When Xu Chu arrived at the imperial study, he ran into Liu Deming coming out of it. She didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "I don't know if my father-in-law can report it, and the lower official asked to see the emperor." ”

Liu Deming glanced at her kindly, sighed and said with a sad face: "Lord Xu, let's go back first, the Queen Mother and Concubine De have come over one after another, and it is for the matter of the third prince...... Although the third prince made mistakes, he is also the grandson of the queen mother's heart......"

He didn't finish his words, but Xu Chu understood, that is to say, not only Concubine De and many people who had already wanted to get rid of Xiao Qinglang and then quickly blocked her from conducting an autopsy, but now even the Queen Mother, who had always treated Xiao Qinglang well, was dissatisfied with her and Xiao Qinglang because of the death of the third prince.

Concubine De fainted several times due to excessive grief, and now she can't be stimulated a little, and the emperor has allowed Mrs. Rongguo to come and accompany her. At this time, it is really not appropriate to make extraneous branches......"

Xu Chu's face was pale, but he stubbornly continued to bow and said, "I'm still bothering my father-in-law to report it." ”

Seeing this, Liu Deming not only shook his head, but also said helplessly: "Why should Lord Xu bother?" ”

Xu Chu remained silent, probably because she had really lost too much blood before, which made her lips a little pale. After standing for a long time, she felt a wave of dizziness hit her, making her break out in a cold sweat.

However, she still did not take a step back, and even the firmness in her eyes did not relax in the slightest.

Seeing her insistence, Liu Deming could only hesitate and said, "Then Lord Xu wait a minute, let's try it......"

After Liu Deming left, Xu Chucai withdrew his clenched hands, looked at the half-moon-shaped wound that had pierced the palm of his hand, and smiled bitterly. Obviously, the skin and flesh have been damaged, and there is no blood oozing out of the partial, so it seems that she really needs to make up for it.

At this time, the face of the man in the front of the imperial study was full of gloom, and his eyes were condensed as if they had been sprayed with frost. Obviously, he was also in a state of distress now, his expression was visibly gloomy, his sword eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were dark as if he was contemplating something.

Liu Deming cautiously walked to the front of the imperial case, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Chu of Dali Temple asks to see you." ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes darkened even more. Just when Liu Deming held his breath and let the cold sweat roll down, he heard him say: "No! ”

Liu Deming has been by his side for many years, so he naturally knows that the emperor's expression at this time has already shown great annoyance. The emperor is majestic and quiet, even if there is no anger at all, it can make people feel cold.

Therefore, he didn't dare to say anything more, and bowed down and withdrew.

"Lord Xu, please come back."

Xu Chu's eyes tightened, and his voice was a little hoarse: "......What does the emperor mean?"

Just when she was about to ask, she saw Lou An coming quickly, with a cautious expression and even mixed with a thick panic.

When he saw Xu Chu, his footsteps stopped slightly, but in the end, he only hesitated, and did not stop his next move.

"Father-in-law, I am tired of reporting to the emperor, saying that Lou An asks to see you."

Although Lou An is also very loyal to the Three Law Divisions and Xiao Qinglang, in the final analysis, the person he is most loyal to is the emperor. And this matter involves Xiao Qinglang and the third prince, so even if he trusts Xu Chu, he feels that Xu Chu can clear up his grievances for Xiao Qinglang, but whenever there is progress in the case, the first person he wants to report is still the emperor.

This is the original reason why the emperor set up the inner court, and the three law divisions can be controlled by Xiao Qinglang, but the inner court can directly bypass all the case handling processes of the three law divisions and directly submit the case to the emperor.

Xu Chu's eyes were slightly tranceful, but he only returned to his usual calm in an instant. Because she knew in her heart that Lou An's sudden arrival here must be an unexpected development in this case.

She quickly considered all the possibilities in her heart, until Lou An was allowed to enter the imperial study, and she couldn't figure it out.

In the imperial study, Lou An carefully handed over the confession in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Yan Ruming has confessed, in fact, he has not been humane, so he will leave many traces of abuse on Liu Yun's body." And this time, he entered Beijing with the three princes, just to follow the name of the three princes and ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat his body. However, he didn't expect that when he was on the road, Liu Yun approached the three princes several times, and even had a head and tail with the three princes. ”

The emperor's eyes were instantly cold, and he bowed his head slightly, but he didn't say a word. Come to think of it, as his son, although he is disappointed, but the death penalty is extinguished, even if there is a big mistake, he can't hide the fact that his son was killed.

But Liu Yun insisted that it was the prince who insulted her. She said that she was changing her clothes at the time, but she ran into the prince who crashed into her room, and then the prince forced her to ...... because he was drunk And at that time, the prince also promised her that as long as she was friendly with him, he would grant her the position of side concubine. She was so frightened that she fainted for some reason, and when she woke up, she was naked and raped. Lou An frowned, obviously scoffing at this statement.

The emperor knocked on the desk in front of him with his fingers, and said with a sneer: "It's really not like you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." ”

However, before the emperor's sneer fell, Lou An spoke again, and what he said made the emperor's face sink.

"Your Majesty, the servants don't believe her words, but ......" Speaking of this, Lou An couldn't help but close his eyes and swallow his mouth and spit and said with difficulty, "But the prince has just confessed, whether it is the death of the third prince or the rape of Liu Yun, the prince confesses." ”

After he finished speaking, he hung his head and handed over the confession signed by Xiao Qinglang.

The emperor looked at the confession in front of him and was stunned for a moment, then his thin lips pursed, and his gaze became cold as he flipped through the confession.

"After yesterday's accident, who has seen King Jing'an?" The emperor's eyes were half-squinted, his expression was uncertain but very determined.

Lou An looked at the emperor with a pale face but full of intimidation, and thought carefully for a while and said: "Yesterday, in addition to Lord Xu and the documents, the Praetorian Guards who took care of the prince and a palace man who delivered meals to the prince went to the warm pavilion. And today, on the way into the inner court, the prince ran into Mama Song, who was beside the queen mother and delivered food to the prince......"

The emperor nodded slowly, casually swept the confession on the table, and said coldly after a while: "Let people bring King Jing'an over!" ”

When Lou An heard this, he hurriedly saluted and retreated.

He acted in a hurry, and didn't even give Xu Chu a hint. It made Xu Chu's heart more and more nervous, and he couldn't even feel the pain in his arm.

She glanced at the imperial study with the vermilion carved door closed, and finally gritted her teeth and glanced at the place where Lou An disappeared and wanted to catch up.

But before he could reach the inner court, he saw that Lou An had already taken two black-armored guards to guard Xiao Qinglang and came over to the imperial study.

Xu Chu stopped, and the hand hidden in his sleeve couldn't help but clench. She stepped forward to block a few people, looked at Xiao Qinglang worriedly, and asked, "My lord, what's wrong?" ”

At this time, Xiao Qinglang was still as dignified and indifferent as before, but his gaze at Xu Chu was a little more helpless and alienated.

Xu Chu's heart ached, and he couldn't understand that he was going to draw a line with her. And within the boundary, he bears it alone, and outside the boundary is the way back he left for her.

Lou An shook his head, quietly glanced back, and saw that the two black-armored soldiers did not have any strange expressions, so he said quickly in a low voice: "The prince has confessed, and the emperor wants to see the prince." ”

Xu Chu gritted her teeth suddenly and looked at Xiao Qinglang in disbelief, but all she faced was Xiao Qinglang's deep and dull eyes, which made her heart sink again and again. He didn't even mean to excuse himself, and he didn't even give her a gentle look that belonged to her.

Her brows furrowed closer and closer, and her heart suddenly jumped, but in the end, she couldn't see any emotion in Xiao Qinglang's gentle eyes. Eventually, she could only take a deep breath and slowly get out of the way.

It's just that at the same time that Xiao Qinglang was taken away, she also followed closely. The intention is obvious, she wants to ask the emperor again.

When he first arrived in front of the door of the imperial study, Xiao Qinglang suddenly stopped, glanced at Xu Chu meaninglessly, and the light in his eyes was bright and dark, and finally fell silent. The corners of his mouth moved slightly, evoking a faint smile, which was also the only moment he showed his emotions after the two met today.

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and in a trance, only the backs of him and the two black-armored guards and Lou An were left in his eyes. Then, there is a scene where the heavy carved wooden doors close, cutting off the intertwined light.

This scene, Xu Chu has never forgotten after many years, and that feeling seems to be rooted in her heart as if it has taken root, and she dare not touch it until she dies.

In the imperial study, Xiao Qinglang lowered his head coldly and did not speak. However, the emperor, who had always been cold-faced, couldn't bear it at this time, and directly threw the confession on Xiao Qinglang's head, gritted his teeth and said, "This is the result you gave me?" ”

Xiao Qinglang knelt on the ground and saluted, raised his head and looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, my brother pleads guilty." Whether it is Huan Rong's matter or Liu Yun's matter, it starts from the younger brother, and it should end with the younger brother. It's just that the Emperor Wanwang doesn't want to implicate the innocent, and then help me protect Xiao Chu from the capital......"

The emperor glared at him for a long time, and said coldly: "My own woman, I don't protect it, let me protect it, there is no reason for this in the world......"

He was about to reprimand something, but he heard Xiao Qinglang's cold voice sound again, "The emperor ordered his younger brother to investigate the secret road before, and the younger brother deduced it, but the truth was shocking, involving three generations of emperors and even royal bloodlines, in the final analysis, this conspiracy will inevitably endanger the Great Zhou Sheji." He paused, and then spread his hands with a wry smile, "Originally, the younger brother wanted to report impartially, but before he could tell the emperor the truth, he was set up first." ”

When he said this, he sighed, "Therefore, if the younger brother can't investigate the case anymore, the secret under that conspiracy will not be able to see the light of day again." ”

The only thing he was worried about was Xu Chu, who was investigating the case with him, knowing the details and even holding all the evidence. That person trapped him, and he wouldn't let Xiao Chu go easily. Therefore, he asked the emperor to ensure that Chu was stable.

It's a deal, and it's a plea.

He covered the truth with his life, and also exchanged the emperor's kindness and care for Xu Chu.

Xiao Qinglang saw that the emperor was silent for a long time, so he could only continue: "The emperor thinks that how many people in this palace can have this means? ”

After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said in a slightly tired tone, "No matter what the truth is, the royal family will always lose face." But the younger brother thought about it and felt that this case was over, and it would be better not to involve others anymore. ”

This is also the reason why he wants to let Xu Chu leave, if it is really what he guessed, then even if it is found out that he was wronged, it will be difficult for the emperor to decide. If you make a decision, if it is a little bad, I am afraid that it will cause shocks.

The emperor looked stunned, and then fell silent. This matter is indeed strange everywhere, but it is not difficult to see that there is a high-ranking handicraft in the palace. If it weren't for him, there would be only two people who could do this. And those two will never harm him......

Just when the emperor was silent, Xiao Qinglang had already gotten up to pick up the confession, and then placed it on top of the imperial case.

"Your Majesty, the Three Law Divisions will find out the people behind the scenes, and then find a case that has happened in the recent days to let him be punished, so that Da Zhou will no longer be a threat. And the younger brother pleaded guilty at this time, and the conspiracy under the secret passage from Jinzhou City to the capital and the palace will also come to an end, and the world will no longer know the inside story and the conspiracy in it. ”

When the emperor saw that he looked like he was going to die if he didn't want to die, he was annoyed and helpless. In fact, when he said this, how could he not understand the deep meaning of Xiao Qinglang's words.

He was able to sit on the throne by more than just luck. Especially when he was in the Dong family's case, Xiao Qinglang had already reminded him that what the first emperor did at the beginning may not have valued him at all.

"Lou An, bring people back." After a pause, he tapped the confession under his hand again and ordered, "In addition, give this confession to Lord Xu outside the door......

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, he suddenly raised his head and frowned, "Your Majesty! ”

However, the emperor didn't look at him, and directly waved his hand to signal the black-armored guards to take people away, so as not to give him another headache.

After Xiao Qinglang left, Liu Deming stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Xu has been kneeling outside the door for a long time. When the slave came in just now, he saw that the wound on Lord Xu's arm seemed to be cracked, and the official uniform was already wet. ”

There was silence in the imperial study for a long time, and the silent atmosphere made Liu Deming's face quickly fade from blood. In fact, he knew that he had reported his selfish intentions, and this was for Xu Chu and Xiao Qinglang.

After a long time, the emperor squinted his eyes and said, "Let Imperial Doctor Zhao deal with it, and ...... The Inner Court was ordered to find out the origin of the Assassins, regardless of life or death. ”

"Let Master Xu in."

Xiao Qinglang probably didn't expect that person to attack Xu Chu in the palace, if he knew that Xu Chu was in danger, I am afraid that he would not be so calm and admit his guilt.