Chapter 378 Assumption

If Zhu responded and left.

Song Mo smiled and pinched Dou Zhao's nose, pretending he didn't see Ru Zhu's glance at Dou Zhao just now - since there are some things within Dou Zhao's rights, he should learn to turn a blind eye.

Soon, Huang Qing came over with a tearful face.

"Madam, this is an inner house matter. How can I, a steward of the outer courtyard, intervene?" He knelt in front of Dou Zhao as soon as he entered the room. "Madam, please come forward and help calm the situation down."

Dou Zhao was washing the leaves of a money tree as tall as a person with a wet towel. This money tree was the birthday gift she was going to give to Princess Ningde in two days.

Huang Qing knelt in front of her, but she didn't even look at Huang Qing. She continued to wipe the leaves and said absentmindedly, "General Manager Huang is a little hasty. How can I, as a daughter-in-law, take care of my widower father-in-law's house? Moreover, the Duke never cares about Yi Zhitang's affairs, and Yi Zhitang never interferes with the Duke's affairs." When she said this, she turned around and stared at Huang Qing, "General Manager Huang, have you thought it through? Do you really want me to come forward to calm the situation?"

How could I have forgotten this?!

Huang Qing broke out in a cold sweat.

Dou Zhao smiled and said, "I think it would be best for the chief steward to find the Duke back as soon as possible." Then he handed the wet handkerchief to Ruotong, who was serving beside him, and asked the little maid to help her wash her hands.

Huang Qing nodded in agreement and crawled out of the warm room.

Ruotong curled her lips and said unhappily, "You came to Madam when something happened? What were you doing before? Madam, please don't interfere in the affairs of Xixiangyuan!"

Dou Zhao smiled and returned to the inner room.

Song Mo has not come back from the study yet.

Dou Zhao asked Ruo Dan: "What is the prince doing?"

Ruo Dan placed the freshly brewed tea in front of her with a smile, and said, "The prince is talking to Mr. Yan!"

Dou Zhao cut a few small clothes in the inner room.

At the first watch, Song Mo came back.

Dou Zhao took some clothes and helped him change. He asked him casually, "What were you talking about? Why did you come back at this time after talking to Mr. Yan?"

Song Mo did not hide it from him. After the maids left, he told her about Ma Youming's drunkenness and said, "I always felt that there was something fishy about this. I asked someone to watch Ma Youming, but today I found that Ma Youming secretly sent his wife and children back to his hometown. He did not even take away some precious utensils, as if he was in a hurry to avoid disaster. But I did not notice anything unusual. I was thinking whether I should invite Ma Youming to have a drink and talk with him after I leave the government office tomorrow."

Dou Zhao's heart moved when he heard this, and he sat there blankly, not coming to his senses for a long time.

Song Mo couldn't help but smile and said "ah" twice, then stretched out his fingers and waved them in front of her eyes.

Dou Zhao slapped his hand away in amusement.

Song Mo said, "Don't worry, I will help you get the list of all the maids in the outer courtyard."

Dou Zhao laughed, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm not thinking about this, I'm thinking about Prince Liao."

Song Mo was surprised.

Dou Zhao looked at him without saying a word.

Song Mo hesitated for a while, and finally whispered: "What did you find?"

Dou Zhao did not answer but asked: "Yan Tang, if you were the King of Liao and wanted to usurp the throne, what would you do?"

Song Mo frowned slightly, and then his expression changed drastically.

Dou Zhao asked hurriedly: "What did you think of?"

Song Mo's expression was a little strange.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but ask, "What did you think of? At least tell me!"

Song Mo sighed, held Dou Zhao's face and kissed him, saying: "I don't know whether I should say you are smart? Or should I say you are courageous? Or maybe you are neither smart nor courageous, but you are very lucky?"

This was the first time Dou Zhao openly and brazenly assumed in front of Song Mo that the Prince of Liao would commit treason...

She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and said, "Don't beat around the bush with me, just tell me!"

Song Mo whispered: "If the world is peaceful, if Prince Liao really has such intentions, he can only do it through a palace coup. If you want the coup to be successful, you have to act as fast as lightning. By the time everyone knows that things have changed, the situation has been controlled.

But if he wanted to control the situation, the first thing was to have trusted people among the Royal Guards and the eunuchs.

The former can use both military force and arrows to leave the emperor powerless to resist; the latter can deliver messages in time, allowing Prince Liao to grasp the dynamics of the inner palace. At the critical moment, the news can be temporarily blocked from the emperor to paralyze the emperor.

Empress Wan is now in charge of the affairs of the inner palace. With Empress Wan in charge of the affairs of the eunuchs, there will be no mistakes. As for the imperial guards, let’s not talk about the Jinyi Guards for now. The Jinwu Guards guard the palace gates, the Wucheng Bingmasi defend the inner city, the Shenji Camp is stationed outside the outer city, and there are also the Five Army Camps to respond from afar. No matter which guard makes trouble, this matter will not be accomplished. "

As he spoke, his expression turned grim.

Among them, the Jinwu Guard was the most important. If the Jinwu Guard could quietly block the news from the inner palace, the matter would be half successful.

The second is the Shenjiying. Once the inner palace changes, the Shenjiying is equipped with muskets and is good at short-distance rapid marches. There is no stronger guard in the world than them. Moreover, they are closest to the capital. As long as there is a letter from the emperor or the prince, they will send troops without hesitation. The Jinwu Guard is no match for them. Not only is the situation likely to reverse, but the Prince of Liao may also be caught in a jar and have no power to resist.

Then there are the Five City Military Command and the Five Military Camps.

If the Shenji Camp attacked the city, the Jinwu Guard and the Five Cities Army Division would support Prince Liao. With the help of the Jinwu Guard and the Five Cities Army Division, although there would be risks, it would still be uncertain who would win. In this case, if the Five Army Camp stationed in Wanping also supported Prince Liao and joined forces with the Five Cities Army Division and the Jinwu Guard in the city, the outcome would be decided.

On the contrary, if Shenyingji and Jinwuwei join forces, even if Wucheng Bingmasi and Wujunying receive the emperor's or the prince's order to come to the king, not to mention that Wujunying is not as strong as Shenjiying, Wujunying's camp is half a day's journey away from here. By the time they arrive, I'm afraid the situation will be decided."

Is it so easy to incite the Emperor's personal guards to rebel?

If one link goes wrong, the whole family may be wiped out.

Dou Zhao felt his scalp tingling when he heard this.

This King Liao is truly a talented person!

The palace coup was actually successful!

It was a pity that in her previous life, Prince Liao was very secretive about the palace coup, and the Marquis Jining's mansion was like a candle that could not withstand the turmoil. How could she dare to inquire about the palace coup? Otherwise, if she knew Prince Liao's arrangements, she could have avoided some detours.

But the most powerful one is Song Mo.

He thought of a countermeasure so quickly. Not only did he have a sense of the overall situation, but he was also clear-headed. No wonder King Liao in his previous life wanted to bring him into the palace.

She said, "If the palace coup succeeds, then the next thing should be the civil officials' business, right?"

Song Mo nodded and said, "Let the person on duty at the Ministry of Public Security or the Imperial Academy draft the imperial edict, and let the minister on duty come forward to confirm the authenticity of the imperial edict, and then find a provincial governor to bring a congratulatory letter, and the matter will be settled. As for what everyone thinks in their hearts, whether the new emperor can sit firmly on the throne after ascending the throne, that is another matter."

Dou Zhao's thoughts gradually became clearer.

In the previous life, the cabinet minister who happened to be on duty should be Dai Jian, and the provincial governor was most likely Guo Yan.

As she was thinking, Song Mo was already rubbing her hair and sighing, "What's wrong with your head? How can you think of something like this?"

Dou Zhao turned her head away, avoiding Song Mo's hand, smoothed her hair, and said, "I just had nothing to do and was thinking about 'What would I do if I were the King of Liao'?" As she spoke, she pulled Song Mo's hand and said nonsense, "It's strange to say, first there was the Risheng Silver House incident, and then there was the Kuang Zhuoran incident. It was such a coincidence that we both encountered it. I have to think deeply about it. What do you think, could it be that God is blessing us and letting us encounter everything?"

Song Mo thought about it and felt that what Dou Zhao said made some sense.

He pondered and said, "There is one thing you may not know yet." He told Dou Zhao about the strangeness of Jiang Yi and Ma Youming, "If King Liao is going to act as we guessed, he should also put in some effort in the Shenji Camp!"

Dou Zhao was stunned for a long time before he asked, "What are you going to do?"

Song Mo smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do? I can only wait and see! The merit of following the dragon is not so easy to come by. Now let's get Ma Youming out first."

"Even if you get Ma Youming out, where will you put him?" Dou Zhao asked, "He's a lieutenant commander of the Shenji Camp! What if he gets spooked?"

Song Mo saw that Dou Zhao had something else in mind and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Dou Zhao said: "One good man is worth three helpers. You are all facing the same dilemma, why don't you discuss and work together? Then you can take care of each other."

Song Mo never thought about asking for help.

He hesitated.

Dou Zhao was afraid that his decision was wrong, and that Song Mo would listen to him and make the wrong decision.

She hurriedly said, "You decide on this matter yourself. I'm not the person involved, so I can only make some random suggestions."

Song Mo nodded, smiled and rubbed her hair again, saying: "I have a dog-headed military advisor like you, which is enough for me. I don't have to be afraid of other people!"

"How arrogant!" Dou Zhao stroked his hair and glared at Song Mo.

Song Mo laughed heartily, looking very relaxed.

Dou Zhao was greatly impressed.

Although Song Mo is one year younger than her, he is calmer and more rational than her, who has lived two lives. No wonder he was still favored by the emperor despite being cursed by everyone in his previous life.

The two washed up and prepared to rest.

Ruotong ran in.

"My Lord, Madam," she said with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, "There is crying and noise in the Fragrant Courtyard, even the front yard is alarmed, and now everyone is whispering and guessing what happened..."

Dou Zhao was a little surprised and asked, "Is the Duke back?"

"I'm back!" Ruotong said, "I just came back not long ago."

Dou Zhao looked at Song Mo.

Song Mo looked indifferent and said, "Since it is a matter in father's room, let's leave it to father to deal with it! It is not convenient for you and me to intervene."

Dou Zhao told Ruotong: "It's getting late, everyone go to bed early, because you still have to serve the prince to enter the palace tomorrow."

Ruotong retreated.

Dou Zhao and Song Mo rested.

She thought Song Mo would not be able to sleep, but who knew that Song Mo soon began to breathe long and evenly.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but smile.

It would be best if Song Mo could ignore Song Yichun's affairs.

She kissed Song Mo's cheek and blew out the light.

In the darkness, a pair of eyes like morning stars lit up.

He stared at the woman beside him for a long time, gently held the woman in his arms, whispered against her cheek, "Do you know that I only have you?", then adjusted a comfortable posture and slowly fell into a sweet dream.