Mrs. Pei saw Zhu Zhijie asking, and said with a smile: "How is it not true, she came back from Bihai, we all said that she was only a few days, why did she change back to the accent of the capital of Taiye at once, we often can't touch the north and south, but if His Royal Highness is here, he must be able to understand." ”

It is easy to get money from all over the world, and a few sounds of the country voice are the most rare.

Zhu Zhijie couldn't help but glance back at Li Chongyan, and the pleading thought overflowed on her face.

Li Chongyan saw her expression and knew her intentions, and laughed softly: "If you like it, then let's go and sit down." ”

The prince couldn't help but sigh behind him, although Pei Ran had a solid family background and had a wide range of friends and generous spending, he didn't rely on a single word of money in the end. He can move the princess's mind in just a few words, not only to come prepared, but also to be good at observing people's opinions, no wonder he can always occupy a place in the court, which can be called an evergreen tree in the court.

On the western outskirts of the imperial capital, Pei Ran and his wife happily welcomed the prince and the princess into Pei's mansion, not to mention it for the time being, in the Ye mansion in the southeast of the city, Mrs. Ye was sitting in the front hall uneasily.

Last night, she wanted to ask Ye Zhiqiu in person about the "master book Li Chongyan", but she didn't expect to wait for it, so she had to go to sleep first. Mrs. Ye deliberately got up early this morning, but she didn't expect Ye Zhiqiu to get up earlier!

Uncle Kang replied with an embarrassed face, "Madam...... The old man went out before dawn. ”

"Out again? Where did he go? Mrs. Ye was more and more surprised, this was by no means like her husband's habit.

Whenever it snows heavily in the imperial capital, due to the rugged mountain roads in various places, it is inconvenient to walk, and there are also two or three days off for court discussions, but the husband has always been idle at home to practice calligraphy and study, never going out, how can he go out early and return late for two consecutive days, and he doesn't even show his face.

"This ......" Uncle Kang hesitated, but he couldn't help but say: "I quietly asked Wang Gui who was driving, and he said that the master ordered him to go to the firearms camp west of the imperial capital. ”

Firearms battalion? Mrs. Ye secretly wondered, that was the old place where the Han family army was stationed, and now it was under the jurisdiction of the Dragon Scale Army, what was he going to do there.

"Who did he go with? Is it Lord Cao from the next street? ”

"That's not true, the master went alone."

Mrs. Ye didn't understand it even more.

Uncle Kang helped Mrs. Ye sit down, and said, "Madam, the master explained an important matter before going out, and asked Mrs. to work hard. ”

"What's the matter?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming to our house tonight......"

"What!" Madame Ye stood up on the ground, she was now like a frightened bird, and she couldn't help but tense her nerves when she heard the prince.

Uncle Kang was puzzled, although the crown prince had a noble status, he often heard that he would go to the courtier's house as a guest, why was the lady so nervous.

It stands to reason that in all dynasties, it was taboo for princes and ministers to get too close, but most of them were because when there were many princes, it was inevitable that a situation of party struggle would form. But Li Chongyan has always been an only son, and there is no one to fight with, so naturally there is no party dispute. What's more, Emperor Wen knew that his son was not keen on political affairs, but just greedy for comfort. After the decline of the Taishi Mansion, if the prince was willing to spend some time on the court, Emperor Wen would not be able to ask for it, and where would he be forbidden to associate with the minister, so the prince could go to whoever he wanted, and Emperor Wen never cared. It was precisely because a minister like Pei Ran felt Emperor Wen's mind that he dared to find a way to get close to this prince.

"Madam, the lord said that the mutton used to entertain the guests was prepared earlier, so don't worry too much, the banquet wants to be placed in the snow house, please ask the lady to help arrange it. In addition, the lord said that Madame was unwell, and Mademoiselle also went to bed early, so there was no need for tonight

Attend. ”

Mrs. Ye suddenly chuckled in her heart.

My husband won't let him show up, what the hell is he doing......

This feast is not a good feast!

"No, I'm in good health, and I'm too worried. Uncle Kang, you let the young lady rest early tonight, and I will entertain the guests with the master. ”

Mrs. Ye said very resolutely.

"Let's go, Uncle Kang, I'll go to Xuelu with you first, since His Royal Highness is here tonight, you must prepare carefully, and you must not lose."

In fact, in the early morning after the heavy snowfall, it was not only the prince and his wife, Pei Ran and Ye Zhiqiu and his wife who got up early, but also Cao Feihu, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army.

According to what he discussed with Ye Zhiqiu the night before yesterday, the fake prince was coming to Yanbo Street today, so he had to rush to the Dragon Scale Army camp early in the morning, first ordered the two deputy commanders of Chen Qi and Zheng Lun to be sent to the firearms battalion to patrol the camp routine to prevent them from getting involved, and then personally dispatched 5,000 people to quietly ambush all over the imperial capital to protect the southeast corner.

These are extremely secret things that must be treated with care.

Cao Feihu cheered up and ordered the people in the house to close the door today, especially telling Cao Xiwen not to go out, but to go to the banquet together in the evening.

The people who gambled for a night's money, were dying of fatigue, and when they heard that the door was closed, they secretly rejoiced and claimed that it was. It's just that Cao Xiwen suffered, and when he thought that he would hold back all day, he couldn't help but sigh.

Enjoying the snow, preparing banquets, transferring troops, and closing the door.

Confession, suspicion, conspiracy, and deception.

All the people are like chess pieces on the same chessboard, at the same time according to their own pace to interpret the comings and goings, but as the chess pieces gather more and more, a long-brewing feast finally began.

Snow House.

This is the place where Ye Zhiqiuhua thinks the most in the entire Ye Mansion.

The stone used to build the roof of the house is milky white thin sandstone, and the ground is paved with white stone unique to Cangwu Kingdom, and even the surrounding walls are painted white. At a glance, it is like snow falling on the flat house, and it is covered with a blanket, so it gets this name.

The snow house is adjacent to a corner of the garden of the Ye Mansion, quiet and elegant, there is a pond in front of the house, called the ink pool. Sitting in the house and looking out, there are two or three green ducks on the pond, five or six bushes of aquatic plants, although they are in the house, they are wild and interesting, and it is very rare.

Such a good place is Ye Zhiqiu's favorite place, but it is not much on weekdays.

"Taste it for a long time. If you use too many good things, they will be tasteless. Ye Zhiqiu said.

Taste new tea in early spring, cool at night in the great heat, chrysanthemum petals into the crab belly, and boil spring soup with snow.

In addition to the routine of the four seasons, Ye Zhiqiu comes once a month.

Today, he is willing to use Xuelu as a place for banquets, which shows his love.

Mrs. Ye knew her husband's temperament, so she immediately summoned all the subordinates in the mansion and assigned people to clean up the snow house properly.

If people are too thoughtful, they tend to forget to sleep and eat.

Before she knew it, she was busy until the afternoon, and Mrs. Ye saw that there was probably nothing wrong, so she breathed a sigh of relief and remembered that she hadn't eaten anything. Uncle Kang was just about to bring a bowl of soup over, when a subordinate in front of him hurried over and said, "The master is back." ”

When Mrs. Ye heard this, the string in her heart was tensed again, and she rushed to the front hall without waiting for her husband to come.

Sure enough, I saw that Ye Zhiqiu had just come in, and he hadn't had time to sit yet.

"Sir, where have you been?" Mrs. Ye asked anxiously,

The blame is not shallow.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled: "Madame, are you worried that the snow road is not easy to walk?" There is nothing to do, Wang Gui is an old man, and he drives very safely. ”

Mrs. Ye became more and more uneasy when she saw her husband talking about him left and right, and she lowered her face and said, "What are you going to do in the firearms camp?" ”

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at Uncle Kang when he heard this, and Uncle Kang was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head.

However, Ye Zhiqiu's face was not gloomy, and he called out from outside the court: "Carry it in!" ”

I saw four subordinates working together to bring in a large pot of kumquat trees.

Mrs. Ye saw that the kumquat tree was one and a half people tall, and the golden fruit was full of branches, and the branches were thick and leafy, which was very spiritual, and it was really a rare good product.

"What is this?"

"Oh, Your Highness is coming over tonight, and I wonder if the snow house is elegant and quiet, but something is missing. Isn't there a flower and bird market next to the firearms camp? I went around there and saw that the kumquat tree was very festive, so I bought it and put it in the corner to add a little color. What does Madame think? ”

Ye Zhiqiu said calmly and without waves, as if he had just gone to buy a pot of kumquat and had no other intentions.

Mrs. Ye is still suspicious in her heart, her husband ran from the east of the city to the west of the city for a pot of kumquat trees on a snowy day? But what can I say? Even if she is suspicious, she has to be suspicious, but she can't think of what her husband is going to do now.

"I've cleaned up and stopped according to the master's instructions, but I want to take a look?"

"Madame is hard, since Madame personally arranged it, then you don't have to watch it." Ye Zhiqiu smiled at his wife: "Tomorrow, I will thank you again." ”

"Master, I have something to say to you." Mrs. Ye finally couldn't help but get straight to the point.

Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand and said: "I got up too early today, and I ran for most of the imperial capital, and I was very tired, so I have to sleep well for a while while the guests haven't come yet, otherwise I won't be able to socialize at night, and I will talk about it tomorrow." So saying, he stood up and went to the study on the west side.

Seeing that he ignored him, Mrs. Ye had to swallow her words, she turned to look at the kumquat tree, and sighed secretly: I hope it is just for this pot of kumquats.

Ye Zhiqiu went back to the study, and Uncle Kang wanted to pick up a charcoal basin for him, so he followed behind with a hard head. He was afraid that the old man would ask his wife how he knew that he had gone to the firearms camp, and he was quite worried, but the old man did not say a word.

Ye Zhiqiu entered the study, looked at the room as usual, breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to lie down on the soft couch next to the desk for a while. Uncle Kang opened the cage of the charcoal basin on the side, intending to add some new charcoal to it.

Suddenly, Ye Zhiqiu's gaze was fixed on the charcoal basin, he looked at it carefully for a while, and asked vigilantly, "Uncle Kang, have you cleaned up the study?" ”

Uncle Kang said inexplicably: "No, the master has instructed that no one is allowed to enter here without your permission." ”

This is the rule set by Ye Zhiqiu, don't talk about people, even Ye Yin is not allowed to come in. But there is only one person in this house who can.

"Madame has been here?"

"Oh, yes, Madame has been here once." Uncle Kang thought about it and replied.

Ye Zhiqiu stared at the charcoal basin deadly.

The silver-frosty charcoal fire should have been covered with a layer of black dust left after the burning of the paper manuscript, but now there is nothing at all, and it is clear that someone has specially cleaned it up.

Madame, Madame, you are really a hundred secrets, and you want to cover up.

"Huh." Ye Zhiqiu sneered to himself.

What if you notice it?

Now that the arrow is on the string, how can you let your mantis arm be a car!