Chapter 954 Repaying the Kindness

After receiving Ripple's orders, Xuanfeng took the tip bag given to him by his master and went straight to the East Palace where the prince lived in the palace after dark.

When Fangcao changed the water for Xuanfeng at night, she discovered that her little black cat was missing. She immediately became anxious. Xuanfeng was usually in the house with the young lady at this time.

"Madam, I'll go look for the whirlwind in the yard."

Fangcao immediately said that her duty was to take care of the whirlwind. If the whirlwind disappeared, she would have to leave.

"Don't worry, Tornado didn't get lost. Just now I saw Tornado chasing the chipmunk in the yard. He probably went to play. You don't have to look for it. He will come back when he is wild enough. Cats are nocturnal animals. .”

Lianyi waved her hand indifferently.

"Yes, young lady."

After listening to Lianyi's words, Fangcao finally let go of her worries, as long as she didn't take good care of her master's pet.

The whirlwind on the other side, under the cover of darkness, walked through the dark streets like lightning, and arrived at the palace in less than two quarters of an hour.

Looking at the high red wall, Tornado kicked off his hind legs and jumped up easily. After landing, without disturbing the patrolling guards, he calculated the direction and headed straight for the East Palace.

At this time, the prince is convening his staff to discuss matters related to the expedition. Don't think that the emperor will agree if he stands up to ask for a battle. You must always come up with a feasible battle plan and make preparations before the battle.

As the saying goes, before the three armies are moved, food and grass go first, and the food and supplies of the army are the top priority.

The second is weapons and equipment. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his weapons. The quality of weapons is also an important factor in combat.

The last and most important thing is to deploy troops and generals. To win a war, excellent generals are indispensable.

The prince thought he was not bad in this regard, but his strategies were all learned from books and he had too little actual combat experience, so a lieutenant general who was familiar with the Chile tribe was his first choice.

After listing all kinds of things, the prince began to plan overnight. Although his father agreed to his request and he seized this opportunity, there were still second, third and fourth brothers in the court who were eyeing his position. The remaining three younger brothers have not yet grown up and cannot participate in the capture for the time being.

This time when he goes on an expedition, his good brothers will definitely give him a stumbling block, covertly or covertly, and some will even pray that he'd better die on the battlefield, so that they can have a chance to win the highest position.

Therefore, he not only wanted to ensure victory in the battle, but also ensured his own safety. He did not want to have the experience of being hunted down again.

The last river embankment corruption case uncovered involved pulling out the carrots and bringing them into the mud, uncovering some moths in the court and severely damaging the second brother's power, so this time the other party will definitely try their best to cause trouble for him. of.

Xuanfeng went to the prince's study and found that these people had no intention of resting. He couldn't show up rashly, so he turned around and went to the prince's bedroom, jumped on the prince's bed, happily nestled on the pillow and started to sleep.

The prince discussed with the excited staff until midnight and finalized half of the things. Then he returned to his dormitory accompanied by his personal eunuch.

The maids and eunuchs turned on the lamps and helped the prince wash and change his clothes. They could also take a nap for an hour, so that he would have the energy to deal with court affairs in the morning.

When the maid who was making the bed pulled back the bright yellow quilt, she suddenly saw a black mass nestled on the jade pillow. She immediately screamed, and the scream alerted the guards at the door.

The prince was also startled, thinking that his good second brother had already taken action, so he immediately ducked behind the personal eunuch.

"Meow!"

Xuanfeng let out a lazily cry, stood up from the jade pillow, stretched, and then walked to the edge of the bed with elegant cat steps, then squatted down and looked at the prince with a pair of cat eyes.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The guards with swords at the door had already rushed in, and then they saw the little black kitten sitting on the prince's bed. The body, which was less than the size of two fists, was not very lethal, but they still respectfully asked the prince for instructions:

"Your Highness, I've frightened you. Let's catch this cat out now."

"No, it's just a kitten, no need to make such a fuss."

The prince seemed to recognize the little black cat in front of him, his eyes flashed and he waved directly.

The palace maid who exclaimed was already kneeling on the ground, her body trembling a little. The prince said directly to the personal eunuch beside him:

"Xiao Quanzi, transfer this palace maid away and you all go down. This kitten is very timid. I will take care of it myself."

"Your Highness, I can't do it. What should I do if I hurt you?"

Xiao Quanzi was still standing in front of the prince. He had already thought up eighteen kinds of conspiracies.

"Okay, don't bother. I have to go to court tomorrow, so don't waste time here."

The prince said impatiently.

"Yes, Your Highness."

This time the maids, eunuchs and guards all left the prince's bedroom.

The prince walked over, then sat on the edge of the bed, looked at the whirlwind and said with a smile:

"Your master asked you to come to me so late, but you need my help with something?"

Xuanfeng naturally understood the other party's words, walked to the prince with cat steps, and then plucked the small sachet around his neck with his paw.

"Is there something here given to me by your master?"

The prince asked tentatively.

"Meow!"

Tornado yelled, then nodded and stretched his neck.

The prince was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that the little kitten could really understand his words. He immediately raised his hand and took off the small bag hanging around his neck. He also squeezed it with his hands to confirm that it should be a note, and then put it in. The little bag of tips is opened.

The kit was very ordinary, without any markings. Inside was a small piece of paper two fingers wide, which read:

"The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring of water. I urge the prince to take Lin Yaozu, the chief of the military department, with him when he goes on an expedition. Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and life and death all depend on one's ability. His Highness has repaid the grace of saving his life."

The note was not signed, and the prince was stunned after reading it. Of course he knew who his savior was. After leaving the Anding Marquis Mansion that day, he specifically asked the guards around him to check.

It turned out that the person who rescued him that night was Xue Lianyi, the youngest daughter of Marquis Anding, who was already married to Lin Yaozu, the only son of the Minister of War.

It's just that since then, he has never had the chance to see Mrs. Lin again. As for repaying his kindness, he didn't take the initiative to mention it. Maybe the other party wanted to use this kindness in a more meaningful way.

He also didn't expect that Xue Lianyi would ask him to repay his life-saving grace and let his husband go to the battlefield in this situation.

The Crown Prince really couldn't figure out whether Mrs. Lin was helping her husband to gain the opportunity to make a great contribution, or whether she wanted to use her own hands to make Lin Yaozu disappear in good faith so that she could be the master of the family.

He speculated that the second possibility would be closer to the truth.

When Xuanfeng saw that the prince was in a daze after reading the note, he walked over and grabbed the note with his paw.