Yan Gongdao glanced at the pillow person who had been with him for many years, did not speak, his heart became heavier and heavier, and he thought of the son who couldn't reassure him, and he was sad and bored.

"It's nothing, it's late, let's rest early, I still have something to do with Bing'er!"

He waved his hand, not wanting to say anything more.

Mrs. Yan saw Yan Gongdao's appearance, knew that he was bored, and didn't know what to say, she was silent for a moment, and then walked out of the hall, the hall was brightly lit, lonely, only Yan Gongdao sat there alone.

"Whirring ......"

The north wind was biting, every moment, it seemed to be blowing into Shao Wuyu's bones, a pinprick-like feeling made Shao Wuyu shrink his body, there was no one on the huge street, it was dark and cold.

The road of Qingshifang is not difficult to walk, after all, it is the place where Shaowu Hengan lives, how can it be built so perfunctory, the people of the Ministry of Industry are also very careful, although the sparrow is small, the five organs are complete, and the general mansion of the noble still cannot be different from the residence of Shaowu Hengan.

"It's finally here!"

Shao Wuyu wiped the sweat from his head, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Not far from the corner of the street, a pair of white jade lions stood in front of a mansion, the entrance of the mansion was deserted, only two lanterns hung on it, through the light, it was obvious that the word Shaowu could be seen on it.

A hundred paces, only a hundred paces away......

"Boom, Boom......"

The distance of a hundred steps does not seem to be long, but Shao Wuyu stopped, although there is a light in front of him, but this road gives him a feeling of devouring people, and his scalp is a little numb.

"Huhuhu......"

The wind whimpered, I don't know if it was the leaves that had not been swept clean, or they were blown down, and they fluttered on the ground with the wind, making a rustling sound, like fingernails clasped on them, which was particularly harsh.

Shao Wuyu swallowed his saliva, and then walked over slowly......

Imperial Palace, East Palace.

The night was late, and the lamp was still lit in the prince's study. Nie respectfully stood beside Shaowu Hengyong, half-hanging his head, the corner of his eyes secretly observed Shaowu Hengyong's expression, he didn't dare to say a word, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Shaowu Hengyong's face was calm, and a pair of cloudy eyes stared at the flickering oil lamp on the desk. Nie slowly stretched out his hand and turned the wick in the oil lamp a little, and the entire study looked a lot brighter, and it also illuminated Shaowu Hengyong's cloudy and complicated face more clearly.

With the help of the light, Shaowu Hengyong's face became even more distorted, Shaowu Hengyong After all, Shaowu Hengyong, after a moment of kung fu, he immediately came back to his senses, and his face became much more flat.

Nie sighed silently in his heart, seeing Shaowu Hengyong's face, he felt a little apprehensive in his heart, Shaowu Hengyong's temperament made him unable to figure it out, if Shaowu Qing is the sea, then Shaowu Hengyong is definitely an abyss, and he will never see the bottom.

"What's going on today?" Shaowu Hengyong first broke the silence and asked, asking very vaguely, perhaps subconsciously he was very disgusted with the word "rebellion", although he was intensively planning this matter, but he had been reluctant to say it too bluntly, as if he could get some comfort in this way, at least on the surface to maintain the dignity of a "filial son", similar to a kind of psychology of covering his ears and stealing the bell.

"Back to His Highness, His Majesty recently secretly visited 37 officials above the fourth rank who leaned towards our department in the court, and quietly tested their attitudes, and found that there were 28 people who were completely loyal to His Highness, and the remaining nine officials were vague and wavering."

Shaowu Hengyong stroked his beard and smiled conceitedly, he was not mistaken, there are still many officials in the world who support him, he is the prince of a country, the prince, in the future, no, he will soon become the king of a country.

"Your Highness, this is not yet done, don't forget, Second Prince, Sick Langjun!"

Nie coughed faintly, and then interrupted Shaowu Hengyong's smug smile in a low voice.

Although Shaowu Hengan is not the crown prince, he has a good reputation in Daxia, and this is also the reason, so that many officials in Daxia now only know, but do not know that there is an emperor, with such a strong foundation of scholars, Shaowu Hengan does have a good chance of winning.

"What do those family gate valves say?"

Shaowu Hengyong frowned, and his smile quickly retracted, now is not the time to laugh, the closer to success, the more dangerous it is. Like all feudal dynasties, the ruling class has clear barriers, there are Hanmen scholars who have jumped over the dragon gate through the imperial examination, there are also official eunuch families who have been officials for generations, and there are even some few, but powerful families, these families are low-key on weekdays, maintain a good relationship with the rulers of the dynasty, and look like they are indisputable.

But whether in the court or in the people, their energy is not to be underestimated, when the heyday buried in the accumulation of contacts and wealth, in the troubled times these families are fully capable of ascending to the heights, making waves, gathering the people into soldiers, watching the artifact. What Pan Shangshu cares about most now is not the officials in the court who disobey him, but these family lords who usually look wilted, but have the ability to give him a fatal blow at the critical moment, and their attitude determines whether they can sit on the throne that everyone is crazy about.

"Back to His Royal Highness, those family lords have different attitudes, some have nothing to do with themselves, some watch coldly, and some also say that it doesn't matter what Jiangshan's surname is, as long as it doesn't affect their family, they don't care."

Looking at Shaowu Hengyong's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, Nie hurriedly added: "Your Highness, rest assured, the people in contact with the disciples are the core people who can do things in these families, and the words are very vague, and they will definitely not leak out." Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he has maintained a good relationship with them for many years, and many families are very optimistic about His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Shaowu Hengyong's expression was obviously relaxed, he half leaned back in the chair, and closed his eyes with satisfaction and fell asleep. Nie snorted his lips a few times, and couldn't help but ask, "I don't know ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and those generals in the army?"

"Hehe, Master Nie, just do your own thing, and the rest, you have your own opinions, so you don't need to say much."

Shaowu Hengyong's eyes didn't open, and he smiled.

Nie raised his eyebrows, and then said respectfully, he understood that although he was now tied to the same boat as Shaowu Hengyong, with Shaowu Hengyong's character, he would never have no reservations about anyone, even the people he trusted the most.

Suddenly, Shaowu Hengyong opened his eyes, his eyes were shining, and he asked in a deep voice, "What have Hengan and that kid from the Yan family been doing recently?" ”

Nie was stunned for a moment, and did not immediately answer Shaowu Hengyong's question, he has always been very strange, it is okay for Sick Langjun, why would Shaowu Hengyong pay so much attention to the movements of Yan Shaobing, a person who does not have much influence in front of the emperor, just a pawn who has nothing to do with the overall situation, what is worth paying attention to?

"What have they been doing lately, my imperial brother, and Yan Shaobing?"

Seeing that Nie was a little distracted, Shaowu Hengyong frowned, and then tapped the table with his fingers, and said a little impatiently.

Nie hurriedly came back to his senses, bowed down and knelt down, and was just about to ask for guilt, but was interrupted by Shaowu Hengyong's wave of his hand, Nie was a little embarrassed, and then coughed, thought for a moment, felt a little disdainful in his heart, and still said respectfully: "There is news, the second prince has been unwell recently, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor has died, and he vomited blood and fainted several times. As for Yan Shaobing, his subordinates have sent someone to keep an eye on him, this person eats, drinks and has fun every day, lingering in the golden pond by the willow, I really don't know ......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound outside the window, and Nie Storm stood up and shouted vigilantly: "Who is outside?" ”

The voice is harsh, feminine and eccentric.

Then came the barking of dogs, and a patrol of guards banged gongs from far and near, shouting, "Catch the assassin!" ”

Nie turned around, but was taken aback, His Royal Highness the Prince, who had never changed his face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, was like a habitual thief who had been caught red-handed, his face was pale, cold sweat was dripping, his eyes were full of horror, and he muttered: "...... Who? Who sent this man? Could it be that he has already discovered our conspiracy? It's not good, it's not good......"