The eldest princess of Yongyang sat quietly in the water pavilion with the lamp in her hand, and after eating half a cup of tea alone, she waited for someone to come.

In the night, the tall and slender man was covered with an ink-colored cloak, and when he entered the water pavilion, he took off the cloak and hood, revealing a cold and flawless face like white jade.

"Jing Shi has seen His Highness."

He lowered his eyes slightly, and raised his hand to salute.

"You're here." The eldest princess of Yongyang sat at the window, smiled and raised her hand to signal him to sit opposite her, and said, "It just so happens that the tea is still hot." ”

"Your Highness knows I'll be coming." Xiao Mu sat down, his figure was upright and straight, and his tone had the humility of being a junior: "I expected that I would enter the house from the backyard wall." ”

"Where else would you come from? In broad daylight, it is impossible to walk through the door? The eldest princess of Yongyang said with a smile: "I still remember that when you were twelve years old, you got into trouble, and in order to avoid the punishment of the family law, you climbed into my house from the backyard wall to ask for help...... In this water pavilion, I hid for three whole days. ”

Referring to this old incident, Xiao Mu said: "It's hard for His Highness to remember the absurd things when he was young. ”

"I haven't seen anyone for three days, and your father is really a little anxious when he arrives, so he can't care about getting angry again, and he personally leads people around to look for you, and he almost turns the capital upside down......" The eldest princess of Yongyang said with half a cup of warm tea in her hand.

"Yes, I'm afraid that my father will be in a hurry, so I won't dare to hide anymore." Xiao Mu also smiled: "I thought that after such an experience, my father was worried that he would probably be angry, but I didn't think that he was even more angry, so he went home that night and was punished twice." ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang couldn't help laughing out loud and shook her head: "Your father is ......."

"Since then, I no longer dare to run away from accidents, and when I make a mistake, I immediately kneel down and admit punishment, and I dare not do anything about leaving home and hiding." Xiao Mu sniffed the faint aroma of the water pavilion, and in a trance, it seemed like returning to the years when he left home at the age of twelve to avoid punishment.

When he was eleven or twelve years old, he was stubborn and always angry, but he was afraid of his father's majesty, and he did not dare to go home when he made a mistake outside.

Later, he was no longer afraid of being punished, but when he first woke up from a dream, he was homeless.

The eldest princess of Yongyang smiled slightly, and looked at the young man sitting opposite: "You are now also General Xiao who stands up to the sky and the earth, and can stand alone against the minions of foreign races on my behalf Dasheng, if Brother Shi knows about it, he must be pleased." ”

She sighed lightly, with a hint of worry between her eyebrows: "It's just...... Why do you have to go back to Beijing? ”

Xiao Mu was silent for a moment.

"I wrote to you to remind you before, you must not return to Beijing until you have to...... "The eldest princess of Yongyang said: "You should know what kind of Longtan tiger's den this Jingshi is to you now, once you enter Beijing, it is equivalent to entering the cage laid by others...... You've always been a sane and calm person, so why are you risking your life like this? ”

"His Highness's worries, Jing Shi understands." Xiao Mu said: "It's just that I have a lot of doubts in my heart, and only by coming in person can I have a chance to solve my doubts - now the situation is like this, It is a critical moment, and I don't want to be confused and become a pawn of others. ”

"Puzzle ......" The eldest princess of Yongyang was stunned: "Do you still have doubts about what happened back then?" Or did you find any other suspicious person, something suspicious? ”

Xiao Mu: "Over the years, I have indeed found many clues that can confirm that speculation, but there is a lack of ironclad evidence." I also know that if I had the heart to do it, it would not be possible to leave the so-called ironclad evidence, but there was always a delay in my heart. As for other suspicious persons, they have not been noticed for the time being. ”

"Then you're going to risk your own safety?" The eldest princess of Yongyang was full of helplessness and worry: "Your temperament is really carved out of the same mold as your father...... The truth matters, Dasheng matters, but your lives don't matter, do you? ”

"It's time for Your Highness to lift up the scene." Xiao Mu said in a calm tone: "The truth is important about who the real enemy is, Dasheng is the foundation of the people's stability, both of which are closely related to my life, so it is also for myself." ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang looked at him quietly for a while, and in the end she only sighed lightly: "Come all the way to hide people's eyes...... Let's have a cup of tea first. ”

"Yes." Xiao Mu picked up the teacup.

After the two of them ate half a cup of tea, the eldest princess of Yongyang said again: "Now that I have come, it is useless to say too much about right and wrong...... What are you going to do next? Is there anything I can do to help? ”

"I appreciate Your Highness's kindness." Xiao Mu said sincerely: "His Highness has helped me a lot over the years, and if His Highness hadn't helped me back then, I'm afraid I would have died long ago." Your Highness is not in good health now, and you must no longer worry about my affairs. ”

"Where did I get these out-of-the-box words? I'm powerless now, but I can do it with little effort...... There is no need to talk about helping each other or not, this is what I owe to Brother Shi. The eldest princess of Yongyang looked at the tea soup in the lamp, her voice was low and slow, and her eyes seemed to be a little distant.

Xiao Mu knew that what she said about "owing Brother Shi" was probably still the old thing he had heard many times.

In his early years, His Royal Highness was trapped in the mountains by the enemy on the battlefield, and it was his father who risked his life to rescue him.

But in Xiao Mu's heart, even though this matter can be called a favor, the eldest princess has already paid it off.

"Did you go to the palace in the afternoon?" The eldest princess of Yongyang asked as she looked away from the clear tea soup.

"Yes, just didn't see the saint." Xiao Mu said: "The palace people only say that the saint dragon body is not safe, and he will be summoned again tomorrow morning." ”

"Then you must pay more attention to the morning court tomorrow......" The eldest princess of Yongyang said with a slight tuck of eyebrows: "The battle like that when you entered the city during the day, it is impossible for it to be just a coincidence, beware that someone will take advantage of the topic to play...... Outsiders may not know that the saint is very sick now, he is not a clear-headed person, but I am afraid that the more sick he becomes, the more confused he becomes, if he listens to any ulterior motives, he may not do anything to ignore it——"

He also said: "Let's not mention those old things, even if you are only Xiao Mu now, the Jiang family also regards you as a thorn in the side, and now among the Chinese ministers of the court, most of them are headed by the Jiang family, and it is difficult to guarantee that today's matter is not their handiwork......"

Xiao Mu listened carefully: "Thank you Your Highness for reminding me, I will definitely pay attention to deal with it." ”

Hearing this thanks, the eldest princess of Yongyang seemed to come back to her senses and smiled: "I forgot, where do you need me to remind you...... Even if I don't say these simple things, you know them. It's just that he is an elder, and now that he is old, he will inevitably become nagging. ”

Speaking of being an elder, he said with a smile: "Speaking of my family Ah Heng today, I also talked about you......"

Xiao Mu raised his eyes slightly when he heard this.

"I mentioned that your mother and son took care of her a lot, and that you helped her do a lot of things she wanted to do." The eldest princess of Yongyang smiled and said, "I want to say thank you for taking care of her like this." ”

Xiao Mu smiled: "It should be done." ”

And if he talked about taking care of him, he felt that she gave him more "care".

The eldest princess of Yongyang looked at him and said, "It's rare to see you smile like this." ”

"I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time."

"Yes, it's been a long time...... "The eldest princess of Yongyang said softly, "You and the old people in the capital haven't seen each other for a long time...... This time I came back, although it has been many years, but we must also be cautious and be careful not to reveal our identity. Otherwise, what awaits you is not only Xiao Mu's trouble. ”

"Yes, rest assured, Your Highness, I will be cautious."

The night outside the water pavilion is quiet, and the water waves in the only pond sway slightly with the night breeze.

The two talked about half a pillar of incense.

Xiao Mu got up and said goodbye.

"Coming late at night was originally a courtesy, and the hour was late, so I would no longer disturb His Highness to rest."

"I'm very happy that you can come to see me, so hearted......" Princess Yongyang smiled slightly, and said: "It's just that after you enter Beijing, there will be countless eyes in the dark, and it is better to ask someone to spread the message in the future, don't risk coming over in person." ”

Xiao Mu responded and withdrew from the water pavilion after saluting.

Mama Qizhen, who was guarding outside, saw him come out and silently blessed her body.

When the broad ink-colored figure disappeared into the night, the eldest princess of Yongyang, who was dressed in a robe, also walked out slowly from the water pavilion.

Qi Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"This kid has been through so much, and he looks like he has been smoothed out over the years, but in fact, he is still stubborn in his bones, just like Brother Shi......"

The eldest princess of Yongyang sighed at the night: "Okay, let him go." ”

……

The next day, the light of the sky will not be opened, just when the court is up, the civil and military officials walk along the majestic palace wall, and there is an inner supervisor hanging down with a lantern on his side.

Several officials walking in the back talked quietly, and the words "Dingbei Hou" could be faintly heard between the words, but when they saw that the front was the white marble bridge, and after crossing the bridge was where the Jinluan Palace was located, they all fell silent.

When the hundred officials entered the hall, they saw that the top of the imperial dragon chair was empty, and there was no saint in sight.

This is not unusual.

Since the beginning of the year, the saints have rarely appeared in the early dynasties, and most of them are represented by the crown prince and the hundred officials.

The prince was diligent, and at this time he was already standing under the imperial stairs in court clothes and accepting the bows of hundreds of officials.

After a while, I heard only a voice from the inner prison singing: "The saint has arrived-"

The hundred officials hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted.

The emperor, who had not appeared in the early dynasty for more than ten days, seemed to be thinner again, and was helped by the inner supervisor to sit on the dragon chair, and his voice was weak for a long time: "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

The crown prince and the hundred officials got up together.

The emperor coughed twice and looked at everyone in the hall: "Everyone, Aiqing...... Is there something to do? ”

Several ministers secretly exchanged glances.

Yes, yes......

But that is to say, Your Majesty looks like this...... If they dare to play, will Your Majesty dare to listen?

Therefore, a few intimate officials only tried to pick some positive or moderate things to play.

Even the most noisy officials in Su Ri are rarely silent - after all, the so-called word death is about dying oneself, if His Majesty is admonished to death, and people are stimulated to death, then the reputation is not like that......

And Your Majesty is here today, I'm afraid it's not to listen to them, right?

As a result, the morning dynasty proceeded smoothly.

Until the sky gradually brightened, the first rays of morning light shone on the bright gold bricks in the main hall.

The voice of the inner prison chanting loudly came out of the Jinluan Hall layer by layer——

"Xuan, Dingbei Marquis Xiao Mu will meet you!"

In the originally low and noisy hall, the wind passed through it in an instant, taking away all sounds.

Most of the officials looked sideways in unison.

The crown prince also looked at the tall figure that walked slowly into the hall.

The very young envoy of Jiedu was dressed in a purple robe, embroidered with gold and silver thread on the lion, tied a jade belt around his waist, hung a goldfish bag, and stepped on cloud-headed brocade boots, and most of his face was immersed in the morning light.

The prince lost his mind for a moment.

Xiao Mu has entered the hall, saluted with his sleeves, and said in a condensed voice: "Weichen Xiao Mu, see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live." ”

"Quick...... Quickly help Xiao Hou to get up. The saint sat up slightly straighter, and motioned for the inner prison on his side to step forward and help him.

However, there was a pair of hands, and he came to Xiao Mu one step faster.

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