Early in the morning of the second time, Xiao Shao and Jiang Ruan and a few people got out of the tent and turned back in the direction of the camp at the mouth of the jungle. Last night, I had a good night's sleep, Xiao Shao walked outside, and he had a lot of experience in dispersing wild beasts, and he carried the medicine powder to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants from approaching, but nothing disturbed him. Today is also the time to go back to compare the prey, and the emperor's color head does not know who the flowers are. The prey that Xiao Shao hunted was tied up in a stack and put on the back of the horse. He is not interested in this, and Jiang Ruan is not very interested in the so-called Caitou, the two of them say that it is hunting, but it is better to play. There aren't many prey, but each one has something special.

When they returned to the camp, they really found that many people had already returned, and they were all fruitful, and everyone was a little surprised to see the couple and Xuan Pei come back together. Xuan Pei explained the matter to the emperor, and when he heard that there were fierce beasts in the forest, the emperor also frowned, and immediately called for someone to interrogate the officials in charge of the hunting grounds. Jiang Ruan groaned in his heart, the emperor's behavior was clearly because he hadn't heard anyone reply to this matter earlier, which means that this beast had not met other hunting sons and brothers, and it was clearly coming for them? Thinking about the wolves that Gu Yi encountered before, it was just because he happened to walk in front of Xuan Pei and bumped into it.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Xinzhi and Zhao Jin also returned, and Gu Yi followed with the rest of his entourage. The relationship between Zhao Jin and Jiang Xinzhi no longer seems to be as strange as before, and it is naturally a lot. Jiang Xinzhi turned over and dismounted, and walked in front of the emperor first, probably talking about the beast, the emperor's face sank like water, and the previous ease was swept away.

Jiang Ruan's gaze fell on the beauties sitting leisurely in front of the camp, Wang Lian'er was delicate and gentle, and her body exuded a faint bookish atmosphere. Mu Xirou is as cold as frost, and as bright as a peach and plum. As for Jiang Dan, he looked at the people around him with a smile, as if he was very satisfied with today's good atmosphere.

Jiang Ruan silently looked away, Jiang Dan tried his best to make such a scene, releasing the beast but only targeting a few of them, but he deeply understood that the beast could not put them to death, and there must be some purpose in it. Jiang Ruan could guess about one or two, but it was just ...... Her eyes circled around the people who came back, and she knew in her heart that if that was the case, Jiang Dan would have gambled too much this time.

I saw a man stumbling in the distance, the man was covered in blood, and he could vaguely tell that he was a palace guard. As soon as such a bloody man appeared, there were quite a few female relatives present, and they immediately screamed in panic. The emperor's imperial guards hurriedly stopped the man, and the man seemed to be unable to support it, and fell to the ground at once, and everyone saw clearly that there was an arrow behind him, which passed through the chest, and it was obvious that he could not survive. He raised his face, and someone could see that he was the guard in front of the prince, and the next moment, the dying man spit out a few words with difficulty: "Help...... Save His Royal Highness the Prince. With that, he tilted his head to the side and died.

The emperor was shocked, for so many years, although the prince has no virtue and no talent, he only occupies a false name, and the country in the world cannot be handed over to such a person. Sooner or later, the crown prince will have to be replaced, but among the sons who have their own ghosts, the prince is at least a person who does not have a city government. In the palace, his original heirs were prosperous, but all the more innocent sons died in all kinds of open and secret battles. The crown prince is his eldest son and the son of the empress, and the emperor always has to think a little bit of affection for the crown prince. is because after so many years in the palace, although he has snubbed him, he has not abolished his position as the crown prince, and even sometimes ordered his subordinates to secretly protect him. As soon as he heard that the crown prince had an accident today, the emperor's face suddenly changed.

Wang Lian'er also hurriedly stood up, walked to the emperor and gently patted the emperor's back to help him calm his breath, she was used to doing such gentle explanations, and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, let people go to the dense forest to search and yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is auspicious, and there must be a blessing from heaven." ”

The emperor sent people to search in the dense forest, and when this happened, everyone no longer had the heart to pay attention to the hunting matter, and the prince had this incident, and everyone secretly prayed in their hearts that His Royal Highness the prince was safe and sound, and that he would not provoke the Ninety-Five Emperor to be angry and affect the pond fish.

But in a moment, the searching Imperial Guards really returned, and one of them was carrying the dying prince on his back, and the emperor's face sank when he saw it. The crown prince was covered in blood, and the guards led by him hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the prince was seriously injured, Your Majesty, and all the guards around His Royal Highness were killed, and it seems that they were ambushed." ”

"What are you doing? Why don't you go and ask for a doctor! The Emperor shouted angrily.

The accompanying imperial physician hurriedly stood up, the guards carried the prince back to the tent and lay down on the couch, the imperial physician went in for a while and came out again, everyone was angry and did not dare to look at him, the imperial physician wiped the sweat on his forehead, knelt down at once, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is incompetent, His Royal Highness the prince's injury is too serious, and the long arrow pierces the chest, I am afraid that I will be weak to ......return to the sky." ”

"Nonsense!" The emperor kicked aside the old lady doctor who was kneeling at his feet, and said angrily: "I only give you one way, if you can't cure the prince, don't keep your head!" I don't want to listen to the four words of weakness in the sky! ”

The old lady had no choice but to tremble and return to the tent. It's just that there are not many medicinal materials with him here, and the prince's injury cannot be delayed, so he still has to leave to return to the palace first.

The emperor was already mad with anger, and no one expected that a good hunt would end in such an ending. The emperor brushed his sleeves away, leaving only a bewildered crowd looking at each other. The smile on the corner of Xuanli's lips was like a spring breeze, and he glanced at Xuanhua beside him meaningfully, and sighed: "Fifth brother, it's a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an accident." ”

Xuanhua also smiled back at him, and said in his words: "Yes, it's a pity." ”

Jiang Ruan lowered his eyes and quietly looked at Jiang Dan not far away, Jiang Dan seemed to feel her gaze, turned his head, and smiled at Jiang Ruan, he was a little proud.

Xuan Pei walked over from the side, frowned and said, "This woman is really an eyesore to look at. "Crappy means, narrow vision, but every time they come up with some vicious tricks, they are like poisonous snakes, and it will be a scourge sooner or later if they are kept.

"Don't worry," a strange brilliance flashed in Jiang Dan's eyes: "It won't be an eyesore soon." ”

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There was a strange aura in the palace, and since the dying prince was carried back, the emperor's face was colder than the ice in June. The subordinates in the palace realized that the emperor was so attentive to his eldest son, who didn't care much about him on weekdays. This time the prince had an accident, it must have been designed by someone, and he was ambushed in the dense forest, and the other party was really arrogant, and he almost didn't take the emperor seriously.

It's just that who is behind it, and the voices of the people up and down are different. Now the five princes and the eight princes are secretly competing, and there is one more thirteen princes who don't know the depths, and each of them may want to make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lose his life. If it is really found out that it is one of them, I am afraid that the direction of the wind in the middle of the court will change again.

Not only the former dynasty, but also the harem was not at peace. The queen learned the news of the prince's accident and had a big quarrel with the emperor. The queen has been in the palace almost in name for so many years, and she doesn't care about the affairs of the harem. Now that the only son has such a thing under his nose, his complaints about the emperor for so many years have erupted overnight, and he is actually disrespectful to the emperor. Although the emperor understood that she said this because she was nervous, she had developed an unquestionable temperament over the years in a high position. immediately punished the queen severely.

In the past, no matter how weak the relationship between the emperor and queen was, it would not be to the point of tearing their faces, and there were different opinions, and the emperor finally had no respect for the queen. The master of the harem will eventually change hands, and Concubine De is now the master of the five princes, and she rarely appears. Now the three beauties who are in the limelight have their own strengths, and it is indeed unknown who will be the flower.

No matter what is talked about outside, everyone still goes with their own business. Jiang Dan felt that she was in a very good mood, about the time it was done, the emperor had been in front of the prince for the past few days, and she was even more upset when she quarreled with the queen, and she didn't come to the harem at all, she swept away the haze caused by Jiang Quan's incident a few days ago. Jiang Quan's matter has not been accounted for for the time being, but Jiang Ruan is about to be unlucky.

She wore a gilded yarn skirt, combed a flower bun, carefully put on earrings and hairpins, and wore rings, and the woman in the mirror looked more delicate because of her good color. seemed to feel that this kind of dress no longer looked old-fashioned, Jiang Dan pursed his lips with satisfaction, and smeared the last bit of rouge.

"Jiang Zhaoyi is dressed like this for his father?" A deep male voice sounded behind itself, and it seemed to carry a little unfamiliar flirtatiousness: "Father is really glamorous." ”

Jiang Dan turned around, and Xuanhua came from outside and sat down in Jiang Dan's bedroom. At this moment, it is almost night outside, and the emperor is going to rest in Wang Lian'er's bedroom tonight, but he will not come here. Xuanhua came in like this, Jiang Dan was startled at first, and then put his mind at ease, and when he heard the words, he was half resentful and half teasing: "Your Highness the Fifth Highness sees where His Majesty is at the moment, why do you want to say such things to make the concubines sad?" No matter how you dress up and make up, Your Majesty won't come here. ”

Xuanhua originally just wanted to come over and discuss the later arrangements with Jiang Dan about the prince's affairs, but he didn't want to come in and see the beauty dressing up, but at this moment, he saw Jiang Dan's pitiful expression and resentful words, and his eyes involuntarily floated a little. Frankly. Jiang Dan's birth is not bad, the women of the Jiang family have more or less inherited some of Jiang Quan's good looks, although Jiang Dan's color is inferior to Jiang Ruan and Jiang Susu, but in the palace it is like a fresh little flower, delicate and coquettish, and with a bit of Chu Chu posture, which can make a man's heart break the most.

It's just that no matter how touching she is, she is the woman of her father. Although Xuanhua was absurd in private, Concubine De's mention of his face finally played a role, knowing that some women can provoke, and some women will bring fatal disasters to themselves if they are not careful. So the ripples in my heart were put away by myself after only a few minutes. only said: "Jiang Zhaoyi is multi-hearted, and my father loves you a lot now." ”

Jiang Dan noticed Xuanhua's flashing obsession, she was a little proud and a little surprised. People are always greedy, Jiang Dan entered the palace when she wanted to seek a wealth and status, and to be a master, for which she sacrificed all her freedom as an ordinary girl. After she got to where she wanted to go, she was not satisfied and wanted more.

For example, the dissatisfaction with the emperor accumulates day after day, Jiang Ruan can find a handsome young man like Xiao Shao, but she has to get along with a man who is about the same age as her father. She is also a flower-like age now, which girl doesn't think about spring, is it possible to be in the palace, guarding an old man, watching her beauty wither like a flower? She was not reconciled.

Xuanhua is too deep away from the city, even now, Jiang Dan can't see through this person, Xuanhua is simpler, looking at Xuanhua at the moment, he looks handsome, and more importantly, he is so young, it is just right ...... match his age. Jiang Dan thought in a trance, suddenly raised his lips and smiled, and said: "No matter how much favor you have, and share it with so many women, when you get to the concubine, it will only be a drop." She stroked her wide sleeves, revealing a piece of her wrist as white as jade, and the coated pill on it was like a fresh flower, and she said softly: "Many times, this palace is empty, there is no population at all, and the concubine is always a woman, and she will be lonely and afraid." ”

Xuanhua's heart moved, as if he heard a lot from Jiang Dan's words, and then looked at the woman sitting alone in the huge palace, beautiful as a flower, affectionate and resentful, looking at her with a pair of eyebrows, it seemed that she had infinite affection and desire. Xuanhua finally couldn't sit still, Jiang Danruo unintentionally lit the incense on the side, the incense was the incense from the Western Regions, the fragrance was very light, and it was very refreshing, but it could make people crazy unconsciously, every time the emperor came, she would light this incense, and today was the first time to use it on other men.

However, there is a thrilling pleasure, as if it is a kind of crazy catharsis. The faint light in the dormitory slowly reflected on the people, and slowly the low breath in the night sky slowly dissipated in the cold wind.

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Jiang Ruan put down the book in his hand, the spies who returned to him had been back for a long time, Xiao Shao had just come out of the bath, and he saw Jiang Ruan sitting on the couch thoughtfully, and even took the book in his hand backwards, I don't know what Lu Dao thought so distracted.

He walked over and took the book from Jiang Ruan's hand, Jiang Ruan turned around, Xiao Shao covered the quilt with her more tightly, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"I'm thinking...... Tomorrow, they will be able to find out that the arrow that stabbed the prince belongs to our palace. Jiang Ruan said.

Although the phrase "our palace" was inadvertently spit out by Jiang Ruan, it obviously pleased Xiao Shao, he seemed to laugh and said, "There's nothing to think about." "Since he has made arrangements, he will definitely not let things that are unfavorable to the palace happen, Jiang Dan and Xuanhua have a good calculation, but they have always underestimated their opponents, and they think that everyone in the world is as stupid as them.

Jiang Ruan glanced at him, having someone like Xiao Shao by his side always saves a lot of trouble, anyway, he will arrange everything. She said: "Actually, if you don't do anything, you really do what they want, and the emperor will never blame you." "The emperor is indecisive, willful and short-sighted, but he has one advantage that has not changed from beginning to end, that is, he will always trust Xiao Shao with 120,000 points.

Jiang Dan didn't know Xiao Shao's life experience, and Xuanhua thought that as long as he blindly pushed things on Xiao Shao, he could succeed, but he didn't know that Lu Dao was wrong from the morning. Once it was really found out that it was related to the Jinying Palace, the emperor's first thought was that someone was slandering Xiao Shao, but he would investigate it from Xiao Shao's opponent.

If you push the boat down the river, it is possible to find out Jiang Dan and Xuanhua after about the end of the day, but then it will take a while.

Xiao Shao said: "No, you are in trouble again." "Jiang Ruan is not loved by the emperor, Xuanhua has not acted rashly against the Jinying Mansion for so many years, how could he suddenly do it. The mastermind must be Jiang Dan, why did Jiang Dan agitate Xuanhua, naturally because of Jiang Ruan. In this way, the emperor will think that Jiang Ruan is a scourge spirit, and his preconceived thoughts are always very long-lasting, in order to avoid such troubles, Xiao Shao himself dealt with the later troubles first.

Jiang Ruan didn't expect Xiao Shao to think of this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Do you also know about Xuanhua and Jiang Dan?" ”

Xiao Shao nodded silently, which was considered a default.

Jiang Ruan shook his head: "She is really bold. "Jiang Dan will roll together with Xuanhua, which is incredible in Jiang Ruan's opinion. Jiang Dan is actually not very smart and skillful. The reason why we have reached this point step by step is entirely because of the word forbearance. It's about the same as the original Xuanli Xuanlang. In the past, when she was in Shangshu Mansion, she made a harmless and cowardly appearance, and at that time she was just a child.

Jiang Dan is good at hibernation, and he is more careful in doing things, and he is careful not to leave any handle for others. How could such a person do something that was compatible with Xuanhua, once it was done, there would inevitably be endless disasters in the future. Jiang Dan would rather be with Xuanhua if she wants trouble, which is really not in line with her cautious nature. After all, it wasn't that she wanted to trade anything with Xuanhua, Jiang Ruan's face became a little strange, and that was for ....... Xuanhua this person?

Jiang Dan probably didn't like Xuanhua either, but Jiang Ruan had heard of the affair of a concubine in the deep palace who was unwilling to be lonely and hooked up with an outsider Hongxing out of the wall. About Jiang Dan is no different from those women, and he also has a desire for desire. It's just that the emperor is old, how can he bear it at her age?

Jiang Ruan asked Xiao Shao, "Do you want to intervene in this matter?" ”

"It's all up to you," Xiao Shao said, "I'll carry it in the back." ”

Jiang Ruan couldn't help but laugh, looked Xiao Shao up and down, and muttered: "Now it seems that my luck is also good." Jiang Dan found someone of the emperor's age, no wonder he chose a young man like Xuanhua instead. And I have lived two lives before and after, and I am ...... years old. Maybe it's also your elder, so it seems that I took advantage of it. Even the red apricot doesn't have to go out of the wall. ”

"Red apricot out of the wall?" Xiao Shao narrowed his eyes, and his tone became dangerous.

Jiang Ruan has the most stable grasp of people's emotions on weekdays, and today he didn't hear the difference in Xiao Shao's words, and still said: "You are so beautiful, I am naturally reluctant." ”

The next moment, he was thrown down on the couch by Xiao Shao, Xiao Shao's eyes were deep, and his tone was cold: "Well, if I work harder, you don't have any other energy to get out of the wall." ”

Jiang Ruan: "......"

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After a silent night, Jiang Dan straightened his clothes, and the people around him left at some point. She felt a kind of ache all over her body, and the madness of last night had dissipated, and it seemed that there was still a lingering glow in the room. In Xuanhua, she found her freshness and age, and finally felt that she was different from those old women in the palace.

Xuanhua is a completely different person from the emperor, he is young, his energy is incredible, there is such a thing as desire, he knows the taste of the marrow, Jiang Dan thinks, it has always been good like this.

When the love was strong last night, Xuanhua said: "You are such a smart and beautiful woman, but I am a little reluctant, in the future, when the great cause of this hall has been completed, you will change your name and stay by the side of this hall." ”

Jiang Dan was just joking at the time, but at this moment, he began to think about Xuanhua's words seriously. Indeed, she is unwilling to guard the emperor for the rest of her life, and after the emperor dies, these concubines will either be martyred or sent to the nunnery, why not think about the rest of their lives? After all, the world either fell into the hands of Xuanli or Xuanhua, Xuanli now regards her as an outcast, but Xuanhua is an excellent candidate.

Jiang Dan called the people around him: "What's going on with the prince?" ”

"It seems that the arrow has been found," replied Pearl, "but now His Majesty seems to be very angry, and I have not heard any news." ”

Jiang Dan frowned at first, then thought of something, his brows gradually relaxed, nothing happened, no news is good news. It took them a lot of time to get the same arrows as the Jinying Palace, and everyone saw the arrows that Xiao Shao shot at the white tiger that day. As for walking with Xuanpei and coming back, it attracted the attention of many people. The Jinying Mansion and the Thirteen Princes conspired to kill the crown prince with the intention of usurping the throne, and the name of the plot was pressed down, and the Jinying Mansion had a lesson from the past, even if it wanted to get rid of the crime, it was very difficult.

The emperor must be angry at this moment, but it is only about his own prince that he cannot be heard by outsiders, which is normal. Xuanpei's little wild seed always sneered at her by virtue of his status as a prince, and now he has to pay the price. Jiang Dan smiled slightly, looked at himself in the mirror, pulled out the flower hairpin, replaced it with a plain silver hairpin, and said: "Let's go, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an accident, the palace is also very worried, and it is also my heart to go to visit together." ”