"Three... Third brother, why are you here?"

Although he deliberately dodged, it could be seen that Gao Heng and Cheng Jinzhi were coming head-on, and Gao Qi could only take two steps forward a little unnaturally, and gave a junior salute to Gao Heng, but he never dared to look up at his brother, as if he was a little afraid. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was too far away to see the truth, but now that he was facing each other, Cheng Jinzhi was able to see the true face of this King Huai.

Huaiwang Gao Qi is a long, jade, handsome young man, although he has just come of age, but compared to Gao Xun, who is two years older than him, he seems more mature and stable, and does not have that kind of childish childishness.

It's just that since he was a child, he has lived in the shadow of his mother who is a concubine in the deep palace, he is not taken seriously, and he is ignored by others, which seems to have created a personality with some inferiority complex in his bones, and there is a bit of cowardice and weakness between his eyebrows, even if he tries his best to hide it, he is still caught by Cheng Jinzhi.

"I am accompanying the princess to mourn Concubine Jing. Gao Heng glanced at Cheng Jinzhi beside him, "Presumably the seventh brother is too, right?"

"I'm just coming to see. Gao Qi swept the cell behind him with the tail of his eyes, and looked up at Cheng Jinzhi with a slightly low voice, "Sister-in-law Wang knows me... Do you know Concubine Jing Niangniang too?"

After he finished speaking, he hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to meet Cheng Jinzhi's sharp gaze full of scrutiny and speculation.

"Yes, Concubine Jing is a poor person, but she is even more of a good person, but it's a pity that good people don't live long and can't die well. ”

Cheng Jinzhi said in a heavy tone, he wanted to tell him about the murder of Concubine Jing by Empress Zhao and other truths, but he was worried that there were many people in Jiuyoutai, and there would be people hiding in the dark to watch, so he could only keep the truth in his heart for the time being, and prepare to find a suitable time to tell him one by one in the future.

Although she may not be completely sure to bring down Empress Zhao and the crown prince, but let Gao Qi clear up his misunderstanding of his mother and understand everything that Concubine Jing has done for him, Cheng Jinzhi thinks that he can still do his best.

can be regarded as living up to her and Concubine Jing's hurried acquaintance, and repaying her for singing in the middle of the night.

"His Royal Highness King Huai, since she is your mother-in-law, why do you still see her so much and call her Concubine Jing in front of people?"

Gao Heng saw that Cheng Jinzhi's question was too direct, which made Gao Qi feel guilty and sentimental in his heart, so he reached out and pulled her sleeve, but saw that Cheng Jinzhi did not restrain because of this, but approached Gao Qi, although there was a friendly smile on his mouth, but there was a little cold and hard color in his eyes.

"Your Royal Highness, if you had come to see your mother often and talk to her in the past, she would not have died with blood and tears and hatred today. ”

Cheng Jinzhi knew that he did not shy away from saying these words to his face when they met for the first time, and it was a little inappropriate not to leave a little mercy, but Jing Concubine, as Gao Qi's biological mother, was locked up in Jiuyoutai for more than ten years, and he was obviously in the palace, but the number of visits was very few, which was reasonable, which was indeed a bit excessive, and it was too unfilial.

"I... I..."

Gao Qi listened to Cheng Jinzhi's words, and the whole person was obviously greatly touched, only to see that he bit his lower lip with all his patience, twisted the corners of his eyebrows, and wanted to say something, but in the end he was still speechless.

Seeing Gao Qi's depressed state of suffering, Cheng Jinzhi's heart softened, so he walked to his side, lowered his voice and said seriously in his ear: "His Royal Highness King Huai, I can only tell you that your mother is not wrong, and everything she does is to protect you." ”

Gao Qi was stunned when he heard this, raised his head and looked at Cheng Jinzhi with some surprise, there were some things flowing in the depths of his eyes that made people look real, like tears that he didn't want to take away his eyes, and like the accumulated pain, as if he was bent on seeking an answer.

"Compared to your neglect, she is locked up in such a dark place, and has to endure the heart-rending pain of being separated from your mother and son every day, and her suffering is a thousand times worse than yours. ”

Cheng Jinzhi's eyes deepened, and he fell on the empty prison cell, without looking at the expression on Gao Qi's face.

After a while, his mind suddenly moved, and he turned around and smiled faintly at Gao Qi.

"You wait. ”

So after taking a deep breath, I saw her fold her hands, closed her eyes in front of the cell, silently mourned to show respect for the deceased, and then pushed the door and walked in.

"Are you sure, Concubine Jing has something left here?"

Gao Heng followed Cheng Jinzhi into the cell, looked at the ground covered by weeds and some debris, and frowned slightly.

"I'm not sure, but since Concubine Jing's body doesn't have that hairpin, and it hasn't been cleaned up yet, it should still be kept, right?"

Cheng Jinzhi said thoughtfully, then leaned down and rummaged around, and Gao Heng also helped her find it when he saw this.

The two of them searched for a while, and it happened that a faint ray of sunlight was shining through the skylight on the cell door, and when he raised his eyes, Cheng Jinzhi found that something seemed to be flickering between the weeds in the corner of the wall.

She walked to the corner of the wall and brushed off the hay on the ground, and found that the flickering thing was indeed the jade bead silver hairpin with begonia patterns that Jing Concubine had given to her.

"Great, I didn't expect to find it, but it really landed here!"

Cheng Jinzhi happily wiped the dust off the hairpin with his sleeve, and what he wanted in his heart was to give it to Gao Qi, which could be regarded as letting him leave a feeling and memory for his mother.

Concubine Jing should also hope that this hairpin can be handed over to her biological son who she remembers the most, right?

Anyway, this hairpin accompanied her through the most difficult and difficult years in this dark place, and it can be said that it is the only precious thing that carries her sorrow and witnesses honor and disgrace.

"Here you go. Cheng Jinzhi handed the hairpin to Gao Qi and smiled, his eyes were light, "This is what your mother rewarded you with when she was a concubine, and it is also your mother's relic, she has always been with her, you can keep it." ”

Gao Qi tightened his pupils, his originally somewhat dim eyes gradually brightened, he glanced at Cheng Jinzhi gratefully, then lowered his eyebrows and looked at the hairpin in her hand, stared at it for a long time, and raised his trembling hand with some excitement.

Gao Heng on the side looked at Cheng Jinzhi's actions, and while agreeing in his heart, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth lightly, revealing a pleased smile.

However, at this moment, I suddenly heard a slightly anxious footsteps coming from far and near in front of me, and from the battle, there were four or five people, to say the least.

Cheng Jinzhi looked up and saw a person dressed as a eunuch swaggering towards this side, followed by several guards.

Just when she wondered what these people were doing at this time, Gao Heng's cold voice came from her ears.

"It's the Queen's person. ”