The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus – Chapter 224

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第224章 身手(一更)
齐王府。

萧成煊看着满桌饭菜,却是一点胃口也无,沉声问道:“可打探到昨天夜里,沈延川进宫后都和父皇说了什么?”

暗卫低头:“回殿下的话,未曾。只听说……世子离开后,陛下又传了徐凤池进宫。”

萧成煊拧眉:“徐凤池?”

“是。不过他在宫里待的时间很短,很快就回府了。”

萧成煊暗自沉思。

沈延川率人前往韩家搜查,结果韩家突发大火,无论如何,他都是要进宫,将这些一一禀明的。

可为何后来还牵扯到了徐凤池?
“另外,今日一早,韩尧挟持了叶初棠,要挟定北侯世子放了韩桐。这会儿韩桐已经带过去了。”

“你说什么!?”

萧成煊震惊起身,
“韩尧醒了!?还有那个沈延川!韩桐可是死囚!他也敢劫!?”

今天本是韩桐的死期,只等他人头落地,许多事情便都能随之掩埋。

谁能想到沈延川胆子居然这么大!?
韩桐落在他手里,谁知道会不会查出什么——

下属看他这般恼恨,也是心惊胆战:“殿下,那、那您还进宫吗?”

“转道!去韩——”萧成煊话说到一半,又忽然停下,脸上几许挣扎,最终像是下定决心一般,“不管他们!即刻进宫!”

这时候上赶着去韩家,岂不是此地无银三百两?

……

皇宫。

萧成煊快步而行,来到瑶华宫。

“母妃呢?”

他一边问,一遍往里走。

如贵妃听到这动静,唤了他进去,又屏退左右,只留了信任的宫女在门口守着,这才问道:“发生什么事了?怎么这般行色匆匆?”

萧成煊剑眉拧起:“母妃,韩家那边出了点情况。”

他将发生的事情快速说了一遍,如贵妃惊色难掩。

“韩尧疯了,沈延川也疯了不成!?就算他是定北侯府世子,如此这般,也太过胆大妄为——”

忽然,她像是想起了什么:“难道刚才长公主进宫,就是为的这件事!?”

萧成煊拧眉:“您说什么?长公主来了?”

自从生病后,长公主就很少往宫里来了,今天这——

“肯定是为沈延川撑腰来的!可沈延川这未免也太过霸道!如此一来,和抗旨又有什么区别!?他们眼里可还有——”

说到这,如贵妃深吸口气,只觉胸口闷痛!

“本宫这就去找陛下!”她说着,立刻就要往外走,然而刚迈出一步,就被萧成煊拦下。

“母妃,不可!”

如贵妃柳眉拧紧:“为何不可?”

“长公主亲自出面,便是父皇也得给三分面子,您现在去,又有何用?而且儿臣听说,沈延川昨天搜完韩叶两家,连夜进了宫,谁也不知道他在御书房到底和父皇说了些什么。”

萧成煊这一路上反复思量,总觉得事情没那么简单,
“他敢这么做,会不会根本不是抗旨,而是……遵旨?”

后半句他的声音放低了许多,几不可闻,却让如贵妃瞬间怔在当场。

她张了张嘴,退后一步:“怎么、怎么可能……”

“定北侯府行事作风虽然向来霸道,但向来都是有章程的,今天这——”萧成煊顿了顿,“所以儿臣进宫,就是想来问问,父皇对这件事的态度,究竟如何?”

如贵妃忧心忡忡,昨晚宫宴结束后,她便再没见过陛下,这要如何得知?
“还有,”萧成煊拳头缓缓收紧,“父皇连夜召见徐凤池,您可知道,又是所为何事?”

……

“开挖!”

伴随云成一声令下,数位官兵开始行动。

很快,一道异响传来,就见泥土之下露出了箱子一角。

叶雲风心脏狂跳,等不及其他人,立刻跳了下去,加快速度将那箱子挖了出来。

那是个沉甸甸的铁箱,用极粗的链子锁着,锁头已经染上锈迹,看起来埋在这里有几年了。

叶雲风拽了一下,铁链碰撞发出声响。

云成上前:“叶四公子,这锁已经坏了,怕是不好打开,不如拿去找韩——”

一句话没说完,就听“哐当”一声,叶雲风竟已经将那锁链生生扯掉,连带着锁头也一并被拽了下来,只剩下变形的钉子就那样大喇喇凸出。

“……”

云成眼神微变,忍不住再次打量起眼前的少年来。

他当然知道叶雲风是有几分本事的,否则也不可能轻而易举赢过慕容晔,但骑射之术尚可用经验一说解释,而眼下这——

叶雲风分明是一眼看出了锁头镶嵌的方式,迅速找到最脆弱的关卡处,毫不犹豫地动了手。

这不但需要惊人的力道,也需要聪慧精准的眼力。

这么个来自乡野的半大小子,任谁瞧着都只觉得他生性莽撞冲动,然而看到这一幕,云成才发觉,他其实远比众人想的聪明。

叶雲风一手抱着箱子,一手探出,却在即将掀开箱子的瞬间忽然顿住了动作。

还不知道这里面是什么,现在人多眼杂,还是小心些好。

这么一想,他将箱子合好,抱得更紧,随即纵身一跃,轻而易举跳了上去。

看着少年这矫健的身手,云成若有所思。

这一招一式,还真不太像是野路子出身,倒更像是被人精心调校指教过一般……

可当初叶铮出事儿的时候,他年龄还小,只凭着小时候残留的记忆,当真能成就今日?

不等他想清楚,叶雲风已经快步朝外冲去。

云成回神,立刻跟上。

(本章完)

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

The Duke’s Delicate Heart in His Palm is a Black-hearted Lotus

侯爷的掌心娇是朵黑心莲
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Heir of a traditional medical family, Ye Chutang rolled through life for a lifetime, only to unexpectedly die just as she was about to inherit. Reborn, she only wanted to be a slacker and live a carefree life. Unexpectedly, at the beginning, she suffered a critical blow: her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her with three younger siblings. The third brother was seriously injured, the fourth brother was in a coma, and there was also a baby crying for milk. She weighed the cold steamed bun in her hand, looked despairingly at the sky, and thought that managing three at once was worse than starting over. The little baby tugged at her pant leg. "Hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and work! ...Ye Chutang’s plan was perfect; once she raised the children, she could retire and enjoy her later years. Yet, a man had different intentions. "Miss Ye, after all these years, shouldn't there be an explanation?" Ye Chutang: "6." You used to linger at my doorstep and now it’s my fault? ... The Ye family was impressive: Ye Sanlang was the top scholar of the current dynasty, Ye Si-lang had made great military achievements in the northwest, and Ye Wu girl had a commercial empire rivaling the rich and powerful. Only Ye Er-girl was busy raising her younger siblings, unknowingly aging and facing difficulties in marriage. Until one day, the powerful Duke of Dingbei, Shen Yanchaun, arrived with a bridal procession ten miles long to welcome her. Ye Chutang remained silent for a long time. "This time, you take care of the kids."

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