Chapter 221: Pawns and Discards
Xuan Heng's figure condensed slightly, then walked over, pulled out a letter at random, neatly tore open the fire paint seal, and pulled out the letter.
Xuan Heng stood with his head hanging slightly, but his posture was straight, Lu Liang sat on the stool, looked up at his increasingly solemn expression, and after he finished reading, he asked carefully: "Your Majesty...... How so? ”
On the envelope, there was a royal symbol.
When he focused on reading the letter, his expression was solemn, but after reading it, Xuan Heng's face was complicated, like dignified, and helpless, but it was a little right in the middle.
The letter slid from his fingers onto the table, and Xuan Heng sat down and reached out to pour the tea.
Lu Liang neatly brought the poured tea to him, and urged him to speak quickly with his eyes.
Xuan Heng smiled, took it, his dark eyes were half-hidden, his eyes were slightly dark, and he curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty is very angry." ”
Lu Liang was taken aback, his eyes widened and said, "Sure enough, Zi Sangyun is really his daughter?" So what to do? The Son of Heaven is angry, and the consequences are-"
"You listen to me when I'm done." Xuan Heng directly interrupted his self-intimidation, he put down the teacup, and in Lu Liang's shocked expression, continued: "Your Majesty's anger lies in the fact that someone dares to pretend to be the prince and princess, swagger and deceive, and prey on the common people. ”
His Majesty's original words were more true, not only denying that he had a daughter of Eastern Chu blood, but also profoundly analyzing the huge bad impact and danger caused by this matter from the perspective of the country, the royal family and himself, and finally, made the cleanest and neatest resolution.
In short, a qiē was done by Zi Sangyun himself, and it had nothing to do with him, and he didn't even know that there was such a person in this world.
And since he knew about it, he could not tolerate and condone it, and he did not need to be arraigned by the Kyoto Yamen, and he was directly executed on the spot.
陛xià said. Kill and decide.
Xuan Heng lowered his head, the corners of his lips hooked meaninglessly, and he took a sip of tea, his eyes were a little drunk.
But the arrogant Lu Liang didn't think so much, and when he heard His Majesty's resolution, he slapped the table and said, "I'll just say, Zi Sangyun is really not His Majesty's daughter." This woman is also really bold. In order to survive, dare to make up any reason. ”
Xuan Heng smiled, but said, "Zi Sangyun may be a deception and a thief. In this life, she has made up countless panics and made a lot of rumors, but only this one, she really doesn't necessarily make it up. ”
Seeing Lu Liang frowning. He smiled faintly and said, "Let's see the letter for yourself." His Majesty said everything in the letter, but he didn't explain it - where did the dragon pattern jade in Zi Sangyun's hand come from? ”
The saint naturally knew that it was impossible for Xuan Heng not to recognize the authenticity of the dragon pattern jade. He couldn't prevaricate with a false excuse, and he didn't have a good reason to explain the matter, so. He was silent.
Lu Liang read the letter suspiciously, and put it down. looked at Xuan Heng with a solemn expression.
He is not like Xuan Heng, everything is clear in his heart, but he is not stupid, if he thinks about it carefully, he can still see through the strange. At this moment, he asked sternly: "I didn't report it to the Kyoto Sanji, but directly to His Majesty, Shizi, did you do it on purpose?" ”
If Xuan Heng really has the intention to make this matter public, it will be submitted to Dali Temple in Kyoto, and the nature of this case is strict, and it involves the royal family, how dare Dali Temple convict lightly, it will be handed over to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department will not be able to bear this responsibility, and finally it will be presented to the Imperial Historical Observatory.
At that time, the emperor of Changguo has a rumor that the illegitimate daughter of the Eastern Chu State will ferment and expand, and the consequences of this will be difficult to predict.
At worst, public opinion condemns it, and at worst, the country is in turmoil.
Changguo and Eastern Chu, but there are national feuds accumulated by successive dynasties.
And Xuan Heng, who crossed one of these cadres, directly presented it to the emperor, and directly strangled this possibility in the cradle.
No one will know that the emperor still has a daughter with Eastern Chu blood, and no one will dig out more of his things related to Eastern Chu, these secrets, or scandals, will be buried deep in the ground with the death of Zi Sangyun.
"I don't want to hide anything for Your Majesty." Xuan Heng's dark eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "It doesn't matter if you please him." ”
Lu Liang looked at his half-bright and half-dark face under the lamp, watched quietly, and did not speak.
"First, this matter is detrimental to the national body and affects Yan zhòng. Second, even if I submit it to Kyoto according to the rules, who can guarantee that Dali Temple will not be interfered with, the Criminal Department will not be interfered with, and the Yushitai will not be interfered with? When the news reaches Kyoto, it will sink into the sea, and it will not even be able to surprise a wave. ”
In the dark night, Xuan Heng's voice passed smoothly through the room, seemingly light, but with a sense of heaviness.
He didn't pause, and said calmly: "In this case, it is better for me to borrow its few values to solve the matter in front of me." ”
Lu Liang's eyes moved, and he looked at him and said, "You mean Ruan Tiande's matter?" ”
Xuan Heng pressed his elbow against the table, the cup against his lips, but he didn't drink, and thought intently: "Ah Qian and I searched all possible places, and even almost demolished all the objects in Ruan Tiande's room, but we didn't even see the shadow of the account book. I can't find it, forget it, plus Ah Qian has no clue, this is suspicious. ”
"I've always suspected that Ruan Tiande's old fox didn't put his account books anywhere related to him at all." Xuan Heng said: "It's just that we can't think of where." ”
He added: "And those who are implicated in Ruan Tiande, excluding all the people we have verified, only Zi Sangyun remains." It is impossible for Ruan Tiande to hand over such an important thing to Zi Sangyun, who is not under his control, but Zi Sangyun is used to being shrewd, and she can use Ruan Tiande so with peace of mind, she must also rely on it. ”
"It's just that it's not easy to get Zi Sangyun to speak." Speaking of this, he smiled, looked at the letter on the table, and said, "But now, it's not a problem. ”
He got up, put away the letter, snatched the remaining one from Lu Liang's hand, carefully put the unopened one into his chest, and tucked the opened one into his sleeve at will.
Lu Liang protested, "If you don't bring this, why should the princess's letter be hidden?" Maybe she still mentions me, share and share, your life's events, what did she say, princess? ”
"I'll wait until I'm done." Xuan Heng smiled, looking relaxed, but in his eyes, he was a little nervous, but he hid it well. Before going out, he said to Lu Liang: "Go and find Ah Qian, be sure to hurry." ”
Lu Liang looked at him a little blankly, saw that he insisted, scooped his head, and hurriedly ran out.
Xuan Heng saw that he was moving fast enough, and he was relieved. went straight to the government jail.
The deepest part of the prison. Condensed the deepest darkness, the morning and dusk are gone, the sun and the moon are not light. Zi Sangyun didn't know how many days she had been here, and the only thing she was surprised about was that the man didn't kill her, but let her live until now. just ignored her, as if there was no one in this world.
How is that possible? She was the Emperor's daughter.
Zi Sang Yun leaned his head against the iron grille. Moved weakly, his brown eyes looked gloomily at the darkness of the prison.
"Knock...... Boom...... Knock......" There was a faint sound of footsteps, a sound different from the one she usually heard from the rotation of the jailers. Far from being so fast and heavy, but calm and unhurried.
Hearing the sound and knowing people, Zi Sangyun had lifeless eyes. A little bit of light gathered, and her eyes turned to the right. As soon as he spoke, he sneered: "I thought you had been executed by my father, but I didn't expect you to live a good life." ”
If it were Ah Qian, I am afraid that he would reply: I am living a good life, and I was executed, I am afraid that it is you.
But Xuan Heng just smiled and said, "Miss Zisang is in good spirits. ”
Hearing this completely different from what he expected, Zi Sangyun was inexplicably stunned, and after reacting, he laughed at himself.
During these dark days, she looked at the unchanged darkness, and what she thought about the most was not the scenery she once had, but the person with cold eyes, wearing a silver robe, standing quietly in the distance.
It's really far away, and she can't hook it even if she stretches her hand to the longest.
Behind him, Xuan Heng said flatly: "The girl's matter, this official has truthfully reported to His Majesty." ”
The fantasy in front of her vanished, Zi Sangyun's body was shocked, and she turned around suddenly, she grabbed the iron fence in her hand, Ling Ling looked at Xuan Heng, her throat moved, and there were a few tears in her eyes, and she asked earnestly: "What did he say?" But you let me go and welcome me home? ”
There was a trace of pity in Xuan Heng's eyes, and he looked at the woman in front of him who was squatting on the ground, her eyes were full of prayer, and it was difficult to combine with the noble and arrogant Yun Fairy.
Xuan Heng did not look down at her from above, but squatted down, put his hand on his knees, leaned over to look at her and said: "I used to think you were very smart, but your intelligence was used in the wrong place, but now, I think you are more stupid than my honey, my honey is stupid and cute, but you are so stupid that you are hopeless." ”
Xuan Heng rarely said mean words, especially to a woman who was already a prisoner, but about Zi Sangyun, he really felt a pity.
has a ability that ordinary people can't reach, but he has become a tool for others to collect money, and finally ends up like this.
"This is the Holy One's reply." Handing the letter through the gap in the iron grate, Xuan Heng said lightly.
The letter paper was thin, sandwiched between the two long knuckled fingers, swaying slightly.
didn't reach out to pick it up, Zi Sangyun just looked at it in a daze, and there was even a little resistance and fear in his eyes.
"Scared? When you do something, you are not afraid of heaven and earth. The voice just got into her ears like this, she was startled, and immediately looked up to see Xuan Heng, but under the dim light, Xuan Heng just looked at her movements suspiciously.
She was stunned, remembering the cold voice just now, it was too familiar.
At this time, she could think of that person, and even hear his voice, she had really been locked up for too long and had entered the magic barrier.
But it was this sound that woke her up, and she calmed down, took the thin letter paper, and looked at it.
At this glance, the already pale face was even more pale.
Zi Sangyun's hand holding the letter paper trembled, and the letter paper seemed to weigh a thousand catties.
In the dark cell, under the dim halo, the chopping word drawn with a vermilion pen was decisive, stinging her eyes and making it difficult for her to breathe.
She couldn't be more familiar with this handwriting, that person really wanted to kill her.
With her hands hanging down on her knees, Zi Sangyun turned around and leaned against the iron grille, sliding and sitting down, she closed her eyes tightly, but there were no tears in the corners of her eyes.
Xuan Heng thought that she was in pain and couldn't help herself, however, after a long time, a smile appeared on her lips, and her brown eyes opened, cold and cold, "It's really worthy of the emperor." ”
"You're right, I'm stupid, he doesn't even let go of his own brother, how can he care about one of his many daughters?" She smiled mockingly, her face a little unruly, her head tilted slightly, and her eyes were cold, "I should have thought of it a long time ago, but I didn't see it clearly until today." ”
When Zi Sangyun said this, his eyes turned coldly, he turned behind him, and said coldly: "You still don't kill me, but what do you want from me?" Is it worth me to you as a prisoner? Even if they die, they will not be able to live. ”
When Zi Sangyun was sober-minded, he was indeed a powerful character.
And, unexpectedly, she woke up so quickly.
And this sharp abandonment can be regarded as a lineage.
Xuan Heng was not annoyed, he smiled faintly, and said with flattery: "The value of Miss Zisang has never been in identity and power, but here. ”
His bony fingers pointed to his head and said, "So, it has nothing to do with where you are." ”
Although Zi Sangyun claims to be the emperor's daughter, she has never received the power and treatment that a princess deserves. Otherwise, with that person's nature, if she was useless, I am afraid that she would have been abandoned long ago.
Zi Sangyun has been accustomed to the bad attitude of the jailers during this time, and there are still people talking to her like this at this moment, and this person, the ranking is not low, which really makes her look sideways.
But that's about it.
She smiled lukewarmly, and said proudly: "Don't think that if I hate him, I will help you, in my eyes, you are not good things." ”
This father and daughter are really stubborn, but no matter how stubborn they are, they are not flawless.
She didn't cooperate, Xuan Heng didn't care, he just smiled and said, "How about we make a deal?" ”
Trade? Making a deal with a death row inmate? Zi Sangyun couldn't understand this person, she looked sideways at him with a calm expression, suppressed the desire in her eyes, and sneered: "What are you doing with me?" My life? For a death row inmate, all that remains is this life. Could it be that you want to disregard your king's orders and release me? If so, it is not impossible to do one thing for you. ”
"Nope." Xuan Heng didn't give her any hope, and directly shook his head and said, "You criminals are not involved, you have to die." ”
The hope in his eyes receded, Zi Sangyun sat back, and said coldly: "Then forgive me for not being able to accompany me." ”
"Really?" Xuan Heng smiled, his dark eyes looked at her indifferent face, and slowly spoke: "Even if it's Ah Qian, can't it?" (To be continued) I580