It gets darker in July than in June.

The emperor came out of the imperial study, and only the last gray and blue was left in the sky, and when he paced back to the Huaqing Palace, even the last bright color was gone.

Night falls, and the sky is full of stars.

The emperor entered the Huaqing Palace, and the palace people saluted him one after another.

He asked, "Is the concubine going to sleep peacefully?" ”

A little eunuch said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, no. ”

The emperor said to Duke Wei: "I will go and see the concubine Niangniang, and you will go back by yourself." ”

The old slave is not tired.

Alas.

Father-in-law Wei reluctantly responded: "Yes." ”

The emperor went to the dormitory of Concubine Jing, who was kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand and tapping a wooden fish with the other, closing her eyes and reciting Buddhist scriptures reverently.

The emperor didn't make a sound, and waited quietly for her to finish knocking the wooden fish.

After Mama Cai helped her up, she seemed to see the shadow on the ground, turned her head to look, and said with a smile: "When did Your Majesty come?" How long has it been? ”

The emperor said: "I just came over, and after listening to my mother reciting Buddhist scriptures for a while, my heart suddenly became much calmer." ”

Concubine Jing looked at him and said, "Your Majesty has any troubles recently?" ”

Naturally, there are, torrential rains and natural disasters, bandits and man-made disasters, I heard that Chen Guo's border pass is ready to move again, and then the murderer who secretly assassinated Concubine Jing has never had an eyebrow.

The first few had the civil and military generals of Zhao State to deal with, but in the end, this murderer made the emperor at a loss.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm tired of state affairs." The emperor still decided not to bother Concubine Jing.

"Mama Cai, go to my house and bring the tranquility incense." Concubine Jing commanded.

"Yes." Mama Cai stepped back in response.

The emperor helped Concubine Jing to Qiuhua Pavilion.

The two sat down in chairs.

The little palace maid served dim sum and flower tea, which was what Concubine Jing loved to drink, and the emperor liked Longjing, but he couldn't drink strong tea at night.

"Go get some melons and fruits." Concubine Jing said.

"Yes." The little maid turned around and brought a plate of fresh grapes and a few delicious pears.

Concubine Jing was going to peel a pear for the emperor, but as soon as she picked up the dagger on the table, the teacup in the emperor's hand fell with a bang.

Concubine Jing was slightly stunned: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Is it hot? ”

"No, I didn't hold it steady." The emperor pinched a cold sweat and said.

What's going on with him?

Concubine Jing was just peeling a pear for him, but the scene of Concubine Jing raising a knife and stabbing him in his mind flashed in his mind.

I've been really tired lately, and my brain is no longer bright.

Concubine Jing put down the dagger and pear, took a handkerchief to wipe the tea on the emperor's clothes, but the emperor unconsciously leaned back.

Concubine Jing's hand froze in the air, looking at him stunned.

The emperor realized his gaffe and secretly scolded himself for being unfilial, the mother concubine cared about him so much, how could he chill the heart of the mother concubine?

He took the handkerchief from Concubine Jing and said, "Don't get your mother's clothes wet, I'll come by myself." ”

Concubine Jing smiled: "Okay." ”

Fortunately, the emperor did not lose his temper again, and the mother and son talked very happily with each other, until Gonggong Wei came to report and said that the old sacrificial wine asked to see him, and the emperor got up and said goodbye to Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing said: "An Shenxiang and I will send it to your dormitory." ”

The emperor smiled, "Thank you, concubine." ”

The emperor went to the imperial study.

The old sacrificial wine respectfully saluted: "Minister, knock to see Your Majesty!" ”

The emperor sat down behind the desk and snorted coldly, "Okay, don't make these wasteful gifts, what's the matter with entering the palace so late?" ”

"Your Majesty, Jiaojiao has been assassinated!"

"What!" The Emperor stood up abruptly, "How could she be assassinated?" Where are the people? Hurt no! ”

The old sacrificial wine sighed secretly, even if you have a conscience, you still know how to care about Jiaojiao.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, these are all things that happened a few days ago, and her injuries are fine."

The emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but soon his brows furrowed again? "These? How many times was she stabbed? ”

The old sacrificial wine said: "Three times." ”

In fact, it was twice, one was to go to the nunnery with Princess Rui and was rescued by King Ning; Another time was when he encountered Long Yingwei not long ago and met Gu Changqing.

The old sacrificial wine didn't plan to tell the emperor that the other party was Long Yingwei, Xiao Liulang told him one thing before leaving-it turned out that the Dragon Shadow Guard of the first emperor was not only left to His Majesty alone, but also in the hands of Princess Xinyang.

As for whether there are others, Xiao Liulang doesn't know.

The old sacrificial wine did not dare to say that there was absolutely none.

His Majesty doesn't seem to know that Zhao Guo still has the rest of the Dragon Shadow Guard, but it's hard to say whether the old fox of Concubine Jing knows it or not.

If she knew and insisted that it wasn't her own Dragon Shadow Guard, wouldn't that be innocent?

The little divine doctor had suffered so many assassinations, and the emperor's expression turned cold: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" ”

The old sacrificial wine had a look on my face: "This girl didn't tell me!" If I hadn't found a new scar on her hand today, I wouldn't have known what happened to her. Gu Duwei is also confused, this kind of thing is to help her hide it from me! ”

It's like what the brother and sister will do, they are all stuffy.

The Emperor frowned.

The old sacrificial wine continued: "The time when he was rescued by His Royal Highness King Ning, Your Majesty must have heard of it. ”

The emperor knew about this matter, but the emperor didn't think about Gu Jiao, thinking that the other party was going to King Rui's mansion.

The old priest said: "The second time was a few days ago, a little guy lied that someone in the family was sick, and asked Jiaojiao to go to the doctor, but he was ambushed halfway, but fortunately, Gu Duwei arrived in time, and Jiaojiao had a powerful hidden weapon in his hand, so he barely bluffed the other party." ”

The emperor was slightly surprised: "Isn't even Gu Changqing an assassin's opponent?" ”

"That's right. One of them is a very powerful killer, and he doesn't know where he came from. The old priest said quietly, "As for the third time, it was just now, we ran into an assassin again on the way to the palace, fortunately there was no powerful assassin this time, otherwise our lives would be at risk." ”

This one is made up blindly and purely for the effect of superimposing.

"What are you doing in the palace so late?" The emperor asked.

The old priest sighed: "I originally dragged her to report the assassination to His Majesty, but I didn't know that she was assassinated again?" Thankfully, there is no danger. ”

"What about her?" The emperor asked anxiously.

"She ......" the old sacrificial wine looked embarrassed, and said with a dry smile, "She said that Her Majesty hates her now, and she will definitely not stand up for her, she might as well go to the Queen Mother." ”

This provocation properly angered the emperor, and the emperor slapped the table: "Who said that I wouldn't stand up for her!" Am I so untrustworthy in her heart! ”

That's not that you're blind?

Ahem.

It's too much, it's too much.

He is a courtier, and he should not slander His Majesty like this.

Since I became a "father" for His Majesty, I can't hold back my guts.

It's not good, it's not good!

The old sacrificial wine straightened his face and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister dared to guess that the person who murdered the concubine and the person who murdered Jiaojiao are the same group. ”

The Emperor asked suspiciously, "How can you see it?" ”

The old sacrificial wine looked at the emperor bravely: "Your Majesty, if something happens to the concubine, who is the first person you suspect?" ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang.

The answer is almost imminent.

Last time, the murderer disguised himself as Gu Jiao to assassinate Concubine Jing, just to blame the Empress Dowager Zhuang, but unfortunately the emperor saw through the chess mistake.

The emperor still has palpitations in his heart when he recalls it, and he clenched his fists: "But what does this have to do with Jiaojiao?" She went wrong, and I won't suspect that it's the Queen Mother, but will the Queen Mother suspect that it's me? ”

The old sacrificial wine shook his head: "This is not true. However, because of Jiaojiao, the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother has eased, which is also an indisputable fact. ”

The emperor teased: "Who has eased relations with her!" ”

The old sacrificial wine automatically ignored His Majesty's insincere bluff expression, and said: "Your Majesty knows what it is, so the minister won't say much." Jiaojiao is the only person who has won the favor of His Majesty and the love of the Queen Mother, and when she dies, there is no possibility of reconciliation between His Majesty and the Queen Mother. All this is aimed at dividing His Majesty and the Queen Mother! ”

The Emperor was silent.

If you think about it, there is some truth to it.

The old sacrificial wine hit the railway while it was hot: "The matter of the concubine Niangniang being thrown into the Taiye pool by the assassin, Liulang told the minister, Your Majesty must be looking for the assassin's movements, I don't know if Your Majesty has eyebrows." ”

"Nope." When it comes to this, the emperor's head is big.

The old sacrificial wine looked up at the roof and sighed again: "It seems that the assassin realized that he had scared the snake, and in order to avoid the limelight, he completely hid himself, and the other party was very cunning and did not leave any traces. But Your Majesty, do you really intend to sit still? If the murderer is not eliminated for a day, the lives of the concubine and Jiaojiao will hang on the tip of the knife one day! ”

These words completely poked at the emperor's weakness.

In addition to his own son, aren't the people he cares about the most now Concubine Jing and Gu Jiao?

He can't let them have trouble!

The emperor stared at the old sacrificial wine and asked, "Then you say, what should be done?" ”

The old sacrificial wine said solemnly: "Lead the snake out of the hole!" As long as His Majesty is willing to cooperate with the minister, the minister will definitely have a way to make her show her original form! ”

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