After a few days, He Xuan concentrated on reading and doing homework in Zhaohua Palace, often accompanied his younger brother Ji Tai to study history books, and occasionally did embroidery work with his mother Mrs. Cai.

On this day, Hexuan's cousin Cai Wenxuan entered the palace to visit Mrs. Cai, mainly for Prime Minister Cai to convey some things about the court to Mrs. Cai, and asked Mrs. Cai to be careful.

After finishing the business, He Xuan pestered Cai Wenxuan like a child to listen to the heart lake boating. Cai Wenxuan couldn't help the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the two siblings of Hexuan and Ji Tai, and finally agreed helplessly.

Mrs. Cai instructed the palace people who were waiting to prepare refreshments and coats, and watched the three children leave Zhaohua Palace with a smile.

The three people who walked out of the palace gate were like wild horses that had taken off their reins, running and laughing all the way, completely ignoring their own identities.

When the palace people met these three naughty children, they hurriedly finished their salutes, and then hid aside and whispered, as if they were afraid of them.

The sun is shining, the spring breeze is blowing, and Xuan Cai is too lazy to take care of those palace people who like to chew the root of their tongue behind their backs, and they only enjoy themselves.

The three of them were talking and laughing, and they were about to walk to the lake of Tingxin Lake.

The lake is surrounded by willow trees, and their long branches fall on the surface of the lake and drift in the wind. The main road is lined with trees with various flowers, including peach, pear, apricot, and cherry blossom trees.

"Do you know, a few days ago, the proton prince Hou and the second princess and the third princess of Qi went to a remote corner of Tingxin Lake in the middle of the night to cheat, and it is said that when they were seen, the two of them were red-faced and disheveled." A palace goddess in light green clothes said mysteriously.

"What? I thought Gongzi Hou was a benevolent and humble gentleman, but I didn't expect that he was a pervert who didn't care about etiquette, righteousness and shame. The palace maid in lake blue clothes smacked her tongue and continued: "I usually look at the second princess as a dignified and elegant lady, but I didn't expect it to be a lewd woman. ”

"Who's to say it isn't! If it weren't for what Empress Zhao's nephew said, Ying'er, the palace maid who was close to Princess Tianwei, I wouldn't have believed it! The woman in the light green palace dress added.

When He Xuan heard this, even if he was a well-cultivated person, he couldn't hang his face anymore, and the sleeves he was holding tightly were about to be torn by her.

Eight-year-old Ji Tai couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and immediately rushed forward and questioned the two palace maids: "Who let you talk nonsense here and slander my imperial sister?" ”

The two palace maids turned around and saw the three people coming in front of them, their faces were as white as earth, and they immediately fell to their knees in fright.

"The slave and maid lost their words, begging the fourth prince to forgive their sins, and begging the second princess to forgive their sins!" The two palace maids kowtowed and begged for mercy.

He Xuan's eyes were full of murderous aura, and he said fiercely: "Say, who told you to spread rumors everywhere?" ”

The two palace maids' heads turned red, and the voice of the green-clothed palace maid trembled: "Second princess, no one instructed the slaves and maids, this matter has been spread all over the palace." ”

Cai Wenxuan couldn't hold back anymore when he stood aside, so he grabbed the green-clothed palace maid and slapped her fiercely.

The thin green-clothed palace maid couldn't stand the slap that Cai Wenxuan slapped with all his might, and she stumbled to the ground, stumbling on a landscape stone on the side of the road, and the moment the blood flowed down, the palace maid was killed on the spot.

The three of them were dumbfounded, and when they were at a loss, another lake-blue palace maid ran desperately into the distance.

While running frantically, the palace maid shouted loudly: "Murder! Kill! ”

How did this palace maid die so easily? The three people standing looked at each other, all thinking about the same question in their minds.

didn't have time to think about it, and He Xuan instructed Cai Wenxuan with a solemn expression: "Cousin, for the sake of today, the only way to do this is to throw this palace maid into the listening heart lake first, so that you won't be able to catch her body for a while." Then you immediately leave the palace and go home, and wait for news. If you are really blamed by your father, cousin, you should run for your life. ”

Cai Wenxuan's teeth chattered, and he nodded, and his usually modest face clearly said that he regarded death as home. He disposed of the body of the palace maid, and then parted ways with Hexuan and Jitai, and walked towards the gate of the palace.

The guards on patrol were just about to let him go, but at the moment when he was leaving the palace gate, a eunuch trotted all the way over and shouted: "Stop him!" ”

As soon as he returned to Zhaohua Palace, He Xuan was invited away by Empress Zhao's people. She thought that things were not good, and she only hoped that her cousin had escaped from the palace, and if she couldn't find the body of the palace maid, Empress Zhao would not want to condemn her.

When he arrived at the main hall in Zhao's palace, He Xuan saw his father and Empress Zhao sitting in the center of the hall, and his cousin Cai Wenxuan, Qi Hou, and Zhao Lin standing next to him, and the palace maid in lake blue clothes was kneeling on the ground.

"Father, mother, I don't know what is the so-called matter of summoning my sons and ministers today?" He Xuan was in a state of confusion, and said with a calm expression.

"Hexuan, you are thick with the proton son of Qi State, and Hou Tian shamelessly cheated in Tingxinhu in the middle of the night, and was seen by Zhao Lin and many palace people. Though I have heard of it, I have not reproached you for saving your face. Who would have thought that not only did you not repent, but today you also instructed your cousin Cai Wenxuan to kill a palace maid in Tingxinhu casually. Hexuan, are you guilty? Empress Zhao's stern words made Cai Wenxuan and Qi Hou fall to their knees one after another.

He Xuan had a sneer on his face, and said in his heart, Empress Zhao, you don't think you can kill me so easily. So she pretended to look at Empress Zhao in great surprise and said in a panic: "This... Mother, where do you start with this? Shu Erchen did not dare to charge such a big crime without permission. ”

"That's a clever word. Ying'er, tell everyone what you watched in Tingxinhu today! Empress Zhao glanced at He Xuan with contempt, and then turned to the palace maid in blue clothes.

"Today. . . Today, the slave maid and the palace maid are talking near the heart lake, and the maid is talking to me, and the girl told me that she heard Zhao Lin say to the palace maid Ying'er... said that he saw the second princess and the son with his own eyes. . . In the Listening Heart Lake... Outcome.. As a result, who would have thought that the second princess happened to pass by, Gongzixuan hit Jue'er, and Jue'er would. and died. Ying'er's eyes widened, and her voice trembled when she spoke, with a frightened look.

Zhao Lin immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. That night, I did see Gongzi Hou and the second princess listening to the private meeting of Xinhu, but I lost my words. But I didn't expect such news to spread all over the harem, asking Your Majesty to judge. ”

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Qi Hou also knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Your Majesty, although the minister made an appointment with the second princess that night, he was just listening to the lanterns in the Heart Lake, and did not do anything beyond the rules, please Your Majesty be aware of it." ”

Zhao Lin sneered, looked at Qi Hou and said, "Gongzi Hou, if that's the case, why did you choose such a remote and uninhabited path?" ”

Qi Hou was speechless for a moment, trying to think about how to justify.

He Xuan thought about it for a while, and thought about it: "Father, don't talk about Gongzi Hou and me for the time being." Dare to ask the queen mother, apart from this palace maid named Ying'er, is there any evidence that my cousin killed what palace maid? ”

Empress Zhao seemed to have expected that He Xuan had already made this move, and glanced at the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch understood, and after a while, several palace people brought up a corpse covered with a white sheet.

How can it be? How could Empress Zhao find the body of that palace maid in just half an hour? He Xuan was dripping with cold sweat, could this be a trap designed by Empress Zhao from beginning to end?

But now He Xuan is only twelve years old, and he doesn't pose any threat to Empress Zhao, why does Empress Zhao want to get rid of her at this time? And Xuan Bai was puzzled.

"This is the body of the palace maid Jue'er, who was just fished up from Tingxin Lake. Hexuan, you can take a look. A faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Hou's mouth, unable to hide the pride in his heart.

The emperor couldn't help the anger in his heart at this moment, looked at everyone in the hall, and finally glared at Cai Wenxuan and shouted loudly: "Cai Wenxuan, are you guilty?" ”

Cai Wenxuan knelt on the ground with hatred, his face was very ugly, and begged the emperor: "Your Majesty, this palace maid was indeed killed by me, and I am willing to accept the guilt." It's just that the cousin and the son are definitely innocent. ”

The expression on the emperor's face became more and more gloomy, and he said angrily: "The Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Cai Wenxuan, you killed the palace maid and tried to escape from the palace, and today the widow will put you on the spot! With that, he got up, pulled out the guard's long sword, and stabbed Cai Wenxuan in the chest with a sword.

"Don't, Father!" He Xuan knelt on the ground and cried and begged, but it was too late.

Cai Wenxuan's blood splashed on the spot, fell to the ground, and swallowed his breath after a while.

The Emperor raised his sword and glared at the remaining few people. Suddenly, he raised his sword to Qi Hou's neck and said viciously: "Qi Hou, you are a little proton of Qi country, and you dare to ruin the reputation of the widow's daughter." Hum. ”

The sword in his hand fell, and the emperor's sword cut through Qi Hou's trachea. Qi Hou couldn't say a word, and fell to the ground with the blood gushing out.

He Xuan was crying at this time, his eyes were blurred, and his hair was already scattered.

"Hexuan," the emperor turned to look at Hexuan at this moment, his eyes were so cold and ruthless, and continued: "The widow takes such care of you, I can't imagine that you don't know how thick the sky is. You go back to Zhaohua Palace to meditate on yourself, and you must not take half a step out of the palace gate if you have nothing to do. Mrs. Cai had no way to teach her daughter, so she passed on the widow's oral message and was demoted to a world woman. Let's go. ”

"Father, the son-in-law is really wronged, the son-in-law is wronged!" He Xuan shouted with all his strength, and there was nowhere to confide in his grievances.

He Xuan was dragged back to Zhaohua Palace by the palace people, and she only felt that what these people did to her was the same as in the previous life.

After a while, Empress Zhao, Mi Xian, and Tong Tianwei walked in together. Empress Zhao looked at He Xuan sitting on the ground in a daze, and smiled contemptuously: "I already knew your identity." ”

Tianwei held Mi Xian's arm charmingly, suddenly slapped Hexuan, and said with a smile: "Brother Mi Xian is mine, and I am the person who will be the future mother of the world." ”

Mi Xian hugged Tianwei's willow waist, looked at the harmony on the ground with disgust, and said coldly: "The widow has never loved you, you are just a tool of the widow to ascend to the top." ”

As soon as the words fell, several disheveled guards approached He Xuan with a lewd smile, and He Xuan struggled desperately and roared.