Where could Concubine Liu listen to Xiao Jun's defense, and the fingers that grabbed Xiao Jun's ears used a little more force. Xiao Jun didn't dare to break free, so she had to obediently let Emperor Liu's concubine hold it, and she couldn't stop begging for mercy.

At this time, the palace maids who were waiting in the hall, including Sui Hong, were doing their own work, and each did not squint.

Xiao Jun suddenly raised his head and saw Xiao Xuan standing outside the hall, and immediately seemed to see a savior, wishing that he would rush over and hide behind his sister.

"Oops, hey." Xiao Jun just wanted to move his body, but Emperor Liu also saw Xiao Xuan standing outside the hall along his line of sight, and a force in his hand made Xiao Jun scream again. "Mother...... The mother is lighter, and her son's ears will be pulled out. ”

"Mother, I'm back." Xiao Xuan naturally received the information in the eyes of the sixth brother, and immediately nodded at him, and walked into the hall quickly.

"I'm back." Seeing Xiao Xuan coming to her, Emperor Liu looked at Xiao Jun, who was screaming under her subordinates, and finally let go of her hand. "Did you come back early today? Have you ever been to Lingyun Hall to say hello to your father? ”

As soon as Xiao Jun felt that Emperor Liu's hand was loose, he immediately covered his two ears with both hands, and ran to the farthest position from Emperor Liu's concubine and sat down.

"Well, my grandmother specially asked me to get up and go back to the palace earlier." Xiao Xuan sat beside Concubine Liu, took the bird's nest from Suihong's hand and put it in front of Concubine Liuhuang. "When I came back, I went to Lingyun Hall for the first time, but today Lingyun Hall was very lively, my father summoned many courtiers to come over to discuss matters, I just asked my father to say goodbye, it doesn't matter if I am earlier or later, I can't miss my father to do business, so I came back first."

"Do you know why I scolded you like that sixth brother just now?" Concubine Liu gently pushed away the bird's nest that Xiao Xuan had placed in front of her, and said coldly with a calm face. He secretly inquired about Duan Shaolan's whereabouts and was stabbed to His Majesty. Although His Majesty didn't say anything at the time, such a crime is also big or small, do you know? ”

Xiao Xuan listened to Emperor Liu's words, and immediately turned her head to look at Xiao Jun, who turned her head a little embarrassed.

"Mother, it's all my fault. I was worried about his safety and asked the sixth brother to help me investigate, but the sixth brother knew the severity, and after he tried to inquire but couldn't get any information, he didn't continue to inquire further. Xiao Xuan immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake. After that, the daughter made her own decision and went directly to her father to ask for news. Although my father told me some of the inside information, but the mother concubine was relieved, the daughter knew the severity, the father said that this case involved the Yongchang Earl's house, the favored concubine Liao in the second emperor's brother's mansion, and the daughter only informed Aunt Duansu of the news of Duan Shaolan's safety, and the daughter would not spread other things. ”

"Xuan'er, you're still a little younger. Do you really think there can be a completely impermeable wall in this world? Concubine Liu looked at the pair of children in front of her, and said to the two of them with some seriousness. I knew in advance about the fact that you went to ask Your Majesty about Duan Shaolan's whereabouts, but I didn't know about the fact that you asked your sixth brother to inquire about this matter before. But now the Jinqi guards who were sent to Jiangnan to investigate have all returned to the imperial capital, and someone knocked on the palace door overnight last night to convey the matter to your father. ”

Emperor Liu's concubine was able to learn about this because Emperor Chu was resting in Yihua Palace last night.

Not long after Emperor Chu and her fell asleep, Wu Chuan, who was waiting outside, suddenly came over and called the door to wake up Emperor Chu.

Emperor Liu's concubine knew that Wu Chuan had served Emperor Chu for many years, and if something big hadn't happened, Wu Chuan would not disturb Emperor Chu's sleep at this time. Emperor Chu got up, and the concubine of Emperor Liu on one side immediately got up and called the palace maid to light the palace lamp in the hall.

"You don't have to get up." Emperor Chu got out of bed, turned around and said softly to Emperor Liu's concubine. "It's very cold outside, I'm going to see what Wu Chuan wants to report, you can continue to rest."

"Someone, go and fetch His Majesty's regular clothes." Emperor Liu's concubine still insisted on getting up, and when the palace maid took Emperor Chu's regular clothes, she also took a coat to serve Emperor Liu's concubine first.

Emperor Liu's concubine took over Emperor Chu's regular clothes from the hands of the palace maid and personally served Emperor Chu to change his clothes.

"That's it." Emperor Chu got dressed, turned around and held the slightly cool hand of Emperor Liu's concubine, and turned his head to Wu Chuan outside. "Wu Chuan come in and talk back."

Emperor Liu's concubine listened to Emperor Chu's words, and immediately asked the palace maid outside the door to open the door, after Wu Chuan came in, Emperor Liu's concubine gave a look, and all the palace maids in the palace immediately retreated.

"Your Majesty, if you don't want the concubines to retire first." Emperor Liu's concubine looked at Wu Chuan, who wanted to speak and stopped, and turned her head to Emperor Chu and said.

"No need, there are some things that you can listen to." Emperor Chu sat down and pulled Emperor Liu's concubine to sit beside him. "I believe in you."

Emperor Chu's hand was clenched tightly, and Emperor Liu's concubine sat down obediently.

Wu Chuan went back and forth to pay tribute to the six people who had been sent to Jiangnan by Emperor Chu before, and they had returned to the imperial capital last night, and some of them were injured in Jiangnan and it was inconvenient to face the saint, so they temporarily recuperated in the guard camp of the Jinqiwei and did not return home for the time being. Duan Shaolan, the leader of them, was slightly injured, and he had already found out the trick, and after placing the other pennant guards, he had already held the token of the pennant guards and knocked on the palace gate just now, asking to see Emperor Chu.

When Emperor Liu heard this, she was also secretly taken aback, but fortunately, Duan Shaolan returned safely.

"Now this kid from the Duan family can be regarded as returning to the imperial capital safely." Emperor Chu patted Emperor Liu's well-maintained hand, which was still as soft and delicate as a girl, and said. "Xuan'er should be happy, right?"

"Your Majesty, you can't indulge Xuan'er so lightly next time." Emperor Liu's concubine said to Emperor Chu very solemnly. "The pennant guard is a sharp weapon in the hands of His Majesty, Xuan'er is just a princess, where can she know what His Majesty will say to her. If this kid is really bold, what should he do? ”

"Don't worry, Xuan'er knows the severity." Emperor Chu appeased Emperor Liu's concubine. "Besides, the matter between the child of the Duan family and Xuan'er is now just a clear marriage from me, Xuan'er is honest, if the child of the Duan family really dies in Jiangnan for me, Xuan'er doesn't know how sad she will be."

"Your Majesty thinks this because of the compassion of a father, but if this matter is known to others, I am afraid that it will not be good."

"Don't worry, the second room of the Zhenguo Mansion is not stupid, and it won't be rumored at will. If the people around me dare to talk nonsense, I will not spare them either. "Because of the case in Jiangnan, Emperor Chu has been worried about it for a long time." I had to summon the child from the Duan family and ask about Jiangnan. It's still early, so when I'm gone, you can go back and rest. ”

"Yes, the concubine knows."

Emperor Liu's concubine sent Emperor Chu out of the palace gate of Yihua Palace, and waited for Emperor Chu to leave after he got on the imperial chariot that had been waiting outside. Concubine Liuhuang turned around and walked back to the hall quickly, and Suihong, who was following her, trotted all the way to keep up with Concubine Liuhuang, and stuffed a ball of paper in the palm of her hand into the palm of Concubine Liuhuang.

"Go down, all of you." Sui Hong instructed the other palace maids. "Then I'll wait for my mother to go to bed alone."

"Yes, Sister Suihong." Sui Hong is the proud person next to Emperor Liu's concubine, and the palace maid next to her naturally wants to listen to what she says.

Back in the hall, the lights of the hall were lit, and now because Emperor Liu's concubine still has to sleep, only a candle at the head of the bed is still lit.

Concubine Liu Huang leaned on the head of the bed, she had already opened the paper ball that Sui Hong had given her outside the hall.

This paper ball was thrown to her when Wu Chuan entered the hall and passed by Sui Hong before she was unprepared.

"Mother." Suihong stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Spike, take this lampshade off." Concubine Liu Huang finished reading the contents of the note.

Suihong immediately stepped forward and carefully removed the lampshade from the candlestick, and the concubine Liu stood up, approached the candlestick, and brought the note in her hand close to the constantly jumping candle flame, and the candle flame quickly spread on the note.

"Mother, watch out." Seeing that the flames were burning rapidly, Sui Hong couldn't help but whisper a reminder.

Concubine Liu made a gesture with her other hand, still holding the note very calmly, and when the reddened flame was about to touch her fingertips, she gently tossed the remaining note into a tea cup that still had half a cup of tea left.

"Suihong, when the day dawns, send someone to send a message to the Six Princes' Mansion." Sui Hong hurriedly handed over a clean handkerchief to Concubine Liu to wipe her hands. "Let the six princes, no matter what they arrange today, they must come to the palace to see me immediately, otherwise he will not recognize me as a concubine in the future."

After receiving such a sentence from Emperor Liu's concubine, Xiao Jun, who knew his mother very well, had not yet dressed neatly, and hurried into the palace in a hurry.

After saying a few words, Xiao Jun was still pretending to be stupid, so angry that Emperor Liu's concubine also lost her demeanor for a while, grabbed Xiao Jun's ears and started a fire, Xiao Jun honestly admitted her mistake, and sold it together with her sister Xiao Xuan.

"Xuan'er, Jun'er." Concubine Liu looked at the pair of children in front of her and said. "This time, Your Majesty is facing you and has not pursued it. But in my opinion, even if I don't know the inside story of the Jiangnan case, looking at His Majesty's expression, I know that this case is very involved, and even the second prince may not be able to get rid of it. But it is precisely because he can't get out of it that I'm even more afraid that someone will pull you into it in order to help him get rid of his crimes. ”

Yes, if the second prince is really involved, Duan Shaolan, who was sent out by Emperor Chu to investigate the case, has a close personal relationship with Xiao Jun, and Xiao Jun's own brother will inevitably be pulled into this troubled water.

"Mother, my son really knows that he is wrong." Xiao Jun is not really stupid. "But what is my son doing now?"

"It's no secret that you have a good personal relationship with Duan Shaolan, and it's suspicious that you suddenly broke off contact with him." Emperor Liu said. "You will continue to associate with him as usual, and after leaving the palace today, I will go to find your eldest brother and inform him of the stupid things you have done, so that he can be on guard."