"Lord Chen left a note for Mrs. Chen the night before and left, and has not returned."

Seeing Chu Nian, Dark Four said in a dumb voice.

As soon as the dark four words fell, I saw Chu Nian turn around and enter the cabinet with a frown, and after a while, she came out wearing a brand new dress, her pale was also covered by rouge, and a thin veil was on her face, and then she went out of the door. Seeing her in such a hurry, the remaining few looked at each other wordlessly, and Dark Two and Dark Four turned around and followed.

The Walnut Tavern is still full of guests today, and a noble man in plain white in the corner is drinking tea indifferently, raising his eyes, and facing a pair of apricot eyes. He smiled lightly as expected, and then reached out and filled the empty teacup opposite.

Chu Nian frowned and sat down across from him, "Sir, how can you be willing to share Allure's appearance with others today?" ”

Tao smiled silently, "Come on, I heard that you like bamboo leaves, I made a pot for you with my own hands." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian picked up the teacup and took a sip, this tea was about freshly brewed, no more than a stick of incense, and the tea was still hot. It seems that they have just entered the city when Tao Jinyan received the news.

Putting down the teacup, Chu Niancai raised his eyes to look at him, "How do you know." ”

"Know what?"

Looking at Tao Jinyan, who was pretending to be stupid, Chu Nian couldn't help frowning, she looked around, and her voice sank a little, "Who is the mastermind behind it?" ”

Tao Jinyan looked at Chu Nian inexplicably with a pair of peach blossom eyes, and after a while, he pursed his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice: "The third lady has not forgotten, the thing promised me has not been done yet, and now you have to pay for getting the news from me, and I hope the third lady understands that it is not easy to get our news." ”

Looking at his hypocritical appearance, Chu Nian was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched, but now that he had a request for someone, he had to say bluntly: "What do you want?" ”

Tao Jinyan picked up the teacup and slowly stretched out five fingers.

"Fifty taels?"

Tao Jinyan shook his head, a pair of peach blossom eyes staring directly at Chu Nian.

Seeing that he was not satisfied, Chu Nian couldn't help but clench his fists. "What, it's just a piece of news, five hundred taels?"

"The third lady really misunderstood me, am I like a profiteer with a big mouth like that?"

"And what do you want?"

Seeing that Chu Nian was so eager, Tao Jinyan smiled more and more happily, "I don't want money, I just want to add a few more children on the basis of what we talked about, and ...... I want you to ask the organization for news in the future and pay half of the price. “

Chu Nian raised her eyebrows, she was waiting for her here? But at the moment, she only knew that Mu Qing and her grandfather were in danger, and if she called the secret guards to investigate, she was afraid that the daylily would be cold by then, so she had to cheapen the profiteer. After a moment, Chu Nian nodded slowly.

"Okay."

Tao Jinyan suddenly smiled as if he was cheap, "Three ladies upstairs, please, there are many people here, and it is not very safe." ”

……

Jishitang is very lively, in the middle of the backyard, Zhu Qing stood expressionless in place and seemed to freeze, next to him was a group of curious children, who were not afraid to pull his clothes and ask questions, but Zhu Qing didn't know how to answer the children's questions, Chu Nian took him back and left him here, under the scorching afternoon sun, nearly three hours passed, but his expression did not even change.

At dusk, a figure hurriedly entered, he was dressed in a black robe, raised his head, and a pair of cold eyes were revealed under the brim of the wide straw hat. ”

Ming Xiu nodded, his eyes scanned the surroundings, saw Zhu Qing, paused slightly, and turned to look at Ah Wu and said, "What about Sanniang?" ”

Auntie shook her head, "I went out at noon and haven't come back yet." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sound of loose footsteps at the door, Chu Nian hurriedly returned, looking at Ming Xiu in the middle of the court, his face was stunned, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to the eyes.

"Are your injuries healed?"

Chu Nian frowned and looked up at him, and replied, "Your Highness is coming here at this time, aren't you afraid of making people suspicious?" When she came back, she inquired about the news, and others said that the prince's injury was not yet healed enough to go to the ground, if Wang Zixuan knew that he could not only go down to the ground now, but also came to Jishitang, wouldn't it be exposed after doing so much work.

A hint of imperceptible disappointment flashed in Ming Xiu's eyes, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Gu came here when he was ready, no one will know." ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian breathed a sigh of relief, and also sensed his strength, and said in a soft voice: "They said you were injured, what's the matter?" ”

Those cold eyes fell on her face steadily, and for a long time, Ming Xiucai's eyes flashed slightly, "Pretending to be alone." ”

Seeing this, Chu Nian nodded clearly, and let him walk towards the house, "Is there something important for Your Highness to come today?" ”

Ming Xiu opened his mouth, but before he could speak, at this time, seeing Chu Nian's figure, a group of children let go of Zhu Qing and gathered around Chu Nian's side, Rong'er took the lead in rushing into Chu Nian's arms, because the movement was too big, Chu Nian's shoulders were pulled white. Ah Wu was on the side, and when she saw Ming Xiu's suddenly sinking face, she hurriedly stepped forward to take over Rong'er in Chu Nian's arms.

"Rong'er is good, the third lady and the eldest brother have something to discuss."

Rong'er glanced at Ming Xiu obediently, and then reluctantly sent Chu Nian away, "Sister must come to me later, I miss my sister very much." ”

Chu Nian smiled and nodded, and at this time, Ming Xiu's gaze had already fallen on Zhu Qing in the court. Seeing him standing motionless in the moonlight like a piece of wood, Ming Xiu said with some doubts: "This is the person you brought back?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian looked sideways, and his gaze fell on Zhu Qing, "Well, this is Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing, come and see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After a while, Zhu Qing came back to his senses, hid the candied fruit in his hand that was stuffed by the children at some point, and then leaned over towards Ming Xiu in the court and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Chu Nian waved his hand, "You go back and rest, stay in Jishitang for the next few days, and after a few days when things are arranged, I will tell you what to do." ”

Zhu Qing took the order and left, and at this moment, only Chu Nian and Ming Xiu were finally left in the court—except for the secret guards hiding on the beams of the house.

The clear glow of the moonlight fell on the two of them, and it was extremely cold.

"I'm here to tell you ......"

"King Huainan is back?" Chu Nian frowned, this matter came out of Tao Jinyan's mouth in the afternoon, in addition, she also heard other news, for example, although Mu Qing and her grandfather were kidnapped, no one sent them to ask for silver tickets or the like, the two of them were in a room in the old mansion of the Su family, and they were being served with delicious food and drink, and for example, the king of Huainan returned to Beijing with his daughters and released the news in advance, but no one in the court knew that the king of Huainan was already in the capital.

Because Huainan is far away, Chu Nian, the king of Huainan, only knows that he has trained a group of soldiers and horses privately, but he doesn't know anything about the rest.

However, if you just look at what he did when he was in the capital, this violent King Huainan is definitely not a master to mess with.

A seat of words was held back by Chu Nian, Ming Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the pensive Chu Nian, and after a while, his thin lips tightened into a line, "Hmm." ”

Chu Nian raised his head, "Is there any movement on Concubine Liang's side?" ”

"Nope."

Concubine Liang is the concubine of the eldest brother of the King of Huainan Qin, although she has done nothing over the years, and only gave birth to a Princess Mingyue, but in the end it is the person sent in by the King of Huainan, and now the King of Huainan has entered Beijing, the purpose is not yet known, but Concubine Liang is so quiet that it is a little abnormal.

"Lonely has other things to do today." Ming Xiu frowned, and his gaze fell on Chu Nian's injured shoulder.

Chu Nian raised his eyes to look at him in surprise, and saw him continue: "This time the King of Huainan is back, I am afraid that there will be some conflicts with the Queen Mother, do you think, how should we stand in line then?" ”

Take sides? Chu Nian raised his eyebrows, "Your Highness just needs to do your part and let them fight among themselves, why do we have to stand in line?" ”

Seeing Chu Nian's doubts, Ming Xiu's face, which had been flat since he entered Jishitang, showed a slight smile, but he was still tense, "If you are standing as the Queen Mother, King Huainan will definitely target you; If you stand as the king of Huainan, the queen mother will definitely target you. Don't say that Lone is a fool in their eyes, but Lone is a thorn in the eye of King Huainan, the Queen Mother wants to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, do you think that King Huainan, a person who almost became a prince, will let the Queen Mother keep stepping on his head? ”

Chu Nian's face turned pale, if she was the king of Huainan...... She will send someone to assassinate the crown prince, if the prince dies, the queen mother will only have the old emperor in her hands, but after a hundred years of the old emperor, there will be no heirs under his knees, who will take over the throne? As long as the King of Huainan controls the hearts of the people in the court, what are the Queen Mother and the Wang family?

King Huainan's trip was directly aimed at the throne!

Chu Nian's face sank, "According to what His Highness said, what should we do?" ”

The smile on Ming Xiu's face gradually expanded, "Gu thinks that you can surrender to the King of Huainan and continue to be your double agent." ”

After Ming Xiu said this, Chu Nian understood what Ming Xiu meant, and this move could use the King of Huainan to gradually remove the minions of the Wang family, and only one King of Huainan would already get twice the result with half the effort.

But Chu Nian frowned again, "If we help the King of Huainan, and the Queen Mother will lose to the King of Huainan in the future, what should His Highness do?" ”

In the cold moonlight under the moon, Ming Xiu's thin lips were slightly hooked, "Give it to Lonely." ”

At this time, the secret guards who couldn't bear to disturb the two of them jumped down slowly, and the dark three shrank their necks and said, "Your Highness, the third lady, the time is almost here." ”

Chu Nian was shocked to realize that the two of them had been standing in the courtyard for a few hours, and immediately frowned and said, "Dark Fourth will go to investigate the situation first, pay attention to safety." ”

Hearing this, Dark Si nodded and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ming Xiu, "There is still a gift for you today." ”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and saw a dark guard dressed in black descending from the sky, holding a person in his arms, sleeping soundly without worry.

Chu Nian's eyes lit up, "Ah Qing? ”

After listening to Chu Nian's voice, Mu Qing woke up, rubbed his eyes and said, "Where am I...... Chu Nian! ”

She ignored her situation for a moment, struggled to jump out of the secret guard's arms and rushed to Chu Nian, and then hugged her, "I miss you to death, I chased you in when you rode into the forest that day, who knew that your horse was too fast I couldn't catch up, and then I was knocked unconscious, taken to a house, and didn't let me go out for three days, I've been worried about you, it's great that you're okay now." ”