"Back to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, in recent months, the country has been calm, no different from when you left, and ...... I heard that King Rui was not in the palace, so he ...... "The butler blessed his hand, cleared his throat and continued," and the same is true in the palace, Your Majesty...... I didn't hear any movement. ”

How so? Is it true that nothing has happened at all? The prince was still a little unconvinced, if nothing happened, how could this be? He has been away for more than a month, is it possible that the court has been calm during this period?

"Your Highness doesn't believe it, but you can go and inquire in person, but it's true, nothing major has happened in the past month." The housekeeper was also helpless, the fact was that the prince wanted to get the latest situation, wanted to encounter great turmoil, and wanted to use the turmoil to achieve his great cause.

He understands all of this, and certainly supports His Highness unconditionally.

Can...... Nothing happened, and the court was very quiet.

"Strange!" The prince thought for a moment, but didn't come up with anything, since he didn't come up with anything, there was no need to think about it anymore, the prince gave up thinking, and then asked about the affairs of the house, "There is nothing happening in Longteng's country, so you don't need to report to me anymore, there is a labor housekeeper, let's talk about the affairs in the house." ”

"Obey the ......" In this way, the housekeeper finished talking about the domestic affairs of Longteng, and talked about the prince's mansion again, compared with the plain Longteng country, the prince's mansion is much more lively than the country.

As for why it is lively, it is still related to his wives and concubines.

"It's the women again." Frowning self-deprecatingly, the prince now felt a headache when he thought of the women in the backyard, especially the one they made today, which made him very upset, so he waved his hand and motioned for the butler to retreat.

"Yes, Your Highness has been tired of traveling here, please rest well and take care of your body, then the old slave will retire first." The butler gave his hand again, and left the study as he had come, leaving the prince alone to stand in front of the window and gaze out into the distance.

"Could it be that there are really too many concubines in this palace?" Recalling that when there was no envoy to Mu Zirong in the past, these women were always jealous of him, as if they were ...... In the past, he liked to watch those women jealous of himself, but now, he only felt that having more women was a problem.

"No, what do you want women to do, the top priority is not when you think about this!" Shaking his head to shake away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, the prince felt amused that he was still thinking about women in such an important situation.

"Someone!" The smile faded after a moment, and the crown prince called his secret guard and gave them a secret mission, "Go, go to the Rui Wang's Mansion to inquire and see if the Rui King can return to the mansion." ”

"Subordinates obey!" After receiving the prince's order, the secret guard who came without a trace jumped out of the window like a ghost, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, obviously completing the mission.

On the other side, Chu Hongze and his entourage, who also rushed to the capital, also came to a city outside the capital to live temporarily the day after the prince returned to the palace.

They spent money to rent a single courtyard, and most of the people who usually went out to inquire about the news were Qi Lao.

"Master, let the apprentice investigate, right? Always let you out, what if you are in danger? After Qi Lao came back from another investigation of the news, Chu Hongze said to him.

Wen Ruyi, who contracted three meals, also nodded in agreement this time, "Master, it's okay for me or the prince to go once." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, everything is in the old man's control, it won't happen in case, besides, the old man's kung fu still needs you to worry about, even the commander of the palace guards may not be my opponent." Smelling the fragrance of lunch and sitting down at the table, Qi Lao retorted indifferently, and then couldn't wait to reach out and take the fried shrimp on the table.

"What if something happens?" Chu Hongze helped divide the dishes and chopsticks, but he still felt that it was not good.

The three of them sat down together, Qi Lao took the dishes and chopsticks, ate a few mouthfuls of fragrant rice, and hiccuped: "Stinky boy, now they are all beginning to suspect that your master is coming?" Besides, when did the teacher lie to you? ”

"Have you cheated less?" As an apprentice, Chu Hongze muttered quietly, looking dissatisfied.

"What do you say? Don't think the old man didn't hear it. Qi Lao, who had a good ear, caught his complaint, pinched a grain of rice from his hand and bounced it out of Chu Hongze's head.

At this time, the rice grains that should have been soft became the same as stones, but Chu Hongze's reaction was not slow, seeing the rice grains flying towards his head, he moved his body slightly, his head tilted, and only listened to the sound of "dang", and the rice grains that ejected from Qi Lao's hand were inlaid into the wall not far away, leaving only a deep hole.

"Master, the apprentice also cares about you, you won't do this, right? You're a bit heavy, aren't you? ”

In the past, he took off the rice grains embedded in the wall and threw them on the ground, Chu Hongze glanced at the small holes left on the wall that were two or three inches deep, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, he, the master, was really ruthless, the loss was that his martial arts were not bad, and his reaction was okay, otherwise he didn't know what would happen.

"Who told you not to respect your master? is still secretly saying bad things about the master behind his back, yes! Qi Lao said with a look of course, and a touch of indignation.

Touching his expression, Chu Hongze could only shake his head helplessly, while Wen Ruyi covered his lips and chuckled lightly, looking used to seeing the two of them arguing every day.

"Master, in fact, the prince is also thinking about your safety, after all, ......" After laughing for a while, Wen Ruyi stood up and spoke for Chu Hongze, she and Chu Hongze had similar thoughts, both worried about Qi Lao.

"Alas, of course the old man knows, but the two of you can put your hearts in your stomachs, the movements of the Longteng Kingdom during this time, and the whereabouts of the prince who escaped from us, are all under the control of the old man, you can rest assured, there will be no danger." In the face of Wen Ruyi, Qi Lao is not as serious as when facing Chu Hongze, no matter how Ruyi is a female baby, many things have to be paid attention to.

"That'...... Master, what situation do you have, but also tell us about it, otherwise the two of us don't know anything, and ...... when the time comes" Chu Hongze, who was sitting down at the table again, asked, he was also eager to know if anything had changed in Longteng Country in the month he left, especially in the court, as well as Chu Hongchen's recent movements.

"Don't worry, let the teacher eat some food first, Xiao Ruyi's cooking skills are so good, it is getting better and better." Qi Lao suddenly pulled a few more mouthfuls of rice, ate a few bites of Wen Ruyi's fried dishes, that was a good appreciation, and after eating, he began to tell Chu Hongze and Wen Ruyi about the situation he had detected.

The three of them discussed and ate at the same time, and quickly sorted out all the situations that Qi Lao said, and roughly grasped them.

On a quiet night as always, when the willows were on the moon, two black shadows brushed over the wall, walked through the eaves of the capital, and rushed towards the Rui Wang's Mansion located on the outskirts of the city.

After a stick of incense, two black shadows came to the Rui King's Mansion.

"You and I will act separately, and we will gather here in half an hour, so that we can complete the task assigned to us by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible, and we may go back to recover our lives as soon as possible."

"No problem!"

After the two finished speaking, one went to the east of the Rui Wangfu, and the other parted ways to the west, and the fast speed was not real to the naked eye at all.

Listening to their conversation, you can know that they are the secret guards sent by the prince, and it is obvious that they have come to the Rui Wangfu to inquire about whether Chu Hongze has returned.

The two secret guards also knew the Rui Wangfu well, after all, the prince had brought them here several times, and knew where Chu Hongze would spend the night, so they searched all the places they could think of, and half an hour later, the two met at the agreed place.

"How?"

"I haven't found any trace of Lord Rui here."

"Me too, it seems that he shouldn't have returned home."

"Okay, let's go back quickly, it's too late to go back, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be unhappy."

The two secret guards briefly exchanged the results of each other's investigations, and when they saw that they didn't find the figure of Chu Hongze, the king of Rui, they quickly returned to the prince's mansion with light skills.

The study room in the prince's mansion was brightly lit, and only the figure reflected in the window seemed to be preoccupied.

The two spies who came back with the results of the investigation quietly sneaked into the prince's study, and the prince, who was standing under the lamp with his hands in his hands, knew that someone was coming without looking back, "Are you back?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness, your subordinates are back." The two spies had long been accustomed to the prince's keen observation skills, and the prince who heard the voice turned to look down at them condescendingly.

"What did you find? Chu Hongze, is he in his mansion? Is there anyone else in his house? The quickening of his voice revealed the eagerness of his mood, and several questions in quick succession explained the news he wanted to know.

"Back to Your Highness, King Rui is not in the palace."

"We have explored the entire Rui Wang's Mansion, and we have not seen the figure of the Rui King, nor have we found any trace of other strange people." The spies replied in unison, stating the results of their investigation.

Their words surprised the prince, and his eyes were full of doubt: "What? He's not in the house? Why is that? Didn't he come back, or did he say...... That...... If he doesn't come back, where else can he go? ”

For his question, the only way for the two secret guards to respond was to be silent, there were many things they couldn't say, let alone answer, and they didn't know at all, of course, they had followed the prince for many years, so they naturally knew a rule, that is, ...... In the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the first thing is to know fun.

"Okay, this palace already knows the news that King Rui is not in the palace of King Rui, you can step back and continue to keep an eye on the movements of King Rui's mansion, and you must tell this palace as soon as possible if there is anything." Detached from his thoughts, the prince waved his hand and motioned for the two guards to leave.