"Your Highness, you can't do that. This morning you gave the Fourth Prince the task of on-site inspection. It would be dishonest to go back on your word now. You can just send someone to go in your name. That will help you win the support of the people and also help you check on the river repairs."

Wen Xiangzhu raised the corner of his mouth slightly and comforted Qi Rui.

Qi Rui suddenly sat down again, thinking that what he said made sense, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you go? You came up with the idea. I saw that the drawings you presented were very attentive, and no one is more familiar with them than you."

Wen Xiangzhu pretended to be hesitant, hesitating for a long time before answering, "Yes."

Qi Rui noticed his hesitation and was a little displeased. Then he remembered something and said with disdain, "I know you are worried about your wife who just got married. Don't worry, with me and the Prime Minister's Mansion here, no one can touch your wife."

After hearing this, Wen Xiangzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and the hesitation in his eyes disappeared.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The people below also heard what the two of them said.

Some people who were jealous of Wen Xiangzhu sneered, "Congratulations, Master Ye. It's rare to get such a good job!"

You are a fool, proposing such a thankless task. Now I let you go by yourself.

If it is not handled properly, the Third Prince will be infuriated and any merit will be turned into a sin.

Others had similar thoughts as he did, and some who were on good terms with Wen Xiangzhu looked at him with concern.

Wen Xiangzhu smiled at them and signaled with his eyes that everything was fine.

Just when the staff below wanted to say a few words, Chen Muke, who had been silent, spoke.

"Let's go together, Chen."

He didn't ask, but just said he would go, but was a little more tactful.

Qi Rui looked displeased and slowly turned around to look at Chen Muke.

This person has given him many good ideas and is a useful person, but he is too arrogant, especially in recent days, and sometimes he has no respect for him at all.

This sentence is just short of saying that you are going to leave.

"Why do you want to go?" Qi Rui was not in a hurry to refuse. He always wanted to find out the reason first.

"With one more person watching, Your Highness can feel more at ease. If the Fourth Prince intends to do something bad, no matter which of us is suppressed, there will always be one who can come back in time to report. Besides, I always have more connections than Mr. Ye, so some words can be passed back in time. What do you think?"

Chen Muke seemed to have expected Qi Rui to ask this question and had already thought of an answer.

After hearing this, Qi Rui felt that Chen Muke's idea was right, and he immediately made a decision, "Okay! There is nothing important happening in the court recently, so both of you can go. But if something else happens in Kyoto, are you sure you can give a response as soon as possible?"

Chen Muke turned around and bowed, "Chen is certainly confident, Your Highness, don't worry."

Qi Rui was happy again. With them around, everything was fine.

The matter came to an end and the banquet went on as usual, but Wen Xiangzhu and Chen Muke had different thoughts.

Wen Xiangzhu was delighted in his heart. His guess was correct. The person behind Chen Muke was the Fourth Prince.

He has been lurking here for these years, giving Qi Rui advice and suggestions. It seems that Qi Rui finally got the benefits, but these benefits are only temporary.

Neither of them was a long-term solution, but Qi Rui didn't realize that. He grew up in the love of Emperor Jing'an and Concubine Shu, and thought that everything in the future would be his.

In addition, Concubine Shu also mentioned intentionally or unintentionally that the prince would be deposed, which further fueled Qi Rui's fantasy that he could ascend the throne.

Over time, Chen Muke became more and more important in his heart, and Qi Rui would listen to whatever Chen Muke said most of the time.

Chen Muke rarely leaves the house all year round, and whenever he does, it's to do things for Qi Rui. Qi Rui would not be suspicious of this.

Wen Xiangzhu found out all these after a long period of investigation, and some of them were information given to him by Qi Binwei.

In short, no matter what, he will never have to come to the Third Prince's Mansion again after this time. As long as Chen Muke joins the game, the rest depends on Qi Binwei.

He still has great confidence in Qi Binwei, as they are of the same kind.

After leaving the Third Prince's Mansion, Wen Xiangzhu found Song Yuanbai.

Tell him part of the plan.

"Perhaps I will leave Kyoto in three days, or the day after tomorrow. Your Highness will slowly start to take action on Song Qinghong's matter. You must be prepared. When I am not in Kyoto, please take care of the people in the courtyard."

There are not only his own people in his yard, but also people he bought. These people are innocent, and if they can be kept, it would be best to try his best to keep them.

After hearing this, Song Yuanbai frowned, as if he didn't expect things to happen so suddenly.

"Are you sure this will succeed? If not, I'm afraid you will be the one in trouble."

Song Yuanbai was still very vigilant. Such a big Prime Minister's Mansion could not be destroyed in his hands, so he had to be extremely careful in everything.

"I can't guarantee it. The only thing I can guarantee is that things are going to change in Yunli Kingdom. If you don't want to follow, it's up to you. Your decision cannot shake the plan of mine and His Highness." Wen Xiangzhu said lightly.

If Song Yuanbai hadn't known some of the plans, he would have thought he was talking about something very ordinary.

"I see. I'll think about it." Song Yuanbai lowered his head and thought, not in a hurry to stand in the last line.

"Well, this is a matter concerning the lives of our entire family, not to mention the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you have some connection with that person in the palace, so it would be good for you to think about it for a while. I'm leaving now, and we'll meet again if we're lucky."

Wen Xiangzhu understood his feelings, but could not empathize with him. He had his own things to do. After giving instructions here, he had to go back to the courtyard to tell his men about the plan.

Late at night, there was a commotion in the courtyard.

They gathered in the dungeon, all dressed in black and standing in uniform, waiting for Wen Xiangzhu's orders.

The servants who were bought here drank the drugged tea and were sleeping soundly. No one would notice that there were only a few people sleeping in the rooms in such a large courtyard.

When Wen Xiangzhu saw that everyone was present, he nodded to Zhao Ji, indicating that he could give orders.

Zhao Ji's voice was loud and clear and could be heard clearly throughout the dungeon.

"This time we have only one goal, to kill Chen Muke!"

"The location is tentative, the time is tentative, everything is waiting for the master's order, only success is allowed, and failure is not allowed. If you are accidentally discovered, only death can keep the secret! Do you understand?"

They responded in unison, "Yes!"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just right for everyone to hear. After all, there were a lot of people around and it was inside a small courtyard. It was quiet late at night, and they controlled the sound just right so that no one would notice that there was any problem in the courtyard.

Wen Xiangzhu said in a deep voice: "If I leave Beijing, you will listen to Lingfeng and Zhao Ji. The words of others will be invalid. If Chen Muke is found in Kyoto in five days, he will be killed without mercy!"

They responded in unison again, treating it as if they were dead.

Only Shen Jiayu didn't think so, and there was a strange expression on her face.

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