Seeing that Emperor Li's attitude suddenly became tough, the ministers who had originally wanted to plead for the secret agent of Yan State all wisely shut up and stopped talking about the matter.
After the court was dismissed, Xie Jin and Prince Su walked together and only separated outside the palace.
"master."
Wen Kang, who was guarding the carriage, suddenly stepped forward and glanced at Prince Su beside him. Then he walked to his master's side and whispered, "The fifth prince is still in the mansion and has not left."
Xie Jin: “…”
Xie Jin frowned and said calmly, "Go back first."
After saying that, Xie Jin got on the carriage.
Wen Kang was responsible for driving the carriage towards the Fourth Prince's Palace.
Prince Su stood there, staring at the carriage going away. Suddenly, he waved to his guards and said, "Go and find out why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not attend the morning court today."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The guard quickly turned around and left to do his work.
Afterwards, Prince Su got on the carriage and returned home.
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The Fourth Prince's Mansion was not far from the Imperial Palace. The streets were very quiet at this time, and there were not many people coming and going. The road was smooth, and Wen Kang drove the carriage very fast.
After a while, it stopped in front of the Fourth Prince's mansion.
After Xie Jin got off the carriage, he wanted to go to the guest house first, but suddenly he received a report from the housekeeper: "Master, Princess Yan Chang invites you to the Tianzi Room on the third floor of Zui Xiang Tower for a gathering."
Hearing this, Xie Jin paused, his eyes darkened, and he looked at the housekeeper in surprise, "Did Princess Yan come here in person to deliver the message?"
Housekeeper: "No, Princess Yan sent a little beggar here."
It's just to conceal the truth.
After all, it is not uncommon for a little beggar to beg for food in front of the Fourth Prince's mansion.
The butler has always been tactful and good at creating a good reputation for the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Whenever a beggar comes to beg for food, he will personally bring out a few steamed buns.
Because of this, from time to time there would be many beggars wandering around the Fourth Prince's Mansion, trying to get a few white flour buns from the butler...
After a moment's silence, Xie Jin said, "Okay, I understand. You go and do your work first."
The butler bowed his head, said yes, and left.
Xie Jin knew very well about the invitation from the Princess of Yan.
Now at this time, the Princess of Yan State suddenly came to him, simply wanting him to rescue those secret agents of Yan State.
Xie Jin's original plan was to force the emperor to abdicate tonight, but he didn't expect his father to do such a thing. He was afraid that the Princess of Yan would urge him to act in advance...
Xie Jin did not go directly to Zui Xiang Lou, but continued walking towards the guest house.
I don't know why the fifth brother insisted on staying in his house, even though the fifth brother and the second brother had a better relationship...
Thinking of this, Xie Jin's eyes narrowed and he immediately had a guess in his mind.
After Wen Kang handed the carriage to the guard at the gate, he quickly followed his master.
Guest house.
Xie Yue still stayed in the room. The breakfast that the maid brought over this morning was still on the table, but he hadn't touched it.
Hearing the sound of the maidservants bowing outside, Xie Yue, who was lying on the couch, jumped up and walked to the door with big strides.
As soon as he opened it, Xie Yue saw his fourth brother Xie Jin standing in the yard.
"Fourth Brother, you are finally back!"
"what happened?"
Listening to the complaining tone of his fifth brother, Xie Jin frowned and glanced around the guest house. He only saw two maids kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. There were no guards guarding the place.
Xie Jin stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "My fifth brother didn't attend the morning court today, and my father even asked about him."
"what?"
Xie Yue was surprised and said: "Father can still remember me? It's incredible!"
"Fourth brother, you are not kidding me, are you?"
Xie Jin glanced at him, his face showing no sign of panic: "My second brother was not at the court this morning, so my father asked one more question."
Xie Yue was stunned when he heard this, "Brother Crown Prince didn't attend the morning court either?"
Xie Yue inexplicably recalled the palace banquet last night, when he suddenly heard his sister-in-law's voice, saying that the fourth prince was actually the biological son of Uncle Su, and that the one born to his mother was a princess...
Could it be that the Crown Prince already knew about this?
But last night I sneaked into my fourth brother's study and didn't find anything unusual, nor did I find any letters between my fourth brother and Uncle Su.
Are the words that my sister-in-law said in her heart this time true or false?
For a moment, Xie Yue couldn't tell the difference, but he also wanted the truth.
Seeing that the fifth prince really didn't know why the second prince didn't attend the morning court, Xie Jin felt inexplicably annoyed. Now that it had come to the most critical matter, he didn't want to see any changes.
He had to find out the whereabouts of his second brother and try to lure him out of Shengjing.
"Fourth brother, do you know why the crown prince didn't attend the morning court? Could it be that the crown prince suddenly became ill?"
Xie Yue noticed from the corner of his eye that his fourth brother looked a little unhappy. He pretended not to notice, but his heart skipped a beat. He quickly looked away and muttered in a low voice, "I wonder if they have asked the imperial physician to take a look..."
"Since Fifth Brother is worried about Second Brother, why don't Fifth Brother come with me to the Crown Prince's Mansion? How do you think?"
Xie Jin was thinking about going to the Prince's Mansion to meet Xie Xi.
If Xie Xi didn't leave the house, then he really didn't know how to lure Xie Xi out of Shengjing.
"Go to the Prince's Mansion?"
After hearing what his fourth brother said, the first thing Xie Yue thought of was to refuse.
As far as he knew, the Crown Prince seldom missed the morning court, unless there was something important holding him back and he was too busy to go to the palace.
If he went to the Prince's Mansion with his Fourth Brother at this time and delayed his Fourth Brother's business, he would probably never let him enter the gate of the Prince's Mansion again!
"Forget it, forget it. I'm not really worried about the Crown Prince. I guess he was busy with other things and missed the morning court. Fourth Brother, don't worry about it."
Xie Yue said quickly, "I heard that there is a purebred horse in the stable of the Fourth Prince. I wonder if the Fourth Prince can let me take a look at it?"
If he didn't go to the Prince's Mansion, he naturally couldn't let his fourth brother go there.
Moreover, when he was drinking with his elder brother the Crown Prince in the Crown Prince's Mansion that day, his elder brother the Crown Prince had mentioned to him that his fourth elder brother was too worried, so he did not let him go to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Xie Yue understood what his brother the Crown Prince meant. If he hadn’t wanted to know the truth, he wouldn’t have come to the Fourth Prince’s mansion on purpose.
Hearing the Fifth Prince's refusal, Xie Jin's eyes darkened, and the smile in his eyes disappeared instantly, and even his tone became cold: "The bloody horse is in the stable. If the Fifth Prince wants to see it, just let the butler lead the way. I have other things to deal with, so I will not accompany you."
Xie Yue seemed to have not noticed that Fourth Brother's face had changed. "Okay, then Fourth Brother, go and do your work first. Find a maid to take me to the stable."
Xie Jin completely gave up the idea of dealing with the fifth brother. He said coldly, "It's up to you," and left in a hurry.
"..."
Xie Yue slowly withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and concealed the complicated expression in his eyes.
Seeing the two maids guarding the guest house still kneeling on the ground, Xie Yue clenched his fist and coughed softly: "Everyone, get up. This prince wants to go to the stable. Who will lead the way?"
Before she finished her words, Afang quickly nudged Chunlin next to her with her elbow, signaling her to take the initiative to take on the matter.
Chunlin reacted and bowed his head and said, "Fifth Prince, I will lead the way for you."
Having said that, Chunlin stood up.
She slowly raised her head, glanced at the Fifth Prince quickly, and lowered her head again, "Fifth Prince, please."
Xie Yue: “…”
In that glance just now, Xie Yue did not see clearly what the maid looked like. He only saw her pair of phoenix eyes, which were very bright and made him feel a little dazed, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
However, Xie Yue didn't take it to heart.
Seeing the maid walking in front, Xie Yue stared at her back, suddenly chuckled, and followed her.
After the Fifth Prince left, Afang slowly stood up and walked towards her residence, still complaining a few words.
-
After leaving the guest house, Xie Jin returned to the study in the front yard and took out the two letters he had received last night from the secret compartment under the desk.
It was sent by a secret agent sent by Emperor Yan.
It was precisely because of this incident that the Emperor of Yan placed so many secret agents in Shengjing, and only the secret agent who came to deliver the letter to him managed to save his life.
Afterwards, Xie Jin placed the secret agent in Prince Su's private residence overnight, together with the Yan soldiers.
Xie Jin opened the first letter and flipped through it quickly. When he saw the line of small words at the bottom, his face suddenly turned cold.
What the Emperor Yan said in the letter:
[Originally, the Yan army had already made all preparations. They planned to capture Ancheng on the border of the Li Kingdom, and then cooperate with Xie Jin's plan to threaten the Emperor of Li and pull him down from the throne.
After two days of delay, Ancheng was about to be lost. The Yan army would soon be able to take Ancheng. As a result, that night, the Northwest Army led by the Yun family suddenly went around to the rear of the Yan army and joined forces with the generals of Ancheng to surround the Yan army from front and back. The Yan army was caught off guard and unable to break through. They suffered heavy casualties and were defeated...】
"That old man from the Yun family actually dared to run to the border!?"
This was indeed something Xie Jin had never expected.
It takes more than ten days to travel from the northwest to the border. Even if you ride at full speed, it will take at least ten days. Why did the old man from the Yun family lead the Northwest Army to the border for support so quickly?
Xie Jin frowned, hating the old man from the Yun family for meddling in his affairs.
According to what the Emperor of Yan said, as long as the Northwest Army did not show up, Ancheng would have already become the place where the Yan Army was stationed!
However, Xie Jin was puzzled by the fact that the Northwest Army had provided timely assistance to the border. How could the news have leaked out and reached the Northwest?
Xie Jin couldn't figure it out.
He opened the second letter from Emperor Yan——
Need food.
Because the Yan army suffered heavy losses, the Yan emperor was furious. He was so angry that he only wrote three words on the letter, and his force was so strong that even the paper was almost pierced by him.
Staring at the three words on the letter, Xie Jin took a deep breath, but ultimately he couldn't help it and suddenly raised his hand and punched the table.
"It's too much to bully others! It's really too much to bully others!"
"Yun Meng! How dare you ruin this prince's plan!"
"When I ascend the throne, I will make sure your blood is splattered in the Golden Palace!"
Xie Jin gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath.
The two guards guarding the study door had no idea what their master was doing inside. When they suddenly heard the noise, they were both startled.
One of the guards couldn't help but raise his hand and knocked on the door, asking, "Master, do you have any instructions?"
The noise outside calmed down the angry Xie Jin temporarily. He raised his head, looked towards the door, and ordered in a cold voice: "Go and get Guard Wen Kang."
When he returned to the study just now, Wen Kang went to deal with other things and did not follow him.
Upon hearing this, the guard standing outside the door responded in a loud voice and went out to look for Guard Wen Kang.
In the study, Xie Jin picked up two pieces of letter paper with an indifferent expression, placed them on the candle flame, and watched quietly as the letter papers burned to ashes.
All the letters he had read had long been burned by him.
No matter who it is, don't try to find any evidence against him.
As an emperor, one cannot leave any stain.
Then, Xie Jin picked up the blank paper placed beside him. He held the wolf-hair brush tightly, and the tip of the brush dipped in ink fell on the paper. He quickly wrote a sentence...
Guard Wen Kang was soon called over. After getting the master's permission, he walked in and saluted: "Master, you want me to come back, but is there anything you want me to do?"
Xie Jin lowered his head, stuffed the written paper into the envelope, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Wen Kang: "Hurry and send it to Prince Su's mansion and give it to Uncle Su. Remember, don't let anyone discover your whereabouts."
Xie Jin was afraid that something might happen after Wen Kang's identity was exposed.
He and Prince Su had always communicated with each other privately and rarely met, so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
Wen Kang took the letter and put it in his arms, "Master, rest assured, I will act with caution."
"Well, let's go."
Xie Jin said.
The situation on the border has changed, and I don’t know whether the news from the border has been reported back to Shengjing. Now that the border is protected by the Northwest Army, I’m afraid that Emperor Yan can’t take care of him at this time.
As for Emperor Yan wanting to ask him for food... ?
Xie Jin had no intention of giving it and just dragged it on. Only when he became the new emperor of Li would he be qualified to negotiate with the Emperor of Yan.
I just wonder if the Princess of Yan has received the letter from the Emperor of Yan...
Xie Jin's eyes flickered and his thoughts were churning.
Originally, he had no plan to go to Zui Xiang Lou to meet the Princess of Yan, but now Xie Jin still needed the Princess of Yan's help in pacifying the Yan troops hiding in Prince Su's private residence, so he had no choice but to go to the appointment.
After coming out of the study and taking a few steps, Xie Jin suddenly remembered his fifth younger brother who was still in his house.
Xie Jin paused, turned around with a gloomy face, and walked in another direction——
That was the side door of the Fourth Prince's Mansion. It was relatively remote, but it was closest to the main kitchen. It was always the kitchen servants who went out through the side door to buy things.
Xie Jin went out through the side door for the first time.
He knew that his private visit to the Princess of Yan must not be discovered by his fifth brother.
However, Xie Jin didn't know that the moment he came out of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, he was discovered by the people who had been guarding outside the mansion...
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