After Fu Zhen and Su Xing'er finished worshipping, they stood up, and the prince had already gone to the mourning hall surrounded by King Rong's father and son.

Two eunuchs who followed him at his side, blocking the officials who wanted to follow and serve.

Su Xing'er looked at the back of the group and said, "The river is going down." ”

Fu Zhen glanced at her, raised his feet and walked towards where Pei Zhan was: "How do you say this?" ”

Su Xing'er leaned close to her ear and said, "This prince is not as virtuous as the emperor." ”

Fu Zhen said: "How can you see it? ”

"He was young, you don't know. He has grown up in the past few years, and since he has a few concubines in the harem, there are rumors every now and then.

"Although the emperor also has other concubines in the harem, he only respects the queen in everything, and the affairs of the harem are all in the hands of the queen alone, and there has been no mistake in the rules for many years.

"So the harem concubines are very well-behaved, and they don't have any moths, and they are more relaxed and docile to the queen than they are in front of the emperor.

"But what about the East Palace? If it weren't for the prince's preference for Concubine Li, it would be difficult for Concubine Yu, who gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, to sit still, but I was afraid that he would not collude with Yongping before.

"When a man has no rules, can he still be stable in the harem? In other words, if you can't control the harem, I'm afraid that other aspects will be so-so. ”

The two of them have talked about countless disrespectful topics, and talking about the prince's private deeds is nothing at all.

Fu Zhen was curious: "How many concubines are there in the East Palace now?" ”

"There are four, two side concubines, two beauties, and the previous side concubines have been locked up, and there are only three left."

Fu Zhen thought about the age of the crown prince for a while, he had already held a crown ceremony two months ago, and there were only three or four concubines in the palace, which was not a lot.

She said: "The emperor is a saint of the ages, how can anyone in the world compare to his old man's virtue?" It is not incomprehensible that the crown prince is still young and slightly inferior to him. ”

The main reason is that Fu Zhen admires the character of the emperor and queen very much, and with such parents leading by example, the prince's virtue will still have a chance to temper.

In the end, talking about these things behind his back, it was easy to attract criticism, and he talked about some other gossip here, and went to the small courtyard where Yang Zhan arranged for Pei Zhan to handle official business.

Pei Zhan, a dignified Pingxi general, actually came to do the work of the Praetorian Guard, which is really a bit overkill, but he has come here, and things have to be done.

I was busy patrolling last night, so I didn't go home until midnight.

After going back, Fu Zhen, who was sleeping sweetly, woke up, pulled some irrelevant words, and inserted a few lotus flowers with dewdrops from the yard into her vase, and then went to wash and lie down satisfied.

Early in the morning, there was the voice of Mrs. Pei angrily scolding the flower thief from the main room, and Pei Zhan plucked out his ears with his bare hands and went to King Rong's mansion again.

When Fu Zhen and the others arrived, Pei Zhan happened to be sitting in the room listening to the guards reply. After a day and a night's work, no useful clues have been collected from the palace.

"Let's go out first, see that a familiar lady is coming, and then talk back." Pei Zhan sent Guo Song away, and looked at Fu Zhen at the same time: "This kind of occasion is very boring, why doesn't my mother come by herself?" ”

Fu Zhen smiled: "There was a thief at home, and she asked her father to set up a trap at the gate of the garden." ”

Pei Zhan paused: "As for it!" ”

I just pinched her a few broken flowers......

Su Xing'er looked at him: "Yo yo yo, you're not happy to come together, why don't we go?" ”

Of course, Pei Zhan was very happy in his heart. After deciding to get married, he was often teased, and he didn't take it seriously for a long time.

With such a large area of the palace, Fu Zhen did not attract attention in this corner, and after the prince went to the mourning hall to worship, he was also invited to a quiet and spacious place on the palace side to drink tea and rest.

After a round of tea party, someone came to King Rong to pay tribute to him, and when he saw that King Rong was going to scold people out, the prince said: "Uncle Wang doesn't have to be restrained, there are many things in the palace, you can take care of it." ”

King Rong sighed, stood up and instructed Yang to accompany him, and then retreated.

Only the prince and Yang Yu were left in the house, and the two had been together since childhood, and their demeanor and expression were relaxed.

The prince said: "I heard that it happened in the ancestral hall, and the murderer is strange, he finally entered the palace, how did he choose such a place?" ”

Yang shook his head: "The minister is also puzzled. ”

The prince glanced at him and lowered his head to taste tea.

Yang dipped his hands on his knees and rubbed them unconsciously.

In the teahouse outside the alley, Xu Yin and He Qunying sat opposite each other.

"Did this trip go well?"

"The road is unimpeded, and sure enough, what you said is true, the Ning family, which has the support of the General's Mansion, has now improved its reputation by more than one level in the north and south of the river, and it doesn't take any effort to conduct routine inspections of the wharves along the way."

He Qunying's eyes were deep, and his face was indeed gloomy.

Xu Yin raised his lips: "In this way, the next step can be started." When will you get on your next boat? ”

He Qunying pondered: "Now that I am on the way south, I estimate that I will arrive in Hangzhou in about 20 days." If you go north, it should be about a month. ”

Xu Yin nodded: "It's almost half a month from here to Tanzhou, and half a month from Tanzhou to Hangzhou." It's just that if you have a trouble with your family, will Ling Zun obstruct it halfway? ”

He Qunying snorted coldly: "The middle feed of the He family fell into the hands of the side house, and I don't know how much of the family property was privately appropriated by them?" I've only sold a few shops, so how can I hurt the sky? ”

When Xu Yin heard this, he lowered his eyes and smiled: "You are the son of the Great General's Mansion, won't the He family's family business be yours in the future?" If Ling Zun wants to favor the concubine, he must also be legal and compliant. However, the feed is not in hand, but it is indeed impossible to prevent it. I said that you should also consider continuing, there is a lady by your side, and the middle feed of the General's Mansion will not fall into the hands of others. ”

"It's easy to say," He Qunying glared at him, "I already have a son and a daughter with my original partner, how can there be a woman with the same door who is willing to marry and be a stepmother?" I don't like those with poor qualifications. ”

Xu Yin stopped talking.

After drinking tea, the two parted ways here, and Xu Yin went to King Rong's Mansion.

Seeing the guards and eunuchs under the door, Xu Yin stopped and stood in the threshold.

Lian Yu saw it from a distance and walked over quickly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down, and he is talking to the prince in Liulixuan."

Xu Yin raised his head and glanced in the direction of Liulixuan.

"How long have you been here?"

"It's only half an hour."

"Who else is there?"

"The prince is here, and the back is also out. Now only the son of the world is with him. ”

Lian Yu said more and more in his voice, and at the end he looked at Xu Yin meaningfully.

Xu Yin turned around, his back to the people walking under the corridor, and a pair of sharp eyes faced the wall in front of him.

After a while, he raised his hand and rested it in Lian Xun's ear, and whispered a few words.

Lian Yu nodded, and then disappeared into the crowd.

The Sanskrit sound has risen in the mourning hall.

There was an endless stream of people who came to pay their respects.

Everyone doesn't seem to have the extra energy to take care of others.

The prince tasted a few sips of tea, and Yang Yu stood up and said: "The minister went to the kitchen to explain the preparation of the banquet, His Royal Highness has not been out of the house for a long time, and I respectfully invite His Royal Highness to dine here today." ”

"Don't be busy."

The prince put the tea down, "This is a mess, you haven't even caught the shadow of the assassin, who knows where to hide?" My father has been sick lately, and I can't let him worry about me anymore. ”

Yang Yu smiled: "Your Highness is a great filial son, what you have taught you is." However, this time, the emperor ordered Pei Zhan to personally lead the army to reinforce the defense again, and His Royal Highness can rest assured about the safety issue. ”

The prince said: "I don't usually see you so enthusiastic, even if I haven't been out of the palace for more than half a year, and you don't invite me to sit down, why do you have to keep me today?" ”

Yang Yu wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he only laughed.

"If you have something to say, say it."

In the end, it was the prince, even if he was a few years younger than Yang Yu, a majesty was revealed.

Yang took a breath and salivated and leaned closer: "As soon as the mother concubine leaves like this, those individuals in our backyard can't hold back, although they are all your cousins and sisters, in the end, the minister and His Royal Highness have been together since childhood, relying on this friendship, you stay for a meal, and it can be regarded as helping the courtier's brother to support ......"

When the prince heard this, he looked at him: "Look at your useless appearance." You have been in vain for so many years, and you can't hold back a backhouse! ”

Yang was embarrassed: "Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the younger brother has to take care of the outside and the inside, so he is really tired of coping." Often they can bear this place and lose the other place. ”

The prince stood up, glanced at him angrily, waved his hand and said, "Then you can go!" ”

Yang Yu immediately thanked him and went out in a hurry.

The prince looked at his back, his eyes gradually deepening.

He summoned the eunuch under the door: "What happened in the ancestral hall of the palace on the night of the incident, have you ever heard about it?" ”

The eunuch bowed and walked up: "Back to His Highness, I inquired twice, and I talked to several people, and they all said in unison that it was a moment when the man in black came in to steal things, which shocked Princess Rong, and then he started to kill him." ”

"If it's a theft, how can you go to the side of the temple where there is no one at all?" The prince stood up and paced around the room, "The people on the errand here in the mourning hall are all in unison, and it is possible that they have been beaten. You go a little further and ask for those remote places. ”

"Yes."

The eunuch withdrew.

The prince turned the wrench in his hand and squinted his eyes at the pedestrians passing in the distance outside the window.

The white things in King Rong's mansion alarmed the whole capital, and the people who came to mourn were like carps crossing the river.

The palace opened up the entire west road and opened a flowing water seat, and the closer the time was to noon, the more people there were.

The ladies of the powerful mansion will not join in this kind of excitement, and after the condolences, they will generally find some quiet places to stay and drink tea.

Pei Zhan was afraid that Fu Zhen would be bored, so he sent Guo Song out to pay attention to whether there were any female relatives who were familiar with Fu Zhen and their temperament, and he had the experience to bypass the mourning hall and come to a small garden on West Road.

Sure enough, when they arrived here, the noisy sound outside faded significantly, and the only sound was two or three female relatives eating tea in the shade in front of the flower garden.

Guo Song looked at it, not the target person. He continued to walk along the corridor.

As soon as he stepped through the moon cave door, he heard a soft voice clearly in front of him.

“…… That night, the prince returned home in a hurry? When I returned home, I went to the Buddha Hall to find the princess? ”

As soon as Guo Song heard this voice, he immediately stopped his footsteps and avoided behind the pillars.

I saw two people standing under a bush of lush Xiaoxiang bamboos in front of me. One was carrying a broom, obviously a rough envoy in the palace. The other was wearing a eunuch costume, and at first glance, this eunuch was not unfamiliar. Guo Songchang walked in the palace with Pei Zhan, and he recognized at a glance that this was the eunuch Jin Bao next to the prince!

"The slave doesn't know either, but when the prince came back that day, he did go straight to the Buddha Hall."

"What time was that?"

"The hour? …… It should be around the end of the day. ”

"After the prince went to the Buddha Hall, what happened later?"

"The slave and maid didn't know what happened next. My father-in-law is about to spare me, the slave and maid are just doing rough work, and the affairs in the backyard will not be approached by the slave and maid at all. ”

The mother-in-law blindly asked for forgiveness, and Jinbao didn't ask anything more.

Guo Song heard the sound disappear over there, so he looked over. I saw that the woman was still sweeping the floor, and Jinbao quickly walked in the direction of Liulixuan along the front.

Guo Song frowned, and he didn't go to the female relatives at the moment. Make a U-turn and walk out briskly along the way you came.

Fu Zhen and Su Xing'er were listening to Pei Zhan talk about the results of secretly collecting news this day and night, and as soon as the figure outside the door flashed, Guo Song broke in.

"General! The subordinates saw the people in front of the prince secretly investigating the cause of Princess Rong's death! ”

"Prince?!"

Fu Zhen subconsciously raised his head. "What's the matter with him?"

"The subordinates also felt strange, because they heard Jinbao's repeated questions, so they hurried back to report!"

The three people in the room looked at each other. Pei Zhan touched his chin.

Su Xing'er was still worried about Fu Zhen's collusion with Yongping, and rolled her eyes: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not in charge of the harem, but he is concerned about these things!" ”

Fu Zhen said: "Where is the prince?" ”

"In Liulixuan!"

Pei Zhan said: "It's time to patrol, there are a lot of people today, expand the scope, especially the resting place of His Royal Highness the Prince, so that you can escort you!" ”

Guo Song understood: "Yes! ”

The three people in the room exchanged another look, but this time they all bowed their heads and drank tea in tacit agreement, and did not make a sound again.

Princess Rong's matter, King Rong has already made a report to the palace, it stands to reason that the prince is just here for routine business, and there is no reason to pursue this, so why did he send someone to inquire in private?

Was this the emperor's order, or was he curious?

Thinking of the errand that the emperor gave to Pei Zhan, I don't know what it means? At this point, everyone wants to find out.

Jin Bao returned to Liulixuan and immediately bowed down to the prince's ear to report it.

The prince's brows furrowed when he heard this. "You'll be back?"

"Exactly. But the little one came to me from elsewhere, and it was said that the strife of the night had begun near midnight.

"If you say that, the time is not right." Jin Bao said deeply, "I will come back since the beginning of the hour, and it will not be until midnight to fight." ”

The prince paced the room.

After two laps, he stopped under the window: "Probe again." See when exactly did the fight start? ”

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