"The matter of Yangzhou has been planned by the prince for a long time, and the layout is so deep, but now it is a failure, and even Zeng Gong, who was finally placed in the household, has also taken it in, and it is a complete loss. On the contrary, it has accomplished the great achievements of the three emperor brothers, you tell me where this prince is planted? ? ”

The eldest prince Xia Yihan sat in the secret room, his face extremely gloomy.

There were five or six officials sitting in the secret room, all of whom were from the fourth rank...

Few of the courtiers will stand in line early, and most of them will only be left and right, because the court is most taboo to stand in the wrong position, and they would rather have the icing on the cake when the overall situation has been timed than to tie themselves to the wheels.

There may be one or two important ministers who stand firmly beside the second prince, but they also disdain to sit under the same roof with this group of rising people.

The two princes can call and drink are depressed or opportunistic people who want to rely on the dragon's skills to achieve prosperity.

The Shangshu Zhusi Shilang, who was sitting in the second place of the crowd, spoke first: "Your Highness, the third prince has changed his previous mediocrity and inaction this time, and he can think of taking advantage of the emperor's power to invite the Son of Heaven to sword.

The reform charter he played was fearsome and unassailable, putting an end to all local forces that could share the salt profits except for the imperial court, and all salt profits were returned to the imperial court.

The series of assassinations that were unguardable were also resolved one by one. Even the deeply buried chess pieces were pulled out by him, which shows that the depth hidden by the three princes before was unexpected. Xia Guan expected that the three princes would become a big disaster in the future! ”

After the Shangshu Zhusi Shilang finished speaking, he bowed down and sat down, and after sitting on the top Shangshu Zuo Cheng stood up, bent down and bowed deeply, and said:

"Your Highness! Xia Guan has different opinions from Lord Qi! The so-called easy to change nature is difficult to change, and the three princes have been mediocre for more than ten years.

Thinking that Zeng Gong showed his feet, the second prince had already discovered that this person was His Royal Highness's person, and when he saw that he proposed a trip to Yangzhou, how could he not take precautions? The person who plays against His Royal Highness must be the second prince. ”

Shangshu Zuo Cheng Fang Wuyong, it is really Wuyong, he let others say it first, while listening to pay attention to the expression of the eldest prince, seeing that the eldest prince listened to Qi Ge's words with an expressionless face, and his slightly frowning brows deepened imperceptibly by half a point, it can be seen that what Qi Ge said is not to his liking, no wonder he can sit in the chief position, he is really an expert in figuring out the intentions...

Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, the eldest prince let out a soft 'um' with a look of approval. If you don't take into account the face of the former, you just need to praise it, you are right.

Shangshu Zhushi Lang Qi Ge lowered his head in frustration, how could he not understand that the eldest prince looked down on the third prince, and only chose what he wanted to hear...

Guozi Siye Ji Dongsheng stood up and said:

"Your Highness! The third prince is on the way back to Beijing, and he will arrive in a few days, so why don't His Royal Highness invite him to come over the house and have a glimpse? ”

The eldest prince nodded, "Hmm! This prince has this intention! ”

Xia Yiyu didn't know that he hadn't returned to Chang'an yet, and the two good brothers wanted to invite him over for a while. He is now playing backgammon with Cheng Chen.

The long distance, there are too few entertainment activities in ancient times, and the time is the most difficult to pass, after playing Go for more than ten days, Xia Yiyu won only a few times, so he refused to play, he didn't want to be abused by a woman.

Cheng Chen taught him to play backgammon, the two of them each held the same color, and the line was not blocked into five, and he began to be abused and had fresh energy, and after a few days of refusal, Cheng Chen kept coaxing him to play.

Xia Yiyu pushed the chessboard, and said with a smile: "I'm going to enter the city soon, don't play!" ”

I'm finally relieved...

This man is good-looking, and he looks better when he smiles...

The two of them looked at each other, and this thought was very different...

"Chen'er, wait a minute, I'll send you back to your new mansion first, I still have to go to the palace to make a business! I'll come to you when I'm free! ”

Xia Yiyu found that Cheng Chen liked to see himself laughing, and there was a trace of throbbing in his heart, so he could smile at her more in the future?

Cheng Chen got off the carriage in a remote and quiet alley, and a delicate and slightly magnificent mansion appeared in front of him, and the high walls were not much better than the walls of the high-ranking officials' mansions he had seen along the way. On both sides of the stairs are large stone lions of the town house. There is no plaque on the front of the mansion.

Cheng Chen followed Lihong into the house, there were many trees and many flower beds, but unfortunately they withered a lot in winter. Cheng Chen felt that this was the mansion of a high-ranking official before.

"Miss"

The two maids greeted him, and Xizhu, who had been separated for a few months, threw herself into Cheng Chen's arms and cried loudly.

"Miss! Don't leave the slave and maid behind, okay? ”

"Good"

Cheng Chen's eyes were also slightly moist, the two had been together for ten years, and they had never been separated for such a long time. knew that it was impossible and unwilling to brush her mind.

After entering the courtyard to wash, Cheng Chen was pestered by two little girls to ask questions, Cheng Chen only picked up some happy and said, this chat also chatted for a few hours, late at night, Xizhu was reluctant to let go of Cheng Chen.

Cheng Chen looked at the people who visited in the middle of the night with black lines on his head.

"Your Highness, why did you come back at night?"

Xia Yiyu ignored Cheng Chen's harsh words, showed a big smile, and said, "I want to come to find out if you are dissatisfied with this mansion, this is the mansion I got in exchange for the credit of my trip to Yangzhou!" The mansion is the residence of the first two Rite Ministry Shoshu! Anyway, my merit can only be exchanged for substance, and it is impossible for my father to confer my official position. ”

Cheng Chen looked at him full of treasures, as if waiting for praise, "Thank you, Your Highness." The subordinates are very satisfied! ”

Xia Yiyu showed a big smile again and said, "Hmm! It's good to be satisfied! I found a new identity, the illegitimate daughter born to my second uncle's house, but it is a pity that she herself died of illness five years ago, and the relatives in the family only know her person, and no one has ever seen her! I can pass you to my mother's name! ”

Xia Yiyu's words reminded her of her father, and she didn't want to really abandon her surname and recognize someone else as her father.

Cheng Chen choked softly and said, "Your Highness! Subordinates can't abandon their surnames, I have my own father. ”

Xia Yiyu panicked, he had never seen Cheng Chen crying, he stretched out his hand to wipe away the shallow tears for her, and said in a very gentle tone: "Don't cry!" My mother's surname is Xie! It's just a stopgap measure to let you recognize your relatives, and in the future, as long as I am..."

Seeing that Cheng Chen didn't speak, Xia Yiyu continued: "If you want to overturn the case for your father now, we will do it now." ”

Cheng Chen understood what he meant, and he was also very moved!

"Thank you, Your Highness! My subordinates have listened to you, I have thought about it, my father's case, I have to wait! Waiting for the continuous rainstorm in spring, the Yellow River is in trouble! Otherwise, it's not enough to just grasp the old case, and when they die again, it's just right to give them a ride! ”

Cheng Chen's face was hideous at this time, and his eyes burst with strong hatred!

Xia Yiyu couldn't bear to see Cheng Chen being tortured by hatred, at the moment when Cheng Chen cried, his heart was tightly clenched, and he wanted to cry when it hurt. only then did he understand that he really liked the woman in front of him and liked everything about her, but apart from her tears, he couldn't bear her crying.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Xia Yiyu was sure that he liked Cheng Chen, and there were some things that he couldn't hide, otherwise it would cause estrangement.

"Something I want to tell you!" Xia Yiyu said after a long hesitation on his lips.

Cheng Chen said very considerately: "What is the matter with Your Highness?" It's too reluctant to have to. ”

"Xiaoqing, it's my subordinate!"

"It's normal, I don't mind!" Cheng Chen didn't think so, when she first arrived at Xuanyu Pavilion, Xia Yiyu definitely wanted to put someone by her side.

"Your Highness! Can you take your hand off the hook? Do I mind if this line is fine? Cheng Chen couldn't help but remind him that his big hand had been holding him for a long time, maybe he just pretended not to know.

Xia Yiyu really pretended not to know, and said with a smile: "Hehe! I forgot, I'm not comforting you. It's getting late, so I'll go first, and get some rest early! ”

"Subordinates send your Highness!"

Xia Yiyu frowned when he heard this and corrected: "You can't call your subordinates!" No need to send it! Remember not to call subordinates. I'll ask my uncle and them to come to Beijing to meet you another day. ”

Cheng Chen also reacted, and said with a smile: "Cousin! Then the little sister won't send it! ”

Picking up the spy left by Xia Yiyu, Cheng Chen looked at it carefully.