After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 65

The birthday gift that Xie Tangru wanted to prepare could not be prepared with a little effort.

The grassland iron cavalry outside the northern frontier has always been a serious problem for the imperial court. When the old emperor was in power, they were extremely restless. They burned, killed and looted the three states in the northern border. The imperial court turned a blind eye and reported to the old emperor everywhere. The people of the capital lived in Antai and Wanbang came to the court. It was not until Shang Qingyao led the army in the northern border to repel the Xiongnu Rouran and other tribes that these grassland peoples temporarily hibernated and settled down.

But this security is only temporary.

Just wait until Shang Qingyao's deterrence that oppresses them is gone, these fierce prairie cavalry will immediately show their fangs and aim at the civilians in the three northern states.

Xie Yuan squatted on the steps, his delicate eyebrows always had a kind of indifference different from ordinary young people, full of murderous intent, so when he spoke, he also had an unconscious coldness.

"The prince is thinking about how to deal with those tribes outside the frontier? Why not just kill them all?"

He is extremely skilled in martial arts. In his eyes, anyone is as easy as chopping vegetables and cutting melons. To him, those fierce cavalry rangers outside the northern border are also like other people with two eyes and one nose who are powerless. It's no different.

But it always seems naive to say that.Jianshuang stood behind Xie Tangru, and looked at Xie Yuan after hearing the words, clearly disapproving.

Jianshuang smiled and said: "Do you think those rangers in the northern border are staying together one by one and waiting for you to kill them? Besides, there are dozens of tribes outside the northern border. Once they are killed, they are not completely killed—" Her smile was covered under the shadow of her close-up, "Do you know what the consequences will be?"

At that time, I am afraid that the entire frontier will riot, and the people will live in dire straits.

And she had an intuition that the prince didn't want to use such a radical method - for the sake of the emperor's reputation.

"Can't you kill it?" Xie Yuan pulled his face down, "Then what else can I do?"

Now Jianshuang stopped talking, she was not good at political affairs, so she met Xie Yuan's eyes.

Xie Tangru stood up from the table and stretched his waist: "This matter is not in a hurry, I will think about other gifts." Even if he really made up his mind to give Shang Qingyao such a big gift, it didn't take long It couldn't be solved, but Shang Qingyao's birthday was imminent, and there was not so much time for Xie Tangru to slowly plan.

"How about the Marquis of Yongning?" Xie Tangru asked again.

This matter was handled by Xie Yuan, and when he asked about the business, the sorrow on his face was wiped away: "Mrs. After getting along for a while, I heard that the trouble was not very pleasant."

"Shen, Yu." Xie Tangru said the name softly, and the corners of his lips seemed to curl up with some interest.

When Shen met him, although Xie Tangru didn't have much contact with him, she clearly knew that he was a person who was not profitable.Moreover, the Gu on him that is closely related to Xue Ciyi... is the method that Yu Ran's Guifang clan is good at.

The fog that shrouded in front of him became clearer again, Xie Tangru pondered for a while: "Let someone check Shen Yu's experience over the years, and it is important to find out whether he has been to other places besides Yuzhou—such as Lingnan."

Jianshuang frowned: "Does the prince suspect that he has something to do with the Guifang clan?"

"His identity and origin are very clear. Although his parents and relatives are dead, they can all be checked. If it is related to the Guifang clan..." Xie Tangru narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing that it was Shen Yu, the fiancée who fascinated the deposed prince. , or Miss Xue Ciyi, who is being imprisoned in Wei Guogong's mansion and scolds him every day in different ways.

The truth wrapped in the fog is innumerable, but each one seems to be entwined with a tighter knot, which makes it impossible to untie it.

He sighed: "My mother really left me a difficult problem." This is much more difficult than the old emperor's exam questions.

"Madam, if she had the heart, she should have expected the current situation of the son back then, and there might be some clues left..." Jianshuang pursed her lips lightly.

"Clue... Jianshuang, do you know why my mother went to Yuzhou?"

"Madam hasn't mentioned these things to me, but Madam has been to Yuzhou several times. I remember clearly. Madam went there once in July 15 years ago, as if it was something important."

Xie Tangru: "I don't remember."

"At that time, the son came back from a banquet in the palace and fell into a coma due to poisoning. Because the wife left quickly and came back in three to five days, so the son didn't know." Jian Shuang said and fell into a certain long-term memory, because After a long time, she can't remember clearly, and she can't be sure of the words.

Although Xie Tangru's status was high and noble, but because his father was feared by the emperor and he was the only heir of Duke Wei, he was often persecuted when he was a child.Duke Wei's government has always been extremely careful with his affairs, but they still caused him to have an accident in the palace that year. It had nothing to do with Xie Tangru, it was someone who secretly murdered King Duan, but it was a coincidence that Xie Tangru was harmed.

Xie Tangru recovered from illness after six months of illness.

Jianshuang remembered it clearly, and it was also because this incident almost terrified her, and she had a deep memory.

"This is interesting." Xie Tangru said softly. He originally thought that his mother had just lived in Yuzhou for a while before she got married, but he didn't expect that she would go to Yuzhou later.

"What do you remember?" Xie Tangru asked.

Jianshuang thought and thought, and finally shook her head after a long while: "There is nothing else. I was not very old when Madam left, and I only have a vague impression of many things."

Xie Tangru also knew that if Jian Shuang recalled it, it would probably be difficult to think of it.And about his mother's affairs, what Jianshuang knew was almost the same as him.Xie Shizi pondered for a moment, and didn't continue to ask any further questions, he just said: "Investigate Shen Yu first, and find out how he met Xue Ciyi by the way."

Xie Yuan: "Then I will order someone to investigate. But the emperor's people don't know what they are watching recently. Anyway, the wind direction is very close. There are not many of our people outside who can use it. It should take a while."

"Take your time to check." Xie Tangru picked up the white jade pendant with double carps tied around her waist with her fingertips, "I have to go back to the palace for dinner today, if there is any news, Jianshuang will come to the palace to find me."

Jianshuang bowed her head silently, always felt that the son's words were familiar as if he regarded the palace as his own home, and the time to go back to Duke Wei's mansion was getting less and less.

When Xie Tangru went back, he saw Shang Qingyao laying a chessboard in front of him alone, twisting a chess piece with his fingertips, with an unpredictable expression, seeing that he was not very interested, his expression softened a little when he saw Xie Tangru.

"Why are you always running outside these days?"

"The palace is too boring. There are so many rules. When you see someone, you kneel down and kowtow before talking. It's really boring. You are busy with state affairs." Xie Tangru said, his tone unconsciously complained, "Shang Qinghuai called me today Let's go to see his new bird that can only salute, it looks very beautiful, but it doesn't look as smart as he said?"

"Is it a parrot?" Shang Qingyao looked at him, there was light in his eyes that flickered indefinitely.

"No." Xie Tangru took off the cloak and handed it to the waiter, "I heard that it is a special bird in Lingnan, and it is very rare."

"Do you like it? The palace can also raise a few to relieve your boredom."

Xie Tangru shook his head: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about me. Anyway, I'm only staying in the palace temporarily. Your Majesty heard me say that I want this today and that tomorrow. How can I move out then?"

The candlelight suddenly jumped for a moment, and the emperor's expression sank in the darkness, only his voice was heard: "Since you don't want to get up so early to go to court, wouldn't it be better to live in the palace?"

"But it doesn't make sense for a subject to live in the imperial palace for the rest of his life." Xie Tangru was dazzled by the dancing candlelight, "Why don't your majesty reward me with a house that leaves the court hall earlier."

While the two were talking, the chief eunuch who was usually used by Shang Qingyao walked in with a bow and said: "Your Majesty, the paper is all burned."

"What paper?" Xie Tangru asked casually, sat down beside Shang Qingyao, and took a chess piece of another color.

The chief eunuch didn't dare to answer his question, the air couldn't help being silent for a moment, only the sound of chess pieces being tapped lightly on the chessboard, Shang Qingyao looked down at the shadow he cast on the chessboard, "Today is my concubine's sacrifice day. "

Xie Tang froze slightly as he was twisting a chess piece, and looked up at Shang Qingyao, only to find that there was a faint loneliness lingering around the emperor at this moment.Like plants and trees in winter, even if you don't do anything, just staying there is desolate.

Everyone said that Shang Qingyao was not favored by the late emperor for so many years, was exiled to a desolate place in the northern border, endured humiliation, and finally ascended to the throne.

But now it seems that this is not the case.