Hearing Lu Haiyang's answer, the corners of Xiao Xi's lips curved into a shallow arc.

Many times, you think you are a yellow finch, but the reality is often the opposite. Lu Haiyang thought that he knew her very well, and laid a big net waiting for her to fall into, but was she Xiao Xiwei so stupid and willing to fall into his net?

Before a cup of tea was drunk, the people sent by Lu Haiyang to Yuli Palace came back.

There is no need to ask, just looking at the expressions of those people, you know that this time it must be a futile.

At this time, Lu Haiyang's face was extremely ugly.

After thinking so much, I thought that the prey fell into the net, but I didn't expect that I would become someone else's prey.

Thinking of this, Lu Haiyang looked at Xiao Xiwei's eyes and couldn't help but become a little complicated.

He underestimated this woman in the end.

"Lord Lu, it seems that Yuli Palace does not have the corpse of Li Dai Taostiff as you said, and the Ninth Princess is also safe and sound. In this case, then, can you prove the innocence of this princess? Xiao Xi looked at Lu Haiyang with a slight smile.

Lu Haiyang's eyes were as sharp as daggers, and he looked at Xiao Xiwei intently, as if he wanted to dissect her whole person.

At this time, a low exclamation came from the rosewood chair next to him. I saw Chu Zuizhi holding his forehead and waking up faintly.

"Princess, you're awake." Ziyan hurriedly went over and helped Chu Zuizhi up.

Hearing Ziyan's voice, Chu Zuizhi's chaotic meaning seemed to be a little sober, and she opened her misty eyes and said to Ziyan, "Ziyan, why are you?" I, why am I here? ”

Ziyan smiled, "Ninth Princess, are you drunk, did you forget?" ”

"Ziyan, go pour a cup of tea for the ninth princess and wake up the bar." Xiao Xiwei walked up to Chu Zuizhi and said.

"Yes." Ziyan blessed her body, and then poured a cup of tea and fed it to Chu Zuizhi.

Chu Zuizhi took a sip of tea with Ziyan's hand, and his chaotic mind gradually became clear, "Imperial sister-in-law, I, why am I here?" ”

Xiao Xiwei didn't have an answer yet, and there was a loud 'pop' sound from above.

Chu was drunk, turned her head to look, and saw the emperor staring at her with a cold face, she subconsciously shuddered, and shouted timidly, "Father...... Father. ”

"Say! What's going on with the fire in Yuli Palace! ”

Chu was drunk, and the whole person slipped off the chair, "Erchen, Erchen doesn't ...... I don't know. ”

"You don't know!" The emperor stood up from his chair and stepped in front of Chu Zuizhi step by step.

A huge shadow shrouded Chu Zuizhi, and under the pressure of the emperor, Chu Zuizhi's whole person trembled with fright, and his little face was as white as paper.

"Your Majesty, the hour is not early. Presumably, the envoys of the Northern Desert also received the news of the fire in Yuli Palace, do you want to send someone to the envoys of the Northern Desert to condole. Just when Chu Zuizhi was too frightened to do anything, Concubine Yan got up and looked at the emperor and said.

The emperor's gloomy gaze swept towards Yan Guifei suddenly, but seeing that her expression of concern did not seem to be fake, he nodded when he thought that last night's incident was indeed not suitable for the Northern Desert envoy to misunderstand. Being so confused by Concubine Yan, it is impossible for the emperor to blame Chu Zuizhi anymore, after all, this marriage must be done. Before this, Chu Zuizhi couldn't make any mistakes.

Thinking of this, the emperor sat back in his chair, "Say, what the hell is going on?" ”

Chu Zuizhi hung his head and bit his lip silently.

At this time, Ziyan suddenly knelt down in front of Chu Zuizhi, "Ninth Princess, please tell the emperor what happened, otherwise, this basin of dirty water splashed on our princess will not be clean." ”

Chu Zuizhi gritted her teeth and looked up at Ziyan in surprise, she pursed the corners of her mouth, and then whispered after a while, "This, what does this have to do with the imperial sister-in-law?" ”

"Princess, you were drunk last night, so naturally you don't know, Lord Lu accused my princess in front of the palace to resist the decree and bully the king, and set fire to Yuli Palace in order to steal you out of the palace in order to hide people's eyes and ears. Ninth princess, you are doing well, this crime of resisting the decree and bullying the king, my princess can't afford it! Ziyan said, bowing his head and kowtowing hard to Chu Zuizhi's head three times.

"No, father, this matter has nothing to do with the imperial sister-in-law." Chu Zuizhi listened, and hurriedly raised his head and said to the emperor. Seeing that the emperor's face was still gloomy, she gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and said as if she had mustered up the courage, "That fire...... I set the fire. ”

"What did you say!" The Emperor slammed the table.

The loud noise made Chu Zuizhi's face pale and pale, but she still gritted her teeth and continued to meet the emperor's gaze without flinching, "Father, I don't want to marry to the Northern Desert. ”

"Bold!"

"Father!" Chu Zuizhi's tears welled up at once, she knelt a few steps to the emperor, and reached out to hug his thigh, "I beg you, I haven't begged you for anything when I'm so big, but this time I beg you, please don't marry me to the Northern Desert." ”

The emperor's dark eyes were glowing with a faint coldness, and every time Chu Zuizhi said a word, the chill in his eyes deepened a little.

Suddenly, Chu Zuizhi's whole person flew out.

"Drunk." Xiao Xi exclaimed slightly, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Chu Zuizhi up. She raised her eyes to look at Emperor Senhan's face, and countless resentments suddenly grew in her chest.

Whether it is Chu Zuizhi or Chu Xizhi, or even the abolished prince, is he so ruthless? It is true that Chu Yanzhi is his child, isn't it pity and drunk? Why, he doesn't have a little warmth for them except to use them?

"Your Majesty, the ninth princess is young and sensible, so don't worry about her." Concubine Yan hurriedly stepped forward to persuade.

The emperor didn't seem to hear it, and said loudly with a gloomy face, "Come on, take the princess to Chuxiu Palace, and let Concubine Xiang take a good look." ”

"Nope! Father, I beg you...... Please......" Chu Zuizhi, who was kicked away by the emperor, ignored the pain, pushed away Xiao Xi's slightly held hand, and kept kowtowing in the direction of the emperor.

The emperor stared at Chu Zuizhi coldly, and Sen Han's face was unmoved.

Soon, a guard stepped forward and forcibly dragged out Chu Zuizhi, who was begging bitterly.

The room fell silent again.

"Father, the matter has come to light now, and I ask my father to return his son's innocence." Xiao Xi straightened up slightly, knelt on the ground, looked at the emperor and said loudly.

The emperor's cold eyes were faintly ruthless, and he swept towards Xiao Xi suddenly.

Xiao Xiwei's face did not change, and his face stubbornly met the emperor's gaze.

A grim smile slowly crept up the corners of his mouth, the emperor's thick sword eyebrows raised, and he looked at Xiao Xiwei with a fierce momentum, "Oh, then what do you want?" ”

Xiao Xi's eyes did not move at all, and he was still unmoved under the emperor's fierce gaze, "Erchen just wants justice." ”

As soon as Xiao Xiwei said this, the air in the room seemed to freeze suddenly, and the surroundings were so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu and Zhang Ge of the Imperial Court of the Metropolitan Procuratorate ask to see you." The voice of the eunuch suddenly sounded outside the door.

The emperor's eyes widened, and his gaze at Xiao Xiwei quickly swept over a trace of murderous aura.

I'm afraid that starting from the Northern Desert envoy entering the palace to propose marriage, whether it is Yan Guifei's shirk or Lu Haichuan's sudden courtship, the fire in Yuli Palace, or even the minister who asks to see outside the door, all of this is a situation carefully laid out by her. If it is really as he guessed, then this woman's scheming is really terrifying.

Xiao Xi's lips hung slightly, and his face was still deferential and gentle.

At this time, whether the emperor and Lu Haiyang had realized that all of this was just a game she had laid out, it didn't mean anything to her. Because, once Lord Xu and Zhang Ge Lao come forward, then it means that Lu Haiyang's guilt of slandering Princess Yan has spread in the court, even if the emperor wants to protect him again, in front of so many courtiers, especially King Yan is also aiming for disaster relief in Suyang, no matter what, it is impossible to end this matter lightly.

She spent so much effort to lure Lu Haiyang into the bureau step by step, how could she let him get out so easily.

Coming out of the palace, the sky was already bright, the pale golden sunlight fell on the golden glazed tiles, and the palace behind him was gathered in a piece of light. However, Xiao Xiwei knew that no matter how gorgeous and bright this palace was, its interior was already rotten and cold.

Before he stepped into the Yanwang Mansion, a figure hurriedly greeted him.

"Imperial sister-in-law, are you alright?"

Xiao Xiwei looked at the person who came, pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm fine." What are you doing here? ”

"Imperial sister-in-law, you are really risky this time. You say, if there is a case, how will I explain to the royal brother? Chu Muzhi frowned and looked at Xiao Xiwei, a hint of reproach appeared in his eyes, but it was more worry.

"Lord Wang, if you have anything to say, let's go back to the house." Ziyan hurriedly said.

Chu Muzhi glanced around, then nodded.

"Sister-in-law, Brother Huang has already arranged everything, why did you suddenly change your plans? That's it, why are you hiding it from me? "For a while, Chu Muzhi couldn't wait.

In fact, at first, Xiao Xiwei did set a fire in Yuli Palace as Lu Haiyang expected, creating chaos and then hiding Chu Zuizhi in a corner of the palace, she was gambling, betting that even if Lu Haiyang knew her plan, as long as he couldn't find Chu Zuizhi, then there would be room for argument and maneuver. Until, Chu Xizhi sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Xiao Xiwei overnight. After the news that the emperor intended to marry Chu Zuizhi to Beimo and his relatives spread, Chu Xizhi, like Xiao Xiwei, immediately thought of the reason. Therefore, he had already planned everything, and the other prince of the Northern Desert who was secretly in contact with him, as soon as Heqin's team stepped into the Northern Desert, he should kill all Heqin's team in the desert and rescue Chu Zuizhi. But when Xiao Xiwei knew Chu Xizhi's plan, a thought suddenly flashed in his heart. She knew that Lu Haiyang's bureau had already been rolled out, and since that was the case, she couldn't let him down.

So, what will be counted.

The fire in Yuli Palace still has to be released, and Chu Zuizhi still has to disappear for a short time, but there is no longer a corpse in Yuli Palace to replace Chu Zuizhi.

"I'm just afraid that you'll be involved, after all, the emperor is also quite suspicious of you right now."

"Involved? Sister-in-law, do you think that if something happens to you, he will not suspect me? In his eyes, I thought that I had become a thorn in his eye like Seventh Brother. Chu Muzhi stared at Xiao Xiwei's eyes and said,

So, sister-in-law, you must tell me anything in the future, okay? ”

He is not afraid of the so-called involvement, because a long time ago, he knew that he only had one relative in this world, and that was Brother Qi.

"Yes, I won't." Xiao Xiwei naturally saw the sentimentality in Chu Muzhi's eyes, she reached out and patted Chu Muzhi's arm gently, "However, fortunately, the result is good." Right now, Lu Haiyang has been taken away from the position of deputy commander of the forbidden army, but I don't know who the one from the Chongde Hall will send to fill this position next. ”