Holding the quilt with one hand, Lu Zhiyao slowly sat up. Everything that happened last night did not disappear from her mind just because she drank. With a long sigh, Lu Zhiyao raised his head and looked at the roof.
Drinking and causing trouble is indeed no joke.
After changing clothes and washing up, Lu Zhiyao left the room. When he met Wan Yue, he realized that he had not gotten up too late, or that the timing was just right, because lunch had just been prepared.
Lu Zhiyao walked to the eating place and pushed the door in. Lin Yinan was already there. He raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Lu Zhiyao. Lin Yinan had no reaction. Lu Zhiyao automatically sat opposite him and gave up the seat next to him.
The two of them ate in silence. Lin Yinan was the one who finished first. Putting down his bowl and chopsticks, Lin Yinan walked straight to Lu Zhiyao. He stretched out his long arm and pressed it on the table. His long body slowly lowered,
Facing Lu Zhiyao's gaze, Lin Yinan smiled slightly and asked, "Is there anything you want to ask of me today?"
Lu Zhiyao took a breath, then gritted his teeth and replied: "No!"
Lin Yinan said a disappointed "Oh", then stood up straight, put away his cynical expression, and said: "Ling Yi and Ruo Ling will accompany you to the palace later. I have to go out for something, so I won't necessarily come back when."
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"If you don't send me off, I won't." Lu Zhiyao waved his hand, eager to let Lin Yinan leave. After Lin Yinan walked out, Lu Zhiyao also felt a lot more relaxed.
After eating and drinking, Lu Zhiyao returned to the room. He took down his long hair that was simply tied up before, pulled it up again, and put on a gorgeous and cold beaded hairpin. After doing it, Lu Zhiyao looked at himself in the mirror and sat for a while.
Then he brought Ling Yi and Lan Ruoling into the palace.
Meeting the emperor easily, Lin Yunlong called everyone else out, then straightened his body and looked at Lu Zhiyao, who was not so easy to enter the palace alone.
"What's the matter?" Lin Yunlong asked directly.
"Back to my father, it's about Liu Yiyu."
Lin Yunlong had asked Lu Zhiyao to investigate Liu Yiyu before, but there have been many things going on recently, so he forgot about it. Now that he heard that Lu Zhiyao came to the palace for this matter, he couldn't help but be a little curious.
Yao Yao found some interesting clues.
"Let's talk." Lin Yunlong adjusted his posture and looked like he was listening attentively. When Lu Zhiyao saw this, he didn't say any nonsense and went straight to the topic.
"I have been secretly watching Liu Yiyu's actions. Just as my father suspected, she has not stopped contacting the people there since she returned to Xia Lai Country. Even now."
"What is the reason for the contact? What is their purpose?"
After Lu Zhiyao gave Lin Yunlong a steady look, he continued: "The recent matter of 'sin' has caused headaches for almost everyone. But has Father ever thought about it, this matter may have some conflicts with Liu Yiyu?
Is it related? Not only Liu Yiyu, but maybe one of us as well."
Lin Yunlong frowned, not expecting Lu Zhiyao to say such words.
"Keep talking." Lin Yunlong looked at Lu Zhiyao intently and ordered.
"As far as I know, there are people from the Qingming Kingdom in the capital now, and there are a lot of them. I suspect that the so-called 'sin' is a group of them. During this period of time, I discovered that not only Liu Yiyu and
They are connected, and so is the prince."
"Prince? Are you sure?" Lin Yunlong frowned even more tightly.
"I don't dare to go into the palace and say these things to my father until the matter is fully investigated. I think my father should have some doubts about the fourth prince. How could such a good person fail in such a short period of time?
?And it happened that something happened not long after the imperial edict was issued. The fourth brother has always lived in the palace, and all the food he ate was from the palace. If he was poisoned, who would be the poisoner?
?Where did you get this poison?”
Even if Lu Zhiyao didn't say anything about this matter, Lin Yunlong knew that it had something to do with Lin Yichen. As for the rest...
"According to your opinion, Prince Luo and Princess Luo also know about this matter?"
"I dare not say this, but Father, if the play is not performed in full and more realistic, how can we deceive everyone's eyes? Whether it is the attack on Prince Luo's palace or the commotion in the palace that night
, in fact, no important people have died, right? No matter how many unimportant people die, they are just slaves, which does not explain the problem. And I think there is one thing, father, you must not know. Then
That’s Dr. Ruan, who is now on the prince’s side.”
Lin Yunlong shook his hand without leaving a trace, and then let go.
"Is this true?" Lin Yunlong asked coldly.
"Father, there is no need to be angry. I think that Dr. Ruan had no choice but to do so because the Ruan family has been targeted by the prince's people. If I am not wrong, Dr. Ruan must have been poisoned, so he agreed to the prince's request.
Conditions. As for why I didn’t tell my father, it should be that he didn’t have the opportunity. There are people from the prince inside and outside the palace, and Imperial Physician Ruan doesn’t have this opportunity at all. Once you get close to your father, the people in his family will be in danger.
.Besides..."
"Besides what?"
"Besides, the prince has not taken action against the father yet, so Dr. Ruan did not risk his life to tell the father about this."
"Who else knows about this matter?" Lin Yunlong lowered his head, as if making a decision.
"This matter is of great importance. I dare not tell anyone. Only the Eighth Prince and I know about it." Lu Zhiyao carefully observed the changes in Lin Yunlong's expression and didn't know how much he could believe what he said today. But according to the emperor
As usual in the West, even if he didn't believe it, he would definitely send someone to investigate. As long as the emperor took action, Lu Zhiyao would not be afraid of the rest.
"Liu Yiyu will be in regular contact with people from Qingming Kingdom, and she is controlled by those people."
"So, have you found out where the people from the Qingming Kingdom are hiding?"
"It's not clear. Their hiding place is not fixed. It can be said that they have strongholds inside and outside the city. It is not easy to catch them. This group is obviously different from the ones who came last time, but my father
, there is something I don’t know whether to say or not.”
"You have said everything you should say, including this one."
"Even if they are different from the people last time, they still come from Qingming Kingdom. If you want to get here, you must pass through the border. You must... pass safely under the eyes of General Nangong."
One mistake can be said to be unintentional, but the same mistake twice is unusual. If this continues, Nangong Lingfeng and the soldiers he leads will undoubtedly be like decorations and completely useless. These people can do it once,
Two times can come three or four times. Lu Zhiyao thought that Lin Yunlong must know this better than himself.
Lu Zhiyao's words made Lin Yunlong's heart sink. Although he looked calm as always from his face, he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.
This world is a part of their Nangong family, and Lin Yunlong has never forgotten their contribution. It is precisely because of this that the Nangong family's arrogance will grow day by day and evolve into today's situation. They were the ones who conquered the world for themselves in the beginning, but now they want to
Are they the ones who want to overthrow the world? If what Lu Zhiyao said is true, then the goals of the Nangong family and the prince are obvious, and that is themselves and the throne.
"You go back first. Don't let others know about this. I will announce your admission to the palace in the next few days."
After Lu Zhiyao reached his goal, he was naturally willing to leave. Out of Lin Yunlong's sight, Lu Zhiyao went to find Zi Ningshuang and Lin Ruoxue. Lin Ruoxue was about to leave here the day after tomorrow. When he saw Lu Zhiyao, he rushed towards him. If it weren't for Lu Zhiyao
If you dodge quickly, the wound will definitely be involved.
"Eighth sister-in-law, I thought I would never see you again!"
"That's nonsense. It's not like you're not coming back." Lu Zhiyao patted Lin Ruoxue's head and walked towards Zi Ningshuang.
After a simple greeting, Zi Ningshuang asked Lu Zhiyao about Qingming Kingdom.
"Are those people still causing trouble for you?"
"No more, I haven't seen them recently." Lu Zhiyao lied with a natural expression, so that Zi Ningshuang didn't notice anything suspicious. "My queen is taking Xiaoxue away this time. I wonder when she will come back? Should she leave?"
The capital isn’t too far away, right?”
Judging from the emperor's attitude towards the mother and daughter, we know that he will not let them get too far away from his control.
"It doesn't matter whether we leave or not." Zi Ningshuang smiled coldly. No matter where she went, she was surrounded by Lin Yunlong's people. If it was not safe inside the palace, how much better would it be outside the palace? But she was too lazy to do so.
When you have a dispute with him, whatever he says is what it is. Anyway, for so many years, I have always been the suppressed party.
"I don't know when I will come back. When the time comes, the emperor will naturally send someone to pick me up."
Lu Zhiyao heard a hint of helplessness in Zi Ningshuang's words, but she was in no position to say anything more, let alone ask a few tentative questions about Prince Mu's reaction to this matter.
Thinking about Lin Mubai entering the palace to see the two of them without hesitation in the capital, once he is far away from the eyes of the emperor and so many people in the future, he should be more able to pass by, right? But there is something Lu Zhiyao can't understand.
Isn't the palace the safest place? Why would the emperor want Lin Ruoxue and her daughter to leave here? Does he have a more hidden and safe hiding place?
Lu Zhiyao stayed here for almost an hour and a half before getting up and going back to the Eight Emperors' Mansion. At this time, Lin Yinan had not returned yet.
Although Lin Yinan didn't say anything, Lu Zhiyao guessed that he was going to see Xuanyuan Junfan. He didn't know how good Xuanyuan Junfan was at lying. If he was seen through, it would be difficult...
In order to bring Lin Yinan and Xuanyuan Junfan into contact, Lu Zhiyao took great pains and thought of every method.
