"Sir, it's getting late, let's take a rest early~"
In the north of the city, there is a small mansion.
Sun Shutong, the minister of official affairs, was sitting in his study reading. Faced with the repeated urgings of his two beautiful concubines, he frowned tightly.
"Don't you see that I still have something to do?"
"You two stand down and are not allowed to enter my study again!"
After being scolded by Sun Shutong, the two concubines were so frightened that they quickly closed the study door and left in despair.
Sun Shutong wanted to read again, but the study door rang again, making his expression even more impatient.
"I told you not to come in!"
"What, do you want to be taken care of by the family again?"
The butler's voice sounded outside the door: "Master Sun, the guard guarding the Suzaku Gate has sent a message."
"There is something very important that I need to present to you right away!"
Suzaku Gate?
Isn't that the south gate of the palace?
The guard guarding the palace gate sent him a message. Could it be that he was entrusted by someone in the palace...
Thinking of this, Sun Shutong didn't even have time to put on his shoes and quickly opened the door to the study.
"Please invite the guards in quickly!"
Seeing that he was indeed a guard from the Suzaku Sect, Sun Shutong was flattered: "Please sit down, please sit down!"
"Come here, show me some tea for the guard..."
"No need," the guard shook his head expressionlessly, and took out a secret letter from his arms, "Master Sun, this is for you."
After the mission was completed, the guards didn't stop for long, and immediately turned around and left the Sun Mansion, returning to the palace to deliver their errands.
Sun Shu stepped back from the screen, took out the letter from the secret letter, and read it back and forth several times.
The handwriting on the letter was from the second prince himself.
But the content of the letter surprised Sun Shutong!
"Concubine Shu has been banned for many days. The whole court is speculating whether Concubine Shu said something that offended the queen, so she was punished..."
"I never expected that not only will His Majesty not lift Concubine Shu's confinement, but he also plans to put Concubine Shu to death!"
"And the person behind this incident turned out to be..."
"It's actually Prince Rong!"
Seeing this, the expression on Sun Shutong's face was somewhat meaningful.
In the past, when the deposed prince was still there, the fight between him and the second prince was very fierce.
On weekdays, whenever the two of them meet on a narrow road, they are bound to be tit-for-tat, and they look at each other very unfavorably.
Overt and covert fights in the court are commonplace!
Because of this matter, the current emperor also reprimanded the two of them.
But now compared with Prince Rong, the struggle between the deposed prince and the second prince seems a bit trivial.
It's even like a child who can't stand up to the stage, and the courtiers just laugh it off!
When Prince Rong takes action, it’s really a matter of killing and leaving no way out...
Sun Shutong continued to read the contents of the secret letter, and the last few sentences made his pupils shrink instantly.
He read the contents of the letter back and forth three times, and his originally calm face became increasingly fanatical.
"Haha...hahahaha!"
"Wonderful...wonderful!"
"I originally thought that Prince Rong's attack would be sure to hit the second prince so hard that he would be unable to resist!"
"I didn't expect...I didn't expect it!"
"I didn't expect that the Second Prince wouldn't show any mercy to the other party if he didn't take action!"
Thinking of this, Sun Shutong couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
"Prince Rong, Prince Rong, you are going smoothly now, I am afraid you will never think of..."
"The second prince is much smarter than you think!"
…
at the same time.
"Vice general, please stop drinking!"
"I'll give you a head massage to make you feel comfortable, okay?"
"..."
Inside Li Ping'an's mansion.
Li Ping'an was sitting alone by the window drinking wine. Facing the coquettish woman beside him, he really couldn't arouse the slightest interest.
The general's future is uncertain, and the second prince is reluctant to tell him what to do next.
When he thought of all this headache, Li Ping'an became extremely anxious and upset!
The most important thing is that I know that the situation is serious, but I can't do anything.
This feeling of powerlessness made Li Ping'an even more confused.
Looking at the charming woman in cool clothes, Li Ping'an didn't even raise his eyes and kicked her over.
"Things with no eyes!"
"You don't want to see if I'm in a mood now?"
"puff--"
The woman vomited blood and immediately flew out like a kite with its string broken.
However, the woman didn't seem to care about her injuries. Instead, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Ping'an.
"I know my mistake!"
"Vice general, calm down!"
Li Ping'an waved his hand: "Go kneel in the yard and think about your mistakes."
"When do you know you're wrong? When do you come back?"
The woman panicked: "I already know my mistake!"
"Vice general, please spare my life!"
It's cold weather now, and if you stand outside for just a short while, you'll start to shiver with cold.
If I really have to kneel outside all night, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death!
But there was no mercy in Li Ping'an's eyes: "Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
Facing the extremely sinister Li Ping'an, the woman dared not say a word, so she could only drag herself and limp to the yard to receive the punishment.
After punishing the maid, Li Ping'an was in a good mood, as if the big stone weighing on his heart had lightened a lot.
Just as he was about to drink a few more drinks, he saw the butler and two guards from the Suzaku Gate coming to the door.
"Vice General, someone from the palace is here, saying they have something important to report!"
Li Ping'an took a closer look and found that the two city gate guards who came were indeed from the Xu family army.
"What's up?"
One of the guards took out the secret letter and presented it to Li Pingan with both hands.
"Vice General Li, this is a letter from the Second Prince to you."
Li Ping'an took the letter and couldn't help but feel confused.
In the middle of the night, the second prince sent a message to him. Could it be that there was some urgent matter?
And the most important thing is that when the second prince had something to do in the past, he always sent his entourage to notify him of the meeting.
These guards at the palace gate have never been allowed to show up!
No matter how you look at this behavior tonight, it feels strange and weird!
A bad premonition arose in Li Ping'an's heart. Could it be that...
Looking at the secret letter handed over, Li Ping'an hesitated.
The two guards delivering the letter exchanged glances. Seeing that Li Pingan was reluctant to accept the letter, the leading guard opened his mouth and said, "Vice General, you'd better read the contents of the letter quickly!"
"The second prince has an explanation. The contents of the letter are extremely urgent."
"After you have seen it, be sure to get things done before dawn."
"It's time for me to return to the palace and report to His Highness the Second Prince!"
Li Ping'an was already very uneasy, and when he heard this, he became even more uneasy in an instant!
The fallen fragment of the tiger talisman is in the hands of the second prince. The thing he wants to ask him to do must be related to this matter...
