The prince is hard to serve

Maybe it was because of his illness, this time, Mu Ziling fell into a deep sleep, and when he woke up, it was almost noon.

It was pouring rain outside, and the pattering raindrops fell on the bluestone slabs, and it seemed a little noisy in the silence.

Sitting up from the bed, Mu Ziling probed out to look outside, but did not see Yan Wenhao's figure, and heard the sound of rain, so he put on his coat, got up and got out of bed.

When he just walked to the door, Duo Duo and A Lin, who had been waiting outside, heard the sound, he pushed the door open first, saw Mu Ziling, A Lin frowned, and said, "Master, How did you get up?"

Mu Ziling was already a little burned, and he just retreated.

Without answering him, Mu Ziling looked up at the pouring rain outside, frowned and asked, "Are your Highness and General Xie back?" There was a little worry in his tone.

After bowing, Duo Duo replied: "His Royal Highness and Lord Xie have not returned yet, presumably they were trapped by the heavy rain."

Ah Lin also nodded and echoed: "Yes, they should be trapped by the rain, where should they take shelter from the rain?" After a pause, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "But General Xie's words are really accurate , it really rained heavily."

"Naturally, when did I just say something nonsense?" At this moment, a laughing voice suddenly sounded, Mu Ziling heard the sound, and turned his head quickly, just in time to see Yan Wenhao and Xie Jingyu entering the door one after the other .

Mu Ziling saw that the two of them were more or less drenched in the rain, their bodies were very wet, water dripped from the hem of their clothes, and their brows furrowed even deeper. He turned around and told Duan Yuan: " Hurry up and order someone to prepare the bathroom for washing, and let His Highness and the General go and change it first." After that, he said to Ah Lin: "Go and get two clean towels."

"Yes." Duo Duo and Ah Lin responded quickly.

After Ah Lin and Duo Yuan led the order to retreat, Mu Ziling walked slowly towards Yan Wenhao, and he asked, "Why don't you take shelter from the rain and come back?"

"Don't frown." He raised his hand and tapped between his brows, rubbing it away, then Yan Wenhao smiled and said, "I promise you, I will be back before noon." Besides, it was just a little rain.

Hearing this, Mu Ziling raised his head, and when he met Yan Wenhao's gentle eyes, his heart suddenly sweetened, he endured and endured, his eyes couldn't help it after all, showing a trace of extremely satisfied smile.

They just looked at each other, only each other in their eyes.

Seeing that the two people in front of him were about to kiss, Xie Jingyu, who had been watching for a long time, finally couldn't hold back, and coughed deliberately to remind them of his existence.

Grabbing the folding fan and tapping on his palm lightly, Xie Jingyu smiled and said teasingly: "Although I am very happy to see you all look so loving now, but please read that I am still alone now. If you want to make intimacy, you have to go back to the house, after the crowd retreats, how about making intimacy again?"

"..."

After being blushed by Xie Jingyu's blunt words, a trace of embarrassment and shyness flashed across Mu Ziling's face, and then he lowered his head. After all, he was still thin-skinned, and he still wasn't used to being teased like this.

As for Yan Wenhao, he didn't feel embarrassed at all. After hearing what he said, he just raised his eyes and glanced at Xie Jingyu, and said softly: "If you feel that you will be stimulated, you can choose to close your eyes or leave."

Shrugging his shoulders, Xie Jingyu was still smiling, he said helplessly: "Okay, you guys continue, I'll just turn around."

Of course, they didn't continue after all. After Xie Jingyu's voice fell, Ah Lin came back, holding two clean towels in his hand.

Brought one to Yan Wenhao, and another to Xie Jingyu, Mu Ziling said, "Wipe your hair first, and when Duoyuan has prepared hot water, you can go wash it quickly, and I'll let the kitchen boil some water." Ginger soup, don't catch a cold."

"Okay." Curving the corners of his mouth, Yan Wenhao nodded with a smile, the joy and satisfaction in his eyes were beyond words.

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After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Yan Wenhao and Xie Jingyu returned to the main hall.

Seeing them coming, Mu Ziling handed Yan Wenhao a bowl of ginger soup, and motioned Ah Lin to bring Xie Jingyu a bowl.

Turning her head to look at Xie Jingyu, seeing that he was smiling at her, Ah Lin glared at him, puffed up her cheeks again, but obediently sent Xie Jingyu there.

After they drank the ginger soup, Mu Ziling asked aloud, "You guys went out just now, but what did you hear?"

Smiling at him, Yan Wenhao grabbed his hand and said in a gentle voice: "No hurry, let's have lunch first, and then go to the study to discuss in detail after lunch." After speaking, he asked Duo Yuan to signal People bring meals.

As he was still ill, Mu Ziling didn't really have much appetite. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he heard Xie Jingyu also interrupted with a smile: "Let's have dinner first, it's a long story, and I'm not in a hurry For a while."

So, Mu Ziling could only nod his head.

The lunch meals are all light dishes, which cater to Mu Ziling's taste, and Yan Wenhao specially invited famous chefs from Suzhou to cook them. Because of this intention, although Mu Ziling's appetite is not It's great, but in the end, I can barely eat a bowl of rice.

After lunch, Mu Ziling, Yan Wenhao, and Xie Jingyu went to the study together. When they arrived in the study, Yan Wenhao ordered Ah Lin to bring tea and refreshments, and then sent him to stand at the door with Duan Yuan waiting.

Inside the study.

After sitting down, Mu Ziling couldn't wait to ask: "What did you find out?"

Glancing at Mu Ziling, Xie Jingyu regained his usual laughing appearance. He sat aside with a serious and extremely serious expression. Thoughts were surging in his mind, thinking about where to start.

After pondering for a long time, he finally opened his mouth and said, "Just now, my junior brother and I went for a walk around the street. What we saw and heard was really too shocking."

Hearing this, Mu Ziling couldn't help frowning and asked, "But what happened?"

Turning his head to look at him, Yan Wenhao took over the conversation, and he asked, "Qianhe, do you still remember that when we first entered the city, we met many foreigners on the streets we passed?"

Mu Ziling nodded, and replied, "Remember, they walked in the city of Suzhou as if they were walking in the territory of the Huns. They behaved formally and did not have the slightest restraint at all."

Yan Wenhao's face was gloomy, his expression was cold, and there was deep chill in his tone: "Jing Yu and I originally thought that even if there were Huns walking around in Suzhou City, they should be just some merchants, and those in Shibuyuan and Jiangnan Officials are not so bold as to go so far, but just now Jing Yu and I went out for a walk, and when we were in a teahouse, we bumped into a general of the Huns, and then saw him appearing in the city ostentatiously, and the yamen servants treated them all with respect. They greet each other with smiles, they obviously know each other, and they even have a special mansion!"

"Since the Xiongnu was defeated by my uncle and grandfather many years ago, they have bowed their heads and promised to pay tribute every year. I met him once in the palace a few years ago. His appearance has not changed at all. I remember it very vividly. Later, I asked An Yi to investigate this person, and found out that although his official rank in the Xiongnu was not high, he did hold military power in his hands, and he belonged to the camp of the fourth prince of the Xiongnu, He Lianxuan."

"Helianxuan?"

Suddenly recalling the situation that his father had analyzed with him earlier, Mu Ziling was in a daze. When he came back to his senses, he said: "If this is the case, we can know why Shi Buyuan became more and more anxious, and even changed his mind. The previous style is not hesitating to take risks."

Yan Wenhao turned his head to look at him, puzzled in his eyes, and he said, "What do you think of modestly?"

"Talk about it." Xie Jingyu also turned to look at him, with the same doubt in his eyes.

Glancing at them, Mu Ziling considered his words for a while, and said in a deep voice: "My father once analyzed it with me, and now the Xiongnu Lao Shanyu is old, past his sixtieth year, and seriously ill. He let out a sigh of relief as he had six princes under his knees. Among them, the fifth prince, He Lianjing, and the third prince, He Lianmo, were the most favored. the candidate."

"Although the fourth prince, He Lianxuan, has outstanding talent and martial arts, and few people support him, he is not very favored. His mother is from the Central Plains, and Lao Shanyu originally liked her, but she is too hot-tempered. After a long time, Lao Shanyu didn't like her any more, but contrary to him, the mothers of He Lianjing and He Lianmo were later on. They have become the favorite concubines of the old Chanyu one after another, and they are very favored, so if Helianxuan wants to become Shanyu, he has no advantage."

After listening to these words, Yan Wenhao thought for a while, and immediately understood, he was silent for a moment, and said: "According to what you said, the people from the Helianxuan camp will appear in Suzhou City at this time, which is to prove that Is he the one behind Shibuyuan's collusion?"

Mu Ziling replied: "He is indeed the most likely person."

Yan Wenhao pursed his lips tightly, thought carefully for a while, and then said expressionlessly: "If this is the case, it can indeed explain the reason for Shi Buyuan's sudden boldness this time."

"According to Shi Buyuan's always cautious character, his collusion with the Huns should have been carried out in secret for a long time, but we haven't noticed it. It's because he has suddenly become more and more anxious recently. It was negligent, and we only found out when someone sent the booklet to the capital."

Tapping the table with his index finger a few times, Yan Wenhao pondered for a while, then continued in a low voice: "Now that I think about it, the reason why Shi Buyuan's movements were so big and he didn't hesitate to be discovered by his father is probably because He Lianxuan was in a hurry. Today, the old Shan Yu is really running out of time, and the next Shan Yu will be announced soon."

"He Lianxuan wants to use Shibuyuan to confuse the Central Plains and Chao Gang, so that he can take the opportunity to unite with other foreign tribes and point his sword at the Central Plains. He intends to make a great contribution, so that the officials of the Huns will be convinced by him, and the old Shan Yu Satisfied, and give way to him—"