"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Jian Xun said in a difficult voice, but his hands that were very stable in pulling the three-stone bow were trembling slightly at this moment.
Ning Xiuyun explained: "It's a long story. I went to see Marquis Jingxuan today. I found out a lot by chance, so I wrote this edict."
Ning Xiuyun felt so high-sounding. It was somewhat untenable. He couldn't explain it to Jian Xun in detail, so he simply skipped the topic.
"Marquis Jingxuan said that you came to work for me because you have something to ask for. You have contributed to Xishan's affairs. If you have something to ask for, you can tell me." Ning Xiuyun tapped the table twice with his hand.
Jian Xun realized that the prince did not want to elaborate on the specific reasons for this sinful edict, so he simply folded the rice paper and put it away, demonstrating personally that he had accepted the kindness.
But given this kindness, Jian Xun found it difficult to speak.
He knew that even if he had a chance to succeed, he might not be able to clear his father's name in this life.
The prince had already settled one of his worries. Xishan's small achievements could not even be compared with it. How could Jian Xun dare to say anything else.
Ning Xiuyun knew what he was thinking as soon as he saw his expression.
He pretended to be angry, stretched out his hand to slap the table, and scolded with a smile: "You can just say it, why are you hesitant?"
Jian Xun folded the rice paper and put it away, and said carefully: "I have a beloved who was born in Zuifenglou, and later because of I saved Governor Guan and was protected by that Lord. I hope Your Highness will be merciful and let Lord Guan..."
Jian Xun didn't know what to say. Should he say that Guan Maoshi should let Xiu Yun go? But Guan Maoshi saved Xiu Yun by taking him away. Jian Xun was not indifferent to right from wrong, but he did hope that Guan Maoshi would let Xiu Yun leave.
He gave Xiuyun the property. As long as Guan Maoshi stopped thinking about Xiuyun, Xiuyun could return to Jiangcheng and marry him openly when he became famous in the future.
"My lord, my subordinates will never forget your kindness in helping me."
This is indeed the case.
Ning Xiuyun felt like the dust had settled in his heart. For a moment, he didn't even want to look at Jian Xun. He didn't know that the tips of his ears were already red. He only felt that although the door was open in the main hall, it was extremely stuffy and extremely hot. Out of breath.
"Guan Mao is really easy to talk to. If Gu Ruo asks, he won't refuse. Gu will help you with this matter."
Jian Xun was stunned and thought that the prince was also a very talkative person. Jian Xun looked back at half of the time he spent with the prince. Yue, except for the dispute with Pei Yan, rarely saw the prince angry.
Every time he asked for something, the prince would agree to it. Wasn't the prince being a little too kind to him?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Jian Xun recalled many episodes. He interceded for Fu Jing, and the prince agreed; he was offended by Fu Rushen, but the prince was not dissatisfied; he was in danger in Xishan, and the prince personally took care of him. People came to the rescue.
Thinking of this, Jian Xun suddenly felt that the part of his wrist that the prince had grasped that day was getting hot for no reason.
The chaotic thoughts finally stopped at the lower half of his face that was similar to Xiu Yun's that he had dimly seen when he was seriously injured.
He simply felt that he had lost his mind and gone crazy.
Jian Xun swallowed and suppressed all the weird thoughts in his heart.
He should have been ecstatic, but things were done too easily, and he was a little worried about gains and losses, as if there was a voice in the dark warning him that sooner or later, all the accommodations the prince had given him would be paid back.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Jian Xun shook his head secretly in his heart. No matter what the cost, he would bear it all for Xiu Yun.
"But, do you know where Zuifeng Tower is?" Ning Xiuyun changed the subject and suddenly asked meaningfully.
Where is Zui Feng Tower?
Almost everyone in Daqi knows that Zuifeng Tower is the first floor of Daqi. It is the most elegant place and has a great reputation. In terms of money and water alone, many restaurants can't match it.
It's really a gold-selling cave.
But the prince's question seemed to have some meaning in his words, and he didn't want to hear the surface that everyone knew.
Jian Xun thought for a moment and said: "The boss behind Zuifeng Tower seems to have some background. Even the local dignitaries in Jiangcheng dare not act recklessly in Zuifeng Tower. But everyone is keeping this secret, and the subordinates don't know much about it."
Ning Xiuyun raised his forehead and said, "It's easy to talk to Guan Maoshi, but since your beloved was born in Zuifeng Tower, he is a hidden danger. This kind of materialistic place should not exist."
Marquis Jingxuan guessed right, Ning Xiu Yun had indeed roughly determined the origin of Zui Feng Tower. Just as the dignitaries of the Jiangcheng family and even Marquis Jingxuan himself would not say it, Ning Xiu Yun did not want to mention it more.
He only mentioned a few words: "Most of the available people in the hands of the Jiangcheng family have been lost in the Xishan bandit suppression. Now is the best time to take action. Zuifenglou may not come forward to protect them, but someone will definitely kill Zuifenglou." As the last life-saving straw. Once the extravagance of the family is gone, there is no need for the Zuifeng Tower to exist. Whether it exists or not depends only on a single thought."
This matter should be dealt with quickly while his illness is killing him. To cut off the chaos, it is best to catch them off guard at this time, so that it is possible to completely extinguish the evil trend in Jiangcheng in one fell swoop.
Jian Xun vaguely understood what the prince meant: "Your Highness wants me to monitor the Jiangcheng family and wait for an opportunity to find out the true identity of the owner of Zuifeng Tower. Can Your Highness take action against Zuifeng Tower?"
Jian Xun felt this after saying this. If the method is feasible, once the prince has wiped out all the Jiangcheng aristocratic families, the city will be the prince's palace and will not be restricted by anyone at all. What happened at the reception banquet that day will never happen again.
When the time comes, destroying a Zui Feng Tower will be just a matter of the prince waving his hands.
"Finally, I'm smarter." Ning Xiuyun snorted softly. Seeing how eager he was when he mentioned the old things with "Xiuyun", he couldn't help but joke: "Gu sent the opportunity to you, isn't Jian Qing the same? You should tell me, what kind of person can make Jian Qing fall in love with him so much?"
After hearing such a joke, Jian Xun was a little surprised: "The glory, the scenery, the moon, no one can compare with him from now on. "
You've only met so many people, but they speak with a loud voice at such a young age." Ning Xiuyun chuckled, and he had to admit that he was delighted by Jian Xun's youthful words.
But it was such immaturity that made Ning Xiuyun realize how immature Jian Xun was when it came to love. The illusion he deliberately created trapped Jian Xun in that beautiful cage.
Ning Xiuyun sighed quietly, like an elder who had experienced a lot, and seemed to sigh inadvertently: "No matter how long people have known each other, they will still feel resentful. What if one day you feel that he is not who you imagined?"
Jian Xun thought for a while and said seriously: "Perhaps His Highness is right. People's hearts are unpredictable and will always change, and their appearance will age with the passage of time. However, I always believe that the essence of a person is It won't change."
He loves his soul, he has the kindness to save people with his hands, his wisdom that can play with people in the middle of applause, his clarity of seeing the world, and he does not take wealth and power in his eyes. of spontaneity.
No matter how beautiful the skin is, it is just a body. What he likes is the ease with which Xiu Yun inadvertently shows off. It seems that everything in the world is unimportant to him and can be abandoned at any time. But such a person is willing to do everything for him. He stayed, spent all his energy, grabbing the hem of his clothes and refusing to let go.
It's hard for Jian Xun not to be tempted.
He kept making noises in his heart, but it was difficult to express these words with his mouth. No matter what others said, his own heart was as clear as a mirror.
Ning Xiuyun's eyes were like a deep pool, unable to let in a single ray of light.
He wanted to say no. In just half a month, you had no idea how disgusting his nature was. You were just blinded by the illusion.
But Ning Xiuyun couldn't say these words because of his current identity. He only remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Let's go and do your thing." "I'm retiring."
Jian Xun leaned over and bowed, He hurriedly walked out with the rice paper, and happened to pass by Pei Yan who was walking to the door of the main hall.
Pei Yan couldn't help but look back at the man, and then turned to look at the unhappy prince in the upper position, thoughtfully.
He knew that Jian Xun was the personal guard promoted by the prince after he came to Jiangcheng. The prince even campaigned for him many times and seemed to value him very much.
Pei Yan originally thought that the prince chose such a person from the Jiangcheng family to implement checks and balances. He, Pei Yan, fell into decline because Shen San came to power. If the prince continued to support Jian Xun, Shen San, the powerful commander of the guard battalion, would be able to return to power. There is someone who can compete with him so that Commander Shen will not dominate his family.
But looking at today, he always felt that the prince's thoughts seemed to be more than that. The prince was a little too tolerant towards Jian Xun.
However, Pei Yan knew very well that the current prince did not need to be seen through by him at a glance. The prince's palace was quite deep and his methods were treacherous. It was very difficult to pry out the true intention from the clues.
What's more, the prince is now watching him as if he's on guard against a thief, making it difficult for him to free his hands and feet to do anything.
No, he just stopped briefly and glanced at Jian Xun's back, which immediately made the man above him even more unhappy.
"Pei Yan, don't have any evil thoughts." Ning Xiuyun said coldly.
Pei Yanshi walked into the main hall with a somewhat aggrieved tone: "I don't think about anything."
Ning Xiuyun would not believe his lies, "This is best."
Pei Yan saluted politely, and then He asked: "It's rare for His Highness to take the initiative to summon him. I wonder if there is something important?"
Pei Yan went straight to the topic. Recently, every time the prince took the initiative to call him, he had some hard work thrown at him. He said that it was only three things, and he didn't know. Whether the prince wants to use him again, he is not afraid of exhausting a weak scholar like him to death.
But this time the prince officially transferred Shen San away from him, which made him vaguely feel something unusual.
Ning Xiuyun handed him the rice paper on the table, "Take a look."
Pei Yan took it in his hand and looked at ten lines. He read quickly. Although his expression was a little surprised, he was calmer compared to Jian Xun who saw Sin Ji Zhao for the first time. Too much, as if such rebellious remarks were commonplace in his eyes.
The content on this piece of rice paper was almost the same as the one Jian Xun took away. The first half of it was about Emperor Jiaxing shielding the Jiang family from engaging in malpractice for personal gain and condoning Xuan Qingguan's use of his imperial title to dominate.
But the second half was much longer than Jian Xun's. When Pei Yan saw it, he immediately raised his eyebrows. After reading a few lines, he paused and said with some disapproval: "Your Highness, if you want to talk about the first two things, It can be used as an edict to declare to the world, but the latter is absolutely not allowed. I may not care about this because I value you, but it is related to your bloodline, and it is impossible for me to agree to it. If you insist on going your own way, you cannot bear the consequences."
After the first half of the paragraph is written about the life experience of the prince's real biological mother and the first queen. This involves the prince's bloodline. The prince's true face is too obvious. Pei Yan has known about it for a long time, but he doesn't understand why the prince is here. He wrote this content in his edict.
If you want to rectify the name of the late empress, I'm afraid it won't be possible with just an edict.
"Read it." Ning Xiuyun did not respond to his question, but ordered coldly.
Pei Yan was confused, then lowered his head to read the rest, his pupils suddenly tightened.
These last few sentences are not part of the sinful edict. They are a royal secret written by the prince in a straightforward tone.
The few lines of cursive writing written by the prince, the ink marks seemed to merge into a sharp sword in an instant, stabbing Pei Yan, and even the unattainable person in the Jinluan Palace.
Pei Yan's hand holding the rice paper suddenly clenched tightly, and the paper suddenly wrinkled. He suddenly raised his head and met the prince's eyes.
Looking at those calm and unruffled eyes, he suddenly realized something. He suddenly smiled and said: "Your Highness asked me to read the drafted edict just for the last paragraph, right?"
Ning Xiuyun also smiled, "Pei Qing is as smart as ever. He has already got the answer he wanted. Pei Qing is extremely smart, but it is really strange that he would think highly of himself just because he discovered a small secret."
The passage written by Ning Xiuyun was just a guess, but Pei Yan's reaction confirmed his idea.
He had always wondered why Pei Yan always looked at the original person as if he were looking down on the mortal world. The first time he saw Pei Yan after waking up in this world, he saw contempt and pity in the man's eyes.
Pei Yan is clearly a minister and the prince is the king, but the relationship between the two seems to be that the prince is controlled by Pei Yan.
I'm afraid that Pei Yan knew too many secrets about being superior to the prince, so he felt that the prince who had never understood this was extremely stupid.
"Little secret..." Pei Yan couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
It is estimated that only the person in front of him in the world would think this is a little secret.
Most of the secrets of the royal family will not be spread to the public. Pei Yan guessed it by himself. He was very good at digging out the dusty secrets. He guessed the truth just from the many actions of Emperor Jiaxing.
He once thought that the prince was a fool who was kept in the dark. Perhaps if no one said it personally, the prince would never know about this matter in his life.
But now, the prince was far away in Jiangcheng, but he noticed the clues from his own life experience, and lifted the fig leaf that Jiaxing Emperor had kept for more than 20 years.
Among the three princes of the Daqi Dynasty, the third prince Wen You was in front, the fifth prince Wu You was the God of War behind him, and the prince Ning Yuan was mediocre to the extreme. Why did Emperor Jiaxing never mention the matter of deposing the prince? Why did Prime Minister Pei once tell him Ning Yuan with great certainty? Will he definitely inherit the throne?
Why do they bet on a mediocre person like Ning Yuan?
Just rely on the "little secret" on this rice paper.
Pei Yan stared at the prince closely, as if he was meeting the young man in front of him for the first time. It was clear that he and Prince Ningyuan had so many experiences, but he had never realized so clearly that the prince was no longer the same person as before. The prince is not the future prince that he dislikes so much that he refuses to help him wholeheartedly.
He took a long breath, and the smile rarely disappeared from his face, but he brought up a past event: "Your Highness may not remember that eleven years ago, the third prince's biological mother, the beloved concubine, died suddenly. It was called death of illness, but in fact it was... He was imprisoned and sentenced to death. You and I were both summoned to watch the execution. Today, I say that the good concubine should have died long before the third prince was born for the crime of deceiving the emperor. It is already a grace for him to keep this woman alive for so many years. Does your Highness know what crime Liang Fei has committed?"
Ning Xiuyun said firmly: "Having an affair with someone."
Pei Yan sighed and said: "Your Highness is wise. Many people in this world believe in ghosts and gods, even if they are No matter how steadfast your mind is, if the curses in the rumors come true one by one, fear will naturally breed. Even if you are a noble person, it will be the same."
The person who once started the rumor thought that the plan was not successful, but in fact it has become a thorn deeply pierced into the flesh, and he is going crazy day by day. In order to get rid of the so-called "destiny", it is not uncommon for him to do any unimaginable things.
Ning Xiuyun smiled openly: "Pei Qing, tell me, can this edict be issued alone?"
Pei Yan lifted his clothes, knelt sincerely, smiled and said: "No one in Daqi dares to respond."
Only those who are in authority are obsessed with Jian Xun's affairs.
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