In the Taiji Palace, Xu Lin was reporting to Xiao Yu what he had found.

"Your Majesty, when the servant took people to the imperial pharmacy, the steward there had already committed suicide in fear of sin, and he left a letter before he died, saying that the oleander was a bribe from the palace maid next to Concubine Zhao, so he stole the oleander in private."

Xiao Yu sneered when he heard this: "What a suicide for fear of sin, the people in this palace are getting bolder and bolder. ”

Xu Lin knew that Xiao Yu was angry.

This kind of suicide in fear of crime is just a matter of deceiving outsiders, Xu Lin, like Xiao Yu, does not believe it at all.

"Your Majesty, do you want to continue to investigate?" Xu Lin asked.

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Since this level has been achieved, presumably the rest of the clues have also been erased." It's just a talented person who has an accident, and it's not easy to make too much trouble. ”

Xu Lin promised, thought about it for a long time, and still added a sentence: "Should the eldest prince move to the palace to live?" ”

Serving Xiao Yu for many years, Xu Lin knows very well what this harem is like, and at the same time, he also knows better how much Xiao Yu attaches importance to the eldest prince.

"No, Yongning should grow up too. I can't protect him for the rest of my life. Xiao Yu pointed out.

When Xu Lin heard this, he didn't say much, only listened to Xiao Yu and instructed: "Concubine Zhao has made such a mistake this time, and the Zhao family can't escape the mistake of a goddaughter who is not strict." The decree went down, and Zhao Liangcai was suspended from his post and thought about it behind closed doors. ”

Zhao Liangcai is Zhao Concubine's father.

"The minions obey."

Xu Lin responded, he knew that Xiao Yu's move was not only as simple as punishing the Zhao family, but more importantly, killing chickens and making an example of monkeys.

If you want to come to Zhenguogong's day, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful.

As for Concubine Qi, fortunately she didn't give birth to that prince.

"By the way, Concubine Shu was frightened this time, and the eldest prince also had to be appeased, after all, he was a child. Go to Duobao Pavilion to get two sets of glazed cups and send them to Beichen Palace. ”

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, Xu Lin stepped back to do things.

In the evening, Nie Yan received the glass cup sent by Xu Lin, and the news that she was going to bed at night.

"Look, this glass is really beautiful. The slave maid heard that in the palace, in addition to the emperor, there are glass cups here for you and the eldest prince. Wan Hui took out the glass cup and handed it to Nie Yan to watch.

Nie Yan saw this kind of thing for the first time, and she liked it quite much, and joked Wanhui: "As long as you can speak, keep it away, usually pay attention, but Gonggong Xu said that this thing is as fragile as celadon." ”

"Yes, the slave promises not to break one." Wan Hui smiled and put away the rest of the glass jar.

The two were laughing, but they saw Su Yun walking into the hall in a panic, and said, "Niangniang, the eldest prince is over there......"

When Nie Yan heard this, she had to put down the glass cup in her hand, frowned, and said, "What's wrong with the eldest prince?" ”

"The eunuch next to the eldest prince accidentally smashed the glass cup given by His Majesty, and the eldest prince was angry, saying that he would kill the slave staff!"

As soon as Su Yun finished speaking, he heard a burst of begging for mercy in the west hall where the eldest prince was: "Your Highness spare your life!" The minions are wrong! ”

Nie Yan listened to the noise outside, but she didn't have the slightest intention of going to see it. She was thinking about the scene when the eldest prince was still interceding for the old man next to her not long ago.

In the blink of an eye, the eldest prince is going to kill the minions himself. This change is too big and too fast.

Seeing this, Su Yun hurriedly said, "Isn't Niangniang going to stop the eldest prince?" After all, the reputation of treating palace people harshly spreads, and I am afraid that it is not good for the eldest prince. ”

"You go and invite the eldest prince over." Nie Yan finally said to Su Yun.

Su Yun received the order and hurriedly turned around and went to the west hall.

A moment later, the Great Prince arrived.

"Erchen has seen his mother."

The eldest prince's attitude towards Nie Yan was as usual, and there was no disrespect.

"Get up and sit down." Nie Yan said.

The eldest prince sat down as he said, and listened to Nie Yan again: "Although that slave broke the things given by the emperor, killing them like this will inevitably damage your reputation." ”

"Erchen has his own measure." The eldest prince said without any expression.

Nie Yan didn't know if the eldest prince listened to his words, but it was enough to consciously say everything, after all, he was not biological, and it was not good to manage too much.

"Your father is coming soon. Pack up early. ”

After Nie Yan finished speaking, she prepared to let the eldest prince leave.

The eldest prince got up, but said again: "Doesn't the concubine want to know who the person who killed the cane this time is?" ”

"The people around you, you decide. Hongu didn't want to interfere too much. Nie Yan frowned.

The eldest prince smiled: "Thank you for your trust." It's just that this time, it's for the mother's concubine. ”

"For Hongu?" Nie Yan was puzzled.

The eldest prince did not answer, but he heard that the voice begging for mercy outside was gone, and the man must have been killed.

"Liu Qi smashed the glass cup given by his father, and his son has ordered the cane to be killed."

After saying that, the eldest prince retired.

Nie Yan was confused by the actions of the eldest prince.

Didn't the eldest prince still intercede for this Liu Qi before? How did you kill someone so quickly?

The eldest prince's temperament became a little elusive, Nie Yan shook her head, and said in her heart as long as this eldest prince didn't come to trouble her.

As for the rest, she didn't want to bother.

Fortunately, the prince will move out of the palace when he reaches the age of twelve, and he will not let Nie Yan worry about it for too long.

That night, Xiao Yu arrived at Beichen Palace.

After some rain and clouds, the two hugged each other and fell asleep.

In the dream, Nie Yan saw her father, mother, and eldest brother......

They all knelt on the guillotine, and the executioner hoisted his broadsword to cut it off.

"Don't!" Nie Yan was so frightened that she suddenly sat up, and this action woke up Xiao Yu beside her.

Xiao Yu felt that the sweat on Nie Yan's body had soaked the placket of his clothes, and hurriedly took a shawl for Nie Yan to put on, and said, "But you have a nightmare?" ”

When Nie Yan heard Xiao Yu's voice, Fang looked at Xiao Yu as if she had just woken up from a dream and said, "The concubine has disturbed Your Majesty's dream." ”

Xiao Yu saw Nie Yan shrink into a ball like a frightened kitten, hugged her in his arms distressedly, and said, "Don't be afraid, I am here." ”

Nie Yan didn't answer, but couldn't help but tears welling up like a spring.

Xiao Yu sensed Nie Yan's fear and hugged her tighter, he didn't dare to ask her what she dreamed of, he was afraid that once something was said, it would be out of control.

But Nie Yan was in Xiao Yu's warm embrace, and her mind was full of thoughts. Do you know that the person who ordered the extermination of my Nie family is your father?

If everything is revealed, will you still be on my side?

Two people with their own hearts snuggled up to each other and gradually fell asleep.

The next day, Xiao Yu went to the court as usual, and also told Su Yun that they should not wake up Nie Yan, and specially sent someone to Ningkun Palace to tell Queen Xu that Nie Yan did not need to go to greet him today.

And as soon as Nie Yan slept like this, it was time for the sun to rise.

As soon as he woke up, he heard Su Yun come to report that something bad had happened in the room where Zhu Shuang lived in Beichen Palace before his death.