Looking at the well-behaved child who was held by Shen Ninghua, Baili Jun couldn't help but smile. The situation in Kyoto is sinister, and the thoughts of hundreds of officials in the court are treacherous, and only the thoughts of children are the purest and harmless, which makes people involuntarily relax.

He stepped forward to help Shen Ninghua up, and then picked up the two children one by one: "Okay, go back to the house first, and talk about it after you have anything to say." ”

Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua walked into the mansion, and the spies who were quietly hiding around hurriedly passed the news back to the palace.

At this time, in the palace, the prince waved away everyone and walked to the Chengqian Hall alone, looking up at the high throne, with an inevitable light in his eyes. I saw him walking towards the throne step by step, step by step on the couch carved with auspicious cloud dragon pattern, he seemed to be able to hear the surrounding bowing and congratulating him, the feeling of looking down on the world and holding life and death made his blood boil.

In order to get this position, he disguised himself layer by layer, wanting to be a qualified prince in front of Baili Qingcang, and wanted to become the prince recognized by the people of the world, everything was disguised very successfully, Baili Qingcang trusted him, and the people of the world respected and loved him, but unfortunately, everything changed after Baili Junyi appeared.

First the queen mother suffered, and then he was repeatedly implicated, to the point where he was almost deposed as the prince, so he couldn't wait. The Father had lived long enough, and it was time to hand over power to him. If he hadn't been forced to be helpless, he wouldn't have wanted to go to the step of killing his father and killing the king, but it's a pity that creation makes people......

He shook off his robe suddenly, turned around and sat down on the dragon chair, the light in his eyes was unparalleled, he raised his hand and made a gesture of flattening, and then slowly smiled. After a while, he had sat enough, then got up and tidied up his robe, put a gentle and decent smile on his face again, and slowly walked out of the Chengqian Palace.

In the womb, there are already subordinates waiting.

"Slave see the prince."

"Flatten, how's it?"

"Returning to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince and Princess Zhaohua went back to the house directly, and did not contact others. However, the news in the house was not heard by the subordinates and others. ”

Baili Jinyi frowned: "Can't hear it?" ”

"Yes, after the two of them returned to the house, there were suddenly many more masters in the house, and the spies sent by the slaves were killed, and now they can't get close at all."

"Master?" Baili Jinyi sneered, "It seems that this Fifth Emperor Brother is hiding deep enough, looking at his previous appearance of loyalty to his father, I really thought that he was loyal to the king, but I didn't expect that there were many careful thoughts hidden inside, hmph, send out a group of people from Qingtian Pavilion, and I don't believe it, his mansion is like an iron bucket." "Suddenly there are more masters, this is a demonstration against him, hehe, it's up to who can have the last laugh.

"Yes."

When his subordinates retreated, Baili Jinyi showed a sneer, "Since the five emperor brothers have all demonstrated against Gu, let's start with him." ”

In the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Hongling reported on the killing of the spies, and Shen Ninghua frowned slightly: "It seems that the prince wants to start with us first." ”

"Hmm." Baili Junyi nodded, "It's a pity that now my father is in a coma, the Dragon Scale Army and the Praetorian Guard are trapped in the palace, and the secret guards can't act without orders, and our plans have been almost completely disrupted." ”

"I'm afraid that the plan will be disrupted is not the main thing, I am more worried that the prince will expand the affairs of the Xia clan and directly kill us, once we withdraw from Kyoto, my father is afraid that it will be dangerous."

"He's really done something like that." Baili Junyi said coldly, "We can leave secretly for the time being, but my father is still in the palace, so we can't watch him have anything to do." ”

Shen Ninghua's mind moved slightly, and she thought of a way, but she was afraid that if she said this plan, Baili Junyi would not agree, let's see, if you can't find a better way, you can only risk yourself.

The next day, on the first day of the prince's imprisonment, he replaced Baili Qingcang in the early dynasty to deal with the backlog of government affairs during the autumn hunt.

Xiao Jingran took the lead: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister heard that the emperor fainted, but he heard that Princess Zhaohua sent someone to assassinate him, and he became ill after a while, I don't know if this is the case?" ”

Baili Jinyi's face was embarrassed: "This matter has not been investigated clearly, many ministers present have seen the scene at that time, and the father said that he believes that Princess Zhaohua will not do anything to assassinate him, and I think this matter should have nothing to do with Princess Zhaohua." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this matter is related to the emperor's safety, how can you take it for granted? It is still necessary to investigate clearly, I heard that the most important witness is Princess Zhaohua's aunt Mrs. Xia, and the old minister suggested that Mrs. Xia should be interrogated immediately, investigate the truth of the matter, and deal with the culprit who assassinated the emperor, so that the emperor can untie the knot and wake up as soon as possible. ”

As soon as Xiao Jingran's words fell, many ministers immediately echoed him: "Weichen thinks that what General Xiao said is very true. ”

"The minister thinks so, too."

"Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find out the murderer and help the emperor untie the knot as soon as possible."

Baili Jinyi nodded: "Okay, since all the adults are asking for their lives together, then Lone will investigate this matter first, but Mrs. Xia was sent by Qi Guifei to take care of it, so let's wait for the early dynasty to disperse, several imperial brothers, Old General Xiao, and the ministers of the Three Princes will stay for a while, and Lone will send someone to ask the concubine Niangniang to bring Mrs. Xia over, and then inquire about the matter clearly." ”

Xiao Jingran's wish was fulfilled, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at Baili Junyi, a mocking smile flashed on his lips: "Your Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, you still need to invite Princess Zhaohua when the time comes, you shouldn't mind, right?" ”

"If necessary, Ning Hua is also willing to cooperate, after all, it is for the good of his father, isn't it?" Baili Junyi deliberately accentuated the tone of the word father, but his heart was full of ridicule, these ministers kept thinking about the emperor and helping the emperor untie the knot, but in fact, they were all helping Baili Jinyi to seize the throne. Do they think that if Baili Jinyi wins, they will have the power of the dragon? When the time comes, I am afraid that the first to be executed will be these so-called "heroes"!

Xiao Jingran smiled presumptuously: "That's good, I'm still worried that the five princes will not cooperate and there will be another conflict when the time comes, after all, for the sake of Princess Zhaohua, the five princes even dared to disobey the holy decree!" "Expose the black history of Baili Junyi in advance, when the time comes, if they want to execute Shen Ninghua, Baili Junyi will definitely fight each other, and at that time, this black history will become the best evidence for executing him together. After all, in the past, Baili Junyi would resist for Shen Ninghua, and now he will kill the monarch for Shen Ninghua, which is reasonable, isn't it?

There was a lot of backlog of government affairs during the autumn hunt, but there were not a few really tricky things, and it was extremely fast to deal with, and soon, the minister who had nothing to do left the Chengqian Palace in a hurry, leaving the people who had been named by the prince before.

The prince turned his head and instructed the chamberlain on the side: "Go and invite Concubine Qi to come and ask her to bring Mrs. Xia over." ”

"Yes." The chamberlain hurriedly gave the order.

When Concubine Qi heard the call, she couldn't help but sneer, and looked at Xia Jingqiu, who was kneeling on the ground: "Mrs. Xia, I originally wanted to give you a few words of advice, but now it seems that I don't need it." No matter who is behind you, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to get out of the Chengqian Hall in the end, so do it yourself. ”

Xia Jingqiu's heart trembled, and she was a little hesitant in her heart, she was not a particularly determined person herself, she was supported by a resentment before, but later saw that things were far beyond her expectations, and she vaguely understood that she was being used. It's just that now that things have developed to this point, she is afraid that it is impossible for her to get out of the way.

"Thank you for the persuasion of the concubine, the slave knows what to say."

Seeing that she didn't plan to confess the person behind her, Qi Guifei sneered in her heart: I was really dazzled by wealth and nobility, and many things had to be enjoyed with a life, I really didn't understand how a smart person like Shen Ninghua could not carry it so clearly.

At the same time, Shen Ninghua also received the news that she was allowed to enter the palace. Qingque, Hongling and others looked at her worriedly, almost anxious to cry: "Miss......"

Shen Ninghua smiled, stretched out his hand to stroke his stomach, felt the slight fetal movement, and his eyes were firm: "Don't worry, I'll be fine." ”

There was Ye Yi guarding the house, Qingque and Hongling accompanied Shen Ninghua into the palace together, the two followed behind Shen Ninghua, and they were shocked and made plans, if the prince was in trouble in the palace, they would fight hard to protect Shen Ninghua and escape!

Concubine Qi arrived first with people, and Shen Ninghua was later.

When everyone arrived, the prince spoke: "Today, at the request of all your lords, I came to inquire about Mrs. Xia and investigate the truth of my father's assassination, which can be regarded as an explanation to the people of the world." Mrs. Xia, you said before that the cuffs of the person who assassinated you were embroidered with azalea marks, which is a unique symbol of the Xia family, but is it true? ”

Xia Jingqiu looked up at Baili Jinyi, and saw that he nodded at her gently, and the thoughts in her heart gradually became firm: "Yes, the slave maid herself is the Xia family, and she has been with Xia Jingyan for so many years, and the things she likes have a unique azalea imprint, even furniture and jewelry, and she will never admit her mistake!" ”

The prince looked at Shen Ninghua: "Fifth brother and sister, this matter is really embarrassing, this ......"

Xiao Jingran suddenly stood up: "His Royal Highness the Prince, since the matter is embarrassing to His Highness, how about the old minister dare to ask a few words on behalf of His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Baili Jinyi nodded: "Okay." ”

Xiao Jingran looked at Shen Ninghua, and the muscles in the corners of her eyes shook involuntarily: "Princess Zhaohua, azaleas are your mother's favorite marks, right?" ”

Shen Ninghua's expression was calm, her dark eyes were bottomless, with a faint coldness: "Yes, azaleas are my mother's favorite flowers, but how about that?" There are many people who know this secret, who knows if someone is copying it? Who can prove that what Xia Fu said is true? Just because my mother loved azaleas, I had to use them as a mark for the Dark Guard? I'm afraid there are too many people in the world who will die because of this! ”