Within the imperial city, the thunder was furious.

The assassins who assassinated Lin Jiaruo and Gan Mingcong were never able to find the source.

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven! At the feet of the Son of Heaven! My daughter! My savior! He was seriously injured by an assassination! ”

Lin Shisheng was almost mad.

"Can't find out? Then change people to check! ”

When Gan Mingcong woke up in the palace, Xie Shangzu, the general of Youjinwu, who was in charge of patrolling the suburbs, and Wei Bian, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, had been dismissed, and more than half of them were purged, and those who survived were fined for half a year.

The king of Jinling Prefecture asked for strict handling on the grounds that the Beijing officials were negligent in their duties, and the scope of the investigation quickly swept through all the departments with real power in the six ministries and nine temples, and in just three days, more than a dozen officials in the Guanzhong system were suspended, and more than half of them were directly imprisoned pending trial.

The assassination is still being pursued, but there is no clue.

In such a tense atmosphere, Zichen Hall suddenly sent out an untimely will.

When Lin Jiaruo went to visit Gan Mingcong, who was recuperating in the palace, he learned about this will from Lin Zhizhi's mouth, and asked in surprise: "Why did Daddy suddenly think of choosing a concubine?" ”

Gan Mingcong squeezed his eyes at her, and said with a smile: "Your father, the emperor, is too shabby, look at how many concubines Xiao Daocheng has?" ”

Lin Shisheng became the emperor, and he has been busy with court politics, and there are only three concubines brought by the Qiandi in the harem.

Last year, some ministers suggested that they should choose a good family to fill the harem, but they were suppressed and did not reply.

After a year of hard work, Da Zhou has gradually stepped into the right track, and he can indeed enjoy the treatment of the emperor with peace of mind.

But it should never be this juncture.

Lin Zhizhi glanced at him lightly and said, "Ah Ruo is still young, don't be serious!" ”

Lin Jiaruo was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "Is it still a serious matter for my father to choose a concubine?" ”

No matter how ignorant she is, she also knows the general criteria for the emperor to choose a concubine.

Pei Jinyu was not a few years older than her, and the newcomer who entered the palace this time was only younger than Pei Jinyu, which ...... How serious? She looked a little embarrassed!

"Your Majesty didn't choose a concubine in the past because he missed the old." He said a word.

Lin Jiaruo understood.

Now that you choose a concubine, you don't want to miss the old.

Her assassination this time made her father suspect Pei's.

"Don't forget, we were stopped outside Ningwu Pass by Pei Ji!" His voice was as usual, but his eyes were cold.

"You also think it's the Pei family's mastermind?" Lin Jiaruo asked.

Lin Zhizhi smiled faintly: "I'm the same as Your Majesty, I can't think of anyone else who would want your life!" ”

But...... In the current situation, is her life important to Pei's?

Lin Jiaruo faintly felt that something was wrong, but as the eldest brother said, apart from Pei's, he really couldn't think of any other candidate.

"But—" He frowned slightly, a little confused, "and there's one thing I find weird......

After coming out of the palace where Gan Mingcong was recuperating from his injuries, Lin Jiaruo still had a sentence that Lin Zhizhi had just said in his mind.

"Ah Ruo, do you think that now is the best time to discuss the affairs of Daizhou again?"

Oh, yes!

General Youjinwu and Jingzhaofu are both high-ranking positions, and Xie Shangzu and Wei Bian are also real power figures of Xie and Wei, and these two people were removed from their posts, which was a heavy setback for both families.

However, this assassination case was too shocking, and in the face of Daddy's thunderous anger, for a while, no one dared to say anything.

And as soon as the concubine selection order came out, it was also a big blow to Pei Jinyu.

Now is the time when the momentum of the Guan Sergeant clan is at its lowest, and it is time to throw out the conditions and talk to them about the belonging of Daizhou.

From a certain point of view, this assassination case, in the dark, has become their help.

Is this really a coincidence?

If Lin Jiaruo wanted to be engrossed, he couldn't help but someone in front of him called slowly: "Minister, I've seen Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Looking up, Shen Scarlet official clothes, handsome posture, is too often Shaoqing Yuan Yan.

Yuan Yan has always been graceful and elegant, but today she looked a little pale and haggard, her eyes slowly moved from her face to the wound on her right arm, and asked softly: "I heard that His Highness was injured, I don't know how the injury is?" ”

For some reason, Lin Jiaruo felt that his appearance was a little pitiful, so he laughed and said: "It's just a little injury, thank you Lord Yuan for your concern!" ”

Yuan Yan moved his lips, as if he still had something to say, but he didn't say it.

Lin Jiaruo's heart moved, and he asked with a smile: "At this hour, Lord Yuan should be going down, right?" How...... Haven't gone back yet? ”

Yuan Yan raised his eyes and glanced at her, bowed his head, and said, "Yes...... So he went......"

As the twilight approached, in an ordinary house in the capital, the lights in the hall were soft.

Yuan Yan stood under the porch and quietly looked at the outer door.

Suddenly, two black shadows fell in the small courtyard.

The black cloak was taken off, revealing a white and delicate little face, and he smiled at him, his round eyes were cutely bent, and his voice was like a pearl of jade: "I'm worried that you don't understand what I mean!" ”

To be honest, she wouldn't have understood such an unreasonable hint herself, but it's really strange that Yuan Yan can understand it!

Yuan Yan couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Your Highness's invitation, how dare the minister not understand?" ”

Lin Jiaruo nodded with satisfaction, instructed Jingzhi, and walked in with Yuan Yan alone.

"I'll make a long story short - now is a good time to reconsider Daizhou, and the day after tomorrow, my eldest brother will once again propose that Gan Mingcong defend Daizhou, and is willing to make concessions to Shenzhou and Anzhou in Huainan Province!"

"Xie, Wei, and Pei are in low morale, I want you to arrange for the Yuan family to come forward within one day and take over this negotiation!"

Under the soft light, her eyes were also seriously softened, and her words were quiet and very moving.

Yuan Yan looked at it with a smile, nodded, and said softly: "Okay!" ”

Lin Jiaruo raised her eyebrows, a little surprised.

That's it?

Yuan Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry about the negotiation, but when the time comes, I will put forward some conditions on behalf of the Guanzhong family——"

Lin Jiaruo's eyes lit up and said: "Even if the conditions are mentioned, I am afraid that they will not mention them, and only after the conditions are put forward can we discuss it well!" ”

Looking at Yuan Yan again, I couldn't praise more: "Lord Yuan's work is really foolproof!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Yan's face instantly lost blood.

"What's wrong?" Lin Jiaruo's face also changed.

"The minister is not foolproof...... he said slowly, his eyes fell lightly on her face, and he suddenly smiled softly, as if he was self-deprecating, as if he felt guilty.

"I planned that assassination!"

Lin Jiaruo's head thundered, and he looked at him in disbelief.

He stood in front of her, his back straight, his eyes lowered to the bottom, and his voice was so slow that he could not hear the emotion.

"The order of the dead is: Kill without mercy! Only when you really kill will there be no flaws! ”

"I just didn't expect it to hurt you......"

He raised his eyes and looked at her deeply, the pain and self-blame in his eyes were so thick that it was difficult to dissolve: "I'm sorry, Lin Jiaruo ......"

It was he, who almost killed her......