Not long after Yuan Zhizhi fell asleep, someone outside reported to Duota, "Your Majesty, the Grand Marshal wishes to see you."
Duota placed Yuan Zhizhi on the couch and said to the palace maid, "Get her some clean clothes to change into."
The maid nodded, and Dotta went out.
Helian Chang was waiting in the meeting hall. When he saw Duota coming out, he quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Dota sat in the upper seat without saying a word.
Helian Chang raised his head slightly and saw a dark stain on Duota's clothes.
He was suspicious: Duota had been acting very strangely these days.
He had heard before that the king seemed to have not lived in the palace since returning from Dacheng.
The second prince disappeared last night, which was a very urgent matter, but the king ignored the second prince and directly ordered his men to prepare horses and leave the city.
His people found out that a garden outside Xiaoyue City caught fire last night, burning half of the mountain, and someone saw the Eagle Guards there.
Why is the Eagle Guard there?
It was also strange that Dota, who was always meticulous, had such a big stain on his body today.
Dota looked slightly tired and asked, "Where's Doming?"
Helian Chang straightened his expression and said, "Your Majesty, I sent people to investigate and found that the second prince had fled to the west."
Duota raised his eyes and glanced at him lightly, saying in a light tone, "I told you that if you can't find him, you should come to me with your head."
Helian Chang's body trembled, a trace of indignation flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his eyes and replied, "Your Majesty knows."
"I will look for it as soon as possible. Please give me some more time, Your Majesty." There was no sign of abnormality in his tone.
Duota said "hmm", and Helian Chang prepared to leave.
"Da Sima," he walked to the door and was called out by Duotayouyou again.
He stopped and heard someone behind him say, "Huo Yan's people are in Xiaoyue City."
Hearing this, Helian Chang's pupils widened and a panic surged in his heart.
After a long while, he regained his consciousness and bowed to Dota, saying, "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me."
Duota watched Helian Chang stumble away and sneered.
It seems that Huo Yan's deterrent power over him, the Grand Marshal, is greater than that over him, the King.
…
Helian Chang returned to his house and immediately ordered his men to
"Go and investigate thoroughly for me. Is there any Dacheng spy who has infiltrated Xiaoyue City?!"
"Strengthen the guards in the mansion, and don't let your guard down at any point!"
"Where are the people we sent to look for Helian Yu? Are they dead? There's no news at all?!!"
"Go find them all!!"
As the groups of people left, Helian Chang calmed down and thought of another thing. He found his confidant and said,
"Go and secretly investigate what happened in the garden that caught fire outside the city last night..."
He had a premonition that this garden must be closely related to Dota, and he might be able to find out something about him.
Helian Chang knew that he was surrounded by enemies on all sides and could not put all his hopes on one person.
He has to find more ways out for himself.
…
The palace maid went to get a lot of children's supplies and changed the sleeping Yuan Zhizhi into clean clothes.
Yuan Zhizhi was mumbling to herself, not knowing what she was dreaming about.
Dotta dealt with some government affairs, and when he came back, he saw a small figure lying on his couch.
He sat down beside the couch, looking at her sleeping with her arms and legs spread out, and his originally agitated mood gradually calmed down.
Unable to resist, he raised his hand and gently touched Yuan Zhizhi's little face.
Soft, delicate, smooth and warm.
A strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart, one he had never experienced before.
He stretched out his long legs and lay down on the couch.
Dota had always had trouble sleeping in this palace.
This palace has always been a nightmare to him.
After being exiled, even though he had sat on the throne and become the master of the palace, he still found it extremely difficult to fall asleep.
So he built Chaoyuan, and later with Yuan Zhao, he was able to barely sleep for a few hours.
He didn't sleep the whole night last night. At this moment, lying next to Yuan Zhizhi who was sleeping soundly, he suddenly felt sleepy.
He closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.
…
After seeing Duota's eagle, Cangyuan, on the street that day, Jingyang always had doubts in his heart.
Because she always felt that the figure she saw that day was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.
She also asked Jingkangshan about it, but her father avoided her gaze and stammered, "I don't know," before dismissing her.
Jingyang had a bad feeling in his heart.
The last time Jing Kangshan treated her so perfunctorily was when something happened in Helian Yu's family.
So this time she didn't believe Jing Kangshan, and she decided to find out on her own.
He did what he said and took Xuezhu to the palace to deliver a letter to Lady Helan.
Because of Jingkang Mountain, Jing Yang was one of the few people who could enter and leave the palace except for important officials in the court.
Duota's harem is small, all of them were sent by the Northern Qiang nobles after he ascended the throne.
Compared with the previous king's harem of dozens of people, there are really very few of them.
Jingyang had also heard that although the king accepted people and bestowed titles on them, he almost never stayed overnight in the harem.
There is no queen yet. Among the concubines, Lady Helan, who has the most prominent family background, is the most respected.
When Jingyang entered the palace, he naturally had to find a suitable reason, so he went to see Lady Helan first.
Lady Helan - Helan Xin, is the eldest daughter of the Helan tribe, one of the eight major tribes of Northern Qiang.
When Jingyang entered the hall, Helanxin was watering the flowers in the hall.
In the flowerpot in front of her grew a purple-spotted peony half a person's height, with clusters of pink and white petals blooming. It was the best time to appreciate it.
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