Cheng Jingxi learned from Xie Wanyan on the third day after returning home that Cheng Jingheng wanted to take Mu Roushu as a concubine.

Xie Wanyan didn't know how to communicate with Cheng Jingheng, but those were not what Cheng Jingxi was worried about, what she was worried about was that Cheng Jingheng suddenly made such a big move, what if that person and dog jumped off the wall in a hurry?

"The emperor only asked you to pass me such a sentence?"

Xie Wanyan nodded, Xu is that she is unhurried in her bones, and such a big thing can be conveyed without hurry, and swallow slowly, "Yes, the emperor asked the slave family to tell the princess that on the first day of the third month, he will take Mu Roushu, the daughter of Prime Minister Namu, as a concubine." ”

Cheng Jingxi's mind was spinning quickly.

Xie Wanyan stood in place and did not open his mouth to urge, just waited quietly.

"You are like this, I don't know what method you use to contact the outside world, but what is certain is that it must be a very hidden and safe way," Cheng Jingxi said and stared at her, "The emperor's decision this time is so sudden, the prime minister will definitely be anxious, and no one knows what he can do at that time, the seriousness of this matter depends on the madness of that group of people, it is already February 28, so it is not difficult to expect that the changes will only be in these few days." ”

Xie Wanyan nodded, "Your Highness has something to order." ”

Cheng Jingxi swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and continued: "And what you have to do is to closely monitor the movements of the Prime Minister's Mansion between the first day of the next lunar month and this moment, and remember the people who come and go from the front and back doors, as well as those who may disguise themselves from the Prime Minister's Mansion to go out of the city to deliver letters." ”

Xie Wanyan looked at her in surprise, "How did the princess know that someone would go out of the city in disguise to deliver a letter?" ”

Cheng Jingxi said: "Since the imperial brother has proposed to use Mu Roushu as a hostage, it means that the first leader of that group of people is Prime Minister Mu Daren, let me ask you, is there a garrison in Beijing?" ”

Xie Wanyan said: "Except for the palace guards in Beijing, no soldiers and generals are allowed. ”

Cheng Jingxi smiled imperceptibly, and said, "Let me ask you again, if the prime minister wants to gather a group of people to make a notice, what method should he use?" ”

"With soldiers."

"Where do the soldiers come from?"

Xie Wanyan suddenly said, "Garrisons defending the city!" ”

Cheng Jingxi didn't look very happy on her face, her brows were never unraveled, and she tried to sort out the order in her mind, for fear of missing something.

"Does Your Highness have anything else to order?"

Cheng Jingxi just wanted to speak, Xie Wanyan raised her hand to stop it, listened carefully for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The third prince is back, and the slave family will follow His Highness's instructions to monitor the Prime Minister's Mansion, and go first!" ”

"Be flexible and stay safe!" Cheng Jingxi whispered when Xie Wanyan came out of the wall.

As soon as the words fell, Ye Huaiyu's figure had already appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Cheng Jingxi quickly adjusted her facial expression, pretending to be waiting for him to come back under the corridor.

Ye Huaiyu didn't doubt him, came over and took her hand and said, "How long have you been waiting?" ”

Cheng Jingxi smiled at him, "It's half an hour!" ”

"Tired or not?"

Cheng Jingxi shook her head, "What about you?" Accompanied by a child for an hour, are you tired? ”

Ye Huaiyu nodded helplessly, "Of course, the eldest brother's family is really naughty, and the sister-in-law can't take care of it at all." ”

Ye Huaixin went out at night, Ru Niang had to take the two children by herself, the boss was already very naughty now, and she couldn't manage it alone, and she still had a small one to coax, so she had no choice but to send the child to Mrs. Ye, but Mrs. Ye's body was a little sick today, and the next person couldn't control the child at all, so she had to call Ye Huaiyu over, and she had to come back now.

"Big brother is back?"

Ye Huaiyu shook his head, "Not yet, the sister-in-law coaxed the little one to sleep, so she came over and took the big one back to wash." ”

Cheng Jingxi suppressed the impulse that suddenly surged in her heart, and nodded casually.

"The bath water is all boiled for you, you go and wash it, it's not too early," Cheng Jingxi said, pushing Ye Huaiyu to the side of the cubicle, "The change of clothes is in it, you can just wash it and put it on." ”

Ye Huaiyu was pushed by her as if he was enjoying it, and couldn't help but sigh and tease: "It's really enough to have a wife." ”

Cheng Jingxi smiled a little unnaturally behind his back, and his mouth responded, "It's good that you know!" ”

At the same time, in the palace, Cheng Jingheng's study.

The layout of Cheng Jingheng's study is different from other places, and the place where the chapters are reviewed on weekdays is actually not a wall, but a long screen, which is more than one person high.

Behind the screen, sometimes there are shadow-like guards, and sometimes they don't.

It was late, and he was still sitting at his desk looking through the folds that the minister had brought him.

The content is nothing new, but it is all words with stingers, but it is very measured and does not touch his bottom line, and it is not interesting at all.

There was no one else in the study, and even Grandpa Gao didn't know where he went, but Cheng Jingheng put down the piece and said something softly.

"Aiqing thinks they will really jump off the wall tonight?"

"The minister is dull, please ask the emperor to give advice." A deliberately muffled voice sounded from the room, and if you look closely, you can tell that the person who spoke must be hiding behind the screen.

Cheng Jingheng gently pulled a smile at the corner of his mouth, but the smile stopped when it reached the corner of his mouth, and he didn't go up again, and said, "I think they have to wait a little longer." ”

"Why?"

"The prime minister's daughter."

After a long time, the talent hidden behind the screen said softly: "Shu'er is indeed Mu Xiang's weakness, and he will never let go easily until the critical moment." ”

Cheng Jingheng's gaze fell on the chess box in the corner of the table, his eyes stared at it for a moment, and Fang said: "I'm not in a hurry, what I have is time." ”

The man behind the screen did not speak.

Cheng Jingheng said again: "I have spent so much effort to let them have enough fame to start an incident, and they have been waiting for three years, so they don't care about this moment, they didn't move so early, but they just want to be right, but Mu Xiang is already dying, if he doesn't push him again, I'm afraid that when he is in the ground, his lifelong wish will not be fulfilled," he took out a black chess piece from the chess box and landed on the chessboard, Fang continued, "How can I bear it?" ”

As soon as the words fell, he took out the white piece from the other box, fell into the chessboard, and played a game with himself.

"He didn't do it for a long time," Cheng Jingheng said a lot tonight, "It's not worth it for me to do it, even if I can wait, I can't wait for him." ”

"The emperor grasped Mu Xiang's weakness, told Mu Xiang to be in a dilemma, and advertised the matter of accepting a concubine to all the ministers, so that the relevant people pressed him tightly, if Mu Xiang still insisted, he was afraid that his life would not be saved."

Cheng Jingheng sneered, "That old thing is very suspicious, and the contact with the outside world will never be faked by others, it has always been the closest and most trusted person, and now it is the best time, he can afford it, he can't afford it, and he can't help it!" ”

"There are only a few days left before the first day of March, and no matter how long he can delay, he can't drag it out for too long."

Cheng Jingheng sneered and continued to play chess with himself without speaking.

The person behind the screen said: "The minister has deployed both inside and outside the palace, and the emperor can rest assured." ”

Cheng Jingheng held his chin in his hand, his eyebrows were deep in thought, as if he was stumped by himself, the sunspot didn't know where to go, and when he heard the words, he said wholeheartedly: "Aiqing does things, I have always been very relieved." ”

The person behind the screen didn't say anything, as if even the sound of breathing had been hidden, and the study was quiet, except for the occasional sound of falling children and sighs.

After a long time, Cheng Jingheng seemed to remember that there was someone behind the screen, and he glanced at it without a trace, his eyes were slightly cold.

Later, Cheng Jingheng's left-hand game still did not win a victory, and behind the screen, there was already a second person tonight.

"Your Majesty." It's a female voice.

"Can the word be passed on to me?"

The woman said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, the slave family has conveyed the words to His Highness word for word, and His Royal Highness instructed the slave maid to say some words, which are not much different from what the emperor arranged." ”

Cheng Jingheng gave a sincere smile when he heard this, and he could even be called happy, "Sister Huang has always been so smart. After a moment's pause, he added, "Wanyan." ”

"The slave is here."

"Is the imperial sister still unwilling to leave the Shuaifu?"

Xie Wanyan said: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Cheng Jingheng's expression seemed to become a little lonely after this answer, as if he had done something to someone with good intentions, but people didn't appreciate it, and the feeling of being let down was really not good.

After a long time, he sighed leisurely, "It's okay, you can go." ”

Xie Wanyan behind the screen just blessed his body silently, turned around and left, and disappeared.

Cheng Jingheng stared at the chessboard with both eyes, it seemed that he was about to be beaten to death, but he was not as indecisive as before, shaking his head and sighing, the corners of his mouth suddenly had a hint of curvature, he held a sunspot in the chessboard to block a place, just this move, the situation turned around.

The whites retreated together, and the chessboard was occupied by sunspots in a blink of an eye.

There are no regrets.

Cheng Jingheng said to himself in his heart.

Imperial sister, I have given you several chances, but you are still obsessed and unrepentant, willing to be in the game, willing to guard your love and your husband, so that I will no longer care about the old feelings and increase disappointment.

It will be a punishment for your failure to obey the rules I have set.

Cheng Jingxi waited alone in the room, unable to calm down.

In fact, she can't say why, she just feels extremely panicked today.

Especially at the moment when I saw Ye Huaiyu appear at the gate of the courtyard.

It was as if something was about to be stripped of her, and that thing had been ingrained and deeply rooted, and such a sudden act made her feel terrible pain and grief.

"Ye Huaiyu ......"

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Jingxi was taken aback, and looked up at him with straight eyebrows, she was overthinking, and she didn't know when he came in.

"Why did it take so long?"

Ye Huaiyu said: "The water temperature is very moderate, and I am a little forgetful for a while. ”

Cheng Jingxi snuggled into his arms, "I thought you were in it." ”