Li Mingyun thought about it in his heart.

Since Zhou Gongzi said that she was delicate, then he must be thinking of someone who is not delicate.

But she really couldn't think of who.

Cheng Ning coughed twice in embarrassment and smiled embarrassedly at Li Mingyun.

"Miss Li, don't mind." He said, "My son-in-law doesn't mean anything about you, he just doesn't like winter very much." ”

Li Mingyun nodded.

She won't be strong.

Everyone has their likes and dislikes, those who mind and those who don't.

She loves winter snow, and that doesn't mean everyone should like it.

She pursed her lips.

"It's getting late." Li Mingyun stood up, "It's time for us to leave." ”

The wind made her body tremble, and her teeth shivered.

Zhou Yunzhen also stood up and patted the dust on her hands.

"Let's go, let's go." He said, "Don't stay outside for a long time this big night." ”

Li Mingyun is obedient and has a good voice.

Xue Yan followed behind her, and the figures of the two gradually drifted apart.

Zhou Yunzhen watched them leave.

"Shizi, Miss Li is gone, what are you still watching?" Cheng Ning asked, and at the same time took a pile of wet leaves from the side to extinguish the fire.

In this kind of season, if no one is here, the fire can't be burned, but after all, this is the palace of the king, if someone else comes in and finds that there is a fire here, it will be troublesome.

"Who watched her?" Zhou Yunzhen retracted her gaze and clasped her hands, "I'm looking at her, and looking at her is different." ”

"Examining ...... I also need to see it......" Cheng Ning couldn't help but speak, and asked suspiciously, "Shizi, is there anything wrong with Miss Li?" Do you want to scrutinize her? What did she do......"

That's when he remembered.

Miss Li is clearly not here to roast chicken!

She just happened to see them roasting, so she made an excuse.

So what did Miss Li do in the Chengwang Mansion?

Zhou Yunzhen looked at the stupid appearance that he had just reacted to, and rolled her eyes helplessly.

After the flames gradually went out, Cheng Ning grabbed a thick wooden stick to break up the ashes, pretending that no one had come to light the fire.

Zhou Yunzhen looked at her entourage coldly.

When the traces of the fire were completely covered, he snorted.

"I thought something was wrong with her for a long time, but I didn't expect her to be so wrong." He said, "Dare to come to Chengwangfu at night, it can be seen that this little girl is not simple." ”

A few years ago, a favored minister secretly proposed to His Majesty that there were many people in the capital, and there was less and less land, so could the abandoned Chengwang Mansion be changed into someone else's mansion, but His Majesty reprimanded him fiercely, and he was relegated to a remote state and county.

Chengwangfu is a forbidden place.

Only Zhou Yunzhen, who lives closely, will come to this palace secretly when she has nothing to do or hides from others.

Cheng Ning was thoughtful.

"Miss Li, she is the young lady of the Li Mansion and the niece of Li Shilang, but I haven't heard of what Li Shilang has to do with His Royal Highness King Cheng?" He muttered puzzled.

When His Royal Highness King Cheng was here, Li Shilang was just a minor official, and he had nothing to do with the ministers and princes.

"Li Shilang has nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Cheng, it doesn't mean that this Miss Li doesn't matter." Zhou Yunzhen said solemnly, "Otherwise, why didn't Yao Pu trouble Li Shilang, but only troubled her." ”

That's right.

Cheng Ning was silent.

In Beijing for so many years, Yao Pu has never had any suspicions about Li Shilang, and the prince wants to befriend Li Shilang, so it can be seen that Li Shilang has nothing to do with His Royal Highness King Cheng.

Thinking of the crown prince, something suddenly occurred in his mind.

"Shizi, I heard that the prince is going to choose a concubine for the king of Qinghe County." He said, his angry expression could not be contained.

"Your Majesty obviously found out that it was the King of Qinghe County who sent someone to hunt you down, but why didn't you severely punish the King of Qinghe County?"

"Just because the prince defended the king of Qinghe County, saying that the king of Qinghe just wanted to send someone to beat you up, and did not want to kill you, can this matter be smoothed out!"

"Of course not." Zhou Yunzhen sighed, with disdain, "Although the prince said that this matter was Xie Chi's fault, he shouldn't have sent someone to beat me on impulse, but I know that Your Majesty didn't believe it." ”

"Not only did I not believe it, but I was a little disappointed with the explanation of the prince and Xie Chi."

He raised an eyebrow.

"That's what Xie Jingchao's purpose is." He said, "I also know that with this incident alone, at most, let the prince have some blood and let Xie Chi learn some lessons, and it is impossible to really let His Majesty severely punish Xie Chi." ”

"Why? Your Majesty is clearly directed towards you, His Royal Highness the King of Peace. Cheng Ning's brows moved slightly.

"No matter how Xie Chi is, he is also the son of the crown prince and the grandson of His Majesty, Your Majesty cares about face, and will definitely let this matter settle down."

He could order the prince to punish Xie Chi, but he would not punish Xie Chi. In this way, others in the DPRK and China will not speculate whether his actions are related to party disputes. ”

"Now that the crown prince and Xie Jingchao are in constant dispute, the two factions in the court and the central government are incompatible, and there is a clear stream in the middle, if Your Majesty punishes Xie Chi at this time, it will cause a situation where one faction is tilted and the other faction is declining. This is something that His Majesty does not want to see. ”

Zhou Yunzhen knew that although His Majesty favored Xie Jingchao, he would not easily abolish the crown prince.

The abolition of the crown prince is no longer his business alone, but the business of everyone in the court. If something goes wrong, the government and the opposition will be in turmoil and cause civil strife.

"But ......" Chengning is still unwilling.

His family hasn't married a daughter-in-law yet, why can that villain Qinghe County King marry first!

Zhou Yunzhen looked at the distance and sneered.

"I would like to know which woman is so unlucky that she will be chosen by the prince." He said.

……

……

The night was desolate.

Under the dark night sky, the East Palace was brightly lit.

In the dormitory, the prince was reading a secret letter under the lamp.

After reading it all, his expression was pale, and he burned the letter to ashes.

The subordinate officer stood respectfully to the side, bowing his head and saying nothing.

The flames swayed, and the figures on the wall swayed slightly.

"I've been looking for so long, but I haven't even found Xue Yijian's shadow." The prince said lightly, "Remind Yu Bufeng, don't be like his eldest brother." ”

Yu Bufeng is Yu Dafeng's third brother, who is also used by the prince and is mainly responsible for investigating the matter.

Now that Yao Pu is dead, there are some things that Yu Dafeng needs to do himself, so the prince handed over this errand to his third brother Yu Bufeng.

The last time Yu Dafeng looked for Zhou Yunzhen, he didn't find anyone, and he was severely reprimanded by the prince, Yu Bufeng naturally didn't dare to slack off, and went out of Beijing to find it after receiving the order.

Unexpectedly, Xue Yijian also disappeared without a trace.

The subordinate officer bowed his head and replied, "Your Highness, what kind of person Xue Yijian is, don't you still know?" Even Lord Yao couldn't find anyone, how could the three people of Yu find it. ”

This was actually expected by the prince, so he was not particularly angry.

"Bengong just thinks about it again, more than ten years have passed, and no one has been able to catch him." He hooked his lips, "It's really Xue Yijian." ”

"As soon as he hid for thirteen years, he killed Yao Pu as soon as he appeared, he was neat, and he was really similar to her."

The prince said, with some sadness and melancholy in his eyes.

This "she", the subordinate officer naturally knew who it was, he thought about it, and decided to change the topic: "Your Highness, what should you do now?" Lord Yao died like this, you can't help but catch Xue Yijian, right? ”

"Catch is to catch, but don't scratch randomly." The prince sneered, "Why did Xue Yijian kill Yao Pu, it must be that Yao Pu found something, I heard Yan Huaduan say that Yao Pu stayed in Gwangju for a long time, and also went to Li Zhiyuan's hometown to see his brother and daughter-in-law." ”

The subordinate officer's eyes widened.

What?

Is it so ridiculous?

The crown prince glanced at him and said, "So this palace suspects that there may be something wrong with that Second Lady Li." ”

He stood with his hands in his hands, "You let Yu Bufeng go to Gwangju and check on the second lady Li." ”

The subordinate official said yes, and was ordered to leave the dormitory.

The prince stood in front of the window, staring coldly at the boundless night.

Everywhere was quiet, and the cold wind blew the leaves outside the window.

"Your Highness."

A soft female voice broke the silence, and a slender and lovely young woman walked in from outside.

The woman wore a moon-white dress, combed her hair in a bun, fluttering like a fairy, and walked step by step, light and slow.

The prince turned his head.