It was a full dozen whips down, and the wind and cold in late autumn were so severe that Xiao Jinxuan coughed lightly and waited a little harder.

Just after the tall and thin chamberlain who couldn't stand the beating during the torture and fainted with a scream, I saw that it didn't take long for the door of the imperial study to finally open.

The person who pushed open the door of the hall was Zhou Xianrui, and after he looked around the situation outside the imperial study for a week.

In the end, the eyes fell on Xiao Jinxuan, and the two looked at each other from afar, but neither of them spoke first.

When the imperial guards saw Zhou Xianrui come out, they were forced to be suppressed by the golden dragon jade pendant, so they had to punish Yu An and others.

So they all fell to their knees, and no one was obeying Xiao Jinxuan's orders.

And this will be Yu An, who has already had several blood marks drawn out of his body, and his skin is open, as if he has found the main heart bone.

He was so pumped that he couldn't get up, and immediately crawled towards Zhou Xianrui in great embarrassment, and his mouth was even more choked and unbearably wailed:

"Your Majesty, the slave is your person in front of the emperor, and it is not a pity that Yu An was killed, but this is obviously a big crime for some people not to take you seriously, and to despise the king. Your Majesty must say a fair word for the minions and others, otherwise your face will not be saved. ”

Zhou Xianrui heard Yu An's words clearly, and he could also feel the feeling that the other party climbed to his feet and pulled the placket of the dragon robe tightly.

But even so, Zhou Xianrui, who hadn't seen Xiao Jinxuan for a long time, didn't even glance at Yu An's body from the corner of his eye.

Now his eyes are full of the woman in front of him who makes him want to forget, want to hate but can't hate.

For several months, there has been a lot of discussion in the palace, saying that Zhou Xianrui has lost his favor because of the rumors about Xiao Jinxuan's Beirong background, and he is even more reluctant to see each other.

In fact, only Zhou Xianrui knew that it was not that he didn't want to see Xiao Jinxuan, but that he was afraid that he would see too much with the other party, and it would be difficult to make a decision to get rid of the other party for the sake of the Great Zhou Jiangshan.

Therefore, in the past few months, Xiao Jinxuan has not been out of the palace for a long time due to rumors, and Zhou Xianrui has a comfortable day.

Not only did he have to endure the increasingly serious illness every day to review the official documents, but he should have had a good rest when he was free, but his mind was full of difficult choices about whether to kill or not to kill Xiao Jinxuan.

Now that the beloved woman is standing in front of him so quietly, Zhou Xianrui's concentration is good, but in the end, he couldn't bear the feeling of care, tore off the dragon robe that was grabbed by Yu An, and walked towards Xiao Jinxuan.

Then I saw Zhou Xianrui untie the big hat he was wearing to protect him from the cold as always, and regardless of Xiao Jinxuan's refusal, he put it on the other party.

After doing all this, now the Ninth Five-Year Honor, Zhou Xianrui, who has a stronger and stronger sense of deterrence.

Ignoring Xiao Jinxuan's protest and consternation, he directly held the other party's white and cold hand, and walked into the imperial study.

When passing by Yu An, who was obviously stunned, Zhou Xianrui glanced at the other party, and then said in a majestic voice:

"I already said when I ascended the throne and became emperor that Jinxuan didn't need to come to this imperial study, she could come in directly to see me. Yu An, have you forgotten what I said, or deliberately listened to it and didn't follow it, and deliberately made things difficult for Concubine Xiao. ”

Yu An, who originally wanted Zhou Xianrui to be the master, was really scared because of the other party's words.

He didn't even care about the pain in his body, and quickly knelt on the ground with struggle, and kowtowed:

"Your Majesty Mingjian, you just borrow a hundred more dares from the slaves, and Yu An doesn't dare to be snub about your words. It's just that the slave is distressed that his master is busy with official business, so he wants to persuade Concubine Xiao to retire. The slave is indeed dedicated to the master, and I hope that His Majesty will be angry, and Yu An will never dare to stop the mother next time. ”

Although Yu An is very good at speaking, he even pushed his deliberate difficulties to the heart of the protector.

But Zhou Xianrui felt that Xiao Jinxuan in his palm was still a very cold hand because he had been standing outside the hall for too long, and he had been holding it for so long.

While Zhou Xianrui was secretly worried that he should have come out earlier, he glanced at Yu An even more dissatisfied, and then said calmly as ice:

"Yu Anzhen really doesn't know when my lord will be decided by you, a minion. was unreasonable for Jinxuan first, and now he has no intention of repenting. Someone came and dragged Yu An down and whipped twenty, and as for the other two chamberlains, they were whipped thirty and sent to other places on errands, so that I could not see the two of them in front of the palace. ”

Originally, everyone who thought that Xiao Jinxuan's harem had fallen out of favor, when they saw Zhou Xianrui's posture of maintaining the other party, it was simply unabated, and they even punished Yu An, who relied on him.

For a while, when the people in front of the emperor were receiving the order, there was nothing to hide in this palace, so the news that Xiao Jinxuan had regained her holy grace quickly spread, and everyone in the entire harem knew about it.

But Xiao Jinxuan, who is now in the imperial study, can't care about these things, so she will look at Zhou Xianrui with a sharp look in her eyes.

He raised his right hand, which was tightly grasped by the other party, and then said in a cold voice:

"Your Majesty has no outsiders now, should you also let Jinxuan go. After all, men and women don't kiss each other, and the emperor knows best about the matter between me and the emperor, so please respect yourself! ”

Xiao Jinxuan has been cold for a long time, but she feels that the other party is not only cold now, but also a little more estranged.

While Zhou Xianrui was stabbed in his heart, he still let go of his hand as the other party wanted, and then after taking a deep breath, he stared at Xiao Jinxuan and asked:

"Jinxuan, I can feel it, you don't like to see me now. So what is it that made you come to me in front of the palace, and now you can say that it is all right. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan, who really felt that time was tight and couldn't delay, immediately said the reason:

"Jinxuan is really unwell now that she shouldn't come out and walk around, but today I accompanied Brother Yao to see off the Yang family, and I accidentally learned from the other party that Ji Lingfeng's court rebellion was still alive, and he had been hiding by Xiangping's side as Mo Feng. This matter is very important, and His Majesty Wanwang will quickly capture people before he startles the snake. And I think that the palace has not been peaceful in the past six months, plus the discord between me and the Queen Mother, and the rumors of my life experience are probably inseparable from the other party. ”

Xiao Jinxuan thought that Zhou Xianrui would be as surprised as she was when she first heard her words, and immediately sent someone to block the Golden Jubilee Palace to get people.

But what she didn't expect was that Zhou Xianrui took two steps back, and after looking at her seriously for a while, he suddenly said with a melancholy look in his eyes:

"It seems that Xiang'er came to me a few days ago to cry and complain, saying that you already knew that she broke the medicine bowl and saw that the decoction was poisonous because she wore a silver bracelet on her wrist, so you held a grudge against her. and intended to get rid of her as soon as possible, and now it seems to be true. Jinxuan said to be honest, even if you are afraid that I know your background and poison me, in fact, I, Zhou Xianrui, can understand your distress and helplessness. But you should never have done anything to my imperial sister, and now that you are entangled with the remnants of the rebellion, which is basically to kill her, I really don't understand why your heart has become so vicious. ”

After Zhou Xianrui's words full of disappointment, Xiao Jinxuan, who heard this, stayed in place for a long time and didn't react.

After she had smoothed out the other party's words in her head, she then stretched out her hand to herself with a shocked face, and then asked with a frown of disbelief:

"Zhou Xianrui, what do you mean by this, could it be that the decoction you are referring to is poisonous, it means that I, Xiao Jinxuan, **** according to the teacher's teaching, there is a problem with boiling the medicine sent to the emperor. I admit that the rumors about my background are extremely bad for me. But after all, you and I know Yangzhou, and even if there is a gap between them and the alliance so far, why would I harm you. ”

Seeing the distrust in Zhou Xianrui's eyes, it simply did not become less but stronger.

After Xiao Jinxuan was detained with such a trumped-up accusation, she was indeed really angry in her heart.

Therefore, not only did she not call Zhou Xianrui His Majesty, but also called him by his name.

And then she snorted even more angrily, and then continued:

"Zhou Xianrui, I know that Xiangping is your own sister, but I hope you don't be blinded by family affection, where is your wisdom and calmness in the past. After Mo Linzhi's death, Xiangping was no longer the eighth princess we were familiar with. I found out early on that she was inconsistent, after all, I didn't give her Yama Tears at the beginning, this is a dead knot between me and Xiangping that has been untied to this day, and it is not impossible for her to hate me for wanting to assassinate her. What's more, a bowl of medicine is sent from Zhaoyang Palace to the imperial study, and it has to pass through the hands of several people on the way, Zhou Xianrui, do you dare to guarantee that the people in front of the palace are loyal to you? If so, how did the mystery of my origins spread? After all, the Shuai Mansion will definitely not say it for the sake of its own reputation, and the only possibility for the news to be revealed is your imperial study. ”

In fact, many problems are not unthinkable to Zhou Xianrui, but just like Xiao Jinxuan said, even if his emperor instinctively lowers his precautionary psychology in front of his relatives, he subconsciously chooses trust.

In addition, during this time, Xiangping's care for Zhou Xianrui's brother, and deliberate pandering, also made Zhou Xianrui very pleased.

And he felt that blood was thicker than water, and the warmth of family affection, so he would maintain this sister so much.

In addition, the medicinal food that Xiang Ping sent to the emperor every day was mixed with things that hurt his lungs and tired his nerves, which caused Zhou Xianrui's old illness to relapse, and it was even more difficult to sleep peacefully, and he was mentally depressed and extremely trance-like.

Therefore, Xiao Jinxuan would raise a few questions, and with Zhou Xianrui's scheming, he should have been aware of it a long time ago.

But under the severe illness of qi deficiency, he couldn't care about it at all.

But this will Xiao Jinxuan has already made the doubts clear, Zhou Xianrui listened, remembered the madness of Xiangping after Mo Linzhi's death, and immediately he also had doubts in his heart.

Then I saw that after a light cough and contemplation, he looked at Xiao Jinxuan and said:

"I am convinced of Xiangping's words after listening to them, but what you said also makes sense, Jinxuan. Therefore, for a while, I will quietly announce that Xiang'er will bring that Mo Feng to the front of the palace, and take down people while he is unprepared. If the other party is really Ji Lingfeng, the rebellious criminal who is lucky not to die, I will severely punish Xiangping and give you justice. ”