Wei Lin was still struggling, frantically trying to prove his innocence: "You see the clothes I'm wearing? Maybe I don't look like a thief?"
But his captors ignored him and let him shout.
Wei Lin went on to say, "Hey, hey, do you also wear night clothes for assassination?"
"It's really a misunderstanding, elder brother, elder brother, uncle, it's really a misunderstanding..."
The lights in Zuoxiang's mansion were brightly lit, and Wei Lin was like a parade in the streets.
It happened to pass through the root of the wall, and it was necessary to pass through the front hall.
It is reasonable to say that usually, when an assassin is caught, it is also necessary to report to the master. But today we all know that when a guest comes to visit, it is natural that this unsuccessful assassination should not ruin the guest's happiness.
The leader thought about it, maybe the thief did not come to assassinate Xiangye, but to assassinate Mr. Xiang... Fortunately, the patrol team heard the movement outside the wall, otherwise something really happened, and it would affect the family.
But no one expected that Shang Xu was sitting in the front hall, chatting with distinguished guests over tea.
It was not intended to be in the front hall, but today there are other guests in the business, and they have not yet arrived at the mansion, and the two are waiting.
Wei Lin has been talking endlessly, trying his best to prove his innocence.
The timing was really just right. Shang Xu was chatting with the eldest prince about the usual affairs in the palace, and his attention was quickly attracted by Wei Lin, who was detained not far away. The eldest prince just picked up the tea cup in his hand, and before he had time to drink it, he raised his eyes and looked over when he heard the sound over there: "This is?"
Shang Xu didn't know what was going on, he stroked his beard and said, "What's the noise?"
Shang Xu has spoken, and the people over there can no longer pretend that nothing happened. The leader said a few words should not have passed through the front hall, disturbing the conversation between the prime minister and the eldest prince, and then he detained the person according to the words, bowed his head in the front room and saluted to Shang Xu and the eldest prince: "Report to the prime minister, in the courtyard Nanjiao found this person sneaking over the wall, and his subordinates were about to detain him in the backyard for interrogation."
Wei Lin raised his head and looked at Shang Xu. In a hurry, he moved out of Wei Yuanting to use it in order to get rid of the predicament: "Master Xiang recognizes me? I am Wei Lin, Wei Yuanting's youngest son."
"Oh?" Shang Xu obviously couldn't remember who Wei Lin was for a while, and the eldest prince looked at Wei Lin in confusion.
Wei Lin immediately felt confident, reached out his hand to remove the long spear from his neck, straightened his back and said, "On the day of your birthday, I will come here with my father to congratulate him on his birthday. Do you have any impression on him?"
The so-called coincidence is not a book, Wei Lin has not finished his words, and another servant leads people in.
No one expected that the Zuoxiang Mansion would be so lively tonight. Wei Lin heard someone talking behind him and looked back subconsciously. It was not Wei Yuanting who walked in with the servants
Wei Lin didn't regret going over the wall and was caught, but Wei Yuanting witnessed it with his own eyes, that's another story. Wei Lin hurriedly turned his head back, and didn't dare to look at Shang Xu, so he had to lower his head, this time he was more like a thief.
Shang Xu saw Wei Yuanting coming, with a gentle smile on his face, got up to meet him.
Upon seeing this, the first prince also followed Shang Xu.
Wei Lin looked at the ground and saw two people passing by him one after the other, and now he wished he could go to the room with ease, and hurried away.
But what he said was the water that was poured out. Shang Xu greeted him and said, "The general told the old man to wait. The old man still doesn't know that the second son is coming today..."
"What?" Wei Yuanting walked not far behind Wei Lin, and when he heard Shang Xu's words, he naturally did not understand why. He glanced around and saw that Wei Lin was wearing the clothes he personally chose, and he recognized Wei Lin at a glance: "Why are you here?"
Wei Lin turned his head tremblingly, and quickly made up a reason: "I... I came here specially to accompany father... to discuss important matters?" He also knew that ghosts wouldn't believe this, and the end sound provoked a questioning look. With Wei Yuanting.
"Nizi, don't hurry back." Even though Wei Yuanting was angry, it was not easy to say it in front of Shang Xu and the eldest prince, so he could only find a step to let Wei Lin down first, "I, Xiangye and I The eldest prince naturally has something important to discuss, so if you don't stay at home, what will you do when you come out?"
"Okay, let's go now..." Wei Lin said, turning his head to leave.
The eldest prince glanced at Wei Lin, and already understood the general idea in his heart, and said jokingly: "I didn't expect that the second son of the Wei family, who does not leave the main entrance, prefers to climb over the wall, and has a very personality."
"The second son's innocence is still alive, this is a good thing." Shang Xu said.
The eldest prince cupped his hands and bowed: "What the teacher said is."
Wei Yuanting breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately no one wanted to pursue this matter. Although I don't know why Wei Lin, this stinky boy, climbed over the wall and entered the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, the top priority is to get him away immediately.
"Don't hurry up!"
"Yes!"
Wei Yuanting waved his hand, and two people jumped out of nowhere, and they were the two secret guards who were watching Wei Lin. Wei Lin was taken aback, he almost forgot about it. The two dark guards went up to hold Wei Lin on the left and the right, and took them out.
"It's my godson who has no way to cause trouble for the two of you."
"Where," the eldest prince said with a smile, "since General Wei is also here, then let's get started, teacher."
Shang Xu nodded: "It's better to go to the old study room to talk."
The three of them went to Shang Xu's study.
Originally, Wei Lin just wanted to come to see what the first prince was planning to do when he came to Zuo Xiangfu in the evening, but now he was not only arrested, but also known by Wei Yuanting. If he went back, he would be scolded again.
Thinking about it that way, it's too bad.
Wei Lin thought about it quickly, one by one crooked ideas came out, and one by one he was rejected by himself, and when he saw that he was about to leave the gate of Zuo Xiangfu, Wei Lin suddenly covered his stomach and screamed: "Ouch, oops, belly pain!"
The two dark guards looked at each other and stopped.
Seeing the drama, Wei Lin squatted down even more outrageously, clutching his stomach tightly: "Maybe I ate the wrong thing, or you two accompany me to a thatched hut? There should be a thatched hut in Zuoxiang's mansion..."
The servants on the side don't know what kind of person Wei Lin is. Seeing that everyone hurts like this, it's almost the end. He hurriedly said: "Of course there are, and there are in the backyard. The villain can lead Wei Gongzi..."
"That's annoying... ouch, ouch." Wei Lin didn't wait for the dark guard to speak, he raised his hand and stretched out to the servant, the servant immediately helped him and headed towards the backyard.
The dark guard had no choice but to follow behind. If Wei Lin really wanted convenience, he would leave after his convenience; if he wanted to take the opportunity to escape, the two of them might as well catch him right away.
Wei Lin got his wish and entered the thatched hut in the backyard of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, and the dark guard could only guard the door of the hut. He observed inside for a while, and wanted to go out. There was only one door in this hut, and this door was guarded by secret guards. There is a small window on the other side of the door, but unfortunately no one can get out.
But this thatched hut was originally two small rooms, separated by wood and not sealed.
Wei Lin thought for a while, then took out the dagger he had been carrying with him from his boots, and moved from one compartment to another with a light movement. As Wei Lin expected, there was also a small window in the back. He saw it, and threw the dagger out of the small window, hitting the edge of the flower bed behind, making a sound.
The dark guard had followed Wei Lin for many days, so he naturally knew that Wei Lin had a lot of ideas, and he didn't want to run away once or twice - it's just that in this Xiangcheng, Wei Yuanting didn't know how many people he had arranged to watch over him at any time, even if he escaped from the two in front of him, it would still be worth it. Always get caught elsewhere in the city, so that Wei Lin can't escape at all.
But the situation is different now. The Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion is not Wei Yuanting's territory either. At best, these two people can watch him. If the brigade of secret guards entered the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion in order to keep Wei Lin in check, then Shang Xu should not panic and die.
Sure enough, under the premise that Wei Lin was acting, not really suffering from stomach pain, the sound of the dagger landing immediately attracted the attention of the two of them.
One person lifted his foot and kicked open the door of the compartment. There was no one inside, and the two immediately chased after him.
Wei Linben squatted in the latrine, and when the footsteps faded away, he quietly got up and glanced outside through the small window. The dark guard had already gone to find him there. Only then did he walk out of the hut from the front door with confidence, first found a servant, knocked him unconscious, dragged him into the flower bed, took off all the servant's clothes and put them on himself, and then he was at ease. Find Shang Xu and others inside.
Wei Lin was walking in the Zuo Prime Minister's mansion, and he couldn't find where they were for a long time. He just remembered hearing the word "study", and he had an idea, and he casually found a servant and said, "Master, let you go to the study. ."
The servant asked in a daze: "Isn't the master entertaining guests? What should I do..."
"You ask so many questions, how do I know, anyway, I want you to come over." After Wei Lin finished speaking, he turned around and left, looking like he was busy in a hurry. The next person scratched his hair, thinking about whether to go over and talk about it first, maybe there is really something to arrange
Wei Lin walked out a few steps, then turned around and turned back, and the servant walked in a certain direction quickly. Wei Lin followed him all the way, knocking him unconscious before the next person knocked on the door. Just like before, he threw it in the flower bed.
The study was brightly lit. Wei Lin found an inconspicuous position and squatted down, his ears pressed against the door panel, and there was indeed a sound coming from inside. It seemed that this move was the right one.
"There is going to be a war on Xisu's side, and the eldest prince has to prepare early."
"What do you mean, teacher?"
"... Xiangye means that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Oh?"
"It is imminent to establish a reserve. Although the eldest prince's mother is a noble queen, it is not easy to influence the emperor's mind. At this time, it is natural to find opportunities to show more."
"However, the northern border has always been guarded by the Xue family. If I rashly ask for an expedition, and when I get there, the Xue family has bad thoughts, and my situation will be dangerous."
"The eldest prince's worries are justified, so the old man plans to let General Wei accompany the eldest prince. What do you two think?"
There was no sound inside, probably thinking about the feasibility of this.
Wei Lin was also stunned by these words. He didn't know anything about Xisu going to war, but if Wei Yuanting wanted to accompany the eldest prince to the Northern Army, he could just be with him, so wouldn't he be able to go back
"But... If the emperor does not agree with General Wei to go with him, then what should we do?"
"The eldest prince doesn't need to worry too much, the old man has arranged someone to protect the eldest prince comprehensively at the border."
"It's still the teacher who's thoughtful."
"Xisu's war is not a big deal at first. With the skills of the Xue family, it can definitely be won. The eldest prince only needs to go to the front to act, and the credit can be received." This is what Wei Yuanting said. , Wei Lin could hear it clearly.
Things became clear all of a sudden, no matter what the First Prince wanted to go to the border, as long as the Wei family could go with him, Wei Lin would be happy to die.
He was happy for a while, calmed down, looked around again, and left quietly, returning to the servant who had stripped other people's clothes before, and changed his own clothes back.
Then he swaggered to the door again and went straight out.
As expected, there were still people staring at the door, and when Wei Lin came out, they immediately followed behind him.
The smile on Wei Lin's face couldn't be hidden even if he didn't see the two of them. He was immersed in the careful thought that he might meet Jiang Ye soon, and went to the Wei residence.