Just now I stroked her a few times, and her tail went up to the eaves.

Hehe, it's not too late to marry into the East Palace and then slowly repair it.

At this time, an elderly lady walked in outside the door, supported by a dignified young woman next to her.

There is no need to guess, it is the Duchess of Dingguo, the Lin family, and the young lady Tian.

"Mother, sister-in-law, you are back!"

Seeing her mother Lin and sister-in-law Tian coming in, Xiuniang greeted her with a smile.

Lin turned a blind eye, she just bowed to Yuan Zhi and said:

"The concubine Lin has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness came to the Guo Mansion, and there was a lot of negligence in the house, and he asked His Royal Highness to surrender his guilt."

Tian stood behind her mother-in-law and followed Shi Li.

Yuan Zhi hurriedly got up, stepped forward and stretched out his hands to make a gesture of support, "Aunt, please excuse me, the palace has not neglected the prince, how can I say that I am guilty, and I am very happy to discuss some current affairs with the third lady." ”

"Yes, mother, I have a very close conversation with the prince..."Xiuniang also wanted to interject, but when she saw that her mother was displeased, she hurriedly shut up.

The Lin family glanced at Xiuniang and said to Yuan Zhi: "Please move to the main hall of the mansion, there are some specific matters, and the concubine will discuss with His Highness." ”

"Auntie, please."

Yuan Zhi got up and walked with Lin to the Guo main hall.

This place is usually closed, and only when distinguished guests and elders come to the house can the main hall be opened to welcome guests, which is etiquette.

went to the main hall, Xiuniang knew what her mother was discussing with the prince, and she also wanted to participate, but she was glared back by Lin's eyes.

was so angry that Xiuniang pouted and stomped her feet.

Half an hour later, Yuan Zhi left the Dingguo Mansion in a good mood, and quietly returned to the East Palace under the strict protection of Qianniuwei.

And here, Xiuniang was summoned to her mother Lin.

"Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised you, saying that you are smart, understand the complicated matters above the court, and have great insights." Lin took a sip of tea and said with a pleasant face.

Xiuniang raised her head and snorted softly, and said proudly: "Mother, your daughter is talented and intelligent, and it is reasonable for His Highness to admire her." ”

This expression provoked Guo Rui's wife Tian, who was sitting next to her, to cover her mouth and smile.

Lin glanced at Xiuniang and said indifferently:

"The Zongren Mansion originally intended to let you marry into the East Palace in the first month, but now that the family patriarch and the young patriarch are not in the capital, I have discussed with His Royal Highness, and in the spring and summer after the new year, let your father return from the front line, and then choose a day to hold the wedding."

Xiuniang's eyes widened when she heard this, and she said eagerly: "Mother, don't be in such a hurry about this." ”

"Why not rush? The prince is twenty-two years old, and you are also twenty years old, both of them are not young, and other people's children are taught scriptures by their masters. Besides, the current emperor's dragon body is not safe, and it is better for His Majesty to personally bless the prince's wedding, otherwise, if the emperor has an accident, then he will have to keep filial piety for three years. ”

When Lin said this, his face narrowed and he said in a deep voice:

"You have been pampered at home since you were a child, your brothers and sisters have let you, and your mother is also too spoiled for you, so that you can develop a lawless temperament, and you will enter the East Palace in the future, you will be the crown princess, everything must be restrained, with the husband as the key link, and His Royal Highness as the sky."

"I don't!" Xiuniang pouted and said angrily.

"It's against you." Lin was so angry that he put the tea bowl on the coffee table and said sharply:

"From now on, you must strictly restrain your words and deeds in accordance with court etiquette, and you are not allowed to commit any offences and talk back indiscriminately, otherwise, the family law will serve, and in addition, without the permission of your mother, you are not allowed to go out of the house, and whoever dares to let it go will be punished."

"Mother." Xiuniang was so angry that she stomped her feet.

"You can't fool around in this matter, this is related to the rise and fall of the Guo family, and even the life of the whole family."

"It won't be so exaggerated, mother!" Xiuniang was stunned.

"There is a way that is unbearable in high places, Xiu'er, the crown prince's accession to the throne is the fall of Cao Mansion, and Guo Mansion is the first wealthy family in the eyes of the world, the target of everyone, do you think that with the wisdom and means of the crown prince, after he ascends the throne, will he allow a second Cao Mansion to appear?"

Lin sighed, waved his hand, and said, "You go back to Meiyuan first to ponder for yourself, I'm tired of my mother, and I need to rest for a while." ”

"Xiu'er understands, Xiu'er retires."

After speaking, Xiuniang walked out of the main hall and walked away.

……

After the dinner was served in the Zhengyang Palace, Yuan Zhi did not plan to go back to the west study, but returned to the bedroom to prepare for rest.

Since Concubine Lan was bedridden, the prince's bed was basically dominated by the two concubines Luan Feng and Xiao Cui.

These two little girls are charming and moving, with a pair of peach blossom eyes, a concave and convex figure, skin like clotted fat, and a pair of tender white soul-summoning hands, which are deeply loved by the prince.

This person pays attention to luck, and both of them are now famous, Luan Feng is Zhaoxun, and Xiaocui is Fengyi.

The two do not engage in infighting, they come in turns, as long as the prince goes back to Zhengyang Hall to sleep, there must be a beauty waiting for him on the bed.

The prince has never been a picky eater, these two people have their own styles, and whoever is their turn is whoever it is.

The candlelight was dim, and Yuan Zhi, who had drunk some wine, came to the bed, and Xiao Cui couldn't wait to pounce out, "Your Highness, you haven't been back to Zhengyang Hall for several days, and your concubine has been lonely for a few days." ”

The words seemed pitiful.

"Well, my good Cui'er, my husband will love you well tonight, as compensation for many days." Yuan Zhi snorted wine and said with a wicked smile.

"Of course, bad husband, I'm more pitiful than Sister Feng, every time it's my turn, you're either a private visit to Weifu or in the West Study, so tonight... Hee-hee..."

Xiaocui is well-behaved, very good at coquettishness, and makes the prince happy.

"Haha... Isn't Lone coming? ”

After speaking, he took off his nightgown, squeaked into the brocade quilt, and hugged Xiao Cui's delicate body with his backhand.

But the next moment, Yuan Zhi was a little surprised, hugged her slippery and delicate body, leaned into her ear and chuckled:

"Little hoof prodigal, it turns out that you are ready, so do you want to let Lone come to pamper you? What if I'm in the West Study again? ”

"Oh, bad husband, don't say anything embarrassing, people don't know your bad intentions."

Xiao Cui was so ashamed that she buried her face in the crook of the prince's arm and said coquettishly.

"Haha... It's lonely, it's not lonely, let my Cui'er wait for a long time, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, good Cui'er, let's go to bed. ”

After speaking, he picked up Xiao Cui's hot cheeks and pressed them against her red lips.

Xiao Cui immediately catered to him like a water snake, and her delicate body was tightly clinging to the prince's arms, as if she wanted to merge into his body.

……

Early the next morning, the prince walked into the west study refreshed, but saw Ji Hong walking in with a solemn expression.

"Your Highness, the slave has something important to report!"

"Say it."

Ji Hong's face turned pale, and he said with difficulty:

"Just came the news from the edict prison, Liu Hanzhang and Yu Deshan... committed suicide, but Liu Hanzhang was miraculously rescued, and Yu Deshan died! ”

The sudden change made the prince stunned for a moment, and then he was furious.

"Suicide? Whether it was suicide or homicide, make it clear to Lone. ”

"The illusion of suicide is actually a homicide, and the murderer was disguised as a jailer and mixed in."

"What about the killer?" Yuan Zhi gritted his teeth, and his eyes breathed fire.

"Killed in a fight with a catcher." Ji Hong replied dejectedly.

During this period of time, he lost one after another in the battle with the Bloody Handmen, which made him embarrassed.

Wuzhi clenched his fists and his teeth clenched.

He knew that blaming the Dark Guards was useless, but rather frustrated their self-confidence and was not good for the overall situation.

The Bloody Hand Gate is too powerful, and he has actually mastered the disguise technique.

In ancient times, the most outstanding transfiguration techniques were generally in the Eastern Ying and Western Regions.

It seems that the Bloody Hand Gate keeps pace with the times and constantly uses scientific and technological means, and the dark guard side should also strengthen professional training in this area.

"Who is Yu Deshan?"

"Yu Kefan's eldest son, the chief supervisor of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Industry, from the third rank, he is Liu Hanzhang's key criminal in the corruption group of the Ministry of Industry."

Yu Kefan, the former secretary of the military department, seems to have only two sons, Yu Deshui was killed by the prince in the East Palace last time, and almost mutinied.

This time, his only surviving eldest son died again, and I don't know what will happen.

The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the storm is coming.

This time, the situation that was originally clear suddenly became confusing again.

And this change directly broke the overall situation of Yuanzhi's painstaking arrangement.

I can't help but be angry.

Ji Hong obviously knew very well how much turmoil and turmoil Yu Deshan's death would cause, and he lowered his head deeply and did not dare to look at the prince's expression.

"Gao Jin, send someone to send Xie Bi, Yuan Dingkang, and Wen Ruyu, the general of the military hall, to the west study of the East Palace to discuss matters."

"Yes." Gao Jin also had a solemn face, and he had a premonition that something big was going to happen.

A stick of incense, the three generals are fully assembled, the military hall and the palace guards are in the imperial city, and they will arrive at the palace city on horseback for a while.

Wen Ruyu saw the prince alone for the first time, so she couldn't help but say a few words of greeting.

Yuan Zhi asked Ji Hong to explain the emergency incident in the edict to everyone first.

Everyone's expressions were very solemn.

It was a premeditated operation, and no one could have predicted what would happen next.

"Everyone, we have to prepare for the worst, that is, the palace change, this prince means that the imperial city should strengthen its vigilance, clean up suspicious people, the enemy will use the disguise technique, they are very likely to kill the Qianniu Wei or the palace guards, and after the disguise, they will blend into the palace city, waiting for the opportunity to riot or assassinate."

The worst-case scenario that the prince said is completely understandable, and he knows what to do.

But how to screen and prevent this thing is disguise, everyone doesn't know it.

"Pay attention to the roots of everyone's ears, there are subtle traces, everyone should pay more attention to the details of the people around them." Ji Hong examined the dead man and learned about the characteristics of the disguised person.

The three generals are accustomed to fighting on the battlefield, those shadow tricks, they are laymen.

Hearing Ji Hong's brief explanation, everyone nodded in understanding.

"Your Royal Highness, there are palace guards and Qianniu guards in the imperial city, and the security is worry-free for the time being, but there are 5,000 people in the left camp of Jinwuwei in the capital, and the battalion general is Liu Tianlai, he is the eldest son of Liu Hanzhang, I am afraid that there will be any changes, and there is the Beidaying, where Cao Yanchun has been controlled for a long time."

General Staff General Wen Ruyu reminded:

"Weichen proposed that the military hall quickly issue a military order, transfer Liu Tian to the military hall as a second-class staff general, come to the Ming Sheng and secretly descend, and then secretly go to the southern camp, and secretly order the commander Mai Tiecane to lead 20,000 troops into the capital."

"It's a good idea to transfer Liu Tian to serve in the military hall, but let Mai Tiezhu lead 20,000 people into the capital, this..."

“？？？”

Xie Bi and Yuan Dingkang both shook their heads in opposition.

Letting the forbidden army enter the city will cause panic among the people in the city, and second, if there are any variables within the forbidden army, the 20,000 field army will pose a threat to the imperial court.

Yuan Zhi is also eyebrow-locked.

Mai Tiezhu doesn't know this person, but based on Guo Wei's recommendation, there is a way to know people and faces but not hearts, in case he hides deeply, it is a nail buried by Cao Fu next to Guo Wei.

So what to do?

You can't gamble with Jiangshan Sheji.

One wrong step and one wrong step will be a catastrophe.

"In this way, in the name of engaging in military field training, the military hall ordered the Nanda battalion to move to the east gate of the outer city and station." Yuan Ze Dao.

"The reasons are far-fetched, but that's the way it can be." Wen Ruyu nodded in agreement.

"There is also General Wen, the two partial generals who Guo Shuai inserted into the Beida Camp half a year ago, you will pass on Gu's order and closely monitor the movements of the Beida Battalion."

Yuan Zhi didn't forget Xiuniang's reminder at this time.

"Understand, His Highness the Prince." Wen Ruyu nodded yes.

At this time, Ji Yi, the commander of the Secret Guard Catcher Division, sent someone to come in to report.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, Yu Kefan went straight to the edict, holding an iron ticket to avoid death in his hand, and asked to see Yu Deshan, and now there is a lot of trouble, please make a decision!"

Yuan Zhi laughed angrily when he heard this, and said:

"Okay, I've finally started to make a move, and I'll personally go and meet this dismissed former military secretary."

"Your Highness, you must not let Yu Deshan's affairs make a big deal right now, there's no need for you to go."

Xie Bi said worriedly.

Yuan Zhi glanced at everyone and said with a wry smile: "Now that you can't come forward, who is qualified to come forward?" Could it be that they will make trouble in Zichen Palace? ”

When the prince said this, everyone was speechless.

That's what the prince said, obviously the enemy wants to force the prince to come forward, and there is a risk, but there is nothing that can be done here, and there are no good tricks.

Xie Bi hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice:

"After all, Yu Kefan has been a scholar of the military department for many years, and the forces in the military department are deep-rooted, most of them are his people, even Cao Qichang has not been able to intervene in it, he still has the power of the rivers and lakes, do you want to send more Qianniuwei out of the city with His Highness?"

Yuan Zhi paused, waved his hand and said: "No need, Fan Hu's three hundred horsemen are enough, you focus on guarding the palace city, especially the Zichen Palace, as for Yu Kefan, this prince Liang He doesn't have this ability." ”

"I'm afraid that the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry, Yu Deshan is the young patriarch of Yu Mansion and the only son at present, and Yu Kefan obviously knows the truth, so he wants to break into prison, if it is confirmed that Yu Deshan is dead, he will not care about anything." Xie Bi persuaded again.

Yuan Zhi said indifferently:

"If this prince wants to kill Yu Deshan, do you need to be so troublesome? Based on the evidence of corruption, it is completely possible to immediately kill without forgiveness, indicating that there was someone else who killed Yu Deshan, and he calmed down after the incident, which is not difficult to figure out. ”

"The key is how to calm him down, this is a difficult problem, it depends on the creation of this prince."

Hearing this, Xie Bi no longer insisted, and he arched his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

After everyone gave up, they all withdrew from the west study, and they had to prepare for all possible things that happened.

The crown prince gave an order, and Luan drove out of the city to the imperial prison.

The newly completed Imperial Prison is just north of Lake Seoul, which is relatively remote.

At this time, the gloomy gate of the edict was full of people.