was scolded by Ning Xiaokun, Xu was afraid in his heart, but the little boy was much more honest. Moreover, at this time, under Xiaomei's identification, she had already brought back the two catchers who appeared on Naolong Street in the evening.

Tie Ning saw that it was getting late, and everyone hadn't had dinner yet, although everyone in the room was not an outsider, but it was still inconvenient for a big girl who had not left the pavilion to stay, so he and Ling Yue both stood up and said goodbye.

first saluted Ning Zezhong, and then turned to say goodbye to Ning Xiaoqian and the sisters.

finally glanced at Wu Zheng, although he didn't say anything, his eyes still showed a strong expectation.

Needless to say, Wu Zheng wouldn't let Tie Ning walk at night with the two girls alone, so he raised his feet and followed.

Because the Ling Mansion and the State Guest House were only one street away, they sent Ling Yue back first by the way.

"The clothes aren't yours, are they?"

Wu Zheng wore his uncle Ning Yunju's clothes all afternoon, so he naturally couldn't hide Tie Ning's eyes.

"Oh, on the way back, I had an accident at Weishan Lake, and I accidentally soiled my clothes, so after coming to the State Guest House, I temporarily changed into my uncle's clothes. ”

Hearing Wu Zheng personally call Ning Yunju his uncle, Tie Ning knew that Wu Zheng had already recognized his relatives.

Thinking that since Wu Zheng didn't explain what the accident was, he was probably afraid that he would be worried, so Tie Ning didn't continue to ask. Instead, he glanced at Wu Zheng and asked in a low voice:

"Confessed?"

"Yes, I recognized it when I was summoned to Beijing some time ago. ”

Hearing Wu Zheng mention entering Beijing, Tie Ning naturally thought of what Ning Xiaoqian and Ning Xiaokun learned from the mouths of Wu Zheng that Wu Zheng was dismissed from Linshan Mansion.

"As the saying goes, if you are unofficial and light, your brother won't care, right?"

Unexpectedly, Tie Ning would come to comfort himself, Wu Zheng looked left and right, after all, it was deep winter, and there were not many pedestrians on the street, so he lowered his head and whispered in Tie Ning's ear:

"Bright and dark ascension, I am now the deputy commander of the four-rank imperial forest army. ”

Hearing this, Tie Ning suddenly stopped, raised his pretty face, and looked at Wu Zheng with eyes that could not be said to be surprised or puzzled.

"Why? Isn't it dangerous?"

Almost subconsciously asked "why", with Tie Ning's intelligence, he naturally guessed that the imperial court must have some secret errand to be handed over to Wu Zheng to do, so he immediately asked again.

Wu Zheng is really hard to answer, let's say it's dangerous, Tie Ning must be worried again, say it's not dangerous, it is estimated that Tie Ning won't believe it. Fortunately, Xiaomei behind her relieved Wu Zheng with a word.

"Miss, let's invite the young master back to the house for dinner first. ”

After being reminded by Xiaomei, Tie Ning smiled embarrassedly and asked softly:

"Hungry, aren't you?"

Wu Zheng was indeed a little hungry, so he nodded naturally.

"Daddy has been out of the house for the past two days, so I'll cook for you when I get home, okay?"

The most unbearable thing is the gentleness of iron condensation like water, immersed in it, Wu Zheng's body feels a little soft.

After having dinner in Tiefu, I talked to Tie Ning for a long time, and when I saw that it was too late, I reluctantly left Tiefu.

Because he was afraid that Tie Ning was worried, Wu Zheng wanted to mention Liu Ruyan's words on Weishan Island several times, but he couldn't say it. On the contrary, it was learned from Tie Ning's mouth that the emperor gave Ning Xiaoqian as the fifth prince Chen Wang Gu Keng's concubine, and Ning Xiaokun as the eighth prince's Zheng Wang Gu Yezheng's concubine.

On the way back to the State Guest House, Wu Zheng kept thinking about this matter. Why did the emperor dismiss his grandfather Ning Ze from the post of prime minister of the middle and right, but at once he sealed the two princesses of the Ning family? Now Wu Zheng does not know that there are two other holy decrees, and if he knows, he may be able to guess a little bit of the emperor's intentions from them.

After returning to the State Guest House, Ning Xiaoqian and the two sisters had already gone back to the room to rest, and only Ning Yunju sat alone in the room. I don't know if I was waiting for myself on purpose, Wu Zheng hurriedly walked in.

"Uncle, why haven't you rested yet?"

"Do you know that after you left Beijing, the emperor gave our Ning family three holy decrees one after another?"

"Three holy decrees? I just learned from Tie Ning that the two cousins were named princesses, and the rest don't know. ”

When Ning Yunju told Wu Zheng the meaning of the other two holy decrees, Wu Zheng sat there stunned for a long time before he asked tentatively:

"Uncle, what does the emperor mean by this?"

"There is only one meaning, the emperor wants to use our Ning family to tie you up to serve the imperial court. ”

"That doesn't seem likely, does it?"

Wu Zheng also vaguely felt that his uncle Ning Yunju's guess might be right, but it was difficult to admit it.

"The purpose of ascending to heaven as the deputy commander of the four-rank Imperial Forest Army should be to install a trusted helper for you in the Royal Forest Army. Named your grandfather as the left concubine, it should be to establish a connection between you and the princes through this relationship. In other words, no matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, for the sake of your grandfather being the emperor, I hope you can live in peace with each other. ”

Wu Zheng thought about it along with his uncle Ning Yunju's train of thought, according to the analysis of the balancing technique described in the history books, which the emperors of all dynasties were good at, wouldn't it mean that the fifth prince Chen Wang Gu Keng and the eighth prince Zheng Wang Gu Ye could not be established as the crown prince? Otherwise, once Ning Xiaoqian or Ning Xiaokun became the queen in the future, the Ning family would be dominant in the court, and no one would be able to shake it.

"Aren't those two cousins devoid of the queen's position?"

"Yes, judging from the emperor's current arrangement, the fifth prince and the eighth prince have no chance to be the crown prince. ”

"From the uncle's point of view, who is most likely to be crowned the crown prince?"

There are no outsiders around, so there is naturally no need to taboo anything between uncles and nephews.

"The eldest prince, the third prince, and the sixth prince are all possible. ”

"I'm afraid the hope of the eldest prince is not great. ”

"How so?"

Because in front of Ning Xiaoqian and Ning Xiaokun, Wu Zheng did not talk in detail about everything he encountered in the Sun Moon Boat in the afternoon, especially the section on medicine in tea. Immediately, the incident was revealed.

"Although my uncle had occasionally heard of the great prince's misconduct, he really didn't expect to do such an unbearable thing. From this, it is not difficult to imagine why the saint has not appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince so far. ”

"Not only that, but it can also be seen from the events on the Sun and Moon Boat that the eldest prince is indecisive. If it were someone else, he would never let me go easily. ”

Ning Yunju nodded and said:

"With Liu Shiqing's shrewdness, it is impossible not to understand the character of the eldest prince, and it is incomprehensible that he still wants to block Gu Fan. ”

I don't want my uncle Ning Yun to talk about Liu Shiqing in a hurry, which is also a question that Wu Zheng has long suspected.

That can only show that Liu Shiqing has other conspiracies in his heart. ”

"What could it be?"

When Ning Yunju's gaze came over, Wu Zheng also happened to look over. When the eyes of the two uncles and nephews met in the air, they understood each other's inner thoughts, and the two nodded slightly to each other almost at the same time. (To be continued.) )