After being dressed as a pro-tyrant cannon fodder Omega

After breakfast the next day, Lin Yao changed his clothes, and accompanied by Wei Lingyang, he drove to the General's Mansion in a low-key carriage.

In order not to attract attention, Lin Yao and others entered through the back door.The back door of the General's Mansion is located in a remote alleyway, sparsely populated and unnoticed.

The steward of Duan's mansion was waiting here, and when he saw Lin Yao, he respectfully welcomed him into the mansion.

"My lord is waiting for you in the hall." The housekeeper led Lin Yao all the way to the hall.

Walking to the hall, Lin Yao saw a solemn figure in a black suit from a distance.Duan Qi is about 40 years old, but he does not look old. He has neither grown a beard nor gained weight, and his body is still very strong, like a sharp sword not drawn.

Lin Yao asked Wei Lingyang to wait outside, and walked into the hall alone.

There were no servants in the hall, and it was very quiet. Obviously, Duan Qi also wanted to talk to Lin Yao alone.

"Thank you, General Duan, for your help." Lin Yao walked into the hall, looked at Duan Qi and said sincerely.Although he thanked him, his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, and he was very calm.

Duan Qi looked at Lin Yao, his eyes that were full of scrutiny showed a smile, and he praised: "The prince went to Qin, and he was completely reborn. I have heard what the prince did in Qin, and he is really resourceful. If your mother knows , will be very pleased.”

Although he was boasting about Lin Yao, his implication also showed some dissatisfaction with the previous cannon fodder.

Lin Yao pretended not to hear it, and said with a slight smile, "Qin is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If I don't learn to be smarter, how can I live to this day?"

"That's true." Duan Qi sighed slightly, and signaled: "My lord, please sit down."

Lin Yao sat down calmly, thought for a while and asked, "My lord knows my mother?"

Before he asked, he recalled the original work carefully, and indeed he did not mention the relationship between Duan Qi and Rong Yan.After all, it is very difficult for two people, one general and one from the harem, to meet each other.

Duan Qi took a sip of tea, looked far away, and said slowly: "That was before your mother entered the palace. After your mother entered the palace, we rarely saw each other. When your majesty met your mother, I also I was there. Your mother is straightforward and lively, unconventional, not only beautiful, but also very kind-hearted..."

He stopped suddenly as he spoke, as if he realized that he should not say these things, and then diverted abruptly: "Your mother entrusted me to take care of you before she died. I was puzzled at that time, but I didn't know that she wanted to die. I treated His Majesty with sincerity, without any pretense, but His Majesty failed her again and again. It is difficult for me to enter the harem, so I can only ask someone to take care of you. When His Majesty decided to send you to marry, I tried my best to dissuade him, but I couldn't change his mind. Fortunately, you are safe and sound, if something happens to you, I still don't know how to explain to your mother."

His words are frank, and there is no intention of fictional lying.

But Lin Yao heard a lot of jealousy, complaints and unwillingness from it.He suspects that Duan Qi likes his mother, maybe he loves his mother deeply, otherwise he would not be full of tenderness when he mentions his mother, and full of complaints when he mentions Lin Houting.

It's just that he didn't know if his mother knew Duan Qi's affection for her before she died.

"Forget it, the past is over, it's useless to talk about it." Duan Qi asked again: "How is your life in Qin Guo?"

Duan Qi treated each other sincerely, and Lin Yao didn't hide it: "Fortunately, Qin Zhi's temperament is unpredictable. At first, he walked on thin ice everywhere, but knowing him better, I know that he is not as vicious and violent as the rumors. I am coming to Xia this time. , he also helped me everywhere. I am doing well now."

"That's good." Duan Qi continued to talk about the business, with a solemn expression: "What are your plans now?"

Lin Yao didn't say it directly, but asked instead: "I don't know if the general knows that Lin Yunfu sent people to pretend to be bandits to massacre the victims?"

Duan Qi couldn't hide his shock: "There is such a thing? Do you have evidence?"

"This is what I saw with my own eyes. The bandits have been wiped out, but I have caught a living man. The general will know when he asks."

Duan Qi bowed his head and pondered, and didn't speak for a moment.

After a long while, he said solemnly: "Three years ago, the crown prince recommended a national teacher to His Majesty, who said that he could strengthen his body and prolong his life. Since then, His Majesty has been obsessed with cultivating Taoism all the year round, rarely dealing with government affairs, and his body has gradually become depressed. At that time, I I have a faint suspicion that the prince’s intentions are unpredictable. What’s even more strange is that some time ago, His Majesty secretly sent me a message about wanting you to return to Xia. It’s also because of this that the prince sent killers to Qin to attack in advance.”

Lin Yao understood clearly when he heard the words. He wondered why the good Lin Yunfu wanted to kill him. It turned out that it was Lin Houting's attitude that made him feel threatened.

"Why would he think of asking me to go back to Xia?"

Duan Qi shook his head: "Your Majesty didn't say anything about it, and I am also very confused, but I suspect that His Majesty must have discovered something that made him completely lose trust in the crown prince."

"You also think His Majesty's death is very strange?"

"It's really strange. You may not know that the night before His Majesty passed away, he secretly called me into the palace and mentioned the secret letter. He was going to give it to me, but he changed his mind for some reason. Now the prince's people The purpose of arresting His Majesty's former attendants and torture them is to find out the whereabouts of the secret letter. If you can find the secret letter, you will be able to catch the crown prince."

Lin Yao tentatively asked: "Does the general support Lin Yunfu's proclaiming himself emperor?"

Duan Qi smiled and said: "I have never stood on his side. If he becomes emperor, the first thing he will do is to take away my military power and put me in prison. Besides, the prince has lost his virtue and is too cruel, so he is not suitable to be a prince. King of the country."

What he said was outrageous, Lin Yao took a sip of tea and didn't ask any more questions.

Duan Qi has made his attitude very clear.

The two then chatted about the secret letter, and soon night fell, the earth was shrouded in twilight, and Duan Qi left Lin Yao to eat in the mansion again.

Lin Yao did not refuse.

During the meal, a man wearing a cloak rushed in, handed Duan Qi a letter and quickly withdrew it.

Duan Qi opened the letter and read it with a solemn expression, then handed the letter to Lin Yao.

No name was left on the letterhead, and the content said that the prince decided to hold the enthronement ceremony three days ahead of schedule.

"The letter came from the palace?"

Duan Qi nodded: "Your Highness has seen this person before, I asked him to bring the letter for His Highness before."

Lin Yao immediately remembered that the messenger should be Xie Tong, Lin Yunfu's attendant.

"He's in a hurry."

"Indeed." Duan Qi said: "Those ministers who support the Seventh Prince are staring at him now, he is afraid that the night will have long dreams."

Lin Yao said thoughtfully: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace to pay homage to my father."

That night Lin Yao went back to the house and lay on the bed for a long time without being able to fall asleep. She couldn't help thinking that it would be great if Qin Zhi was by his side at this time, and he could still hug him to relieve his worries.

Lin Yao didn't sleep for a long time, and was woken up by Xiao Que, who washed and changed his clothes for him, put on mourning clothes, and prepared to enter the palace to pay homage to the late emperor.

When His Majesty passed away, white cloths were hung everywhere in Xiaguo Palace, full of depression and sorrow.Lin Yao arrived outside the palace city in a carriage. He was holding the badge of being a prince, and no one in the palace dared to stop him.

During the late emperor's funeral, the palace was extremely quiet, and everyone wore mourning clothes.

After the funeral, the mourning hall was set up in Qianyan Palace.Lin Yao was led by the palace people all the way to Qianyan Palace.

The first emperor's coffin is made of high-quality rare catalpa wood, also known as the catalpa palace, and it is parked on the treasure bed in the middle.The outside of Zi Palace is plated with gold, which is extremely luxurious and solemn.

Dressed in mourning clothes, Lin Yao approached from outside Qianyan Palace and stood in front of the late emperor's coffin.He has never met Lin Houting, and in all fairness, Lin Houting is not qualified enough to be a husband or a father.But the deceased was the big one, and Lin Yao used the pretense of coming to summer to worship, so he knelt down and kowtowed in a proper manner.

After paying homage to Lin Houting, Lin Yao went out from Qianyan Palace, but unexpectedly happened to run into Lin Yunfu who came to pay homage.

Lin Yunfu was also dressed in mourning, and his expression looked very sad. When he saw Lin Yao, he was slightly stunned, and a trace of cruelty flashed across his eyes, which was quickly covered up.

"When did the emperor arrive in Xia Kingdom? How come I don't know?" Lin Xu asked with a concerned expression.

Lin Yao looked at him pretending to be stupid, and accompanied him and said: "I just entered the city the day before yesterday, and I was going to see my brother after I paid homage to my father. Brother, I was very sad when I heard that my father had passed away in Qin Dynasty, so many If the matter is negligent, I hope the emperor will not be offended."

Isn't it just playing on the occasion, who is afraid of whom.

The corners of Lin Yunfu's mouth twitched, obviously he didn't expect Lin Yao to be so capable of nonsense, and he was extremely sad?He didn't see that Lin Yao was half sad.

"Imperial Brother traveled thousands of miles from Qin Dynasty to Xia Dynasty because he was thinking of his father. How could I blame him. But I should inform my Imperial Brother in advance. Living in the palace is much safer than living outside."

"It's okay, I'm used to it. I used to live in the palace in Qin Dynasty, and now it's not fun to change places."

"Really, that's good." Lin Yun Fuyi pointed out: "It's just that the younger brother is already the queen of Qin, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to leave Qin to come to Xia rashly?"

"What's wrong? I'm Qin's empress, Xia's prince, and my father's son. As a junior, it's only natural for me to come to worship. The Qin emperor also agrees with this matter."

Lin Yunfu's eyes were filled with impatience: "Xia is far away from Qin, and it takes more than two months to go back and forth. Is the emperor not afraid of Qin Huang's empathy?"

Every word he said hinted that Lin Yao should stay away and not get involved in Xia Guo's affairs, and his intentions became more and more obvious.

However, Lin Yao did not get what he wished at all: "Don't worry, Brother Huang, I agree with Ah Zhi, and he is also willing to be a couple with me for the rest of our lives. Not to mention empathy, even looking at others is impossible."

The words of the two clashed with each other, and no one gave way to the other. Listening to the brothers and friends respecting each other, both inside and outside the words were murderous.

At the end, Lin Yunfu saw that Lin Yao insisted on dipping into the muddy water, and left a cold sentence "Your brother can do it for himself", then walked into Qianyan Palace with his sleeves, and left Lin Yao where he was.

Wei Lingyang pretended to be an attendant, and at this moment stepped forward and asked, "My lord, where are we going now?"

Lin Yao thought of the list Qin Zhi gave him on that piece of paper, smiled and said, "Go see someone."

At this time Qin State.

Yan Yongzheng, who had just been promoted to be the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, rushed to Linliu Lane with his men.

He was ordered by His Majesty to track down the whereabouts of the erotic pictures. Through the contents of the eunuchs' explanations, he searched layer by layer, and finally found out that those obscene and obscene pictures were all from a painting shop called Peony Garden. .

Chen Cai, the treasurer of Peony Garden, sells calligraphy and paintings on the surface, but secretly publishes and sells pornographic albums.