The dumb Zhang's smile was also bitter: "Young man, you have to keep your composure. Master, you have received special training since you were a child, and you are particularly sensitive to fine work, hidden piles and the like. If you are not careful, it will not hurt me, but it will hurt me."

Master, I have sinned greatly. Master, when you said you were going to the southwest just now, did you mean to meet the prince?"

Yu Zhengran shook his head and snorted coldly: "The King of Northern Qi spent so much manpower, money, and time to 'train' me, how could I let down his love? I want to go to the southwest, just to take a sneak peek at my father

, now is not the time to recognize each other."

The mute Zhang was stunned for a moment, then realized that Yu Zhengran had longed for family affection since he was a child, and longed to return to his father and siblings. Now that he knew that Prince Yong was his biological father, he naturally wanted to meet him immediately to comfort his family.

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But at the same time, Yu Zhengran was a careful strategist and general who received high-pressure and intensive training since childhood. He was extremely protective of his shortcomings and could even be said to be narrow-minded in some respects.

The King of Northern Qi kidnapped the young Zhengran and set up a vicious and heart-wrenching plot. How could Yu Zhengran let him go so easily? And the most powerful and "ruthless" way to retaliate is to use his tactics to his advantage.

He also controlled his body and allowed the Northern Qi King to have a taste of being counter-calculated by the chess pieces he had trained.

Yu Zhengran crumpled the piece of information into a ball and held it in his palm. After a while, when he released his palm, white powder flew into the air.

"Mute Zhang," Yu Zhengran suddenly laughed, "Let everything continue as usual. Except for the secrets in our hearts, everything else is still the same as before. Only by playing a long game can we catch big fish. I want to give my father and uncle a big gift. I want to make a plan.

Our Prince Yong's Mansion plots against our father and son? I want some people to know what it means to shoot oneself in the foot."

Yu Zhengran's smile that seemed as relaxed as the spring breeze was full of determination and a hint of ruthlessness.

The mute Zhang nodded in agreement. He decided to lurk around Yu Zhengran for a long time. On the one hand, he wanted to protect Yu Zhengran and determine his true identity. On the other hand, it was also to "play the long game and catch the big fish."

Soon, Yu Zhengran and Dumb Zhang sent two groups of people to the southwest and southeast respectively to strengthen the communication lines with these two places. Now that his identity has been determined, Yu Zhengran must not let his father and brother be exposed.

No damage at all.

…

The Yuhe Hall in the southwest corner of the palace is one of the largest palaces in the palace. Because it has a large garden and the palace is in the garden, it is directly called Yuhe Garden. The Yuhe Garden is self-contained and has a unique scenery.

Ge, it has been the place where the Emperor and the Empress Dowager lived since the previous dynasty.

The cool breeze blows in the Yuhe Garden, which is quiet and pleasant. The towering old trees in the garden, including century-old mulberry trees, apricot trees, and jujube trees, make the whole garden solemn and solemn. In addition to the new buds of the old trees here, the trunks and

The old branches look almost dry, giving people a sense of desolation.

Entering the Royal Harmony Garden, you can see crooked branches on the ground and dry trunks on the trees. Some are like birds, some are like snakes, some are like dragons, and some are specious. At first, I can’t see anything.

When you have an image in your mind, follow the image and watch. The more you look, the more similar it becomes, even to the point where it has both form and spirit. If you stare at it for a long time, it will seem like the heaven and earth are rotating, and the whole garden is rotating with the sky. It gives people a sense of wonder.

Psychedelic illusion.

Because of these tree trunks, the Royal Harmony Garden adds a third degree of eerie mystery, making people who enter the garden for the first time involuntarily shiver.

There is a Buddhist hall in Yuhe Garden, which is the same age as the garden and looks like an ancient temple.

At this time, an old woman in her sixties was sitting on her knees on a bright yellow mat in the middle of the Buddhist hall. She was dressed in black, with a silver hair on her head held by an old jade hairpin. She closed her eyes gently and had no expression on her face.

, this old woman is none other than the current Empress Dowager Xiao.

In Ms. Xiao's hand was a string of rosewood Buddhist beads, which were turning quietly as she chanted the Buddha's name.

The Buddha's chanting stopped for a moment, and a palace maid in her thirties came over with a jade cup: "Old Buddha, drink some orange juice, with honey added."

Mrs. Xiao slowly opened her eyes, and a bright light flashed in her cloudy eyes: "Ya'er, today is fifteen again, isn't it?"

The palace maid named Ya'er responded: "Yes, Aunt Hui went out to the garden at noon, and she should be back now." Ya'er has been with the Empress Dowager since she entered the palace at the age of eight.

The Empress Dowager's personal maid, Aunt Hui, trained her single-handedly. Now she can be said to be the second person beside the Empress Dowager. The maids and eunuchs in the Royal Harmony Garden all call her Aunt Ya.

As soon as Aunt Ya finished speaking, the door of the Buddhist hall opened with a creak. Aunt Hui, also dressed in black and wearing a simple bun, walked in. She personally served the Queen Mother and drank orange juice before giving it to Aunt Ya.

A look.

Aunt Ya went out with the empty cup, closed the door gently, and said to the two maids in green clothes guarding the door: "You go and see how Lafayette is preparing today's dinner. I'll just keep watch here."

The two palace ladies hurriedly bowed in response and turned around to leave.

In the Buddhist hall, Aunt Hui took out a thin bamboo tube, which was buried in the potted plant that was just delivered to the Royal Harmony Garden today.

Aunt Hui carefully took out a very thin paper strip from the bamboo tube and spread it on the table. She also picked out some incense ash from the incense burner on the confession table, mixed it with tea, and slowly spread it on the paper strip.

Go up. Soon, densely packed words appeared on the note.

Aunt Hui read the contents of the note, and the Empress Dowager showed a complex expression on her face, including joy, thoughtfulness, calculation, and anger, as well as a hint of long-suppressed hatred.

After the Empress Dowager nodded, Nanny Hui put the note in the incense burner and lit it, and it soon burned to ashes. The Empress Dowager pondered the effort of making a stick of incense and said quietly: "It's time for us to go out. Hui, come on

I asked you to collect information about those people this time, have you done it all?"

Aunt Hui nodded: "Don't worry, Lafayette, we will have them all tomorrow at the latest. Concubine Zhao and the eldest aunt of Prince Yong's Mansion are now in our hands. However, it is said that Princess Fuxing is young,

But he is very cautious and sophisticated in dealing with things, and I'm afraid it's not easy to make calculations."

The Empress Dowager frowned: "A common girl, she is just smarter and luckier, and Liu'er taught her some calculations, so she is not a problem. The important thing is that we must find a way to contact Yu Zhengran as soon as possible

You bitch. That is the most important and most lethal weapon in our hands."

Aunt Hui smiled and said: "Lafayette's analysis is that there is no need to worry about Yu Zhengran. The prince has spent so much time, energy and manpower to create such a chess piece, and naturally he will not disappoint Lafayette. According to what we have learned,

After hearing the news, Yu Zhengran was full of admiration for Lafayette.

As soon as I entered Beijing, I wanted to rescue Lafayette immediately. Over the years, I have been trying to find ways to get information about Lafayette." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. You

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