When Xie Fenghua woke up, it was already evening. The afterglow shone in through the window, and the room seemed to be coated with a veil of gold.

She was not in a hurry to get up, and leaned lazily on the head of the bed, enjoying the rare quiet. It wasn't until Yuan Minzhou couldn't help but urge her that she reluctantly packed herself up and went out to the banquet.

The reception banquet is located on the top floor of the Thousand Chrysanthemum Pavilion.

Xie Fenghua walked forward briskly, and when she passed an arch bridge, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of a figure shaking behind the arch bridge, and she subconsciously rushed over there and asked, "Who is it?" What are you going to do when you're hiding behind and sneaking around? ”

The figure shrank back.

Xie Fenghua was suspicious in his heart, strode over, and when he saw the man's face, he couldn't help but be surprised, "Hengbo, why are you here?" ”

As she spoke, her eyes quickly swept around, but she saw the trees on her left shaking, and she could vaguely see her back.

She wanted to see more clearly, but unexpectedly, Sun Hengbo moved his steps quietly, just blocking her vision. She frowned and asked, "Who is there?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's no one," Sun Hengbo's eyes flickered, and he asked rhetorically, "How did you get here?" ”

The doubts in Xie Fenghua's heart became deeper and deeper, but he didn't ask any more interestingly, but said, "Isn't the reception banquet about to start?" If it's all right, come with me." ”

After her reminder, Sun Hengbo suddenly realized, nodded, and took her arm and walked towards Qianju Pavilion.

After walking a long distance, she suddenly looked back, but she didn't notice Xie Fenghua's thoughtful eyes.

When I arrived at the Thousand Chrysanthemum Pavilion, it was already full.

The two secretly sat back in their positions, but saw King Beiheng suddenly stand up and say to the emperor and queen above: "Your Majesty, the queen mother, there has been a trend in Yunzhou recently, but whenever a banquet is held, it will definitely do elegant things." Nowadays......"

"Then according to what the king of Beiheng said." Zhao Pei seemed to be very interested, and before he could finish speaking, he said, "These days, I must have suffocated everyone, so let's take this opportunity to have fun!" ”

"Your Majesty." Everyone hurriedly got up and bowed in thanks.

Seeing this, King Beiheng clapped his palms, but he heard a sonorous sound, as if he had opened some mechanism, and then a bamboo ring on the top of his head slowly landed, and it happened to stop in front of everyone's table.

It was not until this moment that everyone found that the bamboo circle was high outside and low inside, in the shape of a water trough, and the tank was flowing with clear wine, on which there were white porcelain cups, and the fragrance of wine wafted from the tip of the nose, and the straight people couldn't help but indulge in it.

Such ingenuity, everyone in the hall was quite amazed.

Xie Fenghua looked up, but found that the dust bearing place above his head was concave. If you don't look closely, it's really hard to notice.

From time to time, there was a sound of admiration from everyone, she swept over lightly, and many people reached out, scooped up the white porcelain cup and drank the wine.

"Why doesn't Mrs. Yuan drink?"

At this time, a gentle voice suddenly came from his ears, Xie Fenghua turned his head to look, but he didn't know when the Yunluo County Lord sat down beside him, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly smiled at her.

This smile was gentle and kind, Xie Fenghua couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, picked up the wine glass from the table and saluted, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the county lord." Fortunately! ”

Lord Yunluo picked up a white porcelain cup, looked up and saluted her, and said with a smile: "Young Lady Yuan, have you tried such a thing in Tianjing before?" ”

"No, I didn't."

In her previous and second lives, she was a layman, and she had never had such elegance.

Lord Yunluo pointed to a white porcelain cup not far away, and said, "Young Lady Yuan, please look, there is also a red lotus engraved on this cup." The rule of the feast is that whoever catches the cup of wine will receive a gift from the host. In the past, when banquets were held in the palace, there were many people who fought for this cup. Now it seems ......."

She glanced at the people chatting in the hall meaningfully, pursed her lips and smiled: "Now it seems that no one has noticed this cup." Do you want to give it a try? ”

"There is such a statement?" Xie Fenghua glanced at it, blinked curiously, and when the cup floated in front of him, he hurriedly scooped it up and looked at it with interest.

At this time, the county lord of Yunluo suddenly covered her hand, as if feeling the red lotus on the cup, and said with a smile: "Young lady Yuan, you see, this red lotus is really lifelike!" ”

Xie Fenghua looked down, her eyes paused on her rose dankou nails, and then quietly withdrew her hand, but put the cup back again. The sake flowed low, and when it reached Zhao Pei, he suddenly scooped it up, brought it to his lips and took a sip.

It was only at this moment that Xie Fenghua suddenly realized that the cup here could not be put back.

And she actually ...... just now

Inadvertently touched Zhao Pei's gaze, her face was hot, and she looked away in embarrassment.

The county lord of Yunluo was also surprised, pointed at her and Zhao Pei, and said for a long time: "Young lady Yuan, you are ......"

"Misunderstanding." Xie Fenghua almost wanted to hit the wall, thinking that fortunately Yuan Minzhou was dragged to drink, otherwise no matter how big the crack in the ground was, it would not be enough for her to drill.

Just as he was embarrassed, a team of maidservants rushed in with delicious food.

All the way north, it is all coarse tea and light rice, and many people have attracted attention when they see such dishes at this moment.

A maidservant girl walked up to Zhao Pei with a plate, leaning forward slightly, the emperor and queen only felt that there was a flash of lightning in front of her, like a flying lightning instantly slashing into people's eyes, and the extreme brightness forced the first two to squint unconsciously, and suddenly they couldn't see anything clearly for a moment.

In the silver light, the sharp white blade stabbed at Zhao Pei's chest with a chilling killing intent.

"Uhhh

The white blade penetrated the flesh and made a low sound, Zhao Pei frowned, and reached out to beat the servant girl out.

Immediately afterwards, he collapsed on the table and did not move.

And the maidservant girl was vigorously smashed on the bamboo ring, the bamboo ring broke, and the sake was splashed everywhere. The white porcelain cup crackled and fell, spilling broken porcelain pieces on the ground.

When everyone finally came back to their senses, they screamed in fright, and they were in chaos for a while.

"Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor......" Du Pingfei's face was full of panic, his fingers trembled with fright on the spot, and his voice was extremely sharp, "Imperial Doctor, come and show the emperor!" ”

This time I went north and ordered Imperial Doctor Xu to serve in front of the emperor. As soon as he heard Du Pingfei's shout, Imperial Doctor Xu finally came back to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to treat Zhao Pei.

And there are also many guards in the hall, who have already detained the stabbing maid and waited for Zhao Pei's disposal.

The men and women in the hall were all staring closely at Imperial Doctor Xu's movements, but the next moment, Imperial Physician Xu's face changed greatly, and he trembled his lips and said: "Queen Mother, the emperor is not only injured internally, but also poisoned!" ”

"What?" Du Pingfei's pupils contracted suddenly, if he hadn't been holding Zhao Pei's body at this moment, he was afraid that he would have already stood up. She swept over the hall with an angry face, and finally her eyes fell on the servant girl lying on her stomach, and shouted: "Come on, drag this servant girl out, and kill her with a cane!" ”

"The queen mother, please be angry." King Beiheng hurriedly spoke, glanced at the maidservant, and said in a deep voice, "Now, the emperor's safety is the most important. If you rashly dispose of this servant, I am afraid that it will not be appropriate. ”

Du Pingfei bit his lower lip tightly, looked down at Zhao Pei who was unconscious, but no longer paid attention to the maidservant, and asked Imperial Doctor Xu, "What kind of poison is in the emperor?" Is there an antidote? ”

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Zhao Pei's injuries were not light, and all wound treatment could only be carried out in the hall. At this moment, Imperial Physician Xu had already stopped the movements in his hand, and only then did he have time to answer her question, "Qi Yu Niangniang, although this poison is violent, it is not rare, please go back and dispense the antidote." ”

Du Pingfei nodded hurriedly, "Go and go back quickly!" ”

So, Imperial Physician Xu strode away under the eyes of everyone.

And after he left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn, Du Pingfei held Zhao Pei in both hands, and sat on the top position with a cold face, and the majesty of the mother of a country was undoubtedly displayed.

"Bring the servant girl up." She sneered.

The servant girl was pushed up by the guards, and her head hung low, and she did not say a word.

Du Pingfei grabbed the cup on the table, smashed it at the maidservant, and said sharply: "This palace asks you, who are you?" Why do you want to attack the emperor? ”

The maid suddenly raised her head and smiled coldly: "Queen Mother, he destroyed the Du family, shouldn't he die?" ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone didn't expect that this maid turned out to be the Du family, and their eyes suddenly flew towards Du Ping.

You must know that the current queen is also the Du family!

At this moment, King Beiheng suddenly exclaimed: "Isn't this the remnant of the Du family's escape?" ”

Du Pingfei's face sank, and he said angrily: "King Beiheng, please be cautious." ”

At this time, Imperial Physician Xu went and returned, poured out the antidote in the bottle, and gave it to Zhao Pei. After a while, I saw Zhao Pei waking up. His eyes turned from sloppy to clear, then he sat up straight, looked at the people standing in the hall, coughed a few times, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

When Du Pingfei saw him wake up, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you just woke up, what is uncomfortable?" Imperial Physician Xu, give the emperor a closer look. ”

Imperial Physician Xu was about to step forward, but was stopped by Zhao Pei waving his hand, so he could only retreat aside.

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is ......important," Du Pingfei wanted to persuade again, but was also interrupted by Zhao Pei, but listened to him, "I don't get in the way." Now that everyone is here, let's talk about it, which one is making trouble today? ”

His expression was cold and pale, but the light in his eyes was so sharp that he could hardly tell that he had been injured and poisoned just now.

Xie Fenghua felt that this matter was quite strange, and couldn't help but ask Yuan Minzhou in a low voice, "Master Hou, what's going on?" ”

"I don't know." Yuan Minzhou's sword eyebrows furrowed, and his face was puzzled.

And the head Zhao Pei has already begun to interrogate the maidservant, "Say! Who instructed you? ”

The maidservant girl set her eyes on Du Pingfei next to him, and Du Pingfei suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but he heard her say: "Queen Mother, the courtiers can no longer be loyal to you." Now that the Du family has been wiped out, the courtiers are still alive in the world, and they want to kill the enemy, but they don't want to fall short. ”

As she spoke, she suddenly turned around and slammed into the pillar next to her.

Xie Fenghua saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "I didn't say anything clearly, I actually want to die?" ”

When she raised her eyes, she bumped into Du Pingfei's gloomy gaze, her eyebrows raised slightly, thinking that this person should not think she was nosy, right?

And Du Pingfei suddenly stood up, bypassed the table, knelt on the ground, and said coldly: "The emperor is clear." This person's identity is suspicious and maliciously slandered, please punish him as soon as possible. ”

I didn't want to, but King Beiheng suddenly stood up and said, "Queen Mother, this is wrong. Everything will not come out of nowhere, since this person claims to be the Du family, there must be a history to follow. The minister thought that it was best to find out the identity of this person, so as not to wronged people. ”

When Du Pingfei heard this, his face suddenly lengthened.

Find out?

I'm afraid it's to delay time, so as to create more evidence that the Du family plotted to kill the emperor, right?

Originally, she was going to watch the play with her hands on her back, but who would have thought that someone would hit her head with the idea.

Is it because you think she's an eyesore and want to drag her down from the back?

Thinking of this, she suddenly took a few steps forward, looked at the servant girl condescendingly, and said in a cold voice: "Who are you instructed to slander this palace?" ”

But the maidservant said, "Niangniang, the courtiers are just acting according to your will, why do you turn your face and deny people?" ”

"Bengu asks you again, who instructed you to slander Bengu?" Du Pingfei stubbornly asked again.

The servant girl still bit her to death.

In silence, the county lord of Yunluo suddenly said: "Queen Mother, this maid was originally a member of the remnants of the Du family, and she was still making trouble in Yunzhou a few days ago, and many people in Yunzhou can recognize it. ”

These words confirm the identity of the servant girl.

But Du Pingfei didn't pay attention to her, but continued to ask. Until she got impatient to hear this, she suddenly stretched out her foot and kicked the servant girl in the chest, "This palace has given you a chance, but you insist on talking nonsense here." ”

Her feet were so strong that she could kick the maidservant to the pillar next to her, but she saw that the body was bounced off by the pillar and fell to the ground, and then she convulsed and did not move.

Imperial Physician Xu trembled and moved over, probed his nose, and said in shock: "Your Majesty, this maidservant is dead." ”

For a while, everyone was in an uproar.

One after another shocked or puzzled eyes shot at Du Pingfei, and the next moment, King Beiheng walked out and said in disbelief: "Queen Mother, are you killing people?" ”

Du Pingfei glanced at him, "King Beiheng seems to be particularly interested in this servant, doesn't he know this person?" ”

Seeing that there was something wrong with everyone's gaze, King Beiheng finally became angry, and said in a deep tone: "Queen Mother, please be cautious. The minister just felt that this woman's motives were impure, and she claimed to be the Du family, if she didn't find out, I was afraid that she would threaten the emperor's safety at any time. ”

Du Pingfei smiled, but his eyes were full of coldness, and he was obviously also provoked.

She said: "This palace is also the Du family, does the king of Beiheng also want to arrest this palace to ensure the safety of the emperor?" ”

"I don't dare." Beiheng Royal Road.

"Don't dare? This palace sees that you dare very much. When the Du family was convicted, the emperor did not condemn the palace, obviously there was already a judgment in his heart. It's good for you to dare to come out and slander the queen of the dynasty when you talk nonsense one by one, are you impatient? Du Pingfei sneered, the killing intent was awe-inspiring, and the straight people did not dare to force their eyes.

As soon as she finished speaking, King Beiheng's heart tightened, and he unconsciously looked at the emperor who was sitting quietly.

He originally thought that as long as the Du family was involved, even if Queen Du was completely unaware, it would be impossible to get out.

But after waiting for so long, the emperor seemed to be indifferent.

Vaguely, he seemed to have guessed something, but the thought came and went too quickly, and he couldn't catch it in time, and at this moment, he touched Du Pingfei's cold and arrogant and angry eyebrows, and suddenly remembered the ability of this Queen Du.

I think back then, this Queen Du was an important person who helped Zhao Pei ascend to the throne!

Although he was faintly uneasy in his heart, he was not unprepared, and after a short silence, he also said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter should be premeditated by the Du family. Since the queen said that she didn't know this maidservant, she must know another person, right? ”

In the puzzled eyes of everyone, King Beiheng clapped his hands, but saw a man being brought up.

As soon as he appeared, the faces of several people in the hall changed.

This person turned out to be Du Huaishao.

A picture quickly flashed in Xie Fenghua's mind, and he looked at Sun Hengbo next to Sun Mingyuan, and suddenly understood everything.

It turned out that the person who met Sun Hengbo behind the arch bridge before was Du Huaishao.

No wonder Sun Hengbo is so nervous!

But what puzzled her was, when did Du Huaishao come to Yunzhou? And why?

When Du Pingfei saw Du Huaishao, his face was already very ugly, and he looked at King Beiheng as if he could eat people.

"King Beiheng, what do you mean by this? Who allowed you to do this to him? She said angrily.

King Beiheng said: "Queen Mother, this person sneakily appeared in the Qianju Pavilion, and someone once saw this person secretly meeting with this maid. The queen mother defends him like this, isn't she trying to hide something? ”

After saying that, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

He didn't believe that Queen Du could still kill Du Huaishao!

And Du Pingfei just turned to look at Zhao Pei, and said forbearingly: "Your Majesty, the concubine swears that this matter has nothing to do with the concubine." Please also ask the emperor to take a clear look. ”

Zhao Pei's face was still very pale, and he was about to say something, but was interrupted by Sun Hengbo, "Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with Du Gongzi. He was invited by his courtiers. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sun Mingyuan was already so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him.

He didn't even know when his daughter got involved with the Du family.

Xie Fenghua was also very surprised, when did the relationship between the two become so good?

At this time, Du Pingfei's eyes flickered, but he said: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that someone is maliciously framing the Du family." ”

"Why did the queen say that?" Zhao Pei finally spoke.

Du Pingfei's eyes fell on King Beiheng coldly, and his lips opened lightly: "The reason is very simple. This woman is not from the Du family. ”

King Beiheng retorted to her on the spot, "Queen Mother, this person's identity has been verified. ”

"So, what about the evidence?" The corners of Du Pingfei's lips hooked, and he said coldly, "King Beiheng, since you bit this person to death is the Du family, then come up with evidence!" Otherwise, just by talking nonsense with your mouth, who knows what kind of heart Ann has? ”

King Beiheng's face suddenly darkened.

He didn't expect that Queen Du would be so difficult. The affairs of the Du family were extraordinary, and he thought that with some specious inferences, he could arouse everyone's suspicion of Queen Du. But now, it seems that something has come as a surprise to him.

From beginning to end, the emperor and his other courtiers watched quietly, and did not mean to interfere, but instead lined him with an ulterior motive for chasing after him.

Thinking like this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he was thinking about what to do, when he suddenly heard his daughter say, "Why did this woman poison the emperor?" ”

She said very lightly, as if she was talking to herself, but it was enough for the people present to hear, even Zhao Pei came back to his senses, remembered the poisoning, and hurriedly asked, "Imperial Doctor Xu, what kind of poison is in me?" ”

Imperial Physician Xu hurriedly said: "The emperor is an ordinary poison called Qibu drunk, due to the small dose ingested, it will not hurt life, but it will have a short period of severe pain when poisoned......"

"Can you find out how the poison was done?" Zhao Pei glanced at the dead maidservant, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Imperial Physician Xu hurriedly checked the food cups on the table, but when he saw the white porcelain cup engraved with red lotus, he suddenly sighed, and hurriedly picked up the white porcelain cup and examined it carefully.

Seeing this, Zhao Pei's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Fenghua in the crowd.

Xie Fenghua had been paying attention to Imperial Doctor Xu's movements, and when he saw him studying the white porcelain cup, his heart suddenly lifted. If she remembers correctly, she fished out the white porcelain cup and put it back, if it really went wrong, it would be interesting.

When he was nervous, Imperial Physician Xu handed the white porcelain cup to Zhao Pei and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the poison is on the edge of this cup." You drink wine from this cup, and you get poisoned. ”

Xie Fenghua's eyebrows jumped, and he unconsciously clenched the hand in his sleeve.

How did this cup get contaminated with poison?

Du Pingfei was also quite puzzled, "Then go and check, who has taken this cup!" This palace doesn't believe it, and he can't even find out the murderer! ”

At this time, the county lord of Yunluo sighed in surprise, and when he noticed everyone's eyes, he suddenly covered his lips and said: "The courtier remembers that Mrs. Yuan once scooped up this cup and put it back later. ”

In the flash of light, a picture flashed quickly in Xie Fenghua's mind, and in the next moment, the sharp gaze shot at the county lord of Yunluo, the corners of his lips hooked, and he said coldly: "Does the county lord mean that I gave this poison?" ”

She remembered that when she was holding the white porcelain cup, when the Lord of Yunluo covered her hand, that action seemed inadvertent, but when she thought about it at the moment, it was full of calculation.

It turns out that it is waiting here!

"I didn't say that." The county lord of Yunluo lowered his head, covering the smug look in his eyes.

Seeing this, a wave of anger suddenly rose in Xie Fenghua's chest, and he said coldly: "This poison is not from me. You ask a thousand times, ten thousand times, and that's the answer. Moreover, I have no motive to poison the emperor. If the Lord of Yunluo wants to slander me, then he is really looking for the wrong person. ”

The county lord of Yunluo said casually: "Motive? This may be a question for Mrs. Yuan. After all, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is powerful, maybe what idea is he playing? ”

"You are presumptuous!" Xie Fenghua's face changed greatly, and he slapped it.

Five bright red finger prints suddenly appeared on the face of the Yunluo County Lord.