Prime Minister, he just refuses to usurp the throne

On the other end, in the Royal Study Room.

Xie Anshuang, who finally finished reviewing the memorial, put down his pen and stretched greatly.

He talked about it for a long time, and finally saw the memorial that didn't even have any serious business. He was almost bored to death.

Xing Wenshu on the side had almost finished solving the invitation paper, and smiled when he saw this, and asked: "Your Majesty has worked hard, but what do you want to eat? I can try to sit for Your Majesty."

Xie Anshuang glanced at him, and snorted softly: "If Xing Aiqing does it, then just ignore it, lest I don't know where I hurt myself next time. Mr. Xing's cooking skills are not flattering."

Hearing his disliked words, Xing Wenshu just smiled gently and said nothing else. After finishing the last invitation letter, he got up consciously to tidy up the messy table in front of Xie Anshuang, and asked again: "Then Your Majesty What are your plans?"

Xie Anshuang thought for a while, and when he was about to say that he was ready to take a good rest, he saw Fuyuan coming in from the door and informed him: "Your Majesty, the concubine Xian is asking to see you."

Uncle Ru Nian?

There was a look of confusion in his eyes.Due to their agreement to act on every occasion, Xie Anshuang would take the initiative to find or summon Ru Nian when he had something to do on weekdays, and it was the first time that Ru Nian came to him by himself.

Xie Anshuang quickly guessed the reason, and said to Xing Wenshu: "It just so happens that the lonely concubine is here, so Xing Aiqing will go down first, don't disturb the world of the two of the lonely concubine and the concubine."

Xing Wenshu took a look at him, then obediently resigned, and met Ru Nian who hurried in before leaving the house.

Xing Wenshu nodded as a courtesy, and Ru Nian quickly changed his expression, and greeted him slowly with his usual posture when he was outside.

After watching him leave, Fuyuan also closed the doors in the imperial study, and then recovered the anxious attitude when he came in, walked up to Xie Anshuang and said: "Your Majesty, there is something new with the little princess."

Xie Anshuang raised his hand to pour a cup of tea for Ru Nian, and said, "Master, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly. What's the matter with the little princess?"

Ru Nian couldn't care less about drinking tea at this time, and said quickly, "Today, the little princess is looking for Yuangui again."

"Looking for Yuangui again?" Xie Anshuang frowned, "When did it happen?"

Ru Nian replied: "Not long ago. I went to pay my respects to Empress Dowager Yuangui as usual, and then the little princess came and obviously had something to say to Empress Dowager Yuangui. I retired early and stayed at Ningshou Palace. I found a place to hide and waited for her to come out, only to see that after she came out, she got together with the maid next to her and seemed to say something, and she looked like some kind of conspiracy had succeeded.

"I suspect that the little princess and Yuangui have reached a cooperation."

As the most favored concubine in the harem, Ru Nian is also Xie Anshuang's biggest spy in Yuangui's side. If nothing happens, Ru Nian will go to Ningshou Palace to chat with the queen mother like an ordinary concubine, and at the same time confuse Yuangui's sight , which made her feel that Xie Anshuang was indeed greedy for beauty, and enjoyed the benefits of power after ascending the throne, and only loved to hang out in the harem.

She originally thought that Yuan Gui and the little princess had broken up because they could not reach a deal, but who would have thought that today they would meet the little princess looking for Yuan Gui.

After hearing what Ru Nian said, Xie Anshuang's eyes became more thoughtful, and he asked again: "What did the maid you arranged in Ningshou Palace find?"

Ru Nian shook her head: "Yuan Gui turned away all the servants when he was talking with the little princess, and the voice of the conversation was low, even though she was already standing near the door, she couldn't hear what they were discussing, she just said When the little princess came out, it seemed that there was a white porcelain bottle in her arms."

Xie An frowned even deeper.

There was an extra white porcelain bottle in his arms, so he could only think that Yuangui gave the little princess some kind of poison. But his anti-toxicity was forced by Yuangui. It is impossible for her not to know her situation. Poison the little princess?

He thought for a moment, and finally said to Ru Nian: "Master, please help me find a way to pay more attention to Yuan Gui's activities in the past few days, and see if I can find out what kind of cooperation she has reached with the little princess.

"Yuangui has worked hard to train me into a puppet and sent me to the position. Once I die, she will face chaos in the court. She must still have self-knowledge, and she knows that with her current power, it is impossible to stabilize the rebellion. And in the past Judging from her attacks on me a few times, Yuan Gui wanted me to lie in bed with severe injuries, so she could come out as the queen mother to listen to the government behind the curtain and take power step by step."

"But the little princess probably wants to kill me directly. When our Northern Dynasty becomes chaotic, they can take advantage of the fire and invade the Central Plains in one fell swoop.

"Yuangui's power seems to be powerful, but in fact it basically relies on the three officials under her party. She herself has no experience in handling government affairs. It is very likely that the little princess pretended to agree to the conditions proposed by Yuangui. , get a way to deal with me from Yuan Gui, and when the time comes, I will turn my face and deny anyone."

Listening to Xie Anshuang's analysis, Ru Nian basically agreed, but couldn't help feeling a little worried: "Your Majesty, you must be more careful in the near future. Yuangui is the person who understands your weaknesses best. , leaving some weaknesses that only she knows about, then you are very dangerous."

Xie Anshuang breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled: "Don't worry, uncle, we've been planning for so long, just to get rid of Yuangui's influence, and I won't let all the previous efforts be in vain."

"...Remember to be careful in everything." Ru Nian still seemed uneasy, "Maybe I ask your master to ask some people to come over and protect you secretly? The little princess is not a person to provoke, and now she joins hands with Yuangui , if you are left alone, I am still worried."

Xie Anshuang didn't really like to bother others, so he said with relief, "It's okay, besides, there is Xing Wenshu beside me. Xing Wenshu's martial arts are better than mine, and he can still be used at critical times."

Hearing what he said to this point, Ru Nian finally stopped insisting, and said with a soft sigh: "That's fine. I should go back, if Yuan Gui or the little princess know that I will come to imperial court as soon as I leave Ningshou Palace The study room might arouse suspicion."

Xie Anshuang nodded, and said: "Uncle Master, you should be more careful these days, you are the closest to me in the harem anyway, it would be bad if the little princess wants to start with you."

Ru Nian complied with his instructions, and resigned temporarily after confirming that there was nothing missing.

Xie An watched her leave with both eyes, and he let out a long sigh until her figure disappeared outside the imperial study room.

Sure enough, he shouldn't have kept the little princess in the first place, and there was another threat for no reason, this time it's really not a joke.

But he didn't expect that Yuan Gui would actually cooperate with the little princess, as expected, he still thought highly of her before.

Xie Anshuang pursed his lips lightly, and after a long while, he withdrew his complicated thoughts, got up temporarily, found a volume in the imperial study, and flipped through it casually, in order to relieve the current messy thoughts.

Meanwhile, the other end.

After Xing Wenshu took leave of the imperial study, he went straight back to his residence in the palace. After a while, he was greeted by the little eunuch who hurried over.

"Xing, Prime Minister Xing, what do you want to order from your servant?"

The little eunuch was still panting heavily, and it seemed that he rushed over as soon as he received the news that Xing Wenshu was looking for him.

The harem is quite a distance away from here, and when they came here, they had to choose an unmanned path to walk around. It is really not for ordinary people to walk such a long distance.

Xing Wenshu quickly poured him a glass of water, and said gently: "Little eunuch has worked hard, let's drink some water and rest for a while."

The little eunuch was flattered, and quickly waved his hands: "Don't dare, I just follow orders."

"I don't know how to eat people, so my little father-in-law will take it." Xing Wenshu smiled helplessly, "I just wanted to ask my father-in-law about something, so don't be so anxious next time."

But the little eunuch said righteously: "No, no, godfather said, what Prime Minister Xing does is for His Majesty's good, and he must not be neglected!"

Xing Wenshu didn't know whether to praise him for his loyalty, or to say that he couldn't turn his head around. After a while, he sighed softly and talked about the business of finding him: "Do you know the whereabouts of the little princess of Fandong Kingdom today?"

When the little princess moved into the harem, Xie Anshuang ordered Fuyuan to choose some servants to serve in the palace where the little princess lived. Xing Wenshu took advantage of the opportunity and asked Fuyuan to find a trustworthy eyeliner—that is, the little eunuch, Fuyuan's godson went to the little princess's palace and paid special attention to the little princess's every move on weekdays.

The little eunuch is also conscientious, and remembers all the information that may be useful every day. After hearing Xing Wenshu's question, he immediately reports to Xing Wenshu all the movements he knows about Lian Yuan from morning till night.

Xing Wenshu didn't think he was tedious, and patiently listened to his report of the place name.

However, the little eunuch paused after reporting to the "Imperial Study Room", and said in thought: "The little princess went to another place not long after she came back from the Imperial Study Room, but this time she only brought the person next to her to take care of her." The court lady did not say where she was going. However, the servant girl saw the direction she was going, and it should be Ningshou Palace."

"Ningshou Palace..." Xing Wenshu narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Are you sure you read it correctly?"

The little eunuch nodded quickly: "The only place where people live in that direction is Ningshou Palace."

"Okay, I see." Xing Wenshu smiled gently, "Thank you for your father-in-law's attention. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. As long as it is within my ability, I will try my best to help him .”

The little eunuch was flattered: "Thanks to Cheng Xing for taking photos, this is only what a servant girl should do. Godfather said that the most important thing to be a human being is to do one's duty. It is the greatest honor for a servant girl to serve for Prime Minister Xing!"

Accustomed to hearing his honest words, Xing Wenshu smiled and said nothing, waved him to go back first.

It wasn't until the little eunuch left his sight that he put away the smile in his eyes and looked in the direction of the imperial study.

He clearly remembered that just now in the imperial study, Xie Anshuang showed a slight confusion when he heard that Concubine Xian came to look for him.

In other words, according to normal circumstances, Concubine Xian would not take the initiative to find him.

And he had long guessed that Concubine Xian and Xie Anshuang—or in other words, the concubine in the palace and Xie Anshuang were likely to be in a cooperative relationship, so when he saw Xie Anshuang's confused appearance and Concubine Xian's seeming hurry, he immediately Guess that it is very likely that there is something wrong with the little princess.

Now that I have asked the little eunuch, this situation may also be related to the Empress Dowager Yuangui.

Xing Wenshu recalled that on his birthday, Xie Anshuang said that he was just the puppet of Empress Dowager Yuangui, and his eyes sank into some thoughts.

It seems that his little majesty is about to be in danger again.

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Thanks to [Qianzi Anying], [Shanyou Fusu], and [Xu Yanyi] for their mine mua!

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