Mrs. Ning looked at it and admonished: "Good boy, talk well, don't have conflicts because of some unnecessary things." ”

Hua Zhen nodded, watched Old Madam Ning's carriage leave, and then turned around and entered the county lord's mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xia Zhu walking out, and when he saw Hua Zhen, he immediately said, "County Lord, that..."

Saying that, she glanced at the back, and Hua Zhen immediately understood and nodded: "Let's go in." ”

said that he took Jiang Fu and Xia Zhu into the theater.

The courtyard was breezy, blowing the freshly budding lotus flowers in the lotus pond and swaying from side to side.

Xiao Huaijin stood in the middle of the lotus pond, watching Hua Zhen come in, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she didn't speak.

On the stone table behind him lay a few plates of dim sum.

Seeing this, Hua Zhen sorted out her emotions and then walked over.

"I saw that you didn't eat anything at the banquet today, so I went to Zhiweifang to buy a few dim sum, let's eat some first. ”

As he spoke, he took Hua Zhen's hand and sat down on the side.

Seeing this, Hua Zhen didn't speak, but just sat on the stone bench obediently, looking at Xiao Huaijin and bringing out the pastry.

It's all what she likes to eat on weekdays.

Hua Zhen reached out and picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in her mouth, chewing it slowly.

Looking at Hua Zhen's appearance, Xiao Huaijin had more worry in her eyes: "You don't have anything you want to ask?"

"What do you ask?" Hearing this, Hua Zhen looked at Xiao Huaijin's gaze, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"For example, what I said today in front of the emperor. Xiao Huaijin cautiously tentatively.

Hua Zhen glanced at him, continued to look for her favorite pastry, and picked up a piece: "Haven't you said this many times on weekdays?

Xiao Huaijin suddenly didn't know how to answer, and looked at Hua Zhen for a long time before he spoke: "I thought you would blame me." ”

"Yes, why should I blame you? Is it because you didn't consult me beforehand, or because you were so bold that I had a misunderstanding with Zhaoyang?"

Suddenly, Xiao Huaijin breathed a sigh of relief: "It's like you to talk like this, you didn't say anything just now, which really scared me." ”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Huaijin said this, Hua Zhen couldn't help glaring at him.

Then he sighed softly, put the pastry down, and gently wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

"Grandmother is right, this matter is inevitable, Zhaoyang will know sooner or later, but sooner or later. Unless you're really willing to marry her. ”

"You know, I definitely won't. ”

"So this matter is unavoidable, and now I can only hope that she can figure it out. Hua Zhen said with a soft sigh.

Then he looked at Xiao Huaijin's eyes, but they became serious: "Have you thought about today's events?" ”

"Are you saying that Prince Li wants to marry Zhaoyang to me?" Xiao Huaijin paused when he saw this, and immediately reacted.

Hua Zhen nodded and looked at Xiao Huaijin: "The emperor's attitude is very obvious, he is not worried about letting Prince Li marry Yanbei, Prince Li knows the emperor best, and he should know it in his heart." When I originally learned that Zhaoyang liked you, the reason why I didn't open my mouth was because I knew that Prince Li must understand the emperor's thoughts, so he would not agree to this family business. But now it seems that Prince Li's reaction in the palace in the afternoon, he not only agreed, but was even happy to facilitate this family business. ”

"This can only explain one problem, Prince Li is in a hurry to marry Yanbei at the moment. Hua Zhen said and looked at Xiao Huaijin.

There was a coldness in his eyes.

Xiao Huaijin immediately understood, just came out of the palace, he was all about Hua Zhen, and he didn't think much about it, but now Hua Zhen mentioned it, and immediately reacted.

"What do you mean, he wants to rebel?"

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this: "It's not impossible, although Prince Li and the current emperor are brothers, but in the face of imperial power, there is no blood kinship, and the most ruthless emperor is the family." Unless he doesn't have the strength to seize power, he'll choose to pretend to be a loyal servant. But as long as he has enough strength, his ambition can no longer be hidden. ”

Xiao Huaijin nodded when he heard this: "So Prince Li is trying his best to promote this family affair now, that is, he plans to marry Yanbei and use Yanbei's strength to seek power for him." ”

"Almost, at present, Da Yan's army is divided into three, and this half is in the hands of the Ning family, and now my grandfather and cousin have resigned due to illness and have taken the initiative to hand over one-third of the Ning family's military power. This one-third of the military power is in the hands of the emperor, and the remaining half that is not in the hands of the Ning family is in the hands of Yang Xuanyan, and the other half is in the hands of Prince Li. I think Prince Li should have gone to see Ning's grandfather, and he knew in his heart that the Ning family also had a prince, and it was impossible to unite with the Ning family. After all, if Prince Li ascends the throne, the throne will only pass to his children and grandchildren in the future, and it has nothing to do with the crown prince.

But his thoughts were learned by his grandfather, and Prince Li was afraid that Grandfather Ning would tell the emperor directly, and then he would have no place to turn over. Therefore, he was eager to win over Yanbei, and when Yanbei sent troops to Dayan, he would naturally be able to restrain the forces in the hands of the Ning family, and there was only one Yang Xuanyan he needed to deal with. Yang Xuanyan is different from the Ning family, he is just loyal to the emperor, Prince Li only needs to find a way to buy Yang Xuanyan through, and then it will be easy to usurp the throne. Hua Zhen said with a solemn face.

Xiao Huaijin also frowned slightly: "Then looking at it now, he really has this ambition." ”

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this, and then looked at Xiao Huaijin: "If you look at it from Yanbei's standpoint, this is a good thing, after all, the more chaotic Yan is, the more Yanbei has an opportunity." ”

"But you're afraid that once Prince Li gains power, he will turn around and deal directly with Yanbei. ”

Xiao Huaijin said, her eyebrows slightly raised.

Hua Zhen nodded: "Prince Li and the current emperor are brothers-in-law, and there is no difference between them and the emperor in terms of character, they are both masters who cross the river and tear down bridges to unload and kill donkeys." As long as he gains power, he will definitely not wait for the situation to stabilize before making a move, I estimate that after he gains power, he will immediately turn around and attack Yanbei directly. Just because if this is not the case, when Yanbei becomes bigger, it will inevitably endanger Dayan. So it's not someone you can trust. ”

"Also, when I returned to Beijing, the reason why Prince Li helped me was not because of his friendship with my father, but because I gave him something on the day I returned to Beijing. ”

"What is it?" Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin's eyes suddenly became a little curious, and she could let Prince Li stand up for her, this thing was by no means idle.

"Do you know a piece of Danshu iron coupon that the Ancestor Emperor once passed to the Feng family?" Hua Zhen said, looking at Xiao Huaijin with a stern face.

Xiao Huaijin frowned slightly when he heard this, and nodded: "You mean that legendary Danshu iron coupon?"

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this: "My father was pulled out by Lord Feng Wanlun, and Lord Feng is my father's mentor. When the Feng family was wiped out, Lord Feng knew that it was this piece of Danshu iron coupon that caused the trouble, but he didn't want things to fall into the hands of others, so he gave it to my father. Later, after my father died, I asked my nurse Zhang's mother to hand over the Danshu iron coupon and the Tiance Order to me, and I had someone re-make the Tiance Order a fake one and send it to the palace. The Danshu iron coupon was handed over to Prince Li. ”

Xiao Huaijin's face condensed slightly when he heard this: "The secret of this Danshu iron coupon." ”

"It's true!"

Hua Zhen nodded, these things were all learned by her in her previous life with Zhao Ting: "When the ancestor emperor went south, he looted a lot of gold and silver, and at that time, because of the strong counterattack of the southern soldiers, the money could not be taken away at all, so he hid these things in one place and drew a treasure map. Originally, I wanted to wait for the next time I went south to take it away, but I didn't expect that Emperor Taizu would not take out the money when the south surrendered to Cheng and gave up all the cities. Instead, he made a piece of Danshu iron coupon, hid the map in the Danshu iron coupon, and handed it to the Feng family, a retainer of the ancestor emperor, and ordered the Feng family to guard it for generations. ”

"Because there is a holy edict set by the ancestor emperor in the Taimiao, unless the country dies, otherwise this treasure is not allowed to be touched. This is still passed down by word of mouth by the emperors of previous dynasties, so no one has dared to move, and no one wants to move. It's just that I don't know how this news leaked out later, but it made people have bad intentions and want to seize this Danshu iron coupon. Therefore, successive emperors would send people to protect the Feng family, but I didn't expect that when the time came to the current saint, because the prince seized power, it led to turmoil in the court for a long time, and it also caused people to take advantage of the situation and take action against the Feng family. Hua Zhen said, thinking of the Feng family's tragedy, and she was also embarrassed in her heart.

Xiao Huaijin frowned: "So you gave the Danshu Iron Coupon to Prince Li?"

"I knew that he had a disobedient heart, but he didn't have the strength yet, so I gave him the Danshu Iron Coupon, thinking that it would ruin the entire Dayan, so I just wanted to provoke civil strife between the DPRK and China, so I didn't think so much. gave him the Danshu iron coupon to him because he wanted him to have the strength to compete with the emperor. ”

"What about now? Isn't it because you still have plans now?" Hearing this, Xiao Huaijin looked at Hua Zhen.

I saw Hua Zhen blinking, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes: "My purpose is just to ruin Dayan, ruin the rule of the Zhao family, and ruin the Shen family and Zhao Ting." Originally, the reason why I chose Prince Li was because I had no choice, and since I decided to help you now, it was naturally a different matter. ”

"But the Danshu Iron Coupon is already in his hand, but I am afraid that he has already found the treasure. Xiao Huaijin couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this.

"It's not that easy. Hua Zhen smiled when she heard this: "This Danshu iron coupon was originally made by more than a dozen craftsmen with exquisite craftsmanship, if you want to open it, there are two ways." One is to go to the Taimiao oracle to find a key, which has always been kept by the emperors themselves. In addition, you can only think of ideas and break the mechanism in it. If you forcibly open it, the treasure map inside will be destroyed. ”

Hua Zhen said, with a gleam in her eyes.

"So what do you mean, Prince Li hasn't gotten that treasure yet?"

Hua Zhen nodded when he heard this: "He shouldn't have gotten it yet, as for why he is so eager to seize power, I guess there should be other reasons." ”