Xiao Qingqing sat slumped in her chair with a sad expression.

It's already sad that she can't be with her beloved, and now her lover is still dying with her father, and it's her right and left hand, what should she do?

Covering her face, Xiao Qingqing cried bitterly.

Xiao Conghu sighed and said that it was false to say that he did not regret it.

The ambition of the year led to the current situation, not only did I not get what I wanted, but I also lost a lot, and lived in calculations and intrigues for the rest of my life. If not, now I have my grandchildren around my knees and live for a long time.

Princess Ruyang hugged her daughter, and couldn't help crying, now she has hurt her daughter and her son, although she knows that her son is still alive, but who he is, where he is, how is he doing, I don't know anything, can we still see each other in this life?

Thinking of this, the princess couldn't help but ask, "Lord Wang, is there really no room for maneuver?" ”

Xiao Conghu was silent and did not answer.

The encounter with the assassins in the Ruyang Palace, which was not hidden, also reached the ears of Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia was playing against Hai Dafu, and after hearing about this, he smiled and said: "The son can be taught!" There's nothing left to teach him! ”

Hai Dafu has followed Emperor Xia for many years, so he naturally understands his thoughts.

His Majesty has cultivated Xiao Rui over the years, not only in terms of political affairs and strategy, but also to correct his weaknesses and shortcomings.

The opposite Wang Xiao Feng started, and Xiao Rui's shortcomings and most of his weaknesses were gone. Now that he is doing it to King Ruyang, the last bit of weakness is gone.

His Majesty does not want to cultivate Xiao Rui into a cold, ruthless, cruel and unkind king, but through these things, he will not be bound by external factors. And among the external factors, family affection and love are the easiest things to bind people.

If it weren't for Concubine Rong's early death, His Majesty would also have the bond of love, so he didn't want the crown prince to do the same.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be moved if he knows His Majesty's good intentions." Hai Dafu responded.

Who knows, Emperor Xia said: "Don't you think it's very unfair to the crown prince that I did this?" ”

Hai Dafu said: "King Ruyang dares to poison His Majesty, it is already a big crime to punish the Nine Clans, and now His Majesty will not pursue it for the time being, let him continue to live, this is a gift!" ”

Emperor Xia sighed and said, "But this is a matter between me and King Ruyang, and it is indeed unfair to let the crown prince do it." Now that the prince has corrected his weaknesses and will not be affected by the affection of his children, this is fine. The affairs of the King of Ruyang are still handled by me. ”

The corners of Hai Dafu's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile.

His Majesty is afraid that the prince will be difficult, once the king of Ruyang dies in the hands of the prince, then he and Xiao Qingqing will really make a decision.

At this time, Emperor Xia said again: "You personally went to Ruyang Palace, and asked Xiao Conghu, have you thought about it?" ”

Hai Dafu nodded, accompanied His Majesty to finish this game of chess, and then went out of the palace to Ruyang Palace in person.

And the arrival of Hai Dafu also caused Xiao Qingqing and the princess to worry, and the two did not sleep all night, looking haggard. The eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant himself, does it indicate that His Majesty is going to do it?

The two took Xiao Conghu's hand with a sad expression.

Xiao Conghu patted the hands of the two, gave the two of them a calm smile, and said, "It's okay, it's time to come sooner or later." Emperor Xia sent Hai Dafu here, which means that it is not a bad thing to be arrested and imprisoned, otherwise Dongchang and Jinyiwei will be sent! Rest assured. ”

comforted the two, Xiao Conghu personally went to greet Hai Dafu and invited him to be like a teahouse.

Hai Dafu didn't use tea, and said directly: "Lord, Your Majesty ordered the slave maid to pass on a word, and Your Majesty asked the prince if he had thought about it?" ”

Xiao Conghu was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent.

Have you thought about it?

It's been this point, have you figured it out?

Seeing him stunned, Hai Dafu retreated and returned to the palace.

Xiao Rui also heard about Hai Dafu's trip to Ruyang Palace, he just sent someone to assassinate him on the front foot, and His Majesty sent someone to Ruyang Palace to spread the word on the back foot, Xiao Rui is not stupid, he seems to understand something.

The next day, the morning court fell.

Xiao Rui was returning to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and Li Yuanfang came to say: "Your Highness, the King of Ruyang has entered the palace to ask to see Your Majesty!" And he was very strange, he didn't wear a python robe, he wore a white shirt. ”

Xiao Rui immediately thought of yesterday's events, nodded and said, "Let's wait and see." ”

And Xiao Conghu knelt in the imperial study for a long time before Emperor Xia summoned him. Entering the imperial study, Emperor Xia had already made tea, pointed to the opposite position, and said, "Sit!" ”

Xiao sat down on his knees, his lips moved slightly, and he was still silent.

Emperor Xia asked: "Your temper is still stinky and hard, and you still don't admit your guilt until now?" Do you want me to put a knife on your neck and push all your clansmen to the noon gate to behead you, and you are willing to recruit you? ”

Xiao Conghu sighed in his heart and said, "The sinner deserves to die!" ”

Emperor Xia shouted: "You really deserve to die! Poisoning and killing the monarch in an attempt to rebel, colluding with foreign enemies to assassinate the prince, raising dead assassins, which one is taken out, you Ruyang Wangfu will have to be beheaded, and you will have to punish the three clans, and your bloodline will be killed! ”

The words were like sharp blades piercing Xiao Conghu's heart, but he was a Shura who came from the battlefield, and he was not afraid, but he couldn't help asking, "Then why didn't Your Majesty do it?" Let me live? "I love to read books

Emperor Xia said: "You hid deep enough, if it weren't for Huang Qilin betraying you, I wouldn't know that you did it!" When I learned the truth four years ago, I really wanted to behead you, but later I couldn't help but see that it was in your daughter's face. ”

Xiao Conghu sighed: "Your Majesty really loves the prince!" ”

Because Xiao Qingqing and Xiao Rui were calculated, and they had the reality of husband and wife, they had this good fate, so His Majesty stopped his murderous intent and did not directly attack Xiao Conghu.

"You should be grateful to your daughter, he saved your clansmen, and even more so to the prince, he found the Meat Buddha, strengthened the foundation of Peiyuan, and cured the dark diseases in my body, otherwise now I have returned to heaven and earth, and you can't escape Ling Chi's doom." Xia Huang said leisurely.

Xiao Conghu only then understood why His Majesty obviously had a secret disease, but he could still persist until now, and there was no illness, it was the prince who found the Meat Buddha! Sure enough, it was destined in the dark.

Emperor Xia pushed the tea on the table to Xiao Conghu, and said, "Did you understand what I asked Hai Ban to pass on to you yesterday?" Have you figured it out? ”

Xiao Conghu drank the cup of tea, felt the hot tea rolling into his cavity, bent over his head to the ground, and said: "The sinner is willing to die and settle grievances and sins!" I only ask Your Majesty for a reward to inform you of the whereabouts of the child of the guilty minister, so that you can see it before you die! ”

Xiao Conghu had already thought about it thoroughly and chose to confess his guilt. He is no longer young, and his ambition to be an emperor has almost been consumed. Xiao Rui has already made up his mind to kill him, this time it is unsuccessful, and next time, Great Xia is the world of His Majesty and the crown prince, and he can't hide from it at all. Even, there is no need to assassinate him secretly, just get a trumped-up charge, and it is not difficult to kill him.

Standing there, he is no longer a plotter who secretly plays conspiracy, but has become a chess piece.

Yesterday, Xiao Conghu told his wife the truth and told Xiao Qingqing, and he had the idea of understanding this matter thoroughly.

If you exchange your own death for your son and don't make your daughter so sad, it's worth it.

Emperor Xia looked at Xiao Conghu who was kneeling on the ground and sighed.

This generalissimo of soldiers and horses that he promoted himself back then, because of his greedy ambition, has achieved the current result, which is really embarrassing.

"Go ahead, bring people!" Emperor Xia replied.

Hai Dafu immediately received the order to do it.

Where is Xiao Conghu's son hiding? In addition to Your Majesty, only Hai Dafu knows about the whole world!

Back then, the Jiuyin Forbidden Army robbed Xiao Shizi, and was stopped by Hai Dafu halfway, and rescued the baby, and then disguised it as a trace of falling off the cliff, making everyone think that Xiao Shizi was dead.

Later, after hesitating for a moment as to whether the baby should die or stay, Emperor Xia finally did not kill him, but handed it over to Hai Dafu to deal with, and asked him to hand it over to a family to raise.

Hai Dafu led the oracle out of the palace, and then led people to Ye Mansion.

Yefu? Which Yefu?

The Ye Mansion of the National Abbot Ye Qingshan, that is, the Xianwang Mansion where the prince once was!

Could it be that Xiao Conghu's son is related to Ye Qingshan, and was sent to Qi by Hai Dafu back then?

The arrival of Hai Dafu made Ye Qingshan greet him personally, and Ye Qingshan smiled: "How can Grandpa Hai have time to come?" ”

Hai Dafu said respectfully: "Lord Guozhang, the slave maid is ordered by His Majesty to summon a person to the palace to meet you!" ”

"Oh? Who? Ye Qingshan asked.

Hai Dafu smiled: "Gao Quan! ”

Gao Quan, Xiao Rui's personal servant, grew up with Xiao Rui, and was his most loyal servant, even a friend.

In order to let Xiao Rui grow up healthy and avoid being murdered, Emperor Xia deliberately ignored him, and only sent a master to protect him secretly, and the age when no one cared for him also caused Xiao Rui's cowardly character, but fortunately, Gao Quan has always accompanied him. So in Xiao Rui's juvenile life, Gao Quan played a very important role.

Later, Xiao Rui crossed over and began to rise, and Gao Quan always followed Xiao Rui's side.

Until Xiao Rui entered the palace, Gao Quan was a little disappointed, because he couldn't enter the palace, and later he pleaded with Xiao Rui to enter the palace and continue to serve by Xiao Rui's side. But Xiao Rui refused, he should marry a wife and have children, instead of entering the palace as a eunuch.

Now Hai Dafu is looking for someone Gao Quan, could it be...

That's right, Gao Quan is the son of Xiao Conghu!

After Gao Quan arrived, he respectfully visited Hai Dafu, and he didn't know what was going on.

Hai Dafu said goodbye to Ye Qingshan and took Gao Quan into the palace.

The first time he entered the palace, Gao Quan was frightened and didn't dare to ask, so he could only follow honestly. When he came to the imperial study, he knew that His Majesty had summoned him, and he was even more frightened that the six gods had no master, and in the end he could only follow Hai Dafu in.

Xiao Conghu knelt there, and when he heard the footsteps behind him, he was very emotional, and he couldn't help but sniff and hurriedly looked back.

When he saw Gao Quan behind Qing Hai Dafu, Xiao Conghu frowned, he was so familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere! No, you must have seen it!

Gao Quan immediately knelt on the ground and bowed: "Cao Min Gao Quan greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed with Jin'an." Meet the King! ”

Emperor Xia said: "Gao Quan, get up!" ”

Xiao Conghu's body trembled, and he suddenly thought of it.

Isn't he the servant next to Prince Xiao Rui?

Could it be that he...