Koi farmer's daughter wants to get rich

Chapter 24 The Fifth Prince

Ye Xingzhao was the fifth prince of the current dynasty, his mother was the favorite concubine Yu Guifei, and he was also the emperor's favorite son.His mother came from the common people, so it can be said that their branch has no foundation in the court.

But these years, because of the emperor's love, their mother and son are even more popular than the crown prince Ye Shaoqiu.

From this point of view, Ye Xingzhao and Ye Zhao'an also have the opportunity to inherit the Datong.

I heard that he was investigating the Rouge case in Jiangzhou recently.He suddenly appeared in Lin'an County. Could it be that Jiangzhou's affairs have been finished?If the matter has already been finished, why is the court so quiet?

Or, there was something urgent that forced him to leave Jiangzhou early.

Mu Ci didn't know, and he didn't dare to speak casually, so he obediently took him to see Mu Shengyan.

Mu Shengyan was not surprised when he saw Ye Xingzhao, "Is the matter in Jiangzhou finished?"

"How do you know about Jiangzhou? Could it be that there are people from you here?" Ye Xingzhao leaned on the bed, squinting at Mu Shengyan, this person is really unpredictable.

Mu Shengyan ignored him, half leaned on the bed, and continued to drink medicine.

"You know, the Jiangzhou matter is so involved that even I, the most favored prince, dare not continue to deal with it." Ye Xingzhao pouted, showing a pitiful look.

"Things are naturally difficult. If it is easy, the old man will not let you do it." The old emperor favored the third and fifth princes, and wanted to let them do whatever was going on in the court.

If the Jiangzhou Rouge case is really settled, I am afraid that if he wants to change the crown prince, the ministers will not have any objections.

It is said that the magistrate of Jiangzhou secretly cultivated a group of female spies.He sent these female espionages to various officials in Shangjing to spy on him.

However, some time ago, it was found out that this Zhizhou was actually a spy of Wei State.When he heard the news, the emperor was terrified. Those dozens of secret works were still buried in the homes of his important court officials. If they were still working for Wei, it would be terrible.

Therefore, the emperor secretly sent Lao Wu to Jiangzhou to investigate the case, hoping that he could get the list as soon as possible and wipe out those spies hiding in the dark.

Then again, with so much news being sold to Wei, how can these ministers say that they have nothing to do with them?
Perhaps some people have already been bribed by others, willingly doing Wei Guo's secret work.

"How did this injury come about?"

Seeing that he seemed to be seriously injured, Mu Shengyan couldn't help asking.

"Hey, don't mention it, I was assassinated on the way back. If I didn't run fast, I'm afraid I would have been buried in Mangshan Mountain." Ye Xingzhao deliberately mentioned Mangshan Mountain.

"When did you arrive at Mangshan?"

Mu Shengyan was really vigilant.

"Either sooner or later, I know everything I need to know." Ye Xingzhao's tone was actually probing.

"You'd better leave the matter of Mangshan alone."

There was murderous intent in Mu Shengyan's eyes, Ye Xingzhao came to Mang Mountain on purpose, could it be because of coal?
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in Mangshan. I came to you for one thing."

Ye Xingzhao smiled faintly, as if he hadn't noticed Mu Shengyan's killing intent.

"What's the matter?"

"I just want to ask you, have you ever seen a piece of parchment while digging for coal here?" Ye Xingzhao changed his serious expression, staring closely at the change on Mu Shengyan's face.

"Never heard of it."

Mu Shengyan frowned slightly, thinking that the parchment should be the list of the Rouge case.

"No?" Ye Xingzhao said disappointedly.

"No, if someone finds it, it will be handed over to me. I haven't received it yet." Mu Shengyan replied calmly after drinking the medicine.

"That's over. I got the list from Jiangzhou and rushed all the way. I encountered several waves of pursuit on the way, so I had to take a long detour. Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Lin'an County, there was heavy rain again. It was delayed for a few days, and I was covered in clothes. Injured, and lost the list."

Ye Xingzhao said slowly.

"Mt. Mang is so big, I don't know where I lost it?" Mu Shengyan said with some reproach in his tone.

If this thing is picked up by someone with a heart, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar, "Do you want me to send people up the mountain to search?" Mu Shengyan didn't want to see him punished, so he suggested to help him.

"Forget it, forget it, I'll look for it myself." Ye Xingzhao hurriedly refused, after a moment of thought, he said slowly, "The emperor is ill, why don't you go back and have a look?"

The identity of Mu Shengyan has long been an open secret, no one in the palace does not know the identity of his prince.

Including the old emperor, he also knows.

But for some reason, he just refused to admit Mu Shengyan's identity.

"I'm not qualified to meet the emperor yet." Mu Shengyan sneered, what capacity should he use to meet him?The Minister of the Imperial Palace, or the emperor's son?

He never admitted himself, but he acquiesced to the prince's support for him. What does he mean? Is it compensation?

What is the use of compensation now?

His mother died tragically, and he left himself displaced for many years.

Thinking of those days before, his heart felt dull.Sometimes he wished he could break into the palace directly and ask him why.

"I heard that your old illness has relapsed, isn't it?"

King Xing Zhao saw that his face was ugly and he was taking medicine again, so he knew what Mu Ci said was true.

"Can't die."

Mu Shengyan glanced at him and ignored him.

He and the fifth prince are about the same age, and have the same temperament. Although they don't have the name of brother, they have brotherhood.Sometimes, he would feel that his relationship with King Xing Zhao seemed closer than that of the prince.

At the same time, the prince in the palace was watching the news from Mu Shengyan. It turned out that the treasure in Mangshan Mountain was actually coal, which they did not expect.

According to Mu Shengyan, he has controlled Mang Mountain and is now ready to dig.

"Yu Ling, things in Lin'an County have progressed, you go and help Master Mu." Ye Shaoqiu put the note in his hand on the candle and watched it burn slowly.

"Your Highness, the matter here..."

Yu Ling is worried, the emperor is critically ill, and several princes are staring at him with wide eyes. If they leave at this time, if the emperor has something to do, wouldn't it delay the prince's important event?
In his opinion, Mu Shengyan should be recalled to Beijing.

"You don't need to worry about things here. You should worry about things about Lin'an."

Ye Shaoqiu's eyes slowly turned to Chengqian Palace, where the emperor lived.

When he received the news that the emperor was seriously ill, he hurried back to Shangjing from Lin'an County, but he had been here for more than ten days, but the emperor still refused to see him, even his favorite third prince was not allowed to enter.

It is said that Concubine Yu is the only one serving the emperor now.

He was afraid that the emperor would have the idea of ​​changing the reserve after listening to Concubine Yu's words, so he spent a lot of money to buy Qian Ming'en, the emperor's close servant.According to Qian Mingen, the emperor's illness was not as severe as the legend said, and the emperor had other purposes for making such arrangements.

Why did the emperor do this?
Ye Shaoqiu didn't know, so he had to continue to lurk and wait for news.

(End of this chapter)