Jiaochu

Two days later, another news came back to the capital.

When the army led by General Yan was about to arrive in the northern border, it was attacked by the enemy in the middle of the night. The casualties were not large, but most of the food and grass were destroyed. The enemy seemed to have come specifically for food and grass, and had prepared kerosene in advance. The marching route was clearly explored and an ambush was deliberately set up late at night.

When Xiao Anzi told Ye Lingxi the news, he revealed another piece of gossip.

"I heard that Mr. Yan seems to have been caught."

Hearing the last three words, Ye Lingxi was stunned for a moment and asked about the details of what happened, how he was caught and who caught him, but these little Anzi didn't know very well.

"The Emperor summoned His Highnesses, the Prime Minister and Mr. Su, alone after going down to court today. Princess may wish to ask His Highnesses. His Highnesses should know more than the servants."

"Has the second brother gone back?"

"When the servant came here just now, His Highness had already left the Imperial Study Room, and he should have gone back now."

After Xiao Anzi bowed and left, Ye Lingxi took Hehe and Bell to the direction of Yuyuan Palace.

When she walked nearby, she saw Concubine Xiao walking from the front, so she turned around and went in the other direction. She didn't know who to ask for a while, and after thinking about it, she thought of Commander Wu.

However, Commander Wu has been busy investigating the case of King Liu in the past two days. He first went to Zixue Pavilion for investigation and interrogation, and then went to investigate around the alley where King Liu was killed.

The alley is in Dongshi. The last poisoning case of Qiu Yu, the governor of Yangzhou, was also related to Dongshi. Later, it was traced to Chunfenglou and Hu Ye, and later it involved Wu Peng, a witch doctor, and Die Fei, a former favorite of the court. Concubine, as well as the killer organization Jackdaw, the first two went to unknown places, whether they were hiding or secretly preparing some plan.

And this time, the place where King Liu was killed was in Dongshi, which was a bit too coincidental.

In addition, Meng Tianlan has not been found yet. Someone saw him heading out of the city.

Yuan Luo led people to search outside the city for a day and a night. He learned from a woodcutter who was walking home at night that when he returned home from cutting firewood in the mountains three days ago, he heard the sound of fighting on the roadside. He was afraid that he would be implicated. So I quietly hid behind a tree and took a peek, and saw two or three figures moving around. After a few minutes, there was no movement. Then I heard the sound of a carriage leaving, the sound of horse hooves clattering, and the wheels turning. Quickly, he disappeared within a few seconds.

The woodcutter didn't know clearly whether it was three people or two people, let alone what they looked like and how tall they were. As for whether it was Meng Tianlan, he had to find the carriage to confirm.

The weather has not been very warm these two days. There are thick clouds in the sky, and there is always a sign of heavy rain. Occasionally, a few drops of rain fall, and they accidentally fall on people's faces, which is a bit cold.

With a ticking sound, another drop of rain fell on Ye Lingxi's forehead. She sat on a big rock and looked up at the gloomy sky. She squinted her eyes, as if she wanted to see which cloud the raindrop fell from. came, but the clouds were all connected into one, and it was impossible to tell which one was which. Just like what happened in the past few days, one after another, seemingly unrelated things may have something more hidden behind them. A big conspiracy is like an interlocking gear. Once it starts to rotate, it will sail towards the abyss of destiny... But now she can only sit here and watch the clouds, unable to do anything. She can neither go into battle to kill the enemy nor You can't search for someone from thousands of miles away. In the final analysis, she is just a spoiled little girl. She relies on her parents' love to show some cleverness. She is lucky to be able to protect this three-acre of land in her palace. She can't be careless or careless in one step. You can't make a mistake. What you think about when you open your eyes every day is whether something will happen today, who will plot against her mother and concubine, and how she will plot to get back, if her father is not among those ten thousand people. The emperor, if she were born into an ordinary family, then her mother and concubine would live a much happier and more comfortable life than they do now...

"Alas~" She sighed. Hehe and Lingdang looked at each other and asked, "What's wrong with the princess? Why don't you go back first? I think it's going to rain today." Ye Lingxi muttered, "The rain is coming and the wind is blowing all over the building." Hehe and Lingdang looked at each other again and looked around, but they didn't see the wind blowing anywhere.

After lunch, Dong Mo came to Weiyang Palace and spoke a few words to He He, who then brought the words to Ye Lingxi.

Then the master and servant followed Dong Mo to Yuyuan Palace.

When I entered the hall, I felt a sense of warmth. There was a heater inside, but there was no incense burner. There was a faint fragrance floating in the hall... like the light fragrance of fruits, which was refreshing.

Ye Lingjue sat at the table and poured tea. When Ye Lingxi came over, he had just enough time to drink a cup of hot milk tea. He put the tea in front of her and said with a smile: "Lingxi is here, sit down. "

"Second brother said he had something to tell me. What is it?" Ye Lingxi asked as he sat down.

Ye Lingjue said: "What do Lingxi want to ask?" He picked up the tea cup in front of him and scratched it lightly, smelling the fragrance of the tea. His movements were calm and elegant, making people feel no impetuous breath, like a deep pool. Still water at the bottom.

"I heard that Brother Yan was arrested. Is it true?" Ye Lingxi asked straight to the point.

Ye Ling Jue took a sip of tea, put it down and said, "There is a spy in the army. He fell into a trap and his whereabouts are unknown now."

Hearing the news, Ye Lingxi was stunned for a moment, and asked in an anxious tone: "Have they not been found yet?" Ye Lingjue was silent for a moment, and then replied with two words, "I don't know." Hearing such lukewarm words was innocuous. She said angrily, "Second brother, don't you know everything? Don't you know whether you've found someone or not?" Ye Lingjue picked up the teacup again and scratched it twice, but didn't answer. There was a dim light flowing in his eyes, and his expression was slightly indifferent.Seeing that they ignored her, she turned around and pointed the back of her head at the person, making up her mind, "If you don't speak, I won't speak either."

The hall was quiet, except for the occasional crackling sound of charcoal fire. The sound was not loud, but it was heard very clearly in the quiet atmosphere.

After a while, Ye Lingxi silently did some self-explanation in her heart. After silently reciting a series of words such as a good man will not suffer the loss in front of him, a man can bend and stretch, etc., she quietly turned her face and glanced at the other side, and she was suddenly speechless.

Ye Lingjue closed her eyes and rested her mind, as if she could sit quietly with her eyes closed for a whole day.

"Cough, cough." Ye Lingxi coughed twice. When she saw that the person still had her eyes closed, she thought to herself that she must be really angry. She coughed again, and when she saw that the person had not moved, she thought that he must be asleep. She quietly Walking over, he waved his hand in front of those eyes, then squatted down and stared at that face. After a while, he raised his hand to compare the distance between his eyebrows. Looking back and forth, he didn't know what the face looked like. Who is it? It seems that she doesn't even look like Concubine Xiao anymore. Thinking of this, a thought suddenly came to her mind and she couldn't help but feel a chill down her back.

Civet cats for princes.