Besides lying down, I also know a little about power struggles

Chapter 133 Suspicion
As soon as Fang Tong said this, Wei Baichuan and Xiaonian looked over at the same time.

The two did not avoid her when they talked just now, because they knew Fang Tong had a special identity. Last time, Feng Twelve and the Prince defeated King Ping's conspiracy in the palace, Fang Tong contributed to it. Xiaonian always believed that Fang Tong was Feng Twelve's spy. Although Wei Baichuan had some doubts about this identity, the people Feng Twelve trusted were the people he trusted.

Seeing Fang Tong volunteering, Wei Baichuan weighed the pros and cons.

All of these guards had registered in front of the emperor, so it was inconvenient for them to enter the palace. Fang Tong had never appeared in the palace. According to Feng Twelve, she was particularly good at hiding and spying, so letting her go to the Prince's Mansion was a good idea.

"How are you going?" Wei Baichuan asked.

Fang Tong said: "I have my own way."

Her solution is to turn into a cat.

When she was a cat, she had been to the Prince's Mansion and remembered the route there, so it was not difficult for her to sneak in as a cat.

"Commander Wei, please book a room for me at the inn closest to the palace." Fang Tong made a request.

Although Wei Baichuan was puzzled, he still nodded and said, "Anything else?"

"No need to tell me anything else." Fang Tong said, "The prince is injured and should be recuperating in the mansion in the next two days. Just wait for my news."

That night, a white kitten appeared outside the palace.

The night blurred its petite figure as it climbed through the cracks in the wall tiles from a secluded place and quickly climbed up to the top of the five-meter-high wall.

It squatted on the top of the wall and looked around. After a while, it seemed to have found the direction and jumped from the top of the wall to a nearby branch.

The branches swayed slightly, and a few birds flapped their wings and flew high into the sky. They circled in the air for a few times and then landed back in their nests.

The kitten climbed back down the tree trunk and ran out along the alley between the palace walls.

On the straight palace road, a team of imperial guards was patrolling. Someone saw the fleeting silhouette of the kitten and asked suspiciously, "What is that? A big rat?"

"Nonsense," his colleague saw it clearly, "It's a cat."

"No wonder it looks white. I saw it go to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Is it the cat raised by the Crown Princess?"

"How is that possible?" said the colleague. "The Crown Princess is pregnant right now. The Crown Prince's Mansion has sent all the cats and dogs in the mansion to other courtyards since the beginning of spring. I don't know when they can be brought back."

"From what you said, is there any other hidden story here?"

"That's not true," the colleague waved his hand, "Don't forget where we are. Don't say anything you shouldn't say. Let's go. We're almost left behind."

In the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, Qin Shiyue took the bowl of medicine brought by the maid and turned into the study.

Feng Yunxi had a cloth wrapped around her head and was wearing a gauze cloak as she sat at the table writing a memorial.

Qin Shiyue brought the medicine bowl over: "Yunxi, it's time to take the medicine."

Feng Yunxi dipped the pen into the ink, looked up at his wife and said, "Leave it there. I'll drink it when it cools down a bit."

"It won't burn your mouth," Qin Shiyue held his hand, "Be obedient and drink the medicine first."

Feng Yunxi couldn't do anything about his wife, so he had to put down the pen and take the medicine bowl.

Qin Shiyue watched him finish the drink in one gulp before revealing a satisfied smile. She picked up a piece of candied fruit and handed it to him: "Here, this is a reward for you."

Feng Yunxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not a child." "I feel sorry for you, can't I?" Qin Shiyue put the candied fruit to his mouth, "Open your mouth."

Feng Yunxi bit the candied fruit, held it in her mouth, and said incoherently: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest first."

"I'm not sleepy," Qin Shiyue pulled over a chair and sat down, "Wait until you finish writing this memorial, and then we'll go back to our room together."

Feng Yunxi smiled and said, "Don't worry about the affairs of the court. I know everything."

Qin Shiyue rolled her eyes at him, her gaze swept across his forehead, a trace of heartache in her eyes: "If you knew, you wouldn't have been beaten in the imperial study."

Feng Yunxi touched the cloth on his forehead and said, "Your Majesty was furious, that's why he threw the tea bowl at me."

"You are also stupid," Qin Shiyue scolded, "If he throws, can't you dodge? This time he threw a tea bowl, what if he throws an inkstone next time?"

Feng Yunxi laughed: "I'm not good at fighting, not as good as the Crown Princess."

Qin Shiyue gritted his teeth in hatred and slapped him on the back.

Feng Yunxi coughed a few times and almost choked on the candied fruit in her mouth.

He chewed it hastily, swallowed the candied fruit, and covered his neck, saying, "You want to beat me up? Wait until I get back to my room and you can beat me up. Let me finish writing the memorial first."

Qin Shiyue frowned and stroked his back to calm him down: "You, you always endure in front of His Majesty, why do you have to argue with him today?"

"It makes sense for Twelve to stay in Luozhou to comfort the soldiers," Feng Yunxi said, "but your majesty suspects that he wants to get involved in the Beihe Army. If I don't defend him, who else can defend him?"

"Since Your Majesty is so worried, you shouldn't have sent him to Luozhou," Qin Shiyue showed some disapproval, "We all know why he sent Twelve there. If you and Twelve hadn't made arrangements early on, I'm afraid Twelve would have been in danger on this trip."

"It is precisely because of the early arrangements that Your Majesty is even more suspicious." Feng Yunxi stared at the tip of the pen and hesitated to put pen to paper. "Do you know the origin of Captain Zhou under Sui Yongdao's command?"

Qin Shiyue shook her head.

Feng Yunxi raised her eyes and looked at her: "Captain Zhou's mother's ancestral home is Weicheng. When the Dongyi Rebellion broke out six years ago, his wife and children were accompanying their mother to visit relatives in her hometown."

Qin Shiyue was surprised: "So, if Twelve lifted the siege of Weicheng, it means he saved Captain Zhou's family?"

"Not only that." Feng Yunxi said, "The enemy army of the Dongyi people massacred two villages near Weicheng. Captain Zhou's mother, wife and children were in one of them. But they were lucky. Not long after the enemy army entered the village, Twelve led his troops to rescue them from the slaughter."

"No wonder," Qin Shiyue asked, "Why have I never heard you mention this matter?"

"Captain Zhou is a subordinate of Sui Yongdao. His status is awkward. If he gets too close to Twelve, it might cause trouble for everyone. So over the years, Captain Zhou has only sent some New Year gifts in private, and on the surface, he doesn't know Twelve." Feng Yunxi said, "If it weren't for this time to borrow his help, Twelve would have no dealings with him."

"When did you start planning?" Qin Shiyue asked.

Feng Yunxi said, "Twelve encountered a spy from Luozhou in Linshui County. To be cautious, he secretly contacted Captain Zhou and asked him to help keep an eye on Sui Yongdao's movements in Luozhou."

"No wonder you don't seem too worried when His Majesty sends Twelve to Luozhou this time," Qin Shiyue said, "With Captain Zhou as an insider, even if Twelve can't take down Sui Yongdao, he can still escape unscathed."

Feng Yunxi nodded: "Captain Zhou was raised by his widowed mother and is extremely filial to her. If he follows Sui Yongdao in rebellion, his entire family will be held responsible. Even if Twelve did not save his family, since he already knew Sui Yongdao's plan, he would definitely consider his family in advance."

"Twelve put down the rebellion of the Beihe Army without spending a single soldier. Your Majesty should reward him heavily." Qin Shiyue sighed.

"You know that Twelve has always wanted to lead the army, but His Majesty won't allow it," Feng Yunxi frowned. "In His Majesty's view, Captain Zhou's relationship means that Twelve has contacts with the army, which just violates his taboo."