The next day, the news of the assassination of the eldest prince in the palace during the lockdown spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and even the teahouses in the market gathered to gossip. The eunuchs and nobles even slandered who did it, and the spearhead was invariably aimed at the prince of the East Palace. It seems that someone is fueling the fire, painstakingly accumulating a night of wind and rain, just to sweep and break out on the second day of the Lunar New Year after the snow.

Yu Wenye didn't sleep all night yesterday, and woke up Bai Muguan who was sleeping soundly in front of his desk in the early morning. The girl rubbed her eyes, and when she saw his handsome face, the sleepiness instantly dissipated.

"Father trusts and favors Ling Fengchen, although he is in charge of the patrol camp last night, although he will inevitably be guilty of dereliction of duty, he will not be severely punished after all. With his father's temperament, he will definitely give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and order him to cooperate with Jing Zhaoyin to investigate thoroughly. The Ling family has only been loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court for generations, and there is no need to worry about him being used by Yuwen Cheng. But if Yuwencheng sets up a stumbling block in advance, the upright Ling Fengchen may not be able to see through it, and it will be difficult to refute it at that time, lest he fall into the trap. The wind chill has not healed, and Yu Wenye's voice has a hint of hoarseness. He changed into a crescent white brocade robe this morning, and the collar and cuffs with a pale yellow background were embroidered with the python-shaped totem exclusive to the prince. Hetian Yuguan tied up his black hair, his angular facial features were handsome and gorgeous, and his graceful bearing made people can't take their eyes off.

Bai Muguan's eyes moved, and he said with a light smile: "I, the fourth-rank general, have no real name, and Your Majesty will never entrust me with important responsibilities when he considers that I am a woman." Now that the assassination of the royal family has damaged the face of the Heavenly Family, it is better for me to share your Majesty's worries and find out the origin of the assassin. ”

Yu Wenye knew that she understood, nodded with satisfaction: "Change into court clothes and follow me into the palace." ”

Bai Muguan did not delay, and immediately returned to Qingyun Pavilion to change into the court clothes of the four-rank military generals of the Tianxi Dynasty, and the robe with a red background was embroidered with a tiger totem with colorful threads in the center. Bi Long's dexterous three times and five divided by two for her to tie a long flowing hair, not like a man's crown, but with a crested golden hairpin to fix the hair. Except for a piece of chicken blood plum blossom jade pendant hanging from his waist, Bai Muguan has no jewelry on his body.

When she entered the palace as an official of the imperial court, she naturally wanted to ride a horse. Bai Muguan's white horse Zhaoyu night lion riding back to the capital from Mobei is an extremely rare and rare species, which has been with her for two years, and now it is raised in the East Palace and is fed by a special person, becoming more and more handsome. The girl jumped on the horse with dexterity and skill, and with a wave of the whip, the horse was gone. Ren is Ling Yu Wenye on the side was stunned for a moment.

After a cup of tea, both of them entered the palace according to the etiquette and met the emperor in Chaoyang Palace according to the rules. Bai Muguan asked to assist the Jing Zhaoyin patrol battalion to investigate the case of the assassins in the Great Prince's Mansion last night, and the emperor readily agreed. A token was given to her, allowing her to enter and leave Jingzhao Yin Mansion, the patrol camp and the six departments of the capital at will.

Regarding last night's incident, Yuwen Haotian didn't expect that it was Yuwen Cheng's self-directed and self-acting bitter plan, but Long Yan was furious that someone dared to sneak into the mansion at the feet of the Son of Heaven to assassinate the eldest son of the emperor. Last night, all the guards on duty in the Great Prince's Mansion and the night guard were all fined for half a year, and several guards who were responsible for guarding the study were all given death to apologize. This incident shook the government and the opposition, and the emperor not only severely punished the guards for not protecting the lord, but also hurriedly sent 200 Praetorian Guards to surround the Great Prince's Mansion early this morning. As for the eldest prince who was injured by the assassin, Yuwen Haotian not only sent the imperial doctor to bandage and treat him last night, but also rewarded him with some tonic medicine to appease.

The most important thing is that Yu Wencheng's bitter plan worked, in order to show the deep love between the royal father and son, the emperor ordered Yu Wencheng's ban to be lifted, but until the assassin's origin was investigated, he was still not allowed to step out of the Great Prince's Mansion. From being punished and grounded to "protection", it always made Yu Wencheng feel comfortable.

The majesty of the palace is especially the Zhaoyang Palace, where skilled craftsmen carved nine giant golden dragons above the roof, and the gold paint shimmered in the sunlight. Also dazzling is a row of imperial guards guarding Zhaoyang Palace at all times, each of them wearing gold armor and holding swords to protect the safety of the emperor in the palace. Such a majesty is intimidating, and it is almost impossible to come out.

As soon as he stepped out of Zhaoyang Palace, Bai Muguan walked behind Yu Wenye, and the two were always one step apart, which was to show respect for him.

When he met him, he saw a face full of joy, and before he had time to walk in front of him, he waved towards Yuwen Yefu: "The slave has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Yu Wenye's eyebrows moved, guessing that it was about Li Zhaoyi who was born, and asked with a light smile: "I don't know why Gonggong Gao is so excited?" ”

The emperor is old and has a son, and Gao Zhan is also sincerely happy for the emperor, and his face is full of smiles: "Li Zhaoyi gave birth to a little prince this morning." Nearly ten years have passed since the death of the seventh prince, and another prince has finally been added to the palace, and the old slave is in a hurry to congratulate His Majesty. ”

It is really the prince, the son of Xiangrui in the mouth of Qin Tianjian, and the eighth prince of Yuwen Haotian who was nearly fifty years old.

Yu Wenye squeezed out a half-true smile: "I really should congratulate my father!" When the father heard such good news, he rejoiced. ”

Gao Zhan said yes again and again, and then trotted into the hall happily.

The palace needs to follow the etiquette law carefully, Bai Muguan is girl who has not left the pavilion can not have physical contact with Yu Wenye, she looked at him with a sad look in her bright eyes, and called softly: "Your Highness." ”

"It doesn't matter." Yu Wenye remained silent, signaling her to be relieved.

Li Zhaoyi's birth of a prince was expected by him, and an infant baby could not threaten his position as prince. What's more, Li Zhaoyi's mother's family is ordinary, and it can't be compared with Yu Wenye's maternal ancestor Tong family at all.

"His majesty has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

A male voice came into their ears, and at this moment there was a blue-clothed young general standing in front of them holding a gold-handled sword, with a tall figure like a cliff pine and cypress, his eyes like bright stars, and his heroic posture.

Yu Wenye waved his hand lightly: "Commander Ling is exempt." ”

Ling Fengchen looked solemn, it should be because of the assassination of the eldest prince last night, the patrol battalion was derelict in his duties, and he had to be beaten by the emperor. His eyes were blazing, and he couldn't help but pause when he noticed Bai Muguan behind Yu Wenye. She was also looking at him, she hadn't seen him for many years, Ling Fengchen's calm and heroic posture overlapped with the figure in her memory.

The four eyes intersected, Ling Fengchen and Bai Muguan were of the same rank, and in front of the prince in front of Zhaoyang Palace, they could only say some official words.

Yu Wenye's eyes stayed on Ling Fengchen's young and handsome face at this time, and he inexplicably remembered in his mind that Bai Zhanyi wanted to marry his daughter to the Ling family, and his chest seemed to be blocked, and he casually played with the taste: "Father and Emperor are happy to win Lin'er, and Commander Ling hurries in to reply, maybe he can be able to avoid punishment." ”

Ling Fengchen replied: "Your Highness is laughing, the subordinate officials have failed in their duties and should be punished. ”

Bai Muguan took over the conversation and said: "Commander Ling, I ask Your Majesty to assist you and Lord Jingzhao Yin Yan in investigating the assassination of the eldest prince last night, and when you return to the emperor's order to leave the palace, I will wait for you to discuss in the command hall of the patrol battalion." ”

Ling Fengchen hesitated slightly, and when he caught a glimpse of her holding the token given by the emperor in her hand, he could only say thank you.

After leaving the palace gate, Yu Wenye and Bai Muguan glanced at each other, and they already had a tacit understanding with each other.

Bai Muguan rode on a horse and smiled at him: "Your Highness will go to the Great Prince's Mansion to accompany him to play, and by the way, I will go back to the East Palace to change into civilian clothes and then go to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion." ”

Yu Wenye nodded: "Yan Yijing is an old guy who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, he is not easy to deal with, you should be careful yourself." ”

"What's the point of dealing with it?" With that, the girl whipped away alone.

Seeing her walk away, Yu Wenye whipped and went in the opposite direction, and more than a dozen guards with knives followed closely behind him, and the flying horse was particularly eye-catching on the official road.

Yu Wencheng's mansion is not too far from the palace, and it is adjacent to the mansion of Cai Quan, the secretary of the military department, and the two mansions look equally magnificent from the outside. When the Great Prince's Mansion was built, there were many encroachments, but the emperor was not overly careful, and no one dared to impeach the eldest son of the emperor easily, so it is difficult to interpret the words "Golden and Brilliant" and rich and elegant in the palace alone.

Yu Wenye has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and he deigned to come to the door today not as the prince of a country, but as his younger brother to visit the injured eldest brother. It not only shows the deep brotherhood but also maintains the royal face, so that the rumors are self-defeating. Just like the oracle that Gao Zhan came to deliver last night, the emperor told him to respect his brother's duty.

Stepping into the threshold, a light and dusty shadow attracted Yu Wenye's gaze, and suddenly remembered that there was a carriage of the ladies of the East Palace parked at the gate of the Great Prince's Mansion, could it be Ye Shiying? Why did she appear in the Grand Prince's Mansion?

Ye Shiying also noticed him over there, bowed deeply, and lowered her eyes slightly, not daring to look at him directly as always.

Yu Wenye stared at her eyes, and his tone couldn't hear joy and anger: "What are you doing here?" ”

"The concubine heard that the eldest prince was assassinated and injured this morning, and thought that she learned that His Royal Highness was infected with wind and cold last night, and she didn't dare to disturb His Highness's rest this morning, so she came to visit the eldest prince on her own initiative." Saying that, Ye Shiying handed him the gift list, "This is a gift prepared by the concubine for Manager Wang." ”

As the crown princess, even if she is fighting spirit, this is what she Ye Shiying must do.

Yu Wenye raised his eyebrows playfully: "First cut and then play, the gifts have been brought, what's the point of showing them to this prince now?" ”

Ye Shiying shrank back and bent her knees: "Please forgive Your Highness." ”

"Alright, let's go." Yu Wenye was already impatient, his eyes didn't bother to stay on her anymore, but he was bored and scattered around, and a young woman's coquettish laughter suddenly sounded in his ears.

Xiao Guizi has good eyesight and ears, and hurriedly reminded his master: "Your Highness, it seems that there are Miss Cai and Weiyuan Hou Qianjin in front, do you want to avoid it?" ”

In front of the public, Yu Wenye is the prince and a foreign man, if he meets the two boudoir daughters, he will have to cause gossip, not to mention that this is the prince's mansion?

Yu Wenye didn't move at all, and his thoughts were distracted.

It is common for a boudoir woman to go out of the house with her mother, but how can there be a reason to show up and openly visit the prince? If it is said that the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War lives next to each other, and there is usually a little friendship, the daughter of the Cai family can barely say that she can come here. So what is the plan of the Marquis of Weiyuan? The eldest prince has married a concubine, is it possible that Marquis Weiyuan is still willing to let his daughter live in the side room? If this is the case, it can only show that their position in the DPRK and China is already inclined to Yu Wencheng.

"The courtiers meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess." The young woman who bowed down wore an apricot red pinched flower brocade skirt with a light pink acacia flower embroidered on the coat. A cloisonné emerald gold peacock swayed in a cloud bun, hanging down a fine amethyst tassel, and a bright smile on her lips, lining her pink face like a blooming lotus.

She is Cai Liwan, who showed off her dancing skills at the Hundred Flowers Banquet a year ago. At this time, she didn't even bring a maid with her, and it was obvious that she had come alone on purpose.

Yu Wenye waved her hand to excuse her, Cai Liwan lowered her eyebrows slightly and was slightly shy, and said Jiaodidi: "The air is fresh at the beginning of the day after the snow, which is most suitable for going out to enjoy the snow chanting or folding plum blossoms." Hearing that His Highness is proficient in music, the courtiers look forward to hearing the sound of His Highness's piano one day. ”

Pressing down on the layer of coldness floating on his lips, Yu Wenye looked at the branches that were blown by the north wind, and said slowly: "Miss Cai Er is really good Yaxing, and she walked into the mansion of the eldest brother after the snow. ”

Cai Liwan's eyes were like silk, and she immediately smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Great Prince was injured by the assassin last night, and my father was worried and worried, so I took my mother and courtiers to visit him early this morning. Because the courtiers had not yet left the cabinet and were not suitable to show up, the mother ordered the courtiers to wait in the garden. ”

God knows that she came to the Great Prince's Mansion today just to wait for Yu Wenye. Originally, she wasn't sure if Yu Wenye would come, but her father Cai Quan firmly told her that the crown prince would definitely come to visit the eldest prince today, and asked her to wait patiently on the way through Yu Wenye. There were very few opportunities for her to meet the prince in private, and she could not win his favor even if she was full of talent and poetry.

"So Miss Cai Er and Prince Ben met by chance?" The thin smile on Yu Wenye's lips became lighter and fainter.

Cai Quan tried his best to stuff his daughter into his East Palace, is he really a fool Yu Wenye? Speaking of which, this Cai Liwan is not unbeautiful, on the contrary, she is a rare beauty, but it's a pity that he will be a rare beauty? I heard that she is good at poetry and books, and she is a well-known talented woman in the capital, but she is full of ambition, no better than those literati who dance and write, and she is good at poetry and songs all day long.

Cai Liwan disagreed, and smiled: "This is the fate of the courtiers and His Royal Highness." ”

The self-righteous and self-righteous woman who pretends to be smart has always annoyed Yu Wenye the most. It's a pity that Cai Liwan doesn't know it, and still has her sweet dreams.

"Prince Ben still has to take a step in advance, Miss Cai Er, please respect yourself." He bit the last seven words very hard, which seemed to be a reminder and more like a warning, which was heartwarming.

Yu Wenye strode away, and Ye Shiying, who had been hanging beside her, was also about to go home, but Cai Liwan stopped her way first. Cai Liwan, who was just charming and smiling like a flower, instantly changed her face, and her eyes flashed with pride: "The crown princess has been married into the East Palace for half a year, tsk, instead of being radiant, she is haggard, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will not treat you well." ”

When Ye Shiying was not married, Cai Liwan didn't like her quite a bit. Why can Ye Shiying be praised by Empress Dowager Xiao as the first beauty in the capital, she is amazingly talented, and she crushes her limelight in everything. When Queen Tong chose a concubine for the crown prince, she Cai Liwan was also inferior to the election.

Ye Shiying raised her head and looked captivating, hooked her lips coldly, and her voice was soft and firm: "How Your Highness treats me is a matter for our husband and wife, it is not Miss Cai's turn to judge, I am afraid that Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will treat you for a big crime of disrespect." ”

Cai Liwan deliberately covered her mouth and laughed, not hiding her mockery and ridicule: "Yes, you are the crown princess now, I almost forgot." It's just that you are really a virtuous and generous princess, and you know that you are not favored, so you instigated your cousin to get the moon first near the water, and Wan'er is beyond my reach. ”

Haoyue, who was next to Ye Shiying, couldn't bear it when she heard this: "Bold, you dare to be so rude to the crown princess!" ”

Cai Liwan caught a glimpse of the crowd coming in the distance, so she could only forcibly suppress her anger, pursed her lips as if nothing happened, and confessed: "The courtiers know their mistakes, don't disturb the princess's interest, and retire first." "Say that, and walk away.

When she walked a few steps away, Haoyue frowned and said worriedly: "Miss, you are a good-natured person, you don't fight or fight, you just want to live in peace." But look at Miss Cai Er's strong and deceptive appearance just now, if she really marries into the East Palace as she wishes in the future, I'm afraid that our birthday will be gone. ”

Ye Shiying laughed at herself: "I am the crown princess that His Royal Highness Ming Media is marrying, although he belongs to Muguan, there may be new people in the future, and I will do my best to be a good wife." Of course I am not for him, but for the Ye family, for my parents and brothers. ”

Now she can't change the tragic fate of being a victim, and she can't help herself when she marries into the royal family, but it's a foregone conclusion. The only thing she can do is to avoid its edge and live a stable life to protect the family.

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