After receiving Ripple's order, Xuanfeng took the tip bag given to him by his master and went straight to the East Palace where the prince lived in the palace after dark.
When Fangcao changed the water for Xuanfeng at night, she discovered that her little black cat was missing. She immediately became anxious. Xuanfeng was usually in the house with the young lady at this time.
"Young Madam, I will go to the yard to look for the whirlwind."
Fangcao immediately said that her duty is to take care of the whirlwind. If the whirlwind disappears, she will have to leave. .
“Don’t worry, Tornado didn’t get lost. Just now I saw Tornado chasing the chipmunk in the yard. He probably went to play. You don’t have to look for it. He will come back when he is wild enough. Cats are nocturnal animals. ”
Lianyi waved her hand indifferently.
"Yes, young lady."
After listening to Ripple's words, Fangcao let go of her worries, as long as she didn't take good care of her master's pet.
The whirlwind on the other side, under the cover of darkness, walked through the dark streets like lightning, and arrived at the palace in less than two quarters of an hour.
Looking at the high red wall, Tornado kicked off his hind legs and jumped up easily. After landing, he did not disturb the patrolling guards. He calculated the direction and headed straight for the East Palace.
At this time, the prince is convening his staff to discuss matters related to the expedition. Don't think that the emperor will agree if he stands up to ask for a battle. You must always come up with a feasible battle plan and make preparations before the battle.
As the saying goes, before the three armies are moved, food and grass go first. The food and supplies of the army are the top priority.
The second is weapons and equipment. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapons. The quality of weapons is also an important factor in combat.
The last and most important thing is to dispatch troops and generals. Excellent generals are indispensable for the victory of a war.
In this regard, the prince thinks that he is not bad, but his strategies are all learned from books and he has too little actual combat experience, so a lieutenant who is familiar with the Chile tribe is his first choice.
After listing all kinds of things, the prince began to plan overnight. Although his father agreed to his request and he seized this opportunity, there were still second, third and fourth brothers in the court who were eyeing his position. The remaining three younger brothers have not yet grown up and cannot participate in the capture for the time being.
This time when he goes on an expedition, his good brothers will definitely give him a stumbling block overtly or covertly, and some will even pray that he'd better die on the battlefield, so that they can have a chance to aspire to the highest position.
So he not only wanted to ensure victory in the battle, but also ensured his own safety. He didn't want to have the experience of being chased last time again.
In the river embankment corruption case that was uncovered last time, I pulled out the carrots and brought them into the mud, uncovering some moths in the court and severely damaging the second brother's power, so this time the other party will definitely have enough. Jiner is trying to cause trouble for him.
Xuanfeng went to the prince's study and found that these people had no intention of resting. He didn't want to show up rashly, so he turned around and went to the prince's bedroom, jumped on the prince's bed, and nestled happily on the pillow. Start sleeping.
The prince discussed with the excited staff until midnight and finalized half of the things. Then he returned to his dormitory accompanied by his personal eunuch.
The palace maids and eunuchs turned on the lamps and helped the prince wash and change his clothes. They could also take a nap for an hour, so that he would have the energy to deal with the affairs of the court in the morning.
When the maid who was making the bed opened the bright yellow quilt, she suddenly saw a black thing nestled on the jade pillow. She immediately screamed, and the scream alerted the guards at the door.
The prince was also startled, thinking that his good second brother had already taken action, and immediately ducked behind the personal eunuch.
“Meow!”
Xuanfeng let out a lazily cry, stood up from the jade pillow, stretched, and then walked to the edge of the bed with elegant cat steps, then squatted down and looked at the prince with a pair of cat eyes.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
The guard with a knife at the door had already rushed in, and then he saw the little black milk cat sitting on the Prince's bed, which was less than two fists big. The body is really not lethal, but they still respectfully asked the prince for instructions:
"Your Highness, I have frightened you, we will catch this cat out now."
"No need. It's just a kitten, so there's no need to make such a fuss." The prince seemed to recognize the little black cat in front of him, and said with a flash of his eyes.
The palace maid who exclaimed was already kneeling on the ground, her body trembling a little. The prince directly said to the personal eunuch beside him:
"Xiao Quanzi, transfer this palace maid away. Everyone, go down, this kitten is very timid, I will take care of it myself.”
“Your Highness, I can’t do it. What will I do if I hurt you?”
Xiao Quanzi is still standing in the way. In front of the prince, he had already imagined eighteen kinds of conspiracies.
"Okay, don't bother. I have to go to court tomorrow, so don't waste time here."
The prince said impatiently.
"Yes, Your Highness."
This time the maids, eunuchs and guards all left the prince's bedroom.
The prince walked over, then sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the whirlwind and said with a smile:
"Your master asked you to come to me so late, but you need my help with something?"
Xuanfeng naturally understood the other party's words, walked to the prince's side with cat steps, and then pawed at his neck. little sachet.
“Is there anything here given to me by your master?”
The prince asked tentatively.
“Meow!”
Tornado yelled, then nodded and stretched his neck.
The prince was extremely surprised. He didn’t expect that the little kitten could really understand his words. He immediately raised his hand and took off the small bag hanging around his neck, and squeezed it with his hands to make sure that it should be note, and then opened the small bag of tips.
The kit is very ordinary, without any markings. Inside is a small piece of paper two fingers wide, which reads:
"The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. I sincerely ask the prince to When he went on an expedition, he took Lin Yaozu, the head of the Ministry of War, with him. On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and life and death depend on one's ability. His Highness has repaid his life-saving grace."
The note was not signed, and the prince was stunned after reading it. Of course he knew who his savior was. After leaving Andinghou Mansion that day, he specifically asked the guards around him to check.
It turned out that the person who rescued him that night was Xue Lianyi, the youngest daughter of Marquis Anding, who was already married to Lin Yaozu, the only son of the Minister of War.
It’s just that since then, he has never had the chance to see Mrs. Lin again. As for repaying his kindness, he didn’t take the initiative to mention it. Maybe the other party wanted to use this kindness in a more meaningful way.
He also did not expect that Xue Lianyi would ask himself to repay the kindness of saving his life in this situation and let his husband go to the battlefield.
The Crown Prince really couldn't figure out whether Mrs. Lin was helping her husband to gain the opportunity to make a contribution, or whether she wanted to use her own hands to make Lin Yaozu disappear in good faith so that she could be the master of the family.
According to his speculation, the second possibility would be closer to the truth.
When Xuanfeng saw that the prince was in a daze after reading the note, he walked over and grabbed the note with his paw.