The paper bag was quickly found by the guards, and when it was handed to Lin Hongyi, Lin Hongyi's face was really ugly: "Because she played Gu on you, you want to take her life?" ”

Wen Yao was indignant in her heart: "Your Highness, in your eyes, Wen Yao is so vicious? ”

"So, you're not trying to take her life?" Lin Hongyi asked.

"It's just a disfiguring medicine that won't cost her life." Wen Yao was unwilling, and her eyes were full of resentment.

I thought that things would end smoothly, but who knew that such a big fork had gone wrong and let this woman escape......

"Just disfigured?" Lin Hongyi paused word by word and asked angrily.

Gu can drive away Gu, but poison is difficult to detoxify.

It is somewhat toxic and irreversible, and if Xu Qingqing had eaten these meals, his face might have begun to fester.

"She used those indiscriminate tricks to harm the slave maid, is it possible that the slave and maid can't even retaliate?" Wen Yao was unconvinced.

"What a revenge," Xu Qingqing's eyes were faint, but her tone was deep, "You are a slave, I am the master, but you keep saying that you want to ruin my appearance, do you know that the crimes committed below are enough to exile you for three thousand miles?" ”

"You ......" Wen Yao bit her lip, her face turned blue with anger.

"If you don't want to be exiled for 3,000 miles, you can eat these meals, and I'll let you go." Xu Qingqing said.

Wen Yao knew that she was at a loss, and hurriedly turned her gaze to Lin Hongyi: "Your Highness......"

"Come on, pull Wen Yao down, and punish him with twenty rods." Lin Hongyi did not pity the jade.

"Your Highness......" Wen Yao's eyes widened in disbelief.

Why does His Highness want to help this woman, doesn't he really plan to take care of the old feelings?

"Twenty rods?" Xu Qingqing chuckled, "Your Highness's protection is really not surprising at all. ”

Compared to exile for 3,000 miles, such a punishment is simply insignificant.

But what can she ask for, do she expect Lin Hongyi to beat this girl with a hundred boards?

I'm afraid that even with only 20 boards, this cold noodle king is reluctant, right?

"Your Royal Highness, Your Highness......" Wen Yao was anxious, she had never been beaten by the board when she was so big, as soon as she remembered that the housekeeper had been beaten and screamed miserably, she was so scared that she couldn't do it, "Your Highness spares her life, Wen Yao knows that she is wrong, Wen Yao will never dare to ...... anymore"

However, Lin Hongyi had no intention of changing his mind, and several guards immediately stepped forward to grab Wen Yao and dragged her down.

Wen Yao struggled all the way, and the howl soon spread throughout the entire Hidden Spirit Temple.

The abbot on the side really couldn't listen to it, and stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this is a quiet place for Buddhism......

"Twenty boards, but a stick of incense, the abbot doesn't have to worry." Xu Qingqing said.

"But......" The abbot wanted to say more, and as soon as he raised his head and met Lin Hongyi's eyes, Rao is a Buddhist cultivator whose heart is as calm as water, and he couldn't help but be startled by the coldness in his eyes.

"Drag it out and fight." Lin Hongyi commanded.

"Yes!" The guards gave their hands to the order.

After the guards left, no one in the room dared to speak again, and everyone only heard Wen Yao's terrible screams suddenly stopped, and after a while, they sounded again, and howled one after another......

After finishing the board, Mu Zhao had the foresight to signal everyone to retreat, and pulled out Zilu, who was stunned in place and didn't react.

"After Your Highness has disposed of her, shouldn't it be time to dispose of me too?" Xu Qingqing looked at Lin Hongyi.

She couldn't hide from what she should have come, and she didn't plan to hide either.

"What to do with you?" Lin Hongyi looked at her, and was almost laughed at by her for a while, "You say, what should this king do with you?" ”

"Punish me for repenting in the Hidden Spirit Temple for three years, and I will not be allowed to return to Beijing." Xu Qingqing said.

Lin Hongyi's eyes gradually sank.

The answer was so unthinking, it was clearly premeditated.

"Tomorrow I will return to Beijing with this king." He could not refuse.

"No, if you say that you worship the Buddha in March, you will worship the Buddha in March, and you can't miss a day." Xu Qingqing shook her head and retorted.

"You still worship the Buddha devoutly?" Lin Hongyi really wanted to be laughed at, "It's Gu and revenge, not to mention worshipping the Buddha, even if you are a monk, there will be no Buddha Hall willing to take you in." ”

Xu Qingqing sneered lightly: "Could it be that His Highness is willing to take me in?" ”

"You are the concubine of this king, and this king can't help but take you in." Lin Hongyi replied angrily.

"I just punished His Highness's most beloved maidservant......" Xu Qingqing deliberately aroused his anger.

She didn't want to go back to the cage-like Prince Hong's mansion, even if she lived in the Hidden Spirit Temple, it was much more relieving than staying by this iceberg.

Lin Hongyi's eyes changed slightly: "Who said she was the king's beloved maidservant?" ”

"His Royal Highness grew up with her, she can be described as a childhood sweetheart, how can she not love her?" Xu Qingqing answered as a matter of course.

"Are you jealous?" Lin Hongyi asked rhetorically.

“……”

Xu Qingqing felt that this person's brain was really strange, where did he see that he was jealous?

"If Your Highness wants to accept her as a side concubine, just accept her, you don't have to test me like this." She said.

This time it was Lin Hongyi's turn to be surprised: "When did this king say that he wanted to accept her as a side concubine?" ”

"If you don't have such a plan, why do you treat her so favorably? If you are an ordinary maid and dare to poison my food, how can it be as simple as just twenty canes? ”

"She is the king's hair, how can the king send her three thousand miles?"

"She is His Royal Highness's hair small, Yulu is my hair small, what position she is in His Highness's heart, what position Yulu is in my heart, now it is only twenty sticks His Highness is reluctant, Your Highness has ever thought about Yulu's death, how do I feel in my heart?" Xu Qingqing asked.

Lin Hongyi rarely stammered.

He really didn't care whether she was sad or angry, happy or worried.

Now that I think about it, all the relatives around her have passed away, and the only palace maid who grew up with her has also been killed......

But he never comforted her.

Not when she faced the ridicule of others, not when she left Prince Hong's mansion and came to this remote hidden spirit temple, not when she was almost poisoned and ruined her face......

Lin Hongyi never felt that he was a dull person, but for some reason, he always owed this woman and didn't know it.

"You said that you want me to go back to Beijing, it's not impossible, use the head of the Yuan family to accompany Yulu for the funeral, and I will agree to go back." Xu Qingqing said.

Yuan's?

Lin Hongyi's sword eyebrows frowned slightly: "Do you think that maid was killed by an assassin sent by the Yuan family?" ”

"Who else could it be if it wasn't Yuan?" When Xu Qingqing thought of the boxes of arrows that the man had sent earlier, her heart felt as if a knife was twisting, and she was extremely uncomfortable.

Yulu's existence is unknown to others, only the Yuan family has used her life to blackmail her.

Come to think of it, it must have been the news that Yulu came to Prince Hong's Mansion that day and it was leaked and reached the ears of the Yuan family, so the Yuan family used such a cruel method to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys.

"Do you know that the maid came to Prince Hong's mansion and brought the jade seal of the previous dynasty?" Lin Hongyi asked.

The jade seal of the former dynasty?

Xu Qingqing was stunned when she heard this, she didn't know that there was such a thing, and Lin Hongyi had never mentioned it before.

Yulu is just a little palace maid, and she definitely can't touch the jade seal.

Yuan can ......

Yuan is the younger sister-in-law of the former queen and the aunt of Xu Yuanyu, his father and brother are in high positions in the court, even if the dynasty is changed, he has not been dismissed, if Xu Yuanyu takes advantage of the chaos to take the jade seal out of the palace, it will definitely not be handed over to others, but will only be handed over to the prominent relatives of the Yuan family.

Thinking about it this way, things become clearer.

Xu Qingqing tightened her fingers, and her knuckles turned white for a while: "If you kill the Yuan family, I will go home, otherwise I would rather lose my hair and spend my life as the ancient Buddha of the green light." ”

Lin Hongyi looked at her for a long time, and finally nodded: "If you want to kill, then kill." ”

The Yuan family is not to be feared, but the power of the Yuan family behind him should not be underestimated.

However, there is only one Yuan family, and he has not taken it seriously.

"I hope Your Highness will do what he says." Xu Qingqing said.

Lin Hongyi bowed: "This king will naturally not break his word." In fact, even if this king does not intervene, the Yuan family will not be able to breathe for a long time. ”

"Why is that?" Xu Qingqing was puzzled.

"The Yuan family is the head of the old dynasty, and the reason why my father did not do anything to it is to stabilize the government. Nine times out of ten, the courtiers are old ministers of the former dynasty, they have experienced a war before, and they can't choose so many talents that can be used for a while, but now they are different, the soldiers and horses of the former dynasties around the country are gradually submissive, and the imperial court posts the imperial list to select people of insight, and a lot of young talents have poured into the capital in the past month, and the Yuan family will be replaced sooner or later, and once they become dispensable outcasts, they will be cut off immediately. Lin Hongyi explained.

After speaking, he glanced at her deeply: "The Yuan family is like this, and so are you." ”

Xu Qingqing understood what he meant.

If the emperor finds out that she is not the real Xu Yuanyu at all, he will cut her off at any time.

"Prince Hong's Mansion may not be a place you want to stay, but it can save you from worrying about your life." Lin Hongyi continued.

"What do you mean by that?" Xu Qingqing asked.

"It's to keep you alive, not innocent." Lin Hongyi said.

This is not a warm and affectionate sentence, but Xu Qingqing was slightly stunned when she heard it, and an indescribable feeling surged in her heart, and she looked at him fixedly, and did not look away for a long time.

She could see that this man was not lying for anything.

If you have the heart to coax her to go back, don't say that the Yuan family can't breathe for a long time-since she can't breathe for a long time, she doesn't have to use this as a bargaining chip to blackmail him to do it, just wait for the new emperor to cut off the Yuan family.

But he said it, and put the two choices in her hands without concealment.

To go home, or not to go back, everything is up to her.

"My life is so important to you?" She asked.

It's rare that there is no mocking tone, and the question is calm.

"Since this king marries you, he will not let you lose your life in vain." Lin Hongyi said.

It's still not a warm word, but it's very true.

Xu Qingqing hadn't heard such true words from others for a long time, the Yuan family would not treat her with sincerity, Zilu seemed to be loyal, but in fact there was another master...... Only Lin Hongyi, although he had many misunderstandings about her, and even almost rewarded her to the three armies, he never deceived her from beginning to end.

She wondered if this man would be able to treat her like that forever—without deceiving, without deceiving.

She only knew that at this moment, at least her heart was slightly warm.

"Okay, I'll go back to the house with you, even if you don't interfere in the affairs of the Yuan family." Xu Qingqing said.

As Lin Hongyi said, it is impossible for the Yuan family to be so prosperous all the time, even if they are not exterminated, they will be demoted to concubines by the new emperor and expelled from the government and the opposition.

She was bent on revenge for Yulu before, and she didn't think about this, but some authorities were confused.

Lin Hongyi shook his head: "Since I have promised you, I will definitely do it." ”

"You are the prince, sooner or later you will be involved in the dispute between the princes, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Prince Hong's mansion, staring at your every move, at this time, if you attack the Yuan family, wouldn't you hand over the handle to others in vain?" Xu Qingqing really didn't understand what this person was thinking, how could he not even understand such a simple truth.

"Are you worried about me?" Lin Hongyi looked at her, and the coldness in his eyes had long since dissipated.

Looking at each other, Xu Qingqing was a little stammered.

She opened her mouth and reluctantly said, "I...... Of course I'm not worried about you, I'm just worried about myself, if something happens to you, who cares about my safety? ”

The implication is that they are all grasshoppers on a rope, and if they can help, they will help.

Lin Hongyi had a rare smile on his face.

This seems to be the first time Xu Qingqing has seen him smile, his smile is like ice melting snow, and his eyes are shining, which makes people unable to take their eyes off.

"What are you laughing at?" She was inexplicably a little annoyed.

"Of course, it's to laugh at your sharp teeth and sharp mouth, duplicity, and it's clear that you have a hard mouth and a soft heart."

Hard-mouthed and soft-hearted?

"Your Highness is wrong, I have a hard mouth and a hard heart, and I have never been a good person."

"No wicked man ever says that about himself."

"There are not only good and evil people in this world, I am not good, but I am not evil, some people I am reluctant to touch half a hair in my life, and some people want to step into the mud to make him worse than death......"

Just yesterday, she hated this iceberg to the bone, and if she could exchange it for her mother and Yulu, she was willing to sacrifice his life.

But today, when this iceberg said such words in front of her, she didn't know what to do for a while.

Probably reached out and didn't hit the smiling person, but his face was without the coldness that rejected people thousands of miles away, and she couldn't hate it all of a sudden.

"Everyone is like that, and you're not alone." Lin Hongyi said.

Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away, Xu Qingqing came back to his senses, and turned his eyes no longer to look at his bottomless eyes: "With this ability to speak, it is better to care about your maid, if you don't treat the root cause of the disease in time, you will be angry with me, I can't stand it." ”

Lin Hongyi nodded: "This king will ask a doctor to treat her." ”

Xu Qingqing called Zilu out of the door and motioned for Zilu to send off.

Zilu glanced at Lin Hongyi and had the courage to "invite" him out of the room.

If this were the previous one, Zilu would definitely feel that the master was confused.

Finally, there was an opportunity to talk calmly with His Royal Highness, but he didn't say a word to send off the guests, so if it goes on, not to mention the love of husband and wife, the deep affection of the husband and wife, it is even more difficult to raise the case and respect each other......

But now, seeing that the relationship between Xu Qingqing and Prince Hong has eased more than one point, Zi Lu said in her heart that Niangniang's approach may really be crooked.

Who is His Royal Highness Prince Hong?

That's a big deal.

There must be countless women who are courteous in front of him, and maybe someone like Niangniang will have more appetite for him......

"Zilu, what are you doing in a daze, close the door quickly." Xu Qingqing urged.

The cold wind poured into the house, and it suddenly became extremely cold.

Zilu came back to her senses with an "oh", nodded and closed the door, turned the charcoal fire in the furnace again, and added a few new pieces of charcoal.

The charcoal fire burned brightly, and soon the room was warm again.

"There is no smokeless silver scale charcoal in the temple, these are all brought by His Highness from the capital." Zilu pretended to be casual and said.

Xu Qingqing saw through this little girl's mind at a glance: "For no reason, why do you want to say good things about him?" ”

Zilu was a little stunned by the clear eyes: "Slave maid...... The slave maid just thinks that if Niangniang can put down her body and please His Highness, she may have a better life in the future......"

What she said was telling the truth, Niangniang is not Princess Yu, there is no Yuan family behind her, and she is not loved by His Royal Highness after entering the house.

"You, the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry." Xu Qingqing reprimanded.

"The slave is the emperor, the eunuch is not in a hurry," Zilu actually admitted, moving with affection and reasoning, "Niangniang, don't you want to be the head of Prince Hong's mansion, and teach those subordinates who have bullied you before to teach them a good lesson, so that they will never dare to act recklessly?" Also, that Wen Yao is clearly eyeing and wants to climb into His Highness's bed, if she succeeds, I don't know how she will embarrass you in the future......"

Thinking of Wen Yao's various tricks, Zilu panicked.

This conspiracy has not succeeded, and next time I wonder what kind of poisonous plan I should come up with......

"Just you talk a lot." Xu Qingqing glanced at her.

"The slave is the person next to you, and naturally everything is for your sake." Azusa muttered.

Looking at her slightly aggrieved eyebrows, Xu Qingqing was angry and funny: "I know that you are thinking about me, aren't I going back to Beijing soon?" I did what he wanted, you should be relieved, right? Go to the kitchen and make some more food, just do what I did before, I'm going to be hungry with my chest and back. ”

"Yes, sis!" Zilu deserved to be neat this time, so she didn't ramble any more, turned around and went to the kitchen.

With the poisoning, the little novice in the kitchen was extra careful and personally delivered the meal.

It is still two dishes and one soup, which is extremely plain.

Xu Qingqing took a sip of the green vegetable soup, the soup was clear, the entrance was sweet, and the taste was quite good.

"Niangniang, your body is too thin, eat more, otherwise how can you give birth to an heir?" Zilu said beside her.

Xu Qingqing almost choked on this soup.

"Niangniang, Niangniang, you slow down......" Zilu patted her on the back and handed over tea.

Isn't it just an heir, why did the mother react so much?

How did she know that since she got married, Lin Hongyi has never had sex with Xu Qingqing, although she occasionally stays in another garden, but every time she will dismiss a group of subordinates, sleep in the side room, and often read books to see the third watch.

Today's Prince Hong's Mansion is the former Yao Palace.

Lin Hongyi grew up in the mansion since he was a child, and often went to the other garden to practice martial arts, so he was very familiar with it.

After Xu Qingqing returned home, he unexpectedly found that there were a lot of tables, chairs, calligraphy and paintings in the garden.

"Who sent this?" She asked.

"Of course it's Your Highness, Your Highness said that the things here are old, I'm afraid that you won't be used to this, so I specially ordered the housekeeper to move a lot of new things from the warehouse, and many of them are treasures rewarded by the emperor." Azusa replied.

The calligraphy and paintings on the wall, at a glance, know that they are worth a lot of money, even compared with those in the Qingyin Palace, Zilu sees it in her eyes, and she only feels very relieved, and the sick eunuch in the heart also dares to compete with the princess for favor, it is really a fool's dream!

"Not only that, His Royal Highness also specially set up a small kitchen for you, and the cook in it is only for you to command." She continued.

Xu Qingqing didn't understand what kind of trick Lin Hongyi was smoking, and why he did this for no reason.

But looking at the newly decorated garden, she was in an inexplicably good mood, so she didn't bother to pay attention to the strange behavior of the iceberg.

After all, it's not her mansion, what he wants, just let him go.

"By the way, the housekeeper said that General Hong came the day before yesterday, and when he saw that you and His Royal Highness were not there, he left after less than half a pillar of incense." Zilu remembered something.

Hong Yao would never come to Prince Hong's mansion for no reason.

"Send someone to invite the old general over for dinner." Xu Qingqing commanded.

Zilu nodded and ordered the little servant to go to the Hong Mansion.

Not long after, General Hong came.

After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to be getting more and more pale, and when he saw that Xu Qingqing was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Princess, why did you go to a place like the Hidden Spirit Temple?" It's in a remote location, and there are chaotic parties at work, so what if someone has bad intentions and ties you up......"

Seeing that his face was full of worry, Xu Qingqing also knew that his previous decision was really rash: "Don't worry, old general, I will not act so recklessly in the future." ”

"Fortunately, Prince Hong picked you up in time...... By the way, Prince Hong is angry with you, if you are wronged, the old minister will not give up! General Hong said.

Zilu on the side couldn't help but laugh when she heard it: "Old general, the so-called bedside quarrel and bedside harmony, this is a family affair between Niangniang and His Royal Highness, why do you bother to ask ......?"

General Hong's old face turned red and he was a little embarrassed.

"The old general can rest assured, His Highness treats me very well. Look at the calligraphy and paintings on this wall, they are all specially arranged by him. Not only calligraphy and paintings, but also quilts and clothes, he sent people to send ten boxes full of them, in order to make my stay more comfortable. If he had been nice to me, he wouldn't have been so attentive. Xu Qingqing said.

It was the first time she spoke for Lin Hongyi, and she didn't feel awkward when she said it.

General Hong was relieved when he heard it: "So very good, so very good......

"By the way, I found a sword book in the study, I don't know if the old general can give me some advice." Xu Qingqing ordered Zilu to take the book.

It's not a good thing to be powerless, and if you know some martial arts, you may be able to protect yourself at critical moments.

General Hong took the sword book and looked through a few pages carefully, nodded first, and then shook his head: "This sword technique is indeed exquisite, but it is about strength, and it uses a heavy sword, which is not suitable for women to practice, women are already weak, and how to make the tricks recorded on this sword book?" ”

"Then General Hong thinks, which swordsmanship is suitable?" Xu Qingqing asked.

General Hong thought about it carefully: "If the old minister wants to say, the swordsmanship in this world is not suitable. Long swords are inconvenient to carry, and short swords have their inferiorities, so it is better to use hidden weapons, such as flying knives and silver needles, which are convenient to carry and not easy to be detected. ”