Chapter 317: Surfacing
"The emperor secretly complained in his heart about Hanyuan, Prime Minister! My Prime Minister! Thanks to you, you are still so resourceful! This hundred secrets are still inevitably overlooked! How can you intercede with the concubine! This matter could not be clearer, the concubine is the mastermind behind the murder of the princess, and her body as a woman is her greatest motive for committing the crime.
She must be afraid that the paper will not be able to contain the fire, and once the princess finds out, it will be a capital crime. So she came up with the idea of murdering the princess. This is also human nature. However, the princess still stupidly thought that the concubine was innocent, and interceded for her, and the princess interceded for her, and it was just a matter of her youth and ignorance, and the circumstances were excusable, but how could this prime minister and the old minister of the court make such a low-level mistake! The emperor was depressed in his heart, not to mention.
Can Han Yuan not know the emperor's thoughts? He could see that the emperor had an opinion on him. One was not in a hurry, and he glanced at the emperor slightly. The emperor understood that it must be that the prime minister had something to say in person. When Hanyuan deals with government affairs on weekdays, he is very measured, and often subconsciously avoids contradictions, but he is very aware in his heart. Needless to say, he must have had his own unique views on the treatment of the colt. It's just that it's not convenient to say it in front of the princess. The emperor went down the slope, "Since the princess and the prime minister have interceded for you, spare your life, and temporarily put you under house arrest in the Naqi Phoenix Palace, guarded by the guards, until this serial assassination case is solved, you can let him out of the palace and be demoted to a commoner." ”
After hearing this, the pearl bird let out a long sigh, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing you!"
The princess had a very complicated feeling, she didn't know how to face the colt, whether she was a husband and wife or a sister, and this feeling was extremely complicated, but all the love was lost because the colt was a woman, and the feeling of loss made her heart empty, like falling from a high cliff.
The princess foolishly gave all her girlish feelings to a woman dressed as a man. This is undoubtedly very funny, but in her heart, it is true and pure love, unforgettable.
But now it's okay, the princess wakes up like a dream, she knows that she is in love with someone she shouldn't love, the sea of bitterness is boundless, and it's time to wake up!
She knew that the colt she had loved was nothing more than a shadow of her heart's longing. Now that the shadow is gone, she needs to come out of her ethereal reverie. She needs to face the reality, although she can't be a husband and wife, she can become a good sister! Moreover, it was she who interceded for her in front of her father to save her from death, and she should be very grateful to herself.
The guards took off the shackles from the bead bird and brought it into a small mansion in the Qifeng Palace, and arranged for the guards to guard it strictly.
From time to time, the princess came to talk to her and relieve her boredom. More than two months have passed since the peace of mind.
The emperor is still worried in his heart, if the commander behind this scene is really a concubine, of course it is better, after all, he has been placed under house arrest, he is most worried that if there is someone else, then this matter will become more complicated, he is still worried about the safety of his daughter Xueyan, fortunately, this period of time is quite peaceful, and the manipulators behind the scenes have not taken action, which makes the emperor's mood a little calmer.
If this can be peaceful forever, then it can fully show that the colt is the real mastermind behind the scenes.
The prime minister exchanged glances with him that day, and he wanted to ask about it afterwards, but as soon as there were many things, it would be over as soon as it was interrupted. Hanyuan didn't take the initiative to speak.
Now that I think about it, there must be a reason why the prime minister doesn't want to say it. Maybe he also wants to wait and see how it changes, and prepare for the next day.
Let's see if the person behind the scenes takes action, maybe he's also skeptical of the colt. It's just a superficial thing.
The emperor was thinking about it, and his subordinates enlightened him, and Prime Minister Hanyuan had something important to see. The emperor hurriedly announced his entry into the palace.
After Han Yuan saluted, he said earnestly: "Your Majesty! The old minister is quietly watching the sun, this Qifeng Palace is quite peaceful! I just feel a little strange!"
The emperor laughed in his heart, this palace is peaceful, the princess is safe and sound, isn't this worth celebrating? Why does it feel very strange, what is the reason?
"Aiqing, isn't this bad? It's too peaceful in the palace, but I think it's strange?" the emperor smiled at the prime minister, obviously questioning the prime minister's words.
"Your Majesty! I've been pondering one thing, the mastermind behind this scene seems to be related to the safety of the colt, I don't know if you have any senses, every time the colt is on the verge of revealing his identity, it is when the mastermind behind the scenes plots to kill the princess.
Do you know why the princess interceded for the pony that day, and why I echoed it? and gave you a look, just to test whether my judgment was correct!
Perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes will abandon his plan to assassinate the princess when he hears that the colt has been pardoned. This is my speculation, and now that two months have passed, and the princess is safe and sound, it confirms my judgment. Hanyuan still said in his chest.
After hearing this, the emperor felt that the prime minister's judgment seemed to be very reasonable, but there was one thing that made him question, "Aiqing! What you just said is very reasonable, but what I can't figure out is that you seem to have already ruled out the suspicion of murdering the princess, why is this? Where did you see that the concubine was not the one behind the scenes? Now that the concubine has been placed under house arrest, she will never have the opportunity to murder the princess again!" "Your Majesty! If she wanted to murder the princess, why did she have to wait until now, why did she have to go through twists and turns, and why did she try her best to avoid the princess?
After hearing this, the emperor still had some doubts, "Aiqing! Maybe the horse is doing this to cover up people's eyes and ears and cover up his crimes!"
"Your Majesty! That day the horse truthfully explained how she disguised herself as a man. When he said this, he did not expect that the princess and I would intercede with him and pardon her capital crimes.
As we all know, this crime of deception is to destroy the nine clans, when she said it, she didn't plan to live, in that case, if it was really her premeditated murder of the princess, she had no reason to hide it, not so much a death, concealing it or not concealing it is a death, if she really did it, why hide it in her heart and not say it?
Therefore, at that time, I basically ruled out his suspicion, and for the sake of insurance, I deliberately interceded for him, so that I could kill two birds with one stone, which not only satisfied the princess's wishes, but also greatly benefited the investigation of the case. Hanyuan analyzes the beginning and end of the matter in simple terms.
The Emperor remained silent for a long time.
Han Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if things are really as I judged." This behind-the-scenes command will soon come to light, and it will also prove that my judgment is correct, and it will make it clearer for you to see that the colt is not the mastermind behind the scenes!"
"This is true! Aiqing really has a good plan to catch the person behind the scenes?" the emperor didn't realize that his eyes lit up.
Hanyuan smiled slightly, "Just wait and see!"
Zai Tai immediately ordered, "Come on! The concubine has premeditated the assassination of the princess five times and three times, and has committed heinous and unforgivable crimes, and he will be put on death row immediately!
The emperor was not surprised, this prime minister is really a capricious person, just now he said that the suspicion of the horse has been ruled out, how do you know that now he is actually put on death row, paraded in the streets, and beheaded at noon, this change is too big, the leap of this little old man's thinking is so exaggerated! However, the prime minister just said that he will wait and see, then let's see how Hanyuan's play is sung.
As soon as this order came out, of course, it was the princess who reacted the most, Xue Yan couldn't help but say, so she came to the emperor and shouted, "Father, why don't you say it, why do you put her to death when you promised to pardon the concubine!"
The emperor was also speechless, and he couldn't say why for a while, after all, it was Hanyuan's intention, how could he guess that the only thing the prime minister asked him to do was to make him wait and see.
"Son, that's what Prime Minister Hanyuan meant, he didn't tell me why!" the Emperor explained bitterly.
"You are a three-year-old doll for me, you are the emperor, once the son of heaven, how can you listen to a prime minister, without your meaning, will he Hanyuan dare to make a mistake?"
As soon as this princess's temper came up, it was enough for the emperor to drink a pot. No matter how hard she persuades her, this baby daughter just can't stop crying. The emperor had no choice but to send someone to invite the prime minister quickly.
When Hanyuan arrived, he saw that the princess was crying and fussing with the emperor. He guessed the ** of ten. The princess must have asked the emperor for an explanation because of the matter of the horse! He stood up to the emperor without saying a word, and his expression was very serious.
In the memory of the princess, the prime minister is a person who is not angry and self-assured, with a wealth in his chest and knowledge in his belly. Since she was a child, she has admired and admired the prime minister, and her princess's temper is also people-oriented, and she made trouble with her father because she knew that her father would get used to her, but when she came with the prime minister, the princess really didn't have that guts.
The princess wiped the tears from her face, sobbed and said aggrievedly, "My lord, isn't it a good thing to say?
"Princess, calm your anger, listen to the old minister talk to you slowly, let me ask you, what is the most important thing now?" Hanyuan's expression was still serious.
"Of course the wicked man behind the scenes will be brought to justice!" said the princess without hesitation.
"The princess is right! The most important thing now is to ensure the safety of the princess. Bring the wicked man to justice. So why do you want to parade the horses on the street and behead them at noon, just to build momentum!" Hanyuan explained carefully.
"Do you want the whole world to know that the horse is behind it?" the princess guessed Hanyuan's intentions.
"The princess is right, just to let everyone know about this matter!" Hanyuan nodded again and again!
The princess didn't realize that the prime minister was the prime minister, and his wisdom was really difficult for ordinary people to achieve, and the agility of people's thinking was really enough! Thinking of this, the princess didn't say a word, smiled at her father and the prime minister, and went back to her Qifeng Palace!
This kind of behavior made the emperor even more puzzled. He looked at the princess's fluttering figure, and then at the prime minister's confident expression, as if he felt that the black hand behind the scenes was about to surface. ”