I put the white porcelain cup in my hand on the table, straightened the hem of my robe, and asked Hu Wansheng, who was kneeling there, very indifferently: "Hu Zhifu, are you guilty?" ”

Hu Wansheng lowered his eyes and asked respectfully: "The lower officials don't know, and I ask the prince to make it clear." ”

I put my fingers on the armrest of the chair and tapped gently, listening to Hu Wansheng's ears, I was even more afraid. Wu Qi said softly: "Governor Hu, you have raised a good daughter." Hu Wansheng arranged for someone to assassinate the king in the drunken spring building, and also smeared poison on the knife, almost killing the king, you actually said that you didn't know, it was really a father in vain. ”

Hu Wansheng was shocked into a cold sweat, his head slammed on the ground, and shouted: "The prince is aware that although the little girl is favored by the lower officials, she will definitely not sit down for this crime of punishing the nine clans." ”

"Hmph, you also know that this is the sin of the Nine Clans." Wu Qi said coldly, he turned to Mo Yan on the side and said, "Bring people in." ”

Mo Yan shouted outside the door, and two people came in with a person who was tied up by five flowers and covered in scars.

Mo Yan said to Hu Wansheng: "Governor Hu, take a closer look, do you recognize this person?" ”

Hu Wansheng raised his head, the man's face was covered with blood, and he looked at it for a long time before he asked in disbelief: "Are you Jiang He?" Jiang He was the bodyguard he invited to Hu Qingchun, his hands and feet were nimble, and his kung fu was also famous in Luoyang City.

Although the injuries on Jiang He's body were shocking, they were only skin injuries and were not life-threatening. Jiang He nodded, Hu Wansheng still didn't know why, and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Mo Yan kicked Jiang He and said coldly: "You know the truth, and make it clear, otherwise you should know the consequences." ”

Jiang He naturally knew the consequences, he didn't expect that he was just going to kill a girl, but in the end, he hurt the famous Nine Kings. This is a matter of losing his head, where did he dare to hide it, so he had to pour it out word for word.

He slowly told all the stories, saying how Qingchun hated Bai Yingning, how he followed them to Zuichun Tower, and how he took advantage of the chaos to kill Bai Yingning, but in the end he accidentally injured the prince.

After hearing this, Hu Wansheng was so shocked that he sat on the ground, and was stunned for a long time before he said in panic: "The little girl is ignorant, and the lower officials know that they have no way to discipline them, so they really don't have the face to plead with the prince." It's just ......" He paused for a moment and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's just that Xiaguan only has such a daughter, can you ask the prince to see that Xiaguan has been an official all these years, and he is quite conscientious and has never made a mistake, and he can spare the little girl's life." The lower official is willing to bear all the punishments for the little girl, even if she dies. ”

Mo Yan nodded slightly, and motioned to take the Jiang He out. The two immediately pulled Jiang He out of the door.

Wu Qi got up from the chair, slowly walked in front of him with his hands behind his back, and said condescendingly: "Governor Hu, it is because you dote on her and only give birth to her and do not raise her well, that you raised her so boldly. What is the difference between her actions and the robbers and bandits who murder? ”

Hu Wansheng was full of tears, he was remorseful, and he said very sadly: "The minister is guilty, please ask the prince to surrender." ”

Wu Qi sighed, and said quietly: "Since this king did not capture her, but only passed you over, he naturally wanted to give her a way out." ”

Hu Wansheng saw that there was a turning point, his heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly asked: "The prince is merciful, I don't know how the prince wants to deal with the little girl?" ”

Wu Qi walked back to the table and sat down, pinched the cup of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Qingchun is young and ignorant, and it is not hopeless. Qingchan Temple, on the outskirts of the city, is a royal temple. The environment is quiet, and it is a good place to hone your mind. It's better to send her there and take her to practice for three years, so that she can go to her inner demons. Otherwise, if she commits a heinous disaster one day, no one will be able to save her. ”

Hu Wansheng was able to find a way to live in Qingchun, although he could never see her again in the future, but he was still alive. He knocked his head on the ground and thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Wu Qi smiled and said, "Don't be busy thanking you first, this king still needs your help." ”

Hu Wansheng raised his head, looked at Wu Qi, and said suspiciously: "I don't know what the lower officials can do to help the prince?" Although the prince spoke, the lower officials must do their best. ”

I pondered for a moment, rubbed my thumb on my index finger, and said casually: "When you leave the mansion, this king wants you to inadvertently reveal it to others, just say that this king was stabbed by an unknown person yesterday, and his body was highly poisoned, and he died last night." It is better to reach the ears of the Huns quickly. ”

Hu Wansheng lowered his eyes and replied: "The lower officials can do it, but those Huns will believe it?" ”

"Whether it's true or not, they should go to the palace to find out, and then the king himself will think of something to make them believe. Don't worry about this, you just need to spread the news, don't say it. ”

Hu Wansheng's heart tightened, the prince was witty, where would it be his turn to question. He hurriedly said, "Yes, it's the lower officials who are too worried." Since the prince is willing to hand over such an important matter to the lower officials, he believes in the lower officials' personality. The lower officials will definitely not live up to the trust of the prince, and will definitely handle this matter properly. ”

Wu Qi nodded, waved his hand and said, "You can do it immediately." ”

Hu Wansheng kowtowed to Wuqi again, and then got up and went out.

As soon as he left the palace, he let out a long sigh. He thought that Qingchun would not be able to escape death today, and the underwear on his body was already soaked. He could hear the sweat on his forehead and the sound of it hitting the floor. Now although Qingchun is going to the cold and lonely Qingchan Temple, three years is not long, and it is not short. She has never suffered since she was a child, and now she can only take this opportunity to ask her to precipitate her temperament. Otherwise, it will really be the same as what the prince said, and it will definitely lead to a big mistake that cannot be returned in the future.

He clutched his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his face, and strode to a tavern in the city. There are many people there, and the news spreads the fastest. He can now be said to be guilty of meritorious service, and he must perform well.

The tea on the table had cooled down, and it smelled astringent. I asked someone to bring another pot, but he didn't drink it, as if it was easier for him to think about it by holding the cup in his hand. He asked Mo Yan on the side leisurely: "Who knows about the poisoning of this king?" ”

Mo Yan thought for a moment and said, "It seems that a few people on duty last night knew, but the last general had already ordered them not to say it. ”

I sighed and asked: "That king poison has been solved, how many people know?" ”

Mo Yan calculated and knew that there were not many people, so he said: "Except for the two girls who were waiting just now, there are only Steward Zhong and Miss Yingning." Suddenly he remembered again and added: "By the way, there is also a Lang Zhong, who was afraid that the prince was in critical condition last night, and it would cause chaos if it was spread out." Miss Yingning left him in the mansion and said that she could not let him out when the prince was well. ”

I suddenly smiled, this girl is smart. He finally picked up the cup in his hand, took a leisurely sip of tea, and said happily: "You go and release Na Langzhong from the mansion, and teach him that this king is already angry, don't let him talk nonsense." If you say the wrong thing, you're going to lose your head. ”

Mo Yan took the order and left, even threatening and scareping, Lang Zhong finally remembered what he wanted to say. After all, if you're not careful, you'll be in a different place. He realized last night that he really had to be careful and careful when dealing with these housekeepers, otherwise he wouldn't know how to die. Fortunately, the Nine Princes also gave him a piece of gold, and he was not worth the trip.

The news that I had been poisoned and had died of death spread throughout Luoyang City within an hour. Naturally, it also spread to the palace, and the Queen Mother, that is, the queen mother of my period, fainted to the ground when she heard such news. When she woke up, she was going to leave the palace, and she couldn't believe that her son, who had come to the palace a few days ago to greet her, was suddenly gone.

She wiped away her tears, and was about to go out with a few maids, when she met the emperor who came in a hurry.

"Mother, where are you going?" The Emperor asked.

"The emperor also heard it, some people said that I died of poison. The mourning family doesn't believe it, so they have to go out of the palace to take a look. Since you have come, go with the mourners. The Queen Mother said eagerly.

"Mother, this matter is probably just a rumor. My son has already sent someone to check on him, so you can wait in the palace first. You are a noble body, how can you leave the palace at will? If something happens outside the palace, won't it make my son worried. ”

"I am the son of the mourning family and the emperor's younger brother, how can the mourning family not be worried?"

"Just wait a minute, if there is anything, the son will definitely tell the queen mother."

The emperor asked people to look at the queen mother, and they couldn't even go out of the palace gate. The Queen Mother was so sad that she sat in the dormitory and wept bitterly.

If it were normal times, the emperor would also be in a hurry. However, Fang Mo Yan came and told him the original truth of the matter. He can maintain the calm he deserves, but there are also Xiongnu eyeliners in the palace, so he can only hide it from the Queen Mother, for fear that there will be many people who know and leak the news, so he has to do this.

The emperor pretended to be too sad and hid in the dormitory and refused to show his face. Only a few little eunuchs were sent to mourn.

Ying Ning woke up and opened the door and faintly felt that something was wrong. The palace was filled with a haze of gloom, and when she looked up, she saw a white banner hanging on the door. The usual red lantern has also been replaced with a white lantern with the word "Lay" written on it. Several maids in mourning clothes walked towards her, one of them dragging a mourning suit in his hand. When the girl saw her, her tears slid down her eyes, and she sobbed, "Please also ask the girl to change into mourning clothes quickly." ”

Ying Ning took it over puzzled and asked curiously, "Who died?" ”

The maids looked at each other and said suspiciously, "Didn't the girl serve the prince last night?" The prince was poisoned and died. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about? He clearly ......", could it be that something happened? Is there something wrong with the antidote? Ying Ning threw the mourning clothes in her hand on the ground and ran frantically to my room.

Passing by the lobby of the reception, I saw a black and shiny coffin in the middle. On the table in front of the coffin, there is a tablet with the inscription of King Jing's spiritual seat. The words seem to have just been written, and the lacquer on them is still a little wet.

Yingning could hardly believe her eyes, before she went to rest, I was obviously fine. Isn't the poison already dedone? How could he have died? It was impossible, and she threw herself on the coffin, trying to open the lid to see what was going on. But her strength was too small to open it. She stretched out her hand, opened her palm, and was about to gather spiritual power, when someone suddenly came behind her and grabbed her.

When she turned around, it was Mo Yan. She tugged at his sleeve and asked impatiently, "What the hell is going on?" I obviously didn't ......"

Mo Yan suddenly covered her mouth and dragged her out of the mourning hall. All the way to the study, after a painting, a secret room was opened.

Ying Ning watched Mo Yan's series of movements, and entered the secret room with a puzzled face. Inside, I was sitting in a large chair, reading a book and drinking tea.