Gong Mushen only felt that she was very embarrassed, and roared angrily: "Quick! ”

The palace maid had no choice but to do so, took the letterhead and hid it tremblingly in the placket of her chest. "Now, can you let me go?"

"What do you think?" Gong Mushen only used a fierce internal strength, one hand locked her neck fiercely, so that she couldn't breathe and speak, her eyes were white, and she broke her last breath when she grabbed her hands and feet so much that she couldn't move!

Seeing that she was indeed dead, Gong Mushen dragged her to a nearby moat, and then quickly threw her body down the river. He thought in his heart, "Now I need to go back quickly and inform Xi Yuan about this." ”

So he did a little effort, and after a while he returned to his lodgings. Gu Changfeng saw that he had only returned at this time, and his anxious heart fell, and after hearing him tell him about it, the two of them redressed again and rushed to Chen Xiyuan.

Seeing that Chen Xiyuan was gossiping with the concubine, he made a gesture outside the door for her to see. Then, as soon as she left the room, she leaned over and whispered that she knew about it, and agreed on what to do.

The concubine was still eating refreshments in the room, and when she saw Chen Xiyuan going out, she asked curiously, "Is it important?" ”

"Oh, that's right, Lady Rouge. I think the weather is very good today, why don't I ask the concubine to go to the moat with me? Chen Xiyuan took this opportunity to lead the concubine there.

"Well, Hongu also thinks it's a good idea."

With the grace of the concubine, Chen Xiyuan gossiped and laughed with her and walked in that direction. When she arrived at the place where Gong Mushen said about her, she pretended to go to see the fish in the river and said: "I heard that only this moat in the palace is very well maintained, the river water is clear, and many fish can be seen, so I'll take a look!" ”

Chen Xiyuan pretended to go to see the fish, but it made the concubine unbelievable. Usually don't you look at the colorful fish raised in the lake, who would come to the moat to see the fish?

"What fish can I see in this moat?" The concubine was puzzled, and she was also curious to step forward, but she first saw something floating on the river in the distance, and took a closer look, "Ah! Only frightened that the concubine's body slumped back a few steps, and when she was about to fall, she was helped by Chen Xiyuan. asked in surprise: "What's wrong with the concubine?" ”

The concubine pointed to the corpse slowly floating in the distance and said in horror: "Yes, there are corpses." ”

All the palace people took a closer look into the river, and there was indeed a corpse floating on the river. Then Chen Xiyuan called: "Come quickly, salvage the corpse!" ”

When the palace people saw that the concubine signaled their approval, they hurriedly found the long bamboo artemisia and the net, and everyone worked together to drag the corpse ashore. At first glance, it turned out to be a palace maid who was killed and thrown into the river, her face turned pale and her eyes turned upside down. It's scary!

The concubine softened her body in fright and asked Chen Xiyuan: "How should this be?" ”

"Don't be afraid, the concubine is just a female corpse, and at this time, this matter should be reported to the saint in time." Chen Xiyuan was on the side, constantly comforting the concubine. The concubine tried to calm down her emotions, and then ordered: "Go, go to the emperor quickly, say that there is a corpse case by the moat, please come to the saint." ”

"Yes, the minion obeys!" The little eunuch got the order and immediately went to explain the matter to the emperor in detail, just waiting for the emperor to come.

It is said that the eunuch hurriedly ran to meet the emperor, and as soon as he saw the emperor, he panicked and said: "Your Majesty, today the concubine Niangniang was enjoying the scenery by the moat, but she was surprised to find that the body of a palace maid floated on the moat, and asked the emperor to move the holy car to decide the matter. ”

The emperor was shocked when he heard this. Now there are people in the palace who are so bold, killing people in broad daylight, and patting the case: "There is such a thing? Quick, hurry up and go to the Ministry of Punishment to come! ”

Someone went to announce the book of the criminal department, and the emperor immediately got up and went to the moat. It didn't take long to get here. I saw that after the concubine and others ushered in the Wan'an ceremony, the emperor asked, "What's going on?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the concubine has just passed here, but she didn't expect to encounter such an unfortunate thing. The palace maid's death was miserable, which made people frightened! The concubine said slowly.

At this time, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department hurriedly came, and after paying respects to the emperor and the concubine, he heard the emperor's voice order: "I order you to investigate this case immediately, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Obey the order!" The secretary of the criminal department got the order, so he went to inspect it. He carefully looked at the body of the palace maid left and right, and after a while, he found a letter on the chest of the corpse. Hurriedly came forward and presented the letterhead with both hands and replied: "Enlighten the saint, this palace maid has found a letterhead, it seems to be a secret letter!" ”

"Look at it, what kind of letter is it?" The emperor motioned to the criminal department to come and see it, he took the letterhead and opened it, was startled, and immediately replied: "Please also ask the emperor to forgive the sin, and Weichen dares to ask the emperor to read this letter in person." ”

What kind of letter did the emperor say made the criminal department Shangshu tremble, and when he took it to look at it, he was immediately furious, his fingers trembled, and he was indignant. It turned out to be a secret letter between Puyang Haokun and the people in the palace, and there was a detailed deployment plan written on it, and Daoming would force the palace to rebel, kill the emperor, and usurp the throne.

"It's just presumptuous, Puyang Haokun actually wants to force the palace to rebel, it's really bold! I can't spare him! The emperor's furious state has long been expected by Gong Mu Shen.

Chen Xiyuan saw that the time was ripe, so he found Gong Mu Shen and said to him privately: "The emperor has believed that this matter is true, and now he is very angry. threatened to severely punish Puyang Haokun. Now it's time to move on to the next step! ”

"Very good, I'll do it right away." Gong Mu Shen saw that the emperor now believed that this was true, so he found an opportunity to pass the news to his informant and gave an order when transporting medicinal materials with the palace that day. So that they immediately took advantage of this incident by Puyang Haokun's side to plot rebellion, and sat down on this matter!

The informant who had already been planted by Puyang Haokun's side got the order and immediately started to act.

Seeing that Puyang Haokun was painting in the mansion, he came to his side, and said while grinding for him while blowing the wind in his ears: "Lord, I heard that the palace is not peaceful today. It seems that a palace maid died by the moat, and it also alarmed the emperor, so that the criminal department Shangshu personally came to investigate this corpse case! ”

"Corpse case?" Puyang Haokun smiled coldly and ignored it: "What does it have to do with me?" ”

"It doesn't matter if a palace maid dies, but the key is that this palace maid is carrying a letterhead, which says that you are going to force the palace to rebel, and the emperor is furious when he knows about it. I want to severely punish the prince! The informant took a closer look at Puyang Haokun's face while chasing after him.

When Puyang Haokun heard this, he framed himself so easily. The popularity is not in one place, his face has changed greatly, and the nameless fire has suddenly jumped into his heart! Slammed it on the table and hated: "It's really unreasonable! ”

"Isn't it? Tell me about this good one, why did you suddenly put a charge of forcing the palace to rebel? This emperor clearly deliberately targeted the prince, and wanted to kill the prince! Is it black and white, and this emperor is not the only one who has the final say? The informant said angrily: "It's better to plan and directly oppose him, and when the prince ascends the throne, who dares to say a word?" ”

These words made Puyang Haokun's heart very moved. Since the emperor treats me like this, why should I be righteous?

The informant passed on the news, informing Gong Mushen that he had done things safely, and now he just owed everything to Dongfeng. All you need to do is add an extra fire.

Gong Mu Shen got the news, and began to order everyone around the prince to go to all the palaces to publicize it: "The emperor mentioned the prince intentionally or unintentionally today, and every time he mentioned the prince, it was ten minutes. Our prince is inseparable from ten, and he will definitely be the prince in the future! ”

"Really? I only heard that the fourth prince also has the heart to compete for the storage position! "Everyone in the palace is talking.

One of the palace Mu Shen people said in a blowing style: "The crown prince must be nine out of ten." Don't even think about it! Didn't the emperor find the secret letter of the fourth prince forcing the palace to rebel on the female corpse today, which provoked Long Yan to be angry. How can there be any hope of inheriting the throne? ”

There were different opinions, and this word spread ten or ten hundreds, and soon reached the ears of Puyang Haokun.

The informant installed by Gong Mu Shen spread rumors everywhere in the Puyang Haokun Mansion, claiming that the emperor intended to appoint the crown prince as the prince and wanted to severely punish the four princes, which was really resentful!

The people in the house were all angry, and they all went to Puyang Haokun to hug the grievances, and his personal entourage complained very unhappily: "This dog emperor is really blind, the death of the palace maid, he found out a letter for no reason and came to slander our prince at will!" It's really unfair! Why should the black cauldron be carried by the prince? ”

"Humph!" Puyang Haokun listened to the people around him constantly complaining about injustice, and he clenched his fists with hatred, only to explode all at once, shattering and overturning the table.

The entourage said again: "Lord Wang, it's better for us to turn against him!" Let's go into the palace and kill him, and leave no armor behind. Relieve the hatred of the prince! ”

"Enough, no more!" Puyang Haokun only let out a loud roar. I said indignantly in my heart: "Why can't I be a prince? What is that incompetent prince capable of? How can you try all the tricks to kill me? Why is all this going on? Why? ”

Puyang Haokun was furious and yelled: "Ah, why? "I almost collapsed, and flew to the courtyard to practice and vent. The people under him were all scared when they saw it, but they also cried out for him!

"Lord Wang, it's the other way around, if you don't kill him, this dog emperor will definitely take your life! Such an insult to the prince, what is the prince still hesitating about? Do you have to wait for a holy decree to give us all death? The informant took advantage of his growing flames on the side, and it was even more verbally stimulating.

Puyang Haokun's self-esteem was ruthlessly broken. One palm smashed the cold stone tea table in the courtyard. The informant saw that he could not be provoked, so he quietly retreated at this time.