He Yan and Prince Su returned to Beijing after staying in the suburbs of Beijing for less than half a month.
The scenery in this other courtyard is excellent, and there are many beautiful mountains and hills nearby. It is indeed much more comfortable to live in than in Beijing.
From time to time, He Yan dragged Prince Su around to play around, and even caught a pair of rabbits and raised them.
The two originally wanted to stay for a while longer, but Emperor Wen Xiao suddenly sent an urgent letter ordering Prince Su to return to Beijing immediately, so the two could only pack their things in a hurry and return to Beijing.
He Yan went straight back to Prince Su's mansion. After Prince Su sent him back to the mansion, he turned around and went to the palace without even entering the door.
As soon as He Yan entered Su Wang's mansion, he was carrying a pair of fluffy little rabbits for the maid to find a nest, when someone informed that the young master of Anyuan Hou's mansion had arrived outside the door and wanted to see him.
He was looking for someone to watch him. It is estimated that after getting the news that he was going to Beijing, Mu Yuanwen ran to him directly, so he came so quickly.
Knowing that Mu Yuanwen would have something to ask later, He Yan asked his servants to take him directly to his room, and then asked the servant girls to back out.
As soon as Mu Yuanwen entered the room, he sharply saw the two furry creatures in the small basket. He immediately forgot what he wanted to say, and moved to the side of the basket, looking eagerly at the two creatures. Looking at the two rabbits, which were no bigger than a palm, the excitement in his voice could not be concealed: "Can I pet them?"
In fact, with Mu Yuanwen's family background, it's not that he can't afford to keep these gadgets, but his upbringing is strict. His father strictly forbade him from "playing with things and losing his ambition" since he was a child, and he was never allowed to keep cats, cats and dogs in the mansion.
Perhaps it is due to the strange psychology that the less you get, the more you miss. Mu Yuanwen has been full of longing for furry animals since he was a child, especially for small and soft fluffy creatures like newly weaned bunnies. One look and basically can't walk anymore.
Two white and soft little milk rabbits closed their eyes tightly and huddled together next to each other, like two live cotton balls.
He Yan knew his hobby, and responded casually: "As you like."
Mu Yuanwen couldn't wait to stretch out his hand, and poked one of the cotton ball's buttocks, only to see its small, almost negligible short tail tremble, and then kicked its legs to move the buttock to the side. cut.
The cotton ball next to it seemed to realize that its little friend was gone, opened its eyes and looked around, and quickly moved its own buttocks, tightly touching the buttocks of the other cotton ball .
Mu Yuanwen was completely captivated by the two furry little guys in front of him, and stared at them for a long time.
He Yan was afraid that he would not be able to recover, so he reminded him aloud: "Don't think of yourself as a fool, why are you so anxious to block me today?"
Mu Yuanwen was stunned for a while, then turned his gaze back from the rabbit, with a complicated expression on his face, "You should already know that something happened to the second prince."
He Yan had already guessed that he was going to talk about this matter, and he admitted generously: "Well, if it wasn't for this matter, I wouldn't have come back so early. I originally wanted to stay a little longer."
What happened to the second prince started with the imprisonment of the prefect of Xuzhou.
A few days ago, the prefect of Xuzhou was arrested and imprisoned for colluding with human traffickers. However, the clues found earlier showed that the prefect of Xuzhou was not the only one who colluded with human traffickers, and there were people of higher rank behind him.
The laws of the Wen Dynasty have very strict regulations on human trafficking, and the punishment for illegal trafficking and human trafficking has always been extremely severe, and Emperor Wen Xiao himself has always hated this kind of thing, so after the incident, Emperor Wen Xiao ordered The death order wanted to thoroughly investigate this matter, but unexpectedly, after further investigation, the second prince was actually involved.
This is the prince!
Throughout the ages, no prince has ever been caught and involved in human trafficking!
You must know that human trafficking has always been one of the most despised businesses in all dynasties. When those traffickers were executed, the common people clapped their hands and applauded, wishing to cut them into pieces!
Not to mention anything else, just say that if this matter gets out, the reputation of the entire Wen Dynasty royal family will be ruined...
Therefore, as soon as the investigation officials of Dali Temple found this place, they were so frightened that they stopped in a cold sweat, and went to the palace overnight to report the matter to Emperor Wen Xiao.
As expected, Emperor Wen Xiao immediately ordered the matter to be blocked, and sent an urgent letter to Prince Su in the suburbs of Beijing, asking him to return to Beijing to discuss matters.
However, although Emperor Wen Xiao ordered to keep his mouth shut, paper could not contain the flames. Before dawn, the high officials in Beijing had already heard some rumors, and the atmosphere in Beijing's officialdom became tense for a while.
Mu Yuanwen is just a young master with no real power in the Anyuan Hou's Mansion. He shouldn't have known these secrets so early, but his first brother who has already started to take power in the Hou's Mansion has always loved him very much and was tortured by him for a long time. Afterwards, he secretly mentioned this matter to him.
As soon as he heard that something happened to the second prince, Mu Yuanwen's mind immediately recalled that not long ago, the second prince went berserk and flirted with Xu Linge at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting.
According to my friend's previous suggestion, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival, the second prince "should" attack him, but he didn't know which force—the most likely friend—was involved, so he escaped in a daze. Doomed.
Although the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Fair passed without incident, the more he thought about it after he returned to the Hou Mansion that day, the more chilling he felt in his heart.
Suppose he was not Xu Linge that day, but he was captured by the second prince, what would happen afterwards
Mu Yuanwen thought about this hypothesis.
First of all, if he is captured by the second prince, although he will not seek death and life, he will definitely be temporarily depressed and unable to accept that he was raped by a pig. If you give up easily, you must make a fuss in front of Emperor Wen Xiao.
Later, in order to appease their family, Emperor Wen Xiao must punish the second prince, and the second prince did such a ridiculous thing, Emperor Wen Xiao's perception of this son who was not favored in the first place must be extremely bad. It is estimated that the road ahead for the prince will not be long.
Judging from the final result, it was he and the second prince who were unlucky in this incident. If one had to compare who was more miserable, the second prince who was despised by the emperor was undoubtedly more pitiful than him.
In fact, the second prince is not fake, but he is not a person without a brain. One did not follow him voluntarily.
Therefore, the second prince's reputation is not worth criticizing except for being playful and lustful. This is why Emperor Wen Xiao never really got angry with him even though he could not understand his son's foolish behavior all day long.
Such a person who knows how to measure will naturally not be so stupid as to personally push himself into a situation where Emperor Wen Xiao despises him.
Although Mu Yuanwen was not raised strictly according to the heirs of the Hou Mansion like his own brother, he was still a child raised in a big family. After thinking about it for a while, I realized that someone might want to use him to deal with the second prince.
After all, he is just a pawn in the hands of others.
Although there are many people in Beijing who hate the second prince, it is not necessary to design him so much, and even his dignified son of the Marquis of Anyuan is used as a pawn, presumably the power of the person behind the scenes is also It won't be too small.
According to Mu Yuanwen's conjecture, this matter is probably still a struggle between the princes, but I don't know which prince is so idle, and actually takes action against the second prince who is the least competitive...
Mu Yuanwen stayed up all night tossing and turning that night, and after thinking of some ideas, he planned to go to King Su's Mansion the next day to have a good talk with his friends and verify his ideas.
Unfortunately, he got up late because he stayed up late the night before, and he got up from the bed after noon. Even if he got up and sent someone to Prince Su's mansion to deliver a post, the reply he got was Prince Su and his relatives. The princess has already left Beijing at this time, and went to live in another courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing!
Mu Yuanwen had no choice but to wait in Jingzhong for someone to come back.
The husband and wife made it clear that they were going to play alone, no matter how anxious he was, there was no reason to catch up and disturb him.
Mu Yuanwen has been holding back things in his mind these days, and he is living in a very tormented state. He is afraid of causing trouble to his friends, and he dare not tell these things to his family. Chess piece, dare not go out, nestled at home for half a month almost grow hair!
Mu Yuanwen lowered his voice: "Ancestor, give me an accurate word, I will never say it outside, the second prince really dares to do this?"
After hearing about the second prince's accident this morning, and contacting the previous speculation, the first thought that came to his mind was: The second prince might have been framed this time!
Maybe it was the mastermind who tried to use him to harm the second prince last time!
He Yan reached out and plucked the tender ears of the rabbit in the basket, and threw the question back: "Do you think he has the guts?"
The rabbit who was sleeping with eyes closed opened his eyes, shook his ears, and then shook again, but found that he couldn't get rid of the harassing hand on his ears, so he closed his eyes again and started to play dead.
Mu Yuanwen looked at the rabbit pretending to be dead, sighed, and said, "No..."
He Yan: "That's fine."
"I knew it, you must know more than me." Mu Yuanwen reached out to touch another rabbit, but was immediately kicked. He curled his lips and said sourly: "That's right, all your men go to the palace to see the emperor." Yes, it is inevitable that the news is better than mine."
He Yan glanced at him coldly, and warned: "If you don't know how to speak human words again, if you think about it, my man wouldn't mind sending you to suffer with the second prince."
Mu Yuanwen hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, can't I be wrong? But... Seriously, the second prince won't really be killed this time, right?"
Although the second prince's character is really difficult to describe in words, and he wished to grab this person and beat him up when he was entangled, but seeing that the second prince was charged with such a serious crime this time, he was glad that he escaped. At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation as if the rabbit died and the fox was sad.
If his friend hadn't helped him, he would probably be reduced to the unlucky situation with the second prince now.
"Don't worry about it," He Yan saw that the little rabbit had been touched so stiffly that he was about to faint, so he finally pulled his hand out of the basket and picked up a towel beside him to wipe it off. "The case is still under investigation. It is too early to draw conclusions."
Realizing that the thing that had been harassing him had left, the rabbit shook the tips of its ears, and its stiff body relaxed a little.
That guy with a dangerous aura all over his body finally let it go...
Ever since his friend told him to be careful of the second prince last time, Mu Yuanwen cared very much about every word his friend said, and immediately understood it.
The second prince might be able to save his life this time.
"I understand, but I don't know who is so boring, it's really not worth it to deal with the second prince so hard." Mu Yuanwen thought for a while, and joked: "If it were me, I would also attack the fourth prince." …”
At present, among the princes, only the fourth prince has the greatest advantage.
Mu Yuanwen really couldn't understand why the black hand of a certain queen left the most threatening fourth prince alone, as if bewitched, and wanted to kill a useless second prince.
Even if the second prince is killed, what good will it do
He Yan's movement of wiping his hands was indiscernible, and he interrupted him: "It's good to keep this kind of thing in your heart, don't talk nonsense, and be careful that you end up getting burned."
This is to tell him not to ask too much.
Mu Yuanwen silently closed his mouth and nodded obediently.
In fact, it was good intentions for my friend to say this. It is not a good thing to know too much about the entanglements in the royal family.
but…
Mu Yuanwen was a little worried, "You, you should be more careful."
Judging from my friend's performance, I'm afraid he knew about the murder of the Second Prince from the very beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have let him beware of the Second Prince and sent someone to protect him.
If the people behind the scenes knew that it was a friend who helped him, they would probably harbor resentment, and maybe they would get revenge at some point.
When He Yan heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitched: "Don't worry about me, what kind of hindrance can I have as a husband and wife who doesn't go to court, let's play with your rabbit."
Mu Yuanwen spotted the rabbit whose ears had been obediently touched by He Yan for a long time, and stretched out his hand full of confidence.
This one should only be better than that one.
However, the fact is that as soon as he put his hand on it, the rabbit immediately avoided it sensitively, and jumped to another corner with its buttocks shaking. The rejection couldn't be more obvious.
Mu Yuanwen looked at the rabbit who was not well behaved under his friend's hands just now, but now he doesn't pay attention to him at all, and murmured rather sadly: "This bastard is quite good at watching dishes."