Volume I: Painting Hall Spring Chapter 54: Let's Go Home
"Then let's look it up!" Xiao Zhe's volume was not loud, but it trembled in everyone's hearts.
I'm afraid that there will be another storm in this palace, and I don't know how many people will be swept away.
Xiao Yizheng patted Qingxi's hand lightly, got up and said, "There's no need to make a big fuss, if this king didn't guess wrong, my princess must be dyed with this fragrance." ”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Didn't you just protect your wife domineeringly? Why are you taking the initiative again at this moment?
Qingxi's face was quite calm, but the moon shadow behind him was about to jump out.
Xiao Zhe, who was seated, still looked calm.
The corners of Xiao Yizheng's lips hooked slightly, and he chuckled: "With such a deliberate layout, coming towards my Hengwang Mansion, then don't bother to involve others." ”
"His Royal Highness King Heng is really clever and eloquent, how can it be that it is conclusive evidence, but it has become a framing by others? This is a saying that retreat is advancing, which is really clever! Concubine Nian's cold voice was full of tension.
Xiao Yizheng glanced at her and said coldly: "Has this king retreated?" A chuckle tugged at the corner of his mouth. Then he turned to Xiao Zhe and said respectfully: "Father, this matter is very important, and it must be thoroughly investigated. The son took the princess back to the house, confined to the house, and the whole palace asked the emperor to investigate. This matter is not clear for a day, and if I don't return the innocence of Hengwangfu for a day, my sons will not go out of Hengwangfu. In the same way, if we do not find out the people who slander my Heng Wangfu, my sons and ministers will not give up. After speaking, he turned around, looked at Qingxi with a faint smile, stretched out his hand, and said gently: "Ah Heng, let's go home." ”
Qingxi raised her eyes to look at him, and the soft light in his eyes seemed to ignite a warm fire, which warmed her heart. She got up slowly, smiled lightly, and said crisply: "Your Highness wants innocence, and I want it too." If there is, there is, and if there is not, there is nothing. If you have it, you will find out who planted the frame, and if you don't, you will also find out who is going to murder the crown princess. Everything has to be clear and clear. As soon as she turned around, she instructed the imperial doctor, "I'll go to the inner hall to change my clothes and let the imperial doctor check it." ”
Xiao Yizheng frowned, slowly lowered his hand, and did not stop her.
Xiao Zhe bowed.
Moon Shadow and the other two female officers got up with Qingxi and went to the apse.
At this time, the crown prince Xiao Yihe hurriedly trotted into the hall. He just wanted to salute when he was stopped by Xiao Zhe: "Okay, let's go see the crown princess first." Your queen mother is there. ”
So he strode toward the apse.
The rest of the hall felt that this time was passing very slowly. It seemed that it had been a long time before Qingxi came out of the inner sanctum. She had already changed her clothes.
The imperial physician followed him and came forward to reply: "Your Majesty, after inspection by the ministers and others, the clothes on the princess's body are indeed stained with the fragrance of red silk grass. ”
Everyone's faces sank, but Xiao Zhe and Xiao Yizheng were still very calm, as if they had expected it. Although Qingxi was mentally prepared, when he heard the confirmation news, his heart still fluctuated.
"But the amount of red silk grass on the princess's clothes is not large." The Imperial Doctor said again.
Qingxi frowned slightly in an instant.
"So what?" Xiao Zhe asked.
"The amount of fragrance stained by the clothes on the princess's body seems to be the same as that on the crown princess's clothes. Maybe it's all contaminated from another place. The Imperial Physician pondered.
Xiao Yizheng's eyes lit up, and a moment of doubt appeared.
"Where?" Xiao Zhe's tone was obviously majestic.
The imperial doctor's throat moved, but he still said seriously: "If the ministers are not wrong, maybe it is the maid next to the princess." The scent of red silk grass on her body is strong. ”
Qingxi immediately turned to look at Moon Shadow, who was full of panic.
She fell to her knees with a thud, shaking her head desperately, unable to utter a complete sentence in a hurry.
Zhao Xin, who was standing at the gate of the hall, also quickly gathered his eyes and looked at her worriedly.
Qingxi's eyes flashed with anger and determination. She stepped forward to protect Moon Shadow behind her and said loudly, "Father, Moon Shadow is my maid. I was inseparable from her. To involve her is to involve me. I will accompany her in any interrogation investigation. ”
Xiao Yizheng, who was standing not far away, looked at her with a serious face.
But Qingxi ignored the meaning of stopping in his eyes, and continued to say sonorously: "Although the minister's daughter-in-law is stupid, she still knows that if she does anything wrong, she needs to think of a way back, and she needs to pick herself clean. If the scent of red silk grass is so easy to contaminate, then I wouldn't be stupid enough to let myself or my personal maid do it. Second, according to the imperial doctor, the red silk grass itself cannot play any role, and it needs to be paired with the purple sweet in the dish to cause people to slip the tire. So how do I buy the palace kitchen? How carefully planned is this? How could you let Concubine Nian Niang suspect me from the beginning? I have not been out of the Heng Wangfu for many days, and the people who enter and leave the palace can be ascertained, which is very easy. Third, motivation! Why did I harm the son of the crown princess? She said, her sharp eyes went towards Concubine Nian: "Concubine Nianniang, do you want to talk about it?" You've been pointing the finger at me from the beginning, as if you were pretty sure I couldn't get out of it, so what's your reasoning? ”
Concubine Nian's seemingly calm face twitched slightly, but she didn't speak.
Everyone in the palace knows that if there is the most important reason, it is that King Heng and the crown prince are vying for power and profit, but this reason is something that no one dares to say. And, to put it that way, it's not convincing. Because the prince has a deep relationship with King Heng, and King Heng has no intention of involving the affairs of the court before, he is a rich and idle king who is good at traveling, but this time the southwest office is beautiful. Is this the reason for this? This is even more speculation that everyone can't say.
Qingxi snorted softly: "Can't tell? She raised her head a little higher, as if she was proud, and continued: "Father, today's matter, the courtiers and daughters-in-law will definitely seek justice. ”
Xiao Zhe squinted at her: "You are even more angry now than just now." Why, don't worry about being involved, but aren't you calm when the maid is involved? ”
Qingxi lifted the hem of her skirt and knelt down: "Those who doubt me are suspicious of me, and hurting the crown princess and my maid is hurting me." ”
Xiao Yizheng looked at her stubborn back, and complicated emotions surged in his heart, but he didn't have time to tidy up, stepped forward, stood beside her, and said: "Father, the son has just returned from the southwest, and he has been non-stop all the way, and he is really tired. Erchen just said that the Heng Wangfu will investigate this matter to the end. Now, Erchen wants to go back to his house to rest. The retainers will lead everyone in the palace to be grounded, and hope for their father's permission. After saying that, he stretched out his hand to Qingxi's eyes again.
Qingxi looked up at him, hesitating whether to hand it over, after all, Xiao Zhe, who was sitting in the upper seat, had not yet spoken.
The emperor looked at the two of them, and before he could say anything, Xiao Yihe's voice sounded first: "Father, the son believes that this matter was not done by someone in the sixth brother's mansion. ”
Xiao Yizheng turned sideways slightly and looked at Xiao Yihe, who was supporting the queen.
Xiao Yihe also glanced at him and nodded gently.
The queen mother slowly walked to the emperor and said slowly: "The crown princess is fine now, but she needs to recuperate for a while." As she spoke, she looked at Qingxi, who was still kneeling in the middle of the main hall, and said, "The crown princess said that it will never be Princess Heng." ”
Qingxi looked up at the queen, her eyes a little moist. Shen Tong's trust is too important to her, more important than the slander and slander of tens of millions of people.
The queen smiled kindly at her.
Xiao Yizheng's hand stretched out in front of Qingxi's eyes was never withdrawn, and at this time he stepped forward and handed it over, pretending to be dissatisfied: "Haven't you gotten up yet?" Do you want your father and queen mother to ask you to get up? ”
Qingxi blinked and quickly reached out. Xiao Yizheng grabbed her hand tightly, pulled her up, pulled her to his side, and said to Xiao Yihe: "Third brother, there will be an explanation for this matter." ”
Xiao Yihe patted him on the shoulder: "I didn't expect you to just return to Beijing, and it was like this." ”
Xiao Zhe got up and said, "Liulang, take your daughter-in-law back to the house." You are not allowed to leave the house until this matter is clarified. ”
Xiao Yizheng received the order and said yes, and then led Qingxi to turn around and leave.
Qingxi hurriedly looked at the moon shadow who was still kneeling there, and only heard Xiao Yizheng command: "Moon shadow, don't come over to serve the princess back home." ”
Moon Shadow hurriedly got up and dragged her limp legs to Qingxi's side.
Seeing that the emperor did not stop her, Concubine Nian spoke again: "Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty's permission for Princess Heng to return to the palace, but the princess's maid is the biggest suspect no matter what, and she should be immediately guarded and interrogated, how can she be allowed to go back to the palace?" ”
Xiao Yizheng felt Qingxi's fingers tremble slightly, and before the emperor could speak, he stared at Concubine Nian and said, "Concubine Nian, you may have just listened to the words of the king." What I'm saying is, I'm going to take the people in my house. Today, how many people have come to my house, I will bring as many people back to my house as I want to be. This king is very short, but he is also very just. Since the Imperial Physician said that Moon Shadow had a strong scent of red silk grass, this king believed in the words of the Imperial Physician, and would definitely find out where this fragrance came from. But I'm going to take the people. He looked at Xiao Yihe and smiled: "I don't know if the third brother has any opinions?" ”
Xiao Yihe shook his head: "Even if my father approved it, how can I have an opinion." As I said just now, I believe that this matter has nothing to do with the sixth brother. ”
Xiao Zhe frowned, and said in his heart that he had just approved that this kid could take anyone away? It's a little confusing. But he still waved his hand: "Go back and ground!" ”
Xiao Yizheng gently squeezed Qingxi's hand and said softly, "Let's go home." Then he said to Zhao Xin: "You go to help Moon Shadow, she is also frightened." ”
Zhao Xin got the order and hurriedly stepped forward to help Moon Shadow, but Moon Shadow refused: "It's okay, I can go." So he followed her closely.
The four of them walked out of the hall one after the other.
Along the way, Xiao Yizheng has been holding Qingxi's hand. The two walked on the palace road, and neither of them spoke.
The moonlight poured down, illuminating the road in front of you and illuminating the shadow behind you.
Qingxi's heart is extremely peaceful, even if there is no palace light shining on the road ahead, she feels not afraid, because there is light in front of her and a shadow behind her.