That night, Ming Danshu did not stay in the Ming Mansion overnight, she was worried about Ming Chenyuan's explanation, and always thought that if she hinted at the prince one day earlier, she would be able to receive the effect one day earlier. It's just that on the way back to the East Palace in the evening, sitting in the chariot, she has been thinking about two questions:

First, Nie Xing's injuries were so serious, how could Ming Chenyuan still have the time to rebel against Wei Liangyuan?

Second, Ming Chenyuan asked her to put the news in the flower garden, does this mean that there are already people with Nie Xingji in the East Palace? Who else besides Wei Liangyuan?

That night, the crown prince Nie Xingyi came to Liuyun Hall to rest without accident, and did not forget to be concerned about Mrs. Helian's illness. Ming Danshu picked and said it irrelevantly, and Nie Xingyi didn't ask any more.

The two of them stayed on the couch, neither of them had the meaning of joy, and tacitly never mentioned the affairs of men and women. The night was getting darker, and the earth dragon in the dormitory was burning warm, but Ming Danshu couldn't sleep over and over.

Nie Xingyi couldn't help but turn over because she was so impatient that she tossed so much, but she still spoke softly: "What's wrong?" Worried about your aunt's condition? ”

When Ming Danshu saw him take the bait, she slowly sat up and said in a low voice: "I went back to the house today and saw my second brother." ”

In the dark, Nie Xingyi seemed to be breathing tightly, and then asked, "Oh? How? ”

"He seemed to be in a good mood, and when I asked him if Jinghou's injury had improved, he wouldn't say." Ming Danshu took the opportunity to cover her heart: "Somehow, I always feel unsteady when I look at him like that." ”

"How can it not be steady? That's a good thing! Nie Xingyi also sat up and hugged her fragrant shoulder: "It's a pity that I won't go to court within the year, otherwise I will definitely catch him and ask about Jinghou's situation." ”

Ming Danshu pinned her face to the side at the right time, pretending to be gloomy: "It's all this time, you still don't believe me?" If not...... If it weren't for the absence of my father and eldest brother today, I would have asked them what was going on! ”

Ming Danshu choked up as she spoke: "In the past, my father didn't hide anything from me, but now ...... You all treat me like an outsider. I ......"

"Alright, alright." Nie Xingyi saw her use this trick again, thought about it, and coaxed half-truthfully: "It's not that I treat you as an outsider, but you are a woman, and it is harmful to know too much." ”

He paused, and saw that she was getting more and more sad, so he had to use the "procrastination trick": "I promise you." When this happens, whether it's good or bad, I'll tell you the ins and outs, okay? ”

"Really?" Ming Danshu asked, sobbing.

"Seriously!" Nie Xingyi replied helplessly.

Ming Danshu gave up and lay down again nervously.

The night was dark, and the two of them went to sleep with a heavy heart.

*****

Ming Danshu had thought that his words would have some consequences, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so tragically.

On the third day after returning from visiting her mother in the Ming Mansion, Princess Jincheng's concubine and her brother Ming Chongyuan were imprisoned. The reason is: the sin of treason. One more step deeper: murdering the Marquis.

King Yan was furious at this and ordered an investigation of his comrades. This requirement made Dali Temple quite difficult. As we all know, Ming Chongyuan is the eldest son of the Ming Mansion and the concubine of Princess Jincheng, so his remnants don't need to be investigated, and fools can think of it - the queen, the prince, and the Ming Xiang.

Moreover, these three people also have a motive to murder Jinghou. After all, now the military merits of the Marquis are very high, and everyone praises them among the people of Yan who advocate martial arts. On the other hand, the prince has not made much progress in recent years.

On the day that Ming Chongyuan was imprisoned, Princess Jincheng was refused to enter the palace to face the saint, so she had to go to the Fengchao Palace to think about it. The crown prince and Ming Danshu have already gathered here to give advice on this matter.

The palace people were all sent outside the palace, and as soon as Princess Jincheng stepped in, she saw Queen Helian angrily scolding Ming Danshu: "How did your father teach his son? Yes? Is this capsizing in the gutter, and your own people beating your own people? ”

Ming Danshu knelt on the ground and sobbed back, "He has always been close to Jinghou. No one expected that he would now be denied by his six relatives. ”

Hearing this, Princess Jincheng had already reacted, and several of them were talking about Ming Chongyuan's case, so they immediately reminded them: "Queen Mother, the wall has ears, how can you be so loud!" ”

Queen Helian looked indifferent, but asked Jin Cheng: "Have you seen your father?" ”

Jin Cheng shook his head gloomily: "No, my father refuses to see it." I was going to kneel outside the Longqian Palace and ask to see me, but Father-in-law Bao said that the more this is the case, the sooner the horse will die......"

As she spoke, she was already weeping slowly. She didn't know much about this case, but she heard that the night before, an assassin had infiltrated the Jinghou Mansion with the intention of assassinating him. On that day, Mingchen happened to leave a trace to take care of Nie Xing, and he found the assassin at the first time and subdued him during the fight. Unexpectedly, the assassin immediately committed suicide by gritting his teeth after being arrested.

However, Ming Chenyuan still found clues, and found out the mastermind behind the scenes through the clues left by the assassins - it was his own brother Ming Chongyuan. After a night of suffering, he still decided to kill his relatives in righteousness and went to Dali Temple to report the matter in person.

This is why Ming Chongyuan was arrested, King Yan was angry, and the East Palace and the Ming Mansion were in chaos.

Hearing what Princess Jincheng said, Queen Helian was really panicked, muttered for a moment, and said to Ming Danshu: "You accompany the princess to go out for a walk, I have something to say to the prince." ”

"Yes." Ming Danshu received the order with great eyes, helped Jin Cheng out of the hall, and did not forget to comfort her.

When Queen Helian saw that the two of them were far away, she asked Nie Xingyi angrily: "Are you not at ease and sent someone to Jinghou Mansion?" ”

Nie Xingyi immediately denied it: "How could it be." Since you have spoken, how dare your sons act rashly? ”

As he spoke, he glanced outside the hall and whispered his guess: "When Danshu returned to the Ming Mansion to visit his mother on the fifth day of the first month, he also said that Ming Chenyuan was in a good mood. Even Danshu and the woman found out, and the colt must have found it too. He is not at ease, and it is not impossible to send someone to visit the Jinghou Mansion at night. ”

Now that Ming Chongyuan is in prison, no one knows what the real situation is, and he can only speculate like this.

Queen Helian originally suspected that it was Nie Xingji's serial scheme, but if it was a serial scheme, it was the Ming Mansion that was framed, how could Ming Chenyuan sit idly by? It must be known that once the charge of murdering the prince is arrested, it is tantamount to conspiracy! It's going to be cut down all over the house! Ming Chenyuan will also be implicated. Moreover, Nie Xingji is indeed seriously injured and unconscious, and he is not far from death!

Queen Helian thought about it, and also recognized Nie Xingyi's statement in her heart, and unconsciously gritted her teeth: "The concubine is really unbearable!" For the sake of today's plan, I had to let him bite and deny it. If he dares to loosen his mouth a little, we're all finished! ”

"It's clear that the poison wasn't given by us, but we have to bear the consequences......" Nie Xingyi also said with resentment.

"It doesn't matter who poisoned it. The important thing is that we did intend to kill him, and there were clues for Mingchen to catch him. Queen Helian sighed: "No one is to blame for this, only to blame our two for being too eager for quick success." ”

After that, she paused again, and added hatefully: "And Danshu!" It was because she made a fuss that she didn't become the crown princess, so I came up with this method......"

She didn't finish her words, refusing to admit her mistake, but Nie Xingyi still understood. He remembered Queen Helian's original intention, one was to kill Nie Xingji forever, and the other was to use this incident to break Ming Danshu's thoughts of being the crown princess. It was a two-pronged solution, and he thought it was brilliant at the time.

But a wise man will make a mistake in a thousand thoughts. He never expected that Ming Xiang failed to succeed, and there was a second person who inserted a lever horizontally and poisoned Nie Xingji. Now it's a good thing, Nie Xingji is about to die as he wished, but the charge of poisoning them has been put on their backs.

Ming Chongyuan was so breathless, what did he send someone to Jinghou Mansion to explore at night?

There is also Ming Xiang, who has always allowed his concubine to get close to Nie Xingji, so that something big happened!

The more Nie Xingyi thought about it, the more anxious he became, and at this moment he was completely out of order: "Queen Mother, what can I do now?" Father has recognized the horse's crime, we have to think about it early! ”

"Just let him bite it! What else can be done? Queen Helian's mind was also blank.

If Ming Chongyuan gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, his father would definitely be angry and put pressure on Dali Temple. At that time, in order to get rid of the crime, Dali Temple will definitely find out all of us! Nie Xingyi said his biggest concern.

Queen Helian didn't know, but she didn't have a better way, thought about it, and replied: "You go to find someone from Dali Temple privately to see if you can find a few scapegoats." ”

"Queen Mother, now that this is at this juncture, it's too late for the sons to hide, how dare you go to Dali Temple?" Nie Xingyi was a little apprehensive, and hesitated: "Not to mention that the people from the Jinghou Mansion are staring there." If something so big happens, who would dare to cover it up? Maybe the people of Dali Temple are waiting for their sons to throw themselves into the net, so that the case will be closed early! ”

Besides, my father was not a fool. When the colt is out of prison, can't he think it's us? Why didn't he summon his sons for questioning? Have you ever thought about it? Nie Xingyi said another thought in his heart.

Queen Helian came to her senses a little, and her face glowed with a hint of hope and hope: "You mean, your father is leaving a way out for you?" ”

Nie Xingyi touched the wrench in his hand and nodded: "Erchen is just guessing." Now 'that man' is still half dead, and I don't know if I will wake up. If the son is implicated in this, if he dies again, who will inherit the throne at that time? Didn't my father slap himself in the face? ”

The more Nie Xingyi talked, the more convinced he was of his guess, and while persuading Queen Helian, he was also convincing himself: "So Erchen guesses that my father wants this case to be concluded quickly, and now he has ordered a thorough investigation, hoping not to involve us." ”

When Queen Helian heard this, her heart finally became more steady, and she breathed a long sigh of relief and echoed: "Yes! The palms of your hands and the backs of your hands are full of meat, and your father has only two sons, and if any one dies, he will be sad. Since he is unwilling to expose it, then let's push the boat with the flow! ”

"What do you mean......" Nie Xingyi had a look of unbearability on his face: "Do you want to blame the Ming clan for all this matter?" Aren't we going to help? ”

"Helping is definitely going to help, but it also depends on the timing. When Ming Xiang chose to support us, he should have thought that there would be this day. How can he just get rid of it and enjoy it? Queen Helian shook her head helplessly: "In fact, if you want to push it clean, there is a way to save time and effort, which is to create the illusion of treason with the enemy." Once this matter is related to the Ning State or the Chu State, your father will immediately shift his attention and no longer doubt us. ”

"Collaborate with the enemy and treason......" Nie Xingyi frowned: "This ...... That's too big! ”

"yes. I was also afraid of affecting Jincheng, so I had to give up. Queen Helian was also uncomfortable, and bowed her chin to Nie Xingyi: "You go and call Jincheng in, I have something to say to her." ”