After discussing for a long time in the flower hall, Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce and others saw that everyone was tired, so they asked everyone to go back to rest first, and paced back and forth in the study alone.

At this time, the eighth prince was arranging the last important matters to be prepared for the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet in the palace in the near future, and when he heard that the next person came to report that Bao Zheng asked to see him, he was stunned for a moment, and thought: This Bao Heizi has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, come to me at this time, but don't have any moth things. ‘’

While muttering about Bao Zheng's intentions in his heart, he had ordered someone to invite Bao Zheng in, and several of the masters saw Bao Zheng with a black face and walked in with a solemn expression.

Seeing those people hurrying away one by one, the eighth prince didn't feel funny in his heart, but when he saw Bao Zheng's solemn face, he couldn't joke with him anymore, and after beckoning Bao Zheng to sit down, he asked: "Bao Zheng, this king is busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, what are you here to mix?"

Bao Zheng said: "Don't hide it from the prince, Bao Zheng is here for the palace banquet." ”

"Oh, what's the matter with you? Is there another case that can't be solved?"

"Back to the prince, Bao Zheng came this time to hope that the prince could enter the palace with Bao Zheng and persuade the emperor to cancel this palace banquet. ”

The eighth prince was shocked when he heard this, and said: "How can this be done, the invitations have been sent, this time it is a banquet organized by the Queen Mother to appease King Xian, how can it be said thoroughly?"

Bao Zheng's eyebrows furrowed into a line, and he shook his head again and again and said: "If the banquet is not canceled, I am afraid that there will be great changes in the palace, and at that time, the queen mother and the emperor may be in danger." ”

"Bao Zheng, you might as well say something about it, have you encountered something?"

"Lord Wang, when Bao Zheng tried the red porcelain case, he found that King Xian was also involved, and it was likely that he was the person behind the case. ”

"Huh......? Bao Zheng, do you have real evidence, you need to know that King Xian is now the most important person for the Queen Mother, you are so suspicious of him, if it reaches the Queen Mother and the Emperor, there will be no good fruit for you to eat. Besides, how can he be involved in the red porcelain case?"

"The prince doesn't know, this red porcelain is not an ordinary treasure, but a sacred artifact that hides the secret art of immortality, I think King Xian must be going for the secret recipe. ”

The eighth prince's expression gradually became serious, and he looked at Bao Zheng and said, "Bao Zheng, you tell me the ins and outs of the matter." ”

Bao Zheng nodded, and carefully talked about the recent events about the red porcelain case and his own speculations with the Eighth Prince.

The eighth prince did not respond to Bao Zheng immediately after hearing this, he picked up the teapot in his hand, opened the tea lid and gently knocked on the body of the pot, the crisp sound was good, for a long time, a light sigh slowly overflowed from the mouth of the eighth prince.

The eighth prince gently put down the teapot in his hand and said to Bao Zheng: "Bao Zheng, do you know why the Queen Mother loves King Xian so much?"

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment and said: "Isn't it because the Queen Mother pities King Xian for having no mother since he was a child and has lived alone outside for many years that she wants to make up for King Xian?"

The eighth prince chuckled and said: "The Queen Mother is merciful, and she does have pity for King Xian, but you may not know that Queen Mother Yan and Queen Mother were like sisters back then, and the Queen Mother was killed and sent to the cold palace in the days when she was killed, if there was no Concubine Yan secretly helping, I am afraid that she would have starved to death long ago, how could she still live to this day?"

Bao Zheng said unexpectedly: "How could Concubine Yan and the Queen Mother ...... According to the records in the palace, didn't Concubine Yan be killed by the emperor for plotting to kill the crown prince?"

The Eighth Prince snorted lightly and said: "The affairs of the harem are already complicated, who can tell whether it is true or false?

When Bao Zheng heard what the Eighth Prince said, he knew that there must be an inside story, so he said to the Eighth Prince: "Please also ask the prince to tell Bao Zheng the truth he knows, so that I can find out the truth as soon as possible." ”

The eighth prince coughed lightly and said: "That was a long time ago, when the king and the first king were still young, often like to travel in micro-clothes, one day, the first king in order to save a Miao woman and the rivers and lakes called the 'poisonous scorpion' of an assassination organization conflict, the first king accidentally poisoned them, the accompanying imperial doctors are helpless, at this time, the woman claimed to be able to save the first king, but the condition is that we must take her on the road, when the first king was in critical condition, I agreed to her request. After the woman cured the first queen, she walked with us all the way, and took care of the first king along the way, and after a long time, the two had feelings, and it didn't hurt that the first king brought her back to the palace, but the assassination organization of the 'poisonous scorpion' secretly followed all the way, and when we were about to return to Bianjing, the leader of the organization actually came to the door, and the first king and I knew at this time that the woman was not a Miaojiang woman at all, but a holy woman who defected from the Western Regions Demon Sect, and the 'poisonous scorpion' was only appointed by the Demon Sect to capture this holy woman back to the Western Regions. The first king and the king did not intend to meddle in this matter, but at this time, the holy woman actually had the blood of the first king in her belly, and the first king was already a thin heir, so how could the first king let her go back, in desperation, she had to show her identity, and the leader had no intention of going against the court, so she left in a huff, and after that, the holy woman returned to the palace with the first king, and gave birth to the current virtuous king, and the first king was happy and named her a concubine. ”

Speaking of this, the eighth prince paused slightly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Although the concubine is a member of the Demon Sect, her personality is still gentle and pure, and she is also very upright, she entered the palace soon after she fell in love with the current queen mother, and became sisters in private, she learned that the queen mother had not been pregnant for many years in the palace, so she gave the queen mother a prescription, and the queen mother became pregnant soon after taking it, but coincidentally, the late Concubine Zheng was also pregnant at that time, and then you should know this paragraph, I won't talk about it." ”

Bao Zheng nodded and said, "The prince wants to talk about the tanuki changing the prince, does it turn out that Concubine Yan is also related to this matter?"

"Yes or no, the deceased is gone, it's useless to say more, what I want to say is that after the Queen Mother was wronged into the cold palace, I had seen Concubine Yan in private, anyway, I don't believe that people will give birth to a civet cat, Concubine Yan also doesn't believe it, she said that she has secretly asked the eunuchs who are guarding the cold palace to take care of Concubine Yan who is locked inside, and said that we must find a way to find out the truth and avenge the Queen Mother, let me find an opportunity to ask the emperor to release the Queen Mother first in the past love, but at that time, the first king was in a rage, and who dared to intercede rashly? Soon after, the king received a letter from Concubine Yan to take her out of the palace, the letter said that she suspected that the late Concubine Zheng was likely to be related to this matter, but there was no evidence, if she had any accidents, I hope I read it on her for the sake of the Queen Mother's sincerity, no matter how to protect the life of King Xian, soon after I received the letter, there was a message in the palace that Concubine Yan attempted to kill the crown prince, and was given the news of death by the emperor, I hurried into the palace, but it was still a step too late, Concubine Yan had hanged herself, leaving only 8 years old at the time, King Xian, he saw his mother die innocently, his heart was sad and angry, so he went to the emperor to comment, and his emotions were out of control for a while and angered the first king, and the first king moved him to Shuzhong in anger, I will not be allowed to enter the palace for life, I will give him the title of King Xian, but also in case someone will be unfavorable to him, so that the title of King Xian can also let him have the protection of the forbidden army, and he can also get the court every year, and it is enough to support himself. ‘’

When Bao Zheng heard this, he was moved in his heart and said: "I see, it is said that the prince is indifferent to fame and fortune, but now it seems that it is indeed worthy of his reputation, and the title of the virtuous king ranks first among the kings, which shows that it is expensive."

The prince gave the title of King Xian to the prince, and asked him to take the title of King Xian to Shu, first, Shu is far away from Bianjing, and the information transmission is inconvenient, and secondly, the matter of the inner palace is impossible to investigate, so that those officials in Shu can not figure out the origin of the prince, so they dare not easily neglect him, which can not only ensure his safety, but also let him live without worry. ”

"Alas, what am I, compared to his mother, what I have done is far worse. The Eighth Prince sighed heavily.

"According to what the prince said, I have more reason to believe that King Xian is likely to avenge his mother, so he set up such a game, Concubine Yan is from the Western Regions Demon Sect, and she must have studied those strange arts, King Xian is his only son, and it is very possible to learn the essence. ”

"In any case, you must deal with this case carefully, without real evidence, it is difficult for the king to help you speak, not to mention that the queen mother has repeatedly persuaded the emperor to let the king return to Beijing in order to compensate King Xian, and the emperor is also grateful for Concubine Yan's true feelings for the queen mother, so he made an exception against the will of the king and agreed to return to Beijing. If you suspect the virtuous king like this based on speculation at this moment, let alone the queen mother, even the emperor may not pay attention to you, and if you anger the queen mother, you will lose your official position again and abandon your post. ”

Bao Zheng said this to the eighth prince, and said with a faint smile: "In this way, as long as I have real evidence, will the prince help Bao Zheng speak?"

The eighth prince was stunned, but he didn't expect Bao Zheng to put himself on the bar like this, so he said angrily: "It's too early to close the coffin at this time, everything will wait for you to get the evidence." ”

Bao Zheng nodded, then got up to say goodbye, hurriedly returned to Kaifeng Mansion, invited Gongsun Ce, and told Gongsun Ce everything he heard from the eighth prince.

After hearing this, Gongsun Ce said confidently: "When the adult went out just now, the Zhan guard had already woken up, and the student checked it for him, and found that the Zhan guard's leg was 7 percent better, I estimate that there will be movement tonight and tomorrow, Bai Shaoxia and his brothers are ready, we are all ready, we can only throw themselves into the net." ”

Bao Zheng said worriedly: "Be careful, don't hurt the Zhan guards." ”

Gongsun Ce said with a smile: "Don't worry, adults, students have their own measure." ”