When the man saw that it was He Xi, he hurriedly leaned over and saluted, and He Xi stepped forward and saw two little eunuchs pressing a palace maid to death, and the palace maid's body was full of filthy soil, which was the jewel.

She asked, "During the funeral of the eldest prince, what are you doing to make a noise here?" ”

The eunuch at the head looked a little nervous, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice: "Concubine Xi Niangniang-it's really not that we are disrespectful to the eldest prince, it's just that this cheap maid doesn't cooperate, so there is a dispute——"

Baozhu was almost powerless to cry, her pretty face was purple and swollen, and said: "Niangniang, please help me, our little master has just been whipped, and no one can take care of him, Niangniang - please be merciful, please help the slave and maid-"

Her voice was full of sadness, and the eunuch at the head got up when he heard this, kicked on the shoulder of Baozhu, and spat fiercely: "Faceless and skinless, your little lord tried to kill the emperor's heir, Your Majesty didn't kill her, but also for the sake of the eldest prince's face, you still dare to cry in front of the mother?" Quick, gag her mouth so that I don't get my mother's ears dirty—"

Someone immediately came up, pulled a dirty handkerchief, and wanted to stuff it into the mouth of the jewel, He Xi looked at it coldly, and said: "Your Majesty has not decided on what Bai promised, why are you convicted?" This palace remembers that His Majesty's will did not mean to take her maidservant away. ”

The chief eunuch at the head saw that He Xi wanted to intervene, so he said in a weird manner: "Although Your Majesty has not made such a will, but the matter has not yet been decided, all those who are suspected should be interrogated by the Prudent Punishment Division, even if it is in front of the queen's mother, the slave will dare!" ”

He Xi saw that he actually used the queen to press himself, obviously because he had benefited from others, what kind of person is Bai Zhi, she still has a measure in her heart, she doesn't dare to take risks, but why, she feels that she has a pair of big hands and wants to put her to death?

Maybe she can really find clues from Bai Zhi's body, thinking of this, she raised her face slightly, and said: "Since you are not afraid, and this palace will not shoot, let's go to Weiyang Palace and ask?" ”

Those people looked at each other, and in the end, the eunuch who was the leader was smart and clever, and said: "If you want the slave to say, Concubine Xi Niangniang, why is this so difficult, the eldest prince is wronged, and it is you who should be most anxious, but if you open your mouth, you will not take it away, but——"

His eyes flashed slightly, and a trace of resentment flashed, and then said: "If you can't find out the real murderer by then, ask from above, and the slave will have to talk to him." ”

This is the threat, He Xi became more and more sure in his heart, and just nodded and said, "In this way, you can retreat——"

Seeing that He Xi was so stubborn, the man sprayed his nose again, unable to sleep and annoyed, and reluctantly asked An to leave.

Baozhu knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing: "Slave and maid, thank you Concubine Xi--thank you, Concubine Xi-"

He Xi didn't look at her, but said: "Hurry up and go back to serve, not only to serve your little master, but also to watch your palace, others are just a bad move, go down." ”

The latter sentence shocked Baozhu into a cold sweat, today, she and her master almost died, how dare you be careless.

After Baozhu left, a low voice came from behind: "You help this palace maid, do you believe that her master is innocent?" ”

He Xi turned around and saw Tuoba Yue standing under the tree, and the branches cast mottled dots of light and shadow on his cheeks, so that she couldn't see Tuoba Yue's expression clearly, but he was emaciated, He Xi looked at him fixedly, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, His Royal Highness King Xian should also know who it is, right?" ”

Yue Qi followed behind Tuoba Yue, a little unbearable when he saw this, he hurriedly explained: "Little master, the prince personally went to dispatch soldiers and horses, but he didn't want to hear the news, and the prince didn't expect to——"

He Xi suddenly laughed and asked, "Then did the prince come back to mourn Lin'er?" What does the prince plan to explain to Lin'er? ”

Tuoba Yue was embarrassed and called: "He Xi-I-"

He Xi's eyes were faintly shining with tears, her breath was unsteady, she tried her best to endure the trembling, and asked: "Southern Xinjiang Xiao Clan - it is of great help to the prince, the prince can't move now, right?" ”

Tuoba Yue couldn't help but take a step forward, but he stopped stiffly, he boasted that he was so determined that he could collapse in front of Taishan without changing his face, but at this time, he stopped in her tears.

He Xi suddenly laughed, she laughed hard, laughed out of tears, she took a deep breath, and said: "I should have known, but Tuoba Yue, Lin'er is so young, these days I really don't think all the time, why didn't I die that day, why didn't I die back then, why did the people around me leave me one by one, Tuoba Yue, I regret it-"

Yes, she really regretted it, regretted that she had moved her heart, but she didn't say this sentence, and it should have been made clear a long time ago.

She resolutely turned around, swallowed her tears and blood together, and said: "I can't move the Xiao clan in Southern Xinjiang, but this person in the harem, I must find out, if you even want to cover up this person, let's-"

Tuoba Yue felt a pain in his heart, and he hurriedly interrupted her, "No—I won't shield this person—I—"

He Xi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Okay-"

Then he didn't look at Tuoba Yue again, turned around and went towards the Qin'an Palace, but he didn't see it, Tuoba Yue's body gradually lowered, he covered his chest, and felt as if there were tens of thousands of ants gnawing and biting, and there was no way to breathe in pain, Yue Qi felt that something was wrong, remembering the previous few times, he hurriedly took out a pill from his arms, stuffed it into Tuoba Yue's mouth and said, "Lord Wang-Lord How are you?" ”

Tuoba Yue's eyes darkened, but his eyes still followed He Xi's figure, and when he saw her elegant clothes, like a floating cloud, gradually disappearing into the distance, he felt uneasy, only felt that she seemed to be really far away this time, his lips opened and closed, and he kept saying the same sentence, which was the most powerless sentence in the world - sorry, sorry, sorry - so repeatedly.

In the following days, in addition to eating and sleeping, He Xi stayed in the Qin'an Hall for the rest of the time, sitting for a day, listening to the monks to Lin'er, listening to the false cries of various concubines, listening to the news that Ruyi came again and again, Ye Yinping, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, because he had been preparing for the birthday of Concubine De, because of the death of the eldest prince, Ye Yinping wanted to take this opportunity to please Concubine De, and replaced a statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands and thousands of eyes with a jade unicorn, intending to feel the passing Tuoba Lin, but he didn't want Concubine De to see it, and he was furious, He was sick in bed, and he summoned several doctors to stabilize his condition.

This made Tuoba Chen very annoyed, and directly deposed him as a squire, and Sheng Yuan, who originally assisted him, took over.

And the servant of the ministry, Zhang Yi bent the law for personal gain, and the matter of selling the official mantle continued to ferment, and it reached the point where it could not be cleaned up in the end, Tuoba Chen had no choice but to execute Zhang Yi, because of the review and promotion of the officials related to the ministry, the people selected must be cautious and cautious, and there was no suitable candidate for a while, Tuoba Chen let Xu Shao take office temporarily, Xu Shao was originally a scholar, and he was an official in the court for more than ten years, but he was also handy, but in this way, it was nothing more than a slap in the face of the current Shangshu Zhao Yancheng, and some people even discussed it privately, saying that Zhao Yancheng's achievements were not as good as Xu Shao, Sooner or later, it will be replaced by Xu Shao, there are more such words, everyone will take it seriously, and the officials who want to make friends with Xu Shao will gradually increase, but Xu Shao is not arrogant or impatient, except for the time when he went to court, the rest of the time will be closed, and all the visitors will be refused, so that people have no way to make friends, this matter reached Tuoba Chen's ears, and naturally he praised and trusted him more.

He Xi listened to Ruyi report the things of the previous dynasty to herself one by one, and she didn't express her opinion, but quietly guarded the golden coffin, and murmured: "Ruyi, tomorrow is the day when the day of the cessation of the spirit is full, Lin'er is going to enter the imperial mausoleum, and the palace wants to accompany him quietly, these things, naturally someone will do it - we don't need to worry about it." ”

Ruyi knew that she was talking about His Royal Highness King Xian, she pondered for a moment and then said: "His Royal Highness King Xian - he wrote to ask His Majesty to postpone the marriage on the grounds that the prince was newly mourned and was not suitable for marriage. ”

He Xi didn't care, but just personally sorted out Lin'er's clothes and supplies before her death.

If she thinks so, it's hard to mention it again, so she can only retreat.

The next day, the prince came out of the funeral, the palace was full of mourning, the sound of monks chanting and the ups and downs of the weeping, is the last symbol and proof that Tuoba Lin stayed in this world, He Xi watched the funeral procession go farther and farther away, slowly closed his eyes, Lin'er, if it is true and in the next life, do not want to join the royal family again.

At this time in Kyoto, it is already approaching winter, the air is faintly cold, His Majesty sympathizes with several pregnant palace concubines, and sends silver charcoal early in the morning for them to keep warm, and after the great sorrow, there is great joy, which is the birthday of the concubine.

Xu wanted to drive away the grief caused by Tuobalain's death, and the emperor tried his best to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare, and the gold and silver utensils were sent to the Shoukang Palace like flowing water for Concubine De to choose, but no matter how His Majesty flattered, Concubine De's expression was sorrowful, as if she couldn't lift her spirits.

Rui Zhi knew that she was feeling the eldest prince, so she persuaded: "Niangniang, you are relieved, this birthday, Xiliang will come to the envoys, if you are seen like this, I am afraid that Xiliang will be dissatisfied, and there will be a dislike with the calendar——"

Concubine De smiled slowly and said: "Ruizhi, the mourning family is old, the old bones are a handful, it used to be a gift from the imperial brother to the calendar, the mourning family is the flower inserted in the vase, just a decoration, there is no mourning family, naturally there will be flowers inserted in it, after all, this vase can not be broken." ”

But although she said that, Concubine De's spirit gradually improved.