"But...... Now that things are like this, what does my cousin want me to do? Pei Jinzhen was a little deflated.

"I don't blame you." Yuan Ke's voice was a little dull, "Everyone has their own fate, although Yan Chong is a little cautious, he can't be calculated." "After all, in the end, it was because of Princess Changle and even the Holy Will.

"Since my cousin doesn't blame me, then in the future, you have to live even better, if you don't have a good time with the princess, you don't have to be happy, I have to blame myself."

Yuan Ke was stunned when he heard this, turned to look at her, and saw her squinting her eyes and laughing slyly, and couldn't help crying and laughing.

Dare to be affectionate, what he did just now was to lead him to say that? She had expected him to say that, and climb up the pole?

Pei Jinzhen already straightened his face, "Cousin, do you still remember, we first went back to the mountain behind the Great Xiangguo Temple, what I said to you?" ”

Yuan Ke was stunned for a moment, and his expression was slightly constricted, he naturally remembered.

"Although the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, in my opinion, she is also devoted to her cousin, if it is because of me, let my cousin, or grandfather and grandmother have a knot, that good thing will change its taste. No matter who she is, when she enters this door, she is her cousin's wife, not to mention, she is also a woman, I believe, she is also like me, if she is facing a husband who can never hold her heart, no matter how hot her heart is, it will eventually cool. ”

Yuan Ke's eyes slowly sank, and after a long time, he sighed, but his expression was much more relaxed, "I know." ”

Pei Jinzhen smiled slightly, okay! This time, as Yan Chong wished, she and her cousin were completely out of play.

"Ahh

In a restaurant in the south of the city, Yan Chong's nose itched, and he sneezed loudly without warning. Covering his nose, his expression was slightly puzzled.

"Cousin Mo doesn't have a cold?" On the other side, Xiao Qi said with great concern, "The weather has been really hot recently, cousin should pay more attention to his body." ”

Yan Chong slanted the corners of his lips, "My body is strong, and it is not so easy to get hot and cold, but I still have to thank His Royal Highness King Mu for his concern." ”

"By the way, why is Your Highness so interested in coming here today?" Also asked him out?

"A few days ago, I happened to hear that there is a new brew in this Deyue Building, which is mellow and clear, with a long aftertaste, called 'Xueqin', and let people buy a pot, and it is really good to drink. Thinking about the best wine in my cousin's life, I kept thinking about asking my cousin to taste it. ”

The table between the two was already full of wine and food, Xiao Qi said as he smiled and picked up the white porcelain wine jug.

"It stands to reason that in this Fengjing City, my cousin is the most familiar. It's just that recently, my cousin has been busy with official business, and I'm afraid that he will have no time, so I finally got free, so I had to hurry up and invite my cousin to come. ”

As he spoke, Xiao Qi had already poured two glasses of wine, picked up one of them with both hands, and served it to Yan Chong with his own hands.

"I have just been in this cup for the rest of my life, and I would like to thank His Royal Highness King Mu for thinking of me." Yan Chong took the wine glass and smiled recklessly.

"In the paddock, if my cousin hadn't given his life to save me, where would I have been able to sit here? Speaking of which, I haven't thanked my cousin for his great grace, it's just that I don't thank my cousin, except for a thank you, there is nothing to be around, just a glass of wine, my cousin should not be disgusted, Chu Feng will do it first as a respect. Xiao Qi said, really raised his glass and raised his head, and drank cleanly.

"Good!" Yan Chong smiled and praised, "Refreshing!" After that, he also drank the wine in the cup, "It's really sweet and clear, with a long aftertaste, good wine!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere in the banquet was relaxed.

The two of them were gossiping while pushing the cups and changing the lamps, and after three rounds of drinking, Xiao Qi got to the point with a deep voice, "My cousin must have heard about today's court meeting?" ”

Jinyi Wei is not in the court, but he is the most deaf and clear-sighted, not to mention, many things, the father will not tell their sons, but he may not tell his cousin.

After a few glasses of wine, Yan Chong's face was as usual, and when he heard the words, he raised his head slightly, and smiled at Xiao Qi, who was slightly drunk with a jade face on the opposite side, "What His Highness said, isn't it the matter of salt affairs mentioned by the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the court meeting?" ”

Do you really know? Xiao Qi's eyes flashed with a bright light very quickly, and he unconsciously moved his body, "Now, although the treasury is still full, the second affairs of salt and iron are related to the country, if someone really hits the idea on this, it is the silverfish of the country." ”

"Your Highness wants to follow the will of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and advocate the investigation of salt affairs?" Yan Chong leaned back on the chair behind him.

"Cousin Guo is really bright-eyed, Chu Feng is exactly what he means." Xiao Qi smiled overjoyed, looking at Yan Chong's gaze eagerly in a trance, he was commendable, knowing that he understood his confidant.

"The salt affairs are in the hands of the Zheng family, the two lakes and the two Guang are all protégés of the Zheng family, not to mention, behind the Zheng family stand the queen mother and Her Royal Highness King Rong, that is, above the boundary of the south of the Yangtze River, the officials protect each other, but the old horse of Zheng Pavilion is Zhan, and it is also a hard bone that is not easy to gnaw, Your Highness can think about it?" Yan Chong took the empty wine glass, and did not pour the wine, his slender fingers flexibly turned the wine glass back and forth, even if he was talking about political affairs, it was still a casual tone.

"Chu Feng naturally knows that this matter is not easy, so he came to ask his cousin for advice." Xiao Qi's face was sincere.

Yan Chong chuckled lowly, "If you ask for advice, you won't dare." I don't get involved in political affairs, and I don't necessarily understand it. However, I thought that at today's court meeting, there was just an impeachment of the salt affairs that were not clear, and I asked Your Majesty to investigate it thoroughly. Whether to check or not, I am afraid that the court will not be conclusive for a while. When the argument comes to a conclusion, if there is really any evidence, I am afraid that what should be erased will be smoothed out one by one. ”

"Instead of holding on to the salt, it's better to start elsewhere and surround the point to help." Yan Chong said, turning the empty wine glass in his hand over and slamming it upside down on the table.

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up, he got up, and bowed respectfully towards Yan Chongchang, "Thank you cousin for your advice." ”

Seeing Yan Chong riding a horse and leaving under the restaurant, Xiao Qi retracted his gaze, walked away from the window, turned around behind the screen, pushed open a secret door and walked into the private room next door.

"Sir is like a god. Yan's second cousin really has the intention of surrendering. Xiao Qi's words were very cheerful, and he was very satisfied with the results of today's temptation.

"The second son of Yan is a smart person, why is Jinyiwei notorious, but his status is transcendent. One is because of the means, and the other is because of the privileges granted by His Majesty. The second son of Yan was already favored by His Majesty, and even flourished in the princes, how could he self-destruct the Great Wall? "Twilight is coming, the room is half light and half dark, and the one who speaks is hidden in the darkness, and his tone is elegant and low, with two points of estrangement.

Xiao Qi frowned, "What do you mean?" ”

"Naturally, it is because of the thorough investigation of the salt affairs, which is also the intention of His Majesty."

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up, "Father also wants to move the Zheng family?" ”

"Your Majesty wants to move the Zheng family, but you don't necessarily want to move the queen and King Rong. Your Highness, the storage position is undecided, do you calculate, what are your chances of winning? King Rong, what are the odds of winning? ”