Cai Xianqing was afraid that others would see it, so he kept the memorial letter in his arms and refused to take it out. He was waiting for the right opportunity to send a truly trustworthy emissary to deliver the memorial letter to Beijing.
But it happened at an awkward time. Not long after he accepted Wei Huai's letter, he saw someone from the prince's palace visiting, saying that the prince was very interested and wanted to invite another troupe to make arrangements for him.
Cai Xianqing nodded, sent the man out, and then started to think about it. He didn't dare to leave the memorial in his apartment, and he was afraid that if he took it with him, someone with sharp eyes would see it. Once the prince discovered it, he could only use the method of "Meng De to present his sword" to get past it. But Wan Heshun is such a smart person, and this little trick that can only be found in stories must not be hidden from him. By that time, it can be said that we are helpless and waiting to die.
He thought about it for a while, but unfortunately he had no good idea, so he had to bite the bullet and go for it. He was about to temporarily call a few actors from Laolang'an to arrange the cast, but fortunately the troupe from Zhejiang had just returned, so they were not allowed to rest and continued to practice the opera.
Two days later, the time had come, and the palace sent a car to pick up Cai Xianqing. The group got into the car and went straight to the gate of the palace.
The same old servant Xu from before came out, bowed, and led Cai Xianqing and others into the garden. I have already stated it, so I won’t say more.
Cai Xianqing entered Zixintang alone and saw Wan Heshunzheng and his wife chatting idly through the bamboo curtain.
"Prince." He stopped there and saluted.
Wan Heshun turned and looked outside the curtain: "It's Xian Qing..."
He immediately looked at his wife and ordered: "Get back for now."
"come in."
Cai Xianqing gently opened the bamboo curtain and knelt down in front of Wan Heshun.
"The little man Cai Xianqing kowtows to the prince!" He kowtowed respectfully.
"No need." Wan Heshun smiled and helped him up.
"Prince..." Cai Xianqing raised her head and looked directly into his eyes. When she saw that look that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, she immediately felt guilty. Fortunately, he had weathered many storms and remained calm, without showing any signs of losing his composure.
"What?" Wan Heshun was still laughing, but this time he squinted his eyes, leaving only a slit at the corner of his eyes, and the wrinkles were piled up.
When Cai Xianqing saw his expression change, he felt a chill in his heart.
"What show are you listening to today?"
Wan Heshun twitched his fingers: "How about listening to "Belief", "Deceit", "Terror", and then "Koujian"..."
"Where is this "Dexin"..." Cai Xianqing saw that the passage he picked seemed to be referring to something, but she didn't know if she was thinking too much, so she couldn't help but feel panicked.
Wan Heshun smiled at him again: "How come you, a singer, don't know this?"
"The Palace of Eternal Life! The Palace of Eternal Life!" Cai Xianqing laughed and clapped his hands, trying to cover up his panic.
"Then go down and make arrangements."
"yes."
Cai Xianqing rolled up the bamboo curtain, walked out of the house, walked straight to the aisle in front of the door, sat on the chair next to him, wiped his sweat, sighed, and stared at the screen wall.
His choice was so rash that he didn't have enough reaction. His mind went blank for a while before he started thinking about things.
He once again put two paths in front of him: one is to sacrifice his life for the sake of justice, and the other is to betray Wei Huai for the sake of future and ambition. Cai Xianqing wavered, letting go of the memorial book and holding it tightly, wandering unsteadily.
"Master Cai, is it time to prepare for the show?" the actors outside the door shouted.
"Talk too much! What are you talking about there...what are you shouting about!" Cai Xianqing yelled distractedly.
He pushed his chair and stood up. He knew how important the role he played was, and the success or failure of the New Deal was like a rope, gently tied to his choice. Although he also wanted a new policy that would benefit the world, he finally bowed his head to his own future and ruthlessly cut off the rope.
He took out the memorial book, read it once, and then turned back to the bamboo curtain. He stopped saying hello and opened the curtain directly. Seeing Wan Heshun still sitting there, he knelt forward firmly and said, "Your Majesty, I forgot to give you this!" As he said, he would play the music. The book was slowly handed to Wan Heshun.
Prince Wan smiled calmly, as if he didn't think it was any trouble. He took it as a matter of course and glanced at it quietly for a few times.
"Okay, Wei Huai is so bold, he dares to bypass my place and go directly to the capital. He is smart, smart..." He sneered.
"That's it. I saw that he was acting suspiciously at Huaiqing Bridge yesterday, so I used this guy's excuse to trick him into giving me the memorial, so that I could hand it over to the prince..." Cai Xianqing used Said in a flattering tone.
"Does he know about Liu Zhennian's situation?" Wan Heshun asked.
"That guy definitely doesn't know!" Cai Xianqing said through gritted teeth as if he was letting out a breath of bad breath, glad that he finally didn't have to lie.
"He has saved his life...otherwise this person would never be allowed to stay." Wan Heshun snorted a few sinister laughs from his nose.
"This guy is so shameless to see you! You are so magnanimous for tolerating all the nonsense he did in Nanjing! I didn't expect such forgetfulness..." Cai Xianqing tried her best to please the prince and started to curse. ——He can have transcendent knowledge, but there will also be times when he is humbler than anyone else.
"Okay, okay, as long as we know it, we won't argue with him."
"The play...is still going on?"
"Play it!" Wan Heshun clapped his hands together, "Let Wei Huai know that it is me who has won the trust, and Xianqing who has lied. Since his performance of "Koujian" is not successful, tell him to go to "The Horror Change" by himself. "Come on!" He just opened his heart and laughed.
Wei Huai waited for three months. He still didn't see any reply from the imperial court, so he was extremely surprised and wrote a letter to Cai's residence to inquire about the memorial. Cai Xianqing was so busy all day that he almost forgot about this matter. When he saw Wei Huai coming to ask, he slapped his thigh and hurriedly thought about how to get back to him. However, as soon as he thought of a solution, he was ready to hastily reply to him on the grounds that "although it was delivered to the court, it probably disappeared and the emperor never saw it". However, Cai Xianqing still felt guilty, so he took an hour to write a eloquent reply and solemnly replied.
Wei Huai only thought that this was the reason, and sighed with great sadness.
After Xia Yuanlong got the news, he also regretted that his plan failed. He was ashamed to be the auxiliary minister of the leader of the alliance. He quite lamented that he could not control his arms internally, but he was invincible and docile externally.
During this period, Wei Huai accomplished nothing and was frustrated. As a result, people in the literary world were panicked, and the situation suddenly became turbulent. The "Yang Party" who yearns for Yang Huaisheng has made a comeback. The two factions are at loggerheads and civil strife breaks out - this is a dilemma Wei Huai has never experienced before.
