Early the next morning.

As of the fifteenth, the weather is getting warmer and warmer.

Xu Buling got up from the empty palace, rubbed his eyebrows a little tiredly, and stood at the window and stretched.

When he returned to the palace last night, he was afraid that Mrs. Lu would be worried, so he went directly to the annex of Jinghuayuan and reported to Mrs. Lu that she was safe first.

Mrs. Lu had just heard the news, she was scared and cried, and was about to go to him, but after finding that he was alive and fine, she was worried and turned into a woman's anger, and went out directly, looking for someone to put pressure on the emperor.

Speaking of which, it's a bit like a child being bullied outside, and an adult helps out.

Although Xu Buling is not a child, the Li family has committed a big death by himself, and he personally went to the door to kill people but gave the emperor and the mud a chance, and he could not afford to be seriously injured at home.

Mrs. Lu is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, if the Li family does not pay the price, the octagonal archway of the three families of 'Xiao Lu Xu' can be directly demolished.

Because the matter is very big, the news of his assassination has been rushed to Suzhou City for 800 miles last night, and the next thing is to see the emperor's reaction.

There was nothing to do in the palace, Xu Buling practiced his sword in the garden for a while, and when he was about three poles a day, the early dynasty meeting in the palace ended, and Lao Xiao, who was in charge of waiting for the news, ran back.

"Little prince! Little Prince! ”

In the verandah, Lao Xiao trotted over with a cane, and raised his hand from afar:

"Something seems wrong......"

Xu Buling put away his sword, walked to the verandah, frowned, and said:

"What? The saint acted vigorously and cut Li Baoyi? ”

This is also the expected result of Xu Buling, if the emperor does not want him to leave Chang'an, he will definitely not give King Su an excuse to complain.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that Lao Xiao shook his head:

"It's a cut, but it's not right."

"Cut it on the spot? So unsympathetic? ”

Lao Xiao leaned on his crutches and pondered a little: "According to our estimates, the Holy Lord will definitely kill Li Baoyi to give King Su an explanation, if he favors the Li family with the old feelings, King Su can take the little prince back on this ground." ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

Lao Xiao recalled the situation in the Taiji Palace: "Yesterday, Li Baoyi had already confessed his guilt and took out a son to top it, saying that it was the concubine who avenged his brother to make this decision, and no one believed this reason." However, the little prince wanted to protect Fourth Master Chen, and no one testified against Li Baoyi...... At the early court meeting, Lu Cheng'an, Lord Lu, Prime Minister Xiao, and Yanguan were all impeaching Li Baoyi and asking the saint to punish the Li family heavily, and even the queen mother was forced by Mrs. Lu to deliver a message to the saint. ”

Xu Buling nodded: "Then the saint pushed the boat down the river and beheaded Li Baoyi with tears?" ”

Lao Xiao spread out his hands, a little puzzled: "It stands to reason that this is the case, but the saint is different from what we think, saying a lot of the exploits of the ancestors of the Li family, the unforgivable revenge of the father and the son, the little prince is seriously injured but his life is worry-free, etc., which means that Li Baoyi is not false, but the crime is not to death, and a little punishment can be given." ”

Xu Buling spread his hands: "Then it's okay, let my father take me back to Suzhou City on this ground, can the saint still be forced to stay?" ”

"Here's where things are to blame."

Old Xiao leaned on crutches and frowned:

"Originally, Xiao Xiang and Lord Lu wanted to kill Li Baoyi to set an example, so as not to dissatisfy the vassal kings of all walks of life, but the saint was reluctant to kill him because of his old feelings. As a result, when Liu Yunlin, deputy envoy of the Investigation Department, led people to search the Li family, he found some ironclad evidence of fraudulent collars and military salaries in the past. Da Yue has been strict in military discipline since the founding of the country, and he didn't say much in the first half of the sentence, so he dragged Li Baoyi out and chopped it up when he raised his hand, and his house was copied, and he was directly removed from his name on Kuishou Street. ”

Xu Buling frowned, and thought for a moment: "The saint began to try to protect Li Baoyi against public opinion, and found out the evidence of the crime and copied the Li family...... What do you mean? ”

Lao Xiao pouted: "It means that the saint's reaction is fine, and he wants to make a big deal a small one and not kill Li Baoyi." But Li Baoyi is still dead, and he died very miserably, King Su is embarrassed to complain, and the little prince still can't go back. ”

“……”

Xu Buling nodded, and spread his hand again: "After talking for a long time, he still won't let me go." It is estimated that Wolf Wei has already had evidence of the Li family's crimes, and he has only come up with it now, so that he can not only kill justifiably, but also not punish too much and make the meritorious ministers feel cold. ”

"That's it, we still have to wait for the knife."

Lao Xiao sighed with his crutches, it was useless to understand this matter, so he diverted the topic: "By the way, Miss Ning found the eighth child and asked you to go over as soon as possible, it seems that there is something to tell you." ”

Xu Buling's mind was a little confused, and he pondered for a while, anyway, the Li family deserved it, and the situation didn't get worse, so he didn't think about it anymore at the moment, dressed up in disguise, and walked out of the palace gate.

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Because of last night's chaos, Chang'an City has been under martial law, and there are soldiers and wolf guards patrolling everywhere.

Xu Buling rode an ordinary horse, did not go directly to Ning Qingye's courtyard, and arrived at Hutai Street first.

The area around Hutai Street is the center where the people of the rivers and lakes gather, and yesterday there was a big case in Renyi Hall that shook the government and the opposition, at this time the inspection was the strictest, there were wolf guards everywhere, all the people in the rivers and lakes were trembling and huddled in the house, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

I walked around the street and found the location of last night's fortune telling, and when I looked at it, it was empty.

Xu Buling looked left and right, the street was sparsely populated, and there was no figure of the eccentric little girl, but thinking that there was such a big mess last night, the vendors here would definitely not dare to stay, so he was relieved.

After stopping for a while, Xu Buling drove the horse and prepared to turn back, but saw Ning Qingye, who was wearing a white dress, wearing a hat and dressed as an ordinary lady, standing at the entrance of an alley, and the figure disappeared in a flash after seeing him turn around.

Xu Buling chuckled, turned over and dismounted and walked into the alley, looking at the slim woman in white in the alley:

"How did Miss Ning know I was coming here?"

"Childe is trustworthy, he says yes, he said he came yesterday, he will definitely come over, and he won't lie to a girl."

Xu Buling hooked the corners of his mouth: "I promise to never do what I say, it's the same for everyone." ”

Ning Qingye didn't hold a sword, walked beside Xu Buling with his hands behind his back, and thought for a while:

"But the little girl broke her word...... I think it's because of the adults, I think that little girl is very sensible, and she must still be worried about you. ”

Xu Buling smiled, looked back at the street, and then diverted the topic:

"I'm in a hurry, I won't want to break up...... Ahem – say goodbye before leaving, right? ”

Ning Qingye turned his head with a serious expression:

"I've found a clue to the Chain Gu."

Xu Buling's slightly frivolous smile froze, and he didn't expect Ning Qingye, who was about to leave, to suddenly come up with such a weighty sentence. He regained his usual cold countenance, frowned and said seriously:

"Really? Don't bluff me. ”