Chapter 186: Wind and Rain in All Directions (II)

Different from the treacherous atmosphere of Huaning Palace and Yuqing Palace, the imperial study at this time is a different scene.

The room was warm and slightly drunk, and a eunuch was gently stirring the charcoal basin with tongs, splashing one or two sparks from time to time, making a slight "crackling" crisp sound. I saw that the emperor and the four princes were sitting opposite each other on the couch and playing chess, and both of them were staring at the chessboard with full attention. Time flies so long and quiet that one mistakenly thinks that everything has stood still at some point. Only the occasional sound of the chess pieces rising and falling makes people feel like they are back in reality.

Hearing only the sound of "pop", the emperor slowly sat up straight, smiled and said, "You lost again." ”

Sheng Xuanming breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's still my father's superb chess skills, and I am convinced by my son's defeat!" ”

The emperor's smile gradually retracted, and a pair of sharp eyes looked directly at the fourth prince, as if they wanted to penetrate his soul. "When did you learn to be so tactful?" Just listen to him.

Sheng Xuanming's smile froze on his face, and he hurriedly got up from the couch and knelt on the ground and said, "Erchen's chess skills have been abandoned in the past two years due to a lot of schoolwork. This time, it is really your father's chess skills that are getting better and better, and it is difficult for your sons and daughters to catch up. ”

"Two years?" The Emperor let out a short, piercing sneer. "I remember last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, you won several games in a row."

"That'...... At that time, he was young and ignorant...... "Sheng Xuanming was already a thorn in his back, and he was in a cold sweat.

Looking at his son's submissive and trembling look, the emperor suddenly felt sad. is a good innocent son, but after all, he has become one of the many courtiers. Is it really that there is no father and son in heaven?

After a long time, he raised his hand and said, "Get up, kill another game." If you lose again this time, I will punish you. ”

Yan Liu'er soon returned from Huaning Palace. He didn't have time to report when he entered the palace, so he broke in in a hurry. I saw that the third prince was holding a black and gray urn jar at this time, and he didn't know what he was doing.

"Master!" Yan Liu'er said, "That Asu has already hanged himself!" ”

"What!" Sheng Xuanyuan turned his head suddenly, looking incredulous. "Is the information reliable?"

"How is it unreliable? The minions saw it with their own eyes! Oh my god, that tongue sticks out half a foot long! Yan Liu'er still trembled with fear when she thought of that situation now.

Sheng Xuanyuan gently put the urn on the table and muttered, "It seems that what he said is true." "The stakes are serious, maybe Na Aso knows that once he says this, his life will be in danger no matter what, so he simply broke it off early.

In the ninth year of Qingyuan, Sheng Xuanyuan was three years old, and his biological mother, the young Empress Duanwen, died of a serious illness. Before that, she had been sick for more than a year, and she was in a hurry, and no one suspected anything. When he was young, Sheng Xuanyuan also thought that his mother's death might be for another reason. One day, he will bring the wicked man to justice in order to comfort his mother's soul in heaven. But it was just a fantasy and self-consolation of a young child after being bullied, and he didn't think about it deeply.

Unexpectedly, many years later, when he had forgotten the absurd ideas of his childhood, a eunuch named Aso suddenly appeared in front of him and told him that it was all true. Those bloody conspiracies, those poisons that can hide from the world, are all true. It's really creepy, like he wrote a play himself, only to find out that someone had already acted on it years ago. And the protagonist, as always, is still Concubine Chen, the concubine Niangniang who has been trying to get rid of him for so many years.

Those people back then, those who gave advice, and those who were responsible for poisoning, have long disappeared from this world. The reason why the one named Aso has been able to survive so far is because he is just an outsider, and he only happened to catch a glimpse of the corner of this conspiracy. He was a clever man and could guess what was going on. So after telling these things and discussing, he chose to commit suicide. Otherwise, what awaits him will only be an even more tragic end. But his death may not have been voluntary.

Looking back now, Sheng Xuanyuan realized that it was unwise to choose to meet the eunuch in that place during the day. It happened suddenly, and he who had always been cautious accidentally made a mistake. According to his experience, Concubine Chen already knew about it. Maybe it was she who killed Na Asu in order to kill her.

This woman, when he was a child, tried to kill him in the palace several times, thanks to the loyal nurses and old eunuchs around him. They were all old men who had followed the queen for many years, and they all regarded him as their own son, dressed, drunk, and eaten...... Never pretending to others, meticulous, very vigilant. It is precisely because of this that Concubine Chen has never had room to start. A few years ago, she asked the eldest prince and his party to buy off the killers of the rivers and lakes and wanted his life, if Lin Zhilan hadn't saved him in time, I was afraid that Concubine Chen would have already wished. Now the eldest prince and others have already surrendered to the law, but Concubine Nachen is too hidden, and there is no evidence to prove her, so she has to give up. Later, Liu Muzhi had an accident, the Liu family was defeated, Concubine Chen fell out of favor with the emperor, and Lin Zhilan gave the fourth child a big gift, Sheng Xuanyuan finally completely pinched the lifeblood of Concubine Chen's mother and son.

But it wasn't until today that he learned that this woman had killed his mother more than ten years ago! The queen mother has been sleeping underground for decades, and this woman is still at large. If it weren't for the fact that she had beaten her men and made them hold a grudge against her, she was afraid that this secret would have been hidden forever. Now there is no human evidence, let alone physical evidence, but how can you not avenge the revenge of killing your mother! This time, he must let this secret be revealed!

"Go to the Qianqing Palace immediately, I want to meet the emperor." Sheng Xuanyuan's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he had already made up his mind. It's too late to discuss with Lin Guanyun, he has to settle the matter in person.

"Huh? Oh! Yan Liu'er, who had been in a daze, quickly came back to his senses. Somehow, he panicked so much that he always felt that something was about to happen.

At this moment, only a whistle was heard, and a group of masked guards suddenly rushed out from all directions. Swords, guns, swords, and halberds came together, and they were going to put people to death!

In a hurry, Sheng Xuanyuan touched his waist, it was empty. Seeing that everyone had been killed, he had to go into battle with his bare hands. None of these people are his opponents. But at the moment, he has no weapons in his hand, and there are many opponents, but I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

"Liu'er! Get out there and call someone! Sheng Xuanyuan shouted as he dodged the sword.

Yan Liu'er was shivering and hiding under the table, when he heard his master calling him and was about to get out, several assassins slashed at the table at the same time, so frightened that he shrank back again. I only heard a "bang", and the urn jar on the table was split with a knife, and shards fell all over the ground. Yan Liu'er squatted under the table, looking at one of the fragments in horror, there was a black insect on it, and the body of the insect that had been cut in two shook a few times rapidly, and then stopped moving.