==Chapter 158==

At the same time, the East Palace was also in a state of rumor.

From the beginning of the prince's poisoning, the entire East Palace was banned, and all irrelevant palace attendants were left in the house and not allowed to move around at will, and everyone involved at that time was detained separately.

Including all the people who had seen Jiu Niang, as well as the imperial doctor who handled the medicinal herbs and the attendant who boiled the medicine and served the medicine, etc., they were all taken away separately for questioning. Emperor Chengyuan handed over the matter to Ruan Ronghai to personally supervise, and Ruan Ronghai also knew that the matter was very important, and after receiving the commandment, he personally sat in the interrogation.

The main target is the person who can access the bowl of medicine in the first place, but unfortunately the movement is still slow after all, and the imperial doctor who handles the medicinal materials commits suicide in fear of crime after hearing that the prince has been poisoned, which can be seen to be premeditated. And the people who came into contact with that bowl of medicine, after Emperor Chengyuan learned that the prince was poisoned, he was angry and dragged out and killed a few on the spot, and no matter how the rest were punished, there was no useful news revealed.

All the unfavorable evidence pointed to Jiu Niang, and after getting this result, Ruan Ronghai sighed and presented the things to Emperor Chengyuan, not holding out any hope that the King of Chu would be able to clear the charge of Princess Chu.

The only thing to be thankful for is that there has been no bad news from the prince's side, and in this case, no bad news is good news.

On the other side, the entire Chu Palace's Mansion moved, and after Changfeng received the order, he led people directly to the mansion. They sneaked in with almost no effort, but unfortunately, as the King of Chu said, they pounced.

On the official road from Chang'an to Luoyang, an extremely inconspicuous horse-drawn carriage was walking alone.

There were only two people in the carriage, two women.

Both of them were dressed as ordinary people, but one of them was particularly special, his head and face were covered, and at first glance he looked like a leprosy patient.

After coming out of the palace, Xiao Ru was taken to change his clothes, change his car, and then go directly out of Chang'an City.

"Where are we going, I want to see your master." Xiao Ru clutched the fabric of her skirt tightly, and her finger bones were faintly white.

The maidservant sitting beside her said, "The most important thing now is not these, but to leave Chang'an quickly." My master said that what he promised you will definitely be done, but this time is not another time, and your safety is the most important. Let's hide it first, and when it's over, we'll arrange it for you. ”

The maid had said these words to her before, but unfortunately Xiao Ru was full of unease.

After seeing Wang Shiro that time, she was heartbroken and fainted on the side of the road, and when she woke up, she found that she was locked up. She thought about many scenarios that she might face, but she didn't expect that the other party would lock her up because of Xiao Jiuniang.

Xiao Jiuniang, this nightmare that she can't escape for two lifetimes!

In her previous life, because of some of her own obscure thoughts, coupled with the shape of the form, she secretly imitated Xiao Jiuniang for a long time, and then designed to replace it. Unexpectedly, in this life, she obviously hoped to stay away from her, and just wanted to live her own life, but she still fell into the same dead end.

Xiao Ru is afraid of Xiao Jiuniang, not only afraid of this sister of the same mother, but also afraid of the man behind her.

So when she came back to life, even if she hated Xiao Jiuniang to the bone, she never dared to provoke her, even if for some reason, she had to ask her, she would rather put her face in the mud and be stepped on by her, than dare to be a little offended.

The reason why Xiao Ru had such a mind in her previous life was because she was already difficult to ride a tiger, and secondly, because someone was persecuted in secret. She didn't know who the other party was, she only knew that if she didn't do what the other party said, she would die without a place to be buried, especially since she was already jealous of her sister with the same mother, so she took advantage of the situation.

And in this life, because of the nightmare of her previous life, she has obviously deliberately distinguished herself from Xiao Jiuniang, she intentionally or unintentionally distinguishes herself from her, but she still didn't expect that someone else had a mind on her.

Such a face, whether it is her luck or her sin, no one can answer her.

Xiao Ru's mind was full of confusion, but the matter had come to this, and she could only obey the other party.

"And how long are we going to be away? When will you be able to do what your master promised me? Shiro, I'd like to meet Shiro......"

Xiao Ru was still a little uneasy, especially this situation similar to being on the run, which made her even more worried.

There was a hint of sarcasm in the maid's half-drooping eyes, but when she raised her head, her face was full of comfort: "Lady, didn't the slave tell you?" After the matter is over, the master will arrange it for you. Now the most important thing is your safety, why do you have to rush to see Wang Jiashiro at this time, after the limelight is over, the master will arrange it for you, isn't it better to see the scenery? ”

"But Shiro has already made a marriage, I'm afraid ......"

The maidservant patted her hand and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, lady, the grandmother of the Xue family passed away, and she has to keep her filial piety." And with my master here, I will help you arrange it properly. The slave knows that you are tired, you can sleep well, stay in the place, stay in peace for a while, and after the limelight is over, we will go back to Chang'an in a beautiful ......"

*

The night was already very deep, and the outer study room of the Chu Wangfu was still brightly lit.

Chang Shun glanced at the King of Chu sitting behind the bookcase, and said carefully: "Your Highness, this matter is not in a hurry, your dinner is useless, if you have some food, just rest." ”

It was quiet in the house.

After a long time, the king of Chu said: "This king is not hungry at this time, is Changfeng back?" ”

Chang Shun shook his head: "Our manpower has been scattered, but this kind of thing will not be able to bear fruit for a while, with Changfeng and Yang Jia here, this matter must have a result soon." The slave maid heard from the side of the main courtyard, the princess is not there, and the little master is crying a lot, otherwise you will go and see the little master? ”

King Chu was silent for a while, and Fang nodded.

As soon as I got close to the main room, I heard a child's crying, which may have entered the end, or it may have been crying without strength, the voice is not loud, just intermittent sobbing, and the hoarseness can be faintly heard.

After Chang Shun pushed the king of Chu into the house, he stepped forward and reprimanded: "What do you think of the child, let the little master cry like this!" ”

Lianzhi and the others were haggard, and with a little panic, they fell to their knees.

"The little master can recognize people now, and the princess is very sticky, the slave and maid are incompetent, and they have tried all the methods, but they can't be coaxed."

King Chu looked at the baby who was held in the nurse's arms and cried so much, "Have you fed him?" ”

The nurse nodded again and again: "Eat and eat, the little master is full." ”

That is to say, when you are full, you have nothing to do and howl to play? It's just that you can't deal with a baby who doesn't know anything.

"To the king."

The nurse glanced at the king of Chu hesitantly, and handed the little wooden wood to the king of Chu.

"Okay, okay, you all go down first, Lianzhi and Xiaocui stay and wait." Always drop by.

A group of mermaids retreated, and the king of Chu got up from his wheelchair and went into the inner room with the child in his arms.

The king of Chu did not speak, and the three of them did not dare to follow up. Lian Zhi and Xiao Cui looked at each other, a little worried in their hearts, Your Highness, will he coax the child?

But the crying of the baby inside slowly subsided, which also made the two temporarily relieved.

The king of Chu lowered his head and looked at the little milk baby hanging on his chest and clutching his clothes. The child seemed to be tired of crying, and fell asleep with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes. He watched silently for a while, sighed, stretched out his finger to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and reached out to carry him down and put him on the bed. The king of Chu did not go far, but lay down on the outside.

Chang Shun came in, looked at the situation in the inner room, walked in lightly, helped King Chu remove the boots on his feet, and took the futon to help the father and son cover it.

The room was quiet again, but the king of Chu did not feel sleepy at all.

Changfeng and the others pounced in that house, and the news from Ruan Ronghai in the palace had also been spread, the situation was extremely bad, all the unfavorable evidence pointed to Jiu Niang, if you couldn't find that person, Jiu Niang's black pot would be determined. Even if Emperor Chengyuan understands that there is something else in it, in order to give an explanation of the whole thing, Jiu Niang will definitely die. In particular, the prince has not woken up yet, and whether he can wake up or not is another matter......

The milk baby in his arms suddenly sobbed, which startled the king of Chu. Lowering his eyes, he was still asleep, and the king of Chu followed the example of Jiuniang, touched his forehead, touched the sweat of his hand, and then took out a handkerchief from the placket of his clothes and wiped it for him.

Do you miss her too?

In fact, so is this king.

*

The king of Chu felt that he had just closed his eyes and was woken up.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was Chang Shun.

"Your Highness, there is news from the palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has woken up."

The king of Chu immediately remembered it, but he felt heavy on his body, looked sideways, and found a small thing snuggled on his chest.

"Go and call Lotus Branch in."

Chang Shun went out lightly, and soon came in with lotus branches. The king of Chu carefully put his son on the bed, and when he saw that he was not awake, he slowly sat up, put on his boots, and went down.

"Take care of him."

Dropping this sentence, the king of Chu left.

It was already midday, the palace gate had been opened, and the king of Chu got into the carriage and rushed to the palace.

After arriving at the East Palace, Emperor Chengyuan had already come once, and then left, the prince's face on the bed was pale like a piece of paper, and when he saw the king of Chu coming, he smiled weakly at him.

"I'm sorry, Fifth Emperor Brother, I've bothered you again."

King Chu's eyes were very complicated, "Brother Huang believes that it was not Jiu Niang's doing?" ”

Lone could feel that she hated Donggong, but Lone also believed that she was a smart person, and a smart person would not do such an irrational thing. It's just that the truth of the matter is, Lone can't figure it out. ”

The King of Chu nodded and said, "Brother Huang, you have a good rest, and your body is the most important." Don't worry, the royal brother will definitely give you an explanation. ”

The king of Chu came and went quickly, and left the palace like a gust of wind.

In the Yeting Palace, in a cramped palace room, Jiu Niang was lying on a wooden couch with only a thin layer of bedding, looking at the faint light through the narrow window.

The day finally dawned.

*

Although the ban on the East Palace was lifted after only one night, all kinds of abnormalities that day made many people smell a little strange.

Empress Xiao ordered someone to investigate, but she couldn't find out what was going on in the East Palace. The Chunhe Hall was also very quiet, almost unusually quiet.

In King Zhao's mansion, King Zhao was pacing in the study uncomfortably, his face was haggard, but his eyes were full of excited red bloodshots.

From the beginning of the matter, he ordered people to keep an eye on the movements of the Chu Palace, from the King of Chu being called into the palace, to the Chu Palace, which was surrounded by the Princess of Chu and taken away, and then to the King of Chu coming out of the palace and returning to the Chu Palace......

King Zhao's mood was up and down, and he desperately wanted to find out what the situation was in the East Palace, but he couldn't find out any news. It can only be seen from the Chu Palace, that things do not seem to be developing as he thinks.

Is the crown prince dead? Only the King of Chu appeared alone, presumably the princess of Chu must have either died or been locked up, but why was the King of Chu not angered by his father, and even evacuated the Jin Wuwei outside the palace of the King of Chu......

All night, King Zhao pondered these questions.

He couldn't think of why, now he had to wait, although the poison was not heavy, but with the prince's scarred body, he would definitely not be able to bear it, as long as the prince died, the Chu Palace's mansion would be over......

An attendant walked in lightly, and when the King of Chu saw him coming in, he stopped: "Has Imperial Doctor Chen been contacted over there?" ”

The chamberlain shook his head.

King Zhao comforted himself and smiled: "It's okay, he is a smart man and knows what to do." You ordered someone to send a message to the Chunhe Palace, and asked the concubine to keep an eye on the movements in the East Palace. ”

"Yes."