Chapter 36: His Royal Highness the Third Prince
In Qilan Town, which is more than 40 miles away from Chang'an City, there are more than a dozen antique ancient residential courtyards of different sizes between the shallow hills and flat dams that can be seen at a glance, and the areas are very different.
Lihong took Cheng Chen to the innermost position to the left, knocked on the door and walked in, this courtyard is quite large, sitting in the south and facing north, showing a quadrangle courtyard and two courtyards, eight houses, two stone wells, a set of wells in the well, and a scene in the well.
After Li Hong took Cheng Chen to the guest room, he said: "Miss, the two girls are here, Miss has been on the road for a long time, go back to rest first." ”
"Miss!"
Two crisp voices sounded, and then the door was opened, and the two little maids walked out ecstatically, leading Cheng Chen into the guest room.
Cheng Chen and the two maids hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the three of them laughed and chatted for a while, and Cheng Chen went back to the next room to rest.
After more than ten days of rushing and not sleeping well, Cheng Chen soon fell asleep.
"Knock knock!"
"Miss!"
Cheng Chen's sleep was awakened by the sound of Lihong outside the door, and he still felt very tired after sleeping for a long time, so he had no choice but to get up.
Cheng Chen followed Lihong to the small courtyard, and when he entered the room, the masked man was already sitting on the top and waiting.
"Subordinates see masters!" Cheng Chen bowed after entering the house.
"Get up! This matter is done well, and the matter is calm, so can you read it? The pair of eyes that were only exposed in the mask stared at Cheng Chen tightly.
Cheng Chen's heart trembled, thinking about how to dispel his concerns. After being silent for a while, he sorted out his thoughts before he said: "The subordinates just glanced at it cursoly, but the master doesn't need to worry, even if the content of this letter is a big deal, not to mention that the subordinates preach it and no one believes it, even if someone believes it, the emperor will try his best to stop it, pick it up and put it down gently." ”
"Oh? Why? Tell me more about it. The masked man's eyes flashed with a strange color.
Cheng Chen got the approval and continued: "It's because it is an obstacle to the current situation and is not conducive to the balance between the two princes now, can the master understand why the eldest prince was deposed as the crown prince twelve years ago?" The prince was made a prince from birth, and the prince was not too immoral in the affairs of that year, and he could have been lightly exposed. It's just because the emperor doesn't want an heir to wait for him at all. The emperor was less than fifty years old at the time, and there was no problem for the emperor to live for another twenty or thirty years. Do you want the eldest prince to be the crown prince for more than 40 years?
Although the emperor is 60 this year, it is still very easy to live for another ten or eight years, and the emperor has not yet appointed a prince just because he would rather vacate the throne and let the two princes of the authorities compete, so that he can sit firmly on the high platform and smile at the situation. ”
"Bang Bang!"
After the masked man clapped his hands, he asked questions and said, "That's a good point! So you mean the letter has no usable value? ”
Cheng Chen saw that he showed interest, so he said eloquently: "Master Qiqi, this letter will not be useless!" It's just that the time has not yet come, and this letter can't be taken out too early, if the eldest prince falls, it will be the second prince and one party dominant! But as long as the time is right, this letter can either control the eldest prince to become a sharp sword for the master, or it can be directly inserted into the chest of the eldest prince as a sharp sword, depending on how the master wants to use it. ”
"Hahaha! How do you think I'm going to use this letter? You might have guessed who I am? ”
The masked man's eyes already flashed with intense interest.
"Qiqi master, if the master is not a person from the two parties involved in the competition, he will definitely not provoke this matter, if the master is a person from the side of the eldest prince, Lihong will not agree to my proposal at the beginning and directly kill all the insiders in the village, and his subordinates will not escape the same fate after getting this letter, so the subordinates guess that the master is a person from the second prince's camp."
The masked man's eyes, which had been staring at Cheng Chen, shrank suddenly, and said in an extremely deep voice, "Then have you also guessed who I am?" Well? ”
Cheng Chen was frightened, controlled the trembling he was about to bear, and replied slowly: "My subordinates can't guess." ”
The masked man said in a cold voice, "I don't believe it! Here's another chance! ”
Knowing that he couldn't hide, Cheng Chen said in a panic: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince." ”
The third prince asked suspiciously, "Strange woman... Let's talk about how this prince revealed his clues! ”
Cheng Chen said solemnly: "Your Highness didn't show any clues, just because his subordinates saw that the master had the bearing of a noble man!" ”
"Tell the truth!" The third prince was not satisfied with this answer.
Cheng Chen is not wrong, his momentum really makes people feel unattainable.
Unsatisfied with this answer, Cheng Chen had to bite the bullet and say: "Your Highness's foundation is shallow, and the only way is to find another way." ”
Cheng Chen looked a little nervous when he said this, and glanced at him secretly.
"The prince you want to say has a shallow foundation, no power and no power, so he can only secretly play some side ways."
The third prince heard the meaning of Cheng Chen's words.
"Your Highness, those who achieve great things are not informal!"
Cheng Chen hurriedly flattered again.
The third prince didn't care, and reached out to remove the mask on his face.
A handsome and quiet face looks elegant and elegant, with sharp lines, sword eyebrows, a proud nose, thin lips, a face like a crown of jade, and skin like clotted fat.
Cheng Chen looked a little distracted...... Handsome! I forgot about my fear.
"Are you reciprocating courtesy? Staring at this prince for so long? ”
The corners of the third prince's mouth curled up slightly, as if he was smiling, and returned what Cheng Chen said when the two met for the first time.
"Ugh!"
Cheng Chen's face turned red and lowered his head and said, "My subordinates are offended!" Please punish the master! ”
I really want to find a slit to bury my head and stare at a man and be teased, it's too embarrassing.
The third prince seemed to be very satisfied that Cheng Chen would behave like this, the corners of his mouth rose a little more, and he asked with a smile: "That gentleman, tell me how I can get a glimmer of life in the cracks in the future?" ”
'Female sir? Cheng Chen was stunned for a moment, looked at him and said, "What the master has to do is not to get caught up in it, just try to watch the excitement as much as possible, and then get a chance to beat the side drum." It is necessary to show a sense of presence in the court, and it cannot be too much.
"Hmmm! You are talking about this sense of existence! This prince understands, what does this side drum mean? "The third prince asked for advice very humbly.
Cheng Chen replied: "Do something that benefits the country and the people in the name of the second prince, and remember to make a name for yourself secretly after the matter is done, and the credit is still for the second prince." ”
After hearing this, the third prince said with a calm face: "Hmm! There's no denying that you can see the big picture and have some unique insights! Now that you know who I am and know many of my secrets, you will have to be in the same boat with this prince in the future! ”
The calm words are a little flustered...
Don't you mean that I have to be tied to you for the rest of my life, and I can't betray you...
Tie it together, tie it together! It's good that nothing worse than before.
"My subordinates understand! Please rest assured that the subordinates swear allegiance to the master. "Cheng Chen half-knelt down to show loyalty!
Since then, it has been regarded as the 'own person' of the three princes. is no longer a chess piece that can be discarded at any time, only worthy of talking to him about conditions can also calculate some benefits for himself, let him promise his father's business to be fulfilled as soon as possible, if he can really ascend to the big treasure, he will also be of infinite use...
Those who follow the superior cannot only be bitter and sweet, so how can the superior win people's hearts.
Thereupon... Cheng Chen told Jiang Wenyue about it...
The third prince really readily agreed: "Okay, I will order someone to do it, and I can also ensure that he can enter the state school!" ”
"Thank you, master!"