Bamboo Raw Huaian

Shisan was going in and out of the main house, and saw the old pagoda tree in the yard sprouting buds and leaves, and it became dense and lush in a blink of an eye.

In such a flash, it has been more than three months since he came to the palace.

The master of Huai'an Palace is gloomy and cold, but as long as he is loyal and steadfast, it is not difficult to serve him.Therefore, the lives of servants in the palace are always very comfortable.

It's just that only the servants can feel this comfort.

Since the Zheng family was raided, more and more officials, big and small, came to pass news and discuss matters in the palace every day.A group of people came and went in a hurry, and sometimes they simply talked all night long, and it was common for the prince to spend the night in the meeting room in the front yard.

To move the Zheng family is to tear the balance between the old clan and the reformers for nearly half a year.

Now those who want to make some achievements in the court have already stood in the same team, and even those who were vacillating before were mostly forced to lean on a certain faction.

Even though there has been no commotion outside, anyone who has anything to do with it knows that the officialdom is already in a turbulent state, and the storm is about to come.

It's just that this tense atmosphere only exists among the nobles. When it comes to the servants, they don't have the ability to manage it, so they simply relax.

Thirteen is so idle.

This day the prince met people in the conference hall again, Shisan set up snacks and herbal tea, saw that the red robes and purple coats were seated, and it was not good to stand in the way, so he closed the door and retreated.

I saw a bunch of sneaky little heads in the grass next to the hall.

He sighed helplessly, but the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

Walked over in three or two steps, and patted one casually: "Why are you running here again?"

The little girl was startled by him, subconsciously clutching the things in her arms, and raised her head hastily.

But it's not who Anwen is.

After realizing that it was Thirteen, the little girl was relieved, and she showed the things hidden in her arms, her almond eyes were shining, and she held it up in front of him like a treasure: "The new iced grapes from Dongchu, I'm afraid you won't have time to taste them, so I came here specially to block them." you."

Thirteen was stared at by seven or eight pairs of bright eyes, and then looked at the cold grapes in the porcelain bowl. She struggled a bit, and finally became an accomplice.

A group of people squatted in the shade by the low wall again, dividing ice grapes in the midst of the summer cicadas singing.

There were still some crushed ice in the bowl, and when Shisan reached out to fish it, he felt the coolness spread directly from his fingertips to his heart.

He squinted his phoenix eyes, leaned into the shade, raised his head, revealing the neck like a lotus root, his red lips parted slightly, and with a click, the purple grape entered his mouth, put it in his mouth and bit it, the sweet coolness was gone Into the throat, happy to match the gods.

Thirteen ate comfortably and teased her.

"Aren't Nanny Zhang on duty today?"

An Wen said: "Why not!"

Then he didn't go on talking, and smiled at Shisan with his eyes blinking.

She's playing tricks here, and the little girl around her can't help it.

He said quickly: "The grapes are not stolen today! When we went, we were just in time for the divisions of the courtyards, and Madam Zhang asked us to take the rest!"

After being robbed, Boss Anwen glared at her unwillingly.

The little girl was not afraid of him, she stared back triumphantly, picked up another grape and bit it in her mouth.

Thirteen is happy from the bottom of my heart.

The mother Zhang said that she knew that the grapes were all taken away by them. Instead of waiting for the ice to melt and spoil things, it is better to give them to them directly, which is cheaper for these little girls.

Well, by the way, it's also cheap for him.

So I laughed even more.

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of a red robe coming from the gate of the courtyard, but when he looked carefully, it was Shen Yao.

Thirteen hurriedly rubbed his hands together, stood up and greeted him.

"Master Shen is well. Your Highness is discussing matters with the other adults in the living room, do you want the slave to pass the message?"

Shen Yao said: "From the Ministry of Officials?"

Thirteenth said: "Yes, there are also some adults from the Ministry of War."

Shen Yao suddenly lost the intention to go in, and casually leaned towards the wall, rolled his eyes: "The two gangs will pinch each other when they meet, it makes people's head hurt from the quarrel."

Then the conversation suddenly changed and asked him, "Where is Chu Yue?"

Of course, Shisan knew where Chu Yue was, and he also knew that Chu Yue had always avoided Mr. Shen, so he lowered his head and said obediently, "Brother Chu has been busy for the past few days, so I don't see you often. Today I want to come and go out to do some business again." .”

Shen Yao bent his peach blossom eyes, raised his hand to hook his chin, pulled him close intimately, leaned into his ear and smiled softly.

"He's in the training ground, you know."

After a few moments of silence, seeing that Shisan was not making any money, he let go of his hand again, and sneered in a low voice: "It's so easy to guess such a person, usually either standing in front of His Highness or running to the martial arts field."

Turning around again, "It's you who helped him deceive me, and you have a very bad heart."

When he said this, there was no sense of blame in his tone.

After so many days, Shisan is also aware of this person's temper, and he also knows that Shen Yao will not get angry because of this kind of thing, so he dares to say that.

Now that someone has found out, he obediently confesses.

He already had good eyebrows and eyes, and after staying in Nanfeng Pavilion for a long time, he also knew how to use his appearance.

Such a person lowered his eyes and pleaded softly, which is not a style.

Shen Yao didn't intend to embarrass him at all, so he didn't go into details when he saw this, he snorted, and said "Bring me a drink to make amends some other day", then turned around and went to the training ground.

Shisan watched the red robe walk away, and silently sympathized with Chu Yue in his heart.

Then happily squatted back to the corner to continue grabbing grapes.

"Master Shen went to see Master Chu?"

Seeing him coming, Anwen moved to make room for him.

Shisan said: "Well, Master Shen is really hard to fool, no wonder Master Chu avoids him."

A little girl said: "I think brother Chu seems to avoid him so much recently."

"That's right, I passed by the martial arts training ground before, so guess what!" Anwen poked Shisan, beaming with joy.

"Master Shen is pouring wine into Master Chu! Master Chu is not cold-faced, and he drank it with a frown!"

Shisan laughed at her: "How can you see this kind of thing all day long, and don't do business every day like this, so carefully let the nanny know."

At the mention of Mammy, Anwen's round face drooped immediately, and a group of little girls took turns teasing her, and they became noisy again.

The ice grapes in the small porcelain bowl were quickly eaten up, and the left and right were idle, and a group of people leaned against the low wall to enjoy the shade, chatting about the gossip of the capital.

After chatting with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, from official secrets to maids and concubines.

Just passed the noon, and it was about to pull out Zhou Ge's dregs to bask in the sun, when he saw a guard flashing in from the courtyard gate, and hurried into the meeting hall without waiting for the thirteen pass.

Shisan's heart tightened, fearing that something might happen.

hall.

"Explore again."

"Here."

The man dressed as a guard led the order to go out, and the meeting hall fell into a dead silence.

Just now the secret guard came to report that there was a change in the [-] miles south of the city. He suspected that it was a spy from the Yan people, and he seemed to be going to Beiyan just after leaving the city gate.In the south of the city, fish and dragons were mixed together, and they were actually allowed to get out.

If it is in peacetime, a few spies in the area will send people to chase it back.It's just that the northern border has been fighting for years, and most of Daliang's troops have been transferred to the border.The rest is firmly in the old hands of Zhou Ge.

This is also the key to Huai'an Wang's slow inability to move the old clan.

He has no soldiers.

Under the hall, the servant of the Ministry of War stood up first, cupped his hands, and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, Beiyan's spies must have obtained important information when they returned to the country. If they don't arrest them, they will be ashamed of the soldiers in the northern border! There are several guards in the minister's mansion. At your disposal if you need anything!"

"Heh." A civil servant from the official department next to him sneered, "Only those of you are only enough to guard a courtyard. When they arrest people, I'm afraid they will run back to Beiyan."

"Your Highness also has personal guards!"

"The personal guards in His Highness's house have always only obeyed His Highness's orders. How can you mobilize them?"

"The country is in danger, why can't His Highness go there in person!"

The civil servant snorted coldly and said, "Have you ever thought about it, is this a trick set up by those old guys?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War is impatient, he was very angry when he was choked by this man's words, and he was about to attack.Hearing this, he suppressed his anger, gasped and said, "What do you mean by that?"

An official nearby reacted and echoed, "If His Highness gets the news, if he is arrested, he will definitely lead the guards out of the city. There is no one in the palace, and I'm afraid someone with a heart will take advantage of it."

"Then let Beiyan's people go back?!"

Seeing that there was another quarrel, someone hurriedly smoothed things over: "Maybe you can inform Your Majesty, and His Majesty will send troops."

"By the time your booklet is handed over, the people will have already run away! You're still scratching your ass!"

The civil servant of the official department was about to refute, when he saw King Huai'an raised his hand, he fell silent for a moment, waiting for the prince's order.

Only the thin lips of the person sitting on top of his hand moved slightly, and he uttered a word: "Wait."

Then he sat there firmly and stopped talking.

Although he didn't move, he had a calm momentum, as if he had made up his mind.

So the officials below stopped making noise, and sat quietly waiting for news from the hidden guards.

The chamber fell silent again.

After a cup of tea, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Chu Yue and Shen Yao stepped in one after another, their faces not looking good.

Chu Yue clasped his fists first, and said, "Your Highness, you have confirmed your identity, but you are undoubtedly spying for Beiyan."

The hearts of all the people in the room sank suddenly, and they all turned their heads to look at King Huai'an.

The prince stood up slowly, and said in a low voice, word by word: "Order someone, go to armor."

Immediately, someone stopped him: "This matter is strange, Your Highness hastily went, fearing to be caught in a trap!"

"Yes, Your Highness, please think twice!"

The prince got down from the main seat after giving his orders, and he was about to walk out of the room at this time.Hearing the advice from the courtiers behind him, he didn't turn around, but turned his head slightly.

The noon sun shone against his figure, only casting a well-defined profile.

Calm and decisive.

Just like he had made choices in difficult situations countless times before.

"It is a calamity for the country to underestimate foreign enemies and fight internal officials."

After finishing speaking, without any further hesitation, he led his personal guards away in Juechen.

He galloped all the way, and when the sun was about to set, he finally captured Beiyan's spies at an inn on the outskirts of the city.

The spy had a face that couldn't be more ordinary, and he almost escaped by mixing in the crowd.Now he is tied up by Wuhuada and brought to King Huai'an.

Keep your head down, don't kneel, and don't make a sound.

Chu Yue went up and kicked his knee hard, and the spy fell to the ground. After a moment of silence, his body gradually trembled, and he slowly raised his head, but it was a smiling face.

Because of the raised corner of the lips, that plain face instantly became cunning.

At this time, the guards who entered the inn hurried back.

"Your Highness, only Beiyan's token was found in the house, but there was no information."

……

Zhou Ge's old son-in-law, Zhou Fan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was standing outside Huai'an Palace at this time.

Behind him is almost half of the troops in the capital.

Zhou Fan slowly stepped back from the gate of the palace, raising his eyebrows.

"Break away."