The next day, Xu Yin and Yan Ling met while taking piano lessons.
After hearing what happened last night, Yan Ling couldn't help being shocked, and then thought thoughtfully: "No wonder when I went out today, I always felt that more people were following me. King Duan should have noticed that someone was plotting against him, so he was looking for clues."
Xu Yin nodded and said with a wry smile: "I asked Xiao Sang to find a way to reveal some doubts to Yu Chong. I thought it would take a while before the results would come out. I didn't expect that she was so courageous. She actually used a trick of impersonation and directly
This matter was exposed. The current situation is good or bad. The good thing is that Yu Chong realized in advance that it is impossible to become Duan Wang's helper. The bad thing is that Duan Wang realized that there is a third party.
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"You don't have to worry," Yan Ling comforted, "Yu Chong holds the military power, and unless there is conclusive evidence of rebellion, there is no way he can be brought down. With such an enemy, he can't think of anything to deal with this hidden opponent. What's more,
Xiao Sang has changed his appearance, and Chai Qi is good at tracking invisible people, so he can't find you."
That's right. Although Miss Xu San has gained a great reputation since she came to the capital, she has not been involved in a power struggle. Even if Prince Duan pays attention to her, he will not regard her as a key investigation target.
Xu Yin let out a breath and said: "During this period, let's all keep a low profile and let them bite each other first..."
…
The prince is very happy recently.
He felt that he might be favored by the heavenly officials, and everything he hoped for would happen, and people he disliked would be unlucky.
For example, his marriage to Miss Yu was postponed, and his father promised him that he would not force him to get married before he was ready. Another example is that Concubine De was scolded by her father for no apparent reason, and was even banned from the palace.
His mind was stumbling upon him. For example, when he handed in his homework on time, Master Lu actually praised him!
It feels so good to have all your wishes come true! Now he doesn’t have to dodge when he goes out to play!
With this thought in mind, the prince spoke to Yan Ling: "Yesterday Prince Fu invited me to play polo at his village. Do you want to go with us? That guy always brags about how good his polo team is. Go and teach them a lesson."
In the prince's mind, there would be nothing wrong in asking Yan Ling to take action whenever force was needed.
Yan Ling smiled and nodded: "Okay! Tomorrow is the holiday. When will His Highness leave the palace? I will pick him up on time."
"You don't need to pick me up." The prince waved his hand, "We can just meet at the city gate to save you an extra trip."
The prince actually knew how to be considerate. Yan Ling was very pleased and agreed immediately.
The two of them talked all the way, and soon arrived at the imperial study. The prince went in to meet the emperor, and Yan Ling was waiting outside.
After a while, the chamberlain Zhang Huaide came out. He was holding a stack of memorials in his hand. When he saw Yan Ling, he stopped and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Marquis Yan."
Yan Ling smiled and returned the greeting: "Eunuch Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your face is even more rosy!"
He always spoke nicely. Zhang Huaide couldn't help but smile sincerely and said, "Isn't it the same with Marquis Yan? Look, he has grown taller."
Yan Ling nodded happily: "Father-in-law, you also noticed it? Well, thanks to the prince, he always takes us to practice riding and shooting recently. As expected, we have grown taller when we move more."
The smile on Zhang Huaide's face did not change, but his eyes became a little deeper: "How is the prince lately? Your Majesty has been thinking about whether the prince goes to school well and whether he listens to the teachers..."
Yan Ling nodded repeatedly: "Teacher Lu always praised His Highness, saying that Your Highness is actually very smart, but he just didn't pay attention before. If he could be like now, his homework would not be a problem at all."
"Really?" Zhang Huaide asked casually, "So, the prince has been working very hard recently?"
"Actually, I didn't work very hard." Yan Ling said with a smile, "Maybe it's because I'm enlightened? After all, I'm getting married!"
Getting married? Zhang Huaide nodded with a smile and said in a pleased tone: "Your Majesty will be very happy if he knows."
The two said a few words, and then Zhang Huaide took his leave.
Yan Ling looked at his back and showed a meaningful smile.
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Prince Duan's Mansion.
King Duan sat in his usual seat, with wine and delicacies in front of him, but he had no thought of eating at all.
The guard was reporting to him: "...the houses reported so far are all normal."
King Duan stretched out his finger and tapped the wine table, and asked, "Is the Xu Mansion watching?"
There were many people with the surname Xu in the capital, but that was the only one that King Duan could mention specifically.
The guard replied: "I ordered people to inquire about it, but found nothing."
King Duan frowned even more. The incident was caused by Xue Ru, so he paid special attention to the people related to her. A while ago, Xue Ru entered the palace as a tutor, and the incident happened in the hands of Miss Xu San, so he thought
Did the Xu family discover Xue Ru, which led to these things?
"Are they still looking for Xue Ru?"
The guard said: "I haven't found anyone from the Xu family, but I quietly invited a few idle men to inquire."
After searching for several months, they still couldn't find it. The population of the capital was so large. The other party felt that there was little chance, but was unwilling to give up. This reaction seemed to be normal...
King Duan finally shook his head and gave up the idea for the time being.
The capital city is deep in water and the Xu family has no foundation. The risk of sowing discord between him and Yu Chong is very high. Miss Xu San may not have the confidence.
Just as he was talking, someone came from outside to deliver a message.
This is a young chamberlain with a low eyebrow and a palace token hanging on his waist.
"What's the matter?" Duan Wangping stepped back and asked.
The young chamberlain lowered her voice and reported: "The foster father ordered me to reply to the prince. Recently, the prince..."
He approached King Duan and told him the information one by one.
Prince Duan's face gradually darkened. After a long time, he finally exhaled and nodded: "I understand, please give my regards to your adoptive father."
The little chamberlain showed a humble smile, bowed once more, and then withdrew.
King Duan sat for a long time, and finally picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, with a cold light in his eyes. The previous question seemed to have a more reasonable answer.
Even if Yu Chong has evil thoughts, the military power in his hands is still indispensable. Especially since Miss Yu has decided to become the crown prince, how can the prince allow him to fall to others?
So, he did it? Does the emperor know about it? No, if the emperor knew, he would have attacked himself long ago, and there would be no need to hold back.
Did the prince not know, or did he know but didn't tell the emperor?
Prince Duan weighed it over and over in his mind. At one moment he felt that there was no need for the prince to hide the truth from the emperor, but at the other he felt that the prince might not trust the emperor wholeheartedly. After all, in the past ten years, the prince had grown up under the overt and covert bullying of Concubine Shu and De, and he had no intention of hiding it from the emperor.
It is normal for the emperor to criticize something.
If this is really the case, then the crisis is more troublesome than he thought. The prince is justified and Yu Chong holds the military power, so he has almost no chance of winning.