Mei Xue had just entered the side door of the palace not far away, when a warm sedan chair greeted her and carried her, and she only walked for a moment when she sat in the sedan chair, and then saw Li Jinzhi striding from the wind and snow.

Li Jinzhi wore a snow-white coat, his skin was as white as jade, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and the bamboo umbrella he opened was already covered with a layer of white.

Seeing that Mei Xue was opening the sedan curtain to look at him, he reached out and touched Mei Xue's hair, and there was joy in his eyes that couldn't be hidden.

The sedan chair was carried all the way to the plum garden, and the next person had already prepared hot tea and charcoal basins.

Song Zhijie stood at the door with a smile, and when he saw Li Jinzhi helping Mei Xue get off the sedan chair, he turned sideways and gave way.

The room was warm, and the windows were half open, reflecting the plum forest blooming outside.

Peng Liang poured hot tea for the three of them, then closed the door and went outside to guard.

Mei Xue lowered her head and took a sip of hot tea, and told Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie about An Jiang's visit.

Song Zhijie smiled and nodded:

"The girl's caution is right, although they are all going to see His Majesty, but if the prince speaks, firstly, he can show his filial piety, and secondly, the girl can avoid being suspected more deeply."

Mei Xue smiled and nodded, but her eyes were cold.

It is a bit hard to live in the hands of Emperor Mingde, but when it comes to Li Jinyu's hands next year, it will definitely be even harder.

She is mentally prepared, and believes that Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie are the same as her.

Next, Song Zhijie and Li Jinzhi told Mei Xue about some recent events, the most important of which was the urgent letter sent by the King of Shu to send it quickly.

The fief of the king of Chu was in the Lianghu region, which was the richest and most vast among the vassal kings, and it was the most convenient place to pass through from Shu to the capital.

Although the King of Shu was lazy by nature, he had been pressed by Emperor Mingde step by step over the years, and he could only start to guard in secret. Especially after Li Jinzhi was forced to enter Beijing, he had to pay attention.

In the past year or so, Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie did not dare to relax for a moment, and with the more convenient actions of the King of Shu, they have made a lot of progress.

One of them is that the King of Shu recently found out about the movements of the father and son of the King of Chu.

With a calm smile on his face, Li Jinzhi said to Mei Xue:

"Jinchen's cousin has always been free and uninhibited, and he likes to cultivate the Tao and become an immortal, and there are many Taoist priests in the house. It's just that he didn't expect that he and Uncle Chu Wang turned out to be the most hidden. ”

King Lu relied on Concubine Xie, and he was reckless and arrogant since he was a child. The king of Chu is actually more powerful and courageous than the king of Lu, and he never shows the dew, but he can always get the greatest benefits.

The King of Shu, Song Zhijie and others deduced that the most likely thing for the King of Chu was that he wanted to rebel when Emperor Mingde died and Li Jinyu's throne was not secured.

And the so-called Taoist priests raised by Li Jinchen in the mansion are actually people with strong martial arts, and when the time comes, they can not only ensure that Li Jinchen escapes from the capital safely, but may even become the internal response of the king of Chu.

Mei Xue was not surprised after hearing this, and after thinking about it silently for a while, she shook her head and said:

"Although the land of the two lakes is rich, and the king of Chu has been planning for a long time, but the two lakes are located in the middle of Shu and the capital, even if His Majesty has always been suspicious of the prince, but after all, they are brothers from one mother, and the king of Chu does not dare to completely ignore them."

Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie glanced at each other, then looked at Mei Xue together, and waited for her to continue.

Mei Xue bit her lip, frowned slightly and said:

"If the king of Chu wants to send troops and avoid being surrounded by the prince behind his back, the best way is actually to give the prince a charge that the whole world can't tolerate, and then he justifiably sends troops to fight, but the prince has no reason to support the prince."

As soon as Mei Xue's words fell, Song Zhijie stood up in shock and said in a trembling voice:

"Kill your father and kill your king!"

Mei Xue nodded, her eyes as calm as a deep pool, and continued:

"Although this is just speculation, it is indeed the most advantageous and safest way for the father and son of King Chu."

Song Zhijie, who has always been old and serious, was obviously anxious and said to Li Jinzhi:

"Shizi, you and Miss Mei will continue to discuss, and your subordinates will arrange for someone to send news to the prince first. In addition, on the side of the Chu Palace, our arrangements have to be changed. ”

Li Jinzhi nodded, watching Song Zhijie leave in a hurry, he turned around and hugged Mei Xue in his arms and whispered:

"Thanks to your reminder, I'm afraid I'm going to miss a big deal."

Mei Xue smiled, looked up at him and said:

"It's just speculation, not necessarily so.

But the prince has a cold nature, and I can't tell him about this too soon, if my speculation comes true, the greater the credit we will make, the more chips we will have in our hands. ”

After the fall of King Lu, his fiefdom of Shandong fell completely under the control of Yuan Hao, a close confidant of the crown prince.

And if the king of Chu follows the old path of the king of Lu, then the Lianghu region must not be easily controlled by Li Jinyu.

Li Jinzhi nodded, gently stroked Mei Xue's hair and said:

"Don't worry, I have already told my father that if there is a day when the sword and soldiers meet, the control of the two lakes region will become the key factor in my father's victory."

Mei Xue nodded, patted Li Jinzhi's arm lightly and said:

"In any case, it's always good to prepare early, and if he really wants to kill them all in the future, we must at least have a chance to resist."

Li Jinzhi said "um", and said to Mei Xue again:

"I and Mr. Song will arrange this matter, you don't have to worry.

When he invites you into the palace, you have to be careful, and ensuring your own safety is the most important thing. ”

Mei Xue responded, hugged Li Jinzhi back, and then turned around and walked out.

Mei Xue still took the warm sedan chair, and Li Jinzhi followed her on foot, sending her to the carriage at the side door to watch her leave.

Only one day later, Li Jinyu personally went to Lilac to invite Mei Xue again.

The heavy snow has stopped, and the green bamboo outside the study window is still covered with a layer of white.

Li Jinyu's face was gloomy, and after giving a detailed account of Emperor Mingde's current physical condition, he put forward his thoughts: he hoped that Mei Xue could live in the palace for a long time to take care of Emperor Mingde's body.

Mei Xue agreed without hesitation, but offered to send Li Mingze back to the Shu Palace, because Chen Yiling could continue to treat Li Mingze, and Li Jinzhi could help by the side, so as not to prevent Li Mingze from crying for a long time.

Li Jinyu saw Mei Xue's cheerful promise, so she also smiled and said:

"This is natural, send Ping An back together, he can play with Mingze.

When you come back to stay, bring the two of them back together. ”

Li Jinyu's last sentence made Mei Xue sneer in her heart.

Yes, at this time, he did not forget to emphasize this matter.

After sending Li Jinyu away, Mei Xue began to pack her things, and in the afternoon, she took Yurong and Mama Zhang to send Li Mingze and Ping'an to the Shu Palace, and she entered the palace early the next morning.

Li Jin rushed to Lilac early in the morning to deliver Mei Xue.

At the gate of the palace, Li Jinzhi was inconvenient to get out of the carriage, so he sat in the carriage and hugged Mei Xue tightly.

Mei Xue gently stroked Li Jinzhi's back and comforted him:

"Don't worry too much, even if my guess comes true, the prince of Chu will have to do it in public, because in this way the crown prince's guilt can be confirmed.

So I just need to be wary of public occasions that His Majesty is attending, and it won't be too hard. ”

Li Jinzhi buried his face in Mei Xue's neck socket, and only whispered after a long time:

"There are our people in the Chu Palace, but they don't have access to the core secrets yet. Mr. Song and I will find another way, and once there is news, I will send you to the palace as soon as possible. ”

Mei Xue said "um", gently patted Li Jinzhi's back and got up and got out of the carriage.

Mei Xue first went to see the Empress Dowager Jing'an and Princess Chenyang, and looking at their expressions, Mei Xue knew that Li Jinyu had told them the truth.

Empress Dowager Jing'an's voice was hoarse, but she still squeezed out a wry smile and said to Mei Xue:

"Good boy, I'm going to work hard for you again. You can do your best, the mourning family and the prince understand everything in their hearts. ”

Mei Xue was speechless, so she could only kowtow to the Empress Dowager Jing'an in silence and leave.

Out of Cining Palace, I saw the crown princess Xie Danqin coming over in a sedan chair from a distance, and a little girl with pink carvings and jade on the left and right sides was sitting.

It is the two daughters born to the former crown princess Yang Shumin, the county lord of Yongming and the county lord of Yongqing.

Obviously, the two children were very close to Xie Danqin, and the younger Yongqing County Lord even put his arm around Xie Danqin and leaned on her shoulder and fell asleep.

Walking up, Mei Xue stopped and saluted Xie Danqin.

Xie Danqin touched the little face of the county lord of Yongqing dotingly and said to Mei Xue:

"It was she who was clamoring to come together to say goodbye to the imperial grandmother, but now it's good, she started to fall asleep before she arrived."

Looking at Xie Danqin's clear and calm eyes, Mei Xue knew that she had passed the initial stage of shock, fear and hatred.

What she and Li Jinzhi thought of, Xie Danqin had already thought of.

What will be waiting for Miss Xie Qi or the Xie family's big house, the result is actually about to come out.

Xie Danqin has endured humiliation for many years, and will never miss this God-given opportunity.

Mei Xue stood and talked a few words to Xie Danqin, and after seeing her leave, she continued to walk towards Zhaoyang Palace.

A cold wind blew, and the remnants of snow on the palace wall were rolled into white mist and swirled into the distance.

Mei Xue glanced up at the vast sky, pursed her lips, lowered her head and continued to walk forward.

(End of chapter)