After thinking about it for a while, Daduo quickly made a decision, and then said to Mu Churan: "Fortunately, it is in the daytime, if it is night, I am afraid that the person who dies will be this king." I don't blame Lord Xiao for this matter, only the person behind the ghost. I hope Your Majesty will see it. ”

Mu Churan saw that he also had the heart to protect Xiao He, so he followed his words and said to Xiao He, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Since the King of Chishui intercedes for you, then I will spare you this time, and act carefully and cautiously in the future, so as not to be taken advantage of by the younger generation again." ”

Xiao He thanked him and got up.

Seeing that Xiao He was fine, Daduo smiled and said, "Just now, thanks to Lord Xiao's alertness, when I was taking medicine, I found a spider." This king dodged in time. A royal doctor next to him had a strange face, and he wanted to stop talking.

Mu Churan noticed that his expression was different, so he asked, "Imperial Doctor Gong, what did you find?" ”

When the imperial doctor heard the emperor's question, he stepped forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has something to do, before Lord Xiao took a bottle of muscle-building and blood-activating ointment to let Wei Chen look at it, saying that it was to be used for the king of Chishui to apply externally, and the minister checked the ingredients of the ointment, which is indeed of great benefit to external injuries, so he allowed it." ”

As he spoke, he glanced up at Xiao He slightly, paused for a moment, and then continued, "But now that I think about it, there is something strange. There is a taste of horse chestnut lotus in the ointment, which was originally born at the bottom of the valley or in a damp place, and does have the effect of invigorating blood and reducing swelling, but when concocted in a special way, this thing can exude the smell of attracting poisonous insects, especially in spring and summer. Therefore, in the folk, the seven-leaf lotus has another name called the demon incense. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only did Daduo look shocked, but even Xiao He himself was very surprised.

Mu Churan's expression on his face was uncertain, and he gradually became a little gloomy. Xiao He hurriedly knelt down again, leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has no other intention to offer this ointment, just for the sake of King Chishui's early recovery, and the minister has nothing to do with poisonous insects." ”

Mu Churan turned his head and asked the imperial doctor, "Among the ordinary plasters for treating external injuries, is there a habit of adding seven-leaf lotus?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the seven-leaf lotus is not very common in my Da Yin territory, this thing likes humidity and heat, but there are more in the territory of Nanfeng. Therefore, it is rare to add horse chestnut lotus to ordinary ointments. If Lord Xiao has a wide range of friends, it would not be surprising that he has his own way to get some rarer treasures. The imperial doctor said slowly, but there was a needle hidden in his words, pointing out that Xiao He was harboring evil intentions.

Xiao He couldn't help but curse in his heart, how much benefit did he receive to frame me?

Duan Heng, who had been beside him without saying a word, finally couldn't help it, and stepped forward to Mu Churan and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Lord Xiao will not deliberately use such means to murder the King of Chishui, everything must be framed by someone with a heart." The minister is willing to ask for a thorough investigation of this matter, return Lord Xiao's innocence, and give an explanation to King Chishui! ”

Mu Churan looked at Duan Heng, his eyes scanned his face, and saw that he was still frank and unafraid, facing his own scrutiny. He then turned to the King of Chishui and asked, "I wonder what the King of Chishui wants?" ”

"Since Prince Xiao An said that he will investigate this matter thoroughly, then leave it to Prince Xiao An to handle, I also believe that Lord Xiao will not harm me, but I don't want the person behind the scenes to get away with it." Dado said.

"Before Duan Heng finds out that this matter has nothing to do with you, you will go back to the house and think about it behind closed doors." Mu Churan flicked his sleeves at Xiao He, and there was a little anger in his voice. Xiao He bowed respectfully and thanked him solemnly.

Obviously punished her, but secretly fished her out of the inn. Although I don't know why this Chishui King must stay with Xiao He by his side, it is always right to send her away quickly. The night before, Mu Churan sent Wuyi Wei to investigate if there was anything unusual in this post house, and he was rewarded, Xiao He was arranged in the wing room of the side hall, and there was nothing unusual.

This morning, poisonous insects made a big fuss about the inn, which is really weird. All this is obviously aimed at Xiao He, and he can only let her leave this place first.

Daduo heard that Mu Churan had punished Xiao He and thought about it behind closed doors, although he was extremely dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything. After all, Mu Churan's move was ostensibly to protect his own interests, how could he save his face again.

All the anger can only be sprinkled on the person who puts the worms, who wants to harm himself? Dado's eyes narrowed slightly.

After everyone sent Mu Churan back to the palace first, Xiao He also packed up and prepared to go home, and before leaving, Daduo stopped her, a little scoundrel, "Don't worry, I will find out who is behind the ghost and return your innocence as soon as possible." Xiao He moved his eyebrows slightly, and wrote lightly: "Thank you for the kindness of King Chishui, I believe that these things will be done by Prince An." A word is neither soft nor hard, and it is not salty or light to turn him away.

Daduo was not angry and looked at her and walked out of the post house quickly, the corners of his mouth turned up, but he was thinking in his heart, hum, Emperor Dayin punished you for thinking about it behind closed doors, and he didn't say that others couldn't come to visit, you wait.

Outside the door of the post house, Shen Suhang and Duan Heng comforted Xiao He together, afraid that she would be worried. Xiao He smiled indifferently and persuaded the two of them, "Don't worry, I won't worry about what I haven't done." It's a good thing that I'm just stealing free time now. ”

Duan Heng saw that she could see it, so he was a little relieved.

After Xiao He returned home, Duan Heng sent people to check carefully in the post house, except for most of the retinue of the King of Chishui, only a few rough envoys were from Da Yin. During Duan Heng's investigation, he got a lot of irrelevant news, and he was a little helpless when he heard it.

The attendant who was on an errand in the main hall said that the King of Chishui was overjoyed with Xiao He, which made the personal guard Lord Aguda very dissatisfied.

The personal guard who served Daduo also revealed that the King of Chishui shaved the beard he had grown for many years, just to please Xiao He.

Some people even saw General Fumeng and Xiao He talking happily, and also saw the love of King Chishui for Xiao He.

For a while, everyone under his command sighed, King Chishui used to be heroic, but after encountering this Xiao He, it was as if he had changed as a person.

It's probably just some gossip, but it has little to do with the most important case. However, it reminded Duan Heng that when Xiao He first entered the court, there were similar rumors in the palace, saying that he and Mu Churan were very close.

This made Duan Heng couldn't help but be puzzled, he remembered when he was drinking with Xiao He a few days ago, he looked a little drunk, his eyebrows and eyes fluttered, and he smiled smartly, as if he was still vivid; He lay on his back, as light as a feather, and his breath tugged at his heart; He and the King of Chishui both fell off the cliff yesterday, he caught up, and after learning the news, his chest was as if he had been beaten violently, and he couldn't breathe in pain, and his face turned blue for a long time.

If he were her, everything would have made sense.

Duan Heng first kept this confusion in mind, and when the matter of the post house was resolved, he would definitely find an opportunity to test her again.

Duan Heng was not the only one who was worried about Xiao He, as soon as Mu Churan returned to the palace, he heard from the palace people that the princess had come to see him.

Mu Qingwan heard about the accident in the post house outside the palace, worried about Xiao He, and wanted to inquire about the news, but heard that Xiao He was suspected of murdering the King of Chishui, and was punished by the emperor and thought about it behind closed doors.

"Brother Huang, who is Xiao He, don't you know? How could he harm the King of Chishui? Don't listen to other people's slander and misjudge good people! Mu Qingwan said a little excitedly, regardless of etiquette, ran to Mu Churan's side in a few steps, and grabbed his sleeve.

Mu Churan looked indifferent, "I haven't convicted him, everything has yet to be investigated, I just let him think about it behind closed doors." How, you also have an opinion? As he spoke, Mu Churan frowned slightly. Mu Qingwan realized that he had lost his temper, so he let go, retreated to the side, curtsied, and said respectfully: "Brother Huang, please forgive Qingwan for losing his manners, Qingwan just doesn't want to see Brother Huang's name defiled, Lord Xiao must be innocent!" ”

"Whether it is innocent or not, it will soon be clear, I have assigned Duan Heng to investigate this matter thoroughly. Stand down. Mu Churan was a little upset and didn't want to discuss it with her anymore. Mu Qingwan wrung her handkerchief, but she didn't dare to disobey Mu Churan's meaning too much, so she had to retreat awkwardly.

When she turned around and wanted to withdraw, she heard Mu Churan say behind her: "In the near future, don't go out of the palace to Xiao Mansion without permission." Remember. ”

One sentence dispelled all her thoughts, Mu Qingwan paused, and then answered again, and withdrew from the imperial study with a little grievance.

The palace maid Abi, who was waiting under the porch outside, saw that her master had come out, but her face was ugly, and she hurriedly greeted her and persuaded, "Princess, don't worry, Lord Xiao must be fine, now Your Majesty is angry, and after a while, Your Majesty will understand it, and you will not be harsh on Lord Xiao." ”

Mu Qingwan still couldn't let go, she walked step by step, and it took a long time for her to murmur to Abi, "Abi, I always feel that I want him to be my concubine, I'm afraid I can't." ”

Ah Bi had never seen the princess show such a disappointed look, and hurriedly asked: "Why is the princess so discouraged, although the king of Chishui asked for marriage before, didn't His Majesty not agree?" And I heard that he was injured outside the palace, and even the palace banquet was postponed, so I am afraid that this matter will not be mentioned again and again. Don't worry, princess. ”

Mu Qingwan had thousands of knots in her heart, but she couldn't solve them, and she couldn't turn her sorrow a hundred times, so she only turned into a helpless wry smile and shook her head gently. can't say, whether it's love or hate, she naturally understands in her heart that her fate with Xiao He is afraid that it is too shallow. It's not just the queen mother who opposes it, but I'm afraid that the royal brother won't be able to pass that hurdle.

The only way to do this now is to get past the level of King Chishui's courtship.

She must not marry to Northern Xinjiang.

Xiao Mansion, Xiao He is back.

Mu Yunjing greeted her, but saw her tired. "What's wrong?"

Xiao He entered the inner hall, and Mu Yunjing followed. Xiao He sat down and leaned back in the circle chair, and Xiao Shi also followed.

She took the teacup herself, poured it first, poured it into a sip, then took the teacup, handed it out, and asked the two of them if they wanted to drink tea. Seeing her unhurried appearance, Mu Yunjing simply turned to Xiao Shi and asked, "What happened?" ”

Xiao Shi was silent, just turned his head to look at Xiao He.

After Xiao He poured the second cup of tea, he smiled at Mu Yunjing, "It's not a big deal, don't take it to heart." ”