Zhu Yi was dissatisfied. Manager Cao was becoming more and more bold and dared to introduce outsiders to him privately.
He squinted his eyes, looked at the figure outside the window paper with disgust, and said coldly: "Are you introducing outsiders to see the truth?"
"yes."
"Humph... Guanshi Cao, you are an old man in the prime minister's house, don't you know the rules of the prime minister? Look at what time it is now, the prime minister is tired and doesn't want to see guests anymore. Let him go back. Come back another day!”
There was a burst of flattering laughter outside the window, which made Zhu Yi feel even more unhappy.
"Alang, you should know this guest. He is not someone that most people can just meet."
"Oh?" Zhu Yi cheered up and sat upright, "Who is it?"
"It's inconvenient for me to tell you the guest's name. The guest is waiting for Alang in the side hall!"
Zhu Yi frowned. He was even more angry and disgusted with Manager Cao's act of taking matters into his own hands. The manager of the house was becoming more and more daring and dared to take charge of him.
"Who is he?" Zhu Yi thought for a while, "Let him come here to see his true face."
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate! It would be better for Alang to change his clothes first and then go to meet the guests."
Zhu Yi was furious: "You are the master! Or you are actually the master! How dare a slave talk to the master like this!"
There was no fear in the black figure outside the window, and his tone was still calm: "Alang, there is no one else here, so there is no need to put on airs with the villain. Based on what the villain has done for Alang over the years, the villain's neck will not be stiff for a while. You have no confidence, haha..."
This is a blackmail! Zhu Yi thought of this, and he felt more and more uneasy in his heart. After many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he suddenly felt like a puppet on strings, being controlled by a big invisible hand behind him.
He had felt it for a long time, but he was unable to find out. It seemed that he might have an answer tonight.
"The slave is bullying the master!" Zhu Yi scolded.
"I don't dare!" The voice outside was frightened, but I couldn't feel the slightest fear from the other party.
Zhu Yi smiled coldly: "If you haven't changed your clothes yet, how can you go to see distinguished guests in this way?"
…
Xiao Yuwan walked out of the prison, got on her carriage, and headed towards Xuanyang Gate surrounded by a group of servants.
There were many things in her mind, and they were so disturbing and complicated that she couldn't figure them out.
While he was distressed, the carriage suddenly stopped, as if someone was blocking the carriage.
She frowned, and the maid understood, opened the small window of the car and looked out to inquire about the situation.
"Princess, it's Eunuch Gao..." the maid said respectfully.
"Eunuch Gao?"
"Go back to Your Highness the Princess. Justice Gao is waiting for Your Highness outside the car."
Xiao Yuwan looked confused. She glanced in the direction of the car window, and the maid had already stood up to help her get out of the car.
After getting off the car, I saw Gao Naiguan outside the door of the carriage, followed by two small yellow doors.
When the high official saw Xiao Yuwan get out of the car, he quickly bowed his hands.
Xiao Yuwan was still confused: "What's the matter with Mr. Gao?"
The high official looked around and said, "The eldest princess is coming with the old slave. Your Majesty is waiting for the eldest princess in front!"
Xiao Yuwan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, where is he?"
The high official smiled kindly and looked towards the front of the car.
There is a branch road over there. In front of the branch road is a weeping willow tree. The dense branches and leaves of the weeping willow just cover the intersection.
Looking carefully, it seems that there is a faint light shining through the thick branches and leaves of the weeping willow.
"Mr. Gao, why...why are you here..."
The high official looked embarrassed. He lowered his eyes and said nothing.
This is natural, no one can and no one dares to speculate on the holy will.
Xiao Yuwan calmed down her mood and said, "I'd like to ask Duke Gao to lead the way."
The high official held up his hand again: "Eldest princess, let's go with this old slave!"
…
Zhu Yi put on a green robe and a black gauze hat, and followed Manager Cao towards the side hall.
Zhu's residence was not big, and was extremely shabby compared to the residences of princes and important ministers. However, the journey took a long time, and during this time, Zhu Yi had to think about many issues.
At this moment, Zhu Yi felt disgusted when he saw the back of the slave who was slightly bowed in front of him.
When did you first have this feeling? Perhaps it had been there a long time ago, but at that time he still needed to use this self-righteous manager. What really made him want to give up this chess piece was that he knew that Prince Jiangxia was involved in that house...
Zhu Yi actually didn't know much about that house. Cao Chen had always taken care of the shady place for him.
He only knew that many of the things that the current emperor liked to play with came from that house. What was in it and how evil it was, Zhu Yi didn't really care in the past. He only cared about what things could win the emperor's favor and stabilize his family. His place in the court.
But now, that shameful place has begun to bite him back. He will never let that kind of place exist again, so he would rather shock the entire capital than let the house and its secrets be annihilated in a sea of fire.
His Majesty naturally did not pursue the matter. He knew that spreading the secrets of such a place would harm the country. However, this lack of accountability always made Zhu Yi feel uneasy.
He wanted to get rid of those insiders who were still alive, such as... Cao Chen, but His Majesty might also want to get rid of him. Several people seemed to freeze in the knowledge, but no one wanted to take the first step. road.
"Alang, what's wrong with you?"
Manager Cao suddenly turned around, with a hint of confusion in his humility.
"The truth...what happened to the truth?"
Manager Cao had a sly look on his face: "Alang is breathing heavily. Is Alang planning something?"
Zhu Yi's heart tightened. Under the weak light of the lantern, he saw two cold eyes that seemed to penetrate his heart.
He was furious in his heart, but for some reason he couldn't harden his tone.
"The prime minister is thinking that some important person will come to the house in the middle of the night."
"Alang, there is no need to be so scared. This is our house. The guest has a special status and is not here to seek revenge. We will know when we see him soon."
Manager Cao laughed twice as he spoke, and Zhu Yi also laughed, but his smile was more awkward.
How could he not laugh when the servants could ride on the master's head, but he knew it was not the time to get rid of this bold and unruly slave yet.
After walking for a while, the side hall was in sight. The lights in the hall were bright, which formed a sharp contrast with the dark houses along the way.
Manager Cao stopped outside the side hall and made an inviting gesture towards Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi suddenly felt that he had become a guest, and the owner of this mansion was sitting in the lobby waiting for him.
Manager Cao saw Zhu Yi's thoughts and said with a smile: "Alang, you don't need to worry too much. You will know as soon as you ask in the hall."
Zhu Yi ignored him, took a deep breath, held his head high and walked toward the hall with a majestic look.
After entering the door, he saw a man wearing a black cloak sitting in the guest seat. He wore a hood to cover most of his face.
I just felt that the visitor's lips were purple, and the exposed half of his face was pale. He looked thin and sick, as if he could fall down if blown by the wind.
It's just that there is a child standing behind him. Although he looks childish, his black and white eyes always seem to contain a mature temperament that is not consistent with his age.
Zhu Yi's face lost the loyalty and warmth he usually had when treating others, and he looked at the guests in front of him warily.
"May I ask who your Majesty is? What advice do you have from coming to the prime minister's house?"
The child smiled. The hooded man turned his attention to the door and tried to stand up tremblingly. The child hurriedly went to help him.
The hooded man waved his hand and told the child to step back.
Zhu Yi ignored the other party's frail body and walked directly to his master's seat to sit down.
The visitor slowly pulled down his hood, coughed twice and said, "Secretary Zhu, have you forgotten your old friend?"
Secretary! Zhu Yi was shocked. No one had called him that in almost twenty years. He looked intently in the direction of the guest seats, his mouth wide open and speechless for a moment.
The visitor smiled lightly: "It seems that Secretary Zhu has not forgotten the friendship between you and me in the past."
Zhu Yi stood up in a hurry, glanced at the open door, and saw that Manager Cao had already closed the door.
Zhu Yi looked away with a look of fear on his face. He would never have thought that the remnants of the previous dynasty that the two emperors wanted to capture in the past twenty years would appear in his house.
The person in front of me is Mei Chong'er, who was the personal eunuch of Xiao Baojuan, the Marquis of Donghun, and served as a supervisor. More than twenty years have passed, and he is not dead. Just looking at his body and bones, he must be in his twilight years!
Zhu Yi didn't care about this, and he didn't want to get into trouble. After calming down, he hurriedly asked: "Why did Manager Mei come to the government office? I don't know if I have any advice!"
Mei Chong'er sat down again with the help of the child. He was still coughing from time to time.
"Secretary Zhu is now in the second rank, right? The minister's right servant shoots... the servant... and leads the army. His official career is going to be prosperous!"
Zhu Yi raised his hand in the direction of Taicheng: "Zhu's status is all due to the favor of the late emperor and His Majesty. Zhu's body was broken into pieces and there is no way to repay him!"
"Ahem...Secretary Zhu is so anxious to have a break with the Za family..." Mei Chong'er said.
"Zhu and Manager Mei have an old personal relationship, but they don't dare to abandon their official duties for personal reasons. Manager Mei please go back. Zhu just pretends that tonight is nothing and has never met the manager."
Mei Chong'er frowned: "When did Secretary Zhu become a selfless person? Our family remembers that Secretary Zhu is only for profit. If he had great wealth, Secretary Zhu could still be like this." Can’t you calm down?”
Zhu Yi stroked his beard and said: "It is true that Zhu is greedy for money and forgets his duty, but Zhu is not stupid. He has to live to enjoy the benefits. Zhu is old and wants to return to his hometown in a few years, and he is not willing to return to his hometown. Do those risky things to make money.”
"Ahem..." Mei Chong'er coughed twice violently, and the handkerchief was stained with blood. He deliberately put away the handkerchief so that no one could see it, and continued, "Secretary Zhu is afraid that our family won't be able to succeed!"
Zhu Yi noticed the blood on Mei Chong'er's handkerchief, but he didn't say anything and still pretended not to notice.
"How dare you? Your Majesty is moody now, and it's like sitting on pins and needles with you. Zhu doesn't lack anything. He already wants to retreat and doesn't want to be involved in anything."
"Secretary Zhu Lang must have personally experienced what happened in Taicheng a few days ago!" Mei Chong'er said.
Zhu Yi's face darkened: "What do you mean?"
"Ahem...Why does Secretary Zhu pretend to be confused while pretending to understand? Of course he is talking about the rebellion of King Huainan..."
Zhu Yiyi frowned. No one in the court dared to mention this matter. If someone mentioned it, it would be a taboo matter. It was hard to say whether he would be caught by the guards in black and punished as a thief.
"What does Manager Mei want to say?"
"Our family has been fueling the whole incident from beginning to end. We just want to tell Secretary Zhu that our family has never left Taicheng. We dare not let any palace wall in Taicheng fall down if we want it to. "
"Then... His Majesty is already alive, so it can only be regarded as a near miss that day." Zhu Yi gritted his teeth.
"Haha... Our family doesn't really want to do anything serious. Who is Xiao Wei? He's not even a caterpillar. He can't keep up with the eldest princess of Jincheng..."
"Manager Mei is conspiring with King Huainan?"
"Not really. Our family is just taking advantage of the situation. Looking at the situation, the person who is truly worthy of sitting on the dragon chair has not yet come to Jiankang."
"What does Mr. Mei mean?" Zhu Yi shouted.
Mei Chong'er's eyes were cold: "It's easy for our family to save that little bastard's life. Where he is at this time and who is around him, even if he loses a hair, our family knows..."
"Your Majesty...where is he..." Zhu Yi said in shock.
Mei Chong'er stood up with the help of the child and sneered: "Secretary Zhu, you are a smart man. We will give you time to think about it. When that noble man comes to Beijing, Secretary Zhu will continue to be the leader." As for the assistant position, I still don’t even have the chance to serve as an official and return home, think about it... As for that little bastard, he is not in the palace at this time, he went outside. "
"Where have you gone?"
"Heavenly Prison."
Zhu Yi caught up two steps: "You said His Majesty went to see the Prince of Jiangxia!"
Mei Chong'er turned around and pondered for a moment: "That's not necessarily true. That little bastard's thoughts may not be all about the country."
…
Xiao Yuwan was a little confused. She steeled herself and followed Gao Naiguan towards the fork in the road ahead.
As we approached the weeping willow tree, the light in the alley became a little brighter, and several officials were standing there quietly holding lanterns.
After that, there were various ceremonial guards, with internal officials, palace maids, and guards standing respectfully in their respective positions.
The emperor's exquisite carriage with six white horses was in the center of the ceremonial procession.
The high official stood beside the carriage, and the two palace maids hurriedly brought a small stool for getting on the carriage, so Xiao Yuwan got on the carriage with the help of the palace attendants.
Xiao Yuwan felt a little uneasy. When the car door opened, he saw Xiao Yuheng leaning on the carriage, looking in her direction.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuwan felt even more uneasy and hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Xiao Yuheng looked like he was just recovering from a serious illness. He was frighteningly thin and his face was lifeless. He smiled faintly and said, "Sister, you are here."
"Your Majesty... Why are you here?" Xiao Yuwan asked in surprise, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is also here for Xiao Yu?"
Xiao Yuheng's eyes flashed with a hint of sinisterness, which was somewhat inconsistent with his sickly physical condition.
"Huh, I'm not doing it for him. I just want to spend time with my sister, can't I?"
