When I returned to the house, it was already late.

The candle flame was tranquil and warm, which also calmed Zhao Chen's heart.

"Your Highness, wash up, Qin Niang made chicken legs today..."Shuangxi stepped forward with a basin of water, and said with a smile.

She smiled along, wiped her face indiscriminately, and was about to say something when the door opened in the east chamber.

Meng Yong was dressed in an azure coat, standing quietly under the half-light and half-dark corridor, his good-looking eyebrows and eyes were slightly sparse, and he didn't say anything for a while.

Zhao Chen didn't care, and said to Shuangxi: "Set up a small table in the courtyard, I won't eat with you today." ”

Shuangxi glanced at Meng Yong secretly, although he was a little reluctant, but he still responded.

The crescent moon hangs high in the sky, and under the old tree that will bloom green, there is a small table for vegetables, and two people sit across the table.

"If you come to the door like this to take care of things, you will inevitably be hated by Xie Shiming, and if you are worried about your own secret vault, he is likely to think about dealing with you." Meng Yong looked at Zhao Chen, who was immersed in cooking.

Zhao Chen paused and glanced at him meaninglessly.

Zhang San really didn't tell him what happened that night-

"Don't worry, I also made a statement to Your Majesty yesterday, and I will stand on the side of the prince, plus this time I am helping the second brother..."She said with a smile, "Xie Shiming will not be stupid enough to offend the second brother." ”

She took a few more bites of food, "And Lao Xie also knows about this matter, and he will pay more attention to it." ”

Hearing that she didn't care so much, Meng Yong seemed to be thinking about something, and said for a while: "Shi'an, don't be careless, although you are a prince, it doesn't mean that no one dares to attack you." ”

"People whose interests are touched will do anything, and you don't allow yourself to threaten those people-"

Zhao Chen suddenly raised his eyes and smiled, "Those people? A third person? Since you won't tell me, then I think you have the confidence to protect me, so what am I worried about? ”

Meng Yong was stunned, and looked at her clean eyes, a little speechless for a while.

"Okay, eat more, and point to you to protect my little life!" Zhao Chen smiled and pushed half a plate of chicken legs to him, and got up and went back to the room.

Meng Yong watched silently, and for a moment, he suddenly lowered his eyebrows and smiled.

………

Three days later.

"There was a rebellion in Liaodong?" Zhao Chen frowned and looked at King Yu.

In the past three days, Xie Shiming has never been to other places except for his daily court and duty, and he has not been in contact with anyone.

is very stable to be suspicious of being provoked by her.

She originally thought that if Xie Shiming delayed here for too long and there was no news, then she would start directly from Gao Lian's side.

But the king of Yu, who wrote a letter to invite Gao Lian to go to Beijing for a briefing, received a reply last night-

King Yu nodded: "Gao Lian said that Liaodong has been in trouble recently, and as the chief soldier, he really can't leave, so he invited me to go to Liaodong as a guest when I have time..."

Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes in thought, and muttered: "Gao Lian is far away in Liaodong, I'm afraid that he may not know that he has caused trouble, and the person who solves the trouble for him should not tell him." ”

"After all, if Gao Lian is uneasy, he is likely to do something to protect himself, I am afraid that he will not be in control, if Gao Lian does not know about the trouble-"

King Yu thought for a while and said: "Now that I am in the limelight, Gao Lian should not refuse to associate with me, either there is really a rebellion in Liaodong, or someone has stopped him." ”

Zhao Chen was silent for a moment and asked lightly: "Can you find out if Gao Lian has asked for orders to go to Beijing to report on his work?" ”

King Yu said: "Gao Lian is now under the command of Prince Zhuang, we may be able to ask Han Qing for help in this matter, if Gao Lian has asked for a report on his work, the documents should still be with Prince Zhuang." ”

Zhao Chen couldn't help but resist a little.

For Zhao Hanqing, she still feels that she can't see clearly and can't figure it out, and it is full of some plausibility.

It is not close to talk about being close, and it is not good to talk about being unfamiliar.

But the other party didn't help her less, although it was also for her career, but in the end, it was a friendship-

Seeing that Zhao Chen was silent for a long time, King Yu asked a little strangely: "Do you believe him?" ”

Zhao Chen subconsciously asked: "Why do you believe it?" "The human heart is unpredictable, and it is so easy to believe anyone's words, I don't know where to bury this bone." ”

King Yu was silent for a long time and rubbed her head soothingly.

"You probably don't know, after you injured your leg when you were a child, those children couldn't help but have some bad words in secret, at first I wanted to teach them a private lesson, and then it was Han Qing-"

He couldn't help but shake his head and laughed: "Han Qing is a precocious and wise person, gentle and courteous, and kind to people, but that time he had a fight with someone and broke his blood, and he didn't let go until the guards pulled the fight..."

"At the time, I thought it was strange, so I kept an eye on him, and later... Do you remember Princess Changwon's youngest son? He asked softly.

Zhao Chen nodded silently.

When I was a child, there were always some little overlords in the school, who liked to bully some people whose family backgrounds were not as good as them, and they did not cling to them.

For example, Zhu Li's stammering and shy little fat man is their favorite target of bullying and ridicule.

Because of this, she fought countless times with those little overlords, and then she was lame, and they joined forces, openly sarcastic and secretly bad...

The worst one at the beginning was the youngest son of Princess Changyuan-

"He secretly lit the library that time, and locked you and Zhu Li inside, and afterwards lied with his companions, saying that you were messing around with yourself..."King Yu's eyes were cold, and the malice of children is sometimes more terrible than that of adults.

He paused, "There was no evidence that time, so it was over, but within a few days, Princess Changyuan's adultery was exposed, and the concubine made trouble in front of the palace... Princess Changyuan was expelled back to the fiefdom, and he was also driven out of the capital. ”

Zhao Chen understood something, and couldn't help but purse his lips.

At that time, she was still young, but she really thought that it was a reward for good and evil, and now that she thinks about it-

"The one who had an adulterous affair with Changyuan was the deputy commander of Prince Zhuang's mansion, and at that time I saw Han Qing secretly ask people to send evidence to the horses... So over the years, I still have a good impression of him. ”

King Yu rubbed her head again, "I also thought that you would have a good relationship, so I thought of going to him for help." ”

Zhao Chen didn't speak for a while.

She has also been a little aware of it over the years, but first, she can't think of a reason, and secondly, Zhao Hanqing herself is far and near, which makes her hesitate and rarely take the initiative to come and go-

After a moment, she suppressed her thoughts and smiled: "It's because I'm thinking too much, Gao Lian is a subordinate of Prince Zhuang, this matter is always unavoidable, and the people in the shadows are obviously aware of us..."

She raised her eyebrows and smiled: "It's better to check generously, so that the person can know that I have my eye on Gao Lian——"

If I don't make a move, I'm going to catch you...

………

To the east of the city, Taibaiju.

The door opened from the inside, and Zhao Hanqing, dressed in moon-white clothes, walked out.

When he saw the smiling Zhao Chen, there was also a faint smile in his half-drunk eyes, and his bright eyebrows became more and more charming.

Proud of the snow and cold plums, Yingying is independent, and it is beautiful.

Zhao Chen looked away and said with a smile: "If my cousin is not drunk, I don't mind if Shi'an invites you to have a few more drinks, right?" ”

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