"Yes." After answering like this, Yunli didn't say it immediately, and Yinzhen didn't urge, but opened a book of folds and looked at it carefully, and annotated it with a red pen from time to time.

Yunli stood at the bottom, because of nervousness, his nose even had fine beads of sweat, and what he was going to ask later was about the secrets of the palace, which might not even attract Yinzhen's displeasure or even suspicion, so he couldn't be cautious.

After batching several folds in a row, Yinzhen took a sip of the tea on the side, and said to Yunli, who bowed his head and was silent: "What, haven't you thought about it yet?" If I don't talk about it, I really won't have time to listen. ”

Yin Zhen's words made Yun Li make up his mind, yes, he really likes Ling Ruo, he likes this woman who has suffered a lot but is still trying to live, but he never thought of possessing her, just hoping that she can be well. If the emperor really loves her and has no inside feelings for giving things, then returning to the emperor is undoubtedly her best destination. And these days of getting along with each other also made him realize that although Ling Ruo hated the emperor's ruthless death, the love in his heart never let go. Because of this, her heart cannot tolerate anyone.

Yunli bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, on the way back to Beijing, my brother heard that Empress Xiao Shengxian was given death by the emperor, which was diametrically opposed to what the emperor said about dying of sudden illness, and the younger brother was curious, so he dared to ask the emperor why Empress Xiao Shengxian died." ”

The faint smile on Yin Zhen's face disappeared without a trace in an instant because of Yunli's words, and the hand holding the zhu pen unconsciously used force, pinching the barrel made of ivory rattle, as if it would be broken at any time, "Where did you hear these words?" ”

Yunli heard the coldness in Yinzhen's words, and hurriedly said: "The younger brother heard about it by accident in a small town where I don't know where, and the younger brother didn't believe it, but those people spread it with noses and eyes, as if it was true. In addition, I had never heard of Empress Xiao Shengxian being sick before, so I dared to ask and hoped that the emperor would forgive me. ”

Yin Zhen stared at Yunli coldly, and said indifferently: "Really? Then I was very curious, why would a group of mountain villagers know about the things in the Lu Dao Palace? It is also passed on to paint sound and shadow. Without waiting for Yunli to speak, he put down his pen again, but this time his movements were much heavier, making a "snap" sound, and said without hesitation: "Say, where did you hear these words!" ”

Hearing this, Yunli Zhidao Yinzhen became suspicious, but at this time, he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only stubbornly say: "Your Majesty, the courtiers really learned from those people, and there was no half-truth. ”

Listening to his words, Yin Zhen didn't rush to ask, but looked at him deeply, and said coldly: "Yunli, you are not an eventful person, on the contrary, you know your own proportions very well, and you know what to ask and what not to ask, if it is just some gossip after tea and dinner, you will only listen to it as a gossip, and you will never take it seriously, and you will not hesitate for so long just now." ”

In private, Yinzhen calls Yunli the old seventeen, and it is rare to call him by his name directly, and it is undoubtedly not a good thing to call him like this now.

"Brother ......" Yunli had just said two words, but was interrupted by Yinzhen: "Think clearly and then answer me, otherwise if I find out that what you said is a lie, I will definitely investigate you for the crime of bullying the king." ”

As early as when he decided to ask this, Yunli expected that it would arouse Yinzhen's suspicions, but he didn't expect Yinzhen to conclude that he was lying based on just three words, which was really unexpected. But at this point, it is absolutely impossible to think about it as if he has never said anything, and besides, this is not the result he wants.

Thinking of this, Yunli knelt down in his robe and said in a condensed voice: "What the emperor said is right, the courtiers didn't know these words from the mouth of the mountain villager, but who did they know from the mouth, I can't tell the emperor for the time being, please forgive the emperor." ”

If Yinzhen refuses to tell the truth of Ling Ruo's death, even if he is suspected by Yinzhen, he will not put Ling Ruo in danger.

"Yunli, when did you learn to bargain with me, and...... Who allowed you to bargain with me? Speaking of the last one, Yin Zhen's eyebrows and eyes had completely sunk, with endless coldness, "I gave you the last chance, who told you about this!" ”

Under his persecution, Yunli raised his eyes under pressure and said, "Is it because what the emperor is so anxious about telling his subordinates about this matter is because what this person said is not nonsense, but the truth?" ”

Giving death to Ling Ruo was the deepest secret and trauma in Yinzhen's heart, he could never have imagined that one day, he would be torn apart by someone like this, so that the pain once again spread out from the depths of his heart and swept all the senses in his body.

The next moment, Yin Zhen slapped his palm on the table, and suddenly got up and said, "Yunli, you are so bold!" ”

Since the death of Shu Mulu and Nalan Mei'er, Sixi hadn't seen Yinzhen so angry for a long time, so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, not daring to make any sound, let alone look at Yinzhen.

Yunli knew that Yinzhen was very angry, but his eyes did not dodge, he still looked directly at Yinzhen who was walking towards him, and after Yinzhen stopped a step away from him, he kowtowed and said: "The younger brother knows that he is a criminal and deceived the king, but the younger brother can swear to the sky and has never been disloyal to the emperor, so I implore the emperor to tell the younger brother why Empress Xiao Shengxian died!" ”

His words made Yinzhen's already unkind face even more ugly, and after staring at it for a long time, Yinzhen said coldly: "Since I ascended the throne, no one has dared to speak to me in this tone for a long time. ”

Yunli maintained a kowtow posture and never raised his head or spoke, obviously waiting for Yinzhen to answer, Yinzhen also understood what he meant, crossed Yunli with a gloomy face, looked at the sky shining through the window paper and said coldly: "Empress Xiao Shengxian did die in my hands!" ”

Although he had already guessed it in his heart, when he really got it from Yinzhen's mouth, Yunli was still shocked in his heart, raised his head, and said with an unbelievable look: "Dare to ask the emperor, what did Empress Xiao Shengxian do wrong, and let the emperor give her death?" And the younger brother didn't understand, if she really did something wrong, why after her death, the emperor would posthumously crown her as queen despite the opposition of the ministers? This point has always been a puzzle in Yunli's heart.

"Yunli, although you are my imperial brother, it is not your turn to ask about the affairs of the harem." This sentence is both a warning and a reminder. reminded Yunli to ask again, it would do him all kinds of harm but not good; In his life, Yinzhen has experienced too many things that his brothers have turned against him, and he doesn't want to lose even this rare brother as a last resort.