Princess Yulong has been following the rules since she was a child and has never been in contact with the Zongfu, but she has also heard that the Zongfu is a very, very terrible place, and it is a mansion specially used to punish the children of the royal family.

On the same day, she took Mi Rui to the Yiwang Mansion in a hurry, that is, the mansion of Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle of the sixth prince.

At that time, Zhao Yuanli had just returned to his palace and ordered the maids in the palace to boil water and prepare for bathing.

As the financier behind the "One Water Pavilion", Zhao Yuanyan's mansion is more luxurious and magnificent than Suwangfu, and the facilities he usually uses for bathing alone are not comparable to the small-family mansion of Suwangfu.

The bathing pool is larger than Zhao Hongrun's bedroom, and the pebbles paved in the bath are all oval, crystal round, although it is not as luxurious as some aristocratic mansions to the point of paving with gold and silver bricks, but the cost is definitely not cheap.

And when Uncle Liuwang was lying in the pool with moderate water temperature and preparing to take a bath to relieve fatigue and eliminate some of the fatigue accumulated during the journey, a figure appeared behind the curtain next to the bath.

Zhao Yuanli glanced at the figure, his face was as usual, he let out a long breath, and soaked the back of his head in the warm pool water.

At this time, the figure behind the curtain whispered: "Lord, King Su is detained in the Zongfu. ”

"......" Zhao Yuanli was stunned, sat up in the pool, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

He couldn't understand it.

After all, as far as he knew, his eighth nephew Zhao Hongrun had just pacified Sanchuan and returned to Daliang, and the court's reward had not yet been issued.

Even if Zhao Hongrun beats the princes and kings like Zhao Chengxiu, the prince of the Yuanyang King, like last time, the Zongfu will not really punish Zhao Hongrun, at most he will criticize and teach a lesson.

"Because of the Sanchuan matter." The figure behind the curtain explained in a low voice: "The people below have already told the Lord about this. ”

Zhao Yuanli recalled, frowned and asked, "Is it because of King Chengling, King Jiyang, King Zhongyang, and King Yuanyang?" ”

"Yes. …… King Su refused to open Sanchuan to the domestic nobles, and the domestic nobles invited the kings of Chengling, Jiyang, Zhongyang, and Yuanyang to come forward and negotiate with the kings of Su. …… It is said that the four princes and kings sent invitations to the Su Wangfu, but the Su king did not accept the invitation, so he ......"

So, the four of them asked the sect to come forward...... Is it? ”

Zhao Yuanli frowned.

At this moment, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the bath, and the figure behind the curtain heard it, and hurriedly whispered: "Lord, retire below." ”

With that, the curtain flickered, and the figure disappeared without a trace.

And then, Zhao Yuanling's sect guard chief Wang Qi walked in, hugged his fist towards his own prince in the pool and said: "Lord, Princess Yulong asked to see, saying that His Royal Highness King Su was arrested by the Zongfu. ”

"Is that so?" Zhao Yuanyan raised his eyebrows, immediately stood up from the bath, put on a bath towel, and ordered: "Let Yulong rest in the living room for a while, and I will go out immediately." ”

"Yes!" Wang Qi, the head of the sect's guard, hugged his fists, and at the same time, his blazing tiger eyes glanced at the curtain that was still shaking slightly, and then glanced at the candle and copper lamp on the other side of the hall, which was burning steadily and did not jump at all.

"Wang Qi?"

Zhao Yuanli had already wiped the water from his sweat at this time, put on his clothes, and when he turned around, he saw that Wang Qi, the head of the sect's guard, was still standing there, and asked suspiciously: "Is there anything else?" ”

"No, it's okay, lord." Wang Qi smiled faintly, shook his head, and after hugging his fists, he turned around and left the inner hall.

Looking at Wang Qi's back, Zhao Yuanling felt a feeling in his heart, and also glanced at the curtain that was already at rest at this time, with a little thought on his face.

A moment later, Zhao Yuanyan, who had changed her clothes, went to the hall to meet Princess Yulong, who was waiting anxiously.

I have to say that Princess Yulong is really anxious, after all, for her, Zhao Hongrun is the first to be close to her, and she is very good to her, it is no exaggeration to say that throughout the palace, she trusts the most, I am afraid that the only one she trusts is Zhao Hongrun, who is now the king of Su.

No, as soon as she saw the sixth uncle Zhao Yuanyan coming out of the inner hall, Princess Yulong got up and walked a few steps, grabbed Zhao Yuanling's sleeve, and said anxiously: "Sixth uncle, Hongrun He was arrested by the Zongfu, you can find a way to save him." ”

Zhao Yuanli saw that Princess Yulong was still dressed in that hunting suit, so she knew that this girl hurried over without taking a bath and changing clothes after returning to King Su's Mansion, and hurriedly comforted her: "Yulong, Hongrun was arrested in the Zongfu, this is not an uncommon thing, what is there to worry about?" ”

Not to mention, count the times, Zhao Hongrun has been arrested in the Zongfu for the third time this time, and the meditation room is not a strange place for him, after all, as early as two years ago, Zhao Hongrun was framed by Luo Wenzhong, the official of the Ministry of Officials at the time, and was locked up in the meditation room for several days.

It is no exaggeration to say that the children of the royal family who have been detained by the clan again and again are really unique today.

"But this time it's different." Seeing Zhao Yuanyan's look of 'don't make a fuss', Princess Yulong anxiously explained: "The past two days have been because Hongrun has been naughty, but this time, ...... Gao Kuo said, what it is, what is a major national event, I don't understand, but Gao Kuo said that this time is different from the past. ”

"Gao Ku...... That little guy is good at making friends, and it is said that he has already made some soldiers and janissaries, and it is a little interesting to find out the news for Hongrun."

Zhao Yuanyan flashed the face of Zong Wei Gao next to Zhao Hongrun in his mind, and then said to Princess Yulong: "Yulong, you can rest assured, who is Hongrun?" He is a son of my royal clan, and besides, he has made great contributions in Sanchuan this time, and the sect will not do anything to him. …… Don't forget, that kid is now valued by your father, and your father is also staring at this matter. ”

Hearing this, Princess Yulong was a little more relieved.

Because she remembered that Zhao Hongrun was not as unfavored and valued by their father Wei Tianzi as she was.

"But...... Hongrun: He told me about being punished in that small black room in the Zongfu, Sixth Uncle, can you help Hongrun? Princess Yulong pleaded.

Zhao Yuanli was stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "Yulong, the sixth uncle has no powerful position in the court, even if he wants to help Hongrun, he can't help it." …… What's more, it was the Zongfu, and the sixth uncle couldn't afford to offend it. With that, he reached out and touched Princess Yulong's hair, and said with a smile: "In addition, don't underestimate Hongrun, it won't be long before he can get out of trouble." ”

"Really?" Princess Yulong asked.

"We'll see." Zhao Yuanyan smiled.

After that, he saw that Princess Yulong had finally stabilized, so he looked up and down at the people in front of him, and asked with a smile, "Yulong, your clothes...... It's been a long time. ”

"I'm in a hurry...... Princess Yulong explained with a blushing face.

"Hehe, why don't you freshen up and rest at Uncle Six?"

Princess Yulong thought for a while, shook her head and said, "I'd better go back to King Su's Mansion to freshen up, so that as soon as Hongrun comes back, I will know." ”

"Okay." Zhao Yuanli nodded, beckoned a sect guard, and ordered, "Send the princess." ”

"Yes!" The sect guard hugged his fists and escorted Princess Yulong back to King Su's mansion.

In this way, more than ten days passed, and until the nineteenth day of the first month, the Zongfu still did not release Zhao Hongrun.

Princess Yulong couldn't help it, but she didn't dare to plead with her father, Wei Tianzi, who she had feared since childhood, so she took Mi Rui to Zhao Yuanling's Yiwang Mansion, crying and begging the latter to think of a way.

Zhao Yuanyan persuaded and appeased for a while, and coaxed for a whole day, only then did he coax Princess Yulong, and then asked someone to help Princess Yulong, who was tired of crying, to the hospitality room in the north house to rest.

And he himself came to the study, sat behind the desk and thought about the solution.

After all, he has known Zhao Hongrun for many years, and he is called uncle and nephew, but in terms of intimacy of relationship, it is not an exaggeration to call it father and son, I remember that Wei Tianzi was a little surprised at the beginning: Zhao Hongrun was obviously his son, but he was as close to his uncle Zhao Yuanyan as father and son, but he was cold to his real father.

"It seems that Hongrun still doesn't mean to bow his head, that kid is too stubborn...... However, the fourth prince brother (that is, Wei Tianzi) actually showed no signs of interfering...... Hmph, is it the same with his own son, who is important to him?"

Just as Zhao Yuanli was thinking, a subordinate from the house walked in with tea.

Zhao Yuanli was stunned, and then a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

I saw that the subordinate lowered his head and poured a cup of tea for Zhao Yuanling, and then said in a low voice: "Lord, there is a rumor in the city at noon today, slandering the Zongfu for the benefit of the Ji Zhao family, wanting to leave King Su and share the benefits of the three rivers with King Chengling and others. …… In addition, Wang Fu, the director of the Smelting Bureau, announced the suspension of all affairs of the Smelting Bureau under the pretext of "lack of money in the department". ”

With that, the man withdrew from the study.

Zhao Yuanli took a sip of the teacup and muttered to himself: "Rumors slandering the sect? The guy behind the back is not small...... And that Wang Fu, that guy has been in the court for nearly ten years, how do you look like someone who dares to take the lead in this kind of thing, threatening the court? He was bolder. ”

"Wait ...... meeting"

Zhao Yuanli took another sip of tea, and his eyes were different.

"It's strange, it's just now, the rumors that appeared at noon have been spreading in less than half a day? Having said that, the inner chamberlain didn't care about this kind of rumor that slandered the clan and the royal family surnamed Ji and let it spread throughout the city?"

Thinking of this, a hint of color flashed in Zhao Yuanling's eyes, and he secretly thought in his heart: Can't you help it all day long, Brother Four Wang?

"But...... What about Wang Fu of the Smelting Bureau? This person announced the suspension of the Smelting Bureau at this time, but gave the four royal brothers a reasonable excuse to intervene in this matter, coincidentally? Or did Wang Fu guess that this rumor was released by the inner chamberlain? That guy has that kind of eyesight? But if you have such a vision and insight, how could you have lost nearly ten years in the smelting bureau in the first place? Strange ......

Zhao Yuanling's face was full of surprise, and he couldn't think of a clue.

However, in his heart, he was no longer worried, because he knew that his fourth royal brother, that is, the Son of Heaven, had already intervened in this matter. (To be continued.) )