Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

"Huh?" The man's expression was gentle, he propped his chin with one hand, and played with a small private seal in his hand with the other, smiling lazily and luxuriously, "The gift from the Eastern Palace..."

There is no light in the room, the doors and windows are closed, only a small luminous pearl is hung on the wall, illuminating the table and chairs, it is impressively the scene in the royal study.

In the dark below stood a man with his head bowed, his back slightly hunched, in a very humble and respectful posture.He gave another salute, and said, "That genius son of the Chen family quarreled with the young master of the Chen family because of this matter. The young master of the Chen family probably minds that this genius son climbed up while he was bedridden. Get on the prince."

The emperor in the seat smiled playfully, "So... the young people of the Chen family seem to have chosen their camp before coming here, but I don't know if this is the immature idea of ​​the younger generation, or whether it is the Chen family's young people. A unified decision."

The man below shrank his neck and said nothing.

In the dark room, the crepe was quietly falling, not moving at all, and there was no sound at all, even the sound of breathing was subconsciously suppressed so as not to appear abrupt in such silence.

After a while, the emperor sat up straight and leaned against the back of the chair, looked at the man below and asked, "What happened to the people you arranged in the East Palace all these years?"

The other party hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "There is not much left...the rest are all in dispensable positions, and there is no useful information to be obtained."

The emperor was silent, this ending is not surprising.

Among the three princes, Yan Xian is the one who has the least sense of existence and the most stable. The one who seems to be the smartest and straightforward is Dong Gong. Xin, he acted... like a man with a lot of background, a reckless man.

Rather...

"Where's Pingyang County Prince's Mansion?"

The other party was silent for a while, held his breath more and more, and said cautiously, "Everything is normal, everything is fine..." The last voice disappeared in his throat.Everyone knows that the more normal it seems, the more abnormal it may be.

The emperor nodded, and he didn't stay silent for a long time this time. He just ordered, "There is no need to send someone over to the East Palace. Go and watch in person, just watch the communication between the Chen family and the East Palace."

The other party was startled for a moment, and looked up in the shadows, revealing a white beard on his chin. He opened his mouth and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty... old minister..."

The emperor slowly raised his eyelids to look over, and lazily uttered a single syllable, "Huh?" The tone was slow and oppressive.

The man on the opposite side was stunned, and his bent back became more and more stressed, "The old minister takes orders."

As the voice fell, the invisible pressure suddenly eased. The emperor looked at the courtier in the dark and slowly pulled the corners of his mouth, showing a kind smile, "I have always been very relieved of you... many matters are left to you Take care of it yourself, at this juncture, you can only work harder." After speaking, his complexion suddenly changed, and he suddenly coughed violently.

The emperor's cough was very severe, his face was almost flushed, the man quickly handed it over with both hands, the emperor took two sips, but the cough did not ease in the slightest.Under the twilight of the night pearl, the emperor coughed, his eyes were red, and he bent down.

Only then did the man notice that the emperor, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, coughed with his back arched, and seemed to have lost a lot of weight suddenly...

"Your Majesty..." The man poured another cup of hot tea and put it on the desk, before he said softly, "Your Majesty still needs to take care of the dragon's body... Do you need the old minister to come to the Imperial Physician Qin?"

The emperor waved his hand, "No need. I changed the prescription recently, but it's a little less painful than before."

The man asked again, "What did Imperial Physician Qin say?"

"What else can I say, I always pick the good ones to say!" The emperor said with a smile indifferently, "I have heard these words a lot, and I may be able to tell the truth from the false. Probably because I am old... Get sick. Well, you step back."

The man answered "yes" in a low voice, bowed cautiously and took two steps back, and was stopped by the emperor again, who reminded him, "For this errand, do your best and don't make mistakes."

The man's figure trembled slightly, and finally he sighed silently, and replied, "Yes... Your Majesty, your Majesty is resting, and the old minister has retired." Only those who are in the middle can feel that sentence, which seems to be concerned. What kind of threat does his words actually imply.

Your Majesty... If you don't have something in your hands, how can you trust others so easily?

The emperor waved his hand casually, making people back off.

The man bent down and exited the imperial study, and met Zhang Dexian who was guarding at the door, the man nodded slightly at him, Zhang Dexian squinted his eyes and saluted with a smile, "Master Shen, go slowly."

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Not long before dinner, Shangguan Chu, who was rarely seen during the day, came back early.

Ji Wuyan was feeding the cat snacks. The cat was small in size, and it hadn't grown after raising it for a long time. It was greedy, but it was still thin and small.

The kitten climbed up her knees, looking cute and cute.

Ji Wuyan was about to feed another small dried fish when he saw Shangguan Chu come in with his hands behind his back. He was a little surprised, and while hugging the cat, he asked him, "Are you busy today?"

"I've been very busy with the accumulation of things these few days, but thanks to your little sister, Shen, Shen..." After thinking about it, I didn't think of a name, so I didn't think about it.Shangguan Chu sat next to Ji Wuyan, and reached out to touch the cat. The cat was not afraid of life, and meowed at him, licking his palm while it was meowing.Shangguan Chu withdrew his hands, took the handkerchief and carefully wiped his palms, then tilted his head and said, "Can you be free for a while, and come with me for a few days?"

Ji Wuyan was a little surprised, and looked up and down at this brother who had a normal face and said something abnormal.

Brother, his only hobby is to make money, a lot of money.Other than that, he has nothing else to do. Apart from doing business, the rest of the time he just likes to lie quietly in his own yard...to sleep.

Go around?No matter how weird it sounds.

Ji Wuyan stroked the soft and comfortable hair under his hands, raised his eyebrows to point out, "So... brother is plotting something bad?"

Shangguan Chu choked, and patted Ji Wuyan's head lightly, "How does this damn girl talk? What is conspiring to do something bad... Your brother and I are this kind of person? Who doesn't know that my son is the most upright and magnanimous son of Ji Yue?" ? Yanjing City is rich and prosperous, brother, it is rare for me to come here, why don't you take a stroll to open your eyes?"

This look that has never seen the world... Ji Wuyan silently supported his forehead, "I believe you ghost."