After I was reborn, I was scumbag

Chapter 39

Murong Xing put the empty medicine bowl aside, sat quietly by the bed and guarded Shaoguan.It wasn't until the boy didn't kick the quilt any more and fell asleep drowsily that he got up lightly.

The hour before dawn is the darkest time of the day.

He knew the deployment and guard changing times of the East Palace well. The young man walked unhurriedly, leaving the East Palace like a silent ghost, and got into the carriage not far from the palace gate.

Yuan Qiong was taking a nap in the carriage with his eyes closed, and when he heard the soft sound of the curtain being pulled open, he hummed softly: "How is it, the son is doing well?"

The gentle and apologetic look in the phoenix's eyes had already faded away, Murong Xing found a random place to sit down, nodded and said: "It went well, the prince has completely believed me."

"I've heard that Pingxihou's son and the prince have always been at odds. I don't know how the prince managed to settle the feud with the prince in just one night?"

"Your information channel is really well-informed."

Murong Xing turned his head to look at the empty streets of Chang'an. In about a few moments, the morning market will open.

"A few months ago, the prince entered the actor's hall and redeemed a few young ladies. I think you should have heard about it."

Yuan Qiong raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, what do you mean——Prince Liang likes masculinity?"

This can also explain why the prince of a country is about to reach the age of weak crown, and has never married a concubine or concubine. It turned out that he raised his face in the palace.

"...It must be good to see the son of the enemy who wanted to kill me having fun under me, right?"

Murong Xing pursed his thin lips lightly, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, as deep as a bottomless abyss in the night.

"It's really good. Emperor Liang has many heirs, if you like it... you can give it a try."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Yuan Qiong laughed presumptuously, obviously he still had that charming face with skin white as snow, with the characteristics of aliens, but because of the sinister eyes in those eyes, he was arrogant and ambitious, which made people feel extremely palpitating.

"I'm not interested in men. A man who is willing to be the head of the face is not even as good as a woman. Besides, princes and nobles, famous nobles, naturally put their heirs first. What do you think?"

"It's natural." Murong Xing felt the carriage under him stop slowly, and got up and got off the horse first, "I'm still waiting for the fief promised by Your Excellency, and the prince with a different surname."

"As long as the son assists me wholeheartedly, he will naturally not be stingy with rewards when I am restored to the throne."

Yuan Qiong walked into the thatched hut and pondered for a while: "Tomorrow I will ask Yang Ling to come and see you. Although there are many of us in the prison, the fourth prince Shao Ting does not know when he will go on inspection, so you should go back earlier It is."

"Ah."

"I'm afraid some punishments are still indispensable, and the prince will have to endure it for a few days. The order to order the Lingnan Army to send troops to the north has been sent. At most one month, the prince will be able to come out of the prison."

"Don't worry, Your Excellency."

Yuan Qiong nodded, turned around and told the dumb boy behind him: "Go to the prime minister's mansion to send a message and order Yang Ling to come and see me immediately."

The orange-red dawn breaks through the boundless night, dyeing the noisy market a golden red.

The bustling crowd immediately scattered to both sides after a group of imperial guards in armor and swords ran past.

"Where are these military masters going?"

"Looking at the direction, it seems to be going to the East Palace—"

"Going to the East Palace? Our prince has always been humble and caring for the people, and last time he personally came to inspect the porridge..."

The mixed discussions came to an abrupt end after the Imperial Forest Army surrounded the Eastern Palace in unison.

The commander of the Royal Forest Army commanded the soldiers below: "Your Majesty has an order that the crown prince will lose his morals and be banned for one month! Take care of everything, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Shao Guan was having breakfast in the dormitory when the imperial forest army outside was set up.

The boy's high fever has not completely receded, and his eyes are covered with black and blue layers, which are particularly conspicuous on his fair face.

But because of Murong Xing's visit last night, the stones that had been clogged in his heart finally dissipated. He also knew that Murong Xing's injury was not as scary as it looked in the dungeon of Dali Temple that day, and his eyes were full of pain. There is some light.

Dong Jiu stood aside, seeing that Shao Guan was still in good spirits, there was a smile on his face.

"Your Highness went to the military camp, and it's really different. Such a serious illness, after a night of recuperation, it's almost healed—that is, why is His Highness's lip a little swollen, and the skin is broken, is it a fire?"

Shao Guan choked when he heard the words, the porridge almost spilled out, and a few blush crept up the boy's ears and neck.

He coughed lightly, pretending to be casual and said: "Maybe it is - what happened to the matter that I sent someone to investigate?"

"Oh, I found out that the witnesses Shao Ting called to testify about the collusion between Prince Murong and the Wei people were all former Lingnan Army soldiers who were later transferred to Jiayuguan in the northwest."

"Lingnan Army?" Shao Guan's hand holding the porcelain bowl trembled slightly, and a trace of serious thought flashed across his eyes.

"Dongjiu, do you still remember that before Gu went to war with the son of Murong, the emperor made a decree to remove the two lieutenants of the Lingnan Army... At that time, it should have happened that the city defense battalion found out in Miaoyizhai Shortly after the Chamber of Secrets."

Dong Jiu was stunned: "This... I don't remember clearly. If His Highness wants to check, you can summon officials from the Ministry of Education."

"Father ordered me to stay for a month, how can I summon the officials?" Shao Guan lowered his eyes helplessly, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something strange about the Lingnan Army, and it was not accidental.

"Go and get a pen and paper, wait for a letter from Gu, you take it to Kunning Palace, and give it to the queen mother. Remember, don't let others notice."

"The slave understands."

"You send people to go to Lingnan as fast as possible to find out the family backgrounds of those who perjured up. Once you find out, report it immediately!"

Dong Jiu waited for Shao Guan to finish writing the letter, received the order, and immediately retreated quickly, but just as he walked outside the palace gate, he was stopped by a row of imperial guards.

"This father-in-law, His Majesty has a decree that no one is allowed to enter the East Palace, and please go back immediately!"

"I would like to ask the military masters to be more accommodating. His Highness is worried about the empress's condition and sent servants to visit..."

"According to His Majesty's order, you are not allowed to enter or leave!" Yulin Jun didn't look sideways, only drew his waist knife, and his tone was a bit cold, "Please go back, father-in-law."

After a stalemate for a while, Dong Jiu took the letter and walked all the exits of the East Palace, but every door was strictly guarded by the imperial guards.

In desperation, he had no choice but to return the letter: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has sent the Imperial Forest Army to guard the East Palace. No one is allowed to enter or leave. This letter and order...how should I send it out?"

"Even you are not allowed to come in and out?" Shao Guan got up, looked at the palace gate in the yard, his brows were slightly furrowed, "...where are the pigeons kept in the palace?"

"If you let the pigeon take the letter to Kunning Palace, I'm afraid it will be shot down by the guards..."

"Don't send it to the palace. You go and catch a carrier pigeon, tie a hydrangea around its neck, and put it on Chang'an West Street."

Dong Jiu was stunned for a moment: "What does your Highness mean? There are so many people in the West Street, and the flow of people is mixed. How is this..."

Shao Guan rolled up the letter bit by bit, without explaining, but a trace of warm memory flashed across his peach blossom eyes.

Both he and Murong Xing like hydrangeas.

Almost every summer, they would go out of the palace in micro-clothes and go to the outskirts of Chang'an to see a sea of ​​hydrangeas of various colors.

And Murong Xing naturally remembered the secret signal to call the Donggong carrier pigeon.

"Just do it, and naturally someone will receive the letter."

A pure white pigeon rests on the eaves of a thatched cottage.

There is a dried pink hydrangea flower on the neck of the pigeon, which is very eye-catching in the sun.

"What is the prince looking at? Is there something outside the window?" Yuan Qiong took a sip from the cup of tea, and asked with a low smile when he saw Murong Xing's eyes stay outside the window.

The pink hydrangea was reflected in Murong Xing's eyes, and her thin lips parted slightly: "Isn't it the season for hydrangeas to bloom?"

"Of course not. But many women and girls in Chang'an like this kind of flower, so many cosmetic shops will use this kind of flower to make accessories after drying."

Yuan Qiong got up and walked to the window, squinting his eyes: "...this pigeon is interesting, is it a carrier pigeon?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hidden weapon in his sleeve broke through the window paper and shot the pigeon to the ground.

Yuan Qiong walked over slowly, pulled out the letter, and after a few glances, the smile on his face had completely disappeared.

"Prince Shaoguan's letter...why did he ask the crown prince about Lingnan Army?" Yuan Qiong casually picked up the hydrangea flower, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it lightly, but his eyes shone coldly, "I don't care about this matter." Didn't say anything to anybody else."

"Did you forget about the dark room of Miaoyizhai? Shao Guan is not a fool, so it is natural to find out that the perjury witness arranged by Shao Ting is the former Lingnan Army."

Murong Xing's expression did not change, he only took the letter and glanced at it, then put it down casually.

"In addition, Emperor Liang just withdrew two lieutenants not long ago, so it will be difficult for people not to doubt him."

Yuan Qiong carefully looked at Murong Xing's expression, and seeing that there was no fluctuation on his face, and that Shao Guan's letter only asked him to investigate the Lingnan Army's affairs, the coldness in his eyes dissipated a little.

"Then this hydrangea..."

Murong Xing took the petals and crushed them into powder little by little with his fingertips: "Your Excellency is very knowledgeable, don't you know what this color hydrangea means... It's just a trick that some women can play. Daliang has such a Prince, it's a pity."