princess teasing concubine

At the court meeting, the Nanman envoy knelt down and asked for the unmarried princess of He to marry their king. Since then, Nanman and He have established an alliance. Also willing to send troops to help.

Shangguan Ling smiled. In fact, he also thought about marrying his daughter. Maybe Yan'er could become a queen in the future, just like his sister Shangguan. Yu Queen's.

And the Nanman was split from the Southern Dynasty. Because of the disagreement between the elder brother and the younger brother, a big country was divided into two, and the country of He was able to breathe so far, and it became stronger day by day, and the four kingdoms came into being.

This time, the crown prince was the first to stand up against it. Shangguanhong said bravely, "Father, my son objected. He country won the battle anyway, so there is no reason to send the princess to get married."

There was a lot of discussion among the ministers in the court, and the Tai Tuo agreed, "Indeed, for marriage, it should be the Nanman who sent the princess to marry the country of He."

The envoy sneered, "After all, the Nanban was separated from the Southern Dynasty. Even though our king disagrees with the Southern Dynasty, we are brothers of the same father and mother."

Shangguan Ling frowned, he hated being threatened the most, but sending Yan'er to get married would indeed give He the time to cultivate talents.

Mu Jin stood up, "The subject also objected, and the daughter-in-law is like a father. With the temper of the third princess, if she didn't wish, there would be chaos."

The envoy smiled, "Sage Heguo married his daughter, so do you want others to make irresponsible remarks?"

Mu Jin ignored the envoy, and said to himself: "The Nanman split from the Southern Dynasty, and there have been frictions in recent years, not to mention whether the Southern Dynasty will help the Nanman. As far as I know, the Nanman was defeated. The first person to cheer It's the Southern Dynasty, otherwise, why don't you see reinforcements from the Southern Dynasty?"

"You... ignorant child, before the critical moment, how could the Southern Pilgrimage easily send troops."

Mu Jin nodded, "That's right, the best time to send troops should be when the Nanman is about to destroy the country. At that time, the Nanman can be taken in."

"You..." the messenger pointed at Mu Jin angrily, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Shangguan Ling couldn't help but smile when he heard the words, "Jin'er, the visitor is a guest, so be careful with what you say."

"However, there is no reason for a guest to turn against a guest." Mu Jin cupped his hands, with a firm attitude, "Your Majesty, what is the reason for the soldiers of the He Kingdom to fight to the death? Isn't it just to protect the family? If you marry the princess at this moment, wouldn't it be cold to the hearts of the soldiers? ?”

The Taifu nodded, "The eldest son-in-law is right."

The envoy snorted coldly, "If you don't agree to our conditions, then there is nothing to talk about. Although we lose, it doesn't mean we can't fight."

When the ministers heard the words, their attitudes weakened again.

Mu Jin smiled. Fortunately, last night Guan Yue reminded that the Privy Council is a department for the royal family to train spies. Mu Jin can't directly say the result, otherwise Shangguan Ling will be suspicious.

"Whether we can fight or not, our country of He has never been afraid. Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Privy Council to investigate and find out whether the Nanman is bluffing or not."

When the envoy heard the words, a big Chinese pearl gradually emerged from his forehead, "We Nanman are not unreasonable. The common people don't want to see war. We can discuss the specific content of Yihe."

Shangguan Ling gave Mu Jin an appreciative look, "Since that's the case, the Ministry of Rites will be responsible for re-discussing the specific content. Let's retreat today!"

"Retire..." the chief eunuch shouted.

The crowd dispersed.

Before leaving, the prince said inexplicably, "Mu Jin, you'd better not mention what happened last night, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

The abnormality of the prince also reminded Mu Jin that it might not be as simple as making friends with a servant of the household department and the future prince.

Mu Jin came out of the hall, stretched her waist, and a group of little ministers were still flattering her, what young and promising young heroes.

Mu Jin interrupted them, "Everyone, I still have to go to the recruitment office, so I will go first."

Just before Mu Jinlin left the palace, Shangguan Yan found Mu Jin, "Thank you today, I used to hate you, but now it seems that you are much better than most men."

"Is that how the princess thanks people?"

Shangguan Yan pursed her lips, "Go back and tell Elder Sister Changhuang that I have accepted today's kindness. If there is anything that needs my help in the future, let Sister Changhuang just order it."

"it is good."

Mu Jin turned to leave, but was stopped by Shangguan Yan, "Anyway, you helped me once, why don't you help me a little more."

"Help you match Li Zixu?"

Shangguan Yan nodded shyly.

Mu Jin was distressed, "I am also powerless in this matter of feelings, but as the saying goes, if a woman chases a man with a layer of gauze, as long as the third princess has a heart and a stern face, she must soon be able to embrace a beautiful man."

Shangguan Yan looked puzzled, "But I am also a princess after all, how can a woman pursue a man."

"Princess, Li Zixu likes freedom, so he definitely won't want to have anything to do with the royal family. If the princess doesn't take the initiative, then the two of you are basically useless."

Shangguan Yan nodded, "That makes sense, then can you take me out of the palace together? I was the only one who let me go out of the palace yesterday, because my father let me out."

"Princess will reach the age of Jiji in one month. At that time, the Holy Majesty will prepare a palace for you outside the palace. Bear with it!"

At this time, Ada ran into the palace gate and shouted, "My son-in-law, it's not good, something happened to the recruitment office."

Mu Jin was startled, turned around and said, "Princess, I will take my leave first."

In the training place of the recruiting office, the number of people was much less than yesterday, and there were many people surrounding a wide field.

As soon as Mu Jin came, the crowd gave way one after another, while Li Zixu squatted aside to inspect the corpse. His face was serene, and sweat remained on his forehead.

Mu Jin squatted down and felt the temperature of the corpse. The remaining temperature was still there, but there were extremely small pinholes on the neck of the corpse. Li Zixu stood up and raised his hand to signal, "Okay, I will ask Wu Zuo to investigate the cause of this person's death. I will come first today." Well, the second test will be retested tomorrow."

"Ah, retest? But I have already passed, do I have to retest?"

Li Zixu said coldly, "Yes, if you can't accept it, you can quit on your own. If you want to become a master, you can't even bear this bit of suffering, so you can go home and farm as soon as possible."

The man raised his head proudly, "I will be here tomorrow, if I can live it once, I can live it countless times."

When the crowd dispersed, leaving only some soldiers standing aside, Mu Jin looked around, there were many footprints in the mud, and it was hard to tell who belonged to whom.

Li Zixu squatted beside Mu Jin, pointed to the pinhole and said, "This man should have died from the poisonous sting of Qianji's family. There were too many people at that time, so I didn't notice."

"What is the identity of the deceased?"

Li Zixu: "The Second Prince's servant!"

"The disciples of the second prince, it seems that none of these members of the royal family are fuel-efficient." Mu Jin frowned, with a slight pain in his forehead, "The academy will also become the first battlefield of the royal family."

Li Zixu nodded, "Why don't we advance the third test first, and check the background of these people first."

Mu Jin shook his head, "No, there are too many people, it will take time and effort to investigate, and someone will definitely make trouble, and if they can sneak in and kill people, they may not even have identities, and these people without identities are not in the minority."

Li Zixu: "Then what should we do? If we don't check clearly, it will damage the reputation of the college, and it will not be easy to recruit people in the future."

"Go to Ke Muliang." Mu Jin stood up and told the guards, "You guys watch the scene, and then go to the foreman to take out the silver needle from the corpse and give it to me. Remember, the silver needle is wrapped in a clean cloth and is not allowed to be used. hand touch."

"Yes."

The two went to the inn where Ke Muliang lived, but Ke Muliang, who didn't know it at the moment, was still playing with the sharp arrow.

After Mu Jin got in, he told the whole story, Ke Muliang was taken aback, "You don't doubt it's me, do you?"

Mu Jin patted Ke Muliang on the head, "Are you stupid?"

Ke Muliang rubbed his head, "The Qianji family has nothing to do with the royal family, so why destroy the academy's income, it's not good for them!"

"What if the Qianji family is involved with the royal family?" Mu Jin hypothetically asked.

Li Zixu nodded, "If it's related to the royal family, then everything makes sense."

Ke Muliang put down the arrow, "It's not necessarily the work of the Qianji family, maybe someone used the Qianji box of the Qianji family, this thing can still be obtained by anyone with a bit of ability."

Mu Jin nodded, "That's right."

Li Zixu sat down helplessly, "Then what to do, I have no clue, how to investigate."

Mu Jin asked again: "Ke Muliang, when your Qianji's poisonous thorns were wiped out, did you wipe them with your hands and needles?"

"Nonsense, what do you use if you don't use a needle in your hand?"

Mu Jin patted Li Zixu on the shoulder, "It's still possible to check, but it's up to you."

Li Zixu was puzzled. At this time, Wu Zuo sent the stinger, which he wrapped tightly with a new cloth, "According to the requirements of the adults, the small hands have never touched the needle."

"Go down." Mu Jin took it, carefully unfolded the cloth, and put it under Li Zixu's nose, "Erha, sniff."

Li Zixu smelled it, "It smells like sawdust, very similar to Brother Ke's."

Ke Muliang was startled, "It's really not me. I haven't been out all day, and I've been studying this armor-piercing arrow."

Li Zixu shook his head, "I didn't say it was you, there was a faint fragrance, like incense made of saffron and agarwood, I don't think I've smelled this smell before."

Saffron is very rare and precious. To prevent it from becoming a spice, only the pistil part of the whole plant is available, and the flowering period is short. It can be picked only in October every year.

"Can you smell the poison?"

Li Zixu shook his head, "I can't smell it."

"Can't smell it? Impossible, the poison we use in Qianji's household has a pungent smell, and the complexion of the poisoned person is dark purple." Ke Muliang shook his head in confusion.

Mu Jin frowned. The silver needle in the deceased was not in the fatal place, which meant that the needle was indeed poisonous. "But the deceased did not see anything unusual. Could it be that the person used other poisons?"

"Maybe!"

"Who can make colorless and odorless poison?" Mu Jin was puzzled.

Both of them shook their heads.

"Then let's start with this kind of incense. Those who can afford this kind of incense are either rich or expensive." After thinking about it, Mu Jinsi thought that only the royal family would do it.

Li Zixu stood up, "Speaking of the smoked material, it seems that it was sent by Beimu, but it ended up in the hands of the crown prince."

Ke Muliang scratched the back of his head, "No way, the prince of this college also has a share, it's no good for him to do so!"

"Maybe the prince doesn't know about it." Mu Jin pulled Li Zixu out, "Come on, let's go to the prince's mansion to take a look."

"Oh...you slow down."

Li Zixu was dragged all the way, some passers-by frequently looked sideways, and the two chattering were mistaken for an affair.

The two hid in the alley, seeing people occasionally coming in and out of the Prince's Mansion, Mu Jin instructed, "Erha, once someone comes in and out, use your dog nose well."

Li Zixu nodded, then paused suddenly, pointing at himself and asking, "You treat me like a dog?"

"How is it possible, you are much better than a dog."

"It's almost... No, you still treat me like a dog!"