Han Changsheng immediately became energetic and raised his ears to listen to what they were saying.
Ling You frowned and asked: "Isn't this... too showy?"
Xie Zhao smiled and said: "If you go there as the master of Laojun Mountain and as one of the few young geniuses in the Saint King Realm of the younger generation, it will naturally be too high-profile and easily attract attention.
——But now we are just guests of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion and friends of the adopted daughter of the Jiumen Admiral in the countryside. This status is not too ordinary in Zhaoge City. In this Kyoto, where every tile that falls will hit a few poor relatives of a wealthy family, it is not eye-catching. "
"Poor relative" Yu Anan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but also looked forward to it.
She grew up in Yufu's house in the west of Pingzhou City. Her understanding of the outside world came entirely from the thousands of books in her mother Ning's study.
She couldn't help but murmur to herself: "...I wonder what the banquet hosted by the eldest princess of the imperial dynasty will look like? It must be grand and breathtaking."
Han Changsheng immediately shook his head and said: "That's natural. I heard that Princess Pingyang has always been the most extravagant and wasteful, and loves luxury. Those at her banquet dare not say more, but there must be some who are intoxicated and amazed."
Ling You frowned slightly. He looked at Xie Zhao and pointedly said, "Since Princess Pingyang said that most of the dignitaries in the capital have sent out invitations this time, there will be many people and mixed eyes..."
He didn't say all the rest, but he knew that with Xie Zhao's intelligence, he would definitely understand what he meant.
Unexpectedly, Xie Zhao smiled nonchalantly and said with curved eyebrows:
"It doesn't matter. Although I have... been to Zhaoge before, I just have to wear a mask like today. When others see the black and blue birthmark on half of my face under the mask, they will Knowing that I am an extremely ugly person, you would not be interested in me even if you thought about it."
Especially today, she had such a close encounter with Princess Pingyang, and she had a near-miss, which made her courageous again.
——The low-key and sluggishness when I first entered Zhaoge have completely disappeared after this battle!
This guy is obviously lively and energetic again, and his courage has swelled up a lot.
Xie Zhao saw that Ling You was still hesitating, so he advised again: "What's more, before Bai Mengxian's birthday on the Mid-Autumn Festival, both of us are idle.
If you attend such a crowded banquet, you might even meet a few descendants of the Bai family. Then, under the influence of alcohol, you can make casual inquiries about Mr. Bai Meng's current situation. Wouldn't that be easy? Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. "
Ling You seemed to be persuaded by her at last. He looked at Han Changsheng and Yu Anan's expressions that were shining with anticipation, and finally nodded gently, not forgetting to give a warning.
"It's possible, but you need to be careful about everything and try not to cause trouble."
Seeing Yu An'an nodding obediently, Ling You shook his head and sighed softly.
"An'an, actually I'm not talking about you..."
However, the two gangsters he really wanted to warn had already run away at this time.
Ling You looked with a headache at the two doors on the left and right at the end of the courtyard that had just been closed tightly. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly... Why did he feel that these two people were very uneasy when he looked at them vertically and horizontally? ?
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Tianchen Palace, Jiuchen Hall.
Eunuch Yuan, the chief eunuch of the inner palace, personally prepared the spices used in the emperor's palace at night, and carefully cleaned his hands three times before finally completely cleaning off the scent that had been stained on his hands.
He took the saucer from the little eunuch's hand, tapped his chin to indicate that he could leave, and then walked towards the inner hall.
"Your Majesty, looking under the lamp for a long time hurts your eyes. Please have some refreshments first."
The young emperor's thoughts on the memorial were interrupted. He glanced at the palm print eunuch with a half-smile, and said lightly: "Yuan Ai, you are so brave."
Although Emperor Tianchen is full of majesty and has stricter rules than the previous emperors, Yuan Ai, the commander of the internal eunuchs, is not very afraid of the young emperor most of the time because he grew up with the emperor. , an unusual eunuch in prison.
When Yuan Ai smiled, he still had a pair of dimples on his cheeks. He was obviously twenty years old, but perhaps because he had purified himself early, he actually looked more childish than the eighteen-year-old emperor.
Yuan Ai said with a smile at this time, "As long as it is for your Majesty's good, I will always be bolder."
The emperor glanced at him with a smile, and finally put down the memorial in his hand.
While rubbing his sore eye sockets, he took the tea cup handed by Yuan Ai with both hands, "Is there no news from uncle?"
Yuan Ai paused slightly.
He first winked at the eunuchs who were serving around him. After all the eunuchs had left the inner hall, he took a step forward and knelt on the footboard under the emperor's feet. Then he massaged the emperor's soles carefully. Said softly:
"Ever since the county prince left Zhaoge City a year and a half ago, there has been no trace of him. It has been more than a year since Lord Li, the admiral of the Nine Sects, Li Suhe, received the secret order from his slave. Zhaoge went to Xunyang all the way to the state capital. They also received the imperial order, but there was no message from the county prince.
Fortunately, His Majesty had already taken appropriate countermeasures. He told the court in advance that the prince was leaving Zhaoge to study abroad, so it did not cause too much trouble in the court. "
The emperor was pressed comfortably, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
Yuan Ai had served him the longest. Not only was his perfume-making skills top-notch, but his massage skills were also unmatched by ordinary eunuchs.
——Of course, the most important thing is that Yuan Ai has followed him since he was a child. He has a tight tongue, knows hot and cold, and is also familiar with the meaning.
The emperor closed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Yuan Ai, guess why uncle suddenly and silently left Zhaoge?"
Yuan Ai was quiet for a moment, then whispered softly: "Your Majesty, this servant is stupid... I don't know what the prince is thinking."
The emperor smiled. He lazily raised his eyelids and glanced at the internal prison commander who was kneeling below, and said with a hint:
"Oh? Do you not know, or do you dare not tell me? Yuan Ai, Yuan Ai, if one day you don't even tell me the truth, then there is no need for your tongue."
Yuan Ai's collar was soaked with his own cold sweat in an instant. He paused and whispered tentatively:
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean to deceive. It's just that my guess is just the conjecture of some ignorant people. I don't dare to say it out to disturb the Holy One's hearing, for fear of hindering His Majesty's judgment."
The emperor said calmly: "Since I am the emperor's holy judge, I will naturally not be disturbed by other people's words - tell me, what are your guesses about Prince Xunyang, I want to hear it."
Yuan Ai paused for a moment, not daring to disobey the holy will, so he could only say boldly: "Then please forgive me for your servant being so cowardly and being so arrogant in discussing the royal family...
The servant privately thought that the Duke's departure from Zhaoge might be related to His Majesty's... wedding. "
