East Palace, Lizheng Palace

"Ahem-a-a-"

His face turned red, and Li Hong opened the veil covering his mouth, and the bright red blood stains on it were very dazzling.

"Your Highness, the minister is going to Xuan Taiyi!" Lu Ji on the side immediately panicked.

In the past two years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has indeed been sick for a long time, but his condition is a secret of the imperial court, and I am afraid that only the imperial doctor and the most personal chamberlain know about it.

Maybe Xiao Zhou also knows that after all, he is the only one among the military generals in the East Palace who regards taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as his own errand. Although it is not a little angry, it allows the other brothers to do things with peace of mind.

"No need."

Dropping the blood-stained handkerchief, Li Hong took a new handkerchief from the box beside him, and embroidered a delicate impatiens on the plain white satin.

Fistula is an incurable disease, and no matter how many doctors are found, it will only make him replenish qi gain and strengthen his foundation, which is all useless nonsense.

He took a sugar lotus seed from the food box and put it in his mouth, the smell of blood and sweetness mixed together, and his chaotic mind slowly calmed down.

Catching a glimpse of the embroidery on the handkerchief, Lu Ji was so frightened that he immediately withdrew his gaze.

Damn!

Could it be that the rumors are true?!

He had really seen such a trick on the sachet that Su Xiaozhou hung......

"What has Xiaozhou been doing lately?" Li Hong asked suddenly.

Almost thinking that he had said what he thought in his heart, Lu Ji hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "Back to Your Highness, Xiaozhou has been going out early and returning late these days, in addition to going home, he is to take his little sister and Taishi Lingcheng Yuan to visit some civil officials, including Zhang Daohan, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, Li Sizhen, the superintendent of the imperial history, Wen Chongxuan, Honglu Shaoqing, and others. Worried about alarming other forces in Beijing, the spies only observed, and did not yet investigate the reasons in detail. ”

"Hmm."

Li Hong nodded.

"Do you want to summon him back to the palace?" Lu Ji asked.

If Xiaozhou is by His Highness's side, he can rest assured that he can go on his errands.

Li Hong waved his hand, "No need." Keep having people follow him, and make sure he's safe. ”

"Yes—"

"How is Wang Zhao's side?"

"The secret letter has been sent to Shanzhou. The eldest brother replied that it would be done as soon as possible. ”

"Hmm."

Li Hong's expression softened slightly.

Xiaozhou was wise and foolish, and as soon as he made a fool's trouble, he helped him send Wang Zhao to Shanzhou smoothly.

Although, the next day, those uncles of the Wang family went to the palace to complain, so that the queen mother specially sent a chamberlain to the East Palace to reprimand him, and warned him not to spoil the ministers too much. But after all, I only felt that he was willful and reckless, and he didn't take it as a big deal.

Sure enough, everyone's eyes were on Su Xiaozhou, who had a different status in the East Palace, but forgot Wang Zhao, who had been wronged and demoted from Beijing.

"Your Highness......"

Lu Ji hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Before, Xiaozhou picked up General Li Yu, who was back to Beijing, and sent back the guards sent to monitor a few days ago. Xiaozhou hasn't sent a new person yet, or the minister will send someone to secretly take over. After all, he ......"

Although he had only met him once, he always felt that the person was dangerous.

After the jade pendant was "lost", Li Yu's quick and accurate disposal made him still have palpitations.

If it weren't for the girl who passed by, I am afraid that my little trick that day would not be so easy to hide from him and Xiaozhou.

Fortunately, they haven't continued to be enthusiastic about helping recently, otherwise their own self-inflicted cleverness will fall short.

"He ......"

Li Hong frowned, "No need! Whatever he wants, he can do it. The other people can't be controlled by the main palace, and the people in the east palace are not allowed to oppose him. In the future, you should avoid him in your actions, and don't let him find clues. ”

"Yes—"

Although he didn't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had such an attitude towards the person who had hurt him, Lu Ji already knew in his heart that that person couldn't move!

"Did you find the thief?" Li Hong asked suddenly.

Lu Ji knelt down suddenly, "The minister is incompetent!" It's almost time to turn Chang'an City upside down, but there is still no one alive and no corpse dead. ”

He was extremely heavy that day, and the chances of the other party surviving were very small.

On rainy nights, it was slippery, and most of the thieves fell into the river and flowed out of the city with the flood. Months have passed, and the body is probably no longer the same, and even if someone downstream recovers it, it is impossible to know his true identity.

The jade pendant he lost in the fight that night was not a hidden danger. Now that Xiaozhou and Li Yu testify, there is a double guarantee.

Of course, he can't say these words to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

If he didn't do a good job, he didn't do a good job, and he couldn't find any reason, he knew this truth since he was a child.

"Useless stuff." Li Hong scolded in a low voice.

Lu Ji fell to the ground, "The minister will continue to look for it!" Whether it is a living person or a dead body, it will be disposed of cleanly. ”

"Ahem—"

Li Hong sighed heavily, "How is Xu Yanbo now?" ”

The grandson of the late Prime Minister Xu Jingzong, the former member of the East Palace, if he died in the capital, it would be too eye-catching.

However, Lingnan is poor and bad, and poisonous miasma is everywhere, so it is logical to die there.

Three months ago, the domestic servant accused him of taking a prostitute as a concubine, and overnight, he was demoted and exiled, and fell to the bottom, which was done by the East Palace's own people.

Finally had a proper errand to do, Lu Ji hurriedly said: "Xu Yanbo's luck is good, he encountered amnesty as soon as he arrived in Jingzhou and was allowed to return to Beijing. However, he got carried away with joy, drank excessively, accidentally fell into the river, and never came back. The letter of mourning still arrived at the Xu Mansion in seven days, and the gold leaf of the East Palace was ready. ”

Li Hong nodded, "This matter is clean." What about the people around him? ”

Lu Ji immediately replied: "Everything is handled properly." The loyal servants and concubines fled and the residence was cleaned up inside and out, leaving no trace that he had contacted the thieves. ”

"Okay—"

Even if he was praised, Lu Ji breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Highness, is the thief contacted by Xu Yanbo sure that he is alone?" Do you want to leave the life of his concubine for the time being, and ask for the name of the thief, so that he can investigate carefully? ”

"Lin Jie, I remember that this palace said that you just need to use secret agents well, and you don't need to do anything superfluous."

Stroking the lacquer box on the case, Li Hong's eyes suddenly became gloomy.

He wants to do one thing, one big thing that changes his fate. Everyone is his pawn, and as a pawn, he can complete his mission without knowing the whole picture of the chess game.

He is the one who plays chess, and only he can control the overall situation.

This is the mind of him, a prince who has always felt the crisis since he was a child.

"The minister has trespassed!"

Lu Ji was shocked.

Li Hong raised his eyes and looked at him, "Kill that woman immediately, don't leave any trouble." Remember, only Xu Yanbo was the only one who had contact with the thieves in the East Palace. 'Don't know' is the safest in case something slips through...... It is enough for one person to go up to the top. ”

"Yes!"

Lu Ji knelt down again and again, "The minister is stupid, thank Your Highness for reminding!" ”

Xu Yanbo was really bold and reckless, and even bribed thieves in the name of the East Palace and assassinated his uncle's political enemies. Fortunately, the secret agent found it in time, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was thunderous and quickly disposed of the two ends. Otherwise, the post-party side will definitely make a big fuss.