Dou Changke was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "How did you find here?" Young lady, should we go and have a look? ”

Xie Fenghua refused in his heart, but after thinking about it, he didn't seem to care about anything when he got here anyway. She nodded and walked towards the cave.

The footsteps on the leaves made a small cracking sound, which made the silence and eerie of the moment.

Xie Fenghua was on guard, walked to the door of the cave, stopped, and asked, "You two have gone in and seen it?" ”

"Yes." Dou Changke also followed, poked his head in, and puzzled, "This cave is still quite deep." How does it feel a little weird now? ”

He looked back at Yuan Mindong, "Broken Winter Melon, when we left before, couldn't you still hear the voices of the people inside shouting for help?" Why can't you hear it now? ”

Yuan Mindong didn't bother to correct his salutation, took a few steps forward, and was also puzzled: "You said that, I also noticed that something was wrong." There must be a demon when something goes wrong, so why don't you hurry up? ”

After speaking, he looked at Xie Fenghua, as if asking for her opinion.

Xie Fenghua snorted, glanced at it again, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Dou Changke, "I said, what's the matter with you two?" It's all here, why don't you go and see it? ”

"No, no."

Xie Fenghua regretted coming here.

Unexpectedly, Dou Changke rebelled, hummed and chirped for a while, and walked to the cave by himself, "I really can't see that you are so cowardly." Wait for the master to take a look! ”

When the words fell, there was no one.

Xie Fenghua's face changed, and he hurriedly rushed in, "You kid give me a ...... back"

The voice stopped abruptly.

This is a cave with three turns, Xie Fenghua flew in, and a strong smell of blood came to his nose. She subconsciously covered her mouth and nose, but when she saw Dou Changke's stiff back, she suddenly stopped. She seemed to have finally discovered that something was wrong in the cave, and her sharp eyes swept over quickly, and in the next moment, her pupils contracted sharply, and her feet couldn't move as if they had been nailed.

Inside the cave, corpses were strewn and blood was everywhere, which was even bloodier than mass graves.

Yuan Mindong also walked in, and when he saw the scene in the cave, his eyes were covered with deep fear, and he muttered, "How can this be? When we left just now, everyone here was fine, why did they die in the blink of an eye? ”

Moreover, the death is still so miserable and bloody......

Xie Fenghua's eyebrows jumped, a wisp of consciousness flashed in his mind, and after a moment, he grabbed the two of them and ran outside the cave, "Let's go!" It's a trap! ”

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the cave, the firelight was bright, and the officers and soldiers wearing official costumes lined up, all with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the torches held high reflected the cold faces, and also reflected the pale and dignified faces of Xie Fenghua and his party.

Xie Fenghua glanced at it, and suddenly, his gaze froze.

But I saw a black-robed man walking out from behind the officers and soldiers, looking like he was in his early twenties, and his eyebrows were very eye-catching, especially the pair of Danfeng eyes, the tails of the eyes were obliquely raised, like a natural tenderness, which made people feel excited.

And what is amazing is that his entire facial contour was originally very resolute, but at this time, he was lined by these amorous eyes, and there was an indescribable sense of softness in the coldness and hardness, and the two obvious temperaments of the conflict between rigidity and softness collided together, making his smile more and more evil and charming.

Xie Fenghua's heart sank, and his eyes became more and more treacherous and condensed under the dim yellow firelight.

And the two people standing beside her finally noticed that something was wrong, and immediately blocked in front of her, shouting in a deep voice: "Who are you? Why stand in our way? ”

The black-robed man's phoenix eyes narrowed and he smiled, "This prince still wants to ask you, why did the third watch appear here in the middle of the night?" ”

This son?

When Xie Fenghua heard these three words, his face suddenly turned cold, he pushed aside the two people in front of him, and said coldly: "Presumably, this is the famous prince of Beiheng Wang, right?" It's just that Tang Shizi didn't stay in the palace, why did he run to this deep mountain and wild forest? ”

Tang Mengqian stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the three of them coldly, and said in a contemptuous tone: "The second brother in the house disappeared for no reason, and this son of the world led someone to search here." The stakes are high, please don't delay the search and rescue of this son. Come on, search! ”

With a wave of his hand, the officers and soldiers behind him immediately held torches and approached Xie Fenghua and the others.

"Wait!" Xie Fenghua suddenly shouted coldly.

Tang Mengqian looked at her with interest, "This lady, since you know the identity of this prince, you must also know that the matter of the Beiheng Royal Mansion cannot be delayed......

He looked at the three of them casually, and the officers and soldiers behind him gathered around, forming an aggressive posture. But before he got his order, he didn't move for half a minute, which made Xie Fenghua even more uneasy.

It seems that Tang Mengqian is really with them.

Now, she can basically be sure that the corpses and blood in the cave were made by Xiao Yao and others.

The purpose is to drag the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion into the water.

Thinking of the "second brother" that Tang Mengqian said, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her back.

Could it be that the son of King Beiheng also became one of the corpses in the cave?

Her lips were slightly pale, and the hesitation on her face became more and more obvious in the light of the fire. But soon she made a decision, and said to Tang Mengqian: "Since Tang Shizi wants to find someone, then we won't delay." That's it! ”

As she spoke, she gave the other two a look, and walked towards the left-hand gap.

But they didn't want to, the officers and soldiers who had originally gathered behind Tang Mengqian suddenly stopped in front of them.

Dou Changke couldn't help but be angry, "Tang Shizi, you have to be reasonable in everything, right?" Why did you stop a few of us when you searched for you? ”

Rao is how slow he is, and at this moment he also noticed something unusual, and he was quite annoyed in his heart. If he hadn't insisted on going into the cave, they would have already left this deep mountain and forest, so why would they meet the people of Beiheng Wangfu?

He finally knew why Xie Fenghua and the others were in such a hurry to leave!

But now this knowing, it's too late.

Tang Mengqian put his hands behind his back, slowly walked to Xie Fenghua's side, and looked at the cave behind them, as if smiling, "Since you appeared here in the middle of the night, you can't help but have more eyes in this world." If something happens inside, this son must find someone to ask for clarification, right? ”

To put it bluntly, it is to make them take the blame.

Xie Fenghua didn't have such good patience, and immediately said: "Tang Shizi, you search for your people, and I will follow my way." But if you insist on detaining us, then don't blame our men for showing no mercy. ”

After speaking, she pulled out the soft sword from her waist, and the silver-white sword light reflected a dazzling light under the warm yellow firelight, but when she saw her arm wave, she picked off all the weapons in the hands of the officers and soldiers in front of her.

Dou Changke and Yuan Mindong immediately understood her intentions, picked up the weapons in their hands one after another, and started with the officers and soldiers in front of them.

Tang Mengqian stood outside the battle with his hands in his hands, and watched the battle of the trapped beasts made by these people for a long time.

Originally, he wasn't tracking these people, but he lost the target halfway, and he always had to find a few scapegoats!

Cold light burst out from those long and narrow eyes, slowly passing over Xie Fenghua and the others, and suddenly he sighed and stared at a certain tree on the left. The next moment, I saw him suddenly jump up and fly towards the tree.

At the same time, Xie Fenghua also sensed that something was wrong, and rushed towards the black shadow lurking in the tree.

The two of them moved quickly, one after the other slapped their fists at the black shadow, but they heard a muffled snort in the air, and then a figure fell from the tree.

Xiao Yao covered his face, covered his chest, and spat out a mouthful of blood. The rich and warm blood soaked through the black scarf and gurgled down, making the eyes more and more bloodthirsty and ruthless. Soon someone rushed to meet him, and although Tang Mengqian quickly transferred officers and soldiers to besiege him, he still escaped.

Xie Fenghua was about to step forward to track when a long sword suddenly came against her, and she could still feel the chill on the blade. She looked along the sword body, but saw Tang Mengqian's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, his eyebrows were cold, and he had the posture of taking the blame for Xiao Yao if he couldn't catch her.

"Tang Shizi, everyone has fled, don't you chase after you?" She slowly pushed the blade away with her fingers, and there was no superfluous expression on her face.

Tang Mengqian pressed the tip of the sword towards her neck, and said with an unclear meaning: "The chase must be chased." It's just that the night is getting dark, and this son is worried that his wife can't find his way back, so he might as well give his wife a ride. ”

"Young Lady ......"

"Sister-in-law......"

Dou Changke and Yuan Mindong exclaimed in unison, but their subordinates didn't pay attention, and they were quickly restrained by the officers and soldiers.

At this time, Tang Mengqian ordered another person to enter the cave to check. The man quickly turned back, his face as white as paper, and his expression frightened, as if there was a ghost hiding in it.

In fact, it's like a ghostly hell.

The man said a few words in Tang Mengqian's ear, but the next moment, he saw that his face suddenly darkened, and with anger and yin owl spurting out, he said angrily: "Someone! Bring these people back to the city! This son will be interrogated personally. ”

It's just that Tang Mengqian couldn't interrogate him in person. After entering the city, Xie Fenghua and the others met Yuan Minzhou, who came to look for people, and the group confronted each other for a while, and directly made trouble in front of Zhao Pei.

At that time, Zhao Pei was still discussing important matters with several ministers, and as soon as he heard Xi Lu's report, he was stunned, and soon passed those people in.

Yuan Minzhou never thought that when he went out, these people would still be able to make trouble, and when he stood in the meeting room, he could only sigh secretly.

Zhao Pei said to him: "Since Marquis Dingyuan is also here, let's listen to it together!" ”

"Obey the order!" He sat aside.

Zhao Pei threw the fold in his hand on the table at will, glanced at Xie Fenghua, and couldn't help asking, "I heard that there was a death tonight?" Can anyone tell me about it? ”

The majestic and cold eyes stopped on Tang Mengqian's body, Tang Mengqian's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the second brother of the palace disappeared for no reason, and Weichen led people to search for a cave in the deep mountains and forests outside the city, but found that the corpses in the cave were all over the place, and it was unbearable to see, and many people in the cave had suffered extremely cruel slaughter before they died. At that time, these three men were standing in front of the cave. When they saw Wechen, the three of them also tried to escape, but they were taken down by Wechen. ”

He simply stated the situation at that time, and did not say a word about the-for-tat at that time, but it was more convincing.

For a while, the eyes of the others looking at Xie Fenghua and the others became very subtle.

Tang Mengqian's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, he originally planned to escort these people to the yamen for personal interrogation, but he met the Marquis of Dingyuan halfway, and it was at that time that he knew the identities of these people.

As a result, the two sides quarreled endlessly on the street, and in the end they could only make trouble with the emperor.

But he felt that the result was not too bad.

Originally, the Beiheng Mansion set up this bureau to lure Queen Du to make a move. But I don't want to, I captured Dingyuan Hou by mistake, which should be regarded as an unexpected gain.

Tang Mengqian immediately looked at the silent King of Beiheng, but found that he was looking at him with a gloomy face, looking at each other together, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, vaguely feeling a little uneasy.

Zhao Pei's eyes fell deep on the ground, and he was silent for a while before he said, "Is he telling the truth?" ”

Xie Fenghua said unequivocally: "It's true." ”

"Young lady......" Dou Changke couldn't help but exclaim, this person is too sincere.

Yuan Mindong hurriedly tugged at his sleeve and signaled him not to talk nonsense.

And King Beiheng had already stood up and scolded majestically: "Young Lady Yuan, you have just come to Yunzhou not long ago, but your hands are stained with blood, do you have the emperor in your eyes?" Do you have Liang Chao's law in your eyes? ”

After speaking, he knelt down at Zhao Pei and said with a sad expression: "Your Majesty, my son was innocently murdered by this murderer, and please be the master of the old minister!" ”

Xie Fenghua lowered his eyes and looked at him, pulled the corners of his mouth, and said with great sarcasm: "Lord Wang, Xia Guan has just arrived in Yunzhou, why are you slandering Xia Guan so much?" ”

King Beiheng pointed at her and shouted angrily: "You dare to say that you haven't been to that cave? Do you dare to say that you are innocent? ”

"Xiaguan dares to say that he is innocent!" Xie Fenghua met his fire-breathing eyes with a frank face, and then said to Zhao Pei, "Your Majesty, the minister has a clear conscience. The top priority is to find out the identity of the deceased and the cause of death, so that the murderer behind the scenes can be found out as soon as possible. ”

"Your Majesty! There are all human and material evidence, Xie Yinghua's words are clearly shirking, don't be gullible! King Beiheng shouted.

Zhao Pei didn't speak, and only asked Yuan Minzhou after a while, "What does Dingyuan Marquis think?" ”

"The minister thinks that even if he wants to be sentenced to death, he must find out the truth of the matter!" Yuan Minzhou's slightly cool gaze swept over the three people, and then said, "What kind of temperament these people are, the minister still knows it, and it is absolutely impossible to do anything murderous." However, since the prince insists on finding out everything, it is not impossible. ”

His voice was still as calm and calm as ever, but when King Beiheng heard it, he still couldn't help but retort, "Marquis Dingyuan thinks that this king is telling a lie?" ”

Yuan Minzhou hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The prince said that he laughed. Ben Hou just felt that since human life was involved, he must be extremely cautious. Now, including the emperor, they are not very clear about the identities of those deceased, so how can they make judgments? Or does the prince already know the identities of those people and why they died? ”

After the incident, Xie Fenghua immediately made trouble in front of the palace. If the King of Beiheng knew the ins and outs, it would be worth scrutinizing.

King Beiheng's eyes changed a few times, and he suddenly said, "Marquis Dingyuan said that he laughed." How would this king know? ”

Yuan Minzhou smiled silently.

Soon someone went to find out the identities of the dead.

And the people stood and sat on the ground and waited.

Although it was late at night, the emperor sat still, and the other ministers did not dare to complain.

After a while, the people who sent out brought back a thick stack of paper. Zhao Pei looked at it, and threw it to Yuan Minzhou, and if it was passed on like this, everyone here knew the content on the paper.

Those who died, except for the son of the king of Beiheng, the rest were the Du family.

Xie Fenghua looked at the others thoughtfully, and suddenly said to Zhao Pei: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since this matter involves the Du family, do you need to invite the queen mother over and ask her face to face?" ”

As soon as these words came out, she felt that Zhao Pei's gaze was sharp, and such deep and deep pupils made people shudder.

She was suddenly uneasy, and was about to explain a few words, but she heard Zhao Pei say lightly: "You have a point." Come on, go and invite the queen to come! ”

Watching Grandpa Lu trot down, Xie Fenghua lowered his eyelids and covered the sneer under his eyes. Since Du Pingfei dared to calculate her like this, don't think that she could be easily taken out.

Even if you don't die, you have to shed a layer of skin.

After touching a cup of tea, Du Pingfei came, Meimu swept the situation in the field, quickly took it back, and bent his knees slightly: "See the emperor." The emperor summoned his concubines to come, but what was the matter? ”

Zhao Pei pointed at Tang Mengqian and said with a cold expression: "Empress, these people found the Du family in Yunzhou in the deep mountains outside the city, what do you have to say?" ”

Du Pingfei was stunned, then lowered his head, "Please forgive the concubine for being stupid and not understanding what the emperor meant." ”

Tang Mengqian's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously went to see his father. When I saw him nodding, I also made up my mind.

Originally, the purpose of this time was to implicate Empress Du, and compared to those people in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, he needed to deal with this Empress Du more.

Thinking so, he also said: "Queen Mother, Weichen found the Du family in the cave, and found that those people died miserably, as if they had been avenged by someone. Do you know why? ”

When Du Pingfei heard the news of the summons, he happened to learn the news of Xiao Yao's injury, and he was still a little uneasy at the moment, so he also said casually: "Tang Shizi said this, but this palace doesn't understand. The Du family died, and their own city guards went to investigate the cause and effect. What is your identity to question this palace? Could it be that you think this matter has something to do with this palace? ”

"Why should the queen be angry? This matter looks quite strange, so I naturally want to ask you first. "There are some things that Tang Mengqian can't say, as the only king with a different surname in the Liang Dynasty, King Beiheng can still say it.

Du Pingfei's expression showed a hint of impatience, and he retorted in a vicious tone, "The prince said with a smile. Although the palace is the Du family, it is the emperor's wife, the queen of the Liang Dynasty. Even if something goes wrong, you should send someone to find out. You are questioning this palace with this posture, don't you think that the Du family has no one, and the palace is helpless, so you can take care of it? ”

That's a serious matter.

The faces of those present changed.

Xie Fenghua watched from the side and felt quite surprised.

All along, Du Pingfei has been showing a calm and dignified posture in front of everyone, and it is really rare to be so impatient like now.

For a moment, she couldn't help but guess the reason for such an abnormality.

But the father and son of King Beiheng only showed Du Pingfei's weakness, and only thought about chasing after the victory. Immediately afterwards, I heard Tang Mengqian ask her rhetorically, "The queen is serious." Human life is at stake, and my father is just seeking the truth. You must know that the remnants of the Du family have done those rebellious things, who knows if there is something brewing behind the scenes? Now, the queen can be described as the hope of the Du family, and maybe she also knows some unknown things! ”

Du Ping looked at him with a smile, and since she walked in here, she had been trying to restrain her emotions. Xiao Yao's life and death are unknown, and she has no intention of dealing with these non-existent things. But these people pressed forward step by step, and finally provoked her anger.

She stared at Tang Mengqian coldly, only to feel the anger in her chest burning, and the blood meridians in her body erupted as if they had been poured into magma, making her fierce and gloomy pressure under the calm ice surface come out in an instant.

She clenched the hand in her sleeve tightly, maybe it was too hard, and she could faintly hear the bones creaking.

She has been enduring it, because she knows that the situation is special, she has to suppress her usual temper, especially when she got the news of Xiao Yao's injury just now, she didn't dare to act rashly. She thought that she could control her emotions well, that she could make the most perfect counterattack at the most opportune time, and that she could be the one who had the last laugh.

But at this moment, she realized that it was just her self-righteousness.

The more forbearance there is, the more these people will gain an inch, and even anyone will dare to climb on their heads to spread wildness.

Those who disdain to argue, those who have no intention of coping, are regarded by them as cowardice and weak-mindedness at the moment.

Take a step back, be forced to take three steps!

In that case, why not fight back?

She suddenly remembered all the suffering she had endured over the years, and even more so of the humiliation of those who had knelt down. She supported the person who ascended to the throne at the moment, sitting upright at the table, silently allowing others to question her. And those who protected her in the palm of their hands now don't know whether they live or die, how ridiculous!

In an instant, she trembled!

Tang Mengqian had been staring at her movements, and at this moment, seeing her approaching coldly, he couldn't help but take a step back.

At this moment, her eyes became extremely bright, like a raging flame in the abyss, indescribably terrifying.

When everyone present saw her like this, they suddenly tensed up. There are many people whose faces are moved, as if they saw the mother of a country with iron and blood when the emperor first ascended the throne.

After so long, they almost forgot that this woman was once a powerful figure!

In an instant, Sun Mingyuan and the others all looked at the emperor behind the table.

And the emperor, his eyes were deep and his face was expressionless.

Tang Mengqian was forced to retreat again.

At this time, he heard her smile coldly, "Tang Shizi, what do you say this palace has to do with those dead people?" ”

Tang Mengqian's face changed greatly, and he took a step back, and the words he had prepared were all stuck in his throat when he faced such a cold and solemn face.

Du Pingfei forced up again, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Do you know, this palace has endured you for a long time!"