The prince is very fierce

The white snow adorns Jinghua Garden, and a few dim lanterns sway outside the courtyard. The night is already deep.

After Xu Buling sent Zhu Manzhi home, he walked up and down among the buildings, arrived at Jinghua Garden behind Xiao Mansion, and walked quickly to the courtyard where Mrs. Lu lived.

The news I learned from Zhu Manzhi today was that in addition to the unknown cause of death of the Wolf Guard who transported Lock Dragon Gu, there was also news about Jia Yi, the head of the inner treasury who checked with the Wolf Guard.

The inner treasury is the emperor's small treasury, which stores the royal family's private property. It is located within the imperial city. The manager must be the emperor's cronies.

Xu Bu Ling knew about Eunuch Jia, but Eunuch Jia was not called Jia Yi. When Xiaozong entered Chang'an, the young Eunuch Jia was extremely talented and was selected to become Emperor Xiaozong's personal bodyguard, that is, a dead soldier. Most of the dead soldiers, like Xu Buling's guards, had no names but only code names, and Eunuch Jia was the "Dead Soldier A". Later, when Xiaozong's trust and status increased, he was given a surname, and only a surname.

There are estimated to be thousands of eunuchs in the imperial city, and there must be quite a few named Jia. Xu Buling cannot remember the names of the eunuchs in his spare time, and he has no chance to contact them, so he has to find someone to ask.

Xu Buling walked quickly through the beautiful Jinghua Garden with beautiful snow scenery, and soon arrived outside the courtyard by the lake.

The lantern was still on, but there was no sound in the small courtyard. It was located in the back garden of the Xiao family's mansion. There were more than a dozen diners sitting in the Xiao family's house, so they naturally did not need guards.

Xu Buling climbed over the courtyard wall silently without disturbing anyone, and glanced around the other courtyard to see that all the maids were asleep.

Xu Buling thought for a while, then walked outside Mrs. Lu's wing, took out a bamboo stick from the bamboo hat, inserted it into the crack of the door, picked it up, and opened the door bolt.

Squeak——

The door made a faint sound, and then it fell silent again.

Xu Buring came to the boudoir. There was no heater in the room at night, so it was relatively cold. Although there is no light, I have been here many times, but I didn't bump into it. I bypassed the soft couch, sea of ​​tea and other objects, opened the bead curtain and came to the curtain.

The beautiful palace boots were placed on the floor, and the winter skirts were neatly stacked on the tray next to them, along with a glass of water.

Xu Buring put the bamboo hat aside and lit the candle with the fire stick next to it. The lamp was like a bean, emitting a dim yellow light.

Maybe she was sleeping deeply, but Mrs. Lu didn't wake up.

Xu Buring hesitated for a moment, then raised his finger to open a small gap in the curtain.

In a quilt embroidered with lotus patterns, Mrs. Lu was lying on her side on the pillow, facing outward, with only her eyes and nose exposed. She was breathing steadily, and her mature cheeks exuded a different charm under the faint firelight.

Xu Buling opened his mouth, but he couldn't bear to wake him up, so he stood there and stared for a long time.

"Woo~"

Maybe it was because of the firelight. Mrs. Lu's eyelashes trembled twice, she turned over slightly and let out a soft murmur.

Xu Buling retracted his finger that opened the curtain as if he was electrocuted, looked around, sat down on the stool next to him, and coughed lightly.

"cough-"

Rustling.

Mrs. Lu turned over again, and after a few breaths, she opened her eyes. Her eyes were sleepy, and she rubbed her eyes with one of her bright wrists, raised half of her body, and said in a daze:

"Yue Nu, what's wrong?"

"Aunt Lu, it's me."

"..."

Mrs. Lu woke up in an instant when she heard the man's voice, but after a while, tiredness came over her again. She leaned on the pillow again, pressed the quilt tightly to prevent the cold wind from pouring in, and murmured feebly with half-squinted eyes:

"I don't want you to stay up late at night and come here to do what you want..."

Xu Buling frowned and turned his head: "Aunt Lu, are you sick?"

"No……"

Xu Buling heard that the voice was not right, so he knelt down beside him, put his hand into the curtain, and touched Mrs. Lu's forehead after hearing the voice.

Mrs. Lu opened her eyes, raised her hand to hit her, but did not avoid it. Feeling the cold palm, she whispered:

"I fell into the water last time, and when I went to bed at night... Anyway, I caught a bit of wind and cold. I have already had the doctor look at me and took the medicine. Don't worry..."

Xu Buling felt it carefully, then pressed his fingers on Mrs. Lu's wrist. After making sure that there was nothing serious, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"I was reckless last time..."

Mrs. Lu squinted her eyes and smiled softly:

"It's good. You usually have a cold face and look mature, so it's boring... I don't know how you came up with the idea of ​​stewing yourself in an iron pot. Just like your father back then, I'm happy..."

"Well... As long as Aunt Lu likes it."

Mrs. Lu was silent for a moment, took Xu Buling's cold hand, put it under the quilt to keep warm, and sighed quietly:

"Your father was very powerful back then. He hid his incompetence and became one of the 'four pests of the capital'. When he left the capital, all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, 'This scourge has finally returned to trouble Xiliang'... As a result, they soon I can't laugh anymore, let the tiger return to the mountain, and the dragon swim into the sea... Actually, with your father's past experience, it doesn't matter whether you hide your clumsiness, but if you hide it, you will have more to rely on in the future. The superior will let people know the depth. , no matter how powerful you are, there are ways to deal with it..."

The palm of your hand is warm and soft, with a delicate touch.

Xu Buling didn't have any ulterior motives. He just felt warm in his heart and said with a smile:

"I know."

Mrs. Lu said "Hmm~", maybe because of her sleepiness, she stopped talking and just held Xu Buling's hand and put it against her cheek.

Xu Buling didn't want to disturb her, so he asked directly: "By the way, Aunt Lu, is there anyone named Jia Yi in the palace?"

Mrs. Lu woke up for some reason when she heard 'in the palace'. She opened her eyes and her voice became clearer:

"Did the Queen Mother ask you to go to the palace again?"

Xu Buling blinked and shook his head: "She called me every day, but I didn't respond. Well... I just heard of Jia Yi's name, but I've never seen him. I want to ask who he is."

Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes again, thought about it for a while, and then said:

"It seems that he is the adopted son of Jia Gonggong. He hasn't appeared in public for several years. I guess he is in charge of the secret guards in the palace. Ordinary people can't see him."

Xu Buling frowned and had a headache. The secret guards are naturally the bodyguards around the emperor. They are specially used to prevent martial arts masters from sneaking into the imperial city to assassinate the emperor. They can protect the emperor's safety closely. It can't be described as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. If you want to find out about Jia Yi, you probably have to go to the palace.

Thinking of this, Xu Buling did not disturb her anymore and said softly: "Go to bed early, I'm going back to the Imperial College."

Mrs. Lu let go of Xu Buling's hand: "Go... Remember to knock on the door next time. You can't just enter a woman's house... I'm your aunt, and I can't be so rude."

"I'm still under house arrest by the emperor, and I'm afraid I'll be discovered."

Xu Buling stood up, closed the curtain to prevent the wind from leaking in, and walked out quietly...