Rongwang's Mansion, Council Chamber.

There are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, no matter how hard the knees are, they have never met someone who can submit them; Slowly walked forward three or four steps, and Zhao Yan, who had been waiting for a long time in the main hall, just glanced at it, and Chu Zhen'er's lead-filled feet could not take a single step.

Kneeling and bowing his head, Chu Zhen'er said in a trembling voice.

"The ministers and concubines see the emperor."

After a period of heartless greetings, the conference hall suddenly fell into an inexplicable dead silence, and there seemed to be something condensing between the undulating backs, and then condensing, which made Chu Zhen'er a little breathless.

Thorns in the back, tasting in the heart is such a taste! And as this dullness prolonged, Chu Zhen'er's anxiety became more and more obvious, and she raised her courage and bowed down more humblely.

"The concubine is guilty, please be gracious to the emperor!"

"Oh, the concubine is guilty? Before I could ask anything, the concubine confessed her guilt so frankly, which made me curious, what is the crime, the concubine might as well talk about it and listen to it. ”

Zhao Yan's words were like needles in the cotton, piercing Chu Zhen'er's heart for a while. Chu Zhen'er is a smart person, and she can't hear the opposite meaning in Zhao Yan's words? This high heavenly son has a bright heart, but it is just to see how she cleverly speaks to excuse herself.

"The concubine violated the emperor's holy will, and left the palace without permission, and asked the emperor to forgive the concubine for being confused for a while!"

"Gone?!"

cautiously pleaded guilty to himself, but he didn't want to get a rhetorical question from Zhao Yan, Chu Zhen'er, who was buried in his head and leaned over, looked shocked, and naturally understood what Zhao Yan wanted to ask; He knew very well what a felony it was to collude with courtiers, and there was no conclusive evidence at the moment. Chu Zhen'er gritted her teeth and refused to say anything, secretly hoping that Zhao Yan would give up.

But after all, he is a son of heaven, and he is not so easy to bluff.

"Do you want me to recruit Liu Jingkun, the middle of the ministry? How about making it clear to your face? ”

A little bit of the name "Liu Jingkun", the last trace of luck in Chu Zhener's heart was shattered; Chu Zhen'er, who was grabbed by the fox's tail, trembled like chaff, tears fell like rain, and crawled to Zhao Yan's feet in a hurry to cry and beg for mercy.

"The emperor's concubines and concubines are not deliberately hiding from the emperor, not the emperor, the concubines are really wronged, you must believe the concubines, don't listen to people's instigation"

"Wronged?" looked at Chu Zhen'er who was entangled like vines under his feet. Zhao Yan's soothing face gradually emerged gloomy, and she was clearly reminded word by word: "People have been stolen, and you still have the face to shout in front of me?" ”

"Your Majesty. Please listen to the concubine's explanation."

Explanation is disguise, disguise is sophistry, Zhao Yan doesn't think that he has lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong! For a moment, his heart was in a hurry, and with one kick, he mercilessly pushed Chu Zhen'er, who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, away.

"What else to explain. Your personal maid and Liu Jingkun's good deeds. I can see it clearly at the gate of the theater garden! It seems that I have really spoiled you so much over the years, openly ignoring my will as a child's play, and actually fattened up the courage to collude with the courtiers behind my back and form a party for personal gain, what face do you still have in the position of a concubine, and what virtues do you have to set an example for the harem? ”

Zhao Yan's words of reprimand undoubtedly showed his heart of being a waste concubine, how could Chu Zhen'er dare to let go at such a time of crisis. kept holding Zhao Yan's feet and crying.

"The emperor is gracious, and the concubines are also unavoidable. will do such a foolish thing with a brain fever"

"Still shouting grievances without remorse? Okay, don't say that I don't miss my love for many years, now I'll give you a chance to see how you are wronged; If you can't say why, hum, count the crimes and punish them together, and the crime will be increased by one degree! ”

With a wave of his cold sleeves, Zhao Yan stared at Chu Zhen'er, who was crying incessantly, with angry eyes, to see how her eloquent mouth could turn the tables under ironclad evidence!

The opportunity is fleeting, and Chu Zhen'er is also Zhao Yan's last bit of patience with himself; There is no way to retreat, as long as she can help her escape the next catastrophe, she can't care about what the consequences are.

"It's Sister Xiaoyu, Your Majesty! The concubine is willing to resist the decree and disrespect because of Sister Xiaoyu's affairs, and despise the emperor's disrespect and leave the palace privately, please let the emperor know! ”

Chu Zhen'er said a word, like ten thousand heavenly thunderbolts, suddenly slashed down from outside the Nine Heavens, splitting everyone's calmness into powder! And Zhao Yan's body was cold and silent, and his big hand pinched Chu Zhen'er's jawbone as fast as lightning, and scolded him violently.

"In order to protect yourself, you didn't hesitate to pull Xiao Yu out to excuse you for those dirty things. Do you really think that I have been thinking about your old sisterhood and dare not treat you?! ”

"The concubines are true, and they will never dare to deceive the emperor"

The tear stains on the pale jade face were like criss-crossing streams scattered on Chu Zhen'er's face, and the appearance was extremely sad.

"Your Majesty, Sister Xiaoyu is still alive, and the concubine dares to guarantee with her life"

Under the rush of ten thousand thunders, there was finally a cleft that hit the angry Zhao Yan. This sentence seemed to have magical power, echoing dozens of times in Zhao Yan's mind, and finally pulled him back from his dream-like confusion.

Chu Zhen'er said that Huo Xiaoyu is still alive! This is undoubtedly the most absurd, but also the most inspiring sentence he has heard in eight years. Zhao Yan didn't know how much time it took to accept that cruel statement, but now that she was subverted by her words, she naturally couldn't stabilize her mind.

"Say, where is Xiao Yu now, where is it!!"

"The concubine doesn't know"

Looking at Chu Zhen'er, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, shook her head, how could Zhao Yan, who had just been aroused hope, not know a word, and could be perfunctory casually? Fury is like a rising and falling tide, and the wrath once again rises to the dragon's face, even greater than before.

"You said she was still alive, how could she not know!!"

"Your Majesty, the concubines really don't know why the concubines are willing to risk the crime of resisting the decree to go out of the palace to find out the news if they know the whereabouts of Sister Xiaoyu."

This sentence calmed Zhao Yan's anger a little, no matter how much deception she had in her words, Zhao Yan was now taking her confession of Huo Xiaoyu's life seriously.

"Then you say, who knows Xiao Yu's whereabouts?"

Zhao Zhenyuan didn't expect that at the critical moment, Chu Zhener would use Huo Xiaoyu's life as a bargaining chip to fight a turn! And he knew in his heart at this time that if he was really leaked by her, it would definitely be a catastrophe!

For a while, Zhao Zhenyuan stepped forward to remind Zhao Yan.

"Brother Huang, the evidence is ironclad, don't fall for her delaying tactics!" (To be continued......)