The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

After Yun Xiangrong left, the emperor called his henchmen and gave a few low orders, and the henchmen left immediately.

It's night, it's a prison.

Huo Chen and Liwang were locked in two adjacent cells.

The two sat back to back across the bars of their cells.

"Did you say that the emperor had something wrong? It's been a few days, and there hasn't been any movement. The king lowered his voice and spoke.

"Jiang Guogong's business over the years is far more powerful than you think, no, you don't have to worry too much, the emperor is not a vegetarian, the emperor just doesn't want to startle the snake." Huo Chen said lightly.

The two of them were isolated and locked in the depths of the prison cell, and there were no jailers coming, speaking in a low voice, plus the two of them had deep internal strength, as long as someone approached, they could stop the conversation at any time.

Li Wang was about to reply, but he heard a slight footstep slowly approaching, and suddenly stopped talking.

The two stopped talking, and a few moments later several jailers appeared at the door.

"Lord, quick, the emperor ordered me to wait to pick up the two princes." Two jailers quickly opened the door.

The other two jailers quickly entered the cell and said to Huo Chen and Liwang: "I have wronged the prince." ”

Immediately, the two jailers quickly took off their jailer uniforms, Huo Chen and Liwang did not delay, took off their prison uniforms and exchanged clothes with them, and immediately followed the other jailers out of the prison.

There were already people waiting outside the prison, and the two of them came out, got into the carriage directly, changed into the clothes of the guards of the Royal Forest Army in the car, and the two entered the palace overnight.

The day after Yun Xiangrong entered the palace, the emperor sent someone to the palace to investigate the case.

The eunuch at the head is called your father-in-law.

"Princess, we have been ordered to investigate the death of the old princess. I also asked the princess to have me and others take me to the suspect's residence. After your father-in-law saluted Yun Xiangrong, he said respectfully and politely.

Yun Xiangrong nodded, and said to Zhao Xi on the side: "Zhao Xi, you accompany this guard on a trip, sit down and wait, please." ”

Zhao Xi responded and took someone to Xiao Xiao's yard.

And Yun Xiangrong entertained your father-in-law in his courtyard.

Time passed slowly, and a guard came in from outside, walked up to your father-in-law's side and whispered a word.

Your father-in-law bowed his head, and then commanded the guards beside him, "Fetch the things." ”

The father-in-law retreated. After a while, he came up with something, and in the tray was a white silk.

Your father-in-law looked at the guard, with pride on his face, "Send this to Miss Xiao, just say that this is the meaning of our family and the meaning of the emperor." ”

Not long after the guards retreated, they actually entered the door again and said to your father-in-law: "Father-in-law, Miss Xiao refused to accept the order, saying that she was given by the queen's mother to the king of Zhennan as a side concubine. She asked to see the queen, and her subordinates" looked a little hesitant on the faces of the guards.

After all, now that Jiang Guogong is powerful, they are afraid that they will offend the queen thoroughly.

"Useless waste." Your father-in-law reprimanded in a low voice, his face full of dissatisfaction.

He stood up and smiled politely at Yun Xiangrong, and said, "Princess, let you see the smile, these people under him are not doing well, it seems that our family still has to go through it in person." ”

The fathers-in-law are extremely discerning people, arrogant to their subordinates, but extremely polite to powerful people, which is why they can eat in front of the high-level.

Yun Xiangrong smiled lightly and said, "Then there is Gonggong Lao." ”

After your father-in-law turned around, the look on his face suddenly sank, and he went to Xiao Xiao's courtyard with a tiger face.

Walking into the door, there was a knotted white silk hanging on the beam, but Xiao Xiao was pressed aside by the two guards with a cold face.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao's heart was full of anger.

Seeing your father-in-law enter the door, he immediately said: "I am the queen mother personally gave the king of Zhennan as a side concubine, I want to see the queen mother, you don't want to execute me in private." ”

"You killed two people in a row, and you still want to see the queen mother? The mother can't afford to lose this person. We advise you to break yourself off early. It also saves our family from having to work harder. Your father-in-law spoke disdainfully.

"I didn't kill anyone, I was framed." Xiao Xiao struggled excitedly.

She understands that she is afraid that she will not be able to please today.

It's not that she didn't think about breaking out, but not talking about the guards in this house, just saying that the guards of the Zhennan Wangfu outside nailed her to death, and she couldn't escape.

She only hoped that the person in front of her would still be jealous of the person standing behind her, as long as she could see the queen, she would be safe.

A smile appeared on the corner of your father-in-law's mouth, and he walked into Xiao Xiao's ear and whispered a word.

"The queen mother said, if you don't die, the entire Xiao family will be dragged down by you and buried for you, you don't want to see such a scene, think about it yourself."

Xiao Xiao suddenly looked up at your father-in-law, his eyes were full of disbelief.

Her lips moved, but nothing came out.

She always thought that your father-in-law was a person sent by the emperor, but she didn't expect him to say such things.

If she didn't die, the Xiao family would bury her with her, so the Xiao family and the people behind the scenes did not hesitate to push her out and let her be a scapegoat, right?

At that moment, Xiao Xiao only felt that the blood in his body was frozen, and his heart was cold and cold.

Her single-minded and loyal family is so ruthless, just thinking about letting her die and calming things down, but never wanting to rescue her?

Also, if she dies, the Xiao family and the queen will be able to settle once and for all.

When she died, no one knew that the dragon robe of the Zhennan Wangfu was put by someone else, and it actually had nothing to do with the King of Zhennan, and no one could rehabilitate the King of Zhennan again.

King Zhennan will also be convicted of her death.

Just when Xiao Xiao was thinking about this, your father-in-law saw that she was distracted, but he gave a look to the two guards who were holding her.

Xiao Xiao was escorted and stood on a chair.

Just when her head was put into the white silk, the stool under her feet was kicked down, and her body suddenly lost weight. Xiao Xiao suddenly came back to his senses.

I went crazy and wanted to struggle.

No, she can't just die, she has to live, she has to live well.

However, two guards grabbed her hand, and her struggle seemed so futile, and it didn't take long for her body to gradually stop moving.

After a while, the guards lowered her body.

"Father-in-law, the man is dead." The guard probed Xiao Xiao's snort and hugged his fist.

Your father-in-law stepped forward. kicked Xiao Xiao's corpse with his foot, making sure that she was dead, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Rest assured, your family will soon come to the underworld to accompany you.

Your father-in-law ordered someone to dispose of the corpse, and he went back to the palace to restore his life.

The emperor got the news that Xiao Xiao was dead, went to the secret room to meet Huo Chen and Liwang, and plotted with the two of them for the next plan of action.

At the same time, the news that Yun Xiangrong let Zhao Xi disperse when he entered the palace yesterday also spread all over the streets and alleys.

"I've heard of it. Xiao Xiao, who was given by the queen to King Zhennan as a side concubine, killed the old princess and Zeng Shangshu's daughter. ”

"Wouldn't she have killed her mother-in-law?"

"I heard that after she entered the palace, bad things happened in the palace one after another, do you think it will be?"

"Shhhh The faces of the people on the side suddenly turned pale, covering each other's mouths and shaking their heads again and again.

Neither of them spoke again.

In the palace, your father-in-law went back and told the emperor about Xiao Xiao's death.

When he told him about this, the emperor did not deliberately retreat.

After a while, a father-in-law in the imperial study excused himself and went back to the courtyard to rest on leave.

Father-in-law De approved, and immediately returned to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the fish has been baited." Father-in-law De said respectfully.

"Got it." The emperor said without raising his head.

Ordering someone to guard outside, the emperor got up and went to the back of the screen, turned a vase in the house, and then there was a soft sound in the room, and with the click, a door appeared on the left side of the wall.

Dodge walked through the open stone door, and the door slowly closed again.

Behind the stone gate is a deep tunnel, with a long staircase leading into the depths.

There are oil lamps on the left and right. Shines in a dim yellow light.

The emperor walked down step by step, his shoes hitting the ground with a sound.

At the bottom, the emperor walked into a stone room.

In the stone room, Huo Chen was talking to King Li, and when he understood the movement, he turned his head to look.

Seeing that it was the emperor, the two hurriedly saluted: "Weichen has seen the emperor." ”

"No excuses, sit down." The emperor commanded, and the three of them sat down together.

"Huo Chen, two lives have been lost in your house, one is Zeng Yuhong, who is borrowed, and the other is your mother. The murderer Xiao Xiao has already been disposed of. The emperor spoke. Xuan was about to tell the two of them what was going on outside.

"Xiangrui is alright, right?" Huo Chen had a cold face and asked with concern in his eyes.

"Xiangrui is very good." The emperor smiled.

"What is wrong now is whether we are okay or not, you guy, should you also have a degree of favoring your wife." The king on the side didn't have a good airway.

"Get down to business." The emperor coughed lightly and interrupted the two of them.

The two of them were straight, and then the three of them discussed their next plan in a low voice.

The three of them were talking, but they heard movement outside.

Huo Chen and King Li's eyes suddenly flashed sharply, and their faces were vigilant.

The emperor on the side said: "It's okay, it's a little dezi." ”

As he was talking, Grandpa De walked in from outside.

"The old slave has seen the emperor, the two princes." Father-in-law De hurriedly saluted.

After the salute, Gonggong De turned to the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, something happened in the prison." ”

The three of them all looked at Father-in-law De.

Father-in-law De hurriedly said: "The people in the prison came to report that the two stand-ins were dead. ”

"How did you die?" The emperor asked again.

"Poisoning." Father-in-law De said.

"Suicide by poisoning, that's a good excuse." The king on the side smiled and spoke.

"Let the corpse be collected and sealed and the coffin will be guarded by heavy troops." The emperor said.

"Yes, the old slave will go and command." Father-in-law De said.

After Father-in-law De went out, the emperor didn't stay long and got up to leave.

Kunning Palace.

"Queen Mother, the matter is done, the person is dead." The Commander of the Praetorian Guard said to the Empress.

"It's good to be dead." The queen let out a sigh of relief.

The emperor ordered someone to thoroughly investigate the matter of Huo Chen and the king, she was uneasy, although she hadn't found anything now, Xiao Xiao was dead again, and she had no worries, but she couldn't say why, she just felt that something was wrong.

That's why he ordered Commander Mu to poison the people in the prison.

They don't die, and she can't be at ease.

It's just that they really died. But she still felt that something was wrong.

The heart is in a mess.

The story of Huo Chen and King Li's suicide by taking poison spread throughout the capital with lightning speed.

The people sighed one after another, and everyone has not forgotten the fact that the two of them led people to provide disaster relief during the epidemic last year.

However, above the court, it is a different appearance.

When the early dynasty was discussing politics, the deaths of Huo Chen and King Lili were naturally inevitably taken out to preach.

"Qiqi Emperor, even the King of Zhennan and the King of Liwang committed suicide in fear of crime, and they can't clear the charge of rebellion between the two of them, so I ask the emperor to order the house to be raided and all the property of the two people will be confiscated." Xiao Gangyu came out of the queue and said loudly.

Wang Jing'an on the side suddenly frowned. also came out of the ranks, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the death of the two princes is strange this time, and the prison is heavily guarded, but the two princes died like this, which is unreasonable." As for the theory of raiding the house, it is even more so, the rebellion of the two princes has not yet been concluded, and it is unfair to raid the house. ”

"What do the other Aiqing think?" The emperor opened his mouth expressionlessly, and his face did not show any tendencies.

"The minister reconsidered what Lord Xiao played."

"Reconsideration."

"Reconsideration."

However, in just a short moment, no less than four or five ministers stood behind Xiao Gangyu to reconsider.

The emperor's expression was still flat, his eyes turned to the prince's body, and asked, "Where is the prince?" ”

The crown prince didn't expect the emperor to ask him, he weighed it repeatedly in his heart, and finally said in a low voice: "Erchen thinks what Lord Xiao said is reasonable." ”

He knew that Xiao Gangyu was a member of the Empress Dowager and the Guogong Mansion, and since he took the lead, most of the people who reconsidered it were people within their sphere of influence, so the prince naturally wanted to help.

This is the approval of the house.

The emperor nodded slightly, and then looked at Jiang Guogong, "What about Guogong?" ”

asked the prince and then asked Jiang Guogong. Jiang Guogong suddenly became vigilant.

Xiao Gangyu would propose to raid the house, naturally because of his gesture. He hadn't forgotten that the jade pendant was still in Huo Chen's hand.

When Huo Chen entered the prison, he ordered someone to search carefully, but he did not find the jade pendant.

If he is not on his body, he must be in the house, so he will let Xiao Gangyu propose to raid the house.

But at this moment, his eyes swept over the few people behind Xiao Gangyu who were reconsidering, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

After calming down, Jiang Guo said fairly: "The minister has no opinion, please ask the emperor to judge." ”

The emperor looked at Jiang Guogong. I scolded the old fox in my heart.

A holy judge plucked himself out without a trace.

However, he didn't think that he would be able to clean up Jiang Guogong this time, and it would be good to cut off some of his wings first, and knock on the mountain and shock the tiger.

So the emperor retracted his gaze and said majestically: "Someone who comes, I will take the ministers headed by Xiao Gangyu for me." ”

Immediately, the Imperial Forest Army rushed in from outside, and they had already prepared to arrest Xiao Gangyu and others.

Several ministers looked dazed, and Xiao Gangyu struggled and shouted, "What is the emperor doing?" The ministers are loyal, why do they do this to us? ”

The emperor sneered and did not speak.

At this time, two people walked in from outside the hall, and the ministers immediately looked horrified when they saw the two of them.

"Hell, hell." The more timid minister screamed in shock, shivering and hiding behind the others.

The top of the hall suddenly became a pot of porridge.

King Zhennan and King Li? Aren't they all dead? How can it still appear?

However, as the two stood on top of the main hall and saluted the emperor, everyone was shocked to realize that the two were indeed alive.

While everyone was stunned, they also thought flexibly that this might be a game set up by Huo Chen, King Li, and the emperor.

The emperor at the top suddenly shook his hand and threw down a few folds, and said coldly: "This is what you call loyalty? Fill your pockets, buy and sell official positions, and form parties for personal gain. How many men have you promoted in the past few days since Lahochen and the king came down, both openly and secretly? Do you want me to count them all? ”

The emperor's sudden anger made everyone silent, and they didn't dare to say a word.

Xiao Gangyu and the others who were arrested at this moment were also dead-faced, and he suddenly understood that maybe all this was a bureau, from the time Xiao Xiao successfully placed the dragon robe, maybe it was discovered, and then this bureau was laid against them.

For a while, he only felt extremely desperate, and his eyes quietly looked at Jiang Guogong, hoping that he could open his mouth to defend himself.

However, Jiang Guogong didn't even look at him.

Xiao Gangyu suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

"Xiao Gangyu, your daughter Xiao Xiao first secretly put a dragon robe in the study of King Zhennan and slandered King Zhennan. and then killed Zeng Shangshu's daughter and the old princess, all of this was instructed by you for the change of power and official positions above the court. You are so blatant, do you want to completely empty me, or do you want to be a dead man? ”

The emperor slammed the table, and his anger rushed towards the ministers.

All the ministers were silent and did not dare to intervene.

"Put them all in the prison, and behead them after the autumn." The emperor's voice fell, and several people shouted for the emperor to spare his life, and they were pulled down one by one.

The emperor's gaze turned to the crown prince and said disappointedly: "Prince." As the prince of a country, you should know people and employ people, and now you are close to the villain Yuan Xianchen, which really worries me, from now on, you will be punished for three months in the east palace to face the wall and meditate on your own mistakes. ”

The prince didn't expect that he would be punished so heavily just by saying a word.

Facing the wall for three months, he couldn't go to the court for three months, but he left the king to help clear out the traitors. What kind of reuse will it get?

The prince didn't dare to think about it, clasped his hands stiffly, calmed himself down, thanked him, and said, "The son thanks the emperor for his grace." ”

Disposed of Xiao Gangyu and his party and the crown prince, the emperor looked at King Liwang and Huo Chen: "King Zhennan and King Liwang cooperated with me to eliminate traitors and meritorious, and each was rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold, 500 horses of silk, and 50 acres of fertile land. ”

"Thank you for the grace of the emperor, long live my emperor." The two of them knelt down at the same time to receive the order of thanksgiving.

The emperor glanced at the German father-in-law on the side. He understood, and hurriedly shouted: "If there is something to do, there is nothing to retreat." ”

Only the shrill voice of Duke De echoed in the huge Jinluan Palace.

No one spoke, and the emperor got up and left the hall with Gonggong De, ending this thrilling early dynasty.

Zhennan Palace.

"Princess, the Imperial Guards outside have withdrawn." Chu Er hurriedly ran into Yun Xiangrong's courtyard and said loudly, with joy in his voice that could not be hidden.

Yun Xiangrong was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed.

The Imperial Forest Army was arranged by the emperor to guard the Zhennan Mansion outside the gate because of Huo Chen's rebellion, but they suddenly withdrew, and no one was unfavorable to the palace. That means that this crisis has been resolved, which means that Huo Chen is fine.

Joy suddenly spread from his heart, spreading to his limbs and veins, and Yun Xiangrong's entire eyebrows and corners of his eyes were soaked with joy.

He stood up abruptly and hurried out.

The palace is fine, which means that Huo Chen is fine, so Huo Chen should also come back.

Although it has only been less than ten days in the past, Yun Xiangrong feels that a lifetime has passed.

The thrilling, fearful and worrying of the past few days is far from being understandable to ordinary people.

Now she just wants to see Huo Chen, see him as soon as he comes back, and hug him.

She hurriedly walked out, and before she reached the gate of the palace, she saw Huo Chen's figure coming.

But in just a few days, goodbye is like a lifetime away.

"Achen," Yun Xiangrong shouted.

Huo Chen looked up and saw her at a glance.

Without waiting for Huo Chen to speak, he saw Yun Xiangrong suddenly lift the hem of his skirt and quickly run towards him.

Huo Chen was stunned at first. Immediately, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his eyebrows and eyes were gentle, rippling and rippling.

Yun Xiangrong ran too quickly, stumbled under his feet, and almost fell, Huo Chen hurriedly stepped forward a few steps forward and held her in his arms.

"What are you doing in such a hurry, what should I do if I fall?" Huo Chen rebuked in a low voice.

Just crashed into Huo Chen's arms, Yun Xiangrong hugged Huo Chen's waist tightly with both hands, and subconsciously murmured, "I miss you." ”

Huo Chen listened. The worry in his heart instantly softened, and he hugged her and didn't speak again.

Chu Er and Zhao Xi, who were following behind them, saw this scene, and they both consciously turned their backs, but the corners of their mouths were smiling.

After hugging each other quietly for a while, Yun Xiangrong suddenly raised his hand and beat Huo Chen's chest, biting his lip and scolding: "Why don't you tell me anything, I don't know if I'm worried, you're so bad, aren't you afraid that I'm worried about your business." ”

Huo Chen didn't stop her, raised his hand to hold her face, looked at her eyes were red, biting her lip and refusing to cry, her heart tightened for a while, distressed and pityful.

He held Yun Xiangrong's face, kissed her eyelids with pity, and then dropped his lips on her lips, kissing her lips with pity.

This kiss is full of pity, love, longing.

He understood how much pressure she was under these days, but again, she didn't let him down, she did a great job, she was great.

If she hadn't taken down Xiao Xiao and spread the news of Li Mingyue's killing, the other party wouldn't have jumped over the wall to bite them and kill them.

Yun Xiangrong wasn't angry with him, but he felt too depressed and helpless to be scared of someone these days and had nowhere to say, so he was so out of control when he saw him.

At this moment, when Huo Chen kissed him like this, the tears in the corners of her eyes rolled down, but her body kept squeezing into his arms, hugging his body tightly, infinitely closer.

Huo Chen directly picked her up horizontally and walked towards the room.

Yun Xiangrong leaned into his arms, gasping low after a hot kiss.

It was only then that she suddenly remembered that it was still outside.

A face suddenly turned red, and he shyly drilled into his arms, "It's still outside, you let me down." ”

"In my own home, there is nothing to scruple about." Huo Chen said with a smile.

"The next person is still there." Yun Xiangrong murmured.

"They can't see anything." Huo Chen said.

Yun Xiangrong: ""

Without insisting that he put himself down, Yun Xiangrong drilled into Huo Chen's arms, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.