Returning to the dormitory of Chengtian Palace, Empress Xiao excused herself that she wanted to go to King Chen's Mansion to see Xi Ruoya, resigned from Emperor Shuntian, and took Armang and the eunuch Fulu out of the palace with a light car.

Because of the disagreement with Situ Yu, the queen rarely came to Chenwang's mansion. Therefore, although she was visiting Xi Ruoya this time, Li Cheng, who got the news, was still afraid of another accident, so he waited outside the gate while secretly making arrangements.

In the elegant garden of King Chen's mansion, Xi Ruoya cried sadly in the house because of the news that Chunmei was beheaded.

Chunlan persuaded with tears on the side: "Miss, don't cry, if Chunmei knows that Miss is so sad for her, she won't be at ease when she leaves!" ”

"She has gone so wrongly, she will definitely not feel at ease! ……”

"Miss, but the person has gone, it's useless to cry again! The queen mother is coming in a while, you are crying, but how do you take the ?......?"

As soon as Chunlan's words fell, she heard a shrill voice sound: "The queen has arrived!" ”

Chunlan hurriedly wiped away Xi Ruoya's tears, and after tidying up her clothes and bedding, she helped her get out of bed and knelt at the door to greet her.

Empress Xiao ordered the others to guard the door and took Armand into the house. She sat on the soft chair and looked at Xi Ruoya: "What's wrong with your body, didn't you break it?" ”

"Lao Niangniang is worried, but she just broke her flesh and skin, and it's okay!" Xi Ruoya's eyes were red, and she knew at a glance that she was still sad and angry about today's events.

"It's just a girl, how can you afford to be sad for her? You are telling her to be reincarnated, and she will not be able to live in peace! ”

mentioned this, Xi Ruoya's eyes were red again: "Chunmei's girl has been with Ruoya since she was a child, and she is the most considerate of Ruoya's intentions, who knew that she would be killed for such a thing, and her father would not help to plead for mercy!" ”

"I don't blame your father for this, today's scene even if the palace opens its mouth, it may not be able to save her!" Empress Xiao sighed lightly.

"Your Majesty, why is he so biased today? It's obviously Lin Wanyan who is at fault, and it's just enough to kill her, why do you want to be angry with Chunmei and them? "Emperor Shuntian has always loved her, knowing that Chunmei is her person, in other words, no matter what she does, she has to take care of her thoughts and be merciful.

"I'm afraid you've heard that this Lin Wanyan is not the real Lin Wanyan, and her ugly face on weekdays is also disguised by her. As soon as the emperor saw her true appearance, he lost his soul," she pursed her lips in great displeasure, "This palace knows that after so many years, that woman is still alive in his heart!" ”

Xi Ruoya was not interested in what she said about 'that woman', but was extremely curious about Lin Wanyan's true appearance: "Is she really that good-looking?" No wonder the prince loves her so much! ”

Empress Xiao was already sour, and seeing that Xi Ruoya was also like this, she snorted disdainfully: "What's so good!" It's just pretending to be high, thinking that he is really a fairy who doesn't eat fireworks in the world? It's not a means to charm men, just like her mother! ”

"Mother? Who is her mother? Do you know each other? "She also knows a little about what happened in Chengtian Hall today, but what Lin Wanyan came from is incomprehensible.

Seeing that she didn't know, Empress Xiao didn't want to talk to her more, so she comforted her instead: "You just take care of your injuries, don't worry about other things!" This palace came today to discuss this matter with your father, and I guess he should have arrived! ”

Xi Ruoya was a little surprised: "Is my father also coming to the palace?" Did something very important happen? ”

"It's just an old thing, not a big deal! It's just that some words are inconvenient to say in the palace, so the palace specially invited him to you! ”

Xi Ruoya nodded: "Niangniang, if there is a place for Ruoya, just open your mouth, no matter whether Lin Wanyan is true or not, as long as it is to deal with her and her accomplices, Ruoya will spare no effort!" ”

Her attitude reminded Empress Xiao of something, and she couldn't help but remind: "You used the fake pregnancy to frame her this time, Situ Yu knows it in his heart, if you still care about him, you still have to think about how to explain it to him!" ”

Xi Ruoya lowered her eyes and replied: "Xie Niangniang cares, Ruoya understands!" But there was some bitterness in her heart, since she used the poison to control Situ Yu's feelings, I am afraid that she never thought about getting his sincerity again.

The two talked for a while, and Xi Bochang really took the housekeeper and entered the garden under the banner of sending supplements to his daughter.

On weekdays, they meet in her Yanfu Palace, but today this matter is more special, and Emperor Shuntian behaves differently from usual, for the sake of prudence, this Chen Wangfu without Situ Yu has become a good place for discussions.

Queen Xiao pretended to meet unexpectedly, and took advantage of the busyness of her subordinates to drink tea with Xi Bochang in the garden.

"Are you sure she's really their daughter?" This question has been entangled in Empress Xiao's heart for a long time.

"It must be! Even if her jade pendant was obtained from elsewhere, her appearance can't be faked, especially the cold temperament on her body, which is exactly the same as her back then! When Xi Bochang said this, there was shallow sadness in his eyes.

Empress Xiao's face turned cold: "Look at you like this, you don't want to discuss with me how to save her today!" ”

Xi Bochang looked at her coldly: "She's been gone for so many years, what are you still thinking about?" If I wanted to save her, I wouldn't have said those words today, and the emperor wouldn't have made such an order! ”

"Looking at the emperor's appearance, I thought he should have recognized who she was, but why did he give the order to kill her, did he really think she was impersonating?" Speaking of the emperor, she thought of the most puzzling thing for her, for the first time in all these years, she didn't understand Situ Yuetian's thoughts.

"No, on the contrary, he was more sure than anyone else who she was! The reason why he did this was because he wanted to save her secretly! A sneer hung on the corner of Xi Bochang's mouth, wanting to play tricks in front of him, but he was afraid that he would be a little tender.

When Empress Xiao heard this, her expression became nervous: "I just said how could he make such an order, then what should we do?" We can't let her come out alive and seek revenge on us! ”

"I'm here to tell you about this today, how do you think the emperor will save her?"

Empress Xiao thought for a while: "The emperor ordered that no one should be allowed to visit the prison, in order to prevent someone from going to the prison to assassinate her. He set the day of the execution three days later because he wanted to release the news so that Situ Yu or Lin Zhong's people had some time to prepare, I think he probably wanted to arrange for someone to rob the execution ground! ”

Xi Bochang squinted his eyes and shook his head: "No, since he wants to save her, he shouldn't use such a risky method." I guess he most likely wanted to give her a golden cicada to come out of her shell, and then pretend to go through the execution formalities! ”

"Yes, you're absolutely right! He must have intended it that way, so how do we deal with it? ”

"We must act in advance, although he has a will, it is not difficult to send someone into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, but the emperor will definitely go to the prison to see her, you have to try to drag him, if you can kill her in the prison, it is best, if not, we will still act according to the original plan, on the day of the execution, we will lay a net, as long as someone dares to come to the execution ground, let him go and never return! However, before the execution, you must be present in person and ask for identification! ”

"Good! Without further ado, let's go back and go our separate ways! Empress Xiao was afraid that Emperor Shuntian had replaced people, so she didn't dare to stay for a while, and hurried to the palace.

In the Chengtian Dormitory, Empress Xiao had just left on her front foot, and Emperor Shuntian began to act. He wanted to go to the prison to take a look, but the hateful thing was that he didn't even have a cronie around, and Ming Ze followed him every step of the way, watching him like their eyes.

He pondered for a moment and said to Ming Ze: "You hurry up and find Yun'er for me, the sooner the better!" ”

Ming Ze took the order and left, and Emperor Shuntian hurriedly found pen and ink to write a letter.

Situ Yun didn't go far because he was sad, and followed Ming Ze into the house after a while.

When Emperor Shuntian saw his dejected appearance, he said in his heart that he didn't look away. After retreating left and right, he was left alone, stepped forward and took his hand, and said with a solemn face: "Yun'er, now is not the time to suffer from gains and losses, sad and sad, my father only asks you, do you want to let Mu Yu live?" ”

Situ Yun didn't expect Emperor Shuntian to let him talk about this, he was stunned for a moment, and then fell to his knees with a "bang": "Father, as long as you can save her life, you can do whatever you want Yun'er!" ”

Emperor Shuntian looked at him with a solemn expression: "Alas! You really have a deep affection for her, but it's a pity that you make people worse, you are desperate to save her today, but I am worried that in the future, you will be incompatible with your imperial brother, if so, she will not save this disaster! ”

Situ Yun's face changed greatly: "No! Father, although Yun'er has affection for her, she also knows that feelings cannot be forced, no matter when, Erchen will respect her choice, I think the same is true for the imperial brother. If she only has the royal brother in her heart, then the retainer promises you that she will never do anything to hurt them! Please also ask her father to try to save her! ”

"Can you really do it? Father wants you to swear with the life of the pastor, if you turn against your brother because of the pastoral, then she will be hit by five thunders and will never be reborn! ”

Situ Yun's body shook suddenly: "Why does my father believe in the emperor's brother and not in his son?"

"Because, she is already Yu'er's woman, as long as you don't think about it, Yu'er won't care about you. But you are unwilling in your heart, and your father is worried that you will do irrational things because of this. Father doesn't want your brothers to turn against each other and abandon Changli for a woman! My father is a person who has come over, and he has seen more than you! ”

"Good! Erchen swore that if Mu Yu loved the imperial brother in his heart, Yun would sincerely bless them and never do anything to hurt them! If this oath is violated, the sons and herdsmen will be sent by heaven, never, superborn! He gritted his teeth and said the oath, but his heart was dripping blood.

"Good! He is worthy of being a good son of his father! You have to remember that you and Yu'er must always focus on Changli, your father is incompetent and has not governed Changli well, I hope you don't follow in your father's footsteps! ”

He stretched out his hand to pull him up and patted him on the shoulder: "You take my hand, go to the Criminal Department to find Lu Xin first, he is Xi Boyan's old subordinate, and he will definitely do his best to help you, and then you go to see her in prison and transfer this letter to her, this matter, you must be fast, otherwise it will be difficult for the queen to seize the opportunity!" ”

"Yes! Erchen will go immediately! Situ Yun took the letter and the edict and hurried away.