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"Your Highness, Your Highness..." The guard trembled, not knowing what he was doing as the prince wanted.

Xiao Jianshen looked expressionlessly at the inn twisted in the flames for a long time, then twitched the corner of his mouth and walked back.While walking, he said to the left and right: "Find the owner behind the inn, find out all the documents and documents of all the residents in the inn, and contact them to lighten the loss. If there is a defect, Donggong will compensate three times the market price."

As soon as the words fell, a general in light armor had already arrived from another street on horseback.

He saw Xiao Jianshen in front of the flames from a distance, and before he could completely rein in his galloping horse, he immediately got off the saddle and paid his respects: "Chen Luo Shouning pays homage to the prince, the prince is a thousand years old!"

"Get up." Xiao Jianshen said.His tone was kind, but there was not much expression on his face, "Cousin don't have to be so alien to Gu."

"Courtesy cannot be revoked." Even with Xiao Jianshen's words, Luo Shouning still kowtowed respectfully before standing up from the ground.The first time he stood up, he directed his servants to quickly set up a row of human walls in front of the prince, so as to isolate the prince from the raging fire in front of him.

"I heard that my uncle went to the palace to meet His Majesty?" Xiao Jianshen also said a few more homely words when he rarely saw his mother's relatives. Boring, next time Aunt might as well enter the palace with Uncle, and spend more time talking with the Empress."

He felt that what he said was considerate and gentle, and he also vaguely hoped that his father and mother would get back together, so he pointed his eyes at his cousin, hoping that the other party would understand.

I don't want Luo Shouning to hear it, the cold sweat under the iron armor immediately wets the clothes next to him!

As we all know, since the prince left Beijing at the age of eight and returned at seventeen, counting the three years he stayed in Beijing, the emperor and empress have been at odds for more than 12 years!In the first five years, Empress Luo and the Luo family survived the emperor's every step of suppression; in the next five years, they were equally divided with the emperor and devoured the whale; …

No one understands better than him how much the prince has played in everything now.

The relationship between the emperor and the empress has long been irretrievable, and now the prince's words... are he dissatisfied with his family's contact with the emperor?

But as hardcore princelings, how dare they contact the emperor without authorization?Father entered the palace today, it is absolutely true that he came here to solve the prince's worries and problems.

Luo Shouning thought in this way, but he didn't dare to say a word of self-defense, and he didn't dare to kneel down and admit his mistake easily; isn't the former trying to shirk responsibility?Could it be that the latter traps the prince in a cruel manner in front of everyone?It's not that everyone's knees are soft, they don't know the power of the crown prince if they don't face the crown prince.

Xiao Jianshen didn't know how his words made his cousin's heart turn back and forth.But Xiao Jianshen could easily feel the tightness of the opponent's body and the stiffness of his expression.

He didn't think too much about it, he just thought that his own expectations as a son of man made him embarrassed, so he lightly patted Luo Shouning's arm and said, "Forget it, it's not a big deal, I'll meet you at Duke Luo's mansion later." See uncle and grandpa."

Luo Shouning's tense heart suddenly relaxed, thinking that His Highness still believed in the Luo family, a smile finally appeared on his face: "Your Highness, now..."

There was really nothing more he needed here.Xiao Jianshen was about to leave when suddenly the guard whispered again: "Prince, then Xue Shusheng, do you think you should take him back to the East Palace or place him outside?..."

Which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted.Xiao Jianshen frowned just now, and before he could speak, Luo Shouning next to him scolded softly: "Absurd, what is the East Palace that anyone can enter?"

How could he not know about this kind of thing?But the crown prince just likes each other!The guard gave Luo Shouning an aggrieved look.

Luo Shouning also knew this, just like Queen Luo's thinking, since the whole world belongs to the prince, let alone a few men?It's not because he doesn't want the prince to associate with the other party, but out of consideration for the prince's safety, he just said: "Is this scholar Xue also a person in the restaurant?" Just picked it up and put it to use, "Since the scholar and the prince know each other, there is no need to investigate carefully. I will allocate a house for the scholar to live in."

... If there is anyone in this restaurant that Xiao Jianshen does not want to compensate, there is no doubt that Xue Maoqing is at the top of the list.

Xiao Jianshen silently glanced at Luo Shouning who was going to make arrangements just after Lei Li Fengxing finished speaking, even if he was not willing to let a person with evil intentions take advantage of him, he also did not want to embarrass his cousin in public, just listen to him "Cousin doesn't have to be like this." Then he turned his face and asked, "You just told Gu, what other gardens in Beijing are in Gu's hands?"

"Qionglou!" How could a guard know the specific property of the prince, but he quickly and cleverly said the name he knew and heard most often recently.

I'm planning to go to where I live recently.

Xiao Jianshen didn't even bother to look at the other party, he waved his hand casually, said "Let the king make arrangements", then turned and left with Luo Shouning.

He didn't know that just after he turned around, the eyes of the people around him and Luo Shouning were different. They all glanced at the back of Xue Maoqing not far away with surprised and even respectful eyes, and then followed Xiao Jianshen left together.

After the group of people left, the crowd who had been watching from a distance away from the main street rushed up all of a sudden, and you said it one by one: "God, did you see that even if the prince's mother's family treats the prince It is also respectful and respectful, not daring to make the slightest mistake!"

"The prince is so cruel, he actually burned down the whole restaurant just to chase a man."

"How can you tell about the distillery?"

"Stupid, if it weren't for that, how could the crown prince be willing to compensate?"

"It's not enough to say that the prince is cruel. Didn't the prince let him go one step ahead when the fire broke out?"

"It is precisely because the fire is in the hands of the prince that the prince dares to make a dangerous move. Otherwise, how dare he take the risk? Besides, once this happened, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? First use the compensation to buy us, and then use the slow call That book is desperate for life, it really is the emperor's mind!"

"Oh—" Everyone felt that it made sense, suddenly realized, and responded one after another.

At this moment, on a street outside Xue Maoqing, several people who were staying on the second floor of the restaurant were already standing in front of Xue Maoqing. Among them, a delicate and timid woman who seemed to be too weak to wear clothes was the girl who was playing the pipa on the second floor just now. Leaning to Xue Maoqing's side, he told Xue Maoqing what Xiao Jianshen said just now in a soft and respectful voice, which was exactly Xiao Jianshen's words of compensation.

As for the obscene words of other passers-by, she didn't dare to repeat them, even just hearing them, she wanted to cover her ears and walk away, just not knowing, after all, she knew that the person in front of her was...

Xue Maoqing stood with her hands behind her back, pondered for a while, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth: "You really saw that it was the guards of the Eastern Palace who started the fire?"

"It's true."

"I set it on fire just to show my favor?" Xue Maoqing said, "Stupid! He is the crown prince in charge of the world, not the idle prince who loves the mountains and rivers. If I really want a scholar, I just grab it with my hands." .Do the powerful people care about ordinary people? Are you born a human and care about the ants under your feet?"

The crowd held their breaths.

Xue Maoqing sneered again: "How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch? How dare you let Min Guang hang high?"

At this point, everyone still couldn't understand, only Xue Maoqing called again and said: "Whose name is this restaurant under?"

It was still the woman playing the pipa, she saw her thoughts moved, and she whispered: "It's under the name of the person next to King Zhuang!"

"Prince Zhuang Xiaomin." Xue Maoqing said leisurely, "If you keep a low profile and bide your time to serve the prince, if he has a much higher reputation among scholars than the prince, it is enough to make the prince kill him... This Xiao Jianshen is indeed deep and decisive. He, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Peigong, but I caught fire at the city gate and hit the fish in the pond." At the end of the words, there was a hint of a smile and praise.

And at this moment, in the deep palace, the uncle Xiao Jianshen mentioned was clasping his fists in front of His Majesty today.

Although his words are respectful, his tone is not respectful; although his posture is humble, his eyes are not humble.

He is a rough warrior.What he said to the emperor was straightforward and without ambiguity: "The heart of the prince can shine through the sun and the moon, and your majesty knew it early; the prince's trip has been touched by God, and your majesty has seen it personally; To be safe, fulfill the long-cherished wish of the crown prince, and commit myself to serve you!"

Sitting behind the dragon chair, the emperor's complexion turned red, blue, and white.

His hands holding the chair were shaking all the time, and he didn't know whether it was shame, anger or anger.

When Xiao Jianshen and his cousin went to Zhuguo General's Mansion, Xue Maoqing who had met his subordinates in the deep alley before also adjusted his clothes and walked out of the alley.

At this time, he had already put on a gentle and unrestrained smile on his face, and without much refusal, he followed the guards of the East Palace to the Qionglou assigned by the prince.

This Qionglou was originally prepared by Xiao Jianshen for himself. Although the entire pavilion occupies a small area, the three-story small building and the pines and bamboo forest under the small building have their own ingenuity, desolation and spaciousness. place.

Wang Ranggong can be said to be exhaustive in today's matter from beginning to end, so in the less than half an hour before Xue Maoqing went to Qionglou, he had already prepared all the utensils including the clothes in the closet, and even showed up in person. He served Xue Maoqing very carefully and attentively, and when the other party had no doubts, he waved his whisk and left with the Eastern Palace guards who sent Xue Maoqing here and his disciples and grandchildren.

Xue Maoqing had already boarded the heavy building at this moment.

He stood on the high pavilion with his hands behind his back, his eyes flicked past the departing Eastern Palace team, and then turned to look at where he was at the moment.

This is a three-story small building and a courtyard with several times smaller buildings.

A large piece of bamboo is planted in the courtyard. Behind the bamboo is a small waterfall. The stream winds down like bundles of silk. The gurgling water and the sound of the Tao Tao forest are interesting. It is matched with a stone table and a few stubborn stones. , is just right.

He turned back into the house.

Looking at the layout of this small building, the first floor is the lobby for receiving guests, the second floor is roughly the guest room where guests stay when they come, and the third floor is the study and bedroom.

Such a tall small building is rare. Looking from here, most of the capital is also in the eyes.

...and not far from the Imperial Palace and the Crown Prince's East Palace.

Xue Maoqing sat in front of the table and tapped the table lightly with her knuckles.

According to Xiao Jianshen's scheming, it should have a more reasonable place to go, why let him come in and live there?

——Could it be that Xiao Jianshen guessed something?

Thinking of this, Xue Maoqing's heart skipped a beat.Recalling that Wang Ranggong led a group of people here for a long time just now, he couldn't help standing up from the table, standing in the room and flicking his sleeves, he shook open most of the drawers and cabinet doors in the room, and then he saw—— He had to see—his eyes were immediately drawn to the open wardrobe next to the bed.

He walked slowly to the closet in the room, and randomly picked out a piece of clothing that looked as bright as a red glow from the sky and was as thin as cicada's wings.

He saw that his palm was still looming under the cover of this dress, and he thought of the situation when he was wearing this dress...

Instead of being angry, he smiled, with a flash of anger on his face, the hand holding the clothes shook lightly, and the clothes in his hands had turned into red butterflies, flying away in pieces.

When his gaze scanned the closet again, he was already extremely unfriendly, but at this moment, he suddenly thought of something again, walked to the side of the bed in two steps, and after touching the head of the bed, he found out where the secret compartment was. , he made a hidden compartment and glanced inside...

Unsurprisingly.

Sure enough, there are all kinds of training things in it, everything is available.