Chang Qing sighed and said, "It was given by the eldest princess." ”

As soon as she said this, the room suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, Chang Qing said slowly: "A few days ago, the eldest princess came back from outside and brought gifts to the concubines of various palaces, and those spices were given by her to Xu Cairen. ”

When I heard this, my palms were also covered with cold sweat.

When Pei Yuanzhen gave the spices to the concubines in the palaces, although I smelled the spices very specially, I didn't think much about it, until Xu Cairen mentioned that she was unwell, and I found that there was something wrong with those spices.

However, although there are some problems with these spices, they will not immediately affect Xu Cairen's fetus, so I will keep concealing this matter, so that Xu Cairen thinks that the uneasiness in her belly is because someone put musk in Lanxiangju, only in this way, when she catches Liu Ningyan, it will not arouse the suspicion of her and others.

However, if this matter is really found out, Xu Cairen will no longer believe me.

I listened nervously to the movement in the room, and the people inside were silent for a moment, and then said, "You mean, she knows that Xu Cairen is pregnant, and intends to give these spices to Xu Cairen?" ”

"The eldest princess is still young and can't distinguish between hearing and hearing, but I'm afraid that she was instigated by some people with ulterior motives."

"What does the queen think?"

"The concubine means that the matter involves the eldest princess, and this matter should not be investigated. Now there are some people staring at this side, if the emperor does not punish it, it will be difficult to calm the anger of the people, if he is punished, then those people outside will have something to say. It's better to make a big thing a small thing and a small thing. ”

The queen's words were also expected by me.

Pei Yuanchen's death in the battle for the heir is unknown, until now there are still many people in the DPRK and China who are holding on to this matter, the eight major crimes listed by the southern students to Pei Yuanhao, this one is also on the list, many people are staring at Pei Yuanchen's two blood relatives, if Pei Yuanhao's handling of them is the slightest bit improper, Pei Yuanchen's death can be used to make a big fuss.

Therefore, Zhao Shuyuan became a monk, Pei Yuanhao built a nunnery for her, and canonized Pei Yuanzhen as the eldest princess, just to block the mouth of Youyou.

The room was still silent, Pei Yuanhao didn't speak for a long time, and the surroundings fell silent.

Chang Qing seemed to laugh and said softly: "Of course, these are the foolish opinions of the concubines, the emperor-"

"Let's do it."

"Then, Liu Ningyan, she-"

"Cane to death."

"Yes."

……

When I walked out of Jingren Palace, I tripped over the palace gate in a trance, almost fell to the ground, stretched out my hand to hold on to the wall to barely stand firm, stumbling all the way, looking at the bright red palace wall in front of me, so dazzling, so dazzling, as if full of blood.

Blood after killing.

It was raining again.

The drizzling autumn rain brought a burst of chill that soaked people's lungs, and the wet clothes were tightly attached to the skin, and the cold slowly turned into a bone-penetrating cold, and as the sky gradually darkened, it was even more irresistible.

At first, I heard the sound of people running through the rain, but later, all the footsteps and voices fell silent, and the whole world was only a silver-gray rain curtain that filled the surroundings, and the raindrops fell on the surface of the lake, raising the smell of coldness.

I walked in the rain, and as soon as I stepped on the stone slab on the water, my feet slipped, and I suddenly fell.

"Be careful!"

At that moment, a hand reached over and grabbed my arm and pulled it hard, and I staggered into a chest, and when I looked up, I met a pair of clear-eyed eyes full of concern.

Pei Yuanfeng looked down at me and said in astonishment: "Qingying, what's wrong with you?" ”

“……”

I just looked at him blankly, I couldn't say a word, he saw that I was soaking wet, so he simply picked me up, turned around and hurried into a pavilion by the lake.

When I sat on the bench, my body was still cold, but my hands were tightly held by a pair of warm big hands, and when I looked down, I saw him squatting in front of me, holding my cold fingertips with both hands, constantly rubbing them, and looking up at me again, my brows were furrowed in distress: "How can you be so drenched in the rain?" What should I do if I get sick? ”

I looked down at him, my long eyelashes were slightly entangled, and a drop of water fell down on his face, and he felt something: "Qingying, what happened?" ”

“……”

"You sue me, is someone bullying you?"

"Lord, have you ever killed someone?"

As soon as he heard my words, his face changed slightly, and he was silent for a while before he said: "I crawled out of the pile of dead people in West Datong, of course I have killed people." ”

"Killing, what does it feel like?" My gray lips trembled slightly, and I said, "Do you feel that your eyes are full of blood?" Will you have nightmares? Will it be ......"

"Young Baby!"

Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by Pei Yuanfeng, he looked up at me, looked at my empty eyes for a long time, those clear eyes seemed to understand something, sighed, closed his hands and held my fingertips tightly, and then said-

"Killing someone will be very painful, because the other party is a life after all, flesh and blood, and will cry out in pain......"

My fingers trembled in the palm of his hand.

He took my hand tighter, looked at me, and said solemnly, "But, I tell myself, that is the only way to survive." ”

……

"I can't die because I have my dreams to come true, I don't want my loved ones to shed tears for me, I want to live and protect my most beloved ones. So--I killed, not because I wanted to kill him, but because I wanted to live! ”

This sentence was like a hole in the hazy sky, and the sun shone down, and I suddenly understood something, and raised my eyes to look at him: "Really? ”

"Of course it's true." He looked at me and seemed to smile: "Isn't it true that you won't shed tears for me when I was killed on the battlefield?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense!"

I reached out and covered his mouth, and my eyes shone with fear again.

The people around me, some people left, some betrayed, only this one in front of me, he is the only sunshine in the imperial city, he is the person I regard as a younger brother in my heart, I can't see him have any accidents.

Seeing my frightened appearance, Pei Yuanfeng became happy, grinned and showed snow-white teeth, and smiled: "Look at you, I just said a word, you are worried about becoming like this, so, how can I die, how can I make you feel sorry for me?" I'll be fine. ”

When I heard him say this, I was relieved.

Pei Yuanfeng looked at me, but his eyes became solemn again, he held my hand and put it on his cheek, and said softly: "Qingying, you must also be good, don't hurt yourself." Since...... Since the emperor ascended the throne, the prince's brother is gone, his father is seriously ill, and the fourth brother has died unexplained, I really don't want to see you have an accident again. You have to be good. ”

It turns out that his heart and mine are the same.

I smiled softly: "Don't worry. ”

Neither he nor I spoke any more, just stayed quietly in the pavilion, and the fine raindrops fell on the surface of the lake, lighting up countless halos, like blooming flowers, making a low, like a lover's whisper in the ear.

Pei Yuanfeng has been squatting in front of me, and his cold fingertips have finally warmed up in his palm.

Because my fingertips were warm, my heart also came alive, and I suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stood up, Pei Yuanfeng said: "Qingying, what are you going to do?" ”

"I remembered something to do."

"What's the matter, do you want me to help you?"

He chased out of the pavilion, and the fine rain fell on his long eyelashes, and below him were a pair of black and clean eyes, such eyes, even if they really killed the enemy on the battlefield and soaked in blood, they would not be contaminated with earthly filth.

So, I don't want him to get involved in -- these things.

So, he smiled faintly: "It's nothing." It's just a trifle. ”

It's a small thing, but of course it won't be a small thing.

I hurried to the courtyard, it was still as clean as usual, the rain had stopped, and some water was dripping on the eaves, dripping on the bluestone slabs, making a clear sound.

I soon found a place to live for the lady-in-waiting.

However, just as I had just walked through the long passage and saw the room, I found that there were several people standing at the gate of the house, all whispering something.

After a while, a little eunuch ran out of the gate, waved his hand and said, "Don't crowd here, don't you look at anything, isn't it too unlucky?" ”

The palace ladies pursed their mouths and turned to leave. A few of them were still whispering as they walked past me.

"Look at her usual grease and powder, she is demonic, she just wants to seduce the emperor."

"It's so bold that you dare to harm Xu Cairen."

"But how much money do you think she has, and someone is still stealing her things?"

……

Stealing?

When I heard this, I immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly walked over, and the little eunuch also saw me at a glance, and hurriedly greeted me with a smile: "Yo, young girl, you are stepping on the ground today." ”

I went from the side of the concubine to Xu Cairen's side, it was a bright fall and a real ascension, and this little eunuch is also a discerning person, so he will talk to me so politely.

I saluted, and then said, "Why did my father-in-law come here?" ”

"Oh, Liu Ningyan, this cheap maid assassinated your family, and now the evidence is conclusive, she has been ordered by the queen to be killed, our family came to clean up her things, and I just found out that her things seem to have been moved."

"What?"

I was taken aback, and the little eunuch looked at me and said, "By the way, the young girl seems to have entered the palace in the same year as her, and the girl came to help me see what she had been stolen." ”

I nodded, hurried into the room and began to look through her things.

The more I looked, the more my heart sank.

Her furniture is quite thick, and there is a lot of silver at the bottom of the box, and some jewelry, but these things have not moved, and if someone comes to steal, it should be stealing these things.

And I searched for a long time, and there was no sign of the name tag she took out that day!