Huangfu Jingyao was released shortly after the emperor left, and when Chu Xiangwan heard the news in the Guanju Palace, she smiled faintly, but there were tears in her eyes, and she said to Qian'er: "You let people tell Hongxia, please take care of yourself." ”

Qian'er was also very happy, and said to Chu Xiangwan: "Miss, the slave will go in a while." You can rest assured now, look at you, for the sake of the prince, you can't eat or sleep well, and you don't care about the injuries on your body, people are haggard. ”

"Okay, I know, it's obviously a little girl, but she nagged like an old woman, be careful that no one dares to marry you in the future!" As soon as Huangfu Jingyao's matter was resolved, Chu Xiangwan's mood also improved a lot, and he actually made fun of Qian'er.

"Miss, you—people say a few more words for your own good." Qian'er stomped her feet and ran out.

Just when Chu Xiangwan thought that he could breathe a sigh of relief for a while, Bian Yi came back that night, and a thunderous nine-day turmoil was about to start again.

"Weichen see the emperor." Bian Yi's face was expressionless, still dressed in black.

"Flatten. How's it going? When he said this, Huangfu Jingwen grabbed the hand of the red pen tightly, and his heart was also very nervous at the moment, not only wanting to know the outcome of the matter, but also being afraid that the truth of the matter was what he least wanted.

"Your Majesty, is there a portrait of Concubine Yan around you? There are some things that Wechen wants to ask for proof. ”

"There's a picture scroll on the left side of the third panel on the shelf, take it out and see for yourself." When Huangfu Jingwen heard this, he already had some ominous premonitions in his heart.

"Yes," Bian Yi walked to the bookshelf, took out Chu Xiangwan's picture scroll, and said in surprise, "Sure enough, it's her." ”

Bian Yi recognized this Concubine Yan at first glance when he opened the painting, it was the woman who was with Huangfu Jingyao when he assassinated Huangfu Jingyao in Shangyang Mountain that day, and the woman who escaped with Huangfu Jingyao in that small village. Bian Yi's face changed a few times, he thought, fortunately he didn't hurt this noble concubine at that time, otherwise the matter of killing Huangfu Jingyao would definitely be revealed, and I am afraid that it will cause an uproar at that time. Not only him, but even the Queen Mother will be implicated. However, now, he can only repay the truth.

"If you find anything, just say it." Huangfu Jingwen's face also began to become solemn.

"Yes," Bian Yi bowed his head and replied, "The emperor asked the minister to check whether the concubine had known King Rui before, and whether the concubine was recuperating at home half a month before the wedding, and the minister said the second thing first." The minister first went to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion to inquire about the situation, but the subordinates in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion were very strict and couldn't ask anything at all. Later, the minister went to the courtyard of Shangyang Mountain and found a family member, it is said that someone went to the courtyard on February 16 to see the concubine, but who is the minister is still unknown. ”

"That person is me, and I didn't identify myself at that time because of etiquette. You go on to say. ”

"Yes. Jia Ding recalled that the concubine went out alone at noon, saying that she wanted to scatter her mind and not let anyone follow, but then the concubine never went back, and the left minister also took someone to look for it on the mountain at night, but later said that the concubine had returned to the prime minister's mansion, and ordered everyone to keep quiet, and said that the concubine was unwell and returned to the house to recuperate. ”

"Did you find out when the concubine returned home one day?" Huangfu Jingwen remembered that when he went to Shangyang Mountain again and didn't see Chu Xiangwan, Chu Huaifeng used Chu Xiangwan to return to the mansion to recuperate as an excuse, and now it seems that I am afraid that Chu Xiangwan was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion at that time. But where exactly did she go then?

Huangfu Jingwen continued to ask, "So, what about the first thing I asked?" ”

"This first thing is related to the disappearance of the concubine, and it is also the reason why the minister wants to see the portrait of the concubine."

"Say." Huangfu Jingwen could almost guess the answer, but the next story would make him even more shocked and angry.

The emperor asked if the concubine knew King Rui before the wedding, and indeed, the two met before the wedding. Moreover, according to the minister's analysis, they met on the day of the disappearance of the concubine on February 16. ”

"Oh, how did you find out?"

"Because, on February 16, Weichen was also in Shangyang Mountain, and he was carrying out the tasks assigned by the Queen Mother."

"What task?" Huangfu Jingwen didn't know that the Queen Mother asked Bian Yi to assassinate Huangfu Jingyao before the wedding.

"Assassinate the Wise King."

"The queen mother is really a good means, and she has been hiding it from me."

On the same day, the spies in the army reported that King Rui had returned to the capital on the path of Yangshan, so the minister took people there to ambush. Who knew that a woman suddenly appeared on the way, and the two of them were forced to the bottom of the cliff by the minister, and after they fell off the cliff, Weichen led people to track them for several days, and finally found them in a small village under the cliff. At that time, in order to prevent leakage, the minister wiped out all the people in the village, and King Rui was also hit by the minister's poisoned arrow in order to protect the concubine. I thought he was going to die, but for some reason, he was later cured. Bian Yi finished speaking in one breath, and Huangfu Jingwen's face had turned pale.

"Okay, I'll ask you again, have they been together all the time since they fell off the cliff?"

"It should be, even if Weichen found them in the village at that time, the two of them were resting in the same room. Looking at King Rui's expression, he has always been very protective of the concubine. By the way, this was found by Wei Chen from King Rui's room when he sneaked into King Rui's mansion the night before. Bian Yi took out a scarf from his sleeve, and a small plum blossom was embroidered on the corner, Chu Xiangwan's favorite is plum blossoms, Huangfu Jingwen has also seen Chu Xiangwan use this kind of scarf many times, is this precious scarf in Huangfu Jingyao's room Chu Xiangwan's?

"Smack." The red pen in his hand cracked in response, and Bian Yi's words were like knives, inserted into Huangfu Jingwen's heart sentence by sentence, and Huangfu Jingwen's anger had reached the extreme.

The emperor was angry. If the Queen Mother asks—"

"When the Queen Mother asked, you said that you didn't find anything. Whoever goes to investigate this matter, you will kill me completely, remember, if one of the words you say today enters the ears of the Queen Mother, I will make you ten times more uncomfortable than death. You stand down. ”

Bian Yi withdrew from the imperial study, he felt for the first time that the emperor was not the same as he imagined, and his cruel and cold tone just now made people shudder.

Huangfu Jingwen swept away everything on the table in an instant, and he said to himself: "Xiang Wan, you are really bitter to hide from me, it turns out that this is your sincerity, this is your generosity, and this is the reason why you have always refused to accept me." I'll let you know what happens when you cheat on my feelings. Huangfu Jingyao, you really deserve to die, you actually covet the woman I love the most, I must have no place for you to die. ”

Huangfu Jingwen stayed alone in the imperial study all afternoon, and the little eunuch only came in once, that is, to bring him wine. He hasn't drunk since the last time he drank too much and had chickenpox. Today, he started drinking again, because he had to think about what he should do with these two people.

On the night of August, the sound of cicadas chirping, the Guanju Palace was very quiet, the inner hall was a little hot, and the Internal Affairs Office sent people to send ice to the palaces to protect the concubines from the heat. Chu Xiangwan had already changed into a white gauze middle coat, and walked like a weak willow supporting the wind, and the faintly close-fitting clothes loomed, making people look at infinite reverie. However, Chu Xiangwan does not look kitsch when he wears it like this, but it is an interweaving of purity and temptation.

"Bang." The door of the temple was suddenly slammed open.

"Your Majesty, the mother has fallen asleep, you let the slave and maid report it." Qian'er shouted from behind, and Huangfu Jingwen rushed in like this. Qian'er looked at the emperor with a different look than usual, and drank again, so she wanted to stop the emperor's footsteps, but the emperor's eyes were so terrifying, the look at her just now was almost so cold that she wanted to kill, so she could only chase after the emperor and shouted loudly to remind Chu Xiangwan.

"Get out of here." Huangfu Jingwen shouted angrily.

Chu Xiangwan just wanted to lie down, and got out of bed again, and when Huangfu Jingwen saw Chu Xiangwan dressed like this, his throat moved unconsciously. I have to say that even if Chu Xiangwan takes off his makeup and fades his fancy clothes and jewelry, he is still as beautiful as an immortal. This woman has her own smell of fireworks that does not eat the world, which is not found by any woman in the palace, and it is this sense of distance that makes Huangfu Jingwen not close, when she and Huangfu Jingyao are together, is she also so cold-hearted, Huangfu Jingwen asked in his heart.

"Your Majesty, please avoid it, Concubine Rong will change her clothes and see you again." Chu Xiangwan dressed like this, and felt very uncomfortable when he saw Huangfu Jingwen.

"Is there anything wrong with that? I am your husband, I haven't seen anything when I am the most intimate between husband and wife, Chu Xiangwan, have you never regarded me as your husband? "Huangfu Jingwen's nerves are very sensitive now, no matter what Chu Xiangwan says or does, he will think about how Chu Xiangwan will behave in the face of Huangfu Jingyao in the same situation.

"Your Majesty, you're drunk." Chu Xiang held Huangfu Jingwen before the evening.

"I'm not drunk, I'm here today to listen to your truth." Huangfu Jingwen blocked Chu Xiangwan's hand.

"Your Majesty, didn't you promise your concubines before that you wouldn't toss your body again? Why did you drink so much alcohol today? "Chu Xiangwan doesn't know what happened to Huangfu Jingwen tonight.

"Yes, I promised you, but do you know the pain in my heart? Chu Xiangwan, let me ask you, in your heart, is there another person hidden, so you have been thousands of miles away from me? Huangfu Jingwen looked directly into Chu Xiangwan's eyes.

"Your Majesty, the concubine asked the little eunuch to help you go back to the Minxun Hall to rest. If you have anything to ask, why don't you wait until you wake up tomorrow, okay? Chu Xiangwan has been avoiding this question.

"I'm not drunk, on the contrary, I'm more sober now than ever. Why didn't you answer my question, or did you acquiesce to what I said, so you have nothing to say? Huangfu Jingwen held Chu Xiangwan's shoulders and began to shake her body violently.

"Your Majesty, please let go, you hurt your concubines." Chu Xiangwan intuitively felt that tonight's Huangfu Jingwen was like a fierce beast, and he couldn't recall his reason at this time.

"I won't let go, you are my woman, you keep this firmly in my mind." Huangfu Jingwen still grabbed Chu Xiangwan's shoulders and stared at her eyes tightly and announced.

The two of them just looked at each other, but the feelings in their eyes were completely different.