Chapter Forty-Nine: The Past Is Unprovoked
As soon as Eunuch Zheng's scolding stopped, the prince, who was a little strange today, said: "Zheng Qing, don't say these words to scare her, let your righteous daughter continue." ”
"Back to His Royal Highness, Wei Chen didn't dare to be untargeted, although Wei Chen did not serve in the Beijing Division all the year round, but if he remembered correctly, the person who was wearing a purple robe embroidered with a unicorn pattern was Li Guogong. Regarding the ministers of Li Guo, they had heard that they had been imprisoned in the palace for several years because of their rebellion more than ten years ago, and they were not allowed to go to the court when the ministers returned the year before last. However, the comeback of the present must be a holy grace, and he will be reappointed as the prince of the country. In this case, how can the little girl be guilty of such a public minister because she only hears from the mouth of the thief. Eunuch Zheng bowed his hand and replied.
"Zheng Qing has been careful since he was born, and this hall has negligently forgotten that if you are not very sure, you will definitely not let go easily. Li Jiujiang just paid tribute to some pills last year, which had a miraculous effect, so he won the hearts of his father. That's it, I'm going to say it's a big deal. The prince shook his head and said to himself. Before Eunuch Zheng could argue again, he saw that the prince had turned his head to the dark corner of the hall and asked: "Yu Qing, you have also been lying on that island for more than a year, I don't know if you have any doubts about what the talented Zheng Hou beloved daughter said?" ”
What Yu Qing? Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this, and their eyes immediately moved in unison with the direction of the prince's head.
In the main hall, in a corner where ordinary people would only sweep through even if they saw it, a figure that had never been noticed before slowly emerged from the darkness, but this person never seemed to have thought that the prince would suddenly ask himself at this time, and suddenly the shadow had become the focus of the hall.
Yu Mian, when did he come in, could it be that I was too engrossed when I just told it? Wait a minute, when the prince drank the medicine just now...... It seems that all what I said just now has been heard by him, this is a little bad, Zhi Ning's left leg involuntarily just wanted to retract back, at the moment when his mind just rose, a sense of fear deep into the bone marrow surged into his heart, only in an instant his body seemed to have been surrounded by several eyes from nowhere, and the feeling of being watched made him almost unable to move, yes, this is the palace, if I want to get out of this palace with my kung fu, I am afraid that it will be difficult to fly out with wings. No matter what, just take another hard bet.
Zhi Ning made up her mind in her heart, that Yu Mian had come out of the shadows, I don't know if Zhi Ning's heart was extremely chaotic, when she looked up again, she thought that Yu Mian, who had worked hard in the palm of her hand a few days ago, seemed to have a haze on her face at the moment, and that expression seemed to be quite weird.
I saw Yu Mian walking out of the dark, and the place facing him was where Zhi Ning was standing, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhi Ning, his deep eyes were revealed under his slightly long eyelashes, but there was a hint of evil smile on the corner of his mouth. If the expression under this unearthly face were normal, I am afraid that even the hateful Zhining would have been demented for a few moments, but combined with this situation, it seems that the chill that penetrates deep into the bone marrow at the back just now is not as frightening as this smile. Is he finally ready to wait at this moment to expose my enmity with the King of Han? Zhi Ning said in despair.
She didn't have to wait too long, and the smiling owner had already spoken: "Returning to Your Highness, Your Majesty...... There is no doubt about it. Only after listening to the minister's words for a long time did Yu Mian answer.
Whew, if it weren't for the fear of missing the horse's feet, Zhining would almost have exhaled. Thanks to the fact that I intentionally or unintentionally revealed my acquaintance with him this morning, otherwise something would have happened today. This hateful guy must have been deliberate just now, and he will have to settle accounts with him in the future, but he has passed a level. Zhi Ning thought with a sigh of relief.
"In that case, the hall can rest assured, by the way, Yu Qing, you said that the gauze on your left hand is untied, and the hall suddenly wants to see the butterfly tattoo on your hand." As soon as the prince finished the first half of the sentence, he saw a eunuch next to him suddenly whisper something in his ear, and then the prince asked again.
"Huh? It's Your Highness. Yu Mian paused, and then replied.
The gauze was untied in circles, and four slender fingers were exposed in front of everyone, but only a small part of the little finger remained. Yu Mian just wanted to stretch out his hand in the robe and show it in front of the prince, but the sound of footsteps had already sounded. I saw that the eunuch beside the prince who had just spoken had come down from the steps. The eunuch should be the first to confess, first around Yu Mian for a while, and then raised the crown's left hand to check it several times before returning to the prince's side and nodded slightly: "Your Majesty's green butterfly mark is correct, it is indeed the tattoo that the young man sent by the Jinyi guard of the old capital to spy on the bed, and the slave has seen the inner ...... of the left eye of the secret mark."
"Okay, the main hall knows." The prince waved his hand to signal that there was no need to continue.
I saw that he seemed to be a little tired of sitting for a long time, moved his body slightly, and stared at Yu Mian again: "Yu Qing, since you have known the girl standing at the foot of the stairs for a long time, this hall will ask you, as she said when she was on the island, she was a mute when she got along with people, but why is everyone on this island to be her enemy, you are a loyal martyr of the Yu family, and this hall sincerely asks you what her identity is?" Why was her brother killed? It seemed that the initial words were a little lacking, and the prince added.
Yu Mian, who was staring at by the prince here, buzzed in his head, and his blood suddenly surged. Here, this problem has finally come, don't look at our prince who is humble and friendly to people on weekdays, but since he can sit in the position of this prince, he must not be a stupid person. This key point was still grasped by him.
"Yu Qing?" Seeing that Yu Mian didn't respond for a long time, the prince immediately asked.
"Yes, Your Highness Weichen couldn't help but think of the past when he heard your question, and he inadvertently neglected you, please give me my guilt." Yu Mian was anxious in his heart, and when he heard the prince's question, he immediately knelt on the ground in a hurry, in order to delay time.
"Oh? Reminiscing? The main hall is in high spirits today, and I would like to hear about it. ”
"Returning to Your Highness, when the Japanese occupied the island, there was a rule that only those who had completed the cultivation test would have a meal to eat every day. Although this girl is deaf and dumb on the island, her will to practice martial arts is very human, so the fruits of her martial arts practice are often envied by the women around her, and although Weichen does not live with their women, she often hears of her being bullied. As for his brother, there is a young man who wants to gang up with dozens of people in the place where the minister lives......" Yu Mian told it in detail, and it was another stick of incense, and time passed.
"Yu Qing, you remember carefully, it seems that the old capital commander sent you to the spy room is really discerning, but you said this for a long time, but who killed his brother did not mention a word, this hall listened to the two of you and now is about to recognize the people on the island, and now the palace is quite sleepy, you will continue from here." Although the crown prince said that he was sleepy, his eyes were burning at Yu Miandao.
"Your Royal Highness, Wei Chen did hear that his brother was killed, but it was the one who made the ......" Yu Mian swallowed his saliva, as if he was choked by something, and he unconsciously glanced in the direction of Zhi Ning. Although the prince is still not on good terms with the King of Han, how can a mere folk woman compare to this heavenly nobleman. Huh, I was finally forced to this question, on one side it is Jun and on the other hand, Shen Sansan, how should I answer, Yu Mian, who was lying on the ground, closed his eyes and sighed secretly in his heart.
"Yu Qing?" The question arose again, but there was no longer the kindness in the tone.
In hesitation, Yu Mian fell to the ground and bit his lower lip tightly, his brows tightened, but at this moment, it was like a battle between heaven and man, and the ping-pong was non-stop. Alas, am I going to regret it again? Yu Mian asked himself in his heart.
"Bold in the crown, dare not return to His Highness to ask?" A eunuch beside the prince who wanted to come out asked.
"Your Highness, Weichen doesn't know ......" I saw Yu Mian, who was kneeling on the ground, showing his face, and just when the reply came to his mouth, he was snatched by Zhi Ning, who saw that he was hesitant.
"Your Highness, it is better to let the little girl answer the matter of your brother-in-law that you just mentioned."
"Bold people's daughter, Your Highness hasn't asked you yet, how can I let you answer, come here." It was the eunuch who was quite "clever" just now.
The guards outside the hall were about to come in when they heard this, but a pair of gentle right hands stopped them from moving forward. "Little girl, this temple asks you, why do you rush to exonerate him?"
"Back to His Highness, the little girl didn't want to excuse him, but the little girl couldn't get used to him and wanted to fool His Highness, so she was willing to interrupt His Highness at the risk of disrespect."
"Oh? Let's hear it. ”
"It's Your Highness, what the little girl said just now actually mentioned the matter of her brother, and the period of her death happened after the Marquis Liu and this son left the island, and then the little girl was held hostage by the guard of the master law and wanted to leave the island. You just asked who killed his brother, but he didn't know in his heart, but he deliberately delayed time to make up a person, and he seemed to have this intention when he looked at me, and the little girl couldn't bear to be deceived by this presumptuous person, it was ....... Zhi Ning said that he was silent, as if he didn't dare to say any more.
"Yu Mian, is what Miss Zhining said true?" The prince didn't even call Yu Qing anymore at this moment.
"Yes, Your Highness, please forgive Weichen for the crime of being greedy and taking merit." The sound of the bang, even Zhi Ning, who was a few feet away from the crown, heard the sound of him slamming to the floor.
"Yu Mian, you are loyal to the third generation of the Yu family, how did you get to you...... Alas, His Royal Highness is angry, and Yu Gongzi's contribution to this spy on the island is not small, so it is better to offset the merits and demerits, so spare him for the time being. Zheng Dajian, who had been silent for a long time, pointed at him and suddenly said.
The prince's white face began to glow with blood. But it soon faded away.
"Then little girl, you should step back first." These were the last words that Zhi Ning heard the prince say in the gentler tone possible before leaving.
Walking alone on the royal road, Zhi Ning walked forward, she thought in her heart: Sure enough, that Yu Mian couldn't believe it, if I hadn't rushed to speak, I would have almost been broken by him, but fortunately I was witty in the end and held on. Zhining's eyes were about to narrow with a smile on his face.
"This girl, please stay, our family is ordered by Concubine Li to invite the girl to the concubine's mansion." A hunched and smiling father-in-law stopped Zhining's way and spoke.
"Concubine Li? This father-in-law, the little girl has never known any Li Guifei, how could she invite me to go for no reason? ”
"Girl, atonement for your sins, our family was also instructed by the noble person to come and invite you over, I heard that a garrison official surnamed Shi asked her to invite."
"The garrison of the surnamed teacher? Shilu, isn't he dead? Zhi Ning couldn't help but exclaim.