CHAPTER IX

--Inside the Prison--

Someone actually sent Qi Sheng a new set of clothes, although they were very simple, but they were much better than his own rags. Qi Sheng didn't care who sent it, he replaced it first.

She was alone in prison, her handcuffs and ankle chains were heavy, and she was already weak, and she didn't even want to move now. He didn't speak coldly, and he looked indifferent.

Qi Sheng's mind thought of the scene of Zhu Changluo interrogating her countless times, but she had only one purpose, she only hoped that her father would be fine. Whether you are exiled or not, the safety of your father is the most important thing.

Poisoning the emperor is a capital crime, but now not only no one comes to interrogate Qi Sheng, but he is entertained with good wine and food.

As soon as the wine was drunk, Qi Sheng sneered. I thought to myself. It's really funny that in just a few days, I ended up in such a situation. Some time ago, I came to this palace to treat the emperor, but this time I was put in prison. If it spreads, the Pavilion Master of the Silk Flower Pavilion will lose his usual arrogance and go to prison alone, I am afraid that it will cause another storm.

"Click." With a bang, the lock of the cell door seemed to open, and the iron chain was wrapped around several times, and it unraveled with a loud sound.

Qi Sheng didn't look up, and sat with his head on his head to eat vegetables. The bright yellow hem of his clothes inadvertently fell into Qi Sheng's sight.

"Stand down." A strong voice sounded, Qi Sheng glanced at it casually, she knew that this was Zhu Changluo coming.

Zhu Changluo slowly squatted down, and then sat down cross-legged, without the slightest shelf of the Ninety-Five Honor.

"What? Is this going to happen to me? Zhu Changluo just ordered someone to also match a pair of chopsticks, and at this time he was pinching the chopsticks, picking and picking food, and he didn't see him take a bite. A strong voice was mixed with a mocking tone.

Qi Sheng slowly raised his head and looked at Zhu Changluo.

Look at each other. The eyes of both of them were full of unfazed waves, and they did not reveal any emotion.

"A condition for my father's safety." Qi Sheng did not answer the question raised by Zhu Changluo. Although she is not yet clear why Zhu Changluo insists on getting rid of his father, she can keep it for a while, and when she finds out the reason or directly gets rid of Zhu Changluo and overthrows the position of the emperor, her father will always be safe.

This is a showdown between the little fox and the old fox.

Zhu Changluo has been thirty and eight since he ascended the throne, and Qi Sheng is just a little girl who has just reached the throne. Although he has some delicate thoughts, some means and outstanding strategies, he still has too little experience, and he is still too tender compared to Zhu Changluo.

Zhu Changluo raised his sword eyebrows, his eyes were half-narrowed, and he laughed in his heart. This little girl is still too young, and her weaknesses and weaknesses were exposed by these words, it seems that Qi Ye still wants to raise her daughter into a rich lady who is ignorant of the world, he is afraid that he didn't expect his daughter to have such a means.

"You, enter the palace as a concubine. I will not treat you badly, and I will grant you the position of concubine, as long as you are obediently within the walls of this palace, I will be a pawn of your father. I will keep your father and daughter safe. Zhu Changluo was silent for a long time, and then said: "Or, I will promise you to Su Bai, the commander of Su." You choose. Zhu Changluo put down the wooden chopsticks and quietly stared at Qi Sheng, who had no expression. He couldn't help but think to himself. Qi Sheng is a cold-hearted and eccentric master. She was at ease at all times, and that was really her mother's.

Qi Sheng only felt that Zhu Changluo was a little funny, not long ago the heir of his old love was killed, and it was reasonable to ask regardless of his face, after all, his identity was not suitable. But now I'm afraid that his son's first seven years have not passed, so he wants to take a concubine into the palace? It's that there are too many dragon heirs, and this one son really doesn't take a human life seriously.

Qi Sheng dragged his swaying body and slowly stood up, and the heavy anklets grinded on the ground as Qi Sheng slowly walked. "Your Majesty, you still have a big heart, this son hasn't been dead for long, right? Do you want to take a concubine? ”

"Hmm." Qi Sheng let out a muffled snort, and was pressed against the wall, and his neck was pinched by Zhu Changluo with one hand. This sentence seemed to infuriate him.

Zhu Changluo's eyes were full of anger, his sword eyebrows frowned slightly, and his voice became low, "Don't mention it." ”

Qi Sheng couldn't breathe a little, but he was like a mirror in his heart, it turned out that Zhu Changluo cared about his son. Looking at this angry appearance, it seems that he is even more concerned than those princes.

Her thin lips hooked slightly, and she let out a sneer, "What? Don't you want to say he's your illegitimate child? Or are you really reluctant to let him go? ”

Qi Sheng knew the consequences of angering the Son of Heaven, but she was very happy when she saw Zhu Changluo being angry.

Zhu Changluo suddenly let go of Qi Sheng, who was imprisoned on the wall. When he turned around, he said in a deep voice, "You don't understand. ”

He turned around and turned his back to Qi Sheng.

"Huh." Qi Sheng just got a respite, but he was still not afraid of death's attitude towards Zhu Changluo.

I'm afraid this illegitimate child is not Zhu Changluo's heartache, as long as Qi Sheng mentions it, Zhu Changluo will feel a little more guilty about his son in his heart. Then, he will become emotional in dealing with things.

Qi Sheng listened to these two choices, if he entered the palace, he would be guarding the palace wall all his life, and in his later years, he would be an old woman who was loved by no one in his old life. If she really wants to threaten her father, then she Qi Sheng will never think of this Forbidden City again in her life.

But why did you promise to marry yourself to Su Bai? Is it difficult for him Zhu Changluo to succeed and not be afraid that Su Bai will rebel with his father and destroy everything he has now?

There is a conspiracy?

Zhu Changluo never looked back, and left a sentence, "Three days later, it will be the birthday of the Queen Mother, and I will prepare a speech for you and your father." Give me your reply in three days. ”

As soon as Zhu Changluo left with his front foot, a woman in a dark purple cloak came in with her head on her back foot, and her steps were gentle and soft.

"Master." The person who came looked up at Qi Sheng, and his voice was still as gentle and soft as before.

Qi Sheng looked up and was stunned.

It's a flower cloud.

After the incident in the Bamboo Crane Tower that day, Hua Yunshang disappeared, not to mention the time when he went to the Bamboo Crane Tower to find Su Bai and was taken into prison that day. Qi Sheng thought that this Hua Yunshang said that she wanted to be her personal maid, and she must be greedy for something. But at that time, he had been familiar with it for some time, and Qi Sheng had never noticed any discomfort and abnormalities.

The only strange thing is the case of the emperor's illegitimate son, Hua Yunshang is a person from the Bamboo Crane Tower, but he was not present that day, and his whereabouts are unknown. It also happened that Xiao Cuizi came to convey the holy will that day, otherwise Su Bai might really suspect the murderer on her Qi Sheng.

All the clues coincidentally point to Qi Sheng, which is exactly like this, which is more like a case of planting false accusations.

"I did it." Hua Yunshang knelt on the ground with a 'poof'. did not explain the reason, so he directly admitted it to Qi Sheng.

"What did you do?" Qi Sheng didn't even look at Hua Yunsheng, pretending not to know.

"I killed people." Hua Yunshang stared straight at Qi Sheng, and there were already a few tears on her handsome face.

It turned out that she was blaming herself. Hua Yunshang stared at Qi Sheng, and Qi Sheng also stared at her. Originally, Hua Yunsheng deliberately approached Qi Sheng, and she suspected that something was wrong, but she didn't expect that she was waiting for her here, and Qi Sheng ambushed her.

"Why did you kill him?" Qi Sheng's deep eyes looked at Hua Yunshang intentionally or unintentionally.

Hua Yunshang also told the story of her illegitimate son with the emperor.

It is true that Hua Yunshang was the eldest daughter of a down-and-out family and was sold into the Bamboo Crane Tower to sing opera, and Hua Yunshang really did not deceive Qi Sheng.

However, because Hua Yunsheng has a good voice and is rare to see, it is a key talent to cultivate, and the owner of the Bamboo Crane Tower has cultivated Hua Yunsheng vigorously, and Hua Yunshang is becoming more and more popular.

After a while, Hua Yunshang met the emperor's illegitimate son, and the man was also handsome, looking like an unstained son.

The man fell in love with her beauty as soon as he saw Hua Yunsheng, but it didn't take long for Hua Yunshang to find out that he had several new lovers in the Qinglou Tavern where he spent his days.

Hua Yunshang is angry with this negative man, although he looks dignified, but what he does is all dishonorable things.

The man listened to Hua Yunsheng's complaints, and as soon as he was angry, he slapped Hua Yunsheng, and threatened, "It's just because Hua Yunsheng looks like his mother, and he wants to get some maternal love that he has never had, so he is like glue with Hua Yunsheng." ”

This man has lost his mother since he was a child, lacks maternal love, and when he sees a person who looks like his mother in his memory, he wants to seize love recklessly.

Hua Yunshang was very sad and helpless when she heard it, and she was still mixed with resentment in her heart, so she planned this one, and deliberately approaching Qi Sheng was also part of her plan. Although she knows martial arts, she has no backing behind her, and her temperament is soft and glutinous, so she felt guilty about Qi Sheng afterwards, so she thought about apologizing to Qi Sheng and admitting the incident.

Qi Sheng was a little stunned in his heart, and when he looked at the weak woman, he killed and dragged him to the ice cellar, and he even whipped the corpse because of the resentment in his heart. The means are really good.

After Hua Yunshang saw her tell the reason for the incident, Qi Sheng didn't say much. Then he said, "When the slave family came, they bribed the people in the prison, and it happened to be the emperor's surprise visit, so they hid behind for a while. Your words with the emperor have been heard by the slaves. ”

Qi Sheng suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Hua Yunsheng, his eyes were cold, but Qi Sheng looked like this on weekdays, so it was not so scary.

"So what?" A cold voice ran through the cell, faintly.

Hua Yunshang was still kneeling at Qi Sheng's feet, and suddenly grabbed the hem of Qi Sheng's clothes, and Pear Blossom said with rain: "The emperor forced you to marry, and the slave family is willing to marry instead." ”

"Oh?" Qi Sheng was a little surprised, this Hua Yunshang doesn't look like a bad person, but his methods are ruthless and his martial arts are stronger than himself, if this character is as hateful as himself, he is clear and decisive, I am afraid that he will be framed, and this Hua Yunshang will not come to apologize, and he is still very guilty in his heart.

This shows that Hua Yunshang is indeed a kind person. It's just that she was forced by life to learn something that is not the way of survival that a pampered lady like her should learn.

However, if Hua Yunshang is arranged by Zhu Changluo's side. The wind blows on the pillow, if Zhu Changluo's roots are soft, there may not be any scene in this court. When Qi Sheng mentioned Zhu Changluo's deceased son, Zhu Changluo's expression was also worth pondering.

He seemed to have a heart for this son.

If this is the case, he sees Hua Yunsheng, who looks like the mother of his dead son, and the guilt in his heart will slowly overflow.

Qi Sheng raised his willow eyebrows and looked at the crying poor Hua Yunsheng as if he were nothing. I had some plans in mind.

Hua Yunshang wiped the tears left from her eyes with her sleeve, "If you can't win forgiveness with this, then Yunshang can only show her guilt by dying." As he spoke, he slammed himself against the wall of the prison.

Qi Sheng stopped her.

"Yes, yes, but how do you get close to the emperor?" Qi Sheng stopped Hua Yunshang with his slender and white hand, his voice was not loud, but it was cold and powerful.

"This, master, you don't have to worry, Yunshang will think about it." Hua Yunshang's soft voice sounded.

The two discussed the plan if Hua Yunshang successfully approached Zhu Changluo, but after a few pillars of incense, Hua Yunshang left.

And Ye Cao is here.

"Achu, how is Sheng'er?" Ye Cao crouched at the head of the case, depicting a picture of a beauty, and the appearance of that beauty was very similar to Qi Sheng.

Achu made a gesture to Ye Cao, "Go back to the master." Miss Qi Sheng seems to be in poor health, and the fatigue of a few days of travel has already worn out some of her mind. A letter came from the person who arranged the lowly position, and one day the emperor suddenly went to the prison, and he didn't know what to say to Miss Qi Sheng, only to overhear that the emperor wanted to exempt General Qi and Miss Qi Sheng from responsibility at the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother tomorrow. The rest of the lowly duties are unknown. ”

Ye Cao said "um", nodded slightly, and waved his hand, signaling Achu to retreat.

The brush in his hand was also slowly placed on the inkstone.

Ye Cao had some doubts in his heart, but it seemed to be expected. Zhu Changluo, the old guy, probably didn't tell Sheng'er about the marriage to him.

But the people he has been looking for for many years, no matter what the method, when he encounters it, he will not let go.

Ye Cao has many secrets, if all of them are spread, the world will not know whether they believe it or not.

Because, it's ridiculous.

He Ye Cao had been looking for Qi Sheng for many years, and he happened to hear that day that Qi Ye's daughter would enter the palace. Ye Cao didn't know her name, nor did he know that she was Qi Sheng, but he always remembered her appearance. On that day, the palace happened to break into the Yiluo Palace where Qi Sheng lived, and saw the real person. Ye Cao couldn't care about the ecstasy in his heart, and he pretended to be calm on his face.

Then why did he look for Qi Sheng?

This is only known to Ye Cao.