Story: My brother was killed, and the prince swore to pay me justice, but his look in front of the witnesses made me suspicious

introduction

One good day, it went into the night, and suddenly it began to rain.

The thunder roared, and the lightning was like an arrow made of gold, and it was fired in unison, illuminating half of the night and disappearing in the middle of the night.

The Nine Palaces of the Forbidden City stood silently in the wind and rain, losing their silhouette, leaving only a continuous and vague shadow, far and near, with no end in sight.

The wind became more and more urgent, the palace lights were blown around, the candles were shaking, fragile like duckweed in the water, and it seemed that the next second it was going to go with the wind.

In the Yonghe Palace, Lady Shufei shook open a bird's golden fur cloak and gently draped it on the shoulders of the man standing near the window, and said softly, "Your Majesty, the wind is blowing, beware of the cold." ”

A bolt of lightning pierced the rain curtain, illuminating the face of the emperor of the dynasty.

He was fifty and one years old, not twilight, but because of a few years of illness, he was seriously injured, looking much more haggard than his actual age, and both sideburns were stained with frost, even if the dragon robe was added, he could not hide a look of old decay like a candle in front of the wind.

Thanks to Lady Shufei's meticulous care in the past two years, she will be able to breathe back.

Concubine Shu called out twice, and the emperor turned back timidly. The rain wet his pale sideburns, and a layer of deep sorrow accumulated in his eyes, and he did not know what distant past he remembered.

"What is Your Majesty thinking?" Lady Shufei seemed to ask casually.

"Four years ago, it was also such a heavy rain..." The emperor looked at the rain curtain and murmured in a trance.

His words were unclear, but Lady Shufei immediately understood, and her face changed.

Four years ago, the seventh prince's birth mother, Concubine Xian, decided to commit suicide on such a cold and rainy night of lightning and thunder.

Lady Shufei did not expect that the emperor would suddenly mention Concubine Xian, although this name has become taboo in the palace, but at present, the time and place are favorable, and Lady Shufei will not sit idly by and watch this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away from her eyes.

She said cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you think of Sister Concubine?" ”

The emperor was silent for a long time before he came up with a bitter smile that seemed to be nothing, "The sky is clear during the day, and suddenly it rains at night, this scene is almost exactly the same as four years ago." Is it her soul that refuses to leave here, and is still resenting Yuan? ”

When Lady Shufei heard this, she was slightly stunned.

For several years, she was well versed in His Majesty's temperament. He was suspicious by nature, self-conscious, and had killed countless people in his life, and he had never been soft and merciful even to his own son, and he was really not a person who would be jealous of ghosts and gods and worry about cause and effect.

It was only this night, both illness and nightmare visit, and it coincided with a bad thunderstorm day, the night was difficult to sleep, the past was vividly remembered, and the trance was confused, and there was the fragility of this momentary moment.

But for Lady Shufei, this moment was enough.

Therefore, Lady Shufei tilted her head, and when she turned her face again, there was already fog in her eyes, and a drop of clear tears condensed into silver beads, and she did not fall. She wanted to stop talking, wiped away the tears, and endured for half a moment before she sighed with affection.

"Sister Concubine has received the grace of Heaven and will never resent Her Majesty. It's just that the old cow still has the love of the calf, and as a mother, how can it not cherish its children? She would not be able to open her mind, and leave Her Majesty behind..."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, and his expression was a little dark, "The mother is not subject to the son, and she wanted to be lenient with her, but she actually brushed her heart and decided to kill herself." ”

It is a great sin for a concubine to kill herself. Speaking of this, there was still a touch of anger between the emperor's eyebrows.

Lady Shufei looked at her and sighed, "Sister Concubine Xian feels wronged, and it must not be for her own sake." ”

She said it cryptically, only this one sentence, the point was reached, and there was no more to say.

The emperor did not say anything more, but still stopped in front of the window, looking at miyagi in the rain, his face hidden in the shadows, he could not see clearly, and only a very light sigh escaped from the most honorable body in the world.

Lady Shu knew that she had succeeded.

Sometimes, it only takes one sentence. It will be like a thin thorn, pierced into people's hearts, can not be pulled out, can not be dissolved, so that when people dream back, the chest will always be a palpitation.

There is a return to silence in the sleeping hall.

I could only hear the clanging of iron horses under the eaves, but the wind was getting stronger.

1

"The owner of the shop asked to see you."

When Su Yuanshan received the briefing from the official, he was not only surprised, but also a little displeased. He really didn't want to see this uninvited guest.

It wasn't that he had any ill feelings toward Hu Said himself, but as soon as he saw him, Su Yuanshan couldn't avoid thinking of his dead only son, and instinctively resisted in his heart.

He was about to refuse, but he heard the official add half a sentence, "That Mr. Hu said that it was about the third uncle, and asked the old man to condescend to see him." ”

Uncle Three? What three uncles?

Su Yuanshan was inexplicable at first, and then his eyebrows shook and he reacted suddenly.

This is a code word that avoids people's ears. The third uncle is "Shu". It's about Lady Shufei!

Lady Shu was his cousin, a harem concubine, and the biological mother of the Twelve Princes.

Su Yuanshan was suddenly in full swing. He didn't know the meaning of the nonsense, but it was a matter of Lady Shufei, and he must not treat it lightly.

"Invite someone in." Su Yuanshan said solemnly, and then ordered the attendants left and right to retire.

When I was young, nonsense came in, and I was confused, "Little people—"

Su Yuanshan interrupted himself, "There is no need to perform these false rituals, Sir has something to say." If you are alarmist and talk about the heavenly family members, my hall Su Mansion is not such a place for you to be so arrogant. ”

Hu Yan stood up straight, "Xiao Min came to introduce himself." ”

"The old thing is over, why did the gentleman introduce himself to me?" Su Yuanshan was puzzled.

Hu Said Calmly and Calmly, he said in a loud voice, "For the hands of whom the world is." ”

Where did Su Yuanshan think that the other party opened his mouth gently and skillfully, and actually said such a stone-shattering word!

His face was blue, he stood up and whispered, "What do you mean?" ”

"The villain seeks his own life, the gentleman seeks the country, and the big husband seeks the world." I am willing to devote all my life to the learning of the world. ”

Nonsense smiled calmly, "As for my ability, adults should have some insight." If the Lord believes in me, I will repay him with a fellow of the nation and help the twelve princes to ascend the throne. At that time, the adult is the uncle of the country, full of glory and inexhaustible enjoyment. ”

The voice of nonsense is peaceful, the weight is light, and there is naturally a convincing attitude, and the mere mere acting of saying this is full of deception.

If others listened to such a promise, it was inevitable that their minds would be shaking, and they would have a bit of a foolish reverie, but Su Yuanshan snorted coldly, slowly sat back in his chair, and looked at the nonsense indifferently.

"I don't know what purpose you have, and who is behind you's instructions, but if you want to tell the Su family to do the thing of being a traitor and a thief with just a few words, it is inevitable that you are too small!"

The nonsense was strong and touched the nail, but there was no frustration, but rather a sigh of relief.

What Fang Cai said was his intention to tempt.

Zhu Can was dead, Zhu Chi and the crown prince were in league, and the other three or two brothers were too weak and mediocre. Only the twelve princes, although they are still young, are intelligent and kind, and they have not been infected with those clumsy habits, and they are malleable talents.

Nonsense intends to support the twelve princes to ascend to the throne, but the twelve princes are young after all, and they are easy to be manipulated by their mother's foreign relatives.

In fact, the Su clan is a family of poetry, and the door style is clean and upright, and everyone knows it. Nonsense said that this time using fame and fortune as bait to test Su Yuanshan's true heart, but out of caution, it was just a precautionary strategy.

Fortunately, he didn't know people badly, and the other party didn't disappoint him.

In this way, nonsense was relieved, his shoulders were shaken, and he put away the drama of the posture on his face, and performed a salute sincerely and respectfully, in a solemn and sincere tone.

"Adults don't covet riches and fame, but they should always care about the lives of the people."

Su Yuanshan: "What do you mean by that?" ”

"The twelve princes are young and have not yet become a climate, but the chicks always have a time to fly high." If today's Lord of the Eastern Palace ascends the throne of the Heavenly Son in the coming day, does the Adult feel that with his bosom, he can tolerate this bird with growing wings? ”

There was apprehension on his face, and this time he was telling the truth.

"At that time, your house is afraid of the disaster of overturning the nest." Although this is a far-sighted consideration, adults should not be unaware, let alone take chances. Do you have to wait for the butcher knife to fall behind your neck before you can be empowered? ”

After a pause, nonsense smiled bitterly and asked in a low voice, "The front car is overturned, and the rear car should be taken as a warning." The grievances of the Seven Princes, the adults can bear to repeat themselves on the Twelve Princes? ”

This sentence is extremely light, and it can fall on Su Yuanshan's ear, but it is nothing less than thunder.

He took a breath backwards, stunned, raised his fingers to talk nonsense, and his eyelids jumped for half a moment before he squeezed a sentence out of his throat.

"Who are you, who are you?"

Nonsense smiled.

He has always smiled, but most of them laugh carelessly, as if they only have a shallow hanging a layer of masks, but at this time, the smile is like the water light from the bottom of the lake, and from the deep heavy pupils, you can glimpse a bit of sincere background.

Xiao Min said nonsense, just a self-recommended strategist. Many years ago, I had a relationship with His Highness the Seventh Highness, which is... Half deceased. ”

2

This secret conversation lasted for a long time, so long that even the officials at the gate of the Su Mansion felt strange, secretly wondering, looking at the man's coarse cloth and gray robe, no long body, a plain and poor sour look, I don't know what kind of "third uncle" he had, he could be treated so politely by the old man?

The door was closed, and no one knew what the mediocre man had talked to Su Yuanshan.

It wasn't until dusk turned late, and the sky rolled with a layer of crimson light, that Nonsense came out, stood at the gate of Su Mansion, stretched out his waist without anyone, and then in the curious eyes of the officials, he took four square steps and slowly walked along the street.

Nonsense returned to wenyi shop, and before he could get closer, he saw a carrier pigeon perched on his signboard.

The pigeon was round and rolling, and it was in a cute state, probably wading through the mountains, and the feathers had fallen a little dusty, and it was holding its neck, burying its head under its wings, and dozing slowly.

When I slept soundly, my paws slipped like a snow-pinched ball, and I planted it straight down.

Nonsense took a few steps forward, copied, grabbed the carrier pigeon with one hand, pulled away the feathers, and pointed out a small note.

The carrier pigeon also woke up, and its dark eyes slipped around, as if they knew nonsense, and jumped happily in the palm of his hand.

Spike spike. There was a restless movement in the shop—it was the king who was scratching the door.

"Little fellow, you better hurry up and wait for the next meal to become a chinese meal." Nonsense played the small head of the carrier pigeon, and the arm was raised.

After circling around the nonsense, the carrier pigeons spread their wings and rose, chasing the fading sunset afterglow, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Nonsense then turned around and opened the shop, and the king immediately jumped out, turned into a white light, and "whizzed" onto the roof, staring unwillingly in the direction of the carrier pigeon flying away.

"I knew I should have sent you with me, lest you be thinking about it day and night now." I think you are also a free being, and I am trapped in this siege, and I am really wronged. ”

Nonsense sighed and shook his head, not knowing whether he was talking about cats or himself.

Unfolding the letterhead, a wisp of herbs and wood medicinal incense spread out, which was Li's intermittent handwriting.

Concise and concise, without dragging mud and water.

First of all, he said the seventeenth condition - "getting better".

Just these two words, nonsense, but it is not difficult to imagine a thrill behind it, and I can't help but scratch my heart.

But in the end, it is out of danger, Li is a simple person, he said good, then it will not be adulterated. The boulder in nonsense's heart finally fell to the ground.

Then there's the information about the worms.

Li intermittently went through the classics, and then wrote to the people of the same door to ask for advice from many sources, and finally found out. He speculated that it should be a kind of secret transmission of the southern frontier, the mother worm has only one, symbiotic with the host, and the child worm is countless, unconditionally following the mother worm's drive.

Those who use this trickster will plant the mother worm on their own body, and use the induction between the child and the mother worm to manipulate the mental behavior of others.

"The storm is evil, and the king cherishes himself."

Nonsense looked at the last sentence, looked down at the curtain, and Wu Zi pondered for a moment, and the eyebrow peak suddenly tilted obliquely, as if he had an epiphany.

He rubbed it casually, swallowed it with the force of his palm, and the paper broke into powder and swept away with the wind.

3

In the study room of the Prince's Mansion, Zhu Lian was in the middle, and Zhu Chi and Prince Yi sat on the left and right.

The scene seems to be the same as before, but Zhu Chi feels that today is particularly different, everyone seems to have a big mountain pressing in their hearts, and the atmosphere is solemn and abnormal.

What weighed on Zhu Blazing's heart was naturally Zhu Can's case.

Zhu Can was young and crazy, holding the identity of a prince, acting arrogantly, never being liked by courtiers, and in the minds of the common people, he was a complete image of the demon king of the mixed world.

This time, he was killed in the Yihong Building, public opinion was in an uproar, Beijing was like a frying pan, the city wells and alleys were strange, and everywhere people gathered, they were all hotly discussed.

But most of them just use this as a seasoning seasoning in a dull day, after all, "the murder of the prince" is not a new thing that can be encountered every day.

The Prince and the Fireworks Girl... Coupled with a "wrong hand and accidental injury" god catches Ling Yun heavy. It's a carnival feast for gossip lovers.

Within a few days, there have been various versions of adding oil and vinegar and even imaginative ideas, such as The Ten Princes and the Young Qing of Dali Temple the king and the emperor to win the love flower queen and other bloody love triangle plots...

The world relished it, but there was little sincere mourning, even the prince of the same camp did not see much sadness, but more worried about the impact of this change on himself.

Except for Zhu Chi.

No matter how stubborn and uncontroversial Zhu Can was, it was his only brother in the end.

Their mother was originally an official woman, and gave birth to two princes in a row, before she was raised by Gu Niansheng and promoted to the concubine position like a charity. Without the support of their mother's family, the brothers were not valued since childhood.

The father and emperor are cold, the mother concubine is cowardly, and the others tend to be inflammatory, stepping on the high and holding low, so in such a cold and strict palace, the only one who can trust and rely on each other is each other.

Therefore, as the world knows, the Third Prince's heart is gloomy, but only for his brother, he is almost spoiled.

Now, Zhu Can had casually called people to harm him, which was tantamount to ripping off a piece of meat from Zhu Zhao's heart.

For almost the first time in his life, he lost his cool and didn't want to care about anything. Even if it was a mistake, Ling Yunzhong's identity, the constraints of Prince Yi's palace, and even the prince's grand plan were all thrown aside, he only wanted to make people pay the blood debt and blood to solve the hatred in his heart!

The facts of the case were clear at a glance, and the crown prince also came forward to supervise it, but several days passed, and Ling Yunzhong was transferred from dali temple to the Punishment Department, tossing and turning, that is, delaying the conviction, making Zhu Chi itch his teeth, wondering whether Prince Yi's palace had secretly set up obstacles in order to save his son-in-law.

So Zhu Chi glanced at Prince Yi on the other side coldly, and his words were stinging, "Wang Ye is really sorry for his daughter, too, this marriage, it is still reasonable to retire once, if you retreat twice in a row, I really don't know how to arrange the county lord outside." ”

Prince Yi heard the sarcasm of his gun and stick, and he also sank his face and retorted without showing weakness.

"Wang Fa Zhaozhao, there is a public judgment, and my Prince Yi's palace will never beak." As for the marriage of the little girl, I will not bother the third prince. ”

Zhu Lian, the crown prince in the middle of the Yiqin Dynasty, took a look at it and said, "Although the little girl has a heavy marriage contract with Ling Yun, in the end she has not performed a great ceremony, has not entered the ancestral temple, and is not counted as his Ling family's housewife, is it still necessary to suffer the sin of sitting together?" ”

These two people were Zhu Lian's right and left arms, and if they didn't work together to share his worries, they would instead tit-for-tat and pinch each other, as if they felt that the situation was not chaotic enough, Zhu Lian was even more irritable, reached down and pressed down, and stopped, "Okay, stop." ”

Zhu Chi and Prince Yi heard his displeasure, and each held his breath, and Ne Ne closed his mouth, but there was still hostility on his face.

Zhu Lian skillfully put on his easy and gentle smile, and first looked at Prince Yi, "The fire of the city gate is not as good as his wife and children, let alone the only undecided fictitious name between Xin Yi and Ling Yunzhong?" Wang Ye didn't need to worry, I looked at Xin Yi as half a sister, and I would think about her. ”

Prince Yi owed a debt on the seat, "Thank you Very much for your highness's kindness." ”

After pacifying this side, Zhu Lian turned to Zhu Chi again and explained to him the reason for the delay in the case.

Although in recent years the Eucharist has violated harmony and has not taken much care of government, this time after all, the imperial heir has been killed, and it is impossible not to alarm His Majesty.

In addition, under the conditioning of Concubine Shu, His Majesty's health has improved, so he has already passed down an edict asking the Three Priests to thoroughly investigate Zhu Can's case, and to face the details of the saint and make it up to His Majesty himself.

"Third brother, I understand your feelings, but this case must be handled step by step according to the rules." Sooner or later, you have the right to wait patiently, and I believe that Your Majesty will also give an account to the tenth brother. ”

I am afraid that His Majesty may not be facing the Tenth Brother. His Majesty has many children, and he also has the crown prince who succeeds to the throne, and the death of an unloved general is not necessarily sad.

Zhu Chi thought coldly and secretly in his heart, but his face did not show it, only asking, "When does the Third Division plan to face the Saint?" ”

"Your Majesty's body is not suitable for going to the court, and this matter is not only a political affair, but also a family affair, and the children of the clan and the ladies and ladies of the harem should also arrive, especially your mother-in-law, who must always listen to justice with your own ears." Therefore, this occasion can not be chosen casually, but needs to be carefully arranged. Zhu Lian accentuated the word "arrangement."

Zhu Chi felt nahan slightly, there was nothing wrong with this remark, but it was vaguely wrong, and there was a feeling of being too deliberate - but it was a three-division case, was it necessary to arrange it deliberately?

Suddenly, Zhu Blazing's eyes widened, and an intuitive premonition swept through his heart.

"What does the second brother mean..." He lifted his breath to his throat and asked cautiously.

Zhu Lian slowly nodded his head to meet his inquiring gaze, the smile on his face did not diminish, but his eyes were dark, like a deep lake with dark tide fluctuations, reflecting the cold chill of the whole face.

"Yes, it must be arranged inside and out to ensure that everyone who should arrive can be present, and those who should not be there will never appear."

4

And out of the Prince's Mansion, Zhu Chiye had calmed down, hindered by the prince's mediating face, so he stopped at the door, lukewarmly to pay Prince Yi a no, "Suitable talent is in a hurry, Tang abruptly took the county lord, and also asked Wang Ye Haihan." ”

"The Third Prince's words are serious." Prince Yi nodded faintly.

Between the two of them, it seems to have reverted to the same polite appearance as before, but the hearts of people are separated from the belly, and under this smile, they are afraid that they are all carrying the ghost fetus of the dark room.

Zhu Chi was going to do enough to make a play, pretending to care, "Is Xin Yi okay?" ”

"The little girl is well, and there is an inquiry from the third prince of Lao."

Prince Yi's face did not change color, but his heart jumped heavily.

He knew xin yi's temperament, and he would certainly not stand idly by and watch Ling Yunzhong's case, so he made a fierce effort to put her under house arrest in the palace, and externally declared that she was recuperating from illness as the county lord.

Unexpectedly, the daughter, who had always been meek and sensible, actually supported the sick body and escaped from the palace alone from the layers of guards!

Prince Yi was afraid of leaking the news, and did not dare to look for it with great fanfare, so he could only send his men to secretly search for it, but now it had been two or three days, and there was no one there.

The princess and her grandmothers cried all day long, causing Prince Yi to add to the chaos and be anxious.

At the moment, although Zhu Chi casually asked, he could hear it in Prince Yi's ear, but the taste had changed completely.

What does he mean? Temptation, threat? Or do you take advantage of this? Prince Yi was wary.

Zhu Chi did not know about Xin Yi's disappearance, and naturally did not pay attention to Prince Yi's reaction, so he stepped on the stool and got into the carriage, and before leaving, he threw down a sentence with another profound meaning.

"Those who become big things are informal. We are all worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and we share the same glory and loss, and at this juncture, we should work together with one heart, and if we do not succeed, we will become a benevolent. ”

Prince Yi watched Zhu Chi's car rut go away, and six words were finely crushed between his teeth.

"If you don't succeed, you become a ren..."

Since he recommended the name of "Tang Buqing" to the Seventh Prince four years ago, Prince Yi's palace had no way to retreat. Either he will be a great subject and enjoy all the glory, or he will be defeated and will be destroyed.

At this time, he could not allow anyone to stand in the way, not even his own daughter.

Prince Yi gritted his teeth and commanded, "Go back to the palace." ”

Zhu Chi, who had left earlier, did not return to his mansion, but landed at the mouth of an alley, asked the coachman and his entourage to wait far away, walked into the alley himself, stopped in front of a small courtyard at the end, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

The courtyard was quiet, and after a long time, it "squeaked" and the door opened, revealing a delicate figure.

"Third Master."

The woman smiled slightly. She was dressed in an aqua green shirt, did not do much decoration, and was as bright as a ghost in the wind.

It was none other than the female official of the Chengqian Palace, the only daughter of the late Dali Temple Secretary Luo Min, and Luo Luzhu, who had fallen from the abandoned well and "died".

Zhu Chi looked her up and down, and although his tone was cold, he still hid a little concern in the end, "Is the injury better?" ”

Lu Zhu bowed his head, "Much better." ”

Saying that, he opened his body sideways and prepared to welcome Zhu Chi into the house, but Zhu Chi did not take a step, "Just come and see, wait and go." ”

Lu Zhu blinked her eyes, and with some doubt, she raised her eyes to look at Zhu Zhao's face, waiting for his next words.

Zhu Chi hesitated for a moment, avoided the weight and lightly instructed, "During this time, you don't want to go out, just stay here with peace of mind, you know?" ”

Lu Zhu nodded, sensitively sensing something was wrong, and bit her lower lip slightly, "What happened?" Am I—"

"It's none of your business." Zhu Chi waved his hand, "It's just going to change." ”

Perhaps it was the death of his brother that exacerbated his long-standing loneliness, or perhaps it was the uncertainty of what he was about to plan, which made him uneasy.

At this moment, looking at the woman in front of him who had been "lost and recovered", Zhu Zhao, the third prince who had always been as fierce as a poisonous snake, seemed to vaguely feel that somewhere in his hard heart, there were soft ripples that had never been seen before.

With a fluctuating gaze, Zhu Blaze suddenly revealed a rare and precious smile, raised his hand to touch the woman's face, and tucked a strand of her sideburns behind her ear.

"With me here, don't worry."

5

Luo Luzhu stood at the door of the small courtyard, quietly watching, until Zhu Zhi's back came out of the alley and could no longer see, then she withdrew her sight and turned back into the house.

As soon as the door was closed, her look suddenly fell lonely, and she stared sheepishly at the courtyard door.

Xin Yi came out of the hiding place and whispered, "Green Pearl Girl." ”

Lu Zhu turned back to God, turned around and smiled at Xin Yi, but his heart was bitter, and the smile seemed reluctant in the end, "The county lord has heard?" ”

"Well..." Xin Yi glanced in the direction Zhu Chi had left, "Was he the one who saved you?" ”

Green Pearl did not make a sound, only nodded.

A few days ago, Lu Zhu resolutely threw himself into the abandoned well.

She had a desperate thought. It is better to die than to become a puppet who is worse off than dead.

The well water was cold and topless, and it was pitch black in front of his eyes, as if he had fallen into hell.

Li Quan did not chase down, he must have thought that the green pearl was dead. Even Lu Zhu herself thought she had not been saved.

But she didn't.

When she opened her eyes again, she was drifting forward with an underground river, and not far ahead, a little bright light was getting closer and closer.

It was the morning sun, tearing through the night.

Wen Xuan once told her that the abandoned well in front of the Cold Palace, connected to the underground river, led to the Sioux Mountain Gorge outside the palace. During his imprisonment by Concubine Mi, he once helped several palace ladies who were also deceived to escape from the abandoned well.

Majestic walls, palace doors like the sea, gold cast in cages, this is the only door.

The river is cold and bone-chilling, the channels are twisting and turning, and I don't know the geometry of the road, I am very dangerous, and it is very likely that I will exhaust myself halfway, freeze or drown, and turn into one of a hundred thousand corpses, silently decaying in a place where there is no light.

But as long as you survive, you can see the dawn of new life.

This is the real place of death and rebirth.

The green beads tried their last bit of strength, and pounced on the little light that was in front of them.

Suddenly, the eyes are open.

The blue sky hangs overhead, the breeze blows on the face, and the crimson morning light is spewing out from the peak.

She survived. She was free.

Wen Xuan was right.

This tortured man, who had tasted the pain of the worm's heart and bones, and finally died silently in the cold palace, at the last moment of his life, sent a desperate life to the green beads that only had one side of the edge.

The green beads climbed up from the Dark River. From that moment on, she was a "dead man", with no relatives, and the only one who could run away was the Third Master.

Zhu Chi also received the news from the palace that the green pearl had "lost her foot" and fell into the well, and in the blink of an eye, he saw her come back from the dead, naturally surprised, but did not hesitate.

While taking the green beads in, she chose another secret courtyard for her to recuperate, while carefully dotting the surrounding eyeliner to ensure that there was no leakage of wind.

The green pearl was quietly hidden by Zhu Zhao.

Until Xin Yi dodged the pursuing soldiers, he accidentally crashed into the alley.

Xin Yi hid here for a few days, and Lu Zhu gave her and Pan what he had seen and heard. The depth of the involvement made Xin Yi extremely shocked, and her heart palpitated several times to the point of aphasia, but it also made her think through many things that she had not understood in the past.

At this time, she saw that Lu Zhu and Zhu Chi had a great relationship, and couldn't help asking, "What did you tell me earlier, but did you also tell him?" ”

Green Bead shook her head.

"It only said that I was not tolerated by the noble concubine, and I should have been executed, but I accidentally escaped from the well." The rest, without saying much. ”

"You don't believe him?" Xin Yi was a little strange. Although Zhu Chi came and went in a hurry and only said a few words, Lu Zhu's admiration overflowed into words, and Zhu Chi treated her unusually, and it was a little serious.

Lu Zhu said, "Although I am an incompetent woman, I also know the weight of right and wrong, and how important Wen Xuan's secret is, and I dare not show it to others." ”

"Then why did you tell me?" Xin Yi was even stranger.

Lu Zhu smiled bitterly.

"It's not a secret, I escaped from death, luckily picked up a life, I really thought about hiding under the protection of the Third Master, secretly giving birth, not caring about anything, not saying anything, and forgetting everything."

Whether it is WenXuan or noble concubines, what does their enmity and conspiracy have to do with me? I am just a powerless orphan girl, I am still difficult to protect myself, if I still want to do justice, is it not like a grasshopper shaking a tree, ridiculous to the extreme? ”

This statement is blunt, but it is also true, and there is nothing wrong with it.

After a pause, Lu Zhu fixed his gaze on Xin Yi, and his words turned sharply, "But just when I was holding a cowardly thought, planning to blindfold my eyes and close my ears, and just so against my will to forget and be silent, the county lord you fell from the sky and appeared in front of my door without any mistakes."

Lu Zhu had to believe that this was the will of God in the underworld. ”

Xin Yi's look changed several times, and the picture of Fang Cai Luzhu's dialogue with Zhu Chi was always lingering in her mind, and she sighed in her heart, or asked the words out of her mouth.

"Do you know who Wenxuan is?"

"I didn't know it, but I vaguely felt familiar." A few days ago, I was alone in this courtyard, thinking wildly, and suddenly I remembered it. The green beads looked sad, and their voices became softer, "Yes... It was the close attendant who reported His Highness the Seventh Prince. ”

Xin Yi said, "If what you said is true, then Wen Xuan's sudden reaction was most likely influenced by Guifei's puppet worms." Linyun... I mean the Seven Princes, who were framed by design.

As the biggest beneficiary, the prince will be involved. And with the relationship between the three princes and the prince, he is by no means an outsider. Green Pearl Girl, do you understand what I mean? ”

Green Bead's shoulders trembled, and the shell teeth bit the lower lip into a miserable state, and only then did he nod his head very lightly.

Xin Yi looked at her intently.

"If the day comes to avoid the inevitable day, would you be willing to personally testify and seek justice for Concubine Niangniang, the Seventh Prince, Wen Xuan, and other unjustly deceased people?"

The green beads hung down at the curtain and did not answer for a moment.

Hidden in the small courtyard of the deep alley, only Xin Yi and Lu Zhu stood opposite each other.

Although the identities are different, in a way, they are so similar. A slave trapped in the court, one confined to the confinement of the family. Born as a daughter, in this world, it is always impossible to decide for oneself.

Men are either contemptuous or covetous, or appreciative or loving, but mostly ignore the power of women, and rarely regard them as peers or opponents with equal jaws, and treat them as equals.

At this moment, however, many of the major events of survival are tied to the words and promises of these two sick and weak women, and the men who are high above them are unaware.

6

The sun rises, the bucket turns to the stars, and time is like a passing water.

The Tenth Prince died, Ling Yun was re-imprisoned, and the case that was boiling over suddenly disappeared, and for more than ten days in a row, Beijing was extremely calm.

The common people are forgotten day by day, and they are not interested in continuing to choreograph the words "angry hair rushing to the crown for red face", the lively scene is scattered, or they have to go home and live behind closed doors, each has its own cold and warm, originally it is far from being related to others.

Only a very few keen people faintly smelled a little unusual.

It was the smell of a storm. In the seemingly calm air, silently brewing.

It's going to change.

The climate is warming, and it is another year of the Dragon Boat Festival.

The dragon boats in the Royal River were lined up, and the sailors were exposing their strong muscles, eager to try, vowing to be higher and lower. Every household hangs mugwort leaves, plants calamus, smokes cangshu, rice dumpling leaves are fragrant, and the child's forehead is topped with the word "Wang" drawn with male yellow wine, mischievously wandering around.

Nonsense stepped on a stool, hung a handful of green mugwort leaves at the door of wenyi shop and seventeen taverns, and before he got off the ground, he almost let a playful child knock over the leg of the stool and drop a dog to chew mud.

He was not annoyed, and jumped down from his robe and rubbed the head of the little troublemaker with his hand.

The boy turned back to him and grimaced, slipped a cigarette and ran away, spilling laughter behind him.

Nonsense stood on the side of the road, looking at the fireworks in the world, slightly frightened.

Everywhere is lively, everywhere is full of joyful joy.

None seems to have anything to do with him. But it still seems to make people fall in love.

"Meow."

The cry of the great king recalled the heart of nonsense.

He walked back to the WenYi Shop, but instead of entering or closing the door, he left the door open with a gap large enough for a white cat to pass.

The king stood on the threshold, and when he saw the nonsense crouching, he tilted his head and rubbed his knees.

"But today the sun came out from the west, not only did it not scratch me, but it was also so attentive to me?"

The king lifted his eyes and looked at him without blinking, as if he knew he was about to leave.

Nonsense. Sometimes, he really doubted that the king had become a master, not only could he understand people's words, but he could also see through people's hearts.

He took one last look at the shop—there was nothing to see—and said to the white cat, "Oh, the door is for you, and if I don't come back, you'll go out on your own and find a good house, you know?" ”

"Meow." The white cat hummed disapprovingly.

"Well, we don't look at those ordinary people, do we?" The heavens and the earth are vast, you are free, where can you not go? ”

Without saying a word, Nonsense stood up, lightly dusted his hands on the placket, and blinked at the white cat.

"It's time, it's time for me to go."

7

The fourth day of the first month of May, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, is also the day of the third and seventh days of the tenth prince Zhu Can. Following the old rites, the Ten Princes' Mansion was set up to cultivate blessings for the deceased.

On that day, His Majesty, the clan and the harem concubines all came to the door to offer sacrifices, and even the concubines who were pregnant with Liujia also came, and the courtiers needless to say, Wu Yangyang came.

After the mourning ceremony of the spiritual hall, His Majesty moved to the lobby of the royal palace and accompanied the clan room. Officials of zhengerpin and above were left behind, standing on the left and right. Cao Bi and several other doctors did not leave the scene, but they were to take care of His Majesty's condition.

Behind a thinly plum-shaded mica screen, sat a female dependent. The harem concubines and the wives of the ten princes are all there.

It is remarkable that the lord of Xinyi County, who was rumored to be ill before, also came, followed by a green-clad man who had always buried his head and could not see his face, and the master and servant stood in the corner, separated from the others by a distance.

Zhang Boyuan, a squire of the Punishment Department, Wang Yushun of the Inspectorate, and Du Bing, who temporarily took over the affairs of Dali Temple, the three of them came out of the crowd.

After placing the Three Si Song case after Zhu Can's sacrifice, the timing and occasion were very appropriate, and it was obviously carefully arranged by the prince. It not only allowed the concubines to observe naturally, but also did both things at the same time, but also reduced His Majesty's toil.

The emperor looked at the prince approvingly.

Zhang Boyuan took the lead, "The ministers and others have been instructed to investigate the case of Ling Yunzhong, the young secretary of the Dali Temple, who killed the Tenth Prince by mistake, and hereby inform Your Majesty of the results of the investigation." ”

The emperor coughed twice, his appearance was still not very good, and he waved his hand in a manacing manner, "Say it." ”

On April 12, Ling Yun received a new tip-off and led people to yihonglou to hunt down the suspects in the previous assassination of Luo Min, the secretary of the Dali Temple. The two sides fought, the suspect escaped, Ling Yunzhong, due to a momentary impatience, broke into the room where the Tenth Prince was, mistakenly recognized the Tenth Prince as a suspect, and then executed on the spot. ”

The hall was silent for a moment, no one spoke, only a low cry came from behind the screen.

The Three Divisions are in The Temple, the Dali Temple is in the Temple, the Punishment Department is in the Prison, and the Inspectorate is responsible for supervision.

In this case, dali temple avoided suspicion, and the punishment department presided over the trial, so after listening to Zhang Boyuan's words, the emperor also omitted Du Bing's question and turned directly to Wang Yushun, "Does the Inspectorate think so?" ”

Wang Eucalyptus said, "The evidence in this case is conclusive, the confessions of the people involved in the case are kissed, and the minister has no objection." ”

Zhu Chi sat on a chair, distraught by the cries of the female relatives, and only waited for His Majesty Jinkou to make a conclusion, and quickly told the person who had harmed the tenth brother to confess his guilt and confess.

But the emperor was not in a hurry to close the case, he frowned and said suddenly, "What about Ling Yunzhong?" Bring it on. Listen to what he has to say. ”

Zhu Blazing's face darkened.

He knew that His Majesty's instrument was heavy, but now that the tenth brother was dead and soulless, as a father, did he still have to favor a foreign minister?

Although he had expected it earlier, when he saw it with his own eyes, Zhu Chi still couldn't help but feel cold in his teeth.

Zhang Boyuan and Wang Yushun glanced at each other, and saw that the latter nodded slightly, so he raised his hand to show that in a short while, Ling Yunzhong was brought to the front of the hall by an attendant dressed as a servant.

It had been twenty years since the crime, and this was the first time that Ling Yun, who was wearing a body of sin, appeared in front of everyone. Only to see that although he had removed all his crown and his people had been reduced, he had not lost his dignity, and his back was still as straight as a sword, straight, as if he would not be crushed by any force.

Without squinting, he walked to the first place of the emperor, raised his hand with his forehead, and prostrated his head deeply.

"Your Majesty has been wronged, please look into it."

When the emperor saw him looking frank, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any proof of your grievances?" ”

Ling Yun shook his head expressionlessly.

As soon as he had an accident, he went to prison, and he was imprisoned for a moment and could not get out of his body, where was the opportunity to look for evidence and prove his innocence?

Zhang Boyuan and Wang Yushun looked happy and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up to see that the emperor was indeed unhappy and was trying to make a scene, but they could suddenly hear a voice in the hall.

"The villain has enough evidence to prove Lord Ling's innocence."

Following the prestige, it was the servant who escorted Ling Yun to re-enter, respectfully bowing his head and kneeling next to him, at this time he suddenly raised his head, revealing a pale and beautiful face.

Zhu Lian and Zhu Blazing were stunned.

They recognized this face, but they never expected to see it at this time and in this place!

"Nonsense?"

Zhu Lian was not sure what nonsense meant, but there was no doubt that huxian was definitely the person he least wanted to see.

No one likes unplanned changes, and partial nonsense has always been the most unpredictable change.

Zhu Lian decided to preemptively attack.

"How bold, even disguised as an official, still dare to speak wildly?" Come on man, take him down! ”

Du Bing hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty Rong Yu, this person has repeatedly cooperated in the investigation, and has been treated with courtesy by keqing at the Dali Temple, and is not a miscreant with ill intentions." ”

At this time, one of the courtiers who were listening to the audience also spoke out, and it was Su Yuanshan, the governor of the capital, who looked at the nonsense a few times, as if he had suddenly "recognized" him, and went forward, "Your Majesty, what Du Bing said is not false, this person's surname is Hu Ming, he is the owner of the well-known wen wrong shop in Beijing, arbitrarily judging strange things and doubtful cases, and solving people's worries and difficulties." The subject had also been favored by him earlier and was willing to testify against his guarantee. ”

"By the way, the minister remembers that when Prince Yi went to the old age to do his birthday, there was a case in the palace, and it was also Mr. Hu who helped solve it." Wang Ye should not be unfamiliar, right? Su Yuanshan looked at Prince Yi.

Prince Yi straightened the corners of his mouth and nodded reluctantly.

The guards summoned by the prince had rushed to Hu Shuo's side, grabbed one of his arms, and was about to rudely drag him away, but Hu Shu did not hide, only holding a pair of burning eyes to look at the emperor.

"The villain deeply feels that this move is abrupt, and he also has the consciousness of putting his life and death outside the degree, but Lord Ling treats the villain with the grace of knowing, and the villain really can't bear to see the loyal subjects wronged and the heavens are deceived, so he risks death to speak."

Your Majesty please allow the villain to be finished, whether it is his own holy judgment, and then it is not too late to cure the sin of the villain's trespassing. ”

"Smell the owner of the shop?"

The emperor sat on the chair, squinted, looked at the nonsense, seemed to be interested, waved the guards back, "I wish to hear more about it." ”

Zhang Boyuan was about to enter the opposition, but when he saw nonsense, he shook his head and looked straight over, and there were actually two pupils in his eyes, and the black was like a nether abyss, and he could see that there was nothing to hide.

"If the evidence in this case is indeed conclusive, then with the mouth of the villain, it will not be able to turn the sky." If Lord Waiter is confident, why don't he listen to the family more? ”

Zhang Boyuan's words before he could say them were blocked back, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he was silent.

Hu Said still stared at Zhang Boyuan, "Regarding the beginning and end of the case, Lord Shilang has already repeated it, and the villain will not repeat it again." There is an unknown matter here, and I dare to ask Lord Waiter to explain his doubts. ”

Zhang Boyuantang's punishment department attendant actually fell into the situation of being questioned by a grass people, and he was really angry, but because the holy driver was not good in front of him, he had to answer, "And ask." ”

"Since Ling Yunzhong only broke into the room after the suspect, and when the others arrived, the windows in the room were closed, and only Ling Yunzhong and the Tenth Prince--then, where did the suspect go?"

"Ling Yun chased after the wrong room, and the suspect naturally ran away from elsewhere." Zhang Bo went far away.

Nonsense quietly snorted. Although this old man caught the wrong person, his thinking was crooked.

"Your Majesty, the villain requests that witnesses be summoned to the Dali Temple to arrest Chang Qing, Li Si, and so on, and the entry of the head of yi honglou." Hu Said did not refute Zhang Boyuan, but turned to the emperor and asked for instructions.

"Accurate."

Changqing, Li Si and others all followed Ling Yun to the Yihong Mansion that day to arrest people, nonsense still asked questions about the whereabouts of the suspects, some people asserted that the suspects had entered the room of the Tenth Prince, some insisted on fleeing elsewhere, and some people hesitated, only saying that they did not see clearly.

These people testify against each other, and before the holy car, naturally they all have one thing to say and one thing, and they dare not falsify.

Hu Said pretended to be strange and asked Zhang Boyuan, "If Ling Yunzhong is wrong, it is also forgivable." Why are so many people here, so many pairs of eyes, so inconsistent? ”

Zhang Boyuan did not have a good airway, "At that time, the scene was chaotic, and it was normal to see and admit mistakes." ”

Nonsense did not say no, but carefully asked the catchers where they were on the first floor, and found that the people standing next to each other saw about the same, while the answers of those who were farther apart were very different.

This was a bit too coincidental, and the emperor could not help but raise an eyebrow, urging nonsense, "What the hell, you come from the speedway." ”

"Yes." Nonsense took the order, no longer detoured, suddenly turned to the side of the steward, split head asked, "Between the two floors of the Yihong Building, there is a stage, backed by a mural of four beauties."

The second floor is centered on the stage, symmetrical left and right, into a huizi corridor, and each of the four corners has a mural, which is a single portrait of the four beauties. Yes or no? ”

He was caught off guard by this question, and the person in charge was already nervous, and subconsciously nodded, "Yes." ”

"The little man found at the scene that the murals were not painted on the wall, but a layer of painting paper was attached to the mirror." Nonsense said.

"Mirror?" The emperor wondered.

"Exactly." Nonsense stretched out his finger to the catcher who knelt on the ground, "None of them lied, and the reason why they confessed to each other was precisely because of the mirror." ”

When Ling Yun re-entered the YiHong Building, the drawing paper had been quietly removed, revealing the mirror behind it. The suspects also deliberately fought each other, stirring up the scene into a nest of chaos, and then fled to the second floor.

At this time, the mirror in the center of the stage and the mirror in the four corners of the cloister are projected on each other, reflecting the figure of the suspect in several opposite directions. This is also why the catchers stand in different positions and see the suspects going in different directions. ”

Nonsense faced the crowd and said slowly, "Seeing may not be true, a leaf can still be obstructed, let alone a mirror image?" The real suspect had already escaped from the other rooms, but Ling Yunzhong had been led in the wrong direction. ”

"So what?" Zhu Chi was already impatient to hear this, and shouted angrily, "Even if Ling Yunzhong would break into the tenth brother's room, it was because he saw the eyes and accidentally hit and bumped, but this did not change the fact that he killed the tenth brother!" You've said so much, it's irrelevant nonsense! ”

"Don't be impatient with the Third Prince." Nonsense is calm, "The villain said this precisely to show that the whole case was a trap designed against Ling Yun from beginning to end."

His Highness the Tenth Prince was not seriously harmed by Ling Yun, but was deliberately murdered by others, and then planted the booty to Ling Yunzhong! ”

There was an uproar in the church.

Zhu Blazing's fingers were pinched white, and his eyes were so sharp that he almost pierced a hole in nonsense' body, and he gritted his teeth and spat out two words, "Evidence? ”

"The mirror mentioned by the appropriate person is one of the proofs. The case was so important that the government sealed the Yihong Mansion for investigation, and the accomplices of the criminals only had time to re-glue the drawing paper back, but they had no chance to dispose of the mirror, and if the three princes had doubts, they could go to verify it at any time. ”

"As for this second piece of physical evidence, before presenting it to the court, the villain had another question to ask Lord Ling Yun."

Hu Said turned his head to look at Ling Yunzhong, "At that time, the scene was chaotic, and there was a mirror misleading, did you chase into the room of the Tenth Prince, did you really look at it wrong, or was there another reason?" ”

Ling Yunzhong also looked back at the nonsense, made a little thinking, and only then did he spit out a sentence in a firm tone.

"Shadow."

9

"I caught a glimpse of a figure flashing behind the bamboo curtain at the door, so I subconsciously chased after it." Ling Yun recalled.

The nonsense presented a second piece of physical evidence, which was the bamboo curtain.

The bamboo curtain had been destroyed before and only half of it was left, and it was said that Todu Bing was easy to find, and he barely managed to make it complete.

"The curtain is made up of a lot of thin and narrow bamboo pieces, with natural markings on the bamboo pieces, and the knots between the bamboo pieces are fastened, and each piece can be flipped on both sides.

As long as a certain piece of bamboo is flipped over, the markings will be connected together to outline the complete line. ”

Nonsense held the bamboo curtain in his hand and kept turning it over, and when he stopped, everyone couldn't help but take a breath in shock, only to see a figure appear on the bamboo curtain!

As soon as the emperor waved his hand, he ordered the minister to take the bamboo curtain and put it in front of him to take a closer look, which also showed a look of surprise.

Nonsense hit the railway while it was hot, "The figure that Ling Yun saw at that time was exactly the pattern of the stripes on this bamboo curtain."

This thing is exquisitely and flexibly made, as long as someone lifts the curtain, the bamboo pieces will flip randomly, disrupting the shape, so that the catchers who arrived later did not find this anomaly.

Therefore, Ling Yunzhong was deliberately led to that room. I was afraid that before he entered the Yi Red Chamber, the Tenth Prince had already suffered an accident! ”

The hall was silent, and the people thought to themselves, but they did not dare to speak out. Zhang Boyuan and Wang Yushun looked at each other, and their faces were very ugly.

Zhu Chi, who was anxious to avenge his brother, was the first to react, and Huo Ran stood up and pointed to the silent head of the matter, "It's you!" ”

"It's a mirror again, it's a bamboo curtain, and the prisoner's various designs need to be combined inside and outside to be realized." Snake and Scorpion Woman, you haven't recruited from the truth yet! ”

When did the person in charge see such a position, lying on the ground, his body like chaff and long gone.

Nonsense immediately helped, "Killing the royal family is a major crime to destroy the Nine Tribes, even the girls in your building can't run away, they all have to lose their heads!" ”

After saying this hard, he came softly and bitterly "persuaded" the person in charge, "This sin is not for you alone, if you confess the mastermind as soon as possible, Your Majesty is merciful and coercive, and you may be able to ask for a little forgiveness for the people in your building." ”

The nonsense was targeted, and this remark obviously hit the old bustard's head. She pursed her lips, hesitating for half a moment, just about to say something, when someone behind the screen coughed softly.

The cough was extremely light, almost inaudible, and everyone's attention was in front of the hall, only the nonsense was keenly captured, raised his eyes, and looked silently behind the screen.

The person in charge who originally wanted to say it suddenly closed his mouth, his face was like dead ash, his face changed several times, and suddenly without warning, he jumped up, pulled out the golden hairpin between his hair, and pounced on the emperor, shouting viciously in his mouth, "Dog Emperor, your son is not angry, I want to deal with you!" ”

She was going to stab her in front of the Imperial Palace!

However, the pace of the leader was vain, not like a person who knew martial arts, this thorn was not a threat at all, only one step was staggered, not even the dragon robe was hit, and it was easily blocked by the imperial guards.

"Don't!" Nonsense blurted out.

This person in charge is not the mastermind, let alone a prisoner, but just a helper who is installed in the Yihong Building as an internal response.

Hu Said Ben also wanted to ask her where the criminal who escaped that day had gone—the criminal could carry the lives of Luo Min and Zhu Can on his back.

However, the person in charge was obviously hinted at in some way, and now it seems that he is assassinating, but he is actually trying to commit suicide!

But it was too late.

The tip of the imperial guard's sword pierced through the front chest of the head of the head and came out from the back.

She crawled to the ground, blood gushing, only twitching a few times, and then there was no sound.

This change came and went quickly, and many people had not yet reacted, and the body of the person in charge had been dragged out by the guards.

The crown prince stared at the blood stain, his expression was a little complicated, and it took a while before he came back to his senses, made a frightened appearance, and hurriedly pleaded guilty, "It was the son-in-law who neglected his duties and frightened the father and emperor." ”

The emperor was accustomed to seeing the storm, but he did not pay attention to it, only drank tea and breathed smoothly, and waved his hand to signal the prince to be flat.

After this, the truth has also been revealed.

The emperor glared at Zhang Boyuan and Wang Yushun, and said in a stern tone, "How did the Punishment Department investigate the case?" How does the Inspectorate supervise the trial? Is it better than a private student? ”

Zhang Boyuan and Wang Yushun scrambled to confess their sins first, and one by one they were "negligent by their subjects."

"You have already lost a son, and you are on the verge of losing another powerful courtier because of your negligence." I don't think you're negligent, you're old and useless, right? ”

The emperor's temper has always been fiery, and he has been ill for several years, and he has not asked much about things, but once he is angry, the heavens are like thunder, and no one does not tremble with liver and gallbladder.

Zhang Boyuan's cold sweat came down, and he looked at the prince with his eyes--he and Wang Yushun were both the prince's people--but saw that the other party was indifferent and had no intention of interceding for himself, so he had to eat Huang Lian dumbly and silently acquiesced.

Although the emperor was angry, after all, the Eucharist violated the peace, and did not have the energy to investigate the two people's negligence, but only reprimanded the two and told them to reflect on themselves.

He turned to Ling Yunzhong again, and his expression eased, "Ling Qing has been wronged. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your discernment. The subject's grievances were small, but the mastermind who murdered the Tenth Prince was still at large, and the depth and breadth of the case really made the subjects panic. ”

Ling Yun said heavily, "As Mr. Hu said, this mastermind deliberately designed this trap specifically for Wei Chen, and planted the death of the Tenth Prince on Wei Chen's head." ”

The Emperor wondered, "Ling Qing knows who framed you?" ”

"The minister does not know who it is, but he knows why. The other party wants Wei Chen to have a hard time speaking, and to bury the truth he has found out in his stomach forever. ”

"What truth?"

Ling Yunzhong glanced at the nonsense quickly, and then he was unswerving, word by word.

"Four years ago, the truth of the Red Pill case committed by the Seventh Prince."

10

At this moment, the silence in the lobby of Ji Ji could be heard.

The emperor's face had already changed color, and he put down the tea cup in his hand, and his tone was already stained with a terrible chill," Ling Qing said cautiously. ”

Ling Yun's face did not change, "The minister is listed as the young secretary of the Dali Temple, and his duty is to try the prison and correct the law."

A few months ago, when the minister cracked the nursery rhyme case in Beijing, he accidentally got a new clue about the red pill case, and when he continued to investigate, there was a surprising discovery.

The subject originally wanted to play a prayer and be decided by His Majesty, but he was framed earlier, and if it were not for Mr. Hu's help, I am afraid that he would not have the opportunity to show his appearance at the moment. Some people are so jealous of Wei Chen's discovery, don't they want to cover up? The facts of the case at that time were only afraid of another mystery. ”

The prince's face was iron blue, and he stared at Ling Yunzhong, "The old case of the red pill has long been conclusive, lord Ling turned it over at this time, what is his intention?" ”

The emperor waved his hand and told the prince to shut up. His heart was inexplicably irritable, and there was an unspeakable irritation.

The Red Pill case is not false, but sometimes, the emperor can't help but ask himself.

Was he so evasive because he was angry and afflicted by the rebellion and betrayal of the Seventh Prince, or was there a trace of fear in his heart--afraid that there was such a possibility that one of the ten thousand, he had made a mistake and wronged the concubine mother and son?

Just as he was wavering, someone behind the screen softly shouted "Your Majesty."

It was Lady Shu's voice.

This familiar call was like a switch, and suddenly the emperor returned to the thunderstorm of the night. He remembered the nightmare.

In the dream, the concubine hung in the white aya, her eyes shed blood and tears, telling her grievances and resentments over and over again.

The emperor's heart palpitated, and suddenly his sorrow was difficult to say, and he was silent for a long time before he slowly bowed his head to Ling Yun, "Say it." ”

Ling Yun pointed heavily at the nonsense, "The minister's tongue is clumsy, and the words are afraid that they will not meet their expectations." Mr. Hu was also involved in the whole process of this matter, so he asked him to express it on his behalf. ”

Nonsense lowered his jaw slightly at Ling Yun, then took over the stubble and came from the beginning.

"There was once a well-known medicine shop in Beijing called 'Renxintang', which was founded by Tang Buqing, a descendant of Tang Men.

But four years ago, the Tang family mysteriously caught fire, and all the doors were killed overnight, and only the eldest son, Tang Tian, survived in the wrong shade and yang.

Two months ago, tang Tiandong, in revenge for destroying the door, successively killed the three medicine hall treasurers Zhang Ji, Zhao Yu'an, and Li Shenzhi.

These three people were once the old guys of the Renxin Hall, and Tang Buqing was called a brother, but they were also the people who stabbed in the back and killed the Tang family. ”

"In addition to the three deceased Zhang Qi, there is another mastermind in the Tang family's extermination case that has not been brought to justice so far."

Hu Said, "Your Majesty, the little man implores Tang Tiandong, a prisoner on death row at Dali Temple, to be summoned. ”

The Emperor agreed.

Tang Tiandong, dressed in prison clothes and shackles, walked into the lobby and knelt down. He was still the same youthful look, quiet, thin, beautiful, and stubborn, like a green bamboo independent in the wind.

Nonsense lightly pressed on the young man's shoulder, "Tang Tiandong, you said that there is another person who harmed you, right?" ”

Tang Tiandong nodded firmly.

"Who is he?" Before the royal drive, no one dared to deceive anymore, you can say it with peace of mind. ”

Tang Tiandong slowly raised his eyelashes, and his gaze fell into the hall, staring at a person like a falcon.

"Too hospital judgment, Cao Bi."

Ever since he saw Tang Tiandong come in, Cao Bi had been restless.

What the hell is going on with this? Full of doubts, he threw inquiring glances at the prince.

But the prince ignored it and sat without a word, his body posture was somewhat stiff, he was holding a tea cup tightly in his hand, and his knuckles were blue and white because of the force.

Cao Bi had no choice but to rely on himself, arguing, "Three people become tigers, but they can accumulate and destroy bones, and the subject is really afraid." It's just that if Mr. Hu wants to charge his subjects with false accusations, please also come up with real evidence. ”

Nonsense glanced at him obliquely.

Cao Bi was meticulous in his thoughts, and had been hiding behind the three zhang qi people to secretly lead the way, sitting on the benefits of the fisherman, and leaving almost no trace. No wonder he is so fearless now, he is so sure that they can't produce evidence for nonsense.

"I am the proof." Tang Tiandong's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth, "I personally saw the four of you sneak into the Tang family at night and set fire to it..."

Cao Bi sneered, "Who will believe the words of a murderer?" ”

"I believe." Nonsense.

Cao Bi was choked and was just about to fight back, but when he saw that Hu Said no longer paid attention to himself, he directly charged at the emperor: "Your Majesty, Tang Tiandong is carrying three lives on his back, and according to the law, he should be beheaded after the autumn."

The man who will die is also good in his words, and the little man believes that he has no need to falsify again. Of course, only trust, insignificant, villains naturally have evidence. ”

"What evidence?" Cao Bi was stunned and subconsciously blurted out.

Hu Saidan looked at him and smiled slightly, "Cao Yuanjue, you are very clever, and indeed you have done almost a little watertight, but it is a pity that your crimes are caused by greed, and will eventually be exposed by greed." ”

"Tang Buqing, as a descendant of Tang Men, has the Poison Sutra, and the reason why the Three Notes of Medicine Hall can catch up later is because of this rare secret book.

However, after Zhang Qi and the other three were killed, the government sealed the family property of the three people, but did not find the "Poison Classic". The only possibility is that you are on your side.

This secret book is nothing less than an inexhaustible treasure trove that can be exchanged for amazing wealth and power, and your greed will never be willing to destroy it. I think that as long as you send someone to your mansion to search it well, there will be an unexpected gain, right? ”

Every time he said a word, Cao Bi's face turned pale, and later, he only opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, looking at the prince, his eyes showing begging.

The Poison Sutra was not only not destroyed, but even blatantly placed in front of his bed, and was still reading and studying it last night!

Cao Bi was full of remorse, but to no avail. The blame was only that he was too conceited, thinking that with the protection of the prince, he could sit back and relax, and did not pay attention to Tang Tiandong and nonsense at all.

He had never imagined that he could, how dare, overthrow the tower of power and pull him off his horse?

At this time, the emperor opened his mouth, he was not interested in the Tang family's case, only asked someone to temporarily detain Cao Bi, ordered dali temple to re-investigate, and then Chong Hu said impatiently, "What does this have to do with the Red Pill case?" ”

"Your Majesty, the red pill that the Seventh Prince entered in those years was precisely from the hand of Tang Buqing of renxintang."

11

"Next, the little man wants to tell a story."

"Four years ago, the Holy Spirit was not ashamed, and the Seventh Prince sought a prescription from the people and offered the 'Red Pill' to His Majesty, but it was found to be poison and not medicine, causing damage to the dragon's body, which is a well-known part."

"The unknown part is that the Seventh Prince was recommended by someone to find Tang Buqing, and only after three years did he ask for two red pills."

Although Tang Buqing was a descendant of Tang Men, he could spend his life only curing diseases and saving people, and this red pill was developed by him, which was naturally a good medicine, not a poison.

However, Cao Bi, Zhang Qi, and others who were renxintang guys at the time were bribed and secretly wrapped up in the red pill, so what the Seventh Prince got his hands on was no longer the original. ”

"The Seventh Prince has arranged three poison tests. The first time was his personal attendant, the second time was the eunuch of the Imperial Palace Commander Zhi Zhi Medicinal Diet, and the last time was his own trial. The three poison tests were no different, and the Seventh Prince presented medicine to His Majesty. ”

The emperor snorted coldly, "The red pill is poisonous, but it is a fact." But he couldn't try it several times or three times, didn't he just confirm the suspicion? ”

Nonsense looked up at the emperor.

This man was his monarch and, more importantly, his father. Four years later, time has changed, and he has once again stood facing this man who is also a king and a father, but the other party has a pair of indifferent eyes, and he cannot recognize him at all.

Turned upside down. Looking back, it is already a hundred years old.

Ling Yun on the side looked at the silhouette of the nonsense and secretly pinched a sweat for him.

He knew that the old case of the red pill was the biggest knot and nightmare of nonsense, and after so many years of torture, he finally waited for the day when he personally defended himself in front of the saint, and he was really worried that the nonsense's emotions would get out of control and reveal some flaws.

But in fact, this worry is superfluous.

Nonsense seemed extremely calm, as if a bystander was outside the matter, gently telling the story of others, and even the tone of voice was stable without any ups and downs.

He said methodically, "The red pill is indeed poisonous, but the Seventh Prince's attempt to poison has yielded no results, it is not that he deliberately mixed people's eyes and ears, but that these people who tried the poison, including the Seventh Prince himself, have taken the antidote without knowing it."

In fact, the poison of the Red Pill is almost only aimed at His Majesty, and if it is used by others, most of them will be fine. ”

The reason for this, the little man and Lord Ling looked into it for a long time, and they were also puzzled.

Later, the little man suddenly remembered that when he attended the banquet in the East Palace a few years ago, the prince had played a game of drumming and passing flowers with everyone - the wine during the banquet was non-toxic, and the aroma of the flower ball was also non-toxic, but if the flower fragrance entered the body at the same time as the wine, under the catalysis of alcohol, it would be converted into a poisonous thing. ”

"Everything in the world is not unique, or symbiotic or mutually exclusive, and two unrelated things are combined into one, which may produce toxicity out of thin air, or may perfectly counteract toxicity." It is from this that the villain is inspired to have an epiphany about the most critical ruse in the Red Pill case. ”

Everyone listened with bated breath, and even the emperor, who had always been more resistant, unconsciously squeezed the tea cup and leaned forward.

Hu Saidan asked, "Do you remember the day when the Seventh Prince offered the medicine?" ”

"Four years at the front of the afternoon, the first five days of May." Ling Yunzhong cooperated with him tacitly, and one should be one.

"The reason why the Seventh Prince chose to offer medicine on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival was also carefully designed by people -- this is not difficult, just let the steward eunuchs around His Majesty give a hint to the Seventh Prince."

"As we all know, drinking Xionghuang wine at the Dragon Boat Festival is a custom handed down from ancestors, from the Heavenly Family to the Li People, and there is no difference.

And Xionghuang wine is precisely the antidote to the poison of the red pill. This also explains why the people who tried the poison were safe and sound. ”

"And Your Majesty—" Hu said, Feng feng paused at the right time, looking at the emperor with deep meaning, waiting for the other party to react on his own.

The emperor's face really changed, the corners of his mouth moved, and two deep stripes rose, "--and because of his weakness and discomfort, the male yellow was a thing of sexual heat, so he obeyed the doctor's advice and did not drink." ”

At this time, the clear-eyed people could see that although the emperor had not let go of his mouth, his heart had obviously been wavering.

Crown Prince Zhu Lian was now stabbed in the back, and his hand was full of cold sweat.

He listened to the nonsense and slowly reasoned words, and even guessed the truth ten times out of ten, and his heart was both shocked and frightened.

But on his face, he still had to make a sneering look, and said dismissively, "Mr. Hu is so eloquent, I see that even Mr. Storyteller in the teahouse has to bow to the wind." But you are talking about the Tao, I don't know what evidence is there? ”

Nonsense was not afraid, and shook his head frankly.

He had no evidence. In a way, his story is just a story.

For four years, almost all the people involved in the case were gone.

Wen Xuan, Tang Buqing, Luo Min, Zhang Qi, Zhao Yu'an, Li Shenzhi... Even the Seventh Prince himself was gone.

No one else, too, the evidence is annihilated.

From beginning to end, nonsense has never had the luxury of finding ironclad evidence to overturn the case, nor does it care to wash away its own stigma, or even to reverse His Majesty's prejudices.

The reason why he insisted on it was only to seek a truth, to comfort the spirit of the mother concubine in heaven, and to be worthy of his heart.

Because --

"The villain believes that sometimes, even if the truth has been trampled into the mud, there will always be a mirror in the bottom of people's hearts that is not stained with dust, which can distinguish between loyalty and adultery, know right from wrong, and illuminate the clear and clean."

12

The changes in front of the hall are repeated, separated by a screen, and the back of the hall is equally wonderful.

The cries were incessant, and Zhu Can's mother and family members only cried and did not care about anything else.

Lady Shu was a little nervous, and kept staring at the emperor, as if concerned about His Majesty's body.

Every word of nonsense, Xin Yi's face turned pale, and his eyes gradually filled with tears, but he bit his lip and refused to drop a drop.

The green-shirted lady behind her also had a complicated expression, burying her head extremely low, silently clutching a jasper earring in her palm.

Everyone has a heart, only the noble concubine in the center is the most relaxed and comfortable.

Whether it was shouting injustice or solving the case outside, it seemed to have nothing to do with her, she lazily and half-leaned, covered up a yawn, and casually asked Yue Niang, who was kneeling on the ground and pounding her legs, "What about Li Quan?" ”

"The slave maid doesn't know either, since yesterday, she hasn't seen Gonggong Li."

"Dead slaves, taking advantage of the palace to accompany the driver, I don't know which palace girl to go to find." Mi Guifei was scolding, suddenly raising the moth's eyebrows and pressing down on her bulging abdomen.

"Mother-in-law, what's wrong?" Yue Niang said nervously.

"It's all right." The faint fetal movement quickly disappeared, and Mi Guifei complained, "The chair is a person, and the back of the palace is sore when sitting." ”

She glanced through the screen, glanced at it from a distance, and in a voice that only Yue Niang could hear clearly, she whispered a sentence.

"Don't you want to do it yet... Hongu waited impatiently. ”

At this time, the emperor was asking nonsense how to explain the revelation of the seven princes' recent defections, and how to explain the seven princes committing suicide in prison.

Hu Yan was about to answer when Crown Prince Zhu Lian suddenly stood up.

The whisper once again lingered in Zhu Lian's ear, like the devil's deception.

"If you insist on small sections, you will lose a lot." If there is no Xuanwu change, how can Zhenguan rule? ”

He glanced behind the screen, his fingers tightened even tighter, and the tea cup that had been held in his palm since he had taken his seat was so strong that it made a very slight cracking sound that seemed to burst into pieces at any moment.

Zhu Lian gritted his teeth, and without hesitation, he raised his hand and threw the tea cup out.

Whoops. A crisp cracking sound exploded in the hall, and everyone looked at each other in shock.

Zhu Lian stood up and looked at the emperor.

Originally, standing and watching, the so-called emperor was not so tall and unattainable, but he was just an ordinary person, or an ordinary person who was stupid enough to distinguish between good and bad.

For the first time in his life, he put away his humble and courteous appearance. For the first time in his life, he no longer painstakingly disguised himself, and always showed people with a mask. For the first time in his life, he finally said the same thing.

He had never felt so happy.

Throw the cup as a number.

Inside and outside the hall, Zhu Lian's deployed personnel heard about this order and made a move at the same time.

Inside the hall, dozens of guards drew their swords into their sheaths in unison, and in an instant, they controlled the clan and courtiers, and the cold light of the sharp blade swept through like water, killing people.

Outside the hall, the five military camps under the prince's command were dealing with a small number of forbidden troops accompanying them, which was a crushing raid, and the movement of the fight could hardly be heard, only the footsteps came from far and near, and the surrounding area came together.

"Father Emperor, the world is inhabited by the able, you are old, and the dragon body is not safe, why don't you live in the harem to raise heavenly years?" You can rest assured that your children will be filial to you. Zhu Lian smiled.

The emperor was stunned for a moment before he reacted, stunned, pointing at Zhu Lian, and his voice changed tone, "You... Are you going to rebel? ”

"Obviously, the Father Emperor Zen is located in the sons, this is the grace of heaven, and even if the children are uneasy, they can only take care of the Cangsheng Guozuo, and they have to bear it with all their might." Why rebel? Zhu Lian had already prepared his words.

The Emperor was furious and his eyes were red, "Good! A good son born! ”

Zhu Lianshi Shiran looked at him and sneered, "Seventh brother is loyal and straight, never exceeds the rules and two hearts, and can be regarded as your good son." But what did he get? ”

This sentence suddenly hit the emperor, and his body trembled, clutching his front flap tightly, and coughing violently.

"Your Majesty!"

Lady Shufei suddenly rushed out from behind the screen, not caring about the mess, opened her arms, and even blocked the emperor directly in front of the emperor with her weak body.

The eighteen-year-old twelve princes also ran over, learning the appearance of a mother concubine, turning their small arms sideways, and also blocking in front of the emperor, raising their childish faces and staring at Zhu Lian without fear, "Second brother, you are not allowed to hurt your father and emperor!" ”

The emperor looked at the mother and son who were protecting him, and he was surprised and relieved, and for a while, his feelings were mixed, and all kinds of tastes surged into his heart.

Zhu Lian couldn't see the family of three's melancholy and harmonious appearance, and the hatred in his heart was even worse.

At this time, someone suddenly called out to him, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

Zhu Lian turned his head to look at the nonsense that came out, his eyebrows were raised, and the corners of his mouth revealed a cold smile, "Almost forgot about you."

I had the intention of cherishing talent, but you are too ignorant of good villains, where trouble, where to go to join in the fun. Last time I told you to escape, today you took the initiative to send it to death. ”

13

When Nonsense heard this, his shoulders shrugged slightly, and he did not see the color of panic, but only pretended to sigh sadly.

"The villain is just a civilian, Ben has nothing to do with the old case of the Heavenly Family, but he can't control his curiosity, so he ended up in such a field."

Even now, there are still unsolved doubts in the hearts of the little people, since the horizontal vertical cannot escape death, can you please ask Your Highness to complete it? In this way, the villain can also be regarded as dead. ”

"What are you going to ask?" Zhu Liansheng was in his hands, showing his eyebrows and exhaling, but he didn't care to gossip more with the person who would die.

"Wen Xuan, the seventh prince's close attendant, was driven by you?" But how exactly did you do it? ”

Zhu Lian did not deny it, but he did not answer, and looked at the nonsense with pride, as if enjoying the pleasure of teasing others, and the corners of his mouth drew a playful and cruel smile, and said leisurely:

"I love to see you self-proclaimed clever guys being toyed with in the palm of your hands." Do you want to know? I'm not going to be able to complete you. I want you to die with doubts and stubbornness, and to die a fool in the unknown. ”

His tone was brisk, he seemed very pleasant, and he laughed lowly.

The prince, who had always been exquisite and gentle and courteous, finally tore off his disguise, revealing a mouth full of fangs with sharp blood.

But the nonsense did not show the appearance of wagging his tail and begging for pity as Zhu Lian expected. Still unfazed, he leaned over and whispered three words in Zhu Lian's ear, "Puppet worm? ”

Zhu Lian's smile stiffened.

He obviously did it perfectly, how did the nonsense know?

Hu Said saw his doubts, raised an eyebrow, and smiled meaningfully, "Your Highness, are you really sure that you are the person behind the scenes, not the puppet who was manipulated in front of the stage?" ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Lian narrowed his eyes warily.

Hu Saidan glanced back at the door, turned around again, and looked at Zhu Lian again, "Did Your Highness's Guards come too slowly?" ”

Zhu Lian was excited.

He was immersed in a moment of happiness, until he was reminded by nonsense at this moment, and he suddenly realized that something was not right, and a strong sense of uneasiness suddenly flooded his heart.

The footsteps outside finally approached, and the armored soldier walked in, and Zhu Lian's heart sank when he looked at it.

It was not the five military camps under his command that came in, but the Shangzhi Twenty-six Guards guarding the Imperial City!

The pro-army commander who led the army said, "Wei Chen has eliminated the rebels around the palace and killed Ma Rong, the main general of the Chinese army." ”

He pressed his sword again and looked at the dozens of recalcitrant guards in the hall, and said sharply, "The prince's momentum has gone, and Er waits for him to surrender his weapons quickly!" ”

Guards, you look at me, I look at you, only to hear a "whoosh", someone took the lead in abandoning the blade, and soon everyone was tied up.

Between the whiskers, the situation took a sharp turn.

Zhu Lian almost couldn't stand still, and took a step backwards, "It's impossible... It's impossible..."

He painstakingly planned, using the sacrifice of the ten princes, to lure the emperor out of the palace, and then deployed soldiers around the palace, threw cups as trumpets, and suddenly attacked the people, trapping the emperor, the clan, the concubines and courtiers in the palace, forming a trend of catching turtles in an urn.

At that time, he blackmailed the Son of Heaven to order the princes, even if the emperor's pro-army reacted, they could only throw rats and be subject to him.

As long as the emperor is forced to sign the edict of the Zen throne, he is the orthodox new emperor, and who else will not bow down?

Zhu Lian was extremely cautious, and did not tell the third person about the matter of forcing the palace except for Ma Rong and Zhu Chi. Even Prince Yi of the Alliance only knew the general and did not understand the details.

Ma Rong has died in battle, no need to doubt, then the only person who may leak the news, only ...

Zhu Lian slowly turned back and looked at the silent Zhu Qi behind him in disbelief.

"You... Did you betray me? Why? ”

Zhu Chi did not look at him, but turned his gaze to the screen, and his tone was obscure and cold.

"Second brother, wake up." From beginning to end, we are just making wedding dresses for others. ”

14

The emperor also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, terrified and full of doubts, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Su Yuanshan came out of the crowd.

"Your Majesty Rongyu. The subject had been raised by people, and was aware of the prince's rebellious intentions, but he could be involved with the crown prince, and there were seven princes who had a previous experience, and the subject was embarrassed.

Fearing that the news would be false, the prince would be wronged and discordant with His Majesty's father and son. Fearing that the news was true, he acted rashly, causing the grass to frighten the snake, and in the future he fell into the unpredictable danger of His Majesty. ”

The emperor probably understood, and couldn't help but angrily say, "So, you will make a calculation and use the fall as bait to test the prince?" ”

"The subject is convicted. It was really a last resort. If you die, please punish your majesty. Su Yuanshan leaned over and prostrated.

Lady Shufei wanted to stop talking and tugged at the emperor's sleeve.

The emperor knew that she wanted to intercede for the brother of the family, looked at her, remembered the way she was desperate at the moment of crisis, and her heart was moved, and her expression could not help but relax.

Thinking calmly, the emperor quickly understood Su Yuanshan's painstaking heart.

Admittedly, if it weren't for the butcher knife shown by the prince today, he was afraid that no matter what, he wouldn't have believed that this son, who was so humble and respectful, could harbor such a bold and evil heart.

A heavy sense of tiredness swept through his body, and there was another sharp cough, and the emperor's back was deeply slumped up, as if he had suddenly aged a few years. Lady Shu hurriedly stroked his back.

The emperor shook Lady Shufei's hand, let out a sigh, and waved su Yuanshan to get up, "That's it." ”

Su Yuanshan did not move, "The minister is willing to risk the world's great disobedience and set up this situation, not just for the prince." There is another person who has been hiding in the shadows, but is the culprit who controls all this.

From the wrongful death of the Seventh Prince and the tragic death of Concubine Niangniang four years ago, to the assassination of Luo Min and the Tenth Prince four years later, the frame-up of Ling Yunzhong, and even today's prince forcing the palace, these kinds of crimes are inseparable from this person! ”

Speaking of this, Su Yuanshan suddenly looked at the nonsense next to him.

Nonsense nodded to him, looking at the shadowy figure behind the screen, the words were not heavy but extremely clear, like gold and stone hitting jade, word by word typing in the air.

"The culprit behind all this is Mi Guifei."

"Pretty girl?"

The emperor blurted out a rhetorical question, and the hand holding Lady Shufei shook slightly because it was too startled.

"Four years ago, after His Majesty was poisoned by taking the Red Pill, Wen Xuan, a close attendant of the Seventh Prince, went to the Imperial Observatory to make false accusations, confirming the Seventh Prince's rebellious intentions.

But now that the truth has come out, the Seven Princes are designed by the Prince and Cao Bi and others. Even so, the wenxuan of that year was either to betray the Lord and seek glory, or to be forced to do so out of some hidden intention. ”

"I don't want to do that yet." Nonsense turned his head gently and mentioned another thing, "A few days ago, Dali Temple received a 'wild man' and found a strange bug in her.

Later, some divine doctors judged that it was a kind of secret seed and mother of southern Xinjiang, called 'puppet worm', and the trickster would lose self-awareness and be completely driven by people, like a puppet. ”

The emperor furrowed his brows, his expression was not good, "I understand your meaning, do you want to say that that Wenxuan was anti-water because he was deceived?" ”

"That's a reasonable extrapolation."

"What does that have to do with the bridesmaids?" Is it only because she is from southern Xinjiang and is the daughter of King Miao? The emperor sunk his face, "Nonsense, you have to tell an ambiguous story." Can you know what is the crime of vainly arguing about a noble concubine? ”

"The little man is afraid of death, so this time—" nonsense looked in one direction, "let her speak." ”

The screen had been pushed away by Xin Yi, and the green-shirted lady stepped out from behind her, her neck hanging low, clasping her hands tightly, as if she was extremely frightened, but did not flinch a step until she knelt in front of the emperor.

She looked up.

"Slave Concubine Luzhu, daughter of Luo Min, secretary of the Dali Temple, and female official of the Chengqian Palace, is willing to take her life and commit the great crime of concubine Mi Guifei deceiving the king and causing chaos in the world!"

15

After the screen was pushed open, the crowd also saw the noble concubine.

She stroked her abdomen and sat gracefully, without showing a hint of it on her face.

Even if she suddenly saw Luo Luzhu, who had already been thrown into the well in Li Quan's mouth, she did not mess with herself, but only secretly gritted her teeth and sneered.

She knew that Li Quan would make a mistake. None of the men could be relied upon, let alone anything that even men were.

Lu Zhu tried her best to calm down, but she still couldn't help but tremble, she subconsciously looked at Zhu Chi, but Zhu Chi did not look over her face, did not want to look at her, Lu Zhu's heart was stinging, and she was about to lose her courage.

At this moment, she felt a warm gaze.

It's nonsense.

The man looked at her, and there was a kind of calm power in his eyes, and because he knew everything, he unconsciously revealed a faint compassion.

Green Pearl's heart was abruptly certain.

She took a deep breath, her voice suddenly stopped trembling, and she came one by one, revealing those heavy secrets, those dark sins, under the blue sky and the white sun.

Wen Xuan, who was imprisoned in the Cold Palace, who was not a ghost, a low-level palace person who was arbitrarily decided to live or die like a test object, an innocent woman who was tricked from other places into being a medicine man in Beijing, and her own experience of almost escaping from being deceived by nine deaths...

During this time, Hu Shuo also summoned Wei Shi, the wife of the salt merchant Lin Zhihe, who had inadvertently boarded a ship transporting "fake" palace women and witnessed a terrible tragedy - the women who were lured into Beijing by Li Quan in the name of recruiting palace women eventually died at the bottom of the river.

Even though there was a green pearl to make the first accusation, and Wei Shi testified, the emperor still frowned, groaned, and obviously was not too touched.

Mi Guifei was even more unfazed, casually put a hand on the shoulder of the slightly trembling Yue Niang, quietly pressed it, and handed over a "don't panic" look.

It's not time to panic yet.

She is His Majesty's favored concubine, and she is pregnant with a dragon fetus in her belly. A mere palace girl, plus a folk woman, actually wants to shake her position?

Oh, maybe a little whimsical.

Although the prince failed, and her layout in recent years has also been adrift, as long as she is wise to protect herself, there is still a chance to make a comeback, the puppet doll is broken, and then another one is.

Mi Guifei was secretly thinking to herself, when she suddenly felt a glance fall on her.

She looked up, nonsense and was looking over to this side. The eyes of the two collided silently in mid-air. Nonsense blinked, and suddenly smiled at her, as if he could see through her thoughts.

Mi Guifei's heart jumped for no reason.

She tilted her head, raised her eyebrows, and suddenly had a very uncomfortable feeling, vague, as if she had missed something, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.

Soon, nonsense helped her remember, and he showed the last witness.

When Princess Mi Guifei saw that the man was being carried up like a lost dog, she finally changed her face, and her beautiful face was distorted by shock.

Li Quan!

In fact, Princess Mi Guifei knew that such a greedy and fearful villain as Li Quan, who was afraid of death, could be her pawn today on her knees for the sake of glory, and in the future she could betray her without hesitation for the sake of survival.

Therefore, rabbit dead dog cooking is the ending that Mi Guifei has prepared for Li Quan long ago.

However, she did not expect the other party to move so fast.

She pushed Zhu Lian, the puppet, in front of the stage, and she had been hiding in the shadows, but she could still be too secretive and lost in too much confidence.

She did not expect that when she and Zhu Lian set up today's "into the urn" situation, it turned out that she herself was the trapped beast that was really trapped.

Almost without much coercion, Li Quan had already been frightened out of his guts, and the bamboo tube poured beans like a spit clean.

He blamed all the crimes on the noble concubines, and instead portrayed himself as a poor man who could not help himself under coercion, and begged His Majesty for mercy.

In order to save his life, Li Quan also took the initiative to explain several strongholds where the medicine people were hiding.

The hall was dead silent, and everyone was silent, not daring to speak.

At this time, the human evidence and physical evidence were complete, and the emperor could not believe it.

His face was already livid, and the pale beard under his jaw couldn't stop trembling, both disappointed and angry, Huo Ran turned his head and stared at Mi Guifei's stunning face, and for a moment he only felt extremely strange.

"Pretty girl, is this true?" If you are not thin, why do you want to..."

"Treat me not thin?"

Concubine Mi sneered and interrupted the emperor. At this point, it was she who had lost, and she didn't bother to make any more senseless excuses.

"You have broken through my village, killed my father, slaughtered my people, and taken me captive as a concubine, for seven years you have had to laugh and please on the bed of your enemies. Could this be what His Majesty calls 'treat me thin'? ”

The dust of the past, buried in the heart, fermented day and night, has long been quenched by hatred into a bone-eating poison.

The wave of emotions once again affected the pain in her abdomen, and a cold sweat appeared on Mi Guifei's forehead, and her breathing became more and more urgent.

Yue Niang panicked and supported her, "Niangniang, what happened to Niangniang?" ”

Since the plan was revealed, Zhu Lian had been in a chair in frustration, at this time, hearing the shouts of Yue Niang, he turned back to god, and did not know where the strength came from, pushing the pro-army commander who was stopping in front of him, taking three steps and making two steps to rush over.

"How's it going?" He asked urgently.

Yue Niang cried, "It seems to be giving birth!" ”

"Doctor! Doctor! Zhu Lian shouted anxiously. But the emperor did not speak, and no one present dared to act rashly, for fear of having anything to do with the rebellious prince.

Zhu Lian leaned over Concubine Mi's ear and quickly whispered, "Lady Mei, you quickly tell your father and emperor that all things are actually caused by me, whether it is poison or medicine, I force you to do it...

I have committed a crime, I don't care about a few more crimes, and I am the prince in the end, at most I have been reduced to a commoner and driven out of the capital, there should be no fear of life, but you are different... Did you hear that? ”

Concubine Mi looked up at Zhu Lian, and her eyes were a little strange.

She only used Zhu Lian from beginning to end. And Zhu Lian, should be nothing more than coveting her beauty.

She really didn't expect that this man had a little sincerity to himself.

Yue Niang was very astute, and immediately helped to persuade Concubine Mi, deliberately raising her voice, "Niangniang, you should quickly beg Your Majesty, even if you don't want to be yourself, you must think about the dragon fetus!" ”

Hearing the "dragon fetus", the emperor's face changed indeed, revealing a trace of complicated intolerance, he hesitated for a moment, or nodded to the waiting doctor.

The doctor was hinted at and trotted forward, ready to give Mi Fei a pulse, but Mi Fei kicked him away.

She gasped in pain, her face bloodshot, but she still craned her neck, lifted her head high, and with a victorious proud posture, squinted at the emperor and sneered:

"It seems that Your Majesty is still the dragon fetus in the belly of Gu Xichen's concubine, but alas, this is not your child—but your grandson."

This weak sentence became The last weapon of Concubine Mi, passing through the ears of the full hall and finally stabbing at the emperor.

The emperor trembled and stretched out his arm, pointing to Concubine Mi and then to Zhu Lian, "You... You've actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, he attacked his heart in anger, and the emperor arched his body and vomited a mouthful of blood!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Lady Shufei held his shaky body, and Hua Rong shouted loudly, "Tai Doctor! fast! ”

End

This three-division case, the storm and the thrill, and finally ended in a panic.

The emperor fainted, unconscious, and was urgently sent back to the palace for treatment.

This is a matter of great importance, and as for the rest, it cannot be taken care of for a while, and the prisoners can only be temporarily handed over to dali temple for custody and awaiting trial.

These hours are as long as a lifetime. When he walked out of the Ten Princes' Mansion, Hu Said was almost in a trance.

He lifted his head, looked straight into the sky, and took a deep breath.

There was the smell of male yellow wine in the air, and the nonsense was subconsciously frightened, but it quickly laughed.

It's over. It's over.

He had fantasized about this moment many times. When the truth comes out and the injustice is revealed, what kind of mood will he feel? Joy, excitement, pleasure, or sadness?

Unexpectedly, when this moment really came, he could feel that there was only an inexplicable, faint but lingering pity.

It's like a person who travels with a heavy load, walks for a long time, and finally comes to his end, unloads the stone behind him, but finds that he is actually empty except for this stone.

The sky in the field of vision suddenly flickered.

A chill that penetrated deep into the bone marrow pierced through his body like a cold arrow, and he raised his hand with difficulty—it was not a living person's hand at all, as if it were carved out of ice, and there was no trace of blood in sight, nor half a temperature.

The chest cavity seemed to be stuffed with sharp ice ballast, and as soon as you inhaled, it would be scratched with blood.

He was like a man thrown into the snow and ice, frozen from the outside to the inside, layer by layer. The muscles and veins were stagnant, the hands and feet were numb, and the stiff body did not listen to the call, and it was straight up and planted towards the ground.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he made it clear that his time was coming.

Suddenly, a steady and swift hand supported him.

Before losing consciousness, Nonsense struggled to open his eyes, and in the blurred vision stood a familiar figure.

"Seventeen..."