Bai Pingzi was sent away by Bai Fuling in a daze, and she did not reveal her plan in the end. This matter must be discussed with her parents and approved by her grandmother before it can be implemented. At the same time, there are only a few days left before her Jiji ceremony. If her plans were leaked out, people in the Yasukuni Mansion would definitely make trouble. She didn't want to waste the patience of her family these days.
Although she didn't quite understand why her mother was so entangled in insisting that she hold a grand wedding ceremony in the capital, since her mother thought it was very important, she obediently cooperated.
If there is anyone in this world who can make her change her mind and submit, it is only her parents and Lu Ying.
The next day, she said she was sick and closed the door of Du Yunxuan as usual, and took Bai Guo and other personal servants to the secret passage to Shibu Lane to wait for news from Lu Ying. Xiao You resolutely asked to go with her, Bai Fuling thought If he insisted on rejecting him, he didn't know what bad things he would do if he stayed alone in the Duke's mansion, and the other maids didn't know martial arts, so they couldn't stand him, so they reluctantly agreed.
Bai Fuling and the others brought mahjong with them, and when they arrived at Shibu Lane, they played mahjong to pass the time while waiting for someone. Around noon, Bai Pingzi, who was out of the city to pick up people, came back and reported that Lu Ying had secretly entered the palace with the guards sent by the palace. He left Bai Ashi to wait near the palace gate, and Lu Ying took him to the ten steps when he came out. alley.
After waiting until sunset, there was still no news. Bai Fuling was restless and lost several games in a row at the table. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and went out to complain to Bai Shisan who was guarding the hall: "What's the matter, big brother? How did you get in?" Entering the palace is like evaporating from the world? Does the emperor have so many things to say to him?"
Bai Shisan didn't understand what "evaporation in the world" was, but he also knew what the young lady was referring to, so he could only scratch his head and smile wryly. They couldn't go into the palace to see, how would they know what happened inside
Bai Fuling was restless, and couldn't help thinking about the worst. It wasn't that the emperors in ancient times never introduced meritorious officials into the palace, or put them under house arrest or killed them. The emperors here wouldn't be doing the same thing, would they? But the eldest brother didn't do anything serious enough to make the emperor do such a dirty trick.
Waiting anxiously until the moon was in the sky, the food prepared for Lu Ying was heated up again and again, but he still couldn't wait for people to come. Bai Pingzi thought that waiting like this was not an option. The gate of the palace was probably closed. Lu Ying tonight It was impossible to leave the palace, so I had to persuade her to go back to rest first, and then notify her when there is news.
Bai Fuling bit her lips and said: "If there is still no news from Eldest Brother tomorrow morning, you go and ask His Highness Six out for me, and I will ask him what's going on."
Followed them out, but Xiao You, who hadn't seen anyone for almost a whole day, appeared out of nowhere, and interrupted abruptly, "Are you familiar with His Highness Six?"
Bai Fuling was in a very bad mood, without saying a word, she turned around and took Yang Mei and others into the secret path back to the Duke's mansion.
Bai Guo stayed behind and lightly poked Xiao You on the forehead and said: "You are so young, do you still know how to be wary of other men? Don't say I didn't remind you, the lady is in a bad mood, and running to pester her now is a dead end!"
When Xiao You thought about Bai Fuling, Bai Guo basically knew about it, so she sweetly asked her instead. Although Bai Guo is a gossip by nature, she is not a big mouth who doesn't know the importance, she just vaguely said that Yang Heng was rescued by the young lady when she went to Beiguan City, and she refused to say more.
Her ambiguous attitude was seen in Xiao You's eyes, and she immediately imagined countless intimate scenes of Yang Heng and Bai Fuling falling in love at first sight, and their love for concubines, and her complexion suddenly darkened.
A romantic and handsome prince, and a sentimental "masculine" beauty, what good things can they do together? ! The more Xiao You thought about it, the more angry she became, she clenched her fists involuntarily, and when he remembered that something was wrong, she hurriedly spread her palms. A small fine steel ring in the palm of her hand had been squeezed into a crooked one, and her original shape could no longer be seen. .
Xiao Ni frowned and cursed softly, stuffed the severely deformed ring into her bosom, her face regained her original innocence, she caught up a few steps and walked behind Bai Guo.
Bai Guo didn't see what he did just now, so she casually took his little hand and said, "It's pitch black here, follow along, otherwise it will be bad if you get lost." Little hands, just now effortlessly squeezed a fine steel ring into scrap steel bars, and those beautiful obsidian-like eyes flickered in the dark tunnel, seeing everything clearly in their eyes and remembering everything in their hearts superior.
At the same time, Lu Ying, who worried Bai Fuling so much, was sitting next to the desk in a duty room on the side of the cabinet, recalling all the things she saw in the sanctuary today...
He entered the palace at noon, and waited in the side hall until the afternoon before being summoned by the emperor. Compared with a few years ago, the emperor was much older, his face was gray and yellow with drooping bags under his eyes, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked like an old man who had been hollowed out by wine. It's just the occasional gloomy light flashing under the half-opened and half-closed eyelids that let Lu Ying know that the old man in front of him is not as useless as most people see.
At the beginning, the emperor asked Lu Ying to describe the various situations in Beiguan City over the years, while he leaned on the dragon chair with an indifferent expression and didn't know whether he was asleep or listening carefully. There are many stoves burning in the imperial study room, the heat makes people sweat, and the silent stagnant atmosphere is even more disturbing.
Lu Ying kept an eye on various affairs at the border, such as the results of the wars and casualties experienced over the years, the current strength of the barbarians and the distribution of the main tribes, the relationship between the tribes, the number and equipment of the Zhenbei Army, daily drills and Fortification and trade, etc., are detailed one by one, with no concealment or exaggeration.
After talking for an hour, he felt his mouth was dry before the emperor asked questions. He didn't ask many questions, but each of them hit the point. Lu Ying answered calmly, without panic.
After talking like this for a while, the emperor seemed to be finally satisfied. A smile appeared on his old face and he said, "Okay! You are fine! Sure enough, I didn't see the wrong person."
Before Lu Ying could relax, the emperor changed the subject and said with a sneer: "In the past few years, I have asked you to return to Beijing to report on your work many times in secret, and to reward you for your merits. You are good, and you refuse to come! Xiaoliu has gone! Going to Beiguan City, you came honestly, hum! It seems that I am really old, and my words are not as useful as Xiaoliu's!"
Lu Ying knelt down silently to plead guilty, but didn't explain a single word for herself or Yang Heng. In this case, the explanation would only make many mistakes, so it's better not to say it.
Sure enough, the emperor didn't lose his anger when he saw him like this, he raised his hand to signal him to stand up, and then asked, "What do you think of my son?"
It was really inappropriate for the emperor to ask such a young courtier as Lu Ying, so Lu Ying pursed her lips and did not answer. Instead, the emperor laughed and said: "Forget it, I won't embarrass you. This time you came back just in time. There is an important matter to be entrusted to you. You don't have to go back to Beiguan City for the time being. First, go to Xidaying for me. Go and drill the imperial army, those are your old buddies."
"My minister obeys the order." Lu Ying knelt down to accept the order, not only did she not ask the reason, she did not even show any doubts on her face. The emperor was very bored watching it, but he also knew that this courtier had such a temperament, so he really didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
The matter he has planned for many years is about to come to an end. If it succeeds, Qi Guo may still have hope. He is very proud of his plan, but he cannot speak freely to the people around him. Lu Ying is an important part of his plan, and he is loyal and steady, so it is okay for him to reveal something in advance, but unfortunately, he has a calm look of no curiosity, which makes him feel embarrassed to explain.
The emperor frowned, and suddenly felt that having such a courtier was really boring.
"Tonight you stay in the cabinet to rest on duty. Someone will send what you should know to the duty house. Tomorrow morning, you will take someone to Xidaying to take over the Imperial Forest Army there. Don't say anything about this matter. In a few days, I will Then order someone to disclose the news of your entry into Beijing."
"Yes!" Lu Ying answered happily, but she was troubled in her heart. How should she think of a way to inform Bai Fuling outside? She will be worried to death if she has no news from her in the next few days.
The emperor waved him to leave after finishing his instructions. When Lu Ying retreated to the gate of the side hall, the emperor suddenly said something irrelevant: "Miss Sun of the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion is called Bai Fuling, right?"
Lu Ying froze, and stopped immediately. He didn't say much, but the emperor already knew that this sentence hit his weakness, so he couldn't help showing a smug smile on his face, and said with deep meaning: "Do your job well. In the future, there will always be someone who will let you When you get what you want."
Lu Ying hesitated to speak, the emperor was in high spirits, and what he said at the moment would be taken as a cover-up, so it would be better to express his intentions later.
It's not like he didn't have such extravagant hopes in his heart, but...how could he have the heart to wrong the woman he cared about the most.
The emperor left the side hall and immediately returned to the bedroom of his new favorite, Luo Bin. The two places are very close to each other, and along the way there are trusted guards who drive away the idlers and others. No one in the palace knows that the emperor got up from Luo Concubine's fragrant couch to meet the foreign ministers in secret, and he hugged the charming concubine contentedly. It was another night of singing and dancing.
Luo Bin won his strict decree, so she would keep her mouth shut. Being able to let the emperor stay in her bedroom for a day is of great benefit to her stable position in the palace, and she is also happy to fulfill this lie.
Looking at the mountains of intelligence materials on the desk, Lu Ying felt a headache. Each of these documents states the influence of several princes in Beijing, including the number of troops that can be mobilized, who is in command, and the relationship between the officials of some key departments and the princes, etc.
Among them, the part of the first prince and the second prince greatly exceeded the authority and military force that a normal prince should have. It was self-evident what they were going to do.
The other few princes who usually don't show their faces are actually not as honest as they appear on the surface, and the one who surprised Lu Ying the most is Yang Heng. On the surface, the sixth prince, who has no other characteristics other than being romantic and handsome, let alone ability, has the strength of connections in private, which is not much inferior to that of the eldest prince and the second prince!
Now the point is, what exactly did the emperor want him to do when he gave him these things? !