Book with Emperor

Chapter 254
In the north of the city, the Emperor's Mansion.

In the bedroom where the earth dragon was burning, Hua Wukong was sitting at the table, propping his head with one hand and looking at the floating tea in the cup with the other.

On the soft couch opposite, Qin Guanyue was a little dazed after reading the letter in hand, and said after a long time, "Wen San must have exchanged something, otherwise Yongzhou wouldn't take the risk of taking this muddy water."

"The man surnamed Wen is really cunning. The cunning rabbit has three holes, and he has at least nine holes."

Hua Wukong was puzzled, "But what exactly is he planning? He is a son of a family, famous and noble, why did he frame the Han family and betray the whole family?"

"What he wants is not talent and fame, but career fame, which will be recorded in the history books for thousands of years."

Qin Guanyue thought of what she had found secretly and what Wen San had said to herself, "The Wen family is a scholarly family, they regard themselves as noble, and do not allow their descendants to become officials. For so many years in the court, there is only one Hanlin as their support, but Wen San If you want to enter an official career, you need an extremely personable official. Looking at Daxi's dynasties, only Qin Tianjian's patriarch, Yuan Jun, who helped the founding emperor fight for the throne, can compare."

"He wants to imitate Yuan Jun and support Yue Wentian to seize the throne?" Hua Wukong was startled at first, then disdainfully scoffed, "He really dares to think about comparing himself to Yuan Jun."

Qin Guanyue said, "It doesn't matter whether he has this ability, the important thing is that such an ambitious and unscrupulous person cannot stay with Yue Wentian."

"But we don't know what kind of deal Wen San and Yue Wentian made." Hua Wukong rolled his eyes and looked at her, "How about...you write a letter to Yongzhou?"

Xiao Sheng gave him a sideways glance, and Hua Wukong immediately said, "I know you guys are falling out, but you just sent Han Zhengwei there, can't that thing on him make him make a deal with you?"

"No need."

Qin Guanyue pushed forward a letter on the table case, it was a very ordinary letter, only signed [Jiazi Liuyu], but the pattern on the wax seal on the back was a feather.

"In the name of Jiazi Liuyu, put it on the reward list of Zhanyu Pavilion. The reward is a favor from Jiazi Liuyu. The reward is the head of Wen Maoge of the Wen clan in the capital. First come first served, there is no limit to the number of people."

Hua Wukong showed astonishment, and sighed as he took the letter, "My dear, this is really offending you, to use such a ruthless trick."

"Jiazi Liuyu's reputation is enough to attract the top masters from the Five Kingdoms, and there will be masters who ask for it to fight for the head of Wen San." Xiao Sheng looked at her, "But aren't you afraid of offending Yongzhou by doing this? ?”

Qin Guanyue looked calm, "I'm not afraid of anyone."

That night, Qin Guanyue had just taken the medicine and was about to have dinner when someone came to visit outside the door.

"Who is it this late at night?" Miaomiao asked.

The housekeeper whispered a few words, Qin Guanyue chuckled, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, "I was ordered to shut the door and reflect on myself, and not see any guests."

The butler agreed, and turned to answer.

Not long after, the housekeeper came in a hurry again, this time with a letter in his hand, "The guest said, please read this letter, sir, before making a decision."

Qin Guanyue opened her eyes and paused, "Let him in."

"Yes."

A moment later, Qin Guanyue was sitting at the stone table in the pavilion, and a man wrapped in a black cloak walked up to her.

"Also ask the emperor to back away from the left and right." The man said, his voice was hoarse and weak.

Qin Guanyue signaled Miaomiao and Xiao Sheng to back off, and the man took off the hood on his head, revealing a pale and weak face, it was Prince Ning Chen who hadn't shown his face for a while.

Qin Guanyue's expression was cold, "The prince is seriously injured, he should stay in bed in the mansion, why did you come to my emperor's mansion at night?"

"Emperor Master..." Ning Chen's facial muscles trembled as he spoke, as if he was involved in the wound on his body.

"My injury has healed a lot, so I came here to apologize to the emperor."

"Why did Your Highness say that? What kind of crime did you pay for?"

Ning Chen held down his disabled right arm with his left hand, and bowed his head to the person in front of him, "Is it my fault that the emperor's division was seized of military power and suspended from the mansion because of the Han family's incident? suicide--"

"Your Highness means that the death of the Crown Princess has nothing to do with His Highness?" Qin Guanyue asked.

Ning Chen looked at her sincerely, "Master Mingjian, Lingyi is also the daughter of Marquis Zhenwei, the concubine who was married to the emperor, even if I don't like her, I won't kill her. The reason for this is that Han Xiaohou was imprisoned, so Yiyi was worried about her only younger brother, so she begged me to save her younger brother, but Han Zhengwei killed the only grandson of Duke Protector, how dare I do favoritism?"

"That's why I rejected her, and she hanged herself in a fit of anger." He lamented, "It's all my fault, I should have told her well, I shouldn't have refused so categorically..."

"This matter is over. Your Highness should have other important matters when he comes to visit at night."

Qin Guanyue looked at the mournful look on his face, turned around and slapped the letter in his hand on the table. There were only three words on the letter, 【Lotus in the Palm】.

Ning Chen caught a glimpse of the medicine bowl on the table, and made up his mind, "Naturally."

He sat down opposite Qin Guanyue, "The emperor has a kindness to me, and I always want to repay the emperor, and I also know that the emperor has been suffering from the lotus in the palm, so I have been secretly inquiring, and now I finally have a whereabouts. "

Qin Guanyue turned her head to look at him suddenly, her eyes were deep, "I hope His Highness is not teasing me."

"Don't dare." Ning Chen endured the pain of breaking his arm, and forced a smile, "The emperor doesn't know something, Daxi's previous emperors have a private treasury, and only the emperor can enter the private treasury with a jade seal. Inheritance of the Ning royal family, the antidote for the lotus in the palm is in it."

Qin Guanyue's fingers trembled slightly, and she slowly clenched her hands, "...Since it is so important, how will Your Highness help me get the antidote? I think His Majesty will not take out this antidote just because His Highness is the crown prince."

When Ning Chen heard the word "Prince", the muscles on his face trembled, and he couldn't even maintain a smile, "My current position as the prince is nothing more than a castle in the air and a moon in the water. I just want to see my father replace me with a wild species someday." !"

Speaking of the last sentence, he was already gnashing his teeth, Qin Guanyue turned a blind eye and just looked at him indifferently.

Ning Chen met her cold eyes and calmed down slowly, and said slowly, "If I'm just the prince, I can't get this antidote for the emperor, but if I..."

Qin Guanyue moved her fingertips slightly, and glanced at him, "I am now suspended from the mansion, and the order of the four guards has also been taken away. Is there anyone else who can help His Highness?"

"Of course!" He couldn't hide his excitement, "The emperor's teacher is the head of all officials, he is the confidant of the emperor, and he is also the heir of the first school. Civil and military officials."

Qin Guanyue raised her eyes to look at him, with a half-smile, "Who taught Your Highness to say these words?"

Ning Chen was startled, and when he was hesitating, he heard her say, "The night is getting dark, Your Highness should go back first."

He wanted to persuade him again, but was stopped by Xiao Sheng who came over.

Ning Chen said awkwardly, "Then... I will take my leave first."

After the people left, a person turned over from the gazebo and jumped down, it was Hua Wukong.

He glanced at the direction where the crown prince was leaving, and said lightly, "Even if Habayashi Guard is not in Beijing, there are still soldiers from the Jingzhao Mansion, the Four Guards, the North and South Patrol Division, the East and West Security Division, and Ouchi Guards. Ling Yunqi turned up and took over?"

"Of course not. Although he is not very smart, he is not a fool, nor is the adviser behind him." Qin Guanyue touched his fingertips and curled up slowly, "He is implying to me that he has military strength , is enough to fight against the imperial army, but still lacks three points to be sure of victory."

Hua Wukong was slightly surprised, with a thoughtful expression on his face, "He actually hides such a strong army in secret... This prince really cannot be underestimated."

"The prince is just a sword, and the sword bearer is someone else. As many people's interests as there are behind him, there is a big hole card."

Qin Guanyue got up and walked out of the gazebo, looking at the crescent moon above her head, "Since ancient times, few people have been able to resist the desire for power."

Hua Wukong followed her footsteps and entered the study all the way, "Then do you want to agree?"

"It's not good to promise too easily. Wait first. When he gets anxious, I can't help it, and I can't wait to show my hole card." Qin Guanyue sat behind the table, laying paper Pick up a pen and write, "Before that, you have to deliver a letter for me."

Hua Wukong asked, "To whom?"

Qin Guanyue put down the pen after writing the two lines, blew gently, folded it up and handed it to him in an envelope, "Longquan bedroom, Ning Zhao."

Hua Wukong took the letter and looked down, there were two words written on the envelope.

【Miyakoshi】

(End of this chapter)