She quickly swallowed the words back and replaced them with something else.

"I heard that you and Concubine Liu are childhood sweethearts, now that Prime Minister Liu Cheng is trapped, I am afraid that Concubine Liu will also be implicated, for the sake of the past, you shouldn't be able to bear to see her being harshly reprimanded by His Majesty, right?"

Xie Yulin took her hand, walked back slowly, and said softly.

"The reason why Prime Minister Liu Cheng has today's fate can only be blamed on himself for being too greedy, if he chooses to retreat bravely when His Majesty is in power, His Majesty will definitely not embarrass him, and he will not have to fall to the current situation."

Ruan Mianmian: "Although Prime Minister Liu Cheng did something wrong, he is Liu Guifei's father after all, and he once helped His Majesty ascend the throne, which can be regarded as a kindness to His Majesty, why can't Your Majesty open up to him?" ”

Xie Yulin smiled slightly: "You have to remember that thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace." ”

Ruan Mianmian tilted her head to look at him: "The slave family still doesn't understand." ”

"Your Majesty gave him the status above ten thousand people, that is Your Majesty's reward for him, but he dares to order someone to assassinate His Majesty, that is a great rebellion, it is a great crime enough to kill the nine clans, no matter how much credit he has made, Your Majesty will never let him go."

Ruan Mianmian twisted her eyebrows and thought: "But the slave family thinks that there is no need for Prime Minister Liu to order someone to assassinate His Majesty." ”

According to the plot setting, Prime Minister Liu Cheng is indeed ambitious, he holds the military power and controls the government, and he is determined to be the person on the man.

But he is also absolutely loyal to the royal family.

He never had the heart to rebel.

Xie Yulin looked at her with a smile, with a bit of encouragement in his tone: "Tell me your reasons." ”

Ruan Mianmian: "If Prime Minister Liu really wants to rebel and usurp the throne, when the first emperor dies, he can send troops to force the palace." ”

Prime Minister Liu Cheng was the favored minister of the first emperor, and when the first emperor died, Prime Minister Liu Cheng was already the first assistant of the ruling and opposition powers, and he also held the military defense power of the entire Shengjing in his hands.

At the time of the death of the first emperor, as long as Prime Minister Liu gave an order, it was almost easy to take away the throne.

But he did not seize power.

He chose to support the new emperor and continue to be his minister.

It can be seen that although Prime Minister Liu Cheng is greedy for power, he has no intention of rebellion.

Ruan Mianmian continued: "Taking a step back, even if Liu Cheng is really blinded by power and has a great rebellious mind, then there is no need for him to use such inferior means as assassination. If the emperor is really killed, he has no son under his knees to inherit the throne, but he still has your own brother. When the time comes, you will inherit the throne, Prime Minister Liu is still a courtier, he can't get any benefits, why bother? ”

"And those silver tickets, if Prime Minister Liu wants to hire assassins, he can find someone to do it for him, do it neatly, and definitely won't leave such obvious evidence."

Those silver tickets seem to be evidence of identifying Prime Minister Liu, but when you think about it carefully, it looks more like evidence that someone else planted for Prime Minister Liu.

Because of its appearance, it is so deliberate.

Xie Yulin listened quietly to her analysis.

When she finished speaking, he said, "You can just tell me these words, but don't say them to outsiders." ”

Ruan Mianmian nodded: "Don't worry, the slave family only believes in the prince alone." ”

The tenderness in Xie Yulin's eyes became more and more intense, and he touched her hair: "It's so good." ”

Ruan Mianmian pulled his sleeve: "Prime Minister Liu Cheng is likely to be wronged, don't you really plan to save him?" ”

"Actually, Your Majesty knows better than anyone else that those assassins were not arranged by Prime Minister Liu at all, Your Majesty doesn't care what the truth is, he just wants Prime Minister Liu to die, and no one can save Prime Minister Liu."

What Ruan Mianmian really cares about is not Prime Minister Liu Cheng's life and death.

What she cares about is whether the heroine Liu Suiyan will be implicated because of this?

Ruan Mianmian: "If Prime Minister Liu Cheng is really convicted of rebellion, what should Concubine Liu do?" Will she be beheaded as well? ”

Xie Yulin asked meaningfully, "You seem to care about Concubine Liu, do you know her?" ”

Ruan Mianmian shook her head: "She is the daughter of a noble prime minister, a noble concubine who is deeply favored by His Majesty, how can ordinary people like the slave family know her?" The slave family just felt curious, and just asked. ”

"What about being noble? More than the body can't help itself. ”

……

At night, Xie Yulin sat in the study and asked lightly, "Have you found out?" ”

Ying Qi replied respectfully: "In accordance with the orders of the prince, the subordinates have checked all of An Mianmian's family background, and there is nothing suspicious. ”

Xie Yulin didn't say anything more: "Go down." ”

"Yes."

Xie Yulin returned to the bedroom.

He stood beside the bed, looking at An Mianmian who was sleeping, and the confusion in his heart lingered for a long time.

She is just a rural village woman, and she doesn't even know a few big characters, why does she know about the government and the opposition?

Could it be that she was a spy sent by a foreigner?

Or is it the fine work placed by his side in the palace?

Xie Yulin gently stroked her cheek: "Who are you?" ”

Fingers ran across her chin and rested on her neck.

The slender and delicate neck is so fragile that it seems to break if you hold it lightly.

If it were someone else, if there was the slightest suspicion, Xie Yulin would immediately cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

He had always preferred to kill three thousand by mistake rather than miss one.

But now the object of suspicion is An Mianmian......

"Mianmian, what should I do with you?"

……

Due to the assassination of the emperor, the hunt was forced to be suspended, and everyone returned to Shengjing ahead of schedule.

Prime Minister Liu Cheng was imprisoned in Dali Temple and interrogated by three halls.

At first, Prime Minister Liu did not admit that he had hired assassins to murder the emperor.

But he couldn't resist the torture later, and finally pressed his bloody handprint on the confession.

The Assassin case was thus closed.

Prime Minister Liu Cheng was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to beheading.

Ruan Mianmian was about to wash and sleep, when she saw Bai Ling push the door and walk in.

"Lord Wang, there are guests looking for you outside."

Xie Yulin: "What person?" ”

"It's Concubine Liu in the palace, she said she has something important to tell you."

Hearing this, Ruan Mianmian immediately fell in mind.

Xie Yulin said: "You go and tell her that this king has fallen asleep, let her go back." ”

"Yes."

After Bai Ling left, Ruan Mianmian pulled Xie Yulin and said, "Lord Wang, why don't you see Concubine Liu?" People come to the door in the middle of the night, there must be something important. ”

Xie Yulin said lightly: "She is a noble concubine, a woman on the tip of the emperor's brother's heart, she came to visit the palace in the middle of the night, if it spreads, it will definitely cause gossip, whether it is for her or me, it is not a good thing." ”

Ruan Mianmian suddenly realized: "You still think about it thoroughly." ”

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Liu rushed in with the smoke.

Bailing followed.

She knelt down on her knees and said in a panic: "The concubine has to break in, the slave can't stop her, ask the prince for forgiveness!" ”

Xie Yulin waved his hand: "You go out first." ”

"Yes."

Bai Ling stood up, bowed his head and stepped out.