Yanwang Palace.

Although the assassination of Nie Xingji has been revealed, his injuries have not improved in any way. According to the ancestral system, after the fifteenth day of the first month, it was time to go to court, but King Yan's beloved son was so heartfelt, that he stopped the dynasty for three days.

Perhaps, there is still a chill for the prince and the Ming family.

Seeing that the end of the month was getting closer and closer, Nie Xingji's life was slowly passing, and the entire Yan Wang Palace was shrouded in shadows, wrapped in a cold winter haze.

It wasn't until the twentieth day of the first lunar month that Jiang Guo finally responded and sent messengers and Gu doctors to visit Nie Xingji's injuries.

That night, King Yan summoned the crown prince and Wei Nong in the holy study.

In fact, in the past few days, Wei Nong has been living in a simple place, except for going to the queen every day to say goodbye, almost never out of the Hanzi Palace. And the crown prince Nie Xingyi has been secretly paying attention to Ming Chongyuan's case recently, and he has not met with her.

Donggong said that it was not big, but it was not small, and after careful calculation, this was the first time that the two of them met in several days.

On the way to the holy study, the palace maids were shining palace lights in front, and Nie Xingyi asked Wei Nong in a low voice behind: "Have you been sick lately?" I haven't seen you out of the Purple Palace. ”

Wei Nong looked at the Lianzhu Sheep's Horn Palace lamp in front of him, and his tone was almost indifferent: "It's cold, I don't want to move." ”

Nie Xingyi felt that her mood was not good, so she had to reply: "If it's cold, burn the earth dragon, and the spring will be fine." ”

There was a slight "um" and no more words.

There seemed to be a dark fragrance floating in the night wind, it turned out that he was passing by the Imperial Garden, and he inevitably remembered Nie Xingji. Last September, she also met him here, when his calm posture was still in front of him, but in the blink of an eye, he had stepped into the ghost gate.

Even if she hates him again, she still wants to see him die openly, on the battlefield, in the conspiracy, not in the disgraceful conspiracy assassination.

If there was no Ming Chenyuan to report and expose her relatives, perhaps, she would also go to the king of Yan to tell Ming Chongyuan - on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, she took Ming Chongyuan's chariot back to the palace, and the things stained under the hem of the cloak were some purple soil.

Looking at the four countries of Kyushu, the soil of Ning is black soil and loess, Yan and Jiang have many red soils, and purple soil is only found in Chu.

In other words, Ming Chongyuan's chariot had been to Chu State, and he had only recently returned. There was a mistake in the cleaning of the subordinates, so that the dirt on the soles of the shoes remained in a corner of the car, and it would stain her cloak!

She had lived in the Chu State for three years, and she would never be wrong about this purple soil! Imagine that Nie Xingji's front foot went to Chu Di to calm the chaos, and Ming Chongyuan went on his back foot. Or, instead of going out himself, he sent his cronies.

What did he do with a colt at such a sensitive moment? And for whom?

The answer is coming!

That's why she hasn't been out of the temple lately! She didn't want to see the faces of Queen Helian and the crown prince, and she didn't want to see what ugly thoughts were hidden behind their mother's grace and sanctimoniousness! She felt disgusting!

The more Wei Nong thought about it, the more disgusted and angry she became, but fortunately, the sky was dark, and Nie Xingyi couldn't see her expression at all. But even if he couldn't see it, he felt it, and remembering what had happened one after another in the recent days, he felt weak and didn't dare to face her.

The road to the holy study was therefore extremely tormenting, the crown prince and the crown princess did not speak to each other, and the palace people did not dare to ask more. It was only when they arrived at the holy study that both of them relieved their minds and went in to pay their respects as usual.

When King Yan saw the two of them, he got straight to the point and said, "Jiang Guo sent a Gu doctor to come, saying that Zhen'er's injuries can be cured. ”

Hearing this, Wei Nong couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

Nie Xingyi looked very excited: "Father, this ...... That's a good thing! Hurry up and let the Gu doctor heal the second brother! ”

King Yan and Wei Nong glanced at him at the same time, and then looked at each other again, tacitly.

King Yan said "um": "But Jiang Guo has a condition. The two of you have been summoned to discuss the matter. ”

"On what terms?" This time it was Wei Nong's turn to ask.

"Jiang Guo asked for Chu Heng in exchange."

"Chu Heng?" Nie Xingyi and Wei Nong spoke in unison.

Chu Heng, the second brother of Chu Li, the second son of King Chu, the current son of Yong'an Hou Shizi, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

Yes, although Queen Jiang has disassociated herself from the Chu royal family, she is Chu Heng's eldest sister after all, and it is unknown whether she was close to him in the past; Or maybe she was just worried that the Chu clan would not be able to escape from the clan and wanted to keep a little bloodline.

Whatever the purpose, this requirement is a matter of common sense. Moreover, Jiang Guo's ability to help the culprit of the destruction of Chu also shows that the queen is a woman who focuses on the overall situation.

For this alone, Wei Nong praised Queen Jiang.

However, if Chu Heng really left Yan Kingdom, would he use the power of Jiang Kingdom to restore the country? Will King Yan compromise and let Chu Heng leave?

If you let it go, there will be endless troubles; If you don't let go, Nie Xingji will definitely die. On the one hand, it is the great cause of the family and country, and on the other hand, it is the relationship between father and son, it depends on how King Yan chooses.

Thinking of this, Wei Nong was a little apprehensive and a little excited.

"What do you think?" Sure enough, King Yan put this problem out, to be exact, to the crown prince Nie Xingyi.

The slight wind swept over, and I saw that he was frowning, looking cautious and thoughtful.

Wei Nong and Yan Wang did not answer again, waiting for him to make an answer. Wei Nong suddenly felt that King Yan seemed to have made a decision, and he was only warning Nie Xingyi or testing him in one move today.

There was silence in the holy study, and Nie Xingyi didn't think about it for long, so he replied seemingly sincerely: "Father, the son thinks that the life of the second brother should be the priority. As for Chu Heng...... He must not be able to make any trouble alone. ”

King Yan nodded: "In that case, for the rest of the affairs, you can hand over the affairs with Jiang Guo!" Don't delay any longer. ”

Under such circumstances, entrusting Nie Xingji's life and death to Nie Xingyi's hands, King Yan's intentions are self-evident. Nie Xingyi naturally didn't dare to make any more small moves, and hurriedly took the order: "Father, rest assured, the son must go all out." ”

"You are brothers, and loneliness will be at ease." King Yan let out a long sigh and waved his hand at the two of them: "Stand down!" ”

"Yes."

Nie Xingyi and Wei Nong came without words, and when they returned, they were still speechless. The night was dark, there was a curfew in the palace, except for the honor guard of the East Palace and the guards on duty, there was no figure in all directions.

The faint palace lantern was accompanied by the sound of light footsteps, showing an unbearable silence.

Suddenly, a small eunuch ran not far away, breaking the treacherous atmosphere.

"The slave greets the crown prince and the crown princess." The little eunuch said tremblingly.

Nie Xingyi recognized that this was the eunuch of the Feng Dynasty Palace, and hurriedly asked, "But is there something wrong with the queen mother?" ”

"The queen summons the crown princess." The little eunuch was concise and to the point.

Wei Nong glanced at Nie Xingyi, his face puzzled.

"The queen mother summons in the middle of the night, and there must be an emergency." Nie Xingyi gave her a reassuring pill: "I'll go with you." ”

So, the two hurriedly turned around and went to the Feng Dynasty Palace.

At this time, Queen Helian was anxiously pacing in the palace, and when she saw the prince accompanying Wei Nong, she didn't care about saying anything, so she hurriedly took Wei Nong's hand and said, "Good boy, you have to do the queen mother a favor." ”

"You say." Slightly thick noncommittal.

"Jincheng she...... She insisted on giving birth to the Ming family's child! Queen Helian said eagerly: "Now that the Ming clan has fallen, the king has given her peace and separation, and she has nothing to do with the Ming clan anymore!" But she is stubborn, and she has a grudge against me in her heart, and she refuses to take the child out of anything......"

Hearing this, Wei Nong had already understood the queen's intention, which was to let her persuade Princess Jincheng to take away the child and remarry in the future.

From the standpoint of a mother, Queen Helian's thoughts are actually understandable. But Jincheng and the child are innocent after all, although Wei Nong hates Ming Chongyuan's methods, he feels in his heart that Queen Helian is too selfish, not only did she launch the Ming family as a substitute for the dead ghost, but now even this only lineage bloodline has to be cut off......

"The daughter-in-law will go to the princess's mansion early tomorrow morning." Wei Nong decided to go and find out the situation first.

However, Queen Helian couldn't wait: "The tokens and chariots for leaving the palace have been arranged, and the entry and exit documents of Shengjiafang are on the car, you go immediately!" ”

"Queen Mother......" Nie Xingyi also felt that it was too late, and was about to say a few words, but was blocked by Queen Helian's eye knife.

Wei Nong didn't want to do anything for Queen Helian, but remembering Princess Jincheng's last move to break the siege, she couldn't bear it, so she agreed, and went to the princess's mansion when she left the palace.

Although there are many relatives in Shengjiafang, the magnificence and spaciousness of the Jincheng Princess Mansion is second to none, and it is even more magnificent than the Eldest Princess's Mansion. This is the result of Queen Helian's favor for her daughter, and it was precisely because of this favor that she chose a horse for Princess Jincheng, so as to avoid the pain of her beloved daughter and marrying her relatives far away.

And now, it was still Queen Helian who pushed the concubine Ming Chongyuan out, ruining her beloved daughter's life. When you think about it, it's a great irony.

Wei Nong got out of the car in front of the princess's mansion and showed the token of the Feng Dynasty Palace, but she was obstructed by the porter and was not allowed to enter anyway.

She felt very strange, so she negotiated with the porter outside the princess's mansion, and just said a word, but she heard a man's voice from inside the door: "Let the princess come in." ”

The voice is...... Mingchen is far away?

Wei Nong suddenly understood something, frowned slightly, and stepped into the door. Ming Chenyuan stood in the dark inside the door, and whispered to her: "It's far inconvenient to come forward, I hope the princess will forgive me." ”

Wei Nong didn't care about his title, was silent for a moment, and asked directly, "Who is the child in Princess Jincheng's womb?" ”

Ming Chenyuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Wei Nong to ask so bluntly, and replied, "It's my eldest brother." ”

"So what are you doing here? If I'm not mistaken, you exposed your brother's crime. Wei Nong pondered, and added: "You are Nie Xingji's person, and Princess Jincheng is the queen's daughter......"

She didn't say the rest of the sentence, but she thought that Ming Chenyuan knew what she meant.

The latter did understand, and was silent for a long time before he said: "I was in love with Princess Jincheng, but I am a concubine ......."

Ming Chenyuan didn't finish his words, and Wei Nong had already chuckled: "You and Nie Xingji are really in the same disease." ”

Ming Chenyuan immediately reacted to what she was referring to, and hurriedly explained: "You misunderstood, Your Highness has been ...... to her from beginning to end."

"Where is Princess Kaneshiro now?" Wei Nong interrupted his explanation coldly, and walked towards the house.

As soon as she took two steps, she heard Mingchen say far behind her: "It was I who persuaded Jincheng to keep the child, I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade again." ”

Wei Nong immediately stopped and turned around, looked at Mingchen's face hidden in the night, and sighed. For some reason, at this moment, she inexplicably felt a trace of sadness and a trace of touch.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Wei Nong only asked this sentence.

Ming Chenyuan nodded, with a pleading look on his face: "My matter with Jincheng...... We ask for your confidentiality for the time being. She will tell the queen at a later date. ”

"Okay."

"Won't you ask His Highness the Marquis about his injuries?"

"Don't ask." Weinong turned to leave.