Shengshichun

Xu Yin stood in the corner for a while and then came back.

"His Highness sent Jin Bao to inquire about what happened in the month when the incident occurred."

"Did you ask?"

"They found the mother-in-law who was the rough messenger in the backyard, and the concierge and groom who guarded the outside. They asked for some information, but it was just some superficial information. About when the prince went out and when he came back, etc., it was far from the truth of the matter."

Xu Yin stared: "His Royal Highness has been trained as a prince since childhood. How can he have the mind of an ordinary child? A few clues are enough, but giving too much will be a flaw."

Having said this, he glanced at the mourning hall: "I'll show my face there first, and then you can go explore. Act according to the situation, and be sure to complete the matter before he returns to the palace."

After the master and servant briefly met, they went their separate ways.

Yang Zhan sent people to the kitchen to prepare wine and food. He was supposed to go back to accompany the prince, but he wandered under the porch of the next courtyard.

Mrs. Zhang happened to come here, and she stepped forward in confusion and asked, "Your Highness is here, why don't you accompany him?"

Yang Zhan took a long breath and looked at her, but said nothing.

Zhang suddenly became suspicious: "What's wrong with you? Why are you sighing all of a sudden?"

Yang Zhan said: "Have you come to the palace to pay my respects these days?"

Mrs. Zhang said: "On the day before the accident happened at home, I went into the palace, and the empress rewarded me with two boxes of snacks."

"Have you met the Emperor? How is the Emperor's dragon body?"

Zhang frowned: "I didn't see the emperor. But the empress said that the emperor was summoning his ministers, and he probably planned to marry King Yan. Moreover, they were discussing matters in the imperial study room at that time, so it seems that the dragon is in good health."

Now that the war has calmed down, the most worrying thing for the whole court is the emperor's health. Although the prince has come of age and there are successors in the Zhou Dynasty, the founding emperor has made great achievements. First he calmed down the world and established a new dynasty, and then he gritted his teeth and resisted. The enemy, despite the frequent harassment and invasion by the border countries, even if he was in danger of defeat several times, he never had the slightest idea of ​​​​conceding. With such ability and courage, who wouldn't want him to lead the country for a long time? Woolen cloth?

Personally speaking, as the emperor's cousin, Prince Rong's palace is able to enjoy the favor that is comparable to that of his brothers because of the friendship between Prince Rong and the emperor. If the emperor is gone, the friendship between the palace and the palace will be lost. It is destined to fade away.

The same goes for the Zhang family. The reason why the Zhang family has such dignity now is because the emperor cares about Zhang Huan, an old subordinate. When the emperor is gone, the new emperor must support his own team. If the children of the Zhang family are ineffective, the new emperor will be impossible. They will also take into account the favors of their parents.

It can be said that both Prince Rong's Mansion and the Zhang family sincerely hope that the emperor will live forever.

Zhang thought that Yang Zhan would be happy by saying this, but he didn't expect that his brows would frown after hearing this.

"Why does this disease keep coming back and forth? Is it good or bad? It's not pleasant at all."

Zhang said in her heart: "What are you talking about?!"

Yang Zhan seemed to suddenly come to his senses, glanced at her quickly, then turned around and entered where the prince was.

Until he could no longer be seen, Zhang's heart still didn't let go.

His reaction just now, if put in the eyes of a caring person, would have caused quite a stir! Although Yang Zhan may be said to be mediocre, he is not so stupid as to be caught by someone for nothing!
Could it be that the words he confided just now were actually his innermost thoughts?

What pleasure does he want?
Does he think the emperor is good or bad? !
"Prince Princess, it's time to go to Guiyuan Tower."

After the nanny beside her reminded her, she let go of her clenched hands.

When the five fingers touched each other, I realized that the hands were already cold.

Yang Zhan entered the room and the prince was flipping through a book.

Hearing the footsteps, he didn't even raise his head: "This book was placed here when I was a kid, right? I remember seeing it when I came back. I even used it to step on my feet when I was throwing pots in the competition."

Yang Zhan glanced at him, then looked at him and said, "Your Highness has a good memory. The last time you came here and we played hut, it was many years ago, right?"

"Yes, I was only eleven years old at that time." The prince put the book back and turned to look at him, "After so many years, this book has been left here untouched. It shows that you have not grown at all. .”

Yang Zhan slowly stretched himself and looked at the ground: "Your Highness taught you this. I am dull and want to sleep when I read a book since I was a child. Your Highness is talented and intelligent. When he was ten years old, his articles were praised by the Hanlin Academy. So you are The king is a minister, and a minister is a minister.”

The prince took a few steps and said, "There are advantages to having a bad memory. Foolish people are blessed with foolishness."

Yang Zhan lowered his head: "Yes, His Highness also said this to me many years ago."

When the prince heard this, he turned to look at him again, and then pursed his lips.

Jinbao appeared at the door, and when the prince walked over, he whispered in his ear.

Yang Zhan looked solemn and stared at the two of them intently.

After the prince finished listening, he waved Jin Bao back.

Yang Zhan couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, you don't have anything else to do today, right?"

"There's something going on in Zhan Shifu. I'll go back to the palace first."

Yang Zhan was stunned for a moment and chased after him: "I have already prepared the food and wine. Why don't Your Highness return to the palace after finishing it?"

The prince walked out of the courtyard without saying a word.

Yang Zhan had no choice but to follow behind and see him off.

When Guo Song came to Fu Zhen again, Fu Zhen and Su Xinger had already come to the small building in the West Garden to drink tea with Zhang, who had also just arrived.

Also present were the female relatives of the Cheng family and the Du family. Coincidentally, Mrs. Du San, whom I haven't seen for a long time, is also here.

Mrs. Du San, whose daughter-in-law had already married, still had bright eyes when she saw Fu Zhen. She kept saying to her companions: "I said that Miss Fu is a worldly person, don't you think so? Isn't it? The Pei family is really nice. Blessing!"

Everyone knows that she is a little bit mean-spirited, but not too bad. Who doesn't know how she regretted breaking off her engagement with the Ning family?

But today's occasion was not suitable for teasing her, so everyone just smiled and agreed.

Fu Zhen walked outside the door and Guo Song said: "The general asked his subordinates to find the young lady to report the fact that the people around the prince are walking around in the palace."

Fu Zhen motioned to him, and he said: "Jinbao didn't go to investigate in person this time. He sent the eunuch to find the Xu family. If nothing else happened, King Rong led someone to break into the Xu family that night. The prince Already know that.

"Also, Mrs. Xu was still kneeling in the mourning hall before, but she disappeared just now. My subordinates found out that the man named Lian next to Xu Yin gave her some tranquilizing medicine and asked her to lie down.

"Coincidentally, Jinbao just sent the little eunuch beside him to Mrs. Xu's resting place to find out the truth."

Fu Zhen looked at him with bated breath, and then looked away for a while.

Prince Rong's Mansion and Xu Mansion were close together, occupying an entire alley. In other words, even if Prince Rong led someone to break into Xu's house that night, not many people would know about it.

Afterwards, the palace came up with such a reason to cover up Princess Rong's death, so naturally they had to take care of it and suppress the matter of feeling sorry for Xu Yin.

However, this kind of thing is not top secret. Rumors will eventually spread. It is not difficult for the prince to inquire about it.

However, the person died in Prince Rong's palace. As husband and son, Prince Rong and Yang Zhan did not raise any objections to this, and they also carefully wrote a note to explain the reason to the palace, which logically allowed them to pass. What's more, he has already sent Pei Zhan to lead his troops.

Princess Rong is not Prince Rong, nor is she an official holding a position in the court. Your family has already justified it, and there is no need for the palace to interfere with her.

There are enough affairs in the court, and the king of a country should not personally intervene in the household affairs of a minister.

In the same way, as the crown prince, the prince should also focus on studying political affairs. Even if he sees any doubts, can't he ask Prince Rong and Yang Zhan directly?

If it was because the father and son didn't say anything after asking, then he shouldn't waste any more energy asking people to inquire. Isn't he afraid that his actions will arouse the suspicion of Prince Rong and his son?

All in all, the prince seems to be particularly interested in the matter of Prince Rong's Mansion...

"How did Prince Rong and his son behave?" she asked.

"Prince Rong has been accompanying the guests. The prince is accompanied by Yang Zhan. Yang Zhan went out for a while. When he came back, the prince happened to hear Jin Bao's reply, so he returned to the palace."

Are you going back to the palace now?
Fu Zhen pinched the tip of a flower and rubbed it on his fingertips.

On the other side of the room, Ms. Zhang was equally uneasy, but in the eyes of everyone, her absence seemed reasonable. After all, as the daughter-in-law, she should be a little unprepared for something like this to happen.

When Fu Zhen returned to his seat and sat down, Zhang couldn't help but cast his eyes on her. Remembering that just now, she hadn't spoken to him seriously, she said, "Long time no see, Mrs. General. You are really a busy person."

Zhang had invited Fu Zhen several times through posts earlier, but Fu Zhen rejected them all. He immediately wanted to tell the lie: "I am a free man, but you also know that I am weak and I am sick every three days, which is troublesome."

Mrs. Zhang smiled slightly and looked at Mrs. Du San who was sitting there.

Others don't know whether Fu Zhen is weak. How can she and Mrs. Du San here not know? If she were stronger, she would be able to tear down the wall of the palace by herself without her father-in-law!

It is true that this matter makes me angry when I mention it, but Zhang still has to make friends with these two members of the Pei family. After all, apart from their status and power, I am afraid that I will not be able to find anyone who can cooperate with her so well. Yes, Yongping was dealt with in a few seconds.

But today is not a good time to talk about this. Mrs. Zhang sat with her for a while, and then came out when the servant asked her.

The royal palace provides flowing banquets, and naturally there are separate banquets for the first-rank officials of the dynasty such as the five generals' palaces.

However, neither Fu Zhen nor Su Xing'er planned to stay. Everyone chatted for a while, and when asked, no one planned to sit down, so everyone invited each other to eat at Wanbin Building.

Here, Cheng Zhili's mother, Mrs. Cheng, and Du Mingqian's mother, Mrs. Du, were the oldest. They had no intention of taking advantage of the younger generation, and they did not agree to let Fu Zhen come to invite them. The two acted as hosts together, and after discussing it, they all got up and left the house. .

There is an endless stream of guests in the palace. How can outsiders know about these undercurrents hidden in it?
Xu Yin was entangled in a conversation with several young officials under his subordinates, and it took him a long time to escape.

When he came out, Lian Ruan had been lingering under the shade of the trees for a long time.

Xu Yin said while waving for him to follow in the direction of Xu's house: "What's going on?"

"The prince has returned to the palace!"

Xu Yin looked at him quickly: "Is it done?"

Lian Longshen nodded: "The information that should be disclosed has definitely reached the ears of those around the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince has also returned to the palace, and even the lunch prepared by the Crown Prince is useless."

"Didn't he leave anyone behind?"

"No."

Lian Jun shook his head. There was another trace of worry on his face: "Although the master's move is safe, it may not be effective immediately. Seeing that half of the day has passed, the prince is urging me to ask..."

"Isn't there still half a day?" Xu Yin stepped into the door and stopped, frowning slightly, looking slightly unhappy, "Why are you more anxious than him?"

Lian Ruan quickly lowered his eyes: "I just think that I should point it out to the prince and tell him that the fan is in Pei Zhan's hand. In this case, the prince will keep an eye on Pei Zhan, and the urgent need can be solved."

"I said this is not a good idea." Xu Yin took a deep breath, "Why do I feel that you really want the Prince Rong Mansion to fight with the Pei family? Will this help my plan?"

Lian Ran raised his head and said: "The Pei family has been a hero for many generations, and will also become a stumbling block for the master's progress."

"Do I need it? I won't fight with them. If he is a hero or not, what will it do to me?"

Xu Yin walked into the Ruyi Gate, leaving the contingency behind, but called the guards in.

Lian Ran stood under the door, his lips pressed into a tight line.

The guard who came in after hearing the sound stood in front of him and silently pointed to the courtyard.

After Lian Nuan waved his hands, they nodded and walked in.

……

The prince returned to the East Palace, and then asked Jinbao to send several guards in.

"Go and check carefully. On the night when Princess Rong died, where was everyone in the palace? What were they doing?"

After sending the guards out, he picked up an inkstone on the table and played with it for a while, then called Jinbao in.

"I remember people outside saying that Prince Rong's Mansion is very satisfied with Xu Yin, his son-in-law, and they support him very much. The relationship has been very harmonious over the years?"

Jin Bao nodded: "That's true."

The prince put down the inkstone: "Do you know the eunuch who is assigned to guard Yongping in the Xu family?"

Jin Bao said: "I know him. His name is Tian Fu. He is from the clan's mansion."

"Go find him and ask what's going on with the Xu family and Prince Rong's mansion. If he dares to lie, let him come to see me."

"Yes."

Everyone was sent away.

The prince walked in circles in the palace again.

After a while, he stepped out and arrived at Kunning Palace.

As soon as they reached the door, the queen's voice came from inside the room:

"...Scholar Shen is a learned man, and you won't go wrong by listening to his lectures. I have also met Miss Shen. She is a gentle and courteous person, especially attentive. I think she is a good match for you."

"My sons and ministers must obey their mother's will and act accordingly."

"Then you don't have to listen to me. For two people to spend a lifetime together, you have to care about each other. - Get up, the sun has gone down, come with me to see your father."

When the prince heard this, he quickly stepped forward and signaled to the eunuch under his door to report.