In a market square at the junction of the inner and outer cities, there is a dense array of two- and three-entry houses, the streets here are not as spacious as the inner city, but they are not as deep as the outer city, they are about quite straight, the snow on the road has melted, deeply penetrated into the gap between the stone slabs, under the moonlight, there is a faint mottled and uneven depth, but the yellow mud ground next to the carriage road, there are still remnants of the silver white of frost and snow, and the road is cold.

A fork in the long street turns into, leans on the left side of a house, the green throttle is hidden, the front yard is not very spacious, from the hanging flower door to the main entrance can be more than 20 steps, so it is not even built to shine on the wall, there is a hall on the east and west sides, the wind lamp is burned in front of the eaves, it is quite bright.

Pan'er was wearing a blue and white jacket, with her hands in her sleeves, and was wandering anxiously in the gate, whenever she heard the sound of wheels rolling on the road, she leaned over the crack of the door and looked out, followed by a long sigh of disappointment, and resumed her anxiety back and forth.

She sneaked back to Jinyang with Dajun for more than half a month, has been hiding in the city, Dajun only relied on a few cronies to contact to stay in Dalong's dark line, these days have been closed, the days are very peaceful, until today's daylight, I don't know what I heard about the big thing, I took a few soldiers from Xiliang back to go out, and now I don't see the return.

Her family has the grace and appearance of the Maharaja, even if she is dressed ordinarily and stands in the crowd, she is still the presence of thousands of people, and Pan'er is very worried that her master will be recognized in this city where she has been free and arrogant for 20 years.

There was another "rolling" sound from far and near, Pan'er hurriedly came up, this time I finally saw the very ordinary green oil car parked outside, followed by Xue Dongchang, who had a beard with a sticky face and a greatly changed appearance, poked his head out of the car, and saw that there was nothing unusual outside, so he stabbed the coachman dressed as a soldier and asked him to go inside first.

Pan'er couldn't help but open the door, lowered her voice and said, "It's okay, come in, master." ”

The black shadow with the hood half-blocking his cheeks followed Xue Dongchang and jumped out of the carriage, strode in, and only then did he lift off the hood after entering the hanging flower gate, revealing a well-tied bun, the man's jade face was clear under the lamplight, his black eyebrows were flying, and his eyes reflected the lights of the courtyard, shaking the luster like glass.

Pan'er followed the pace of the prince and trotted all the way to the second room of the main room, silently untied the cloak and coat full of cool air for the master, took off a warm gold silk coat on the smoked cage, and put it on the body for the master neatly, and touched the cold hands by the way, lifted a hand stove and stuffed it into the arms of His Royal Highness the King of Jinzun and Jade, and when he turned around, he saw Xue Dongchang staring at the two eyes in a daze, Pan'er glared back, not like those handmaidens who were well-trained and behaved, but pushed the master with his hand:" This house is not like the Prince's Mansion and the Maharaja's Mansion with a warm wall, there is only a warm kang, the master sits on it quickly, and the slave and maid prepare the dining table. ”

The Maharaja sneaked back this time, with a servant girl by his side, and the rest were all old men, so the trivial food and drink all relied on the plate, and the soldiers could only help burn firewood, carry water and wash vegetables and other chores at most.

Xue Dongchang was surprised that Pan'er dared to stuff the hand stove into his master's arms, seeing that his family's Yushu was invincible in the wind and the nobles were holding a hand stove like a weak woman to keep warm, Xue Dongchang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth fiercely.

His Royal Highness the Honorable Lord also seemed to feel that such an image was detrimental to his demeanor, but he did not reprimand him for being dissatisfied, but sat down on the kang with a smile, and put the hand stove aside, but as if he was playing with a jade piece, he gently stroked it with his palm.

"Dongchang sit down, although the cooking skills of the plate are not satisfactory, it can finally fill our stomachs, it is better than the dry noodles under those big-headed soldiers, you don't make peace with them, accompany me to have a few drinks." His Royal Highness seemed to be in a good mood, completely ignoring Xue Dongchang's dark face.

The dinner is very simple, a large pot of braised pork, two plates of wine and lo-mei bought back in the market wine store, and then a bowl of spicy soup that is very good, the wine is a good wine, and the mellow aroma overflows after being hot.

Xue Dongchang felt hungry, and this time he saw his lord's lord slowly and methodically eating the dishes of the common people's home, and the resentment was like hot water simmering on the stove, and he swallowed a large bowl of spicy soup like venting, and under the disgusted gaze of His Royal Highness the Maharaja, he slammed the empty bowl like a demonstration.

"The master took the risk to show up today, and his subordinates thought it was to contact Qingque, but he didn't know that he was ......" Xue Dongchang complained with a sad face.

It's easy to inquire that the prince of Chu will return late from the palace today, and the princess will also leave the palace, the prince can't wait to order him to go out in person, Xue Dongchang thought that he was taking this opportunity to meet the dark line of the Chu Palace, but he didn't know that this was to witness the beauty, no, there was no chance to witness the beauty, it was a sedan chair to witness the beauty!

That is Zhengzhengfang, pedestrians are likely to know the monarch, although the monarch also dared to show up when the sky was dark, that is also a big risk, today with two people around him, in case of showing his traces, Xue Dongchang is still full of cold sweat when he thinks about it now.

"The subordinates know that the master is not willing to take this trip, even if he takes the risk, he has to do key things, and the green finch is not as good as the red bird, the lark, etc., it is not his own person, the master wants to achieve what he wants, and he has to persuade them to act according to the order, the master takes such a big risk, just to see the sedan chair, isn't it child's play?" Xue Dongchang was simply "heartbroken".

The monarch raised his eyebrows slightly: "Do you still know that Qingque is not your own person?" ”

Xue Dongchang was stunned, watching his master put down his chopsticks slowly, and shook the tip of his nose lightly with a glass of wine, but his gaze was a little more cold: "Qingque, they have been lurking in the Chu Wangfu for decades, how can they be trusted and not guarded against?" It's just because they value righteousness and have never done anything against the Lord, my father gave me this dark line back then, and told me that in addition to inquiring about the inside of the palace, I can't use it lightly, so over the years, although I have relied on Qingque to collect information about the palace, I have never ordered them to do anything that endangers the father and son of the king of Chu, but this time I have to use it, and this line will be scrapped after this time. ”

"The subordinates are worried that although Qingque and others are lurking in the palace on the order of Gaozu, they do have a kind and righteous friendship with the Chu Palace, otherwise it is impossible to deceive the three generations of the palace, although they are loyal to the heavenly family, but the master is ...... now" The king betrayed the country and went to Xiliang, and the world knows that Xue Dongchang is really not sure whether this dark line entrusted by the Son of Heaven will obey the order.

"That's why we can't contact us in advance." Yu Haoxi paused the wine cup, the slender jade finger poked into the placket, and took out a blood-colored red jade, under the light of the light, faintly saw the dragon-shaped dark lines: "Gaozu once had a dark line under the cloth of the five families, respectively, five different tokens, among which the British Duke and the Wei Guo Gong have been destroyed, and the faction in the Golden Banyan has also been eradicated, only the Chu Wangfu and the Weiguo Mansion remain, when I asked for a dark line in the Chu Wangfu, my father said that they only obeyed the order of the wearer. ”

Although Xue Dongchang knew that the "Green Sparrow" was the dark line of the Heavenly Family, he had never seen a token, and he was slightly relieved after hearing it.

His Royal Highness still has a token in his hand, and he is not afraid of spies who do not follow orders.

In fact, the so-called "green sparrow" does not really refer to someone, the dark line arranged by the maharaja in several princes' mansions are like this kind of name, such as the lark in the East Palace, the vermilion bird in the palace of Prince Qing, and later got the secret agent of the Chu Wangfu entrusted by the Son of Heaven, so it was incorporated into the green sparrow, and only the green finch is not the eyes and ears cultivated by the maharaja.

It's no wonder that Xue Dongchang has always been worried about Qingque.

"What are you so relieved of?" His Royal Highness the Maharaja slapped the token on the case, and sneered: "When Gaozu planted this batch of dark lines, he ordered them to do their 'righteousness' to everyone, they are all born and died with the main family to fight on the battlefield, the friendship is extraordinary, although they are loyal to the heavenly family, they have to feedback information, but the heavenly family has never ordered them to endanger the main family, after three dynasties, it is difficult to ensure that the righteousness of the Qingque to the palace is more loyal than the loyalty of the heavenly family." ”

Xue Dongchang was dumbfounded.

"I acted against the order of the ancestors this time, and I had no choice but to do so, so I could only wait for the time to come, and suddenly I gave the order, and I couldn't inform them in advance, so that the Qingque had any chance to hesitate, and the success or failure of this matter is really unpredictable, and I am not completely sure." Seeing that Xue Dongchang was full of nervousness, the monarch shook his head: "But I didn't let Qingque harm the father and son of the King of Chu, they shouldn't betray the blood order, although they are not ten percent sure, it is probably enough for fifty percent, in a hurry, there is an increase in the chance to coerce Qingque to follow the order, I have this trip today, but also to determine whether they have the opportunity to act, you and I really want to take a look at the sedan chair?" ”

After saying this, Yu Haoxi no longer paid attention to Xue Dongchang's changing expression, the reason why he spent his lips and tongue explaining, of course, was to convince his subordinates, so as not to question his decision, thinking that he was blinded by his children's private feelings, and did some ridiculous behavior.

While pouring himself a drink, thinking of the situation he witnessed today, Haoxi couldn't help but shake his head, the three generations of the King of Chu were dedicated to the country and the king, but since the time of Gaozu, he has never relaxed the monitoring of his family, and only Gaozu has the ability to lay an unguarded and unguarded dark line in the mansion of the five founding powers.

At the beginning, he asked Miao Shimo to tell Yu Feng that he was "unpredictable" and "reserved", which was really a heartfelt word, and it was also regarded as a parting gift, but unfortunately Yu Feng still took it as a deaf ear, but he was really glad that he didn't pay attention to it.

Yu Haoxi is not ashamed of his conspiracy and tricks, although he is not in the open, it is regarded as a shadow of Yu Feng behind his back, but it can also be regarded as the hidden danger of eradicating the blue sparrow for the Chu Palace, and the abolition of this dark line may be able to save the Chu Wangfu from future destruction, at least let them no longer unreservedly trust the old ministry that was born and died back then, and have a deeper understanding of the words "unfathomable".

However, for the next new monarch, it is not a good thing, and His Royal Highness is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Xue Dongchang listened to his master's explanation, only to know that he had made the mistake of being simple-minded and short-sighted, full of complaints, a wave of shame climbed, and he was preparing to blame himself and apologize, so he heard His Royal Highness say in a deep voice: "It's time, contact the lark tomorrow and let her get out." ”

"Then we can't live here, if something happens, the court will definitely search for fugitives." Xue Dongchang became nervous again.

"No, it won't." The Maharaja's index finger waved lightly: "Although the Miao family's poison technique is rarely known, don't forget that there is a Jiang Qinggu in the palace, he can solve Yu Feng's poison, which means that he knows the Miao family's poison very well, although my father doesn't know that I have Miao Shimo in my hand, but he knows that Yu Dong was once bought by me, and he will definitely think that I have the poison prepared by the Miao family in my hand, thinking that this set was arranged before I left Dalong, since I know that I am the real murderer, I will not announce the cause of the prince's death, and there is no need to search for a palace maid." ”

Xue Dongchang was convinced this time, and sincerely toasted his master with a glass of wine.

Dajun didn't expect that this time his clever plan went wrong, but it made him figure out another strange thing, and further figured out the details of Prince Qing, the fourth prince.