Before making a move on the second prince, the eldest prince had already kept an eye on the third prince's every move. After all, this basin of fratricidal dirty water is going to be poured on the other party.

Therefore, the moment the people of the third prince set out to deal with Su Zhenyi, the mood of the eldest prince was simply too good.

These three emperor brothers were really afraid that they wouldn't be able to kill him with one move, so they took the initiative to offer other tricks.

And this handle is genuine. He just helped his brother fan the fire a little bigger.

The eldest prince is not the second prince, he has neither the talent to lead troops into battle, nor the courage to go to the battlefield in person. Therefore, digging up a ready-made general is the most urgent thing for the eldest prince.

Although he didn't see Su Jinxuan, he was not discouraged. Because of Su Jinyu's side, he also made some arrangements.

Estimating that this half-sister could not arouse Su Jinyu's worries, the eldest prince directly put the topic on Su Zhaoning's mother and son.

"On the way over, I heard that a group of sick horses ran to the side of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War. Someone has been trampled on and injured by the female relatives who returned home from Shangshu Mansion, and Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis and Xiao Shizi are also in the meantime, I don't know if Su Shilang has received the letter? "The eldest prince believes that a woman with a child is unlikely to escape a series of mad sick horses in any case.

Therefore, he said to Su Jinyu with confidence and boldness: "This prince originally wanted to go directly to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion to deliver the letter, but thinking that there were only the old and young left in the mansion over there, he was frightened by the old lady of the Dingyuan Marquis, so he went to Su Shilang's side first. ”

The eldest prince said that the focus of Su Zhaoning's mother and son was actually on the son. He hadn't paid attention to the relationship between Su Jinyu and Su Zhaoning, and he didn't think that there would be much friendship between cousins and sisters. But the little prince of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is the nephew of Su Jinyu's wife, Nan Wanwan, and the eldest prince believes that this news must be Su Jinyu's concern.

After all, Nan Minxing is gone, and this Dingyuan Marquis Mansion will completely collapse. What is the use of keeping the old lady of Dingyuan Marquis who has half of her body in the ground, and Nan Qichen, a little lame?

The eldest prince looked at Su Jinyu in front of him with confidence.

Su Jinyu's face was panicked, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to inquire about the matter.

After the order, Su Jinyu sincerely saluted the eldest prince and said, "Thank you for telling the lower officials about this." I don't know what the Great Prince has witnessed? ”

When Su Jinyu heard that Su Zhaoning took Nan Minxing to meet a sick horse, her heart was actually anxious. He couldn't wait to go out of the house immediately and find it himself.

But the intrigue in the officialdom is not inferior at all, and the strategy and calculation of the inner courtyard of the house are not inferior. Su Jinyu did not forget the first sentence of the eldest prince, what he said was that the person next to him witnessed the tragedy.

The eldest prince was very satisfied with Su Jinyu's meticulousness, and he summoned the guards around him to answer: "You and tell Su Shilang what you have seen and heard." ”

The guard answered, and said, "When I was passing through the alleys of Xizhi, I saw a man dressed as a coachman come out of a carriage. The coachman acted strangely, but his movements were very neat, and his skills were no less than that of his humble duty. The humble position couldn't help but observe one or two in the dark. ”

I saw the coachman smash the wall of the carriage with his palm, and left traces of the horse's hooves on the ground. When the other party was gone, he stepped forward to check and found that there was a girl who had died of anger among the broken carriage. The coachman was cautious, and on the face of it appeared that the woman had been trampled to death by the horse's hooves. But the humble position can see clearly, and the horse's hooves are clearly left by the other party himself. ”

The guard was halfway through his sentence when an eager voice came in at the door.

"The eldest prince, the lower official asks me, what is the identity of the coachman, do you already know?"

Su Jinxuan eagerly walked in from outside. The corners of his eyes were a little moist, and the expression on his face was very sad.

Su Jinyu's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he hurriedly asked, "Jinxuan, have you seen your second sister?" ”

Second sister? Su Jinxuan didn't pay attention to whether Su Zhaoning was near his sister at all.

Su Jinyu saw that Su Jinxuan didn't answer herself, and her heart was even more anxious. He grabbed Su Jinxuan's shoulders with both hands and urged, "Tell me quickly, where is your second sister now?" ”

Su Jinxuan heard the news that he asked Su Zhaoning even again, and the dissatisfaction in his heart suddenly welled up.

He broke away from Su Jinyu's hand and shouted at the other party: "Second sister, second sister, you only remember the second sister." She's just your cousin, and my sister is your own sister! ”

Su Jinyu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, and he asked, "The eldest prince just said that your second sister was trampled by a sick horse, and I was very anxious. You went out to pick up the third sister, why didn't you see the third sister? ”

Hearing Su Jinyu ask her sister, Su Jinxuan's mood calmed down a little. But at this time, no matter how calm he is, his heart is completely immersed in cold water.

"My sister is dead." Su Jinxuan raised his head and saw the surprise in Su Jinyu's eyes and the clarity in the eyes of the eldest prince.

The eldest prince's understanding made Su Jinxuan's heart feel a little comforted.

He walked in front of the eldest prince and knelt down directly on one knee: "Jin Xuan begs His Highness for guidance." ”

Teenagers always grow up quickly. Back then, Nan Qichen grew up overnight because of the abuse of the second prince. Now, Su Jinxuan is no longer the young man who only knew hiding behind his sister when he returned to the Marquis Mansion of Chang'an.

He knows where his worth lies.

This kneeling made the eldest prince overjoyed. He stepped forward with a happy face and helped Su Jinxuan up with his own hands, and said repeatedly: "Commander Su is serious, this prince came to the door today, but he didn't want Miss Su to die unjustly." ”

The eldest prince mentioned Su Zhenyi's death, and felt that his expression at the moment was a little wrong. He changed his expression of deep sorrow, held Su Jinxuan's hand tightly, and said, "This prince does know something. Miss Su is really unjustified this time. ”

"This prince also learned recently that General Chen Tianyang Chen actually died at the hands of the third emperor's brother. The third girl Su may have mentioned things related to General Chen at today's banquet, so the third emperor brother couldn't wait to kill people. "The eldest prince originally wanted to tell a thing or two about the banquet, but today the Su family brothers didn't act like fools. The eldest prince won't do this kind of thing.

He directly said the evidence at hand: "This prince has this guess because the guard beside me has seen the corpse of Miss Su San, and he has also seen that Qiao Zhuang Chengche's people touch those sick horses. ”

"So, this sick horse was originally deliberately aimed at my second and third sisters?" Su Jinyu believed the reason that the eldest prince said.

When Su Zhenyi first entered the mansion, the goodwill given to Su Jinyu by relying on her appearance had already disappeared in the more and more relationships that followed.

Su Jinyu could even imagine how rare and joyful it was for Su Zhenyi to hold a banquet in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War. She will definitely take advantage of this occasion to put some non-existent things on the head of her second sister.

Blame yourself, these four words, Su Jinyu did not say. But in his heart, he did think so.

"Jinxuan, have you seen your second sister?" Su Jinyu looked at Su Jinxuan, who couldn't hide his emotions in front of him.

He didn't want Su Jinxuan's anger to be implicated in Su Zhaoning's body. This sentence can be regarded as a deliberate reminder.

Su Jinxuan did have a momentary grudge against Su Zhaoning in his heart. If it weren't for her, if his sister hadn't been there to deal with Su Zhaoning, there would not have been today's death.

But after calming down, Su Jinxuan also knew that his idea was completely wrong. The third prince wanted his sister's life, and I am afraid that the real reason was not Su Zhaoning.

There were things he had to do. And under the sky, there is no impermeable wall.

Since, the third prince has already torn his face with himself. Su Jinxuan was not afraid to do more excessively.

He was going to kneel before the great prince again.

Su Jinxuan said to the eldest prince with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness, for being honest." To this day, Jin Xuan doesn't want to hide it anymore, General Chen's death that day is indeed strange. Although Jin Xuan did not see it with his own eyes, he later discovered that the corpses of those assassins did not look like those from Nanyu. ”

"The people of Nanyu are not good at fighting, and they mostly use sacrifices to curse people. And those who have calluses in their palms are obviously practicing martial arts for many years. Moreover, this time, if you take a closer look at the faces of the Nanyu envoys and the Nanyu princess, those assassins are also closer to our guards. ”

Su Jinxuan's words are what the eldest prince wants to hear. He held Su Jinxuan with both hands and insisted on not letting the other party kneel again.

"Commander Su really understands the righteousness!" The eldest prince praised.

He looked at Su Jinyu again and swore solemnly: "His Royal Highness will never let the Marquis of Chang'an Mansion be bullied." ”

Su Jinxuan spoke in front of Su Jinyu and responded to the eldest prince: "Your Highness's kindness, Jinxuan will not be repaid if he dies." ”

The eldest prince's trip can be described as a satisfactory return.

He is under his command, not only the general Su Jinxuan, but also the entire Chang'an Hou Mansion.

Su Jinxuan thought that Su Jinyu would reprimand him after the eldest prince left, but unexpectedly, Su Jinyu comforted him instead: "Third sister, you can't handle it alone, let's talk to my grandmother and mother earlier." ”

Su Jinxuan looked at Su Jinyu's back, with a sarcastic look in his eyes.

What is pure ministers and direct ministers, what is far away from the imperial power disputes, and does not take sides, but it is not the time when the situation is clear.

The second prince is dead, the third prince is in prison, the fourth prince is in a slump, and the eldest prince is already the best candidate for the crown prince.

Of course, how this is said in the end depends on what the emperor says.

With a calm face, the emperor looked at the concubine in front of him, and he asked, "Does the eldest princess of Chaoyang really say that?" ”

"Yes." Xi Concubine did not hide what she said in the Chaoyang Eldest Princess's Mansion and the response she received.

After hearing this, the anger on the emperor's face turned into a smile, and after he laughed, he said, "I really have a good imperial sister. ”

A royal sister who not only supported him on the throne with her own hands, but also a royal sister who even picked a successor for him.

The emperor didn't explain his laughter to Xi Concubine, he waved away Xi Concubine and instructed the big eunuch next to him: "Go and invite the sixth princess to come over." ”

Xi Concubine said that the eldest princess of Chaoyang rejected her proposal and was not ready to intercede for the third prince.

But that doesn't mean anything. What really represents his imperial sister's heart should be that she also rejected the suggestion to send the sixth princess away.

The emperor acted, in fact, he liked to use a trick - drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle.