"Hongu will go with you!" Xiao Xun held Lu Nianjin's hand, looked at Xiao Linzi and said, "As for the crown princess, she is pregnant and it is inconvenient to go down the mountain, so it is better to stay in Xiaotangshan first." ”

When Xiao Linzi heard Xiao Xun say this, his face showed a look of embarrassment, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Xiao Xun knew what he was thinking, waved his hand, and said, "It's okay, everything is taken care of by the palace, and my father won't blame you." ”

"Then, prince, please!" Xiao Linzi posed again.

Xiao Xun turned around, helped Lu Nianjin tidy up his hood, and comforted her in a deep voice, "You wait for me here, I will be back soon." ”

"Ah Xun," Lu Nianjin looked at him deeply, his eyes full of unease, "Your body is not good, this time, if there is something good ......"

"No," Xiao Xun raised his hand and stroked her cheek gently, his eyes focused and wet, "You, Ji'er, and Xiao'er are still waiting for me here, how dare I have an accident." ”

"I'll go with you," Lu Nianjin was still not at ease, took a half step forward, and grabbed his sleeve.

"I really don't need to," Xiao Xun shook his head with a smile, "Okay, go back to the dormitory, and come to the palace when you go!" ”

"......" Lu Nianjin didn't say anything, just watched him turn around and leave, walking away step by step.

"Girl, let's go back," until Xiao Xun couldn't see his figure, Yun Jiang persuaded Lu Nianjin who was standing at the door.

Lu Nianjin lowered his eyes and sighed, and walked back while holding Yun Jiang's hand, and said, "Yun Jiang, I still don't worry about him, can you go to his side and watch him on my behalf?" ”

Yun Jiang looked at his master's unyielding appearance, and sighed helplessly, "The slave listens to the orders of the crown princess." ”

"Then you wait for me for a moment!" Lu Nianjin said, walking towards the bedroom, and after a while, she came out again, with a jade-colored medicine bottle in her hand, "This is specially refined for the prince just in case of poisoning, no matter how heavy the injury is, using one pill can keep the upgrade for two hours, you take it to the prince." ”

"Yes, Crown Princess!" Yun Jiang solemnly agreed, put away the medicine bottle, and walked out.

Lu Nianjin still didn't go back to the bedroom, but prayed at the snowflakes fluttering outside, "Xiao Xun is a disciple of the Tiansuan Sect, he is blessed with a great life, he will definitely be fine, he will definitely be fine." ”

On the other side, Xiao Xun supported the sick body, and after going down the mountain, he went straight to the inner city.

Two hours later, he entered the palace safely.

"Prince, please come in," Xiao Linzi was worried about Xiao Xun's body, and as soon as he arrived at the Qianyuan Palace, he didn't even need to report it, and took him directly inside.

In the Qianyuan Palace, the fire was warming, the emperor leaned on the couch, and Concubine Chen's ten fingers were delicate, gently helping him peel the fruit and send it to his lips.

The two fed and fed, and kissed in one place.

Xiao Xun came in at this time.

Then the two people on the couch were so involved that no one noticed him.

Seeing that the two people on the couch were about to start making people, Xiao Linzi still couldn't stand it, and coughed like dirt.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Chen muttered slowly, withdrew from the emperor's arms, pulled up her shirt, and looked at Xiao Xun who was standing in the hall like a green pine with a blushing face.

"Concubine Chen." Xiao Xun returned the salute lightly.

Concubine Chen smiled crampedly, looked back at the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, if you and the prince want to talk about business, the long song will retreat first." ”

"Go ahead!" The emperor looked at her with a gentle face and explained, "I will go back to Yikun Palace to see you." ”

"Well, Changge is waiting for the emperor," Concubine Chen said, bowing her head and retreating silently.

"What about the crown princess?" Concubine Chen left for a while before the emperor withdrew his gaze, looked at Xiao Xun, and asked unhappily.

Xiao Xun heard the emperor say this, but he didn't answer his question immediately, but waved his hand at the little linzi beside him, and said coldly, "You go out first." ”

Xiao Linzi knew that the prince was going to take him out, and he was moved, but he didn't forget who was his master, he fought a thousand children, and looked at the emperor tremblingly.

The emperor was quite satisfied with Xiao Linzi's duty, and immediately waved his hand and said, "You go out, guard the main hall, don't let people approach." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will retreat first!" As he spoke, Xiao Linzi bowed and retreated.

When only the emperor and Xiao Xun were left in the palace, the emperor looked at him and asked solemnly, "You plan to protect her like this?" Don't let her face anything? ”

"This matter has nothing to do with her," Xiao Xun arched his hand and said in a solemn tone, "Jin'er, she is a victim." ”

"Victims?" The emperor had a cold face, sat up straight and looked at him, "But in the end, there is nothing to do, and there is a reason for it!" ”

"Father has proof?" Xiao Xun looked straight at the emperor and asked rhetorically.

The emperor frowned, "If there is evidence, it will not be Xuan you and her entering the palace." ”

"Then there is no evidence," Xiao asked, "There is no evidence, and then Jin'er is the victim." ”

"You say she's a victim, and you have proof?" The emperor asked with a sneer.

Xiao Xun bowed his head and said firmly, "Yes, three months ago, Erchen sent someone to the northwest to investigate, as long as the Li family was pregnant for half a year, Lu He stayed in the northwest and never returned to the capital, then Jin'er's life experience is innocent." ”

"That's really disappointing you," a hint of mockery flashed in the emperor's eyes, "In the half year when the Li family was pregnant, Lu He returned to the capital, and said that the prince may not believe it, but back then, I personally collided with Fuquan and had a private meeting in the rockery by the Taiye Pool. ”

When Xiao Xun heard the emperor say this, his face changed suddenly, "Father, is this true?" ”

"You don't have any jokes, it's naturally true. If you don't believe me, ask Fuquan," he said, looking at Fu's father-in-law.

This matter is so fragrant and private, Father-in-law Fu naturally remembers, he looked at Xiao Xun with an embarrassed face, and said in a low voice, "Prince, what the emperor said is true, one winter night eighteen years ago, the slave and the emperor were walking by the Taiye Pool, and they did bump into Lu He and the Li family's private meeting, but the Hu people in the northwest were restless at that time, and the emperor did not pick out this matter when he was employing people." ”

"......" Xiao Xun turned pale and did not speak.

The emperor's eyes flickered, pressed his knees, and said, "Don't worry, for the sake of her giving birth to two children for you and detoxifying for you, I won't want her life, I just hope that after you detoxify, you can send her away, in other words, the person in the position of the crown princess must not have a stigma." ”

"You, do you understand?"

"I don't understand!" After Xiao Xun was silent for a long time, he looked at the emperor, his face was tense, his eyes were resolute, and he said loudly, "It's Lu He and Li's real fornication, so how can it be proved that Jin'er must be his heir, and the second master of the Chengguo Mansion should also have a fifty percent possibility, isn't it?" ”

The emperor was refuted by Xiao Xun like this, and he was angry, pointed at his nose and said, "Prince, just for a woman, you are fighting against me like this?" ”

"Erchen doesn't dare!" Xiao Xun lowered his head, "Please give your son time, and your son will definitely give the princess a clean slate." ”

"What if I don't give it?"

"The minister there is still the same sentence, life is the same, death is the same hole, if the princess dies, the son will never live alone!"

"You, you!" The emperor was so angry that his whole body trembled.

On the other side, Xiaotangshan Villa.

Lu Nianjin had been watching the snow at the door for a long time, until her legs and feet were a little stiff, Ah Yuan suddenly walked in from outside, stepped forward and said, "Crown Princess, the second master of the Chengguo Mansion asks to see you." ”

"I ...... Father? Lu Nianjin asked in a daze, "Did he explain his intentions?" ”

Ah Yuan nodded, "The second master said that he can prove the innocence of the crown princess." ”

When Lu Nianjin heard this, his eyes lit up, yes, Lu Boli watched her be born, if there is anyone in this world who can prove her innocence with just one mouth, it can only be him.

"Please!" Thinking like this, she commanded Ah Yuan a little eagerly.

Ah Yuan was ordered to retreat and quickly brought Lu Boli over.

I haven't seen him for a while, Lu Boli has lost a little weight again, Lu Nianjin looked at his empty sleeves, his nose suddenly became sore, and it had always been the mood of the original owner.

"Father," she exclaimed, bowing slightly.

Lu Boli waved his hand crampedly, "The crown princess is too polite." ”

"You sit!" Lu Nianjin smiled and made a gesture of invitation at him.

Lu Boli sat down, in order to relieve his tension, he took a sip of tea first, and then looked at Lu Nianjin and said, "My intention, Miss Ayuan has already told the crown princess, right?" ”

"Well, I mentioned it," Lu Nianjin nodded, and then asked again, "Father, is there really a way to prove my background?" ”

Lu Boli hurriedly said, "Naturally, I didn't lie to you, I really have a way." ”

"I don't know what to do?"

Lu Boli looked at her eyebrows carefully, and after a long while, he suddenly smiled, "Our Lu family is allergic to peanuts. So your mother never gave you peanuts, right? ”

Lu Nianjin thought about it carefully, and really, then, in order to verify Lu Boli's words, she instructed Ah Yuan again, "Go and see if there are peanuts in the kitchen, and give them to me." ”

"Crown Princess, are you still pregnant?" Ah Yuan listened to her master's orders, but she didn't dare to move, she looked at her master's already bulging lower abdomen with a look of embarrassment and said.

Seeing Ah Yuan being so careful, Lu Nianjin shook his head and smiled, "I have my own way, I won't let myself get hurt, you go quickly!" ”

"Hmm," Ah Yuan replied in a low voice, and walked outside, and not long after, when she came back, she had an extra handful of peanuts in her hand.

Lu Nianjin picked out one of them, peeled it off, licked it gently, and let it go.

Minutes and seconds passed.

About half an hour later, a slight itch suddenly came from her lips, which was indeed a precursor to allergies, but fortunately, Lu Nianjin ate less, and she sat up like that.

"Now you should do it, I really didn't lie to you!" Lu Boli looked at her and said seriously.

Lu Nianjin couldn't help but smile, paused, and asked again, "I still want to ask my father one more thing." ”

"You mean the letter your mother wrote to Lu He?"

Lu Nianjin nodded, "Yes." ”

"That's just your mother's expedient measure, she is afraid that Lu He will hate you because of love, and she is even more afraid that I will not be able to protect you, I am afraid that you will grow up and encounter any difficulties that you will not be able to overcome, so she wants to find a backer for you. It's just that later, Lu He didn't seem to have received the letter, and he didn't know whose hands the letter had fallen into. ”

"It's Concubine Jing," Lu Nianjin sighed deeply, "Perhaps, in order to please Concubine Lu, she later extended another one to Concubine Lu." ”

Lu Boli was shocked when he heard this, "What does the crown princess mean is that Lu Shaowei did this time?" ”

"Nine times out of ten."

Lu Boli's face was even worse, he clenched his fists, got up and was about to walk out, but before he could walk out, there was a sound of swords outside.

"What's going on?" Lu Boli looked back at Lu Nianjin and asked urgently.

Lu Nianjin shook his head, "I don't know, but listening to this voice, it should be ...... Enter the Assassins! ”

"Assassin!" Lu Boli's face turned pale, he looked at Yun Shu eagerly, and said, "You quickly take the crown princess to hide, here is me, I will take it." ”

Lu Nianjin didn't expect Lu Boli, who had always been cowardly, to say such a thing, her face changed slightly, "Father, you are just a scholar, what do you want, why don't you ...... with me"

Before her words fell, Lu Boli had already pulled out his legs and rushed out.

"Father," Lu Nianjin shouted at his back, wanting to catch up, but was stopped by Yun Shu, "Girl, it's chaotic outside, you're still pregnant, it's better to enter the house." ”

"But my father, my father, he-" Lu Nianjin was so anxious that his eyes were red.

Yun Shu forcibly helped her to walk inside, and said, "Girl, don't worry, there are guards and dead soldiers outside, the second master will be fine, he will be fine." ”

"......" Lu Nianjin was silent, she covered her mouth, tears rolling down.

As time passed, the two listened attentively, but the sound of the fight outside never stopped, but became more and more intense, and it was getting closer and closer to the bedroom.

Seeing that the assassin was about to come in, Yun Shu couldn't wait any longer, so she jumped directly with her, stood on the beam, and said, "Girl, this is the most hidden hiding place, you are hiding here......" Later, she pursed her lips, didn't say anything more, turned around directly, and jumped down resolutely.

Lu Nianjin watched Yun Shu leave, and her eyes turned even redder.

……

Yun Shu came back after a quarter of an hour, and with a body of blood, she hugged Lu Nianjin off the beam of the house, knelt down on one knee in front of her, and said, "Girl, it's okay, it's okay." ”

"Are you hurt?" Lu Nianjin looked at the blood stains on her body distressedly and asked.

Yun Shu shook her head, "It's okay," her voice was weak and guilty.

Lu Nianjin listened, as if he remembered something, and suddenly asked, "By the way, what about my father, how is he?" Is he hurt, is there anything wrong? ”

Yun Shu listened to Lu Nianjin anxiously asking, she pursed her lips tightly, don't look away, don't dare to look into her eyes, "I'm sorry, princess," After a long time, she lowered her voice and apologized in a deep voice.

When Lu Nianjin heard this, she only felt a cone of grief rise from her chest, she staggered to her feet, turned around and walked out.

Lu Boli fell on the ground closest to the bedroom door, he was stabbed in the back, and there was still unblinded worry on his face.

"Father." Lu Nianjin knelt down beside him, his pale hand gently touched the corners of his bleeding mouth, "Father......" She cried out one after another, tears falling like rain.

When Xiao Xun arrived in a hurry with someone, what he saw was the scene in front of him.

With a blushing face, he walked towards Lu Nianjin step by step, squatted down in front of her, and said softly, "Jin'er, mourn." ”

When Lu Nianjin heard Xiao Xun's voice, he turned his head to look at him, his pupils dilated, and he suddenly fell backwards.

"Jin'er—" Xiao Xun screamed distressedly, took her into his arms at the speed of thunder, picked her up and walked inside.

"Prince, what should I do with the corpse of the second master of the Chengguo Mansion?" After he settled Lu Nianjin, Cai Hun walked in from outside and asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Xun lifted his forehead, "Recruit another batch of dead soldiers." You go to the Chengguo Mansion with the palace and send back the body of the second master. ”

"Yes, Prince!" Cai Hun replied.

A few hours later, the Chengguo Mansion.

Duke Chengguo and the old lady looked at the corpse of their second son in front of them, and they couldn't react for a long time.

Xiao Xunqing stood beside the coffin coldly, and broke the silence in a deep voice, "The second master died to save the crown princess, and later the palace will ask for a knighthood for him and bury him in a grand manner." ”

As soon as he spoke, Duke Chengguo and the old lady finally reacted, and the two of them looked at Xiao Xun at the same time, "The prince said that Boli died to save the crown princess?" ”

"Yes!" Xiao Xun bowed.

The corners of Chengguogong's mouth twitched, and his eyes were cold, "The prince is not joking, the crown princess is not my son's biological flesh and blood at all, how could my son die to save her, in my opinion, it looks like the crown princess killed people!" In the last four words, he bit extremely hard, with a sense of hatred.

Xiao Xun lowered his eyes, raised his eyes again, and glanced at Chengguo Gong coldly, "For the sake of your lost son, this palace will not care about your gaffes with you this time." There will be a next time, and this palace will not spare you. ”

"......" Cheng Guogong raised his head and glared at Xiao Xun angrily, and he was silent for a long time, but he still didn't dare to talk to Xiao Xun.

Xiao Xun flicked his sleeves and glanced at him again, "There is still something important to tell you in this palace, go to the study." With that, he walked straight out.

After thinking about it, Chengguo Gong still chased after him.

The old lady looked at her husband's appearance, her eyes burned with anger, and she wished to burn a few holes in his back.

"I wonder what the prince has to say?" In the study, Cheng Guogong took a deep breath and looked at Xiao and asked.

Xiao Xun's chin was raised slightly, and he said arrogantly, "Honorable Mrs. Yan's mother's family, can Grandpa Guo know?" ”

Cheng Guogong looked dazed, "What's the matter with the Yan family?" "Aren't they just a small official in a small county in Shuzhou, a group of soil buns?

"You really don't know?" Xiao Xun frowned and asked.

Chengguo Gong shook his head, "I really don't know," At the same time, his appetite was also whetted by Xiao Xun, "Can the prince tell Xia Guan, how did a small clan like the Yan family come into your eyes?" ”

"That's a long story. Does Grandpa Guo know the mineral Tianhe stone? ”

Cheng Guogong looked embarrassed, "I don't know." ”

Xiao Xun took a deep breath and asked patiently, "Then the Xinyang Hou Mansion, you should still remember, right?" ”

"I remember this," Cheng Guogong nodded, "The prince may not know that the lower official's lips are engaged to their eldest lady, Wei Ruyi." ”

"Hongu knows."

"Huh?"

Xiao Xun glanced at him deeply, "This palace also knows that Wei Ruyi's death back then was not an accident or illness, but a traitor. ”

"What?" Chengguogong's face changed greatly, after all, he used to be a father-in-law, mother-in-law, and fiancée, and he asked with trembling lips, "What the prince said is true?" ”

"Naturally......" he said, and he roughly talked about what the old lady and the Yan family had done for so many years.

After Cheng Guogong listened, the whole person couldn't stand anymore, he sat directly on the Taishi chair, his angry face was blue and red, and he murmured vigorously, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, it was such a femme fatale who slept next to my pillow for so many years, I was really blind, so I married her into the door!" I've got white eyes! ”

Xiao Xun watched him vent in silence, and waited until he was almost venting before mentioning his intention today.

He helped Duke Chengguo save his life and title, and Duke Chengguo wanted to help him settle Lu Nianjin's life experience.

Chengguo Gongyuan was a delicate egoist, and now, the old lady's affairs annoyed him again, and he only thought about it for a while, and then agreed to Xiao Xun's request.

After Xiao Xun finished his business, he left the Chengguo Mansion with Cai Hun and went straight to Xiaotangshan outside the city.

Lu Nianjin slept for two days and two nights before waking up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the blue stubble on Xiao Xun's lips.

"Ah Xun," she asked, raising her hand, gently touching his slightly hard stubble, and her eyes were confused, "how long have I been asleep, and why have you grown a beard?" ”

Xiao Xun listened to her question, and was glad that she woke up, but also helpless her naivety, raised his hand and gently pinched her thin cheek, "I've slept for two days." How long do you think it will take? ”

"Ten years," Lu Nianjin said dumbly, a deep sadness flashing in his eyes. Then, she slowly sat up and asked Lu Bolilai, "What about my father?" ”

"I have already sent him back to the Chengguo Mansion," Xiao Xun held her hand and said softly, "In order to take care of your body, the Chengguo Duke deliberately chose to be buried after the New Year. During this time, you have to take good care of your body, you know? ”

"I want to see him again," Lu Nianjin whispered as he looked into Xiao Xun's eyes.

Xiao Xun sighed softly, "If your father is alive, he doesn't want you to indulge in grief like this, he loves you so much in his heart, and he definitely hopes that you will cheer up." ”

"......" Lu Nianjin tilted her head and said nothing, she was silent for a moment, and repeated calmly and sadly, "I want to see him." ”

"Okay......" Xiao Xun reluctantly compromised, "In a few days, on the first seventh, I will take you to see him, is it feasible?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Nianjin nodded.

Xiao Xun touched her heart, and asked softly, "Hungry, there is porridge stewed in the kitchen, do you want to drink some, it is the shredded chicken porridge you like, Aunt Wu has stewed it for a long time." ”

"Hmm." Lu Nianjin said softly.

"Then you wait a while, I'll go and go back." Xiao Xun touched her forehead lightly, got up and walked outside.