Recently, because of this brainless assassination, everyone in the camp was in a state of panic. Everyone hid in their own rooms and refused to take a step out. This was everyone's political awareness. At this moment, if there was even the slightest movement, it could be used against them. Everyone was smart, and naturally understood the benefits of not sticking their heads out.
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Prince Yue's guess was correct. Tang Xiangguo took the elite troops that Prince Yue had sent to arrest the nobles. They surrounded the tent of Suo Chonluo's nobles with great momentum. It was as if they wanted to announce to the world that Suo Chonluo's nobles were the culprits of this assassination. Suo Chonluo's son-in-law was also not a simple person. He did not resist arrest, and with a face full of righteousness, he loudly claimed that he was wronged.
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Prince Yue and I hid in our own tent to discuss this matter. Prince Yue said, "Suo Chonluo Shuo was not afraid in the face of danger. He was tied up with ropes and brought out of the tent. At the entrance, he directly said to Tang Xiangguo that he was innocent. He must have said it deliberately for the people present to hear."
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The fruit platter on the table was filled with popular honey peaches. They were all removed from their cores and cut into small pieces. The peanuts, melon seeds, snow hawthorn, and walnuts were all placed on a multicolored plate with golden butterfly patterns. The colors were bright and looked very appetizing. On the side, there were two plates of jujube pastries and honeycomb cakes that had just been brought out of the pot. I happily took a piece of cake and bit into it. The fragrance lingered in my mouth.
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Every time Prince Yue watched me eat, he had a happy expression on his face. It was as if he could feed me until I was full. He said, "Slow down, slow down. There is less than an hour left until lunch time. Be careful not to eat too much. You will feel uncomfortable in your stomach."
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I did not listen to him and urged, "Your Highness, please continue. What happened to that master Suo Chonluo?"
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"He was detained in a remote tent and was heavily guarded. Tang Xiangguo insisted in front of Imperial Father that Suo Chaoluo plotted a rebellion and attempted an assassination. However, Imperial Father secretly suppressed this matter. I don't know why."
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I wiped my mouth with a handkerchief, then began to work on the freshly fried melon seeds on the plate. I said, "The Tang Xiangguo is going against Suo Chaoluo's tribe. Do they have any grudges against each other?" I still thought that this was a deliberate attempt to frame them.
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"One is a court official in the capital, and the other is a border noble. If we are talking about connections, they are only imperial father's officials."
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I didn't believe him. I stared at Prince Yue with wide eyes. Prince Yue felt uncomfortable under my stare. He glanced at me and said, "But if you insist on talking about grudges, there must be some. However, it cannot be considered a grudge against the Tang family. It is only a grudge against Guan Zhongsheng Village. "
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When he mentioned Guan Zhongsheng, I felt a chill run down my spine. I asked, "Why are you talking about Guan Zhongsheng? One is located in the heartland of our country, the Central Plains, while the other is far away in the Northwest. How can the local tyrants of these two lands have a grudge against each other?"
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Prince Yue said, "This is an old story. That year, when the Guanzhong Sacred Village first appeared in the world, they offered a few medicinal techniques. At that time, Suo Chaoluo's tribe had an epidemic. The Guanzhong Sacred Village said that it was caused by the cattle and suggested that the cattle should be burned in order to eliminate the source of the epidemic. However, Suo Chaoluo's tribe had always regarded the cattle as the incarnation of the god they believed in in the mortal world. They usually did not slaughter live cattle and did not eat beef. With this kind of custom, how could they allow the people of the Guanzhong Sacred Village to taint the god and harm the god?
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I calculated. It was about three or four years ago. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was an old story. I smiled and said, "Their tribe was formed by their faith. If their faith was damaged, their tribe would disperse. The doctor from Guan Zhongsheng Village was probably a good person. However, he did not understand human relations and failed to achieve his goal. What did the Emperor do?"
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"Imperial Father only asked Guan Zhongsheng to present the solution to the epidemic and assigned someone else to do it."
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I asked, "Then, did Suo Chaoluo's tribe's cows survive?"
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"They survived."
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"Was the epidemic solved?"
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"It was solved."
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"Was it still Guan Zhongsheng Village's idea?" I asked hastily. "And it was done so quickly?"
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Prince Yue took a sip of tea and replied, "Yes."
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I muttered, "Suo Chaoluo's tribe had an epidemic, and Guan Zhongsheng Village had a doctor who could cure the epidemic. This should have been a great deed to save the world. However, it caused the Emperor to be in a difficult situation. This Guan Zhongsheng Village really isn't a good person."
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My words could be considered rude, so Prince Yue couldn't help but look at me a few more times and asked, "What do you mean by that? Can you tell me about it? "
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"Your Highness, please don't flatter me to death. I'm afraid you already have a plan in mind." Prince Yue was unperturbed by my questions. There was no doubt on his face. I did not believe that he did not know anything. "Suo Chaoluo is a subject of Da Qi. The Emperor also relied on appeasement and appeasement to govern the people of that area. Since he did not care about their freedom of belief in the beginning, he will only protect their belief. If Guan Zhongsheng really wanted to propose a plan to cure Suo Chaoluo's tribe, he could have secretly told His Majesty. His Majesty would naturally have a foolproof plan to deal with it. How could he have let Suo Chaoluo's tribe, which is on the northern border, know about this plan? That guy united the people of his tribe and risked his life to protect his sacred herd of cows."
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Prince Yue touched his teacup and said to me, "Perhaps he was just offering a plan out of the goodness of his heart. I wonder when someone with ulterior motives spread the plan?"
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I glared at him and said, "Your Highness, please don't deceive me. Now that Da Qi has taken control of the world, the small tribes at the border have already surrendered to the imperial court. With this, there is no external threat. The Emperor has no brothers to contend with, and he is in the prime of his life. This is the time when he has the strictest control over the imperial court and the country. The civil and military officials standing in the palace hall, although they are secretly scheming and scheming, they are only scheming and scheming for the sake of their families. They are not harming the foundation of the country. Guan Zhongsheng's actions have directly provoked a great conflict between our imperial court and the foreign tribes. "
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I say, if you are in the business of selling flesh, don't slap other people's faces. If you are in the business of river and sea, don't burn other people's boats. If you are in the business of reuniting people's beliefs, don't interfere with other people's beliefs for no reason. This is something more precious than life.
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Prince Yue said, "Because of your words, other people's good intentions have turned into bad things."
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I raised my head and said to him somewhat angrily, "Your Highness, just whose side are you on? Instead of speaking up for me, you are speaking up for an outsider. Those who don't know would think that you are marrying a woman from Guan Zhongsheng Village."
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Prince Yue smiled at me with great interest and said, "When did I not marry a woman from Guan Zhongsheng Village?"
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I was enlightened by his words and suddenly understood that he was right. I really was the daughter of a fisherwoman from Guan Zhongsheng Village. Now that I had married into a rich and powerful family, I hated my family. If word got out, it would be hard to explain.
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The Prince of Yue saw that I was deflated like a punctured balloon, and immediately comforted me, "What you said before, I have thought about it, and Imperial Father must have thought about it as well. Although Guan Zhongsheng Village has some ulterior motives regarding Suo Chaoluo's matter, he did help us. It would not be good to suppress him. But Suo Chaoluo, Imperial Father married his legitimate princess, my elder sister, to Suo Chaoluo's heir. On the surface, he showed his position. Guan Zhongsheng Village has been quiet for two years. "
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I said gloomily, "What kind of place is this Guan Zhongsheng Village?"
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Prince Yue said with a smile, "Mysterious, strange, and inhuman. Didn't you see a few moving skeletons and strange insects? Those are all Guan Zhongsheng Village's tricks. If ordinary people come into contact with them, they will die. What are you thinking?"
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He finally saw my expression. This man wasn't too stupid. I snorted twice before saying, "I was thinking, as the Saintess of Guan Zhongsheng Village, what is so special about me? What kind of strange and chaotic place is Guan Zhongsheng Village? Thinking about it, I haven't returned to my proper family in all these months and years. It really doesn't make sense. "
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Prince Yue said, "Don't beat around the bush. No matter how much you cry or make a fuss, I won't let you go to Guan Zhongsheng Village."
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I wanted to open my mouth, but Prince Yue glanced at me and stopped me. "Do you still want to be stung half to death by insects and flies?"
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Of course not. I obediently shut my mouth.
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During lunch, a group of maidservants placed plates of dishes on the table. Because we were outside and at such an important time, the lunch was a little shabby. There was only a dish of goose breast, a dish of bamboo shoots, a plate of fragrant cucumber with kidney flowers, and a bowl of steaming straw-mushroom egg drop soup. Husband and wife had different thoughts, so we didn't touch our chopsticks. It was probably because the dessert earlier had made our stomachs full.
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I looked at the table full of delicious dishes and couldn't move my chopsticks. In my heart, I cursed Prince Yue for being a crow's beak.
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Before the meal was finished, the Emperor sent a decree for Yue Wangye to go over to discuss matters. Yue Wangye nodded, indicating that he understood. He had the servant girls remove the dishes on the table. Pulling me to sit on the couch, he said to me, "What you said just now is only a possibility. Anything that hasn't happened yet, there are always variables. Do you understand?"
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I nodded. Prince Yue was warning me.
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He looked at me, sighed and said, "How could I not know the intentions of the Guanzhong Saint hiding traitors? The two women in your Tang Manor, one after the other, are not easy to deal with. But there is no way around it. Father Emperor says they are loyal, so they are. As a son and subject, I have to follow Father Emperor's wishes. “/p
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I nodded again. I deeply agreed. The Emperor's imperial favor to the Tang Family Prime Minister's residence could no longer be explained with the word 'generous'. It was practically falling into the category of favoritism and corruption. I even secretly thought to myself, could it be that the Emperor had taken a fancy to some girl from the Guanzhong Sacred Village? A man who loves beauties over his country?
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Otherwise, how could he do such a ridiculous thing?
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Prince Yue continued to speak. After a lot of foreshadowing, he finally got to the point. "This time, I am going to see Imperial Father to discuss the assassination in the lobby. If Suo Chaoluo and Heir Shuo are innocent, no one can taint them. But if they are muddle-headed and committed such a treacherous act, I will personally send them to hell when Imperial Father gives the decree." His eyes were cold, adding a murderous aura to his body. When he looked at me, the murderous aura disappeared. He raised his hand, which was covered tightly by a leather glove, and lightly tapped my nose. "But you, you have to stay here obediently and don't run around. When I'm done, I will naturally come back to accompany you."
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