Chapter 171: Erchen didn't dare to speak up
Yuan Jing, with the support of Lu Beibei, got into the carriage, and still poked his head out uneasily: "Third brother, you must catch the person who killed the five emperor brothers!" ”
Yuan Lu watched Yuan Jing's carriage leave, the sadness in his eyes gradually dissipated, and with a raised finger, Chang Kuan rushed out of the woods on the side.
"Your Highness, the dagger is an ordinary dagger, and you can buy it on the street."
Yuan Lu nodded, a little helpless: "Let's go, take a look at the fifth child one last time, it's time to enter the palace and comfort the grieving father." ”
Chang Kuan still had that grinning expression: "Do you think what King Yu said is true or false?" ”
Yuan Lu looked at the departing Yuan Jing, his eyes darkened slightly: "True or false, why do you need to dig deeper?" But I hope he's really stupid. ”
After a while, the two of them hid in the woods, startling the sleeping birds and beasts in the forest.
Yuan Jing lowered the curtain, and his eyes gradually became cold.
"Lord Wang, there are people in the forest just now."
"My third brother's guard." Yuan Jing sighed, "It seems to be called Chang Kuan, who has been haunted all day long." ”
Lu Beibei just didn't notice this person's breath: "This Chang Kuan's martial arts are unfathomable. ”
Yuan Jing tapped his fingers on his knees and told Linz to speed up. When he got home, he didn't bother to change his clothes, so he followed Ming Ruonan into the palace dirty.
Emperor Wu, who was dying in his twilight years, tried his best to help King Rui leave a way to live, but he didn't fulfill people's wishes, and he didn't know if it was retribution, and finally died in the middle of the night in the Taimiao.
When Yuan Jing arrived, Emperor Wu was staring out the window blankly, and the ministers knelt behind him, all speechless, and the entire dormitory was silent.
Ming Ruonan is a female dependent, so she can only wait outside the hall, but she heard that there was no movement in the dormitory for a long time, and she also realized the great harm to Emperor Wu this time.
Yuan Jing looked at the back of his father, pale hair, and the twilight was already drooping. It is inevitable that his heart will be sad again, although Yuanba has always regarded himself as a thorn in his side, but he has never really thought about what Yuanba will do. First, blood is thicker than water, no matter how you talk about it, they are brothers who grew up together, and second, he can't bear to see his father sad, just like at this moment.
None of the ministers dared to say much, and it was not until the sun rose above his head that Emperor Wu turned around stiffly and turned back, and at a glance he saw Yuan Jing, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts. He sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Let's all go back, I'm fine." He said and glanced at Yuan Jing, and said helplessly, "Jing'er stays." ”
Everyone left, at this moment their hearts were all up and down, Emperor Gangwu announced that they came here, they should have the heart of establishing a prince again, but at this moment they didn't say anything, so they let them leave, everyone was unsure and couldn't guess. Especially in the end, Emperor Wu left Yuan Jing behind, whether he wanted to ask the guilt or reinstate the crown prince, it was really unpredictable.
"Lord Zhou, do you say that the death of King Rui will have something to do with His Royal Highness King Yu?"
"Don't tease me, if it really has something to do with King Yu!"
"Yes, Lord Song, if it is really done by King Yu, then at least it proves that he is not a waste."
The ministers talked and walked out, and Yuan Jing stayed alone in the hall, looking at the sad back of his father, and his heart was full of mixed feelings for a while.
"Father, you ...... Don't be too sad. ”
Emperor Wu looked at Yuan Jing, his yellow eyes were red with blood due to grief.
"Jing'er, tell your father honestly, does the death of your fifth emperor brother have anything to do with Ming Yatou?"
"Nope!" Yuan Jing almost shouted, "Of course not!" ”
Emperor Wu frowned, his hand trembled and stretched out towards Yuan Jing, Yuan Jing hurriedly got up and helped him find a place to sit down.
He beckoned the eunuchs in charge to pour tea, but found that the eunuchs and maids in the palace had all been replaced, and it seemed that Liu Hejin had been dealt with.
Yuan Jing was silent and personally served Emperor Wu to drink tea, and muttered in his mouth: "Nan'er kills people, and you don't need a dagger......"
Emperor Wu sighed, how did he not know.
Early yesterday morning, the descendants of the Thousand Shadows Gate went to Jingzhao Mansion to sound the drum, and he was worried that he would add another serious crime to Yuanba, so he ordered Jingzhao Yin to suppress the matter.
Ming Ruonan wants to seek justice for the Thousand Shadows, and prefers that Yuan Ba confesses his guilt rather than die before he confesses. It's just that he doesn't know who to vent his emotions to at the moment, and he doesn't know where to spread the fire.
"I'm old...... I just want my sons to stay by my side, am I wrong......" Emperor Wu said, his eyes red again.
Recalling Yuanba's childhood, he was even more sad.
"Father, I will be a general in the future!" Yuanba, who still has pigtails, sniffles and waves his little arms, clumsy but cute.
"Okay, hahaha! Father is waiting for you to expand your territory! ”
His eyes were filled with tears: "I am wrong......
"Father's ......"
He was sad in his heart, maybe he had been wrong since Yuan Hai's time...... Or maybe it was earlier......
"Jing'er, what do you think about the matter of your fifth emperor brother?"
Yuan Jing pursed his lips: "Erchen...... Erchen didn't dare to speak up. ”
Emperor Wu sighed: "Jing'er, you can't hide behind Ming Yatou in everything. ”
Yuan Jing frowned, stared at the tip of his shoe for a long time, and raised his head as if he had mustered up courage: "Father, I saw that person!" ”
Emperor Wu's whole body stiffened, and he asked tremblingly: "The person who killed the fifth child?" ”
Yuan Jing nodded, and his eyes turned red again: "I only saw his back...... But I think...... That person should be someone that the fifth brother is familiar with......"
"What did Jing Zhaoyin say?"
Yuan Jing shook his head: "Father, Erchen is also a suspect, Lord Zhang did not tell all the situation, but Nan'er said a long time ago, the gentleman in the Fifth Emperor's Brother's Mansion is not like a good person, and Erchen saw that person's back image ...... him."
Yuan Jing helped his father rub his forehead. Emperor Wu felt that there seemed to be something different at the moment, I don't know if it was because he had grown a lot after getting married, or because of this series of changes that made him step by step out of that side of the world.
"Jing'er, ...... in the future"
"Erchen said before that he didn't want to be the prince, it's true." Yuan Jing suddenly mentioned this again, and even Emperor Wu couldn't react for a while.
"Father, the son is incompetent, I don't know who killed the fifth brother, and I don't know why the fifth brother would take the risk to cheat in the imperial examination, the son only hopes that the father and the emperor are well, and the brothers and sisters are all well." He choked up again as he spoke, "The fourth sister has rarely even written letters for so many years, and Erchen wants to know if she is doing well." The third sister-in-law has been in poor health, and the third brother is very worried about her, and the son-in-law wants to help them find good medicine......"
Emperor Wu looked at Yuan Jing, and for a moment, he saw the shadow of the late queen.
"Your Majesty, Huan'er doesn't want to be the queen, I just want to be with you and Jing'er all the time, and ...... all the time"
Emperor Wu unconsciously, tears flowed down his face, he remembered the total number of these years, and he couldn't tell for a moment whether it was worth it or not.
Ming Ruonan waited outside for a long time and didn't see Yuan Jing come out, although he was worried in his heart, he didn't dare to move. Idle pacing around, patting his head, he simply went to Yuan Ning to do something serious.
As soon as Ming Ruonan came, he saw Yuan Ning flipping through the book.
"You're not crying?"
Yuan Ning rolled her eyes: "The five emperor brothers will kill themselves if they do too much injustice, who knows which enemy will take revenge?" ”
Ming Ruonan shook her head helplessly, looking at Yuan Ning, who was climbing high to find a book, and felt that she was living so transparently, which was not bad.
"If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Palace, let's talk about it, find Princess Ben something."
Ming Ruonan raised her eyebrows: "Can't it be that I miss you?" ”
"Whew! You conscienceless fool around with the old bastard all day long, where do you remember me. ”
"Envy, envy me for finding a husband for you? I've figured it all out, just waiting for your nod! ”
Yuan Ning rolled his eyes and walked down the ladder slowly, and said impatiently: "If you don't say it, don't disturb me reading if you don't say it." ”
Ming Ruonan pulled Yuan Ning's sleeve and showed a sneer: "Something's wrong!" ”