Another two months passed, and in the beginning of autumn, Bai Zhanyi, the general of Mobei, brought the good news of the female Bai Muguan to break the enemy army back to the capital.

Later, Bai Zhanyi sent a battle report sent by a fast horse to play the Son of Heaven, saying that his daughter Bai Muguan had made contributions to the vanguard in this battle. Because there are still remnants of thieves in Beiling Kingdom who are not dead, for fear that the war will change, he will not be able to get out of Beijing for the time being, so he has to let Bai Muguan replace him to restore his life.

All of a sudden, everyone in the Tianxi Dynasty knew the name of Bai Muguan's women, which could be described as famous, especially the nobles in the capital who wanted to see it.

It was night, the moon and stars were scarce, and the quiet moonlight in early autumn sprinkled into the backyard of the East Palace, and the air was frozen with a strong smell of blood for a long time.

In the study, Yu Wenye was still reading at night, and he looked at ease. The small incense burner on the side of the case burned sandalwood to drive away the fishy smell, and the fragrance wafted out, quite calm.

As several black shadows quickly flashed into the study with lightning speed, Yu Wenye, who had been on guard a few days ago, was calm and relaxed, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.

For him, this kind of assassination is commonplace, after all, he has been made a prince since he was fourteen years old, and there are not a few people who make trouble behind the red eyes and hot eyes, most of them are not really trying to kill him, but have the intention to spy on his strength.

A short time later, several masked men fell to the ground one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the young man in the black night robe put away the blood-stained sword, bowed his hand on the spot, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, rest assured, there are a total of ten assassins inside and outside, and all of them are now dead. ”

There is a natural reason why they do not leave a living mouth, and the assassins who are sent to assassinate are all dead guards raised by various families. If the assassination fails, they will never get away with it, and even if they are not killed with a single sword, they will kill themselves, because they do not want to be tortured to extract a confession, let alone betray their master.

Yu Wenye slowly put down the brush in his hand, and finally raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows, obviously not surprised: "Wuyi, who do you think tonight's incident was done?" ”

"Subordinates don't dare to speculate." The person who replied was named Wuyi, five out of twenty this year, he was the leader of the secret guard raised by Yu Wenye in private, and he has always been loyal and strong in martial arts.

"This prince forgives you for your innocence, you just have to rest assured." The jet-black pupils moved, and Yu Wenye's eyes radiated a keen light that understood the world.

After pondering for a moment, he lowered his voice and spoke: "The eldest prince is jealous and jealous, and he has always been unfriendly with you, and besides, he has also made a move, and his subordinates think that tonight's assassination may also be his handiwork." But the Queen Mother's side can't be guarded against. Therefore, the subordinates are not sure. ”

Shut up at the right time, in fact, Yu Wenye already knew it in his heart.

You must know that the current Empress Dowager Xiao is not the biological mother of Emperor Yuwen Haotian, but the mother-in-law. Empress Dowager Xiao was the wife of the former emperor, and when she was young, she was a very resourceful but ruthless and ambitious woman. The Xiao family is also a famous family of the Tianxi Dynasty, and once leaned towards the government and the opposition, and deserved to be the wife of the first emperor. After Yuwen Haotian succeeded to the throne, because he was afraid of the power of the Xiao family, he had secretly removed many Xiao family henchmen over the years. It's a pity that the Xiao family is a century-old family after all, with a solid foundation, and the honor of the Empress Dowager Xiao in the palace is still standing, and the power under her command is still not to be underestimated.

As for the eldest prince Yu Wencheng, he was born to Concubine Lin in the palace, who was getting older and weaker, and fell out of favor for a long time. However, Yuwen Cheng has always regarded himself as the eldest son of the emperor, and secretly formed a gang, and he was quite unconvinced that Yu Wenye, the prince of the dynasty, wanted to replace his ambition in the past two years.

"In the past few years, the Queen Mother has been known to the outside world as a meditation and Buddha for self-cultivation, and she has added a lot of obstacles to her father behind her back! The fifth emperor brother who she supported wholeheartedly at the beginning of her has already died, is it possible that she still wants to ascend the throne and become the empress herself? If she dares to toss the turmoil again, don't blame me for turning my face ruthlessly and ignoring the ethical filial piety on the surface. Speaking of this, Yu Wenye gritted his teeth, and a fleeting coldness flashed in his eyes.

Wu Yi subconsciously held his breath and didn't dare to answer easily.

"By the way, count the days, Bai Muguan should be about to enter Beijing in the past few days?" Yu Wenye's mind turned to think of something pleasant, and his tone unconsciously eased. For the girl he hadn't met for a long time, he always had inexplicable expectations in his heart.

These days, he has been ordering people to secretly pay attention to the war situation in Mobei, and he is worried about the little girl he hasn't seen for many years. Hearing that she would enter Beijing on behalf of her father after winning the war, Yu Wenye had some ardent hopes.

Anyway, maybe this is fate?

His love affair is coming.

Speaking of truth, Yu Wenye is very indifferent to women, and there has never been a woman in his memory who is worthy of his affection. Only the vague and clear memories of his childhood seemed to be engraved in the depths of his mind, which made him involuntarily concerned about Bai Muguan.

Wu Yi was stunned, he had never heard of a woman's name that could be mentioned from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Immediately, he couldn't help but snicker: "Your Highness, don't worry, Miss Bai will enter Beijing early tomorrow morning." ”

The master and servant Yu Wenye saw through the ridicule in the other party's smile at a glance, deliberately stared at him, and ordered in a deep voice: "Take advantage of the night to dispose of the corpses of these assassins, and don't trace them." ”

Hurriedly constricted.

After everything was dealt with, Yu Wenye called the steward of the East Palace, Wang Quan, to explain carefully. In the end, he actually decided to go to Qiushui Pavilion.

Seeing the prince suddenly arrive without warning, the maids of the Qiushui Pavilion were extremely surprised, and they looked at each other suspiciously. Since his marriage to Ye Shiying, Yu Wenye has only stayed in Qiushui Pavilion once, and he left in a hurry before dawn. Usually, he rarely even comes to Qiushui Pavilion to sit and talk to her, so it is no secret that the crown princess and the prince are indifferent.

"The concubine came to see His Royal Highness the Prince." Ye Shiying, who had just finished bathing and was about to go to bed, was wearing a thin light blue silk bedgown, and her hair was scattered around her waist to cover Yingying's waist. The air is faintly scented with the rose essential oil she used in her bath, and the aftertaste is very seductive.

Yu Wenye couldn't help but glance at her twice, and then quickly looked away. As a man, he had to admit that her beauty was unique, and her suppleness was very different from what he imagined, but for some reason there seemed to be a piece of ice in his heart that she would not break through. On the contrary, she didn't seem to be interested in pleasing him sincerely, or wanting to take the initiative to break into his heart.

Not ready to go around the bend with her, Yu Wenye pursed his lips for a moment, and suddenly opened his mouth and said: "This prince vaguely remembers that Bai Zhanyi's eldest daughter Bai Muguan is your aunt and cousin?" ”

Faced with this sudden knowingly question, Ye Shiying's heart trembled, and a subtle premonition drilled into her heart, so she could only nod her head hard.

"This prince plans to take her to live in the East Palace in the name of your missing cousin." Not in a consultative tone, but in an unquestionable tone.

Ye Shiying's delicate and beautiful melon seed face suddenly showed a surprised expression, and in addition to being surprised, she inexplicably felt a trace of worry in her heart. Her expression changed in a moment, and soon a quiet and gentle smile had bloomed on her crystal cheeks, but when she heard her red lips, she said softly: "The concubine has thanked His Royal Highness for the fulfillment, and the concubine body really misses Cousin Bai very much." ”

"That's very good." Yu Wenye hooked his lips and smiled, very satisfied. It's rare for the crown princess to be so knowledgeable, but it saves him a lot of trouble. It's just that it's clearly his own selfishness, but he was said to be grateful by the woman in front of him, this kind of taste is weird and can't be explained for a while, in short, it's not good.

Yu Wenye suppressed many emotions in his heart, his ink eyes swept the maids in the hall, and before all the maids retreated, he suddenly stepped forward and waved his long arm to pick Ye Shiying up.

"Your Highness......" I don't know if it was because of nervousness or shame, Ye Shiying blushed and didn't dare to look at his handsome face at all. Naturally, I missed his slightly indifferent and detached look, as well as the insincerity in his eyes.

"Prince Ben pampers you tonight." After saying that, he raised his eyebrows playfully, and the banter that welled up under her eyes and lips made her close her eyes deeply, allowing him to indulge as he wanted.

Tonight, Yu Wenye stayed in Qiushui Pavilion for the second time, and no one knew that he was just to return Ye Shiying's favor. After tonight, he hadn't set foot here in a long time.