Chapter 67
Leaving the banquet, Yin Lihua asked Liu Xiu: "Does Uncle Wen really believe in concubines?" ”
Liu Xiu replied without hesitation: "It's serious." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info In this palace, I believe in nothing more than you. I have this matter by myself, and I will not let the villain frame or even hurt you. ”
I saw Yin Lihua smile, and then asked, "But except for the concubine, it is the queen." The queen just blocked the sword for Her Majesty in public, can Your Majesty suspect the Queen? ”
Liu Xiu replied without thinking: "This matter is full of suspicions, I can't make arbitrary conclusions for a while, everything will be discussed after it is investigated." If the queen has anything to do with this, I will not show mercy. Thinking that Fang Cai almost lost his life, Liu Xiu felt that as an emperor, his life was regarded as child's play, and his dignity seemed to fall into the dust, which was undoubtedly a great insult. He can't wait to cut the people behind the scenes with thousands of knives, break thousands of corpses, and scatter bones and ashes.
Yin Lihua could hear the hatred in Liu Xiu's tone, but she was skeptical of it, valuing love and righteousness was Liu Xiu's advantage, and it was also a disadvantage, she thought that being as smart as Guo Shengtong was clear about this and easy to use. At the moment, Liu Xiu doesn't make judgments, and she can't talk about it. It's just that before the truth is known, Guo Shengtong was injured for Liu Xiu, this is a fact, Liu Xiu should go and take a look, Yin Lihua might as well push the boat down the river to be a virtuous person again, only to hear her say to Liu Xiu: "The queen was injured for Uncle Wen, I don't know how the injury is now, Uncle Wen must be worried in his heart, but Uncle Wen is also injured, if Uncle Wen doesn't mind, it is better to go back and rest first, and the concubine will visit on her behalf, and return to Uncle Wen." ”
Liu Xiuwan said: "This injury on my body is not in the way, I can go, you are inconvenient, go back and rest early." ”
Yin Lihua hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay." Uncle Wen promised the concubine that after seeing the queen, don't go back to see the music again, rest early, and don't despise the injuries on your body. ”
Liu Xiu nodded, "I should be you." ”
Yin Lihua was still not at ease, worried that Liu Xiuyang would disobey her, so she told Wanfu and said: "Trouble my father-in-law to take care of Your Majesty for your concubine tonight, if Your Majesty loses your word, please tell your father-in-law truthfully tomorrow." ”
Wanfu immediately replied, "Oh." ”
Liu Xiu raised the corners of his mouth at this.
What should be said has been said, what should be told has also been advised, it's time to separate, and in the end, Liu Xiu, who couldn't resist Yin Lihua, gradually drifted away under Yin Lihua's eyes, and finally disappeared into the night.
Yin Lihua looked at Liu Xiu's back, smiling lightly, but her heart was already desolate. Tonight, she clearly knew that Liu Xiu occupied a certain place in her heart, but she didn't know how important it was, and now she didn't know whether she hoped that Liu Xiu was important enough to allow her to completely let go of Deng Yu, or that Liu Xiu would go out of her heart in the future. She didn't want to figure it out, because even if she did, she wouldn't be happy with either the former or the latter. If it is the former, she will have a lot of scruples and considerations when she wants to play with Guo Shengtong, and in the end, she may be like Ou Hanxiang, even if she exhausts her organs, she will not be able to do so; If it is the latter, then she will have to be hypocritical to Liu Xiu for the rest of her life, and she will guard Deng Yu in her heart, which is not a pain.
Liu Xiu would not know about Yin Lihua's painful struggles, and at this time he came to Changqiu Palace.
Guo Shengtong, who was sitting on the bed, saw Liu Xiu and struggled to get up to salute, but was stopped by Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu asked Guo Shengtong: "Is the wound still painful?" ”
Guo Shengtong immediately replied: "As long as Your Majesty is fine, the concubine will be fine." ”
Guo Shengtong's affection was so deep that Liu Xiu suddenly took off a little disguise, a little temptation, and said with concern sincerely: "The queen is so thoughtful, I will remember it in my heart." ”
When Guo Shengtong heard this, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, but he said solemnly on his face: "The concubine only wishes His Majesty well, and she has nothing to ask for." ”
Liu Xiu saw that Guo Shengtong's face was serious and calm, and his heart was even warmer, and he said, "I understand." ”
Guo Sheng looked at Liu Xiu's expression, and he didn't know how much Liu Xiu believed. She knew that some words were too much to compliment, but she fell into inferiority. So, in order to change the topic, she casually asked about the follow-up of the matter, "I don't know who is so bold and reckless that he dares to assassinate His Majesty in public?" ”
When Liu Xiu heard this, he immediately glanced at Guo Shengtong, and seeing that he was not discolored, Fang replied: "The matter is still under thorough investigation." I will deal with this matter, and the queen does not need to worry about it, and she can recuperate from her injuries with peace of mind. ”
Guo Shengtong left after being injured, she didn't know what happened later, she thought that Liu Xiu was covering up for Yin Lihua, so she asked Liu Xiu tentatively: "The concubine is injured, I'm afraid that everything in the backyard will be difficult to handle, and the concubine wants to let the Yin nobles take care of it temporarily, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" ”
Liu Xiu was very stunned by this, and after thinking about it seriously, he vetoed it, he said: "Yin nobles are pregnant with dragon descendants, it is not appropriate to be tired, so it is better to avoid it." In the past, the queen gave birth to auxiliary children and Kang'er, and they did not see any mistakes in the back court, but in the great Changqiu, they did things safely, and the queen did not need to worry. ”
Guo Shengtong responded respectfully: "Oh." But she was very happy in her heart, she thought that if it was normal, Liu Xiu would not be reasonable, and now she should not be afraid that it has been done.
Liu Xiu just really didn't want Yin Lihua to be affected, there must be a demon when things go wrong, for the sake of safety, he didn't respond. However, Liu Xiu thought about it for a while, and when he thought of the woman, he changed his mind again, so he asked Guo Shengtong: "Does the queen know that Brother Ling is a good daughter?" ”
Guo Shengtong was surprised by Liu Xiu's questioning, and she replied with a little confusion: "My brother and my sister-in-law have always been in love, and the concubine didn't hear my brother mention that he had a good daughter. ”
Liu Xiu smiled at this: "It seems that Brother Ling is very secretive about this. The queen did not know that the woman who had assassinated me today was a foreign daughter who had made her brother good. ”
"How so?!" It was so unexpected by Guo Shengtong that she exclaimed, but as soon as the words came out, she knew that she had made a gaffe, in order to make up for it, she said: "My brother and sister-in-law have a very strong relationship, can Your Majesty make a mistake in this matter?" ”
Liu Xiu shook his head, and he told Guo Shengtong: "Brother Ling admitted this matter in front of the ministers, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, how could it be wrong." ”
After Guo Shengtong heard this, he finally knew that something had gone wrong, and for this, she felt deeply bad and unbelievable, and she asked tentatively: "Can the concubine's younger brother have anything to do with this assassination of His Majesty?" ”
Liu Xiu deliberately hesitated for a moment, and Fang replied: "Brother Ling Yan has no idea what this woman did, so I don't know if Brother Ling has anything to do with this assassination, and I will know after a thorough investigation." ”
Guo Shengtong knows that Guo Guo has always been cautious in doing things, and he does not reveal a drop of water, but now he even admits in public that he has a personal relationship with the woman who stabbed him, I am afraid that he has no choice but to be involved, and he must have been caught with some evidence. Thinking of this, Guo Shengtong was inevitably flustered, after all, her only reliable external force in the future was her own brother Guo Guo, if Guo Guo had an accident this time, she would lose her support, not to mention, she didn't know how to explain to Guo's mother. However, now was not the time for her to think about this, because she noticed that Liu Xiu's eyes were scrutinizing, and she hurriedly said: "How can my brother get along with a foreign daughter, the concubine is really unbelievable, but the concubine is still willing to believe what her brother said, and I hope Your Majesty will see it." ”
Liu Xiu didn't know whether the panic that flashed in Guo Shengtong's eyes was for himself or really for Guo Guo, which was worth pondering. Seeing that Guo Shengtong asked him to be discerning, he responded: "The queen can rest assured, my brother Ling has always acted cautiously, and I should be discerning and fair." The queen is injured, and she should recuperate, and I have my own opinions on this matter. ”
Guo Guo is cautious, Liu Xiu has to be discerning, so Liu Xiu is suspicious of Guo Kuang, but in view of Guo Kuang's always being cautious, he has to be discerning? Or is it given that Guo Guo has always been cautious and will not be so bold, Liu Xiu trusts Guo Guo so he has to be discerning?
Regarding Liu Xiu's pun, Guo Shengtong inevitably became more and more nervous, but he still pretended to be calm. She said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
Liu Xiu didn't say anything about this, and seeing that the time was not early, he said goodbye to Guo Shengtong and returned to the East Palace to rest without mentioning it.
After Guo Shengtong waited for Liu Xiu to leave, she immediately asked Zhou Ruyi to inquire about the details, but in an instant, she stopped Zhou Ruyi again, because she suddenly remembered the words "recuperate" that Liu Xiu said, and she weakly gave up the idea of inquiring. After calming down, think about it, Guo Guo has been growing up watching, and her ability is better than her, even if she asks clearly, it will be useless, she can only wait patiently for the result, hoping that Guo Guo is safe and sound. After thinking about Guo Guo's situation, she thought that Liu Xiu actually refused Yin Lihua to temporarily take care of the harem, no matter how she thought about it, she felt that it was inappropriate, but she couldn't figure out the reason. Because of the pretense in her heart, she didn't sleep well, and felt that the wound hurt even more.
The case of the assassination of Liu Xiu has been investigated for several days, but there has been no progress. The woman had always lived in a simple house, and even the neighbors did not know her family situation, so there was no way to find out; Guo Guo has never changed his words; The guards couldn't figure out how the woman had managed to get into the palace...... In the end, the matter had to be settled.
Liu Xiu was unhappy about this, but in addition to punishing the relevant courtiers for their incompetence and ordering them to rectify, he was also powerless. Liu Xiu sighed to Yin Lihua for this and said, "Is it that the courtiers are too incompetent, or are the people behind the scenes too clever?" ”
Yin Lihua suspects Guo Shengtong, maybe many people will have such suspicions to some extent, but they will deny it, because in their opinion, Guo Shengtong is not that kind of person, and there is no motive to kill Liu Xiu, Yin Lihua believes in her intuition, but unfortunately she has no evidence. However, Yin Lihua believes that no one can always do evil without leaving a trace, and one day everyone will see the true face of Guo Shengtong. So, she comforted Liu Xiu and said: "Foxes, with tails, will always have a time when they can't hide." Uncle Wen has always been patient, so why not wait and see. ”
Liu Xiu nodded, and was so relieved by Yin Lihua, Liu Xiu also let go of a matter of concern, and suddenly became relaxed, and couldn't help but joke about Yin Lihua: "Concubine Ai is really my interpretation flower, and getting this stunning interpretation flower is really a blessing for my ten lifetimes of cultivation." ”
Yin Lihua smiled and ignored it.