Out of the warm pavilion, Lin Yixuan did not leave the palace.

and Lin Xiaochen were parallel for a distance, neither of them spoke, Lin Xiaochen's face was indifferent, as if nothing had happened just now. Lin Yixuan glanced at him without a trace, seeing that he looked calm, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his lips, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"You've always been in touch with the third sister, right?" Although this is a question, it has an affirmative tone.

Unexpectedly, without being in front of Emperor Southern Wei, Lin Xiaochen didn't even mean to hide his pretense, looked at Lin Yixuan and smiled: "Yes." Although my father had a lot of complaints about the third sister because North Vietnam did not really form an alliance with us, I am her second brother after all. Although the third sister married in the past, she was far away from her homeland after all, and I, the second brother, also felt pity for her in my heart. Occasionally telling her about the local customs and interesting things can also ease her homesickness. ”

After speaking, he also said meaningfully: "Big brother, are you too ruthless to the third sister?" After all...... She's ...... to you."

"Shut up!" Lin Yixuan's face changed: "This is the palace, if you don't say these nonsense words, if your father hears it, you won't be able to please it." ”

For Lin Yixuan, the most unspeakable thing is to be in love with his sister Bai Yixuan. Although the two are not related by blood, they are brother and sister in name, and they have grown up together since childhood, comparable to relatives. And the identities of the two are sensitive, if this kind of thing is known to outsiders, I am afraid that it will be a scandal for the entire Southern Wei royal family.

"Big brother, I didn't say anything, why are you angry?"

Lin Xiaochen looked surprised, and said: "I want to say, after all, the third sister has been the closest to you since she was a child, and you will ignore her when she marries into the Southern Wei Dynasty, how sad she should be." ”

"You ......" Lin Yixuan's face suddenly turned pale and he couldn't speak.

"Hehe, big brother, you're too sensitive." Lin Xiaochen laughed, a smug gleam flashed in his eyes, "I just care about the third sister, if you have something to say, I can also help you bring it to her......"

"If you contact the third sister and help her use the royal guard, I think my father will not be too happy to find out."

Lin Yixuan said suddenly: "Second brother, I advise you not to mess around, the secret guard of the royal family is not trivial, although the father gave each of us the right to use a part, but you can't help the third sister to sneak attack the new emperor of Western Chu." Didn't you really think that your father couldn't have guessed just now? He's just waiting for you to confess to yourself. ”

His heart sank, but he didn't expect this matter to be directly picked out by Lin Yixuan, and the smug look on Lin Xiaochen's face suddenly disappeared.

It's not that he was worried that Emperor Southern Wei would blame him, Lin Xiaochen knew that as long as his father didn't say it just now, he wouldn't blame him now. Even if he knew that the assassination of the new emperor of Western Chu had something to do with him, he was only considering whether the Southern Wei should take the opportunity to unite with North Vietnam, not as Lin Yixuan said.

Not worried about Emperor Southern Wei, Lin Xiaochen was worried about Lin Yixuan saying it.

Once the Western Chu side knew that he had done this, when the time came, the Southern Wei Dynasty would lose the opportunity, and if the King of Chu took the opportunity to make trouble again, he was afraid that it would be unfavorable to the Southern Wei. When the time comes, the father will not be able to solve it, and he will definitely withdraw and bear the responsibility.

His face was gloomy, and Lin Xiaochen didn't speak for a long time.

He and this eldest brother will face this day from birth. No matter who sits in that position, I'm afraid that the other party will not be spared. Now he is only the second prince, although he also has the heart of his father, but he is still not as good as the eldest brother, and if he wants to pull him down and become the prince himself, I am afraid that it is not a simple matter.

"I don't quite understand what the eldest brother said."

Lin Xiaochen naturally wouldn't admit it: "I'm just communicating with the third sister occasionally by letter, it's absolutely impossible to help her use the secret guard." I still have something to do, so I won't talk to my eldest brother much. ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Lin Yixuan to speak, and left directly.

Back at the Prince's Mansion, Lin Yixuan immediately called the steward Cheng Qian to inquire about the progress of the matter.

Although Cheng Qian is in charge, he is the person left to him by Lin Yixuan's deceased mother, with a calm and quiet personality, reliable work, and deep trust in him, and some confidential and important matters are basically handed over to him to do.

Luo Qingluan's letter did not say what he needed this muscle-nourishing blood vine, but asked him to send it to Xichu within half a month. Lin Yixuan had never seen Luo Qingluan ask him for anything, and in such a short period of time, it was obviously urgent. He didn't ask much, and if she was willing to say, she would naturally tell him later.

Cheng Qian arched his body and replied: "Prince, my subordinates sent hundreds of people to Yimeng Mountain, but it has only been two days, and I have not received any news, so I should not have found it yet." My subordinates have also asked people, this muscle-nourishing blood vine is a unique medicinal material of my Southern Wei Dynasty, a few years ago, because, because of the queen's mother, His Majesty had sent a large number of people to the palace. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Yixuan seemed to remember something.

His mother only gave birth to one son, because of the blood collapse during childbirth, seven or eight imperial doctors spent a lot of effort, plus the mercy of heaven, and finally saved him, but since then he has been deficient in qi and blood, and his health is not good all year round. The imperial physician prescribed a prescription for his mother to recuperate his body, including the use of this muscle-nourishing blood vine as the main medicine, so his father ordered that this muscle-nourishing blood vine be sent into the palace in large quantities as a tribute medicine.

This medicine is not much in the first place, and it has been harvested in large quantities for more than 20 years and is almost extinct. Although there is a special medicine garden in the palace that grows this medicine, the effect of the medicine is not as good as that of the wild one, and his mother's health is getting worse and worse, and she finally died three years ago.

Now there is still an inventory of muscle-building and blood-nourishing vines in the palace, which are basically artificially planted, Lin Yixuan knows that Luo Qingluan wants this kind of nature, but whether the wild ones can be found can only depend on the will of God.

"Well, I know, you help Bengong keep an eye on this matter, and report it as soon as there is news." Lin Yixuan said, somewhat mentally prepared. If he really can't find a wild one, then he can only send some of the defective inventory in the palace to Luo Qingluan, which is better than nothing.

On the other side, the Second Prince's Mansion.

After returning home, Lin Xiaochen summoned his confidants and handed him a letter of fire paint and asked him to send it to North Vietnam immediately.

The person who arranged the secret guard of the royal family was indeed him, and it was indeed Lin Yixuan's guess, because of Bai Yixuan's request, he agreed. The benefits are naturally there, now Bai Yixuan, as the queen of Beiyue, still has some ability, and he will give a certain degree of help when he promises him how to compete with Lin Yixuan for the throne in the future, and Lin Xiaochen immediately agreed.

It's a collaboration, using the power in each other's hands to do something for each other in order to achieve their own ends.

In a moment, there was another person in Lin Xiaochen's room.

The man had come straight out of the chamber in the room, and if anyone else was present, he could be clearly seen coming out from behind a bookcase that had been split in two, but with a strange and mysterious power. His every move blends into his surroundings, and if you don't stare at him, you're afraid you'll ignore it, as if you don't see it.

Standing in front of Lin Xiaochen, this man in ordinary clothes and ordinary appearance didn't say a word, just waiting for his order.

"You are personally responsible for this matter, go and keep an eye on the prince, no matter what he does, record it all and send it to me in time." Lin Xiaochen had a feeling that his eldest brother would definitely take action because he used the royal secret guard to assassinate the new emperor of Western Chu. As for whether it is aimed at him or Xi Chu, it cannot be determined.

"......" The man bowed his head, did not answer, and then retreated and returned to the secret room.

In a moment, the door of the secret room returned to a bookshelf, and there was nothing strange to be seen.

After doing this, Lin Xiaochen seemed to be a lot more relieved.

The person he sent was one of the deacons of the royal secret guard that he could use, and the person who assassinated the new emperor of Western Chu last time was also sent by him. But he didn't expect to be captured, and even the weapon was snatched by Xi Chu and sent over.

It's just that the royal secret guard is already one of the most powerful and reliable forces in Lin Xiaochen's hands, and if it is not until the last moment, he is unwilling to use his personal power. This is too easy to be feared by the father, if you can, you don't need it, otherwise he will be finished if he is discovered.

……

In the past few days, the ministers of Xichu have become more and more worried, and everyone is speculating about what happened to His Majesty.

From the day when Princess Chu was urgently summoned into the palace, some sensitive courtiers inquired through their own channels, but they only thought that the emperor was not good, and His Majesty and the Queen Mother wanted to insist on it again and save more time.

But I didn't expect that the next day, His Majesty did not go to court.

The ministers also understood that although there was no news of the death of the Emperor Taishang in the palace, everyone knew what the situation was, most of them were not good, even if it was Princess Chu's medical skills, there was no way, His Majesty was overly sad, and it was normal for him to be in the mood to go to court.

But until the third and fourth days passed, Nangong Qing still did not show up, and the ministers began to be dissatisfied.

Even if the Emperor really returns to heaven, His Majesty should not abandon the government, and should agree with the ministers about the return of the Emperor to heaven, instead of hiding and not seeing anyone. There was even more impatient direct request to see, but he was refused, His Majesty didn't even show his shadow, only Sun Dafu, the chief eunuch next to him, said that His Majesty was unwell, and no one was seen, and there was no more news.

Soon after succeeding to the throne, Nangong Qing's diligence was praised by the ministers, but he didn't expect it to be like this in less than half a year, it can be seen that his heart is unstable, and he was immediately discussed by the ministers and officials, and all kinds of speculations. But for ten days in a row, Nangong Qing was still like this, and he didn't seem to care what the ministers were talking about, and everyone felt that something was wrong.

Some sensitive courtiers noticed that although the emperor had returned to heaven, the funeral matters were only ordered by the queen mother, and the new emperor Nangong Qing did not express any opinion at all. Moreover, the hospital is still busy, but no one knows what they are busy with, and it looks mysterious.

More and more ministers are definitely wrong, is the new emperor ...... Did something go wrong?

From the day of the incident until half a month later, the news finally came that His Majesty was unwell, but for the sake of the accumulated state affairs, all the ministries were allowed to meet in the palace, and in order not to affect His Majesty's health, there was only one hour.

When Wen Changde, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and others finally met the new Emperor Nangong Qing, they knew what was going on for a while.

The smell of medicine wafted in the spacious and quiet dormitory, and even the incense that was lit could not be dispelled, and the dragon bed could not be seen under the cover of the drapery, and a figure sat half-leaning, looking listless.

Everyone's hearts were shocked, and they immediately knelt down, and said in fear: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is ......"

The queen mother on the side had a bad face, and her face was solemn: "All of you have seen it, why doesn't Your Majesty go to court for half a month, this is the reason." His Majesty was grieved because of the return of the Emperor Taishang, and vomited blood, resulting in physical discomfort. Now that I've been recuperating for a while, I've finally eased up a bit. ”