Gui Yuan

Tao Ji's other attendants were looking through Shisan's house, and Ning Qing followed him when he was idle.Thirteen's house is almost the same as Eleven's, I don't know if it's a common fault of being a secret guard or something, when he goes out, he only brings these things with him when he is far away from home.I don't know if it's because carrying too many things will make it difficult to use my skills, Ning Qing thought so.

After walking around, Ning Qing understood why Shisan was so swearing to him.This room can be seen from the end to the end, and it doesn't take much effort at all.

Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, an attendant carried a stack of clothes back and forth: "Prince, I have checked everything, and there is no suspicious item."

"Have you checked carefully?"

"Yes, there are no hidden compartments in the house, and I have checked everything that can be seen so far."

Tao Ji glanced at Ning Qing, but Ning Qing was not in a hurry, and smiled at him: "Then let's do it first, I can't really smash the land of the official posthouse."

Ning Qing saw a sachet on the stack of clothes, picked it up and took a look, it was no different from other attendants' waists, probably worn like clothes, the embroidery was not so good, but the smell was still unique.

Ning Qing put the sachet back to its original place and looked at Wei Yao: "I can't do it right now, I can only start with the servants of the post house and see what I can ask."

Ning Qing stood up and bid farewell to Tao Ji, Tao Ji asked: "Aren't you leaving now, don't you do anything else?"

"The prince has been running around with us for the past few days. Why don't you take advantage of nothing to rest today, and we'll let you know when we have any news."

Ning Qing and Wei Yao rode back home in the same carriage, closing their eyes while the other was bored looking out the window to relieve boredom.When he reached the mansion, Wei Yao opened his eyes.Ning Qing thought that this master really didn't like him very much, and when the two of them were alone, they always used the trick of closing their eyes and falling asleep.

Lin Rong saw Ning Qing was about to come out from under the car, and hurriedly said: "My lord, there was a message from the East Palace just now, saying that the Crown Princess invited you into the palace for a talk, and it happened that you were not there, and you have been gone for a while now."

Ning Qing was about to speak when Wei Yao passed by him, jumped down, and got out of the car without much effort.

"Don't get off, go directly to the palace."

Wei Yao should go to the school grounds, his black-maned horse has been led to the door by his subordinates, and the horse neighed happily when it saw its master.After Ning Qingfang said yes, he got on his horse and galloped away.

Ning Qing gritted his teeth and bared his teeth at his back. Seeing that Wei Yao's subordinates were staring at him with an indescribable expression, as if nothing had happened, he told the driver: "Let's go."

The carriage was stopped at the entrance of the East Palace, and Ning Qing got out of the carriage, circled around the huge palace a few times, and entered the study room at the back of Fengfeng Palace through an inconspicuous side door.

The prince had been waiting for a while, and when he saw him coming, he said with a smile: "Lan Yu, come quickly, today the emperor rewarded some Yuqian Longjing, and I ordered someone to brew a pot, and you and I will appreciate it together."

The servants in the original room had been dispatched, and there were only the two of them in the study, and the crown prince didn't care about the set of respect and order that was most important to the royal family, so he pulled up his sleeves and poured a cup of tea for Ning Qing.

Ning Qing took a sip from the teacup, the tea was mellow and refreshing in the mouth, and the fragrance lingered on the lips and teeth after swallowing.

Although it was good tea, but he did not taste it carefully, Ning Qing asked, "Why did the prince suddenly let me into the palace?"

Just now in the carriage Ning Qing wanted to understand that Donggong sent someone to say that the drunkard's intention was not to drink.After all, with Ning Huan's temperament, he only got married in the past few days, even if something really happened, he would send a letter to inform him first, and he would never directly pass on to his natal family to enter the palace.And when he just entered the palace, there should be someone from the palace to guide him, but since Ning Qing entered, no one paid attention to him, so that he can move freely in the East Palace, which further shows that it is the prince and not the princess who invited him.

Zhu Yu put down the teacup, and the corners of his lips curled slightly: "Prince Tao Ji's attendant died suddenly for no reason. You and Wei Yao have accompanied the investigation for a few days. Is there anything strange?"

Ning Qing leaned his head and propped his elbows on the table, thinking for a moment: "It's not a strange thing. Although we can't confirm the murderer at the moment, there is already a clue, but his purpose for doing this is still unknown."

"Well, that's it." Zhu Yu lowered his eyes to think, considering the stakes, "This time, the king of Beidi sent the third prince to congratulate Gu, so he faintly felt that it was not that simple. Now when Prince Tao Ji was about to return, one of them died. Servant."

"The prince thought it was Prince Tao Ji who acted and sang a play?"

"I think so, but I can't guarantee it's a coincidence." Zhu Yu saw that Ning Qing's spirits had become more and more high-spirited in recent days, and it was even more radiant, making it difficult to hide the handsome young man.He suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Lan Yu seems to be more at ease after getting married, I think Mr. An will treat you well."

Ning Qing was drinking tea, and almost choked when he heard these words, he hurriedly clarified: "Hey, don't be joking, the prince. Although my father is strict, he is sincere for me. Wei Yao is very difficult to talk, and it is even more difficult to talk to him. and…"

"And what?" The high-ranking prince was occasionally as curious as the seven aunts and eight aunts who were whispering to each other in the market.

"And I think he doesn't want to see me." Ning Qing said quite indignantly.

"Lan Yu, you..." The prince looked at him in an indescribably weird way, and Ning Qing had a vague premonition that he would not be able to say anything to make her proud.

"Could it be that you were left out in the cold?"

Ning Qing stared at the prince with slightly angry eyes, and said helplessly, "Prince, please stop teasing me."

Zhu Yu accepted it when he saw it, and patted him on the shoulder reassuringly: "I'm not kidding anymore. I came to you and wanted to ask you. You and Wei Yao have been married for a while, but did you find any problems with him?"

"No, or I haven't found a chance to get to know him. On weekdays, he has to go to court, and when he goes to court, he usually trains in the school grounds. He will return to the mansion at dinner time, where he wakes up every morning to practice martial arts and meditates before going to bed. Tao Ji After the prince comes, he still has to take him around to play, even if there is really something, there is no time."

Zhu Yu sighed softly, got up and walked to the window: "Although Wei Yao is in the imperial capital, the 30 troops in the northern border in his hands are regarded by the emperor as a serious concern."

Ning Qing followed him: "Most of Wei Yao's former subordinates were on errands in various places, and many of them were already senior members of the party, and there were not a few of them with soldiers and horses in their hands. They were indeed a threat, and they should not act rashly. "

"I don't know." Zhu Yu thought of what he said to Emperor Xiangfeng, and felt emotional, "Wei Yao's father, Wei Lao, was always accompanied by the father who founded the country, and the father bestowed the surname Wei on him. After the death of Wei Laoxian, Wei Yao inherited the general position, but unexpectedly he was more strategic than his father, repelling Beidi and protecting our land of Great Wei, what a prestige and prestige."

When Zhu Yu said this, he turned his head and asked him: "I asked my father when I was not crowned before, why didn't Wei Yao give him a prince for his achievements?"

Ning Qing paused in her heart, a different surname is Wang.If Wei Yao really conferred kings with different surnames and dominated one side, I'm afraid it would be a serious problem for His Majesty's confidants, and he wished to get rid of it quickly.In the past dynasties, those with different surnames have always ended badly. After all, no emperor can tolerate someone threatening his throne.

"Father said that the superficial beauty of a king with a different surname may not be a good thing for future generations. He wanted to give Wei Yao the duke title, although it was not as good as the duke, but the rewards of gold, silver, jade, soft and soft were not much inferior." Zhu Yu smiled wryly, "It's just later Wei Yao is in control of the army and has a great reputation, but the emperor is still in a panic."

Zhu Yu turned around and looked at him with firm eyes: "Gu must see Wei Yao clearly. If he wholeheartedly seeks the well-being of Great Wei, Gu can tolerate him even if he has great achievements."

In the past, the prince was a handsome young man, but now he has become a veritable prince, with a passion in his heart and a heart for the people of thousands of families.Ning Qing looked at him and smiled lightly.

When Ning Qing came out of the study, it was already dusk, and the lights in the East Palace had already been lit.He didn't walk a few steps and bumped into Xiaotao: "Xiaotao, why are you here?"

At first, Xiao Tao saw him standing there, and when he heard him speak, she was pleasantly surprised: "Young Master, why did you come to the East Palace? The Crown Princess stewed a cup of chicken soup and ordered me to send it to the Prince." Xiao Tao showed him the food box.

"Huanmei has a heart, and the prince is very lucky." After entering the East Palace, Xiaotao's dress was completely different from when she was in the mansion. She was dressed in high-quality clothes and bright colors. , was about to leave, and then returned to Xiaotao and said, "Young Master is not free today, see you again sometime, sister Huan, you can tell her."

"Hey." Before Xiaotao could react, she had disappeared in a corner of the corridor.

Seeing him coming out, the coachman hurriedly put down the footstool and asked, "My lord is out, shall we go back to the mansion?"

"No, go directly to the posthouse." Ning Qing went straight into the carriage.

Seeing that Ning Qing came so late, Tao Ji knew that he must have made a new discovery, and followed him to Shisan's room.Ning Qing found the sachet in the closet, opened it, and said with a smile: "It's really hard to find it, it turns out that it's far away and close at hand."

Tao Ji saw that he took out a handful of tea-like things from the sachet, and was about to ask, when he heard him say, "Qingqianzi."

The two rushed to the Ministry of Criminal Justice non-stop, and when they threw the sachet in front of Shisan, he seemed not expecting it, lost his mind for a moment, but quickly sneered at Ning Qing: "Unexpectedly, you can really find it."

Huang Jun was summoned by his subordinates while he was eating, his stomach was empty at the moment, and he just vented his anger with Thirteen: "You thief, you didn't admit it before, but now you have to admit it no matter how eloquent you are!"

On the thirteenth, it was broken, and he no longer concealed it: "I poisoned it."

Tao Ji was so angry that his hands were shaking when he pointed at him: "You, you have worked with Eleven for many years, why did you kill him!"

Thirteen sat on the ground without moving. After a long time, his lips moved: "It's just dirty things, don't need to tell the prince."

No matter how Tao Ji asked Shisan, he would not open his mouth again, even if Huang Jun was too angry to move, Xing still remained motionless.After tossing for a while, Ning Qing persuaded: "Anyway, people have been recruited now, let Master Huang ask the others."

Huang Jun hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, let the lower officials come."

Ning Qing walked away side by side with Tao Ji, sent Tao Ji to the carriage and went back home.After all this tossing, Ning Qing was so hungry that he thought about going back to the room and letting Lin Rong take some refreshments to pad his stomach. Unexpectedly, Wei Yao was still waiting for him. The dishes on the table could see a slight heat, which should be It was warmed up not too long ago.

Ning Qing sat down straight and picked up the chopsticks: "Your lord is waiting for me?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Wei Yao smiled and asked him, "I've heard about it, but I'm just curious, how do you know the poison is in the sachet?"

"Usually men's sachets are usually filled with elegant sweet-scented osmanthus lilies of the valley. Today I picked up Shisan's sachet and smelled a scent. It's not the usual ones, but it also feels familiar. , It’s just that I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.” Ning Qing smiled, “I don’t know that the father-in-law has been fighting outside all year round, but the green pennies have a strong fragrance, and many women don’t know their toxicity, so they often dry them and store them in sachets.”

Wei Yao was silent for a moment, wondering what he was thinking, Ning Qing wondered if he was frightened by his erudition?

"Mr. Ning is so clear about women's boudoir affairs, he really has seen and heard about them."

Ning Qing was embarrassed for a while, and explained: "I heard someone say it when I was listening to the music, so I just wrote it down."

Don't need to ask too much, I know these things only because I heard it from the artist when I was listening to the music.Wei Yao was just joking, and Ning Qing's pretended concealment was somewhat interesting.

After dinner, it was already late, Ning Qing was already exhausted after running around all day, so she went to bed after taking a bath.Wei Yao was leaning on another soft couch, holding in his hand the book he found casually when he was waiting for someone, which was exactly the box he brought over from Ning Mansion.He always saw that Ning Qing watched with relish, so he was also a little curious.Seeing that Ning Qing read it seriously, he thought he was studying some classics.

"I didn't expect it to be a script." Wei Yao lowered his voice.

Ning Qingna was already breathing lightly, Wei Yao glanced at the couch, and chuckled lightly: "Sleep after eating."

He blew out the lamp beside him, turned over and lay down.

The next day, Ning Qing slept until the sun was up as usual, but to his surprise, Wei Yao hadn't left yet, practicing guns in the yard.He stood aside for a while, simply admiring it.Wei Yao's movements with the gun were like flowing clouds and flowing water, he retracted and released the pistol freely, and the strength was sometimes firm and sometimes soft. Even Ning Qing, who doesn't like to use martial arts, can watch it fascinated.

Ning Qing returned to the meal without finishing the meal, and asked Lin Rong to pass the meal on. Wei Yao put away his gun and wiped his sweat and came in as soon as the meal was served.

Suddenly someone came outside to report: "General, son, the Ministry of Punishment has sent someone."

Ning Qing thought that Shisan probably had explained the whole story clearly, but who would have thought that the person would be trembling as soon as he entered the room, and finally opened his mouth: "Grandpa, that Thirteen, he, he is dead."