Chapter 204 The Mountain of Expectation

Li Xuan waited for Zhao Feng's next words.

"Your Majesty wants the family behind Concubine Zhang to make concessions in the court."

"But this matter is not easy to handle."

Speaking of this, Zhao Feng could not help but frown.

"Ah Xuan, it is not easy for us to explain the things in the court to you clearly."

Shang Zongguan, who was just drinking tea on the side, took over the words of his adopted son and continued to explain.

"You just need to know that if Your Majesty wants to achieve your goal this time, it is very important to clearly understand Concubine Zhang's reaction."

"Your Majesty needs to change strategies in time by looking at whether Concubine Zhang's attitude on this matter is firm."

"That is, you need to help us find out the background of Concubine Zhang and even her family in this matter in advance."

"If you can find out the other party's background, the possibility of Your Majesty achieving your goal will be higher."

"This kind of thing, if you do it, will be twice the result with half the effort."

After listening to Shang Zongguan's explanation, Li Xuan already understood the general situation.

Emperor Yongyuan's desire to drive the eldest prince out of the palace was just a fake move, and the real purpose was in the court.

In order to achieve this goal, Emperor Yongyuan needs to understand clearly where Concubine Zhang's bottom line is.

This is like playing cards. If you know the opponent's bottom card in advance, you can naturally maximize your advantage.

You can even use a bad hand to win the opponent's good hand.

"I didn't expect that after stealing chickens and dogs, I would finally step into the field of espionage lurking?"

"Secret agent Ling Ling Miao, prepare to attack!"

Li Xuan silently looked at the distant sky, imagining himself wearing a nightgown, lurking in a dangerous place full of crises, stealing clues and intelligence about national plans, and saving the people of Dawn from overturning.

Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng saw Li Xuan staring at the sky in a daze, and subconsciously looked in the direction he was looking, but they saw nothing.

Zhao Feng was about to reach out and touch Li Xuan to make him come back to his senses.

As a result, Li Xuan slapped Zhao Feng's hand away and stepped forward to bow to the two.

"Meow, meow. (In ancient times, loyal and heroic heroes often came from poor families.)"

Li Xuan's voice was low and his expression was serious.

"Meow. (Although I, Li Xuan, am just a little cat.)"

"Meow, meow, meow! (But this is the time when loyal ministers sacrifice their lives and martyrs make meritorious deeds. How can we not encourage them!)"

"Meow, meow, meow! (To serve the country with one heart and leave a name in history, what's not beautiful!)"

After the last meow, Li Xuan's cute furry face was full of determination.

Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng were both stunned.

Although they didn't understand what Li Xuan was meowing, they were also infected by his heroic emotions.

Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng looked at each other and nodded solemnly.

They stood up together, bowed solemnly to Li Xuan, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Meow!"

It was difficult for the two old people to meow along with Li Xuan, but the atmosphere had been set here, and it would be unhappy if they didn't meow.

Li Xuan nodded, turned around and was about to leave, full of the meaning of a warrior who would never return.

"Please stay, warrior."

"Meow, woo-- (Don't ruin the atmosphere, hey--)"

Li Xuan spread his little paws in dissatisfaction.

"Uh..."

Zhao Feng scratched his head embarrassedly, but still said: "I forgot to tell you that His Majesty does not really want to drive the eldest prince out of the palace. You must remember this, Xuan."

"After all, it is not in His Majesty's interest that the eldest prince is not in the palace."

"Therefore, if Concubine Zhang is desperate, you must report it in time."

Li Xuan meowed casually, and also complained that Zhao Feng had ruined the atmosphere he had created with great difficulty.

Zhao Feng smiled embarrassedly and let Li Xuan leave this time.

After Li Xuan disappeared, Shang Zongguan and Zhao Feng smiled relaxedly.

"Godfather, you can meow."

Zhao Feng thought of what happened just now and couldn't help but joked.

Shang Zongguan blushed, but then returned to normal.

"When the atmosphere is right, it will be natural..."

Shang Zongguan paused, then changed the subject and said, "I didn't expect that Xuan would be so loyal and brave. It really reminds me of my youth."

Shang Zongguan said, his eyes full of reminiscence, and from time to time there was a flash of brilliance, and he was a little excited.

Although he didn't understand what Li Xuan was meowing before, he could feel the emotion of obligation.

"Yes, it's a pity that all the officials in the court are not as good as a cat."

"Cats understand the principle of loyalty to the emperor and the country, but they who claim to be smart don't understand."

Zhao Feng said bitterly.

"It's not that they don't understand, they're just too 'smart'."

"Okay, Ah Xuan has gone to work, so we should get busy too."

Manager Shang called out to his adopted son who was still complaining, and each of them went to do their own thing.

...

After leaving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Xuan went all the way to Qingshu Palace.

As a result, Qingshu Palace was quieter today than any other day.

The eunuchs and maids in Qingshu Palace had to walk carefully, fearing that they would cause any trouble, and moved on tiptoe.

Li Xuan found a high place outside Qingshu Palace and looked down. As a result, he found that there were many sentries and spies inside and outside Qingshu Palace today.

They were all unfamiliar eunuchs in black clothes. He had never seen these people when he came to Qingshu Palace before.

"It seems that the guard force is deployed at an emergency."

But the more so, the more it proves that there is something secret in Qingshu Palace.

Li Xuan walked around nearby and found that the defense of Qingshu Palace was tight outside and loose inside.

The most forces were deployed on the periphery, and then gradually became sparse until there were only two eunuchs guarding the center of the defense.

This saved Li Xuan the time to look for Concubine Zhang.

And it seems that Concubine Zhang didn't want too many people to know the content of their conversation.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Li Xuan guessed that Concubine Zhang might have already reacted to the true purpose of Emperor Yongyuan.

"Although this woman always throws a tantrum, she is not completely useless. She also acts like a concubine at a critical moment."

After seeing the defense in Qingshu Palace clearly, Li Xuan chose a suitable direction to break through.

If it were in the past, he could only retreat quietly when he saw this kind of posture.

Now the defense of Qingshu Palace is as strict as that in Tingyun Palace that night.

It seems that these concubines have quite good power at hand.

Although the comprehensive strength of these black-clothed eunuchs is not as good as the flower-clothed eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is also very good.

But Li Xuan's strength is no longer what it used to be.

"You have your Zhang Liang plan, and I have my ladder."

Li Xuan climbed to the highest pavilion near Qingshu Palace, then found the right angle to cut in, and after a run-up, he jumped suddenly.

I saw his small body like a black bullet, absorbed into the sky, and soon turned into a small black dot, making it difficult to see clearly.

Li Xuan can now control his power accurately. He is no longer the kitten that could jump and stand shoulder to shoulder with the moon.

His figure gradually rose and slowly overlapped with the position of the sun in the sky.

Li Xuan kept his eyes on the ground. When he saw that the distance was almost right, he turned his body and changed to a head-down position.

His body also began to fall, and it turned out that the landing point was exactly the center of the Qingshu Palace.

The small black body landed quickly like a black bird.

Most of the eunuchs in the Qingshu Palace were on guard against the direction outside the palace, so no one noticed this scene.

Even if someone saw it, they would probably just treat it as a black bird playing.

The speed of falling was getting faster and faster, but in the end Li Xuan landed steadily on the eaves without even making any sound.

The momentum of falling was smoothly transmitted from Li Xuan's front paws to his whole body until the tip of his tail.

During this process, the powerful body constantly digested the impact force, and when it reached the final tail tip, it only trembled slightly, and then there was no movement.

"Strengthening the body state, so terrifying!"

Li Xuan's eyes lit up, and he boasted.

He successfully sneaked into Qingshu Palace without alarming anyone.

Then Li Xuan put his head on the eaves, listened attentively, and heard the voice of Concubine Zhang.

"Sure enough, it's here."

Li Xuan was happy in his heart, he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

He quickly found a weak point on the roof, gently pulled away the tiles, and saw the scene below through the gap.

In the room, in addition to Concubine Zhang, there were also the eldest prince and the fourth prince.

But there was no sign of their sister.

"Xian'er, you must not leave the palace."

Concubine Zhang sat in her seat and said firmly.

Today she did not lose her composure, but rather a little calm.

"You usually get mad over trivial matters, why are you so calm today?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel strange, thinking that Concubine Zhang's temperament was really unpredictable.

"But mother, father has issued an order..."

The eldest prince said with a little embarrassment.

The fourth prince glanced at his eldest brother and knew that he was really in a difficult situation at this time.

The fourth prince's eyes turned around his eldest brother and mother, and shook his head secretly, feeling very tired.

"The imperial edict has been issued, so it is naturally difficult to disobey."

Concubine Zhang also said so.

The eldest prince pursed his lips tightly, looking like he was very troubled by his mother.

"But Xian'er, don't worry, there is a lot to say about how to follow the order, and there is a lot of flexibility."

Concubine Zhang said, stretching out the thumb and index finger of her right hand, and gestured how big the flexible space was.

"Your father must have other plans this time, so don't worry, your mother will be able to use this space to get you a chance to stay in the palace."

Concubine Zhang said confidently.

This time, the eldest prince stopped pursing his lips and naturally put on his usual expressionless face.

"Mother said that father has other plans. What does that mean?"

The fourth prince asked at the right time.

"Humph."

Concubine Zhang sneered and explained, "After Wang Xi delivered the decree yesterday, he deliberately leaked the whereabouts of His Majesty. I asked around and found out who was discussing matters with His Majesty in the Purple Palace that day."

"Yier, guess who they were?"

Concubine Zhang suddenly tested the fourth prince.

The fourth prince thought for a moment, then replied, "I'm afraid it was Grandpa."

Concubine Zhang smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

"Yes, your Grandpa is here."

"Although I can't know what they are discussing, I think it's a scene of dispute, so His Majesty wants to use Xian'er as an excuse to make your Grandpa give in."

"This..."

The fourth prince was slightly startled, but after thinking about it, it was very reasonable.

Although he was not there at the time, an old eunuch like Wang Xi would not leak the whereabouts of His Majesty for no reason.

Just saying "I don't know" can get you off the hook, but talking nonsense will only bring you trouble.

Such a simple truth, an old eunuch like Wang Xi would know it.

In other words, the whereabouts of Zichen Palace were deliberately leaked.

And Concubine Zhang quickly caught this clue and immediately understood Emperor Yongyuan's intention.

"Mother is very perceptive at this time..."

The fourth prince sighed secretly, looking at the figure of his eldest brother beside him, the more he looked, the more pitiful he looked.

When the eldest prince heard this, he was stunned on the spot, and he couldn't even hide the despair in his eyes.

The fourth prince quickly touched him and asked, "Brother, what do you think about this?"

The eldest prince was startled and looked at his younger brother blankly.

He saw his younger brother secretly winked at him and pointed in the direction of his mother.

The eldest prince suddenly had a serious expression, lowered his head deeply, and said: "It's all up to my mother's orders."

Concubine Zhang smiled with satisfaction and said easily:

"Xian'er, don't worry."

"I will make your grandfather make concessions and will never let you leave the palace now."

"Although your majesty's order cannot be violated, there is some flexibility in the time."

"How many days is today? It is completely negotiable."

"This today can also be after everything is settled."

Concubine Zhang said, stood up from her seat, squatted on the ground and pressed the eldest prince's shoulder.

"But Xian'er, you should also know that it will not be easy to ask your grandfather to make concessions this time, but mother will definitely risk her face and let him help you."

"You will have to rely on yourself in the future, and your grandfather can't always be controlled by His Majesty."

"So, you must strive for honor!"

"Don't let everyone down."

The words spoken by Concubine Zhang were like huge stones weighing thousands of pounds, constantly piling up on the eldest prince.

The eldest prince felt that he was almost suffocating.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time, as if someone was strangling his throat, and the suffocation almost drove him crazy.

"Child..."

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