Chapter 214: The Sin of Cover-up
Rong Xiu also heard the footsteps, and hurriedly reached out and took Yan Xiaoyi's whole person into his arms, buckled her little head, and then hugged Yan Xiaoyi, and the whole person dodged behind the rockery.
In the middle of the night, the footsteps outside were gone.
Yan Xiaowei poked her head out of Rong Xiu's arms and listened carefully. Still no sound, could it be that the man was just passing by?
After waiting for a while, Yan Xiaowei reached out and pulled the placket of Larong Xiu's clothes.
Rong Xiu's expression was serious and vigilant, he stretched out a finger and compared it with Yan Xiaoyi's body, and said to her in lip language: "I haven't left yet." β
If you don't go and don't come out, you know that you are not a good person when you look at this sneaky style! Yan Xiaowei immediately began to be vigilant!
For a long time, there was still no movement outside.
Rong Xiu motioned to Yan Xiaoyun with his eyes not to make a sound, and then, the whole person's toes lightly dotted on the rockery, and the whole person turned a somersault in the air. I felt that the clothes flew over, and the whole person fell in front of that person!
A layer of black shadow suddenly covered his eyes, and the man was startled, and his body immediately stiffened! However, in just a moment, a smile appeared on his face: "Oh, this is not General Rong!" I just passed by, and I happened to hear a sound near the rockery, so I came to take a look! You also know that it is an eventful time in the palace now, and if you get in with someone with ill intentions, it will be troublesome. β
As he spoke, he glanced behind the rockery with a pair of thief rat eyes.
Yan Xiaowei heard the voice of the male duck outside, and was hesitating whether to hide it, so as not to cause trouble to Rong Xiu. However, the nasty voice sounded again: "Huh? There seems to be a figure in a rose red dress behind the rockery, and it doesn't look like a person from the palace! What's going on? Could it be that someone is plotting against each other and has infiltrated the palace? β
As he spoke, he crossed Rong Xiu and was about to walk towards the rockery.
It's really a joke, Yan Xiaowei is squatting and hiding behind the rockery at the moment, and the whole person is tightly covered by the rockery. How could the man see her and tell the color of the clothes she was wearing?
She and Rong Xiu had been talking behind the rockery for so long, if that person was really just passing by as he said, how could he see her person?
There are several loopholes in just a few sentences, which clearly shows that he has actually been following her and Rong Xiu for a long time!
Moreover, this person came up and wanted to lean on her for the crime of plotting against her, this is not a false accusation!
Rong Xiu was the same, and immediately understood the man's intentions, and when the man walked past him, he paced, like a copper wall, in front of the man.
I saw the corners of his mouth twitch, and a chill grew in his tone: "Father-in-law Liu, what are you doing here?" The emperor is in poor health now, you don't stay in the Heart Cultivation Palace now, but you actually ran to the back garden, isn't it a little unreasonable! β
It turned out to be a eunuch! No wonder she thought the man had a duck voice and a strange voice!
Father-in-law Liu smiled slyly: "Your Majesty, in this extraordinary period now, the old slave naturally does not dare to leave his post without permission." It's just that the emperor coughed a few more just now, and the prince asked me to go to the Tai Hospital to have a look, and asked Taiyi Tian to come over. As soon as I walked here, I saw a strange woman, and I followed. β
Rong Xiu coughed lightly and said to the back of the rockery: "Xiao, come out and meet Grandpa Liu!" β
Yan Xiaowei listened, flashed out from behind the rockery, and saw Father-in-law Liu's cunning appearance with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, and couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart, however, on the surface, she didn't show it, but leaned over and smiled: "The courtier Yan Xiaoyun has seen Father-in-law Liu, and Father-in-law Liu is blessed." β
Gonggong Liu pretended to suddenly realize, pointed at the slim Yan Xiaoyun and clapped his hands and smiled: "I said which strange woman dares to trespass into the palace, it turns out to be the unmarried lady of General Rong Xiao, oops, but the old slave is clumsy, disrespectful and disrespectful!" β
Yan Xiaoyun pursed her lips and smiled obediently: "Where did Gonggong Liu say, the courtiers just missed their husbands, so they entered the palace to relieve their lovesickness. You also know that Ah Xiu is very busy now, in front of so many small soldiers and young generals, where can he take care of his children's affection. That's why I came up with such a secluded place to talk and talk for comfort. Who would have thought, it happened to be bumped into by you. β
Gonggong Liu didn't know whether Yan Xiaoyi's words were true or false, but he still smiled kindly: "Oh, that's the old slave who has no eyesight, and he actually appeared out of thin air and ruined the good things of your young people, that's it, the old slave will go to the Tai Hospital to find Dr. Tian!" β
He said goodbye, but the others did not move.
Yan Xiaoyi's sharp eyes found that when he spoke, his eyes glanced in one direction obliquely behind him from time to time, looking like he was waiting for someone.
At this moment, as if confirming her thoughts, several Praetorian Guards armed with long swords suddenly rushed in from that direction!
The leader pointed his finger at Yan Xiaowei and shouted: "It's her, take her down for me!" β
As he spoke, the people behind him moved in response, and the guy was about to rush over.
Yan Xiaoyi's heart sank, and she intuitively felt that the ridiculous scene in front of her was done by this Liu Gonggong!
Seeing that those people's long swords were about to touch Yan Xiaoyi, Rong Xiu dodged, like a big mountain, and protected Yan Xiaoyi's whole person tightly behind him.
He wore a military uniform today, lining his body to be slender, and the dark belt was embroidered with gold and silver threads with intricate tiger roaring teeth, with the majesty of Sen Senran, and he was heroic.
His gaze swept over the Praetorian Guards, and he asked in a cold voice, "What do you want to do?" β
Seeing this, Gonggong Liu also pretended to come over, stood in the middle of several people, and said half-truthfully: "That's it, what are you doing here?" I don't know if this is General Rong and his unfinished lady! Dare to dance with knives and guns in front of them, I think you are wild! β
This father-in-law Liu, on the surface, is persuasion, but in fact he is clearly provoking.
Yan Xiaowei shrank behind Rong Xiu, looked at the father-in-law Liu through Rong Xiu's shoulder, and saw a hint of a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth.
One of the leaders of the Praetorian Guards saluted Rong Xiu, and said with a full heart: "General Rong, we didn't mean to be your enemy, we really wanted to carry out official duties!" I was offended for a while, and I asked General Rong to cooperate! β
As he spoke, he reached out and was about to grab Yan Xiaoyi, who was hiding behind Rong Xiu.
Rong Xiu's face turned cold, his big hand grabbed the arm of the Praetorian Guard, and he skillfully folded it down, and the sound of breaking bones came from his arm, and the Janissa's face turned pale in pain!
Rong Xiu's face did not change, and he said coldly: "You dare to touch my people, are you not annoying to live!" β
The wounded Praetorian Guard held his arm and grinned in pain: "I don't want to have a hard fight with General Rong, it's just that we have to take this girl away today!" β
Saying that, his gaze penetrated Rong Xiu, and fell straight on Yan Xiaoyi's body, and said word by word: "Just now, a woman sneaked into the Heart Cultivation Palace, in a vain attempt to misbehave, was discovered by our people, and absconded all the way to this direction, and several of us followed her trail all the way. β
His thin lips opened and closed up and down: "That woman is none other than General Rong at the moment." β
Rong Xiu's thick eyebrows twisted, and he snorted coldly: "Nonsense! With a few words of lie, you want to frame my lady on trumped-up charges, what are your intentions! β
The Praetorian Guard put his hand into his cuff and touched it, took out a bright rose-red tassel and shook it lightly in front of several people: "This is what we found near the Heart Cultivation Palace, General Rong, take a look, did it fall from the girl behind you?" β
As soon as his words fell, everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Yan Xiaoyi.
Yan Xiaowei also followed his gaze and looked down, and when he saw it like this, his heart immediately "chuckled". On one side of his belt, he chased a rose-red tassel, but now there was only one left, and the other was nowhere to be found.
The Praetorian Guard couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, shook the tassel in his hand, and said to the two of them: "General Rong, do you have anything else to say now?" β
As he spoke, he beckoned to a few people behind him: "Trespassing on the Emperor's Heart Cultivation Palace is a big crime, and I won't take it yet!" β
The Praetorian Guards behind him were like messengers of hell, and they were about to rush over in an instant, and the long swords in their hands exuded a thick evil aura.
Yan Xiaoyu panicked in his heart, and recalled in his mind when the tassel on his body was missing, but he couldn't think of it!
Rong Xiu saw that those people were about to rush up, and one of them stepped forward, and the long sword hanging from his waist suddenly came out of the sheath, and his face was cold: "Which of you dares to touch her!" I'll let you walk around without eating! β
The Praetorian Guard at the head smiled lightly: "General Rong, I can't help you in this matter. She is now suspected of assassinating the emperor, if you resist for such a person and meet a few of our soldiers, it will be a great disrespect to the emperor! According to the rules, but it will be punished for the same crime! β
Rong Xiu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled mockingly: "Heh, just a small tassel is going to be convicted of a trumped-up crime, you are really naΓ―ve!" Don't use the emperor's big hat to press me, even if the emperor is here, I'm afraid his old man won't let you wronged a good person like this! β
The Praetorian Guard sneered: "I see General Rong, you are stunned by this woman, I hope you can sober up and understand what you are doing now!" β
With a wave of his left hand, Rong Xiu pulled out the long sword from the scabbard, and the sword body was shining in the sunlight, and the cold air was exuding!
Just as Yan Xiaowei was holding her breath, the footsteps of a group of people came not far away.
Yan Xiaowei looked back vigilantly, and saw a group of people walking over surrounded by a man with a noble body.
The man was wearing a luxurious cyan jade crown on his head and a royal blue brocade robe, and the whole person was extravagant.
His face is somewhat similar to Baili Yechen and Baili Yesu, Yan Xiaowei reacted immediately, this must be another prince.
This person's gaze swept over Yan Xiaoyun with interest, and finally landed on Rong Xiu, and walked towards the two teams of people who were facing each other in three steps and two steps.
I saw the corners of his mouth curled: "Oh, what's going on, okay, why did you do it?" β
When the Praetorian Guards saw this man, they hurriedly respectfully lowered their hands and served: "Your Royal Highness, we are on duty in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and we found a woman who tried to break into the Heart Cultivation Palace in an attempt to misbehave, and followed the trail all the way here, no, that woman is General Rong's unmarried lady." Now, General Rong doesn't want to hand her over, and he is very uncooperative! β
Rong Xiu's face turned cold, glanced at the Praetorian Guard, and pulled the corners of his mouth: "It's ridiculous!" My cumin will never do such a thing, you don't want to slander good people! β
Baili Yeqing's eyes rolled, and he suddenly smiled: "That's it, how dare a weak woman do such a rebellious thing, you have caught the wrong person at any time!" β
The Praetorian Guard stretched out his hand and took the tassel that was said to have fallen from Yan Xiaoyi's body, and handed it to Baili Yeqing: "Fifth Highness, this is what I picked up when the woman fell near the Heart Cultivation Palace." As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Xiaoyi's belt with a pair of thin eyes, and instantly brought Baili Yeqing's attention over.
Baili Yeqing's gaze swept over Yan Xiaoyi's empty belt, and he couldn't help but shake his head, and patted Rong Xiu's shoulder as if he was serious: "Ah Xiu, this hall actually wants to help you, but you have also seen it, now that my brother and sister have been caught, this is not very easy to do!" β
Seeing that Rong Xiu's face sank, he continued: "However, according to the knowledge of this hall, your little lady may not be such a person. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of shadows, and you are not afraid of ghosts calling the door if you don't do anything wrong, so you let your younger siblings follow them. It's a big deal, and then come out after clearing the charges! β
Rong Xiu's face sank, and he didn't squeak for a long time.
Yan Xiaoyi's heart was tight, where was the Praetorian Guard going to take her? That's the prison of the Criminal Department, not to mention those who have committed crimes, even those who have not committed any crimes, and they can't stand the torture in the Criminal Department!
What's more, the tassels that fell off his body didn't know when they pinched them in their hands. I obviously haven't been to the vicinity of the Heart Cultivation Palace, but I told the story in a good way, and it was clear that I came prepared, and deliberately framed him!
Moreover, how could it be coincidental that the five princes came over with a group of people at this time? It stands to reason that he shouldn't be confronting the crown prince Baili Yeming outside the Heart Cultivation Hall now?
What kind of calculation did he come here to take care of?
Thinking of this, she was suddenly shocked! These people deliberately framed themselves, didn't they slap them in the face and give them a sweet date, and use their own affairs to win over Rong Xiu?
She couldn't help but look at Baili Yeqing's expression, seeing that every time he said a word, he always wanted to see Rong Xiu's reaction, and she couldn't help but further confirm in her heart that this person was playing this abacus!
No wonder! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but snort coldly!
But even if you know what he's up to, what can he do? If she is really caught, why is there any excuse for the crime she wants to add? Even if she is white, it is difficult to get out of it.
She was shocked, not only worried about herself, but also worried about Rong Xiu!
Now, Baili Ying's life and death are uncertain, and it is still unknown who will take over the great rivers and mountains of Baili Dynasty next. If you can get the support of the Rong family, a powerful family, the power will definitely increase by then! The position of the monarch of the Hundred Miles Country is not easy to capture!
Yan Xiaoyun suddenly felt that she was the one who didn't want to drag Rong Xiu down, but she would be the one who dragged him back!
I was so anxious!
Baili Ye Qing saw that Rong Xiu didn't speak, but he protected Yan Xiaoyu tightly, and a smile couldn't help but pass through his eyes.
He took a step forward, reached out and patted Rong Xiu's shoulder: "Ah Xiu, don't worry, I won't let them hurt my younger siblings!" β
Yan Xiaowei couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart, sure enough!
The little abacus in Ye Qing's heart, even Yan Xiaoyi could see it, how could Rong Xiu not know.
He stared coldly at the few people in front of him, and pulled the corners of his mouth lightly: "Heh, I'm really sorry, no one of you can take her away today!" β
Baili Yeqing didn't seem to expect him to be so stubborn, and the whole person was stunned, and hooked his lips without a trace.
The previous Praetorian Guard was about to rush forward, and his tone was provocative, which was unpleasant: "General Rong, it's not up to you to decide this matter now. Although you are the commander of the Rong family's army, our Praetorian Guard is not a vegetarian! This palace is our territory, not to mention your fiancΓ©, even if the king of heaven Lao Tzu is here, he violates our rules, and he will be killed! β
As he spoke, as soon as the sword in his hand flashed, the whole person rushed up.
Rong Xiu's eyes turned cold, and while protecting Yan Xiaoyi, he fought with several Praetorian Guards at the same time, and the scene suddenly became chaotic for a while.
Baili Yeqing stood aside, looked at the few people fighting lightly, couldn't help but hook his lips and smile, and then beckoned and whispered a few times to the people around him.
Then, the people around him hurried away from the crowd without a trace.
Those few Praetorian Guards are all practitioners, and they are more powerful than ordinary soldiers, Rong Xiu competes with them alone, and he has to be distracted to protect Yan Xiaoyi.
She couldn't help but sweat for Rong Xiu, seeing that the other party was gradually unable to parry, Rong Xiu's sword body stabbed forward, and instantly pierced the shoulder of a Praetorian Guard.
After a while, there were several people lying on the ground, and the last Praetorian Guard couldn't help but be a little timid when he saw Rong Xiu's cold face, exuding a terrifying momentum all over his body.
However, Rong Xiu didn't give him more time to hesitate, and with a flip of his wrist, he easily took down this person with three strokes and two blows.
Although Rong Xiu won a complete victory and was unscathed, Yan Xiaoyi's breath was still tight.
Rong Xiu injured the Praetorian Guards for her, if this matter was known by others, Rong Xiu would definitely be criticized!
If those Praetorian Guards insist that she is the one who tried to infiltrate the Heart Cultivation Palace and plot against the emperor, then Rong Xiu would become the one who shielded the criminals! That's a big crime! If the Rong clan is implicated, I don't know how many lives will be hurt!
Yan Xiaowei regretted it very much at the moment, she was too careless, otherwise, she wouldn't have let people catch it!