Your Highness, has he stopped today?

Inside the Royal Garden.

Emperor Chongde walked slowly on the path paved with cobblestones, followed by dozens of court ladies and eunuchs, and beside him walked a man in a dark red court dress, who bowed slightly, half shorter than Emperor Chongde, The skin on the face is loose, only the eyes are very sharp, revealing a sinister look.

"Han Aiqing, how are you doing these days?" Emperor Chongde asked casually as if chatting about family affairs.

"Thanks to your majesty's blessing, this old bone of yours can still serve your majesty for a few years." Han smiled lightly and said slowly.

Emperor Chongde glanced at him and said: "Han Qing is old, don't stay in the mansion all the time, it's good for your health to go out for a walk more often."

Han Qing replied: "Your Majesty should be more like this. You are busy with state affairs. Your Majesty stays in the imperial study all day long to read official documents. Even if Your Majesty is young, he can't bear it." He smiled, "However, I heard that the little general Lu from Dingyuanhou's family just won the battle and captured a famous general in Beidi. Congratulations. Fortunately, there is Dingyuanhou as His Majesty." Share your worries."

Emperor Chongde gradually regained his composure, looked sideways at the peony bushes beside him, and said, "Lu Zheyu led the army for the first time, and retreated from the enemy in three months. I am indeed a little surprised."

Han Qing also glanced at the peony, looked up at His Majesty again, and said with a smile: "After all, he was born in the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and the tiger father has no dogs. Given time, I think this Lu Zheyu will be able to emerge from the blue, and Chen Guojiang will open up the borders in the future." The important task of Tuotu falls to Marquis Dingyuan and General Lu."

"Really?" Emperor Chongde chuckled.

"Why not?" Han Qing said, "The Marquis of Dingyuan's family is loyal and has the world in mind, so little general Lu doesn't even want a son-in-law, so it can be said that his ambition is not here."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a crackling sound, and Emperor Chongde had already folded off the blooming peony, leaving only the green branches swaying slightly.

Xingcheng.

The famous Xiao Mansion is located in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital of Chu State, where people come and go, bustling every day.Standing at the gate were two guards, tall and straight, with piercing eyes.Next to it was a food stall selling breakfast. A young man wearing a white fence and a black bunt was sitting by the stall drinking tea, and there was a long sword on the table.

The young man stayed at the stall for a stick of incense, finished drinking tea, put down his money, took his sword and left.

Immediately afterwards, he walked out of the long street, crossed an alley, came to another bustling street, walked into an inn, went up to the second floor, pushed open the door of a guest room and walked in, then put the long sword on the table.

Seeing that the person came back, Miao Xing got up and saluted: "Your Highness."

Shi Yunjing took off Mi Li, revealing his true face, but there was a look of disgust on his handsome face: "What are the outside of Xiao's mansion? I can't even enter the gate."

Miao Xing said in a low voice: "Since the general returned to Xingcheng, in the past few months, someone outside Xiao's residence has been watching, and I don't know who it is."

Shi Yunjing rolled her eyes, poured a cup of tea and drank it down. "Who else could it be, either Shi Ningcheng's or Shi Yunjue's."

Miao Xing said again: "The general has ordered that His Highness will stay here first these days, and don't see each other if there is no important matter. Your Highness will be patient for a while..."

"How long will we have to endure?" Shi Yunjing raised his head and frowned at him, "Shi Ningcheng's illness is getting worse and worse, if he doesn't do anything now, what if he waits until Shi Yunjue takes over?"

"However, His Highness is aware of the current situation of the Xiao Mansion." Miao Xing showed a look of embarrassment. "Your Majesty is staring at the Xiao Mansion too closely, and this subordinate thinks that the general does not dare to make any moves at this time."

Shi Yunjing's expression was gloomy, he thought for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "The top priority is, I want to find out what's going on in the palace, and my sister, I've been back to Xingcheng for three months, and I haven't even seen her once .”

Miao Xing persuaded: "The princess is staying in the palace, she will be fine, Your Highness don't have to worry..."

"Who said I was worried about her? I wanted to see if she was still alive." Shi Yunjing lowered her voice. "There is no news at all, most likely because Shi Ningcheng is under house arrest..."

Miao Xing was taken aback, because he still resented the princess for sending him to Chen Guo secretly.He didn't dare to point it out, and said: "Then why not, at night, the subordinates will enter the palace to have a look?"

"No, your martial arts are too bad." Shi Yunjing said bluntly. "I want to go to the palace in person, not only to see her, but also to see how many days my good father has left..." As he said, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Miao Xing was shocked: "Your Highness, are you crazy? If you are caught by the imperial army, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Shi Yunjing turned her head to look at him, full of disgust: "I said, you have been with me for so long, why haven't you made any progress at all?"

Miao Xing:?

"The Shenshu camp is all mine. Do you think they will help me or Shi Yunjue?"

Miao Xing thought about it quickly, and replied hesitantly: "But His Royal Highness has entered the East Palace, has he already replaced the forbidden army with his own people..."

"Yes." Shi Yunjing nodded of course.

Miao Xing:?

"But does he have anyone?"

Shi Yunjing laughed lightly.

The moon was dark and the wind was high, and there was already a bit of coolness in the early autumn night.

Shi Yunjing wore black night clothes, and for the convenience of hiding, she did not wear a sword, but only hid a dagger in her boots.

He remembered that Feng Yang could get into the Chu Palace without anyone noticing and get out of it, so he wants to try now.

Naturally, he knew the defenses of the Chu Palace well. He deliberately avoided several important places patrolled by the imperial guards, moved around quietly, and groped all the way to the gate of Lanyue Palace, but found that there were guards everywhere.

Shi Yunjing had no choice but to hide himself at the base of the nearby wall, waiting for an opportunity to enter Lanyue Palace.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the guards stood there as if they didn't know they were tired, Shi Yunjing cursed in a low voice, and came to the back door silently, only to see that there were more guards on duty at the back door.

Two maids came out from the inside, Shi Yunjing took a look, he basically knew the maids who served Shi Yunyao in Lanyue Palace, but these two were strangers.

Shi Yunjing frowned slightly, and the two maids held a tray in both hands, and slowly walked towards Shi Yunjing's direction, still speaking plausibly.

The servant girl on the left said with a sad face: "Ten days will be the princess's wedding day, but the princess has been unwilling to try the auspicious clothes, what should I do?"

The servant girl on the right replied: "The princess naturally looks down on this marriage gift from Your Majesty. Presumably, that's the case, the servant of the household department has seven or eight concubines in his family, how can he be worthy of the princess."

"It's not up to the princess whether she deserves it or not. I heard that although this marriage was bestowed by His Majesty, it was actually requested by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the Princess. The household department has always obeyed the Crown Prince's orders, and it must be the Crown Prince now. I want to give the servant of the household department some benefits..."

So betroth the princess to him?Shi Yunjing sneered when he heard that, Zhu Pengxing, the servant of the household department, was in his 30s. He was impeached by several ministers in the court for corruption/corruption of food and salaries in the early years, but in the end he didn't know what method was used to settle it. My own household servant, now that I think about it, this matter is probably related to Shi Yunjue.

After another incense stick of time, when they finally came to change defenses, Shi Yunjing took advantage of his unpreparedness to climb over the wall and enter, and landed silently. With the shadowy green plants covering his figure, he stuck to the wall and came to Shi Yunyao. In front of the bedroom window, gently pushed the window open, rolled over and entered, and then closed the window silently.

When Yunyao was taking off her headdress, she was startled when she suddenly realized that someone had come, and the pearl hairpin in her hand fell to the ground and fell apart.Just as she was about to call for someone, Shi Yunjing pulled off the veil in time, and after seeing the face of the visitor, Shi Yunyao hurriedly stood up, and said in a low voice: "There are people from Shi Yunjue outside, you don't want to die Yes or no!"

When Shi Yunjing saw his sister, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, he instantly thought that he and Lu Zheyu had teamed up to play tricks on him half a year ago. Now that he was reprimanded, he was even more angry, and said angrily: "It's fierce when we meet. Me, I didn't come to argue with you!"

"Then what are you doing here?"

Shi Yunjing gritted her teeth: "Can I come to settle accounts with you?"

Shi Yunyao knew that he was talking about the incident of sending him to Chen Guo half a year ago, she knew she was wrong, so she turned her eyes away and pulled the stool aside: "Sit down and talk."

Shi Yunjing sat at the table, wanted to pour tea to moisten his throat, but found that the teapot was empty, so he had to put it back, and said, "What's the matter with Shi Yunjue outside? You haven't heard anything about it these days, could it be He really put you under house arrest?"

"En." Shi Yunyao nodded. "Too many things have happened in the past few months, and I don't have time to tell you in detail. In short, now the father is seriously ill, and all the affairs of the court are sent to the East Palace every day. Shi Yunjue is still using the name of the father to give My engagement is mostly because I want to use me to control the Xiao family."

Shi Yunjing frowned, and tightened her five fingers clenched into a fist: "Shi Yunjue doesn't want to live anymore, does he?"

"He is the prince now, you are nameless now, what can you do with him?" Shi Yunyao looked at him. "Don't act impulsively. If you are taken down by him, he will definitely punish you for the crime of deceiving the king."

"What about you? Do you really want to marry that man who has seven or eight concubines in his family?" Shi Yunjing said hurriedly.

Shi Yunyao's expression darkened slightly: "The household servant Zhu Pengxing has a great relationship with Shi Yunjue, if they get married, maybe they can grasp Shi Yunjue's movements..."

"No!" Shi Yunjing interrupted her, "I don't agree."

"When will it be your turn to decide my marriage?" Shi Yunyao said, "What's more, I didn't marry him seriously, and when things happen in the future..." Shi Yunyao paused, let out a light breath, and said quietly : "I will kill him."

Shi Yunjing was startled.

It would be a good idea to kill Zhu Pengxing.

When Shi Yunyao heard him stop talking, she glanced at him: "What the hell are you planning?"

Shi Yunjing withdrew her thoughts and went back to the topic just now: "He doesn't care if he takes it seriously or not. You don't know martial arts, what if he..."

Shi Yunyao suppressed her smile: "I thought he wouldn't dare. He must be a smart person to be able to sit in the position of servant of the household department."

Shi Yunjing lowered her eyes and looked to one side, already thinking about it, but said: "I will tell my uncle about this, maybe he has other ideas."

Shi Yunyao said: "Okay, if you stay here with me, you will be discovered sooner or later, so you should leave quickly."

Shi Yunjing nodded and put on the mask: "Sister, take care."

Shi Yunjing got up and was about to push out the window when she heard a commotion outside.

"There are thieves intruding into Lanyue Palace, come here, surround me!"

Shi Yunjing's heart shuddered.

It was Shi Yunjue's voice.