Ever since the palace banquet, Ji Xun had not summoned any vassal king, nor any decree was issued, nor was there any news of when he was to ascend the throne, which made the vassal kings who had been living in the post house a little scared.
Although many vassal kings had thought about setting up their own army during Yun Wansheng's reign, the current ruler was Ji Xun, who was not only the purest descendant of the royal family, but also the crown prince set up by the previous emperor and had the imperial seal in his hands. If these vassal kings set up their army, they would only fall into the name of rebellion. It was difficult for one side to respond to the eight sides of support.
But what made the vassals most uneasy was that they had stayed in the capital for too long, afraid that their children and cronies would be rescued as promised, and they believed that Ji Xun would know when the troops left, so there was really no way out.
Among the vassals, king qin nan was the most stable in Taishan. He spent most of his time at his desk every day practicing calligraphy and painting.
"Lord, there's news from Eldest Childe." The guard stood at the door of the study and reported in a low voice.
King qin nan frowned, looked at the letter that was out of shape because of the stroke of the pen, and threw lang hao on the table. Anger flashed in his eyes but was soon suppressed by king qin nan. He slowly sat down and took a sip of tea before he said, "Send it in."
The guard lowered his head, raised his hands above his head, and brought a small bamboo tube to king qin nan. When king qin nan reached out and took it away, he immediately bowed back, not daring to delay at all.
After reading the message sent by ji yun, king qin nan frowned. He immediately took out a fire fold to light a candle, lit the note and threw it into a copper basin at his feet. After the note was burned to ashes, he got up and left the study. He ordered, "Prepare the carriage. I want to go out for a walk."
Although king qin nan's voice was soft, his cronies knew that the master would not be free to wander around at this time of the day, so they quickly ordered him to prepare for his departure, and the secret guards who stood guard in the dark immediately sent out a signal for the outside secret guards to prepare to follow him.
At this moment, Su Mianyue was tasting wine in the garden of the wei residence of the right phase. Those so-called famous young ladies reciting poems made her feel extremely bored, but Ji Xun now needed to attract a faction, so the right phase was the best choice. From the day Yuan Zijing designed Su Mianyue, it was destined that the Prime Minister Zuo faction would end.
Miss Su is a good drinker. Do you mind if Baojuan bothers you for a moment? "Although Wei Baojuan was asking a question, he was already sitting opposite Su Mianyue and said in a low voice," in fact, I don't like poetry and fu. It's so boring to play with them year after year. If I could, I would rather be from a general's family and watch those little sisters riding horses in Capital City with swords. Don't mention how envious they are."
Su Mianyue smiled lightly and did not respond. Since Wei Baojuan must have something to say to her, and Wei Baojuan was not the kind of woman with deep thoughts, she could not hide it.
After glancing at Su Mianyue, Wei Baojuan rubbed the handkerchief in his hand and turned to look at Su Mianyue, "Miss Su must be a straightforward person. Baojuan doesn't want to do anything. He just wants to ask miss su that he really doesn't want to avenge Zhengyang House. Even an outsider like me can't help but be angry at the news for a few days."
Still smiling, Su Mianyue said lazily, "I didn't open Zhengyang House. What kind of revenge did I get?"
"There are no outsiders here, and Miss Su doesn't have to beat around the bush with me. No one in the capital knows about Yuan Zijing's plan to frame Miss Su. Miss Su is going to let it go?" Wei Baojuan asked more bluntly, not giving Su Mianyue a chance to be sloppy.
With a low sigh, Su Mianyue looked away from all the beauties, put down the wine cup, and looked at Wei Baojuan for a while. Wei Baojuan was very uncomfortable, thinking that there was something wrong with her appearance.
"Miss Baojuan, is today's banquet what you and your sisters mean, or what your father means? I have limited patience, and the last thing I like is tai chi." Su Mianyue asked with a leap.
Wei Baojuan was taken aback, then his eyes twinkled, "Although the Yan Country is open, my father doesn't want to see miss su in private. Naturally, I invited Miss Su to come and admire the flowers."
"Really?" Su Mianyue asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Does Baojuan have a reason to lie to Miss Su?" Wei baojuan raised her delicate eyebrows, and the baby fat face had a little girlish coquettish. Unfortunately, Su Mianyue was not a man, so he did not intend to buy it.
With a flick of his belt, Su Mianyue stood up and said, "In that case, the flower has been appreciated. Goodbye."
Seeing that Su Mianyue had really stepped away with his hands folded, Wei Baojuan stamped his foot in a hurry and quickly took two steps to catch up with him, "Miss Su, please stay. Can you step and talk?"
"Miss Baojuan, please lead the way." Su Mianyue did not make any trouble, but only made a gesture of invitation.
She snorted at su mianyue. Wei Baojuan disliked the feeling of being held back so much that he quickly walked ahead and took Su Mianyue away from a corner door in the garden.
And those young ladies who were still admiring the flowers did not seem to have seen the two of them leave. None of them looked this way, nor did they discuss where they had gone.
Wei Baojuan stopped outside a courtyard and said to Su Mianyue, "Miss Su, please. Baojuan is waiting for Miss Su here."
Seeing Wei Baojuan's blushing cheeks, Su Mianyue could not help but lament that it was good for the ancients to have money and power. If such a house wanted to see each other, it would be good for them to exercise. No wonder most of the ladies were slim.
Su Mianyue pushed open the door and walked in. He looked at the elegant courtyard. It didn't look like any other place in the right Prime Minister's Mansion, but every piece of decoration was carefully prepared. It was definitely more expensive than those gorgeous and dazzling pieces.
Su Mianyue went straight to the most central room, except that there was no smell of people, and the door of the flower hall was open, and Su Mianyue was not worried that there would be any unsafe factors inside.
"Miss Su, please forgive me. In order not to attract any attention, I can only use this method to invite miss su over." The right side was dressed in plain clothes, which was very different from the influential figure in the court, and his gray hair revealed his old age.
Su Mianyue bowed his hand and sat down on the chair at the head of the table with the gesture of his right hand. Before he could say anything, he was frightened by the right hand kneeling in front of her.
"What does the right hand mean?" Su Mianyue did not get up, but used his internal force to force the chair to move a bit to the side, which could avoid the kneeling on the right.
"I also ask Miss Su to save the nine families of the wei family," said the right-hand man with red eyes.
Su Mianyue frowned and looked at his right face. After a long time, he asked, "What does that mean? I'm just a commoner. How can I save the nine wei families?"
The right hand sighed and said, "When that rebellious minister of Yun Wansheng was in power, I didn't know that his highness the crown prince was still alive. In order to protect the ji family from being taken away by the traitors, I took the invitation of king qin nan to serve him. But now that his highness the crown prince has returned safely, king qin nan still has the heart of disobedience. However, I have no evidence to prove that king qin nan has the heart of rebellion. Once king qin nan raises his troops to revolt, I am afraid that I will be the first person to be sacrificed to the flag. It is not a pity for me to die alone, but how many innocent people will be implicated in the nine clans?"
With a cold grunt in his heart, Su Mianyue cursed: old fox, when you saw that Yu had a heart to rely on, you remembered to betray king qin nan. Why didn't you do something before? He knew that he was a sinner, but he claimed that he was his official.
Rubbing his nails, Su Mianyue asked softly, "If you have something to say to your highness, why don't you just talk to the crown prince? I'm just a woman. I can't care about the court. I'm afraid you're asking the wrong person."
Su Mianyue got up and wanted to leave. Although his right hand did not dare to touch Su Mianyue, he knelt in front of Su Mianyue to stop her. He kowtowed heavily and begged, "The old lady has been an official for many years and has not dared to say that she did not do anything wrong, but the only thing she does not regret is that she has the ji dynasty in her heart. Miss Su is the closest person to the crown prince. The old lady does not ask Miss Su to plead for her, but only for the crown prince to leave a way for innocent people to live if he is angry."