The county king's mansion in the holy capital is very simple compared to the county king's mansion in the holy capital of other county kings. This is because the kings of Xiangting County have been with the military all the year round, and they don't care about these daily pleasures, and the second is because Xiangting County is a county in the northwest border, and the financial resources are not sufficient, and they can't afford to build too luxurious palaces, not to mention the spare county palaces in the holy capital, which is the Xiangting County Palace, which is often used in Xiangting County, is not luxurious, in addition to the high regulations, the furnishings are very frugal.

The frugal palace of Xiangting County has been brightly lit since yesterday evening.

Chang Ji, the king of Xiangting County, stayed awake all night. He had already learned that Rongya had been sent to Ruolu Imperial Prison, and he had discussed and deduced with Huo Jing, the Marquis of Zuodu, for a whole night last night. This is at the end of yesterday's day, the boy Puguang of the melting cliff hurriedly came to report.

Yesterday, after the Nangong guards took Rongya away from Canaan Academy, Puguang followed Rongya's instructions and stayed at Canaan Academy, waiting for the next news, and did not dare to act rashly.

But a whole day passed, and there was no other news except for the Nangong guards who came again, took away all the belongings of the Rongya Gongzi, and asked Rongya if he went to the Yulin Garden every day.

The steady Puguang was a little panicked, guessing that he should report the matter to the king of Xiangting County as soon as possible, in case something unexpected. But there is too little information at hand, even if I go to see the king of Xiangtingjun, I can't report any too useful information.

Puguang thought of Hua Yun. In the past few days, Hua Yun and Zhao Yun always went to Canaan Academy to have dinner with Rongya, and after eating, they drank tea and chatted together, and each time it was not until Rongya got up to go on duty that Hua Yun took Zhao Yun away step by step. Although Puguang is not very old, but the kung fu of observing words and colors, and observing people's hearts is very sophisticated, from Hua Yun's speech and demeanor, Puguang clearly feels that Hua Yun is deliberately accommodating and melting the cliff. Moreover, Puguang felt that although Hua Yun was dissolute in his words and frivolous in his manners, in fact, Hua Yun's life was extremely thoughtful, even if he teased Zhao Yun from time to time, he could always make Zhao Yun feel good instead of embarrassed. The key is that Hua Yun's eyes looking forward to Shenfei deeply conceal a kind of determination and tenacity, and even a kind of integrity and responsibility that ordinary people are not aware of, and of course, there is also a high recognition of Rongya that is not hidden. Although it was only a few days, Puguang decided that Hua Yun was trustworthy. Therefore, Puguang decided that when it was extremely urgent and there was no way to start, he should go to Hua Yun to inquire about the news.

After a while, Hua Yun still hadn't taken Zhao Yun to Canaan Academy as usual. Puguang concluded that Hua Yun must have known that something had happened to Rongya. This strengthened Puguang's determination to find Hua Yun.

For the sake of secrecy, Puguang did not light the lantern, and found Liuchuan Academy by the faint moonlight. The door of Ryukawa Academy was closed, and there was no sound inside. Puguang was going to knock on the door, but just raised his hand, and suddenly realized that if something happened to the melting cliff, as a boy of the melting cliff, he would definitely arouse suspicion, if he broke the door and entered, one might be rejected by the boy of Liuchuan Academy, and once it was rejected, it would be difficult to enter again; The second is that it may attract the attention of other sons in the surrounding colleges, which may bring unnecessary trouble to Hua Yun and Rongya. In order to act conveniently for himself, and in order not to cause trouble to Hua Yun, Puguang decided to climb over the wall and enter.

These academies were originally palace chambers, and the walls were very high. Puguang flew and easily jumped onto the courtyard wall of Liuchuan Academy. The layout of Liuchuan College is exactly the same as that of Canaan College, but the difference is that there are many novel and beautiful things in the courtyard, some are ornaments, some are salutes, some are bonsai, some are screens, and so on. A small yard is already full of dazzling colors.

Puguang saw that the main hall and the east and west wings of Liuchuan College were lit up. Puguang flew to the ridge of the main hall and hid in the corner of the cornice. Puguang heard the voice of a boy in the main hall and said, "Childe, Zhao Gongzi, can the two sons still go to Canaan Academy for dinner today?" ”

"No, I won't. We're dining here today. Let's take a look at your craft. Yes, what would you like to eat? This is Hua Yun's voice.

"I still eat ice grass. Today, I don't have much appetite. It was Zhao Yun's voice.

"Then you go down and do it. Give Zhao Gongzi his own ice grass, and the things he made for me are also lighter, and we don't have much appetite. Hua Yun said.

"Yes, Childe." The boy went out, and went into the east wing, and got busy with the two servants inside.

Puguang knew that this boy and those two servants were the three eyeliners that Guangluqing Luo Yuanxuan had placed here to spy on Hua Yun. For the sake of safety and thoroughness, he had to avoid these three people when meeting and talking to Hua Yun. As for that Zhao Yun, looking at it now, there is no way to avoid it. Puguang rolled over with extremely fast and light footwork, and then flashed into the main hall. Hua Yun and Zhao Yun barely saw any changes in the door of the main hall, and Puguang's figure appeared. Zhao Yun almost screamed out, but was covered by Hua Yun.

Puguang flashed his body to Hua Yun and Zhao Yun's side again, and said softly: "Master Hua, Prince Rongya was taken away by some Nangong guards this morning, and he has not returned so far, nor has he brought back any news. I think something must have happened to Childe. The two sons are the best friends of our sons. In a hurry, Puguang could only come to find the two sons. If there is any offense, please also ask the two sons Haihan. Dare to ask, do the two sons have any news of our sons? I also hope that the two sons can tell Puguang. Puguang thanked the two sons here on behalf of our sons? And when he spoke, he bowed down.

Neither Hua Yun nor Zhao Yun spoke.

Puguang then said: "Please believe in Puguang two sons. The boys and servants of the various academies were all eyeliners inserted by Guangluqing and Yu Yuan. But Puguang is not. The reason, for a while, Puguang can't say clearly, but please ask the two sons to believe that Puguang is. Puguang didn't ask the two sons to say anything out of bounds, but only asked the two sons to tell Puguang, what happened to our sons? ”

Hua Yun's face showed a calmness and calmness that he had never felt before, he first patted Zhao Yun, hugged him into his arms, signaled him not to be afraid, and then turned his face to Puguang and said, "Puguang, I already know what you said. I have already seen that you are not the eyeliner that Guang Luqing inserted, although I don't know who you are, but I firmly believe that you are the son of Rongya and the person we can trust. You're good enough to think of coming to me, and you're also thinking of coming in secretly, and you're dealing with it properly. You should not stay here for long, I choose to tell you about it. The prince of Rongya has been sent to Ruolu Prison. I don't know the specific charges. But it is estimated that it is likely to be related to the king of Ganzi. Today, the Nangong guards came to arrest the attendants who were on duty in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Taimiao Temple yesterday, and they had been asking about Rongya during the period, and they didn't know what was going on at that time; When I came back in the evening, I inquired with Dr. Sangzhong on duty, and found out that the youngest grandson of the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Xunshizi, had drunk tea containing the poison of Purple Star Roland in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Taimiao, and had died violently this morning. At that time, there were only the sons of Rongya and the few attendants on duty in Xinuan Pavilion. I reckon there should be a correlation between the two, but I'm not entirely sure. His Majesty has ordered a secret investigation. Zhao Gongzi and I have been keeping a vigil in the Taimiao Temple today, and there is no more news. I advise you to inform the grandfather of Rongya Gongzi Xiangting County as soon as possible, he should be able to find out more information, and there should be more ways to do it. ”

"Thank you, Zhao Gongzi. Zhao Gongzi is very kind and virtuous, and Puguang will never forget. Puguang took his leave. ”

"Good." Hua Yun said steadily.

Puguang flashed out of the main hall very quickly and lightly, and with a stepping foot, he flew out of Liuchuan Academy.

Puguang didn't dare to delay for a moment. Puguang thought that Rongya was arrested, and if he pleaded with the doctor on duty to go out, he would probably not be allowed, and he would probably even be arrested and controlled, so he simply flew a few times, climbed over the high wall of Taixue, and hurried to the palace of Xiangting County. Puguang found Huo Jing and asked Huo Jing to bring him to the king of Xiangting.

After listening to Puguang's report, the king of Xiangting County said, "Is there any other news?" ”

"No, Your Highness."

"What's unusual about Melting Cliff these days?" King Xiangting asked.

"Since the prince of Rongya came to Taixue, he went to the Taimiao to watch the night shift every night, and after the end of the duty, that is, when the child was in the hour, the son would go to the Yulin Garden and stay for an hour or two."

"Oh? What did he go there for? ”

"Childe didn't tell me. However, I guessed from the look on Childe's face, Childe's body, and the smell on Childe's clothes that Childe had changed out of, that Childe was likely to go to Yulin Garden to have a tryst with some woman. ”

"Huh?!" King Xiangting snorted with a frown.

Huo Jing interjected and asked, "Could it be that the prince of Rongya had a relationship with some woman in the palace and was caught raping?" It's taboo. ”

"Impossible." King Xiangting said resolutely, "He is the grandson of my King Xiangtingjun, even if he commits such a mistake, how can he not tell me a word, and he will be sent to Ruolu Prison?" I think that the judgment of the prince of Hua Yun is right, and this matter is likely to be related to the poisoning and violent death of the youngest grandson of the king of Ganzi. It was a poisonous tea drunk in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Taimiao, and Ya'er was guiding in front of the Taimiao at that time, which we have all seen in person. Therefore, it is very likely that Ya'er and the king of Ganzi have lived together in Xinuan Pavilion. However, I don't understand, even if they coexist, Ya'er won't poison Xiao Xun. So how could the King of Ganzi be related to Ya'er? Ya'er has left the Holy Capital for Canaan since she was eight years old, and there is no way that she has anything to do with the King of Ganzi? King Xiangting frowned deeply, deep in thought.

After a pause, King Xiangting said, "Puguang, if you don't have any more information, go back to Taixue first." If there is any new news, come out and tell Huo Jing; If there is no news, it is easy not to come out so as not to cause trouble. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Puguang took his leave. Puguang turned and left.

King Xiangting glanced at Huo Jing and said, "Hey! When I was in Taimiao, I also reminded Ya'er to be more careful, but I didn't expect him to fall into the mud of the holy capital. ”

The king of Xiangting County arranged for a few guards to inquire about the news from all sides. As the night passed, the guards who had gone out to inquire about the news came back one after another, but they found nothing but to confirm that the grandson of the king of Ganzi had died in a violent manner but did not mourn in secret. The king of Xiangting County and Huo Jing, the Marquis of Zuodu, had no clue.

Zuodu Hou Huo Jing looked at the sun gradually rising outside, and said with red eyes: "This is strange, Your Highness." Even if the prince of Rongya commits something, according to the rules of the imperial court, he always has to let His Highness know. Now it has been a whole day since the prince of Rongya went down to Ruolu Imperial Prison, and there has not been the slightest news coming! Moreover, the king of Ganzi County loves this Xun Xun the most on weekdays, and when Lu Xun is dead, how can he keep it secret and mourn, and he doesn't even come to report the funeral? ”

King Xiangting rubbed his temples and responded with a tired face: "Yes, Huo Jing, 'abnormality is a demon'." However, we know so little that we can't deduce it smoothly. For the time being, we can't act rashly. I vaguely feel that this could be a big battle, Huo Jing. ”

Huo Jing felt the same way and nodded heavily.

The time has come, and this is the time of grooming that has been unchanged for decades of King Xiangting. Since the beginning of the memory of the king of Xiangting, this time to get up in the morning and freshen up has never been the same. The palace maids carried all kinds of grooming items and carefully served the king of Xiangting County to groom and wash. The king of Xiangting pointed at Huo Jing, and the palace maids understood that this was an instruction for Huo Jing to also freshen up, so they brought Huo Jing a hot towel and a bowl of mouthwash tea. Huo Jing has followed the king of Xiangting County since he was a young man, the two are nominally royal ministers, but in fact they are like father and son, sometimes they discuss matters all night, and the two of them will freshen up together in the morning, and the people in the palace of Xiangting County are accustomed to this. After the king of Xiangting County and Huo Jing finished freshening up, the palace maids who served them retired together. Another team of palace maids came in with various food boxes and placed them on the table in the same way. Huo Jing served the king of Xiangting County for breakfast.

At this time, there was a newspaper from outside announcing the edict of the inner servant: "The king of Xiangting County receives the order!" ”

King Xiangting got up slowly, walked to the front hall, knelt down and said, "Chen Changji takes the order!" ”

The one who came to announce the decree turned out to be Chun Tuo, the servant of Zhongchang: "Your Highness, hurry up." The slave and maid are here to preach a message, and His Highness can just stand and listen to the announcement. As he spoke, Chun Tuo lifted up the king of Xiangting County with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty has a decree: enter the palace when the king of Xiangting County enters the palace and goes to the Qianyuan Palace to discuss matters." ”

King Xiangtingjun stood in front of Chun Tuo like a hill, which made Chun Tuo feel a heavy sense of oppression. The king of Xiangting nodded slightly, then slowly paced to the table where breakfast was set and sat down, and said, "Give a seat to the middle attendant and watch the tea." ”

Chun Tuo bowed and said, "Chun Tuo thanked His Highness." ”

King Xiangting continued to eat breakfast unhurriedly, and said while eating, "Zhongchang waiter, what are you going to discuss today?" So early in the morning, I was so tired that the Chang Servant came to me in person, Your Majesty should have something important, huh? ”

"Your Highness, let the slave and maid have many mouths and say something that should not be said. The slave maid thinks that it is probably not a good thing. ”

"Oh? What's wrong? ”

"The specific ins and outs of the matter, the slave and maid can't tell you clearly. Although the slaves and maids serve by His Majesty's side, the slaves and maids dare not listen to these political and state affairs casually, let alone talk casually. However, today's matter has a lot to do with His Royal Highness, and the slaves and maids can't care so much, and they have to commit a taboo once when they say anything, and tell Your Highness in advance. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, let His Highness make some preparations. Your Highness, as soon as the palace door was opened today, Lord Dugong, the court captain, came in to play to His Majesty, and the slave and maid heard it from afar, as if the prince of Rongya had committed something and was about to be decided. Today, His Majesty summoned His Royal Highness to the palace, presumably to discuss your honor. In addition to His Royal Highness, he also called the King of Ganzi County, Zong Zhengqing, Shaofuqing, Shaofucheng, and Lord Guangluqing. ”

"Oh?! There is a permanent servant in labor. The old man is very affectionate. However, my Ya'er has been very well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, and he has not been in the Holy Capital for a few days, can he commit anything? Besides, doesn't he stay in Taixue and Taimiao every day, where is the opportunity to commit crimes? ”

"Oh, Your Highness. With such thin joints, the slave really doesn't know anything about it. Your Highness, the time will soon be here, please get up early. When His Royal Highness enters the palace, he will naturally know. The slave and maid have to go back to serve Your Majesty. Please forgive your sins. The slave and maid are gone! ”

If the king of Xiangting County owes a little, it can be regarded as a send-off. Chuntuo bowed and withdrew. Huo Jing had already placed someone to give Chun Tuo a cloth bag with some gold leaves in it. Chuntuo did not refuse, nor did he thank him, took it, gave it up, and left.

Looking at the back of Chun Tuo's departure, King Xiangting was stunned for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he turned his face to look at Huo Jing and said, "It turned out to be Chun Tuo who came to deliver the decree, which is also an extraordinary thing." Huo Jing, there must be something strange about this matter! ”

"Your Highness said yes. Your Highness, the hour is almost up, it's time to get up and enter the palace. The sedan chair is ready. ”

"Okay, enter the palace! Today's discussion, I will try to hold them back as much as possible. When I return, we'll talk about it again. ”

"Whoa!"