Yao Mao is not as confident as Yao Hongzhi: "Father, although everything is under our control, there is still the variable of the prince. Unlike His Majesty, the crown prince is a staunch supporter of Konoha. ”

Yao Hong smiled: "What Mu Beimo can use in his hands is only the wolf guard, and he can't set off big waves." ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "And our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a smart man, Konoha is just a pawn of his, and he will not do anything unfavorable to himself in order to save a pawn. ”

Yao Mao nodded convincingly: "Then, my son is going to call the second sister?" ”

Yao Hong waved his hand in agreement.

In just a few moments, Yao Lin arrived.

Since Konoha set out on the expedition, Yao Lin has been very well-behaved for a while.

In fact, Yao Lin has not always been troublesome, although she is not the same as the aristocratic ladies who pay attention to red tape, but after all, she is the second daughter of the prime minister, and her identity is placed there, even if she has rebellious thoughts in her heart, few of them can be implemented.

Mu Beimo is willing to accompany her to do something slightly out of line, but Mu Beimo's own identity is more noble, and he is more restricted than Yao Lin.

Only Konoha is capable enough and not limited by the opinions of others. She let Yao Lin see a new kind of life: girls can live according to their own preferences, without being limited by various rules and regulations.

After all, compared to the battlefield, the most outrageous thing Yao Lin could do was to escape from the palace banquet and go to the Star Tower to watch the fireworks.

It's too normal in comparison.

After Konoha left Beijing, Yao Lin lost the opportunity to be presumptuous. And after getting along with Konoha, it was difficult for her to participate in the activities that other noble girls liked.

Competing for glory at the banquet is not at all as fun as going out of the city to race horses.

"Lin'er, for my father, I saw that you have been bored in the house for several days, and it happens to be resting tomorrow, how about taking you out for a walk?"

Yao Lin was surprised by her father's words, generally speaking, her father would only think that she was too good at tossing, where was there a time when she felt that she was too well-behaved.

But she didn't want to refuse at all, and her father rarely had time to accompany her, so he immediately agreed.

Yao Hongzhi smiled lovingly: "My father is too old to play with a little girl like you, so I have already sent someone to deliver a post to the East Palace, inviting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to accompany him tomorrow." ”

This is no ordinary surprise, this is the best news Yao Lin has heard these days.

Yao Lin cheered and wanted to run to her room.

He ran out two steps and stopped, turned around and saluted his father respectfully, and then went back to his room.

Go to bed? Joke!

If you want to go out with the prince's brother, there are a lot of things to do tonight, take a bath, take care of your skin, choose clothes, and think of a few topics to chat about.

There's so much to do, where to sleep.

Compared with Yao Lin's excitement, Yao Hongzhi is much calmer, and tomorrow is the opportunity he specially prepared for Mu Beimo. Mu Beimo must be anxious to know what he was going to do next, and he was happy to let Mu Beimo have a chance to meet him face to face.

Mu Beimo really did not refuse, and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion at three o'clock on the second day.

Yao Lin ran out to meet him first, and she spent a night preparing perfectly: her skin was as delicate as jade, her lips were red without dots, and her already delicate and lovely face was even more vivid, like a freshly shelled lychee.

She deliberately chose a pale pink narrow-sleeved riding outfit with a white mink robe, which was soft and heroic.

For a moment, Mu Beimo thought of Konoha who had been dressed up by Yao Lin last time, and even the appearance of Konoha clearly appeared in front of his eyes.

But he quickly dragged his thoughts back, looked at Yao Lin and praised with a smile: "Lin'er is really good-looking today." ”

Yao Lin's eyes were crooked with a smile. Just wanted to say something, Yao Hongzhi also got the consent of his subordinates and greeted him.

Mu Beimo and Yao Hong exchanged a few polite words, and the group was ready to set off.

Today is to enjoy the snow outside Shengjing City, the road is not close, because Konoha is not there, and it is not suitable for the rest of the people to take Yao Lin on horseback. So the carriage that was decisively abandoned by Yao Lin last time came in handy.

Yao Lin lived up to Yao Hong's expectations, and really pulled Mu Beimo to ask Mu Ye about the current situation.

Speaking of Konoha, Mu Beimo was still angry in her heart, annoyed that she refused to give herself a soft face, and the letters sent by the wolf guard were also more concise than one another.

It's just that of course these words can't be said to Yao Lin, not to mention that Yao Hongzhi is next to him.

So he had to pick up some irrelevant things and say them to comfort Yao Lin, who was worried about Konoha.

Fortunately, Yao Lin had a big heart, and after seeing the snow scene outside the city, his interest quickly turned to enjoying the scenery, and he did not continue to ask Mu Beimo.

Along the way, Mu Beimo didn't ask Yao Hongzhi anything, he knew Yao Hongzhi and knew that if he asked like this, it was hard to say whether Yao Hongzhi deliberately wanted him to know.

But he really needs such an opportunity to meet, and there will always be some details that can tell him what Yao Hongzhi has planned.

Although the snow scene was beautiful, Yao Lin soon got tired of seeing it, and she remembered the plum blossoms she saw after going to Huguo Temple with Konoha not long ago, although they may not be still blooming now, but the plum trees must look good when they are covered with snow.

So Yao Lin proposed to go to Huguo Temple. was already on the way, Mu Beimo had no reason to refuse her, and agreed very simply.

After coming to Huguo Temple, the abbot still greeted him in front of the temple gate.

Yao Lin pulled Mu Beimo to enjoy the plum blossoms, but Yao Hongzhi proposed that he would go to the Buddha to offer incense and pray, it might take a long time, and the two of them didn't have to wait for him, just go to enjoy the plum blossoms.

Mu Beimo made a slight gesture, and the wolf guards who followed secretly immediately had two, and followed Yao Hong straight to the incense Buddha hall.

Most of the nobles in Beijing have their own dedicated Buddhist halls in Huguo Temple, and Yao Hong is the prime minister, and naturally it is no exception.

The Buddha hall is not big, and the wolf guard has no way to follow up, so he can only guard the tree at the door.

Because there were not so many branches and leaves on the trunk to provide cover in winter, only one person could barely hide, so the burly Thirteen had to go to the roof to lie on his stomach.

After Yao Hong went straight to the Buddha hall, he did not take the prepared incense and salute the Buddha, but turned around and went to the secret room behind the Buddha statue.

There were already people waiting there, wearing the same clothes as Yao Hongzhi, and their body was no different from Yao Hongzhi himself. Looking from behind, it is impossible to tell the difference between the two.

Yao Hongzhi nodded, the man turned around and walked out of the secret room, and in the next time, he would kneel in front of the Buddha instead of Yao Hongzhi and pray until the real Yao Hongzhi came back.

On the other hand, Yao Hongzhi, he changed into a robe, put on a hood that had been prepared a long time ago, disguised himself as the monk who led him to the Buddhist hall, swaggered out from the door, and intimately only half-covered the door.

He knew that Mu Beimo had been sending wolf guards to monitor him these days, and when he was in Yao Mansion, no movement could escape the control of the well-trained wolf guards.

But when he came out to enjoy the flowers today, it was impossible for Mu Beimo to bring more wolf guards with him, and he deliberately brought more people from Yao Mansion, so the wolf guards naturally had no time to take care of the monks in a temple.

What's more, coming to Huguo Temple was also proposed by Yao Lin on a whim, and the wolf guards didn't know Yao Lin as well as Yao Hongzhi, and knew that she would inevitably make this suggestion, so they were not so vigilant.

After leaving Huguo Temple, he repeatedly confirmed that there was no one from Mu Beimo with him, and Yao Hongzhi returned to the city with confidence.

Yao Mao had already prepared everything, and Yao Hong went straight to the palace.

According to Yao Hongzhi's request, the palace people were very cautious when passing on the message. When Mu Yicheng learned that the prime minister had suddenly arrived, and asked his whereabouts not to be known as much as possible, his heart sank, knowing that Yao Hongzhi must have something important to tell him.

Sure enough, after Mu Yicheng asked everyone to serve in the imperial study to retreat, and only the two monarchs and ministers were left in the room, Yao Hongzhi's first sentence greatly surprised Mu Yicheng's expectations.

"Tell my king, the old minister found that the lord of Konoha had an affair with Nanwan, and he has conclusive evidence in his hand."

Mu Yicheng's face sank: "Aiqing, Ye'er has just recovered the Winter Pass, won the first battle, and repelled the 50,000 Nanwan army, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yao Hong knelt straight in front of Mu Yicheng: "The old minister knows that it is a capital crime to talk about the royal family, but this matter is very important, and the old minister does not dare to hide it, nor does he dare to talk nonsense." ”

Mu Yicheng stared at Yao Hongzhi tightly, but the latter's face was calm and there was no trace of panic.

After being silent for a long time, Mu Yicheng spoke: "You say, if there is a word of falsehood, I will not forgive." ”

Yao Hong still knelt after kowtowing, his back was straight, and his words were even clearer: "I, Wang Mingjian, the return of the Lord of Konoha to Xiling is not out of sincerity, but after being persuaded by His Royal Highness the Prince, he agreed. She pretended to be obedient, but she kept in private contact with Nan Wan. The various practices when he went to Nanwan were also to make my king trust her. ”

Mu Yicheng raised his eyebrows, and his words were murderous: "How does the Prime Minister know about these things?" ”

Yao Hongzhi didn't seem to feel Mu Yicheng's suspicions, and his tone was still steady: "There is a maid in the East Palace, who was persecuted by Konoha, this time she took advantage of her to send troops, quietly came to the old minister's mansion, and told the old minister a lot of things, so that the old minister could touch the melon and know the truth." ”

"Where is the handmaid now?"

Yao Hongzhi arched his hand: "Back to my king, the old minister brought her today, and she is waiting outside the door at this moment." ”

Seeing that Mu Yicheng nodded in agreement, Yao Hong straightened up and opened the door, and brought Peach in after a while.

Peach's face was full of panic and trembled. Before and after coming to the throne, his legs were even weaker, and he fell directly to the ground.

Yao Hong bluntly comforted him: "Don't be afraid, just tell the king what you told me one by one." ”

Peach Hong trembled and spoke: "Back to the king, the people's daughter is called Taohong, she lives in Erliang Street, Dongshi, her parents are still there, and she has a young brother. ”

Mu Yicheng listened impatiently: "Say what matters." ”

"Yes. A few months ago, when the lord of Konoha had just returned to the court, he had seen Zhang Ji Gongzi flirting with me, and after she drove Zhang Gongzi away, the little girl was very grateful for her help, so she invited her to her home. I don't want her to see my family, so I send someone to take them all away, so as to force the people to obey her. ”

When Rosé said this, she couldn't say any more and sobbed a few times.

Mu Yicheng leaned forward and asked, "Then what?" Go on. ”

Taohong calmed down, peeked at Yao Hongzhi, and found that the prime minister was not looking at her.

She couldn't see Yao Hongzhi's expression clearly, the panic in her heart overpowered the guilt, and continued to follow the words that Yao Mao taught her: "The county lord asked the little girl to wait on the road where Zhang Gongzi often walked, and when Zhang Gongzi sent someone to take me away from home, the county lord appeared again, and Zhang Gongzi was frustrated twice, so he spoke disrespectfully to the county lord. The county lord just killed him. ”

After she finished speaking, Mu Yicheng didn't speak, so she had to continue: "The county lord took me to the East Palace, and others thought it was to prevent me from being retaliated against by the Zhang family, but in fact he put me under house arrest and forbade me to meet my family or talk to others. ”

The words taught by Yao Mao had all been finished, and Peach Hong curled up on the ground, and she didn't dare to come out.

"Stand down." Mu Yicheng only said three words.

Peach had weak legs and feet, couldn't stand up, and didn't dare to disobey the king's order, so after standing up with all her strength, she staggered out of the door.

Mu Yicheng turned to Yao Hongzhi: "Zhang Ji is Zhang Geyuan's son?" ”

"Exactly."

Zhang Ji's death was Konoha's first prestige in Xiling, and she even did such a thing so safely, so Zhang Geyuan's death must have been behind her.

Konoha is a little girl who is not yet in time, can she really have such a meticulous mind?

Who taught her behind the scenes?

Without waiting for Mu Yicheng to come up with an answer, Yao Hongzhi knelt down again: "The old minister still has evidence, please Your Majesty to check it." ”