Unconsciously, the night was getting darker, and several people who were looking for it returned to the palace one after another.

"Didn't find it?"

"Nope. The general, dressed in silver armor, shook his head.

Cao Xiao smiled a little bitterly, "I was careless." ”

Several generals also looked a little bitter.

The young man had been very well-behaved since he was invited into the palace, but he didn't want to let them down their guard just to let them down.

"Then the imperial capital is ......," the general hesitated angrily.

"It's okay, this king will add another explanation. ”

Tuk tuk!

Someone knocked on the door a few times outside.

"Come in. Cao Xiao frowned slightly.

"Lord Wang, generals. ”

It was Steward Qin who pushed the door.

"Old Qin, what's the matter?" Cao Xiao looked up and asked.

"This, I heard that Chaoge asked the old slave to send it, saying that it was His Highness's thing, and it was thrown into the cool lake by His Highness in the morning. Steward Qin raised the green jade pendant in his hand above his head and bowed.

"Oh?" Cao Xiao was slightly surprised, and took it casually, then he frowned, looked at it twice, and said with a somewhat ugly face, "Are you sure?"

"Mr. Bai saw it with his own eyes. Steward Qin nodded.

"Go to Reijing-in. Cao Xiao grasped the jade pendant into his hand and said in a deep voice.

Lijingyuan is the elegant name of the courtyard where Xiao Feng lived before.

The room is clean and tidy, except for half a cup of herbal tea on the desk, which shows that it has been lived, and it does not look like someone lives at all.

Cao Xiao swept slightly in the room and went directly to the direction of the desk.

There was a stack of white xuan on the desk, and the ink was slightly dark.

Cao Xiao walked to the desk, glanced at Bai Xuan on the table, was slightly stunned, and then sat on the wooden chair behind him.

Seeing this, the few people who followed him all looked at the rice paper.

There is no long speech on the rice paper, just one word: quiet.

Several people looked at each other.

Then I heard Cao Xiao sigh and say, "Old Qin, prepare your horse and go to the imperial city." ”

......

The rain continued to rain for two days in a row, and even though the weather in the Imperial City was not humid, a thin mist rose from the streets.

And on this day, when the mist was misty, the early dynasty retreated, and the ministers who recently set up another prince were all silent

The eldest prince was entrusted with the post of supervising the army of the Western Regions, supervising and rewarding the three armies, and set off for Lixi on the same day.

The hasty and non-maneuverable appointment is enough to tell us something.

It didn't take long for the emperor's edict and order to be sent to Jixian Palace.

"Your Highness, Gonggong Li has already urged him three times. Cao Changde came back from outside the hall and saw that Xiao Zhe was still sitting motionless in front of the bookcase, and reminded.

"Let him wait a little longer. Xiao Zhe didn't raise his head.

"Your Highness, but what's wrong?" Cao Changde walked to the bookcase, knocked on the bookcase, and asked.

"Changde, sit!" Xiao Zhe came back to his senses, beckoned to him, frowned and said, "Do you think that my father's appointment this time was too hasty?"

"Yes, somewhat. Cao Changde thought for a moment and nodded, "In the past, the envoys sent to reward the three armies would have at least three days to tidy up, which is not as rare as today." Could it be that there is a sign of an army rising on the western border of the scale?"

"No, I didn't. ”

Cao Changde frowned, and sighed slightly after a few breaths, "If Your Highness is interested, Changde will do his best to complement him." ”

Xiao Zhe smiled helplessly, "You have such a temperament, you will be a hereditary prince in the future, and the palace will have to worry about you." ”

Cao Changde pondered for a moment, "Your Highness thinks that this was instigated by someone?"

"Hmm. Xiao Zhe nodded, "After the palace leaves today, those details must be cleaned up as soon as possible, and no one else should be allowed to grab the handle." ”

"That water chestnut lake ......," Cao Changde hesitated.

"The main palace will go to the Qifeng Hall later, and all the others will be destroyed. Xiao Zhe's eyes showed a fierce color.

Cao Changde was silent for a while, then nodded, "Understood." ”

......

The water chestnut lake is beautiful, and the most beautiful is in the rain.

The lotus leaves are slightly shaken, the rain is like a crisp, and the ripples on the lake surface are slightly raised.

In the lakeside pavilion, a young man in white and a young man in purple sit and enjoy the rain.

"Everyone else likes to receive the lotus leaves infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red in the sun, but the royal brother thinks that the sound of the rain and the green lotus is interesting, what does the imperial brother think?"

"The wind thinks so too. The young man in white said gently, "It's just that the third emperor brother has been sitting for a short time, so it's better to go back and rest first." ”

"It's nothing, it's rare to see this beautiful scenery, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't see it more?"

"Jing is gone, I will wait in the future, but the emperor's body is finally getting better, if he catches the wind and cold again, won't he worry about his father anymore?"

"That's right. The purple-clothed young man smiled, "In the future, the eldest brother will no longer be in the imperial capital, and we will have no one to help with those government affairs, so this body should get better." ”

He stood up and shook his shirt, "Then the imperial brother won't bother, but the sixth imperial brother should take care of his body quickly, so as not to make my father embarrassed by something like this in the near future." ”

"Brother Huang has learned a lesson. The young man in white also stood up and said apologetically.

......

The rain is like oil, moistening the already fat long leaves tender and green.

"What's the matter?" the woman who leaned on the door frame and watched the rain hit the plantain turned her head to look at the saber youth behind her, and asked lazily.

"Yes. The young man nodded.

"Need to leave the imperial capital?" the woman said casually, looking out of the courtyard again.

"Yes. The young man nodded again.

"Then go ahead. The woman waved her hand and instructed: "It just so happens that the eldest brother of the emperor is out of the door today, if you have the heart, it is better to go to the city gate to send it off." ”

"Yes. The young man nodded a third time.

"Ying'er, give Guard Li a token and go say hello to the East Gate. The woman raised her voice slightly.

"Understood. The playful girl ran out of the room, grinning, and threw a white jade token over, "Oh, yours, don't fall." ”

The young man hurriedly caught it, and did not forget to clasp his fists and salute, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

"It's like it. The playful girl pouted and patted the young man's chest, "Let's go." ”

As he spoke, he held up an oil-paper umbrella and entered the drizzle.

The young man said goodbye to the woman, and hurriedly chased her out with an umbrella.

The woman chuckled and shook her head. More than two months, to this extent, this young man is not a slippery person, but she also has no worries.

The rain hit the white jade steps in a fine and dense manner, faintly reflecting the woman's calm and soft face.

She frowned suddenly, there didn't seem to be anyone he knew in this imperial city, right?

"Yan'er, go and follow. ”

"Yes. The woman in pink who was cleaning the incense burner in the room bowed slightly, held up an oil-paper umbrella and hurriedly chased out.

......

In the slightly deserted Prime Minister's Mansion, the middle-aged scribe who had not been back long after returning from the early dynasty held up an umbrella and walked out of the study.

"Husband, are you going out again?" At the other end of the corridor, a gentle woman wearing a silk cloak happened to come over and called softly.

"You are weak, how can you come out of this weather?" the middle-aged scribe immediately frowned.

"I heard that the eldest prince ......," the woman frowned slightly.

"Don't worry, the emperor has no intention of suppressing his husband, it's just that His Royal Highness has been in the limelight recently. The middle-aged scribe interrupted.

"That's ...... man"

"The husband and His Royal Highness have the same political views, and now that His Royal Highness is out of the jam, he naturally wants to give one or two to his husband. The middle-aged scribe said gently.

"That'...... The husband goes early and returns early. The woman's face was slightly sad, but she smiled lightly after hesitation.

"Hmm. The middle-aged scribe shook the woman's hand and turned away.