The queen had a cough, and after everyone got up early to ask for peace, the county lord of Duanmin took Wei Lanqi and Wei Yining to guard in front of her.

There was no morning class today, so the queen didn't ask them to leave.

"Although the weather is hot now, it is not advisable to put too much ice in the queen's palace." After the imperial doctor checked the pulse, he said: "The cold hurts the lungs, so you should be cautious." In addition to pears, chestnuts and loquats, don't eat anything else. ”

So the queen asked the county lord Duanmin and others to eat the two plates of fresh lychees that were tributed, so as not to waste them.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, the emperor has arrived." The palace maid came in to pray.

"Then we'll quit first." Hearing this, Lord Duanmin hurriedly stood up.

"I'm afraid it's too late." The palace maid said: "The county lord went out at this time just to meet the holy car. ”

"So you all go behind the screen first." The queen instructed: "I think the emperor heard that I was sick, come and have a look." But to say a few words, I have to go to the study to deal with government affairs. ”

Wei Yining and the others then hid behind the golden screen in the queen's bedroom, thinking that the emperor was just here to visit the queen and leave after saying a few words.

As soon as they stood still behind the screen, the emperor walked in angrily.

Seeing that his expression was abnormal, the queen hurriedly greeted him, and before he could say goodbye, the emperor pointed at her and said, "Your good son!" I've been so busy with government work all year round that I don't know when you've taught such a disobedient thing! ”

The queen was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "The emperor is angry, please sit down." I don't know what the prince did wrong, which made Long Yan angry. ”

When the emperor heard this, he sneered and said, "I'm not talking about the crown prince, I'm talking about Uji!" ”

When the queen heard that it was the second prince, she had to change her tone and ask, "What's wrong with him?" I thought it was too naughty, so I ordered someone to call him and ask the emperor to reprimand him in person, and he would not dare to do it again in the future. ”

"Naughty? Do you think he's still a three- or four-year-old kid?! The emperor's anger did not dissipate in the slightest: "A few days ago, the goose head dug up in the East Palace had a golden sword in its mouth, which was exactly the same as what he usually fiddled with. That's fine, it's not a rare thing, and I didn't pay attention to it at first. A few days ago, the Taishi of Qin Tianjian observed the celestial phenomena and said that a prince had committed a crime. However, the Criminal Department investigated that Yu Xin and said that he had met the second prince two years ago. Today he shot and wounded Hong Taishi of Qin Tianjian again, and I asked someone to take him to the upper study. I want to ask him what is going on? Who wanted to go to his eunuch searched the entire palace, and finally replied to me that the second prince had left the palace. ”

The queen couldn't help but turn pale when she heard the emperor's words, and all the spearheads were pointed at the second prince.

Of course, the son she gave birth to knew that although the second prince Mao Ji had an impatient temperament and was martial and disgusting, he would never do anything to kill his father and brother.

"Your Majesty, these things are very important, Mao Ji is just a teenager, where can he make these ruthless schemes?" The queen defended her son: "He has always been filial and friendly, and there must be a misunderstanding in between." ”

"Misunderstanding?" The emperor sneered: "Originally, I also thought there was a misunderstanding, but when he ran away, he didn't want to be a thief?!" ”

"He, he ...... "The queen didn't know at all, and second, the second prince was not in the palace in this matter, even if she wanted to call him over to ask him clearly, she couldn't, so she didn't know how to defend him."

At this time, the three people hiding behind the screen naturally heard the conversation between the emperor and the empress, and the lord of Duanmin was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

whispered to Wei Lanqi and Wei Yining: "What can I do about this?" The second prince has always been very arrogant, and I don't believe he would do these things when I beat him to death. ”

"Yining, you really have the ability to predict the unknown." Wei Lanqi said to Wei Yining: "A few days ago, when we asked the queen to say goodbye, you said that you wanted the queen to pay more attention to the second prince, but I didn't expect it to come true so soon." ”

"yes, that's right." The county lord of Duanmin also remembered, grabbed Wei Yining's hand, forgot about their situation at the moment, and raised his voice: "Do you have any good ways to help him clear his suspicions?" ”

"Who's where?! Come out! "The emperor was angry, and when he heard someone talking behind the screen, he came out.

Wei Yining and the other three people couldn't hide anymore, so they had to walk out slowly and kneel down in front of the emperor to say goodbye.

"The emperor was angry, and a few of them came to visit me, but they hid behind the screen to avoid the holy car." The queen interceded for them: "This is my short-term plan, and it is not that they intend to offend the emperor." ”

"It's just a few little girls, so it's okay." The emperor is usually quite lenient, but although he is angry at this time, he does not want to anger others.

Wei Yining and Wei Lanqi met the emperor for the first time, but the lord of Dunmin was common, she was anxious for the queen, so she said: "The emperor is angry, we didn't mean to eavesdrop, but what you just said the second prince will never do." ”

The emperor didn't want to talk to them about this matter more, and motioned to the queen to let them go out first.

Lord Duanmin naturally understood that he couldn't speak for the second prince when he went out, so he hurriedly grabbed the words and said, "Just now we were behind the screen, and Yining just said that the second prince was wronged. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can listen to her. ”

Wei Yining didn't expect the county lord of Duanmin to sell himself like this, and looked up at the queen, the queen's eyes looked at her eagerly, hoping that she could exonerate the second prince.

"Whose child are you? On what basis is it said that he was wronged? The emperor lowered his head slightly and looked at Wei Yining, but she was just a teenage girl, younger than the county lord of Duanmin, what did such a little girl know, so although the emperor asked her, he didn't have much hope.

"Wei Yining, the people's girl, is the companion of the county lord," Wei Yining briefly said his identity: "Although I haven't seen these things in person, as a bystander, I just feel that there are a few things that are very suspicious." ”

Seeing that she neither blindly shouted for the second prince, nor was she afraid, the emperor was a little interested and asked her: "Let's talk about what is suspicious." ”

"Knowing that it is impossible to succeed in assassinating with the power of one person, but still going to assassinate the driver, this is the first suspicion." Wei Yining said generously: "If you say a big rebellious word, if you want to commit it, shouldn't you try your best to do everything?" ”

Listening to her words, the queen nodded secretly, and although the emperor did not say anything, he did not interrupt her.

"Knowing that the witchcraft is not effective, but it leaves traces, this is the second suspicion." Wei Yining continued: "What's more, with the character of the second prince, you should disdain this vicious method. ”

"That's right, Jill would rather fight in person than do it." The queen affirmed.

"I don't understand the astrological things, but shooting and injuring a Taishi can't change the celestial phenomena, and besides, there are three princes, which may not mean the second prince." Wei Yining said: "Although at first glance, it seems that the second prince may be taking revenge on Taishi, but this may not be too obvious, this is the third suspicion." ”

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