Shenwang's Mansion.

Chu Yanzhi stood under the corner of the corridor wearing a purple mink coat, holding a teacup with enamel painted plum blossoms in his hand, the tea in the cup was already cold, but he still pinched the teacup as if he didn't notice it, and looked at the plum blossoms in the courtyard indifferently.

He remembered that there were also a few bouquets of such plum blossoms in the blue and white porcelain vase on the table of the Yongchun Palace, and the frost was arrogant and snowy, delicate but not glamorous, just like the person in the Yongchun Palace.

"Lord Wang, Lu Guogong and Lord Wang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are here." An attendant walked behind Chu Yan and whispered.

Chu Yanzhi turned his head and saw Lu Guogong and Wang Shi standing side by side not far away. He beckoned to his attendant, then turned and entered the flower hall.

In the flower hall, there is a copper stove with the word "Fu", which constantly emits heat.

"Lord Wang."

Lu Guogong and Wang Shi stepped forward and saluted Chu Yan.

"Sit down." Chu Yanzhi smiled and raised his hand.

Hearing Chu Yanzhi's words, Lu Guogong and Wang Shi sat on the mahogany carved chairs on both sides in turn. The maid quickly stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"Taste it, this is the Lushan cloud that has just been paid tribute this year." Chu Yanzhi said with a light smile.

Lu Guogong and Wang Shi hurriedly picked up the teacups and took a sip of tea each.

"Sure enough, it's good tea. Wechen heard that this year's drought has sharply reduced the number of teas, such a good tea, Wechen will also drag the blessing of the prince to taste it here for you. Wang Shi smiled at Chu Yan's way.

Lord Wang laughed. Chu Yanzhi smiled very lightly.

Seeing that Chu Yanzhi didn't seem to be very happy, Wang Shi knew that his sycophant hadn't hit the spot, and he didn't feel a little embarrassed for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Guo, who was sitting above him, spoke openly, "Lord Wang, the dog has a letter." ”

"Oh." Hearing Lu Haiyang's letter, Chu Yanzhi's eyebrows were slightly raised, and his interest was obviously much higher.

Lu Guogong hurriedly got up and handed the letter to Chu Yanzhi, "The dog said in the letter that there is no change on the Wucheng side, but Xiao Xiyang, the commander of Wucheng, has not appeared in the Wucheng military camp for several days. ”

After reading the letter, the corners of Chu Yanzhi's lips unconsciously hooked.

Catching a glimpse of Chu Yanzhi's expression, Lu Guogong couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Lord Wang, I don't know if the old minister can ask more, you let the dog keep an eye on Wucheng's actions, is there anything wrong with Wucheng." ”

Listening to Lu Guogong's words, Chu Yanzhi's eyelids raised and swept towards Lu Guogong, staring at Lu Guogong with a smile, "What does Lu Guogong think?" ”

"Lao Chen didn't dare to guess without permission." Lu Guogong hurriedly lowered his head.

This King Shen is really elusive, I think that he followed the prince silently at the beginning, and he was kind to everyone, but now this is unpredictable, and even the needle is hidden in the brocade when he speaks, how can he still have the appearance of the gentle and elegant fourth prince at the beginning.

"Really?" Chu Yanzhi looked at Lu Guogong, and the smile on the corner of his lips gradually deepened.

Lu Guogong, who was stared at by Chu Yanzhi and felt unwell, hurriedly glanced at Wang Shi with sideways eyes.

"Lord Wang, recently, Weichen has received a lot of favorites from King Yan and his party in the court, and it seems that now they have finally recognized the situation." Wang Shi got up and raised his hand with a smile.

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Shi, but did not speak.

For a while, the atmosphere in the room gradually became a little awkward.

Lu Guogong and Wang Shi glanced at each other, and for a while, no one could guess what His Royal Highness King Shen meant.

Chu Yanzhi looked down at the already cold tea in the cup, "Wucheng over there...... Keep Haiyang watching. ”

"Yes." Lu Guogong hurriedly responded.

He attaches so much importance to the movements in Wucheng, could it be that there is really an abnormality in Wucheng?

Lu Guo lowered his head and secretly guessed in his heart.

Lord Wang, those officials who surrendered to the court......" Wang Shi said tentatively.

Chu Yanzhi closed his eyes and sneered softly, "Let's stay and take a look first." ”

The wall is piled up, and it is useless to keep these grass on the wall that sees the wind and rudder, but if he turns them all out, then these people will definitely twist into a rope, and when the time comes, he is afraid that they will work together to assist Chu Muzhi, and then it will be some trouble for him.

"Yes." Wang Shi responded and looked up at Chu Yanzhi again, "There is one more thing." ”

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Shi.

Wei Chen noticed that there are still some people who often enter and leave the Qin Palace. The prince of Lu Guogong is one of them. Wang Shi said, and the corner of his eye secretly glanced at Lu Guogong, but Lu Guogong didn't react at all.

"Oh." Chu Yanzhi's voice raised slightly, and his narrow eyes also swept towards Lu Guogong, "Lu Guogong, do you have anything to say?" ”

"Lord Wang, you also know that since that time, he has already had a relationship with the old minister, and he can't even say a word all day long." Lu Guo is fair.

Chu Yanzhi hooked the corners of his lips, "It seems that there is a deep estrangement between Lu Guogong and the prince." ”

"The old minister is ashamed." Lu Guogong lowered his head and sighed.

"In this case, is Lu Guogong considering changing the son? After all, the Lu Guogong Mansion is not only one talented son, is it? Chu Yanzhi looked at Lu Guogong and smiled very kindly.

Chu Yanzhi's words were like a boulder, and they pressed on Lu Guogong's heart.

At present, although King Shen is in the general trend, after the matter of the crown prince, he always feels that it is better to leave a way out for himself. Although King Yan is dead now, isn't there still King Qin? Besides, according to what he heard today, there has been a change in the Xiao family in Wucheng, maybe Xiao Xiyang is ready to support King Qin, the situation in this world is ever-changing, and no one knows what the result will be until the last moment, so it is a foolproof strategy to leave a way back for yourself.

"Lord Wang, it's not that these old ministers haven't thought about it, it's just that the abolition of the world is not a trivial matter, there must be a legitimate reason, and then ...... Hai Duong is also not in the capital now. Lu Guogong carefully considered the words.

Chu Yanzhi's narrow eyes stared at Lu Guogong with a smile, staring at him with a chill on his back, "Also, everything still has to wait until Haiyang returns to Beijing, but when the time comes, ......."

Chu Yanzhi didn't say the latter words, but Lu Guogong had already faintly heard the threat from inside.

"If it's nothing, you can go back first." Chu Yanzhi retracted his gaze and said lightly.

"Yes." The two hurriedly answered, and at the same time got up and walked out the door.

"By the way, there's one more thing." At this time, Chu Yanzhi's voice sounded again.

Lu Guogong sighed in his heart, and his face turned a little pale.

Looking at Lu Guogong's expression, Chu Yanzhi hooked the corners of his lips, "I heard that Miss Xiao Si is pregnant?" ”

Miss Xiao Si.

Lu Guogong was stunned for a moment, and only after a moment did he suddenly remember who Miss Xiao Si was. However, how could King Shen care about her? Although he muttered a little in his heart, Lu Guogong didn't dare to show it, so he only lowered his head and replied carefully, "Yes." ”

Chu Yanzhi smiled, and his slender fingertips tapped lightly on the table a few times, "Then don't wronged others, no matter what, her stomach is also Haiyang's flesh and blood." ”

After listening to Chu Yanzhi's words, Lu Guogong breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that King Shen paid attention to Xiao Xichun because of Haiyang's relationship.

After Lu Guogong and Wang Shi left, Chu Yanzhi poured out the cold tea in the teacup, and raised his hand to pour himself a cup of hot tea.

"Lord Wang." At this moment, another attendant walked in.

Chu Yanzhi raised his eyelids, "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Wang, Lord Chang of Dali Temple asks to see the prince." The squire said.

Chu Yanzhi hooked his lips, "Let him in." ”

Soon, the attendant led Chang Lu in.

"Weichen greets the prince." Chang Lu walked up to Chu Yan and saluted.

Chu Yanzhi held the teacup, lowered his head and blew hot air, "Presumably, you also ran into them just now." ”

"Xiaguan did meet Lu Guogong and Lord Wang at the door." Chang Lu replied truthfully.

Chu Yanzhi hooked the corners of his lips, "Then what did they say?" ”

"No, it's just that when the lower officials came, they heard that Lu Guocheng was asking Lord Wang about King Yan's funeral." Chang Lu said cautiously and raised his eyes to look at Chu Yan.

Chu Yanzhi looked at the plum blossoms vividly depicted on the teacup in his hand, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a meaningful smile.

Sure enough, it's an old fox.

"Come to think of it, Lu Guogong should have heard some rumors in the palace." Chang Lu looked at Chu Yanzhi and whispered.

I heard that Princess Yan stood in Chongde Hall for a day, and kept claiming that the body was not King Yan, and asked the emperor to send someone to Suyang to thoroughly investigate the truth.

Chu Yanzhi stroked the hand of the teacup for a moment, and looked at Chang Lu with narrow eyes.

Chang Lu's eyelids jumped, he hurriedly lowered his head, and said with a wry smile, "The lower official is just worried that these rumors will slander the reputation of the prince." ”

"Do you know what's the best way to clear up the rumors?" Chu Yanzhi looked at Chang Lu and smiled slowly.

Chang Lu was stunned.

If you want to clarify this rumor, the best and fastest way is to let King Yan stand up in person.

"It's a pity that the person who can stand up and clear up this rumor can't get up anymore." Chu Yanzhi looked at Chang Lu, and the corners of his lips slowly hooked up a cold smile.

Hearing Chu Yanzhi's words, Chang Lu originally had a somewhat vain heart, but now he completely let go.

As long as King Yan is really dead, even if the corpse is fake, what does it matter? Besides, even the emperor has already recognized it, even if Princess Yan says it again, it is already a foregone conclusion.

"Lord Wang, there is one more thing that Xia Guan wants to tell the prince."

"What?" Chu Yanzhi calmly put the teacup in his hand on the table.

"Two days ago, Song Yangong, the mother of Song Yangong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, died of illness, and he wanted to resign and return to his hometown, so that this position was vacant......"

"Have you chosen someone?" Chu Yanzhi raised his eyes and looked at Chang Lu Dao.

Chang Lu looked at Chu Yanzhi tentatively and said, "This matter still needs to be decided by the prince, but his subordinates feel that Li Qingfeng, the leader of Zuo Temple, is a good candidate." ”

"Li Qingfeng?" Chu Yanzhi frowned.

He had no impression of the man.

"Lord Wang, Li Qingfeng's son Li Po just married Ping'anbo's young daughter two months ago." Chang Lu explained.

Although Ping'an Bofu has declined, it is a veteran family in the capital, and the heritage is still there, plus Zhu Rubai, the son of Ping'an Bo, has always had a good relationship with Lu Haiyang, and has stood on the side of King Shen from the beginning, such a relationship makes Li Qingfeng understandable to serve as Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but the only bad thing is that Li Qingfeng is the uncle of Xiao Xile, the former fiancée of King Shen. Originally, Chang Lu didn't want to open this mouth, but the things sent by the Li family were really valuable, and he also had the mentality of just in case that he said this in front of King Shen, in case it didn't work, he also tried his best.

"You can make your own decisions about these little things." Chu Yanzhi glanced at Chang Lu, threw down a sentence lightly, and then got up and entered the inner room.