He walked back and forth a few times, frowned and thought for a moment, then looked up and said:

"In this way, Mr. Jia, this matter will be handled by you, send someone to Funing Palace to spread the word, and let the queen take the time to come home, and say that the old man is seriously ill."

"In addition, pass on the patriarchal order of the old man, but all the descendants of the Cao family, clansmen, domestic servants, etc., from now on, they must be people with their tails between their legs, don't cause trouble outside, if they are caught by the prince or other yamen, the old man will not be able to protect them."

"Yes, Xiangye!"

After Jia Gongwang agreed, his eyes did not stop rolling, and he continued:

"Xiangye, this time you sent Linghu Shao to Dunhuang to unite the forces of the Western Regions, based on the current inference of his subordinates, I am afraid that this matter has to be prepared with both hands, because judging from the situation of Zou Baichuan's accident today, the prince has already laid out the Western Regions a year ago, and after the year, he blocked the post passage from the Western Regions to Chang'an, and we don't know anything about the situation over there."

"What do you mean by that?"

When Cao Qichang heard this, he was obviously a little surprised, "You mean Ye Yinting, Cao Zhiping and them... Could something have happened? ”

Jia Gongwang helped himself to grow his beard and said in a deep voice: "Well, there is a high probability that this thing has happened, but to what extent?" Whether he was arrested and imprisoned, killed or simply deposed, we don't have any definite information now, and it's hard to say. ”

After Master Jia's analysis, for Cao Qichang, it was like an initiation.

The prince's plan for the Western Regions should have started last year when he sent Cao Kesheng, a traitor of the Cao family, to Dunhuang to serve as the assassin of Guazhou.

Later, Guo Wei was asked to go on an expedition, obviously to conquer the Western Turks, but secretly to lay out the purge of the Western Regions in advance.

"Ma, Yuan Zhi Xiaoer's trick is insidious and vicious enough, he doesn't know it, he kills two birds with one stone, not only paralyzing the Western Regions, but even the old man's side is in the dark, no wonder he is not afraid of the local gate valve forces in Guazhou at all, it turns out that he has been prepared."

Cao Qichang said with annoyance:

"Mr. Jia, you are right, the prince should have quietly blocked the connection between the Western Regions and Chang'an since the end of last year, and we have become blind and deaf, and if we can't get Caofu's instructions, we will become headless flies, bumping into each other."

Jia Gongwang added:

"A few years ago, the prince said everywhere that he would use troops on a large scale against the Western Turks at the beginning of the new year, and for this reason, he made a big effort to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and even the usual expenses of the royal members in the palace, meals and clothing were halved."

"Actually, it seems that most of them are deliberately emitting smoke now, and now it's spring, but who in the capital knows if there has been a war in the Western Regions, and how is it going?"

"Ma, except for a few chief officials in the East Palace and the military hall here, I'm afraid no one in the court knows."

Cao Qichang's face turned pale, he closed his eyes in frustration, and muttered, "This time Dugu City has passed, maybe he can bring back some important information." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and Jia Gongwang withdrew from Dongwan Academy with interest.

……

East Palace, West Study.

Early in the morning, the prince came here.

The confidential secretary Qiu Feng arranged everything diligently, and reported the two on the spot

The days received the memorabilia, the notes, and the events reported by the various ministries.

Yesterday, the crown prince and Concubine Lan slept until the sun reached the top of their heads.

At night, the crown prince worked really hard, not only criticizing and self-criticizing with his lips and skins, but also asking Concubine Lan for forgiveness.

Moreover, the kung fu of the mouth and the kung fu of the finger yang also go hand in hand, giving full play, massaging the loose bones and kissing, so that Concubine Lan can enjoy the treatment of the queen.

Yuan Zhi willingly became a "male waiter"

This moved Concubine Lan to tears.

The two people in the back are as loving as ever.

Concubine Lan was even more ruddy, smiling, like a slightly shy peony flower.

As for the queen, she didn't get up until close to noon, slowly dressing up, and she didn't walk out of the courtyard until she announced in the afternoon that she was going back to the palace.

Even the lunch was sent to the main hall by the little eunuch, and she ate alone.

After getting into the driving of Prince Luan, she snuggled to the side and closed her eyes to recuperate, without saying a word.

She was dodging Concubine Lan's aggressive eyes.

After all, her cheating with the prince was an ugly thing that couldn't see the sun, but she was peeped at by Concubine Lan.

This really made her a little embarrassed and ashamed.

thinks that at the beginning, she had mobilized Concubine Lan to poison the prince.

When the prince was in the dormitory, she rushed from Funing Palace to protect him and reprimanded the prince in public.

How much Cao Feiyan hated the prince at the beginning.

never thought that it was this Cao Feiyan who would inadvertently fall in love with the prince.

It is creation that makes people, and the world is unpredictable.

Concubine Kelan, twittering like a lark along the way, sticking to the prince to be coquettish, showing her affection.

Of course, she did it on purpose, deliberately to show the queen, and it was good to be angry with her.

As for Cao Feiyan, she was silent.

If it was usual, she would have scolded Concubine Lan a long time ago.

This is called a thief's heart.

The prince coped with it humming.

On the way back, the three of them had their own ghosts, and the atmosphere was very discordant, embarrassing, and particularly uncomfortable.

In the evening, the queen returned to Funing Palace.

She went straight into the bath in a rage, soaked for more than an hour, and asked the two palace maids to massage her feet.

While bathing, she also drank a lot of fruit wine, and only went to bed when she was drunk.

The prince and Concubine Lan took a mandarin duck bath, and then entered the Xianglan Hall and slept together for the first time.

Concubine Lan was so happy, the prince was extremely gentle that night, hugged her and massaged gently, and then slept quietly.

It's something she's always dreamed of.

From this point of view, Concubine Lan should be grateful to the queen's cousin.

Early in the morning, after the prince got up to wash up and breakfast, he went straight to the west study.

"Your Highness, there are already several ministers waiting to be seen in the side hall, which one will enter first?"

Autumn Wind asked.

Since the existence of a confidential secretary, Yuan Zhi stipulated that all ministers who needed to be seen must also be registered by the secretary first, and then wait for the summons in the side hall.

Avoid trespassing without permission after anyone reported to the guards in the past.

Sometimes, several people stand in front of the prince at the same time, and it is easy to get confused when you say everything you say.

And secrecy is also weakened.

"Let the Duke of Discipline come in first."

He wanted to know in time about the situation after Zou Baichuan was arrested on the day of the spring outing.

When Ji Hong came in, the crown prince was sitting in the first place.

There was no expression on his face, but Ji Hong was a little uneasy.

"Your Highness, the minister has a few important matters that need to be reported immediately."

Yuan Zhi noticed Ji Hong's micro-expression and said with dissatisfaction:

"You don't seem to be in a good mood, what's wrong? That Zou Baichuan has hard bones, and he doesn't explain whether he lives or dies, right? ”

"No, Zou Baichuan's bones are not hard, he explained it clearly that night, like pouring beans on a bamboo tube."

"What, it's explained so quickly, there won't be any fraud, right?"

Yuan Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't believe it.