When Xiao Hengyan hurried all the way to Changchun Palace, Changchun Palace was already overturned, and almost the entire Tai Hospital physician knelt outside the door, Xiao Hengyan's heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, and the chill seeped out of his bones, forcing everyone around him to move several meters away.

Entering the palace, Emperor Yue and the queen sat on the edge of the bed, the imperial doctor was administering the needle, Xiao Hengyan knelt down and asked for peace, but he didn't dare to disturb the imperial doctor, Emperor Yue saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, made a look, and went out of the room.

Xiao Hengyan didn't follow so closely, and when he got closer to the bed, Concubine Xian's face was red, and even had a tendency to turn purple, panting heavily, like a drowning person, struggling to surface, wanting to get a breath of fresh air, but frequently choking on water. Holding the quilt with both hands, her fingertips turned white, but the roots of her nails turned purple, making people feel that she was going to suffocate to death in the next moment. Xiao Hengyan couldn't bear to look at it anymore, no matter how impatient he was, he couldn't help.

Emperor Yue sat outside, saw Xiao Hengyan coming, shook his hand to let him sit down, the maid served a cup of tea, but Xiao Hengyan didn't move, only lowered his head, trying not to let his impatient and impatient emotions reveal in front of his father.

Emperor Yue sighed, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and said slowly: "In fact, since the summer, the imperial doctor said that your mother's lungs are too hot, and she has been coughing, and she is not good when she drags it, and she has prescribed a lot of medicine, which is not as useful as the sweet ointment you sent, but it has always treated the symptoms but not the root cause." Emperor Yue said, looking at Xiao Hengyan raising his head, his face was a little dazed, "I heard that it was sent by the crown princess? ”

"She's a good boy, and if your mother hadn't come to beg me, I wouldn't have mentioned the cancellation of the engagement. Emperor Yue played the emotional card and talked nonsense, as if it was not his intention to propose to dissolve the marriage contract.

Xiao Hengyan pretended to be useful, he still knew something about his father, he was a pure egoist in his bones, but he still had to pretend to be a benevolent and righteous king, making people think how benevolent he was, but if he really wanted to say that he encountered any major events involving his own interests, especially power, he could turn his face and deny people, everything was based on interests, as long as he was fine, no matter who he hurt, he could not care, and then make a look of chagrin afterwards, and it was a harmonious scene of gentleness, kindness and filial piety.

"But I really didn't expect that you would rather find someone to be on top of the table, but also worship the church to get married, you ......" Emperor Yue was a little annoyed, and even raised his tone, and then pressed it again, his eyelids fell downward, showing a look of concern, "You don't even know where she is, why bother persevering, in case she can't come back, what should you do?"

Xiao Hengyan listened to it for a long time, and finally heard something meaning, "Father wants to find her to see her concubine?"

Emperor Yue's various performances made Xiao Hengyan unconsciously think of when the queen was sick, it seemed that he had also asked Guo Shu to see the queen sick, he couldn't help but want to laugh at her, you can't even look down on her, and you want her to do her best to help you?

But no one knows where she is, the Guo family is the one who wants to find people the most, but after looking for a few months, they almost found nothing, Yu Wenjing's side knows less than them, and his father is still expecting him to know?

"How can my father be so sure that Shu'er can cure her mother's illness?" Xiao Hengyan tried not to let his disdain and ridicule be revealed.

"I have a lot of connections with her master, and I want to come to a famous teacher to become a high apprentice, but I didn't expect that the two of them would be gone. Emperor Yue really felt powerless, let him sit in the world, in the face of this kind of thing, he was still powerless, especially in recent days, he felt more and more exhausted, and his body gradually did not improve.

The father and son were relatively speechless, and after a while, the imperial doctor came out, Xiao Hengyan stood up suddenly, the imperial doctor knew what Xiao Hengyan meant, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince, Niangniang's symptoms are temporarily alleviated, and the ministers are incompetent, and they can't find the cause of Niangniang's illness, so they can only drag it like this, but if the condition worsens......" The imperial doctor swallowed his saliva, "I also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

Although the words were vague, they all understood. Seeing Xiao Hengyan's increasingly gloomy face, the imperial doctor was thinking about whether to send his family out of the capital quickly, no, he would send him away tonight to avoid the disaster of the pond fish.

But both of them accepted the result, but they didn't feel too embarrassed by the doctor, after all, they also saw Concubine Xian's illness in their eyes, although the doctor never found out the cause, but after so long, there should always be some psychological preparation, and it is not really so difficult to accept.

Especially...... Xiao Hengyan thought of the mysterious collaborator.

Xiao Hengyan stayed in the palace to serve the sick, although why the crown princess was not there, but Guo Shu's poor health was well known to everyone, and everyone had heard of the aggravation of his condition after getting married, which was not surprising. Until the middle of the night, Concubine Xian's condition seemed to be a little better, and she woke up and drank a bowl of decoction, which made Xiao Hengyan see hope, but after being silent for a long time, Xiao Hengyan still drank and retreated, sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Concubine Xian, full of concern.

Xiao Hengyan closed his eyes again and went through all the things that had happened in these days, and remembered the confession evidence again, and the answer in his heart was almost ready to come out, but in the face of this answer, he couldn't help but retreat, and repeatedly tried on that taut line, back and forth.

Concubine Xian was also silent, but looking at Xiao Hengyan's heavy heart, she suddenly became much sharper, "Say whatever you want." ”

"I've been thinking, she was such a young child at the time, who would target her and want her to die?" As soon as Xiao Hengyan spoke, Concubine Xian couldn't stop coughing as if she was choked, but Xiao Hengyan just sat quietly, not even meaning to give her a hand, on the contrary, he grabbed the corners of his clothes tightly with both hands, and pressed so hard that his fingertips turned white, so he waited until Concubine Xian came to his senses.

"In my last life, due to the leakage of intelligence in the army, the Duke of Qi State, except for the son who served in Beijing, everyone else was martyred in that battle. Xiao Hengyan's voice became colder and colder, and a little erratic, like a snowstorm in the sky, drilling into the clothes, the cold people had nowhere to escape, Concubine Xian's eyes were both frightened and angry, but she couldn't even cough it out, the breath was held in her chest, and she was almost out of breath.

"I named Guo Yuan as the Duke of Qi, and the title of Duke of Qi was crowned hereditary, but she didn't seem to be sad at all, and it didn't take long to investigate the detailed things in the army, which was so implicated that it almost killed the northern border into a river of blood, and after that battle, I Dayue didn't ease his breath for almost ten years. ”

What Xiao Hengyan said was inexplicable, but the two of them tacitly agreed. But the more she understood, the more Concubine Xian couldn't help but feel cold in her heart.

"But the people behind them have never been found, but after four months, you just told me that you were going to Lingtai Temple to worship the Buddha and pray for my Dayue, and you left in a hurry, as if there was something terrible in Beijing, three years later, Guo Yuan was ambushed on the battlefield again, seriously injured and returned to Beijing, and the military power in the north was handed over to the Liu family, which made the concubine see hope, and you also came to persuade me to consider the matter of establishing a prince," Xiao Hengyan's tone sank," But at that time, it was clear that there was a prince, and you were in a hurry to abolish the prince, and when you saw that I was hesitant, you secretly attacked it several times, but you didn't succeed. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Hengyan paused, as if he was missing, and his tone was even more painful, "It didn't take long for you to suddenly die of a vicious illness, and you deliberately left a little vague clue pointing to the queen, just like that, I have suspected her for more than ten years, and I have almost hated her for more than ten years." ”

When Concubine Xian heard this, she was already in a cold sweat behind her, but she couldn't say anything, and she couldn't say anything, and her mouth was bitter.

"But in fact, you have long colluded with the concubine and the Liu family, she wants the military power in the north, and you want an obedient emperor, so you did not hesitate to betray the lives of those tens of thousands of soldiers, but I guess at that time, it should be the queen who found out something, but there is no key evidence that cannot be trusted by me," Xiao Hengyan said here and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Also, I didn't believe her at that time," and then his tone became sharp again," So she turned to force you away and forced you to fall short, but you were unwilling, so you came again, but I didn't expect Guo Yuan's life to be dead, so you were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so you wanted to directly change the crown prince, but your successive actions completely angered her, so that she no longer showed mercy and made a move. ”

When Xiao Hengyan said this, there was a sadness in his tone, "The concubine saw the queen's means and didn't dare to provoke it again, so she chose to betray you to the queen and divert the queen's anger, until the prince gradually grew up, she knew that if the prince was allowed to ascend the throne smoothly, she would definitely not let her go, so she chose to strike first, but she didn't expect that her tricks all fell into the eyes of the queen, and in the end she failed." ”

Xiao Hengyan seemed to vomit out the thoughts that had been depressed in his heart for many years, and the whole person breathed a sigh of relief, he finally looked at Concubine Xian lying on the bed, looking at Concubine Xian's frightened and evasive eyes, he didn't know whether to blame or be angry at his misfortune.

"These things, I actually didn't really figure it out until this life, hehe~" Xiao Hengyan suddenly smiled innorantly, "Do you know?, she never said a bad word about you in front of me until she died in her last life, but you are still forced by the influence of your previous life in this life, so you think that instead of letting things develop, it is better to strike first, as long as she is gone, everything will be as you wish," Xiao Hengyan paused, as if he was considering something, "You think so." ”

Not a question, but an affirmation.

Concubine Xian's voice was hoarse due to coughing, but she still struggled, but her voice was like a stone grinding through glass, unpleasant, and sharp, "What are you talking about......! You unfilial son, cough cough~~"

Xiao Hengyan was still unmoved, just quietly waiting for Concubine Xian to calm down. But even so, none of the palace people outside the door came in, and Concubine Xian felt that everything was gradually losing in the suffocating silence.

Xiao Hengyan took out a few densely written pieces of paper from his sleeve, spread them out and took them under the candlelight, as if he wanted to see more clearly, as if he wanted to engrave every word into his eyes, and read them over and over again. Concubine Xian was frightened by his appearance, and her heart became more and more panicked, but she really didn't have the strength to know what was written on the paper.

Xiao Hengyan took a few deep breaths, as if to cheer himself up, "I've been thinking, you are already the queen mother, I can't do what you ask, why do you have to re-establish one? Why do you have to do so many things, is it just for the power desire in your heart? I have never understood, until this cleaning and meticulous work, although you broke it clean, but your intelligence network is inherited from the Zheng family, and it has already been infiltrated by her, but she has been holding still, making you relax your vigilance." ”

Xiao Hengyan raised the thin pieces of paper in his hand and gestured to Concubine Xian, "Do you remember Mother Gu? She returned to her hometown before and after I was born, but this time it involved her, and she explained everything in order to protect herself," Xiao Hengyan leaned in and asked, "Do you want to hear what she said?"

Concubine Xian seemed to have been stepped on by the tail, and her whole body exploded, "No, no, she is a traitor, she is a slut, she can't believe her words, she can't believe it!"

Concubine Xian is like a trapped beast trapped in a cage at the moment, desperately struggling to the death, but becoming more and more desperate.

Xiao Hengyan finally couldn't help but evoke a sneer, "I haven't said anything yet, how do you know what she said?"

Concubine Xian seemed to have been choked by the throat and couldn't say anything, and her performance just now was enough to prove how weak she was.

"Then it seems that the credibility of these testimonies is actually very high?" It seemed to be a question, and it was more like a mockery, Xiao Hengyan picked up one of them casually and read it: "' The master was born, the child was out of breath, it just so happened that the queen was also in labor, His Majesty went to see the queen, the master hid the news, and then heard that the queen gave birth to a son, but fainted, there was a hurry, the master asked me to put the child in a food box, said to send some pastries to the queen to eat, but in fact secretly instructed me The old woman to change the two children, the old woman went over to see, the queen just woke up and dizzy, messed up, I took the opportunity to mix in, the old woman was afraid, how do you know that the nurse is not careful, the old woman took advantage of the nurse did not pay attention, the two children were replaced。 'This is the original sentence of the trial, do you want to continue to listen to it?'

Xiao Hengyan's hand holding the paper was trembling, and Concubine Xian shook her head vigorously, "No, no, it's not like this, you were born by me, and I gave birth to a baby in October...... Maybe she's a trick, and you can't suspect your real mother just because you're an outsider. Concubine Xian's hand grabbed indiscriminately, as if she was going to grasp the insignificant life-saving straw on the water, but unfortunately she didn't catch anything.

Xiao Hengyan was unmoved, took out another piece of paper and read: "'The slave maid saw someone following behind the princess at that time, and as soon as she saw her alone, the two eunuchs followed and took the princess away, the slave maid was scared at the time, and did not dare to follow, but looked at the two of them a little familiar, and then remembered that the two people were the father-in-law of the Internal Affairs Office who specially sent a case to Changchun Palace, and then I never saw them appear. The maid was later released from the palace to marry a tenant in the same village, and her husband later became a steward of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion. ”

"Oh, that's right," Xiao Hengyan seemed to think of something, a trace of an invisible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the whole person softened, "Qianbao Pavilion was founded by Shu'er. ”

"'We people were wiped out, we were displaced along the way, and suffered a lot, and then someone found us and gave us a place to live, we were all very grateful to him, he let us concoct a lot of secret Gu, and we didn't ask about their use, but then he let us take refuge in King Rui, we were quite unhappy at the time, after all, it was King Rui who led the troops to exterminate our whole clan, but he said that they had already said that they were a group, let's not worry, and finally the elder said that we still have to believe in the savior, but we didn't believe it, and we found a chance to escape。 "Some of the Black Witch people who have taken refuge in King Rui have been imprisoned, but most of them are still at large and are still wanted, although the person who contacted them has been killed in advance, but who is King Rui conspiring with, Mother Princess, do you really think we can't find out?"

Although Xiao Hengyan calmly read out these confessions, every word was like a knife, bloody on Concubine Xian's body, cutting her beyond recognition. If you can get a confession, you must also be able to get evidence, Concubine Xian has never felt so cold at any moment, so cold that her teeth almost chatter.

The corners of Xiao Hengyan's eyes turned uncontrollably red, but he was trying his best to endure it, but after all, he didn't have the strength to read the next article, so he only put down a few pieces of paper weighing more than a thousand catties in his hand, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

He kneaded the papers, clumped and clutched, as if trying to calm himself down in this way.

"I have been poisoned," Xiao Hengyan said in a hoarse voice, but anyone could hear his angry and sad mood at this time, "Shu'er found out and detoxified me, before I thought she poisoned me, and helped me get rid of it, but I was poisoned again, I kept looking for the person who poisoned me, but I couldn't find it, now I know, the problem is not in the people around me, the problem is in the people I love the most, and that is not poison, that is...... Poison. ”

"You say," Xiao Hengyan lowered the corners of his eyes, the whole person was in the candlelight, and several shadows followed each other, and the suppressed cry in his voice, "So many years, mother, I am to you," Xiao Hengyan suddenly erupted, like a little beast that had only been wronged, and wanted a fairness, a result, word by word, word by word, word by word.

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calculate

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Whatever!"