Master and Bandit Commander

42

Although Ren Xiang has heard of Chu Liuxiang's reputation, he obviously doesn't trust him very much. No one who is an official in the court would trust a person in the world.It was just that Chang Sheng seemed to admire him very much, Ren Xiang didn't want to embarrass him, so he could only temporarily swallow the words in his heart, but he still spoke a few words to him politely on his face.

It is true that Chu Liuxiang is not very used to the officialdom, but after all, he is also a veteran who has traveled all over the world for many years and has seen a lot. Apart from other things, he is quite good at knowing people. Ren Xiang's Naturally, he didn't ignore his attitude, and soon Li realized that Master Ren was driving him away explicitly and secretly.

However, after arriving at this place, of course he won't just leave honestly.Therefore, he simply refused to accept what the lord Ren said, and just pretended that he didn't understand in a daze.

Ren Xiang saw that the other party displayed the virtue of an old fried dough stick, and he could only sigh helplessly in his heart, there was nothing he could do, he couldn't tell him to leave in front of Xiao Changsheng, wasn't it obvious that he wanted to cross the river and demolish the bridge.

There was no other way, he could only grit his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and said to Ye Changsheng with a smile on his face: "It's such a coincidence that Xiao Changsheng came today. Come down to have lunch together, and taste your sister-in-law's handicraft by the way."

"Okay!" Ye Changsheng didn't notice the turbulence between the two, so he just nodded foolishly, "Brother Ren, when did you find your sister-in-law?"

Ren Xiang lovingly patted his head: "I've been looking for a wife for two or three years, you don't know it when you're far away in the capital, I'll take you to meet her later, she must like you very much. "

Several people were talking, when they heard the servant girl come up to announce that the food was ready, so Ren Xiang took the two of them to the dining room for dinner.

Ren Xiang's wife, Bai Shi, is indeed a beautiful woman, gentle and virtuous, with bright eyes and bright teeth. She was born as a lady. She originally didn't want to come out to meet outsiders, but because Changsheng is not an outsider in the strict sense, so Under Ren Xiang's insistence, she still stayed at the dinner table, and fell in love with him after just one glance.

"Hello, sister-in-law." Ye Changsheng lived up to expectations and sat obediently on the stool, greeting her obediently.

When Bai heard what he said, she smiled back at him, said hello softly, and then raised her hand to serve him a bowl of soup in person: "This is the first time I have met Mr. Ye, and my husband usually follows Mrs. I've mentioned it many times, and now I've finally met myself, and I'm really likable."

"Will Brother Ren mention me?" Ye Changsheng raised his head from the bowl, quite interested: "What will he say?"

"He said you were very well-behaved when you were young, and everyone loved to tease you." Bai covered her mouth and chuckled, and whispered a lot of interesting things about Ye Changsheng that Ren Xiang had told her about Ye Changsheng's childhood.

Ye Changsheng took the bowl and lowered his head to drink the soup while chatting with Bai Shi, while Chu Liuxiang was next to him, holding a piece of chopsticks for him from time to time to prevent him from being picky eaters. The world of the two is like.

Ren Xiang observed secretly for a long time, always felt that these two people were weird, and he couldn't tell for a while, he had been a straight man for a long time, and he didn't have the intuition of a gay guy at all, so after watching for a long time and not coming to a conclusion, he decided to He gave up, thinking that all of this was just his own illusion, what else could the two men make of it.

The meal was very pleasant, and Ye Changsheng quickly fell in love with chatting with this sister-in-law. After the meal, Mrs. Bai virtuously led the maids to retreat, and the three sat in the small flower hall holding teacups and chatting. .

Ye Changsheng blew on the tea leaves in the cup, and said firstly, "Brother Ren, my father should have told you all about it. He asked me to come to you and said that you could take me to get 'that thing'."

Ren Xiang waved his hand holding the teacup inadvertently, but quickly regained his composure, smiled and said, "Well, I'll take you there tomorrow."

Ye Changsheng was a little impatient: "Why tomorrow? Can't we go in the afternoon? Naturally, the sooner the better for this kind of thing!"

"No hurry." Ren Xiang comforted him patiently, "Because you also came to the door suddenly today, and my house has not prepared a carriage yet, and the place is still some distance away from here, and there is not enough time to rush there now, why not wait for you to rest tonight Yes, I will definitely take you there tomorrow. What's more, you have been waiting for so many days, so it's okay to wait another afternoon, right?"

Ren Xiang's tone was very kind, full of forgiveness and apology, so although Ye Changsheng was very disappointed, he could only nod and agree in disappointment, he was still a pure and kind child after all.

Chu Liuxiang saw the interaction between the two people in his eyes. Just now, Ren Xiang slightly shook his hand holding tea, and he could clearly see such small and imperceptible movements, although Ren Xiang quickly adjusted his posture. Emotions, as if there was nothing on the surface, but it still couldn't escape Chu Liuxiang's eyes.

By now, he has become more and more convinced of his intuition, and there is definitely a lot in this imperial edict.

In order to divert his attention, Ren Xiang quickly arranged a guest room for Ye Changsheng to rest, and sincerely asked him to relax, ensuring that the matter would be resolved soon.

Ye Changsheng could only follow what he said and wait patiently. Anyway, he had already reached this point.

And at this time, in the capital thousands of miles away——

The worst still happened.

Prime Minister Ye sat silently on the chair in the study, motionless, looking as if he had aged several years.

His second son, Ye Qingliu, stood beside him for a long time before he sighed and said, "Unexpectedly, the emperor has really come this far."

The matter of abolishing the crown prince, although from last year to the present, there have been some clues in the emperor's series of actions to cut the crown prince's power, but when the result really came, it still gave everyone a heavy blow. Especially the group of people who have firmly supported the prince for so many years.

"I don't believe that the emperor would really do this! The prince was once his most admired and valued child. It was because of this that he entrusted the prince to me to teach him. Now I never believe that it is because of a so-called 'dragon robe' that the emperor So recklessly took his throne!" Prime Minister Ye said angrily, "The crown prince is the foundation of the country, so he can be abolished!? It's ridiculous!"

"Father, to accompany you like a tiger, the emperor's mind can only be guessed by me and you? We should first think about how to deal with the current situation." Ye Qingliu understood her father's sadness, He analyzed: "Besides, the emperor is now lingering on the sick bed and doesn't want to see us. Even if someone wants to vindicate the prince, it's useless." Guess, I don't know if Dad is willing to listen."

"Tell me." Prime Minister Ye was a little tired. He hadn't closed his eyes for two whole days since the crown prince was deposed.

"Father, has it ever occurred to you that perhaps the emperor's decision to abolish the crown prince was not the decision of the emperor?" Ye Qingliu still expressed the doubts in his heart,

"Our family has not been working for the emperor for a year or two. Father, you have assisted the emperor for these years. You should know a thing or two about the emperor's temperament. It stands to reason that the emperor should not suddenly change his temperament in the past few years for no reason. I I always feel that something is not right in the middle.”

Prime Minister Ye did not speak. He had thought about what he said a long time ago. It can be said that he knew the emperor better than anyone else. He has been in court since His Majesty ascended the throne. After all these years, it is really hard for him to Imagine why a person can suddenly change so much.

"However, the handwriting on the imperial decree of the abolished prince is indeed the emperor's handwriting. I have confirmed it carefully, and there is no mistake." Prime Minister Ye said, "If someone imitates and can deceive me, that is absolutely true. Impossible."

"I know, it's just that I always feel that this matter has something to do with the third prince." Ye Qingliu looked serious, "We're fine, but now it's hard for even the empress to see the emperor once, this matter is indeed strange, the emperor really Is it that serious?"

After hearing the guesses in his words, Prime Minister Ye thought for a while and said, "If it's really an auspicious year, then I'll find a way to deliver a memorial tomorrow to see if I can see the emperor once. The matter of the crown prince can't just be counted like this." gone."

"This is natural, but you have to plan things out. I have arranged for someone to secretly send the prince out of the city overnight. If the emperor can abolish the prince today, he might ransack the house and wipe him out tomorrow if he gets confused. It's better to take precautions early." Ye Qingliu said, "Brother's place is the safest place. Even if the third prince wants to fight, he still has to worry about the military power in his hand."

"Just do as you said. I will write a note now and go to see the emperor tomorrow. If he doesn't see me, I will keep kneeling outside the hall!" Prime Minister Ye was cruel. If the emperor really wanted to be so heartless, then Just let him, an old minister, kneel and die on the stone slab!

The atmosphere in the capital is turbulent and everyone is in danger. Even ordinary people can smell the tension in the air. The number of shops that are open has decreased significantly in the past few days. Many people even plan to sell the shops. Juan Xiruan temporarily escaped from this place where dragons and tigers are fighting.In case these princes really fight, they, cannon fodder, will not be the first to sacrifice.

Ye Changsheng, who was still staying safely in Yunjin City, didn't know any of these.