Lu Yun saw what Ji Chen said, and knew that he didn't need to say anything more, so he nodded and retreated.

It turned out that Xu Zhen was assassinated that day, but the fourth prince Ji Chen also entered the West Palace's mansion to visit Xu Zhen.

Ji Chen and Xu Zhen have been friends for a long time, and they were going to leave Xu Wangfu that day, but they heard the whole palace shouting that Xu Zhen was assassinated, in order not to make people suspicious, thinking that he had the intention to escape, Ji Chen had no choice but to return to Xu Wangfu, and lived in Xu Mansion for three days in one breath.

Ji Chen waited for Lu Yun to leave, and slowly drank all the tea in the teacup in his hand, as if he saw something interesting, and said with a mocking smile: "The second girl of King Xu's Mansion is a little interesting. ”

What kind of bloody and bloody affair Princess Xu is not known to outsiders, but the stabbing has spread throughout the capital.

Everyone is thinking, now Xu Wangfu is afraid that there will be some action, after all, he thinks that his son was assassinated in the mansion, his daughter-in-law is seriously ill and faints, and even Dali Temple is so hastily closed, even if King Xu is a good man, he will have a little blood, not to mention that King Xu can hold heavy troops to guard one side, and he is naturally not a good person to get along with.

At the moment, it's just that King Xu has just arrived in the capital, and the water in the capital is muddy, so he didn't move for a while.

But all the upstarts in the capital know that King Xu's Mansion has finally been pulled into this whirlpool.

Maybe that's what the people behind the scenes want.

How outsiders guess and speculate about King Xu's Mansion is not something that Xu Lan and Xu Xin can think about now, what they are going to deal with is the Qianqiu banquet when the palace finally arrives.

Originally, Princess Xu planned to take her two daughters to participate in the Qianqiu Banquet, which would not only benefit them and guide them, but also allow them to know a few more people and learn more about the relationship in the capital.

It's just that at the moment, because of Xu Zhen's assassination, Princess Xu fell ill, and her health has not improved until now, so in desperation, the two sisters Xu Lan and Xu Xin can only go to the Qianqiu banquet by themselves.

"Girl, what kind of clothes are you going to wear to the Qianqiu Banquet today?" Bai Qi asked cautiously.

In the past few days, because Princess Xu has been seriously ill, Xu Lan and Xu Xin can be said to be exhausted.

They don't want merit, but they want to be innocent, they just want to look at this big palace, and take care of it up and down in an orderly manner, without making mistakes, but it is so laborious.

Xu Lan and Xu Xin are just underage girls. Many things are more than enough but not enough, and after a few days, Xu Lan and Xu Xin have really lost a lot of weight.

And Xu Lan's mood is really not good because of these things.

Therefore, Xu Lan and the people around Xu Xin have been extra careful on errands recently.

"Try to pick the plain one, the mother is in pain, and the daughter is dressed too brightly, which will make people laugh." Xu Lan gently rubbed her brows with her hand and said silently.

"Girl, you don't have to work too hard, although the whole palace now depends on you and the eldest girl, but you and the eldest girl also have to do what they can, don't let the princess get sick, and you and the two girls are sick again." Baizhu looked at Xu Lan's pale face and couldn't help but ask worriedly.

When Xu Lan heard Baizhu say this, she didn't nod or shake her head, but said slowly: "How could I ever be so busy, don't I know that I need to live a good life comfortably and leisurely?" It's just that my mother is seriously ill, but I can't rest assured, and my real brother was assassinated before, so I was not careful about this, maybe one day my father was also stabbed once, so Xu Wangfu can be regarded as a real step. ”

"Rather than seeing such an unbearable scene happen, it's better for me to work harder now, so that I can also seek peace of mind." Baizhu was speechless when he heard what Xu Lan said, so he could only silently step forward to dress up Xu Lan.

After Xu Lan and Xu Zhen were all cleaned up, the sky had sunk slightly, Xu Lan and Xu Xin at this moment, of course, were not as lively as a few days ago, the two sisters looked at each other, and then lowered their heads and helped each other to get into the carriage, and the carriage staggered and started to go to the palace.

Xu Lan sat in the rickety carriage, thinking of the current situation in the capital, she couldn't help but have a headache, and Xu Xin was not like this, for a moment, the carriage was exceptionally quiet and silent.

"Sister, I'm really panicked." After a while, Xu Lan spoke.

Xu Xin glanced at Xu Lan, although it was covered by rouge pink, she could also see that Xu Lan's face was pale.

He stretched out his hand and shook Xu Lan's hand and said, "My good sister, you don't have to work too much, I see that your face is really pale, you still have to relax, otherwise if you also fall ill, how should I explain to my father and mother?" ”

Xu Lan looked up at Xu Xin's concerned eyes, and for some reason, a warm current surged in her heart.

yes, anyway, she has her best sister by her side. Thinking like this, Xu Lan's spirit was a little uplifted.

She raised her head, smiled at Xu Xin, and said, "Sister, I know, you also have to pay attention to your body." ”

While the two sisters were talking, the carriage had already swayed to the palace, looking at the magnificent palace in front of her, Xu Lan couldn't help but remember that the last time she came, she still came to the dinner with Princess Xu, but unexpectedly. This time, only he has his sister Xu Xin.

Thinking of this, Xu Lan exhaled infrequently, just that, the soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, and no one will look at the face of Xu Wangfu and embarrass the two sisters.

Because it's a royal dinner. Most of the people in the capital came, both men and women, so in order not to cause inconvenience, the male and female guests were divided into two columns.

Xu Lan and Xu Xin came from King Xu's mansion, and when they entered the palace, they attracted the female guests, but King Xu came directly with his former officials.

After coming, he didn't have time to see where Xu Lan and Xu Xin were, so King Xu was led to the male guest column.

Supplemented by the ranks, there are all kinds of people around who come forward to say hello, compliment each other, and praise each other.

For a while, the atmosphere of the banquet was extraordinarily harmonious and friendly.

But this harmony didn't last long, and suddenly a shrill voice sounded: "King Xu, a few days ago, the mansion was assassinated, I heard that Xu Zhen, the son of Prince Xu, was seriously injured and is still lying in bed." ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole banquet was a little colder, and no one spoke for a while, Xu Wangye heard this, raised his eyes at the person he was talking to, and saw that the person was extremely thin, although the whole face was not ugly, but the facial features were not comfortable, but a feeling of thief eyebrows.

King Xu could also look at him for a few points, so he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "Who is my Dao?" It turned out to be Lord Yushilin, I want to come to Lord Lin, I have always been well-informed, how can I hide the things in my palace from your eardrums, but yes, my son was indeed assassinated a few days ago, and the case of Dali Temple has already been closed, saying that there are thieves who have entered the house to rob him, and unfortunately hurt my son. ”

That Lord Lin didn't seem surprised when he heard King Xu say the same, but he pulled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, you are serious, I am just a small five-grade official, how dare I listen to the affairs of the palace at will, but this matter is very troublesome in the city, I am afraid that most of the capital knows, but I also heard that when Xu Gongzi was assassinated that day, the current four princes are also in the Xu Palace." I don't know when King Xu and the Four Princes got so close, I think King Xu is also very optimistic about the Four Princes. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere of the entire banquet could no longer be cold, but extremely cold.

There is no other reason, the emperor is cowardly today, and several princes in the harem have grown up, and they all have their own abilities.

Although this dispute for the heir to the throne cannot be judged by everyone at will, it is also an indisputable fact, but the people in the capital have always maintained this superficial harmony and maintained the flowers, but they do not often say it deliberately.

That imperial history suddenly made a mistake today, bluntly saying that King Xu and the four princes had colluded, and it was no wonder that the atmosphere at that time was cold.

Of course, Prince Xu also knew this reason, but I saw that his face suddenly sank, and he stared coldly at Lord Lin in front of him and said: "Since Lord Lin knows that it is inconvenient to explore the affairs in the palace, then take care of your eyes, and by the way, also take care of your mouth, I, King Xu, have always been loyal to the emperor, when will I collude with the prince?" On that day, the four princes came to King Xu's mansion, but they were just against me and my son, and they didn't say anything else, Lord Lin, today my son is seriously ill, but Lord Lin is here to tell right and wrong, but he doesn't know where his conscience is? Don't you let him eat it! ”

You, you speak so rudely! When the imperial historian heard that Xu Wangye was so unpolite, his face turned red with anger.

King Xu said with a cold smile: "I don't dare, I, King Xu, am just a rough man, and I can only lead a few soldiers to fight, and I have never said these sour words." Since Lord Lin, you don't think I'm talking badly, so don't talk to me. Lest you speak, I don't like to listen, and when I speak, you don't like to listen, and the two of you don't have to be angry today! ”

The imperial history originally wanted to say a few more words and refute Prince Xu fiercely, but when he saw that Lord Xu was full of muscles, and his face was also very hideous and angry, he couldn't help but say a few words stupidly, and then stopped talking.

Prince Xu didn't want to make a fuss at the emperor's Qianqiu banquet, but he just said a few more words because he saw that the imperial history was annoying when he spoke.