Qian'er couldn't, so she could only get out of the dormitory. She went to the imperial study, wanting to inquire about the situation of King Rui from the mouth of the little eunuch.

"Yo, it's Miss Qian'er, why are you here?" The little eunuch was very polite when he saw that it was the personal palace maid beside Concubine Yan.

"Oh, I want to go back and forth to the emperor, the concubine is awake. Hey, what's going on in the imperial study today, why are there so many ministers in it? Qian'er asked casually.

"Hey, you don't know yet, do you? This wise king, it's bad luck. The little eunuch said solemnly.

"What's going on?"

"This Rui King, he was accused of rebellion, and the emperor was angry, and now he has been put in prison. No, the emperor and all the adults are discussing this matter in the imperial study. ”

Qian'er's face was already ugly, she didn't expect that the conversation between the little eunuch and the little palace maid before was true, what should she do now? Do you want to tell Miss now? She hid her look and said, "Father-in-law, since the emperor is busy now, then I will come back later." Qian'er left the imperial study and returned to the Minxun Palace.

"How? How's the inquiry? Chu Xiangwan saw Qian'er come in and asked impatiently.

Qian'er smiled reluctantly: "The slave has already inquired, King Rui, he-his body is no longer in serious trouble, miss, you better take care of your body." ”

"Qian'er, are you hiding something from me?" Chu Xiangwan sat up and stared at Qian'er's eyes.

"Miss, you can rest first, big things are not as important as your body. The lord told me to take good care of you, so you don't have to worry so much. ”

"I want to listen to the truth, he must have had an accident, if you don't say it, I'll ask myself." Chu Xiangwan was about to get out of bed when he spoke.

"Miss, don't get excited, be careful of your injuries." Qian'er helped Chu Xiangwan, because Chu Xiangwan's eyes were black as soon as she stood up, and she sat down again.

Chu Xiangwan pushed her hand away, struggled to stand up, and said, "I want to listen to the truth." ”

Qian'er's anxious tears were about to fall, she knelt down and said, "Okay, I said, but I said that Miss must not be in a hurry." King Rui was captured and put into the prison by the Imperial Forest Army sent by the emperor. ”

"What's going on? You make it clear. Why did the emperor make such a will? Chu Xiangwan was a little stunned when he heard Qian'er's words.

"I heard that someone went to the secret fold and said that the assassination in the suburbs was instigated by King Rui, and the emperor believed it and immediately arrested King Rui."

"How did it come to this? The emperor ······" Chu Xiangwan's face was bloody, she didn't understand, it was clear that Huangfu Jingyao was still a meritorious minister yesterday, why did he become a rebel today? She continued to ask, "Where is the emperor now?" ”

"Miss, what are you going to do?" Qian'er became nervous, "The emperor is discussing with the ministers in the imperial study at the moment what to do with King Rui, the lord is also here, don't be impulsive, otherwise it will not only harm you and King Rui." Have you forgotten that the emperor was suspicious of you and King Rui before? ”

Chu Xiangwan came to his senses in an instant, yes, she can't do anything now, what should she say in front of Huangfu Jingwen? Huangfu Jingwen's temptation before showed that he had doubts about his relationship with Huangfu Jingyao, and now to intercede for Huangfu Jingyao will only harm Huangfu Jingyao. The five were like burning, which made Chu Xiangwan restless.

In the imperial study, it was also noisy.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is not too late to postpone the conviction of King Rui when it is clear." Chu Huaifeng didn't know about the entanglement between his daughter and Huangfu Jingyao, and at this time he actually pleaded for Huangfu Jingyao. He has always felt that King Rui is a rare talent in the dynasty, although he also knows the thoughts of the emperor and the queen mother, but with his integrity, retaining talents for the Great Zhou is the first priority.

Huangfu Jingwen stared at Chu Huaifeng, thinking in his heart whether Chu Huaifeng had already been related to Huangfu Jingyao because of Chu Xiangwan's relationship, so what Chu Huaifeng said now would only aggravate Huangfu Jingyao's crime.

"Prime Minister Zuo's words are wrong, the facts are already here, what else is there to investigate. This prayer route was indeed arranged by King Rui, if he hadn't let the Huns ambush there in advance, who would have known that the emperor would pass there? King Rui has a heavy army, and the desire to usurp the throne is probably not unique today. The emperor should immediately confiscate his family, deprive him of his military power, and then distribute the frontier. Fang Tinglou refuted Chu Huaifeng's words, and wanted to put Huangfu Jingyao to death.

"Your Majesty, King Rui has been guarding the territory for the Great Zhou Dynasty at the border, and it is precisely because of his dedication that he has aroused the hatred of the Huns, and there will be this assassination, can the emperor investigate this matter thoroughly, and don't let the loyal ministers be wronged." It was Yue Lin who said this, he was promoted by Huangfu Jingyao, a Hanmen military general, who had worked with Huangfu Jingyao at the border for several years, and had always admired Huangfu Jingyao's ability.

"King Rui alone is dominant at the border pass, who knows if he and the Huns have colluded?" Ke Chongyuan's father, Liu Xihui, said.

"You ······"

"Okay, don't talk about it." As soon as Yue Lin wanted to argue, Huangfu Jingwen stopped their argument.

Huangfu Jingwen continued: "You don't need to quarrel anymore, I have already sent Qiu Wang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, to the heavenly prison to interrogate Huangfu Jingyao, and I must ask him to explain the truth of this assassination.

When the emperor said this, it can be seen that he believed the content of the secret fold, or rather, the emperor wanted to believe the content of the secret fold, and it was not easy for King Rui to escape this catastrophe this time, Chu Huaifeng thought so. What kind of person is Qiu Wang, that is the person cultivated by the Fang family, this person is ruthless and ruthless, and he likes to torture people into tricks, and the people he has interrogated will be stripped of a layer of skin even if they are innocent. The queen mother has always been quick to get rid of the emperor's admiration, but the emperor has never attacked King Rui because of his brotherhood, why he is impatient to abolish King Rui now, it is really incomprehensible. What Chu Huaifeng didn't know was that his daughter was entangled in the emotional whirlpool of the two brothers, which was the fuse of Huangfu Jingwen's attack this time.

In the prison, Qiu Wang had already ordered someone to tie Huangfu Jingyao to a wooden stake.

"King Rui, I have offended, and this official is also acting on orders." Qiu Wangpi said with a smile.

Huangfu Jingyao didn't speak, this was not the time for him to make a move, presumably Hongxia had already notified the Innocent Villa, and Ning Yanchen would find a way. Besides, his current strength is only one percent, and he needs to recuperate.

"King Rui, you can answer whatever the official asks next, if there is something untrue, don't blame the official's whip for being merciless." Qiu Rui warned.

"Lord Qiu thinks that a small whip can scare the king." Huangfu Jingyao's face did not change, calm and calm.

"Okay, this official asks you, is it your instigation of this assassination?"

"Lord Qiu's words are funny, this king was also stabbed in the chest in order to protect the emperor, if it was the king's mastermind, why was this king injured?"

"That's exactly what you're trying to do. so as to get rid of the suspicion of assassination. ”

"This king is not invulnerable, Lord Qiu, why don't you try to stick a knife in your own body."

"Hmph, if it weren't for you, why would the Huns know that the emperor's chariot would pass through the suburbs and ambush there to assassinate? King Rui, the driving route is made by you! Qiu Wang's face was flushed when Huangfu Jingyao said it, and he continued to ask.

"Although it was formulated by this king, it was the only way to return to Beijing, and the Huns only needed to find out the return date of the car driver, and lay in ambush there early. Such a story full of loopholes, and you also want to bring down this king? ”

"Hmph, King Rui is really clever, I heard that you have been poisoned by Gongsan, and this official wants to try it." After Qiu Wang finished speaking, he ordered someone to pick up the whip.

One whip, two whips, three whips, although Huangfu Jingyao detoxified, but his strength has not yet recovered, and there are still injuries on his body, only twenty whips, if it was before, he would not blink his eyes, but now, he is sweating profusely, and the sword wounds on his body have broken again, and for a while, his clothes have been stained with specks of blood.

"Are you recruiting or not?" Qiu Wang motioned for his subordinates to pause.

"This king has said everything he should say, and if he can't give you the answers you want, this king is helpless." After Huangfu Jingyao finished speaking, there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, it seems that the official is too polite. Someone, dip the whip in some salt water and add some ingredients to King Rui. ”

The whip stained with salt water is like a small snake spitting letters, each whip will make people's skin and flesh bloom, Huangfu Jingyao's head is already covered with sweat, his clothes have been wet and sticky to his body, and the blood stains are painted all over the white underwear one by one like a map, making people unbearable to look at directly. However, Huangfu Jingyao did not snort from beginning to end, which made Qiu Wang very annoyed. He took the whip himself, and greeted Huangfu Jingyao fiercely, and Huangfu Jingyao finally couldn't support it and fainted.

"My lord, King Rui has fainted. Let's take it easy, looking at the appearance of King Rui, he really lost all his skills, otherwise he wouldn't have fainted after receiving these dozens of whips. If there is really a three-long and two-short, we can't explain it. It's better to go back to the emperor first. ”

"Okay, I'll be here today. There is no hurry, there are days. Qiu Wang heard that his subordinates were reasonable, laughed ruthlessly, and hurried to the imperial study to report the situation to the emperor.

At that time, Huangfu Jingwen returned to the Minxun Palace. Seeing Chu Xiangwan lying on the soft couch, holding a book, he stepped forward, took away the book in her hand, and said, "You are just a little better, don't read these poems and books for too long, it hurts your mind." After speaking, he helped Chu Xiangwan to get up and sit on the soft couch, and he himself leaned on the soft couch with half of his body, and grabbed Chu Xiangwan's shoulder with one hand.

Chu Xiangwan moved her body, she felt that this posture was a little too ambiguous, but was stopped by Huangfu Jingwen: "If you move again, you will fall, I am reluctant." As he spoke, he pulled Chu Xiangwan's body back and hugged him tightly.

"Do you feel anything uncomfortable with your body?" Huangfu Jingwen pressed his chin against Chu Xiangwan's hair and asked gently.

"It's okay, the imperial doctor takes care of him diligently, and the concubines are much better, thank you for the emperor's care." Chu Xiangwan actually wanted to ask Huangfu Jingwen why King Rui would go to prison, but she couldn't say it now, saying it would only add fuel to the fire, and only by clearing up the relationship could Huangfu Jingyao be saved.

"Then why do I still look at you and still have a bad face?" Huangfu Jingwen also wanted to ask Chu Xiangwan if he knew about Huangfu Jingyao and whether he was worried about him, but once such a truth was told between the two, I am afraid that there would really be no way out between him and her in the future.

Chu Xiangwan sat up from Huangfu Jingwen's arms and said with a reluctant smile: "It's possible that I've been lying here for a long time, and my heart is uncomfortable." ”

"In that case, you better rest early. There are still some things in my study, and I will stay in the side hall of the imperial study at night. ”

"Yes. The emperor also rested early and took care of the dragon's body. ”

"You ······" Huangfu Jingwen stroked Chu Xiangwan's cheek, but he still didn't ask if he wanted to ask. Before Bian Yi didn't come back, he preferred to believe that all this was just his misunderstanding, and that Huangfu Jingyao and Chu Xiangwan had nothing to do, so he would let Huangfu Jingyao go.