Night has fallen, and there are lights everywhere in the palace, reflecting the snow and shining brightly, which is very beautiful, but no one has the heart to appreciate it. The whole palace was still as busy as in the morning, but it was no longer to prepare for the feast, but to be suspicious and forgive.

Outside the gate of Chaohui Palace, Concubine Shen was kneeling in the ice and snow, crying so much that her makeup was all over. Emperor Yuan sat in the main hall, accompanied by Chu Zikai, all waiting to find out what the matter was. Yu Lu sat on the edge of the bed in the inner hall and didn't dare to make a sound, looking at the unconscious Yu Zhao silently wiping away tears. But Chu Ziyi had no scruples and cried unscrupulously, Chu Zikai was afraid that he would make a noise to the people inside, so he ordered someone to take him out and coax him himself.

"Presumably my father also saw it, and the snake was clearly only going towards her." Chu Zikai was full of guilt and worry, afraid that he would not be able to find out the truth and not be able to explain to her. "I've just seen the snake, it's nothing special, the problem must be her."

Emperor Yuan frowned, and Concubine Shen's cry and plea came outside. "Your Majesty, please believe the concubine, this matter has nothing to do with the concubine...... Emperor Yuan who heard it was even more angry, got up and walked out, and reprimanded her: "It has nothing to do with you?" If you hadn't brought the beast up, how would it have had a chance to hurt people? If I seriously investigate it, you will be suspected of killing the king! ”

Frightened, Concubine Shen hurriedly kowtowed. "Your Majesty spares her life, and the concubine confesses her mistake, but the concubine really just wants to mock Concubine Chen's sister in the name of giving gifts, I really don't know why it has become like this."

"But in the end, it has nothing to do with you!" As he spoke, he walked in without looking back, not looking at her again. "Go back and kneel for me, don't disturb Concubine Chen's purity here."

didn't dare to disobey the order, but the palace people beside her were all pulled for interrogation, and Concubine Shen struggled to stand up, leaning against the wall alone and crying and walking back. On the way, I met Concubine Liu Yunzhaorong and her party who came to visit Yu Zhao, and they were sneered at again, and they immediately fainted in anger.

After Zhuo Yao Feng An interrogated some people, he hurriedly came back to report to Emperor Yuan.

"Your Majesty, the slave has carefully interrogated, and the people around Concubine Shen Niangniang said that they just wanted to humiliate Concubine Chen's Niangniang with a gift, and they don't know why the snake went berserk." Feng An carefully confessed to each person and listened to Emperor Yuan.

Chu Zikai turned around and asked Zhuo Yao: "Today, I see that her expression is not as usual, and her voice is slightly different, but she is sick?" ”

"Niangniang did feel a little uncomfortable in the morning, but she said that it was fine, and because she was going to burn incense and pray, she would not have to take any medicine in the future." was puzzled, suddenly realized, and hurriedly entered the inner hall to take out the gorgeous clothes that Fang Cai Yu Zhao had changed, and sniffed closely. Said to Emperor Chu Zikai: "Coming out of Huguo Temple today, Niangniang said that the incense in it was too choking, and then her face became worse and worse."

Chu Zikai hurriedly motioned to take it, and also sniffed it closely. Emperor Yuan asked him, "How?"

"This dress does smell good. But when I smell it, I feel a little richer. "Instead, he ordered Zhuo Yao." First take someone to seal the incense of Huguo Temple, and then let the imperial doctor come and take a closer look. ”

Zhuo Yao got his life, hurriedly walked outside again, met Concubine Liu Yun Zhaorong and his party who came to visit at the gate of the palace, and said after saluting: "Thank you for your kindness, now going in may disturb Concubine Chen's purity, just now Concubine Shen has been sent back."

"It's okay, in that case, let's go back." Concubine Liu replied, and asked her again: "My aunt is not by Concubine Chen's side to take care of her, where is this going?"

Zhuo Yao replied: "Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel that there is a problem with the incense of Concubine Chen's incense burning ceremony today, and they ordered the slave maid to go to Huguo Temple to check."

"Gokokuji Temple!" Yun Zhaorong was surprised when he heard this, and then covered his mouth with his hand.

Everyone looked at her, and Concubine Liu asked, "What's the matter?" What do you know? ”

Yun Zhaorong had an embarrassed expression on his face. "But the concubine didn't dare to confirm it."

"Zhaorong don't be afraid, today is not only Concubine Chen's mother robbed, but His Majesty's safety is also threatened." Zhuo Yao tried his best to persuade her to speak out. "As long as your words are true, it doesn't matter whether they are useless or not, but if you don't say it, you miss the key to this matter, but it's a big deal."

Hearing this, Yun Zhaorong thought for a moment and said slowly. "The morning before yesterday, after I went to offer incense to the first queen as usual, I saw Concubine Shen going in the direction of Huguo Temple, saying that it was for the second highness. Anyway, when I had nothing to do, I went with her, and during this time someone brought me a set of gorgeous Nafu spice utensils, and she wanted to use them. As a result, I was told that it was Concubine Chen's sister who prayed for her birthday.

Her face was not happy, and she accidentally knocked the spice to the ground, and then hurriedly asked the maid to pick it up, and never cared about it again. ”

Just as she was listening to her, someone came to report that the treasury of the Huguo Temple was draining, Zhuo Yao couldn't care about them, and hurriedly walked towards that side, when the treasury was already a piece of ashes, and the batch of spices that Yu Zhao had used this morning just happened. I had no choice but to go back and report what Yun Zhaorong said.

"This is a clear destruction of evidence."

Emperor Yuan also got the confirmation of the imperial doctor, and the fragrance on Yu Zhao's clothes was indeed mixed with a spice called "Candle Yin Fan", which was the favorite of poisonous snakes, even if it was a snake sleeping peacefully in hibernation, it could instantly arouse its madness. Hearing this news at this moment, it is even more certain that someone with ulterior motives did it deliberately. "Concubine Shen is indeed a big suspect, I revealed in the court a few days ago that after the birthday banquet, Ziyi would be passed on to Concubine Chen, and the Duke of Fu and Qi Xingyi were very dissatisfied."

"Your Majesty, do you want to search?" Zhuo Yao asked tentatively, and when Emperor Yuan nodded, he immediately led people to Concubine Shen's palace with Feng An.

Chu Zikai hugged Chu Ziyi in front of the door of the dormitory, looking at her from a distance like those wolf dogs, and finally saw her wake up and slowly open her eyes, turn around and report to Emperor Yuan.

Although he woke up, Yu Zhao was now in a daze, only feeling that his shoulder was in unbearable pain as if he had dislocated, the wind and cold seemed to be aggravated, his head was sloppy, and his throat hurt again. In a daze, she could only see what Yu Lu was crying and saying in front of her, but she couldn't hear it clearly at all.

Guessing that it was some words of concern, Yu Zhao held her hand. "Mother, don't worry, I'm fine." A Chu Ziyi appeared before meeting again, and hurriedly asked Chu Zikai to hug him away. "Don't give him too much."

"You can only keep it in peace, and my father and I will find out who is planning this." Chu Zikai instructed her. But Yu Zhao's ear power was temporarily lost and he couldn't hear, so he only looked at him suspiciously, and waved his hand to show that he couldn't hear.

Emperor Yuan came in with him, and after Chu Zikai informed him of the situation, he asked the imperial doctor and learned that it was a normal symptom caused by the aggravation of wind and cold, relieved his heart, and instructed someone to take good care of him, and then took Chu Zikai out to discuss the investigation.

Yu Lu personally watched her finish drinking the medicine and fall asleep again, before going to the side hall to rest. Chu Ziyi fell asleep on a small bed in Yu Zhao's room, and the hour had passed, and the noisy palace finally fell completely silent. Yu Zhao woke up from a nightmare, panting to see that there was no one in the room, but Chu Ziyi climbed out of bed, stumbled to the back study, and hurriedly got up to pick him up. But a figure pestled at the door of the study was so frightened that his heart was about to jump out.

Looking around and not alarming the others, Yu Zhaocai asked in a low voice, "It's so late, what's the matter with His Royal Highness the Prince?"

Chu Zikai said: "You swung the knife too hard, thinking that your shoulder would be strained, I will bring you medicine." Suddenly, Yu Zhao looked at him a little speechlessly, remembering that she couldn't hear now. Approached and showed her the medicine, gesturing to her shoulder.

Instantly understood, Yu Zhao took it. "Thank you, Your Highness." Later, he took Chu Ziyi to sleep, and sat next to him and coaxed him.

Chu Zikai followed and handed her a cloak to put on. Knowing that she couldn't hear it, she couldn't help but instruct: "You must not be so reckless in the future, this situation is too dangerous today......

Yu Zhao couldn't hear it, and when he saw his concerned face, he knew that he was saying something of concern, so he nodded perfunctorily and kept nodding.

Sensing her perfunctory, Chu Zikai's eyes softened, and his tone suddenly changed. "It's good that you just stand behind me in the future."

Yu Zhao nodded, and Chu Zikai's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Can you stay in the future, don't blame me if I can't keep my promise?"

Yu Zhao nodded, Chu Zikai knew that this was not her intention, but he still felt happy, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth. Yu Zhao found out that something was wrong, thinking that he was teasing himself, put down Chu Ziyi and went to the study, and made a gesture of sending off guests to the secret passage. "Your Highness, don't come here without saying hello in the future, it's scary."

Chu Zikai nodded, motioned for her to go back to rest, and went to the secret passage. After a short time, the entrance was closed, Yu Zhao covered the lichen, his shoulder was really painful, and he quickly took off his clothes and smeared the medicine, which was much better in an instant. I was no longer disturbed by this pain, and I fell asleep in the middle of the night and was more peaceful.

In the morning, another pair of medicine was poured down, and Yu Zhao's brows were furrowed, but the sickness on his body had subsided a lot, and he lay on the bed and listened to Zhuo Yao talk about the progress of the investigation.

"Concubine Shen didn't find anything in the palace, and the rest of the suspects are still slowly investigating."

As soon as the words fell, I listened to Feng An's report. "It's been found out, Your Majesty personally went to Concubine Shen's palace to find out."

"How did you find out?" Yu Zhao still felt that something was wrong, and asked cautiously.

Feng An replied: "Your Majesty instructed people to find a few snakes, first smell them the "candle yin mystery", and then put them in Concubine Shen's palace, and then go to the southwest corner of the wall, and sure enough, they dug out a strange thing that emitted a fragrance, and it was that thing. ”

"Can Concubine Shen plead guilty?"

Hearing Yu Zhao's question, he hurriedly replied: "I don't admit it, but Yun Zhaorong testified that Concubine Shen did touch the spices used by Niangniang to burn incense, and only she was found in the palace in the palace, and the slave couldn't rely on it."

Hearing this, Yu Zhao didn't say anything, just leaned on the couch and closed his eyes in contemplation. If it is said that Concubine Shen did it, there is indeed a great possibility.

But think about it carefully, if you know that you have a "candle yin fan" on your body, why do you dare to pull yourself forward to see the snake together? And the snake was sent by her in front of everyone, and the first thing that happened happened would be found on her head, was it really stupid or was there another reason? Yu Zhao's head began to hurt again, and he must be careful in the future. No matter how you say this, Concubine Shen is at fault after all, and how Emperor Yuan wants to punish herself for not participating is.

This time, Yu Lu's courage was frightened, and when he parted, he told her to be careful with tears in his eyes, Yu Zhao comforted her, and personally sent her to the car regardless of her discomfort. When he came back, he saw Chu Zirui kneeling in front of the Son of Heaven Hall to intercede for Concubine Shen with the concubine who was pregnant with Liujia. didn't pass, and didn't want to look back to meet Concubine Feng. The two walked and talked.

"Sister Concubine Chen is so blessed, I heard that Your Majesty wants to put the Fifth Highness above your name." Although Concubine Feng's tone was gentle, it was not difficult to hear that she was full of envy.

For the humble people, Yu Zhao was not so aggressive, and replied: "The Fifth Highness doesn't cry often with me, so Your Majesty made this decision."

Concubine Feng laughed at herself: "My sister got a golden son at such a young age, I was the first person to serve Your Majesty, but now I am getting older, but I end up alone."

Yu Zhao didn't answer, Chu Ziyin was exiled because he made a mistake, and he couldn't complain about others, Concubine Feng lost the responsibility of teaching, so she had to bear such bitter consequences, and there was nothing to be sorry for. So the two walked forward in silence and did not say a word.

The winter sunset is still crimson, but you can't feel the slightest residual warmth. The ensuing darkness enveloped the entire country. Only in the splendid palace, the four seasons are like spring all year round, and the cold wind has never been invaded for more than half a minute, so those who are cold and cold covet this place, and they do not hesitate to step on the blood to crawl over.