"This King of Chu is really ruthless, in order to compete for the position of the prince, he actually attacked the Marquis of Weining." On the carriage on the way back, Zou sighed and rejoiced: "Fortunately, this dispute between the crown prince has nothing to do with us." ”

First, the crown prince was assassinated, and now it is the turn of Wei Ninghou, who is bloodied and kills people at every turn, which is really terrifying.

Xu Jinyu was full of worries, and when she heard Zou's words, she pulled the corners of her lips helplessly.

The Zou family has been kept in the dark, and they don't know that this seizure of the crown is closely related to the Xu family

Xu Zheng soon returned home.

Xu Zheng first asked Xu Jinyu about today's trip to the Hou Mansion, and then talked about the news he had heard: "The assassination of the Marquis of Weining is in an uproar, and it is rumored that the King of Chu secretly instructed the assassins to do it. The emperor was furious and put the king of Chu under house arrest in Yanfu Palace. The Criminal Department sent almost all the manpower to find the whereabouts of Wei Ninghou. ”

I don't know whether Wei Ninghou is dead or alive.

Xu Jinyu said softly: "Big brother, do you really believe that it was the hand of King Chu?" ”

Xu Zheng's heart moved: "Sister, do you know something?" ”

"I don't have any evidence, it's just speculation." Xu Jinyu's eyes flashed slightly: "If the King of Chu really wants to assassinate the Marquis of Weining, how could he choose such an opportunity to attack?" How could the assassin have the waist card of the Chu Palace? ”

Xu Zheng thoughtfully: "You are right. If you think about it carefully, it does seem that someone deliberately framed the King of Chu. ”

But if it wasn't the hand of King Chu, who would it be?

Xu Jinyu said slowly: "It's Ji Ze!" The tone was unusually affirmative.

Xu Zheng was not particularly surprised to hear this answer. Ji Ze even did the thing of privately~ through his stepmother. It is not impossible to secretly murder his biological father.

If Wei Ninghou is really dead, Ji Ze will have no scruples about acting. Sooner or later, they will deal with their brother and sister

Xu Zheng and Xu Jinyu glanced at each other, and the two brothers and sisters had a heart. Immediately grasped the anxiety in each other's hearts.

"Big brother (sister), you have to be more careful lately." The two of them spoke out in unison.

Xu Jinyu hurriedly said: "I stay in the house and rarely go out and walk. If you have to go in and out of the Hanlin Courtyard every day, you must bring more guards. ”

Ji Ze secretly didn't know how many highly skilled dead soldiers he had collected. Assassinating the prince first, and now it is Wei Ninghou again, it makes people shudder to think about it.

Xu Zheng nodded solemnly: "I know." These days, don't go to the Weining Marquis Mansion again. My aunt died. We also have a lot less affection with the Hou Mansion, and moving around less will not arouse suspicion. ”

Xu Jinyu nodded solemnly

In just a few days, rumors were boiling in the capital.

The king of Chu intended for the position of prince. The story of secretly ordering someone to assassinate Wei Ninghou and cutting off the henchmen of King Qin spread to the streets and alleys, and the rumor has a nose and eyes vividly, and the legend is well known to everyone.

The image of the King of Chu, who had worked hard to maintain his weakness, gentleness, and filial piety for so many years, was ruined.

Although the King of Chu and the Empress Ye were in Yanfu Palace, their eyes and ears were all over the capital. After knowing about it. The nose is going to be crooked.

Rumors spread so violently. There must be someone secretly fueling the trouble. Upon closer inspection, the black hand behind this turned out to be King Wei. Empress Ye is well versed in the way of palace fighting, and no one believes her when she jumps out to explain her confession at such a time. The best way to do this is to muddy the waters with even more sensational rumors.

As a result, the rumors on the streets quickly changed to the latest version.

It is said that someone secretly set up a plot to assassinate the Marquis of Weining, and then framed the king of Chu. The waist card was deliberately dropped in order to splash dirty water on the King of Chu. I also heard that the person who secretly framed the king of Chu was the ambitious king of Wei.

As for evidence, what evidence is needed for such a thing? Who gets the most benefits. Who is the one behind it!

It has to be said that most of the truth is actually contained in the rumors. Just being in it. On the contrary, it is not clear.

For Ji Ze, it would be good if the rumors intensified. No matter how many rumors were spreading, no one could guess that his son was coming.

Time passed day by day, and the whereabouts of Wei Ninghou were never found.

The uncertainty in Ji Ze's heart gradually subsided.

It seems that Wei Ninghou is really dead. Otherwise, so many people would have searched with such fanfare, and they should have found Wei Ninghou's whereabouts a long time ago

Ji Ze put on the appearance of a filial son, going out early and returning late every day without sleep, looking for someone, the whole person was thin and haggard. It ushered in a wave of praise.

In the mansion of the Hou Mansion, Ji Yu cried for a few days, and Hanyu also cried every night and couldn't sleep well. However, no matter how much he cried, he didn't wait for news from Wei Ninghou

At the court meeting on this day, the emperor asked Wang Shangshu with a gloomy face: "I gave you three days, and then gave you a grace period of five days. It's been eight days so far, what about the Weining Hou? Did you get it back? ”

Wang Shangshu knelt down with a bitter face: "The minister is incompetent, and he failed to find the Marquis of Weining." Please also ask the emperor to punish him! ”

The emperor once said angrily that if the Marquis of Weining did not find it, he would take off Wang Shangshu's black gauze hat. Of course, this is just angry talk. If Wei Ninghou can't find it back, he can't really remove Wang Shangshu's official position.

The emperor was angry in his heart, not only because the whereabouts of Marquis Weining were unknown, but also for the king of Chu and the king of Wei.

In fact, the emperor didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that the kind and pure King of Chu would do such a thing, and nine times out of ten he was framed by someone. The king of Chu was placed under house arrest in the palace, mostly to give an explanation to the courtiers. There is also a layer of vague thoughts, wanting to suppress this matter.

Who would have thought that in just a few days, rumors would spread all over the capital, and King Wei would also be involved. The emperor lost face, and the royal family lost face.

But who can you settle accounts with for this kind of thing?

The emperor, who was holding his stomach sulk, was inevitably angry at the court meeting.

The emperor scolded Wang Shangshu for a while, and then looked at Ji Ze: "Commander Ji has been looking for a few days with the guards, but there is a harvest?" ”

Ji Ze replied with both shame and self-reproach: "The minister is incompetent, and he has not been able to find his father's whereabouts. ”

The emperor felt a burst of pity in his heart.

So many people have almost turned over the capital. Still couldn't find Wei Ninghou. It seems that Wei Ninghou really suffered an accident. The Great Yan Dynasty lost a fierce general, and the King of Qin also lost a big help

Right now. The eunuch who was in charge of communicating the message hurriedly entered the Jinluan Palace, his face was full of surprise, and his voice was excited: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Marquis of Weining." ”

What the? Wei Ninghou didn't even die?

The crowd could hardly believe their ears.

The emperor was overjoyed and immediately stood up from the dragon chair: "Where is the Marquis of Weining?" Who found him? Hurry up and let people come in and report it carefully! ”

In a jubilant surprise, no one noticed that Ji Ze's expression was stiff for a moment. And then. It soon turned into surprise and excitement.

The person who reported the news was Lang Zhong of the Criminal Department.

"It's a shame to say that everyone in the Criminal Department went out to look for Wei Ninghou's whereabouts, but they haven't been able to find it. Today, it was Wei Ninghou who took the initiative to send a letter to the Criminal Department. It is said that after falling into the Bianhe River that day. He followed the river to the outside of the city and was later rescued by a farmer. Since then, he has been recuperating in this farmhouse. I was unconscious for the past few days, and I didn't wake up until yesterday, so I ordered someone to come to the criminal department to deliver a letter."

No wonder the whereabouts of Wei Ninghou have never been found. It turned out that he was not in the inner city of Bianliang at all. Instead, he recuperated in a secluded village.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, that's good news!" ”

Ji Ze immediately stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the minister will go to pick up my father today and go back to the Hou Mansion to recuperate." ”

The emperor was about to nod, but the criminal department Lang Zhong coughed: "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do." Wei Ninghou also sent a letter, saying that he asked the emperor to open it in person. ”

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom.

The emperor snorted. Immediately, a chamberlain stepped forward to receive the letter and presented it to the emperor.

There was only one line on the letter.

The emperor opened the letter. After just one glance, his face changed.

The ministers standing in the Jinluan Hall were secretly speculating about the contents of the letter. I don't know what was written in the letter. It made the emperor's face change.

Could it be that the King of Chu was really the mastermind of the assassination of Wei Ninghou? Or is it the King of Wei who has been quite favored recently?

The emperor slowly put away the letter, and his eyes swept over everyone's faces with a deep and cold look. None of the courtiers dared to look at the emperor, and they lowered their eyes one after another.

Those two cold gazes finally stopped and fell on Ji Ze's body.

Ji Ze's heart jumped, and he suddenly had an inexplicable bad premonition.

"Someone!" The emperor coldly ordered: "Take down the commander of Ji and put him in the prison!" ”

Today's court meeting is full of surprises one after another, which is simply dazzling. Everyone watched as several imperial guards were ordered to step forward and surround Ji Ze.

Ji Ze's expression was a little stiff, and he barely maintained his composure: "Why does the emperor want to put his ministers in prison, the ministers are really puzzled. ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "I also feel incomprehensible in my heart. However, this is what Wei Ninghou meant, what is going on, when Wei Ninghou comes back, it will not be too late for me to ask him personally. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and the gaze that looked at Ji Ze became subtle.

Wei Ninghou was seriously injured, and as soon as he woke up, he couldn't wait to send a letter, asking the emperor to put his son in the prison, which was really weird!

What are the hidden secrets of this?

When Ji Ze heard this, his face finally changed completely.

He did all this very secretly, confident that no one would be able to find out the truth. However, man is not as good as heaven. Wei Ninghou actually escaped, and he was suspicious of him. even did not hesitate to reveal the truth of the discord between father and son in front of everyone

What now?

In just a few moments, a series of thoughts passed through Ji Ze's mind. However, no matter what, he didn't dare to make a noise on the Jinluan Palace. He did not dare to disobey the holy decree. As soon as the emperor's Chrysostom opened, he had only one way to go.

Ji Ze walked away with the imperial guards with an ugly face.

The ministers looked at each other, and their hearts were suspicious.

The emperor's mood may not be much better, so he said "retreat from the court" and walked away with a calm face

The shock brought by Ji Ze's imprisonment in the heavenly prison was no weaker than the news of Wei Ninghou's assassination, which quickly spread in the capital.

When Gu Caiping heard the bad news, she screamed, and fainted at that time.

Ji Yu went to Hanyu with tears in her eyes: "Aunt Yu, my father is safe and sound, it should be a good thing." Why was the eldest brother imprisoned in prison again? ”

Hanyu's mood was chaotic and complicated, where did she have the leisure to explain to Ji Yu: "I don't know what's going on." When the Hou Ye was taken back to the house, everything would be understood. ”

Wei Ninghou's hiding place was very remote, and the injuries on his body were quite serious, and he couldn't move for the time being. I heard that the emperor has sent an imperial doctor to treat the injuries of Weining Hou, and he should come back in a few days.

Ji Yu wanted to cry again, but Hanyu said: "I'm going to go to the Zou family's old house, and I'll talk about it when I come back in the evening." ”

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

Hanyu held back his words, but these words must not be said casually. can only go to Xu Jinyu, who also knows the inside story.

Ji Yu stomped her foot angrily.

The eldest brother was arrested and put in prison, Hanyu didn't think about how to save the eldest brother back, and he had the leisure to find Xu Jinyu What a conscienceless bastard!

An hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the Zou family's old house.

Xu Jinyu got the news and came out to greet her in person: "Aunt Yu, why are you here today?" ”

Hanyu sighed: "Let's go in and talk about it." ”

Every move in the Weining Marquis Mansion could not be concealed from Xu Jinyu, and Zhou Yong regularly secretly passed on news. However, today's incident happened in a hurry, and Hanyu came to the Zou family as soon as she received the news, so Xu Jinyu did not know the latest progress of the matter.

When Hanyu said that Wei Ninghou had news and Ji Ze was imprisoned in the prison again, Xu Jinyu was surprised and delighted, and blurted out: "Great! Hou Ye must have guessed that Ji Ze was the mastermind behind the scenes, so he sent a letter to the emperor, imploring the emperor to put Ji Ze in prison. ”

Speaking of which, the father and son are actually ruthless.

Ji Ze was so ruthless that he was determined to assassinate his father, and Wei Ninghou didn't have much affection for his son. Once he realized that Ji Ze was the murderer, he fought back mercilessly.

There were only two people in the room talking, and Hanyu didn't need to pretend, so she smiled with relief: "Yes, after I learned the news, I also felt very relaxed and happy." In front of others, I always have to pretend to be a little worried and anxious, but in fact, I don't know how happy I am. ”

Because of Xiao Zou's death, Ji Ze hated Hanyu to the core. Hanyu had no doubt that as long as Wei Ninghou died, Ji Ze would never let her live.

Now that Wei Ninghou has made up his mind to deal with Ji Ze, it is naturally good news for Hanyu and Xu Jinyu.

Hanyu couldn't wait to come to see Xu Jinyu, which was quite a bit of a sign of sharing good news.

The shadow that shrouded Xu Jinyu's heart dissipated at this time.

Xu Jinyu stretched her brows and reminded in a low voice: "The inside story, Hou Ye may not want others to know. In front of your cousin and cousin Yu, don't let your mouth out. ”

There was no need for Xu Jinyu to remind her, Hanyu also knew the stakes, and nodded with a smile

(To be continued......)