Zhou Shili's plan is very simple, it is nothing more than to use strength. He first arranged clues to find someone to impeach the prince, and then after the fall of the prince, he found witnesses to prove that he was not the prince's lackey, but noticed that there was an abnormality behind the prince, so he has been lying by his side, waiting to collect evidence and uphold justice. Therefore, from beginning to end, he was sincere and loyal to the emperor.

His plan was indeed very ingenious, Meng Xilan leaned into his arms, listening to his "perfect plan", and secretly sneered in his heart.

Well, he can calculate the prince, and he can calculate him. You just wait to be with Zhou Youping in the prison.

Where did Zhou Shili know that the person in his arms was thinking about how to put him to death. How could such a person like warm nephrite harm him?

After meeting Zhou Shili for a short time, Meng Xilan immediately asked Gao Fuli to leave the palace to send a message to his father. Because the stakes are high, she can't leave evidence, and she can only send the most trusted people around her.

The message was simple, with just one sentence: "When the time comes, start fighting back." ”

In this way, at the same time that Zhou Shili began to design the crown prince, the Meng family was also secretly designing him.

As the saying goes, the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, Zhou Shili is the self-righteous "praying mantis", and the Meng family is the real winner.

The prince suffered, Concubine Ning Murong Qiao's mood couldn't help but be very good, but Zhou Shixian was so angry by what the prince did that she was so angry that her heart hurt, and she didn't dare to be too happy too obviously, so she deliberately cried and red-eyed before she went to serve in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Just halfway there, Murong Qiao met Queen Su, and, looking at her appearance, it seemed that she was waiting for him on purpose.

"The concubine greets the queen." Murong Qiao bowed slowly, but his eyebrows were impatient.

Seeing that her eyes were red, Queen Su chuckled and said, "Sister, what's wrong?" Is it sad for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

The prince is in trouble, she is the happiest, what to pretend?

Murong Qiao saw her laughing at herself, and said in a bad tone: "Sister Queen, what are these words, the crown prince is the prince, and now he has made such a big mistake, but the entire court is endangered, how can the concubines not be sad...... What's more, the emperor was also sad about this. ”

Queen Su Yingying stepped forward, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and only said to her: "You are less proud, without the prince, You'an in this palace also has a chance, let's wait and see." ”

Murong Qiao frowned and laughed sullenly: "Really? With the qualifications of the third prince, can you also fight with my Lin'er? What a joke! Sister Queen, you really think too much......"

The two ridiculed each other, and their resentment towards each other deepened.

Once upon a time, there was a prince in the way, and they were just fighting in secret. Now that the crown prince is gone, everyone has a chance to be the prince, and many things can be laid out in the open.

In the days that followed, the impeachment of the crown prince was followed one by one, and there was new evidence in each book.

The evidence of the private opening of the copper mine was conclusive, and the prince's crime was implemented, Zhou Shili was heartbroken and issued an edict to demote Zhou Youping to a concubine, expel him from Beijing, and send him to the northwest border.

It stands to reason that all the crimes he committed were capital crimes. But Zhou Shixian still cared about this father-son relationship, and was unwilling to end his life with his own hands.

The arrogant Zhou Youping was defeated in this way, which made his spirit almost crazy. Chu Jingwen was also overly frightened and fainted.

When Meng Xilan heard the news, she was shocked and hurriedly went to Mingde Palace.

Gao Fuli said worriedly: "Master, the prince...... What if I get angry with you? ”

Meng Xilan's eyes sank: "Jingwen has something, I can't care about her life or death." ”

The night was deep, and the entire Mingde Palace was full of a sense of depression.

As soon as she entered the hall, Meng Xilan saw that the ground was full of messes, and she couldn't help frowning: "Don't the palace people serving here have eyes?" It's such a mess and no one cleans it up, what kind of system is it? ”

Gao Fuli hurriedly instructed the palace people to clean up, but unexpectedly, they all cried and mourned, looking like a catastrophe was coming, and they didn't know what to do.

Meng Xilan didn't care about these useless minions, and just wanted to know how Chu Jingwen's safety was?

Along the way, Zhou Youping's figure was missing, which made her feel strange. Now that he is grounded, he naturally can't get out.

After drinking a bowl of decoction, Chu Jingwen finally recovered some of her spirits, and when she saw Meng Xilan by her side, she couldn't help but get up with tears in her eyes and said, "Xilan, you have to help me, help me protect without worry." ”

Although, since the day she married Zhou Youping, she knew that she couldn't escape this catastrophe, but when this day came, she still felt scared in her heart, so scared that she couldn't do it.

"Carefree is not yet a year old, I can't let her suffer that kind of ......"

If a woman becomes a mother, she has no more self in her eyes.

Chu Jingwen doesn't care about her own life or death, she only cares about worry-free, her only daughter, her only hope.

Meng Xilan held her hand tightly and reassured: "Don't worry, there will definitely be a way." Although the crown prince made a big mistake, the emperor is still reluctant to take his life, you and Wuwu are both implicated by him, and you are all innocent. ”

Chu Jingwen shook his head with tears: "There is nothing innocent in this palace." How much of a mistake the prince has made, you and I know in our hearts, the emperor doesn't want his life now, it doesn't mean that he will always be kind in the future. Lan'er, a companion is like a tiger, we can escape this today, but what about tomorrow? What about later? As she spoke, her tears grew even more fierce.

Meng Xilan didn't know that she was right, the king's heart was unpredictable, they were father and son and monarchs, and no one could guarantee that something would happen in the future.

"Jingwen, I will plead with the Queen Mother." Meng Xilan thought for a while, and only thought of this one way.

Before, in order to stabilize the queen mother's condition, Meng Xilan had always forbidden the palace maids to talk too much, and told the mother about the prince's crime. Now, for the sake of Chu Jingwen and worry-free, only what she says, the emperor will be willing to listen, so he can't hide it.

When Chu Jingwen heard this, she seemed to have grabbed a piece of driftwood that could save her life, hugged Meng Xilan and begged bitterly: "I don't care, as long as I'm okay, my life doesn't matter...... I just want to be sent to a bitter cold land, to starve and suffer. ”

Before she finished speaking, Meng Xilan gently covered her mouth: "Don't say such things." Worry-free is still young, how can you be willing to let her lose her mother? ”

Chu Jingwen was even more sad when she heard this, so she only hugged Meng Xilan's shoulders and cried bitterly.

Meng Xilan didn't dodge, only patted her on the back, so that she could be comforted.

When she was tired of crying, she fell asleep. Meng Xilan gathered her thoughts and coldly instructed the palace people around her. "You take care of your mother, if there is anything wrong, I will not spare you."

In this way, Chu Jingwen's crisis can be temporarily resolved. But Zhou Youping has been deposed, if she is allowed to follow Zhou Youping out of the capital, then the rest of her life will be completely ruined! and the carefree who has just been born less than half a year ago, obviously it is the blood of the royal family, but he has to be exiled and live in exile from now on, which is really unfair!

Thinking of this, Meng Xilan wanted to meet Zhou Youping even more.

Now, he has no hope at all. But Chu Jingwen and the child still have a glimmer of hope that they can stay in the capital and settle down.

"Xiao Lizi, you quickly send someone to search the Mingde Palace for me, I want to know where Zhou Youping is?"

After a while, Gao Welfare came to talk back in person; "Back to the master, the prince...... No, the second prince is in the Buddha Hall. ”

Meng Xilan looked displeased when she heard this, and hurried to the Buddha Hall.

Zhou Youping knelt in front of the Buddha with his head scattered, not bowing or worshipping, only scolding.

Meng Xilan stood behind him and pondered for a moment before saying: "Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, and if you lose, you will lose, is that you have this ability?" ”

When Zhou Youping heard this, he turned his head to look at her, and said with a gloomy smile: "It's you again!" Are you also here to see the king's jokes? ”

Meng Xilan slowly stepped forward: "I'm not in the mood to look at your jokes." Jingwen is heartbroken for you, and your daughter is worry-free, don't you care? ”

"Care about ......" Zhou Youping raised his head and stared at the Bodhisattva enshrined on the top of the Buddha Hall, and sneered twice: "How do you want me to care?" Now, I can't protect myself, I can't even save my own life, how can I still plan for their mother and daughter? ”

Meng Xilan sighed in her heart: "You are really a cold-blooded coward. It is precisely because you are unable to protect yourself now that you have to think of a way out for silence and worry-free...... They are your wives and daughters, and it is your duty to protect them! ”

Zhou Youping lowered his shoulders when he heard this, and said lightly: "Don't talk to me." If you have the ability to save it, I don't have that ability anymore. ”

As soon as his words fell, Meng Xilan retorted to him: "No, you still have a way." She turned her head to look at Gao Fuli and asked him to prepare paper, only paper, no ink and no pen.

Meng Xilan put the long piece of rice paper in front of Zhou Youping, and said in a low voice: "You can write a blood letter to the emperor to plead for mercy." ”

Zhou Youping's eyes flashed slightly, looking at the snow-white rice paper, and shaking his head again and again: "It's useless, my father won't look at it." ”

Meng Xilan looked serious: "If you have the ability to finish writing, I will have the ability to let the emperor see this letter." ”

As long as the Queen Mother is still there, she can always think of a way.

Meng Xilan ...... You ......" Zhou Youping seemed to have something to say, but Meng Xilan was the first to interrupt him: "Worry-free is still in infancy, you should think it is for her." She is your only daughter, your only blood and bone left in this world. ”

Zhou Youping lowered his head when he heard this, and his heart seemed to be touched. He hesitated for a moment, but finally bit his finger and wrote on rice paper.

After he finished writing, Meng Xilan slowly squatted down, put away the blood letter, and then lowered her voice and said, "You don't have to complain about the Bodhisattva, I'll tell you who hurt you." It's Zhou Shili, in fact, he has always been the fourth master's person. ”

She deliberately told him about it now, just so that when he was dying and struggling, he could bite Zhou Shili again.

Zhou Youping was shocked when he heard this, raised his head and stared at Meng Xilan, and said with a hideous gaze: "How do you know?" You are talking nonsense! ”

Meng Xilan replied coldly: "It is precisely because he is the fourth master's person that I only know." If you don't believe him, go and ask Him personally. ”