"No!" Zhongwen shook his head desperately: "I can't leave! I can't leave my mother, she's having a hard time. She is not favored by the second son, and she is a concubine who remarried. I'm leaving, and I have no support.

Now! What should she do?"

"You------" Boyan pointed at him, not knowing what to say.

The old servant brought the water and interrupted the conversation between the two brothers.

"Brother, I know, you look down on your mother and me, you are ambition-friendly, I am not as good as you." Zhongwen took a sip of water, as if it was an old wine, and kept turning the pottery cup in his hand.

"But, you can't blame your mother. She was originally a noble daughter of Chen. Once she married into the Zhou royal family, she almost became the crown princess. It was also a fate that made people mess with people. My father failed and abandoned us in Haojing. Isn't it awkward to

Living in awkward manner. How can she, a woman, support this family? There is no entry or exit. How can she survive without relying on the assistance of the Zhou Gong Mansion?"

"So, she is still dreaming of becoming the queen mother?" Boyan burst into tears.

"At that time, the second prince said it was clear that the emperor and the empress were not harmonious, the prince's status was unstable, and all sides opposed it. My mother believed it, just like the last straw that a dying person grabbed, and she didn't care about anything else. Alas! I regret it now,

It's too late!" Zhongwen shook his head softly: "I won't talk about this anymore. I really have something to ask my brother this time!"

"What's up?"

Zhongwen lowered his voice: "Well, the Duke of the State is here to pass on the message and ask me to inquire about the Fourth Prince!"

"The Emperor?" Boyan raised his eyebrows: "Of course, I'm in the mansion. What does Zhou Gong ask about such a baby doll do?"

"I don't know. Yesterday, I sent an old man from Fengyi and asked me to ask if the fourth prince went to Fengyi with the third prince, or was still at Zhaogong's mansion? It was said that there was no suitable Fengyi Palace.

Wet nurse, so I asked.”

Boyan smiled slightly: "So you come to me to inquire? You should know that because I am the son of the deposed prince, the prime minister took me in, but he never really believed it to me. The secret matter of the whereabouts of such princes,

Uncle Mibmei has always been mastered by him, where did I know?”

Zhongwen widened his eyes: "Brother, this is the first time you said this. Since Mr. Zhao doesn't believe you, he is a servant anyway, so why not join the Zhou Gong's subordinates! Our brothers can still have a family together.

Take care of it.”

"No need to say it again!" Boyan pushed the pottery cup in his hand, and the white water splashed out, and said angrily: "Since I entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, you have been instructed by Mr. Zhou and his son, and come to me to find out the news from time to time. I have all this.

I know it in my heart. But I, Ji Boyan, will never be a chess piece at the mercy of others, and no one can coerce me! As for being a guest, brother," he paused in his voice: "When my mother insisted on remarrying the Zhou Gong Mansion, why did I run away?

Do you know if it is changed to Zhaogong Mansion?"

Zhongwen shook his head blankly: "I don't know. The sons from the second wife's concubine have always been retainers. Why did his brother run away from home and join another family?"

Boyan sneered: "As a retainer, if you are in the Zhou Gong Mansion, no matter how good I do, people will say that I am the one who is a concubine. The master will also think that I am half a son and do whatever I do.

It's OK. But in Zhaogong Mansion, that's different. If I do well, I will be appreciated and promoted by my master like others. Therefore, no matter how hard or difficult I, Ji Boyan, will never join Zhougong Mansion.

of."

He suddenly stood up, patted the dust on his body, and said resolutely: "Tell them that the Prime Minister set up a courtyard in the backyard, and asked his wife to live with the children, and not outsiders were allowed to enter and exit, so as to prevent the epidemic from coming in. As for the Fourth Prince,

It should be taken care of by the wife. Duke Zhou is so serious. If you don’t have any news, you will be embarrassed by it! It’s just a younger brother. After all, we must rely on our own abilities to establish ourselves in the world!”

Having said this, it would be meaningless to sit down even if you are stubborn. Boyan was thinking about his stalking mission and hurriedly said goodbye to his younger brother. Leaving the decaying courtyard with rotten leaves and moldy smell, Boyan was so cruel.

I took a breath of fresh air, clamped my legs and slowly galloped towards the long street. It was a helpless thing to not ride a horse in Haojing.

Seeing the familiar wooden attic from afar, Boyan breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as he got off the horse, he looked up and was shocked: In just over an hour, he seemed to be empty!

No one came in front of Liao Luo

Out, won't it?

Boyan was still tying the horse to the old tree in a frightened state. Seeing that the door of the building was not locked, he gritted his teeth and pushed it open, and walked in. The wide hall was empty, and the "Fengming Platform" on the high platform was still eye-catching, as if it was

Mocking his ignorance and confidence.

There was another door on the opposite wall, and there was a curtain made of animal bones hanging on it. Boyan's heart moved and opened the bone curtain. He found that behind the curtain was a small compartment with only a warm kang inside, and

There is nothing special about it. But the more he looked at it, the more he felt that the partition was built strangely. There were narrow and long corridors on both sides. At the end of the corridor, there was a wooden ladder leading to the second floor. However, there was no room on the second floor, only a half-circular one

The platform, below the platform is the hall, overlooking the fierce debaters on Fengming Platform.

Boyan couldn't figure it out: This regulation is a secret way of military tactics, and it is very suitable to fight an ambush. There is a gate behind it. If you finish it or can't beat it, you can escape.-----------------------------------------------------------------------

How to make a fuss to the prime minister!

He thought randomly and left the gate. Outside the gate was facing a broken wine shop, and a man who looked like a friend was looking at this side. Boyan decided to go up and ask for information.

He walked over with a smile and asked, "My friend, do you know the people in Fengmingtai?"

The guy also smiled: "Look at what you said, who doesn't know the big boss Yi Gong in Haojing? He has a vast family and much better information than those of us small families.

.On weekdays, we buy goods and do business, so we all look at him! Why did we leave just by saying that? I really can't drive it anymore?"

As he said, the guy showed disappointment and doubt on his face. Boyan then asked, "When did they leave? Did you see it with your own eyes? Didn't you ask?"

"More than an hour ago, Boss Yi suddenly said that because there was an urgent matter in his hometown, he urgently closed the store and sent all the guests out. Then, he drove out a convoy of cattle and horse racing and looked at the east gate. I asked, but I don't know today

What's wrong, all the people from Fengmingtai had a blue face and didn't say a word. We dare not ask again." The guy's eyes flashed and he whispered: "We guess if it's -----

They knew that someone in the city was infected with the epidemic? Boss Yi was always well-informed. Once he left, he would not be able to escape. It would be a disaster for us locals to run away, and we had nowhere to run away. Alas!"

In the main hall of the study outside Zhaogong Mansion, Boyan reported the situation and knelt on the scarlet felt waiting for his own treatment. Unexpectedly, he waited for a long time, but did not wait for the expected harsh reprimand.

Bo Hu just sighed softly. A young prime minister's deep words came from above his head: "It's not an important matter at present, just leave if you get out of it. But you have to be lenient and slack, and you must be punished."

Bo Yan walked forward and kowtowed, "The villain was taken in by the prime minister and could not be punished. This was all the villain's fault and could not be refuted. There was no complaint about how the prime minister dealt with Yan, but Yan had already regarded the prime minister's residence as his family.

Please don’t let villains go out of the palace. The rest are all right!”

"Since that's the case, then go down to the house and do chores for a while!" Zhao Bohu waved his sleeves.

The servants of the prime minister's house are also divided into levels. The upper class can have independent residences and servants to take care of their daily life. The middle class shares a single room and take care of themselves. The lower class sleeps in the big bunk bed, and do a job of guarding the house and burning fire.

, not much different from the servants in the mansion. It is also a great punishment for Boyan to be demoted from the top to the bottom.

"Thank you, Master Xiang, forgive me!" Boyan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and retreated silently.

The evening breeze tilted the curtains of the hall door, and Zhao Bohu couldn't help but tremble. Recently, everything was complicated, and he needed to calmly sort out all kinds of bad news that were coming to him like a tide.

A bundle of long and short bamboo sticks were piled up in the corner of the wide desk, which was sent by the envoy outside the palace gate. Every day, the royal city order will send the newly infected people in the palace to the palace.

The statistics of the numbers were reported to the palace gate of the envoy pavilion, and the envoy recorded it with a bamboo stick and sent it to the prime minister's mansion. The newly sent bamboo stick on the table was written with a bright red pen, "There are 12 dead, new ones are newly entered.

There are seventy-eight out of the palace of the epidemic," this is just a number from yesterday. If this continues, the palace maids will be empty. What's worse is that the emperor is also in the palace of the epidemic!

There are many friends, and the news reported that he was still imprisoned in Xuanning Palace. It is said that he was sent to food every day and should still be alive. But the two-day period has arrived, and the King of Zhou will be reborn.

Release him out of Xuanning Palace?

There are more than these troubles. Before Boyan came, someone from Fengyi Palace came to ask for his appointment. It was said that the third prince Ji Ci had always been taken care of by the palace maid Dong'er, but suddenly left the nest, cried day and night, and the nannies were helpless. If the palace could not be released

When Dong'er comes out, he can only report that Duke Zhou has decided to make a decision.

"Then you can find a way to find Mr. Zhou! Isn't he here? Let him take charge of all the affairs of the Fengyi Palace!" After hearing the report, Zhao Bohu, who was already in a hurry, waved weakly.

The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the situation in Haojing. Boyan's report just now reminded him. If Yi Gong suddenly closed Fengmingtai again and again, the city will surely make people's hearts fluctuate, and everyone will be in the shadow of the bow and snake. It should be in each

Strengthen investigations in the city gates and strictly control the flow of personnel.

"Prince!" Zhao Bohu opened his eyes and saw that the family's priest Mibo was in the hall.

"What's the matter?" He calmed down.

"My brother is back."

"Oh?" Zhao Bohu stood up with a tremor. This was rare good news.


Chapter completed!