"Your Majesty, my subordinates were confused for a moment, please forgive me!" The guards lowered their heads in shame.

They knew very well that the feud between the royal family and Juechen Palace was as deep as the sea. Now the people of Juechen Palace had dug such a secret tunnel under their noses. It was obvious that they had ulterior motives, but they knew nothing about it, so they felt that they deserved death. So he was so guilty and impulsive that he drew his sword and committed suicide.

The Ninth Princess's scolding made them suddenly wake up like an enlightenment.

Yes, the prince has always treated them well. If they die like this, they will not only disrespect the prince's trust and friendship, but also allow the traitors from the Juechen Palace to continue to be at large and harm the prince, then their deaths will be worthless.

After thinking about this clearly, the guards looked at the weapons on the ground, and their hearts trembled slightly.

Sima Rui did have the intention to kill these guards who neglected their duties, but he calmed down instantly after hearing Qingyun's words.

At this point, even disposing of these guards will not help. The only plan now is to find out the traitors of Juechen Palace hiding in the mansion as soon as possible. The second is to strengthen the security of the mansion, and the people in the mansion should also be thoroughly investigated. Once again.

"For the sake of Jiu'er's intercession for you, I will forgive you for now. Later, you will each receive twenty big boards. If there is a chance, I will not forgive you lightly next time!"

Yun Fei and Long Ying quickly relieved the guards' acupuncture points.

The guards hurriedly kowtowed and said in unison: "I would like to thank you for not killing the prince! I swear to protect the safety of the prince and princess to the death and never let the enemy take advantage of them!" Then they kowtowed heavily to Qingyun and said thank you: "Nine The princess’s great kindness will never be forgotten by my subordinates!”

"Everyone, get up." Qingyun nodded slightly.

In exchange for their loyal guardianship and better protection for the third brother and the third emperor's wife, this is what she really hopes to see.

The other guards and the secret guards who were hiding in the shadows were also deeply shaken, and they became more determined to be loyal to the prince until death.

"Your Majesty, everyone in the mansion has arrived. Please give me your instructions!"

Behind A Jun, all the guards and servants of the palace bowed their heads and knelt on the ground after bowing. They didn't understand why the prince asked them to come here at this time.

Sima Rui looked at Qingyun: "Jiu'er, everyone is here now, you can do whatever you want."

"Third brother..."

Although they are tracking down the traitors in Juechen Palace, these are the third brother's mansion and the people in the palace, and the third brother and the third emperor's sister-in-law are the owners of the palace. It is really not appropriate for her to overstep her authority. A hint of embarrassment appeared on Qingyun Qingli's face. , after seeing Sima Rui's trusting and doting eyes, he sighed secretly, then turned around, looked at everyone and said coldly: "Everyone, raise your heads."

Her clear eyes glanced at the people who raised their heads in obedience to the order, and saw the guilty conscience and panic flashing in the eyes of some of them. Qingyun raised her eyebrows, and a devilish sneer flashed across her lips.

Just as he was about to ask those people to come out, Muxue slipped to a courtyard wall for some reason, and suddenly howled at Qingyun several times, and then howled outside the courtyard wall there. Qingyun understood, obviously. The right guardian did not stay after coming out of the secret passage, but ran away directly over the courtyard wall: "Third brother, there is no one I am looking for here. I have something to do, so I will leave first."

Sima Rui thought for a moment and then realized that the traitor from Juechen Palace that Jiuer was chasing was not in the house at the moment: "I'll see you off."

It happened that Qingyun also wanted to ask Sima Rui something, so she nodded, said goodbye to Xu Kexin, and then walked side by side to the back door of the palace with Sima Rui.

The back door of the palace.

Looking at Sima Rui who was hesitant to speak, Qingyun said clearly: "Third brother, don't worry, everything is under the control of my father and me. Gong Yingjie has also been captured. As for the remnants of Juechen Palace who escaped, I have my own way of dealing with it."

"That's good." Sima Rui felt relieved.

"Third brother" Qingyun thought for a while and asked: "Do you know what my father summoned the ministers to discuss tonight? Is it related to me?"

Ever since she got involved in political affairs, her father would discuss everything with her, unless she was not in the capital. There had never been a situation like this tonight where she avoided summoning ministers, which only meant that the matters discussed by her father and ministers were related to her. Could it be her marriage? After all, Chen Yu had just asked her father to grant a marriage, and his father obviously disapproved of her being with Chen Yu, but thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem like it. You know, it was a bit abnormal that even her brothers didn't participate. .

"I......"

"Please third brother, please don't hide it from me."

Sima Rui's expression was startled when he heard this, and then returned to his usual cold expression in the blink of an eye. It was so fast that people mistakenly thought that the startled look was just an illusion.

In fact, he has never hid anything from Jiu'er, except for his feelings for Jiu'er, and this matter, but this matter is of great importance, and the father strictly ordered them not to reveal anything to Jiu'er. Otherwise...he has to obey his father's will.

"Jiu'er, I really don't know what my father summoned the ministers to discuss tonight, so I have no way of knowing whether it has anything to do with you."

However, Qingyun, who was staring at him for a moment, keenly captured the strange look that passed by on his face. Her dark eyes sank slightly. It seemed that her guess was correct, but the third brother didn't want to say it, so she didn't There is no need to get to the bottom of it and hurt my father and brothers.

"Since Third Brother doesn't know, I won't ask anymore." Glancing at the palace guards behind him, Qingyun said in a voice that Sima Rui could only hear with his heart: "Third Brother, the people in your house should be thorough I've checked it out, especially..." After saying that, after returning the coat to Sima Rui, Qingyun left with Muxue, Zike and others.

In the bright moonlight, the proud and elegant back gradually faded away. Sima Rui, who was standing at the door, had a dark and deep look in his eyes. After a long time, he resolutely turned around and returned to the courtyard.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night in Prince Rui's Mansion.

With Muxue's keen sense of smell, Qingyun and others tracked them all the way to the moat in the west. Muxue shook her white head at Qingyun.

Qingyun understood that the Right Protector must have left from the moat. Mu Xue could not smell the scent of the Right Protector, so there was no point in continuing to follow him.

Looking at Qingyun, whose face was as calm as water, Zike hesitated for a while and said carefully: "Princess, I found Princess Rui's embroidered shoes..."

"It's not Sanhuang's sister-in-law." Knowing what Zike wanted to say, Qingyun interrupted her at the right time, looked up at the moonlight in the dark sky, and sighed slightly: "Three Huangsao's sister-in-law has a deep love for third brother. , she won’t hurt Third Brother!”

Retracting his eyes and looking directly at Zike, Qingyun said meaningfully: "As the old saying goes, it is better to pity the people in front of you than to take pity on the people in front of you! Some people will regret it for life if they miss something. Zike, what do you think?"

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