The marriage of the prince has always been closely linked to politics and court relations, and the marriage is not exactly a union between a man and a woman, but only an alliance. Therefore, the marriage arrangements arranged by Emperor Hong Tai for his sons almost always took political considerations into account.

Chengguo Gongyuan Hongchou is naturally a good candidate for marriage.

Now, Cheng Guogong personally asked for the decree, and he was approved by the prince of Jin "but with his father as the master", it is naturally a happy marriage.

So, under the instruction of Emperor Hongtai, the old monk of Daochang for Zhao Zhu and the "Miss Yuan" of the Chengguo Mansion combined the eight characters, and said that the two people were "a match made in heaven", and Emperor Hongtai ordered on the spot, canonized the daughter of the Chengguo Duke as the "Jingyi County Lord", and gave the nineteenth son of the emperor, King Zhao of Jin, as the concubine, and the monk of Daochang chose an auspicious day to get married.

For a time, the audience was full of congratulations.

Miss Yuan's appearance and temperament are extremely top-notch, and the prince of Jin is the husband of Guangfeng Jiyue; What kind of talented woman must be a good match, what kind of Jin prince went to Beiping Mansion before the big wedding ceremony, but also hugged the beautiful woman and left, so that His Majesty and Niangniang were relieved and other remarks, and all sentences penetrated into the ears of Xia Chuqi.

Everyone was laughing, and she was laughing too.

yes, why not laugh?

Today is a day of great joy.

The old emperor found his "premature death" more ~ one ~ this ~ read ~ small ~ said ~ ybdu years of the emperor's eldest grandson, Cheng Guogong found his little daughter who had been separated since childhood, and Cheng Guogong's daughter was worthy of the old emperor's son as a concubine. Oh, yes, the most important thing is that His Royal Highness King Jin has a good match, and she should be happy for him.

On the official ship returning to Beijing, when she made the three-year covenant with him, she said that he had the freedom to marry a wife. However, if he marries, the three-year covenant will be null and void. So look at this situation, he can't wait for the three-year appointment, right?

She didn't look at Zhao Zhu's expression.

However, she probably knew too much about it, and she didn't think she needed to see it.

Because no matter when, no matter where, that man will be the one who exudes a cold and clear glow like a lonely moon, and will never be affected by everything in the outside world. Since he has agreed, it is natural that he has long been mentally prepared, he has never been a person who will let others lead him by the nose.

"Master Pony, drink one?"

A bright red sleeve reached out in front of him, and the slender fingers as white as jade held a wine bottle.

She raised her head slightly, and the eyes were Dongfang Qingxuan's demonic phoenix eyes with a smile.

When she came back to her senses in a trance, she realized that she didn't know when, the old emperor on the throne had changed his clothes, and the ministers in the palace who were interested in making friends with each other walked around and toasted each other. And Dongfang Qingxuan also stood in front of her at the right time...... Come and see her jokes?

Bending the corners of her lips, she poured a full cup before touching him lightly.

"Governor, please."

"Disappointed?" Dongfang Qingxuan asked suddenly.

If she hadn't been exposed, she could pretend that she didn't feel anything, and that no one knew what was going on in her heart. But Dongfang Qingxuan's is really not a good product. Lo and behold, he always likes to peel off other people's wounds and sprinkle a handful of salt on it with the most beautiful smile.

Somewhere in her heart was stung badly, but her smile was even brighter.

"I'm never disappointed by someone or something that isn't worth it."

Dongfang Qingxuan smiled slightly, "Master Ma is good, and he really didn't disappoint this seat." With a flick of his sleeve, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, and squinted his eyes slightly, and stared at her with straight eyes.

"A person who is too emotionally dedicated likes to disguise himself with ruthlessness. Master Pony, the play is not finished yet, I hope that after the play, you can still laugh happily for a moment. ”

Didn't finish the play?

Who's acting, and who's singing?

Xia Chuqi had no way to ask, Dongfang Qingxuan had already left. Soon, the old emperor also returned to his seat, his warm smile still continued on his face, at first glance, except for the dragon robe that symbolized the majesty of the emperor, he was a kind old man. But it is this hand, the killing decision, the clouds and rain, and the face does not change.

"Father, the son also has a reluctant request."

Ning Wang Zhao Xi probably drank a lot, his face was full of wine-smoked ruddy, one hand was propped up on the table, the other hand was holding the wine glass, his body was a little shaky, obviously lost his demeanor, and Emperor Hongtai frowned.

It can be seen that he doesn't like his son very much, especially at this moment when he is still "out of shape" in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, which makes him even more displeased. However, fortunately, today is a good day, and he didn't blame King Ning for being so "eventful" when he ate a meal, but only raised his hand.

"Speak."

King Ning put down his wine glass, shook his head, and smiled, his tone was very sincere.

"Erchen is happy today, he has eaten a few more glasses of wine, and his father should not be angry. Erchen wants to say that Mianhuan is back now, and you are happy to be the emperor. But Mianhuan's brain is not good, and you must be worried about your father. Therefore, Erchen has been thinking about it just now, how to share the worries of his father? While eating, Erchen suddenly had an idea......"

The "drunk" King Ning was a little incoherent when he spoke, but that "filial piety" was still moving, and everyone in the audience nodded again and again, but the more he said it, Emperor Hongtai's brows wrinkled more and more.

"What the hell are you going to say?"

King Ning burped, walked out of his seat, and staggered, "Erchen has to hear that Chu Juma's medical skills are unparalleled, and in the road of Qihuang, he can chase Hua Tuo Bian Que, so Erchen wants to ask his father for a decree, let Chu Juma diagnose Mianhuan's lower pulse, and see what kind of medicine it is that made Mianhuan eat such a painful medicine, so as to give Mianhuan a justice." ”

What a dutiful son.

What an imperial uncle who cares about his nephew.

The "secret matter of the year", which was obviously secretly suppressed by the old emperor, was once again brought up on the spot by Zhao Xi, the king of Ning, through drunkenness. And he obviously came prepared, so he walked drunkenly to the table on the seventh day of the summer month.

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun, Chu Horse...... Please! ”

What a good plan!

not only set up Emperor Hong Tai, forcing him to thoroughly investigate the "things of the year", but also exposed Xia Chuqi to everyone's noses on the spot, so that she couldn't hide if she wanted to, and she would naturally be seen by fools.

Looking at King Ning, whose eyes were gloomy, Xia Chuqi's palms were clenched.

There was silence again.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Hong Tai finally opened his mouth.

"Donkey, after the banquet is over, you and Mianhuan will have a consultation."

The old emperor spoke, and Xia Chuqi had to stiffen up and stand up slowly, pulling the corners of her mouth, she bowed slightly, and smiled uncomfortably.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Cao'er ......" Before her words fell, the fool who was sitting on the side of Emperor Hongtai and had been eating with his head buried in his head and had not said a word, his chaotic eyes suddenly lit up, and he also stood up at once, staring at her with round eyes, full of surprise.

"Grass...... Is that you? ”

Looking at his puppy-like eyes, Xia Chuqi's hairs stood upside down, and her slightly clenched palms were wet with sweat, but her expression did not change, staring at the fool's eyes, she quickly got out of her seat and bowed on the spot.

"Your Highness has recognized the wrong person, and the officials are terrified—"

Her denial made the fool slightly stunned.

Looking at her raised eyes, he frowned a little aggrieved.

He didn't understand why his grass didn't recognize him.

However, he also saw the nervousness in her eyes......

The scene stiffened for a while, and King Ning walked over at the right time, smiled at the fool and said, "Mianhuan, do you know her?" ”

The fool pursed his mouth and stared pitifully at Xia Chuqi. But after thinking about it for a while, he scratched his crotch very unsightly, then shook his head angrily and sat back down.

"I don't know."

His angry tone was a little funny, but he didn't admit to knowing him, but it made King Ning stunned.

"Mianhuan, can you see clearly?"

"I see it very clearly, but I don't know it, I never know it."

A fool is a fool, and there is only a limit to how he can conceal it. He hadn't seen Chu Qi for too long, and he had thought about her for too long, so although he didn't admit it, he couldn't control his eyes at all. has been secretly looking at her with her eyes, that demeanor, that action, it is clear that "there is no silver three hundred taels at this time", how can you escape the eyes of these shrewd people in the seat?

For a while, everyone in the audience looked different.

King Ning's eyes were watching the show, and the haze flickered more and more.

Dongfang Qingxuan's narrow phoenix eyes narrowed, his red robe flicked slightly, and he drank another glass of wine.

Zhao Mianze frowned, and like everyone else, his eyes were fixed on Xia Chuqi's face.

Only Zhao Zhu drooped her eyelids slightly, and her face did not change as if she had a chopstick dish, as if she had not worried about what kind of uproar her daughter would cause once she was exposed.

Xia Chuqi sighed secretly.

People have already set up a game for her, how can they easily let her escape?

It seems that her daughter's body has to be torn down today.

Sure enough, I saw that King Naning smiled and patted the fool's shoulder gently, and said again, "Mianhuan, you have to take care of it, you have to say what you have in your heart, the imperial grandfather will definitely make decisions for you, otherwise if you miss today, you won't have a chance." His words suddenly reminded the fool of the sentence he told him before he came, "If you see your daughter-in-law, if you don't recognize her, your daughter-in-law will not belong to you".

He cautiously glanced at Xia Chuqi, hesitated, thought about it, and finally muttered something in a low voice.

"She is my daughter-in-law, my daughter-in-law alone."

His voice was small, but every word reached the ears of those present.

With a "bang", the audience was stunned.

This news came even more violently than Chengguogong's request to marry his daughter to the prince of Jin just now, and naturally ignited the mentality of many people to watch the show. The "male pet" of the Jin prince, the good medical officer of the Jin Palace, and the concubine of Princess Ziyue, is actually a woman, and she also said that she is Zhao Mianhuan's daughter-in-law, what does that mean?

Not to mention the crime of deceiving the king, just talk about this relationship, it is worth savoring.

"Ridiculous!"

Emperor Hong Tai's face changed, and he slapped the table fiercely, and his expression became cold.

"Cui Yingda, take King Yihuai down to rest."

Emperor Hongtai's fierce stop came inexplicably, but in an instant, everyone understood. No emperor was willing to admit his "stupidity" in front of his courtiers. Now let a woman mix with the prince, and personally canonize the woman as a concubine, it is not only a question of whether Xia Chuqi should be killed or not, but also brushed his face as an emperor and damaged his majesty.

However, King Ning is obviously here to find fault today.

Before Cui Yingda could take the fool away, he was already kneeling on the ground.

"Father, these days, Mianhuan has been bitter, he has been talking about his daughter-in-law in front of his sons and daughters every day, and that is the woman who has befriended him since he was in Jincheng Mansion. Mianhuan is honest and will not lie, since he said that he is his daughter-in-law, why didn't his father give him a chance to verify his identity and not check carefully? ”

Emperor Hong Tai looked at his third son coldly.

"Third child, you ......"

Speaking of this, he snorted coldly, his eyes darkened, and waved his hand at Cui Yingda, signaling him to take the fool away from the table first, so as not to cause more trouble if he didn't understand. Then he straightened his face and looked at Xia Chuqi.

"What do you say, colt? Do you want me to send someone to investigate, or do you explain it yourself? ”

Say, what else can you say?

In today's Yinchun Garden, there is obviously a bureau.

As a person in the bureau, what can she do except enter the urn?

I have to say that King Ning also played this move very well, pushing out the fool in front of all the ministers, achieving his status as the eldest grandson of the emperor and suppressing Zhao Mianze. Then, he used the hands of a fool to expose her daughter's body, so that she and Zhao Zhu could be punished for the crime of bullying the king.

Knocking down two strong opponents at once, it can be described as a masterstroke.

After a moment of silence, her eyes swept over Zhao Zhu's cold and unwavering face, she didn't see what his expression was, and she didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, so she had to sigh and slowly kneel down on her knees in front of Emperor Hongtai.

"The minister has nothing to say, the minister is indeed a daughter."

There was another "uproar", and someone was gasping low.

Emperor Hong Tai's expression did not change, "Do you know that this is the crime of defrauding the king?" ”

His back stiffened, Xia Chuqi looked at him, and said lightly, "Back to His Royal Highness, the minister has been concentrating on medical skills since he was a child, and he doesn't know much about the legal system of the imperial court, so he only wants to serve the country with medicine, but he suffers from being a daughter." In Jincheng Mansion, the minister had to hear that the palace of the king of Jin passed by Qinggang when he returned to the dynasty after work, so he disguised himself as a man, trimmed her appearance, deceived His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and also deceived the emperor. Therefore, this matter is all the fault of Chu Qiyi, and it has nothing to do with others, please give your majesty the guilt. ”

As soon as her loud voice fell, everyone in the audience had different expressions.

Everyone knows that her remarks seem to be admitting guilt, but on the one hand, it can save the face of Emperor Hong Tai for "employing people without investigation", and on the other hand, she really got rid of the responsibility of bullying the monarch for Zhao Zhu, which obviously means to bear it with all her might.

Obviously, this result is what Hong Taidi likes.

The gloom in his eyes dissipated, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chu Qi, it's good that you have the heart to serve the country......"

Seeing that Emperor Hongtai borrowed the meaning of the donkey to go downhill, King Ning didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and knelt on the ground with a "plop" sound, "Father, the crime of bullying the king can not be forgiven, if everyone follows her, then where is the system of my Great Yan Kingdom, and where is the law?" Especially in this matter, according to Erchen, it is by no means that simple. A little woman, if there is no one to instruct her, how can she dare to take such a big risk to bully the king, and dare to disguise herself as a man as a concubine? Please Father, Emperor Mingjian. ”

His words were sharp, pointing directly at Zhao Zhu, and Xia Chuqi naturally heard it very clearly.

But obviously, King Ning misexpected the old emperor's thoughts.

He didn't want to touch Zhao Bottle.

His eyes were cold, he glared at King Ning angrily, and slapped the table again.

"Bold! Zhao Xi, I speak, when will it be your turn to point fingers? ”

called him by name and surname, obviously Emperor Hongtai was furious, and he was so frightened that King Ning kowtowed to the ground.

"The father is angry, and the son knows that he is wrong. It's just that Erchen has no selfishness, and he is only for the sake of his father and the emperor, and for the sake of my Dayan Sheji......"

King Ning said with a moving voice and a reasonable sentence. Therefore, although Emperor Hongtai took the opportunity to scold him fiercely, but the matter was provoked by him, in front of the courtiers, he had to make an appearance and give everyone an explanation of the situation, otherwise, how could he convince the public?

Emperor Hong Tai frowned and looked at Zhao Zhu slowly.

"Old Nineteen!"

Zhao Zhu, who had been sitting in his position casually, as if he was out of the matter, finally opened his mouth when he heard the words.

"The son is here."

Emperor Hongtai's eyes deepened, and he said meaningfully, "Chu Qi deceived the monarch and committed it, but you didn't know about it in advance?" ”

That's a good question......

The meaning of protection between the lines is too obvious.

Xia Chuqi's heart was cold, and he followed everyone's gaze and looked at the handsome man like a god. But he lazily put down the wine glass in his hand, didn't look at her half-eyed, and only said lightly.

"Erchen really doesn't know."

It was like being beaten by a heavy drum, and Xia Chuqi's heart ached.

It felt like someone had filed my heart, and it was unbearable and sour. She said those words in order to protect him, and she felt that it was great, and she had the courage to sacrifice for love. But the same sentence came out of Zhao Zhu's mouth, which was tantamount to the sharpest knife, stabbing her all at once.

Sure enough, any feelings are deceitful.

How selfish are men? When it comes to self-interest, don't you always take care of yourself?

Her heart sank, she suppressed her anxious emotions to break through her chest, and withdrew her gaze to look at Zhao Zhu.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates have never had the idea of 'bullying the king' beforehand, it is indeed just because your subordinates are ignorant and have committed mistakes, and after Your Majesty gave you a marriage, they did not dare to tell them openly. This matter has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the King of Jin or anyone else, please punish me according to the law. ”

She spoke slowly, and her voice was a little hoarse.

The words are impassioned, but they are sincere and embarrassing.

Of course, no one would believe her words. The "ambiguous relationship" between her and Zhao Zhu is well known, and it is not a secret at all. Even if others don't know that she is a daughter, how could Zhao Zhu not know?!

"Okay."

Emperor Hong Taidi seemed somewhat satisfied.

Nodding faintly, he looked around and sighed suddenly.

"Although you are a daughter, you have the desire to serve the country, which is excellent. Besides, I and Lao Nineteen were deceived by you and canonized you as a colt, which is not what you want. If you really want to talk about it, you saved the life of the old nineteen and the life of the prince, which is also a great achievement. ”

As soon as they heard that there was merit, the hearts of many people were raised.

After a pause, Emperor Hong Tai stroked his beard and smiled.

"That's good, today I can return to my grandson, and my heart is very happy. Therefore, spare you once, count your merits and demerits, and I will not punish you. But Da Yan has a law, and a woman's body cannot be an official. From now on, take away your position as a good doctor in the Jin Palace, and leave the body of a horse, and when the prince's illness is cured, please leave. ”

The merits and demerits are counteracted, and it is indeed convincing.

After all, when the prince was terminally ill, her wonderful rejuvenation was obvious to her.

However, it is indeed too easy to ask yourself to leave without any punishment. Everyone in the audience looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything. The corners of Zhao Zhu's lips lifted slightly, glanced at his father, and picked up the wine glass in front of him again, without opening another sentence.

To have such a result, naturally, Xia Chuqi did not expect it in advance.

After curing the prince, he left on his own?

That's fine. Anyway, she has always been alone, and she is the same everywhere she goes. Bending the corners of her lips, she showed a bright smile, ignored the heavy stone in her heart, and bowed sincerely.

"Chu Qi thanks Your Majesty for not killing him, and he will sincerely save the prince-"

If things had passed like this, perhaps they would have come to a "happy" situation. Chu Yuma left quietly, but the daughter of Chengguo Gong, "Jingyi County Lord", would appear in Chengguo Mansion, and then justifiably married into the Jin Palace, becoming the princess of Jin.

But the development of things often lies in the difference of one step......

Just when Xia Chuqi kowtowed to thank him, and his head had not yet been raised, he heard a rush of footsteps outside. Then the man hurried into the temple, and before he could say anything, the man began to sob.

"Your Majesty, it's not good...... Something went wrong......"

That voice was the prince's personal eunuch Huang Mingming.

Xia Chuqi had an ominous expectation in his heart, and raised his head, only to see Emperor Hong Tai glaring at him unhappily.

"Say something slowly, what's the panic?!"

Huang Mingming's whole body fell to the ground softly, crying silently, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here......

Just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard him pull and whimper, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is at the gate of Yinchun Garden...... He, he died suddenly—"

"What do you say? You repeat! ”

Emperor Hong Tai's eyes were stinging, and he stood up abruptly, and his whole body shook twice, almost unable to stand. And all the ministers in the banquet had already risen when they heard this, and they all looked at Huang Mingming in horror. Even Zhao Zhu, who had been silent, squeezed the hand holding the wine glass fiercely, and a cold glow shot out of his eyes.

Apparently things were unexpected by him-

Huang Mingzhi said something again, but Xia Chuqi didn't hear it clearly.

When the words "the prince died" entered her ears, her heart was already falling down with a "bang", and in front of her was Zhao Zhe's gentle and loving eyes, and since she got along with him for a few days, countless pictures were also presented in her mind one by one.

In a trance, she suddenly felt like she had fallen into a cliff.

The cold wind next to her blew "whining", blowing her cold all over-

The crown prince died.

Then, the "offsetting of merits and demerits" that the old emperor just said is naturally gone. What's more, Huang Zhizhi also replied that the prince was fine when he got up in the morning, and his spirit was good. Before leaving, she only took a bowl of the newly dispensed medicine prepared by Doctor Chu, so she has changed from a "doctor" to the biggest suspect, how could those people let her go?

Emperor Hongtai closed his eyes, supported his forehead, and before leaving the main hall, he slashed coldly.

"Someone's coming, put Chu Qi in prison and wait for the fate."

The words of the Son of Heaven are orders as soon as they come out.

Zhao Zhu's eyes were cold, and he stood up with a "poof".

But looking at her, he clenched his palms tightly, and finally sat back.

Xia Chuqi smiled, but his heart kept sinking.

The sword-armed Praetorian Guard rushed over, clasped her hands behind her back, and shoved her out. She couldn't hear what someone said next to her, and vaguely seemed to see Dongfang Qingxuan's smiling gaze, and also saw Zhao Mianze frowning deeply.

She didn't resist, just walked quietly step by step, looking at Zhao Zhu's expressionless cold face, and didn't say anything more.

However, in her heart, many plots were strung together one by one......

He went to Qixia Temple that day and said those inexplicable words to the old monk of Daochang, just for the day of the Neutralization Festival, right? Is it really possible for that Chengguo Gong's daughter to exist? She didn't believe it. If Yuanyou's father can really give birth to a daughter, how can he even raise a son?

And Merlin, the woman's conversation with him.

Is that woman an Oriental Amur?

What's the plan in her mouth? Is there such a thing as killing the prince and framing her? Now that the fool is back, the fool is the eldest grandson, so as soon as the prince dies, Zhao Mianze will be unjustified as the prince. Next, how can King Yining's instinct compete with Zhao Zhu, who holds the power of the army?

No wonder Dongfang Qingxuan and Zhao Zhu came and went to hand over a copy of "Fengyue Heart Sutra", it turned out that Dongfang Qingxuan was for his sister, it turned out that people had always been in a group? Obviously, the "daughter of Cheng Guogong", who can't exist at all, will soon be stolen from the dragon and turned into a phoenix and become an Oriental Amur, right?

No wonder he didn't refuse to give marriage......

It's no wonder that the princesses who were given by the royal family in the past would die tragically before they got married.

No wonder......

It turned out that the position next to him had always been reserved for Dongfang Amur.

What kind of bullshit "He Qinghai Yan, Shi and Suifeng", it's all fucking bullshit.

She thought about it carefully, the most pitiful person was the crown prince Zhao Zhe. Did he lure the wolf in? If you marry Amur back to the mansion, you will marry back a time bomb. If she guessed correctly, the long-lasting "syphilis" on his body, including today's "sudden death", should all be related to Dongfang Amur, right? Let the prince be infected with syphilis, Dongfang Amur can justifiably not sleep for him and leave his perfect body to Zhao Zhu...... Oh, in her plan, how could she just want the position of Crown Princess Zhao Zhe, what she wanted was always to be the queen of Zhao Zhen, right?

After drawing for so long, today it finally broke out.

King Ning is stupid, but he doesn't know that he has made a wedding dress for others.

When she crossed a high wooden threshold, she almost fell.

Suddenly, she wanted to laugh.

The crown prince is dead.

The death must be unclear, then, someone always has to come to back it.

Unfortunately, she's going to be the one on the back.

……

……

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died violently, and the "Hundred Officials Banquet" prepared for the Neutralization Festival was naturally not needed, and Taichang Temple would soon start preparing for the prince's funeral. The prince's body has been returned to the East Palace, which means "the end of life".

The prince died at the gate of the Yinchun Garden.

According to Huang Mingming's confession, the prince was very happy to learn that the emperor's eldest grandson had been found today, and immediately asked people to prepare a car, and asked Huang Mingzhi to freshen up and change clothes for him, and also picked a new dress to wear, and he must come to Yinchun Garden in person. When he was walking halfway, the prince said that his chest was a little stuffy, and Huang Mingzhi was about to go to the imperial doctor immediately, but the prince probably wanted to meet the emperor's eldest grandson earlier, and said that he didn't have to go, and the Chu doctor was in Yinchun Garden.

But just when the carriage arrived at the gate of Yinchun Garden, Huang Mingzhi put down the stool and lifted the curtain to help the prince get out of the car, only to find that the prince didn't know when he fell into the carriage and was no longer breathing.

Until his death, Zhao Zhe did not meet his eldest son.

And the ignorant fool didn't know that his father died on the way to see him.

The second day of the second month of February.

Under Cui Yingda's arrangement, the fool went to the messy East Palace and saw his father's body.

It's a pity that looking at the carved East Palace, looking at the place where he once lived for eight years, the fool has no memory. He obediently knelt in front of the prince's coffin, and looked at the thin corpse stupidly, but did not shed a single tear, except for fear and nervousness, there was no emotion beside him.

He had long forgotten the person lying in the coffin, and he had forgotten that man's hands were so thin that he had been slender and fair, and he had touched the top of his head affectionately, raised his small body affectionately, and called his name affectionately in the sun-Mianhuan.

"Your Highness, this is the ...... that the crown prince originally wanted to give you"

Huang Zhizhi knelt beside him with sobs, carried the person, and handed a sachet embroidered with flowers to the fool.

"Oh."

The fool looked at him and stuffed the sachet into his bosom.

After thinking about it, he rubbed his hands again, lowered his head and said embarrassedly.

"Thank you."

Huang Mingzhi listened to his stupid words, his lips sobbed and shook a few times, and he let go of his voice with a cry of "wow". Suddenly got up and hit his head on the prince's coffin.

"Master...... The minions are here to serve you......"

"Ahh

Seeing his brain burst out, the fool was so frightened that he picked up his head and cried.

Similarly, it was also the second day of the second month of February—

Xia Chuqi leaned against the cold stone wall of the heavenly prison, holding his knees with his hands, motionless.

This cell is a little old, I don't know what I have lived in, and it looks very vicissitudes. There are stone walls on three sides and a log fence on one side. The fence was thick, with the patent leather on the outside, and it looked like a silent old man, silently telling the history of the prison.

There were no beds in the cell, and a thick layer of straw was laid.

Today, she sits on the straw.

Since she was imprisoned, no one has come to interrogate her, and it has been quiet all around, with almost no voices. She couldn't see the "fellow prisoner" next door, nor could she smell the stench and rancid smell she imagined. Overall, the cell was clean, and there were no other prisoners.

In the silence, she suddenly said - could it be a VIP cell?

She didn't know what the result would be if she was in prison, and she didn't have the heart to think about it, and she didn't have too much fear in her heart. As a crossing girl, if she hadn't been in prison, she would be embarrassed to tell others when she went back in the future that she had crossed over-

"The prince is dead."

She had those words in her head all the time.

I kept thinking about these words, so that I wouldn't think about that man, so as not to be sad.

She needed to be quiet.

Quietly think about what the meaning of her crossing is.

Just a day ago, she thought she had crossed over to meet him.

In retrospect, it was a joke.

Lowering her head and holding her head in her hands, she rubbed and rubbed it irritably, and looked up at the flickering oil lamps outside the hallway. I suddenly felt that the biggest failure of this cell was probably that the light was too dark.

"It's time to eat."

At the bottom of the wooden fence is a small window, the size of a bowl, for food access. Then the small window opened, and a little jailer, who was about a teenager, crouched outside, pushing in the food.

Xia Chuqi frowned.

Eating a palace meal at noon and a hotel at night is too damaging.

However, she ate a little too much at noon, and her stomach was too hungry at this time, so she only walked over to take a look, but she was a little surprised. The food brought by the jailer was not as rough as she had imagined. A bowl of white rice, a meat dish, a vegetarian dish, and a bowl of thick soup with slices of meat.

"Hey, it's a good day, why did you give me such a hearty meal? Is His Majesty the Emperor keeping pace with the times and creating a new style of prison in order to create harmony and harmony, or does he know that Lao Tzu will be reincarnated, and he is afraid that I will die and become a ghost and come back to find you trouble? ”

Glancing lazily at the little jailer, she teased lightly.

But the jailer was visibly dazed by her overly "high-end" words.

Looking at her in amazement, he thought for a while before he understood what she meant.

"These meals were brought in by someone......"

With a gentle "oh", Xia Chuqi squinted slightly, squinting at her, "Oh yes, I almost forgot, I'm a prisoner of someone above, you must not bully me casually, maybe I will go out one day, and I will have to come to you for trouble when I turn back." ”

The little jailer was amused by her relaxed appearance and smiled.

"No......"

He was so kind, so kind that he didn't treat him like a prisoner.

Xia Chuqi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Say, who ordered you?" ”

The little jailer shook his head hurriedly, "The cell boss won't let me speak." ”

Xia Chuqi was interested, leaned over and teased in a low voice, "Tell me secretly, I'll give you silver." ”

The little jailer's eyes lit up, "How much?" ”

Xia Chuqi made a slap and squeezed his eyes, "Five taels." ”

Five taels of silver is a lot. The little jailer was visibly pleased, "Okay, I'll tell you. Be...... King of Jin. ”

His heart sank suddenly, Xia Chuqi pushed away those meals and sat back dejectedly.

"You, you haven't paid yet?"

Glancing at him, Xia Chuqi had red eyes, took it in his arms, and spread his hand to wave it.

"Debt! I don't have any money, so I'll find Lord Jin to get it! ”

At the second hour of the second day of the second month of February——

Someone secretly played to Emperor Hongtai, saying that the good doctor of the Jin Dynasty had a "penicillin research room", which was never shown to outsiders, and it was the place where Chu Qi studied medicines, and those drugs were said to be taken by His Royal Highness the Prince, and if you send someone to investigate that place, you may find evidence of His Royal Highness's sudden death.

After getting the news, Emperor Hongtai immediately instructed the sixth Zhao Kai to send a group of imperial guards to surround the Jin Palace. Probably because Zhao Zhu was confident, in the face of the guards in the Jin Palace, Zhao Kai shouted "Emperor Kouyu, search the Jin Palace", and very arrogantly went directly to the good doctor of the Jin Palace, and found the "moldy food" used to extract Penicillium in the first seven days of the summer.

When those things were presented to the emperor, all the imperial doctors from the old emperor to the imperial hospital were shocked. I felt that Chu Qi was simply crazy, and he dared to use such a thing for His Royal Highness the Prince?

"These foods are poisonous, Your Majesty ......"

"Your Majesty, this matter must be strictly investigated!"

"Your Majesty, the crown prince died in vain, and he didn't see the emperor's eldest grandson until he died, which is really sad......"

All kinds of admonitions are endless, but no matter what you say, as soon as the "moldy food" appears, it is "Chu Qi's medicine that caused the death of the crown prince Zhao Zhe", it has become a sure thing.

In the palace, Emperor Hongtai was silent......

For a long time, he didn't directly give an order on how to deal with Chu Qi, but he gave a solemn order.

"Let the old nineteen come to see me!"

At the second day of February——

Zhao Zhu sat coldly in the study, also motionless.

"She didn't eat?"

"Yes." The person who answered his words was Chen Jing.

Frowning fiercely, Zhao Zhu's gaze was colder than ice.

"Bring it in again! Be sure to let her eat it. ”

Chen Jing lowered his eyes, respectfully clenched his fists, and knelt on one knee.

"Your Highness, Medical Officer Chu is a stubborn person."

rubbed his temples helplessly, a "stubborn" word, which made Zhao Zhu's frowning brows a little deeper. After thinking about it for a while, he stared at Chen Jing with a cold face, suddenly clenched his hand, and stood up.

"If this king goes, even if he pours it, he has to pour it on her."

Chen Jingmo was silent.

The two of them left the study one after the other, but before Zhao Zhu could bring food to the prison, the palace came to preach the will of the saint again.

"Your Royal Highness, the emperor asked you to enter the palace immediately."

Zhao Zhu's throat slipped fiercely, waved his sleeves, and ordered Chen Jing.

"You brought the plums, and you must let her eat them."

At the second hour of the second month of February.

Xia Chuqi's body leaning against the stone wall was getting colder and colder.

She found that it was spring, and it was no warmer than winter. The coldness was like a poisonous snake, and it spread little by little along her back to all parts of her body, making her stiff all over. But even if her whole body is cold, she doesn't like to move at all.

She's a lazy person, she thought.

Especially at this time, how can you be born like being drained of your strength, and people have lost their energy.

It is said that love is poison, when you fall out of love, does it feel like this? She thinks that this theory is too high-end, or she is too stupid to understand it, and she has a stomach full of sorrow, but it may not be.

There is not even a drop of tears, what kind of broken love?

After thinking about it for a long time, there were some irritable emotions in my heart, but it was not as sharp as that sentence - "Under the pearl of the night, take the hair on the 'Baihui Acupoint' of men and women and tie it into braids, then these two people can live together forever, no matter how the Heavenly Dao is reincarnated, whether it is a thousand years or ten thousand years, they will never be separated again......"

She wanted to laugh......

Only a fool would believe it, right?

It turns out that stories are just stories after all.

With a bang, the small window opened again.

The little jailer who had been deceived is here again.

"It's time to eat."

He seemed to only say this opening sentence, Xia Chuqi looked up lazily, and across a wooden fence, she saw Meizi's red eyes from crying, and she was carrying a food box in her hand, "Chu Qi, Lord asked me to bring you food." ”

At three o'clock on the second day of the second month of February-

In the temple, the lights are still bright.

In addition to the old emperor who had not yet been settled, in addition to several important ministers of the court, his sons and grandsons were also gathered together. After discussing how to treat the prince's funeral, Dongfang Qingxuan suggested that Chu Qi should be taken to prison, and Jinyiwei would try the "case of Chu Qi's murder of the prince". His proposal was seconded by several old ministers and several princes, but only Zhao Zhu refused to let go.

"Father-" Zhao Zhu's eyes were deep, "If Chu Qi intends to murder the crown prince, she doesn't have to treat him, so why bother?" This simply does not make sense. ”

His words made a lot of sense, but King Konin pressed forward step by step.

"Father, can't you say that? At first, she may have been sincere in wanting to be treated, but who knows who she was bewitched by later and became vicious? Besides, don't look at her as a little woman, she dares to pretend to be a man and deceive the king, how can she look at her with ordinary people's thoughts? It's not impossible to suddenly get started. With that, he turned his face sideways and looked at Zhao Zhu.

"Nineteenth brother, if you don't be a thief, what dare you not let people interrogate?"

Zhao Kai immediately seconded, "Father, the third brother is right, it's just an arraignment, why not?" ”

Several princes insisted on their own words, the ministers looked at each other, Dongfang Qingxuan just smiled lightly, and Emperor Hongtai's mood today was obviously a little unstable. In just one day, he had a grandson and lost a son, and this son was so angry that the green tendons on his forehead were beating, and after thinking about it, he looked at Zhao Mianze again.

"Mianze, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhao Mianze didn't speak at first, was named, and stepped forward.

"My grandson thinks that Chu Qi was indeed sincere in treating my father before, but now that this has happened, it has not yet been determined what kind of poison my father has in his body, just based on some moldy food found out, it is indeed too arbitrary, and ......."

"His Royal Highness the Emperor's Eldest Sun—"

King Ning interrupted his words by interjecting a sentence in the oblique stab, and this "Emperor Eldest Sun" shouted so sarcastically, and then, he took the opportunity to fan the flames.

"A person who is a son should have filial piety, now that the eldest brother has died tragically, those of us who are uncles are cold-hearted, what your son has done, is he still so indifferent, you want to speak for the enemy?"

Zhao Mianze was slightly stunned, and before he could speak, Emperor Hong Tai's pupils shrank and he glared at King Ning.

"You don't cause trouble, don't talk nonsense."

King Ning arched his hand aggrievedly, and said to Emperor Hongtai, "Father, the sons and daughters are just talking about things, and now that the eldest brother is gone, who is not uncomfortable, but you look at Mianze, is it the duty of a son?" It's just that Jin Yiwei interrogated Chu Qi, how big is it? People who are not weak-hearted, why stop it? ”

Zhao Mianze's throat moved and did not speak again.

Seeing that Emperor Hongtai was silent, King Ning admonished again, "Father, if you eat something moldy, you will be poisoned if you eat it, that is a truth that everyone knows." Chu Qiju is unpredictable, and he can see it for all eyes. I implore my father to issue an order for Jin Yiwei to try the case. After going through the criminal laws in Jinyiwei's prison, are you still afraid that she won't tell the mastermind behind it? ”

Zhao Jun snorted coldly and glanced at Dongfang Qingxuan fiercely.

"The edict of Jinyiwei can make a person show the color of the dirty pants his daughter wears, what other crimes can't be convicted?"

Emperor Hong Tai rubbed his temples with a headache and squinted at him, no one expected that he would suddenly issue an edict.

"If the decree goes down, the sinners Chu Qi, deceive the king, deceive the king of Jin, secretly make poison, and murder the prince. At noon on the third day of the second month of the twenty-fifth year of Hongtai, the decision was made—"

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