I want to be a faint king [Rebirth]
Chapter 83
Outside the Prince's Mansion in Wuying County, Zhan Feng still hid himself in the dark to protect Yuan Yin and Xiao Rong.
And Jiang Mian also made arrangements in advance in the mansion. When the guards changed their defenses, they would send out a signal, and Xiao Rong led Yuan Yin to jump up, cross the high wall outside the back kitchen of the county prince's mansion, and land firmly.
Jiang Mian, who had been hiding in the dark, quickly came out from the hidden corner and saluted the two of them.
Looking at Jiang Mian who was still dressed in women's clothing, Yuan Yin covered his lips and suppressed a smile, coughed lightly and said, "Does Haoer know I'm coming?"
"I know, Your Highness has already sent away all the servants in the courtyard, and we are just waiting for Your Majesty and Your Excellency to come." Jiang Mian said while clasping her fists and saluting.
Only then did Yuan Yin feel relieved, and followed Jiang Mian to Yuan Hao's residence.
After the rain, the quiet Prince's Mansion was in the center of Luoyue. Because all the waiters were sent away by Yuan Hao, the whole courtyard illuminated by the cold light under the eaves became more and more quiet.
However, at the age of 12, Yuan Hao sat cross-legged in the main room of Luoyue Residence alone. Ever since he knew that the elder brother he missed came to him, he was looking forward to coming earlier in the evening so that he could see himself sooner. brother.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from the courtyard, Yuan Hao pricked up his ears. Hearing the sound getting closer, he quickly stood up and saw the door was opened. Two men in black clothes It suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
"Hao'er." Looking at the taller Yuan Hao in front of him, but with a thin face and a smaller face, he felt mixed feelings in his heart, tears welled up in his eyes, and called out.
"Brother." Yuan Hao finally couldn't hold back, and without waiting for Yuan Yin to get closer, he rushed over, threw himself into Yuan Yin's arms, hugged him tightly, and buried him in his arms happily Crying fast.
Yuan Yin responded and didn't say anything else, just hugged Yuan Hao in his arms. The young man who only reached his chest, his beloved younger brother, finally saw him again, standing in front of him alive, kissing him. Listening to him calling his elder brother.
This feeling of regaining and losing made Yuan Yin's eyes red, and he hugged Yuan Hao tightly and refused to let go.
"Brother, you finally came to save me, brother, I'm so scared, I'm so scared, brother." Yuan Hao cried and hugged Yuan Yin tighter, but hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Yuan Hao Hao Leng bit his lip to prevent himself from crying.
But after a while, someone came from the courtyard and asked, "His Royal Highness, Fengzhou City is not peaceful recently, but you should pay attention to safety."
Yuan Hao raised his head to look at Yuan Yin who was holding him, and then cast his eyes on Jiang Mian. Jiang Mian sighed helplessly, and could only hold his throat and said, "Understood, His Highness has already rested after using up the medicine, so you don't need to bother me anymore." .”
After a while, the patrolling guards gradually left, and Jiang Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Yuan Hao was interrupted, he stopped crying now. Jiang Mian handed over a handkerchief, and he wiped away his tears, then pulled Yuan Yin to sit on the main seat, and carefully looked at Yuan Yin's appearance, After crying, her eyes were red, but she still stared at Yuan Yin without blinking:
"Brother, Hao'er misses you so much."
"Brother also misses Hao'er, and is also afraid that Hao'er is in danger. Just now Jiang Mian said that you have run out of medicine, why, are you sick again?" Yuan Yin asked with concern while supporting Yuan Hao's shoulder.
Yuan Hao nodded, not looking directly at Yuan Yin's concerned eyes, and said, "Since the New Year's Eve, sister Jiang Mian... no, it's brother Jiang Mian, who found that my younger brother's diet has been injected with a small amount of poison. , so I let my younger brother complain of illness all the time."
"What happened later?" Yuan Yin looked at him, feeling a little distressed inexplicably.
"Later, my concubine asked the military doctors of the Jing'an Army to treat me. They knew that I was poisoned, but because my younger brother claimed to be sick, they only said that I had a cold. Prescribe the medicine." Yuan Hao said this, but his eyes still shone with disbelief and sadness:
"Brother...Brother, it is clear that I am the concubine's son, why did she treat me like that, just because she ran into her and Zhou Dudu...does she want me to die?"
Hearing Yuan Hao's words, Yuan Yin's heart skipped a beat. He should have guessed that Yuan Hao would know about Concubine Shu and Zhou Haitang, but when he learned about it from Yuan Hao, he was still shocked.
"Hao'er, don't be afraid, brother is here to take you back to the capital, you just need to be patient for a while, and brother will take you away." Yuan Yin held Yuan Hao's shoulders tightly and said vowedly .
And Xiao Rong, who had been standing by Jiang Mian's side all the time, looked at the two brothers' intimacy, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he couldn't help but stepped forward, peeled Yuan Yin's hand off Yuan Hao's body, and said as if nothing had happened. :
"His Royal Highness, don't worry, the minister and His Majesty will definitely protect you."
Yuan Hao looked at Xiao Rong in front of him in surprise, and then at Yuan Yin in front of him: "This king...don't know you."
"Hao'er, he is the grandson of Duke Zhen, brother's assistant minister and Taifu, Lord Xiao Rong Xiao, it stands to reason that you should also call your cousin." Yuan Yin quickly introduced.
But Xiao Rong frowned slightly. The emperor said it so nicely when teasing him before, but when he introduced it to his younger brother, he was only the Minister of State and Grand Tutor, plus the title of cousin. Did he forget that they had been married the night before yesterday? Have confessed to each other, is it not an ordinary relationship between monarch and minister?
"Cousin Xiao." Yuan Hao listened to Yuan Yin's words very much, he said he was a cousin, so he called him and saluted politely.
Xiao Rong bowed back and said, "Your Majesty and the county king are chatting first, and I still have some things to tell Jiang Mian."
"Okay, please trouble Xiao Qing." Yuan Yin also smiled at Xiao Rong, this smile made Xiao Rong feel nothing in his heart.
In the main hall, Yuan Yin and Yuan Hao were sitting opposite each other. Since they hadn't seen each other for many years, Yuan Hao clung to Yuan Yin and acted coquettishly at him.
As for Xiao Rong in the warm pavilion, although he was telling Jiang Mian what to do next, he would still look frequently at the two intimate people in the main hall.
"Lord Xiao, Zhou Haitang is so courageous this time. He really intends to get rid of His Royal Highness after Concubine Shu gives birth to an unborn child?" Jiang Mian asked with some uncertainty.
Xiao Rong nodded: "Jun Cai also said just now, when you find poison in his diet, you should know what kind of person Zhou Haitang should be this week." move away.
"Of course I know this, but why can my lord conclude that as long as the concubine gives birth to an heir, he will do it?" Jiang Mian was still puzzled.
"The king of the county knows about his affairs with the concubine. He is young now, and the concubine can still handle it. If he is older, who should be the master of the prince's mansion? If it is then, Zhou Haitang will still Can I have a relationship with the concubine?" Xiao Rong looked back at Jiang Mian and said:
"His son was born to the concubine, so he must support the palace. As long as the concubine is restrained, Zhou Haitang can do whatever he wants in Fengzhou this week, so the king of the county must die, and he is the only one who dies. Only Zhou Haitang's son can live."
After listening to Xiao Rong's analysis, Jiang Mian couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty said that he will take the county king out of the palace. This concubine is about to give birth. Zhou Haitang will definitely strengthen his vigilance to ensure everything is safe. , how can we take the county king out of the palace?"
"At that time, I will make my own arrangements. When Bai Shu comes to meet him, you just need to be ready." Xiao Rong said seriously.
"Remember the humble job." Jiang Mian clasped her fists in salute, but when she raised her hand, she still saw Xiao Rong's gentle gaze, undisguisedly falling on Yuan Yin's body.
Jiang Mian frowned slightly, and stood in front of Xiao Rong to block his sight, and then clearly saw Xiao Rong's gentle gaze turn sharply, Jiang Mian immediately pretended to be nonchalant and avoided, no longer blocking his sight.
When Jiang Mian first joined the army, he was with Xiao Rong. At that time, one was fourteen and the other was seventeen. Because of their age, the two got along pretty well.
He has always known that Xiao Rong is a cold and heartless person, especially for himself, there is no tenderness in his eyes at all.
Now that I haven't seen him for more than a year, this Xiao Rong seems to be much gentler, could it be because of that little emperor?
However, ever since Jiang Mian decided to disguise himself as a woman to protect Yuan Hao, he felt that nothing is impossible in this world, especially the little emperor is indeed not bad, so it is not impossible for Xiao Rong to be tempted.
Seeing Yuan Yin's tenderness towards Yuan Hao, Xiao Rong still felt uncomfortable, stepped forward and saluted Yuan Yin:
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, we should go."
Yuan Yin glanced sideways at Xiao Rong, but when looking back, Yuan Hao looked at him pitifully, and tightly tugged at his cuff: "Brother..."
Yuan Yin patted his hand and said: "Hao'er, good boy, Jiang Mian will take you out to find brother in two days, and then you have to listen to Jiang Mian's words, do you know, wait by brother's side Now, you're safe."
Yuan Hao nodded vigorously, then got up and sent Yuan Yin and Xiao Rong away from Luoyue Residence.
After leaving the county prince's mansion, Yuan Yin's complexion remained unwell, his brows were deeply furrowed, and he walked in front alone sullenly.
Xiao Rong and Zhan Feng followed behind him, following his steps at a leisurely pace.
Xiao Rong looked at Yuan Yin's back through the light and shadow, and for a moment he suddenly felt that this young man had really grown up and was able to take charge of himself.
"Cousin." Yuan Yin stopped and called softly.
Xiao Rong stepped forward and stood in front of him, looking down at him: "I am here."
"I'll leave it to you to take Hao'er out of the palace." Yuan Yin raised his head, looked into Xiao Rong's eyes through the dark light, and said seriously.
"I will definitely live up to the trust." Xiao Rong also answered seriously.
Yuan Yin was silent for a long time, with a look that was hard to say, and he said after a long time: "Cousin, do you really think that someone can kill his own child for the sake of his lover?"
"There are tens of thousands of people in the world, and thousands of people are different. Where there is good, there is evil." Xiao Rong said profoundly, but Yuan Yin still understood, nodded, then looked elsewhere, and said slowly:
"Just now Hao'er told me that he saw Concubine Shu interacting with Zhou Haitang more than once. At first he knew that Concubine Shu also needed love and affection, so he turned his eyes and closed his eyes, but he didn't expect that , Even if he thinks so, they still want his life, just because his county king is the eldest son of Concubine Shu, not her and Zhou Haitang's child."
Yuan Yin spoke slowly, even his tone became a little distressed:
"When Hao'er talked to me, the disappointment and fear in his eyes made my heart ache. Although he is not a sibling of my mother, he is the younger brother that I have watched and grown up since childhood. Concubine Shu did this, It broke his heart, and I will not spare them."
"Your Majesty is furious, I understand, but I also want to persuade Your Majesty, you must face everything calmly, and don't act emotionally." Xiao Rong put his hand on Yuan Yin's shoulder and comforted him softly.
Yuan Yin looked back at Xiao Rong, then nodded, as a response.
Because of Yuan Hao's incident, Yuan Yin tossed and turned when he came back, unable to sleep, his mind was full of Yuan Hao crying in his arms.
Yuan Hao has been with Yuan Yin since he was a child, and he is reluctant to say harsh words to Yuan Hao, but now someone wants to kill him. He didn't know it before, and he always thought that Yuan Hao just died of illness, but he never thought about it. There are also such twists and turns.
It was impossible for Yuan Yin not to be angry, and he became more determined to bring Yuan Hao back to the capital.
However, within two days, the news of Concubine Shu's delivery came out from the Prince's Mansion of Wuying County. Zhou Haitang abandoned the Jing'an army camp and rode back to the Prince's Mansion of Wuying County.
On the street adjacent to Wuying County Prince's Mansion, there is a teahouse that is extremely lively, and most of the merchants come and go, and they all discuss business in the teahouse.
The private seats on the second floor are directly facing the back street of the Prince's Mansion, a secluded alley, where the cars delivering food and collecting slops outside the Palace are rarely passed by.
Xiao Rong set up the chessboard in the private seat, and Yuan Yin sat in front of him, holding up the chess piece in his hand, while judging the situation on the chessboard, he made a move after much thought, but his eyes still fell on the secluded alley .
"Xiao Qing, do you think Jiang Mian can bring Hao'er out?" Yuan Yin asked worriedly.
"Is your majesty not trusting the minister, or is he not trusting the king of the county?" Xiao Rong put down the chess piece, looked up at Yuan Yin and said, "Your majesty is concerned, and it will be chaotic. Although your highness the king of the county is only 12 years old, he is not a child after all. As long as he If you are willing to listen to Jiang Mian, you will definitely be able to come out."
Yuan Yin thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case, so he was not too worried.
But turning his head to look at the chess pieces falling on the chessboard, Yuan Yin felt a little cheating: "Cousin, I dropped this piece by mistake, you pick it up, and I will take another step."
"I have no regrets, Your Majesty." Seeing Yuan Yin's face-turning expression, Xiao Rong couldn't help nodding.
"Just now, I didn't think about the chess, so I made a wrong move. Xiao Qing, cousin, brother Rong, you regret it, let me." Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong's uncompromising appearance, Quickly grabbed Xiao Rong's hand and shook his sleeves.
However, Xiao Rong's thoughts stayed on Yuan Yin's brother Rong.
The soft voice was the same as when he was a child, and Xiao Rong's heart melted when he called Brother Rong.
I'm afraid I haven't heard this title for more than ten years. The descendants of the uncles in the family have to call him brother only, and the only one called brother Rong was called by Yuan Yin when he was young. Hearing it again, really moved his heart.
"Brother Rong, regret one step." Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong pitifully, and kept blinking at him.
Xiao Rong looked directly at Yuan Yin, and said after a long time: "I have no regrets, Your Majesty must not play tricks."
Yuan Yin squinted his eyes and stared at this man who could be lawless just because he liked it, with the complacency in the corners of his eyes and brows, how good-looking he looked.
"If you don't regret it, you won't regret it." Yuan Yin said angrily.
Xiao Rong took Yuan Yin's exact expression into his eyes, and then dropped down again, and said slowly: "If you don't regret it, it means you don't regret it with your heart."
Yuan Yin listened to his words, thought about the meaning of his words, blushed unconsciously, moved to sit beside Xiao Rong, leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek and said, "You said it."
"One word from a gentleman is hard to follow." Xiao Rong said firmly, stretching out his hand to pinch Yuan Yin's face.
At this moment, an old man delivering food appeared in the back alley of the Prince's Mansion. Because of the special situation today, Zhou Haitang was also in the Prince's Mansion, and the concubine was giving birth. All the attention in the mansion would be on the Concubine's side. There were guards in Luoyue Residence, so as long as Jiang Mian was there, it wouldn't be a big problem.
After a while, two women dressed as maids came out of the back door, and they carried the vegetables in the cart basket by basket through the back door.
Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong with some puzzlement and asked, "It's just delivering food."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Xiao Rong said.
Yuan Yin was not in a hurry, but just stared at the back alley for a moment.
But after a while, the guards of the palace came to inspect, and the person who delivered the food was interrogated, and then saw that two little girls brought the vegetables into the mansion, so the guard allowed the person who brought the food to enter the mansion to deliver the food, and by the way, the car pushed in.
After waiting for a long time, the food delivery person came out and slowly filled a basket of rotten vegetable leaves. The guard questioned him, checked the vegetable box again, and then let the food delivery person leave.
"Hao'er came out?" Yuan Yin asked curiously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will take a lot of effort to fool these guards." Xiao Rong pinched the tip of Yuan Yin's nose and said.
Listening to what he said, Yuan Yin continued to play chess with Xiao Rong, waiting for the next game.
This time it was the slop bucket that was being pulled, and the people pushing and supporting the cart were Bai Shu and Zhan Feng, both of them were dressed in rags, their faces were covered with mud, but they couldn't see their original appearance.
The guards of the county prince's mansion continued to interrogate him routinely, and even though they were slopping, they still had to look into the bucket.
Due to the large population of the Prince's Mansion, the swill is naturally more than that of ordinary people. It doesn't count if you take away a bucket, but you come back to fill another bucket. The uncle came again.
It's just that this time there was no maid to help, and because I had seen it once before, the guard didn't stop him, so he let the vegetable cart enter the palace.
After he went in, the cart carrying swill came again, and the two of them carried the bucket into the palace, and came out with the vegetable delivery man.
Looking at the two groups of people in front of him, the guard always felt that something was wrong, and when Zhan Feng and Bai Shu were about to leave, he was called out by the guard: "Wait a minute, we all know the old man who came to pull the slop, today How did you change it to you?"
"Master Jun, we are here to help. The old man got up late last night and we are his neighbors, so we are here to help." Bai Shu said with a smile.
Zhan Feng kept holding on to the slop bucket, with his back to the guard and refused to speak.
And the vegetable deliverer pushed the basket full of rotten leaves, turned to the guard and said, "Master Jun, you guys know that there are many rules in this palace, and the little ones just pick up the rotten leaves, or you don't want to buy them." check?"
"We've checked it before, and it's only about what your vegetable basket can hold, so let's go." The guard waved his hand impatiently, and let the vegetable delivery person go first.
The food delivery man smiled and pushed the cart away, but Bai Shu and Zhan Feng were surrounded by guards and refused to let them go.
"Master Jun, just let us go." Bai Shu pleaded.
But the guard still refused to let go, and just called people to search the slop bucket, while the rest of the guards were afraid that there was something hidden in the slop bucket, so they didn't lift the lid anymore, and directly overturned the swill bucket to the ground. .
In an instant, the smell of swill spread in the back alley, and several guards couldn't stand the smell, so they turned sideways and vomited.
Bai Shu and Zhan Feng couldn't smell the smell due to something stuffed in their noses, so they looked calm and said with a smile: "Master Jun, we can go now."
"Get out." The guard in the lead yelled these two words almost with all his strength, Bai Shu looked at the people around him who were vomited into a ball, and then patted Zhan Feng's quilt, not even the car, Run as fast as you can.
Only the dirty back alleys and a group of guards were left in the dark.
But Yuan Yin still didn't understand what Xiao Rong meant, and looked at him suspiciously: "Cousin, Hao'er, why didn't I see him come out."
"After playing this game of chess, Your Majesty will be able to see you when you go back to the inn." Xiao Rong shook the chess piece in his hand, then dropped it, and said confidently.
Yuan Yin looked at the back door of the Prince's Mansion with some worry. Although he was worried about Yuan Hao, he gradually felt relieved when he thought that this was Xiao Rong's idea.After the game of chess was finished, Yuan Yin couldn't sit still any longer, dragged Xiao Rong out of Youhe Teahouse, and went straight to Yuejian Inn.
"Young Master Liang."
As soon as Yuan Yin stepped into the Yuejian Inn, the shopkeeper immediately called him.
Yuan Yin didn't understand why he called himself Mr. Liang, but he suddenly remembered that he used the surname Liang when he ordered the white porcelain in Yongchang official kiln, so he reacted, and said to the shopkeeper:
"What's the matter with the shopkeeper?"
"Master Zhu from the Yongchang official kiln in the morning sent someone to say that Mr. Liang's white porcelain is almost ready. I want to ask when Mr. Liang is free. You can go to the official kiln office." The shopkeeper also turned to Yuan Yin He clasped his fists and greeted with a smile.
"My master's white porcelain has been burnt so quickly, when I return to Beijing, I will definitely not treat him badly." Yuan Yin said with a smile, and then walked back to the guest room in the backyard of the inn with Xiao Rong.
It's just that when the courtyard door was closed, Xiao Rong's face became serious, and Yuan Yin asked a little puzzled: "What's wrong with cousin?"
"If Zhou Haitang finds out that His Royal Highness is no longer in the mansion, what do you think will happen, Your Majesty?" Xiao Rong asked Shang Yuanyin's eyes.
Yuan Yin frowned slightly: "It's not like looking for it all over the street."
"He will come straight to the Moon Inn." Xiao Rong said firmly.
Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong in astonishment and said, "Why?"
"Your Majesty fired white porcelain in the Yongchang official kiln, so he lured Master Zhu to send people to the inn to monitor. They concluded that you are an imperial envoy from the capital. If the county king is not in the mansion, the first thing they think of is you. This Mr. Liang, I'm afraid he will come here directly." Xiao Rong said seriously.
Yuan Yin lowered his eyes and meditated for a while, then looked up at Xiao Rong and said, "Is Xiao Qing afraid?"
"As long as you can protect Your Majesty, I will never be afraid." Xiao Rong said lightly, but it was warm in Yuan Yin's heart. He reached out and patted Xiao Rong's shoulder and said:
"What's Xiao Qing's idea?"
"Bai Shu caught the watcher last time, and now it is just in use. I only hope that Zhou Haitang still has a little reverence for His Majesty, so that everything can be solved." Xiao Rong said it easily, but his words were not clear. All the sentences hit Yuan Yin's heart.
He stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Rong, and said sincerely: "Cousin, don't worry, I won't let you have trouble."
"Your Majesty says nothing will happen, so nothing will happen." Xiao Rong replied firmly to Yuan Yin's words: "Okay, Your Majesty, go see His Royal Highness the County King."
Hearing what Xiao Rong said, Yuan Yin planted a kiss on Xiao Rong's face, then let go of him, turned around and quickly walked across the stone bridge, stepped up the steps and opened the door, Zhan Feng, Bai Shu and Jiang Mian Yuan Hao were at this moment They all stood upright in the room, seeing Yuan Yin pushing the door and entering, they quickly clasped their fists and saluted:
"See Your Majesty."
Seeing Yuan Hao standing in front of him intact, Yuan Yin was very surprised. He stepped forward and took Yuan Hao's hand, looked him up and down, and then said in amazement: "Xiao Qing has the skill of flying into the sky and escaping from the ground, why can't she succeed?" He brought Hao'er out from the palace."
Xiao Rong nodded and entered the door, followed the opportunity to close the door, walked towards Yuan Yin and said: "It's not the technique of the minister flying to the sky and escaping from the ground, but it's just using some means. The most dangerous method is the safest method."
Yuan Yin was a little puzzled, thinking carefully about the scene he had seen before, if it was dangerous, hiding in the slop bucket was the real danger, but in the end the slop bucket was overturned by the guards, and when did Yuan Hao get out What about the palace?
"Brother, you can't guess, I actually came out of hiding in the vegetable basket." Yuan Hao said proudly while holding Yuan Yin's arm.
"Actually, this matter is dangerous and dangerous, because they have met before, so Jiang Mian changed back to men's clothes, they will only think that this person has a good face, they have seen it before, so they will not be suspicious, plus Bai Shu and Zhan Feng The appearance of the guards attracted the attention of the guards, so when Zhan Feng came out with the vegetable basket containing Yuan Hao, they would not check. It will overthrow and trap them." Xiao Rong said gracefully.
After Yuan Yin finished listening, he suddenly felt that Xiao Rong's method was really brilliant. Even he thought that Yuan Hao would hide in the slop bucket, and when he saw them being very nervous during the final interrogation, how could he expect Yuan Hao to be able to do so? Curled up in the vegetable basket.
But fortunately Jiang Mian is strong enough to be able to hug Jiang Mian. If he had less strength, he might not be able to do it.
"Xiao Qing is indeed the most talented person in the world. With Xiao Qing around, I have always been at ease." Yuan Yin said with a smile.
But when Yuan Hao looked at his elder brother's eyes looking at Xiao Rong, he always felt a little uncomfortable. He always felt that his elder brother would not love him in the future, so he took advantage of his identity to sneak into Yuan Yin's arms.
"Hao'er, don't be afraid. Now that you are out of the palace, you will be protected by brother. When you finish Zhou Haitang, brother will take you back to Beijing." Yuan Yin looked at Yuan Hao in his arms, and rubbed him head.
"Well, Hao'er listens to brother." Yuan Hao nodded obediently.
But Xiao Rong saw it in his eyes, but he always felt that although the king of Wuying County was young, he had a deep mind. He didn't worry about anything else. After all, Yuan Yin loved him, so naturally he would not hurt his elder brother.
What he was worried about was himself. Just now he saw Yuan Hao looking at him with guard and hostility in his eyes, so he was vaguely worried. If Yuan Hao returned to the capital in the future, wouldn't this Yuan Yin have no chance to be with him again? Meet and be clinging to him every day?
Thinking about it this way, Xiao Rong suddenly felt that it was a wise choice for him to express his heart to Yuan Yin before.
Otherwise, when the King of Wuying returned to Beijing and pestered him every day, wouldn't it be worth the loss for himself.
However, although Xiao Rong was a little worried about Yuan Yin's state of mind in the future, the matter in Fengzhou City still needs to be resolved. Xiao Rong hurriedly looked at Bai Shu and said, "The two people you caught should be used, and the others should be used." Said, just said that His Majesty visited Fengzhou in a micro-clothes to prepare a New Year gift for the Queen Mother."
"Remember, little one." Bai Shu clasped his fists in salute, and went out.
Yuan Yin restrained his joyful expression, and protected Yuan Hao behind him, and asked in puzzlement: "What is Xiao Qing's method?"
Xiao Rong saluted and said: "Before we stunned the snake, now it's time to lure the snake out of the hole."
"Oh?" Yuan Yin was a little curious, following Xiao Rong's gaze and looking down at Yuan Hao beside him, still puzzled.
"After this concubine gave birth to a baby, Zhou Haitang will also receive news of the disappearance of King Wuying, but if he knows that the king is with His Majesty, Zhou Haitang will not be able to sit still this week and will definitely come to see him Your Majesty, so instead of standing still, it is better to strike first, and let them follow His Majesty to have a chance of winning." Xiao Rong's tone was low, and every word was engraved in Yuan Yin's mind.
Yuan Yin nodded and pondered for a while, and felt that what Xiao Rong said was right. Only by muddying the water can fish be caught. If they do not move, they will not be able to catch any of their handles. Can easily catch flaws.
Yuan Yin thought for a while, then nodded and said: "So, I will listen to Xiao Qing, Jiang Mian, and you will personally protect His Royal Highness for the past two days, and you will not make any mistakes."
"The humble job takes orders." Jiang Mian said hastily clasping her fists.
But Yuan Hao hugged Yuan Yin's arm tightly: "Brother, let me be with you."
"Hao'er, be good. Haoer can't help you with what brother has to do. If you really want to help brother, just listen to brother and follow Jiang Mian. No accidents are allowed." Yuan Yin instructed earnestly.
Yuan Hao looked at Yuan Yin pitifully, and finally nodded unwillingly.
The autumn rain continued, it only fell one day yesterday, and it rained sporadically this afternoon, but it was wet on the cobblestone road in a short while, and Zhan Feng hadn't come back since he went out in the afternoon.
Yuan Hao and Jiang Mian were together, at this moment in Yuan Yin's room, only he and Xiao Rong were left, setting up a game of chess, sitting opposite each other, playing chess seriously.
"Are you afraid, Your Majesty?" After Xiao Rong settled down, he raised his eyes to look at Yuan Yin in front of him, and asked with concern.
"With you here, I am not afraid." Yuan Yin carefully looked at the layout on the chessboard, and made moves calmly. Before the storm, there will always be a trace of tranquility, and it will be sunny and sunny after the storm.
Seeing Yuan Yin's calm and composed appearance, Xiao Rong felt relieved.
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in the inn during this month, Yuan Yin and Xiao Rong looked at each other, they still played chess calmly and did not hear anything outside the house.
But after a while, the door of the backyard where they lived was slapped loudly, and Bai Shu, who had been waiting outside, hurried to open the door, but as soon as the door opened, the soldiers of the Jing'an Army filed in, and they were no more than Bai Shu. stop.
Bai Shu hurriedly pushed aside the soldiers who were walking in front, stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers, raised his head and said, "You guys are so brave, do you know who lives in this courtyard, and you dare to trespass!"
As soon as Bai Shu's words fell, the soldiers who broke into the courtyard raised their torches and scattered to both sides to make way.
Bai Shu looked at the general in front of him, and hurriedly said: "Who are you, but you know who the people in this courtyard are, so you dare to trespass."
Zhou Haitang smiled, and said: "Someone ordered a white porcelain with phoenix spreading its wings in the Yongchang official kiln. It is said that it is a New Year's gift for the Queen Mother. The son who made the white porcelain claimed to be surnamed Liang. He must be the son of Marquis Wu'an. So come and see me."
"If you want to come to pay a visit, then come and pay a visit. What's the matter with bringing this large group of people?" Bai Shu angrily scolded.
Zhou Haitang stared at Bai Shu sharply, and said in a cold voice, "Who are you, how dare you talk to the governor like that."
Hearing Zhou Haitang's arrogant and domineering voice, Bai Shu was at a loss for words for a while, he couldn't refute him, he could only watch Zhou Haitang stepping forward, and said towards the door: "Mr.
Yuan Yin just picked up the chess pieces from the chess box, when he heard Zhou Haitang's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and looked up at Xiao Rong: "Does Xiao Qing think that I should go out to see him?"
"The chess game is not over yet, let's play chess first." Xiao Rong said.
Yuan Yin nodded, continued to pay attention to the chess game, and then dropped a piece, ignoring Zhou Haitang in the courtyard.
Zhou Haitang clenched his fists, eyes filled with anger, looked directly at the closed door in front of him and said again: "Mr. Liang, if you are here, please show up."
However, there was still no one responding to these words, Zhou Haitang couldn't help but glared at Bai Shu again, but Bai Shu had learned to be smart, and didn't look at him at all, just turned his head away.
Zhou Haitang snorted coldly, and said something again, but there was still no echo in the room.
The person who secretly monitored Zhong said that two sons had gone to her, but Zhong ignored her, but he thought it was not that simple, so he wanted to kill her, but when he sent someone to go there in the middle of the night, Yan Hua The courtyard of the house has long since been deserted, and nothing has been seized.
Then the people in the official kiln said that there was a young man surnamed Liang in the capital who made white porcelain and gave it to the queen mother, so he was even more convinced that the person from the capital came here for Yan Hua. After meeting the concubine Shu, According to Mrs. Zhu's description, she concluded that the emperor came to Fengzhou City, but Zhou Haitang didn't believe it, but the person sent to monitor went back and said that it was indeed the emperor who came to Fengzhou City to congratulate the Empress Dowager for making white porcelain. It took him a while to decide.
After Concubine Shu gave birth to a baby boy, Zhou Haitang suddenly remembered the Wuying County King who had been neglected for the past two days, but when he went to see him, the Wuying County King was missing, which put Zhou Haitang in trouble.
With this, he can conclude that the emperor's coming to Fengzhou City must be related to the disappearance of King Wuying. Maybe the King of Wuying is with him, but he refuses to reveal his identity, so Zhou Haitang can only pretend not to. I know, so after getting the news, I led the troops to test it out.
However, he also made two preparations. The news from the capital was that the emperor was seriously ill and would not go to court. Who would believe that the person who appeared in front of him was the emperor?
If he really wants to hinder his way, then he can only do nothing.
Seeing that there was no response in the room, Zhou Haitang waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him had to rush over. Bai Shu saw their intentions, and hurried forward to stop them, but was stopped by Zhou Haitang's soldiers and dragged aside.
Bai Shu struggled and said, "You guys are so bold, be careful not to lose your head!"
Zhou Haitang didn't take it seriously, and continued to ask the soldiers to knock on the door, but he didn't expect that as soon as he rushed to the door, the door opened, and all the soldiers froze in place, staring blankly at the person standing in front of the door.
Xiao Rong was tall and tall, at the moment he was standing in front of the door in a black brocade robe, with sword-like brows and star-eyed eyes, and he walked out of the room with big strides, forcing the soldiers in front of him to retreat steadily:
"How come Dudu Zhou treats guests like this?"
Xiao Rong's voice was low, and at the moment he was showing some ruthlessness, which made the soldiers in front of him feel like thorns on their backs.
"My lord, the governor wants to force his way in this week." Bai Shu said hastily.
Xiao Rong followed Bai Shu's voice, and the soldiers who dragged him immediately let go of him. After being relieved, Bai Shu hurriedly ran to Xiao Rong's side and stood beside him, bowed to him and said, "Young master, this week's governor It's too unreasonable, if you don't let him in, he insists on breaking in."
Zhou Haitang looked at the people standing on the steps, and quickly clasped his fists in salute, "Could it be that you are Mr. Liang?"
And Jiang Mian also made arrangements in advance in the mansion. When the guards changed their defenses, they would send out a signal, and Xiao Rong led Yuan Yin to jump up, cross the high wall outside the back kitchen of the county prince's mansion, and land firmly.
Jiang Mian, who had been hiding in the dark, quickly came out from the hidden corner and saluted the two of them.
Looking at Jiang Mian who was still dressed in women's clothing, Yuan Yin covered his lips and suppressed a smile, coughed lightly and said, "Does Haoer know I'm coming?"
"I know, Your Highness has already sent away all the servants in the courtyard, and we are just waiting for Your Majesty and Your Excellency to come." Jiang Mian said while clasping her fists and saluting.
Only then did Yuan Yin feel relieved, and followed Jiang Mian to Yuan Hao's residence.
After the rain, the quiet Prince's Mansion was in the center of Luoyue. Because all the waiters were sent away by Yuan Hao, the whole courtyard illuminated by the cold light under the eaves became more and more quiet.
However, at the age of 12, Yuan Hao sat cross-legged in the main room of Luoyue Residence alone. Ever since he knew that the elder brother he missed came to him, he was looking forward to coming earlier in the evening so that he could see himself sooner. brother.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from the courtyard, Yuan Hao pricked up his ears. Hearing the sound getting closer, he quickly stood up and saw the door was opened. Two men in black clothes It suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
"Hao'er." Looking at the taller Yuan Hao in front of him, but with a thin face and a smaller face, he felt mixed feelings in his heart, tears welled up in his eyes, and called out.
"Brother." Yuan Hao finally couldn't hold back, and without waiting for Yuan Yin to get closer, he rushed over, threw himself into Yuan Yin's arms, hugged him tightly, and buried him in his arms happily Crying fast.
Yuan Yin responded and didn't say anything else, just hugged Yuan Hao in his arms. The young man who only reached his chest, his beloved younger brother, finally saw him again, standing in front of him alive, kissing him. Listening to him calling his elder brother.
This feeling of regaining and losing made Yuan Yin's eyes red, and he hugged Yuan Hao tightly and refused to let go.
"Brother, you finally came to save me, brother, I'm so scared, I'm so scared, brother." Yuan Hao cried and hugged Yuan Yin tighter, but hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Yuan Hao Hao Leng bit his lip to prevent himself from crying.
But after a while, someone came from the courtyard and asked, "His Royal Highness, Fengzhou City is not peaceful recently, but you should pay attention to safety."
Yuan Hao raised his head to look at Yuan Yin who was holding him, and then cast his eyes on Jiang Mian. Jiang Mian sighed helplessly, and could only hold his throat and said, "Understood, His Highness has already rested after using up the medicine, so you don't need to bother me anymore." .”
After a while, the patrolling guards gradually left, and Jiang Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Yuan Hao was interrupted, he stopped crying now. Jiang Mian handed over a handkerchief, and he wiped away his tears, then pulled Yuan Yin to sit on the main seat, and carefully looked at Yuan Yin's appearance, After crying, her eyes were red, but she still stared at Yuan Yin without blinking:
"Brother, Hao'er misses you so much."
"Brother also misses Hao'er, and is also afraid that Hao'er is in danger. Just now Jiang Mian said that you have run out of medicine, why, are you sick again?" Yuan Yin asked with concern while supporting Yuan Hao's shoulder.
Yuan Hao nodded, not looking directly at Yuan Yin's concerned eyes, and said, "Since the New Year's Eve, sister Jiang Mian... no, it's brother Jiang Mian, who found that my younger brother's diet has been injected with a small amount of poison. , so I let my younger brother complain of illness all the time."
"What happened later?" Yuan Yin looked at him, feeling a little distressed inexplicably.
"Later, my concubine asked the military doctors of the Jing'an Army to treat me. They knew that I was poisoned, but because my younger brother claimed to be sick, they only said that I had a cold. Prescribe the medicine." Yuan Hao said this, but his eyes still shone with disbelief and sadness:
"Brother...Brother, it is clear that I am the concubine's son, why did she treat me like that, just because she ran into her and Zhou Dudu...does she want me to die?"
Hearing Yuan Hao's words, Yuan Yin's heart skipped a beat. He should have guessed that Yuan Hao would know about Concubine Shu and Zhou Haitang, but when he learned about it from Yuan Hao, he was still shocked.
"Hao'er, don't be afraid, brother is here to take you back to the capital, you just need to be patient for a while, and brother will take you away." Yuan Yin held Yuan Hao's shoulders tightly and said vowedly .
And Xiao Rong, who had been standing by Jiang Mian's side all the time, looked at the two brothers' intimacy, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he couldn't help but stepped forward, peeled Yuan Yin's hand off Yuan Hao's body, and said as if nothing had happened. :
"His Royal Highness, don't worry, the minister and His Majesty will definitely protect you."
Yuan Hao looked at Xiao Rong in front of him in surprise, and then at Yuan Yin in front of him: "This king...don't know you."
"Hao'er, he is the grandson of Duke Zhen, brother's assistant minister and Taifu, Lord Xiao Rong Xiao, it stands to reason that you should also call your cousin." Yuan Yin quickly introduced.
But Xiao Rong frowned slightly. The emperor said it so nicely when teasing him before, but when he introduced it to his younger brother, he was only the Minister of State and Grand Tutor, plus the title of cousin. Did he forget that they had been married the night before yesterday? Have confessed to each other, is it not an ordinary relationship between monarch and minister?
"Cousin Xiao." Yuan Hao listened to Yuan Yin's words very much, he said he was a cousin, so he called him and saluted politely.
Xiao Rong bowed back and said, "Your Majesty and the county king are chatting first, and I still have some things to tell Jiang Mian."
"Okay, please trouble Xiao Qing." Yuan Yin also smiled at Xiao Rong, this smile made Xiao Rong feel nothing in his heart.
In the main hall, Yuan Yin and Yuan Hao were sitting opposite each other. Since they hadn't seen each other for many years, Yuan Hao clung to Yuan Yin and acted coquettishly at him.
As for Xiao Rong in the warm pavilion, although he was telling Jiang Mian what to do next, he would still look frequently at the two intimate people in the main hall.
"Lord Xiao, Zhou Haitang is so courageous this time. He really intends to get rid of His Royal Highness after Concubine Shu gives birth to an unborn child?" Jiang Mian asked with some uncertainty.
Xiao Rong nodded: "Jun Cai also said just now, when you find poison in his diet, you should know what kind of person Zhou Haitang should be this week." move away.
"Of course I know this, but why can my lord conclude that as long as the concubine gives birth to an heir, he will do it?" Jiang Mian was still puzzled.
"The king of the county knows about his affairs with the concubine. He is young now, and the concubine can still handle it. If he is older, who should be the master of the prince's mansion? If it is then, Zhou Haitang will still Can I have a relationship with the concubine?" Xiao Rong looked back at Jiang Mian and said:
"His son was born to the concubine, so he must support the palace. As long as the concubine is restrained, Zhou Haitang can do whatever he wants in Fengzhou this week, so the king of the county must die, and he is the only one who dies. Only Zhou Haitang's son can live."
After listening to Xiao Rong's analysis, Jiang Mian couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty said that he will take the county king out of the palace. This concubine is about to give birth. Zhou Haitang will definitely strengthen his vigilance to ensure everything is safe. , how can we take the county king out of the palace?"
"At that time, I will make my own arrangements. When Bai Shu comes to meet him, you just need to be ready." Xiao Rong said seriously.
"Remember the humble job." Jiang Mian clasped her fists in salute, but when she raised her hand, she still saw Xiao Rong's gentle gaze, undisguisedly falling on Yuan Yin's body.
Jiang Mian frowned slightly, and stood in front of Xiao Rong to block his sight, and then clearly saw Xiao Rong's gentle gaze turn sharply, Jiang Mian immediately pretended to be nonchalant and avoided, no longer blocking his sight.
When Jiang Mian first joined the army, he was with Xiao Rong. At that time, one was fourteen and the other was seventeen. Because of their age, the two got along pretty well.
He has always known that Xiao Rong is a cold and heartless person, especially for himself, there is no tenderness in his eyes at all.
Now that I haven't seen him for more than a year, this Xiao Rong seems to be much gentler, could it be because of that little emperor?
However, ever since Jiang Mian decided to disguise himself as a woman to protect Yuan Hao, he felt that nothing is impossible in this world, especially the little emperor is indeed not bad, so it is not impossible for Xiao Rong to be tempted.
Seeing Yuan Yin's tenderness towards Yuan Hao, Xiao Rong still felt uncomfortable, stepped forward and saluted Yuan Yin:
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, we should go."
Yuan Yin glanced sideways at Xiao Rong, but when looking back, Yuan Hao looked at him pitifully, and tightly tugged at his cuff: "Brother..."
Yuan Yin patted his hand and said: "Hao'er, good boy, Jiang Mian will take you out to find brother in two days, and then you have to listen to Jiang Mian's words, do you know, wait by brother's side Now, you're safe."
Yuan Hao nodded vigorously, then got up and sent Yuan Yin and Xiao Rong away from Luoyue Residence.
After leaving the county prince's mansion, Yuan Yin's complexion remained unwell, his brows were deeply furrowed, and he walked in front alone sullenly.
Xiao Rong and Zhan Feng followed behind him, following his steps at a leisurely pace.
Xiao Rong looked at Yuan Yin's back through the light and shadow, and for a moment he suddenly felt that this young man had really grown up and was able to take charge of himself.
"Cousin." Yuan Yin stopped and called softly.
Xiao Rong stepped forward and stood in front of him, looking down at him: "I am here."
"I'll leave it to you to take Hao'er out of the palace." Yuan Yin raised his head, looked into Xiao Rong's eyes through the dark light, and said seriously.
"I will definitely live up to the trust." Xiao Rong also answered seriously.
Yuan Yin was silent for a long time, with a look that was hard to say, and he said after a long time: "Cousin, do you really think that someone can kill his own child for the sake of his lover?"
"There are tens of thousands of people in the world, and thousands of people are different. Where there is good, there is evil." Xiao Rong said profoundly, but Yuan Yin still understood, nodded, then looked elsewhere, and said slowly:
"Just now Hao'er told me that he saw Concubine Shu interacting with Zhou Haitang more than once. At first he knew that Concubine Shu also needed love and affection, so he turned his eyes and closed his eyes, but he didn't expect that , Even if he thinks so, they still want his life, just because his county king is the eldest son of Concubine Shu, not her and Zhou Haitang's child."
Yuan Yin spoke slowly, even his tone became a little distressed:
"When Hao'er talked to me, the disappointment and fear in his eyes made my heart ache. Although he is not a sibling of my mother, he is the younger brother that I have watched and grown up since childhood. Concubine Shu did this, It broke his heart, and I will not spare them."
"Your Majesty is furious, I understand, but I also want to persuade Your Majesty, you must face everything calmly, and don't act emotionally." Xiao Rong put his hand on Yuan Yin's shoulder and comforted him softly.
Yuan Yin looked back at Xiao Rong, then nodded, as a response.
Because of Yuan Hao's incident, Yuan Yin tossed and turned when he came back, unable to sleep, his mind was full of Yuan Hao crying in his arms.
Yuan Hao has been with Yuan Yin since he was a child, and he is reluctant to say harsh words to Yuan Hao, but now someone wants to kill him. He didn't know it before, and he always thought that Yuan Hao just died of illness, but he never thought about it. There are also such twists and turns.
It was impossible for Yuan Yin not to be angry, and he became more determined to bring Yuan Hao back to the capital.
However, within two days, the news of Concubine Shu's delivery came out from the Prince's Mansion of Wuying County. Zhou Haitang abandoned the Jing'an army camp and rode back to the Prince's Mansion of Wuying County.
On the street adjacent to Wuying County Prince's Mansion, there is a teahouse that is extremely lively, and most of the merchants come and go, and they all discuss business in the teahouse.
The private seats on the second floor are directly facing the back street of the Prince's Mansion, a secluded alley, where the cars delivering food and collecting slops outside the Palace are rarely passed by.
Xiao Rong set up the chessboard in the private seat, and Yuan Yin sat in front of him, holding up the chess piece in his hand, while judging the situation on the chessboard, he made a move after much thought, but his eyes still fell on the secluded alley .
"Xiao Qing, do you think Jiang Mian can bring Hao'er out?" Yuan Yin asked worriedly.
"Is your majesty not trusting the minister, or is he not trusting the king of the county?" Xiao Rong put down the chess piece, looked up at Yuan Yin and said, "Your majesty is concerned, and it will be chaotic. Although your highness the king of the county is only 12 years old, he is not a child after all. As long as he If you are willing to listen to Jiang Mian, you will definitely be able to come out."
Yuan Yin thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case, so he was not too worried.
But turning his head to look at the chess pieces falling on the chessboard, Yuan Yin felt a little cheating: "Cousin, I dropped this piece by mistake, you pick it up, and I will take another step."
"I have no regrets, Your Majesty." Seeing Yuan Yin's face-turning expression, Xiao Rong couldn't help nodding.
"Just now, I didn't think about the chess, so I made a wrong move. Xiao Qing, cousin, brother Rong, you regret it, let me." Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong's uncompromising appearance, Quickly grabbed Xiao Rong's hand and shook his sleeves.
However, Xiao Rong's thoughts stayed on Yuan Yin's brother Rong.
The soft voice was the same as when he was a child, and Xiao Rong's heart melted when he called Brother Rong.
I'm afraid I haven't heard this title for more than ten years. The descendants of the uncles in the family have to call him brother only, and the only one called brother Rong was called by Yuan Yin when he was young. Hearing it again, really moved his heart.
"Brother Rong, regret one step." Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong pitifully, and kept blinking at him.
Xiao Rong looked directly at Yuan Yin, and said after a long time: "I have no regrets, Your Majesty must not play tricks."
Yuan Yin squinted his eyes and stared at this man who could be lawless just because he liked it, with the complacency in the corners of his eyes and brows, how good-looking he looked.
"If you don't regret it, you won't regret it." Yuan Yin said angrily.
Xiao Rong took Yuan Yin's exact expression into his eyes, and then dropped down again, and said slowly: "If you don't regret it, it means you don't regret it with your heart."
Yuan Yin listened to his words, thought about the meaning of his words, blushed unconsciously, moved to sit beside Xiao Rong, leaned closer and kissed him on the cheek and said, "You said it."
"One word from a gentleman is hard to follow." Xiao Rong said firmly, stretching out his hand to pinch Yuan Yin's face.
At this moment, an old man delivering food appeared in the back alley of the Prince's Mansion. Because of the special situation today, Zhou Haitang was also in the Prince's Mansion, and the concubine was giving birth. All the attention in the mansion would be on the Concubine's side. There were guards in Luoyue Residence, so as long as Jiang Mian was there, it wouldn't be a big problem.
After a while, two women dressed as maids came out of the back door, and they carried the vegetables in the cart basket by basket through the back door.
Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong with some puzzlement and asked, "It's just delivering food."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Xiao Rong said.
Yuan Yin was not in a hurry, but just stared at the back alley for a moment.
But after a while, the guards of the palace came to inspect, and the person who delivered the food was interrogated, and then saw that two little girls brought the vegetables into the mansion, so the guard allowed the person who brought the food to enter the mansion to deliver the food, and by the way, the car pushed in.
After waiting for a long time, the food delivery person came out and slowly filled a basket of rotten vegetable leaves. The guard questioned him, checked the vegetable box again, and then let the food delivery person leave.
"Hao'er came out?" Yuan Yin asked curiously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it will take a lot of effort to fool these guards." Xiao Rong pinched the tip of Yuan Yin's nose and said.
Listening to what he said, Yuan Yin continued to play chess with Xiao Rong, waiting for the next game.
This time it was the slop bucket that was being pulled, and the people pushing and supporting the cart were Bai Shu and Zhan Feng, both of them were dressed in rags, their faces were covered with mud, but they couldn't see their original appearance.
The guards of the county prince's mansion continued to interrogate him routinely, and even though they were slopping, they still had to look into the bucket.
Due to the large population of the Prince's Mansion, the swill is naturally more than that of ordinary people. It doesn't count if you take away a bucket, but you come back to fill another bucket. The uncle came again.
It's just that this time there was no maid to help, and because I had seen it once before, the guard didn't stop him, so he let the vegetable cart enter the palace.
After he went in, the cart carrying swill came again, and the two of them carried the bucket into the palace, and came out with the vegetable delivery man.
Looking at the two groups of people in front of him, the guard always felt that something was wrong, and when Zhan Feng and Bai Shu were about to leave, he was called out by the guard: "Wait a minute, we all know the old man who came to pull the slop, today How did you change it to you?"
"Master Jun, we are here to help. The old man got up late last night and we are his neighbors, so we are here to help." Bai Shu said with a smile.
Zhan Feng kept holding on to the slop bucket, with his back to the guard and refused to speak.
And the vegetable deliverer pushed the basket full of rotten leaves, turned to the guard and said, "Master Jun, you guys know that there are many rules in this palace, and the little ones just pick up the rotten leaves, or you don't want to buy them." check?"
"We've checked it before, and it's only about what your vegetable basket can hold, so let's go." The guard waved his hand impatiently, and let the vegetable delivery person go first.
The food delivery man smiled and pushed the cart away, but Bai Shu and Zhan Feng were surrounded by guards and refused to let them go.
"Master Jun, just let us go." Bai Shu pleaded.
But the guard still refused to let go, and just called people to search the slop bucket, while the rest of the guards were afraid that there was something hidden in the slop bucket, so they didn't lift the lid anymore, and directly overturned the swill bucket to the ground. .
In an instant, the smell of swill spread in the back alley, and several guards couldn't stand the smell, so they turned sideways and vomited.
Bai Shu and Zhan Feng couldn't smell the smell due to something stuffed in their noses, so they looked calm and said with a smile: "Master Jun, we can go now."
"Get out." The guard in the lead yelled these two words almost with all his strength, Bai Shu looked at the people around him who were vomited into a ball, and then patted Zhan Feng's quilt, not even the car, Run as fast as you can.
Only the dirty back alleys and a group of guards were left in the dark.
But Yuan Yin still didn't understand what Xiao Rong meant, and looked at him suspiciously: "Cousin, Hao'er, why didn't I see him come out."
"After playing this game of chess, Your Majesty will be able to see you when you go back to the inn." Xiao Rong shook the chess piece in his hand, then dropped it, and said confidently.
Yuan Yin looked at the back door of the Prince's Mansion with some worry. Although he was worried about Yuan Hao, he gradually felt relieved when he thought that this was Xiao Rong's idea.After the game of chess was finished, Yuan Yin couldn't sit still any longer, dragged Xiao Rong out of Youhe Teahouse, and went straight to Yuejian Inn.
"Young Master Liang."
As soon as Yuan Yin stepped into the Yuejian Inn, the shopkeeper immediately called him.
Yuan Yin didn't understand why he called himself Mr. Liang, but he suddenly remembered that he used the surname Liang when he ordered the white porcelain in Yongchang official kiln, so he reacted, and said to the shopkeeper:
"What's the matter with the shopkeeper?"
"Master Zhu from the Yongchang official kiln in the morning sent someone to say that Mr. Liang's white porcelain is almost ready. I want to ask when Mr. Liang is free. You can go to the official kiln office." The shopkeeper also turned to Yuan Yin He clasped his fists and greeted with a smile.
"My master's white porcelain has been burnt so quickly, when I return to Beijing, I will definitely not treat him badly." Yuan Yin said with a smile, and then walked back to the guest room in the backyard of the inn with Xiao Rong.
It's just that when the courtyard door was closed, Xiao Rong's face became serious, and Yuan Yin asked a little puzzled: "What's wrong with cousin?"
"If Zhou Haitang finds out that His Royal Highness is no longer in the mansion, what do you think will happen, Your Majesty?" Xiao Rong asked Shang Yuanyin's eyes.
Yuan Yin frowned slightly: "It's not like looking for it all over the street."
"He will come straight to the Moon Inn." Xiao Rong said firmly.
Yuan Yin looked at Xiao Rong in astonishment and said, "Why?"
"Your Majesty fired white porcelain in the Yongchang official kiln, so he lured Master Zhu to send people to the inn to monitor. They concluded that you are an imperial envoy from the capital. If the county king is not in the mansion, the first thing they think of is you. This Mr. Liang, I'm afraid he will come here directly." Xiao Rong said seriously.
Yuan Yin lowered his eyes and meditated for a while, then looked up at Xiao Rong and said, "Is Xiao Qing afraid?"
"As long as you can protect Your Majesty, I will never be afraid." Xiao Rong said lightly, but it was warm in Yuan Yin's heart. He reached out and patted Xiao Rong's shoulder and said:
"What's Xiao Qing's idea?"
"Bai Shu caught the watcher last time, and now it is just in use. I only hope that Zhou Haitang still has a little reverence for His Majesty, so that everything can be solved." Xiao Rong said it easily, but his words were not clear. All the sentences hit Yuan Yin's heart.
He stretched out his hand to hug Xiao Rong, and said sincerely: "Cousin, don't worry, I won't let you have trouble."
"Your Majesty says nothing will happen, so nothing will happen." Xiao Rong replied firmly to Yuan Yin's words: "Okay, Your Majesty, go see His Royal Highness the County King."
Hearing what Xiao Rong said, Yuan Yin planted a kiss on Xiao Rong's face, then let go of him, turned around and quickly walked across the stone bridge, stepped up the steps and opened the door, Zhan Feng, Bai Shu and Jiang Mian Yuan Hao were at this moment They all stood upright in the room, seeing Yuan Yin pushing the door and entering, they quickly clasped their fists and saluted:
"See Your Majesty."
Seeing Yuan Hao standing in front of him intact, Yuan Yin was very surprised. He stepped forward and took Yuan Hao's hand, looked him up and down, and then said in amazement: "Xiao Qing has the skill of flying into the sky and escaping from the ground, why can't she succeed?" He brought Hao'er out from the palace."
Xiao Rong nodded and entered the door, followed the opportunity to close the door, walked towards Yuan Yin and said: "It's not the technique of the minister flying to the sky and escaping from the ground, but it's just using some means. The most dangerous method is the safest method."
Yuan Yin was a little puzzled, thinking carefully about the scene he had seen before, if it was dangerous, hiding in the slop bucket was the real danger, but in the end the slop bucket was overturned by the guards, and when did Yuan Hao get out What about the palace?
"Brother, you can't guess, I actually came out of hiding in the vegetable basket." Yuan Hao said proudly while holding Yuan Yin's arm.
"Actually, this matter is dangerous and dangerous, because they have met before, so Jiang Mian changed back to men's clothes, they will only think that this person has a good face, they have seen it before, so they will not be suspicious, plus Bai Shu and Zhan Feng The appearance of the guards attracted the attention of the guards, so when Zhan Feng came out with the vegetable basket containing Yuan Hao, they would not check. It will overthrow and trap them." Xiao Rong said gracefully.
After Yuan Yin finished listening, he suddenly felt that Xiao Rong's method was really brilliant. Even he thought that Yuan Hao would hide in the slop bucket, and when he saw them being very nervous during the final interrogation, how could he expect Yuan Hao to be able to do so? Curled up in the vegetable basket.
But fortunately Jiang Mian is strong enough to be able to hug Jiang Mian. If he had less strength, he might not be able to do it.
"Xiao Qing is indeed the most talented person in the world. With Xiao Qing around, I have always been at ease." Yuan Yin said with a smile.
But when Yuan Hao looked at his elder brother's eyes looking at Xiao Rong, he always felt a little uncomfortable. He always felt that his elder brother would not love him in the future, so he took advantage of his identity to sneak into Yuan Yin's arms.
"Hao'er, don't be afraid. Now that you are out of the palace, you will be protected by brother. When you finish Zhou Haitang, brother will take you back to Beijing." Yuan Yin looked at Yuan Hao in his arms, and rubbed him head.
"Well, Hao'er listens to brother." Yuan Hao nodded obediently.
But Xiao Rong saw it in his eyes, but he always felt that although the king of Wuying County was young, he had a deep mind. He didn't worry about anything else. After all, Yuan Yin loved him, so naturally he would not hurt his elder brother.
What he was worried about was himself. Just now he saw Yuan Hao looking at him with guard and hostility in his eyes, so he was vaguely worried. If Yuan Hao returned to the capital in the future, wouldn't this Yuan Yin have no chance to be with him again? Meet and be clinging to him every day?
Thinking about it this way, Xiao Rong suddenly felt that it was a wise choice for him to express his heart to Yuan Yin before.
Otherwise, when the King of Wuying returned to Beijing and pestered him every day, wouldn't it be worth the loss for himself.
However, although Xiao Rong was a little worried about Yuan Yin's state of mind in the future, the matter in Fengzhou City still needs to be resolved. Xiao Rong hurriedly looked at Bai Shu and said, "The two people you caught should be used, and the others should be used." Said, just said that His Majesty visited Fengzhou in a micro-clothes to prepare a New Year gift for the Queen Mother."
"Remember, little one." Bai Shu clasped his fists in salute, and went out.
Yuan Yin restrained his joyful expression, and protected Yuan Hao behind him, and asked in puzzlement: "What is Xiao Qing's method?"
Xiao Rong saluted and said: "Before we stunned the snake, now it's time to lure the snake out of the hole."
"Oh?" Yuan Yin was a little curious, following Xiao Rong's gaze and looking down at Yuan Hao beside him, still puzzled.
"After this concubine gave birth to a baby, Zhou Haitang will also receive news of the disappearance of King Wuying, but if he knows that the king is with His Majesty, Zhou Haitang will not be able to sit still this week and will definitely come to see him Your Majesty, so instead of standing still, it is better to strike first, and let them follow His Majesty to have a chance of winning." Xiao Rong's tone was low, and every word was engraved in Yuan Yin's mind.
Yuan Yin nodded and pondered for a while, and felt that what Xiao Rong said was right. Only by muddying the water can fish be caught. If they do not move, they will not be able to catch any of their handles. Can easily catch flaws.
Yuan Yin thought for a while, then nodded and said: "So, I will listen to Xiao Qing, Jiang Mian, and you will personally protect His Royal Highness for the past two days, and you will not make any mistakes."
"The humble job takes orders." Jiang Mian said hastily clasping her fists.
But Yuan Hao hugged Yuan Yin's arm tightly: "Brother, let me be with you."
"Hao'er, be good. Haoer can't help you with what brother has to do. If you really want to help brother, just listen to brother and follow Jiang Mian. No accidents are allowed." Yuan Yin instructed earnestly.
Yuan Hao looked at Yuan Yin pitifully, and finally nodded unwillingly.
The autumn rain continued, it only fell one day yesterday, and it rained sporadically this afternoon, but it was wet on the cobblestone road in a short while, and Zhan Feng hadn't come back since he went out in the afternoon.
Yuan Hao and Jiang Mian were together, at this moment in Yuan Yin's room, only he and Xiao Rong were left, setting up a game of chess, sitting opposite each other, playing chess seriously.
"Are you afraid, Your Majesty?" After Xiao Rong settled down, he raised his eyes to look at Yuan Yin in front of him, and asked with concern.
"With you here, I am not afraid." Yuan Yin carefully looked at the layout on the chessboard, and made moves calmly. Before the storm, there will always be a trace of tranquility, and it will be sunny and sunny after the storm.
Seeing Yuan Yin's calm and composed appearance, Xiao Rong felt relieved.
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in the inn during this month, Yuan Yin and Xiao Rong looked at each other, they still played chess calmly and did not hear anything outside the house.
But after a while, the door of the backyard where they lived was slapped loudly, and Bai Shu, who had been waiting outside, hurried to open the door, but as soon as the door opened, the soldiers of the Jing'an Army filed in, and they were no more than Bai Shu. stop.
Bai Shu hurriedly pushed aside the soldiers who were walking in front, stretched out his hand to stop the soldiers, raised his head and said, "You guys are so brave, do you know who lives in this courtyard, and you dare to trespass!"
As soon as Bai Shu's words fell, the soldiers who broke into the courtyard raised their torches and scattered to both sides to make way.
Bai Shu looked at the general in front of him, and hurriedly said: "Who are you, but you know who the people in this courtyard are, so you dare to trespass."
Zhou Haitang smiled, and said: "Someone ordered a white porcelain with phoenix spreading its wings in the Yongchang official kiln. It is said that it is a New Year's gift for the Queen Mother. The son who made the white porcelain claimed to be surnamed Liang. He must be the son of Marquis Wu'an. So come and see me."
"If you want to come to pay a visit, then come and pay a visit. What's the matter with bringing this large group of people?" Bai Shu angrily scolded.
Zhou Haitang stared at Bai Shu sharply, and said in a cold voice, "Who are you, how dare you talk to the governor like that."
Hearing Zhou Haitang's arrogant and domineering voice, Bai Shu was at a loss for words for a while, he couldn't refute him, he could only watch Zhou Haitang stepping forward, and said towards the door: "Mr.
Yuan Yin just picked up the chess pieces from the chess box, when he heard Zhou Haitang's words, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and looked up at Xiao Rong: "Does Xiao Qing think that I should go out to see him?"
"The chess game is not over yet, let's play chess first." Xiao Rong said.
Yuan Yin nodded, continued to pay attention to the chess game, and then dropped a piece, ignoring Zhou Haitang in the courtyard.
Zhou Haitang clenched his fists, eyes filled with anger, looked directly at the closed door in front of him and said again: "Mr. Liang, if you are here, please show up."
However, there was still no one responding to these words, Zhou Haitang couldn't help but glared at Bai Shu again, but Bai Shu had learned to be smart, and didn't look at him at all, just turned his head away.
Zhou Haitang snorted coldly, and said something again, but there was still no echo in the room.
The person who secretly monitored Zhong said that two sons had gone to her, but Zhong ignored her, but he thought it was not that simple, so he wanted to kill her, but when he sent someone to go there in the middle of the night, Yan Hua The courtyard of the house has long since been deserted, and nothing has been seized.
Then the people in the official kiln said that there was a young man surnamed Liang in the capital who made white porcelain and gave it to the queen mother, so he was even more convinced that the person from the capital came here for Yan Hua. After meeting the concubine Shu, According to Mrs. Zhu's description, she concluded that the emperor came to Fengzhou City, but Zhou Haitang didn't believe it, but the person sent to monitor went back and said that it was indeed the emperor who came to Fengzhou City to congratulate the Empress Dowager for making white porcelain. It took him a while to decide.
After Concubine Shu gave birth to a baby boy, Zhou Haitang suddenly remembered the Wuying County King who had been neglected for the past two days, but when he went to see him, the Wuying County King was missing, which put Zhou Haitang in trouble.
With this, he can conclude that the emperor's coming to Fengzhou City must be related to the disappearance of King Wuying. Maybe the King of Wuying is with him, but he refuses to reveal his identity, so Zhou Haitang can only pretend not to. I know, so after getting the news, I led the troops to test it out.
However, he also made two preparations. The news from the capital was that the emperor was seriously ill and would not go to court. Who would believe that the person who appeared in front of him was the emperor?
If he really wants to hinder his way, then he can only do nothing.
Seeing that there was no response in the room, Zhou Haitang waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him had to rush over. Bai Shu saw their intentions, and hurried forward to stop them, but was stopped by Zhou Haitang's soldiers and dragged aside.
Bai Shu struggled and said, "You guys are so bold, be careful not to lose your head!"
Zhou Haitang didn't take it seriously, and continued to ask the soldiers to knock on the door, but he didn't expect that as soon as he rushed to the door, the door opened, and all the soldiers froze in place, staring blankly at the person standing in front of the door.
Xiao Rong was tall and tall, at the moment he was standing in front of the door in a black brocade robe, with sword-like brows and star-eyed eyes, and he walked out of the room with big strides, forcing the soldiers in front of him to retreat steadily:
"How come Dudu Zhou treats guests like this?"
Xiao Rong's voice was low, and at the moment he was showing some ruthlessness, which made the soldiers in front of him feel like thorns on their backs.
"My lord, the governor wants to force his way in this week." Bai Shu said hastily.
Xiao Rong followed Bai Shu's voice, and the soldiers who dragged him immediately let go of him. After being relieved, Bai Shu hurriedly ran to Xiao Rong's side and stood beside him, bowed to him and said, "Young master, this week's governor It's too unreasonable, if you don't let him in, he insists on breaking in."
Zhou Haitang looked at the people standing on the steps, and quickly clasped his fists in salute, "Could it be that you are Mr. Liang?"
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