Bidding farewell to Princess Yuanxi, Yingxian walked quickly along the original road to the gate of Jingyangzhai, but the hanging heart was only half down. The sunlight seemed to turn into ten thousand golden knives piercing his body, and the leaves on both sides of the road were rustled by the wind, and they seemed to be asking in unison: Shang Yingxian, who are you working for? If you do this, how can you be worthy of Princess Wenhei? walked so reluctantly, but bumped into someone at the gate of Jingyang Zhai. The man let out an "ouch", and when he looked at it, it was the third princess Situ Qin. Hurriedly apologized.

Situ Qin picked up Yingxian and said, "Sister Yingxian, what a coincidence, I also came to find my sister." Why, did you meet her? ”

"Yes, Princess Celestia is in the dormitory. The third princess went there to find her. ”

Situ Qin noticed the things in Yingxian's hand at a glance, and asked in surprise, "My sister gave you the bird skirt?" ”

Yingxian had no choice but to answer "yes". Situ Qin's face suddenly showed jealousy, and he said, "Sister really values you." The delicate but sour sound is like a vinegared rose whirling in the wind.

Yingxian was speechless and was about to say goodbye, but he heard Situ Qin grin and asked, "By the way, how old is Sister Yingxian this year?" ”

"Soon he will be twenty years old."

"Twenty ......" Situ Qin said mysteriously: "Do you know, Concubine Yuan Niangniang also entered the palace at the age of twenty. ”

Ying Xian let out an "oh" and thought to herself, what does this have to do with me.

Situ Qin said again: "You see, when you enter the palace and become a mother, glory and wealth are at your fingertips." Therefore, there is no woman in the world who does not want to enter the palace to serve my father. Why, Sister Yingxian never thought about it? ”

Yingxian hurriedly said: "No, no, don't misunderstand, princess." ”

"If you really have that idea, don't be embarrassed, tell me. I casually mentioned a few words to my father, and it was done. Situ Qin said confidently.

Yingxian couldn't cry or laugh: "Yingxian never has this thought, the third princess must not guess." But he said in his heart: You are naturally pampered in the palace, with fine clothes and food, so you think that entering the palace is a good thing. How can it be possible to understand the pain of an ordinary woman as soon as she enters the palace gate, which is as deep as the sea.

Situ Qin looked regretful: "Since that's the case, it's okay if I didn't say it." ”

Yingxian suddenly remembered something and asked, "Princess, there is another thing that I am very curious about, and I don't know whether to ask or not." ”

"Sister Yingxian, but it's okay to ask."

"It's Celestia...... The scars on Celestia's face...... What's going on? ”

Situ Qin's face suddenly darkened, and he sighed: "This matter ...... Why don't you go back and ask the second emperor? This was a big mistake that her mother, Shen Huifei, accidentally made back then. It's rare for my sister to be so generous, and she never got along with the second imperial sister and the imperial brother because of this matter. even said that this was just an unintentional mistake by his mother, no wonder the two of them. Alas, I have never seen such a magnanimous woman in the whole world. If it is changed to me, this hatred will not be dissolved, but it will be difficult to sleep and eat, and it will be in vain. ”

After she said this, she said goodbye to Yingxian, and glanced at the bird skirt again before leaving. Yingxian watched Situ Qin walk into Jingyangzhai with the golden light in a daze, and had mixed feelings for a while.

Back at the princess's mansion, the first thing Yingxian did was to hide the bird skirt. When I walked out of the house, I saw a pink shadow, but it was a Hui coat, wearing a sea-sky glow-colored skirt, and a faint flush in the white skirt, which was very elegant. He summoned her to inquire about the scars on Celestia's face. Hui Yiqi said: "Why did you suddenly remember this?" Did you go to the palace to see the eldest princess? ”

Yingxian said: "I accidentally remembered the appearance of the eldest princess, but I forgot the reason for the scar on her face." Do you remember? ”

Huiyi raised her eyebrows and said, "Why don't you remember?" Alas, if you want to say this, you really have to blame Concubine Hui. ”

"Could it be...... This was injured by Concubine Hui? ”

Huiyi talked eloquently, as if she was on the scene at the time: "I heard that this is still when the emperor went out of the palace to tour the south." At that time, in order to relieve the boredom, the emperor took Concubine Hui on the road with the eldest princess and the second princess. didn't want anything to happen on the way, it seemed that because of Concubine Hui's negligence, the eldest princess's face was hit by a candle flame, and the injury was not so bad at that time. But in order not to be scolded by the emperor, Concubine Hui didn't even call the imperial doctor, and only secretly took the eldest princess to find a folk Langzhong for treatment, wanting to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing. Who knows......"

"How?"

"Na Langzhong is a quack doctor who harms people, I don't know what drugs and techniques he used, and he has become what he is today. When the imperial doctor saw it, he also said that it was too late. ”

Yingxian exclaimed: "Then doesn't Queen Yingzhen hate Concubine Hui to death?" What about Princess Celestia herself? ”

The queen was naturally distressed that her daughter's face was damaged. was the eldest princess, who was only seven or eight years old at the time, but when she grew up, she never mentioned it, and she did not hate the second princess and King Xin because of this. This is admired by everyone up and down in the palace. ”

This is consistent with what the third princess said. Yingxian thought to herself. It's just that this Shen Huifei, although she didn't mean it, she was afraid that she didn't feel good in her heart. asked again: "Then does the emperor blame Concubine Hui?" ”

Huiyi said: "Those of us who are subordinates are not willing to talk about the merits of the nobles. As far as I heard later, the emperor did not reprimand him on the surface, but only ...... Alas, almost a year after this incident, Concubine Hui died of illness. He was not yet thirty years old when he left. I have been thinking about coming to the palace for a long time, and I have hidden a lot of depression and unwillingness in my heart. As for whether it is directly related to the face injury of the eldest princess...... But I don't know. ”

Yingxian frowned slightly and asked, "Then what kind of person do you think the emperor is?" ”

Huiyi was stunned: "Your Majesty? I don't know, and I don't dare to talk nonsense. She looked around and lowered her voice: "I've heard others say that the emperor and the second princess are very similar in one place. ”

"What is it?"

"It's just that what feelings and thoughts are always buried in my heart, and they are rarely written on my face, making it difficult for people to see the clues."

Ying Xian nodded when he heard this, and secretly thought: The king is deeply hidden, giving people a sense of fear, and it is also a way to establish authority. Originally...... That's what Emperor Yongrui did. The thought moved: no wonder he didn't like to believe in the king.

*****

No matter what the emperor thought of Situ Xi, he still recalled him back to the palace on his twentieth birthday, instructed and sent some instructions, and finally gave Situ Xi a set of purple flower and bird pattern green jade pens, Yunlai Palace Que pine smoke ink, Biyun spring tree note, bright moon turquoise pattern Chengni inkstone and a set of 20 copies of "Shaowei Tongjian Festival". After Situ Xi returned to King Xin's mansion, he held another birthday feast. The next day, when Yingxian practiced the sword, I heard Ji Linghuang say that last night the palace was full of lights, and there was an endless stream of officials who came to congratulate him, and a table was set up for the birthday ceremony alone. Yingxian said in his heart: No matter what, there is still a possibility that King Xin will be made the crown prince, and these senior officials of the court will have to come to the knot. Thinking of something again, he asked: "Your Highness is twenty years old this year, should you perform the crown ceremony according to the Book of Rites?" Ji Linghuang replied: "Ordinary people are generally like this, but the princes and princes, the crown ceremony is earlier. His Highness had already done it when he was fifteen years old. ”

On the evening of June 20, Situ Xi came to Princess Wensi's mansion with Ji Linghuang, saying that he was going to celebrate Yingxian's birthday. Yingxian thought in surprise: Why didn't this Ji Gongzi tell me during the day? I greeted the two, but saw Situ Xi hand the scroll in his hand to him, and asked, "This is a gift for you, I painted it myself, you can see it, do you still like it?" ”

At a glance, it is a picture of a beautiful woman. The woman in the picture is sitting in a painting boat by the window, her eyebrows are lightly swept, her cherry lips are slightly beautiful, staring at a river and clear water, Juan Miao Qianxiu, who is not herself? And this scene depicts the day of the Dragon Boat Festival and Situ Xi traveling in the same boat. Painting a couplet: The sound of the river is still lingering, and the shadow of the moon is from the faint fragrance. In an instant, Yingxian heard the drum beating in his heart: It's rare that His Highness has such a heart and painted me vividly. While being delighted and moved, while thanking him, he subconsciously glanced at Ji Linghuang - this person stood aside, not much different from a puppet.

Due to Situ Su's instructions, the dinner was very rich. A group of people sat around the table, talking and laughing, and even Situ Su showed a rare smile. During the banquet, Situ Xi proposed to carry out the play of "hiding the hook", and seeing that no one objected, he summoned the idle subordinates of the princess's mansion and divided them into two teams. Situ Su, Yingxian, Lan Shang, Qingyan, Xiao Ningzi team, Situ Xi, Ji Linghuang, Huiyi, Xinting, Xiao Xuanzi team. The rules of the game are that one of the teams hides the jade hook in the palm of their hand, and the other team guesses whose palm the jade hook is. Guessing correctly is counted as one point, and a glass of wine will be punished if you guess correctly or not. The one with the highest score wins.

The red candle was feverish, melting like spring, and the room was filled with the fragrance of wine. After several rounds, Situ Su guessed Xiao Xuanzi, Xinting guessed Qingyan, and Situ Xi guessed Lanshang. This time, it was Situ Xi's team to hide the hook, and Situ Su's team guessed. After the other party was ready, Yingxian looked at them one by one, and saw that Ji Linghuang had changed his talented Mu Ran, his expression was very strange, and he said in his heart: It's not you who are weird. But which hand should it be? By the way, the right hand of the person who practices the sword has the habit of drawing the sword at any time, and the jade hook is mostly in the left palm. Then he blinked and said, "Please spread out your left palm and take a look." ”

Ji Linghuang was stunned when he heard this, and reluctantly stretched out his left hand. As soon as I spread it out, I saw a delicate jade hook lying in the palm of my hand, glowing warmly. Yingxian couldn't help but snicker. Situ Xi complained: "How could you be guessed so easily. Ji Linghuang smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't play such a game." Xiao Guizi, who was serving wine on the side, hurriedly poured the wine full, and Ji Linghuang drank it all, but he poured himself a glass of wine. I just drank half of it, and when I felt that something was wrong, I put down my glass and was silent.

Here, Xiao Yinzi came over to add some lamp oil, and the room was a little brighter again. Yingxian felt a little dry in his mouth, so he instructed Qingyan to say, "You go and bring the plums on the table over there for everyone to eat." Qingyan nodded and left the table, and quickly took a plate of clear yellow pears, Yingxian said in surprise: "How do you take the pear?" ”

Qingyan said: "Isn't it the pear that the girl said?" ”

Yingxian said: "Cough, where did I say the plums, where did I say it......" There was a sigh in his heart, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Just because at this moment, she suddenly remembered the scene she saw on Qixiu Mountain a few months ago - two men in black buried the corpses while saying what Father-in-law Han and Master Li. And the official on the list that Princess Yuanxi gave herself was called ...... Li Zhu.

Don't...... At that time, they were not talking about Lord Li, but Lord Li? Did I hear it wrong? Could it be that the male corpse is ......? In this way, it is necessary to start the investigation from Li Zhu as soon as possible. And I'm afraid this Qixiu Mountain will have to go again.

Having made up her mind, she turned a smile back on her face and said, "Pears are pears." Eating pears can moisten your throat. Well, let's divide the pears. ”

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