Qingluan gently pressed his chest and said in a low voice: "I accidentally fell ......"

Zhu Niang's brows furrowed, and her eyes stared at her like torches, "County Lord, can you fall out of a palm print?" ”

"Huh?" Qingluan's eyes widened, she didn't pay attention to the shape of the bruises, was it really a palm print?

"No...... she was wearing armor before, how could she have a palm print?

"The county lord refused to tell the truth to the maid, and when he returned home, the maid told the princess the truth."

Qingluan: "I can't let my mother know about "......", otherwise, I won't let myself go out again in the future.

I knew that Zhu Niang wanted to check her body because she wanted to change her clothes, so she didn't want to change it.

"Aunt Zhu, it's really a fall, yes...... It fell on a stone...... "Qingluan pulled Zhu Niang's sleeve, her eyes flashing like an elk, very pitiful, "Don't tell my mother." ”

Zhu Niang sighed lightly, but still refused to let go, "The county mainly tells the truth to the servant, isn't it...... Someone bullied the county lord? ”

Qingluan blinked and was stunned for a while, and said in her heart, not only did someone bully her, but also wanted to kill her. But I can't tell Zhu Niang about this.

"Aunt Zhu, no one dares to bully me, when I go back, I will make it clear to my mother."

Zhu Niang had a calm face, and finally stopped asking.

At dusk, the convoy traveled to a small town and found a fairly clean inn to live in.

Zhu Niang asked the store to send hot water, cleaned Qingluan from top to bottom, smeared perfume on her whole body, and even rubbed her fingers with balm, and changed a new set of clothes, which showed a little satisfaction.

When the shopkeeper of the inn saw that a noble person had come to stay, he sincerely called the whole family to help cook, and went to buy the ingredients himself, and invited a knife hand to slaughter a pig and two sheep for the guests.

Qingluan finally avoided Xiao Luo at this time, and took Zhu Niang away, and called Uncle Han Zai to speak alone.

It turned out that Li Wen was hit by an arrow in the shoulder that night, and the arrow was still soaked in poison, and he almost killed him, but fortunately, Han Zai had an antidote on his body, and he happened to use it to detoxify Li Wen, so he picked up a life.

"Then Japan thought that they would not be able to escape, but it turned out that the county lord sprinkled the medicine powder and fascinated several masters, so we got rid of them and fled back to Qizhou." Han Zai's tone was calm, as if he didn't feel much about the danger of that day.

Qingluan smiled proudly, "That's right, my medicinal powder is amazing, no one can hide from it." ”

"After sending Li Shizi back to the palace, I went back to Suixian to look for the county lord, but I never found it." Han Zai recounted lightly: "After that, Li Shizi woke up and sent someone to order the county governments overnight to find out your whereabouts, but to no avail. ”

"In the end, Second Young Master Xiao sent a message, saying that the county lord is in Quanxian County, so we rushed to Quanxian to pick up people."

After listening to Han Zai's narration, Qingluan was silent for a moment, thought about it carefully, and felt that it was better to tell Uncle Han Zai the truth:

"Uncle Han Zai, Xiao Luo participated in this assassination, it is estimated that Xiao Boyan is the mastermind, and he also has a helper named Yue Wuxian."

"Yue is not injured?" Han stared at it for a moment, this person had never heard of it. He has also walked on the rivers and lakes for many years, and among the several famous old guys in the rivers and lakes, there is no one surnamed Yue. If it is said that Yue Wuxian is just a nobody, but the person who can make Xiao Hou use it must not be an ordinary person.

However, things in the rivers and lakes are treacherous and changeable, and it is not known which rising star it may be.

"I don't know who this Yue Wushu is?" Han asked again.

"I don't know, but I once met this person in Jinxiu Building, and he was with Xiao Boyan and Fang Xiao at the time."

Qingluan said angrily: "The one who surrounded and suppressed you and Brother Li Wen that night must have been supervised by him." Uncle Han Zai, you say, how about we tell the emperor's uncle about the assassination after we return to Beijing? Let the uncle order Xiao Boyan to be arrested and questioned. "By the way, take down that Yue Wu Wu by the way.

Only plotting to assassinate the vassal king is enough to convict Xiao Boyan of death.

Han Zai was stunned for a long time before he said, "County Lord, this matter needs to be done cautiously. ”

Qingluan twisted his eyebrows and asked, "Why?" ”

Han Zai: "The Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion seems to be thin, but its power is intertwined and cannot be underestimated. What's more, there is also a Concubine Xiao in the palace, she is Xiao Hou's aunt, and she was the favorite concubine of the former emperor, and there are three princesses and a prince under her knees. ”

Qingluan remembered that although Concubine Xiao didn't ask much about things in the palace now, and the prince she gave birth to was also young, her three daughters were all important ministers in the court.

One of the daughters, Princess Fushou, whose concubine Yan Song is the Jiedu envoy stationed in Huzhou, is a general of Huaihua with 100,000 soldiers and armor.

Concubine Xiao's son Li Huai seems to be twelve years old this year, and he was named King Yue when he was a few years old, but because of his young age, he has been living in the palace, and it is said that he has always been weak and does not go out on weekdays.

Qingluan couldn't remember what happened to the King of Xiaoyue in his previous life.

No wonder her mother, Princess Fule, did not allow herself to mention the dream to the emperor's uncle without permission, think about it, even if the uncle wants to punish Xiao Zhen, he must have justifiable evidence.

It is said that Concubine Xiao is very fond of Xiao Zhen, if it weren't for the fact that her youngest daughter was a few years older than Xiao Boyan and had promised someone earlier, she probably wanted to recruit him as a concubine.

"Is that really it?" Thinking of what happened to his parents and the emperor's uncle in the future, Qingluan couldn't help but palpitate.

Han Zai was silent and did not answer.

He wondered why his little county lord had to make Xiao Hou unlucky.

Although Xiao Boyan participated in the assassination of Li Wen, from Han Zai's point of view, it seems that Xiao Hou was jealous of Li Wen and the county lord getting too close.

What's more, they can't come up with evidence to prove that Xiao Hou is the mastermind of this matter. I'm afraid that Xiao Hou's guilt will not be convicted based on the words of the county lord alone.

"It's better for the county lord to make a decision after presenting this to the princess and Wei Dehou in advance, otherwise, it is very easy to startle the snake by acting rashly." Han Zai pertinently persuaded.

Qingluan was silent.

Yes, if you are not careful, not only will you not be able to move Xiao Zhen, but you may lose all the games.

Qingluan was extremely depressed at this time, and she actually had the intention of taking her father and mother into seclusion, but she knew that this was unrealistic.

"Uncle Han Zai, I'm so unwilling." Qingluan said sullenly.

"County lord, now that the emperor is weak, the power of the court and the central government are gathered in the hands of those few aristocratic families, and the vassal kings of various places also hold their own policies, eyeing the holy throne."

Han Zai said in a low voice: "If the wind and rain are stirred up at this time, it will undoubtedly put the emperor in a storm, and the situation will definitely be turned upside down." ”

Qingluan clenched her fingers and frowned.

Yes, the emperor's uncle seems to be extremely respectful, but he doesn't have much real power in his hands, and all that can be mobilized is the thousands of imperial guards guarding the palace.

All legal decisions will be hindered by the various criticisms of the old guys in the court. Among them, the most fierce one is afraid that Mrs. Fang.

Fortunately, there is still an upright and loyal Pei Taishi family in Beijing, but now Pei Taishi has resigned at home, and his son Pei Zuo has moved to the post of Prince Taibao, and is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

"Uncle Han Zai, after returning to Beijing, you should go back to your mother to guard." Qingluan was worried and couldn't help but worry about her parents' safety.

Since Xiao Boyan couldn't move for the time being, she had to retreat to the next best thing and try to protect her family.

Now Li Wen of Qizhou is already very vigilant, presumably his life is worry-free for the time being. But what about the other vassal kings?

After this incident, Li Wen will inevitably report the assassination of the emperor, and how will the emperor's uncle deal with it?

Many questions can only be known after returning to Beijing.

At the end of September, the cold dew was heavy.

Qingluan and his entourage returned to Luojing.

After her daughter returned home, the eldest princess ordered her to be grounded in the dormitory until the moon was light.

Because today is the emperor's birthday, the royal family and nobles must enter the palace to congratulate.