Chapter 171: Jade Pendant Chasing the Murderer (1st Update)
Xiao Hai narrowed his eyes.
Xiao Yan's remarks are not leaky.
He silently pinched the tea bowl and took a sip.
"King Jin," he said seemingly casually, and blew away the tea stalk, "if any of your nephews become the king of this throne in the future, will you sincerely assist him, never betray, never take his place on the throne?" ”
Xiao Ze sighed in his heart.
What does that mean? Do you want to pick the words on the surface?
Xiao Yan slowly raised his eyes, but didn't say a word.
"King Jin, I want you to swear to the emperor and the ancestors," Xiao Hai looked directly at him, "you can't take the throne from my prince, otherwise you will ......"
He smiled almost coldly, "You and your future queen will not die well. ”
Xiao Yan's breathing suddenly stagnated.
Xiao Hai actually made him make such an oath!
"Brother Huang," Xiao Ze licked his lips, his voice a little hoarse, "Why do you bother?" The imperial brother is loyal, and he is doing his duty for our Great Wei, and it is too chilling for you to do so! ”
"Whether the heart is cold or regretful, King Jin is only afraid that he knows very well in his heart." Xiao Hai still smiled, "If you don't make such an oath, even if I go to Huangquan one day, I will curse you day and night to cut off your children and grandchildren in the future." ”
Xiao Yan looked at him coldly.
As the king of a country, he wants to lower his status with such a posture, which clearly shows -
Xiao Hai is already in a weak position.
Xiao Hai got up, his body trembled, and looked at Xiao Yan, "What, you don't dare to swear?" ”
"I, Xiao Yan, hereby swear that I ask my father and the ancestors of the Great Wei Dynasty to testify," Xiao Yan suddenly said coldly, "I must abide by the ancestral teachings, put state affairs first, and will not support the army and take the throne of my nephew instead. ”
Xiao Hai smiled proudly, but in an instant, he saw Xiao Yan's gaze fall on him again, "On the other hand, the younger brother has already sworn an oath, should you also give me a guarantee?" ”
Xiao Hai's smile choked in his throat, "King Jin, do you know who you're talking to?" ”
"Among the many siblings of my father, you have been with us to this day," Xiao Yan did not let in the slightest, and stepped forward, "The ancestors and the ancestors are above, you have to swear not to take the lives of your younger brother and the wife of your future younger brother, and pray for the blessing of your younger brother and the wife of your future younger brother, and you must not curse a word, if you disobey, you will not be able to enter the temple and enjoy the sacrifice." ”
"You!" Xiao Hai almost jumped up in anger, pointing at Xiao Yan's nose and trembling fingers, "I am the emperor!" You talk to me like that! ”
"You are the emperor and the elder brother of the minister," Xiao Yan smiled slightly, "This matter is not too much, Your Majesty should do it, if you refuse to agree to such a simple trivial matter, then the brother will not be able to fulfill the promise just now, so you can only let it be invalid." ”
Xiao Hai was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently, and he almost fainted.
"You're so rampant, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you right away?"
"Your life's wish is to go down in history," Xiao Yan smiled amiably, "Naturally, you won't turn against your siblings for such a trivial matter." ”
Xiao Ze smacked his lips, feeling that his brother was really brave and invincible, one in a million!
If you are a daughter's family, you must marry your brother like this!
Xiao Hai finally calmed down his breath, looked at Xiao Yan for a long time, but suddenly laughed.
"Xiao Yan, you really deserve to be the son of your father, and you are worthy of being my good imperial brother."
"Brother Huang has won the award." Xiao Yan's face still didn't have any waves.
Xiao Hai let out a sigh, "I promise you." ”
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Xiao Hai also showed endless exhaustion on his face, and he waved his hand, "Xiao Yan, you have been fighting with me for so many years, and now I am old and frail, I am afraid that time is short, and now we can be regarded as reconciled." I don't ask for anything else, but I hope you will remember your oath and assist my son. ”
Reconciliation?
Xiao Ze suddenly wanted to laugh.
In the past so long days, the departure of the mother, the suffering of my brother and myself, where can I understate it with a few simple words?
Their hatred will still be counted little by little.
Compared to Xiao Ze, Xiao Yan still didn't have any expression, but just arched his hand, "If there is nothing else, the ministers will retire first." ”
Xiao Hai covered his face, "You guys should also go and see Nan Hao." ”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and withdrew after saluting Xiao Ze.
Xiao Nanhao's body was placed in the Zi Palace, where the sun could not be exposed all year round, the room was cold and cold, only a few palace maids and eunuchs guarded, and when they saw Xiao Yan and the two coming, they immediately bowed and bowed, and quietly retreated.
For the sake of decency, Xiao Nanhao's body has been cleaned up and put on new clothes, but his pale face still looks extremely terrifying and frightening.
Xiao Ze looked at it, and he didn't have a good impression of Xiao Nanhao, and then retreated after a while.
He closed the door when he went out.
Looking at his brother's appearance, it seems that he has something to say to Xiao Nanhao.
He hugged his chest, leaned against the trunk of the tree, looked up at the clouds in the sky, but whistled to attract the pretty little palace maid opposite, and she suddenly blushed and became a persimmon.
Xiao Zezheng was laughing happily, and suddenly heard his brother in the house say something.
"Nan Hao, although you were killed by her, don't repay a woman if you have any grievances and grievances, just record the matter between us men."
Xiao Ze was shocked, and suddenly lost his intention to tease, and only sighed faintly.
His brother is really affectionate.
When he sat in the carriage, Xiao Ze glanced at Xiao Yan pitifully, and when he saw that he ignored him, he glanced again.
"If you have a disease in your eyes, you can only cut it out for you."
Xiao Ze sobbed and slid down from his seat and lay on Xiao Yan's lap, "Brother, you say, who has known you for a long time, me or Su Jin?" ”
"You have amnesia?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and shook off his hand, "Go back." ”
"No, no, no!" Xiao Ze climbed up with a dead face again, and asked himself, "It's obvious that we've known each other for a long time, right, so who is important, me or Su Jin?" ”
He tilted his head, "You tell the truth!" ”
Xiao Yan looked at him and suddenly smiled, "Xiao Ze, are you sure you want me to tell the truth?" ”
"I don't care!" Xiao Ze grabbed Xiao Yan's sleeve and kept shaking, "You have to say what I like to hear." ”
"Okay, you're the most important." Xiao Yan sent him to pet his head like a puppy, "Go back and sit, I have a headache from your noise." ”
Xiao Zemei went back, eager to roll happily on the ground.
Although my brother can make such a poisonous oath for Su Jin, and he can take all the blame on himself, the person he loves the most is still me!
The next time I see Su Jin, I have to show off.
He picked up the apricot on the table, raised his eyes and asked Xiao Yan casually, "Brother, the oath you made with Xiao Hai before was fake, right?" A righteous gentleman like you is so impassioned in his false words today, I have to believe it. ”
Xiao Ze opened the letter in his hand and looked at it, nodded, and did not make a sound.
Xiao Ze was stunned, as if he had reacted to something, and said hesitantly, "Brother, when was the last time you told a lie?" ”
Xiao Yan didn't look at him, just said lightly, "Just now." ”
Xiao Ze: ......
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"Your Majesty!" Concubine Cai rubbed Xiao Hai's temples, and there were words in her mouth, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is really too arrogant, why doesn't Your Majesty give him some color to see?" ”
Xiao Hai closed his eyes and looked enjoyed, "You girl! Since you are angry, why didn't you just come out from behind the screen and say a few words to save face? ”
"Your Majesty~" Concubine Cai snorted, turned around and sat in Xiao Hai's arms, "You are making fun of the concubines again, where can the concubines follow the ministers." ”
Xiao Hai smiled and pinched her little face, "And self-knowledge." ”
"Your Majesty!" A eunuch walked in, "Yang Shaoping, Lord Yang is here." ”
"Xuan." Xiao Hai waved his hand, and Concubine Cai turned behind the screen again.
"I've seen Your Majesty!" Yang Shaoping saluted respectfully, and only got up with Xiao Hai's permission.
After being beaten by his father Yang Wei in his last marriage proposal, and being taken out by His Royal Highness Xiao Ze to "browse Xuanjing Flowers", Yang Shaoping obviously has a more stable temperament than before, and many things are no longer impatient.
"How?" Xiao Hai spoke.
"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen led people to search the carriage that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rode in before his death, and he really gained a lot."
"Oh?"
"Under the small table in the middle of the carriage, Wechen felt the traces of the paste, because it was not visible under the table, so Wechen asked people to unload the table, only to find that although the paste had dried up, it could be seen that it was a short dagger according to the shape of the mold, which shows that the assassin must have had contact with His Highness in the carriage before, and committed murder when His Highness was unprepared."
Xiao Hai squinted and listened, his fingers tapping lightly on the arm of the chair.
"Then what do you mean, it's possible that this person is still familiar with the prince?"
"My subordinates had this speculation, but they didn't dare to say it until they saw something else."
"What's that?" Xiao Hai's eyes turned.
Yang Shaoping took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve, which seemed to be wrapped in something, and he offered it with both hands.
The eunuch beside the emperor took it and handed it to Xiao Hai respectfully.
Xiao Hai took it and unfolded it, and saw that it was a delicate jade pendant stained with blood.
This jade pendant has an excellent texture and is cool to the touch, but what shocked Xiao Hai the most was not its quality, but the character "Meng" carved on it.
What does Meng mean? It's either a first name or a first name!
Xiao Nanhao is the crown prince, and he is not a third-grade or above official, how can he be qualified to board his carriage?
And who among the courtiers had this word in their name?
The answer is self-explanatory.
The anger in the hall suddenly dropped to the freezing point, and Yang Shaoping opened his mouth when he saw Xiao Hai's uncertain expression.
"Your Majesty, in fact, this matter cannot be said to be Lord Meng, but it is only said that the relationship between the Prime Minister and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is probably relatively deep......"
Deep?
Xiao Hai took the jade pendant and looked at it.
His own crown prince and his prime minister met privately and had a deep relationship?
Isn't this a clique for personal gain?
Xiao Hai sneered.