Li Xiao hurried over, and when she saw Chu Xi, it began to rain lightly outside, and the dark clouds also covered the sun, and the sky suddenly darkened.

Sitting in the flower hall, Chu Xi asked people to bring tea, thought about it, and then spoke: "Cousin Xiao has heard about Dali Temple?" ”

When Li Xiao heard this, he bowed his head: "I heard about it." ”

"What do you think of him?"

Li Xiao didn't understand Chu Xi's true meaning, but said his true opinion: "This person is not good at power, he is middle-class, and he has a loyalty to the court, but he only has a loyalty." Li Xiao looked at Chu Xi, looked at her worried look, and said, "The princess wants to ask the prince what he thinks?" ”

Chu Xi shook her head slightly: "I can understand the prince's actions, but Cousin Xiao thinks that a well-known loyal minister like Dali Sicheng would do anything to step on the seventeenth prince, murder his side concubine, and force his princess to slander the seventeenth prince?" ”

"No, it won't." Li Xiao is very sure: "Although he has not been in the position of Dali Temple for a short time, he has not heard of the abuse of torture, and he has always been honest and honest, and he is more frugal than Ma Yushidu, so he can't do such a thing that hurts nature and reason." ”

"Is Cousin Xiao willing to risk death to say this to the prince?" Chu Xi continued.

When Li Xiao heard this, he hesitated.

Chu Xi only looked at his hesitation, and knew that this cousin Xiao had begun to integrate into this complex officialdom, and he was no longer the lonely and brave Li Xiao he was at the beginning.

"The prince is the desire of the people, the future emperor, you and I can understand the prince's difficulties, but the people will not understand, they don't know the inside story of officialdom, they don't know the power of the court, so cousin Xiao, if Dali Temple Cheng died in exile this time, wouldn't the reputation that the prince painstakingly built up be ruined?" Chu Ji said.

Li Xiao's face tightened, she looked at Chu Xi hesitantly, and then looked at the maid ring beside her: "Princess Shizi, there are some things I want to say to you in private." ”

Chu Xi raised her hand, and the maids and daughters-in-law all retreated, and after everyone dispersed, Li Xiao stood up and said with a solemn face: "The prince didn't dare to make a move, because Su Guifei had already had an accident." ”

Chu Ji remembered the last time she went to see Concubine Su: "What's wrong?" ”

"Poisoning, very rare poison, Su Guifei asked people to block the news, but at that time, I went to see the concubine with the prince, and I am afraid that the prince does not know about this matter, so"

Li Xiao didn't finish speaking, Chu Xi just shook her head helplessly.

"I'll just ask Master Li one question." Chu Xi's face was cold.

Seeing that she was serious, Li Xiao hurriedly said, "The princess, please speak." ”

"As a monarch, should you put your family first, or should you put the country's society first?" Chu Xi said, this is a dilemma, and she doesn't know how to choose, but the prince will inevitably face such problems now and in the future.

Li Xiao gritted his teeth: "The princess, the prince is also a mortal fetus in the end, and filial piety comes first."

Chu Xi sighed and said no more: "That is the case, just because I didn't invite Lord Li to come over today, but Lord Li, you have to be careful this time, Dali Temple Cheng was expelled, Lord Han was killed, Zhongliang was persecuted so far, and there are still a few people who dare to stand up in the future." ”

Li Xiao was stunned in place, he had read too much of the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, but he had forgotten the cruelty of power.

Xiao Fu'er came in: "Lord Li, please." ”

Li Xiao turned around, walked a few steps and stopped, and turned back to Chu Xi: "The princess is a talented person, thank you for mentioning it today." ”

Chu Xi saw that he was enlightened, and her heart was a little wider, but she didn't say more, in this worldly eye, she is an inner house woman, and what she understands is indeed the skin, these questions. It's up to those who are in the vortex themselves to solve it.

sent Li Xiao away, and the news from the other end of the Chu Mansion also came, but what Chu Xi didn't expect was that Zhao Yiheng was so ruthless.

When I arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, I could use the word 'withering' to describe the glorious and atmospheric Chu Mansion in the past, the light drizzle seemed to have not stopped, and in the rain curtain, the people of the Chu Mansion were all kneeling on the ground, bowing their heads, and not moving.

Xiao Fu'er held an umbrella for Chu Xi, a little timid: "Miss, let's not go in, you're just newly married"

"It doesn't matter." Chu Xi said lightly, took the umbrella in Xiao Fu'er's hand, stepped on the familiar stone road, and walked towards Chu Bingsong's courtyard.

From afar, I saw the subordinate standing at the gate of the courtyard in fear, and when he saw Chu Xi coming, he was also busy saluting, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

Chu Xi looked forward, the pools of rain gathered in the low-lying area had turned into blood, and the woman in a vegetarian body was lying on her back on the ground, with a dagger in her abdomen, but her abdomen had been all dyed red, her eyes were open to the sky, she had long lost her radiance, her slightly sunken cheeks and high raised cheekbones. It can be seen that she has had a hard time during this time.

"It's Aunt Nie!" Xiao Fu'er exhaled softly, and Chunzhi on one side was busy booing, stepped forward to probe her snort, and shook her head at Chu Xi for a while.

Chu Ji couldn't tell how complicated it was in her heart, she looked at Aunt Nie's maid who was kneeling on the side and was already crying bitterly, and said, "Close your eyes for your master." ”

Hearing this, Yahuan stepped forward and gently closed Aunt Nie's eyes, and when she moved, Chu Xi saw that she was also hit by a knife in her back, and blood was bubbling in the blood hole.

"Chunzhi, take her to the Pavilion to bandage."

"Yes." Haruka responds and asks someone to help her away.

Chu Ji looked at the room of the black hole, and was about to walk inside, but Lin Fu saw her and stopped: "The princess"

"It doesn't matter." Chu Xi pushed Lin Fu away, but walked in in the end.

In Chu Bingsong's room, the maids and girls were all kneeling on the ground, surrounded by broken porcelain, and the strong smell of blood came from inside. ”

Chu Xi glanced at it, Brother Hong'er's body was lying on the ground crookedly, next to him was a trembling doctor, thinking that after Aunt Nie killed Brother Hong outside, Chu Bingsong killed Aunt Nie angrily, and then hugged Brother Hong in and invited a doctor, but it was too late.

Chu Xi didn't speak, quietly watching all this, only feeling that the causal cycle was really a magical thing.

Chu Xi raised her hand and made everyone retreat. Only then did he say: "Why does my father think Aunt Nie wants to kill Brother Hong?" ”

"That crazy woman, who died of her daughter, came to take revenge on my son!" Chu Bingsong yelled, but Chu Xi only said lightly: "Father, have you ever thought about how Xiuxiu died?" ”

Chu Bingsong was stunned, but a little disdainful: "She's just a useless fool, if she dies, she will die."

"But she's also your blood! It's your Chu Bingsong's daughter. Chu Xi suppressed the anger in his heart, he thought the same way when he gave up himself.

Chu Bingsong stared at Chu Xi: "What about my daughter, can I compare with my son?" Can it be passed on to the next generation? Can it bring honor to the family? It's not a fart, it's just a matter of dragging its feet! ”

When Chu Xi heard this, the corners of her mouth hooked up: "There must be a cause and an effect, since the father is so disdainful of his daughter, it seems that there is no accident that his son died."

Chu Bingsong stared at her more and more viciously, he got up from the ground and looked at her coldly: "Don't think that if you marry a son, you can really not take me in your eyes, I will die, and I am also your father, I can let the Hou Mansion divorce you now, make you an abandoned woman, and make you a lowly woman referred to by Qianfu!" ”

Chu Xi's expression became more and more indifferent: "Then you can try it!" ”

"Chu Xi!"

"Chu Bingsong, you have done so many evils. Haven't you ever thought that one day you will have to pay it back? Chu Xi's cold eyes turned lightly: "The mother who died tragically, grandmother, Qin Xue, Chu Qitai, Xiuxiu, as well as Yanxue, Aunt Nie and Brother Hong, which one didn't die because of you?" ”

"You know everything?" Chu Bingsong suddenly felt weak.

Chu Xi smiled lightly: "I know, the fourth sister knows, the second sister knows, we all know." ”

When Chu Bingsong heard this, he stepped forward and was about to pinch Chu Xi's neck, but Chu Xi easily dodged it: "Father is still a prime minister, do you really want to have nothing?" ”

Chu Bingsong was stunned and stared at Chu Xi fiercely: "Don't think I don't know, you must have done something about these things!" ”

"Father also thinks too highly of me, as you said, I am just a daughter who can't even compare to your stupid son, if you want to do something, how can I hide it from my wise and martial father?" Chu Xi looked at him calmly.

Chu Bingsong gritted his teeth in the face of her words.

"Father, don't worry, the Chu family is not without successors." Chu Xi glanced at Chu Hong's corpse and walked out.

"What do you mean?" Chu Bingsong followed behind puzzled.

Before stepping out of the room, Chu Ji turned her head and chuckled: "Isn't Mrs. Li also a descendant of the Chu family?" But what about his father's own sisters, Li Xiao also has the blood of Chu Mansion on his body, if his father wants to cultivate people, such a good seedling, why doesn't his father support him? Right now, there's an opportunity. Chu Xi said that, and walked out, she believed that Chu Bingsong could think clearly about the stakes, as for Chu Hong dead, Aunt Nie died, with his indifferent and ruthless character, he would not be sad for too long at all.

Chu Bingsong stood at the door, looking at Chu Xi, who was holding a paper umbrella and leaving surrounded by his subordinates, his face was as cold as iron.

"Master" The housekeeper stepped forward boldly, Chu Bingsong closed his eyes, and after a while, he said, "You take care of it." ”

"Yes." The housekeeper was about to make arrangements, but he heard Chu Bingsong say again: "Wait"

"What else does the master command?"

Chu Bingsong turned around and looked at him with a frown: "Do you think the fourth miss is reliable, or the eldest miss is reliable?" "According to what Chu Xi said, go and win over Li Xiao and cultivate him, if he can win over to his own name, Chu Mansion can also be regarded as a successor, and when he has another son by himself, he will not be afraid, but can Chu Xi's words be believed? As for Chu Dai'er, she has just entered the palace, and the news of the draft has not been released for a long time, so it is estimated that she will have to wait, as for her hooking up with the five princes and holding the queen's thread, he is not unaware, but thinking that if the five princes can use this to ignore their past suspicions, it is also a way out.

The housekeeper was stunned, and only after a while said, "The slave doesn't know"

Chu Bingsong pushed him away: "Get out." After venting, I looked at the housekeeper who left in embarrassment, and in a trance, I seemed to see myself in the future. Chu Bingsong became more and more embarrassed, looked at the girl ring kneeling in the rain, and his heart sank: "You three, come in and serve!" With that, he turned around and went inside.

Chu Ji did not go back to the Hou Mansion, but went directly to the Han Mansion, and when he arrived, Lin Qingyu had already left.

The door of Han's house was closed, and it was visible inside and outside that the white silk had been hung.

"Princess Shizi, are you going to knock on the door?" Lin Fu said on the side.

Chu Xi lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at it, and shook his head slightly: "Has Mrs. Han's body been transported back?" ”

Lin Fu shook his head slightly: "I heard that Lord Han directly let people be buried in his hometown." ”

Chu Ji frowned slightly, Han Min was afraid that he would be heartbroken this time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to keep this capable person.

"That's it." Chu Xi sighed, the prince couldn't keep the person himself, why did she bother with this thought: "Go back." After Chu Xi finished speaking, he was about to leave, and saw a carriage coming from a distance.

The black carriage stopped before it reached the gate of the Han Mansion, and out of it came a man dressed in black and embroidered with golden moire, with a golden crown on his head and a resolute gaze.

"Prince, hold the umbrella" The guard next to him hurriedly opened the umbrella.

Zhao Xuanyi shook his head slightly, looked up at the closed gate of the Han Mansion, walked over, and knocked on the door himself.

Chu Xi was slightly surprised, Zhao Xuanyi also seemed to notice that there were eyes staring at him, and when he turned around, Chu Xi's carriage had already lowered the curtain and left.

Zhao Xuanyi didn't think much about it, and when the door opened, he said, "Lord Han, do you have time to meet?" ”

The man's face was gloomy, but he nodded and welcomed Zhao Xuanyi in.

Chu Xi sat in the carriage, Xiao Fu'er followed, and said, "I didn't expect this prince to be so condescending."

"The prince who is high above cannot be a good prince who can win the hearts of all people." Chu Xi raised the corners of his mouth lightly, Zhao Xuan came over, and he didn't know if he had figured it out himself, or Li Xiao's credit, but no matter what, as long as he could stand up, he said that he would no longer let the emperor dispose of it in every possible way, and she would be at ease if she assisted such a person.

Since it came out, Chu Xi didn't let the carriage go back to the Hou Mansion directly, but turned around and went to the Seventeen Princes' Mansion.

The outside of the Seventeen Princes' Mansion has now been surrounded by water, and the three layers inside and the three layers outside are full of people, and everyone has come because of the excitement.

The person who made a fuss outside the Seventeen Princes' Mansion yesterday has been killed, and now the family members are carrying the corpse in front of the Seventeen Princes' Mansion and crying and crying, and they are also shouting to go to the royal court.

Chu Xi listened to Lin Fu's report when he came back, and was a little strange: "Who killed the person?" ”

"I don't know, but it shouldn't be from the Seventeenth Prince's Mansion, if he does it, their whole family should be wiped out." Lin Fu said.

Chu Xi thought of Zhao Yiheng: "Now that the grudge between Zhenniang and Zhao Xunyan in Beijing has been spread, such a scandal should also be the credit of the five princes." ”

Lin Fu bowed his head and looked at the sky: "Princess Shizi, go back early, the prince should be worried when it's late." ”

"Okay." Chu Ji bowed his head, listened to the crying outside, and then looked at Zhao Xunyan, who was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to open the door, his expression was faint, this time, Zhao Xunyan should not be able to avoid this catastrophe, the window paper between him and Zhen Niang has been pierced before, Zhen Niang doesn't start, Zhao Xunyan won't endure it anymore, it's just an opportunity to wait!

At this time, in the Seventeen Princes' Mansion, Zhao Xunyan was dark and gloomy, and the news sent over and over again had knocked him to the bottom, and it would never be possible to rely on Zhenniang to turn over.

"Where's the man?" Zhao Xunyan asked in a cold voice.

"It's in the middle of the courtyard. said that it was sent by Princess Huaiyang. The squire said.

The teacup in Zhao Xunyan's hand was almost crushed by him: "Is she so impatient?" I've endured it for decades, but now that the matter has just been revealed, I can't wait to do it? ”

"What does the prince mean is that the person who came is an assassin?"

"Bring it in first!" Zhao Xunyan's face was dark, he didn't know that at this time, someone had gone to see Zhenniang in his name, with a knife hidden in his sleeve.

The person who came was a man in black with a scar on his face, looked at Zhao Xunyan, and arched his hand at him: "Princess Huaiyang ordered her subordinates to tell the prince"

Before he finished his words, he showed a knife in his hand and stabbed at Zhao Xunyan.

Zhao Xunyan's martial arts were superior, and the guards were on his side, but he easily restrained him in a few moves, but he quickly bit the poison sac in his mouth and committed suicide.

Seeing this, Zhao Xunyan had some doubts: "With Zhenniang's means, she won't send such a person over, and she has no rules and plans at all."

"Is this person in too much of a hurry?"

"It's not." Zhao Xunyan frowned, and looked at the dead person on the ground firmly: "This is not Zhenniang's person, it is someone who sent it in her name, it must be" Before Zhao Xunyan's words were finished, the attendant, who was still nervous, suddenly pulled out the saber on his waist and sneered: "No, the prince misunderstood, the princess meant to take the prince's life, and then blame the prince!" With that, the knife in his hand stabbed at Zhao Xunyan fiercely.

The sound of fighting in the room quickly attracted people from outside, and the only attendant kicked the door open. Raise the knife and kill Zhao Xunyan!

How did Zhao Xunyan know that Zhen Niang would choose this time to make a move, and use all his strength to start fighting, but as a dignified prince, he was actually chased and killed by his own subordinates, if he ran out to call someone at this time, he would definitely be looked down upon by everyone watching outside!

Zhao Xunyan had never felt so embarrassed, the sword in his hand was stained with blood, and he began to fight frantically, falling one by one on the ground, or guards, or maids who knew martial arts, until Zhao Xunyan slaughtered these dozen people, he didn't stop.

The drizzle fell on his face, making him feel a little trance, what happened, what happened, how could he be in such a situation?

The slightly cold wind blew, making him unable to stand shaking slightly, but he was awake in an instant!

"No, no" Zhao Xunyan retreated again and again, these people kept forcing themselves to the gate of the courtyard when they were doing it with themselves, and then they all died under their own knives, there must be a conspiracy!

Zhao Xunyan was about to leave. The gate of the palace was kicked open violently, and the people who were still watching the people who were killed yesterday after unsuccessfully begging for the courtyard saw Zhao Xunyan, who was covered in blood and holding a bloody long sword with a cold face, they were stunned, and then looked at the dead people of the palace on the ground, and suddenly gasped.

"Where is this our gentle and elegant King Yaoyao, who is clearly a devil from hell! The seventeenth prince was bent over by evil ghosts! Someone in the back of the crowd exclaimed, and when the people saw this, they scattered and fled, and the news of the seventeenth prince's indiscriminate killing in the palace spread instantly.

Zhao Xunyan looked at the officers and soldiers guarding the door, as if he was going to take him down, and sneered: "You guys are really timely!" ”

"Are we a little late, and the people watching outside will be slaughtered by the Seventeenth Prince?" The leader was the new general Liang Zhao, who was only thirty years old, but he was a person that Zhao Yiheng greatly admired, and was known for his insidious methods.

Zhao Xunyan laughed gloomily: "If you come over earlier, maybe you can see a more exciting scene!" "If they had kicked open the door earlier, they would have seen that they were being besieged, but now there is no point in saying these things, he knows very well that no one will defend himself anymore, from the top to the bottom, from the emperor to the people, they all hate themselves so much!

"Seventeenth prince, you can keep these words and talk to the emperor. The emperor has tolerated you until now, but you are still killing innocents indiscriminately, the seventeenth prince, I really can't help it! After Liang Zhao finished speaking, he smiled sinisterly, raised his hand and scolded loudly: "What are you doing in a daze, don't arrest me yet!" ”

"I'm the prince, the son of the first emperor!" The corners of Zhao Xunyan's eyes were red, and he shouted coldly, this is his last dignity.

Liang Zhao smiled coldly: "The Son of Heaven has broken the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people, arrest me!" ”

When Zhao Xunyan saw this, he knew that once he was caught by them, he would not wait to see the emperor, he was afraid that he would die, but he smiled with relief, and seemed to let go of the things that had been tangled in his heart for a long time: "In this case, then I might as well be a commoner!" With that, the long sword in his hand fell to the ground, clapped his hands, and the four or five people hidden in the courtyard who were wrapped in black clothes and only showed a pair of godless eyes quickly arrived in front of Zhao Xunyan, and Liang Zhao could even smell the decomposing corpses on their bodies.

"Dead?" Liang Zhao was slightly startled, but laughed: "Zhao Xunyan, if you want to rebel, you can't succeed!" ”

"Isn't that what you want!" Zhao Xunyan said, left the dead man, turned his head and disappeared into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Liang Zhao gritted his teeth: "Send people to chase after you immediately!" "Say it. He also stepped on the horse and hurried to Zhao Yiheng's mansion.

When Chu Xi heard the news from Zhao Xunyan's mansion, he was stunned: "How could it be so fast?"

Lin Fu held up an umbrella for her, and only after she got out of the carriage did he say: "The fifth prince is neat, and there are people behind him, and it is a trivial matter to dispatch people and horses, and he also knows that the prince will not come out to protect Zhao Xunyan, so he let go of his hands and feet." ”

Chu Xi walked to the courtyard, still feeling too fast: "Does the prince know about this matter?" ”

Lin Fu gritted his teeth slightly: "The princess"

"Say." Chu Xi said directly.

Lin Fu paused and looked at her; "Don't blame the prince, he also wants you to do it yourself, but Zhao Xunyan and Zhenniang's window paper has been pierced, and this step is only a matter of time, so"

"So I arranged for someone to see Zhao Xunyan, deliberately leaked out of the horse's feet, forced Zhenniang's people to do it, and then notified Liang Zhao." Lin Qingyu walked from behind her, Chu Xi turned his head, looked at his apologetic appearance, and laughed: "Why should I blame you." ”

Lin Qingyu approached cautiously and stepped forward to hold an umbrella for her: "You said you wouldn't let me help you avenge you." ”

Chu Xi looked at him and remembered every word clearly, and his eyes were bent: "I'm worried about pulling you into my right and wrong in public." ”

Seeing that she didn't blame, Lin Qingyu took her into his arms, and Chu Xi was close to his chest, and it seemed that he could still hear his heartbeat beating very fast.

Lin Fu and the others retreated knowingly, and after a while, Chu Xi moved: "Then what should I do next?" ”

"What's next?" Lin Qingyu looked at the drizzle outside the umbrella. smiled: "Do you know what kind of scenery the lake is like when the smoke and rain fall?" ”

Chu Xi shook her head slightly, she had never cared about this, and she had never had time to read these.

Lin Qingyu laughed: "Let's go, let's go and have a look." With that, he took her hand and walked out.

Chu Xi still wanted to ask, but seeing that he kept laughing with the corners of his mouth raised, he also swallowed the words in his mouth, and occasionally, he had to relax.

Lin Qingyu took Chu Ji into the carriage and went to Jinghua Building, as for Xiao Fu'er, he was now blocking the cold knife that he wanted to follow: "I said that you are not allowed to follow!" ”

"The Prince's Command"

"The prince can't wait for my family to put his life on him!" Xiao Fu'er said dissatisfied.

Leng Dao looked at the newborn calf in front of him who was not afraid of tigers, and gritted his teeth coldly: "I don't care about women, you dodge!" ”

"I won't!"

"You!"

"Me?"

Leng Dao was so angry that he vomited blood, but he could only watch Xiao Fu'er hold his arm desperately, and then look at the carriage that had gone away, and took a deep breath to suppress the impulse in his heart.

In the lake behind Jinghua Tower, the boat was still moored on the shore, Lin Qingyu carefully helped Chu Xi to get on the boat, took her hand to the stern, and said with a smile: "I heard that there was an accident in the Prime Minister's Mansion today?" ”

Chu Xi rested her head on her shoulder: "Hmm." ”

Lin Qingyu hugged her and smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, the Hou Mansion will be your eternal home, and it has nothing to do with you whether the Prime Mansion is there or not." ”

Chu Xi's heart gradually warmed. Relying on him not to speak, just looking at the drizzle falling on the lake, the spring breeze blowing, and the rain slowly floats like a thin veil hanging from the sky, making people feel that their hearts seem to be cleaned.

The matter outside the palace spread to the palace after a while, and Zhen Niang seemed to have already guessed such an ending.

The emperor sat on the side, looked at her dejected appearance, and stood up: "Zhen Niang, you still refuse to forgive me for the past?" ”

Zhen Niang smiled coldly and raised her eyes to look at him: "Forgive? Do you think one life can really be worth a life? ”

The emperor did not speak, stared at her for a long time, then turned his head and went out, coughing as he went, coughing so much that his handkerchief was full of blood.

Gonggong Gao was on the side, carefully supporting the emperor: "Your Majesty, go back and rest early, this spring rain has just fallen, and it is very cold, don't do it again"

"I know my body, don't worry, it can last a few days." The emperor said as he prepared to go to the dragon chariot, but halfway through, he retreated again: "That's it, let's go, this palace of Nuoda, I haven't seen it well for a long time." ”

Gonggong Gao was a little worried: "Your Majesty, there is a cold palace in front of you, and the yin qi is heavy, you are still"

"You don't have to shy away from it, Yi Heng already knew about what happened back then." The emperor already clearly understood in his heart: "Let him fight, it can be regarded as repaying his debts." ”

Gonggong Gao didn't dare to say more, the emperor thought about it and said, "I heard that the queen took the daughter of the Chu family to live in the palace?" ”

"Yes, the fourth lady of the Chu family, her name is Chu Dai'er."

"Oh, Miss Four." The emperor seemed to think of this person: "At a young age, he is very talented. As he spoke, the emperor coughed violently again, unable to withstand the fatigue of his body, so he sat on the dragon chariot, but he did not shy away from laughing before going up: "They all persuaded me to reopen the draft, so as to eliminate the suffering of the people, do you say that I will open or not?" ”

"This emperor" Gonggong Gao was even more embarrassed, but the emperor laughed happily: "Go, pass the decree, let Qingyu and his wife return to the palace to see me tomorrow morning, I want to see what they say." Laughing, looking at the cloudy, as if the sky was about to fall, the corners of the emperor's mouth trembled, the smile could not be hung up anymore, turned around and got into the sedan chair, and did not want to say a word.

Chu Xi was only able to soak in the warm water pool in the middle of the night, and when she saw Lin Qingyu also come in, her face was full of helplessness.

"I'm tired."

"I know, I'm not going to move anymore." Lin Qingyu swam over and had to hug her, so that he felt at ease.

Chu Xi's face was full of helplessness: "You said this every time in the first half of the night" She complained silently, but she couldn't stand Lin Qingyu's high interest, he whispered softly in her ear: "I hold back, I won't mess around"

Chu Xi looked at his restless hand again, and turned his head angrily to bite him, but he choked his lips, and unconsciously, fell into his tenderness.

The night was dark, but the rain had stopped, and after Zhao Xunyan fled, the people of the Seventeen Palaces also ran away with their belongings.

When Chu Zhenzhen woke up in the middle of the night, she wanted to drink water, but she shouted for a long time but no one came.

She was in pain as if she was torn, and when she opened her eyes, she realized that she was lying in a cramped small room, and she felt resentment in her heart.

But she didn't care to be angry, she was very thirsty.

She struggled to get up, trying to get the tea from the bedside coffee table, but it was too far away, and she accidentally rolled off the bed, and with a pop, it seemed to alarm someone.

"Is there anyone else in this palace?" A man asked in a low voice.

The other person hurriedly shook his head: "No, Zhao Xunyan has absconded in fear of crime, and all the people in the house have run away, where is there anyone." Let's hurry up and flip through it again, there are still anything valuable, take it and leave! ”

"Okay." As he spoke, the two black shadows began to rummage again, but Chu Zhenzhen was startled, covering her mouth and curling up in the dark, holding back the sadness in her heart and not daring to make a sound, but she was still discovered by those two people.

When they turned their heads to see Chu Zhenzhen, they were first surprised, and then when they saw the two valuable bracelets on her wrists, their eyes immediately lit up, and they stepped forward and forcibly snatched her bracelets.

"What are you doing! I am the princess of Xiaoyao, I am the lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, if you dare to rob my things, I will definitely kill you! Chu Zhenzhen shouted with all her strength, wanting to have a guard or a maid ring coming, but there was no movement outside at all.

The two of them glanced at each other: "It turned out to be the second miss of the Chu family who looks like a fairy, I heard that you have served many men, including princes and nobles, and peddlers and pawns, how about it, why don't you come and serve our brothers!" ”

"You dare!" Chu Zhenzhen shouted in horror, but the two of them didn't care about it, grabbed Chu Zhenzhen's arm together, and began to tear off the already small clothes on her body.

Chu Zhenzhen let out a broken cry, she expected someone to come to save her, but until the two beasts on her body were finished, no one came.

Chu Zhenzhen hurriedly pulled the clothes on the side, trying to cover her ** body, but the two of them looked at her scarred body with a look of disdain: "The first talented girl in the capital, the taste is nothing more than that." ”

"Big brother, should we kill her?" The other said as he put on his pants.

The leader thought about it and was about to do it, but suddenly there was a scolding from outside the house: "You are bold, Xiangye is outside, I see who dares to do it!" ”

The woman's scolding made the two stunned, and they jumped out of the window and ran away without thinking.

Chu Zhenzhen thought that it was really Chu Bingsong who came, and began to crawl and crawl: "Save me, save me"

Outside the house, a woman walked in, dressed in a brown linen skirt, with flat facial features, and a huge scar on her face that was drawn from the corner of her eye, but it was very eye-catching.

"Miss, the slave warbler has come to see you, are you doing well?"

"Ying'er?" Chu Zhenzhen paused and looked up at the familiar face: "You, you're not dead?" Didn't Grandmother already kill you? ”

Ying'er smiled lightly: "Ying'er is still a little blessed, she didn't die in the hands of Miss." Why, is Miss so disappointed? ”

Chu Zhenzhen began to retract, but she didn't even have the strength to stand up and run, so she could only let Ying'er grab her ankle and pull her violently on the ground, until she was pulled to the entrance of the yard before stopping.

Looking at the bloodstains on the road and listening to Chu Zhenzhen's screams, Ying'er felt very happy: "Didn't you beat me and scold me and kill me, come on!" Ying'er's tone became more and more fierce, kicked Chu Zhenzhen's body over, looked at her little face, leaned closer, and said, "Does Miss think the scar on the slave's face is good?" ”

Chu Zhenzhen was already half-dead and couldn't spit out a word.

Ying'er sneered, pulled off the hairpin on her head, and directly opened a big bloody hole on Chu Zhenzhen's face, listening to her desperate cry, she laughed: "Chu Zhenzhen, it's very painful to live, how many people have you killed, have you ever thought that they will come back to you to ask for your life!" ”

"No" Chu Zhenzhen didn't want to die yet, she was unwilling, but the hairpin in Ying'er's hand had already stabbed her throat directly.

Just when Chu Zhenzhen thought that she was going to die, a cold light flashed in the air, Ying'er didn't have time to raise her head, the sharp arrow had pierced her heart, she glared at Chu Zhenzhen, and fell to the ground without a sound.

Chu Zhenzhen watched a pair of black brocade boots walk to her side, her eyes were dazzled, she couldn't see the person who came, and only heard him: "Do you want to live?" ”

"Yes!"

"What do you do if you survive?"

"Kill! Kill Chu Xi! Kill Chu Bingsong! ”

"What else?"

"Zhao Xunyan!" Chu Zhenzhen gritted her teeth, used her cleanly, abandoned her like a broken shoe, and let others humiliate her, she would not let Zhao Xunyan go, absolutely not!

Zhao Yiheng smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, you'd better remember today's words!" ”

Chu Ji got up early the next day, because she wanted to enter the palace with Lin Qingyu.

Xiao Fu'er was still thinking about what kind of clothes to prepare for Chu Xi, Lin Qingyu had already come out wearing a dress with royal blue patterns embroidered on a white background, and the crown on his head was also decorated with blue gems, which looked a little cold, making people dare not look directly.

Xiao Fu'er took a look, and immediately took out Chu Xi's long skirt with white flowers on a blue background, and prepared blue jewelry, which looked dignified and elegant, and did not lose its dignity.

"Miss, this one is a stand-up collar, just right." Xiao Fu'er smiled and said flatteringly.

Chu Xi's face was full of shame, looking at the marks on his neck in the bronze mirror, and looked back at Lin Qingyu who was waiting on the side.

As soon as Lin Qingyu saw her, all the frost melted instantly, and he smiled gently and elegantly, just like the scholars in the academy at this time.

Lin Fu stood outside: "Master, there is news." ”

"Hmm." Lin Qingyu responded lightly, stepped out, and after listening to Lin Fu's reply, he said lightly: "In this case, let's help him." ”

"But the prince, if the prince knows"

"It doesn't matter." Lin Qingyu said lightly: "This time, we must ensure that Zhao Xunyan can rebel smoothly." ”

Lin Fu pursed his lips, but still nodded.

Lin Fu had just left, and Aunt Fu also came in a hurry and handed a note to Chu Xi.

Chu Ji looked at the news handed by Xu Gui and chuckled: "He will seize the opportunity." ”

Lin Qingyu walked in and personally picked up a white beaded flower and put it into Chu Xi's bun: "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Xiwan'er looked at Zhao Xunyan, who was standing behind him, who was concentrating on cutting his hair, and said with a smile: "The armory room was bombed. ”

Xiao Fu'er's eyes widened: "Who is so bold!" ”

Chunzhi hurriedly tugged at her: "Let's go prepare the food box, and I'm afraid that the young aunt won't have time to stay for dinner in a while." ”

Aunt Fu glanced at the witty Chunzhi with satisfaction, and also retreated.

Waiting for the pearls to be good, Lin Qingyu looked at the amazing woman in front of him, his eyes lit up: "Such a good-looking girl, go out and show them, it's really their blessing." ”

Chu Xi was overjoyed, he was used to saying these sweet words.

stood up and straightened Lin Qingyu's clothes, then said with a smile: "Can you guess what the emperor asked us to go?" ”

Lin Qingyu looked at her fleshy earlobes, raised his hand and pinched them, and said with a smile: "The emperor is most upset now, isn't it the successor, but let's go, accompany him to relieve his boredom, don't worry about it, save trouble." ”

"Understood." Chu Xiwan'er, seeing that he began to stare at his lips again, hurriedly said, "It's not early, let's go." With that, he took him by the hand and turned and went out.

Lin Qingyu looked at her reddish ears, and the smile in her eyes became more and more.

The news that the seventeenth princess was raped and beaten by gangsters quickly spread in the capital early in the morning, and Chu Bingsong couldn't wait to bring a veil hat when he went out.

After going down to the court, he went directly to the Li Mansion, ready to listen to Chu Xi, and first tried to test the situation, after all, Chu Dai'er was not necessarily reliable, but when she arrived at the Li Mansion, she was stopped outside.

"You are bold!" The butler scolded from the side.

The guards in front of the door were not afraid, but said, "Don't worry, didn't we go in to report." ”

Chu Bingsong didn't think that the Li Mansion would dare to stop him, and what he didn't expect was that he spent a whole morning here, and Mrs. Li didn't plan to let him in at all, now the Chu Mansion is constantly dying, except for those who are married, almost all of them are dead, in her opinion, Chu Bingsong is not far from the plague god, but in the end, it is her own relatives, and she can't say anything, so she can only spend it outside until Chu Bingsong is consumed.

"I heard that my sister was summoned to the palace by the emperor today?" Mrs. Li was reclining on the warm couch, and the green buds followed and beat her legs: "It seems to be." ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she smiled with satisfaction: "This is just right, but it would be nice if she could let the emperor mention the matter of the Dongjun Palace." After that, he felt that he couldn't wait anymore, so he hurriedly said: "Go quickly, prepare the carriage, let's go and wait in front of the palace gate." ”

Green Sprout's face was full of embarrassment: "Madame"

"Oh, I'm still stunned what to do." Mrs. Liu hurriedly got up and pushed the green shoots: "Go quickly, good boy, don't worry, when the little lady of the Dongjun Wangfu enters the door, I will not treat you badly." ”

Green Sprout gritted his teeth slightly, but knelt on the ground: "Madam, it's not right for you to ask Miss to propose to your husband, now we are asking for the door, and we are still blocking the gate of the palace, and my husband will definitely be angry when he knows it, so"

"So what? So let Xiao'er guard you for the rest of your life? Mrs. Li became angry and looked at her with a cold face: "If it weren't for the sake of Ji'er, I would have opened my face to the two maids who were serving Xiao'er and mentioned my aunt, Green Shoots, don't you know what to do!" ”

Tears welled up in Green Buds' eyes. She knew that Li Xiao treated her well, but she didn't want Chu Xi to be embarrassed.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li said softly: "Xiao'er's future is rich, he doesn't want to fight, if we don't fight for him again, what can we do in the future?" ”

When Green Sprout heard this, he wiped his tears: "Then this matter"

"Okay, I don't want you to go today, you can stay at home, I'll go by myself." Anyway, I didn't care about the green shoots, I walked away, and the green shoots saw this, stunned in place, not knowing what to do.

When Chu Ji saw the emperor, the queen and Chu Dai'er were also there, and before they entered the palace gate, the emperor smiled and said a few words, and sent the queen to take Chu Dai'er to the imperial garden with her.

Lin Qingyu was not at ease: "Your Majesty, my sister has recently contracted a cold wind, I'm afraid I won't be able to blow the wind."

The emperor laughed: "Don't be afraid, young man, a little cold wind is nothing." After speaking, he asked Gonggong Gao to bring a cloak to Chu Xi, and looked at her meaningfully: "The cloak I rewarded you with can block any cold wind, it will be fine, don't worry." ”

Chu Ji looked at Lin Qingyu, took the cloak, and thought that the emperor was here, and the queen and Chu Dai'er didn't dare to do anything blatantly.

The imperial garden is very remote, and it took a while to arrive in a sedan chair.

Before getting off the sedan chair, the queen looked at Chu Xi and said, "Princess, this palace is not in good health, you can also come and support it." ”

Chu Xi glanced at Chu Dai'er who was following on the side, and stepped forward lightly.

She could smell the strong smell of medicine on the queen's body, and the death of the eldest prince hit her a lot.

"I heard that the princess had a disagreement with the fifth prince yesterday?" The queen said suddenly.

Chu Xi watched her grasp her strength suddenly increase, and said with a faint smile: "Do the five princes think it's a disagreement?" Ji'er thought it was just an ordinary argument. ”

The queen glanced at her, and it was clear that she had already said the words, but in her mouth, it was just a child's temper, and her attitude was calm, without the slightest fear.

"The princess is kind." The queen said a word without being salty, Chu Ji looked at Chu Dai'er from the corner of her eyes, she seemed to be very calm, and she didn't say a word on the side.

When I arrived at the octagonal pavilion in the imperial garden and sat down, I saw a grandmother come up with a bowl of black decoction: "Niangniang, let's drink the medicine first." ”

"Hmm." The queen responded, and before she drank it, she covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief: "The smell of this medicine is too bitter, you smell it, is this for people to drink?" As she spoke, the queen pushed the medicine over. Chu Xi did smell the strong bitter taste, and frowned slightly: "It's really bitter." ”

The queen chuckled, after drinking two sips, she put it aside, but another palace maid ran over and brought the pastry, but the pastry was unusually fragrant.

Chu Xi began to be a little suspicious, the extremely bitter medicine, the extremely fragrant pastries, what she couldn't avoid, was this strong taste that was difficult to hide.

The queen picked up a small and delicate pastry and put it in her mouth, and after a while said, "After I take the medicine, I must always eat something sweet, otherwise I am afraid that I will vomit." After speaking, he stood up: "I heard that some flowers are blooming just right in front of me, let's go and take a look." ”

Chu Dai'er carefully supported the queen on the side, and Chu Xi also wanted to get up and keep up, but before she stood up, she suddenly felt dizzy in front of her, so that she had to sit back on the stool.

The queen looked at her in surprise: "What's the matter with the princess?" Didn't you get tired after walking a few steps? ”

Chu Xi's mind was spinning rapidly, she had a hairpin on her head and a dagger in her sleeve, but there was no one of her own around her, and now she was so dizzy, she couldn't escape.

"The Queen, the Emperor"

"Oh, yes. This palace will immediately call the imperial doctor for you. The queen looked anxious and looked back at Chu Dai'er: "Dai'er, quickly help the palace to find the imperial doctor." After that, he instructed the palace maid again: "You stay and serve, if something happens to the princess, the palace will ask you!" ”

Chu Dai'er turned her head to look at Chu Xi, and saw that she raised her eyes to look at herself with difficulty, and the corners of her mouth raised defiantly, do you think that with the support of the emperor, you can escape the catastrophe! If you are defeated, you will be defeated by Lin Qingyu, and if you defeat Lin Qingyu, the prince will be cut off from his right arm, if you don't kill at this time, when will you kill you!

Chu Xi watched the figures in front of her continue to separate and overlap, she thought, it must be the strong smell of medicine and the fragrance of the pastry that coincide that will make her limbs weak now, as for the queen, if she drinks that medicine, it is the antidote!

Chu Xi stretched out her hand and wanted to get the medicine and pastries on the table, but before she could get it, a big rough hand grabbed her hand: "What does the princess want, this prince will take it for you?" ”

Chu Xi could hear this voice, Zhao Yiheng's.

Zhao Yiheng looked at her, this look. Absolutely stunning indeed.

"I just said yesterday, I want you to be careful, why are you so careless?" Zhao Yiheng's hand slowly reached into her sleeve, making her want to dismantle him now!

"Don't underestimate me!" Chu Xi gritted her teeth and wanted to withdraw her hand, but he grabbed it.

Zhao Yiheng stepped forward and approached Chu Xi, sniffed the fragrance on her body, and the corners of his mouth were raised high: "It's really fragrant, I don't know if it tastes so fragrant" He slowly approached, and his hand had already wrapped around Chu Xi's waist.

Chu Xi suddenly felt frightened in her heart: "Zhao Yiheng"

"Let's go to the room and say, how about it? Your delicate body must taste very beautiful."

"Please, don't" Chu Xi's eyes were slightly wet, she could already sense that her consciousness was getting less and less clear, and the strength in her body was also being stripped away very quickly.

"Please?" Zhao Yiheng seemed to hear a great joke, and his hand slowly slid up from Chu Xi's waist: "Then it's better to beg me on the bed."

The pent-up hatred in Chu Xi's heart suddenly erupted, and her eyes were red like a devil from hell: "I will definitely kill you with my own hands"

Zhao Yiheng had already picked her up and sneered: "Yes, then you can try it!" This is what Lin Qingyu owes me, he dares to let Mingyue give birth to a child and abandon it, and I dare to let his woman taste such pain! ”

"I see how dare you!"

Before Zhao Yiheng walked out of the pavilion, the long sword in Lin Qingyu's hand stabbed directly, Zhao Yiheng couldn't dodge, and a big bloody mouth was directly drawn out of his face.

Zhao Yiheng snorted coldly: "You dare to assassinate"

Before he finished his words, Lin Qingyu had already taken Chu Xi into his arms with a thunderous momentum, waiting for Zhao Yiheng to think of resisting. He had just touched Chu Xi's arm, which had already broken his veins, and blood was gushing from the knife all over his body, and then look, Lin Qingyu's long sword was already against his neck!

"Foolish, don't." Chu Xi grabbed the placket of his clothes weakly, and on his chest, the bloodthirsty intent that kept tumbling in her heart gradually subsided. Zhao Yiheng can't die now, or he can't die here, under Lin Qingyu's sword.

Zhao Yiheng lay on the ground in embarrassment, looking at Lin Qingyu fiercely: "If you have the ability, you can kill me now!" I have one life, in exchange for your Hou Mansion to be beheaded! ”

The Praetorian Guards quickly surrounded him, Lin Qingyu's murderous aura was like a killing god who wanted to return from a hundred battles, the long sword in his hand flew out, not piercing Zhao Yiheng's heart, but fiercely sticking to his neck and stabbing into the ground behind him.

Chu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, but her consciousness couldn't hold it anymore, and only before she fainted, she heard the eunuch's sharp voice sound.

"The emperor has arrived!"

Lin Qingyu looked at Chu Xi, who had fainted, picked her up steadily, turned his head to look at the emperor who seemed to be pinching time, and straightened his back: "If the emperor wants his ministers to stir up this pool of troubled water, will he use women?" ”

Gonggong Gao frowned, but the emperor looked faint, looked at Lin Qingyu with a smile, and then looked at Chu Ji who was protecting him in his arms: "I just want to prove it." It is rumored that Lin Shizi, who is invincible in the world, has a princess who has become a weakness, but he never thought that this is the case. ”

Lin Qingyu didn't speak, but the emperor said: "Since you still call yourself a 'minister', I won't kill you." ”

"Father" Zhao Yiheng stood up, but his two arms had been cut off by Lin Qingyu.

The emperor just glanced at him: "Yiheng, if it's you, how will you punish you?" ”

Zhao Yiheng turned his head to look at Lin Qingyu: "This person has no king's law, he almost almost killed his son for a woman, and the Hou Mansion secretly colluded with the No. 1 killer gang in the rivers and lakes, Wuji Pavilion, hoarded a large amount of gold and silver, and from the perspective of the son, there is a great suspicion of rebellion, it is better to raid the house and ask for the crime, cut the title of the Hou Mansion, and exile Mobei!" ”

When Gonggong Gao heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head, but the emperor still asked him: "Gonggong Gao, what do you say?" ”

"Slaves don't know"

"You foolish minion, what do I want you for?" The emperor's tone seemed to be very relaxed, and he looked at the queen and Chu Dai'er who came in a hurry, and his smile became bigger and bigger: "I heard that the fourth lady of the Chu family, virtuous and virtuous, gentle and demure, your two sisters have been married by me,." You've helped me serve the queen again. I should reward you. ”

Chu Dai'er frowned slightly, and glanced at the queen quietly, not knowing which the emperor was singing, and stepped forward and said: "The courtiers just did their duty, and they deserve it."

"Sure enough, I am humble and polite, and I want to reward you more and more. Come on, the purpose! The fourth lady of the Chu family, with a pure temperament, knowing etiquette and modesty, and being just the right age, was married to the fifth prince and was the fifth princess! ”

After the emperor's words were finished, everyone was stunned, especially Zhao Yiheng: "Father"

The emperor was still smiling, hidden in the deep wrinkles, I don't know if it was a laugh or a knife.

"Don't worry, this time, it's too much, I will be punished!" The emperor looked at Lin Qingyu, and then at Chu Xi in his arms, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more.

(Battlefield Literature)