Come on, Your Highness

He Lingshan put on a straw hat and light clothes, holding a small basket and a small hoe in her hands, led Jasmine and two guards, and followed Master Zhichan to the forest.

"Look at Master." He Lingshan ordered the guards.

Master Zhichan is very old, but his body is strong, and he will still go to the mountains to collect herbs every few days. He smiled and did not refuse.

When He Lingshan first came here with Xiao Hong's name card, her whole body was shrouded in gloom, her brows were frowned and melancholy, and her heart was knotted in her heart. She knew at a glance that she was disturbed by the world of mortals, and she couldn't break free.

Xiao Hong's letter explained the reason, so he naturally asked Zhichan to explain his cousin.

This mountain seems to be isolated from the world, and there are few secular people. Surrounded by the Buddha's Zen, looking at the sea of ​​clouds in the mountains, in fact, even if there is no one to understand, generally under this nature, you can open your mind and slowly forget your troubles.

What's more, Zhichan is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao, and his ability to explain Zen to the Buddha is even more extraordinary. He Lingshan and the eldest lady were discussing Zen with him, but their moods were very different within a day or two.

The scenery of Qinglian Mountain is pleasant, and the scenery in late spring and early summer is even more green. Many flowers in late spring are still blooming, but many fruit trees in the mountains have already produced seeds. Looking at this vitality, come out for a walk. In the late spring, He Lingshan already had the feeling of not wanting to leave.

Occasionally, seeing this old monk come out to collect herbs early in the morning, He Lingshan went happily after the latter invited him, and often followed him out.

Zhi Chan is proficient in medical theory, and while introducing herbal medicines with her, he also shared with her the way of nourishing one's health. Collecting herbs is also a physical work, and a little sweating is also of great benefit to the young lady in the boudoir.

This kind of worry-free days, until the arrival of Princess Liyang last night.

Fortunately, when the eldest princess arrived, it was already late, and the eldest lady dismissed it as inconvenient to see guests on the grounds that she was asleep.

But the eldest princess lived in the mountains because of this.

He Lingshan didn't want to meet her, so she went out early in the morning with Master Zhichan to gather herbs.

Although he promised He Xichao to deal with it for a few days, seeing the eldest princess inevitably ruined his good mood these days, and he couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

Zhichan pointed out a hemostatic herb to He Lingshan, who had been proficient in the simplest method of picking herbs for a few days. She took a small hoe from Jasmine's hand and gently dug it up.

"In the letter from the crown prince, the old monk was dragged to divination a hexagram to the benefactor, and the hexagram was already given to the wife of your mansion last night." Zhichan said suddenly.

He Lingshan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words: "What did the master tell me?"

"If you don't see your husband, if you don't return to your husband's house, the marriage will be difficult to continue, or it will be a disaster." Master Zhichan walked in one direction after finishing speaking, "Today's weather is very good, why don't you go more places?"

His Royal Highness' marriage hexagrams many years ago made the host of Qinglian Temple famous, and now his hexagrams are even more convincing.

The Da Furen held this hexagram, which was enough to deter the Eldest Princess.

Sure enough, the eldest princess frowned when she saw this, she thought it was ridiculous, all of this was planned.

Miss husband day?Zhan Shaoqi wanted to come back, but his fate was hard to bear. How could he come back?

"Where's Shan'er?" the eldest princess asked.

The eldest lady sat in front of the window, reciting Buddhist scriptures softly, and then said: "I followed the master to the back mountain, eldest princess, you go back, and we will talk about this matter after Zhan Shaoqi comes."

"Does the mother-in-law really don't know, or does she pretend not to know?" But the eldest princess has already broken up with too many people, she got up and said, "Since I'm here, it means that Wei Guogong agreed to reconcile, and Shan'er is still the princess's mansion." My mother, please don't embarrass me, let me accompany Shan'er, let's go back together."

The lady's face suddenly turned cold, and she said forcefully: "I don't agree."

"Okay, since my mother-in-law won't forgive me, then I can only invite more people to persuade you." The eldest princess said.

Zhan Qingpu received a letter from the eldest princess, and said to his wife: "Then go, follow the eldest princess, and please ask this aunt to come back."

Mrs. Zhan actually didn't want to, but that was her grandson after all, so she nodded and took her daughter-in-law with her to Qinglian Mountain.

Not many people knew about this mighty formation, but now it is spread all over the streets and alleys.

Even if the Princess Manor made mistakes first, such a grandiose daughter-in-law is rare in the world.

Qinglian Temple was originally a quiet place, but because of the actions of Zhan's family members, many spectators went to the mountain, and almost all their eyes went to Qinglian Mountain.

What a sincere apology, but to confuse the public.

When Wei Guogong, who was in the yamen of the Ministry of War, heard the news, he couldn't help smiling coldly.

"Who do you think adjusted the kerosene?" Wei Guogong looked at the doctor of the Ministry of Treasury and asked.

Looking at his gloomy smile, Kubu Langzhong couldn't help his scalp numb and said: "It's the deputy commander of the Imperial City Army. He said that there have been bandits entering the capital in the past few days, and patrols must be strengthened at night. The kerosene for lighting the torches has been used up." When the light is gone, come and call."

"Really, how much did you tune?"

"Not many, just seven or eight barrels." When the Kubu doctor said this, a strange look appeared on his face.

Wei Guogong glanced at him: "Why, there is something else?"

"My lord, I think it's a bit strange." The doctor of the treasury department thought for a while, and suddenly leaned in front of Wei Guogong and said in a low voice, "Although there are not many, but after listening to your lord's order, the lower official immediately counted all the treasuries in the capital, and found that the two Every day, the Imperial City Army has called."

Upon hearing this, Duke Wei picked up his tea and said, "How do you say it?"

"Each place has seven or eight barrels, which is not too much, but it has been adjusted sporadically many times, and the sum is quite a lot. Even if 1000 people light torches, they can light them for two months. This is not allowed! Hiding kerosene is a serious crime, and I don’t know why the Imperial City Army wants so much kerosene!"

Seeing Wei Guogong's face darken after finishing speaking, the Kubu Langzhong continued: "My lord, I feel that this matter needs to be investigated, otherwise if something goes wrong, our Ministry of War may not be able to explain it clearly."

At this time, He Xiang came in and said: "My lord, the eldest princess, please go to Qinglian Temple together to persuade my aunt."

When Wei Guogong heard this, he smiled immediately: "It seems that I can't wait until tonight, and I can't escape my birth."

Kubu Langzhong was puzzled for a moment, and saw Wei Guogong said: "You go to Dali Temple and say that this matter is strange, and ask Dali Temple to help track it down, so that if something happens, it will fall on us."

Kubu Langzhong immediately took orders and said, "Yes, my lord."

At this moment in Dali Temple, Master Huang looked at Xiao Hong helplessly, saluted and said, "His Royal Highness, do you really want to read the dossiers of the previous three years?"

Xiao Hong hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is there a lot?"

Master Huang replied: "Many."

Xiao Hong asked in a low voice: "How many?"

"You have to watch it for at least a month."

Xiao Hong gasped suddenly, turned around and shouted: "Xi Chao, I'm done, I'm done, this is going to kill me!"

He Xi rolled his eyes at him.

"Is it too late for Gu to go back and beg for mercy?" Xiao Hong glanced at the inner prisoner on the side.

The latter sneered and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this will be difficult."

"I do know what it means to say that misfortune comes from the mouth, but Xi Chao, you said why the father is so stingy, didn't you just question it a little bit, you need to be so serious." Xiao Hong was extremely depressed.

"How can you question the affairs of officials casually, if you have doubts, ask for the truth, I think the emperor handled it well." He Xichao said.

Xiao Hong's head hit the table with a bang, and he closed his eyes, expressing that he didn't want to hear it.

Master Huang didn't respond to what was going on after listening for a long time, but he saw the father-in-law next to him leaning over and whispering: "In the summary of last year's case files submitted by Dali Temple, His Royal Highness...cough cough, afraid of mistakes, the emperor will Let His Highness come and look for the dossier by himself."

In fact, he was picking faults on the sidelines, and he kept babbling and babbling. Emperor Tiangan couldn't listen to it for a while, so he sent him here for peace.

When Master Huang heard this, he straightened his face and said respectfully to Xiao Hong: "Then Your Highness must take a closer look at it next time. If there is any mistake, it will be dereliction of duty. Don't worry, I will definitely show you all the files. There will be no concealment. For the next month, the next official will accompany His Highness to answer your questions at any time."

As soon as this remark came out, a trembling hand rose from the table, and Xiao Hong said in a trembling voice: "No, I didn't mean that...Master Huang..." He raised his head, his face full of tears and tears. Tears said, "Gu mouth didn't hold the door, it's not that you don't know, it's not that you question your ability to do things, Mr. Huang! You believe me, it's definitely because my father thinks I'm annoying, just find a place for me to squat , you really don’t have to be so serious!”

However, Master Huang is still indifferent: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best!"

Xiao Hong immediately jumped up: "No, Gu will die!"

"Your Highness can't just say this word casually, it's really unlucky." Master Huang said with a serious look.

"Why are you so ruthless! Xi Chao... help..."

He Xichao also pretended he didn't hear, and bowed to Master Huang: "Then I will leave first."

The servant who sent Xiao Hong to be punished also said: "The miscellaneous family has also returned to the palace first to return to order."

Master Huang returned the salute: "Master He, Eunuch, go slowly."

Not long after the two left, a small official came in leading the doctor from the Ministry of War and Treasury Department.

"Master Huang." Kubu Langzhong saw that Xiao Hong was there, and said with joy in his heart, "See Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The crown prince lifted his eyelids weakly, and hummed a word: "En."

Kubu Langzhong gave him a puzzled look, not knowing what happened to His Highness.

At this moment, Mr. Huang can probably understand that He Xichao is not easy, so he just ignored him and asked directly: "Is there something wrong with Duke Wei?"

When Master Huang said this, the doctor of the treasury department explained the fact that the Imperial City Army had taken away a large amount of kerosene from the treasury in batches.

"Master Huang, if our lord Shangshu hadn't ordered the officials to make an inventory, it would really not be easy to discover this matter." Kubu Langzhong said, "This is a serious matter, and please ask Mr. Huang to investigate this matter."

"What does the Imperial City Army need so much kerosene to burn down houses?" Xiao Hong asked suddenly.

Master Huang thought for a while, then asked: "His Royal Highness, I wonder if the emperor has..."

Xiao Hong shook his head: "Gu didn't hear my father mention it, but what Master Huang said is the same, come here."

Xiao Dunzi walked in immediately: "Your Highness."

"You go into the palace and tell Eunuch Huang to see what the emperor means." Xiao Hong curled his lips as he spoke, "Also don't forget to say that this son-in-law originally wanted to enter the palace to face the saint himself. It's a pity that he's been fined now and can't come, so please take more responsibility from the old man."

Hearing this, Master Huang coughed twice, with a smile on his face that he couldn't help.

"Go back quickly."

Xiao Dunzi took the order and left immediately.

Back and forth in the palace, in less than an hour, Xiao Dunzi came back, accompanied by his father-in-law who accompanied Xiao Hong before being punished.

He said: "His Royal Highness, Lord Huang, the emperor said he did not know about this matter."

Master Huang frowned immediately, only to hear the father-in-law say again: "The emperor's word of mouth."

Xiao Hong and Master Huang knelt down together.

"Order Dali Temple to secretly find out the whereabouts of the fire oil, and the prince will assist from the side, so there must be no mistakes."

"The minister leads the order."

"Your minister leads the decree." Xiao Hong curled his lips slightly, and then looked at Dali Siqing, "That... our business is more important, and we will look at this file later, okay, Mr. Huang?"

Xiao Hong opened his piercing eyes wide, showing a big smile, with eight teeth in order, with a look of anticipation, and it was very pleasing to look at.

The Minister of Dali Temple couldn't help but let out a long sigh when Xiao Hong acted like a baby, thinking that he probably knew why the emperor loved the prince so much.

"His Royal Highness said so."

The stars and the moon are shining today, which is a rare good weather.

The moonlight sheds a silver light, and in such a late night, even without lighting a torch, you can see the surroundings clearly.

The red lanterns in front of the garden gate swayed gently in the breeze, and the word Autumn Garden printed on it also swayed.

In the silence, there was a thin sound suddenly. When I looked carefully, I found some figures were coming and going in and out of the garden.

They seem to be holding buckets in their hands, and they are pouring the water in the windows, door frames, and even the curtains of the rooms, and they even pour the water into the same well that has already dried up.

Smell it carefully, there is a pungent smell in the air, obviously this is not water, but another deadly thing.

A man who looked like a leader, with a white scarf tied to the tip of his nose, was shouting in a low voice: "Move faster."

There is a row of beautiful houses built in this garden, spaced apart, it seems that many people live there.

However, there was such a big commotion at this moment, those people were motionless, still lying on the bed with their eyes closed, even if the bedding beside them was splashed with something, soaking into their bodies, there was no sign of waking up.

The lights were too dim to see what these people looked like. Looking at the hands exposed outside, they seemed very young, but there were traces on them, no matter how dim it was, they could be seen as shocking scars.

The task of the Imperial City Army is to guard the safety of the capital, and patrolling the streets at night is its duty. However, it is strange that there are few people living in this area, but the Imperial City Army who came to patrol stay here back and forth.

It's just that most people don't pay attention to these, except...

"Ah, just in time, tsk tsk, there is a ghost at a glance, this is going to burn the garden!" Xiao Hong rubbed his chin, and elbowed Dali Siqing next to him, "Where is this, Mr. Huang, you Say what is hidden inside, so it has to be burnt so clean?"

He sniffed: "I can smell it so far away, I guess all the kerosene is here?"

Although there are official missions in Dali Temple, but the number is not many, it is incomparable with the Imperial City Army in front of them.

When the time comes to really fight, the scene will be difficult to control.

"I also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to lend a helping hand." Master Huang said, arching his hands.

At this time, I understood what the emperor meant by asking the prince to assist.

The prince's mansion had five thousand soldiers, all of whom obeyed Xiao Hong's order, convenient and quick, and not intrusive, and they had just come back from fighting the Huns, and they were all bloody, so it was enough to dispatch any one of them to deal with the imperial city army that had been at ease for a long time.

"It's easy to talk about." Xiao Hong raised his chin, "Master Huang, let's start now. If the inside is filled with kerosene, it will be troublesome to start the fire."

"How many people does Your Highness bring?" Master Huang asked.

Xiao Hong turned his head and glanced at Lu Feng, who said, "Three thousand! Five hundred archers!"

Master Huang twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard this.

In the entire capital, except for the Forbidden Army, it is impossible to mobilize so many elite soldiers at once.

As far as the current imperial city army is concerned, Zhan Qingpu is afraid that it will be too eye-catching, and there are only a few hundred people patrolling here.

"Hey, I cherish my life. If the fire catches up, people can be rescued quickly, right?"

Xiao Hong was reasonable no matter what, Master Huang sighed: "Your Highness, please direct."

"Okay." Xiao Hong turned his head and shouted in a low voice, "Go!"

During Xiao Hong's attack, the three thousand government soldiers rushed forward without greeting or lighting torches. They picked up their knives and directly smashed the weapons of the patrolling Imperial City Army and pressed them to the ground.

The rest of the people kicked open the gate of Qiuyuan, only to hear Lu Feng shout: "Whoever dares to light a fire will be killed without mercy, if he resists, he will be killed without mercy!"

This noise immediately alarmed the people inside, knowing that the matter had been revealed, someone lit a fire immediately, but the fire only flashed, and then several deadly arrows came.

I don't know when the archer has squatted on the wall, draws the string and draws the bow, staring at the darkness with sharp eyes, as long as there is a gleam of fire, the arrow will be off the string...

Zhan Qingpu is not in Qiuyuan, nor in Qinglian Mountain, he is waiting in the yamen right now.

He sent someone to follow Wei Guogong, he never entered the palace from the beginning to the end, and now he was invited by the eldest princess to Qinglian Temple, and He Xichao, who was at home and did not go out.

It was supposed to be foolproof, but he knew that it was too hasty, and there were always some mistakes that made him uneasy.

He begged God to let this matter be resolved smoothly, and he will never get involved in these dirty things again, even if it is his grandson Zhan Shaoqi, he will not get involved too much, and he looks forward to someone who will report back after he succeeds.

Finally the assistant came back, but his face was as pale as before, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, someone found the traces of the soldiers of the Prince's Mansion!"

Hearing this, Zhan Qingpu's expression suddenly changed, and he stood up abruptly and asked, "Where are you?"

"Going to Qiuyuan!"

"How could it be..." Before he finished speaking, he raised his head and saw Xiao Hong and Dali Siqing coming slowly through the open door, and behind them were a group of soldiers.

With a smile on his face, Xiao Hong looked at Zhan Qingpu with cold eyes and said, "Master Huang, are you asking here, or are you taking him back to Dali Temple?"

Lord Huang said expressionlessly: "Please trouble Your Highness to take him back to Dali Temple, wait for tomorrow morning, and then escort him into the palace, and let the Holy Majesty make a decision."

Xiao Hong grinned: "Okay."