――On the 25th day of the first month of the 24th year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty――

Last night, Xie An did not go back to the Donggong Mansion, but spent the night in the office house in the Great Prison Temple.

First, he was worried that Jin Ling'er still hadn't been able to get out of trouble, and secondly, Dongling's Mo Fei's injuries were not light, which made Xie An a little uncomfortable, and more importantly, he had vaguely felt that the eldest grandson Xiangyu seemed to be more or less aware of Jin Ling'er's existence, otherwise, how could this wise and demonic woman ask Mo Fei to stare at him?

It's not that he doesn't dare to go back to face Liang Qiu Wu and Eldest Sun Xiangyu, after all, Xie An knows very well that he can't escape what he wants to come, maybe it won't be long before Liang Qiu Wu and Eldest Sun Xiangyu will know exactly what Jin Ling'er is, but before that, Xie An is desperate to find this woman who has caused a lot of trouble.

What made him feel a little worried was that yesterday's brother-in-law Chen Bei's expression was obviously a little wrong, and the reason for this could not help but arouse speculation.

Could it be that in the mansion of the fifth prince Li Cheng, there is someone who is acquainted with his eldest brother Chen Bei?

People from the Taiping Army?

If this is the case, the people of the Taiping Army are really powerful, and they are simply pervasive......

Speculating wildly in his heart, Xie An, who had no intention of dealing with official business, sat behind the official desk, thinking about countermeasures.

To tell the truth, Xie An once thought of going to the door in person to ask someone in the mansion of the fifth prince Li Cheng, but after thinking about it carefully, he still gave up, after all, the fifth prince Li Cheng is not more than ordinary people, that is the son of Li Ji today, and the younger brother of the same father and mother of Li Wei, the prince of the East Palace, don't look at him Xie An is now in Jijing The power is not small, but in front of the two brothers of the East Palace Prince Li Wei, it is not enough to see it, after all, the princes are the identity of [half a monarch], and he is only a [minister], and his status is not at the same level at all. Unless he catches the handle of the two royal highnesses, he will be dealt with according to the criminal law of the Great Zhou.

But the problem is, it's not a way to do it like this!

And just when Xie An was thinking about this with a sad face, suddenly the door of the house was pushed, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu walked in with broken steps.

Seeing this, Xie An was slightly startled, barely showed a smile, and said, "Sister Xiangyu." What are you doing here? ”

"Can't the slave family come?" Eldest Sun Xiangyu chuckled and blinked.

"Uh, not ......"

Giggled, the eldest grandson Xiangyu walked to the desk in front of Xie An, gently tapped the table with the jade fan in his hand, and said meaningfully. "I heard that Brother An had a great harvest in the Tai Hospital last night?"

"Rewarding?" Xie Andang even caught the vague words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, licked his lips, and said, "What...... What's the catch? ”

When he said this, Xie Anxin couldn't help but feel a little nervous, although he had instructed the other families to hide the matter for the time being. Even Mo Fei had explained, but seeing the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An still vaguely felt a little bad.

"What else can there be, of course congratulations to Brother An for catching that assassin!" chuckle. The eldest grandson Xiangyu walked up to Xie An's side, sat on his knees, and gently wrapped his jade arm around Xie An's neck, looking at him with a smile. Giggled, "Brother An interrogated the prisoner all night yesterday. It's been a hard work......"

"Where, Where, ......"

Looking deeply at Xie An's somewhat flickering gaze, the corners of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's mouth raised, leaned close to his head and sniffed at Xie An's body, and said deliberately, "It's strange, the fragrant plum fragrance on Brother An's body is a little stronger than yesterday......"

"No, no......" Xie An quietly moved his body away for a while.

With the wisdom of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, how could he not see through Xie An's weakness, seeing this, he chuckled, slowly opened the folding fan in his hand, and said lightly, "Let the slave family pass by, how beautiful is that assassin was born, and even made Brother An forget his wife at home, and ...... with him here."

"You...... What are you talking about, what kind of upside down, ......" Xie An's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

Glancing at Xie An deeply, the eldest grandson Xiangyu raised his left hand and stroked his face, and said with a chuckle, "Explain honestly now, the slave family can still let Brother An go!" - Something happened, right? ”

Xie An's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he said, "What...... Something went wrong, isn't that good? ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head and said lightly, "Brother An knows, the slave family has always been impatient, and the opportunity has been placed in front of Brother An, Brother An should cherish it...... Tell me, that female assassin named Jin Ling'er! ”

Hearing this, Xie Anxin was taken aback and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in surprise.

As if noticing Xie An's strange appearance, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pursed his lips and chuckled, and teased in a low voice, "Xiao Wu doesn't know about it at the moment, but this is the slave family's kindness to hide it for Brother An......"

"Xiao Wu?" Xie An's expression was stunned.

For some reason, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stiffened slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "In short, tell the slave family the original information about this matter, and there must be no concealment, if Brother An is obedient, this time the slave family can also take care of Brother An, and even ......" Speaking of this, she lowered her head and whispered softly to Xie An, "Even if you take that Jin Ling'er as a concubine, the slave family can also approve it!" ”

Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in surprise when he heard this, and his head couldn't help but ooze beads of sweat, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell Jin Ling'er about it carefully with the eldest grandson Xiangyu, after all, even he realized that this matter was not easy to deal with, and a think tank was needed to give advice on his behalf.

Sitting on Xie An's laps, the eldest grandson Xiangyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and quietly listened to the whole thing, including the experience of Xie An and Jin Ling'er's acquaintance at the beginning, and even the lingering between the two in Tai Hospital last night.

After everything was finished, Xie An raised his head and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a rather humble heart.

But what made Xie An a little puzzled was that the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who had always been emotionally small and easily jealous, did not complain about his Xie An and Jin Ling'er yesterday.

She ...... Did she say why she killed those officials? ――Was it a random killing, or was it premeditated? ”

"This ......" Xie An, who never thought that the eldest grandson Xiangyu would ask like this, was stunned when he heard this, and his face was dumbfounded.

Seeing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned, and said unhappily, "Brother An didn't ask about such an important matter?" ”

"Tight...... Critical? ”

"Of course!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu snapped the folding fan in his hand and said in a deep voice. "The slave family sent someone to investigate, and forty percent of the officials of the DPRK and China who were assassinated this time were military attachés, and among these forty percent, two percent were generals of the patrol division of Weiwei Temple...... If it weren't for Jin Ling'er's random killing, would Brother An know what that meant? ”

"What does that mean?"

Angrily, he glanced at Xie An, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu said in a low voice, "It means that the military attaches who were killed this time are all officials with a little military power in their hands...... Maybe. This is the real purpose, as for those officials of various ministries and departments, it is just a cover-up! ”

"......" As if thinking of something, Xie An's expression became solemn, and he said strangely. You mean, those officials were not killed just to make trouble for me and Brother Xun, nor did they just create an opportunity to assassinate His Royal Highness Li Xian? Or is it simply for the purpose of setting up another pacification division? ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned, and said in contemplation, "The slave family originally thought that this was the case. But when I think about it, it feels a little wrong...... If it was to reduce the authority of Brother An's Great Prison Temple and Xun Daren's Weiwei Temple, there was no need to kill the garrison generals of the Patrol Division of Weiwei Temple...... If Li Cheng even had to take away the power of guarding the city gate, then the existence of the position of Weiwei Siqing would be unnecessary. This is not in line with my Great Zhou system! -- Neither His Majesty nor the Imperial Court can ask one side to control the security of the Imperial Court and the Jingshi City at the same time, this is a check and balance! In other words, even if the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng are scheming. It is also impossible to ask the imperial court to withdraw the Weiwei Temple...... The two brothers won't know this truth! -- But why? And to use this means to weaken the Weiwei Temple? Come to think of it, there's only one possibility......"

"What do you mean......" Xie Anxin was slightly startled, and said in a low voice, "The crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng deliberately created a situation of unstable law and order in the Jingshi, and brought out the Zhenfu Division, wanting to control the entire Jingshi ...... in a short period of time" Speaking of this, his eyes opened suddenly, and he said in astonishment, "Could it be ......"

"That's it!" The jade fan in his hand knocked on the table, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu lowered his voice and said, "His two brothers want to lead troops into the city and force the palace!" ”

"......" Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in disbelief when he heard this, with a face

Strange said, "This doesn't make sense, right now, it's obviously Li Wei, the prince of the East Palace, who is in power, even if he doesn't do anything, it will be Li Wei who will ascend the throne as ......the emperor in the future" Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of what the eldest grandson Xiangyu had told him yesterday, his face changed suddenly, and he said in shock, "The fifth prince Li Cheng actually wants to calculate his brother? ”

"Clever!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at his husband approvingly, and then said in a deep voice, "Everything is connected, why did the fifth prince Li Cheng send someone to assassinate the third prince Li Shen, because he wanted to instigate his brother Prince Li Wei to lead the army to force the palace to usurp the throne, usurpation is a felony of treason, even if it is the crown prince Li Wei, once the matter is defeated, it will be difficult to have a good end, and the position of the deposed prince is considered light...... Once Li Wei is deposed as the crown prince, according to the organization training of [elder and younger], the position of the prince should belong to the third prince Li Shen, for this reason, Li Cheng must first eradicate this obstacle, so as not to marry others in vain! ”

"Yes...... Isn't there still the fourth prince Li Mao? ”

Seeing Xie An's puzzled expression, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled and said, "[King Xiang] Although Li Mao is the fourth prince, isn't he in the northern Xinjiang?" As the so-called near the water building gets the moon first, when Li Mao learns of this and returns to Jijing, he Li Cheng has already sat firmly in the country, and will he hand over the throne to others? ”

"......I see," nodded his head, Xie An said in disbelief, "First ask his brother Li Wei to lead the army to force the palace, and then stop this mutiny in the name of righteousness?" - This Li Cheng is even more ruthless than his brother Li Wei...... Why did he do that? As far as I know, Li Wei defends his younger brother in every possible way......"

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, raised his head, looked at Xie An with a smile, and said, "Xiao Wu was ...... cough, when Sister Wu wanted to arrange a career for Brother An, why did Brother An refuse? Sister Wu treats Brother An badly? ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth, speechless, thinking carefully, his face was shocked.

"That's human nature!" Noticing the change in Xie An's complexion, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said in a low voice, "Although Brother An seems to be cowardly, he is actually a high-minded and arrogant person, and he can't bear to let his wife arrange everything for Brother An......"

"Ahem......" Xie An looked embarrassed, pretended to cough, and then said, "What do you say about that?" ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, and continued, "The same is true of the fifth prince Li Cheng. In the whole Jijing, everyone knows the prince Li Wei, but Li Cheng is not very famous, even if it is a slave family, he once thought that this son is just a fledgling under the protection of his brother Li Wei...... People, the most taboo is to compare with others, even if it is fathers and sons, brothers, and they are jealous...... Li Cheng has long been under the fame of his brother Li Wei, the crown prince. At first, he may not be conscious, but after a long time, he will have a mustard in his heart, and he will probably prove to others that he is more talented than his brother Li Wei! - Prince Li Wei. ruthless, but he loves his brother with the same father and mother very much, as the so-called bystanders are clear, and the authorities are fascinated, how could he think that his own brother, who he has always loved, would calculate him......"

Silently listening to the eldest grandson Xiangyu's analysis of the two brothers of the crown prince Li Wei, Xie An looked at the wise and close demon woman in front of him from time to time, and secretly sighed at the degree of insight into human nature of this woman.

And the eldest grandson Xiangyu didn't seem to notice this, still immersed in his own speculation. He said excitedly, "In that case, we might as well plan it later...... Didn't Brother An support Li Shou's kid? Now that there is a great opportunity in front of us, how can we let it go? ”

"I'm really glad to be there......" looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu intently. Xie An said with a smile.

"......" Seeing Xie An come out of nowhere, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Happy?" ”

Xie An smiled slightly. Gently hugged the eldest grandson Xiangyu and said with emotion. "I have a beautiful think tank like Sister Xiangyu to give me advice, and I am not in the enemy camp ......"

The eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned when he heard this, and then his beautiful eyes showed affection, and he chuckled, "Speaking of which, Brother An is really prescient...... [A woman as dangerous as a slave family is better placed on the couch in the bedroom of Brother An's mansion], right? ――Now, is it in line with Brother An's heart? ”

"This ......" Xie An scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "That, where did you just go?" ”

Glancing at Xie An angrily, the eldest grandson Xiangyu cleared his throat and continued to say, "According to the slave family, that Jin Ling'er left last night, most likely to go to Li Cheng for revenge, but for some reason, he was caught by mistake...... If Li Cheng knew about the relationship between Jin Ling'er and Brother An, he would definitely not harm this girl, but would use her to force Brother An to comply...... According to the Nu family's guess, it won't be long before Li Cheng will definitely send someone to contact Brother An, and Brother An might as well ask him for someone ......."

"He's going to let him go?"

"Of course not!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Brother An took away half of his Zhenfu Division, he must have a grudge at this moment, and he can't wait to cut Brother An with a thousand knives, how can he let him go easily?" ”

"Then you still want me to ask him for someone directly?"

"Stupid!" Yu pointed to Xie An's head, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu said in a low voice, "Right now, Jijing, the soldiers and horses in the city, only the Northern Army, the Eastern Army, and the Weiwei Temple are the only three, except for the Northern Army, the rest of the Eastern Army and the Weiwei Temple are all related to Brother An, since Li Cheng planned such a big event, he naturally wants to hide from the sky and the sea, and the best way is nothing more than to hide the woman Jin Ling'er, Brother An wants to get this woman's heart, and he will definitely entrust the Eastern Army and Weiwei Temple to search the whole city at all costs...... In other words, Li Cheng probably wanted to divert our attention and tell Brother An to focus on finding the whereabouts of Jin Ling'er's woman, and it was difficult to pay attention to her true intentions! - In that case, Brother An might as well plan his ...... The more Brother An expressed his intention to find Jin Ling'er, the more relieved Li Cheng became, and on the day of his trouble, Brother An only needed to take the first step to block Li Wei's soldiers and horses, and enter the palace to escort him, even if Li Cheng had all kinds of plans, all of them came to naught, and Li Shou's kid could also take this opportunity to win His Majesty's favor! ”

After looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu a few times in astonishment, Xie An realized that this crazy woman came this time, not to be jealous of Jin Ling'er, but to make him the minister of the dragon of Li Shou, the king of Anping.

Thinking of this, Xie An said strangely, "Xiangyu, to be honest, you used to help Li Shou, just because you were idle, right?" ”

The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, chuckled and said without concealment, "That's right! ――Why did Brother Ann ask that? ”

"Because ......" Licking his lips, Xie An said tentatively, "Because before, you actually wanted the eighth prince Li Xian to ascend the throne as the emperor, right?" ――When you were idle, you had nothing to do and calculated the dance and the crown prince Li Wei, but it wasn't just because you were idle, right? ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's red lips opened slightly, as if he understood something, he bit his lip, his expression was a little lost, and he said in a low tone, "Brother An doesn't trust the slave family?" ”

"No, no, no," seeing that the eldest Sun Xiangyu seemed to have misunderstood something, Xie An hurriedly said, "No, no, no, I'm just ......"

Looking at Xie An's anxious expression, the eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled proudly as if he had succeeded in his prank, and then lightly tapped his jade finger on Xie An's lips and said gently, "The slave family does not deny that he once thought about helping the crybaby, because he is a slave family, if it weren't for Brother An's sideways, the slave family would marry him...... Yes, the slave family is not very optimistic about Li Shou, but if Li Shou ascends the throne as the emperor, Brother An is understandably a first-class important minister in the court...... Brother An's current meager fortune can't afford to support such a profligate woman as the slave family! Speaking of this, she blinked, gently kissed Xie An on the lips, and said affectionately, "After all, now the slave family is Brother An's wife, and the wife is expensive by her husband, how can she not plan for Brother An?" ―― Not a loss, right? Married to a scheming woman like a slave family......"

Looking at the affection in her eyes, what else could Xie An say, gently hugged the woman in his arms, nodded again and again, and said, "That's ......"

"Giggle......

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

"Lord Shaoqing, His Royal Highness Li Cheng, the Fifth Prince, sent someone to send an invitation, inviting Lord Shaoqing to come to the house for a banquet tonight......"

"How?" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, winked proudly at Xie An.

Looking at the smug smile of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An raised his right hand, scratched her delicate nose with his fingers like doting, and said in a deep voice, "Got it!" -- Tell the man that the official will go to the banquet as promised! ”

"Yes, sir!"

Listening to the footsteps in the distance, Xie An hugged the beauty in his arms and licked his lips.

"From the Minister of the Dragon...... Is it? ”

ps: It's my birthday today, I wish myself a happy birthday-

Also, thank you very much to all of you who have supported me all the time.