The night was hazy, and the chirping of insects broke into Xia Man's ears with gusts of breeze, Rao was sleepy, and he had no intention of sleeping, so he got up and walked to the window, propped up his head, and watched the shadows of the trees outside the house swaying, and his heart was mixed.

His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and then he took a nap, and when he raised his eyes, a dark shadow seemed to flash, rubbed his eyes, and muttered: "My eyes are spent, it's time to rest." With a yawn, Xia Man walked to the bed tiredly and fell asleep.

The next morning, the bustling industry city woke up early, the peddlers and pawns came and went, the tea shop on the main street had already gathered customers from all over the world, and the shopkeeper carried the teapot like a swimming fish between the tables, so it was not lively.

In the midst of the noise, it seemed that someone was talking in a low voice.

"Have you heard, King Heng took a woman in the army and brought it back to the palace."

"Shh A man dressed as a scholar looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Don't say anything, this is the crime of killing the head." ”

"It's all spread this morning, I don't know how the emperor will ruling."

"Ugh." The scholar took a sip of tea, shook his head, and his eyes were full of gloom, "King Wangheng is safe." ”

……

There was a lot of discussion among the people, but the court was stormy.

The Light Saint Emperor looked at the secret fold in his hand and closed it angrily, "Look at the good things you have done!" Then it smashed on Xiao Mo's forehead, and it was immediately a little red and swollen.

Xiao Mo glanced at the secret fold at his feet lightly, as if he was a little careless, "I don't know what my father wants to do with his sons." ”

"Father, the son thinks that the country cannot be established, the army cannot be invincible, and the army can be invincible only if the army is strictly governed." Xiao Wei stepped forward, glanced at Xiao Mo contemptuously, and said: "The third brother has violated the military law and should be dealt with according to the law, but I hope that my father and the emperor will remember his father-son affection and be light." ”

"If I disregard my personal feelings and bend the law for personal gain, will I not be criticized by the subjects of the world?" The Light Saint Emperor waved his hand, "Come on, ...... the will"

"Father and Emperor think twice!" Xiao Xun stepped forward, "The third brother is indeed guilty, but this time he intercepted and killed the Heavenly Wolf Department, stifled the incoming army of the Northern Dynasty, and protected the territory of the Southern Dynasty, which is the first merit, and the merits and demerits are offset and should not be punished." ”

"What the fourth brother said is very true, the third brother holds the military power, opens up territory for the Southern Dynasty, and is deeply loved by the people, such a small crime, I hope my father will forgive me." Xiao Wei knew his father's temperament and temperament, and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Xiao Mo, but his foundation was too deep and it was not easy to shake it for a while, so he had to arouse his father's disgust and jealousy of him, first seize his military power, and then slowly find a way to put Xiao Mo to death.

Sure enough, when the Holy Emperor heard the words 'loved by the people', he was furious, and said angrily: "Knowing the law and breaking the law, you are not worthy of being the commander of the first army, from now on, hand over the military talisman, and the prince will be in charge, and you will be imprisoned in the Hengwang Palace, and you will not be issued without an edict." ”

"Father......" Xiao Xun wanted to ask the Light Saint Emperor to take back his fate, but Xiao Wei preempted him, "Thank you, Father!"

But in a moment, it was a foregone conclusion, Xiao Xun stepped out of the court with satisfaction, but Xiao Mo squinted, staring at the dragon seat above, his eyes were full of murder, Xiao Xun didn't know how to consol, so he had to stand behind Xiao Mo, pat him on the shoulder, shake his head and sigh lightly.

Early in the morning, Xia Man felt restless, his eyelids kept jumping, and he wanted to wait for Xiao Mo to go down, but he ushered in Feng Ruoqing.

"See Concubine Feng." Xia Man saluted respectfully.

Today's Feng Ruoqing is a little different from yesterday, and her eyes are full of hatred when she looks at Xia Man, "Didn't I warn you to hide your identity, today's King Heng is seized of military power, and he will be killed one day, and you are the urging agent." ”

"He's been taken away from the army?" Xia Man is a little incredible, with Xiao Mo's strategy and calculation, he will not be easily cut off, there must be a deep meaning in it.

"Hmph." Concubine Feng flicked her long sleeves and left in an atmosphere, leaving Xia Man alone to ponder.

I don't know how long it took, when I heard a sound behind me, I knew that Xiao Mo was back, Xia Manjing stepped forward, poured him a cup of tea, and handed it to his hand, "Was it calculated by the prince today?"

Xiao Mo took the tea, with exploration in his eyes, took a sip of tea, and said, "Why the prince?"

"Since ancient times, military power has been a sharp sword, and they all want to monopolize it, and you have a heavy army, threatening his position as the crown prince, he will naturally deal with you." Xia Man stood beside Xiao Mo and looked at him, feeling a little distressed.

Raising his head, the tea ran down his throat, all bitter and sour, "Prince? One day, I will let them see how this king turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain. ”

Xia Man couldn't help but stretch out his hand and stroked Xiao Mo's back, trying to calm his mind, "Taoguang is obscure, it's not impossible to find another way." ”

"Taoguang is obscure? Finding a different way?" Xiao Mo had a smile in his eyes, as if there was a kind of light, and he was very uncomfortable with Xia Man.

"I think you understand." Xia Man knew his heart, and the person next to him was by no means a person who would be threatened and calculated.

"What I think may not be the same as what you say, you can tell me and hear it." Xiao Mo looked at Xia Man with a serious face, as if he was listening to the strategy of a military advisor.

"Without military power, everything will be justified, since ancient times, those who have won the hearts of the people have won the world, it is better to take this opportunity to go deep into the people, if there is a change in the future, it will be the best of the people, and all wishes will come true." Xia Man calmly said what he thought, without noticing the slightest change in Xiao Mo's expression.

"It's really bold, and I dare to say such a head-killing thing, I'm really impatient." Xiao Mo's tone was indifferent, but he had a smile on his face.

Xia Man smiled and said, "King Heng is not a thing in the pool, and you and I speak in private, if I am guilty, aren't you guilty of one more crime?"

"This king really wants to know how bold you are." Xiao Mo grabbed his hand, hugged Xia Man in front of him, and pulled away the hair scattered from her neck, her strong and powerful fingers were stuck between the pulses, and with just a slight pinch, the woman would suffocate to death.

Xia Man did not have the slightest fear, close to his ear, and said softly: "The prince of the Tang Dynasty was afraid that the king of Qin, Li Shimin, had a heavy army, so he tried to kill him, and the king of Qin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killed the prince's party, forced the emperor to abdicate, and after ascending the throne, he created a prosperous era. ”

The hand placed on Xia Man's neck trembled slightly, and then a magnetic voice came from his ear, "You are the first woman who dares to guess my mind." ”

"Don't dare." Xia Man took a step back and said, "I only want to survive in the troubled times, and you are relied on." Xia Man simply made his words clear, otherwise Xiao Mo had always been suspicious of his attempt to stay by his side, which would be like sitting on pins and needles.

"Interesting, interesting, but I'd love to know where you came from." Xiao Mo heard something strange from what she said just now, since the words were clear, he might as well spread out what he thought in his heart.

"It doesn't matter where I'm from or who I am, I just want to live." Xia Man's eyes were firm, and he had long regarded Xiao Mo as a friend in his heart, but he was mixed with interests.

"Okay." Xiao Mo smiled indifferently, sat in front of the bookcase, and wrote down the four big characters of 'Taoguang Yanghui'.

Xia Man bypassed the bookcase, supported his chin, and thought: "My identity is secret, it must be someone in your house who leaked the news, it seems that you have to investigate." ”

"Who has been in contact with you lately?" Xiao Mo marveled at Xia Man's insight, and couldn't help but feel a little more good.

Thinking back to the route to the mansion and the scene in recent days, Xia Mantou analyzed it with a straight head, "There are not many people who know that I have entered the mansion, Uncle Zhong is loyal, Concubine Feng is cautious, and Mrs. Qiuyun is domineering, if I am asked to choose one, I think Mrs. Qiuyun is very suspicious." ”

"Oh." Xiao Mo raised his head, looked at Xia Man's serious appearance, smiled unconsciously, and asked, "Why is she the most suspicious?"

"Because she doesn't love you."

"Really? How do you know what she wants?"

"Intuition." Xia Man stretched his waist and said, "I've been restless today, I've been exhausted, I'm going to sleep." ”

"Well, let's go down." Seeing Xia Man approaching the inner hall, Xiao Mo opened a note, which was left by Yuluo before entering the hall, and the word 'Qiuyun' on it stinged his eyes, turned his head, and looked at the inner hall again, his thoughts were unknown.

"Come on, bring Qiuyun."

However, after a cup of tea, the guards brought Qiuyun to Yiyun Palace.

Before entering the palace, Qiu Yun stepped forward to hug Xiao Mo, and told his grievances about being grounded, "Lord, the concubine is wrong, I don't dare anymore, ask the prince to forgive the sin and forgive the concubine." ”

Pushing Qiu Yun away in disgust, Xiao Mo stood with his hands in his hands, and said coldly: "I didn't know that a lady would have martial arts. ”

"The concubine doesn't understand what the prince means." Qiuyun looked at Xiao Mo timidly, with tears in his eyes.

On that day, Concubine Feng revealed to Qiuyun's maid that she had brought a maid back, but she didn't expect it to spread in a blink of an eye, saying that this maid came from the barracks, so fast, not an inner ghost.

"No matter how you usually disguise it, now that you have been caught in the floating light of the Illusion Pavilion, there is nothing to hide." Xiao Mo stroked the porcelain bottle in his hand, stared coldly at the woman who was bowed down, and Sen Sen's murderous aura followed, "Say!" Who sent you. ”

"Hahahaha......" Qiu Yun stood up and laughed, then sadness appeared in his eyes, he shook his head, and his voice was a little hoarse, "No one assigns, no comment." ”

"Very good, this king might as well guess, you wear a rhino horn hairpin all year round, rhino horn is rare in the Southern Dynasty, only the prince loves it, and it is widely collected." Xiao Mo's sharp eyes fell on Qiu Yun, making her tremble.

"What, this king guessed right?"

"No, no, no, it's because I was jealous of your pampering of Xia Man, so I deliberately went to reveal her identity and wanted to put her to death." Qiu Yun was a little frightened, crawled to Xiao Mo's feet and pulled the corner of his clothes and pleaded: "Ask the prince to be merciful and leave Qiu Yun's whole body." ”

Xiao Mo snorted coldly, "Want to die? It's not that easy. With a wave of his hand, he took off the rhino horn hairpin on her head, summoned Yulu, and ordered: "Take her down and take care of her." ”

Yuluo dragged the limp autumn clouds from the ground and walked out of the Yiyun Palace.

Looking at the hairpin in his hand, a plan gradually rose in Xiao Mo's mind.