After these guards left, some people sent these corpses to the transformation field in the West Palace, and the corpses of these people had no burial scenery, so they could only be stuffed into the furnace for cremation, and these things were done by those rough eunuchs, and no one cared about them, so no one noticed that before the cremation, there was one less corpse, and even if someone noticed, they would not be bored.

On June 13, the East Palace went to the water, and the news of the prince's ban had been spreading, and the crown prince Lu Jingzhong, the princess Li Hanyou, and the prince's concubine Xiao Lan also gathered together to discuss countermeasures, regardless of any suspicions, but they were helpless, and the prince could not immediately dissipate the emperor's anger if he did such a thing. When the three of them were sad, someone suddenly laughed and said, "What's the matter, have you encountered a problem?" ”

The three of them looked up and saw a woman in cloth standing at the door, although her appearance was mediocre, but that kind of domineering momentum was not to be underestimated. Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou were overjoyed, got up and said, "Senior sister, it's you who are here." ”

Wen Ziyan said with a smile: "Not only am I here, but the master and his old man have also arrived, and they are cultivating in Qixia Nunnery." ”

Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou were both happy and worried, they looked at Wen Ziyan tremblingly, Xiao Lan plucked up the courage and said: "We are not doing well, if the master of the door is to blame, please ask the senior sister to say a few good words for us." ”

Wen Ziyan smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, Master, she is not angry, you go to see her first, if there is anything to let Master be in charge, so as not to worry you like this." Young Master Lu, you can go too, Master said he wanted to see you. ”

Li Hanyou and others were overjoyed, hurriedly changed into civilian clothes, Pegasus out of the city, along the way also did not care about the eye-catching, until a nunnery in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, only to live in the horse slowly, Lu Jingzhong equestrian skills are not proficient, left behind, Li Hanyou and Xiao Lan also did not take care of him, the horse was lost, and then walked into the Qixia Nunnery, this Qixia Nunnery has several acres of square circle, it is the industry of Fengyi Gate, every time the owner of Fengyi Gate enters Beijing, they live here, the two of them go inside, they find that the nun who usually takes care of this place has disappeared, On both sides of the tree-lined path leading to the residence of the main door, there were countless women in green clothes, all wearing long swords, and their faces were as cold as frost. The two of them arrived in front of the Wutong Xuan where the door master lived, only to see four women standing on the left and right in front of the door, all wearing snow-colored Luo shirts, although there was no hairpin ring brocade, but the clothes were also very gorgeous, the two hurriedly gave gifts, although the appearance of these four women was only in their thirties, but they were all over forty years old, they were all cronies of the Fengyi master, and they had accompanied Fan Huiyao to fight in the world, so their status was very respectful.

The two walked into the Xuan, the Wutong Xuan was very elegantly furnished, the ground was covered with a snow-white felt carpet, the walls around were hung with light blue curtains, a bead curtain divided the room into two halves, there was a Hu bed faintly placed in the curtain, a woman in a snow suit leaned on the Hu bed, the bead curtain was isolated, so she could not see her expression.

Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou knelt down in front of the curtain and said in unison: "The disciple knocks on the master, we are incompetent, and I ask the master to punish him." ”

The woman spoke, "It's no wonder you, you've done your best. The voice was as mellow as a pearl, but as clear as a cold spring, although I couldn't see the look, but as soon as the woman spoke, a faint majesty shrouded in the elegant room, Xiao Lan and Li Hanyou did not dare to slack off, the two exchanged a look, Xiao Lan said: "Master, it is all the disciples who are incompetent, His Royal Highness the Prince and Concubine Chun have an affair, the disciples already know, and try every means to want the prince to cut off contact with that woman, but His Royal Highness the Prince is very angry and refuses to listen, and he has a dislike with us for this, The disciple had no choice but to find another way, but he didn't expect that something would go wrong at this time. ”

The woman sighed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refuses to listen, why don't you let Ji Xia try to kill Concubine Chun?" The tone was gentle and cold. Xiao Lan was so frightened that she was so frightened that she couldn't speak, Li Hanyou hurriedly said: "This matter is already being planned, we never imagined that the prince would go to have a private meeting with Concubine Chun during the fasting period, and originally wanted to wait until after the festival to do it." ”

The woman said lightly: "Well, the matter has come to this point, and it is meaningless to pursue it, can Han You know what the situation is now?" ”

Li Hanyou took a step on his knees and said respectfully: "The emperor has given all the people related to this matter to death, and the concubine has also committed suicide, the prince is imprisoned in the palace, and the emperor has not further punished, in addition, His Majesty today edicted Prime Minister Wei Guan, Zheng Fang in the service, Fuyuan General Qin Yi, and Wei Gong Cheng Shu entered the palace to discuss, but I am afraid that the punishment will come down within a few days, and the disciple has asked the concubine to plead with his father-in-law, begging him to intercede for the prince, but according to the concubine, the father-in-law is noncommittal. ”

The woman sighed: "This matter is unusual, no matter who intercedes, the emperor will not be angry, but at this moment, as long as the crown prince's throne is temporarily kept, there is still room for turnaround, otherwise it will be a plain let King Yong succeed." This seat has just passed down an order to mobilize all its forces to suppress the forces that intend to overthrow the crown prince's throne, only King Yong's must do it himself. ”

Li Hanyou said suspiciously: "Door master, King Yong has coveted the crown prince's throne for more than a day, how can he be willing to endure at this time?" ”

The woman said lightly: "If it was usual, he would naturally refuse, but this time he had to obey, the matter of the Splendid Alliance was his biggest fatal injury." ”

Li Hanyou was stunned for a moment and said, "Door Master, does the matter of the Splendid Alliance have anything to do with King Yong?" ”

The woman said coldly: "Hanyou, you are still too young, let me ask you, if the prince and the Splendid Alliance collude in smuggling, can you really hide it from King Yong's eyes and ears, in this great Yongtian, half of the military forces are in the hands of King Yong, if he doesn't intentionally connive, how can the prince get his wish?" ”

Li Hanyou said: "But Jiang Zhe was seriously injured at that time, and King Yong was so worried about it, where did he have the energy to care about these things?" ”

The woman smiled and said, "Hanyu, do you know that 'a small amount is not a gentleman, Non-toxic and not husband's truth, if King Yong will really forget the world for a Jiang Zhe, then he is not worthy of being the opponent of this seat, besides, the Splendid Alliance was originally a rebellion in Southern Chu referred to by Qianfu, how can he have the ability to do business with Nanchu, although the Tianji Pavilion is mysterious, but it is the power of Nanchu but there will be no mistake, if it is not King Yong, who can make peace between the Splendid Alliance and the Southern Chu forces that were originally supported by the Dayong military, this seat thinks about it, even if the Tianji Pavilion is not a subordinate of King Yong, it has a great relationship with King Yong. Although Jiang Zhe's status in Nanchu is not high, but this person is unpredictable, I asked you to assassinate this person in the first place, it was a precaution, but unfortunately it fell short. ”

Li Hanyou cautiously asked: "If the Splendid Alliance is made by King Yong, then why is the master of the sect chasing Huo Jicheng everywhere?" ”

The woman sighed and said: "If you really want to hunt down that Huo Jicheng, it is better to stare at the Yongwang Mansion, Hanyou, do you know that in recent years, there are many people in the rivers and lakes who are unwilling to submit to the authority of my Fengyi Sect, but my Fengyi Sect is the leader of the White Dao, and I can't suppress it casually, if I don't have this excuse, how can I find a chance to eradicate those ambitious gangs one by one." They wanted to make Huo Jicheng make waves and ruin the prince's reputation outside, but this seat took advantage of this opportunity to eradicate dissidents, and besides, the prince's reputation has nothing to do with us, his reputation is worse, and he can't do without our support. It's just that this time the prince is too much, and he gives people a handle, if we don't make a move, I'm afraid that his position as the prince will not be guaranteed. ”

Li Hanyou's eyes lit up, and he said: "Door master, if we take this opportunity to discuss with King Yong, if he is willing to be obedient, we will let him ascend the throne, so as not to support this Adou who can't be supported." ”

The woman said angrily: "Confused, if King Yong is so obedient, why did I choose the prince as a puppet in the first place." ”

Li Hanyou was so frightened that he fell to the ground and didn't dare to make a sound.

After a while, the woman said in an indifferent tone: "Okay, Lan'er, you go back first to appease the crown princess and the upper and lower people, and then say that this seat will definitely keep the prince's storage position." ”

Xiao Lan looked hesitant, but she didn't dare to ask more, and bowed again: "The disciple obeys." "Quietly quit. After another moment, the woman said in an indifferent tone: "That's it, Hanyou, you are not unreasonable, the prince is so immoral, we will not help but fall into the hands of others, wait until I meet King Yong." But you can't go out and talk nonsense, it's a big deal, and you can't spread it. ”

Li Hanyou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The disciple is reckless, please forgive the master." ”

The woman sighed and said, "Han You, do you know who Xia Jinyi is who seduced the prince?" ”

Li Hanyou was shocked: "The disciple only knows that he is an outcast of Kongtong, a prodigal son who has no line, why does the master of the door ask about him?" Isn't he dead? ”

The woman was silent for a moment and said, "Although he is dead, there is one thing I still have to let you know, his real name is Xia Quan." ”

Li Hanyu muttered the name a few times, her eyes changed from confusion to fear, and she said with a dead face: "Master, how can he live, didn't you promise that your disciple would not leave any troubles?" ”

The woman said coldly, "Are you asking this seat?" ”

Li Hanyu woke up suddenly, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The disciple doesn't dare, but he is in a hurry, and he asks the master for forgiveness." ”

The woman sighed faintly and said: "Child, that day, the princess of Jingjiang begged me to find the whereabouts of her beloved daughter born to the prince, when the princess was about to give birth, it was when the thieves and soldiers invaded the territory, and the princess lost the county lord and broke her liver and intestines, but unfortunately I visited carefully later, this baby girl had already died in the chaos, and this matter was forgotten, but that day Huiqiu passed by your house, saw that you were qualified, and couldn't bear your good quality and beautiful jade to be abandoned to the people, and brought you back, and at that time I didn't use you to pretend to be the county lord, so I just killed your in-laws, lest they go around publicizing this, after all, you are already someone's daughter-in-law, but as soon as I saw you, I found that you and Princess Jingjiang were similar in appearance, which moved Li Daitao's mind. Originally, I just thought that this background was beneficial to you, but now it really works, but when I sent someone to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, there was a problem, and your husband has already reported this matter to the Master of the Ming Sect after returning to Kongtong, although they have no evidence to know that you were taken away by Fengyimen, but they already have suspicions, so that killing people will inevitably reveal their traces, so although I promised you, I can't do it. Originally, I wanted to wait until he came down the mountain to find a way to let him die. But he was quickly expelled from the division, I guess it must be because the head of Kongtong is unwilling to be an enemy of Fengyimen, so he is even more reluctant to kill him, otherwise it doesn't matter if he lives or dies, but he has done the fact that Fengyimen kills people and kills people, and then I arranged for the person who monitored Xia Quan to report, this person is unmotivated, there will be no danger, I think you are already a member of the royal family, how can you have the opportunity to meet him, so I didn't pay attention to him anymore, I didn't expect you to meet in the prince's mansion. ”

Li Han's mind was not authentic: "Master, you say, did he recognize me?" ”

The woman smiled and said: "Whether he has you or not, now that he has died under Leng Chuan's hands, his bones have turned to ashes, what are you afraid of, but I don't know if he has told others about it, do you know if he has any close people?" ”

Li Han thought for a while and said, "Only two people may know, one is the princess's maid Xiuchun, and the other is his senior brother Zhang Jinxiong. ”

The woman sneered, "Then what should be done, I don't need to say, do you?" ”

Li Hanyou said hesitantly: "Zhang Jinxiong is a disciple of the head of Kongtong, but I am afraid that he will not be killed." ”

The woman thought for a while and said, "He will keep it first, Kongtong will not dare to embarrass this seat now, but he must be closely monitored, and he must not be allowed to spread this news, your identity is now crucial, and it must not be leaked to people." ”

Li Hanyou gritted his teeth and said: "Master, rest assured, this matter is related to the honor and disgrace of the disciple's life, and the disciple will never allow anyone to sabotage my efforts." ”

The woman said lightly: "Okay, you go, Lu Jingzhong is also here, let me meet this young master." ”

Leaving Qixia Nunnery, Li Hanyou looked at Lu Jingzhong, who was walking into the nunnery with Wen Ziyan, gritted her silver teeth, turned around and ran towards the capital, she had only one thought in her heart, she must not let that person ruin her hard work, hazy, she seemed to return to her childhood, she was obviously born beautiful, intelligent, but she didn't dare to show it, just because she often heard her father-in-law say that "a woman is virtuous if she is not talented", if it weren't for Xia Quan to cover it up for herself, she was afraid that she would not have the opportunity to read those few years, because she was a woman, The gentleman of the private school did not teach himself any scriptures and history, but after teaching himself to read and write, he let himself look at the collection of books casually, this is because he is smart and clever, and he is pleased, but when she looks at it, she yearns for the outside world more, and when she reads the poems of those scenic spots, she wants to see the moving scenery that is different from this deserted village, and when she reads those poems that describe the scene of glory and wealth, she wants to taste that taste, and the more she reads, the more she resents her situation, but she knows that she is a weak woman, It is impossible to leave this kind of place, and she can only become a slave and a prostitute without being able to protect herself, so she married Xia Quan with grievances, the generous and obedient young man, but without a trace of her heart.

But suddenly, her opportunity came, those sabber women were all in high spirits, they had different lives, so she tried her best to get close to them, although she didn't know what the result would be, but she was unwilling to give up the only opportunity, and soon, those women noticed herself, and exclaimed: "How can such a good talent and beauty be wasted in the mountains and forests." Then she had to take herself away by force, but her father-in-law and mother-in-law were naturally unwilling, and the women were not merciful, and they dropped the money and took her away, and on the way, she heard them whispering, that she had been removed, and that she understood what these people meant, but she did not have the slightest sympathy, and that anyone who hindered her happiness deserved to die. Then there is a dream-like life, she became the closed disciple of the Fengyi Sect Master, the county lord of Jingjiang Prince, she seized all the time to enrich herself, she absolutely did not allow to lose such a life again, finally, she transformed into a beautiful phoenix, this is the reward she deserves, and no one is allowed to destroy it.

Without going through the main gate, she performed light skills and entered the inner room of the prince's mansion, where the princess Cui was chanting sutras and prayers in the Buddhist hall, and the maid Xiuchun was really waiting outside the Buddhist hall. Li Hanyou looked around at no one, stepped forward and gently clicked on the Xiuchun acupoint to take her to a remote place in the garden, untied her acupoint, and asked coldly: "Did Xia Jinyi tell you anything related to the palace?" ”

Xiuchun's face was bloodless, and she said, "The maid doesn't understand what the princess means? ”

Li Hanyu asked coldly, "Have you ever mentioned me to you?" ”

Xiuchun shook his head, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, Li Hanyou's heart was a little calm, he touched the hilt of the sword and said: "Xia Jinyi is already dead, since you are his friend, you should die of martyrdom." ”

Xiuchun's eyes flashed with panic, and she kowtowed again and again: "The princess spares her life, the princess spares her life." ”

Li Hanyou said coldly: "Why, you don't want to be martyred for him, it seems that she is also a water-based poplar woman." ”

Xiuchun cried: "The princess spares her life, the slave is already pregnant, and she doesn't dare to seek death, if the princess wants the slave to die, she also begs the princess to let the slave give birth to a child and then die, Jin Yi only has this bit of blood, his family has been passed down for several generations, begging the princess to let Xiuchun live for a few days, if she is lucky enough to give birth to a boy, Xiuchun can also look at Jiuquan if she dies." ”

Li Han's hand shook, remembering that when Xia's mother married Xia Quan, she said gently: "Child, the Xia family has been passed down for several generations, and now it depends on you to spread the branches." In order to learn etiquette, I practiced day and night, until I would not change my demeanor at any time, learn martial arts, study scriptures and history, ten years of cold window, and become today's Jingjiang princess, although this woman doesn't know anything, but today she is so interrogated, she has already revealed her traces, thinking of this, she is ruthless, and pointed at Xiuchun's death point. Xiuchun was crying, unable to catch off guard, and died silently, the sad look on her face was still clearly visible.

Li Hanyou stepped forward and picked up Xiuchun, she already knew where this woman lived, this was what she knew from the records of spying on the crown princess, Li Hanyou put Xiuchun back in her own bedroom, disguised as a self-hanged death, and didn't dare to look at this woman's dead face, turned around and left. There is also a Zhang Jinxiong, Li Hanyou thought to himself, he may also know my identity, and he must not be allowed to leak it to others, and he can't be killed now, but he can't be allowed to communicate with others, by the way, just say that Xia Jinyi is suspected of tempting the prince, and Zhang Jinxiong is also suspected as a senior brother, so he was ordered to stay in the mansion and not go out. While thinking, Li Hanyou showed a smug look.