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Chapter 22: Containment is chess

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Mo Qingge wanted to stay at the hotel to salute, after all, among these people, he was the only one without status. Even in Fengya Pavilion, he never shared a room with so many royal nobles at the same time.

"Don't get up, lie down." Jun Liyuan stopped him with a voice, then turned his head and said to Jun Liche: "He was injured a little, and he is recuperating at my house for the time being, so he is inconvenient to move around, don't mind. "

"No. I'm not an outsider, and Mr. Mo doesn't have to be so polite." Jun Liche said with a smile. Mo Qingge was injured and ran to Prince Yi's Mansion to recuperate, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was not that simple. Seeing Mo Qingge's tightly wrapped hands, Jun Liche frowned slightly. It seems that the injury is indeed unclear, and the location of the injury is very important, which also explains why Ling Qiyang and Jun Lixuan came to Yiwang Mansion today.

Jun Liyuan has a crush on Mo Qingge, and Jun Liche has seen it before. It's just that Jun Liyuan didn't show much concern, and he couldn't ask more questions. He believes that feelings should go with the flow, just like Jun Lixuan and Ling Qiyang.

"Why didn't you enter the palace when you came back?" Jun Liyuan asked. It stands to reason that Jun Liche should have met his father before coming here.

"It doesn't matter if you're late, you can't pass the elder brother's house without entering. Besides, I'm still thinking about the strange incident in your army. How is it? Has it been resolved?" Jun Liche asked. The time of his entry to Beijing is undecided, so there is no need to rush. It was Jun Liyuan's situation that worried him even more.

"It's been resolved, thanks to Qi Yang." Jun Liyuan said.

"It seems that I was right to tell Li Xuan." Jun Li Che laughed.

"I haven't had time to send someone to tell you about this matter, in fact, it was the father who sent Qi Yang to the barracks." Jun Lixuan said.

"Father?" Jun Liche was also quite surprised. He has been busy at the border for a while, and the affairs in Beijing are not absolutely important, so he didn't ask. He originally thought that Jun Lixuan would secretly find an opportunity to bring Ling Qiyang in, but he didn't expect that it was the emperor's intention.

"That's it..." Jun Lixuan explained to Jun Liche carefully what happened, the results of the investigation, and the preparation of the antidote. It's just that the part about rescuing Mo Qingge was omitted in the middle, he thought it would be more appropriate for Jun Liyuan to talk about this matter. Thinking about it, there should be more things that Jun Liyuan wanted to investigate. That's not what he should be involved in.

After all, think about it from another angle. If it's about Ling Qiyang, he only wants to know about it himself, even if it's his brothers, he doesn't want to tell.

After hearing what happened, Jun Liche frowned slightly, and said: "Speaking of people in the south, I think of one thing. Half a month ago, when I was still in the north, I got the news. My subordinates said that I saw a person with strange whereabouts coming in and out of the Fifth Prince's Mansion. Although that person was dressed as a Ye countryman, his hair and nails were purple. Moreover, this person often wrapped himself up very tightly, so he didn't see his appearance very clearly."

"The way this person entered the Fifth Prince's Mansion is also very strange. He always climbs in and out from the back wall instead of going through the door. When I heard the news, I thought he was a guest of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, so I didn't think much about it. Now When it comes to the south, it's somewhat suspicious." Jun Liche paused, and then said: "My people haven't seen this person recently, I don't know if he is hiding."

Jun Lixuan frowned and thought, if Jun Liche's suspicion is true, then it can be sure that the corpse thread Gu is related to it nine out of ten.

"He went in and out of the wall, even if we tell the father and ask the order to search for this person, the fifth child will definitely deny it. After all, no one saw the two of them face to face. Presumably that is the reason why the person did not leave the door. If we can't find anything, it won't be so easy to find out if we want to turn over this account in the future." Jun Liyuan said. It is not wise to tell the emperor about things without being fully sure.

"Third brother is right. If the fifth brother really did this, there is a perfect plan." Jun Lixuan said, "We can only hold back and keep watching."

Jun Liche nodded, "I will be watched."

Jun Liyuan glanced at Mo Qingge who hesitated to speak, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Qingge hesitated for a moment, pursed his lips and shook his head, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just tired from lying down."

"Then get up and sit for a while." Jun Liyuan walked over and helped him sit on the couch.

Mo Qingge lowered his head, seemingly embarrassed.

"Qiyang, what do you think?" Jun Lixuan looked at him, Ling Qiyang hadn't spoken, Jun Lixuan couldn't help asking.

Ling Qiyang looked at the crowd, and said: "If that person's hair and nails are purple like the sixth brother said, he should have made the corpse thread Gu." "Are you sure?" Jun Lixuan didn't doubt Ling Qiyang's judgment, Just wondering why he was so determined.

"There are many Gu masters in the south, and they are also very mysterious, but the better you are at controlling Gu, the more you will be backlashed by the Gu. Most of the Gu masters are thin and bloodshot can be seen in their eyes. As the ability grows, the signs of poisoning will appear." The more obvious. As the sixth brother said, he should already be a high-level Gu master. This kind of person himself is also very poisonous, so he has to hold himself tightly, on the one hand he does not want to be seen by others, on the other hand he is Worried about accidentally hurting someone and causing trouble." Ling Qiyang said: "Corpse Thread Gu can only be done by high-level Gu masters, and such Gu masters are rare. Most of them are poisoned to death halfway through practice. So that person should be A person who raises Gu and lays Gu."

Regarding how to judge a Gu Master, his master taught him a long time ago. Even others, he knows through the master's handwriting.

Jun Liyuan nodded, "Since we can't do anything with Lao Wu now, we should choose to guard against this person. As long as we find out the whereabouts of this person, we won't be afraid of Lao Wu's tricks."

"Will the medicine ball you gave me at the mass grave be able to defend myself?" Jun Lixuan looked at Ling Qiyang.

Ling Qiyang smiled and said, "Would you like to wear that smell?"

"As long as it's from you, I can take it with me." Jun Lixuan said without blushing.

Ling Qiyang lightly touched Jun Lixuan's leg under the table, and said in a low voice, "Nonsense."

Jun Lixuan grabbed his hand, smiled without saying a word.

Ling Qiyang, whose ears were red, coughed lightly, pretending to be calm and said: "I'll go back and do some research to see if there is a better way."

"Then I'll trouble you, brother." Jun Liyuan said.

"Third brother, you are polite." After thinking for a while, Ling Qiyang said again: "Actually, if that person really belongs to the fifth prince's house, then the fifth prince's situation should be more dangerous than ours."

"How?" Jun Liche asked curiously.

"The purpose of a Gu master's raising Gu is to control others, do things for himself, and fulfill his own wishes. If the fifth prince is the master of that Gu master, then according to the habits of Gu masters, he should consider his own safety. What better way to save life and achieve the goal than to use Gu to control the master's life and death? If the Gu master is the master and the fifth prince is only coerced by him, then he has more reason to use Gu to control the fifth prince. It's gone." Thinking about it, Jun Chengxi seemed to have more helpers, but he also dug his own grave.

"That's true." Jun Liche relaxed.

"Looking at the fifth child, everything seems to be normal." Jun Liyuan said.

"Regardless of whether it is true or not, just try it with Mo Yuer and you will know. Even if he has not been poisoned by the Gu, after a long contact with that Gu master, he will be chronically poisoned. No matter what kind, it will definitely be harmful to the body." Ling Qiyang drank He took a sip of tea, and the fragrant tea made him feel much more relaxed.

"Mo Yu'er? It still has this ability?" Speaking of that little thing, Jun Liche smiled.

"The medicine cat itself is both medicine and poison. Medicine can detoxify, and it can also detoxify Gu, and poison can also attack poison, so if there is any abnormality, it will respond." Ling Qiyang laughed: "But that little thing doesn't like it very much. It smells of Gu, so when it smells it, it will burrow into people, and it won't pounce on people."

"That's good, if there is a problem, it won't cause people to suspect it." Jun Lixuan said.

"Well, I will take that little thing with me when the time comes, and the fifth child won't think too much about it." Jun Liche liked Mo Yu'er very much, and he also liked small pets very much. Everyone in the palace knew that, so he took Mo Yu'er with him. Yu'er is really normal.

"Then let's make a decision first." Jun Liyuan said, and for the time being, follow this plan.

As soon as the few people finished speaking, they heard a noise coming from outside.

"Princess Side, you can't go in, the prince is discussing something, don't allow anyone to disturb you." The servant at the door dutifully stopped him.

"Knowing that the prince's business is hard, my side concubine and Zhao side concubine just came to have a look, and brought ginseng soup. Just to relieve the prince's fatigue." Helian's side concubine said with a smile.

Lord Yi has two side concubines, and they have some time to enter the mansion. According to Emperor Yanxi's intention, whoever of the two concubines gives birth to a son first, will be established as the main concubine. These two people have always been at odds with each other, and now they must have a common purpose to come together. However, Ye State has always had a low birth rate, and the two of them don't know when they will have a child. Even if they have a child, it is still unclear whether they can give birth safely. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that, in fact, Emperor Yanxi did not regard them as candidates for Prince Yi's concubine at all. Letting Yi Wangna and the other into the mansion is nothing more than a trade-off.

The little servant stopped in front of the door and said respectfully: "The two concubines, the prince has already ordered not to disturb you, don't you want to kill me? And it is against the rules for the two concubines to enter the prince's yard without orders. If you insist on going in, won't you make the prince angry?"

Concubine Zhao frowned, and asked cautiously: "The prince is really busy?"

"How dare you lie to me, you little one." The servant lowered his head and said cautiously.

Concubine Helian pulled her and said: "Sister, don't listen to him. How long has it been since the prince came to our yard? No matter how busy you are, you still have to rest. Let me see, the prince is clearly fascinated by Hu Meizi." , raise people in their own courtyard, so they have no time to talk to us."

Compared to Concubine Zhao, she dared to speak more.

Concubine Zhao's brows frowned even tighter. She also heard some gossip about someone raised in the prince's yard, so she came along this time to see if it was true or not. But if she really wants to offend the prince, she is not willing.

Jun Liche in the room smiled meaningfully, looked at his third brother, and then at Mo Qingge. Standing up, he said, "I will not interfere with the third brother's family affairs. I will go ahead and go to the palace to meet the emperor. Mr. Mo, take care of yourself and don't get hurt again."

Mo Qingge nodded awkwardly, not knowing what to say. He could hear the words outside clearly, he thought that if he entered Prince Yi's mansion by himself, people outside would certainly discuss it, after all he was just an actor. But he forgot that there was a side concubine in Prince Yi's mansion, so his existence was even more embarrassing.

"Li Xuan, you and Qi Yang wait a moment, I'll send Li Che out." Jun Liyuan had a sullen face, obviously annoyed by the two women outside.

Jun Lixuan nodded and said nothing.

The door opens. When the two side concubines saw the stern-faced Prince Yi, their hearts skipped a beat. Seeing that the sixth prince came out after him, it was more like confirming that Jun Liyuan was talking about business affairs, not raising a concubine.

"My lord." Both of them saluted together.

Jun Liche didn't excuse the two of them at all, and said coldly, "Who allowed you to come in?"

The concubine Helian, who was originally quite loud, didn't dare to take a breath, so she just prevaricated in a low voice: "The concubine came to see you with my sister."

When Concubine Zhao heard that, Helian actually shifted the responsibility onto herself, and immediately said: "Sister Helian misheard the rumors, so I insisted on bringing this concubine here to find out. I haven't seen the prince for many days, and I am thinking about it, so Then came along."

"Rumors?" Jun Liyuan's tone became even colder. The people in his family were so ruthless that they spread rumors that he, the master, was incapable of discipline.

Concubine Helian hid in the back, so Concubine Zhao had to say, "Recently someone in the mansion has reported that you want to take a concubine. It's just that it's temporarily kept in your yard, and I haven't told the emperor."

"Presumptuous. As side concubines, you don't know how to restrain yourself when you hear such rumors, and even violated the rules and came here. How can you behave?!" Jun Liyuan sternly said.

"I know I'm wrong." The two side concubines immediately knelt down. From entering the mansion to now, although Jun Liyuan was not close to them, he had never lost his temper. Now it's like this, I'm afraid I'm really angry.

"Go and find out who is spreading this kind of talk in the mansion. If you find out, you will be rewarded with fifty sticks, and you will be sold as slaves at the border." Jun Liyuan ordered.

"Yes!" The servant and the butler who just arrived immediately responded, and went down to investigate.

"You two, if you can't fulfill your duties as side concubines, believe in rumors, and confuse the palace, this king will take care of the empress. You go back to the hospital and wait for your punishment. Without my order, you can't leave the hospital for half a step."

"My lord, I know I was wrong, please forgive me, I will never dare again." Hearing Jun Liyuan's words, Concubine Zhao immediately knelt down and begged with tears streaming down her face.

The dumbfounded side concubine Helian managed to come back to her senses, crawled over on her knees, and cried: "My lord, since I have served you for so long, please spare me, my lord." .”

Jun Liyuan looked at the two people begging for mercy expressionlessly, and said coldly: "There is indeed someone living in this king's yard."

As soon as these words came out, the two side concubines were taken aback, but what they said afterwards made them wish Jun Liyuan had never said anything.

Jun Liyuan said: "But he is a man. If you go in today and meet him, the king can send you away with a letter of divorce. I have laws in the court. Meeting with other men under the condition of consent is considered unfaithful and unclean, and you can stop it. Now that things have come to this, my lord does not want to say more, so you can take care of yourself."

After finishing speaking, Jun Liyuan waved his hand, and several servants came up and pulled the two side concubines down.

As the cries faded away, Jun Liyuan let out a long sigh.

"Third brother, don't worry, the empress will make up her mind." Jun Liche said after watching the whole farce.

"It's okay. I didn't have any intentions for them. If my father didn't insist, I wouldn't let them enter the mansion either." Jun Liyuan shook his head, and walked out together with Jun Liche.

"Being in the royal family, some things must be compromised." Jun Liche comforted his third brother, "There are many examples of this kind of trade-off that uses marriage as a bargaining chip. If the third brother does not take this responsibility, then It's either me or Li Xuan who takes over."

In fact, what kind of status the prince is going to restrain the courtiers of what status, the emperor has long planned, and there is no room for refutation. Although they are princes and sons of their father, they are also pawns in the hands of the emperor. The three of them understand this truth, so they need to support each other even more.

Jun Liyuan lowered his eyes and did not speak.

"Third brother made plans for me and Li Xuan, we knew it in our hearts. Back then, Lao Qi and I were too young to do anything for San Ge. Now that Lao Qi has married, San Ge can also let go of the burden on his shoulders." It's gone." Jun Liche said with a light smile.

Jun Liyuan looked at him, pretending to smile relaxedly, "My brother, don't talk about that."

"En." Junli Che nodded.

When approaching the door, Jun Liyuan said again: "Help me find out how Mo Qingge was injured. He doesn't want to tell, and I don't want to force him."

Jun Liche smiled and said, "Yes, I will have someone investigate as soon as possible."

Jun Liyuan patted him on the shoulder.

"Then I will take my leave first." Jun Liche saluted.

Jun Liyuan nodded, "Go. Be careful on the road."

Jun Liche left Yiwang Mansion under the protection of the shadow guards. Jun Liyuan didn't turn around until he could no longer see Jun Liche's shadow, and returned to the mansion. Now, he just needs to wait for the result.