At the next day's court meeting, Gu Huaijin asked Gu Chengye to re-investigate Aunt Cui's case.

"Cui Yin has been lurking in the North Palace for a long time, and he is acting against his sons and ministers everywhere, I am afraid that there is another mastermind behind him, please ask my father to find out."

"Mastermind?" Gu Chengye frowned and looked at him, "Isn't this case already closed and handed over to Kong Tingwei for trial?" ”

Gu Huaijin sensed the displeasure in Gu Chengye's tone, but he still insisted: "Erchen feels that this case was concluded too hastily, and Xiao Yushi seems to have the same idea as Erchen. ”

Xiao Lingheng stood up tremblingly, he didn't know what Gu Huaijin had in mind, what he said yesterday was caught by him today.

I can only bite the bullet and say: "The minister did have this idea yesterday, but today ......"

"That's it." Gu Huaijin immediately interrupted him and didn't let him finish, "It seems that Xiao Yushi is also confused. ”

Gu Chengye's gaze wandered between the two, and after a while, he sneered and said, "Okay, since my son and Aiqing don't agree with my decision, it's time to re-investigate." ”

Xiao Lingheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was very resentful of Gu Huaijin taking him into the water.

Soon Aunt Cui was escorted up, and after only one night, she looked a little embarrassed, unkempt, and uncared for.

Gu Chengye's face already showed disgust, "Which of you is going to interrogate?" ”

Gu Huaijin replied one step ahead of Xiao Lingheng: "Erchen asks for interrogation. ”

"Go ahead."

Gu Huaijin stepped in front of Aunt Cui and muttered, "You followed the queen mother into the palace in the third year of Qingping and served by her side for more than ten years. In the fourteenth year of Qingping, the queen mother died suddenly, and then you also left the palace and disappeared. And I ask you, does her death have anything to do with you? Or does it have anything to do with the people behind you? ”

As soon as this question came out, the ministers were in an uproar. Gu Chengye's face was also slightly cold.

"Gu Huaijin, I asked you to interrogate the Yuzhang case, not nine years ago."

"The retainers know." Gu Huaijin bowed, but still didn't mean to stop, "But Erchen is very confused about the cause of his mother's death, and Aunt Cui is also a close attendant of the queen mother, so it shouldn't be too much to ask now." ”

Gu Chengye stared at Gu Huaijin, "Your mother died of dystocia in the first place, why are you confused?" ”

"The queen mother is in good health and there are no signs of dystocia. Isn't it strange that the father and the queen mother love each other as much as promised? Or does the father have someone he wants to protect? Gu Huaijin stood up straight, and did not shy away from meeting Gu Chengye's warning gaze, without flinching at all.

"Presumptuous!" The emperor's prestige was provoked, and Gu Chengye stood up angrily, "How much do you know about women's affairs?" ”

"Erchen doesn't understand, does Your Majesty understand?"

does not call "Father", only "Your Majesty", obviously deliberately alienated, and the already tense atmosphere is even more rapidly condensed.

The courtiers had already felt bad, panicked and silent, Xiao Lingheng also lowered his eyes, but he was sneering in his heart. He wished the fire burned as hard as possible.

Gu Huaijin and Gu Chengye confronted each other for a long time, and neither of them wanted to put down their faces first. However, Aunt Cui, who was kneeling on the side, spoke.

I saw her put her hands on the ground and kowtowed respectfully, "Your Majesty and Your Highness must not argue about this matter." The maid has always been by Niangniang's side and knows Niangniang's condition very well. Niangniang is indeed in good health, but due to the poor mood during childbirth, and the size of the second prince is larger than that of ordinary children, this will lead to the consequences of one corpse and two lives. ”

As if to prove that what she said was true, she added: "These have been recorded in the Tai Hospital back then, and if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can consult the documents of that year." ”

Gu Huaijin's face changed slightly, "Aunt Cui, what are you talking about?" ”

"What the servant said is true. There was never a mastermind behind the servant. As for the letter from the King of Qi, it was the servant and the people in the palace of the King of Qi who joined forces to harm His Royal Highness. The servant resented His Royal Highness for making the little girl obsessed and couldn't give her the title of concubine, so she did this ridiculous thing. Aunt Cui calmly stated, and the helplessness in her eyes was fleeting.

When Gu Huaijin persuaded her, she was indeed moved, but later she also understood that there was no possibility of family reunion in her fate.

"You!" Gu Huaijin pointed at her angrily.

It seems that she repented, but she didn't expect her to be so heartfelt to Xiao Shuli.

"A servant can swear, these are facts." Aunt Cui looked at the holy position affirmatively and resolutely, and then leaned over and said: "The maid knows that she has committed a capital crime, and she doesn't want to be forgiven by the two, she only hopes that Your Highness will not be angry with the little girl Jinkite, and the servant will be a cow and a horse for His Highness in the next life, so as to atone for his sins." ”

With that, she stood up and rushed to the stone pillar with a resolute face.

Gu Huaijin wanted to stop her, but she was a step too slow. Everything seemed to be arranged, and she was very resolute in her intentions.

At the moment before she died, Aunt Cui recalled the scenes before her death.

In the first year of Qingping, she was deceived by someone to the Qinglou, and was beaten severely under resistance, but it was Xiao Shuli who saved her when she passed by. After that, he trained her for a year and sent her to the Ye family. Xiao Shuli still kept in touch with her in private, in order not to let her have worries, Xiao Shuli specially sent someone to support her parents for the elderly, and then presided over the family affairs for her and Cui Shicheng. When she gave birth to a golden kite, Xiao Shuli specially asked someone to take care of her. That year, Xiao Shuli not only rescued her, but also sent her out of the palace and reunited her with the golden kite.

knew that Xiao Shuli saved her just to take advantage of it, but she remembered her kindness to her very clearly.

In this life, she finally repaid her kindness.

Although Ye Yixin is also very good to her, she can only have one master in her life. If you owe her and Gu Huaijin, let her pay it back in the next life.

With a "bang", Aunt Cui had fallen to the ground, with blood splattered on her face.

The ministers hid their faces.

"Gu Huaijin ......" Gu Chengye's face turned pale, and his deliberately lowered voice conveyed his anger at the moment.

After getting off the court, He Jiming hurriedly walked down the stone steps, walked in a panic, and bumped into Wangshu, who entered the palace on the order of Xiao Shuli.

"Why is Uncle He so alarmed?"

"Oh, something is wrong, this Your Highness ......" He Jiming's eyes glanced at the hall, wanting to explain but didn't know where to start, and finally just sighed and shook his head, "Hey, in short, something is wrong." ”

He still had urgent things to do, so he didn't have time to explain to Wangshu, so he left quickly with his court clothes.

It was rare to see him so flustered, and Wangshu looked inexplicable.

He Jiming wrote a letter, stuffed it into his robe, and then went straight to the palace gate. The palace man guarding the door had been instructed to stop him.

"What are you doing here? Stopped me. ”

The palace man smiled shyly and said, "How dare the slave and maid stop the envoy, it's just that the queen mother has been invited, and the slave maid will inform you on her behalf." ”

As soon as he heard the name of "Xiao Shuli", He Jiming already knew it, and he slapped their hands hard, "What did the queen ask me to do as a foreign minister?" Don't you know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics? What's more, there is an urgent matter in my house, and it is really inconvenient to meet him. ”

He wanted to leave, but the palace people were bold enough to drag him back directly.

"Since Lord He is unwilling, the slaves and maids can only be offended."

He Jiming's strength was no match for two people, and he was shackled by them, so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"What are you doing here? Don't you see that Lord He is unwilling? A crisp voice sounded, and Wang Shu walked slowly.

It turned out that she thought He Jiming was acting strangely, so she followed him all the way here.

When the palace people saw that it was her, their attitude softened a little, "The girl doesn't know, it's the queen who wants to see Lord He." ”

Wangshu shook his head, and then smiled: "Since my aunt has an order, then the adult is naturally going to go." ”

"It just so happens that my aunt is going to see me too, so I'll go with Master He." She blinked lightly at He Jiming's surprised gaze.

Wang Shu walked in front, and seeing that He Jiming didn't follow, he turned his head and reminded the two palace people, "If you don't let go of Lord He, and if you don't go to see the queen mother, it's going to be too late." ”

The palace people glanced at each other and let go hesitantly, but He Jiming still didn't take a step.

Wangshu smiled and said, "Lord He, let's go, otherwise these two palace people will personally escort you." ”

He Jiming didn't know what her idea was, but now there was no other way out, so he hesitated for a while and followed.

When the two of them were some distance away from the palace gate, He Jiming said: "Wangshu, you ......"

Wangshu approached him and put his hand in front of him, "Give me the letter." ”

Seeing his hesitation, Wangshu urged again: "I know you want to send a letter to your uncle, you can't get out now, I'll help you deliver it." ”

He Jiming put his hand into his sleeve, but he pulled it out very slowly.

Wangshu smiled again, "Don't worry, he is the person my uncle wants to protect, and I don't want him to die." ”

After repeated reassurances, He Jiming believed her, he stuffed the letter into Wangshu's hand, and whispered: "Duke Lu has already set off to return to Chang'an, and now that he has arrived in Yongzhou, you must deliver it to him in person." ”

Wangshu bowed slightly. She immediately separated from He Jiming, He Jiming turned around and walked towards the "Changqiu Palace", while she walked to the palace gate on the other side.

If this letter is sent, firstly, there will be insufficient time, secondly, there is also a risk of being intercepted, and thirdly, Lu Zhengze has already arrived in Yongzhou, and it is indeed faster to go on horseback.

Wangshu went to the palace to buy a good horse, and then hid the letter on his body, and as soon as the whip fell, the horse galloped out.

As soon as he left the city gate, Wangshu heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching behind him.

"Girl, the queen ordered you to go back to the palace quickly, don't go any further."

She didn't expect Xiao Shuli's news to be so sensitive. Did the two palace people who guarded the door go to report it, or did Xiao Shuli be wary of her?

The people behind her had excellent riding skills, but fortunately, Wangshu's riding skills were not bad, and after they kept a distance from her, it was difficult to overtake her, so they could only shout behind them.

The wind was whistling in his ears, and Wangshu turned his face and replied, "I have a private matter to do, does this aunt also want to interfere?" ”

"The girl doesn't have to hide it, there is Lu Xiang's camp in front, what the girl is going to do, the slaves and maids know very well, and the mother's heart is like a mirror."

Wangshu couldn't hide it anymore, so he rode his horse and ran faster.

"Please also ask the girl to quickly rein in the precipice, don't do foolish things for irrelevant people!"

Since everything has been done, there is still a reason to stop the horse from the precipice.

Wangshu loosened the horse rope and went down with another whip.

The people behind him saw that she was still unmoved, and glanced at each other. Then one of them took down the bow and arrow that hung on his horse.

"Girl, since you don't listen to persuasion, then the slaves and maids can't bear it."

The arrow pierced through the sky, looking at Shu's shoulder blades in the middle.

The pain in the heart spread, and Wangshu instinctively covered the wound, but the plain robe had already bloomed red, and even if he covered it, he couldn't reduce the slightest pain.

Aunt she...... It's ruthless.

Wangshu gritted his teeth, and another whip fell.

The people behind him had already picked up the second arrow, and Wangshu was afraid that they would shoot on the horse this time. He quickly glanced at the mountain forest on one side, turned the horse's head, and plunged into it suddenly.

The mountain road was intricate, and the sound of horses' hooves behind him gradually fell silent.

Wangshu didn't know the mountain road, so he could only grope forward with his intuition. The injuries on his body have turned from the initial pain to numbness. She tore off her clothes, bandaged them briefly, and continued to find her way.

Time flies in the mountains, and before you know it, it's getting dark. She didn't know how many hills she had climbed.

I don't know if she was tired, in pain, or because she had lost too much blood, she began to lose her strength, her ears rang and she was dizzy, and she was sweating.

"Uncle, where are you?" Because his consciousness was becoming more and more unclear, Wangshu was a little anxious.

She barely lifted her spirits with the pain caused by pressing on the wound, and circled the mountainside for most of the day before she saw a little spark at the foot of the mountain.

She rubbed her eyes, and then she saw that it was indeed a camp, and that the light was the campfire in the camp.

Wangshu immediately rode his horse straight away.

At that time, Lu Zhengze was reading the military book in the camp tent, and suddenly a soldier rushed in to report that a woman was breaking into the camp.

He frowned and walked out, but saw Xiao Wangshu, covered in blood, planted from the horse.

He hurriedly helped her up, and Wangshu clutched her clothes tightly, as if whispering, and he leaned closer to hear clearly.

"Uncle, uncle...... Something happened in the previous dynasty......"