Ji Nanxian saw her thoughts and said, "Naturally, there is something strange, but at this time, there is no really strong evidence to refute the words of Princess Hedong. Don't be too anxious, I'll keep an eye on the news in the next two days, and I'll let you know as soon as there's any progress. ”

Hengyu nodded.

The brother and sister had been talking under the porch for a long time, so in order not to look too unusual, they agreed to talk in detail after returning home in the evening.

It was getting dark, and the rain was resting.

On this night, whispers about the death of the king of Hedong could be heard everywhere in the capital.

This incident not only caused a shock among the people and the magnates, but also shocked the princes and envoys of other countries, and in the shock, everyone inevitably had their own thoughts.

The next day, Hengyu learned the news - after Xiao Mu was summoned to Dali Temple, he denied sending someone to assassinate the king of Hedong. The Dali Temple sent a group of officials to search Dingbeihou, but no suspicious anything was found for the time being.

This is not good news, of course, but it is not bad news at the moment.

After another day of fermentation, on the third day, above the court, the voice of impeachment and conviction of the Beihou was endless.

"The Marquis of Dingbei was dissatisfied with the fact that the king of Hedong was also the defense history of Yingzhou, and even within the capital division, the Son of Heaven dared to openly assassinate the prince, which was really appalling and rampant!"

"Those who are so rampant will be rebellious!"

"Your Majesty, please punish the Beihou in accordance with the law to set an example!"

“……”

And those who were mixed in and tried to analyze this matter rationally were almost detained as "Dingbei Hou Tongdang".

For a time, the crusade against the Dingbei Marquis was boiling, and there was a tendency of 'attacking it in groups', and the situation was almost uncontrollable.

When Hengyu heard this, his heart sank again.

Are these so-called crusaders really as they say, worried about the society and have no selfish intentions?

No.

They may have their own partisan positions, or they may take the opportunity to pander to the Sacred Heart, or they may be trying to curry favor with some of the higher-ups......

And Xiao Mu, just like the prey in their eyes, in their opinion, this prey is fierce and huge, with sharp claws, and now it is extremely difficult to be tied into a cage, so it must be removed as soon as possible to avoid future worries.

On the fourth day, the emperor could barely get up, and his cheeks were more conspicuous and gloomy as he became thinner.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess of Yongyang is asking to see you outside." Liu Qian, the eunuch in charge, lowered his voice and preached.

The emperor sat in the Luohan couch, breathing unevenly: "Biography." ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang entered the palace and saluted.

The emperor raised his eyes to look at her, facing his sister, and his tone was quite gentle: "Yongyang, you are here......"

"Brother Huang is better?" Looking at the emperor's complexion, there was a trace of melancholy in the eyes of the eldest princess of Yongyang.

"Better...... Sit down and talk. ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang sat down as she said.

"Your own health is not good, and you deliberately went to the palace to see my ...... in person"

"Yongyang can't rest assured that he is the emperor's brother, so he can feel more at ease when he sees it with his own eyes." The eldest princess of Yongyang paused for a moment and asked softly, "The matter of Dingbei Hou...... I don't know what the royal brother plans to do? ”

Hearing her mention this, the emperor's eyes darkened almost instantly: "He can't even tolerate a mere defense envoy...... How can I still tolerate him! ”

"But there are still doubts about this matter......"

"Suspicious?" The emperor interrupted the words of the eldest princess of Yongyang, and a pair of gloomy eyes swept over: "Don't you know...... His anti-heart is now known to the whole world! ”

He looked at the eldest princess of Yongyang, and a suspicious look appeared in his eyes: "Yongyang...... Could it be that you deliberately entered the palace today and cared about my body, and it was true to take the opportunity to intercede for him?! ”

"Brother Huang misunderstood, Yongyang doesn't know him, where can the word intercession begin?" The eldest princess of Yongyang got up, slowly raised her hand to salute, and said: "Yongyang has this to say, it is for the imperial brother and the Li family. ”

The Emperor pursed his lips and looked at her.

"Brother Huang may calm down and think about it carefully, if the Marquis of Dingbei is really anti-willing, how can he enter Beijing alone this time? After he entered Beijing, he followed the rules everywhere, and there was never the slightest mistake, which shows that he has a thoughtful temperament, and this is not contradictory to such an impulsive thing as the assassination of Li Jin in the city? ”

"He entered Beijing this time in order to deceive me by making a false appearance of loyalty, and he is acting with me! Try to get me to let go of his guard against him, so that he can take advantage of it! The emperor's face became more and more ugly, and his lips trembled slightly with excitement: "The assassination of Li Jin was accidentally exposed by himself!" Is it just because he accidentally exposed him too easily that he can prove his innocence? This is ridiculous! ”

"But the so-called 'exposed' is just the words of Princess Hedong alone, and there is still a lack of evidence. It is determined that the prestige of the Northern Marquis in the Northland is very high, and if he fails to produce evidence of true convincing to the public, he will rashly dispose of it, and he will inevitably invite trouble in the near future——"

"Enough!" The emperor raised his voice suddenly, grabbed the tea cup on the side and smashed it towards the eldest princess of Yongyang.

"Smack!"

The teacup fell to the ground and was shattered.

Tea and broken porcelain splashed in front of the eldest princess of Yongyang.

"For this kind of anti-thief sophistry, I think you are crazy!"

The emperor stood up tremblingly, staring at the eldest princess of Yongyang who subconsciously turned her head sideways to avoid those broken porcelain.

"You say the evidence is not enough? Wouldn't it have to wait until the knife in his hand was on my neck, or cut off my head, to be evidence of his rebellion? ”

"When Minhui's crime of collaborating with the enemy and rebellion was exposed, you were also so ......! It's a fact in front of you, but you're still interceding for him! ”

Hearing the emperor mention that name, the past incident, the inner supervisors in the palace all changed their faces slightly, and their heads hung lower.

The eldest princess of Yongyang, whose jaw was broken with porcelain, had a wound on her eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Is it that as long as I decide something, you always have to stand up and question it?"

At this moment, in the face of this sister, all the grievances that had been hidden in the bottom of my heart for many years were written on the emperor's face: "I and you are brothers and sisters, you have grown up with me since childhood, although you are a girl, you are also fortunate to be taught by Master Ji with me...... Yes, you are smarter than me, you do better than me in your essays, you are more calm than me when answering with teachers, and you are even more loved by the emperor than me! ”

"Shi Minhui was the prince's companion at that time, and since you were a child, you have been closer to him...... When you are young, you will go to the battlefield with him to fight and kill the enemy, and you will be born and die! Yes, you have made many military exploits and have been praised by your father...... My father even said that although you are a woman, you are better than me in every way! ”

"But so what? This throne is mine after all! I am the master of this Li family! In this world, you and I have the difference between kings and ministers, I am a king, you are a minister! As far as the Li family is concerned, I am your eldest brother! What do I do, it's not your turn to preach again! ”

"I have taken pity on you for your early injuries and the loss of your horse, but I have never treated you badly...... But you shouldn't be self-righteous and can't see who you are! ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang stood there, her thin and sick figure trembling slightly, and her red eyes were half drooping.

The emperor looked at her and said in one last word: "This is my country, and since I have made a decision, I can bear the consequences-Yongyang, can you hear clearly?" ”

The eldest princess of Yongyang took a light breath and held back the tears in her eyes.

After a moment, the voice said calmly: "Yes, Yongyang wrote it down." ”

"The eldest princess of Yongyang, today she is discussing court affairs in vain, arrogant and unruly, and grounded for ten days as a punishment-" The emperor said calmly.

The eldest princess of Yongyang lowered her eyes: "Yongyang is punished and retires." ”

As she slowly withdrew from the inner hall, she could only hear the faint sound of broken porcelain in the hall.

and the Emperor's angry and trembling voice—

"Immediately summon Jiang Zhengfu to see me!"

……

Soon, two pieces of news spread.

The eldest princess of Yongyang rushed to intercede for Dingbei Hou and angered the saint, and after being reprimanded by the saint, she was grounded in the mansion.

This news caused quite a stir.

As everyone knows, the eldest princess of Yongyang has not been concerned about political affairs for many years, and has been recuperating in the eldest princess's mansion, and rarely appears in front of people.

In the eyes of many people with a heart, this is the practice of smart people.

The eldest princess, who has been in charge of military power and has military exploits, is undoubtedly wise to live a 'quieter' life.

But such a wise person, why would he not hesitate to risk confronting the saint for the sake of Dingbei Hou?

Some people secretly speculated, and some people sighed quietly, this is the embodiment of the eldest princess's righteousness.

However, in any case, it is now a fact that the eldest princess has been grounded, even if the brother and sister are deep, the eldest princess can't persuade the saint to do half a point. If my sister is still like this, how dare others touch the scales again?

The saint's move is afraid that it is a warning, and it can also show the attitude and determination to deal with the matter of Dingbeihou......

And another news also confirms this point - the Sage's Punishment Department, Yushitai and Dali Temple jointly tried the case of the assassination of King Hedong, and ordered Jiang Zhengfu to "come in person on behalf of me to supervise the three divisions".

What kind of festival is there between Jiang Linggong and Dingbei Hou?

There is no need to say what the saint meant in this regard.

On that day, the prince went to the dormitory to ask to see the holy face, but he was turned away, and he waited outside the palace for a long time, but he was not summoned.

When Heng Yu heard the news, he hurried to the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongyang after leaving the palace.

"Your Highness is injured?"

Heng Yu walked into the inner room quickly and saw that her grandmother was applying medicine to the back of the hand of the eldest princess of Yongyang.

"It's just a small injury." The eldest princess of Yongyang shook her head lightly: "My little thing is nothing, but now it is a small person, and the case of Dingbei Hou is not trivial, but I can't help anything......"

Hengyu sat down beside her, and saw that she also had a wound on her chin, and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness has bothered for him." ”

This "he" is naturally Xiao Mu.

The eldest princess of Yongyang was slightly stunned, looked at the girl in front of her quietly for a moment, and motioned for her to retreat with the two female envoys in the room.

When only the two of them were left in the inner room, the eldest princess said with a slight flash in her eyes: "Xiao Yu'er, are you ......?"

Hengyu nodded: "Yes." ”

The eldest princess is such a smart person, she understands it all with just one word and one look.

"Who is he...... When did you find out? The eldest princess asked softly.

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