"Exactly." Yu Yue said solemnly, "That Fang Zhiyun was originally a petty official of the Criminal Department of Hecong Liupin, and Prince Huan generally disdains to woo him, and no one will intend to investigate his political direction." This time, he went to the palace of Prince Huan and was personally received by the third prince, and his subordinates thought that there would be ghosts in the meantime. ”

"I remember! Fang Zhiyun! I exclaimed, "I overheard people talking in Taopinlou before, and I mentioned this Fang Zhiyun during this time!" I remember what it was... Yes, oh, it's the fact that the third prince received an anonymous letter! Yes! He is a little principal, how could he know that Gong Wei received such a top secret as an anonymous letter, and he is naturally a person under Gong Wei! ”

"Exactly. It can be seen that the third prince calculated that the official rank of the head of Fang was slight, and the emperor disdained to find out what party he was loyal to, so he chose him to admonish. Yu Yue said in a deep voice, "Then this time the five princes will not be affected, but the three princes' swords!" ”

I was anxious in my heart, and I was silent for a long time before I noticed that Yu Yue was still kneeling down, and I couldn't help but feel a little guilty and said, "I have counted this matter, the prince's mansion is heavily guarded, so it's difficult for you to tell me." The palace curtain is now heavy on you, and it's not easy to come out, right? ”

Listening to my gentle concern, Yu Yue couldn't help but be a little embarrassed: "The third prince is indeed watching very closely, and his subordinates have to go back quickly." ”

"Okay, I don't have anything else." I nodded, "Be careful. ”

Yu Yue seemed to shrink for a moment, finally bowed to me, and left on his own.

Sleepless nights.

The next day, I went to Taopin Building, but I didn't expect that Sarong had also heard about the cold war.

"It was my benefactor who was drunk last night," Sarong said seriously, "He has a business to the south, and I heard that this time, the little emperor of the Moguo country really came prepared, and he should have avenged the old emperor who was killed by the palace curtain." ”

"Revenge... How to get revenge? ”

"How else can I repay it, it's just a blood debt and blood payment."

Hearing her say this, I still had a calm breath, turned my head out of the East Market, and went to Lifu. The subordinate led me to Yiyunzhai, and when I saw the Hou Ye, I knelt down.

"Return to Hotaru?" Hou Ye never expected that I would visit suddenly, and he was even more shocked by my sudden kneeling, so he hurriedly walked over and picked me up, "What's the matter, but the boy bullied you?" ”

"It's not a palace flag, it's a palace flag!" I took Hou Ye's hand and said hurriedly, "Hou Ye, you have to save him!" ”

"You... Know what to do in the South? Hou Ye's frowning brows suddenly raised, and he cast a puzzled look at me, "It's just a matter of the Fifth Highness, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Looking at Hou Ye's old eyes, I actually stopped my tongue for a while, and I didn't know what to say.

In my heart, I may have really regarded Hou Ye as my father-in-law, and in front of him, I can't always tell a lie. And since the last time I escaped from the Hou Mansion without saying goodbye, I learned from Wen Zhao that the Hou Ye was so sad, so I swore in my heart that I would never do anything to hurt him or say anything to deceive him.

Looking at my embarrassed expression as if I had stopped, the light in Hou Ye's wrinkled and drooping eyes dimmed a little. The two of us always have such a tacit understanding.

"Injustice."

"Master Hou, so far, it is not a trivial matter of children's personal affairs, but a major matter of human life!" I pleaded, "You give me a word of accuracy, how dangerous is it to leave the cold this time?" ”

Hou Ye sighed softly, with weak compassion in his eyes, "On the border between the two countries, each has its own scouts. However, for Nanmo's actions, there has been no news from our country's scouts for a long time. On the contrary, the local people were repeatedly harassed by the desert soldiers, reported to the local government, and reported layer by layer, which was known to the imperial court......"

"It's... What does that mean? ”

"The emperor also felt strange, so he went out of the palace to investigate the vanguard south." Hou Ye's brows tightened, "The person who came back said that all our scouts have disappeared." ”

"-What!"

"The current little emperor of Nanmo, who came to the palace with his father to talk about peace with him, I have seen that child. Gui Ying, he is definitely not a person who is willing to be a minister," the muscles on Hou Ye's face tightened, and he seemed to be very nervous, "He has been dormant all these years, and His Majesty and I can see it." It's just that it takes an opportunity to go south to crusade again, otherwise it will provoke the anger of the whole world, and if the desert country joins forces with the small countries in the east and the west, we will kill ourselves instead. ”

"Then according to what you said, he has been lying on his back for a long time, and he must have accumulated a full number of troops, and even the scouts lurking in the south can be annihilated silently..."The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, "Isn't the current Lihan a net of heaven and earth, just waiting for the prey sent by the imperial court!" ”

"Gui Ying..."Hou Ye wanted to comfort, but he didn't seem to be able to comfort him, and finally just sighed, "Where is the prey, the people of Moguo have always advocated peace, and they don't dare to attack the banner......"

"If they had been peaceful, they would not have provoked war!" I was so anxious that I burst into tears, "Master Hou, save Gong Wan!" Don't let him die! ”

Hou Ye's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he said slowly, "Gui Ying, you have been in my mansion for a long time, and you have never asked me for help in order to find an old friend. Is it so important to you? ”

I was speechless when asked.

Indeed, when I was in Lifu, I would rather use the stupid trick of flying a kite myself than work with the Hou Ye to help find someone. Then he fled from the house in order to be able to freely track down the whereabouts of Shui Qing and others. However, today, for the sake of the palace, I forgot all my previous concerns and climbed the gate of Lifu again.

"My friend is in the rivers and lakes, if you ask Master Hou to make a move, I am afraid of provoking the government and the opposition. And the safety of the palace flag this time is a matter of the royal family, a matter of the court, except for you, I can't think of anyone else who will care about his life! I said sincerely, "Master Hou, I don't want to lie to you." My friends are to me the driving force to go deeper into the thorns. But the palace flag is like hope for me, like the midnight sun. If I am strong, I will persevere in finding my friends. But now, whether I can still be strong depends on whether he can save his life......"

Hou Ye didn't interject, and even after I finished speaking, he didn't scold a word. He just hung his head and listened to all that I had to offer. I couldn't help but look into his eyes, although Hou Ye's eyes were not half weak, they seemed to have many folds.

Perhaps, confessing to him that my intentions for Miyahata were too cruel. Or perhaps, Hou Ye is already old, but I have never looked into his eyes carefully like today.

After a long time, he raised his head, and his expression was no longer bleak and embarrassed, "Gui Ying, rest assured, Wan'er will be fine." ”

"Master Hou...?"

"Don't worry, Moguo originally came for Prince Huan. If His Majesty had known about the danger of this war, he would not have sent him there. Hou Ye's smile was like a warm spring breeze, "Even if Wei'er has the ability to stay out of the matter, and there are many talents, as the Marquis of Li, I'm afraid that I can't choose a general for Your Majesty who can be a big responsibility?" ”

"If that's the case..."I was so excited that I couldn't stop crying, "Hou Ye is the reborn parents of Gong Wan!" ”

"How did it come to this?" Hou Ye smiled and waved his hand, "You have been out for a long time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that he has already returned to the house, and if he doesn't see you, it will be troublesome." If you don't have anything else to do, go back quickly. ”

I thanked him again and again, and I greeted the Hou Ye for a long time, and only then did Dashi settle down and take Guan Ju to the prince's mansion. Before I left the West Market, my sedan chair suddenly stopped on the street. When I looked at it, it turned out that there were more than 100 people lined up in the front medical hall, all of whom were in a state of malaise, as if they were suffering from symptoms.

Guan Ju dispersed a road for the sedan chair to pass by, but when he reached the East Market, he heard a chaotic quarrel faintly in front of him. When I got closer, I heard it clearly, it turned out to be the brother of a rich and noble family, and he was catching a man to make trouble.

Guan Ju came back from watching, lifted the sedan curtain and said to me, "Listen to the meaning, it seems that that that brother's concubine suffered from a cold a few days ago, so she asked Na Lang Zhong to go to the house for medical treatment." But I didn't want to get worse and worse in a few days, and finally lost my life. Seeing this, Lang Zhong wanted to run, but was caught by that brother. At present, the body of the concubine is parked at the gate of the mansion, and the people in the mansion tied up Lang Zhong to go to see the official, but Lang Zhong refused to admit it, and only said that he did not treat people. Now the two are deadlocked, and they are making trouble. ”

"It's just a cold wind, isn't it a cure for death, it's a death of disease?" I wondered, "Go down and see." ”

Guan Ju reported his name, and everyone knelt down together. The rich boy and Lang Zhong were about to come to cry and talk to me, but they were stopped by Guan Ju in time.

"Dongshi has always been peaceful, when will someone make trouble like you!" Guan Ju said sharply to the two people, "If each of you has any grievances, you have your own government to uphold justice." If you dare to come up and pull the princess, you don't want your life! ”

When everyone heard this, they dared to make a sound, and they had already lowered their heads. I ignored them, walked straight to the body of the little concubine, and regardless of Guan Ju's obstruction, I lifted the white cloth covering the corpse.

When I saw the corpse, my heart sank. Passing Guan Ju, who hurriedly ran to cover the corpse, I turned around and changed into a calm look.

"There are often confused lawsuits, and it is necessary to ask the boss to call the shots, and it should not disturb the neighbors. I shouldn't have been in charge of this matter, but since I saw it..."I said in a deep voice, "Guan Ju, you will ask the best servant in Beijing to examine the body, and if there is anything wrong, report it immediately, and don't wronged the good people." ”

When everyone saw that my tone was solemn, they were still unconvinced and did not dare to argue, so they bowed down to me in unison.

After getting on the sedan chair and continuing to hurry, Guan Ju said to me: "The girl doesn't know how to use medicine, why bother to take care of this mess, and go to see the corpse of the concubine......

"Although I don't know how to judge cases, or autopsies and medical science, I have an uneasy intuition." I thought back to the pale face of the concubine, "and I feel more and more that my instincts are right." ”

"What do you mean, girl?"

"I thought it was unusual for so many poor people to gather in front of the medical hall in Shicai West Market, so I took a closer look at them. It was found that all of them had dry cough and fatigue, difficulty breathing, and several seriously ill patients, with many red rashes on their bodies. I said uneasily, "And I saw the same rash on the corpse of that concubine." ”