King Yu smiled: "Father and eldest brother are extremely worried. That's why Erchen said, it's hard to make a conclusion about this matter. If you continue to think like this, if you have this fourth level of intention, you may also have a fifth level of intention, and more deeply, there will be a sixth level of intention. There's no end to this. ”

The emperor was silent for a moment, looked at King Chen, and asked, "Third child, what do you think?" ”

"It's hard for the sons to say anything", King Chen said calmly, "The father already suspects the fourth child, which is equivalent to suspecting the sons." At this time, what Erchen said was a quibble. The son knows that his father is wise, believes in the merits of everything, and his father has his own conclusion in his heart. ”

"Hehe......" the emperor said with a smile, "what you said is to set me up." If I am wrong, won't I ruin the wisdom of this life? ”

"Erchen doesn't dare." King Chen.

The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys should retreat first, fortunately, there is no big problem, and the guards will be strengthened in the future." ”

King Yu got up first and said, "Yes." "I really want to leave this place as soon as possible, and I don't hide my intention to escape. He just doesn't want to get involved in these things, and the more he lets his father know clearly, the better it will be for him.

Immediately, King Yong, King Jing, and King Chen almost got up together, and they didn't say much, but just bowed respectfully and retreated. At this time, except for the fifth child, who says more shows who is the most suspicious. Everyone is sitting up straight, believing that the father and the son have their own judgment.

Out of Chengtian Pavilion, King Yu walked quickly to his courtyard without saying a word to them. King Chen, King Yu and King Yong, who are walking behind, are not. King Yong looked at King Jing with a concerned expression, and was about to speak, but was preempted by King Chen. King Chen said solemnly: "Big brother, you must know that the father is not only a king, but also a father. ”

King Yong blinked his eyes and said in surprise: "What do you mean, third child?" It's a well-known thing, why did you suddenly remind me of that? If the king of the Wind Kingdom is not your father, how can we have the dignity of this prince? You're funny! Confused, isn't it? ”

After King Yong finished speaking, he shook his head very tolerantly as if he was treating King Chen as a child. didn't say anything to King Jing anymore, waved his hand, strode forward, and said with a smile: "Go back and rest, it's getting colder and colder......"

King Chen and King Yong glanced at each other, both with heavy faces. But outside the Chengtian Pavilion, it is inconvenient to speak. Both of them sighed and tacitly went to Huixianju.

Everyone knows that the two of them have a good relationship, and if something like this happens, go to one place to discuss it, but it's normal. If they go back and forth and deliberately avoid it, then they are tired.

King Yong's words are true, indeed, the sky is getting colder and colder.

Yesterday the weather was fine, with some remnants of summer warmth. But when I got up this morning, the sky suddenly became cold. But one night's work is autumn. The cool autumn breeze blows people's hearts, and they can't help but lift it, not as leisurely as under the warm sun in summer.

In the Chengtian Pavilion, the emperor sat on the dragon bed, closed his eyes and pondered. The imperial concubine stood beside the emperor, and Li Zhonggui stood under the small window not far away, and no one dared to say anything.

This matter, indeed, is as King Yu said, the deep meaning is layer after layer, and I don't know which layer to stop. In fact, what is fighting now is who the emperor believes more in his heart. Even if he doesn't trust any of these sons, when he has to make a comparison, there will naturally be a high and low.

I don't know if she and his son, in his heart, can compete with that concubine.

The emperor pondered for a moment, and naturally there would be no decisive expression. This incident shows that the murderer is among several princes. In addition, only the Zhou family has the courage and strength to act, but if it is done by the Zhou family, King Yong's side will not be able to get rid of it.

Therefore, there is no escape from the word "family ugliness" in this matter, and it is impossible for the emperor to order a thorough investigation with great fanfare. Even if you let the people of the Dust Purification Division do it, once you investigate, you can't do it completely hidden. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and if the ugliness of the family is publicized, you can only not investigate it carefully. And when it comes to his son, the emperor trusts his judgment even more.

"Zhonggui, secretly ordered to go down, let people be prepared, I will return to Kyoto overnight. There is no need to tell a few princes and courtiers, don't make a big move. If you stay, Ming'er will pass it on again, and say that I am not feeling well, and I rushed back to the palace overnight to let the imperial doctor be cured. The emperor commanded calmly.

"Yes." Li Zhonggui answered, and he went to do it.

After Li Zhonggui stepped down, the emperor looked at the imperial concubine, and naturally he was thinking about it in his heart. After a while, he said, "You will also go back with me." ”

The emperor just answered "yes" and didn't say much.

He was hesitating, which showed that in his heart, he hadn't actually decided who to believe. He did this, but he thought that since the man dared to do it, there must be a trick, he wanted to lure the snake out of the hole.

If this snake is Chen'er, she can't get out of it. If he stays, he will definitely tell Chen'er his intentions. But if she goes with him, he is more dangerous. Because once he returned to Beijing overnight, she was the closest person to him. If she wants to do it, it's very convenient. Only now in this sentence, I can't see whether he trusts her, just look at the night when he leaves, he doesn't let her get close.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Guogong asks to see you." At the door, the little eunuch preached.

The emperor glanced at the imperial concubine and said, "You said that I am not feeling well, and I have already taken a lunch break." ”

"Yes." The imperial concubine answered, stood at the door and called the little eunuch to come in and ordered him.

Zhou Yan didn't leave, but stood at the door and shouted inside: "I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the matter of King Chen and Princess Yong, and ...... with the face of the whole royal family and the atmosphere of the royal family."

The imperial concubine frowned and said, "What's wrong with Guogong?" Why are you so disproportionate...... It's just Chen'er's matter, which really makes His Majesty embarrassed, why don't Your Majesty order an investigation, lest he make trouble again? ”

The emperor shook his head and said, "Don't care about him......"

After a pause, he still said: "Everything will be decided tonight." ”

If the assassination in the forest was done by Lin'er, with Lin'er's temperament, as long as the bow was drawn, regardless of whether it could be hunted or not, the arrow would be shot fiercely. But if Chen'er did this, Chen'er saw that he was not worried about his life and his injuries were not serious, so he would definitely not act again.

So as long as someone does it tonight, this thing must be done by Lin'er. But if no one does it tonight, most of it will be done by Chen'er. You don't have to look at who does it, as long as someone does it, everything will be decided.

"I beg Your Majesty to give His Royal Highness King Yong justice and investigate this matter thoroughly......" Zhou Yan waited at the door for a while, and saw that the emperor did not pass him in, so he simply knelt on the ground, played a scoundrel, and shouted, "If Your Majesty insists on shielding His Royal Highness King Chen and insists on not investigating this matter thoroughly, the old minister will not be able to kneel here...... Your Majesty, the distinction between the descendants and the concubines must not be messed up, and the ethics must not be broken, Your Majesty......"

"Oh, Lord Zhou, don't yell here! Your Majesty is unwell and resting. If the adults continue to shout, it will disturb His Majesty's good sleep and collide with the dragon's body! The little eunuch at the door whispered anxiously.

But Zhou Yan was unmoved, still kneeling firmly. And continued to kowtow while shouting: "Please Your Majesty give King Yong justice...... I beg Your Majesty to be a righteous and a descendant, and you must not mess up the discipline, Your Majesty......"

Zhou Yan shouted one sentence after another outside, but the emperor didn't seem to hear it, he still lay quietly on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, and was not affected by his noise.

Zhou Yan yelled for a long time, and when he saw that the emperor didn't react, he didn't dare to shout anymore. But he still had no intention of leaving, but knelt firmly, and an hour passed, and he saw that it was time for dinner, and he was still as thunderous as a rock.

In the woods not far away, Imperial Doctor Sun, who came in a hurry, saw Zhou Yan kneeling at the door, so he didn't dare to go in. Because there was an urgent matter, he couldn't exceed this hour, so he didn't dare to leave, so he could only hide in the forest and wait.

Seeing that a quarter of an hour had passed, and that the guards on patrol had already passed a while, if he had waited any longer, and when the guards had come in a circle, and saw that he was still here, they must have doubts in their hearts, and they must have thought that he was going to plot against him.

When he was anxious, he saw Li Zhonggui hurrying back from outside the woods, so he walked quickly to the edge of the woods. Taking advantage of the fact that the guards on patrol hadn't come over at this time, they whispered, "Father-in-law stays ......"

Li Zhonggui heard this voice and hurriedly looked into the forest. Seeing that Imperial Physician Sun gave him a look of great strength, although he didn't know what was going on, he naturally didn't dare to take it lightly, and hurriedly followed Imperial Physician Sun into the forest. Imperial Physician Sun whispered in Li Zhonggui's ear, which frightened Li Zhonggui! I didn't let out a voice! Hurriedly covered his mouth, approached Doctor Sun and asked in a low voice, and Doctor Sun nodded again and again. Immediately, a packet of medicinal powder was handed to him.

Li Zhonggui took the medicine powder, feeling worried and a little suspicious. But on his face, he still said calmly: "Don't worry, my lord, the matter is wrapped up in our family, and my lord just needs to go back and wait for His Majesty's summons." ”

"That's it, but there is Father-in-law." Compared with Li Zhonggui's calmness, Imperial Doctor Sun was still anxious.

At this time, where did Li Zhonggui have the heart to be polite to him? Just nodded, made a gesture urging Imperial Doctor Sun to leave quickly, and walked out of the forest and towards the door of Chengtian Pavilion.

"Guogong, ...... are you" Walking to the door, Li Zhonggui saw Zhou Yan kneeling like a statue, and pretended to be surprised.

"Hmph." Zhou Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Li Zhonggui, and let out a contemptuous cold snort from his nose.

Li Zhonggui didn't say much, and asked the emperor directly at the door: "Your Majesty, you let the glutinous rice dumplings made by the servant in the kitchen come out of the pot, and the servant has been staring at it according to His Majesty's instructions, and the heat is definitely not bad." Now there is only one step left to put the ice cube in the cold, and I don't think it should go wrong, but do you want the slave to continue to stare at it? The servants saw that it was almost time for dinner, and they were afraid that the boys below would not serve him well and collide with His Majesty......"

Looking at Zhou Yan's posture, he had been kneeling here for a long time, but he couldn't make Zhou Yan doubt his departure.

"Father-in-law, come in......" came the voice of the imperial concubine.

"Yes." Li Zhonggui answered, didn't look at Zhou Qingshan, and was a little ostentatious, straightened his waist and pushed the door into the house. When I entered the door, I bowed again.

Zhou Yan snorted coldly, not taking his show off in his eyes, but feeling a little ridiculous.

What he despises the most is the eunuchs, especially the emperor's side......