The autumn wind swept over the pergola trellis, the vines rustled, and the occasional fallen leaves fell and fell into the porcelain plate on the table.

"The eldest brother had an accident on the way to Cangzhou, and was killed by the local rogue." King Ying said slowly, "There are many people in the court who think that this is just a cover-up, and the real murderer is someone else. ”

Ye Zhiwei lowered her eyes, and her gaze always fell on the tea cup in her hand, "His Royal Highness the King means ...... Does anyone suspect that this matter has something to do with the son? ”

The king smiled and was noncommittal, "The key depends on how the prince replies to the emperor." ”

Ye Zhiwei put the teacup back on the table, and only lightly spit out three words, "Got it." ”

The king sat with her for a long time, and he didn't see her take the initiative to ask about anything, and he was a little surprised, "Aren't you worried that something will happen to the prince in the palace?" ”

Ye Zhiwei raised her head and looked at King Ying quietly, and smiled slightly, "What will happen to the prince?" ”

"Many people in the court know that he used to have a bad relationship with the eldest emperor......

"Your Highness thinks that after the prince was dismissed and grounded, he is still in the mood to do these things?"

The king of England was actually just a temptation just now, and when he saw her say this, he smiled apologetically, "This king is just casually talking, don't be surprised by the princess." ”

"How can I be strange, it's just that I think this matter is very important, and I'm afraid that His Highness won't be able to get rid of it, right?"

The King was stunned.

Ye Zhiwei continued, "Not only His Highness, but also the Third Highness, who is now in the limelight, I am afraid that I can't get rid of suspicion, Your Highness, do you say yes?" ”

The King's hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air.

He didn't expect Ye Zhiwei to be so keen, and he guessed the key to the matter at once.

After the incident, although the emperor didn't say anything, but after the morning yesterday, he had already found that the emperor's attitude towards him and the three princes had changed.

In the past, after the early dynasty, the emperor would leave them to the imperial study to talk, but yesterday he did not let them stay, and later he heard that the emperor secretly summoned the prince of Nanwang into the palace.

The Emperor was clearly suspicious of them.

In contrast, the suspicion of the prince of Nanwang is much smaller, first he pleaded for the prince despite the opposition of the ministers, and then angered the emperor and was dismissed at home, how could such a person turn around and harm the prince?

Ye Zhiwei drank the tea slowly, and her heart became more and more sure of her previous guess.

Wind Twilight is like the most important bargaining chip between the King and the Three Princes, which side he leans towards, which one is likely to gain the Emperor's attention, and the vacated position of the crown prince will be closer to them.

The autumn sun shone warmly on her body, and Ye Zhiwei felt a little sleepy, but the king was still in high spirits and had no intention of leaving at all.

Ye Zhiwei was thinking about how to deal with this troublesome warm man, when she suddenly saw the steward of Nanwangfu enter the courtyard, and walked towards them with a bitter face, followed by a person.

Wearing a blue satin python dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a crown of two dragons grabbing pearls on his head, it was the third prince Feng Zexi.

Ye Zhiwei touched her chin in her heart, and secretly wondered in her heart: It seems that the wind and twilight are about to become a hot commodity.

The king did not show surprise when he saw the third prince, got up and arched his hand, and called: "Third brother." ”

The third prince also smiled with a smile on his face, "Sixth brother, why are you interested in coming here to drink tea?" As for the son, I still want to play two games of chess with him. ”

Ye Zhiwei also stepped forward to salute with a smile, only to feel that the three of them were all laughing so fakely, and after a while, they only laughed at her cheeks sore and painful.

She covered her mouth with her sleeves and yawned, "The concubine can't support it, please take care of yourself two highnesses." ”

The king of England said gently: "You take care of yourself and rest, the son has not returned, why don't you accompany the third brother to play a game of chess?" ”

The third prince said briskly: "It is exactly what I want." ”

Ye Zhiwei immediately asked Liu Yan to get the chessboard, and ordered her to wait in the courtyard, and then went back to the dormitory.

She wanted to take the opportunity to think about entering the palace to see the Queen Mother tomorrow, but she didn't expect to fall asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

She didn't wake up until late in the morning, got up and looked out the window, and almost bit her tongue.

The king and the three princes were still sitting in the courtyard, Liu Yan was standing there and even his body was about to shake, and the two princes were playing chess, and they were full of interest in killing.

"Little Lotus." Ye Zhiwei called the maid softly, "Why are they still here?" ”

Xiaolian had a bitter face, "They have already played more than a dozen plates in a row, but if they don't leave, the slaves and maids don't dare to drive people away." "Those are two princes, how dare she.

Ye Zhiwei was one head and two big, and after a little thought, she said, "You send someone to the prince, and say that the two princes will stay in the mansion for dinner, and let him prepare some." ”

Xiaolian immediately understood, covered her mouth and smiled and retreated.

Ye Zhiwei hid in the house and quietly listened to the movement outside, and after a while, sure enough, King Nan came over in person and invited the two princes to the front yard.

finally sent the two princes away, only to make Liu Yan's tired face blue.

Ye Zhiwei smiled: "Go and rest, I don't need you to serve." ”

In the evening, the king of the front yard sent someone to call her over for dinner, but she only excused herself because she was not feeling well, and refused all, so she asked people to open the fire in the small kitchen, and waited until the night was about to be locked, and she still did not see the wind and twilight come back.

Ye Zhiwei wrote a letter and called the guards who were in charge of delivering the letter: "Please send this letter to the shopkeeper." ”

After receiving the letter, the man left the Nanwang Mansion, and returned about an hour or so with a letter from the shopkeeper.

Ye Zhiwei read the letter, and then she was relieved, everything was arranged, and she was waiting to enter the palace tomorrow to meet the Queen Mother.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ye Zhiwei took Xiaolian and took a carriage to Shuxiang Garden first.

The shopkeeper arranged to carry out a large wooden box from the Shuxiang Garden, and Xia Xiaomo also followed, but he didn't dare to come forward to talk to Ye Zhiwei, just looked at it from a distance, with a sad look in his eyes.

Ye Zhiwei didn't have time to think about it, so she carefully moved the wooden box to the car, escorted by six guards, and went to the palace gate.

When she arrived at the palace gate, she showed the waist card given to her by the Queen Mother, but she did not go in immediately, but waited outside the palace gate until the close attendant Hu Gonggong next to the Queen Mother personally picked it up.

Gonggong Hu said something to the guards guarding the palace gate, and those people came forward and pretended to check the carriage, and then waved their hands to signal the passage.

Xiaolian and the six guards could not enter the palace, so they could only wait outside.

The carriage drove all the way into the palace, and Gonggong Hu led the way in front and headed towards Anhe Palace.

Seeing that Anhe Palace was in front, he suddenly heard a woman's voice outside: "Gonggong Hu, where are you going?" Look at this carriage...... It seems to be from the South Palace, what? Is it the princess of the Southern King in the car? ”

The voice Ye Zhiwei couldn't be more familiar, she raised the curtain, and saw Concubine Li standing there, with a few palace maids by her side.

Ye Zhiwei's heart couldn't help jumping, she also had Old Man Xia hidden in her carriage, and she must not let anyone find out about Old Man Xia's existence before she met the Queen Mother.

"Isn't the princess feeling unwell? Why did you get into the palace in a carriage? Concubine Li said with concern, but her eyes were staring at Ye Zhiwei's carriage at all.