Chapter 20: Rebellion

"Red Summer, come in." Huangfu Jingyao was still very worried about Chu Xiangwan's injury, and as soon as Ning Yanchen left with his front foot, he called Hong Xia in with his back foot.

"How's it going in the palace?"

"Back to the prince, Concubine Yan hasn't woken up yet, but it's fine." Hongxia didn't dare to hide it.

"Well, go down." Huangfu Jingyao knew that Chu Xiangwan was fine, and the anxiety in his heart was also alleviated a little.

"Lord Wang, how are your injuries?" Hongxia is not at ease.

"It's okay, just rest for a few days to recover your strength."

Hongxia retreated, and Huangfu Jingyao fell into deep thought. The scene of Chu Xiangwan rushing forward to block the knife for him is still vivid, to be honest, it is fake not to shake. Although he knew that Chu Xiangwan had him in his heart, he didn't want Chu Xiangwan to sacrifice his life to save him. Especially yesterday, in front of the public, they couldn't care about each other at that time, this may be instinct, but it was this instinct that hurt Chu Xiangwan. Besides, thinking about it now, Huangfu Jingwen may already have suspicions, but fortunately, Ning Yanchen stopped him yesterday, if he entered the palace, it would only confirm his indecent relationship with Chu Xiangwan.

"Evening, wake up quickly, Brother Yao can't live without you." He muttered to himself.

Huangfu Jingwen was still in the imperial study, and suddenly a eunuch came to report that Concubine Yan had woken up, and he immediately went to the dormitory. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Chu Xiangwan lying on the bed, his face was pale, and he was still mentally weak, and his heart was pinched. He walked forward quickly, sat on the edge of the bed, hugged Chu Xiangwan's shoulder, and said, "Xiangwan, you finally woke up." After speaking, he hugged Chu Xiangwan tightly into his arms, eager to rub his bones and blood.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, you have strangled your concubines, ahem." Huangfu Jingwen hugged him too tightly, so that Chu Xiangwan couldn't speak.

"It's me pushing too hard." Huangfu Jingwen let go of Chu Xiangwan, and looked at her carefully for a long time, his affectionate eyes made Chu Xiangwan feel that it was a huge oppression.

"Why does the emperor look at his concubines like this?" Chu Xiangwan lowered his head unconsciously.

"You know what, you've slept for a day and a night. I have already said that if you don't wake up again, you will punish the nine clans of the imperial doctor. Now that you wake up, the big stone in my heart can be put down. ”

"The emperor can't, the imperial doctor must have done his best, if the concubine really can't wake up, the emperor shouldn't ask for someone's life for the concubine. If this is the case, is it not the iniquity of the concubines? Chu Xiangwan didn't expect that the always gentle Huangfu Jingwen would become so unreasonable.

"Xiang Wan, you are so kind," Huangfu Jingwen thought of Fang Xiaohan's words again, and he said tentatively: "Just like yesterday, when you were attacked by the Huns, although you were a hostage, but when you saw Huangfu Jingyao hurting himself to save you, you couldn't bear to be seriously injured for him." ”

When Chu Xiangwan heard this, he remembered what Qian'er said when he woke up just now: "Miss, Concubine Yun said a lot of things today, and the emperor has become suspicious of yesterday's events. Sure enough, Huangfu Jingwen had something to say, and he was already testing her.

Her heart tensed for a moment, and she coughed as a cover-up: "Your Majesty, the concubines didn't think so much about it at the time, but they just felt that for the Great Zhou, King Rui was much more important than the concubines, and the concubines couldn't help the emperor anything, but King Rui was different, he had the most important military secrets of the Great Zhou, in case he was tortured by the Huns and revealed, wouldn't it put the Great Zhou in danger?" Although the concubines are dull, the emperor is often exposed to it, and the concubines still understand this point. Chu Xiangwan finished speaking in one breath, his palms were already sweating, and he didn't know if this remark could dispel Huangfu Jingwen's suspicions.

After listening to Chu Xiangwan's explanation, Huangfu Jingwen was a little relieved, and he continued to ask: "By the way, what did you say to the fourth brother when you were injured?" ”

"The concubine was seriously injured at that time, and she was no longer awake and could not remember." Chu Xiangwan didn't expect Huangfu Jingwen to still remember the scene at that time, and she could only be sloppy now.

"It's just that the fourth brother didn't look back to save you, so I was greatly moved when I saw it."

"The concubines are also very grateful to King Rui for saving his life, but this also just shows King Rui's loyalty, and he will ask the emperor to thank King Rui for his concubines another day." Chu Xiangwan can only pretend not to understand and understand now, she didn't expect that her relationship with Huangfu Jingyao would start to arouse Huangfu Jingwen's suspicion so soon, of course, Fang Xiaohan's impetus was indispensable, but Chu Xiangwan didn't understand why Fang Xiaohan hated her so much, pushed her out when she was attacked, and now she broke the unusual situation between her and Huangfu Jingyao in front of Huangfu Jingwen.

"Okay, I got it. Now that you're awake, I'll go to the imperial study to approve the folds. You can rest for the time being, you are still living in the Minxun Hall these days, and it is convenient for me to see you. The knot in Huangfu Jingwen's heart has not yet been unraveled, and although Chu Xiangwan's answer has no loopholes, it does not satisfy him. He thought: When Bian Yi comes back, the truth will be revealed.

Chu Xiangwan nodded, and lay down again, this response made her consume a lot of energy, at this time she couldn't hold it anymore, and before Huangfu Jingwen left, she had fallen asleep again.

The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Chu Xiangwan didn't expect to wake up, it was a bigger storm waiting for her and Huangfu Jingyao.

Early this morning, someone stood up to impeach Huangfu Jingyao. Lu Xiuyi's elder brother, General Huben Shao Zhou, Fang Jieyu's father, Luo Yanfei, the household servant, and others impeached King Rui Huangfu Jingyao together. The reason was that Huangfu Jingyao's protection was ineffective, so that the emperor and the two mothers were frightened and injured, Shao Zhou and Luo Yanfei asked the emperor to remove King Rui's military power. Huangfu Jingwen ignored it at first, saying that King Rui had done his best all the way, and in order to protect the holy driver, he had been seriously injured and almost lost his martial arts, so he should be rewarded and should not be harshly punished.

Who knew that when Huangfu Jingwen returned to the imperial study to approve the excerpts, he found that someone had made a secret fold and said that Huangfu Jingyao had actually colluded with the Huns and directed such a scene. In the excerpt, it is said that the Huns have lived in the border pass for a long time, how to be familiar with the mountain and forest roads in the capital, someone must have reported the news, and told them in advance the location of the emperor's car, and this person must be the king of Rui, because the emperor went out of the palace to pray for blessings are the route arranged by Huangfu Jingyao. Moreover, later, the army surrounded the Xiongnu's eldest prince Helian City, how could he easily escape, it must have been King Rui who told them the escape route in advance. Even, this attack on the emperor was instigated by King Rui, and the Huns were just for King Rui to drive. The purpose is just to clear one's suspicions. Huangfu Jingwen was furious when he saw this secret fold, and immediately ordered someone to go to the Rui Wangfu to deliver the decree, saying, "Huangfu Jingyao is bold and dares to plot to assassinate the emperor and do great rebellion, and will be immediately imprisoned in the heavenly prison and awaiting interrogation."

When the Imperial Forest Army rushed into King Rui's mansion, King Rui was very calm, and ordered Hong Xia and the others not to resist, and he went to the prison with the Royal Forest Army. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a trumped-up charge, and the rhetoric on the secret fold is also extremely absurd, but the emperor believes it, which shows that the emperor's prejudice against the emperor's respect for Yao is deepening, and he can't bear to do anything to him. But why the emperor suddenly made trouble made the ministers confused.

Fang Xiaohan heard that Huangfu Jingyao was thrown into the prison in Yuqing Palace, her face became very bad, she didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so resolute, and people set up many traps to attack Huangfu Jingyao openly and secretly. The impeachment in the court and the secret folds in the imperial study are probably the outstanding performances of the Queen Mother, and the purpose is to use the emperor's anger this time to completely overthrow the emperor Jingyao.

Near noon, Chu Xiangwan woke up. Qian'er was serving beside her, and Chu Xiangwan sat up and asked, "Qian'er, what time is it?" ”

"Miss, it's almost noon. I'll go and bring some porridge and side dishes to the young lady, you have not eaten water and rice since you were injured, and your stomach must be empty after drinking so much bitter medicine. ”

However, Qian'er brought food from the small kitchen and was just about to enter the dormitory, when she heard a little eunuch outside the hall whispering to a little palace maid: "Do you know? Just now, the emperor ordered someone to take the Imperial Forest Army to King Rui's mansion, saying that King Rui colluded with foreign tribes to commit assassination, and King Rui had been put in prison. ”

"How is that possible? King Rui is the first heroic man in our Great Zhou, a high-ranking and powerful man, how could he collude with foreign clans to commit assassination? The little palace maid didn't believe the little eunuch's words.

"Really, my brother is on an errand in front of the emperor, and this will to arrest people is very fresh and hot." The little eunuch said conclusively, "You just wait to hear the news, the emperor is angry this time, I think that, King Rui's good days are coming to an end." ”

Qian'er listened to the conversation between the two people, her face turned pale, she didn't know whether what the little eunuch said was true or not, she thought: It's better to press it first, the young lady is seriously injured and can't be stimulated, and it's not too late to confirm the truth of this matter later.

She quietly entered the dormitory, put the food next to Chu Xiangwan's bed, and picked up the bowl to feed Chu Xiangwan.

"How's King Rui?" Chu Xiangwan grabbed Qian'er's hand, opened his mouth and asked Huangfu Jingyao's situation. Since she was injured, the news of Huangfu Jingyao is like a kite with a broken string, and Huangfu Jingwen's temptation last night makes her very suspenseful now.

Qian'er's hand trembled, and she almost spilled the porridge on Chu Xiangwan's brocade quilt. She hid a smile and said, "Miss, let's eat something first." ”

Chu Xiangwan ignored it, still holding Qian'er's hand and asking, "What's wrong?" Did something happen to him? She intuitively felt that Qian'er was hiding something from her.

"No, no, miss, don't think nonsense, I've been taking care of Miss here, and I don't have time to go out to inquire about King Rui's news."

Chu Xiangwan asked suspiciously, "Really?" ”

"Really, doesn't Mademoiselle even believe me? If the young lady is really not at ease, I will go out and inquire about the news of Rui Wang later. Qian'er comforted, in fact, her heart was very nervous, but now everything had to be focused on Miss's body. Today, when the lord went to the court, she deliberately went to the Qianqing Gate quietly to report the safety to the lord, who knew that the lord asked how the young lady would be injured, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only deal with the past. When the old man left, he told her that she must take good care of the young lady, and she could not let the young lady go wrong again.

Chu Xiangwan nodded and said, "You put down your things and go and inquire now." I don't know if he's okay, I'm not at ease. ”