The light rain was pouring down, and the maid Xiaolian opened the door to look at the rain-soaked ground, and then retracted her head.

Qin Xingyi secretly said that it was unfortunate that she was about to jump off the roof to try to meet Xuanyuan Mingyu, but she didn't expect Princess Jin'er's maid to push the door to watch the rain, so she had to calm down and continue to brave the rain and wait for the opportunity.

The maid Xiaolian walked back to the house, came to the bedside, helped Princess Jin'er put on her coat, re-combed her hairstyle, and asked, "Princess, do you really want to go to the courtyard to see that little thief?" It's raining lightly outside. ”

Princess Jin'er sat on the edge of the bed, crying silently, I don't know how things have developed to this point, if things are publicized, how can I save my face? She was anxious and wanted to ask the reason, but unfortunately she was weak after drinking the pear blossom dew, so she told Xiaolian to help herself stand up and said, "No matter what, this princess still has to ask the third prince." ”

Xiaolian understood the hardships in Princess Jin'er's heart, and hurriedly took out an oil-paper umbrella from the cabinet, held the umbrella with one hand, and supported Princess Jin'er with the other, and came to the courtyard.

There was a guard standing under the jujube tree in the courtyard, his clothes were wet with light rain, holding a saber, looking around very vigilantly, hearing footsteps, through the rain, he found that it was Princess Jin'er's master and servant coming, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to block the way, and persuaded: "Princess, please go back, His Royal Highness the Prince ordered me to guard here, and not let anyone approach this little thief before the interrogation." ”

When Princess Jin'er heard the words "little lewd thief", her face turned red, and she didn't know if this guard had seen her embarrassment just now, so she looked at the rain curtain embarrassedly, and asked softly: "Borrow light, this princess wants to ask him a few words!" It's really a last resort, please make it easier. ”

The guards were embarrassed, Prince Sumeng was furious just now, if he made it convenient for the princess, in case Prince Sumeng pursued him, he would be unable to escape the involvement! However, Princess Jin'er is the prince's own sister, and it is not appropriate to forcibly block it herself, in case Prince Sumeng protects her sister, she can't explain it, anyway, she is not a person inside and outside!

Seeing that the guard hesitated again and again, the maid Xiaolian couldn't look at it, so she hugged the princess and said, "Hmph! You are just a little guard, what right do you have to dictate and deliberately make things difficult in front of the princess? If you go against the princess's wishes, His Royal Highness the prince will not spare you. ”

The guard was frightened when he heard this, and realized that he could not offend the princess, so he had to excuse himself and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess has come at the right time, if you have anything to say, just ask, by the way, help me guard the prisoner, I will go back to the room to get the coat and hat, and I will come back soon." ”

"Go ahead, go ahead, we'll watch over you and make sure you're okay." The maid Xiaolian said, waving her hand to tell the guard to leave quickly.

Princess Jin'er saw the guard leave in a hurry, and looked back to see Xuanyuan Mingyu hanging on a branch, with raindrops hanging on her upper body bare-chested, and the rain trickled down a pair of bare feet, and said to Xiaolian: "Quick, take the umbrella closer, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is soaking wet." ”

The maid Xiaolian was unexpected, and couldn't help pouting, thinking unconvinced: My princess, when has this been, why are you still caring about this little thief? His daring to defile the princess in broad daylight is a heinous crime, wouldn't it be better to die early?

Princess Jin'er stood close to Xuanyuan Mingyu, with infinite grievances, and had a lot of things to ask in her heart, but before she could say anything, she cried silently for a while, and asked in a choked voice: "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, why do you want to do this?" Do you know the consequences of your doing this? ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu was hung on the jujube tree, the weight of his whole body fell on a pair of wrists, his hands had become swollen and numb, and he felt very cold when he was wet all over, plus he was punched and kicked by the guards just now, his body hurt, and he hung his head and closed his eyes.

"Xiaolian, what should I do? His Royal Highness the Third Prince doesn't answer me. Princess Jin'er cried and begged Xiaolian for advice.

Although Xiaolian is a maid, she has a sense of justice in her heart, thinking that Xuanyuan Mingyu should not bully the princess, seeing that he did not answer at the moment, Princess Jin'er was even more sad, and said: "Princess, you are too merciful, you don't need to be soft on this little lewd thief." ”

Xiaolian was indignant, stepped forward, held an umbrella in one hand, and stretched out the other hand to pinch Xuanyuan Mingyu's human acupoint, wanting to make him sober up to answer Princess Jin'er's question.

Xiaolian didn't have much strength, but her fingernails were sharp and long, pinching on the acupuncture points of Xuanyuan Mingyu's human center, almost piercing into the flesh, and a little blood oozed from the tip of her nose.

"Xiaolian, you are light." Princess Jin'er couldn't bear it very much, and reminded in a low voice, finding that Xuanyuan Mingyu's body trembled slightly, and hurriedly opened her eyes to watch.

Xuanyuan Mingyu felt the pain of the human acupoint invade his mind, overcame the feeling of the world spinning, and slowly widened his eyes, and his eyes expressed helplessness and pain.

The maid Xiaolian was very angry, thinking that Xuanyuan Mingyu deliberately did not answer the question, pretending to be stupid there in order to reduce the guilt, let go of his human acupoint, and pushed Xuanyuan Mingyu's body hard, making his body swing like a swing, and asked angrily, "Are you dumb?" Can't you just say a word? Hurry up and answer the princess's questions! ”

Xuanyuan Mingyu felt that his body was in pain, frowned, and opened his mouth a few times in vain, where could he speak? In recent days, I have been misunderstood and framed again and again, especially this time I didn't even give myself a chance to explain, it's really painful.

The guard who walked away just now walked back with a hat and a robe, and said to the maid Xiaolian, "Do you need the help of this guard?" If this little thief doesn't change his life, if he refuses to speak, he should teach him a lesson! ”

"It's so annoying, you go away, you don't have to worry about our princess's affairs." The maid Xiaolian said in annoyance, she didn't want outsiders to come in, especially when Princess Jin'er asked about the cause of the incident.

The guard was also interested, and hurriedly stepped back half a step, thinking that Prince Sumeng would arrive as soon as he received his report, so there was no need to worry about it, everything was none of my business.

It turned out that the guard was afraid of being reprimanded by Prince Sumeng just now, and he left his post without permission to get a coat and hat, so he ran to the front hall to report.

The guard came to the front hall and was stopped by several guards on duty at the door, claiming that Prince Su Meng and the county magistrate were discussing important matters in the hall, and had ordered no one to enter and disturb them.

The guard didn't dare to break in, so he had to stand outside the front hall door and wait.

In the vestibule of the post station, Prince Sumeng sat on a wide seat, his face was unhappy, he still couldn't control the anger in his heart, he slapped the armrest of the seat with his hand continuously, and said angrily: "How can this be true! This thief is so bold, could it be that he was instructed by the emperor of the Xuanyuan Dynasty? ”

Fu Wei, the county magistrate, stood in front of Prince Sumeng and analyzed: "Your Royal Highness, please forgive your majesty for saying bluntly, this possibility is almost non-existent!" Even if the Xuanyuan Dynasty looks down on our Tanjiang Kingdom, in terms of national strength and territorial size, they really can't compare with each other! However, they should disdain to do this kind of self-destructive and dignified thing. ”

"Could it be that this little thief covets my young and beautiful sister, steals the forbidden fruit, acts recklessly, and doesn't care about the consequences?"

"It's not very likely! Xia Guan speculated that the third prince shouldered the responsibility of welcoming the envoy of relatives, and came all the way to greet and escort the princess back to China on behalf of his father, how could he not understand that the matter was very important, unless he didn't want to live! ”

"According to the meaning of the county magistrate, this is impossible, so what will be the reason? This prince wants to give my father an explanation, and he can't just say that he is with his relatives for no reason! "Prince Sumeng is inexperienced and can't guess what's wrong.

"Your Royal Highness, this matter is indeed very strange! When we entered the room of the third prince just now, there was a very strong aroma in it, which seemed to be the fragrance of flowers, and it seemed to be the smell of wine, and it was a strange smell that could not be said. ”

The county magistrate thought carefully about it, remembered the scene when he entered the room just now, and guessed whether it was the strange fragrance that caused the third prince and the princess to lose their minds, lose their minds, and do great rebellious things.

After this reminder, Prince Su Meng felt that it was not unreasonable, and suddenly realized: "Master Fu, do you mean that the fragrance in the house is deliberately caused by a third person?" ”

Master Fu nodded and said: "His Royal Highness the prince is wise, this matter contains many doubts, we should ask the two parties, find out the details, and then report to His Majesty the King." ”

"Master Fu might as well speculate, in your opinion, how will my father reply to this matter?" What Prince Sumeng was thinking about was whether this harmony could be redeemed? But it's not convenient for him to say it directly.

"This matter is related to the friendship between the two countries, His Majesty the King will not easily execute the three princes, at most he will imprison the messenger to welcome his relatives, and maybe he will be imprisoned in a black prison for the rest of his life."

Prince Sumeng didn't care about Xuanyuan Mingyu's life or death, he cared about what kind of outcome this Heqin meeting would have, and asked, "What about Heqin?" ”

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, if such a big thing happens, the matter of harmony should come to an end, unless the matter just now is not leaked out, and the third prince died suddenly."

"Died in ...... Fateful? Prince Sumeng repeated, his eyes rolling wildly, and he began to make a bad idea.

The room fell silent, and no one spoke. After a long time, Prince Sumeng made up his mind and asked, "Lord Fu, this prince can promise not to let the news of this matter leak out." ”

"What is His Royal Highness going to do?" The county magistrate asked puzzled.

Prince Sumeng's eyes flashed with a terrifying evil light, his hideous face was full of murderous aura, and he said viciously: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" We must carry on the matter of harmony at all costs! Except for my royal sister, everyone else will be killed! Including the three princes, Xiaolian, and all the participating guards were killed, and no one was left! ”

The county magistrate didn't expect that Prince Sumeng would actually try to kill him, and his methods were vicious, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, and he didn't want to condone Prince Sumeng to commit murderous crimes in his jurisdiction, so he prompted:

"This, the matter of the fragrance in the house has not been clarified, maybe someone else has ulterior motives to meddle in this matter? At present, it is not advisable to act blindly, it is better to lock off the post station and secretly detain these people here. ”