"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Nanhuai, Ge Cifeng, and his son Ge Yigang stayed at the hotel and did not go out today."
In front of Zhao Yizhi, a Ziyin guard was kneeling, reporting on Ge Cifeng's movements today.
Zhao Yizhi looked at the memorials from various places. Now, in addition to the memorials from the imperial court, even the memorials from Nanhuai were also sent to Zhao Yizhi's desk. If Zhao Yizhi had not been secretly recuperating, he would have been unable to cope with so many memorials. .
"Where are the others? Chu Xiang's team entered Beijing in the morning. Are everyone else at Guanyi?" Zhao Yizhi asked without raising his head.
Ziyinwei reported one by one: "The others all walked together, and the two of them set off. Two of them went to the Xicheng market to buy things, two of them went to the clothing store and pharmacy, and two of them sat in the teahouse for a day, as if Inquiring about information is the most suspicious, so we sent extra manpower. The four people accompanying Ge Cifeng were not seen."
Zhao Yizhi bit the imperial pen in his mouth and sighed: "How is the situation over there in Chu Xiang?"
The person kneeling in front of the case seemed to be a leading official of Ziyin Guard, who was well aware of things outside the capital. He said directly: "After King Chu Xiang's troops entered the capital, the border garrison weakened and he transferred his troops back to Jingcheng. , I still don’t understand its meaning.”
"This King of Chu Xiang is really willing to leave his son and grandson in the capital? Ge Cifeng also stayed in the hotel all day long, never leaving the door or taking a step forward, like a little daughter-in-law waiting to get married, but I, Jumping up and down and remembering to be upset makes me look like a villain." Zhao Yizhi laughed at himself.
The Ziyin guard in front of him didn't know Zhao Yizhi's intention, so he lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Zhao Yizhi put away his imperial pen and closed the memorial: "I finally finished correcting it. It feels like a teacher correcting homework!"
Zi Yinwei couldn't understand, let alone answer.
"What's going on over there with He Yue'er?" Zhao Yizhi didn't expect Ziyinwei to understand, so he asked about He Yue'er's situation.
Ziyinwei replied: "He Yue'er slipped out of the house last time and was found and brought back by Zangyun and Qingtian. To this day, she has never gone out again. Today's duty is to catch the moon and stars. Everything is normal in Yi Mansion. "
Zhao Yizhi smiled and said: "Okay, don't give her a grounding order. If the injury is healed, let her go out for a walk. Just be careful and don't let anything happen to her. Tell Chen Congwei to follow you secretly, and Don’t make the little girl unhappy.”
Ziyinwei retreated silently.
"Oh, interesting." Zhao Yizhi said to himself, not knowing what "interesting" he meant.
Late at night, in Yi Mansion, rats crawled in and out one after another. When they met each other, they "squeaked" twice and then left quickly. This situation has been happening for several days. No one in the Yi Mansion knew that the bottom of the Yi Mansion had been hollowed out by rats, and "strategic arteries" were formed under the Yi Mansion.
The maids Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang withdrew from He Yue'er's room. They had just served He Yue'er to lie down and were walking in the corridor.
Xiaolan: "I've been having nightmares these past few nights. Really, I can't sleep well."
Xiao Huang was shocked: "Huh? Me too, I've been having nightmares these days. What did you dream about?"
Xiao Lan looked around and whispered mysteriously: "I dreamed that this house was full of...rats!!!" Suddenly, Xiao Lan's voice rose several times higher, which scared Xiao Huang.
"Oh, if you dream of a mouse, it's just a mouse. Why are you shouting?" Xiao Huang patted his chest and complained to Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan pointed forward tremblingly: "There are...there are...there are mice..."
Xiao Huang looked along the direction and saw a large group of mice gathering in the corner, like a big squirming meat ball.
Seeing this, Xiao Huang's claws suddenly became numb, and his teeth kept chattering: "So... so many mice... Ah... Ah San... Ah Si... Come quickly..." The voice was as gentle as a mosquito's snort, and Ah San and Ah Si naturally It can't be heard.
Just when the two women were trembling and frightened, and were about to turn around and run away, the mice took action. They stepped on each other one by one and climbed up the wall. In a specific place on the wall, there was a trace of order among the chaos. There was only one big mouse squatting on the wall, squeaking at the rats below, and staring at Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang.
Xiao Lan couldn't stand it anymore, and finally turned around to run away, but was caught by Xiao Huang: "Sister Lan, wait a minute, they... seem to be telling us something."
Xiao Lan was grabbed by Xiao Huang, closed her eyes and froze in place, and said loudly: "Don't drag me, I am most afraid of this thing, what can a group of mice tell us!"
However, Xiao Huang held on to Xiao Lan tightly. Although she had discovered some clues about the rats, she was still afraid. She did not dare to stay here alone without holding Xiao Lan.
The rats on the wall climbed up each other, and after a commotion, they finally stopped. Xiao Huang used the faint moonlight to see clearly that the rats used the white wall as paper and themselves as characters to "write" words on the wall!
Xiao Huang looked at the three big characters on the wall and covered his mouth in surprise: "This...is..."
Xiaolan closed her eyes and asked, "What are you writing about? What did you see?"
"I...I can't read..." Xiao Huang said something embarrassingly from the hand covering her mouth. "Sister Lan, look quickly, what is this word?"
The little blue eyes opened a slit and looked towards the wall. Sure enough, as Xiao Huang said, rats were crawling densely on the wall, forming three big characters.
"I...I can't read either. Come on, wake up Ah San and the others. Ask who knows how to read and see what the characters are!" Xiao Lan saw that the mouse had no ill intentions and instead formed three big characters on the wall. His fear weakened a bit, and he quickly pulled Xiao Huang and ran towards Asan's male servant's dormitory.
The big rat on the wall stomped on the wall like a human being, as if it was angry, but it had no choice but to continue squatting on the wall and keep "squeaking" at the rat below.
There was an eagle whistle in the air, and an eagle fell from the sky. It grabbed the big mouse on the wall with its sharp claws and flew back into the night sky.
Qingtian on the tree trunk was taking a nap. When he heard the noise, he opened one eye and looked at his pet: "What did you catch again? The little guy is really amazing." After saying that, he closed his eyes, changed into a comfortable position and started again. Fell asleep.
The rats on the wall, which had lost control of the big rat, suddenly dispersed, fell down from the wall, and started running around in Yi Mansion. At this time, two more big mice came out of the mouse hole and screamed "squeak" at the group of rats. Only then did the chaotic group of rats react. They divided into two groups and ran towards the two big mice respectively. into the rat hole behind him.
There was silence in the courtyard for a while.
Xiao Lan and Xiao Huang quickly left and returned, followed by the sleepy Ah San and Ah Si.
"Two aunts, what are you doing in the middle of the night? What on earth are you asking us to watch?" Ah San complained with a yawn.
"You will know when you come here and see!" Xiaolan led the way and soon arrived at the corridor just now. She closed her eyes and pointed at the wall and said, "Look, what is there!"
Ah San and Ah Si rubbed their eyes and looked around: "What? There's nothing there!"
Xiao Huang shook Xiao Lan and said, "Sister Lan, those mice are gone!"
Xiaolan opened her eyes and looked, and sure enough, the wall was empty and there was nothing.
"Sister Huang and I both saw those who were here just now. How come such a large group of rats disappeared?"
Ah San complained: "Are you all confused at night? How come there are so many rats in the house given to me by Your Majesty?"
"It's true. Sister Lan and I just came out of Madam's room and saw it when we walked here. You see, our clothes are still well-dressed, and we haven't slept yet!"
Seeing the two women's words, Ah Si jumped out of the corridor and walked towards the wall to check.
Ah San turned around and said, "Oh, we have to get up early to work tomorrow, so don't bother us. I'll go back to bed first."
"Ah San, come here!" Ah Si squatted in the corner and called: "You two are right, there are indeed rats here!"
When Ah San heard Ah Si's words, he walked out of the corridor with doubts and came to Ah Si's side: "Where are you?"
Ah Si pointed to the corner of the wall and said: "The grass here in the corner has been trampled flat. Such a large amount is definitely not something that one mouse can do. It is obvious that there is a large group. There is also a lot of mouse droppings on the ground."
Ah San took a closer look and saw that what Ah Si said was indeed true. The two walked to the corridor and walked back to the corridor: "It seems that there is really a rat infestation in the house. I will tell Mr. Wang of the accountant tomorrow and spend some money to buy some rat poison."
Xiaolan repeatedly stopped her: "No, no, no, no, no, no. Those mice were lying on the wall, twisting and turning, as if they were writing something. But Sister Huang and I are illiterate, so we don't know what was written. What. If we just drug them to death, what should we do if something goes wrong?"
Ah San and Ah Si frowned, and Ah Si said, "Why don't you tell Madam tomorrow and let Madam make the decision."
Several people nodded at the same time, agreeing with Ah Si's proposal. Without further ado, Ah San and Ah Si sent the two girls back to the maid's dormitory and then turned back. The huge Yi Mansion quickly became quiet.
In the corner of the palace, Hu Lishan was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Read more! Read more! What can young people do if they don't study! At my age, I still read books when I have nothing to do. In such a big Yi family, what can happen if the servants are illiterate? Morality!!! I lost another one! When Yi Xiaodao comes back, I must let him go back and teach his servants, so that they can study more!"
In the hotel, Ge Cifeng was sitting in his room, hearing the reports coming from the dark, sometimes nodding, sometimes thinking deeply.
"Fourth Young Master? Is there such a person in the world?"
"There is a young master in the Jianghu whose pronunciation is very similar to the fourth young master. However, it is rumored that this young master has already traveled overseas to find an island to settle. Moreover, this young master has extremely high martial arts skills and superb swordsmanship. If he comes, Chen Cong will The three guards are invincible."
"Hmm... If it's not in the Jianghu, then where can it be? A vassal king? There are many princes in Sichuan and Shu. In addition, King Xigui also has four sons... No, it's impossible. Xigui is a die-hard loyalist of the court. It is absolutely impossible to send people to the capital to cause chaos. On the contrary, the king of the North... has many heirs, and it is said that he is related to the Northern Yi barbarians..."
"Is there any news about Miss Yue'er?" Ge Cifeng stopped thinking about it and asked about He Yue'er's situation.
There was silence in the darkness.
On the other hand, a sinister words came out: "I found an old friend in this capital..."
"Check it out. If you are a free-spirited person, you should be used by me. If you have surrendered to the court..." Ge Cifeng cast a look in the corner.
"Follow your orders, hey hey hey, hiss~"
