Ye Hao put down her chopsticks after a few bites, and always felt that it couldn't be so simple today, was it just an ordinary plum banquet?

Jun Lin Chu sat opposite, his eyes were staring at Ye Hao from beginning to end, whether it was her or not, he had to get rid of this trouble!

The atmosphere of the banquet was harmonious, the emperor and queen talked happily, and on the male table opposite, several princes were also secretly trying to compete. The eldest prince Jun Lin Chu raised his wine glass and said with a hearty smile: "Come, His Royal Highness will also have a drink."

Jun Chengxuan raised his eyebrows and said gently: "Brother Huang seems to be in a good mood." After speaking, he also raised his glass and took a sip, his words carried a little tentative meaning, but Jun Lin Chu didn't seem to hear it, and only smiled: "It's rare for brothers to get together, I'm naturally happy."

Jun Moli was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, which was even more majestic, and glanced at Jun Ninglan on the side, very displeased, and said: "Sixth brother, if you go on like this, you will ruin yourself sooner or later!"

Jun Ninglan was playing with the wine glass in his hand, and when he heard the words, he raised his eyes to look at him, the eyes in the peach blossom eyes were dark and deep, he raised his lips and smiled, and he was careless, "After all, my reputation for being a gentleman is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, I think it's good." "Stare at the glass, and drink it all.

Jun Moli shook his head disdainfully, in fact, he just likes to suppress Jun Ninglan and make him bow down in front of him, but he doesn't know that his so-called pride Jun Ninglan is extremely disdainful.

At this moment, a person dressed as a guard walked over quickly, knelt down towards the emperor, and said in a voice with deep joy: "Your Majesty, the second prince has returned to Beijing, and now he is only waiting to enter the palace."

The emperor was overjoyed, and said hello three times in a row, the queen's face froze, and then she smiled reluctantly, and congratulated: "Your Majesty, the second prince has returned from a great victory, which is really gratifying."

Everyone in the banquet seemed to have been exaggerated by the return of the god of war of Northern Chu, and in the midst of joy, a father-in-law screamed: "The second prince is here!"

The second prince Jun Mo Nian wore a general's armor outfit, and even didn't have time to change his clothes before he strode in, his eyebrows were sharp, his facial features were distinct, if the facial features carved by the knife were extremely three-dimensional, because he was wearing armor, he was even more refreshing and more majestic, he himself was also a stereotypical person, and after saluting the emperor expressionlessly, he stood aside silently.

Ye Hao carefully observed this second prince, in fact, the second prince has always been pampered and not surprised, even if he is now proud of his outstanding military achievements, but he always keeps his duty, which is also the reason why the emperor loved him so much in the previous life, but such an excellent person died under Jun Chengxuan's ambush after all, and a generation of war gods ended up with a sword to seal his throat, which was too chilling.

The emperor hurriedly spoke, and even raised his hand weakly, changed his face to a soft complexion, and even looked like a loving father, he waved his hand and said, "Come on, give the second prince a seat." Zhang Yonghai replied in a low voice, and the queen also looked at the emperor in surprise, as if she was a little incredulous, so many people were present, and the emperor actually gave a seat to Jun Shaonian, what does this mean? Does it imply that he is the emperor's candidate for the crown prince?

Not only was the queen surprised, but Concubine Xian was also stunned, and then she was relieved, because Jun Chengxuan shook her head lightly in the direction of her at the next seat, signaling her to be at ease, Concubine Xian sighed, presumably Xuan'er must have her own opinion.

Jun Shaonian is facing a big difficulty, if he refuses, it will be disrespectful, then the emperor will be displeased, he has offended his father, if he readily accepts, then it will undoubtedly become a thorn in the side of the queen and others. The emperor's words seem to be considerate of him, but in fact they are not.

After thinking about it, he said: "Father, the sons are afraid, and the sons have no hard work and high achievements, how can they get the throne?" , besides, I haven't seen my brothers for a long time, for fear that my feelings will be unfamiliar, and my sons want to sit with them. What he said was reasonable, and it sounded very heartfelt, if the emperor didn't allow it, it seemed that he would be a little uninvited, so the emperor nodded, looked at him meaningfully, and allowed it.

Jun Shaonian sat next to Jun Chengxuan, bowed his hand to those brothers, said a few words of greeting, and said nothing more. In fact, the royal family of Northern Chu is weak, after all, it is in the period of seizing the heir, and any too close interaction between the prince will be regarded by the emperor as a gang and an alliance, and no one wants to be targeted by the emperor.

Jun Lin Chu was silent for a while, and took the lead in speaking, pretending to be the eldest brother, and said with concern: "The second brother has won many battles on the frontier, and presumably this time the father's reward is indispensable." In fact, he deliberately tested Jun Shaonian to see what he thought, and analyzed his current thoughts from his words.

Jun Shaonian was expressionless, frowning, and seemed to have a hard time thinking, and only replied after a while: "Whatever my father rewards, I want." This is an insurance answer, not only does it say that he will ask for merit or take the initiative to hint at what he wants, but also indicates that he will not refuse to come, as for what the emperor will reward, that is another matter.

The queen's smiling face has been a little unnatural since Jun Shaonian entered the table, and she pretended to be calm and composed, and the laughter she pretended to be just for others to see, and she originally thought that today's plum banquet was going to end here. A little father-in-law leaned over to Zhang Yonghai's ear and muttered a few words, but Zhang Yonghai frowned when he heard it, and whispered a report to the emperor.

The expression on the emperor's face was extremely strange, as if he couldn't think of why it was like that, but after thinking twice, he still waved his hand and ordered the man to come in. Not long after, there was a young man in an official robe, who looked like he was very upright, and he went straight to the topic, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister asked about the history of the concubine, the maid who drowned in the lotus pond, and the last person he came into contact with before dying was Ye Hao, the fourth Miss Ye Zhen." As he spoke, he raised his voice slightly, "Dare to ask, who is Miss Ye Si?" ”

The young man is Guan Xiaosheng, a well-known rectal officer in Bian Jing, who is young and promising, and was favored by the emperor and promoted in one fell swoop, he is also loyal enough and not afraid of the powerful. The emperor ignored his unreasonableness, his eyes were cold, and his voice could not hear joy and anger, and said, "Oh, is it?"

Since he mentioned himself, Ye Hao also stood up with Shi Shiran, bowed slightly at Guan Xiaosheng, and his face was calm, "Lord Guan, I am Ye Hao, just now Lord Guan said that I was the last person to see the palace maid, and it was true, but after I got out of the toilet, the palace maid was gone." ”

As soon as Princess Luxiang heard that this murder might be related to Ye Hao, she immediately became interested, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that Ye Hao killed that palace maid, it is really terrible and cruel." said that she made a very righteous and indignant appearance, as if she really pitied the life of the palace maid.

The queen said, "What does Lord Guan think of this?" After all, it was the palace maid who died, and it was a matter of the harem, and it was not an offense to Shengwei that she spoke in advance, the harem was in charge of her, and it was understandable to ask.

Guan Xiaosheng subconsciously raised his eyes to see the emperor nodding slightly, and continued: "According to the results of the autopsy, the palace maid was strangled to death by someone and then thrown into the lotus pond," he explained carefully, with a serious face, "Because the palace maid did not have a lot of mud in her nostrils, it means that she was thrown into the lotus pond without much struggle, so it can be judged that she was killed first and then thrown away."

After hearing this, the emperor was angry, pointed at Ye Hao, his face was not good, and said angrily: "Do you have any other explanation?" What a Ye Hao is so bold that he dares to commit murder in the palace! ”

Ye Hao sneered, in fact, he already had the answer in his heart, it must be that Jun Linchu killed the palace maid in order to destroy her mouth and blame her, he was sure that whether she eavesdropped or not, he must die, he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one, it is really vicious.

She said calmly: "Your Majesty, the courtiers think they have a clear conscience, and I implore the emperor to allow the courtiers time to find out the truth!" Do those people want to see her panic and shame? She was so calm and composed, as if this had not happened to her.

In the men's seat, Jun Shaonian looked at Ye Hao's eyes very sharp, and he asked Jun Lin Chu next to him, "Big brother, that is General Ye Meng's daughter-in-law, Ye Hao?" Actually, he had also heard of Ye Hao, after all, Ye Hao's reputation was well known to Bian Jing, a famous stupid woman with straw bags, but now that she looks, her unconsciously strong aura is not a few points less than that of the queen in the high position.

It was obvious that she should be in a hurry, but she was extremely calm, Jun Lin Chu's eyes dodged, and she sighed, not caring very much, "Yes, General Ye's daughter-in-law." The disdain in and out of the words was obvious.

Jun Ninglan lazily raised his eyes and looked at Ye Hao, he was already handsome, with slanted eyebrows and sideburns, eyes like ink stars, a nose like a hanging gall, thin lips and attractive lips, lazily supporting his chin, even more beautiful than a woman. There were already many noble ladies in the women's table who secretly looked at him and secretly rejoiced.

The winter wind is always a little cold, Ye Hao's face is a little cold, but what is even colder is her heart. That's right, she is gambling, betting that the emperor will agree to her request for the so-called justice and let her find out the truth, so she continued to add: "Your Majesty, the courtiers have heard that the emperor has been governing the government clearly and fairly, and now the courtiers just want to prove their innocence, presumably the emperor will definitely agree."

It doesn't matter, since the emperor hesitated and left him a dose of fierce medicine, the emperor would also agree to her for the sake of his holy name and reputation.

Sure enough, the emperor's eyes were blazing, and he looked at her for a long time, and suddenly relented: "Since you are sure, I will give you a day to find out the truth!"

Ye Zhen bowed her head, after all, one day, she would always find out something, the queen suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, the concubine will arrange for Miss Ye to live in a dormitory."

The emperor acquiesced, in fact, Ye Hao didn't look like he could kill, but he needed to give an explanation for the matter in front of him.

The banquet dispersed in a hurry, Ye Mei glanced at Ye Hao meaningfully, and in the way of everyone's face, she had to pretend to be concerned and said: "Fourth sister, I believe it's not you, I will definitely explain it to my grandmother when I go back."

Ye Hao said: "I hope so!"

Ye Mei walked along the crowd, feeling very proud, Ye Hao was involved in a murder this time, and she must not be able to escape at will.