He instructed the palace people on the side, "Go and invite the Sixth Highness," and then looked at Jiang Wu and said, "You come in with the main hall." ”

Yun Rongjue directly ignored Zhuo Ke and walked straight towards the inner hall.

The smile on Zhuo Ke's face froze.

It's just that before Yun Rongjue stepped into the main hall, he heard Yun Huang's hurried voice, "Fifth brother!" ”

The palace people haven't invited yet, but he has already come.

"Just about to ask someone to invite you over." Yun Rongjue said.

The three of them entered the Yilan Xuan hall together, and Yun Rongjue retreated all the palace people.

"Fifth brother, are you okay? Seven days ago, the fifth brother should have returned, why did it drag on for seven days? ”

Yun Rongjue pushed Jiang Wu's teacup full of tea in front of Yun Huang, and said slowly: "It's okay, there are some things delayed on the way, and I returned yesterday." ”

"Yesterday?" Yunhuang was slightly stunned, and in the blink of an eye, his eyes fell on Jiang Wu on the side, and suddenly thought that Qin Xiangyou's maidservant girl came to pass the word yesterday, saying that there was embroidery and embroidery in the house and Jiang Wu was going to help, because there was a lot of work, so Jiang Wu was asked to stay overnight.

Now I want to come......

"You were with the fifth brother yesterday?" Cloud phoenix color.

Jiang Wu glanced at Yun Rongjue, then nodded, "Yes." ”

The suspicion in Yun Huang's eyes was even worse, and he asked, "Since the fifth brother came back yesterday, why didn't he return to the palace early?" ”

Yun Rongjue didn't answer Yun Huang's question directly, "What is going on in the palace during my absence?" He asked.

Yunhuang drank tea slowly, and said in a cheerful voice: "The second brother is married. ”

"Well, I heard about it, and I just saw the second brother and his princess in the palace."

"Fifth brother, what delayed the return trip? You don't know, in the past seven days, there have been a lot of rumors in the palace, if you don't come back, I'm really going to die. Yun Huang said.

Yun Rongjue has not returned for a long time, everyone speculates that there was an accident, and now the matter of establishing the prince is hanging, and many people in the palace are talking about it, if Yun Rongjue does not return, I am afraid that the position of the prince will be handed over to others.

"How could I not know," Yun Rongjue had a light smile on his face, "It's just that I had an accident and can't come back, and there are some things about the position of the prince." ”

Yun Huang pursed his lips and nodded, "But fortunately, Fifth Brother, you have returned safely now, and my heart has also landed, Fifth Brother, you haven't told me yet, what is it that has delayed the return journey for so long?" ”

"On the way, I met some robbers." Yun Rongjue said.

"Robbery?" Yun Huang's eyes widened, "Then Fifth Brother, are you okay?" Are you hurt? ”

Yun Huang's concern made Yun Rongjue look stunned, his eyelashes lifted, and he looked at Yun Huang.

It's ironic.

Anyone who hears what he says will care if he is hurt or not.

And his mother-in-law's concubine......

Don't ask a word, don't say a word.

Is it her ridiculousness, or his pathetic pathos.

Yun Rongjue talked with Yun Huang for about an hour before Yun Huang left Yilan Xuan.

"Your Highness, the slave should prepare some delicious meals for Your Highness." Jiang Wu said.

When he went out, he experienced so much that he was afraid that he had never eaten a comfortable meal.

Yun Rongjue looked at the little girl, and her dull mood dissipated a lot, "Okay, I haven't tasted my sister's craftsmanship for many months, so I think about it tightly." ”

Jiang Wu smiled, left the main hall, and headed towards the dining room.

Jiang Wu has been in and out of the dining room a lot of times, and many of the cooks in the dining room also know her.

According to Yun Rongjue's favorite taste, she asked the cook to prepare some, and she made egg custard and cakes for Yun Rongjue.

"Your Highness comes back, you can't wait to catch up with your son to please, but you're really anxious."

A familiar voice sounded, and Jiang Wu looked at it, it was Zhuo Ke.

"Zhuoguan woman." She owes a debt.

"Jiang Wu, don't you really think that by pleasing His Highness everywhere, you can win His Highness's favor and fly on the branches, right?" Zhuo Ke sneered.

The Zhuoguan woman laughed, the slave didn't have such thoughts. She responded to Zhuo Ke's words, and the work in her hands did not stop.

"There is no best, you have to remember your own identity, you are different from us, you are a slave, the most humble slave, flying on the branch is such a thing, just dreaming."

Zhuo Ke kept talking in Jiang Wu's ear, Jiang Wu was focused on the pastry in his hand, and didn't pay much attention to Zhuo Ke.

"Jiang Wu! I'm talking to you, and you can't hear me, can you? Or is it deliberately ignoring me?! Seeing her like this, Zhuo Ke was angry and angry, and reached out to brush her.

Zhuo Ke stretched out her hand, almost brushing the pastry she had pinched off the countertop.

Jiang Wu pursed her lips tightly, raised her eyes and looked at Zhuo Ke, "Zhuoguan woman's words, the slaves have listened to them, you don't need to repeat them again and again, right now the slave is preparing a meal for His Royal Highness, if Zhuoguan Woman wants to admonish, it shouldn't be at this time, otherwise, it is His Highness's meal time that is delayed, His Highness blames it, can the slave tell this truth?" ”

She has never liked to use Yun Rongjue to oppress people, Zhuo Ke wants to admonish her, she has nothing to say, but Zhuo Ke is like this, regardless of the occasion, it really annoys her.

Jiang Wu has always been the most face-told, and she suffers silently whatever others say.

But now it'......

"You ......"

"The slave has no intention of offending the Zhuoguan woman, but just hopes that the Zhuoguan woman will put His Royal Highness first."

"Yes, Zhuoguan woman, this dining room has a lot of smoke, you better leave, otherwise the smoke will smoke you, and she is right, this delays the master's meal, and we can't afford to eat it."

Seeing this, the cook in the dining room couldn't help but speak for Jiang Wu.

This meeting made Zhuo Ke instantly dumbfounded, and he wanted to reprimand again, but think about the words of a few people, if Yun Rongjue was delayed for dinner, Yun Rongjue would be annoyed......

It doesn't help her.

Zhuo Ke didn't get a good deal, so he could only leave angrily.

Zhuo Ke left, Jiang Wu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to cook food for Yun Rongjue.

In Yilan Xuan, the atmosphere is harmonious.

The little girl was by his side, which was a rare peace of mind for him.

Around the time of Shen, Yunlou rewarded Yun Rongjue and went down to Yilan Xuan.

In the face of these rewards, Yun Rongjue had no joy and let them all be put into the warehouse.

Yun Qingqing came to Yilanxuan at about the same hour.

The joy and excitement in her eyes were even stronger.

"Fifth brother has not heard from him for a long time, Qingqing is about to die of worry! Fortunately, now that the fifth brother is safe, Qingqing is relieved! Yun Qingqing said.

Yun Rongjue has always been fond of Yun Qingqing's younger sister.

"I have heard everything in the palace from the sixth brother, you helped her, and the fifth brother wants to thank you for this." Yun Rongjue said with a smile.

Yun Qingqing bent her eyebrows, "It's a matter of effort, but the fifth brother really wants Xie Qingqing, Qingqing is also willing to accept it, the fifth brother has a lot of good things, I think there will be a lot of interesting ones, let Qingqing choose one or two." ”

"You can choose whatever you want from the storeroom."

"By the way, fifth brother, you entered the palace to meet your father, did you meet Mrs. Chu?" Yun Qingqing asked.

Yun Rongjue's face sank slightly, and he snorted.

"Mrs. Chu is in a very bad mood these days, Xu is worried about the fifth brother, and now that the fifth brother has returned safely, Mrs. can rest assured." Yun Qingqing said.

Worried about him?

Yun Rongjue's heart was full of sarcasm.

I'm afraid that when he returns, he will make her even more unhappy.

Yun Qingqing chatted with Yun Rongjue for a while before leaving Yilan Xuan, and after Yun Qingqing left, Yun Songzhen also came.

The noise of Yilan Xuan lasted until the night fell.

After Yun Rongjue bathed, Jiang Wu changed the medicine for his wound and rewrapped it in gauze.

Yun Rongjue lowered her eyes and saw the little girl's serious appearance. In the next moment, he stretched out his big palm and took the little girl into his arms.

"Your Highness...... Your hurt ......" Jiang Wu panicked.

"Don't move." Yun Rongjue's slightly deep voice rushed into her ears.

Yun Rongjue hugged her, she didn't dare to break free, for fear of pulling his wounds.

Yun Rongjue just hugged her like this, didn't make any other moves, and never spoke.

Jiang Wu nestled obediently in his arms, and after a long time, she moved her head lightly and looked in the direction of his jaw.

His Royal Highness seems to be in a bad mood today, and Jiang Wu can feel his subtle emotions, although they are not heavy.

But she didn't understand.

"Is Your Highness on your mind today?" She couldn't help but ask.

Yun Rongjue's closed eyes slowly opened, and the arms that hugged her loosened a little, and the eyes that looked at her were filled with deep or shallow emotions.

But he didn't say anything to her.

He didn't say it, and Jiang Wu didn't insist on asking.

……

After Yun Rongjue came back, he was allowed to go to court, and Yun Lou's decision almost put Yun Rongjue's mind of establishing Yun Rongjue as the prince on the bright side.

From time to time, he retreated and left Yun Rongjue to discuss matters.

"What do you think about the small countries in the north that have repeatedly challenged our tolerance and those who should send troops to suppress them?" Yunlou will stay close to a few people and discuss with them.

"Back to the emperor, the small country in the north has repeatedly challenged, obviously not taking my Da Liang in his eyes, Wei Chen thinks that he can send Commander Huo to suppress it, so that the small country can see clearly that my Da Liang national strength and national prestige are not challenged."

It was Lord Zhao who spoke.

"Commander Huo......" Yun Lou hesitated, "This Commander Huo is indeed a rare capable military general in my Great Liang, if you send him forward, I think about it, the small northern country will soon surrender and submit." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." Yuan Jing clenched his fists and bowed his head.

Yun Lou looked at him, "Yuan Jing, you say." ”

"Weichen thinks that Lord Zhao's words are indeed reasonable, but there is something lacking." Yuan Jing's words fell, and Yun Lou glanced at him and motioned for him to continue.

Yuan Jing continued: "It is the small northern country that challenges my Great Liang Tianwei, and the strength of the small country is not strong enough, and the Great Commander Huo is the great commander of my Great Liang Changsheng, if you send him forward, it may be a bit overkill." ”

"Lord Jing's words are wrong, good materials, good use is the best, how to talk about overkill." Lord Zhao retorted.

Yun Lou fell his gaze to Yun Rongjue, who had not said a word, "Jue'er, what is your opinion?" Let's hear it. ”

Yun Rongjue bowed his head and said slowly: "Erchen's thoughts are the same as that of Prince Jing, if you send Commander Huo Da, it will be overkill, and my Da Liang can deal with more than one Commander Huo Da, Commander Huo is famous, and I am afraid that the small country in the north will send Commander Huo to suppress it, I am afraid that the small country will still think that I am afraid of them, even if we win, their arrogance will not be weakened, and I am afraid that there will be many such provocations in the future." ”

Yun Lou listened to Yun Rongjue's analysis, and the seriousness on his face gradually turned into a touch of relief.

"His Royal Highness the King of Lin'an, you can't say that, don't you ......?"

"Okay, I know this matter in my heart, Neiguan Zhu."

Yunlou summoned the internal officials and ordered them to draft an order to send Zhang Da to deter the small northern countries.

"Jue'er, I am very happy." Yun Lou patted Yun Rongjue's shoulder, full of relief.

At this time, the little eunuch hurriedly ran over, "Your Majesty." ”

"What's the matter?" Yun Lou glared at the little eunuch in displeasure.

"Back to the emperor, He Chong is dead."

Yun Rongjue and Yuan Jing came out of the Chengming Palace, both of them with deep emotions on their faces.

"This He Chong stayed in prison well, why did he die suddenly." Yuan Jing couldn't help but mutter.

Everyone knows that He Chong is the former Taishou of Luozhou City, this time Yun Rongjue took down his crime, escorted him back to Chang'an, and waited for the fall, and the emperor also said that he would personally send it down, but before he could send it, he died violently.

Yun Rongjue's dark eyes were dark, and after a while, he spoke slowly, "Accompany me to the prison to have a look." ”

The two of them came to the prison of the Criminal Department, those jailers and servants were busy, and the jailer saw the two and hurriedly stepped forward, "Your Highness, why are you here, Lord Jing, this bad luck is very messy." ”

"He Chong is dead?"

The jailer nodded repeatedly, "Yes." ”

"What's going on?" Yun Rongjue asked.

"Back to Your Highness, we don't know what the reason is, early this morning, the person who delivered the meal brought him breakfast, and later found that he didn't move at all for the breakfast, and felt strange, and when I looked at it again, the person was dead."

Qi Zuo was inspecting the corpse, Yun Rongjue and Yuan Jing stepped forward and glanced at it.

He Chong died tragically, his lips were purple, and it seemed that it was caused by poisoning.

"Can you find out the cause of his death?" Yun Rongjue asked.

"Back to Your Highness, after a preliminary examination by the ministers, the criminal was poisoned, and the poison should be arsenic." ”

"Arsenic?" Yuan Jing frowned, "Is it in the food?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, Lord Jing, the food sent in the morning has been checked by Weichen, and there is no arsenic." He replied.

"Is there any food left over from yesterday?" Yun Rongjue turned his head and asked the jailer beside him.

"Back to Your Highness, all the food that was eaten yesterday has been eaten, and the uneaten food has been poured into the swill bucket, and it has been transported out early this morning."

Yun Rongjue and Yuan Jing glanced at each other when they heard the sound.

That is, there is no trace.

"Who was here yesterday?" Yun Rongjue asked again.

The jailer thought, shaking his head, "No one has been here. ”

"Think about it again." Yuan Jing sighed.

The jailer panicked, and after thinking about it hard, he slapped his head, "The little one remembered, there was a little eunuch who came, but he didn't come to see He Chong." ”

Yun Rongjue and Yuan Jing glanced at each other meaningfully, and the jailer continued.

According to the jailer, the little eunuch came to see another prisoner, and on the way he only passed by He Chong's cell and said a few words to the prisoner in the cell next to He Chong, but did not speak to He Chong.

And the man who spoke to the little eunuch also died......

"One or two are dead, even the little eunuch can't be found, it's missing, how can this be investigated?" Yuan Jing shook his head helplessly, "I didn't expect that it had only been a few days, and He Chong had died violently before he had time to be tried, fifth brother, who do you say would be, so anxious?" Yuan Jing stroked his jaw, looking puzzled.

Yun Rongjue's eyebrows were slightly frowned, his eyes were slightly squinted, and the deep meaning under his eyes was clearly visible.

Seeing his demeanor, Yuan Jing asked, "What is the clue about the fifth brother?" ”

Yun Rongjue blinked lightly, washed away the emotion in his eyes, and said lightly: "No." ”

Yun Rongjue returned to Yilan Xuan, but for almost the whole day, he was preoccupied.

Except for Jiang Wu, no one dared to approach, let alone say more.

When Jiang Wu stepped into the hall, she saw Yun Rongjue standing at the table, and there was a picture scroll on the table.

This is a picture of licking the calf.

Yun Rongjue looked at the picture scroll with a great focus, Jiang Wu didn't know what was wrong with him today, but he was in a bad mood, yes, she didn't dare to disturb him, she was guarding by the side. There was no sound for a long time.

"Do you know what kind of painting this is?" Yun Rongjue suddenly spoke, his slightly empty eyes appeared, and then there was light.

Jiang Wu stepped forward, "Well, the slave knows, it's a deep love for licking calves." ”

"Many people like this painting, because it shows the feelings of mother and son, and the mother loves her son, and it is said that it is nature." Yun Rongjue said.

Jiang Wu nodded lightly, "Well, yes." ”

"Really? The main hall doesn't think so. Yun Rongjue suddenly denied it.

Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yun Rongjue with some confusion, Yun Rongjue lowered his eyes and looked at the painting, "There are thousands of people in the world, and the so-called mother-son affection, in the eyes of this hall, is just a beautiful thing that the world thinks, and people are selfish in the final analysis." ”

Jiang Wu pursed her lips and listened to Yun Rongjue's words.

His words are full of disgust for the affection of mother and son, and there is an inexplicable sadness.

"No," Jiang Wu instinctively retorted, "Family affection is the most valuable, mothers love their children, but everyone's way is different." Jiang Wu said.

"In a different way?" Yun Rongjue rolled his eyes.

The little girl nodded affirmatively, "Yes, just like the slave's mother, although the mother concubine doesn't talk much on weekdays, many times the attitude towards the slave is also cold, but the slave knows that the mother concubine loves the slave very much, if there is only a bowl of porridge, the mother concubine will give most of it to the slave, and would rather starve herself, the slave is sick and feverish, although the mother reprimands the slave for being weak and not angry, but at night, the mother concubine takes care of it without sleep." ”

Yun Rongjue listened to what Jiang Wu said, and he was a little envious.

"That's good......" he muttered unconsciously.

Jiang Wu tilted his little head and looked at him puzzled, "Your Highness, do you think your mother concubine is not good to you?" Perhaps, she just can't express it, but the slave thinks, she loves you. ”

"What you just said, the mother of this palace has never done it for this palace." Yun Rongjue's voice was faint.

Jiang Wu Weileng ......

"Didn't you ......?"

Yun Rongjue let out a soft sound between his noses, looking at the painting on the scroll, his eyes deepened, "The princes in the palace are born, and the mothers and concubines with high status, or those who are favored, can stay by their side and raise them, and they will not move into this Lingxiao Palace until they are ten years old, the eldest prince and the second prince, they all grew up by their mother's side until they were ten years old before they came to Lingxiao Palace." ”

"The main hall, as soon as it was born, was brought here by its grandmother, and it will be raised all the time." Yun Rongjue said.