Shi Lei nodded with a deep groan.

Seeing his appearance, Zhang Junlin motioned to Nanfeng not to leave first, and waited patiently for him to finish the plan in his mind.

"Your Highness......"

"Say, is there anything else to add?"

Shi Lei nodded again.

Zhang Junlin suddenly became nervous.

"In addition to the need to use the ignorant Eighth Highness, after the Eighth Highness leaves, you also need the cooperation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to complete this plan."

"What needs to be done for me, as long as I can successfully keep Jinling and keep South Vietnam, I am willing to give it a try."

Shi Lei's face suddenly became strange, he reached out and picked the top of his head, and smiled.

Zhang Junlin suddenly had a bad premonition.

……

Nanyue Imperial Palace.

It was noon, and a hundred flowers were blooming.

The warm wind makes people drunk, and the aroma of the food attracts the gluttonous worms in people's stomachs.

Located in the northeast of the East Palace, when the aroma of stir-fried vegetables entered the courtyard of the deep palace along the crack in the door, Zhang Juncheng, the eighth prince who was playing with a spear, stopped his movements.

"There's a banquet going on in the palace again?"

He looked at the little junko who served him.

Xiao Shunzi also tiptoed in the direction of the fragrance while swallowing saliva.

He glanced at the closed door and discussed in a low voice: "Your Highness, otherwise, the slave will go to the front and go around?" ”

If you're lucky, you may even meet the palace steward to reward you with a good meal to fill your stomach.

Although the palace stewards also bring a lot of exquisite meals every day, what hot pot, stir-fried vegetables, there are outside, even if there are few tricks every time, and the amount of food of the master and servant is sent, but it is true that they have never been treated badly.

It's a pity.

His Royal Highness has eaten a few times and found that those meals are too delicious, and he always feels that this is a conspiracy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to dispel his defenses and then poison them.

So, more than a month ago, they started cooking their own meals in the kitchenette.

The palace is also happy, and the steward has changed from sending cooked rice and cooked vegetables every day to sending rice, noodles and vegetables, and even deliberately brought a sheep to the interview in front of His Royal Highness to clear his responsibilities.

"You're going to go around? Be careful to leave this palace, your life is at risk. ”

Zhang Juncheng was also very greedy when he smelled this intoxicating aroma.

But since he separated from the second emperor brother, he has cut off all contact with this palace.

The last time I had contact with the outside world, my grandfather risked his life to send someone to exchange letters with him.

Since then, the walls of this palace have been like iron buckets, and not a drop of water can enter.

"Your Highness, we've been here for a month, aren't you so bored?"

Xiao Shunzi egged on the side.

"Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't banned your feet, why don't we go to the palace of the second prince and have a look?"

Speaking of the second prince, Zhang Juncheng's eyes flashed, he clenched the spear in his hand, and was angry in his heart.

If he can't get out of this palace, forget it.

The second emperor brother has the support of the Chen family and the queen, even if he is the prince, he has to give some face.

It stands to reason that the second emperor brother can move in the palace without scruples, but since he came to Jinling to separate, the second emperor brother has never seen him once, let alone sent anyone to visit him once.

Obviously, he didn't take him, the Eighth Emperor Brother, seriously!

"Drink!"

Zhang Juncheng stabbed a shot.

"The second emperor brother is coming to see me, so you need to wait for me to see him?"

"Zuo just thinks I'm useless, and I don't deserve to pay attention to me at all."

This shot was murderous.

Xiao Shunzi next to him was startled, and quickly shut up, not daring to sprinkle salt on the wound of His Eighth Highness again.

Keeping his head down at the tip of his shoe, he waited for His Royal Highness to finish practicing his gun and eating.

Today's lunch is his boiled rice and boiled eggs, and a mix of mutton and vegetables...... A dish that can't be named.

Is it delicious...... It's cooked anyway.

It smells so good.

This should be the stir-fried kidneys that I ate that time.

This is the taste of beef stew.

This one is even more amazing, it's boiled fish!

Xiao Shunzi reported the name of the dish in his heart while smelling the smell, and his saliva rushed out frantically, and he pressed it back.

Knock knock!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the palace door, and a letter was stuffed in.

"Who?!"

Zhang Juncheng shouted violently, and the other party was so frightened that he immediately ran to the side.

Xiao Shunzi hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the letter and handed it to His Royal Highness.

"This envelope is very delicate, and it seems that the workmanship should be from the royal tribute paper."

Zhang Juncheng glanced at the sun.

After seeing that it was a letter, his face was suspicious.

"Your Highness, could it be Lord Xia......"

"No, grandfather would never do such a trick."

Zhang Juncheng said and handed the envelope to Xiao Shunzi.

"Take it apart."

In order to prevent hidden weapons or poisons from hurting people in the envelope, Zhang Juncheng naturally wanted to be on the safe side.

Pity Xiao Shunzi, although she trembled with fear, she still endured her fear, gritted her teeth, held her breath, and opened the envelope.

"Alright, give it to me."

When confirming that nothing happened, Junko breathed a sigh of relief.

The envelope in his hand was also snatched by His Royal Highness Eight.

There was only a piece of stationery in the envelope, and the contents on it looked simple.

But after Zhang Juncheng read it, he was shocked.

"The second emperor brother invited Zhang Junlin to get together?"

Zhang Juncheng looked up at the sky.

The sun is coming out in the west?

I'm afraid that this feast will not be a good feast.

As for the purpose of the second emperor's brother coming to Jinling, as well as Empress Chen's instructions before leaving, although he didn't know the details, he could guess seven or eight points.

It's here to let Zhang Junlin roll off the throne of the crown prince!

But the popularity in this palace is getting stronger and stronger, and in the middle of the night, there are farmers shouting trumpets to open up wasteland and farm, and even the palace maids and eunuchs outside the palace walls are praising His Royal Highness the Prince.

He listened a lot, and naturally knew that the second prince failed to bring down Zhang Junlin openly.

That gathering is very likely to give Zhang Junlin a severed head to eat.

"Your Highness, it doesn't seem like this letter is today."

Xiao Shunzi reminded beside him, pointing to the envelope and the wet marks on the envelope.

"It's been sunny in the last few days, and this letter must have experienced mildew and rainy days, so this letter was sent at least half a month ago or even a month ago."

After being reminded by Xiao Shunzi, Zhang Juncheng discovered the clues of the letterhead.

Looking at the ink again, there are also traces of being wet and dried again after drying.

It seems that Xiao Shunzi expected it well, this letter is indeed not written today, but has been written for a long time.

"Why did you send this letter to Your Highness?"

Zhang Juncheng kept looking at the letter, trying to see clues in it.

But my eyes are dry, and I can't see any catty in pain.

Just when he thought that someone was deliberately testing him and was about to tear up the letter for dinner.

A timid voice came from outside the door.

"Eighth Highness, this letter was written by His Second Highness to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before his death, but before His Royal Highness Second Highness sent the letter, he ...... He was killed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”

When Zhang Juncheng and Xiao Shunzi heard this, they were shocked and gasped.

The second prince is dead?!

When he reacted, Zhang Juncheng's face showed ecstasy.

Well dead!