For many more years, Yingxian will not forget the scene of meeting Princess Situ Yan for the first time. On that midsummer morning, the sun poured unreservedly into the room, enveloping the brocade girl sitting at the table. mica screens, ivory beds, hibiscus tents; Chill hairpin, mandarin duck belt, bright moon. The elegant and magnificent room, the graceful and luxurious clothes, the gorgeous and moving face, and the confident and clear eyes are all the embodiment of the owner's extraordinary endowment. Even the scar that was impressive in the purpose also brought a huge impact to the witness, making people have more desire and awe to understand the master.

Yingxian knelt down in fear to worship, Situ Yan motioned for her to be flat, and said, "Yingxian, you came just in time today." It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Come and sit. ”

The sound of gold and jade was hidden in the clear spring-like voice, lingering throughout the room. Yingxian got up, raised his head, and made eye contact with Situ Yan - although the other party was not smiling, there was a faint smile in his eyes, reminiscent of the happy little light in the afternoon of Huanying Pond.

"Yes, princess." "Walked over to the sandalwood table covered with a flowered primrose tablecloth and sat down. She was only an arm's length away from Situ Yan, but she could see the scars on Situ Yan's face more clearly: it was like an antfly spreading its wings and hanging its corpse on the snow, revealing a hideous sadness.

- Yingxue explained to you, you have done a good job. Lonely, thank you here.

- The princess has won the prize. Since I promised my sister, I should do my best.

- The royal sister is still the same as before in the mansion?

- The second princess is all well, and there are not many changes. Thank you Princess, greetings.

- Well, what about King Xin?

- His Royal Highness King Shin rarely comes to the princess's mansion, and I don't know much about him.

Situ Yan asked unhurriedly, and Yingxian replied unhurriedly. Yingxue got up and poured a cup of tea for Yingxian, Yingxian reached out to take it, and looked up to see the golden sunlight jumping on Yingxue's face, teaching people to see it unreal.

Situ Yan suddenly said: "I heard that King Xin has been fooling around with a few random people recently, and he doesn't do his job all day long, but is there such a thing?" ”

Yingxian was shocked, it's really a good thing not to go out, and bad things to spread thousands of miles. "Princess, as far as I know, Your Highness has ordered the three men to be driven away. ”

Situ Yan let out a light "oh", with a smile on her face: "He's quite alert." It's too late to make a big deal. ”

Ying Xian bowed his head and said: "Pro-virtuous ministers, far villains, His Royal Highness Xinwang still understands this." ”

"What, you mean he has a virtuous minister by his side?"

Situ Yan has an irresistible momentum, and when asked about this, Yingxian had to take the opportunity to answer: "Speaking of which, a guard beside him has also contributed a lot to this matter. ”

"Guards? Who? What is your name? ”

Yingxian didn't expect Situ Yan to continue to ask, so she had to say again: "His name is Ji Linghuang." ”

"Ji Linghuang ......" Situ Yan frowned and said: "A guard, willing to do so much, it is rare." ”

Yingxian suddenly felt a trace of remorse: Why did I expose Ji Gongzi? Say you don't know. I heard Situ Yan ask again: "How did he contribute?" ”

“…… I don't know. ”

Situ Yan launched her gaze on Yingxian's face without making a sound, and saw Yingxian's heart pounding, and her eyes moved involuntarily. But I saw Situ Yan's snow-white neck wearing a circle of gold, silver, glass, clams, agate, pearls, roses and other things, and a small and delicate green Ruyi fell in the middle. Ruyi is shining with clear light, and Yingluo is brilliant, so piercing that Yingxian can't open his eyes. Feeling the sweat in his palms again, he raised his glass and took a sip of tea, trying to show a calm face. After a while, I heard Situ Yan say, "That's it." At present, I can't take care of the Xinwang Mansion. Actually, Lone still wants to ask you for something. ”

Yingxian breathed a sigh of relief: "Please show the princess." ”

Situ Yan signaled to Yingxue, and Yingxue opened her mouth to explain the reason. In the past ten years, several officials or eunuchs in the court have mysteriously disappeared one after another, and the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have not been able to find out whether they are alive or dead, and they have become a series of mysterious cases. And these officials are not big roles, and on the surface, they are not closely related to each other, which makes people feel even more strange. A while ago, it was the turn of Li Zhu, the head of the military department. The court was ineffective in handling the case, and Situ Yan suspected that there must be a conspiracy. Just because he lives in the palace all the year round, he can't find out the details, so he plans to hand over this task to Yingxian.

Ying Xian pondered for a moment and asked, "Princess, since some officials have been missing for many years, I just want to ask, why is it just because Li Zhu intends to investigate this matter thoroughly?" ”

Yingxue said: "Hu Qijia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, suddenly became seriously ill some time ago, and I heard that he couldn't be saved. This new Shangshu candidate has been in the making. As for Lord Li, he has been building momentum for the president of the Imperial Forest Army to lead Kong Huan to serve as the next secretary of the military department. As for Commander Kong......"

"How's Commander Kong?"

"Master Kong is the uncle of the current country, the brother of Empress Yingzhen, and the maternal uncle of Princess Yuanxi."

Yingxian suddenly realized. It seems that Princess Yuanxi should be in the same breath as this Uncle Kong, and Li Zhu naturally belongs to "his own people".

"So, who is Uncle Guo's biggest competitor?" Ying Xian thought for a moment and asked.

"It's Zuo Lang Zhang Qianhe."

Yingxian's heart jumped again, the third son of this squire, wasn't his palm cut off by the killer Yingxue found? Originally......

Situ Yan said: "Zhang Qianhe's appointment as the secretary of the military department is not a big deal. It's just that judging from the current situation, the person who intends to protect him seems to be from the inner court. The inner court and the military department are mixed together, hum, this is not a good sign. ”

Ying Xian muttered in her heart, it seems that the spearhead of the eldest princess is still Yuan Concubine and Han Gonggong in the end. But to talk about the inner court...... Isn't the princess herself also a member of the inner court?

Situ Yan said again: "I have prepared a list of missing officials in the past few years. If you take a closer look, can you see any clues? ”

Yingxian took the list from Yingxue's hand, and saw that it was listed from right to left:

Gao Ziheng disappeared in June of the ninth year of Yongrui, when he was the secretary of the Zhan Shifu

Yang Yun disappeared in July of the 14th year of Yongrui, when he was in charge of the celebrant supervisor

Wang Guangxian disappeared in April of the 18th year of Yongrui, when he was the right counselor

Li Zhu disappeared in March of the 19th year of Yongrui, when he was the head of the military department.

Yingxian asked, "When these people disappeared, did anything happen to Asari?" ”

Situ Yan said: "In the fourteenth year of Yongrui, it was the year when the prince died, and there were many internal turmoil in the court, and there was any chaos. But this Yang Yun is just a small head of the celebrant supervisor, and he only takes care of idle things such as books and paintings, inner study halls, etc., and he doesn't know who he offended, so he suffered this catastrophe. ”

Ying Xian's gaze stopped at the first name and said, "Zhan Shifu is in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. The disappearance of this Gao Ziheng is naturally inseparable from the prince. ”

Situ Yan said "um", and said: "In the eighteenth year of Yongrui, that is, last year, Prime Minister Yue asked his father to appoint the crown prince to reassure the people, but his father refused. And this Wang Guangxian is the prime minister's protégé, and he was trying his best to play up the matter of canonizing the prince below. ”

Yingxian's eyes lit up: "Yes." Prime Minister Yue Cheng must have asked for the letter of king, but the emperor hasn't thought about it yet, so he has been delaying, right? ”

Yingxue interjected: "I'm afraid that the emperor is willing, and Concubine Yuan will also do everything possible to obstruct it." ”

In this way, the few people on this list really have a lot to do with the heir. And this matter of establishing an heir...... Yingxian's heart tightened, and she looked at Situ Yan, but saw a sneer on the corner of the eldest princess's mouth, which was very slight, like a trace of silver quietly scratching on the white paper.

Yingxian said calmly: "Let's not say anything else. The disappearance of this Li Daren is likely to have something to do with Zhang Qianhe and his comrades. The person in charge did not dare to move the uncle, so he had to reduce his wings first. ”

Situ Yan sighed: "You are really smarter and more sensitive than Gu imagined." You take this list first, and it doesn't mean that you have to find out something in a short time, but if you hear something outside the palace, you can come back and report Lonely. ”

Yingxian agreed one by one. Situ Yan said again: "Yingxian, are you about to celebrate your birthday?" ”

"Yes, Princess, she will be twenty years old on June 20."

Situ Yan said: "If I remember correctly, King Xin turned 20 years old on the 18th of this month. In a few days, Lone will send someone to send a congratulatory gift. As for your gifts......" With a wave of her hand, Yingxue took out a box from somewhere and put it in front of Yingxian.

Yingxian opened the box, and the glow suddenly filled his vision. Shaking off the contents of the box, it was a long dress made of birds of various colors with a pattern of flying birds. One color from the front, one color from the side, one color in the sun, and one color in the shadows. Mottled and colorful, dazzling.

Yingxue said: "This bird skirt can be described as a treasure. There is only one such thing in the entire palace, and it was personally rewarded by the emperor to the princess. Not even Concubine Chen. Now that the princess has given her to you, you know how much she values you. ”

Yingxian was flattered: "Yingxian really can't afford it. ”

Situ Yan smiled: "It's just a skirt." What can afford it, what can't afford it? As long as you ...... Be loyal to Lonely, not to mention this skirt, even the entire Jingyang Zhai, you can also dominate it with Lone and your sister. Isn't it better than being a maidservant in Princess Wen's mansion? ”

Yingxian broke out in a cold sweat and said: "Yingxian just admires the heroic style of the eldest princess and misses the love of sisterhood, so she is willing to serve." I don't think anything wrong. After that, he unconsciously glanced at the scars on Situ Yan's face, but this time he only felt like a sad residual plum, blooming lonely and persistently in the ice and snow.

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