, King Jin said that the painting was a relic of his mother's concubine, and he was willing to stay by his side for a long time to see things and think about people. He helped to get the painting back from the Punishment Department.

Now that this painting has reappeared, Shao An'an is faintly uneasy, is there any unsolved mystery hidden on it?

Shao An was in deep thought, and Xu Qi suddenly whispered quickly: "Someone has come up." If the prime minister has orders, you can go to the ruined temple thirty miles outside the city to find me. ”

Shao An nodded, watched Xu Qi perform light skills, and slipped away from behind.

"I've been waiting." The person who came was Feng Che, he had finally turned enough around the streets and alleys, and remembered to come back for dinner.

"What's the catch?" Shao An looked at him with a smile.

"Nope." Feng Che said frankly, "But the lower officials will check tomorrow." ”

Shao An shook the wine glass lightly, and said casually: "What's the point of shopping on the street, it's better to ...... directly." Go find King Jin. ”

Feng Che was shocked, Shao Xiang has always been shrewd, why is he confused? Hurriedly stopped: "This will startle the snake." ”

"What I want is to scare the snake." Shao An seemed unusually calm, and what he said just now was not nonsense. He instructed in an orderly manner, "In the past few days, you go to the Hangzhou garrison to investigate, and you don't have to meddle in the rest of the matter." ”

Feng Che understood that this was to ask him to control the army. It seems that Shao An already believes that King Jin will rebel. As for the matter between him and the King of Jin, they have to settle it themselves.

After all, there are some grievances that outsiders can't relate.

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In the sixteenth year of Yongkang, not long after Su Jinqi was canonized as the king of Jin, the new mansion was completed and he left the palace to live. This made Su Jinqi, who had been trapped in the palace since she was a child, go crazy, like a bird in a cage, once she was free, she immediately rushed out of the cage and flew into the sky.

On the day of the housewarming, Su Jinqi invited young masters and young ladies of the same age from all provinces to gather in the Jin Wang's mansion to have fun. However, among the many princes, King An has always been very popular. Therefore, when Su Jinqi wrote the invitation letter, she did not forget to send a copy to his amiable fifth brother.

When King An received the invitation, he couldn't laugh or cry, the gathering of young people, what did he do. But now that Su Jinqi has just been crowned king, it would be too shameful not to go, so she had to go around hard.

Before leaving, King An saw An'er who was packing up pen and ink in the study, stopped for a moment and said to him, "An'er, you go with this king." ”

"Yes." An'er looked up suspiciously, and although she promised in her mouth, she was very puzzled in her heart. I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, when the eighth prince came to King An's Mansion in the past, the prince always asked him to wait on the side, and now he has to take him to the Jin Palace, An'er really doesn't understand the prince's intentions.

The eighth prince, Su Jinqi, is still the same as before, although he has been crowned king, he is still playful. Seeing that King An was coming, he greeted him with a smile, "Fifth brother, today I specially invited the famous actors in the capital, and I also invited the fifth brother to listen to it, whether they sang well or not." ”

After all, King An is a member of the royal family, and he often invites opera troupes to perform at banquets in the palace. After listening to it a lot, he also studied the drama a little, unlike An'er and Hong Yi, who are completely outsiders.

"Eighth child, you are crowned king, and you should be sensible. Don't indulge in opera too much, and remember to read well. King An persuaded bitterly, but Su Jinqi heard too much about this kind of talk, and her mouth agreed with her, but her ears were automatically blocked.

An'er stood aside listening to their brothers' conversation, only feeling that one was scheming and the other was innocent. If it is really a dragon, there are nine sons, all of them are different.

After the two exchanged a few words at the door, Su Jinqi warmly invited King An to come in to watch the play. When I got to the attic, it turned out that the center of the attic was empty, and it was just right to build a big stage. Around the stage, the attic is surrounded on three sides; On the east side are all the ladies of various provinces, and on the west side are the sons of the ministers of the court; The attic directly north is reserved for the royal nobles. When King An arrived, King Kang, the sixth prince, and several concubines were sitting there chatting.

Su Jinqi asked King An to sit in the middle of the second floor. King An had long expected that the crown prince Su Jinyu would not come, and the third prince, King Ning, was sick and closed all year round. Therefore, among all the people present, King An was the elder, and he sat on the throne without concessions.

An'er and Chen Gonggong were waiting on the side, but the maids of the Jin Palace's mansion had already done it well, and they didn't have to worry about it. Although the singing on stage was very lively, for An'er, who couldn't understand the play, he didn't know what was being sung on it, and he almost fell asleep when he heard it. Seeing that he looked bored, King An smiled and ordered: "If you are bored, go to the Jin Palace." ”

An'er has always been unruly by the side of the prince, and when she heard him say this, she was busy owing and went out happily to breathe.

An'er walked around the Jin Wangfu with nothing to do, and had to admit that this place was indeed very luxurious in the Bi'an Palace, with small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, everything. This shows the emperor's partiality. But An'er prefers Anwangfu, the layout is simple but not simple, simple but elegant.

was secretly thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a noisy voice in front of him, several servants ran forward in a panic, An'er grabbed one and asked him, "What happened?" ”

"The Prime Minister's Liao Gongzi is here." The servant hurried a word, and ran over to meet the visitor.

No one in the capital knows that the crown prince and the king of Jin are not right. But the prince didn't come today, but let the son of Prime Minister Liao come, is he here to cheer or smash the field, which one can't see with a clear eye? It is no wonder that the subordinates of the Jin Palace's people are like seeing a ghost with the arrival of this Liao Gongzi, as if they are facing a great enemy.

An'er was curious for a moment, and couldn't help but walk there.

"What about your master?" As soon as Liao Gongzi entered the door, he began to lose his temper and made a fierce appearance of anger.

A few servants were resigned, and cautiously replied: "Lord Jin is watching the play, son, please come in." ”

Liao Gongzi snorted coldly and shouted: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't come if he has something to do, so I will send this prince to represent him." That's how you greeted? ”

The subordinates looked at each other, and the King of Jin was watching the play and saw Xingtou, who would dare to interrupt him? But this Liao Gongzi, who is a well-known gentleman in the capital, is not easy to mess with.

An'er watched coldly for a while, and naturally saw that Liao Gongzi was deliberately causing trouble. Whatever you do, whether you do it right or wrong, he can find fault with you.

"You dog minions, why don't you call your master out to greet my son-in-law?" A house slave beside Liao Gongzi scolded fiercely. The person in charge listened to it, and he was not afraid of disturbing the interest of King Jin in watching the play, so he ran to report it.

An'er thought to herself, it seems that ***'s arrogance is becoming more and more arrogant, thinking that Su Jinqi will not pose a threat to herself if she is crowned king. It's a pity that there are no absolutes, and the title of "King Jin" is the biggest threat.

The messenger was gone, leaving only a few servants to accompany him with trepidation. Liao Gongzi waited for a boredom, and was worried that no one would be angry with him, when he saw that a certain servant in the palace of the King of Jin was beautiful, he naturally provoked the man's chin and joked: "I heard that the King of Jin has a habit of breaking sleeves, you look so handsome, is it his prostitution?" ”

"Minions...... The minion didn't understand what Childe said. The servant was frightened and wanted to break free, but Liao Gongzi grabbed the servant's chin and made him unable to move.

"My son has always cherished the fragrance and cherished the jade, and I came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to serve my son well, and I will let you enjoy all the glory and wealth." Saying that, Liao Gongzi actually began to move his hands and feet against him.

"No...... Childe spared the minions. "That little servant couldn't stand the humiliation and asked the people around him for help, but he was also a slave, who would dare to fight against the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

An'er was not a person from the Jin Palace, so it was said that it should be none of his business, and he hung it high. However, he was too young to take the world's affairs lightly. Seeing that they were getting more and more troublesome, he was angry for a while and shouted, "Stop! Then he flashed out of the corner and walked towards the arrogant Liao Gongzi.

Liao Gongzi was about to do a good deed, when he suddenly saw a young man coming fearlessly, thinking that it was the young master of the house, he let go of the little servant and shouted to An'er: "Who is it?" ”

"Below is the prince of the palace, come here to pick up the son, please."

As soon as these words came out, there was a sneer among the little guys around Liao Gongzi, some people gloated and watched, some looked at it with disdain, and some even covered their mouths with fans in disgust.

Liao Gongzi laughed and said, "Who should I be, it turned out to be a minion." ”

"Little scholar, so presumptuous." The wicked servant chimed in.

Listening to their mocking discussions, An'er was resentful in her heart, but she smiled with a smile on her face: "It is precisely because of a little scholar that he will welcome his son here." ”

"What do you mean?"

An Er looked at him innocently and said in surprise: "Gongzi is the son of a dignified prime minister, haven't you read the story of Yan Zi making Chu?" ”

Liao Gongzi didn't know how to learn, and he really hadn't read it, but he also understood the mockery in An'er's words, and said angrily: "You are a slave who dares to talk like this, come and fight." ”