"Lord Wang. Guo Anzhi clasped his fists and saluted Ye Ji, and then turned sideways to salute Ye Lan, "King Yi's personal guard Guo Anzhi has seen the two princes. ”

"How is Lord Guo's investigation?" said the Night Monarch.

"Back to His Royal Highness King Nan'an, the little one brought the guards of the Yi Wangfu to search with the Praetorian Guards, and Han An, the chief physician of the Tai Hospital, had already checked it, and a small amount of incense poison did seep into the spices sent by Concubine Shu. Moreover, Xiao Zhangzi, the eunuch accompanying His Royal Highness King Qi, said that before going to bed last night, King Qi had ordered him to light incense, and there were still remnants in the incense burner. The commander of the Praetorian Guard had reported the matter to the emperor, and the little one came to inform the princes. Guo Anzhi replied.

"It's Shu Guifei Niangniang......" Yejun pretended to be surprised.

"What did the Emperor say?" asked Yeji anxiously.

The emperor was furious and sent someone to arrest Concubine Shu and put her in prison for interrogation. The villain sent his cronies to keep an eye on it. Guo Anzhi smiled slyly.

"Evil has evil retribution, and now that the murderer of the fifth brother has finally been caught, this king can rest assured. Ye Ji breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to say.

"King Yi's words are wrong, and his father has not convicted Concubine Shu Guiniang. Yelan interrupted.

Ye Ji's body that had just relaxed instantly tensed, "Ye Lan, you have misunderstood this king, this king has no intention of killing Concubine Shu." ”

"At this time, if someone comes forward to push the fire and tells his father about the 'good deeds' that Shu Guifei has done for many years, his father will definitely be very happy. "The Night Monarch is fanning the flames.

Ye Ji's eyes rolled, and he suddenly got up and said to Ye Jun, "The fifth brother should be fine after taking the antidote, and this king will go back to the mansion to take care of the affairs in the mansion first." Here are the two royal brothers. ”

"Brother Huang will go back first, and you can leave it to the Night Monarch here. Yejun cooperated.

After Yejun left, Yelan and Yejun glanced at each other, and Yejun was the first to speak, "The fish has been hooked." ”

"Using the night to add fuel to the fire, the emperor had to convict Concubine Shu, but because Ye Shu was fighting on the front line, he should only take away the title and reduce it to a promise. Ye Lan said lightly, and looked at Ye Jun with a strange gaze, "This matter is a bitter ploy set up by you and Ye Fan?"

"Only Ye Fan knows about this matter, and I am not involved. Yejun hurriedly explained. Yelan looked at him with her eyes, and Yejun didn't lie. Yelan looked at the sleeping Ye Fan silently, "I'm afraid Ye Fan won't let go of Concubine Shu." ”

"That's a matter of the night, if you're curious, you can wait for him to wake up and ask him. "I'll go back to the house first, and I'll leave it to you here." ”

"Why are you going?" Yelan looked up at Yejun.

"Don't think about it, I won't interfere in Ye Fan's affairs. Yejun said lightly.

......

In the early morning of the next day, Ye Ji announced to the courtiers in the court, counting the various crimes committed by Concubine Shu. Especially when Concubine Shu murdered Yefan's biological mother, Concubine Xian, the courtiers and Emperor Zhaoning were shocked, which can also explain Concubine Shu's motive for murdering Yefan. As for these evidences that were enough to put Concubine Shu to death, Ye Ji got it from his mother, the queen queen.

Emperor Zhaoning was furious when he heard this, and announced on the spot that Concubine Shu would be stripped of her title, reduced to a promise, imprisoned in the cold palace, and ordered her to live forever and not to leave the cold palace.

In addition, he rewarded King Qi Yefan with five carts of gold, silver and jewelry, and posthumously crowned King Qi Yefan's biological mother as a virtuous concubine as compensation. At the same time, Emperor Zhaoning decreed: Any news about this matter should be sealed in Kyoto and not leaked, and violators should be beheaded and punished by the nine clans.

This decree is to prevent Ye Shu from being affected on the front line - to put it bluntly, he is worried that Ye Shu will rebel after hearing the news, causing great losses to Jiuchen. Now the four gates of the east, west, north and south of the city are closely investigated, and Emperor Zhaoning also sent three elites from two places to closely monitor this matter.

After the next court, Emperor Zhaoning went to the side hall to see Ye Fan, at that time Ye Fan had not yet woken up, and after Emperor Zhaoning left, Ye Fan opened his eyes.

When he opened his eyes, Ye Fan saw Ye Lan sitting in front of his bed for the first time, Ye Lan's gaze was very cold, which made Ye Fan shudder and couldn't help but shiver.

"You directed and acted on this matter. Yelan's expression was calm, and she couldn't tell if it was a question or a statement.

Ye Fan's gaze was a little evasive, and he said vaguely, "What is the fourth brother talking about?"

"Concubine Shu has already entered the cold palace, are you going to kill her next?" Yelan asked calmly.

Ye Fan was a little surprised, and he looked at Ye Lan, trying to get some clues from it.

"Fourth brother, you ......"

"Why are you hiding it from me?"

"I'm sorry. Ye Fan lowered his head embarrassedly, looking a little guilty. "I want to do this alone, I don't want to involve others, and ...... I'm afraid of you, fourth brother...... Will object. Ye Fan's voice became smaller and smaller, his eyes fell to the ground, and his face burned red.

"First, I'm not an outsider, I'm Yelan, the fourth brother you can trust the most. Second, no matter what you do, the fourth brother will support you. If I can't help you with what you do, then I won't interfere with it, but if you do something that goes against your heart, I won't care. ”

Ye Fan raised his head violently, and his eyes couldn't tell whether it was joy, gratitude, or ...... An indescribable emotion for each other. "Really?"

Yelan didn't answer. He patted Ye Fan's shoulder heavily with his hand, and his eyes had already given the answer.

"Fourth brother, this matter ...... Actually, I wasn't prepared. I saw the gift from Concubine Shu, and I thought about the decision for a while, and I didn't tell anyone, because I was afraid that I would fail, and I was very eager for this opportunity, I ......" Ye Fan said excitedly, and couldn't help choking.

Ye Lan put his arm around his shoulders and looked directly at Ye Fan, calm and peaceful. "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. You have to remember that you belong to you and you don't have to explain everything to others. I'm your friend, your brother, but if you don't want to say it, don't be embarrassed, I don't mind. You are also not obligated to explain to me that we are equal. ”

Ye Fan's eyes flashed with tears, he choked up, and said intermittently, "Fourth brother...... I...... I ......"

"Remember what I just said to you. If I do something that goes against my heart, I won't let it go. You have to remember that respecting your heart requires you to be willing. Since this is something you did from your heart, don't explain it. Besides, Concubine Shu Guifei is careless about people's lives, extremely vicious, and has done a lot of evil things, and her current result is also karma. Yelan wiped away a tear from the corner of Yefan's eyes. "It's all crowned, don't cry in the future. ”

"Fourth brother. Ye Fan hugged Ye Lan, and Ye Lan patted him on the shoulder. "I know that you have never forgotten it in your heart all these years, but you still have me, your fourth brother, and the fourth brother will help you. ”

"Now that she has entered the cold palace, my purpose has been achieved. Ye Fan calmed down, "Ye Shu is fighting on the front line, and his father will not kill Shu Guifei for the sake of the overall situation, he will use Shu Guifei to contain Ye Shu, and Shu Guifei is in the cold palace, life is better than death, such a result is better than asking for her life." ”

"It's over, and in a little while, the army will set out, and the dust will settle. Yelan let out a long sigh of relief.

"But this time you took the risk with yourself, have you thought about the consequences?" Ye Lan looked at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan smiled, "If you don't risk yourself, how can you put her to death." ”

"In this troubled world, if you want to survive, you must gamble with your life and fight against your fate with your own life. Ye Fan said coldly.

......

Early the next morning

"I've seen Your Highness. The guards of the assault battalion guarding the princess's mansion saluted Yelan, "Your Highness should not stay inside for too long, we are not good at giving an account to the emperor." The guard said tactfully to Yelan.

"I know, just wait for a stick of incense. Yelan said.

When Yelan walked into the yard, Lie Beiyao was feeding the fish by the pond. The people in the heart of the abdomen replaced the guards around the small courtyard, so when talking in this courtyard, others would not eavesdrop.

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Qi was poisoned at the coronation ceremony, are the others better?" Lie Beiyao didn't look up and knew that it was Yelan coming.

"You're well-informed. Yelan smiled.

"Usually the eunuch and the palace maid whisper and know some things outside. Lie Beiyao put down the fish food and turned to look at Yelan.

"His poison has been cured, and he should be cured in a few days. ”

"That's fine. Lie Beiyao smiled at her, with a hint of bitterness in her smile, "This matter was done by Concubine Shu, she is Brother Ye Shu's biological mother." ”

"How's your body doing? Yelan deliberately changed the subject, the topic was too sensitive, and he didn't know how to answer.

"Much better. Lie Beiyao replied. She understood what Yelan meant, this topic was indeed embarrassing, and it was inconvenient for her to continue talking.

"That's fine. I didn't expect you to get better so quickly, after all, wind chill is not a minor illness. Yelan smiled.

"I don't know. Lie Beiyao smiled shallowly, "Maybe because I have endured a disease that is more serious than the wind cold, so this wind cold is just a minor illness for me." ”

Yelan looked at her and was silent. He suddenly felt a little distressed, and a desire for protection arose from the bottom of his heart.

"Why don't you speak?" Lie Beiyao looked at him strangely.

Yelan retracted her thoughts and said to her with a calm face, "Pack up these days, I ordered the embroidery girl in the palace to prepare a set of military uniforms for you, and remember to change it when you go out." ”

Lie Beiyao nodded.

Yelan suddenly put her hand around Lie Beiyao's waist, gently pulled her two thin lips, and the slightly cold tongue slid into her mouth, greedily grabbing the breath that belonged to her, and vigorously exploring every corner. This momentary throbbing made each other forget everything around them.

Finally he stopped, let go of her gently, and twisted his head to the side.

"You...... Do you want me to help you prepare the carriage, or ...... You're going to ride a horse?" asked Yelan, turning her head around, trying to ease the embarrassment.

"Horseback riding. Lie Beiyao replied, his face slightly red, and he was also a little embarrassed. "When I was young, I rode horses with my brother, and I was able to adapt to military life. ”

"That's fine. Yelan said, "I can't stay long, you take care of yourself, if you need anything, tell them, now they are all my people, don't have any scruples." ”

"I know. Thanks a lot. Lie Beiyao smiled brightly. Yelan's face was slightly red, he nodded at Lie Beiyao, turned around and left the small courtyard.