Chapter Ninety-Six: Wrong Feelings
The news of the crossing of the Ming army spread throughout the imperial city within two days, and Liao Xuan came out of the palace the next day and arrived at the Lu Mansion.
After Liao Xuan saw Xiao Lingxiao and Xiao Fengming, his face was very heavy. The three of them sat around the table, and listened to Xuan's words, "After I entered the palace with the fifth prince, before I had time to see the emperor, Concubine Qi, together with the eldest prince and everyone in the Imperial Doctor's Mansion, had already knelt in Deyang Palace and waited to ask for guilt. He looked at Xiao Lingxiao, "The Taoist priest who wronged you died, and Concubine Qi and the others didn't mention it after they saw the emperor." The emperor ......"
Liao Xuan couldn't help but sigh when he said this, and lowered his voice a little, "The emperor's eyes and ears are all over the Great Prince's Mansion, the death of the emperor's eldest grandson, and what they are doing in secret, the emperor has actually known for a long time. ”
Xiao Lingxiao and Xiao Fengming were very surprised when they heard this, and Liao Xuan said that he also noticed that the emperor's attitude was abnormal, so he tried his best to learn about it.
The emperor's love for the emperor's eldest grandson doesn't know whether it's true or not, but through this incident, the emperor already knows that Qi Guifei and the eldest prince even did not hesitate to use this absurd method in order to win the throne.
Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help but snort after listening to Xuan's words, and thought to himself, the person in the emperor's position is really the city is very deep, in his eyes, Xiao Lingxiao's life is not even a mustard, he is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, no matter what the result is, his goal has been achieved. This old fox is really annoying.
For the royal family, the battle for the prince can be said to be a drama that is staged every day, and this time the eldest prince is unlucky, except for the Du family being implicated a little, it has no impact on others. Although Concubine Qi may have lost the emperor's favor, after all, there is still a second prince. On the contrary, now that the boiling war has become the top priority, Xuan Xuan also relaxed a little, and told Xiao Lingxiao that about framing her, he would find a way to suppress the gossip, and in recent days, he will perform another Dharma, and let out the words, saying that this evil disease is a sign of war caused by evil ghosts, so this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Lingxiao at all.
Without further ado, after Liao Xuan made these words clear to Xiao Lingxiao, he immediately took the carriage and returned to Fali Temple to prepare for the Dharma.
After he left, all that was left was the loss of the forbidden treasure in the palace.
Xiao Fengming is still in a state of "disappearance", and if this matter is not concluded, it will be really troublesome. After Xiao Lingxiao thought about it, she decided to visit Li Jingxuan, the sixth prince who was still sick.
Xiao Lingxiao rode a carriage and horse to the Six Princes' Mansion alone, and after letting people know, Xiao Lingxiao was invited into the mansion. didn't wait long, and saw Li Jingxuan being helped into the main hall.
Li Jingxuan was seriously injured and saved a life, and after this period of healing, he has improved greatly, but his face is still pale and looks much haggard. However, when he learned that Xiao Lingxiao had come to visit him, he was so overjoyed that he had to dress up to see her.
After the two met the ceremony, Xiao Lingxiao looked at Li Jingxuan and said with a light smile, "After this catastrophe, His Royal Highness will have great blessings in the future." ”
One sentence pierced Li Jingxuan's heart, which made him even more convinced that Xiao Lingxiao was optimistic that he would definitely become the Ninth Five-Year Honor. Li Jingxuan suppressed the surging in his heart and said with a smile, "This is all destiny." ”
After saying this, Li Jingxuan remembered the matter again, immediately put away his smile, and said to Xiao Lingxiao, "Last night, Jing Zhaoyin, the Criminal Department, and the three yamen of the Inner Servant Huangmen all sent people to tell me one after another that the case of the loss of the forbidden treasure in the palace has been solved. They caught a gang of thieves, including the eyes and ears who had been dormant in the palace for many years, as well as special people responsible for receiving and dealing with the aftermath. After the interrogation, they confessed, saying that the people in the palace had made a mistake and stole the wrong things, so they hid everywhere, and as for the reason why those shops under your name appeared one after another, it was all because your shops were all new, and their people were also mixed with the new recruits......"
Li Jingxuan gushed endlessly, but Xiao Lingxiao's heart churned.
The matter of stealing the forbidden treasure from the palace and taking it out to frame it for her was undoubtedly done by King Mude, who hated her, and Xiao Lingxiao had already handed over the matter from King Mude's side to Lu Zhongyang to deal with. Xiao Lingxiao didn't know much about Lu Zhongyang, so her current actions didn't include Lu Zhongyang. What Lu Zhongyang will do, she doesn't know at all. But now listening to Li Jingxuan's words, these thieves who came out to be convicted are undoubtedly the result of Lu Zhongyang's actions.
Those thieves outside the palace can pretend to be random people, but the hidden stakes buried in the palace require King Mud's personal order to appear. What means did Lu Zhongyang use to get King Mude to give up these hidden stakes?
Xiao Lingxiao was full of doubts, but secretly admired Lu Zhongyang's ability to do things. But then she thought of Xiao Fengming's matter, hurriedly interrupted Li Jingxuan's words, and asked eagerly, "Sixth Highness, since the thieves have been caught, what about Fengming?" They caught Bongming, it won't be ......"
Seeing Xiao Lingxiao's anxious appearance, Li Jingxuan hurriedly got up and came to her with difficulty, patted her on the shoulder, and said softly, "The three yamen tried the case separately, and it was inevitable that there would be some mistakes, they haven't asked about the whereabouts of the third prince for the time being, but Lingxiao, don't worry, I guess the third prince has a great fortune and will be fine." Maybe he's already fled, but we haven't found him yet. I'll send someone to search in detail, and I'll definitely find the third son back. ”
Xiao Lingxiao also stood up when she heard this, frowning with a worried face and trembling, "I just ask Feng Ming to be safe, if something happens to him...... If something happens to him, how can I explain it to the third uncle...... How to explain to the Xiao family......"
Seeing this, Li Jingxuan got a little closer to Xiao Lingxiao, the two almost leaned together, and he comforted softly, "This matter is all an accident and has nothing to do with you." If the Xiao family is to blame, I will explain everything to you from now on. Ling Xiao...... Don't worry......
As he spoke, Li Jingxuan stretched his arms and gently took Xiao Lingxiao into his arms.
Xiao Lingxiao frowned slightly, stepped back, showing an uncomfortable look, and looked at Li Jingxuan with obvious vigilance. Li Jingxuan was shocked in his heart, and subconsciously hurriedly withdrew his arm and took a step back. But he was seriously injured, and when he retreated like this, the wound that happened to be brought with him was in sharp pain, Li Jingxuan gasped, his feet were unstable, and he fell to the ground on his back.
Xiao Lingxiao was also startled by his fall, she could have quickly helped him up, but in this way, she undoubtedly exposed her skills in front of Li Jingxuan, so Xiao Lingxiao could only watch in surprise as Li Jingxuan fell hard, and then let out a painful sound.
Seeing this situation, the people in the distance hurriedly came over to support Li Jingxuan, and when they helped Li Jingxuan to sit down, Li Jingxuan gritted his teeth and dispersed the subordinates.
Being so embarrassed in front of Xiao Lingxiao made Li Jingxuan's face red and almost unbearable, not to mention that he had just shown himself to comfort him, but Xiao Lingxiao had no intention of getting close to him, which made Li Jingxuan feel lost and even annoyed.
Xiao Lingxiao could see that Li Jingxuan's mood was lowered, thought about it, stepped forward and said softly, "His Royal Highness the Sixth is so seriously injured, he must have reluctantly come out to see me......" In fact, thinking about it, these six princes are also very pitiful, although Xiao Lingxiao sometimes doesn't look at him very well, but he is not an enemy after all. Thinking of this, Xiao Lingxiao was blessed and said, "Your Royal Highness Six, please rest assured that you are still recuperating, Ling Xiao is disturbed a lot, and she has left." ”
After saying this, Xiao Lingxiao stood up straight and looked at Li Jingxuan again, and then turned around to walk out.
Seeing that Xiao Lingxiao was about to walk to the door, Li Jingxuan was really reluctant, so he gritted his teeth and endured the pain in his body and said loudly, "Lingxiao, don't worry, I will definitely send someone to find the third prince back." Promise you something...... I'll do it all. ”
Xiao Lingxiao turned around and saluted him again, and then left.
Seeing Xiao Lingxiao's figure disappear, Li Jingxuan frowned, angrily picked up a tea bowl and raised it high and was about to fall down, but the coolness of this tea bowl seemed to give him a hint and made him think of something. He dropped his hand, endured the pain and looked at the elegant dry branches and cold plums on the celadon tea bowl in his hand, thinking that a cold woman like Xiao Lingxiao, even if she had a heart, she would definitely be restrained. If she really threw herself into her arms, what is the difference between her and vulgar powder? It's just that I'm too anxious.
Thinking about it like this, Li Jingxuan smiled again, he put down the tea bowl, leaned on the back of the chair and called his confidants, and explained it, so that all the forces that could be mobilized under his command plus the people in the three yamen, all who could go out went out, and tried their best to find the missing Xiao Fengming.
The imminent war did not have much to do with Li Jingxuan, the sixth prince who was almost abandoned by the emperor, and it also had nothing to do with the few yamen he was familiar with, so he was not hindered after this order. Together with the personal guards of the six princes, it is rare to use such a momentum to find someone.
After Xiao Lingxiao returned to the Lu Mansion, he saw a few faces around Xiao Fengming, Xiao Fengming saw that Xiao Lingxiao was back, and waved his hand to let those people leave.
"Ling Xiao, Li Jingxuan didn't embarrass you, right?" Xiao Fengming stepped forward to help Xiao Lingxiao take off her warm coat and hat, and then pulled her to the warm pavilion.
Xiao Lingxiao said as she walked, "I didn't expect Lu Zhongyang to be quite capable, Feng Ming, I think it's better for you to find a chance to appear immediately, if you come out late, maybe you will be regarded as an ominous person who has come back from the dead." ”
Xiao Fengming smiled when he heard this, and then listened to Xiao Lingxiao relay what Li Jingxuan said, and then he said, "In this case, I will show up tonight, and then say that I escaped on my own after being robbed." ”
At this moment, I saw someone hurriedly come in to report, "Miss, childe, there are two sons outside who come and say that they are old friends, but they refuse to report their names......"
Xiao Lingxiao and Xiao Fengming were stunned when they heard this, where do they have any old friends here? The two glanced at each other, and Xiao Lingxiao instructed his subordinates to invite the two people to the hall to talk.