"Spare your life? This should have been thought of a long time ago when you two were here chewing your tongues! Xuanyuan Yan snorted coldly, and coldly ordered: "Someone! Escort these two palace maids down! Let's hit the 30 big boards first!

Thirty large boards. Even a big man with a big shape will also have the risk of being disabled, let alone two weak little palace maids? If they had received thirty rods, they would not be far from death.

As soon as the words fell, several sword-wielding guards quickly rushed over from the periphery of the rockery!

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spares his life! The slaves don't dare anymore! When the two little palace maids heard this, they were so frightened that they almost fainted, and begged for mercy desperately.

But Xuanyuan Yan ignored it, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered the guards to escort the two maidservants down.

"Third brother, I let you see the joke today......" Xuanyuan Yan turned his head and glanced at Xuanyuan Yu.

Xuanyuan Yu is very up-to-the-point, and he automatically and spontaneously said without Xuanyuan Yan's instructions: "Second brother, the younger brother has never seen anything today, so it is not early, and the younger brother will retire first." ”

"Good! Be careful on your way. Xuanyuan Yan nodded slowly. His eyes have been staring at Xuanyuan Yu's body.

But Xuanyuan Yu calmly turned around and retreated, not afraid at all.

Xuanyuan Yan saw him like this, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He knows. Xuanyuan Yu is a smart person, and he will definitely not leak today's affairs.

It's just that no matter what, he lost face in front of Xuanyuan Yu today! But at this moment, these can no longer be taken care of, Xuanyuan Yan's eyes are full of what the two palace maids said just now, and he can't wait to interrogate clearly!

After Xuanyuan Yu left, he also turned around and walked in the other direction.

Soon, Xuanyuan Yu interrogated the two palace maids personally.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, everyone in the palace is talking about it now! It is indeed possible that the child in the womb of the crown princess is the emperor, so the emperor always sends the high princess to invite her in the East Palace, and the slaves and maids are just hearsay......"

No matter how he interrogated, the answer of the two palace maids was the same.

Xuanyuan Yan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said angrily: "You dare to pass on this kind of unfounded words? The father just summoned the crown princess a few more times, and he didn't do anything out of the ordinary! You! Always in trouble! Believe it or not, His Highness killed you! ”

"Your Highness! Slaves don't dare to lie! Now everyone in the palace is looking forward to the crown princess giving birth to a child, and many concubines have secretly bet, guessing whether the child born by the crown princess is like the prince or like the emperor......"

"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! Xuanyuan Yan heard this. Deng Shi was furious, he pushed away the guards around him, rushed up and kicked the two palace maids a few times, and said angrily: "You guys are talking nonsense!" Come! Pull them down and kill them with a rod! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince! The slave has proof! At this moment, one of the two palace maids who was beaten suddenly screamed!

Xuanyuan Yan waved his hand, and the guards who rushed in stopped at the door of the main hall, he looked the palace maid up and down coldly, and asked in a deep voice, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid Yan'er is the palace maid next to Concubine Li of Zhaoren Palace." The palace maid answered.

When Xuanyuan Yan heard this, his eyes flashed: "You are the palace maid beside Concubine Li?" ”

"Yes! His Royal Highness the Prince! Yan'er nodded.

Xuanyuan Yan snorted coldly and said, "You said you have evidence, what is it?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the place where the slave maid lives is Zhaoren Palace, His Royal Highness should know that Zhaoren Palace is the closest place to the East Palace in the East Palace, almost half a year ago, the slave maid was ordered by the mother to go out to send food to the other side concubines, but as soon as he got out of the palace gate, he heard the noise in the direction of the imperial garden, and the slave and maid were curious and quietly slipped over to inquire, but before the slave and maid approached, they were stopped by the guards."

"Those guards are from the Qianqing Palace." Yan'er said eloquently: "Yan'er only knows this, because the guards blocked it, the slave maid didn't know what happened at the gate of the imperial garden that day, the slave went back and whispered to our mother, and the mother didn't know, but blamed the slave and maid for being troublesome." But the next day, the slave maid heard that yesterday evening, the princess took the palace maid who was close to her to go to the imperial garden......"

When Xuanyuan Yan heard this, his pupils shrank.

Yan'er glanced at his expression and continued: "That day is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and now the slaves and maids can clearly remember the date, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can check it yourself!" Later, a few days later, Grandpa Gao personally came to the door to deliver something for the crown princess, what it was, we slaves and maids did not know, but since then, the crown princess has had a lot of dealings with Grandpa Gao, until the recent frequent entry and exit of the Qianqing Palace......"

"Shut up!" When Xuanyuan Yan heard this, he said with a pale face: "You are a palace maid, what do you do when you always pay attention to the affairs of the crown princess?" Say! Did your master order you to do this? You deliberately said this in front of the palace, just to frame the crown princess, right? This palace doesn't believe it! With that, he no longer hesitated, turned to the guard at the door and shouted, "Quick! Pull these two down and kill them with a rod! ”

"Your Highness! The slave maid is true, if Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can check it! Yan'er didn't expect to say everything by herself, and in the end, Xuanyuan Yan still wanted to kill her, and shouted hysterically: "These things just happen to be known by the slave maid, and it doesn't matter to our mother!" ”

"If you say it's not off, it's not off?" When Xuanyuan Yan heard this, he snorted coldly and said, "I won't believe you!" With a wave of his hand, the guards rushed forward and escorted the two palace maids out.

"Your Highness! The slave is telling the truth! Tell you the truth! Even though she was dragged to the door of the hall, Yan'er still couldn't stop shouting loudly, and her voice was hoarse, but Xuanyuan Yan was indifferent.

In the end, Yan'er was gagged for telling the truth

Go down.

Until the end, when she was about to be executed with the cane, she still tried to break free from the strip of cloth in her mouth and shouted injustice. But the other palace maid who was with her was already so frightened that she couldn't say a word.

Seeing that she was so obsessed, the execution guard couldn't help but persuade with pity: "You better save your energy and look forward to a good family in the next life!" You know so much, whether it's true or not, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't let you live, sometimes the more you know, the more damned you are, do you understand? ”

When Yan'er heard this, she slumped on the chair as if her strength had been sucked away, and she couldn't say a word anymore.

Oh, yes! In this deep palace, if she knows too much, she would have been wiped out, she was really fascinated by ghosts just now, and she actually told so many secrets in front of the prince! If she doesn't die, who will die?

Yan'er died with resentment and remorse.

And Xuanyuan Yan sat in the palace, sent all the guards to the palace, and relived the news he got today in his mind with a grim face.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year last year, the crown princess walked through the imperial garden, and it was very likely that she met her father who was drunk.

Since then, Gonggong Gao has come to the princess's bedroom and sent things.

After the death of Kashiba Hou in June, his father always sent people to invite the crown princess from time to time, and the two interacted closely.

……

From this point of view, what the palace maid named Yan'er said was not a lie. If you want to know all this, you can check it.

Does that really have to be the case?

At this moment, a thought suddenly appeared in Xuanyuan Yan's heart: If you want to know all this, why not ask the crown princess?

But as soon as this idea appeared, he dispelled it. He firmly believed that even if he asked, Gu Yuetong would not be able to tell him the truth.

Then there is only one way left, that is, to secretly verify everything, and then go to Gu Yuetong to confront him.

"Your Highness, it's time for dinner, do you want to go to the Crown Princess's bedroom?" At this moment, a palace man suddenly asked at the door.

Xuanyuan Yan was startled, raised his head sharply and glanced out of the door, the iron blue on his face frightened the palace maid who retreated several steps back.

However, Xuanyuan Yan was awakened a little by her words.

Today's dinner will be with the crown princess, which he agreed to early in the morning.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his eyes and glanced at the palace maid and said, "Yes, this palace will go to the crown princess's bedroom to help the palace change clothes." ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing that his face softened, the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly walked into the inner hall.

A quarter of an hour later, Xuanyuan Yan left the dormitory, and hurriedly walked to Gu Yuetong's palace with a few guards. Along the way, the guards knew that their master was not in a good mood, so they were all cautious.

Soon, the princess's dormitory arrived. Tsuchishima introductory technique.

The eunuch went in to report, and Xuan

Yuan Yan walked into this palace that he was very familiar with, but now he looked very strange.

"Your Highness, are you here?" Gu Yuetong came out to greet her when she heard the news, although she had a big belly, but her face was full of smiles.

The moment Xuanyuan Yan saw her, he wanted to ask desperately, but this impulse was fiercely suppressed by him. Pretending to be nothing, he said, "Why did you come out?" How many times have I said that you don't need to greet you. ”

Gu Yuetong didn't see his abnormality, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, it's boring to stay inside, besides, the child is also looking forward to seeing his father soon!" As he spoke, he reached out and stroked his belly.

When Xuanyuan Yan heard this, he immediately felt uncomfortable, he didn't hug Gu Yuetong very affectionately as usual, lowered his head and carefully observed her belly, but crossed her, raised his feet and walked into the hall: "It's cold outside, come in!" ”

The smile on Gu Yuetong's face stiffened for a moment. But then, she regained her smile, held her big belly, and followed Xuanyuan Yan into the house.

Xuanyuan Yan tried her best to pretend to be casual, but people with ghosts in their hearts couldn't do it without revealing a trace no matter what, and soon, Gu Yuetong found the clue, she couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Your Highness, do you have something on your mind today?" ”

"Nope! This palace is just busy with official business, and I'm a little tired, so let's eat! Xuanyuan Yan didn't go to look at Gu Yuetong, pretended to be calm and said this, and then went to the side hall.

Gu Yuetong felt more and more strange in her heart, but she couldn't say what was strange, so she had to follow along.

was originally a warm meal, but the two of them were very entangled.

After the meal, the two of them returned to the main hall burning silver charcoal to sit and drink tea, Gu Yuetong couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you today?" Can you talk to your concubine? ”

"Hongu is fine." Xuanyuan Yan hurriedly denied it without speaking, but he couldn't help but ask: "Tong'er, this palace remembers that you have been closed during the Chinese New Year last year, but is there such a thing?" ”

When Gu Yuetong heard this, she was shocked in her heart, but she asked with a smile on her face: "Your Highness, at that time, you and I had just finished quarreling, and I was depressed, and it was also possible to hide in the palace and not go out, why did you suddenly ask about this?" ”

"Oh, it's okay, I'll just ask! Ask! Xuanyuan Yan hurriedly waved his hand and spoke.

Gu Yuetong glanced at him thoughtfully and did not answer.

Xuanyuan Yan sat down slightly, his heart was depressed, in order not to ask any uncontrollable questions, he stood up and said, "Tong'er, you have a good rest." There are still a lot of twists and turns to see in this palace tonight, so I won't accompany you. ”

"Your Highness, business is important, but the body is also very important!" Gu Yuetong heard this, and gently persuaded: "If you don't have a healthy body, what will you do to handle official business?" ”

Her gentle appearance Xuanyuan Yan is still very useful, and when she heard this, she immediately nodded and said: "Okay, this palace knows, and will pay attention to it, you can rest as soon as possible!" As he spoke, he gently pushed her hand away.

Gu Yuetong was a little disappointed in her heart, but she still smiled softly and said, "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Xuanyuan Yan glanced at her, but finally reached out and patted her on the shoulder. Turning around, he strode out of the dormitory.

Gu Yuetong stood in the dormitory, watching Xuanyuan Yu leave with her own eyes, with an inexplicable look in her eyes.

The next day, Xuanyuan Yu used his own power to secretly investigate.

Because of Yan'er's words, he focused on investigating what the emperor did on the first day of the Lunar New Year last year!

The more he investigated, the more shocking he became.

His father, for his own selfishness. For his own selfish desires, he actually wanted to do something bad to Jinye Hou's youngest daughter! The wine and clothes at the New Year's banquet, and all the calculations in the Changqiu Palace, are all to get that woman!

But because of the timely action of the Queen Mother and Xuanyuan Jingxi. My father did all this without success after all.

Later, Xuanyuan Yan couldn't investigate any more.

The news he got was the same as Yan'er's, the emperor was very depressed because of the failure of the plan and the loss of Concubine Jing's right-hand man, and drank a lot of wine in the Qianqing Palace.

In short, at that time, no one could say clearly, because the person who knew the truth had already been secretly ordered by the emperor to deal with it. Yan'er has been able to live until now unharmed, all because she has always kept her mouth shut and did not expose this matter, otherwise, she would not have survived at all.

The more he investigated, the more confusing the results became, Xuanyuan Yan not only did not solve the confusion, but became more and more confused about this matter, during this period, he did not open his mouth to question Gu Yuetong a word, but the seeds of doubt had gradually begun to sprout in his heart.

The time to go to the princess's bedroom is getting less and less.

……

In order to make Gu Yuetong not be lonely and alone for the New Year, Xuanyuan Jingxi rushed back to the capital after a journey of more than ten days day and night, without alarming anyone to sneak into the Jinye Houfu, and fell asleep that night, and he did not wake up until ten minutes of dusk on the second day.

This day is the first day of the Lunar New Year. In the morning, Gu Yuetong saw that Xuanyuan Jingxi was still asleep, so she couldn't bear to wake him up, and she didn't let her subordinates set off firecrackers, but went to the ancestral hall with a few maids to worship, and then went to Jinghong Courtyard and had a reunion dinner with Aunt Xu, Gu Chengye and others.

Even if Xuanyuan Jingxi was not by her side, but he was in this Hou Mansion, this alone made Gu Ruoxi's heart inexplicable, and when he played with Gu Chengye and others, the smile on his face was very bright.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she is final

is wearing a jasper hibiscus hairpin on the sideburns, and the clothes are a little better, although the whole person is very thin, but the complexion is much better.

Aunt Xu was very relieved to see her like this. Hou Ye has gone, she really hopes that Gu Ruoxi can get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

When Xuanyuan Jingxi woke up, he saw that the light in the room had dimmed, and there was a faint sound of talking outside the tent, and one of the lowered women's voices he heard it as Gu Ruoxi's, and there was a faint smell of food in the room.

This immediately alarmed the people outside, Gu Ruoxi was the first to open the curtain and walked in, and when she saw that Xuanyuan Jingxi had already gotten out of bed, she immediately asked with a smile: "Just now, a few of us were still betting on what time you would wake up, some said that it would be two hours later, and some said that tomorrow, but they didn't guess correctly." ”

"And what time do you guess?" Xuanyuan Jingxi suddenly asked with a smile.

Gu Yuetong walked over, stretched out her hand to help him fasten the buttons spontaneously, and said with a smile: "I guess you will wake up at any time!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Amber outside opened the curtain to reveal a head and asked, "Miss, do you need help?" ”

"No, you don't! Go down! Without waiting for Gu Ruoxi to speak, Xuanyuan Jingxi said in a deep voice.

Amber stuck out her tongue as the clouds grew, smiled mischievously, and lowered the curtain and retreated.

Gu Ruoxi glanced at him and said with a smile: "Do you really want me to serve you to change your clothes?" ”

"You are going to be my wife in the end, you will naturally help me with these things of changing clothes and washing in the future, now study first, it's not too late!" Xuanyuan Jingxi opened his arms and let Gu Ruoxi do something on his chest, but his face was full of smiles.

"It's less smelly and beautiful!" When Gu Ruoxi heard this, he smiled and said, "I won't help you!" These things, naturally, there are girls to do, me, since I want to be the princess, I have to hold the princess's shelf! As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh at first.

(End of chapter)