It's a pity that she couldn't show it at all. Instead, she could only smile and say: "Thank you for your concern, Master Zu. There is nothing wrong with my body. I can recover with more practice."
The maid Rong Mo on the side was a little puzzled: "Hey, Princess, you have a lot of gray hair. If Master Zu can cure it, let him cure it quickly..."
Before she could finish speaking, Bi Linglong glared at her: "Shut up!"
Rong Mo looked depressed, but he didn't dare to say anything wrong with the Crown Princess. He could only stare at Zu An with his lips pouted, and muttered: "It's all my fault that this guy can only say some pretty words and make me misunderstood and embarrassed. "
"How is the prince's health?" Zu Tian asked in a pretentious manner. After all, in front of so many people, there seemed to be something wrong with only caring about the prince's concubine.
"Thanks to Mr. Zu's vigorous protection, although the prince suffered some injuries, his life is not affected. He was just frightened in the secret realm. Now he has nightmares and talks nonsense in the middle of the night from time to time. The imperial doctor has prescribed some calming medicine. He should be able to recover after a period of recuperation." Bi Linglong responded in a formulaic manner, and at the same time took the opportunity to praise Zu An's contribution. Sure enough, after hearing this, others looked at Zu An with envious eyes. At this time, she was also very worried. Comfortable.
"It's fine." Naturally, Zu An didn't really care about the prince. Thinking of what he saw when he entered the palace, he asked, "I heard that the demon clan invaded?"
"Yes," Bi Linglong looked a little solemn, "The news just came back to Beijing last night that the demon clan broke through the northern defense line and even massacred the important border town of Mobei City."
"Massacre the city?" Zu An looked a little unhappy. I had only seen such words in history books before, but I didn't expect that one day I would be able to experience it up close.
"That's right, the demon people are so abominable even if they don't leave chickens or dogs alone!" Bi Linglong's eyes flashed with hatred.
"What does the court plan to do?" Zu An asked.
Bi Linglong replied: "Those people fought fiercely in the early dynasty, but they were basically the main ones. I have never suffered such a big loss since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. It is not the character of us Zhou people to swallow our anger. Even The students from the National College have gone to the palace gate to petition, and they are willing to go to the front line to kill the demon. But of course the court does not agree. The blood stains from the National College are the future pillars of the country, how can they be allowed to sacrifice on the front line in advance."
"I heard that the candidate for this expedition is likely to be Duke Cheng Guo?" Zu An asked.
Bi Linglong's face changed slightly, and she waved her hand to let the others go down, but she also wanted to keep the maid Rong Mo by her side to show her innocence: "Yes, if not unexpected, he should be Duke Cheng. The entire court, in terms of reputation, In terms of qualifications, there is no more suitable candidate than Duke Cheng."
Zu An asked tentatively: "Dong Cheng is also a good thing for the East Palace."
Bi Linglong shook her head and looked at him deeply: "It might have been a good thing before, but it may not be so now."
Zu An was startled, and immediately realized that they had experienced hostility against the emperor in the secret realm, so it was now in their best interest for the emperor and the Qi King's lineage to check and balance each other.
Rong Mo looked at Zu An and Bi Linglong for a while, wondering if their words were just riddles, why I couldn't quite understand them.
The three of them had their own thoughts, and the room fell into a strange silence.
After a while, a maid suddenly came to report: "To report to the Crown Princess, someone from the imperial study room sent news that the emperor has summoned Mr. Zu."
Rong Mo couldn't help but said sourly: "Master Zu is really deeply favored by the saints. The emperor will summon you every three or five."
She had been serving the Crown Princess conscientiously for so many years in the palace, but the emperor had never summoned her alone.
Zu An replied: "There is no way. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."
Rong Mo: "..."
I feel as if I have been offended.
Bi Linglong had a worried expression on her face. Only she knew that this did not necessarily mean favor. She quietly transmitted her vitality and said, "Be careful."
Zu An smiled at her: "Don't worry, I still have to heal your injuries. How can I be willing to get into trouble in advance?"
Bi Linglong secretly spat, hooligan!
Rong Mo, who was on the side, had a strange look on his face. She also saw Zu An's inexplicable smile. Of course, she would not think that Zu An dared to tease the princess so boldly. She subconsciously thought that he was teasing her, and thought that this guy was not interested in this girl. Have you coveted her beauty?
Hum, the toad wants to eat the swan meat.
Zu An went all the way to the royal study room and nodded when he met Eunuch Wen. Eunuch Wen also smiled in return, but when the other party entered the room, he quietly shook his head.
Even Zhu Xie could sense the change in the emperor's preferences. As a confidant of the emperor, how could he not notice the change in the emperor's attitude towards Zu An?
"I've met the emperor!" After entering the royal study, Zu An noticed that the emperor's face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, and he was obviously not in a good mood.
"Sit!" the emperor pointed to the stool beside him and said.
Zu An was a little "flattered" at once. After so many times in the imperial study room, was this the first time he was given a seat?
But he woke up immediately, and something went wrong and he became a monster.
He had also been the emperor for many years in the secret realm of Yinxu, and he immediately realized that this was a common tactic used by emperors. He had clearly intended to kill you, but instead he treated you with favors and favors to make you careless.
Zu An was a little confused. Could it be that the secret realm was exposed?
No, if those things were exposed, the emperor would definitely tear him to pieces on the spot, and he would not play such vain tricks.
That should be his instinct as an emperor. He was worried that the soul splitting incident would be exposed, and he didn't want the survivors who passed through the secret realm to survive.
And he needs me now, so he is so cowardly.
"Is your injury healed?" the emperor asked kindly.
Zu An replied: "Thanks to the care of the imperial doctors, although he has not fully recovered, he can still move freely."
The other party is so amiable and approachable, which makes me quite cautious. On the contrary, it is more reassuring to see me threatened and intimidated at every turn... Hey, this idea seems a bit cheap.
"That's good,"
The emperor nodded, "It just so happens that there is a task that you need to do now."
Zu Anxin thought it was true, but the emotion in his heart did not show at all: "I don't know what the mission is."
The emperor said: "Something happened in Prince Qi's palace a few days ago. Prince Qi's concubine drowned in the pond in the middle of the night. There are many fishy things about this matter. Go and investigate and give justice to Prince Qi."
Zu An had a weird look on his face, God damn it, King Qi, when did you two become such brothers and sisters?
Death in Prince Qi's Mansion, even if it was not an accident, must have something to do with Prince Qi. Now it is clear that he is going after Prince Qi to investigate this case.
He said with some embarrassment: "Shouldn't Zongzheng handle this kind of matter? King Qi's side concubine has a distinguished status, so it is not convenient for our embroidered clothes envoys to handle it."
He wanted the emperor and King Qi to check and balance each other, and he didn't want to rush between them and charge into battle.
The emperor shook his head: "This time you are not using your identity as Gold Medal Eleven to investigate the case, but using your original identity."
Zu An: "???"
Are you kidding? I just experienced the secret realm. It’s okay if others don’t know about it. King Qi must have known that all the masters he sent were wiped out. Zu An, the only survivor, is the biggest suspect. Maybe he saw it. He wanted to get rid of it quickly, and at this time, he went to Prince Qi's Mansion to investigate the case. It was the old man who had eaten arsenic - he thought he would live longer.
The emperor said calmly: "I asked you to hand over the fake "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" to King Qi before. How is it going?"
Zu An said with a headache: "I haven't found any suitable opportunity to give him the fake secret book yet."
The emperor glanced at him: "So I am giving you this opportunity now. When you go to Prince Qi's Mansion to investigate the case, you will have many opportunities to contact Prince Qi. Then you must hand over the fake secret book to him as soon as possible and reasonably."
Zu An fell into silence. He understood why the other party was so anxious. In the past, the emperor was not so anxious about this matter because he was strong enough at that time and could perfectly suppress King Qi. However, he lost a soul in the secret realm, although he did not know the specific details. level, but it will obviously greatly damage his strength. Maybe now he is not confident enough to suppress King Qi, so he needs to use fake secrets to help.
No wonder he didn't announce the actions of Prince Qi's Mansion in the secret realm before. It turns out that the most fundamental reason is here.
Seeing that he remained silent, the emperor raised his eyebrows: "What, is there a problem?"
Zu An raised his head with a smile on his face: "No problem, I will do my best!"
This is good, there is a chance to get close to the King of Qi. If he wants to check and balance the two sides, he obviously does not have enough chips with the King of Qi. This time, he might be able to take the opportunity to improve his relationship with the King of Qi.
The emperor frowned. He always felt that the other person's smile was a little strange. For the first time, he felt unpredictable.
He shook his head, thinking it must be an illusion. I can control the life and death of this little gangster with just a thought, how can he be so sophisticated: "Okay, please step back and act as soon as possible."
