"Keys?"

Lu Mingfei was confused, but if he thought about it carefully, although this thing is somewhat similar to the hosta in appearance, there are still some differences after all, since the little palace maid said that it is the key, there may be some truth and basis.

"Does the girl recognize this?"

The little palace maid shook her head and said, "I don't know, but this should be a special key made by the ancient method, and it won't be too ordinary to be made in this way, so you better take care of it." ”

While speaking, the little palace maid returned the "hosta" to Lu Mingfei's hand, but her eyes couldn't help but think about the snake-shaped jade pendant again.

Lu Mingfei was afraid that she would have some idea, so he hurriedly stuffed the jade pendant into his arms.

The complicated look on the little palace maid's face changed several times, and after looking at Lu Mingfei thoughtfully for a long time, she didn't say anything more, and walked out of the room after saying hello.

Lu Mingfei was puzzled, but he didn't bother to think about anything more, so he simply came to the bedroom and lay down.

The huge palace is particularly bleak at night, and after coming to the capital, Lu Mingfei has never rested well, just taking advantage of his leisure to sleep well, but just after closing his eyes, the shadow of Yu Yingxue will always appear in his mind.

Tossing and turning several times, it was difficult to sleep, Lu Mingfei came to the window again and quietly looked at the scenery in the palace.

There was goose feather snow in the sky again, decorating the entire palace with a piece of silver and white, watching the moonlight reflected on the snow, Lu Mingfei flashed the word "reflecting snow" in his mind.

Only then did he realize that unconsciously, Yu Yingxue had an extremely important weight in his heart.

When I was distressed, I heard a sound of broken footsteps outside the main gate, and just came back to my senses, a palace maid came to pass the word.

"Young Master Lu, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is invited. ”

After listening to the report, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but be stunned, this news was indeed a little unexpected.

After hesitating, I heard a hearty laugh from outside the palace gate: "I visited late at night, didn't you disturb Brother Lu's rest, right?"

As he spoke, the second prince had already strode in front of Lu Mingfei, with a spring breeze on his face, and only Qu Xiaotian came with him, wearing a precious mink coat, which looked particularly magnificent.

Lu Mingfei originally followed Song Yiyi into the palace as a little eunuch, except for going to Yuxuan Palace, he didn't move around again, and he only met a few palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, and he never attracted the attention of the other party, but he didn't expect that the news of his coming to the palace still couldn't hide the eyes and ears of the second prince.

"The day before yesterday, we met because of trivial matters, it is inevitable that we will be a little lazy, and I ask Brother Lu for forgiveness, this king is here to make amends. ”

The second prince actually took the initiative to salute, and his words were very polite.

Lu Mingfei still smiled, so naturally he didn't take it

The front thing is taken to heart.

Seeing that the expression and tone of the second prince were not like first acquaintances, but like old friends getting together, Lu Mingfei asked with some curiosity: "Does His Royal Highness the Second Prince recognize you?"

The second prince smiled and said: "Brother Lu said that he laughed, now Brother Lu has long been famous all over the world, if it weren't for Brother Lu who had insight into the conspiracy of Nanxiang Pavilion in Bihu Villa, now Nanfeng City is afraid that it has already fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the battle of Fengyunling last month should also be from Brother Lu's hand, Xiao Wang has admired Brother Lu for a long time, and he is fortunate to come to visit today." ”

Not long after the incident in Fengyunling, there were even fewer people who knew the details, and even Song Yiyi didn't know about it, but he didn't expect these things to spread to the second prince, and his ears and eyes were clear.

Lu Mingfei hurriedly prevaricated: "What the second prince said is the credit of Marquis Yin and Yun Dashuai, and it really has nothing to do with me, the second prince has an overreputation." ”

The second prince waved his hand, and he didn't have the heart to continue to be polite, and said: "This is not the place to talk, I just caught some game today, prepared some thin wine, and asked Brother Lu to go back to the palace with me." ”

Although the appearance and invitation of the second prince were a little abrupt, Lu Mingfei had no excuse to excuse himself, and with Qu Xiaotian to accompany him, this face naturally could not be abandoned.

The three of them said that they would go, and walked all the way through the snow, and after about a stick of incense, they came to the palace where the second prince lived.

Along the way, the second prince did not mention anything serious, but was like a guide, constantly introducing the history, allusions, and anecdotes of various palaces in the palace.

There was a luxurious carriage parked in front of the palace gate, and a strong aroma came to the face when it passed by, Lu Mingfei didn't care about it at first, but when the three of them came to the main gate, they saw a dressed woman who happened to walk out of the second emperor's palace.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince. ”

Seeing the three of them, the woman immediately stood aside and gave a salute, and after saluting the second prince, she didn't forget to glance at Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian with a smile on her face, and her smile was soft and charming.

Although it was night, it was clear to the face, the woman was good-looking, but she had a fat powder atmosphere, which was obviously very different from the palace maids and concubines in the palace, but it was somewhat similar to Yu Wanxi in the center of Danqiong.

Living in the Qinglou for a long time, Lu Mingfei also has a lot of experience, and it is not difficult to judge that judging from the dress and temperament of this woman, ninety percent should be a certain Oiran in the Qinglou.

Curiosity is curiosity, but Lu Mingfei's current identity is naturally inconvenient to ask more, I saw the second prince smile and nodded to the woman, and then said a few words to the two guards behind the woman, and then personally helped the woman into the carriage, and there was a bit of ambiguity in his demeanor.

The carriage drove away, and the second prince did not explain anything about it, as if it had never happened.

Enter the Second Emperor's Palace

, Lu Mingfei looked around casually, the palace was not as luxurious as he imagined, but like an ordinary mansion, less luxurious, but more rustic.

invited Lu Mingfei here, and did not set up any sumptuous banquet, the second prince took the two to a backyard in the palace, and a grill and a few horses were placed in the courtyard, and they casually beckoned Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian to sit down.

The next person put down the prepared hare and hurriedly left, there were only three people left in the courtyard, the second prince looked particularly free, rolled up his sleeves and threw the hare on the grill and began to be busy, where it was still like a prince of a country, just like ordinary people.

In this regard, Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian are both experts, and they are no longer polite, and they invariably start to move.

There are a few wine jars on the side, not precious elixir and jade liquid, just ordinary spirits common in restaurants, the two princes handed the two wine jars to Lu Mingfei and Qu Xiaotian respectively, and drank the medicine without saying a word.

I don't know if this arrangement is intentional, but it does make Lu Mingfei feel much more cordial, and after pouring a big sip of wine, he heard the second prince say straight to the point: "This time, I invite Brother Lu to come, Xiao Wang is sincerely invited, I hope Brother Lu can help me win the crown prince." ”

Lu Mingfei had already estimated the intentions of the second prince, and now that the dispute between the princes has become white-hot, it is not difficult to guess the purpose of the second prince's overture to Lu Mingfei, but the first sentence of his mouth made his attitude unreserved, which still made Lu Mingfei feel a little surprised.

Without waiting for Lu Mingfei to have any answer, the second prince continued: "It's not that I am greedy for imperial power, the eldest and youngest among the princes are orderly, and as the second son, I shouldn't have coveted this throne in the first place, and I will only be an idle prince in the future to live a happy life, but in the current situation, I am afraid that the position of the prince must be contested." ”

Without waiting for Lu Mingfei to ask, Qu Xiaotian on the side opened his mouth and asked, "Your Highness, is there anything hidden in this prince dispute?"

The second prince looked bitter, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The two of you don't know, if you don't guess wrong, now my imperial brother is afraid that there is some kind of unknown connection with Nanxiang Pavilion, although there is no conclusive evidence now, but this matter is very important, and there must not be any carelessness, a slight mistake will make my Great Jin fall into a place of no return." ”

Hearing him say this, Lu Mingfei was also quite shocked, but he remained silent.

Qu Xiaotian asked: "If there is no evidence, then we can find a way to find the evidence, as long as there is evidence, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about it, but when it comes to this, I have always had no idea, Your Highness can ask Ming Fei, he must have a way." ”

Qu Xiaotian's idea was simple after all, and the second prince said with a wry smile when he heard this: "Actually, this matter is not that complicated, the reason why I am worried that the imperial brother has some connection with Nanxiang Pavilion is precisely because his Yishi is worry-free." ”