In the evening of the next day, Xiao Daocheng finally couldn't stay tired, went back to the Qiandian to take a nap for a while, and didn't know how long he slept, he was suddenly awakened by Qu Ping, he woke up, Qu Ping knelt in front of the couch, only to see him holding a bamboo tube sealed with fire paint in his hand, Qu Ping said: "Yanzhou Thorn Shi ordered someone to send a feather in an urgent manner for 800 miles yesterday, please take a look at Your Majesty." ”

Qu Ping said, both hands on the feather sash, Xiao Daocheng was quite uneasy in his heart, he was slightly stunned, and said: "Yanzhou Thorn History ......" Yanzhou is the border with the Northern Wei Dynasty, and now the Yanzhou Thorn History 800 miles is urgently sent to the feather skull, it should not be the Northern Wei Tatars who have invaded the border again!

Xiao Daocheng was sluggish for a while before taking the bamboo tube and opening it, but when he saw what was written on the letter, he was stunned, Qu Ping raised his eyes and saw that he was dumbfounded, as if frightened, and hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Could it be that the Northern Wei Dynasty violated the border? ”

"Taishan, the earthquake ......" Xiao Daocheng didn't come to his senses for a while, Qu Ping rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said intentionally: "Could it be that what Zu Taishi said is true?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he ......"

When he said this, he pretended to be speechless and deliberately swallowed the words back, Xiao Daocheng said absentmindedly: "Gongsun Sui ......" He immediately relieved himself and ordered: "Quick... Hurry up to Zhongshu Province, and order Wang Jing to personally draft the edict, and I want to respectfully ask Gongsun Sui to be released from prison. ”

Qu Ping secretly tugged at the corners of his lips when he heard this, and then said, "Only, the old slave will do it," Qu Ping turned around and was about to leave, Xiao Daocheng thought about it and stopped him, Qu Ping turned around and waited, he said: "Go back and go to the Tingwei Office again, ask Zheng Hui to entertain Gongsun Sui, and send him any good wine and food, don't treat him badly." ”

"Huh," Qu Ping agreed, and he went out.

But he didn't know that Xiao Ying was standing outside listening to the root of the wall at this time, he heard the earthquake in Mount Tai, and he panicked, and hurried to Hanzhang Palace, wanting to inform Xie Guifei.

At that time, Xie Guifei was lying on the beauty couch to rest, and there were two palace ladies on the side who were fanning it, perhaps the weather was hot and dry, Xie Guifei was always turning over and over on the couch, and she was really restless in sleep, and He Nushi, who was in charge, whispered recently: "Niangniang, this day is also strangely hot, or, the slave maid will go to the ice cellar and take a few ice bricks out to cool you down?" ”

Xie Guifei really sat up when she heard this, and scolded with a gloomy face: "Then you don't go quickly!" ”

He Nushi hurriedly glanced at Gong E next to her, and motioned her to get it, Xie Guifei snatched the fan in Gong E's hand next to her, fanned herself, and did not forget to pick up the collar of the mourning dress and pour the wind into the clothes.

"This palace is wrapped in this burlap, and the prickly heat is about to come out of her body," Xie Guifei said, becoming more and more irritable, waving a fan in her hand more and more quickly, and then muttered: "This grandmother, she left too suddenly." ”

He Nushi smiled and did not speak.

Xiao Ying's voice came from outside the door, only to hear him call: "Mother!" ”

Immediately after, Xiao Yingren hurriedly walked in, he entered the hall, Xie Guifei was still a little dry, glanced at him, and asked impatiently: "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Ying saw that there were a lot of palace ladies standing in the hall, and she couldn't help but feel very annoying, so she waved at them and drove them out.

After Gong E had already retreated, he approached Xie Guifei and said, "Mother, do you remember the earthquake last night?" ”

Concubine Xie pondered for a while and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's the earthquake in Mount Tai, and the father ordered Wang Jing to personally draft the edict, to respectfully ask Gongsun Sui to be released from prison, mother and son are worried, eldest brother is really ......" Xiao Ying said this, couldn't help sighing, and didn't say any more.

"We can't let others think that the prince is really destined to return, otherwise, our mother's future road will not be easy!"

Hearing what Concubine Xie said, Xiao Ying hurriedly asked, "What is the plan of the concubine?" ”

Concubine Xie pondered for a moment and said: "Kill Gongsun Sui and blame the prince, let them think that Gongsun Sui was threatened by the prince, so he said that the Taishan earthquake was fulfilled in the East Palace, and now the earthquake has been fulfilled, and Gongsun Sui has no use value, and the prince will kill people and kill people." ”

Xiao Ying was thinking about it, and immediately laughed so much that her facial features were twisted together, and she said: "Mother concubine is so clever!" Wonderful! ”

Concubine Xie bent the corners of her lips, raised her eyebrows and said, "Go ahead." ”

"My son is leaving."

Xiao Ying was in a hurry to leave the palace and return to the house to arrange for people to go to the Tingwei Office to kill Gongsun Sui, but when she walked to the end gate, she met Tingwei Zheng Hui hurriedly entering the palace.

When Zheng Hui saw Xiao Ying, he stopped saluting and called, "His Royal Highness the King of Linchuan." ”

When he bent over, half of the things hidden in the sleeve pocket were exposed at the cuffs, Xiao Ying inadvertently saw that it was a cloth that was about to have blood, and the blood stains on it seemed to be words, Zheng Hui saw that Xiao Ying was staring, and hurriedly stuffed the cloth into the sleeve pocket.

Xiao Ying laughed out loud and asked, "Zheng Tingwei looked hurried, where are you going?" ”

Zheng replied: "Back to Your Highness, the minister is going to enter the palace to ask to see Your Majesty." ”

"Oh," Xiao Ying nodded angrily, and said, "Then you go, this king will... Don't delay you. ”

Xiao Ying smiled maliciously at Zheng Hui, Zheng Hui glanced at him, smiled at him, and left.

Seeing Zheng Hui walking away, Xiao Ying also secretly followed, and when Zheng Hui entered the Shiqian Palace, he stood outside the hall and continued to listen to the root of the wall, he saw that the bloody handkerchief in Zheng Hui's sleeve seemed to be a blood book, and he really couldn't stand the itching, just to find out what was going on with that thing, and at this time, he even forgot all the things that Xie Guifei had explained.

Zheng returned to the Shiqian Hall to ask to see Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Daocheng was also full of doubts, and asked, "Didn't I ask Qu Ping's court lieutenant to find you?" Why are you still here? ”

At this time, Qu Ping had just left Zhongshu Province and was heading to the Imperial Governor's Office, and he hadn't arrived there yet, let alone meeting Zheng Hui, Zheng Hui was also confused when he heard this, he was stunned for a long time before saying: "The minister has something important to ask to see Your Majesty." ”

"What?" Xiao Daocheng looked at him.

Zheng Hui lowered his voice slightly and said, "Gongsun Sui...... He hanged himself in prison ......"

"You...... What did you say?! Xiao Daocheng was dumbfounded, his eyes widened and he looked at Zheng Hui, Zheng Hui took out the blood book left by Gongsun Sui from his sleeve and presented it, "Your Majesty, please see, this is Gongsun Sui's own handwriting before he died, and every word of this blood book is accused...... Accusing His Royal Highness King Wuling of deliberately framing him, I hope His Majesty will investigate it clearly. ”

Xiao Daocheng was stunned to take the blood book and look at it, only to see that the blood book wrote: Chen Wenyuan, since childhood to study the art of Huang Lao, although not proficient in astronomy and geography, but also a little understanding of fur, once received the guidance of the master, said that Mount Tai will be shocked, Wenyuan watched the sky at night, saw the Ying confusion and guarded the heart, knowing that the catastrophe was coming, but the king of Wuling deliberately framed Wen Yuan, so that Wen Yuan was wronged, and he was imprisoned, Wen Yuan thought that he was worthy of the sky, and he had only one death to prove his innocence. Wen Yuan paused.

Zheng Hui raised his head, and saw that Xiao Daocheng was holding the blood book in his hand, and he could see that he was holding the blood book in his hand, and he called him lightly to pull back his thoughts, Xiao Daocheng paused, and said seriously: "This matter must be kept secret, and it cannot be publicized, I have my own decision!" ”

Hearing that Gongsun Sui had hanged himself in prison, Xiao Ying secretly clenched his fists outside, complaining that he hadn't gone to discuss countermeasures with his mother earlier, and now he was a step late, which made his plan fall through, but ...... Gongsun then left a bloody letter to accuse the fifth brother, which is a new thing.