Chapter 45: The Crisis of the Palace

Zhao Susu noticed her father's uneasiness, and with her understanding of her father, he should have something in his heart, so he couldn't help but ask softly: "Daddy, why?" ”

"Let me tell you, your father, intent on rebellion, today, we are ordered to arrest him and return him to Dali Temple." Lin Pingrui said proudly.

"You're spewing blood! Daddy is at home on weekdays and rarely goes out, how can you be framed by your words! Zhao Susu's voice was weak, but she used all her strength, and her anger made her cheeks crimson, and she looked weak and helpless in the face of the soldiers. She turned her head to look at her father and said, "Daddy, you wait for me, my daughter will go to the palace to find the Queen Mother for help." ”

Faced with his father's indifference, Zhao Susu's eyes instantly turned red, and he turned around and ran outside the palace.

"Stop!" Lin Pingrui stopped her, smiled wickedly, and said, "Don't say it's the queen mother, even the emperor can't save you!" ”

"Tsk...... Lord Wang, it's a pity for your family's flower-like daughter. ”

He glanced at Zhao Susu, looked up and laughed.

The king of Bei'an couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the placket of Lin Pingrui's chest, pulled it to his side, glared at him with his eyes and said, "If this king is fine, you will wait to accompany Lin Xucheng!" ”

Before he could speak, he threw him out of the way.

Lin Pingrui fell on the stone pier, and his buttocks bloomed. Oops, his expression was painful, and his facial features were crowded.

In the face of such humiliation, he was angry with shame. Before he got up, he couldn't wait to shout: "Someone! Bring out the witnesses! ”

A trace of uneasiness flashed in the eyes of the King of Bei'an, and it was fleeting.

Zhao Susu hurriedly ran to his father's side and looked at him with concern.

At this time, several soldiers appeared in front of the two with a young man with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes. His whole body was weak and weak, and he was already being abused.

Zhao Susu looked closely, recognized it as his younger brother at a glance, his expression was surprised, and he couldn't help but shout: "Yuan Xi......"

When the king of Bei'an heard this, he turned around, his face was panicked, and for the first time in front of everyone, his expression was out of shape. His lips opened slightly, but he stopped talking.

Zhao Susu was concerned about his brother's injury and hurriedly ran to him. Before he got close, he was stopped by several soldiers, and he tried his best to break free, so he had to shout continuously: "Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi ......"

Hearing the call, Zhao Yuanxi raised his head slightly, his eyes were blank, and he called in a weak voice: "Sister, save me......"

Hearing her brother's weak cry for help, Zhao Susu's tears fell quietly, and two lines of tears were imprinted on her pink and flawless cheeks, which made people feel pity.

In the face of Lin Pingrui's threat, King Bei'an slowly walked in front of him, although his expression was calm, his eyes were as sharp as a sword's anger, burning people's hearts and making people fearful.

He lowered his voice, his voice was low, and he asked softly, "What the hell are you...... What do you want from this king? Are you really not afraid to die an ugly death? ”

Staring at himself with straight eyes, Lin Pingrui was afraid. Touching his aching buttocks, he unconsciously took a few steps back to keep his distance from King Bei'an.

It wasn't until he retreated to the side of the soldiers and stabilized his position that he shouted: "King Bei'an, if I am afraid of you, I will not dare to lead the troops to arrest you." His father taught, was loyal to the emperor, served the court, and died. Zhao Yuanxi's confession is here, and you can't argue anymore. ”

Lin Pingrui was smart and recorded the oral testimony of the person who was hiding, but it was signed by Zhao Yuanxi and drawn. After a night of severe beating and torture, Zhao Yuanxi, who couldn't stand the torture, could only give in and obey his arrangement.

As for the Hiders, they were useless to him, and he was killed by a sword on the spot. He knew in his heart that the words of a nobody alone could not shake the king of Bei'an. In this way, it will be a burden to himself, and if he gets rid of the hidden person, he will be able to die without proof, and he only needs to use Zhao Yuanxi to identify the king of Bei'an. can also use this to fan the flames and blame Zhao Yuanxi, it was he who found out that the matter was exposed, killed the hidden person and killed the mouth, in order to hide the evidence.

The only thing that the king of Bei'an is afraid of is his son's safety, grasp his weakness, even if he refuses to admit it, he can entrap the ministers to exert pressure, so that he is speechless.

Therefore, that night in the Prince's Mansion, in order to succeed in his treacherous scheme, even if he offended the prince and hurt Luo Xiaotian, he did not hesitate to do so.

The son was coerced, and the king of Bei'an showed anger. Seeing him look like this, Lin Pingrui had no fear in his heart and sneered proudly.

King Bei'an guessed a few of the reasons, and suddenly felt that Lin Pingrui was insidious and treacherous, and he acted as a villain.

At this time, not far away, a few eyes were staring at every move at the scene, and no one noticed. These people are the hidden people who have been lurking around the palace to protect the safety of the king of Bei'an.

If things get out of hand, they will go out of their way to rescue the owner and his family.

These are what the king of Bei'an does not want to see, so that everyone in the palace will be implicated.

Feeling that his plan had been achieved, Lin Pingrui said sarcastically: "If you can't explain it clearly here, Lord Wang, why don't we change places and go to Dali Temple?" ”

"You little bastard, frivolous and ignorant, can you frame this king just by relying on the few words on that blank piece of paper that you forced the child to say?" King Bei'an retorted with a sneer.

It seemed that he had other evidence in his hand, Lin Pingrui snorted coldly, and said with confidence: "Lord Wang, when you arrive at Dali Temple, you know everything!" ”

He glanced at the soldiers on the left and right, and sharply ordered, "Take it away!" ”

Hearing the sound, the soldiers showed their big swords and spears one after another, and put them on the body of the king of Bei'an.

Seeing this, Zhao Susu was worried about his father's safety, and couldn't help but get up to stop him, but was pushed away by the master. Immediately, several soldiers immediately pointed their spears at her.

At this moment, she stood in front of the gate of the palace, no matter how strong she was, she was isolated and helpless to the point of despair. In an instant, tears slipped from his cheeks, and he couldn't cry.

The soldiers, armed with swords and spears, forced the king of Bei'an down the steps step by step.

At such a critical moment, the hidden people hiding in the distance could no longer hold back, and they drew their daggers and long swords one after another, walked quickly, and quietly sneaked closer.

King Bei'an stopped, glanced back at Zhao Susu, smiled and waved at her, signaling her to enter the mansion.

Zhao Susu shook her head, her eyes were full of tears, and she looked at her father in despair.

King Bei'an sighed helplessly, turned his back to her and said: "Daddy knows people wisely, others are not bad, if something happens to me, you will go to him!" ”

The person his father said, Zhao Susu naturally understood in his heart. In despair, she hoped that at this moment, Luo Xiaotian would be able to appear in time to prevent everything from happening.

With the glimmer of hope in her heart, she looked into the street in the distance. In the mist of tears, two fast horses galloped in, hooves and kicks.

Wipe away your tears and keep your eyes peeled.

Zhao Susu burst into tears and laughed, and shouted with all his might: "Xiaotian ......"

In a moment, the sound of the horse's hooves stopped, and the fast horse was close in sight. The galloping horse still has its front hooves soaring into the air, its nostrils snorting and panting, and a long roar, like a divine soldier descending from heaven.

On horseback, Luo Xiaotian's face was cold and handsome.

He dismounted, and walked towards the soldiers with a blank face, looking around, with majesty between his eyebrows.

A smile appeared at the corner of King Bei'an's mouth, and his brows were stretched.

Lin Pingrui froze in place, his eyes widened, and his expression was incredulous. The soldiers were even more frustrated, and they naturally recognized who this person was.

Li Wenyi followed closely and walked in front of the soldiers. He slapped several soldiers on the head with his hand, hit him on the helmet, his palm hurt, and scolded loudly: "His grandmother's, who sent you here!" You pig brains, don't let them go quickly! ”

In the face of the arrival of the commander, the soldiers did not dare to slack off for a moment. The swords and spears were withdrawn in an instant.

The lord stepped forward timidly, bowed his head and replied: "Commander Li, it is the order of the crown prince, and we will be ordered to ......."

Smack-

A crisp slap sounded, and Li Wenyi scolded him angrily: "You are also a pig brain!" ”

The soldiers were scolded by him and did not dare to speak again.

At this time, Luo Xiaotian, who looked anxious, had already run in front of Zhao Susu.

Seeing her, his face couldn't hide his joy, he couldn't help but smile brightly, took her hand, looked at her fixedly, and asked affectionately, "Why are you crying?" ”

Then while wiping her tears, she said with a smile: "In the future, no one will dare to bully you, I am ......"

Just when I was helpless and about to despair. The appearance of his beloved, Zhao Susu was pleasantly surprised. The mixed emotions of joy and sorrow made her sob, with tears in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth smiled and nodded.

Seeing her cry for the first time, Luo Xiaotian felt pity again, and felt that she was extremely cute.

He pulled out a hand and brushed away a few strands of messy hair from her forehead, his eyes full of love.

At the touch, Zhao Susu felt a piercing coldness in his fingertips. Her eyes were worried, and she hurriedly reached out to confirm again, stroking his hands, but they were still cold. So, he asked softly, "Why is it so cold?" What happened to you? ”

He shook his head, slowly withdrew his hands, smiled, a faint whiteness between his lips, and said to her, "It's okay, don't worry. You first ask someone to help Yuan Xi in, and leave the rest to me to deal with. ”

Zhao Susu was worried about the strange appearance of his body, withdrew his gaze suspiciously, and first turned around and instructed the servants behind him.

The frightened servants quickly ran over, took Zhao Yuanxi from the soldiers, and carefully helped him into the mansion.

The Hidden Ones in the distance, seeing that the situation had changed, immediately withdrew and retreated.

Luo Xiaotian and Zhao Susu exchanged glances, signaling to leave for a while, and she nodded knowingly.

Then, Luo Xiaotian turned around and came to the king of Bei'an, bowed his hand, and shouted: "The prince is well." ”

The king of Bei'an responded to him with a smile.

Then, he turned to stare at Lin Pingrui and sneered.

Lin Pingrui's back was cold, and his whole person was like a deflated ball, hanging his shoulders and his head, not daring to raise his head. Timidly said, "You...... You shall not show favoritism, I ...... There is evidence in hand. ”

Luo Xiaotian gave Li Wenyi a look, and he immediately understood.

strode forward, grabbed Lin Pingrui's clothes, couldn't resist him, and reached out to find a confession from his arms, as well as a bottle of Gu poison.

"Murder of the scholar, I'm afraid your head won't last long!" Li Wenyi glared at him and said.

Luo Xiaotian glanced at the contents of the confession. Turning his head, he stared at Lin Pingrui sharply, and said with a sneer: "Is this what you call evidence?" But as far as I know, this is completely your framing of Zhao Yuanxi. You may not know that when you poisoned me, my people could see it in the shadows, and Commander Li could testify. ”

Lin Pingrui panicked, secretly glanced at Li Wenyi, and his eyes dodged.

"I don't want to say more about the Dongmen bombing case, and Commander Li knows better than me, he is responsible for investigating the matter throughout the whole process." Luo Xiaotian continued.

Li Wenyi knew that this was Luo Xiaotian's disappointment to Lin Pingrui. So he pressed him step by step, grabbed Lin Pingrui's neckline, bared his teeth and said, "You are really bold!" Do you recognize this epistle? The signature is clear, it says Lin Pingrui! ”

As he spoke, he pulled out the letter that was only half cut off. Discreetly displayed in front of his eyes, and when he saw the signature, he quickly withdrew the letter, and said, "Fortunately, the paper is of good texture, stuck in the throat of that corpse, and not swallowed." ”

When Lin Pingrui saw this letter, it was indeed signed by himself, and his expression was blank. relieved himself, and said with a sad face: "This is definitely not me, it may be ...... Prince, I don't have those skills......"

Luo Xiaotian turned around and said to him, "Heh! In the face of this ironclad evidence, do you dare to frame the prince? You really have a lot of skills, dare to poison me. even ignored His Majesty, openly dispatched troops, surrounded the palace, and disrespected the King of Bei'an! ”

The more Li Wenyi looked at it, the more he felt that Lin Pingrui was not pleasing to the eye, stepped forward, picked him up again and said: "You little guy, the three dead bodies at the explosion site are all your people, plus this handwritten letter, do you dare to quibble?" No matter what your status is, in my hands, I will let you peel off your skin! ”

"You have so many crimes, it's better to go back to Dali Temple first and explain slowly!"

After speaking, without thinking, he held Lin Pingrui in one hand, still in the hands of the soldiers, and ordered: "Take it back to Dali Temple!" ”

The soldier grabbed Lin Pingrui and clasped his hands behind his back.

Lin Pingrui's face was frightened, crying and shouting, and he shouted repeatedly: "My lord, wronged...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, save me......"

Li Wenyi led the soldiers and escorted Lin Pingrui all the way to Dali Temple.

The person was taken away, and the matter came to an end. Luo Xiaotian walked up to the king of Bei'an, arched his hand and said, "The prince is frightened, let's go home." ”

"Good!" King Bei'an agreed.

Walking to the door, Luo Xiaotian excitedly pulled Zhao Susu and entered the palace together.