It's really that the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry!

Hearing Lu Caier say this, it seems that it is a big sin to beat the drum of injustice, but Yan Xiang didn't care, and still went his own way. She comforted Lu Caier in turn: "Sister Lu, look at you scared like that!" It's okay, don't you just take the board, I can still bear it. ”

Smoke on the surface of the word one thing, the heart of the mind is another. How could she have been in the palace and seen the emperor, how could she be afraid of such a trivial matter? Besides, she is not unfamiliar with Lord Duan, Lord Duan opens and closes his eyes, even if this matter is over, where will she really order someone to beat her board?

Taking a step back, if someone else wants to beat her board, the senior brother will not follow it. She has an identity as the prince's eldest brother, what else is she afraid of? Ha ha! She is not afraid of the emperor and queen, she does not change her face when she is in the palace, how can she be cowardly in front of Dali Temple!

Listening to the words of the cigarette incense, Lu Caier couldn't cry or laugh, and shook her head helplessly.

The people who watched the excitement had already gathered.

"Girl, what are you going to sue?" There were many people in the crowd who raised their voices to ask questions about the cigarettes.

Yanxiang wanted to say that she didn't want to sue anyone, she just wanted to go to the court, and she had to beat the drum. However, she just thought about it and did it, and she didn't say it.

If it is really as serious as Lu Caier said, the drum can't be beaten randomly, and she better restrain herself. After all, the people are not easy to fool, in case someone really makes a fuss about beating the drum and competes with her.

If you have to sue her for beating the drum of injustice, and ask Master Duan to treat her for the crime of disturbing the yamen, it will be troublesome. She can't make Master Duan too embarrassed, can she?

However, she really didn't want to sue anyone for the time being, and she was silent in the face of so many pairs of inquiring and eager to answer.

Dongfanghong, who was standing next to Yanxiang, did not have the kung fu to dwell on the Yanxiang drumming, at this time, so many people in the hall were still waiting. Just now, Lu Caier asked about the cigarette and drumming, and he swept his eyes around, searching for the old man's figure, but he didn't see the old man's others.

Dongfang Hong looked at Yanxiang and Lu Caier, and asked suspiciously: "What about Daddy Hou?" ”

As soon as this question was raised, Lu Caier and Yanxiang instantly petrified.

Miserable! How do you tell Dongfanghong about this? Yanxiang's heart trembled, and she originally got off the road and walked, but after walking for a while, her panic and anxiety had just been relieved. At this time, Dongfanghong mentioned the old man again, and she appeared again about the old man's terrible death, and her heart became sad and sad.

A gloomy color immediately appeared on the face of the smoke.

Lu Cai'er also had dark eyes, a gloomy expression, biting her lip and unable to speak. Dongfang Hong took the first step to Dali Temple, and obviously told them to take a good look at the old man, but this person was not optimistic, so he bit his tongue and committed suicide, what is this? How to explain to Dongfanghong?

Whether you can explain to Dongfang Hong is still secondary, the key is that the witness is gone, how to prove the authenticity of the content of the blood book? What's the use of evidence alone without witnesses? A treacherous and cunning person like Xiangye will definitely deny it desperately.

Seeing the dull color on Lu Cai'er and Yanxiang's faces, Dongfang Hong felt a sense of foreboding in his heart. He repeated the question: "What about the old Han people?" Why didn't I come with you? ”

He ...... He's dead. Smoke lowered her head and whispered back.

The voice was so small that only Dongfanghong could hear it. This has happened, and you can't hide it if you want to, sooner or later Dongfanghong will know, so it's better to just say it.

What the? Dongfang Hong froze as if he had been struck by lightning, with a look of disbelief on his face. How so? When he left, he was alive! Why did he die?

"Daddy Hou...... Killed himself by biting his tongue. Lu Caier also replied to Dongfanghong's words, which was a supplement to the words of cigarette incense.

It seems that this is true. Dongfang Hong suddenly had a head and two big, and the witness died, how can this be good?

He froze in place, stunned for a long time.

"Who was drumming just now?" The voice of a servant came.

Smoke Xiang looked up, and the official pushed through the crowd and approached them.

She didn't shy away from it: "It's me who beat the drum!" “

The official glanced at the cigarette incense and looked surprised.

In any case, Yanxiang is also a regular customer of Dali Temple, and the official knows her, but she doesn't recognize the official. There are so many officials in Dali Temple, how can she recognize which one this is? As soon as the official clothes are taken off, they all look about the same.

If the rebel beat the drum, the official would definitely interrogate it carefully, and when he saw that the person who beat the drum was smoke, the official did not ask much.

He just said, "Lord Duan has been waiting for you in the public hall for a long time, so come in with me." ”

Dongfang Hong came back to his senses at this time, and Lord Duan asked him to come to find a witness, but now that the witness is gone, he can only go back to the court first.

Tsk, it is still the official's words that work, as soon as the official's voice fell, the crowd automatically gave way.

The four of them walked to the court.

The court is over, and everyone has been waiting for a long time. Chu Tiankuo didn't feel that time was slowing down, he stood there calmly and calmly, waiting for the witness to arrive.

On the contrary, Xiangye, he lives alone like a year, and the days of waiting are really difficult. He sat in his seat, like a pins and needles, and his mind was full of thoughts about what to do next. How do I refute a witness statement? He even thought about his end, which would be miserable.

In short, his thoughts were racing like a wild horse, his mind was like a prisoner waiting for the outcome of the trial, hoping that the trial would come down quickly so that this difficult moment could end, and at the same time he was afraid to face the outcome.

His heart was lifted, and his eyes remained motionless in the direction of the door. His mind spun rapidly, trying to clear his thoughts, but he was finally flustered and at a loss in his mind.

Suddenly, he saw a change in the people at the door, and they all made way for them. Then, I saw Yanxiang, Dongfanghong, and Lu Caier, following behind a servant, walking into the public hall and walking towards him.

At first, Xiang Ye thought he was wrong, because he didn't see Daddy Hou. He opened his little eyes wide, and when he looked at it again, he really didn't see Daddy Hou. His tense emotions relaxed slightly, but his heart was still uneasy. However, this anxiety has improved a lot. It's better not to see a witness than to actually see a witness.

The moment Chu Tiankuo saw the cigarette incense, his eyes stayed on her and he couldn't move. Just now, he was still worried about where she was going, but now that he saw someone, he was a lot more relieved.

However, he soon noticed that Yanxiang looked sad, and his heart sank, could it be that something happened?

Many people in the hall secretly sweated. Although Dongfanghong did not say clearly, who the witness would come with. But seeing this situation, it is not difficult for everyone to judge that the witness that Dongfang Hong said is about to arrive, and it is very likely that he came with Yanxiang and Lu Caier. It's just that why do you only see the two of them and not Daddy Hou?

The premonition is very accurate, the water veins in the hall, Chi Le, and them, as soon as they saw the dejected appearance of Dongfang Hong, Yanxiang, and Lu Caier, their hearts were cold.

Something must have happened.

The official walked to the front of the hall, saluted Duan Zisheng, and replied, "Master Duan, the person who beats the drum is here." ”

Just now, everyone in the hall heard the sound of drumming coming from outside the hall, and Lord Duan sent him out to see the situation.

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the hall was stunned, and an indescribable look immediately appeared on their faces.

Lord Duan was slightly shocked, he had probably guessed a rough idea, but he still had to ask: "Who beat the drum and voice the grievances?" ”

"Lord Duan, it's me who beat the drum!" The incense of the cigarette was generously returned, and the voice was not disguised at all.

In the first year of Xingde, Hong Gaode proclaimed himself emperor, established the Great Western Kingdom, and set the capital of Fengcheng. In the early days of the establishment of the regime, the surrounding countries were eyeing the Great Western Kingdom and provoked wars for no reason. Before the expedition, Xu Guifei, the mother of Xigong, was 8 months pregnant. The emperor proposed an edict, if the prince was born, he would be named Hong Chengye, and the prince would be established, and if he was born a princess, he would be crowned Princess Changyu.

After Emperor Hong left the palace, Queen Xia made a plan to let Xu Guifei slip the fetus, who knows, the sky did not fulfill her wish, and the fetus in Xu Guifei's womb was born, and it actually survived.

"Your Majesty has already doted on Concubine Xu, and now, she has given birth to a prince again, and I see that our master and queen throne will not be able to be kept."

"Isn't it? Listening to the palace maid in the West Palace, the prince was born white and fat, very cute, his face resembled His Majesty, there was a righteousness between his eyebrows, and he must be a good emperor when he grows up. ”

This is the little palace maid in the queen's palace whispering in private.

Even if they don't talk about it, the Empress Xia knows that if she doesn't try to get rid of the prince, I'm afraid that life won't be better in the future.

She immediately summoned her elder brother Xiangye and Chu Xiang, the head of the imperial guard, to discuss countermeasures. They plotted to burn down the West Palace, which was carried out by General Chu.

At the critical moment, General Chu gave up the idea of harming the prince and exchanged his own son for the prince's exit from the palace.

Xu Guifei cried and cried, turned her heart sideways, picked up the hairpin, and used the tip of the hairpin to tattoo the word "heaven" on the prince's left shoulder. The stab is in the child's body, the pain is in the mother's heart, and after the stabbing is finished, Xu Guifei's painful liver and intestines are broken. She trembled and hung a jade pendant on the crown prince, which was given by the emperor himself, and there is only one in the world today.

Concubine Xu Guifei kowtowed to Chu Xiang, and said with tears in her eyes, "General Chu, please accept my three bows, your great kindness and great virtue, this palace will repay it in the next life." ”

"Niangniang, you can't help it, please get up ...... quickly" As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, General Chu picked up the prince and hurriedly fled through the side door.

Xu Guifei fainted.

The person who came was the imperial doctor Feng Nanyang. Legend has it that this person was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and his nickname was the fortune teller. He can pinch and calculate, not only has excellent medical skills, but also has extraordinary martial arts. He took away General Chu's son, performed light skills, shuttled freely in the palace, easily got rid of the pursuit of the palace guards, and left the city safely.

After Xia, he ordered people to burn down the West Palace, and Xu Guifei and a cadre were buried in the fire. During the inventory of the body, it was found that the body of a baby was missing. Plus General Chu Xiang's whereabouts are unknown. Empress Xia and Xiangye concluded that the prince was most likely taken away by Chu Xiang. So, Empress Xia secretly sent people to hunt down and kill General Chu Xiang.

In the fourth year of Xingde, the emperor returned triumphantly.

Xia Hou was shrewd and capable, and kept this matter a secret. Emperor Hong didn't believe that Xu Guifei really died in an accident. He often dreamed of the crown prince, and he has been sending people to investigate the matter secretly, but he has not been able to find out the truth, Chu Xiang disappeared, and Feng Nanyang also disappeared.

In the fifth year of Xingde, the queen gave birth to a son, and Emperor Hong named him Hong Cheng'an. The queen thought to herself, the emperor obviously did not have high hopes for this son. Empress Xia thought to herself, even if the emperor delayed issuing an edict and appointing a new crown prince, Emperor Rihong would die, and the throne would be her son's sooner or later. However, she still had some concerns, twenty-four years ago, she sent someone to hunt down and kill Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang was seriously injured and died, but the prince did not know who rescued him.

For more than 20 years, there has been no news of the prince. If the crown prince is still alive, then he will be the biggest threat to Hong Chengan's succession to the throne. Besides, once this matter is revealed, she and Xiangye will definitely be in trouble.

Emperor Hong Gaode reigned for 24 years, he worked hard, knew people well, the country was strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Hong grew old and missed his lost prince more and more, and finally fell ill.

Knowing that Emperor Hong was ill, Feng Nanyang sneaked into the palace to see the emperor.

"Bold Feng Nanyang, you are guilty, you have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I have been sending people to look for you and General Chu for more than 20 years. Do you know about Concubine Xu? Emperor Hong cried with joy when he saw him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. When the queen wanted to burn down the West Palace, the minister arrived after learning about it, and the minister came one step late, and the prince had been taken away by General Chu. In a panic, Zhongchen rescued General Chu's son and handed him over to a foreign master to raise. For the past 24 years, I have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the prince, but I have never found it. The ministers have the great trust of the emperor. Feng Nanyang was full of guilt.

"What a queen. Over the years, I have seen her keep to herself and teach the emperor carefully, but I never thought that she would be so vicious. I'm going to send her to the cold! Emperor Hong gritted his teeth angrily and slapped the imperial case.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. There is no evidence, if the emperor does this, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court and panic among the people. Feng Nanyang persuaded.

"I can not pursue the queen's guilt first, but the prince can't be left behind, and I must find him back." The emperor was resolute, calmed down for a while and sat on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, look for the prince openly, and the prince will inevitably be framed. It's better to visit secretly. Feng Nanyang suggested.

Emperor Hong painted a portrait of a twenty-four-year-old man according to his own appearance, handed it over to Feng Nanyang, appointed Feng Nanyang as the minister of the Qin Mission, and gave Shang Fang a sword.

"Emperor, where are you?" Emperor Hong sighed.

In the twenty-fifth year of Xingde, the country of the Great West was peaceful and peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Wunan Mountain in the northwest of Fengcheng, the imperial capital, after the heavy rain, the sky is exceptionally clear, the sun has tilted westward, and the clear blue sky has disappeared. In the afterglow of the sunset, the mountains still maintain the freshness and coolness after the rain, just like "after the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather is late in autumn." The realm.

Wunan Mountain, a mountain full of bamboo, a boundless sea of bamboo. At the highest place on the top of the mountain, there is a secluded and elegant dwelling, all made of bamboo, divided into two layers up and down, hanging a plaque, with four big characters "Wunan Villa" written on it. There is a large yard in front of the bamboo house, and the yard is planted with exotic grasses. When the breeze blows, you can smell the aroma of flowers and plants.