There are some things that cannot be hidden, for fear that they will become deeper and more intense. Once the mysterious veil is lifted, they will become calm and unencumbered.

"Fengwu has returned to Duanzhou?" Yuan Zhao frowned, "Who else is there in Fengjing from Prince Duan's Palace?"

"Who else is there? They've all gone." Xia Wulang waved his hand, "There are only a few old servants left doing some cleaning work in the house. Just because he left, the post of Captain Zuo fell on me.

.”

He was unlucky. When he went out with the army and fought a defeat, the general was gone. It was he and a few comrades who reorganized the scattered soldiers.

Afterwards, the court gave him a meritorious service.

Later, they were transferred to the east and north to garrison. There was no war, and there were occasional disturbances. Fortunately, there were no dangers. Being able to maintain the local peace was hard work without merit, but it was still not as fast as a royal disciple like Feng Wu.

.

Eventually, he was transferred back to Beijing and became a junior captain.

Unexpectedly, Feng Wu almost died after getting engaged to Princess Anping. After the engagement was broken off, Feng Wu woke up from a coma and was immediately taken back to Duanzhou by Princess Duan.

"...The imperial court has sent troops to Duanzhou to garrison for two years, but I haven't heard of any signs of rebellion by King Duan. Have you been deceived?" Xia Wulang asked doubtfully, "Did you bring the troops back?"

"No." Yuan Zhao denied it flatly. "It is a capital crime for Wu Zhao to lead his troops back to the capital, even if I only have a thousand men. If what he said is true, the palace is under control, and there are 50,000 troops of King Duan outside, I will

Thousands of soldiers and horses are not enough people to fill the gap between teeth..."

There are at least 200,000 troops garrisoned in the capital, and together with Prince Duan's 50,000 troops, there are nearly 300,000 troops. What's the use of a thousand of her troops?

"But I haven't seen Prince Duan's people return to the capital." He, the captain, is not a jobber.

"Then have you ever seen me return to Beijing?" Yuan Zhao asked back.

"I..." Looking at the other party's sincerely confused face, Xia Wulang had to be realistic, "Yes, I didn't know it at the time, but the transmission of information takes time. If your guard hadn't come quickly, I would have known it by now.

Having said that, you are still in your filial piety period, how can you come to a place like this?"

Alas, Yuan Zhao sighed and waved his hands:

"It's not important. I just want to know if your Majesty is safe. You are a captain and a relative of the emperor. Can you help me enter the palace to have a look? If your majesty is well, I will go back to mourn immediately. By the way, your father Xia

Where is the commander? He is the commander of the Northern Army."

If Commander Xia is still here, the messenger's words are definitely false.

"That's the old emperor," Xia Wulang glanced at her, "you are really isolated from the world. It rained in the early summer this year, and the ground was wet and the roads were slippery. My father fell in the northern suburbs and has been unable to walk until now. He has arrived in Zhuangzi.

Recuperate. In short, the Northern Army is currently led by my eldest brother."

The son doesn't talk about his father's faults, so he doesn't really want to mention it.

"What about the other three commanders? Will there be any changes in the generals of the three battalions in the outer city in the near future?" Yuan Zhao didn't want to gossip and kept asking.

"When..." Xia Wulang was about to say something, he suddenly paused and stared at his former playmate with complex eyes, "Why do you ask so clearly? Ah Zhao, considering our childhood friendship, I

I advise you not to have any wrong thoughts!"

"I just want to know if your Majesty is well." Yuan Zhao understood what he meant. It was quite suspicious to ask these questions in her capacity. "Wulang, I am different from you. Except for Jinshang and the prince, no other king can tolerate me."

The Moon Clan."

That's true, Xia Wulang nodded in agreement.

"The man spoke vaguely, saying that King Duan colluded with the garrison in the capital, but he did not specify which general it was." Yuan Zhao explained, "With my status in the capital, it is difficult for me to move forward. Apart from you, I don't know who to ask for help to find out the truth.

"

Looking at Xia Wulang who looked sympathetic, she sighed:

"You should understand that the other party said that His Majesty called me urgently. I must come here, and I may be punished whether I come or not. From your point of view, it is reasonable to help me deceive me, but I have no one except you.

There is no one to be found.”

Her heartfelt words made Xia Wulang less wary, he pondered for a moment and said:

"Since my father left the Northern Army, my brother has been very tight-lipped. He has rarely heard of the garrison. However, the curfew in the city is becoming more and more strict. Just like this Tianxiang Tower, if I don't come, you two will be arrested before noon.

Surrounded."

Oh? Yuan Zhao raised his eyebrows in surprise. No wonder the ancients said that when you go out on a rainy day, you will meet a noble person.

Seeing her surprised look, Xia Wulang comforted her and said:

"You don't need to worry. I will find a reason to go to the palace to see if there is anything wrong with His Majesty and the Queen's aunt. However, you two cannot live here..."

After thinking for a while, he took out a token from his arms and placed it on the table:

"This is the token of my Xia Mansion. You two take it and go to the Buyi Fang in Lane 3 of East 12th Street to find the steward. Just say that you know me, and he will arrange for you to stay there until I find out the truth.

Looking for you."

"Then please." Yuan Zhao was extremely grateful and straightened up to bow.

Xia Wulang took a deep look at her, bowed in return, and then stood up and left without hesitation. When he walked out of the door, he met the female shopkeeper who was patrolling the room and did not forget to tell her:

"Master Lin's expenses will be charged to my account."

"Hey, I know that, Mr. Xia, please go away." The female shopkeeper happily bowed and came over happily. She was about to open her mouth to express warmth to Mr. Lin, but unexpectedly, the door was closed and she was hit with ashes.

I had no choice but to look at him with a look of dismay on his face and leave in despair.

"Master..." Qinghe wanted to speak.

"Call Young Master." Yuan Zhao corrected her.

"Young Master," Qinghe said without any nonsense, "Can you trust Mr. Xia?"

Yuan Zhao sighed slightly, picked up the token and turned it over, looking at it without saying a word. Once a simple person grows up, he will have his own thoughts. Especially a person of his status, who can serve as the captain of the capital, is not a bad idea.

How can I convince the public?

He is not a prince.

From the conversation just now, I heard that he still had a childhood affection for her, but this affection was insignificant in the face of big things. Look at his vigilance just now, he was extremely defensive, and he didn't say a word of what she wanted to know.

disclose.

After three days of separation, when they saw each other with admiration, Yuan Zhao smiled with relief and held the token tightly:

"Go ahead."

It doesn't matter, she came to him to show her uncle that she knew nothing about the affairs in Beijing and was just running around like a blind fly.

As for whether the other party believed it or not, she didn't know, but she tried her best.

"Young master, your skin is fair, let me transform it for you first." Qinghe took out a small bottle from the small bag on his waist, "Young Master Xia also prepared two sets of men's clothes for us, saying they were newly cut this year...

"

"Do you want to rest?" Yuan Zhao sat still and let her smear it on his face.

"No, when I went to Xia Mansion, I should have come to meet you immediately. Mr. Xia said that there were few people in the early morning and going out would make people suspicious, so I waited until dawn..."

While waiting, he went to wash up and order people to prepare clothes, while she sat quietly and rested for a while.

"What should we do next? Keep waiting there?"

"Go to him first and show your face, then sneak out and go to the Proton Mansion..."

Lan Muqi is the cheap disciple of Yaowangzhuang. His uncle became seriously ill in the early spring of this year, with good and bad spells. When he couldn't bear it any longer, he was summoned to the palace for treatment.

After that, he must enter the palace once a month.
Chapter completed!