Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Mask Capturer
Since a farce in the ninth district, the Taiwei Mansion has lost face, Li Tianchun was fined and was not allowed to leave the house, Ye Yan accidentally entered the Fenghuo Forest to enclose the news, or Fan Xin asked someone to inform Li Tianchun of the news.
Li Tianchun faced the bronze mirror in the room, and dressed herself with a smile on her eyebrows.
"Miss, which dress are you wearing today?" The handmaidens wrapped in a blue plain coat and a white gauze robe were followed by several handmaidens who were also dressed in the same clothes.
Li Tianchun turned around slightly and looked at the clothes on the handmaid's hands, all kinds of clothes.
Li Tianlin, who was in a good mood, walked to the pink pomegranate skirt and said, "That's it"
The servant maid saw that the third lady was wearing pink clothes, which meant that the young lady was in a good mood, and she went to get the white tassel silk flower diligently, "Miss, look"
"As long as you are sensible" Li Tianchun opened her hands, and the maidservants were busy serving Li Tianchun.
Half an hour later
"What are you doing!?" Mrs. Taiwei just wanted to visit her sulking little daughter, when she saw the radiant Li Tianchun about to walk out of the door, so she called out.
"Mother, do you know about the little cheap hooves who fought against your daughter before" Li Tianchun saw her mother coming to visit, so she stepped forward and held Mrs. Taiwei's hand affectionately.
"You, don't speak in front of outsiders, you can't talk about it like this, your father should talk about you again" Mrs. Taiwei felt sorry for her little daughter, and she couldn't blame her two sentences.
"Mother, I can only be like this in front of you" Li Tianchun just relied on Mrs. Taiwei's partiality and willfulness.
"Do you know what kind of trouble you have brought to your father," Li Tianchun carried Mrs. Taiwei to the back garden.
The two walked through the long corridor to the pavilion in the garden, which was built on a lake with lotus and koi fish shuttling between the lotus roots from time to time.
The maidservants behind him served tea and food one by one.
"What! You said that the cheap prodigal hoof is actually the second lady of the prime minister! Li Tianchun was dumbfounded, "Mother, is your news reliable?" ”
Mrs. Taiwei was also surprised when she heard that the youngest daughter was actually the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion who made trouble, "Do you know what trouble you have caused yourself?" ”
Since Li Tianchun made things difficult for Ye Yan, the dean of the Imperial Capital Academy informed Lord Taiwei of this matter.
Although this news was suppressed by Lord Taiwei and Li Tianchun was severely punished, it was still spread by the subordinates who chewed the root of their tongues, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds.
Not only did the people use it as a joke, but even the imperial court had heard of it.
The Prime Minister cherishes the second daughter who has just come back, and he heard that his daughter was bullied in the academy, which is very good, so naturally he can't let go of the Taiwei Mansion.
It is as big as political interference, and as small as embarrassing the subordinates who buy vegetables in the Taiwei Mansion.
"It's just a wild girl who is recognized from the mountains and wilderness, it's not enough to be troubled" Although Li Tianchun was surprised by Ye Yan's identity, she was never born and raised in the Prime Minister's Mansion since she was a child, let alone raised.
"You, don't be arrogant and make mistakes," Mrs. Taiwei felt that the incident in the ninth district was just Li Tianchun's arrogance and imprudentness, so it would end up like this.
Li Tianchun didn't want to listen to her mother's nagging, so she flattered herself, "Mother, now that wild girl has entered the inner enclosure of the Fenghuo Forest, it is estimated that she will die a long time ago."
Mrs. Taiwei also thought so, and remained silent.
Then again
As soon as Zhao Xiaoju came out of the Fenghuo Forest, he sent a letter to inform Zhao Guifei.
And Zhao Guifei made a big fuss in front of the palace, which made the Western Xia Emperor lose face, and he had demoted the position of concubine to concubine.
Today's Concubine Zhao has no heirs, no status, and only supports her with her mother's meager family background.
In the deserted courtyard, Zhao Concubine leaned against the window, a pot of sake was placed on the coffee table, and a white chrysanthemum was inserted in a celadon bottle, and it seemed that someone would fold a white chrysanthemum and replace it every day.
"Niangniang, letter" It was the palace maid next to Concubine Zhao who broke the silence.
Concubine Zhao still didn't speak, and her empty eyes seemed to be a little focused.
The palace maid put the letter on the coffee table, then stepped back and stood aside, waiting for Concubine Zhao's orders.
Zhao Concubine opened the letter in slow motion, word by word, her already godless eyes suddenly widened, her eyeballs seemed to burst out of her sockets, and the expression on her face was uncontrollably, like crying and laughing.
The palace maid standing on the side glanced up, as if she had seen a ghost, trembling, and did not dare to make the slightest movement.
Suddenly, a terrifying laugh came out of Concubine Zhao's mouth, and the palace maid was so frightened that she fell to the ground with her soft feet.
"It's good to die, I, Zhao Rong, will not let go of the person who harmed my child!" Concubine Zhao was crazy, grabbed the letter, and muttered, "Good job!" Rewarded"
Concubine Zhao, who was not very wealthy, gave Zhao Xiaoju the few remaining jewelry.
And Zhao Xiaoju, who received the jewelry, naturally smiled from ear to ear, thinking that as long as he ran errands for Zhao Guifei, the benefits would not be less.
At this time, Zhao Xiaoju didn't know that the so-called Zhao Guifei had already fallen into Zhao Concubine, not to mention the benefits, it is estimated that the life in the palace of Zhao Concubine will be no different from that of the cold palace in the future.
Straight to the point
The Prime Minister's Mansion family dined in the main hall, although the food was silent, but the rules of the Prime Minister's Mansion have always been simple, and only the guests will perform cumbersome etiquette.
Ye Yan was chewing the meat while talking about the Maple Fire Forest, but he just turned the matter of the little beast into a profound immortal to save him.
It's not that he doesn't trust these people, but the little beast has a lot of mysteries, and he doesn't publicize this matter, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to these people.
Su Luyu thinks that Ye Yan will not die in the catastrophe, and he must go to the temple tomorrow to offer incense and thank the gods for their protection.
Subsequently, Ye Yan had eaten well, and Mrs. Su Yan asked Ye Yan to have a good rest.
So, Ye Yan secretly called Chu Zheshi to Qianran Pavilion to discuss the matter of Zhao Guifei.
The little tail Chu Xuanyan naturally followed, and Chu Xuanyan had already known about this matter before, and this matter was not sloppy about the fate of Western Xia.
"Little sister, you are so tired...... Chu Zheshi felt sorry for Ye Yan who had just returned from his adventure in the Maple Fire Forest, and he should go to rest more.
Ye Yan interrupted Chu Zheshi, "It's okay, I didn't get hurt, we'll go back to the academy in a few days, and Zhao Guifei's matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible."
Then he summoned Chu Xiao, Chu Moxuan, and Chu Qing to inform the master of all these investigations.
The masked man is really Zhu Lan's spy, and the disguised palace maid is also a Zhu Lan person.
Is it personal revenge or a conspiracy of Zhu Languo......
"Then ...... next step" Chu Yanyan also knew that this matter was more serious.
"It is estimated that my father has come forward in this matter, and the news we dug up is not simple, and if we don't do it well, we may even startle the snake" Ye Yan felt that the identity of the spy was not simple, and he couldn't risk exposing the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Chu Zheshi also felt that Ye Yan was reasonable, this had risen to a national event.
As for Jun Haosheng, he was just a pawn in their conspiracy, and he almost became a pawn who lost his life.
"I'm going to call my dad over" Just when Chu Yanyan was looking for the prime minister, someone from Chunyu Building came to report the news about the spies.
Chu Qing took the envelope, and then presented the envelope to Ye Yan with both hands.
Ye Yan opened the envelope, no, the masked man should have noticed that the plan had been exposed, so he contacted the spies who were ambushed in various parts of the Western Xia Kingdom to speed up the plan.
Chu Qing said at this time, "In a few days, it will be the royal sacrifice, I'm afraid they will act at that time."
"So coincidentally? However......" Chu Zheshi's doubts at this time attracted Ye Yan's attention.
"But what? What's wrong with royal sacrifices? ”
"The royal sacrifice is only worshiped in November, and now it's only June......"
"Five months early, it is estimated that someone is fueling the troubles"
Ye Yan thought of the white-robed divination master at this time, could it be him?
I'm really afraid that the world will not be chaotic.
"Hurry, what's the big thing you can't say here" The prime minister rarely saw his youngest son so impatient
"My sister called you, are you going......
"So, let's go, the girl told me that there must be something urgent"
Chu Yanyan looked at his father, who was more feminine than man......
When Chu Zhaiyu came to Qianran Pavilion, Ye Yan informed Chu Zhaiyu of the ins and outs of the matter, and the letter was also read, "There is such a thing, earlier I also wondered why the emperor wanted to advance the sacrifice"
Don't look at Chu Zhaiyu like a little old man in front of his family, once he encounters such a big event, his aura instantly becomes different.
"Dad, do you know who advanced the sacrifice?"
"I don't know, it's just that Fengchang has been talking with the emperor frequently recently, and Fengchang is the etiquette of Zhangzong Temple"
"Then we'll start on Bongchang's side"
Chu Zhaiyu originally wanted to protect Ye Yan from the organization that had been looking for Ye Yan before, but he didn't expect that Ye Yan had re-cultivated other forces, and he would find out such a big thing.
"I think the emperor is now convinced of that Fengchang, if he rashly informs the emperor, I am afraid that not only the emperor will not believe it, but he will also startle the snake."
"That's right, we have to plan it while we still have some time"
So a few people talked secretly all night.
In one of the palaces of the Imperial Palace, Kong Boyi sneezed a big one, "This is June, why do you sneeze, your nose is still itchy"
"Master, in a few days it will be a royal sacrifice" General Jian reported on the recent events of the Western Xia Kingdom, "Also, the Maple Fire Forest has been restored to the past"
"This Western Xia Kingdom is really strange things," Kong Boyi thought of something at this time, and said, "Pay close attention to Ye Yan, I want to know everything about her."
At noon the next day
"Chu Xin" Ye Yan and the others dispersed when the sky was slightly bright, except for Chu Zhaiyu, who was about to go to court, everyone else went back to their rooms to make up for sleep.
"Miss, you're awake, I'll go get water" Chu Xin knew that Miss didn't sleep until dawn, so he didn't dare to disturb.
After freshening up, I went to find Chu Yanyan.
"Third brother, you go to the academy to take leave of absence, remember to let Dean Mu hide our whereabouts" Ye Yan originally wanted Chu Yanyan to go back to the academy, and he went to solve the matter of the sacrifice.
But as soon as he thought of those tearful eyes, he asked Chu Yanyan to accompany him to deal with things, and the Prime Minister's Mansion did not come out of the way.
Subsequently, the servant who served Nangong Chen came to look for Ye Yan, saying that the head of Nangong Dao had left the house, and left a letter for the young lady.
Ye Yan looked at the letter: I am very good, Miss Ye takes care of me, in the past, please come to Ruoshui to look for me, I cannot be resigned.
I also heard that there was a young Taoist aunt who picked up Nangong Chen at that time.
Ye Yan put the letter away and went to find Chu Zheshi with Chu Yanyan.
The three of them went to the Spring Rain Building together.
As soon as the "master" Ye Yan entered, Chu Qing came out.
"The Mask Man and the Dang Dynasty often met in the Yuyun Tower" Chu Qing was the first to receive the news and was about to go to the mansion to inform him, and Ye Yan and a few people came over, "Also, the Mask Man is also checking on us"
"They found out that we are normal, remember to do things secretly, and never expose the Prime Minister's Mansion" Ye Yan believed in Chu Qing's ability, and let Chu Qing be the owner of Chunyu Mansion because Chu Qing found that he was quite good at anti-tracking in the previous test.
"Now follow the line of Fengchang, you will definitely be able to find clues, and you must come out of the spies near the imperial city" Ye Yan knew that this was just a drop in the bucket.
"If we catch the Masked Man, will we be able to stop the sacrifice?" Chu Zheshi felt that the source was still in the mask man.
"Chu Qing, is there only one of their leaders or is there more than one" Chu Qing handed the booklet to Ye Yan.
"Master, only one has been traced so far, but the State of Western Xia has regulations that if other countries want to go to the State of Western Xia, they must be registered."
"It is estimated that they have been planning for many years, and there is no way to investigate it like this" Ye Yan still felt that the thief would capture the king first.
Last night, Chu Qing had informed a few people of the news of the mask man, the mask man was a Zhulan person, and he was also a strategist of the southern king of the Zhulan royal family, and this southern king is the younger brother of Zhu Lan's current saint, and he is also a very ambitious person.
He thought that the prosperous era was the combination of the three kingdoms into one, so he always persuaded his brother that when Emperor Zhulan did not think so, there would be casualties among the people when there was a war, and the current Taiping was the best prosperous age.
King Nan thought that his brother was cowardly, so he secretly cultivated his own forces and infiltrated all parts of the Western Xia Kingdom, as long as he got things done, his brother would definitely treat him differently.
"Inform Chu Moxuan and let people ambush Yuyun Tower" Ye Yan wanted to meet the masked man, and then instructed the two of them, "You go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, now no one in the city knows that I am the second Miss Prime Minister, even if I show my face, I am not afraid of affecting the Prime Minister's Mansion"
"I can protect you secretly" Chu Yan was anxious, and now as soon as she left Ye Yan, she always felt that she was still in the Maple Fire Forest.
"Yes, we are men, how can we let you go on an adventure" Chu Zheshi was even more worried about Ye Yan.
Ye Yan put his hands face up, luck, white spiritual power wrapped Ye Yan's whole body.
The early stage of the fourth stage of the spirit master!!