Lao Cao was puzzled: "So...... What to do? ”

"Commander Zheng said that the reward is a code, and he wants Lord Cao to strike first, but according to the orders of the fake prince, it should be Chen Zheng and the others who will take Master Cao right. So in my opinion, Lord Cao should not be fooled, and when he sees the reward of the false prince, he should not make a move. If everything is calm, it means that these two people have the intention of framing Lord Cao, and Lord Cao only needs to stay still to avoid tonight's catastrophe. If they make the first move, then Lord Cao has already seen that the first opportunity will not be sneak attacked, and he can see the move. ”

Lao Cao thought about it carefully, and sure enough, this is the truth.

Ye Zhiqiu is really meticulous, not only thinking about himself everywhere, but also always thinking about himself. But he is already in a situation, how can he be so calm?

"Lord Ye, there is another thing that I think is a little strange, and I hope Lord Ye is not strange when I say it......"

"Hehehe, you and I have long been in our hearts, what's not to blame, but it's okay to say it."

"This siege of the village, Lord Ye is also involved, why did the fake prince go so hard to come to me, but he ...... to Lord Ye" Lao Cao said with a red face, and explained: "Lord Ye, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to hope that Lord Ye will also be involved......"

Ye Zhiqiu smiled, "Lord Cao treats each other so frankly and straightforwardly, which makes me very happy Ye, which shows that you and I have a deep friendship." In fact, this matter is not difficult to understand, the prince does not bother to take me, but does not use it. ”

"Not really?"

"Lord Cao has a heavy army in his hands and martial arts, and if the fake prince wants to take you, it will naturally take a lot of thought. And me? There is no power to bind the chicken, and there are not even a few families. If he wants to take me, it's just a matter of sending a few guards to enforce a prison decree, and it is effortless, so in the eyes of the false prince, I am already a person in a cage at all, and I can be sent down at any time. ”

Lao Cao suddenly realized, and admiration arose.

He had seen it so thoroughly......

Ye Zhiqiu said gloomily: "Actually, I have some regrets in private, if I really stick to my previous temperament and don't get involved in these things, maybe it won't be so dangerous." It's just that in any case, we are also loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but we are ruining our lives...... Alas, whether it is merit or demerit, and leave it to future generations to comment. ”

Lao Cao secretly thought, this scholar's brain is really roundabout. What is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, where there is his own life matters. If you want to save your name, it's up to you, and my old Cao family doesn't want to break it off.

At that moment, he bowed seriously: "Lord Ye is righteous." ”

Some words, especially those wearing high hats, sound pleasing to the ear, and they are really not auspicious words.

Saying that you are righteous actually means that you are about to be righteous, so let's not say goodbye in the next life.

Ye Zhiqiu thought for a while, and said: "If you come, you will be safe, Chen Zheng and the others suddenly came like this, I still have to add two seats for them in the snow house, it is still early now, why don't Lord Cao go to the West Flower Hall to rest for a while, and then I will go into the snow house to reorganize." ”

Lao Cao thought to himself, you are really calm, and you are still thinking about how to arrange your seats.

"Okay, then Lord Ye will be busy first, and if there is anything important, call someone to call me."

Ye Zhiqiu watched Lao Cao's figure disappear under the corridor, turned around and entered the snow house again.

The room is already neatly arranged, and even the dishes and chopsticks on the table are placed in the same direction.

"Go, add two more seats, and put them under Lord Cao." Ye Zhiqiu commanded.

"Yes." The subordinates were ordered to move the table and lay a few cushions, apparently prepared.

The lord said at the beginning that there will be additional guests tonight, but the number of people has not yet been decided, and more items should be prepared for emergency needs.

Ye Zhiqiu stood there smiling.

Freeloader? There must be that, but not Chen Zheng and the others.

While he was thinking about it, someone suddenly called, "Master." ”

"Oh, ma'am." Ye Zhiqiu threw a gentle smile at his wife: "Madame came just in time, let's see how about the pot of kumquat I bought in the southeast corner?" It's been a long time since I picked it. ”

Mrs. Ye didn't have any intention to look at the kumquat, and reluctantly responded: "It's really good...... Sir, I have something to ask you. ”

Ye Zhiqiu didn't seem to hear her words at all, and suddenly patted his forehead and said, "Look at my memory...... Although the meat used in the mutton stove was delivered, I haven't been to see if the most important brain meat is good. This time, the best brain meat in the mutton is eliminated so two or three taels, if the meat is not good, shouldn't you be blamed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when you turn around? ”

Mrs. Ye frowned unconsciously.

She could feel her husband's flickering words, and she could avoid it, and she could drag it out.

The more this happened, the more it proved that her suspicions were right, and that her husband must have wanted to do something at the banquet.

"Since the master is so worried about mutton, then let me go to the kitchen with the master to have a look."

Ye Zhiqiu's face showed a little embarrassment.

"It's just a plate of mutton, I'll just go and see it alone, Madame has been busy all day, why bother to be tired again?"

"Master don't care, a place like the kitchen is supposed to be a place for us women, and it's only right for me to go with my master!"

Every word between the husband and wife sounds respectful and understanding, but every word is a turbulent-for-tat.

The more you try to avoid me, the more I'm going to get to the end.

Ye Zhiqiu was helpless and sighed: "Okay, since Madame is so dedicated, let's go together." ”

The two of them went out of the snow house together, and they both tried their best to hide their inner calculations with smiles. Along the way, walking side by side and connecting clothes, there is quite a sense of husband and wife accompanying each other, and people along the way whispered: "Uncle Kang is right, the lord and the lady are really reconciled." ”

After a while, the two of them entered the kitchen together, and Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Can the upper brain meat sent be removed separately?" ”

"It's all washed according to the master's instructions, because I don't know how the master plans to eat, and it hasn't been cut yet." The cook said, handing over a plate of meat.

"Although there is a lot of mutton sent this time, there is only so much good brain meat, and it is necessary to give it to the most important guests." Ye Zhiqiu sighed slightly: "Madam, I think you should take some peppers and marinate them for a while, so whether it is roasted or shabu-shabu, it is always appropriate, what do you think?" ”

Mrs. Ye thought to herself, how to eat as much as she liked, and replied casually: "Very good." ”

"Ordinary peppercorns are always less meaningful, I remember the last time the Mulu country paid tribute, they privately gave us a little spice called ...... Hexagonal rue peppers, but they are collected by the lady? ”

Mrs. Ye was stunned and reluctantly replied, "Yes...... The old man said that it was precious and rare, and it was indeed collected by me. ”

"Then it happens to be useful today, so please ask Madame to go and get it."

"I left that thing under the attic on the edge of the Buddha hall, why don't I let someone pick it up."

"Uh...... Aren't there many other important things in the attic? What's more, the key to the attic is only in the hands of the lady, so it's always bad for the people to see the situation in the attic, or is it better for the lady to work hard and get it in person? ”

Ye Zhiqiu said that the reason is very sufficient, there are indeed a lot of rare objects in the attic that the couple have saved over the years, and everything is set aside by Mrs. Ye herself, and it is not appropriate to let the people rummage through it.

However, the more sufficient the reason, the more suspicious Mrs. Ye became.

Why does the husband try his best to get rid of himself...... What the hell is he trying to do with such a sneaky man?

Mrs. Ye frowned, thinking about it.

"It's okay, then I'll go and go back, the master will be here later."

"Okay."

Mrs. Ye pretended to be obedient and turned out of the kitchen, but quietly screwed into the warehouse next door. The storeroom and the kitchen are only separated by a thin layer of wooden boards, and Mrs. Ye often goes in and out of the kitchen herself, knowing that some places on the wooden board have been rotted for a long time and have been bored with holes, and from the holes, you can see the appearance of the kitchen clearly.

She cautiously approached the plank, looked through a very inconspicuous hole, and sure enough, she could see her husband standing there.

I saw that my husband's face had already received a smile, and he ordered indifferently: "You all go down first." Everyone in the kitchen bowed their heads and withdrew.

The husband and wife were separated by such a plank, and there was silent silence all around.

Mrs. Ye tried to hold her breath, the heartbeat in her chest made her tremble, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

Zhiqiu ...... What exactly are you going to do!

I saw Ye Zhiqiu carefully look around, and after making sure that there was no one, he slowly took out a small bottle from his arms.

It was a bottle that Madame Ye had never seen before, and she didn't know what was in it.

Ye Zhiqiu opened the cap of the bottle very cautiously, and then seemed to pour something on the plate of brains. Just because from Mrs. Ye's point of view, the husband can see it really when he takes out the bottle sideways, but when he pours something on the meat, he happens to be covered by his back impartially, and he can neither see what he poured, nor how much he poured, and Mrs. Ye is like entering an ice cave.

Zhiqiu ...... You really don't die.

Mrs. Ye covered her mouth stiffly, for fear that her husband would hear a little noise, but she couldn't stop the two lines of tears in her eyes.

At this moment, she couldn't tell whether she was resentful or disappointed in her husband.

The country is easy to change, and its nature is difficult to change.

Perhaps from the very beginning, it was a fool's dream to expect him to abandon those thoughts of returning to the country.

But why did he imitate the prince's handwriting, and offered this brain to the "most important guest", what good did it do him to poison the prince? Could it be that without the crown prince, he can return to the country?

No...... It's impossible.

Mrs. Yip did not believe that her husband would abandon evil and follow good, but it was even more unbelievable to say that her husband would act recklessly. The depth of his mind is that she, the person next to the pillow, sometimes can't get to the bottom of it.

Mrs. Ye quietly choked back her tears, and pestle there like wood wax for a long time, and when she came back to her senses, she found that her husband was gone, and seemed to have gone out of the kitchen.

She hurried back to the kitchen and saw the plate of brains resting on the table.

She took the plate of meat with the utmost care and looked at it.