In the imperial city, Li Jing, the son of heaven, Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, and Yang Lian, the envoy of Jiangzhou Jiedu, did not know about Zhou Zong's plan. At this time, it was the meal, and the restaurant was full of people.

Yang Lian entered, and when the shopkeeper saw Yang Lian coming in, he hurriedly greeted him, took the reins from Yang Lian's hand, and said, "This guest officer, please come inside." ”

"Feed the war horses some good forage, and pay the bill together later." Yang Lian said and strode in.

The restaurant was full of people, people were eating and drinking, some people were chatting loudly, some people were drinking with fists, Yang Lian walked directly to the second floor, and a person who ran the hall immediately ran over and said with a smile: "This guest officer, what to eat?" ”

"Serve a plate of side dishes, four dishes, and a pot of wine." Yang Lian said.

"Howler. It's just that the guest officer needs to wait, and there are a lot of people coming to the small shop today. The runner laughed and said.

"It's okay, as long as it's not dinner." Yang Lian smiled.

Ran Tang said with a smile: "Don't worry, the little one will serve the food as soon as possible." With that, he retreated.

Yang Lian's box was on the edge of the Qinhuai River, and while waiting, he looked at the scenery outside the Qinhuai River, at this time, Yang Lian saw a face as far as his eyes could see, somewhat familiar, and when he looked closely, the person had disappeared into the crowd. Yang Lian didn't care, waited for a while, ran the hall served the wine and food, Yang Lian finished eating, called the running hall, paid the bill, and was about to go down.

At this time, there was a voice of someone talking in the box next door, and the voice was very low, but Yang Lian still heard it very clearly. These people speak Suzhou dialect. Although Jinling is not far from Suzhou, in fact, there is a difference in words.

However, Yang Lian has been on the border between Suzhou and Changzhou for many years, and these people can hear their words very clearly.

I only heard a very young voice say: "Young Master, the last plan was not successful, and that person didn't seem to have any thoughts about Li Hongji. ”

The other person snorted coldly when he heard this, and said, "What do you know, he didn't do it because the time was not ripe." After all, Li Hongji is the eldest son of the Son of Heaven, even if he gets the favor of the Son of Heaven, it is not so easy to bring down Li Hongji. ”

"However, judging from the news we have received, Li Hongji has been forced to leave Jinling and go to Runzhou, doesn't this mean that he has achieved victory? If that's the case, why not take advantage of the victory and chase after the water dogs? The young voice continued.

"Chase after victory? Do you really think that the Son of Heaven will kill Li Hongji? Although the royal family is ruthless, Li Hongji is his eldest son after all, and the queen will try her best to stop it. Even if that person has the chance to win, he may not be able to take Li Hongji well. The man replied, sighed softly, and said, "We all underestimated him, and when we talk about him, what is going on with him, is it the man?" ”

"Young master, after many inquiries, there is only one fact that has been confirmed now, he originally lived in the north of Suzhou, a village near Taihu Lake, and two years ago Suzhou was flooded, and Taihu Lake water thieves took the opportunity to make trouble. It just so happened that he saved the county lord of Huairou, and he rose step by step to today's high position. The young voice added.

Yang Lian couldn't help but furrowed his eyebrows, the conversation between these two people revealed too much information, and the "that person" and "he" in their mouths weren't talking about themselves?

"Young Master, do you really think he is that person?" The young voice asked again.

There was silence for a while, and I didn't know what I was doing, and after a long time, another voice said, "Isn't it, just try it." ”

Yang Lian suddenly felt that this voice was somewhat familiar at this time, but he couldn't tell where he had seen it.

"Now, Li Hongji is out of power, and we have to help him. With Li Hongji's character, he will inevitably make a fuss. As long as Datang continues to have civil strife, we will be safe. Another voice added.

The young voice said "um" and said, "Young master, let's eat first and then do things." ”

"It's fine." Another voice spoke, followed by silence, except for the sound of the crusting of chopsticks.

Yang Lian walked down slowly, found the running hall, and asked, "Little brother, do you know who is in that room?" As he spoke, he pointed to the room he had just lived.

Runtang tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Oh, you said that they are merchants from Suzhou, and they seem to specialize in tea and pottery business." ”

"Well, do you know where they live?" Yang Lian asked.

"I live in the backyard of the shop." Said the runner.

Yang Lian smiled, his cuffs shook, and a small ingot of silver rolled out, Yang Lian handed him the silver and said, "This little brother, I have one thing to ask for." You have to remember their whereabouts, tell me every night. This mina of silver is your reward. ”

This ingot of silver is at least one or two weights, and the price of Datang Jinling is relatively low, at least a penny, but it is half a month's salary for running the hall. Ran Tang swallowed his saliva suddenly, with a greedy look in his eyes, he reached out and took the silver, and said, "This master, you believe that the little one will definitely complete the task." ”

Yang Lian smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "This bit of silver is just a deposit, if you do a good job, I will have another honorarium." ”

"Thank you, thank you, Childe." The runner bowed again and again, as long as he could make money, he didn't care so much.

Yang Lian smiled slightly, told Ran Tang an address, asked him to come to him every day, and then strode away. When he returned to the inn, it was already afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, and Yang Lian went directly to Zeng Yiling.

Zeng Yiling was embroidering with Zhang Qiqi at this time, looking like a good wife and mother. Seeing Yang Lian coming in, he was slightly stunned and asked, "What, are you willing to come back?" ”

Yang Lian walked over and said in a low voice: "Qiqi, you go out first, I have something to say to Miss Zeng." ”

Zhang Qili did not doubt him, stood up, and left reluctantly.

Yang Lian saw her leaving, so he sat down and said, "Miss Zeng, I don't know something, and I hope the girl will solve my doubts." ”

Zeng Yiling looked at him lightly and said, "What's the matter, you can say it." ”

"Actually, I have thought about this question for a long time, and in terms of the situation at the time, it was not good for me. Since I am locked up in Dali Temple, it is difficult for me to have a chance to escape. Even if it is not a capital crime, I am afraid that it will be punished to a certain extent. Li Hongji sent someone to assassinate me, and in hindsight, it was not wise at all. Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling glanced at Yang Lian and said, "Although it is not wise, if you are killed, it will only be good for him." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "That's right, it will only be beneficial, but at the same time, it will also push him to the cusp of the storm." And the most important thing is that since the assassin managed to infiltrate the Dali Temple, she could have many ways to kill me, such as poisoning, but she suddenly attacked me, and her actions were a little hasty, which made me feel a little puzzled. ”

"Why don't you understand?" Zeng Yiling asked.

"There are two places in the puzzled place, one is that since Li Hongji sent a killer, he must be an experienced killer, but that person is not calm; Second, since she was an assassin, her first priority was to kill me, but when something happened to the officials of Dali Temple, and they rushed to help, the assassins did not choose to kill me desperately, but fled, isn't this suspicious? Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling put down the embroidery in his hand and said, "So, you mean, the assassin was not sent by Li Hongji?" ”

Yang Lian nodded and said, "I always feel that there is a possibility." To tell you the truth, today I was in the city and found the spies of the Wu Yue people, and I suspect that the assassins were sent by them to assassinate me, with the purpose of intensifying the conflict between the King of Qi and Li Hongji. As a result, the Tang Dynasty was infighting, and the military pressure on the Wu Yue people was reduced a lot. ”

Zeng Yiling's eyes flashed, his eyes drooped, and then he raised them again, looked at him with some surprise, and said, "Why, I met Wu Yueren's spies in the city today?" ”

"That's right, I've had people spy on them, and I'll tell them at any time if there's any trouble." Yang Lian said, still doubting in his heart.

Zeng Yiling sighed and said, "The Wu Yue people have been fighting with Great Wu since Qian Biao, which has lasted for decades, and it is not surprising that their spies were found in Jinling. But it's good that they can be spotted by you. ”

Yang Lian thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, it's not a good thing, judging from the situation that day, this group of Wuyue people is very familiar with me, and the assassins they sent were able to conceal the officials of Dali Temple, and they almost deceived me, which is enough to prove their cleverness." I'm wondering if there are Wu Yue people among my friends. ”

Zeng Yiling pursed her lips, with a serious thinking expression, and said, "This matter, it seems that it needs to be investigated." ”

"Your people are in the shadows. Miss Zeng, I'll leave this matter to you. Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling nodded and said, "You can rest assured about this matter." ”

Yang Lian and Zeng Yiling finished talking about the matter, and waited for Zeng Yiling to find out the truth, and at the same time, he found Lin Renzhao and asked him to arrange manpower to monitor the group of Wu Yue people. Although running a hall is more conducive to surveillance, after all, you are not a professional, and some problems may not be visible. And he will stay in the restaurant all day long, and when he leaves the restaurant, he can't monitor Wu Yueren. So Yang Lian needs help from others.

According to the information, Wu Yue people have not done anything in the past few days, and every day they are wandering around several commercial streets in Jinling, talking to merchants from time to time, looking at their appearance, it seems that they really plan to buy some tea and go back.

In fact, Suzhou and Hangzhou also produce tea, and there is no need for Wuyue people to come to Jinling to buy tea, even if the taste is different, in Yang Lian's view, after long-distance transportation, the price will inevitably rise, and the gains outweigh the losses. Unless it is a special tea, but if it is this kind of tea, it cannot be bought at all in ordinary commercial streets.

Everyone monitored for a few days, but they never found a flaw, it seems that Wu Yue people are very cautious, but Yang Lian still got Wu Yue people's information. Wu Yue is mainly based on Qian Chengli, which makes Yang Lian a little confused, Qian Chengli was an important person who assassinated him last time, and now that he has come to Jinling, is he really not afraid of death?

After Qian Chengli dressed up, he was indeed a little different, with a beard on his chin, and he looked like a businessman, if it wasn't for Yang Lian to send someone to investigate carefully, he wouldn't have thought that he was Qian Chengli, the son of Qian Wenfeng, the envoy of Zhongwu Jiedu.

Thinking about it like this, that day in the restaurant, he was called the young master, and he thought it was Qian Chengli. After checking for a few days, I still didn't find what Qian Chengli wanted. And the Son of Heaven didn't get any news, and seemed to have forgotten about Princess Huairou's marriage.

In the Qi Palace, Li Jingsui was flipping through the folds, and since he became the emperor's younger brother, the pressure on his shoulders had increased sharply, making his temples a little white. There are a lot of excerpts that he needs to read every day, although the three provinces and six departments have all read the classification and marked the key points before reporting, but Li Jingsui has always been dedicated and has basically read every excerpt carefully.

At dusk, Li Jingsui felt a little tired, so he leaned back in a chair to rest. Not long after the fake sleep, the green dress came in a hurry, and shouted: "Master, the master is not good, the princess is not eating." ”

"Skipping meals?" Li Jingsui opened his eyes, shook his head, and tried to throw out the other news in his mind.

"Yes, sir, go and see, the princess said that she will not eat from this day onwards, unless she agrees to her conditions." Midori said.

"Nonsense? What conditions were promised to her? Li Jingsui frowned and stood up, looking unhappy. After all, it was his daughter, and Li Jingsui immediately rushed to the backyard.

In the backyard, Princess Huairou's boudoir, there are seven or eight dishes on the desk, and the whole room is full of fragrance, and it looks like it's all delicious. However, Princess Huairou pouted and sat on the soft couch angrily, ignoring the food.

"Oh, Huairou, what are you doing here? Could it be that the food is not delicious? After Li Jingsui entered the house, he saw his daughter like this, so he said with a smile.

"Father, my daughter only asks you, when will there be results?" Princess Huairou asked.

"What has the result?" Li Jingsui was a little puzzled and confused.

"Father, are you pretending not to know? I, I'm talking about the marriage with Yang Lian. Princess Huairou said loudly, her face was not red and she was not panting.

Li Jingsui was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "Look at you, you are not ashamed, how can any daughter's family take the initiative to say that they want to marry?" ”

"I don't care, my uncle has already made a holy decree, as the so-called king has no jokes, since he promised me to Yang Lian, I am his wife, why is there no reaction now? Could it be that the father wants to see his daughter's jokes? Princess Huairou puffed up her anger and glanced at Li Jingsui.

"You are the daughter of your father, and it's too late for your father to hurt you, so it will look at your jokes?" Li Jingsui said, with a smile on his face, afraid that his daughter would be angry, he knew Princess Huairou's temper too well.

"Hmph, you are, you are!" Princess Huairou lost her temper, but no matter how much, she stood up suddenly, grabbed the pillow and threw it on the ground. The pillow made a crisp sound from the fired pottery, and it suddenly fell apart, and the slag was scattered all over the ground.

Li Jingsui was stunned for a moment, Princess Huairou walked to the side of the desk again, raised her hand suddenly, and overturned all the dishes, chopsticks and plates on the table to the ground, and suddenly, the room was messy.

Seeing her daughter like this, Li Jingsui was angry and funny, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Huairou, why are you in a hurry?" Then Yang Lian already has Zeng Yiling, my father doesn't want you to marry in the past, and he doesn't want you to suffer, you are a princess, you can't marry and be small, if so, where will the royal face go? (To be continued.) )