On October 12, the third year of Qianlong, the crown prince of Duanhui Yonglian.

"Pass on the emperor's decree, the second elder brother Yonglian. Born of a queen. My sister-in-law. He is wise and noble. The aura is extraordinary. On that day, I was tested as the emperor and was destined to be eternal. It is implicit in the meaning of inheriting the ancestor. After I went to the Pole. Those who do not manifest the ceremony of canonizing the crown prince...... "Li Yu stood desolate in the hall, facing the civil and military officials, and announced the decree loudly with an extremely sad voice.

And Hongli let people hide in the box behind the plaque of "just bright", and soon after the second day of the seventh month of the first year of Qianlong, the name of the crown prince took out the secret book by hand. After Li Yu's decree is over, he will announce the prince's will in public. It seems that only in this way can the people present, and even the people of Li all over the world, know what a painful blow it is to him to lose Yonglian.

Lan Xin has always refused to return to the palace, and Xue Guining has traveled back and forth between the Qianqing Palace and the elder brother, bringing back the emperor's will from time to time. But these words, which have been heard for a long time, cannot arouse any concern from Lan Xin in the slightest. She just held Yonglian's cold body and couldn't stop crying.

"The master handed over a poem by Yonglian, "The Wanderer's Yin", Yonglian recited it to the emperor's mother, okay?"

"The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt. Temporary dense seams, fear of delayed return. Whoever says an inch is careless, and he will be rewarded with three springs. ”

"Although Erchen is not a wanderer, Erchen thinks that the emperor is also like the mother in the poem, deeply remembering all the ...... of Erchen"

"Huang Eniang hopes that Yonglian will be angry, don't indulge in dependence on Eniang, and become pampered......"

"Huang Eniang, don't cry, Yonglian understands that Yonglian must fight for strength and not let Huang Eniang down."

Yonglian's immature but resolute voice was hovering in her mind at the moment, Lan Xin never thought that the last time they met, it was really her farewell to her relatives. And Yonglian finally looked forward to Eniang, but he was no longer able to call out!

How so? Lan Xin was in heart-rending pain, but he couldn't figure out the reason at all.

After taking a few deep breaths repeatedly, Lan Xin finally stopped the tears in her eyes, and this action lasted all night, at this time, the emperor was in court, and the sky was bright, only then did she realize that her body was stiff and couldn't stand up. "Suo Lan, you settle the second elder brother for the palace."

The voice was so hoarse that Lan Xin actually scared himself out of his mouth. glanced at Concubine Xian, who was crying beside her, her eyes were red and swollen, and the pain in her heart became so sharp: "Didn't Concubine Xian tell this palace that Yonglian is much better?" Why is it that after one night's hard work, the main palace is separated from the Yonglian Heavenly People? ”

Suo Lan and Jinlan were kneeling, and after listening to the queen's orders, neither of them dared to delay, and forcibly endured the heartache to take the cold corpse of the second elder brother from the queen's arms, and carefully carried it on the bed where he slept on weekdays.

Pan Yu raised her dizzy head, unable to hear whether the queen was surprised or reproached, and only sobbed. Although she was very close to the queen, she couldn't see any expression clearly, and she could only know from the queen's hoarse voice that the pain of being a human mother was hundreds or thousands of times more than herself, nothing more.

Lan Xin saw that Concubine Xian had nothing to say, and suddenly grabbed her shoulders: "Concubine Xian hasn't cried enough, don't you think Yonglian left too suddenly?" She deliberately lowered her voice when she pulled Concubine Xian closer to her side. So much so that the minions who knelt behind them and cried out in sorrow were not heard at all.

"The queen mother said......" Pan Yu wiped a handful of tears, and her red and swollen eyes suddenly became a lot clearer. Yes, things always have a reason, and it can't be so easy to ......."

The two looked at each other and knew each other's minds.

"Xue Guining, have the palace concubines arrived?" Lan Xin took Concubine Xian's hand and stood up with difficulty.

"Back to the queen's mother, the mothers and little masters of the six palaces have already gathered at the Elder Brother's office. It's just that Concubine Jia was too sad and fainted from crying, and the emperor ordered someone to send Niangniang back to the palace to rest. Xue Guining replied cautiously, but his face was depressed, as if the sky had fallen.

"Concubine Xian, this palace has something to ask a few imperial doctors, so let's do it, how to arrange the aftermath of the second elder brother, it is up to you to work for the palace." I've cried enough, I have to go on, don't I? Lan Xin didn't think about it and went with Yonglian like this, but she was really puzzled, whether Yonglian, who left suddenly, was destined to return, or whether someone was deliberately murdered.

If it is the former, they can only blame God for being too cruel and making their mother and son weak. If it is the latter, it will be broken bones, and it will be necessary to find out the mastermind behind the scenes for Yonglian and take revenge.

Little by little, my heart hardened, as if the sorrow and sorrow had sunk with the rolling hatred. Lan Xin calmly watched Concubine Xian send out the palace people in the palace together, and then said to Jin Lan beside him: "You go, bring Cao Xuyan in." Yonglian's body has always been taken care of by him. ”

"The slave understands." Jinlan walked like a fly, and did not want to delay his efforts at all. And when she came out, she saw Cao Xuyan standing under the porch.

Suo Lan looked at the second elder brother whose face was gradually purple, and his heart was shocked and painful: "Queen Mother, look, how can the second elder brother ......?"

Lan Xin immediately turned around and looked at Yonglian's bloodless little face, and his heart was like a knife: "How can this be, I only understand it by asking Imperial Doctor Cao." ”

At that time, Cao Xuyan had already walked in and knelt in front of Lan Xin respectfully: "Weichen failed to cure the second elder brother's illness, and I hope that the queen will punish him." ”

"Close the door." Lan Xin pointed to the double door of Yonglian's bedroom: "I'm afraid that some words will come out of Imperial Doctor Cao's mouth, but I can't let others hear them." ”

Cao Xuyan's body trembled, and he slowly knelt down: "What the queen said, Weichen didn't understand. In fact, Weichen is preparing to explain to the queen mother. ”

Lan Xin frowned, but didn't have anything to say.

"Concubine Chun seems to have known that the second elder brother would be sick early on." Cao Xuyan prepared and explained, weighed it again, and he was also ready to show the queen the turmoil. Even though it's too late to say anything now, he understands his situation and has to say it. "The day before the second elder brother fell ill, Concubine Chun Niangniang once summoned Weichen to ask for a pulse. And that night, Concubine Chun asked Weichen to conceal or lie about the second elder brother's condition, just say it lightly. ”

"So did Imperial Doctor Cao do what Concubine Chun ordered?" Lan Xin's tone didn't seem to have many doubts, and even a little indifference that didn't care about it.

"Back to the queen's words, the minister did not lie or conceal the second elder brother's illness. Yiying's diagnosis and prescriptions were recorded in accordance with the regulations, and the medicinal soup taken by the second elder brother was personally boiled by the minister and tasted, and there was nothing wrong with it. During this period, the second elder brother's illness recurred, and the minister also tried his best to heal him, without perfunctory intentions. Cao Xuyan's sonorous answer made him feel that he had a clear conscience.

Lan Xin was noncommittal, and said casually: "Imperial Doctor Cao is the imperial doctor favored by the emperor, and he has been in the ascendant until now. If it is true as you said, the diagnosis is reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with the medicine, then why did Yonglian become ill and eventually induce lung disease and die? Why did she want to blackmail you and make you do something that violated medical ethics? ”

Looking at the queen's face as heavy as frost, Cao Xuyan said without hesitation: "The pure concubine Niangniang used the close-quarters maid Fenglan as bait to lure the ministers to take the bait step by step. The minister is invincible, and the wind is ...... The pure concubine Niangniang took advantage of this to threaten, saying that if the minister did not follow the instructions, she would disclose the matter in front of the person, which would ruin the minister's reputation, and even implicate the uncle's court to judge the adult. ”

I have to say that when he heard this, Lan Xin really wanted to raise his hand and slap Cao Xuyan in the face. "This palace has intersected with your Cao family for generations, if it weren't for the support of this palace, how could you enter the palace to diagnose the third elder brother Yongzhang. What is this? This palace is to lure wolves into the house, this palace is to lift a stone to shoot yourself in the foot, how innocent is Yonglian of this palace, but because of your fornication with the palace maid and take your life......"

Cao Xuyan shook his head again and again, already frightened: "Queen Mother, Weichen dares to swear by the Nine Clans, and the threat to the pure concubine is fundamentally contrary to the yang and the yin." From beginning to end, Weichen just tried his best to save the second elder brother, and he was selfless. If you don't believe it, you can ask the palace to check them one by one. Whether you have used an inappropriate prescription, or if you have not prescribed the right medicine, the imperial doctor in the palace can definitely find out the truth.

The Cao family has been favored by the emperor for several generations, and even if Weichen is confused, he will never dare to commit this deadly capital crime. What's more, Wechen is the imperial doctor, and it is Wechen's duty to save talents. How the pure concubine is coerced, it is just a matter of the pure concubine, and it cannot affect the heart of the minister. I also hope that the queen will be aware of it. ”

"Why does this palace believe you?" Lan Xin sneered, his eyes full of resentment: "Do you know that it is not good to treat Yonglian, that is, he has not fulfilled the righteousness of his courtiers." said that you still dare to collude with the pure concubine, even if you are really as clear as water, this palace can also execute you for this crime and bury Yonglian with you. ”

"Cao Xuyan is willing to die." He slowly fell to the ground, feeling remorseful. I thought that dragging it like this, coaxing the pure concubine, and then thinking of another idea, I could always protect the second elder brother. But who could have known that things would evolve as Concubine Chun expected, and from beginning to end, he was just selfish and wanted to preserve the turmoil.

"Then you will die." Lan Xin slowly pulled out the golden hairpin of the phoenix spit beads from the side of the sideburns, and threw it at Cao Xuyan's feet with a bang. She looked at the person in front of her indifferently, eager to tear him to pieces. It was precisely because he trusted him that he was given the opportunity to entrust Yonglian's life.

But I don't want to, this trust has long been unable to withstand the temptation of women. In the end, Yonglian was killed by this pair of dog men and women. Lan Xin couldn't wait to pounce on Cao Xuyan and bite Cao Xuyan, and she wouldn't believe every word he said.

"Honorable Will." Cao Xuyan had nothing to hesitate, and his only regret was that he did not report this matter to the Empress as soon as possible. Picking up the golden hairpin with a sharp tail, he held it tightly in his hand, and stabbed it fiercely towards his heart.