Chapter 211 Falling into a trap
Xia Zhengqi nodded: "Okay, let him come to Yu's study in the afternoon."
The fourth prince sat upright at the desk, holding a book in his hand, but glanced in the direction of the door.
When he heard the three words "road map", the fourth prince's eyes lit up.
As expected.
In the afternoon, before the class in the main hall was over, the fourth prince ran to Yu's study, claiming that the third prince was dizzy again, and yelled that he wanted to grind ink for Xia Zhengqi on behalf of his third brother.
This time, Xia Zhengqi did not let the fourth prince in as he did in the past.
"Please wait, fourth prince, the emperor is discussing important matters with Lord Baili inside, and specifically instructed not to let anyone in to disturb." The eunuch guarding the door explained.
The fourth prince raised his eyebrows and said, "I am here to grind ink for the emperor, not for anyone else. Let me in!"
But this time, the eunuch was firm and said, "The emperor has said that we can only go in
after Lord Baili leaves." The fourth prince gritted his teeth unwillingly.
If he was not allowed in, he could only wait. He walked back and forth in front of the door anxiously, and from time to time he would put his ear to the door to listen when the eunuch was not paying attention.
After half an hour, Lord Baili finally came out.
The fourth prince was about to step in when he heard Xia Zhengqi's voice: "I'm going to change clothes, Chengyue, wait a moment."
Then Xia Zhengqi walked out of the study. Debao was not there, and the eunuch guarding the door followed Xia Zhengqi to the dressing room at the back.
The fourth prince felt his heart beating like thunder.
At this time, there was no one in the study, and he was panicked and at a loss.
After hesitating for several times, he finally stepped into the room and closed the door with his backhand.
Not long after, he walked out quickly again.
Xia Zhengqi had just changed his clothes and came back. Seeing the fourth prince still waiting outside the door, he said: "Chengyue, go in and grind ink for me."
But this afternoon, the fourth prince was absent-minded while grinding ink. He stayed for less than half an hour, said he had a stomachache, and left.
Xia Zhengqi took out the route map from the table, checked it carefully, and found that it was stained with a few spots of ink. He smiled with satisfaction.
...
The next day was a day off.
Early in the morning, the fourth prince dressed up and took a carriage to Fanyin Temple.
In Fanyin Temple, Liang Chaozong, dressed as a eunuch, had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing the fourth prince rushing in triumphantly, Liang Chaozong smiled and said, "Chengyue is here. How is it? Did you get it?"
The fourth prince raised his head proudly, "Yes, I got it."
As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it and handed it to Liang Chaozong.
"Time is too tight, I just drew a rough outline, I don't know if it can be used."
Liang Chaozong took the route map in his hand and read it over and over again, his mouth almost grinning from ear to ear with joy: "Yes! This is already very good."
"Chengyue, uncle didn't expect that you can complete the task so well at such a young age! You are really uncle's treasure!"
Concubine Xian stood aside, also overjoyed.
Liang Chaozong put his hands on the shoulders of the fourth prince, and said sincerely: "When the day comes that our Daliang is restored, uncle will make you a duke and let you enjoy glory and wealth!"
...
Ever since Xia Miaoyuan and the queen went to find Xia Zhengqi that day and discovered the abnormality of the fourth prince, Xia Miaoyuan has been worried.
[I don't know what's going on with the fourth prince, and whether the emperor father has strengthened defenses. 】
【If that kid steals one or two secrets, it will be a huge loss for Daxia. 】
【Ah! God bless, I hope the emperor father will be more careful about the fourth prince. 】
The queen listened to her daughter's worried voice, and felt distressed and cute.
She wanted to tell her daughter about Xia Zhengqi's plan, but she couldn't say it out loud.
While she was thinking hard, the palace servants announced that the fifth prince had arrived.
"Sister, the fifth brother is here to play with you!" The fifth prince jumped into the flower hall of Kunning Palace.
"Look, the little eunuch in my palace made this with hemp rope, saying that cats like this the most."
The fifth prince held a round object in his hand and handed it to Xiamen Bank.
"Cat scratching board!" Xia Miaoyuan called out in a baby voice.
[Isn't this a modern cat scratching board? I didn't expect this thing existed in ancient times.] Xia Miaoyuan sighed in his heart.
"Cat scratching board?" The fifth prince scratched his head in confusion.
Could it be that in the fairy world, the gods call this hemp rope a cat scratching board?
Xia Miaoyuan ran to his room with his two short legs and picked up the little orange who was sleeping in the cat's nest.
"Little orange, the fifth brother brought you a cat scratching board, you don't have to sleep anymore."
Little orange opened his sleepy eyes, smelled the cat scratching board with little interest, and tilted his head, lying down and fell asleep again.
"Lazy cat!" Xia Miaoyuan said angrily.
"Chengshun, bring your sister to have some snacks!" the queen called softly.
The brother and sister put down the little oranges, sat at the table and ate snacks.
Xia Miaoyuan's eyes suddenly turned, as if he remembered something, and asked: "Where is the third brother? Why didn't he come to see me?"
The third prince and the fifth prince still live in the same palace, so they often come to see Xia Miaoyuan after school. The
fifth prince chewed his snacks and said: "Don't mention it, he felt dizzy again this afternoon, and he took a leave and went back to Fuyang Palace to lie down."
Xia Miaoyuan slapped his thigh: "It's bad!"
[I heard from the emperor that the third brother was always dizzy a while ago, so the fourth prince took the initiative to grind ink for him. It must be the fourth prince who did something to the third brother. ]
[It seems that the emperor didn't notice the fourth prince's cat stuff at all. 】
【It's over, it's over. I have to remind the Emperor as soon as possible! 】
Thinking of this, Xia Miaoyuan's heart flew away. He couldn't sit still for half a minute and ran out.
"Miao'er, where are you going?" The queen hurriedly chased after him.
The fifth prince was still thinking about his sister's thoughts. What did the fourth prince mean by "cat and dog"? What did he mean by "making a move"?
Before he could figure it out, Xia Miaoyuan ran away in front of him.
"I suddenly miss daddy so much. I'm going to see daddy!" Xia Miaoyuan shouted in a baby voice while running.
The queen understood Xia Miaoyuan's worries and knew it was difficult to stop her. She smiled helplessly and had to let Sang Qi and Yingxue follow.
When Sang Qi came to Yu's study with Xia Miaoyuan in her arms, the fourth prince had already left.
Xia Miaoyuan rushed into Yu's study and checked it inside and out.
"The little princess suddenly made a fuss about wanting to see His Majesty, so the servants had to bring her here." Sang Qi explained with her head down.
Xia Zhengqi said calmly: "Okay, you guys go back first, and let Miao'er play here for a while. When she's had enough fun, I'll send her back."
[Where's the Fourth Prince? Has he left?]
Xia Miaoyuan looked everywhere, but didn't find the Fourth Prince. She felt a little disappointed.
After racking her brains, she still couldn't remind Xia Zhengqi directly, so she had to say: "Dad, Third Brother is always dizzy. What should I do?"
[You adults are really nice. Don't you care if a teenager gets dizzy all the time?]
[Didn't the imperial physician find anything strange? Why don't you check it out?]
Xia Zhengqi understood about 70% of his daughter's intentions at once. He wanted to laugh, but he suppressed it immediately.
"I know that your third brother is dizzy. I will ask Doctor Yin to check on him tomorrow."
Xia Miaoyuan nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, a dark figure flashed in and caught Xia Miaoyuan by surprise.
[Oh my god! Who is that?]
Looking closely, it turned out to be Cheng Feng in black.
Cheng Feng hesitated when he saw Xia Miaoyuan in the room.
"The princess is just a little baby. It's okay. Just say it." Xia Zhengqi said lightly.
Cheng Feng then said: "Your Majesty, they really fell into our trap. This time we won a great victory!"