Early in the morning, the carriage of the eldest prince hurried in the direction of the palace.

From time to time, the eldest prince leaned out and urged his entourage:

"Hurry up!······ Hurry up! ”

"Hey·····" The attendant responded while patting the horse's buttocks, and followed the pace.

I should have been able to wake up early this morning. I didn't want Wen Shumei to think that the eldest prince would go back too late the night before, and talked with Concubine Jing in the study for a while. By the time I really went back to the dormitory and fell asleep, it was close to the third watch. When it was time to get up on the fifth watch, Wen Shumei felt that the eldest prince had slept for too short, so she made an argument to let the maid not call him, but when he woke up, he found that it was too late. He was a little angry, more anxious, so he said a few words about Wen Shumei, but it made her cry. The pear blossom with the rain is very aggrieved. If he had left it before, he would have coaxed her. But he did have something to do today, so he had no choice but to throw Wen Shumei and go to the palace first.

"Your Highness, it's too late to go. Are you still going? Seeing that he had already entered the palace gate, the eldest prince Zhong Lishuo had to get out of the carriage and walk. The attendant trotted after him, Nono said.

"It's all here, do you want to go back?" Zhong Lishuo said, suddenly paused: "You don't have to follow me." You go to the morning market and buy something that the princess likes. Come back to pick me up after noon. ”

"Yes." When the entourage heard this, he immediately turned around and walked outside the palace gate.

When Zhong Lishuo arrived outside the court, he saw a group of officials coming out of the main hall, and they were talking about today's early dynasty was presided over by the right prime minister Shangguan Hong, and the emperor had not been in court for a few days.

The eldest prince, Zhong Lishuo, stood aside and listened carefully, squinting his eyes unconsciously. Why didn't my father mention the matter of not going to court for several days? Why don't you ask your mother? Just thinking about it, I was going to go in the direction of the harem. As soon as I looked up, I saw the crown prince Zhong Linuo and the right prime minister Shangguan Hong coming out of the main hall, muttering that they didn't know what they were talking about.

How did the two of them end up together? Could it be ······ Are they in a gang?

Shangguan Hong's sister is the current queen. The crown prince should be his own nephew. He himself is also in the position of prime minister, and if he cooperates with the crown prince, it will really add wings to the tiger. In this way, the forces faced by Zhong Lishuo have increased again.

Zhong Lishuo thought about it and felt impossible, Shangguan Hong's heart was arrogant, and his age was only a few years younger than his father, how could he assist the crown prince? Does he want to learn from Zhong Linan to take power in the name of his assistant? It seems that it is not impossible to think about it in this way.

Zhong Lishuo was thinking that the prince and Shangguan Hong had finished talking, Shangguan Hong left first, and patted the prince Zhong Linuo on the shoulder before leaving. Prince Zhong Linuo glanced sideways at Shangguan Hong's back, and Xuan'er walked towards the eldest prince Zhong Lishuo.

"I haven't seen Brother Wang for a while, and I heard that Brother Wang is in poor health, I don't know if he is recovering now?" The prince said with a smile. Zhong Lishuo hurriedly stepped forward and bowed:

"See the Prince. Thank you for the prince's memory, it doesn't matter anymore. At this time, Zhong Lishuo was the most angry, and this title originally belonged to him. So he clenched his fists tightly.

"Excuse me, excuse me. The two of us don't need to worry about these complicated etiquette. The prince waved his hand, took a step forward, approached Zhong Lishuo, lowered his voice, and continued:

"My father hasn't been to court for many days, does Brother Wang know?" Zhong Lishuo nodded:

"Yes." The prince lowered his head, and there was something hidden in his expression:

"My father is not as weak as the sixtieth birthday, why is his body so weak?" Zhong Lishuo didn't understand the meaning of the prince's words for a while, so he continued:

"The minister is ignorant, he doesn't know." The prince raised his eyes to look at him and whispered:

"Now Shangguan Hong is presiding over the early dynasty. Is it possible that he wants to control the government, so he ······" Speaking of this, the prince smiled meaningfully, Zhong Lishuo understood what he meant. I just saw the prince talking to Shangguan Hong, and now I speculate about his psychology. I don't know what kind of relationship they have, but it's better to follow his wishes. So as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Zhong Lishuo thought so, shaking his head:

"Prime Minister Shangguan will definitely not do this. It was he who assisted his father in the government, and he must have been loyal to his father, and his mother was the sister of Shangguan Cheng, and he was also the prince's uncle. The prince must not speculate, if other people listen to it, it will be a small matter to the ears of the queen mother, and if it reaches the father's side, it will inevitably make the father and the emperor dislike you. When the prince heard this, he smiled and shook his head:

"Brother Wang has been ill for a while, and some things in the palace may not be understood. Although Shangguan Hong is my uncle, it is a matter of national system, and as the crown prince, I can't help but think about my country and share my father's worries. In this way, Brother Wang still looks much simpler, so please keep your eyes open and take your time. After speaking, he swiped two fingers in front of his eyes, "I still have something." Go first. With that, he turned around and walked towards the stairs under His Highness. Zhong Lishuo bowed:

"Congratulations to the Prince." Waiting for the prince to walk five steps away, Zhong Lishuo straightened up, looked at the back of the prince leaving, and gradually clenched his teeth.

What medicine is bought in Zhonglinuo's gourd? It doesn't seem like everything he's just said is false.

Zhong Lishuo vaguely felt that this was a big conspiracy, and if he wanted to figure it out completely, he still had to go to the harem first and ask his mother Jing Guiji.

Thinking like this, he walked towards the Chaohua Hall where Concubine Jing lived.

In Chaohua Palace, two palace maids were guarding the door, and when they saw Zhong Lishuo, they hurriedly saluted:

"The eldest prince is auspicious." Zhong Lishuo stopped with his hand:

"Get up. Why are they all standing outside, and the mother is not there? The two palace maids got up in response and lowered their heads timidly:

"Back to the words of the eldest prince, Concubine Jing heard that the emperor was sick and went to see the emperor." One replied, and the other was quick to talk: "The concubine has been gone for a while, and it is estimated that she will be back soon." The eldest prince should go in and wait, and the slave will go and make tea for you. After speaking, he led Zhong Lishuo to the direction of the main hall.

Zhong Lishuo sat in a chair and drank tea, thinking carefully about some of the recent events. I always feel a little strange, but I can't say what's wrong. But the Oiran has not been found yet, as if the world has evaporated. Maybe find her and something will be explained.

After a cup of tea, Zhong Lishuo gradually began to feel uneasy. So he got up and walked out the door. I thought to myself, this is the time, maybe I should go to see my father and make inferences.

Seeing that he was about to walk to the emperor's bedroom, Zhong Lishuo saw Concubine Jing coming from a distance with two palace maids, so he stepped forward and came to Concubine Jing, Zhong Lishuo bowed and saluted:

"See Lady Mother." Concubine Jing grabbed the armrest and let him get up. Concubine Jing frowned slightly:

"Shuo'er, why are you here?" Zhong Lishuo got up and followed behind Concubine Jing:

"Erchen originally wanted to go to the palace of the mother concubine to greet the mother concubine, but he didn't want his mother to be there. I heard the girl in the palace of the mother concubine say that the mother came to see her father. I wanted to wait for my mother to go back in the palace of my mother, but I didn't want it to take a long time, so I thought about going to my father's palace to find my mother. Concubine Jing turned her head to look at Zhong Lishuo:

"What's the matter, so urgent?" Zhong Lishuo looked at the palace maid who was following Concubine Jing, and stopped talking:

"Erchen, let's go back to the palace with my mother first."

Concubine Jing and Zhong Lishuo returned to the Chaohua Palace, and when they reached the entrance of the main hall, Concubine Jing gave her aunt a look, and after she and Zhong Lishuo entered the door, her aunt closed the door from the outside.

Concubine Jing walked straight to the back hall inside, and motioned for Zhong Lishuo to follow.

"What's so important about the concubine?" Zhong Lishuo was a little puzzled. Seeing Concubine Jing's solemn face again, she continued to ask: "My father is sick again, why didn't I hear my mother mention it?" Saying this, Concubine Jing's face became even more ugly, and she said slowly:

"Your father is not sick, but poisoned."

"What?" Zhong Lishuo was taken aback. Concubine Jing raised her hand and made a silent gesture, and continued:

"You also know that your father did not go to court for a few days. The imperial doctor prescribed to eat it, but it didn't get better. I went to see it today, your father's imperial veins are vain, flat and slippery, and it looks like it is caused by fatigue, but in fact it is slow poison. In this way, it seems that there have been people who have coveted the throne for a long time. Zhong Lishuo looked at Concubine Jing:

"Who?"

"Shangguan Hong." Concubine Jing lightly spit out a name.

"Isn't Shangguan Hong Zhong Lishuo's person?" Zhong Lishuo locked his brows deeply, and the word "Chuan" was twisted between his eyebrows. Concubine Jing shook her head:

"Not exactly. He may want to develop his own power. After Concubine Jing finished speaking, Zhong Lishuo seemed to feel that something could be thought of. Shuo, let's move early. Concubine Jing said lightly, but her silky tone wrapped around Zhong Lishuo's heart like silk, and slowly tightened. He felt breathless.

"Yes. Erchen understood. Erchen will do it now. Zhong Lishuo clasped his hands into fists, bowed and said, as if remembering something: "How long does my father have left?" Concubine Jing also frowned tightly and sighed;

"I don't know. Most of them don't last a year. Zhong Lishuo's heart trembled, and he forcibly suppressed the tension in his heart:

"Erchen understands. Erchen went to arrange it first. After speaking, before Concubine Jing asked him to leave, he had already turned around and walked towards the door.

Walking on the way out of the palace, Zhong Lishuo had mixed feelings in his heart, although things became easier in an instant, but he felt that the pressure he was facing was even greater. If what the mother concubine said is true, then now Shangguan Hong and the crown prince Zhong Linuo are all the way, but they are just using each other, and once the time is ripe, the two of them will definitely meet each other. Although the crown prince Zhong Linuo has now begun to guard against Shangguan Hong, it is difficult to ensure that Shangguan Hong is not making a fuss in secret. Besides, now that the two of them are in a cooperative relationship, if it is really the two of them joining forces to deal with him, with Zhong Lishuo's current strength, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

"Your Highness, the spies have come to report that there is news for the girl who escaped from the Drunken Immortal Residence." Unconsciously, Zhong Lishuo had already walked outside the palace gate, and his entourage hurriedly ran to his side, and said in a low voice.

"Oh?" When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" ”

"It's only ten miles away from the drunken immortal residence, in the bamboo forest in the east of the city. The spies said that there was a girl who lived there, and that some vendors in the city recognized it as a girl from the Drunken Immortal House. The attendant said, glancing to the side with his eyes.

"Go home, prepare manpower, and go to Yangzhou." Zhong Lishuo said and got into the carriage.

"Your Highness, the princess ······ there" The attendant led the carriage, and Nono stopped talking.

"You go and give her what you were asked to buy. I'll talk about the rest when I get back. Zhong Lishuo's heart is now full of the Oiran named Chuchen, and there is still the heart to pay attention to Wen Shumei in the mansion. Although Wen Shumei is very good to herself, she lacks something after all. Xu is like this for everyone's ladies, always looking dignified and beautiful, without the charm and pungency of ordinary women.

Unconsciously, Zhong Lishuo found that he felt very strange about Chu Chen, and he seemed to like Chu Chen a little. Thinking of this, Zhong Lishuo was taken aback, and tried to convince himself that Chuchen was just a fireworks woman. Besides, I didn't even know her true identity, and it was ridiculous to feel like this now. Chuchen can attract herself only because she doesn't look like a woman in the palace, obviously just curious, and has nothing to do with love and liking such things.

However, if she can be captured alive here, it will be better.