Last night, everyone in Dali Temple gathered in the lobby to discuss the case of Chu Tiankuo and Chi Le.

Duan Zisheng has already made it public, and the case will be tried publicly tomorrow at the Yamen of Dali Temple.

Everyone made suggestions for this case and found a breakthrough in the case. It's just that many of the opinions and suggestions put forward by everyone were vetoed by Duan Zisheng.

In the end, Dongfang Hong mentioned a person, that is, in the murder case of Xia He, the father of the dead maid, may become the key to solving the case. It's a pity that he and Lan Aya Yu didn't ask anything from the old man's mouth before.

Duan Zisheng agrees with this. That maid's father may be worth studying.

Hearing Dongfang Hong mention this, Yanxiang was extremely excited, a pair of smart eyes flashed with brilliance, and said with a smile: "Brother Dongfang, where is that old man?" I'll meet him! ”

Her manners, including her words, were full of confidence and pride, as if she was sure what she could ask.

Dongfang Hong smiled and touched the back of his head, but did not say anything. The smoke is quirky, and there are a lot of ghost ideas, she will have a way Dongfanghong to believe. At the same time, he himself was a little embarrassed, as a famous catcher in Fengcheng, he couldn't say the words of an old man in the countryside. It's a bit embarrassing to get out.

However, Lan Ayayu underestimated the incense of smoke a little. She smiled at the cigarette, and her smile was as bright as sunshine: "I can't ask Dongfang Daren, what can you ask?" ”

What do you mean? The two of them can't ask the clue, does that mean she can't ask either? Smoke is not convinced.

She pursed her lips and hummed dissatisfiedly: "Sister Lan, you also underestimate me." I don't have other skills, I have to play lip service, that's my strength. ”

Dongfang Hong snorted and laughed.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at Dongfang Hong and the smoke at the same time, including the water veins.

This made Dongfanghong extremely embarrassed. He hurriedly said, "I think I can give the cigarette a try." ”

Anyway, she failed, and she didn't lose anything, so it would be better to find another way.

Shui Mai coughed and spoke gently, his voice a little hoarse: "I agree with what Lord Dongfang said." Listening to her voice, it is not as gentle and beautiful as before, probably because her body is still weak.

The eyes of the masses are bright. Everyone saw that when Shui Mai spoke, Dongfang Hong's eyes did not turn to her side, not as if he deliberately avoided suspicion, but as if he didn't care much.

The eyes of the smoke incense glanced at the water vein, and then looked at Dongfang Hong. This look made his face red and his ears red, and he immediately lowered his head. Because, her gaze met Dongfang Hong's eyes that stared at her for a moment.

She secretly screamed in her heart. As a woman, the sixth sense is extremely sharp. She could sense that Dongfang Hong was paying more and more attention to her. And before, his whole body was almost all on the water vein.

What this means, she naturally knows. Because, she is so focused on her senior brother. She was not proud of being favored by Dongfanghong, so she was complacent, but she was related.

She told her senior brother before that she wanted to marry Dongfanghong, but she said it herself, and no one forced her. However, as soon as the words came out, she regretted that she was just unintentional. If Dongfang Hong really wants to marry her, how can she be good?

Should she really settle for the next best? She didn't know.

She didn't want to delve into this question for the time being. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat is naturally straight to the bridge. At present, the most important thing is to clear the suspicion of the senior brother first, and save the senior brother and the eldest brother Chi Le from prison first.

Duan Zisheng nodded approvingly: "Then let the cigarette girl give it a try." Dongfang Gongzi, you accompany the cigarette girl to go together. ”

"Yes! Lord Duan! Dongfanghong gladly accepted the task.

Can he not be happy? The smoke is very interesting, and with her, there will always be unexpected things happening.

For only her and Dongfanghong going together, Yanxiang was a little weak-hearted, so he said, "Sister Lu, you can go with you." ”

This case has a lot to do with Lu Caier, after all, Lu Hao is Lu Caier's brother. For Chu Tiankuo and Chi Le's hijacking of the prisoner's car, Lu Caier has always felt guilty. If they hadn't been here to save Lu Hao, they wouldn't have been like this. Yanxiang thought so, it would be better to let Lu Caier participate.

In fact, she calculates in her heart, so that she can avoid the embarrassment of getting along with Dongfanghong alone. Ha ha.

As soon as these words came out, Yanxiang seemed to see Dongfang Hong's eyes dimmed, or maybe she was wrong. She smiled self-deprecatingly, she noticed what he was doing! I'm full! She silently thought in her heart, she only loved her senior brother, and she didn't look at other men.

Without waiting for the others to speak, Lu Caier readily agreed: "Okay! That's what I mean. ”

Smoke Clapped His Hands, Raised His Eyebrows, and Loudly Said, "Then Let's Hurry Up." ”

Looking at her like that, it seems that she is going out to play, not to go out to solve cases. She didn't take the hardships seriously.

Originally, she was still worried about her brother's case, but the trial result was not satisfactory, what should she do?

Now, she's not worried at all. She believes that the senior brother and the emperor's father and son recognize each other, and his identity as a prince is an amulet, no matter what the outcome of the case is, the senior brother and the eldest brother Chi Le will be fine after all. She is a little whimsical, if the emperor can't even protect his own son, then what kind of emperor should he be?

Admittedly, the idea of cigarettes is not unique, and others think much the same way as her. Everyone was no longer too worried about the safety of Chu Tiankuo and Chi Le. The backer behind them is the emperor.

It's just that this case has to be taken seriously. Because winning or losing the case matters. It is related to the reputation of the crown prince and the loyal and brave king, as well as the safety of the water vein girl.

If the trial results of the case, Lu Hao's crime is not to death, then Shui Mai sued Fang Hongyi for misjudging the case, and she will be fine. The crown prince and the loyal and brave king robbed Lu Hao, what is the crime?

If this is the case, it will be bitter for Lord Fang. Suffering him alone, happy a group of people.

If the trial results of the case, Lu Hao's murder is unforgivable, then I am afraid that the prince and the king of Yong'an will be charged with robbing prisoners. The water veins can also become false accusations. Therefore, it can be imagined how much attention everyone attaches to the case.

"Then you three be careful on the road." Duan Zisheng said and said two more sentences.

Yanxiang is an impatient, take Lu Cairen's hand, call Dongfanghong, and rush to the gate.

When the three of them arrived at the gate of Dali Temple, Dongfanghong suddenly thought of something and turned back.

Smoke muttered impatiently: "A big man, mother-in-law." I don't know what to rub it into. Then, he took Lu Cai'er's hand and urged: "Sister Lu, let's go quickly!" Don't wait for him. ”

Lu Cai'er looked at her with a smile, and was a little speechless: "Go?" Where are we going? ”

Only then did Yanxiang react, moved the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and put his hand on his forehead: "Yes." I forgot, only Brother Dongfang knows where the old man is, and it really can't wait for him. ”

Lu Cai'er smiled and said with a smile, relaxed and relaxed: "Yanxiang, why are you still so frizzy, as childish as ever." ”

"Is there one?" Smoke pouted embarrassedly.

It's been a long time and no one has said she's childish. Perhaps, worrying about the safety of her senior brother made her depressed and heavy, and she matured a lot all of a sudden.

And now, the burden in my heart has been removed, and the whole person is much more relaxed, and the characteristics in my bones have been unconsciously revealed.

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.

"Senior brother, you have to stay a few more days when you come back this time, we haven't seen each other for two years. I heard that everyone in the rivers and lakes calls you the son of a fan. A delicate-faced girl stood in the courtyard, wearing a white dress, no fat powder, but it was fresh and refined, like a budding white lotus, only to hear the girl's voice was extremely sweet: "Your martial arts are so powerful, I have your protection, and I am no longer afraid of encountering thieves and gangsters." ”

"I don't like to listen to flattery. I usually tell you to practice martial arts diligently, but you don't practice seriously. Senior brother Chu Tiankuo gently patted the head of the cigarette with the fan in his hand, put on a straight face, and pretended to be serious: "If you meet a bad person in the future, I don't care about you." ”