"Your Majesty! At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already extremely angry, and the Crown Princess couldn't persuade him! Guan Ju continued to cry, "Niangniang saw that Lord Li's entire mansion was killed by His Royal Highness, and she was afraid that His Highness would hurt the two slaves and maids, so she had no choice but to knock His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unconscious!" If the emperor wants to blame, the slave and maid are willing to accept the punishment, please don't be angry with the crown princess! ”

Pu Jia also cried: "Yes, Your Majesty! The mother was all in order to protect the slaves and maids, so she injured His Royal Highness the Prince's noble body, as for His Royal Highness the Prince's back injury, it was indeed not the Niangniang's doing! Please ask the emperor to take a clear look! ”

When Imperial Doctor Geng heard this, he bowed deeply to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen saw that the kid who fell in the ear room was holding a bloodstained wooden stake in his hand, and the tip of the stake seemed to match the wound of His Royal Highness the Prince. If the emperor wants to check, Weichen can take the wooden stake back to the palace and identify it with all the imperial doctors......"

"-Enough!"

The emperor interrupted Imperial Doctor Geng with a loud shout, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, almost flattening the deeply wrinkled gully of Shicai.

When I hear it now, I gradually understand. Gong Wan was never rescued by Li Yuan, and Gong Wei naturally would not come to the Waifu with a knife.

I was late tonight. It was Gong Yuan, it was he who laid down this situation, took out the disaster of losing his grain and grass, and extinguished Li Yuan's mouth, and by the way, blamed the assassin on the palace leader.

Three birds with one stone.

It's just such a sophisticated plan - luring the palace to leave the house, calling out Guan Ju and Pu Jia to speak for him, and bribing Imperial Doctor Geng to give false testimony, and finally returned to the palace to ask the emperor for help...... In just two hours, how could he think so thoroughly?

And the corpse in the courtyard of Li Yuanwai, is it also...?

"Your Majesty! The crown princess is really involuntarily! Pu Jia's cry disrupted my heavy thoughts, "Niangniang stunned His Royal Highness the Prince, so she hurriedly asked the slave maid to go back to the Prince's Mansion to find the five princes, and asked the five princes to go back to the palace to ask the emperor for help!" I don't want to see all this! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, no matter how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince scolds his mother, his mother has never complained about half a word of bitterness! Our mother is really not a person who has a heart for trouble! ”

"Slapping?"

The emperor looked a little puzzled, and I was also confused. But I saw Guan Ju suddenly grab my arm and slam the sleeve tube up. In the dim light, I was astonished to see several obvious bruises on my originally white and delicate arms.

"The emperor Mingjian, since the crown princess Niangniang entered the palace, I have frequently heard that His Royal Highness the prince resents the three princes for their great achievements and ambitions, and complains that the fifth prince left the palace last year, and he bothered to find it, and was reprimanded by the emperor for not setting an example for his younger brother." Guan Ju cried so much that she seemed to be extremely aggrieved, "Niangniang heard His Royal Highness say something like this about her brother, so she had to open her mouth to persuade her." How do you know that His Royal Highness beat and scolded, saying that Niangniang was originally from a pariah, and she was not qualified to manage the affairs of the royal family! Also said... He also said......"

Seeing that Guan Ju didn't dare to speak, the emperor couldn't help but ask angrily, "What else did he say?" ”

His Royal Highness also said that everyone doesn't take him as the East Palace in their eyes. A few days ago, the three princes collided in the palace face to face, and he had already punished the three princes for thinking about it behind closed doors, and now the five princes have come out again, and they have to find an opportunity to clean up together, so that the government and the opposition can know how powerful he is as a prince! ”

"Evil beasts! People will insult themselves and then others will insult him, if he has the appearance of a prince, who dares not to take him in his eyes! "The emperor is already furious," that is, his third brother has trespassed, and his fifth brother has provoked him, and he needs to clean it up!" ”

"Father... The third brother is respectful and courteous, and the eldest brother will pick out the mistakes and punish them. Erchen is not favored, but recently, there are always courtiers who skip the eldest brother and say to you that the son-in-law will recruit troops and leave the cold, how can the eldest brother not be jealous? Miyahata whimpered, "It's just... It's just that Erchen didn't expect that the eldest brother would be so ruthless and want Erchen's life! ”

I heard a chatter among the guards behind the emperor.

"He's already the prince and has everything, what is he jealous of you?" The emperor's eyes were red, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Spread my will, too absurd and crazy, ruthless and crazy, jealous of brothers, abusing brides, ignoring the laws of the country, and disregarding human life." Taken to a ghost prison and interrogated by the Criminal Department! ”

When the guards heard the emperor's words, they agreed and lifted the unconscious palace curtain and retreated. I was so frightened that I couldn't say a word for a long time, so I was put up by Guan Ju and Pu Jia, and bowed deeply to the emperor.

"Emperor Xie is the master of the crown princess!"

"The crown princess? Lian, when you fought to be the crown princess, can you do it satisfactorily? There was obvious disdain in the emperor's eyes, "That's it, since you don't cherish you, I will make the decision today, and allow you to reconcile with him!" ”

"Your Majesty..."

"—Needless to say, I'm tired. Your stepfather has not yet returned to the court, so you can go back to the prince's mansion as usual and wait for the arrangements for the coming day. "The emperor stopped looking at me and turned around to leave." Banner, return to the palace with me. ”

"Father!" Gong Wan stopped crying, but her eyes were still a little red and swollen, which made people feel distressed when they looked at it, "Sister-in-law-Lian girl was so frightened tonight, and she only brought two maids out, or should the sons send her back to the prince's mansion?" ”

The emperor looked back at the palace flag, and nodded for a long time: "It's okay, bring a few guards, so as not to encounter any danger when you return to the palace." ”

Gong Wan seemed a little surprised by the emperor's words of concern, and was stunned for a moment, and then took a deep break. The emperor's holy chauffeur withdrew from the crowded courtyard soon after. Escorted by ten guards, Miyahata and I went all the way back to the Prince's Mansion, and we didn't dare to talk to each other easily.

It wasn't until it was sent to the Hidden Jiaoquan of the Prince's Mansion that Gong Wan turned his head to the guards and said, "The inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion is ahead, and it doesn't look good for a few of you to go in with your swords, or I will send her back, and you will wait for me here." ”

The guards responded in unison, and the palace banner led me back to my small courtyard. I didn't dare to speak along the way, for fear of being heard by the palace or the emperor's eyeliner again. It wasn't until I returned to the room, Guan Ju and Pu Jia closed the door and guarded the room, that I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you do it?"

"What...?"

"Even if Li Yuan wants to find the palace guard, he will not choose this time. How did you lure the palace to the Yuanwaifu? ”

"I... I sent someone to deliver a message to the eldest brother, saying that you went to look for Li Yuan late at night, and the eldest brother saw that you were not in the house, so he immediately went to look for it. ”

My heart ached. Oh, yes... Only by using me as an excuse would the palace official choose to go to the Foreign Mansion alone because he took care of my reputation and safety.

I raised my arm, pulled my sleeve down to my elbow, pointed to the bruises on my forearm, and said, "What about this?" ”

"Last night in Taopinlou, I heard Miss Sarong and Miss Wanqiu in the room, talking about the fact that you and Duan Ming are in harmony. At night... I begged Duan Ming to do me this favor and told him not to talk to you. ”

"It's just the first time I've come to Taopinlou, and you've learned to listen to other people's corners." I sneered slightly, "What about Imperial Doctor Geng, how did you bribe him to help you deal with the palace guard?" ”

"What kind of bribery..."Gong Hao's brows frowned slightly, "I am the only prince who has not yet left the palace to open the palace." My mother and I are under the nose of Concubine Li every day, if you want to live with peace of mind, you naturally have to win over a few imperial doctors on weekdays! ”

"But today's words in front of the emperor are not leaky, if no one teaches him, how can he say it!"

"I taught it, so what?" Gong Hao's voice also raised a little, "My father has always been favored and trusted, if I don't try to do my best, how can he be willing to move the eldest brother!" ”

"Yes! I don't understand either! I heard my own sharp voice crying slightly, "The palace didn't provoke us, why do you have to touch him?" ”

"Who said he didn't provoke me!" Miyahata suddenly roared, "It's you who said that you get along with him every day and live a hard life guarding your innocence!" We all know his character, how can I allow him to have his eye on you! ”

"I said that I was having a hard time, and you immediately came up with such a well-thought-out plan to frame him." Sneering, a tear unexpectedly slipped from my eyes, "Miyahata, why didn't I know that you would have such a vicious and spicy scheme?" ”

"I'm vicious and spicy?" Miyahata laughed angrily, "I'm not doing all this for our future, you are now saying that I am vicious and spicy!" Do you want to be the crown princess of the palace all the time, and then be his queen! ”

"—I didn't! I miss you every day I spend with him, and I hope we can have a good future! "But Miyahata, our future should not be stained with the blood of innocents...... You can't kill so many people in Yuanwaifu for the sake of our future! ”

"If I don't kill them, where will you and I have the life to talk about the future!" The roar of the palace banner completely overshadowed my cry, "If I hadn't killed my mouth in time last night, Li Yuan would have entered the palace at dawn today!" If I hadn't asked Guan Ju Pujia to testify for us, my father would have taken your life! You blame me for calculating the palace, but have you ever thought that if it weren't for my calculations, how would you be separated today? You blame me for killing innocents, but have you ever thought that if they didn't die last night, you will be the one who dies today! ”

Tears flowed, and I lost the last of my strength, closed my eyes, and crouched down on the round table. In the misty darkness, I felt the banner creep in, take hold of my hands with his strong arms, and put his gentle lips over my forehead.

"Miyahata... I don't want that. ”

"Trust me, Hotaru. It's going to be fine. ”

Miyahata carried me back into his chair, and before I could say another word, he turned and strode away. Guan Ju and Pu Jia Xu heard the quarrel in the suitable room, and hurriedly came in and hugged me. In the hazy teary eyes, I saw the resolute and cold back of the palace flag outside the door, fading away in a ray of white dawn sunlight until it disappeared.