Chapter 16: Conspiracy
This carriage is pulled by eight horses, and the carport behind it is high and spacious, and on the surface it seems that the walls of the shed are made of antique solid wood, which is finely carved and ingenious, but in fact, it is mixed with steel plates, and the arrows and crossbows cannot be shot, and the spirit soldiers of ordinary spiritual cultivators cannot break it.
The man in black burrowed into the carport and lowered the cloak on his head, revealing a fair, delicate and delicate face. He is sixteen or seventeen years old, with handsome facial features, and he is as beautiful as a porcelain doll.
In the car, there was also a young woman. It seemed that she was a year or two older than the young man, and the young man was handsome enough, but compared to her, he was a few points worse.
This young woman is so beautiful that she seems to be a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, and she is so beautiful that she is like a peerless beauty who came out of calligraphy and painting, but her beauty is not the weak beauty of an ordinary woman, but the heroic beauty that comes out of her bones, but her beauty has an evil aura that seems to be nothing.
She sat in the car, even if her lips were closed and she didn't say a word, everyone around her could feel a strong sense of oppression.
She was not wearing a skirt, but a white two-section suit. The upper body is a white brocade robe with a high neck, the lower part is white breeches, and under the feet are a pair of white riding boots, and a beautiful sword hangs from the side.
The slender and white splinter smeared casually against the saber, and the ring encrusted with gems glittered between her jade fingers.
This pair of young men and women are somewhat similar in appearance, sitting together, they really look like golden boys and girls.
The young girl looked at the handsome young man with a smile and asked softly, "Brother Yu, do you understand my intention of letting you go to this student assembly?"
The handsome young man slowly took off his cloak outside, revealing the red and yellow brocade robe inside, on which several lifelike golden dragons were embroidered. He frowned slightly, lowered his head and said, "Brother Yu doesn't know, please ask Sister Xiang to make it clear!"
The young girl snorted and laughed, and said: "Brother Yu, I want you to listen more to the voices of the common people, and I want you to understand more about what the common people are thinking, sooner or later, you will become the king of a country, the son of the wind, and now you know more about the people's feelings and public opinions, which will also help you govern the country in the future." ”
This handsome young man is the second prince of the Wind Country, Tang Yu. And the young girl sitting next to him is his half-sister and half-mother, and she is also the eldest princess and queen daughter of the Wind Country, Tang Ling.
Her original name was Tang Xiangling, but she felt too feminine, so she removed the incense word in the middle, and Ling was replaced by Ling, who would be Ling, which meant to reach the top.
Tang Ling and Tang Yu are compatriots, they have been together since childhood, although Tang Ling has changed her name, Tang Yu is still used to calling her Sister Xiang.
Hearing Tang Ling's words at this time, Tang Yu's body was shocked, and he couldn't help but owe his body, his head hung lower, and he whispered: "Sister Xiang, don't talk nonsense, Sister Xiang is the princess, and it will definitely be Sister Xiang who will inherit the throne in the future!"
Tang Ling smiled, shook his head while laughing, and said softly: "The person my father likes the most is actually you, not me, I remember that when you were a child, your father often praised you for your intelligence and benevolence, and you are the best candidate for the Son of Heaven in the future." ”
"Sister Xiang, I ......"
Tang Ling waved his hand at him and continued: "What's more, I am a woman's family after all, and I don't value the throne, as long as my own brother can become the Son of Heaven and the emperor of the Wind Country in the future, I will be satisfied." ”
"Sister Xiang......" Tang Ling's words moved Tang Yu a lot, and his eyes were a little red.
"If you want to become a Ming monarch and a young lord who has been famous for centuries, you must go deep into the common people, listen and watch more, understand the voices of the people, and make drastic changes in the court in the future. ”
Speaking of this, Tang Ling sighed lightly and said faintly: "The empire is now in an eventful season, internal and external troubles, there are two strong enemies Ningnan and Besa outside, and there are traitors making waves everywhere, it is also time to have to change, my father has too many worries, and his body is deteriorating, these things can only be done by you in the future." ”
Tang Yu hurriedly bowed to his feet and said, "Brother Yu remember Sister Xiang's teachings. ”
Tang Ling smiled, waved his hand at him, and said, "Sit down and sit down, where did these politeness come from between our sisters and brothers." I think you're getting older and more rules. ”
Tang Yu scratched his head and laughed out loud. He suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, Sister Xiang, there were people from the Duwei Mansion mixed in in the assembly of the academy just now, it seems that the Duwei Mansion is not good, and has already targeted those students who participated in the assembly, and I also ask Sister Xiang to inform the Duwei Mansion, don't embarrass those students, I think what the students said in the assembly is not unreasonable." ”
Tang Ling's face changed slightly, and soon returned to normal, and said with a smile: "The hands of the Duwei Mansion are getting longer and longer, and they have all reached into the Imperial Academy, so it's time to discipline them well." ”
It is true that the person who is actually in charge of affairs in the Duwei Mansion is the chief and deputy Dutong, but the first position in the Duwei Mansion is actually the Duwei Envoy, and the current person who holds the position of the Duwei Envoy is the empress dowager Tang Ling.
While speaking, the carriage slowly stopped, and someone outside the carriage said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness, King Yu's Mansion has arrived." ”
Tang Yu smiled: "Sister Xiang, I'll go home first." ”
Tang Ling nodded with a smile. Tang Yu was just about to get out of the carriage, when he suddenly remembered something, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Xiang, there is still an assembly in the academy tomorrow night, can I go again?"
Hearing this, she smiled and asked, "Brother Yu, do you want to go yourself?"
Tang Yu thought about it, nodded vigorously, and said, "This time, I heard too little, and I want to listen to more." ”
Tang Ling said with a smile: "Since you want to go, then go, but you must pay attention to your own safety, those students are very young and easy to be bewitched and used by others." ”
"Brother Yu understands, Sister Xiang, Brother Yu farewell!" Tang Yu bowed his hand and turned around and walked out of the carriage.
When Tang Yu returned to his Yuwang Mansion, Tang Ling also took a car back to her eldest princess's mansion.
After all, this is the residence of the empress dowager, and its scale and luxury are far superior to that of the Yu Palace.
Inside and outside the palace, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the officers and soldiers patrolling one team after another, and the guards are strict, and they are not much different from the palace.
In the main hall of the eldest princess's mansion, Tang Ling was lying on the soft couch on his side, and under the soft couch, there was a young man kneeling on the ground, his head touching the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head.
Next to the soft couch, a maid gently put the peeled grape flesh into Tang Ling's mouth, the latter giggled, she stretched out her hand, pulled the maid to sit on the soft couch, sniffed the snow-white skin on her bandeau and praised with a smile: "You are so fragrant!"
The maid's jade face was crimson, and she said coquettishly: "Your Highness......"
Her voice was soft enough to tingle the bones. She bowed her head and pouted at the young man kneeling below, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, he has been kneeling here for a long time, and he is kneeling here before His Highness has returned to the house. ”
Tang Ling raised her eyebrows slightly, and her gaze finally fell on the young man. She asked slowly, "I heard that people from the Duwei Mansion were mixed in today's meeting. ”
"Yes...... Yes, Your Highness!" the young man's head was still firmly pressed to the ground, and he did not dare to lift it in the slightest.
"Later, was discovered?" Tang Ling played with a strand of hair that fell down.
"Yes, Your Highness. ”
"Did the people of the Duwei Mansion see the second prince in the assembly?" Tang Ling asked with a smile.
"This ...... This...... The villain didn't know that the rally had just begun, and the people from the Duwei Mansion were recognized, and the villain ...... The villain didn't know if the people in the Duwei Mansion recognized His Royal Highness the Second Prince. The young man stammered, and by the same time he was sweating profusely.
"So, can you find the whereabouts of the two people we went missing?"
"This ...... The villain has not been found yet. ”
"Oh, so you don't know anything. Tang Ling said softly with a smile, she stroked the saber under her ribs, and said slowly: "Under the door of the eldest princess's mansion, she never raises waste. ”
With her words, she heard the sound of armor grinding outside the door of the main hall, and then four Praetorian Guard warriors with golden helmets and golden armor holding golden halberds walked in from outside, stepped in front of the young man who was kneeling on the ground, and dragged him out without saying anything.
The young man's face turned pale with fright, and the cold sweat that broke out on his body made him look as if he had just been fished out of the water, he raised his head and screamed: "Your Highness spare your life, Your Royal Highness the princess spare your life, tonight's events are all bad at the hands of others, and ...... It has nothing to do with villains!"
Tang Ling raised his hand slightly, and the four Praetorian Guard warriors immediately stopped, let go of the youth, and stood on both sides with their heads down. She stood up, stepped down from the table, and approached the young man. The latter's body trembled suddenly, his head was on the ground, and he didn't dare to move.
Standing in front of him, Tang Ling looked down at him condescendingly, and asked slowly, "Who is the one who recognized the secret agent of the Duwei Mansion?"
"The villain doesn't know. The young man hurriedly said: "The villain doesn't know him, and he doesn't know how he got in, but after identifying the secret agents of the Duwei Mansion, he ...... And he was gone. ”
Tang Ling narrowed his eyes, and his fingertips lightly swiped the hilt of the sword. After a long time, she asked, "Do you remember the man's appearance?"
"Remember, remember, villain!"
"Then what are you still doing here?Go and paint his portrait!" Tang Ling shook his head helplessly, put his hands behind his back, and said as if asking: "Do you have to teach you how to do everything?" ”