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Chapter 194 The Messy Palace

"To be precise, it is the fifth prince of the court." Changying said, "Do you know that there was a Concubine Chen Shu in the Yonghe Palace more than 20 years ago?"

"I know. Concubine Chen Shu of the Yonghe Palace, I heard that the emperor passed away not long after he became the throne. Afterwards, the Yonghe Palace has never been inhabited."

Huang Ji didn't know much about this, but Zixiang did.

Changying said: "The fifth prince you know now, King Chu, is actually the sixth prince. The real fifth prince is Yang Su, who was born to Concubine Chen Shu.

"In the past, the child in Concubine Chen Shu's womb was still born. Due to various reasons, the emperor kept him outside the palace. And he will return to the court soon."

Both Zi Xiang and Huang Ji gasped.

The current king of Chu will leave the country after he becomes an adult, and it is normal to come back, so Zixiang was not very surprised when he heard Changying mention him.

But the fifth prince is not the fifth prince, but the sixth prince? !

What happened to the Yonghe Palace?When they came here from the Shen family, they heard that seven or eight years had passed.

Concubine Shu died before giving birth. It is said that she had been healthy and lively beforehand, and the child died even before it was born.

Although the cause of death was not mentioned much outside, but thinking about the intoxicating harem, it would not be such a coincidence.

Suddenly the fifth prince from Concubine Shu appeared again?
"Really?" Zixiang asked his master for the first time.

"It should be true." Changying sighed.Now that no one has appeared, it is inconvenient for her to be too sure, so as not to look like a demon.

"We came here to get ahead, and we were too anxious to return to Beijing at that time, so we didn't have time to talk about many things.

"The emperor must have thought in keeping Yang Su, and there must be deep meaning in letting him return to Beijing at this moment.

"Donggong is not benevolent. I am unwilling to bow down to him. Therefore, we can approach Yang Su first. As long as he is stronger than Donggong, we will choose to follow him."

In the past, Huang Ji and Zhou Liang were cut off. He robbed the emperor and robbed the government treasury and did everything. Since he was subdued by Changying, he embarked on the righteous path of meritorious service and promotion.

At that time, following Chang Ying came here for the purpose of getting promoted and making a fortune. Hearing that he wanted to assist the prince, how could he not be happy!
He said: "Listen to the boss! Tell me, what are we going to do?"

Changying said: "I already have a plan. First, tomorrow, Zixiang will go outside the Ten Princes' Mansion and watch for a while, and then watch the Gu family and the East Palace."

"Huang Ji, you go to Panlong Town, [-] miles away in the southern suburbs, and pay a few people to keep an eye on that area. If you find a large number of foreigners entering the town, come and tell me immediately.

"We have a small number of people, but we will pick the most important ones. Tomorrow, I will go to Lord Hou to confirm the matter of going to the guard. We will make up the rest when we come back in the evening."

Huang Ji and Zi Xiang all led them.

Changying wrote down the location of the new house and sent it to Feng's house for the inn clerk to give to Shaoqing and give him the address, this is a must.

After Ling Yuan returned home, he rested for a whole day. Before dinner, he went to his mother's room to say a few words about family matters, and then went to Ling Song's room again.

Ling Shu was also here, as if waiting for him, seeing him entering the courtyard, he had already greeted him at the door.

"Why hasn't Sister Ying come back? Yugu gave birth to five cubs, and the mother stayed on all night during the delivery."

Ling Shu talked faster than Ling Song.He is younger than Shen Ying, but when they played together when they were young, he never thought of calling her sister.And the jade bone is a white cat raised by sister Ying in the past.

Ling Yuan sat down and didn't make a sound.

Ling Shu hesitated, looked at him and said, "Is it because you, elder brother, refuse to let her come back?"

Ling Yuan looked sideways, and flicked his cool eyes.

Ling Song watched and cleared his throat: "Just come back, it doesn't matter where you live.

"A few days ago, there was a lot of noise about the Water Transportation Department. There was also news about Sister Ying's stay in Nankangwei. There were discussions in private in various households and governments. At this time, it may not be a good thing to make too much publicity."

Ling Shu looked at them, and then hesitated: "Well, sister Ying said that her father told her that she did that, is it true?"

The room fell silent.

Ling Yuan even avoided it a little.

Back then, they didn't believe that she did it, but she couldn't give a convincing answer in the end, so they wholeheartedly regarded her as an enemy.

After four years, she told the truth, and they couldn't help believing it again, but now there is no evidence to prove her authenticity.

"She has no reason to tell such a lie." Ling Song said, "There have been a lot of turmoil in the court recently, and it is good for both of us to keep a low profile."

Ling Yuan looked at the tea he added to the cup, and said, "Do you know why the emperor suddenly called me and Song Yi back to Beijing?"

"Didn't it say in the imperial decree?"

"I didn't say it."

The three brothers fell silent again.

After the morning court the next day, the emperor left Ling Yuan and Feng Shaoyin to go to the imperial study.

"There is an extremely confidential order to send you here." The emperor still spoke slowly, but his expression was particularly dignified.

Ling Yuan and Shao Yin leaned over together: "Please issue the emperor's decree!"

The emperor said: "Yang Su, the prince born out of Concubine Chen Shu in the past, will return to the court in a short time. As one of my most trusted generals, you must do your best to handle this errand so that the fifth prince's return to the palace will be safe and smooth. .

"From now on, the two of you will each go to the camp to select three thousand elite soldiers, and act according to my will. On the day the fifth prince returns to the court, you will immediately lead your troops to meet him."

Fifth Prince? ...

Hearing the words, the two people below suddenly raised their heads and looked at the queen of the case.

……

Yingbi waited on the side of Tongzi River until Ling Yuan came out of Chengtian Gate with his horse.

She walked over: "Miss asked the servant to come and ask Lord Hou, when can I report to the guard?"

Ling Yuan collected himself and asked, "Where is she?" After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Where do you live now?"

Changying moved into Osmanthus Alley in the next afternoon.

Xiuxiu saw that Rong Yin and the Yu family were going out for a banquet and came over, and bought a big firecracker to bring good luck to the house.

When the whole family was about to start a gang, Fanzhu Yingbi led another person in, and it was Ling Yuan in official uniform.

Xiuxiu subconsciously stood beside Changying, bowed her head and saluted.

Ling Yuan looked at the courtyard that became quiet in an instant, walked slowly around, his brows were naturally frowned, recalling Ling Song's words yesterday, and then looked back at Chang Ying who followed behind him holding hands, but didn't say anything.

"This is the appointment order, you can go there at any time. Ji Shanwei is now in Shaoyin's hands, and you will be the head of the thousand households first."

He took out the printed letter from his pocket and said.

Although she has the rank of General Xuanwu from the fourth rank, it is a false title after all, and it is useful to be able to hold real power.

Although the official rank of the head of a thousand households is only the fifth rank, he has more than a thousand soldiers and horses under his command. When he first arrived, he was able to take the real position of the fifth rank, and Chang Ying was already satisfied.

"Will Lord Hou stay for dinner?" she asked.

Ling Yuan glanced at the rest of the people standing stiffly, lowered his eyes and said: "No. I still have to go to Fu's house."

Walking to the door, he turned back and said, "I'll be free later, so remember to go home and have a look."

Changying nodded and sent him outside the door.

Ling Yuan got on his horse and walked out of the alley, looked back at the intersection, and then told Guo Jiao, "Choose some skilled and experienced guards from the mansion to guard the courtyard."

(End of this chapter)