As Xie Cheng said, and as Yunlan thought, Emperor Mingde really did not replace the leader of the internal guards.

But he instructed Yun Lan to recuperate after seeing the imperial doctor, which gave him many more opportunities to take advantage of.

Not only Yunlan can take advantage of it, but Emperor Mingde can also take advantage of it.

He told Yun Lan that it was clear, but he didn't mention it to the outside world, Yun Lan stayed in the palace to recuperate from his injuries, and the internal security department yamen operated on its own.

In the eyes of some people, these signs mean that Emperor Mingde wants to change the head of the internal guard.

So whether it was the eldest prince Zhou Yan or the third prince Zhou Yu, they all figured out their own methods.

A horse-drawn carriage drove into the city from outside the city, and when it entered the city, it scurled to the alley, and then disappeared into the depths.

The people in the carriage thought they were unaware, but they didn't know that everything was in Wei Yan's eyes.

At first, Wei Yan didn't understand why Yun Lan let him stare at such an inconspicuous carriage, until he could see the people in the carriage clearly.

It turned out to be the five princes who quietly went out of the city a few days ago.

His sneaky appearance doesn't look like a good thing.

Seeing that the fifth prince changed into a carriage and headed towards the palace, Wei Yan looked around and quietly followed.

He watched the carriage return to the palace before leaving.

In addition to staring at this carriage, Wei Yan had another matter, that is, from time to time to find some trouble for the Feng family, so that their horses' feet were exposed more and more.

As for who will cut off their feet in secret, it is not under Wei Yan's control.

After finishing the business at hand, he walked gracefully through the alley and turned the alley, and changed two masks in succession before returning to his residence.

As soon as he entered the house, he was stunned.

The people in the room didn't expect to see him, and the cup in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, shattering.

He raised his hand and pointed at Wei Yan, trembling slightly, "You...... Are you still alive?"

"Lord Lu, how did you get in?" The door was locked, and he came back with a good lock, and he was too lazy to open the door, so he came in over the wall.

Anyway, Yunlan has the key in his hand, and if he wants to find him, he can open the door and enter.

"You...... What do you have to do with him?" Lu He did not answer the rhetorical question.

Although he didn't say his name directly, Wei Yan knew that he was asking Yun Lan, so he cleared his throat, "He's my cousin."

"Huh?" Lu He obviously didn't expect it, but in the end, it was the person who made the secretary of the military department, and he quickly recovered his nature, "There is a secret passage in your house, although it does not lead to my mansion, but I know it."

"However, I really didn't expect you to have a relationship with him, so it seems that he did everything before?"

"He said...... Not all." If someone else told Wei Yan like this, he would definitely not believe it, but if he knew Yun Lan's identity, he would not doubt anything he said.

"Originally, I made an appointment with him, but since you're here, it's the same to help me pass the word, it's safer, do you have a pen and paper?"

Lu He asked, Wei Yan nodded, and quickly found a pen and paper.

Seeing that he wrote a few lines freely, he put it aside on the table, not afraid to look at it at all, "Your Majesty has been very suspicious these days, so I will go back and help me hand it over to him."

Wei Yan nodded again.

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"Girl, I have been arming everywhere according to your orders, but I don't know if I can find out if I can find someone in the shadows?" Ling Yuwei came to Xie Yangui and saluted her.

"As long as you do it, you are not afraid that there will be no traces, and it will be harder for you." Xie Yangui responded with a smile.

When he went to the Shen Mansion again, Xie Yangui discussed with the deputy generals.

The details of these deputy generals have long been clearly understood by Xie Yangui's Ling Yuwei, so she can play a play with them with confidence.

In this southern Qiannan border pass, there must be some unclean things, which are likely to be hidden around the deputy generals, so it is necessary to find out as soon as possible.

"You're welcome, girl." Ling Yuwei saluted her again, "There is still something to give back to the girl, in Qiannan, I found the traces of the inner guard."

"There have always been internal guards in Qiannan, and these subordinates are aware of it, but what they discovered this time is different from before, they are very deep hidden, and their subordinates also discovered it by accident."

"A different internal guard than before?" Xie Yangui raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure it was discovered by chance, not that they misled?"

"This ...... The subordinates will further confirm." Ling Yuwei frowned.

"If the internal guards don't interfere with us, don't pay too much attention to it, and the more important thing at the moment is to find out the unclean things in the border gates."

In any case, the fact that Shen Huai and the deputy general were sick was too strange.

Xie Yangui felt that in the darkness, there was a pair of malicious eyes staring at them.

If it was usual, it would be fine, but when it comes to this, she will only eradicate it as soon as possible.

After receiving the order, Ling Yuwei retreated, and Xie Yangui sat back on the chair, rubbing the jade pendant that Zhou Jin gave her in her hand.

She couldn't help but think of what he had told her earlier.

His name is Zhou Heng, not Zhou Jin, but His Majesty's Seventh Prince is indeed called Zhou Jin......

In this case, he is not the prince of His Majesty? But his surname is Zhou, so he ......

Xie Yangui held the jade pendant in her hand, thinking of the brother surnamed Chang beside Zhou Jin, she suddenly had a bold guess-

She vaguely remembered that when she asked Yushu to check, she found out that the former prince had a concubine surnamed Chang, who was born in the Chang family, that is, His Majesty's foreign family.

But now above the court, there are no people from the Chang clan.

Not only that, but there are no too famous Chang clan people in various places, this is not an ordinary thing, after all, it is His Majesty's foreign family, and there was also a side concubine of the first prince.

Regarding the side concubine, it is said that she was sick before the first prince, but there seems to be no record of what kind of illness she had.

In short, after the death of the first prince, the palace people who used to serve in the East Palace were divided into various places, and most of the concubines of the first prince withered quietly.

Even if the concubine surnamed Chang was still there at that time, I was afraid that she would be like everyone else.

But if ......

What if, back then, the concubine surnamed Fang was not sick, but pregnant?

If this matter is true, such a big thing, why should the side concubine Chang hide it?

Xie Yangui sat on the chair, his fingers tapping on the tabletop, and kept thinking in his heart.

Could it be that there was a secret to the death of the first prince back then? If that's the case, it makes sense for Chang to hide her pregnancy.

She must have discovered a fatal crisis, and it has reached the point where it is impossible to turn around, and she has to call herself sick and fake her death to give birth to the only remaining bloodline of the former prince.

If that bloodline is "Zhou Jin", how did he enter the palace?

Xie Yangui thought that he had told her that if it weren't for his aunt Xie Xi, there would be no birth for him.

Does my aunt know about the first prince? That...... How much did she know about the Xie family back then? .

For a while, many kinds of things lingered in Xie Yangui's mind, which made her have a headache, and she couldn't help but "hiss".

Zhou Jin came in from outside the house, saw her painful appearance, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask with concern, "Madam, what is wrong with you?"