Chapter 53: The Old Man Is Gone
Suddenly, the original singing and dancing Shengping was disrupted by a shout, and everyone looked over one after another according to the sound, and saw Li Xiao trembling and shrinking back.
Fang Cai's scream came from Li Xiao's mouth. At this time, Li Xiao's face turned pale, as if he had met some demons and monsters.
"What's going on? Surprised! "The emperor was a little displeased. There was no accident in this appearance, and everyone was disturbed by a false alarm.
But Li Xiao shook his head again and again, he got up and picked up the wine jug on his table, and crawled to the middle and knelt down. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, someone is trying to harm Weichen!"
Li Xiao spoke in a slurred manner, and even his voice was crying. Thinking about it, he was really frightened, Yun Xiaoxiao tilted his head curiously, and looked at Li Xiao's back motionlessly.
"What the hell is going on? Master Lee, but it doesn't hurt to say it. If someone really wants to harm you, my father will protect you. Jun Fenglin spoke, speaking gently and elegantly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone around echoed them. This banquet is being held well, and what happened to the Wu is still in the clouds.
Yun Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look at Jun Fenglin twice. Jun Feng was dignified and clear, and his temperament was quite similar to Song Yan, and he was more stable than Song Yan. She had heard that the eldest prince was gentle and gentle, and he was the most indisputable among the many princes.
Yun Xiaoxiao wondered how the emperor gave birth to his son, and how his personality was very different. The great prince is as warm as jade, and the five princes are dissolute and arrogant, except for those princes who are not brilliant, there is only one king left.
She glanced at Jun Ruyu, still looking cold, but it was what she expected.
"If you go back to the emperor, if you go back to the prince, Weichen wine, wine, wine is poisonous!" Li Xiao didn't know how determined he was to make this sentence clear.
As soon as the words fell, the hall suddenly became noisy. The crowd was shocked, and many began to check the drinks in front of them. For a while, people were panicked.
The emperor frowned tightly, and after glancing at the queen, he ordered the surroundings to be quiet. The wine at the banquet was brewed in the palace, and if this was the case, either there was a traitor in the palace or someone present poisoned it.
"You say that this wine is poisonous, where does it come from?" The corners of Jun Zhiyao's mouth were slightly hooked, with a look of disapproval. It's just a petty official, and when it's dead, it's dead. It's just a trivial matter to be far away from you.
Jun Zhiyao's words reminded those present. Just listening to Li Xiao's words, but no one was poisoned in the audience, and I don't know where to start with the poison in the wine.
Jun Ruyu watched the play coldly, and suddenly approached Yun Xiaoxiao. "Look at their looks."
Yun Xiaoxiao looked around after hearing this, and really studied everyone's expressions. Especially the people who had crossed paths in the past, Yun Xiaowan panicked, Zhang Lan was curious, Jun Fenglin was still graceful, but Jun Zhiyao's face was mocking.
It seems that Jun Zhiyao treats Li Xiao as a clown jumping beam.
Yun Xiaoxiao didn't feel anything strange about everyone's expressions, she looked back at Jun Ruyu in confusion, but Jun Ruyu was expressionless and didn't pay attention to her at all.
"Look." Li Xiao sprinkled the wine on the ground, and after a while, the ground stained with wine faded. Everyone's eyes widened, and several young ladies covered their mouths at a loss.
It was a big deal to meet someone poisoned at a banquet in the palace, and everyone in the palace was terrified. The emperor hurriedly ordered people to check the wine on the table one by one, and found that except for Li Xiao, the rest of the people's drinks were not poisoned.
"Your Majesty, you want to administer justice to Weichen!" Li Xiao knelt on the ground and knocked his head several times. Now everyone knew in their hearts, I was afraid that the villain would go straight to Li Xiao.
"Who would have the heart to harm you?" The emperor was suspicious. Although Li Xiao was in charge of Dali Temple, he rarely participated in criminal crimes. If he were to rely solely on his official position, no one would have any intention of harming him.
Besides, this is in the palace, doing evil in front of the emperor, the person who poisoned should not know, if the matter is revealed, his end will only be death.
"Today is a celebration banquet for General Jun and Counselor Zhang, so Master Li will avoid this toss. What's more, it's just an ordinary laxative, which makes you panic. How this feast will continue. Jun Zhiyao opened his mouth casually, but the wind was still light.
Cathartic? Everyone looked at each other after hearing Jun Zhiyao's response. It was clear that the wine was poured on the ground, but the half-burnt incense turned into ashes, and Jun Zhiyao was not talking nonsense with his eyes open.
"Don't you believe me? I don't believe that this prince will verify it for you personally. Jun Zhiyao sneered, got up and walked straight to Li Xiao, without waiting for the emperor to stop him, Jun Zhiyao snatched the wine jug in Li Xiao's hand, raised his head and drank it all.
The entire palace was extremely quiet in an instant, and everyone was full of breath, for fear that in the blink of an eye, Jun Zhiyuan would fall to the ground and lose his breath.
Jun Zhiyao smiled and threw the flask on the ground. He wiped the corners of his mouth and knelt down to return to the emperor. "Father, the son-in-law has personally verified that if the son-in-law really has an accident later, it will not be too late for Lord Li to discuss the matter again. If it's really just a laxative, it's not worth it if the people who make trouble are not at peace. ”
The emperor looked serious, nodded and asked Li Xiao and Jun Zhiyao to retreat. Li Xiao wanted to speak again and again, and finally returned to his seat after sighing.
He was so frightened just now, he must have not reacted from the ghost gate pass, justice was not presiding, but he ended up in the name of making a fuss, how could Li Xiao not be angry.
Since the emperor spoke, everyone didn't dare to care anymore. The banquet was finally calm, and Jun Ruyu only cared about drinking from beginning to end, completely staying out of the matter.
"Ahem, ahem." Jun Shitong coughed a few times, she spread out her handkerchief, and a few drops of blood were suddenly stained on the white silk, and she looked at it from a distance, thinking that it was a plum blossom embellishment on the handkerchief.
Jun Shitong's eyes were calm, and he held the handkerchief tightly in his hand.
"Miss." Qingluan heard Jun Shitong cough several times on the side, and she was really worried. "There are some singing and dancing performances on the left and right banquets, there is nothing to see, otherwise the slave will send you back to Yongle Palace to rest."
Jun Shitong glanced at Jun Ruyu and Yun Xiaoxiao, and then nodded her head. She was already sitting in the corner, and she had been approved by the emperor earlier, so she didn't have to say hello if she wanted to leave the banquet. When the two left the palace, very few people cared.
The cold face flashed with a moment of seriousness, he stood up and walked straight out of the hall, Yun Xiao was startled, and he wanted to shout at him for fear that the loud voice would disturb others.
"The Three Princes."
As soon as Jun Shitong came down the steps, Jun Ruyu rushed up, and Qingluan saw Jun Ruyu hurriedly saluting.
"Is the royal sister okay lately?" Jun Ruyu cares about asking. When talking to Jun Shitong, Jun Ruyu's tone was rare and gentle.
"Everything is as you wish, thank you for the concern of the three emperor brothers." Jun Shitong smiled faintly. The two are so estranged now, which makes Jun Ruyu feel embarrassed.
Jun Ruyu's eyes lowered slightly, and swept the silk handkerchief in Jun Shitong's hand. Feeling Jun Ruyu's burning gaze, she subconsciously hid her hand behind her.
"Song ......"
"Brother Three Emperors!" Before the latter words could be spoken, Jun Shi raised her head sharply and hurriedly interrupted the words. A pair of apricot eyes are deep, and they are directly hooked with Jun Ruyu's four eyes.
"I'm feeling a little unwell, so I'll go back and rest first." Jun Shitong's footsteps were hurried, and she passed by Jun Ruyu's side.
Jun Ruyu frowned, and after standing for a long time, his eyes were suddenly sharp, and he immediately looked at a pillar on the left. Yun Xiaoxiao knew that she couldn't hide, so she had to tell herself.
The conversation between Jun Shitong and Jun Ruyu made Yun Xiaoxiao confused, especially when Jun Shitong was emotional, what he wanted to say later should be the name of Chief Song. Yun Xiao thought carefully.
"Let's go." Jun Ruyu walked up the steps quickly, walked past Yun Xiaoxiao, he whispered, and left Yun Xiaoxiao to stand at the door alone, and returned to the palace by himself.
Yun Xiaoxiao was stunned for a long time, only to feel that the relationship between the three of them was confusing, and it was really difficult to guess.
After the banquet, Zhang Lanxin did not go back to the house with the Taiwei, but went to Jinhua Palace. She was carrying a basket of tea that her father wanted her to give to the queen, and as soon as she walked to the imperial garden, she saw Jun Zhiyao hanging her child, leaning against the rockery with her arms in her hands.
Zhang Lanxin remembered the unbearable past when she saw Jun Zhiyao, lowered her head and hurriedly wanted to dodge, but without taking two steps, she grabbed her wrist with one hand. Suddenly, the basket fell to the ground.
"What do you do?" Zhang Lanxin frowned, looking disgusted. She looked around and shouted at Jun Zhiyao in a low voice.
Jun Zhiyao didn't seem to be able to see Zhang Lanxin's displeasure, he grinned, smiling heartlessly. "Didn't I come to visit you, I don't know if you haven't seen me these days, you miss me."
Zhang Lanxin only felt her stomach rolling. She glared fiercely at Jun Zhiyao. "This is the Imperial Palace!" Zhang Lanxin almost gritted her teeth and told him to let go.
But instead of letting go, Jun Zhiyao held it harder. Zhang Lanxin's wrist hurt, and her brows became tighter and tighter.
"How about I go back to the house?" Jun Zhiyao approached Zhang Lanxin, and her warm breath slapped on her neck, but Zhang Lanxin trembled with fright.
"You let go!" Zhang Lanxin bit her lip tightly, and she used so much force that she seemed to break the blood.
Jun Zhiyao was just about to tease again, but he raised his eyes and saw Yun Xiaowan coming. Dressed in a pink thin shirt, Yun Xiaowan has not changed her clothes since the dance. A cunning flashed in his eyes, and he immediately shook Zhang Lanxin's hand away.
Zhang Lanxin staggered a few steps before she stood firm, and her slender wrist was marked with a red mark.
"Miss Yun." Jun Zhiyao saw Yun Xiaowan, and his face suddenly changed to a happy expression. Yun Xiaowan didn't expect Jun Zhiyao to take such initiative, and she was even more proud in her heart.
"Fifth prince, the little woman is here to get the sachet. I accidentally landed on you when I was dancing, I wonder if the five princes saw it? Frowning lightly, her eyes were tactful, Yun Xiaowan pretended to be simple, and her speech was even softer.
"Here I am." Jun Zhiyao smiled, with cunning in his eyes. "In my pocket, you take it yourself."
Yun Xiaowan glanced at Jun Zhiyao's chest, and her face flushed with shame.
When Zhang Lanxin picked up the tea leaves that fell on the ground, she turned around and was about to leave. Yun Xiaowan loves to be close to her on weekdays, Zhang Lanxin is arrogant, so she naturally doesn't take Yun Xiaowan in her eyes.
"Zhang Lanxin." Jun Zhiyao shouted, and Zhang Lanxin stopped. What she is afraid of is that Jun Zhiyao really told the public about the two of them having gone to bed, and Zhang Lanxin will be pointed out by thousands of people.
Suddenly, Jun Zhiyao snorted, and spit out a mouthful of black blood from his mouth.
"What's wrong with you, Fifth Prince?"