In the imperial garden, Liu Er knelt on the grass carefully, she opened her hands to protect Xiang Xiyue in front of her, for fear that the active Xiang Xiyue would fall to the ground if she didn't pay attention. Xiang Xiyue also threw the small leather ball in her hand at her from time to time, although Xiang Xiyue was only three years old, but the sturdy little leather ball was hit by Xiang Xiyue so lightly, Liu Er couldn't help frowning and feeling pain.

She couldn't help complaining, how could she take such an unlucky errand as taking care of the princess. If in the past, the palace people in the harem were eager to take care of the prince and princess, as long as they were careful, the prince and princess would grow up healthily, and they would usually be rewarded. But since the early death of several princes, Xiang Hongxuan almost took care of the prince's nurse and palace people to blame, and now in the harem, taking care of the prince and princess is a chore, and maybe he will be innocently punished.

Liu Er's legs were also a little sore, she patted her legs and stomach gently, looking at Xiang Xiyue's excitement, it is estimated that she will not play until noon, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take Xiang Xiyue back to Guan Ju Palace. But if she continues to play like this, she will probably have to be reimbursed, she rolled her eyes, took out a few wrapped pastries from her arms, and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, are you hungry, why don't you go to the corridor over there to rest first." ”

Saying that, she shook the pastry in her hand in front of Xiang Xiyue, wrapped her mouth around Xiyue, seemed to be very interested in the pastry in Liu Er's hand, and nodded desperately to Xiyue. Liu Er immediately smiled, she picked up Xiang Xiyue and walked to the corridor.

Liu Er carefully put Xiang Xiyue on the high stone bench, she took out a piece of pastry and handed it to Xiang Xiyue's hand, Xiang Xiyue ate it in a big gulp, as if she was very hungry, Liu Er put the rest of the pastries on the stone table, she wanted Xiang Xiyue to eat for a while, she could sit in the corridor for a while, she was really tired.

The early spring sun shines on her body, making people extremely warm, Liu Er found a place full of sunshine and sat leisurely, she turned her head to look at Xiang Xiyue not far away, and was still eating pastries quietly on the stone bench, Xiang Xiyue's long eyelashes flickered in the sun, Liu Er smiled slightly, she wanted to be Xiang Xiyue when she didn't make a fuss, it was also very cute.

Maybe the sun was too warm, maybe she was too tired, faintly, Liu Er seemed to smell a fragrance, and gradually her eyelids drooped heavily, and she fell asleep unconsciously.

Suddenly, a figure crossed the corridor, and she quietly came to Xiang Xiyue's side, Xiang Xiyue was still concentrating on eating the pastry in her hand. The man picked up the silk handkerchief in her hand, she leaned over and gently wiped the crumbs from the corners of Xiang Xiyue's mouth, Xiang Xiyue glanced up at the person, smiled sweetly, picked up a piece of pastry on the table and handed it to the person.

The man's hand trembled, and the silk handkerchief almost fell to the ground, and in an instant the man came to her senses, and she said softly: "Your Royal Highness, shall we go over there to play?" ”

Saying that, the man picked up the small leather ball and threw it towards the rockery in the distance, and soon the small leather ball was rolling quickly on the grass, which seemed to be very interesting, Xiang Xiyue also stopped burying her head in hard work, she nodded, and stretched out her hands.

The man turned his head to look at Liu'er, who was still asleep, she lowered her head and smiled, she lifted Xiang Xiyue from the high stone bench

hugged down, she pulled Xiang Xiyue to run after the small leather ball.

Xiang Xiyue was very happy, because the small leather ball was always rolling, she just couldn't reach it, it seemed that the game would not end, unconsciously, the person had taken Xiang Xiyue to the bottom of the rockery, and suddenly the person stepped on the small leather ball and leaned over to pick up the leather ball. Xiang Xiyue also stopped, she looked at the man, expecting the man to throw the small leather ball to her.

Suddenly, the man raised his hand and threw the small leather ball onto the rockery, and Xiang Xiyue looked up at the high rockery, jumping and jumping, and kept calling in his mouth.

"Ball, I want that ball."

The man gently pulled Xiang Xiyue over the stairs that walked up the rockery, and she whispered, "Your Royal Highness Princess, go up the stairs and you can find the ball." ”

Xiang Xiyue slowly climbed some steep steps, and her swaying body seemed to show that she was a little overwhelmed. After climbing for a while, Xiang Xiyue stopped and didn't leave, maybe because she was tired, maybe because she was too tall, Xiang Xiyue couldn't help but look back at the person.

The man under the rockery smiled at Xiang Xiyue and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, don't be afraid, I'm down there." ”

Xiang Xiyue listened to the man's words, and soon continued to walk on the rockery, suddenly she was unstable, stumbled a little, and planted the rockery, and in an instant the rockery was infected with red, the man looked at Xiang Xiyue who was covered with blood, she carefully came to Xiang Xiyue's side, and pushed Xiang Xiyue's body with her hand, Xiang Xiyue lay there motionless, only the bright red blood kept gushing out, the corner of the person's mouth rose slightly, and quietly left the imperial garden.

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Ling Xi carefully untied his clothes for Xiang Hongxuan, Xiang Hongxuan had just left the court, Ling Xi was waiting for him in the Feiyu Hall early in the morning, Xiang Hongxuan was a little tired, just like countless days, after he went down, Ling Xi helped him tidy up his clothes in this way. At this time, the sorrow and exhaustion in Xiang Hongxuan's heart seemed to be somewhat soothed.

Ling Xi looked up at Xiang Hongxuan, who had a tired face, and said softly, "Your Majesty, you didn't rest last night, your eyes are bloodshot." ”

"Well, the state has been serious recently, and I am upset." Xiang Hongxuan replied.

"Oh, Your Majesty, you are the pillar of Dongyu Kingdom, and you are also the heaven in the hearts of your concubines, you have to take care of your dragon body." Ling Xi said distressedly.

Xiang Hongxuan's heart trembled slightly, he couldn't help but hug Ling Xi into his arms, maybe there was no sweetness between him and Ling Xi, but it didn't necessarily mean that there was really only suspicion left.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has been getting worse and worse lately, go and see her." Ling Xi whispered in Xiang Hongxuan's arms.

Xiang Hongxuan's heart sank, he coldly pushed Ling Xi over, and said: "Concubine Shu is delicate, she got it from Xihua's harem, I'm afraid it has never been better."

”

Ling Xi knew that the death of the princes made Xiang Hongxuan's heart full of sorrow and anger vented on the bodies of several palace concubines, Zhao Xinyue was given to death, even if Zhu Ruoyu was crazy, she was also sent to Fengqi Pavilion by Xiang Hongxuan, and Feng Yingying, Xiang Hongxuan never went to see her again, even if she was really sick.

Maybe Ling Xi can understand the bitterness in Xiang Hongxuan's heart, but what she can't understand is that if it weren't for Xiang Hongxuan's favor of Xiao Xiangxiang, how could there be so many ghost things in the harem? Xiang Hongxuan didn't know that the women in the harem were lying to him, except for Feng Yingying, and now Feng Yingying was terminally ill, but he turned a blind eye.

"Then Your Majesty, can you allow the princess of the southern kingdom to go and see Concubine Shu?" Ling Xi said without giving up.

"The princess of the southern kingdom needs a good environment, so it's better not to go to Xiyan Palace for the time being."

Xiang Hongxuan rejected Ling Xi's request again, Ling Xi lowered his head silently, Xiang Hongxuan stopped speaking, there was silence in the Flying Feather Palace, I don't know when it started, and it became like this between Xiang Hongxuan and Ling Xi.

Suddenly, Xiao Dezi broke into the hall in a panic, he stumbled and fell to the ground, he didn't have time to get up, climbed to Xiang Hongxuan's feet, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good, Princess Xiyue fell from the rockery." ”

Xiang Hongxuan was taken aback, and immediately walked to the Imperial Garden without saying a word, Ling Xi was also stunned, how could it be so coincidental? She also hurried to the Imperial Garden.

Xiao Xiangxiang hugged Xiang Xiyue's corpse and sat paralyzed under the rockery, the blood had infected a large piece of her chest placket, Xiao Xiangxiang's red and swollen eyes that were crying seemed to tell everyone that her heart-rending pain was also told.

Xiang Hongxuan looked at Xiao Xiangxiang who was sitting in a pool of blood, she was crying to death, and she was still holding Xiang Xiyue tightly in her arms, he was shocked, he hesitated for a while, took a difficult step, and walked towards Xiao Xiangxiang.

"Your Majesty, Xiyue is gone, Your Majesty, our daughter is dead." Xiao Xiangxiang cried.

Xiang Hongxuan felt a pain in his heart, he had died again, Xiao Xiangxiang could still cry and vent like this, where was the pain in his heart?

"How did the princess go to play on the rockery?" Xiang Hongxuan turned his head suddenly, and he roared and questioned the palace people.

Liu Er knelt beside her tremblingly, and she replied in a panic: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid should die, the princess said that she was hungry, and the slave maid took the princess to eat pastries in the corridor, and the slave and maid just took a nap, and I don't know how, the princess ran to the rockery, and the slave and maid deserved to die." ”

After speaking, Liu Er didn't dare to raise her head, she desperately kowtowed in front of Xiang Hong Xuande, even if it was bloody, she didn't dare to stop, there were bursts of red and swollen pain on her face, it was Xiao Xiangxiang's angry slap, but these are nothing, if she can end the panic in front of her with some beatings, she can be whipped a few times if she is willing to be beaten.

Suddenly, Xiao Xiangxiang looked at Ling Xi viciously, she didn't believe that Xiang Xiyue's death was an accident, especially after Chen Xuan's incident.

"It's you, it's the queen, you killed my daughter." Xiao Xiangxiang roared at Ling Xi.

Ling Xi was stunned, and Xiang Hongxuan immediately cast a puzzled look at her, Ling Xi approached Xiao Xiangxiang a few steps angrily,

said loudly: "Concubine De, don't spew blood, you just lost your daughter, this palace can understand your grief, but you want to frame this palace, you should make it clear, why did this palace harm Princess Xiyue?" ”

"Because ................" Xiao Xiangxiang paused, she glanced at Xiang Hongxuan, although she had ten thousand reasons to reasonably suspect that Ling Xi killed her daughter, but at this moment, she couldn't say anything.

"Because of what?" Ling Xi asked, at this moment, how much Ling Xi hoped that Xiao Xiangxiang would say these words, even if it would make Xiang Hongxuan more suspicious of herself, but it could let Xiang Hongxuan know the truth, the truth of her son's death, she felt that it was worth it.

"Concubine De, why don't you say it, tell Your Majesty quickly, because of what."

Ling Xi continued to ask, her eyes were full of fierce light, as if she was about to devour Xiao Xiangxiang alive. Xiao Xiangxiang gritted her teeth, her swollen eyes were filled with tears and resentment, and suddenly she fell behind her and fainted to the ground.

Xiang Hongxuan immediately picked up Xiao Xiangxiang, he glanced at Ling Xi again, although he was full of doubts, he didn't know what kind of secret there was between these two women, but now these are not important, he roared in a low voice: "Come on, the palace people don't take good care of the princess, and they will be killed immediately." After speaking, he hugged Xiao Xiangxiang and walked towards Guan Ju Palace.

Liu Er cried, she was dragged out of the imperial garden by the palace people, Xiang Xiyue's body was also carried away by the palace people, and the imperial garden, which was still noisy just now, immediately quieted down, except for the pool of red blood on the ground, it seemed that the tragedy had never happened. Ling Xi stood in the imperial garden in a daze, everything just happened so fast that she couldn't tell whether it was an accident or a conspiracy?

Aunt Yan was late, she looked at Ling Xi and said softly, "Queen Mother, go back to the palace." ”

Ling Xi glanced at the red blood again, and asked in a low voice, "Aunt Yan, where did you just go?" ”

Aunt Yan was stunned, and she immediately said: "Queen Mother, the slave maid is a little unwell today, and the slave maid has been resting in the room. Just now, someone from the palace told Princess Xiyue that something had happened, and the slave maid hurriedly came to the imperial garden. ”

Ling Xi looked at Aunt Yan suspiciously, her mind flashed Xiyue's pale face, her son had also looked like that, and died in her arms. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said softly, "Go back to the palace." ”

(End of chapter)