After Xu Bai handed the jade pendant back to Zhao Jin, he walked straight behind the screen. Soon Su Yixin couldn't detect his breath.
There should be some kind of compartment behind the screen.
"Miss Su, please come here. I need your help with something."
"Say it."
Since Gu Qingjue specifically stated this in his letter, this matter must not be an ordinary matter.
According to the relationship between Zhao Jin and Gu Qingjue, as long as she can help, she will not take advantage of Qiao and happily let Zhao Jin talk about things.
"The Eighth King is sick."
Zhao Jin's tone was solemn, and he did not gloat.
Su Yixin knew that the Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan had a very high prestige in the court. Especially in recent years, there were many people who had been favored by officials and secretly supported the Eighth King.
Why is this situation caused.
This starts with the death of the second prince of the official family.
In February of the first year of Qingli, that is, March 24, 1041 AD, the second prince of the Guan family fell seriously ill and died young. So far, the Guan family was still childless at the age of over thirty-six.
At this age, once the prince dies, all forces are ready to take action.
Even though there is still a prince in the palace now.
This prince was born in September last year and is still only half a year old. The previous two princes died at birth and the other at the age of three. It is said that this prince is also in poor health and whether he can grow up is a question.
But today's official family is already thirty-six years old.
If something happens to this prince, the bloodline of the royal family will be cut off.
It was also said that the Eighth Prince was seriously ill, which aroused the prying eyes of all parties. This was because when the Queen Mother Liu E was still alive, she took Prince Ding, Zhao Yunliang, the Eighth King's son, into the palace and raised him as a prince for a period of time.
Later, due to official reasons, he didn't like his cousin very much, so Zhao Yunliang rarely came to the palace for fear of being jealous.
But the heirs of the royal family were in decline, and even if he did not go to the palace, he still could not resist the courtiers' insistence on him.
However, another descendant of the Zhao family also has a high voice, that is, the child who has been raised under the knees of Queen Cao since he was a child. Before the second prince Zhao Xin was born, he came to the palace when he was only three years old and was The official family adopted him as an adopted son and gave him the title of Zongshi.
He originally thought that he would become a prince smoothly, but within a few years, after the birth of the prince Zhao Xin, the third son of the official family, Zhao Xi, was born.
He was sent back to his biological father Zhao Yunrang.
This once adopted son of an official family was gradually forgotten.
Who is Zhao Yunrang?
He is the third son of Zhao Yuanfen, the fourth son of Zhenzong of Song Dynasty, King Shang Gongjing. He is the cousin of Zhao Yunliang who was brought into the palace to raise him.
Their dads, one is in line four and the other is in line eight.
Now, Zhao Zongshi has just turned ten years old, but because he was also raised in the palace, many people are staring at him now that the official family has no children.
"He is ill. Has the DPRK and China raised the issue of establishing a heir again?"
Zhao Jin nodded: "Now that the prince is in poor health, the courtiers have written a letter asking the officials to train the heir in advance."
Su Yixin: "..."
Some ministers really dare to say so.
There is still a prince in charge of the official family, and he even mentioned the matter of heir. Isn't this a clear stab at the official family's heart?
"Didn't the officials punish the ministers who suggested it?"
"How to deal with it? They just suggested it, and they didn't force the official family to choose someone to train as a prince now. Moreover, the official family has always been kind and said that there is a prince in the palace, so the matter was dismissed."
Yes, this Emperor Renzong was famous for his kindness in history.
"What do you want me to help you with?"
Zhao Jin said: "Follow me to the Eighth Prince's Mansion to see his condition."
The Eighth King was seriously ill, and a famous imperial doctor was standing by. Those doctors were much more capable than she was. Zhao Jin must have known this, and if he wanted her to go, that was because he suspected that there was something fishy about the Eighth King's illness.
From Gu Qingjue's daily conversations, Su Yixin knew that Zhao Jin actually belonged to the opposing faction of the Eight Kings Party.
Now that the Eight Kings are seriously ill, they should be happy to see him succeed.
But I didn’t expect to care so much about the Eight Kings.
Because of this, Su Yixin's favorability towards Zhao Jin has increased a lot.
"Okay, I'll do my best."
I thought I would give her a night's rest, but unexpectedly, after Su Yixin agreed, Xu Bai, who had just left, appeared again, this time directly leading the two of them behind the screen where they had just disappeared.
Behind the screen is a huge round wooden bed with pink curtains and tassels hanging from the top, which is indescribably ambiguous.
This should be Xu Bai's bed.
Sure enough, it's quite irritating.
Xu Bai pressed his hand on a place in front of the bed. Because it was blocked by his body, Su Yixin didn't know where Xu Bai was pressing it.
After pressing the button, he opened the quilt on the bed to reveal a step that could accommodate one person. Zhao Jin lifted his robe, took out a luminous pearl the size of a pigeon egg from his chest, and walked down first.
Su Yixin also took out a pink luminous pearl from her storage bag and followed behind.
Xu Bai didn't follow, and Qinlian Su Yixin didn't let her follow either.
Since they entered and exited through a secret passage, their visit to the Eighth Prince's Mansion must be kept secret. Xu Bai stayed in the room to cover up, and Qin Lian, who followed her into the Zangxiang Pavilion, had to guard outside the door. It only makes sense.
Coming out of the secret passage is the backyard of a house, and the exit is a rockery.
Su Yixin's eyesight was very good, and she could tell that the rockery pond in the backyard had a well-proportioned scenery. It was the backyard of a wealthy family.
But at this time, except for a few black-clad guards guarding the rockery entrance, there was no light at all in the backyard.
Zhao Jin didn't introduce him, and Su Yixin didn't ask.
Silence followed Zhao Jin all the way, and after half an hour, he arrived at the back door of the Eighth Prince's House.
Zhao Jin gently knocked on the door. Two long and three short were heard. Soon a man dressed as a guard and about forty men opened the door.
Before entering, Zhao Jin covered his face with a black scarf, and Su Yixin covered it with the energy of the five elements. After entering, the man dressed as a guard quickly shuttled through the verandah, and soon stopped in a quiet courtyard.
Just when Su Yixin was wondering if this man was the spy arranged by Zhao Jin in the Eighth Prince's Palace, the man had already started knocking on the door.
A servant girl in her twenties opened the door and introduced the person into the room without saying a word.
From the outside, the yard looks very remote and secluded. There are many bamboos living in the yard. When they first came in, they saw that there are also many in the backyard. Because the bamboos are very tall, they can see the tops of the bamboos in the yard.
However, when I came in, I found that the room was very large, and the layout was extremely thorough and luxurious. There were chairs made of fine wood on both sides, four on the left and four on the left, for a total of eight chairs, which corresponded to the eight kings.
Looking further ahead, there is a huge screen with eight panels. Each panel has a different pattern. They are all made of fine golden nanmu and can be folded.
