Several beauties had been sent to the same place, their bodies covered with white cloths, and the strangulation marks on their necks were particularly glaring.

Emperor Chen just looked at the hairpin in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this moment, Emperor Xiao had also arrived. "His Majesty Emperor Chen, what's going on?"

The handsome emperor's face was a little solemn, and the beauty he sent committed suicide overnight, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that there was a big conspiracy hidden in it.

"Your Majesty Emperor Xiao, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"I originally planned to return to the country recently, but now, if Emperor Chen doesn't give an explanation, I have to stay in the palace of Chen Kingdom first, and wait for His Majesty to have an eyebrow, and then go back to think about it."

Emperor Xiao's words had a deep meaning, and what he meant was that if Emperor Chen did not give him a satisfactory explanation, he would have to reconsider the matter of the alliance between the two countries.

And so it was!

Emperor Chen became more and more suspicious in his heart that it was Xiao Huang who directed and acted himself, but he was too vicious and actually used such a trick!

"What's in His Majesty's hand?" Xiao Huang's gaze keenly caught the touch of gold.

Before Emperor Chen could react, he had already reached out and taken the hairpin.

"This ...... Isn't it owned by Queen Chen? ”

"The Queen Mother has arrived—"

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the noble woman who strode in the distance. Everyone leaned down, and the queen's gaze drifted to the lifeless figures.

"The concubines see the emperor, His Majesty Emperor Xiao."

"The queen is exempt." Emperor Chen couldn't help but look at the queen's hair, and really found the same hairpin.

"I don't know if Queen Chen has lost her hairpin?"

Emperor Xiao's words made the queen stunned and shook her head slightly.

Then, the handsome emperor actually smiled and handed the hairpin in his hand back to Emperor Chen's hand.

"Emperor Xiao, a hairpin doesn't mean anything."

Emperor Chen's words made the queen immediately realize that something bad had happened, and this matter was related to herself.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Xiao Yichen smiled, "What Emperor Chen said is that I still hope that the Empress can explain why this hairpin is here." ”

The queen immediately looked at the thing in Emperor Chen's hand, and she recognized it at a glance that it was indeed her own hairpin.

"Your Majesty, where did you find this hairpin?"

“…… In the palace of one of the beauties. ”

At this moment, the queen finally realized the severity of the matter.

"Your Majesty Emperor Xiao, although the palace doesn't know why this hairpin is here, but the palace has been staying in the Phoenix Hall last night, and all the palace people can testify."

Emperor Xiao seemed to have heard some joke, "Queen Mother, this entire Chenguo Palace is your people, Niang Niang said yes, that's it." ”

What he meant was that the words of all the palace people were not testimony, and the evidence in his hands was conclusive, and it was difficult for him to believe that the queen was not suspicious.

A palace man quietly stepped forward and said something in Xiao Yichen's ear, and then, the young emperor raised his head, "I heard that the queen mother had an argument with several beauties in the imperial garden yesterday?" ”

The queen frowned, and after thinking for a while, she nodded slightly, "Something did happen in the Imperial Garden yesterday. ”

"If the queen is dissatisfied with the beauty I sent, please also ask the queen to say it directly, why waste my kindness?" Xiao Yichen couldn't help but say that her face was cold, Queen Chen didn't speak, she felt that if she said that it was a few concubines and those beauties who had a conflict yesterday, it would not help much, but would aggravate the contradiction between the two countries.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the county lord of Yongji has arrived!"

Lord of Yongji County?! The eyes of the two lit up at the same time, and they looked at the comer.

Xiao Yichen's gaze couldn't help but fall on Yun Shu's body, the elegant woman once again regained her original cold appearance, and her wise eyes were a little forbidden, "Your Majesty, the queen's mother, the courtiers have already seen it, and those beauties did commit suicide by hanging beams." ”

"Heh, shouldn't the county lord of Yongji also make a wrong diagnosis this time? Why did the beauty I sent kill herself? ”

Yun Shu didn't refute, but according to her observation, those beauties were indeed suffocated to death, and there was no trace of a fight in the palace. If he killed, I don't know how that person did it.

"Hmph, don't think that if you say that, Emperor Chen's majesty can clear the suspicion for the queen! I went back first, and waited for Emperor Chen's majesty to explain! ”

With that, the young emperor lifted off his clothes and strode out.

"County Lord Yongji, have you found anything unusual?"

Emperor Chen looked at Yun Shu, his tone was full of trust in the queen, he knew that his queen had no reason to do such a thing.

The queen was a little moved in her heart, and the emperor's trust was her courage and belief to persevere.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers looked carefully, and the scars on these beauties were indeed very similar to the suicide of the hanging beam, but there was also a possibility. They were strangled by their necks and hung on the beams of the house, which would also create the illusion of suicide by the beams. ”

Moreover, if it was by surprise, they would not have any resistance, and there was naturally no trace of a fight in the house.

"It's just, why did the other party do this?"

Kill these beauties, and then leave the queen's things.

"Your Majesty, this matter may be related to Emperor Xiao!"

The three of them had the same idea, Emperor Xiao had already had the intention of attacking, and now he pretended to form an alliance, so he wanted to find an excuse to break with Chen Guo.

Emperor Chen slowly turned around and walked to the window, for some reason, today's events reminded him of a long time ago, and it seemed that there was the same thing, but it was so far away that he couldn't remember it clearly.

"Niangniang, no matter what kind of answer the emperor gives this time, Emperor Xiao will not be satisfied. Even if the emperor punishes Niangniang, Emperor Xiao can still come up with thousands of ways to break with Chenguo. ”

Yun Shu analyzed the current situation, and the queen felt reasonable, "What does the county lord of Yongji think?" ”

The elegant woman in front of her did not speak, but looked at Emperor Chen, who was standing by the window.

After a long time, the emperor had a voice, "You go down first, I think about it." ”

……

In the cold palace.

"The mother is really a good means!"

Xiao Yichen sat aside, and the beautiful woman was still lying on the couch.

Concubine Mei opened her beautiful eyes with a faint smile, "What Emperor Xiao said, this palace can't understand." ”

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if you understand, or if you don't understand, this time, it's Chenguo who has betrayed my Yiguo's kindness." Of course, he didn't believe that Empress Chen would do such a thing, and after thinking about it for a while, he thought of Concubine Mei in the cold palace.

After she failed last time, she was afraid that she had been looking for a chance to prove her strength, but now, she just wanted to show herself that she could easily provoke Emperor Chen. Moreover, Emperor Xiao also saw that this Concubine Mei knew Emperor Chen very well, and she could use various methods to stimulate Emperor Chen's feelings, and such a situation was undoubtedly beneficial to him.

At this time, the closed palace door slammed open, and Dongfang Rui actually kicked open the palace door and stepped in, but saw Emperor Xiao who was sitting on the side with a surprised expression.

He straightened up at the moment, and clenched his fists with both hands, "His Majesty Emperor Xiao." "Well, it seems that the mother and son have something to say, so I left first." Xiao Yichen stood up and smiled, then passed behind Dongfang Rui and gave him a friendly look.

"Why do you do that?"

As soon as Dongfang Rui opened his mouth, it was the matter of framing the queen this time.

"What Rui'er is talking about, the mother concubine can't understand."

“…… I know, you did it. ”

The grandmother on the side glanced at Concubine Mei, and then walked to the back and closed the door, "The Second Highness is really smart and understands Niangniang's thoughts." ”

"Or is Rui'er worried about the queen?" Concubine Mei's tone had a hidden coldness in it, Dongfang Rui was stunned for a moment, and immediately frowned, "I just don't understand why you are doing this." ”

Concubine Mei looked at Dongfang Rui's eyes so quietly, and then smiled faintly, "Rui'er, as long as you have a good relationship with Emperor Xiao and wait quietly, maybe soon, the time will come." ”

Dongfang Rui lowered his expression, Concubine Mei saw it in her eyes, and couldn't help laughing, "Rui'er, why do you look the same as when you were a child?" ”

When Dongfang Rui was angry when he was a child, he would always put on such an expression, but he didn't expect that after many years, he would still be like this.

Dongfang Rui didn't answer, just glanced out the window, the gray sky.

There was an eerie silence in the dormitory, and the ugly grandmother saw that the atmosphere between the mother and son was not very good, so she stood up, "Your Highness, the mother is doing this, but it's all for Your Highness." ”

"If it's for me, why don't I know anything?!"

This stubborn temper aroused the fire in Concubine Mei's heart.

"Then ask yourself, do you really not care about Nalan Ya and Dongfang Xu?!" Her sudden cold tone made Dongfang Rui's eyes flash, and he just looked at the beautiful face in front of him.

Her words undoubtedly pierced Dongfang Rui's heart.

The relationship over the years has not been in vain, which is why he struggles in his heart. Who should be trusted, who should be chosen? Every time I think of this reason, it always makes Dongfang Rui's mood depressed.

The ugly grandmother didn't expect her master to make the problem clear so suddenly, yes, Concubine Mei has not fully trusted Dongfang Rui, even if he is her child, as long as she can't fully gain her trust, she will not reveal any plans.

"Before you come to question the concubine, ask yourself what you have done! You know, it took a lot of thought to help you calm down those gossips. How much bitterness do you have in your heart, and you have to vent it on your own princess. That's it, your own princess fell into the lake, and her scarred body was seen, do you think everyone else is a fool?! This incident really made Concubine Mei angry, you must know that now is a critical moment, she is trying her best to destroy Dongfang Xu's image in the hearts of everyone, and she doesn't want her son to make such a scene.

Assault on the Imperial Princess? In the eyes of others, it is no longer a matter between husband and wife, but whether Dongfang Rui has tolerance and benevolence.

How can such a prince get the support of others?!

“…… That's my own business. ”

"Okay, that's what you said, since it's your own business, then it's up to you to solve it yourself!" Concubine Mei's voice was like a pair of scissors, and the ugly grandmother hurriedly stepped forward, "Niangniang is angry, Second Highness is still young, and I don't understand Niangniang's painstaking ......"

Then she looked at the stubborn young man, and had to say that His Royal Highness's temper was really like that of a mother.

"Your Royal Highness, I heard that the second imperial concubine was misconceived? You must know that Niangniang is very sad, Your Royal Highness should not be like this anymore, hurry up and give birth to a grandchild for Niangniang, and enjoy the joy of family as soon as possible! Your Highness doesn't have to worry about other things, Niang Niang will definitely take care of it properly! ”

Dongfang Rui opened his mouth slightly, but he didn't say anything.

……

The border of the kingdom of Chen.

"Young Master, do you really want to go back?" Several men in black stood in front of him, their handsome figures fluttering in robes, and their handsome faces with a shallow smile.

"Young master, I'm afraid that the master won't agree."

Feng Ling stretched out his hand and picked up a jade pendant hanging from his waist, which was engraved with a phoenix character.

"No, my eldest brother is married, and I have to go."

Moreover, he also wanted to see her soon, the woman who worried him.

A qiē here, he has already arranged it, and at this moment, Feng Ling can't wait to put on his wings and return to Kyoto immediately, and tell her that he is okay.

There was a sound of horses' hooves from far and near, and several dark shadows immediately formed a line, vigilantly watching the comers, protecting Feng Ling's body.

The fast horse stopped not far away, and on the horse's back, immediately the tall middle-aged man.

Feng Ling's face was happy, and he walked through this group of dark shadows to meet him.

"Father!"

The Marquis of Changding smiled with relief, "It's good to come back." ”

……