"Ninth brother, I have been in the Ripple Palace today, and Concubine Li can testify for me. I really didn't see the princess, did you miss the news? ”

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and seeing that Jiang Huaiyin had chosen a position far away from the high platform to sit down, he was much more relieved.

Jiang Huaiyin looked at Li Xiang, and then at Shen Lie, "Your Majesty, this matter is not in a hurry." This king wants to ask where the group of wolves that Li Xiang kept in captivity in the prime minister's mansion a few days ago went? ”

"What wolves?" A flash of surprise flashed in Li Xiang's eyes, but he quickly calmed down his emotions and said calmly: "Fierce beasts, even if they are raised, how can Weichen be kept in captivity in the capital?" ”

"The most dangerous place is the safest place." Jiang Huaiyin said slowly: "Xiangye, you'd better think about it again." If you can't figure it out, let General Shen help think about it. ”

Hearing Jiang Huaiyin pointing at himself by name, Shen Lie stood in the hall expressionlessly, "The prince doesn't have to bluff, if there is really evidence, show it." ”

"Wolves are wild and untamable, but not uninhabited. In Xinghua Village, ten miles outside the city, there is a hunter named Liu Yong, who is the best at raising some untamable beasts. ”

Jiang Huaiyin's tone suddenly cooled down, and he slowly pressed towards Shen Lie, "But on the day when the eldest prince was attacked by wolves, he actually died tragically at home——"

"Isn't the prince trying to make a dead man speak?" Shen Lie was not afraid of his questioning and confronted him head-on.

"Huh." The smile on the corner of Jiang Huaiyin's lips became deeper and deeper, "Liu Yong has come to the capital to make a living in the past two years. The wives and children at home lived a prosperous life because of his work. ”

"However, Mu Xiu Yu Lin, and Li Datie, a neighbor in the same village, saw that his eyes were red, so he asked Liu Yong to enter Beijing together and attach this lucrative errand——"

Jiang Huaiyin paused, turned his head to look at Li Xiang, "It's just that Liu Yong is not a brave and unscrupulous person, he has long realized that his errand is going to lose his head, read it in the same village, gave Li Datie a jade pendant, and sent people away." ”

"Yu Pei, since it was sold by Li Datie, this king also sent people to track down the whereabouts of Yu Pei, I believe there will be results soon."

Jiang Huaiyin spoke more and more slowly, and looked at Li Xiang playfully, "I heard that the eldest prince of the Prime Minister's Mansion Li likes to wear jade pendants the most, Xiangye guesses, will the jade pendant come from the hands of the eldest prince?" ”

Li Xiang's face twitched briefly, and he did recall that not long ago, Li Wenshu had disobeyed his order and went to play with the wolf in private.

After being recognized by him, he didn't see any repentance and was ashamed to ask him for one, and the wolf skinned it and made a wolf skin jacket for the woman in the fireworks alley.

Li Xiang, who was angry, only cared about reprimanding him, so much so that he ignored whether Li Wenshu had given Liu Yongyu a pendant.

At this moment, Jiang Huaiyin's words obviously meant something.

He wanted to refute, but he really couldn't make up his mind.

It was this brief hesitation that was enough to confirm that Jiang Huaiyin's words were not groundless.

What's more, the emperor also received the news that Jiang Huaiyin sent everyone to Xinghua Town, and before he had time to exchange words with Li, he was in a hurry to hold Murong Xi hostage-

Li Xiang knew that it was too late to quibble, but he still refused to admit it.

"The prince is actually a person who loves to talk and laugh."

He couldn't admit that if the sneak attack on Jiang Huaiyin failed, the wolf pack was the assassination of the emperor's heir.

Even if the emperor knows the truth, but with such a big hat buttoned down, Li Xiang has to give Jiang Huaiyin, civil and military officials, and even the people of the world an explanation.

"Don't worry, this king has already sent Father-in-law Ji to the palace gate to pick up witnesses to enter the palace."

Jiang Huaiyin was full of confidence, and said with a smile.

"Lord Wang, what is the trouble of wanting to add crimes?" Li Xiang has already made up his mind that if he can survive today, the first thing he will do after returning home is to kill Li Wenshu, the rebel who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures!

"Xiangye, don't be impatient, this king has already sent Father-in-law Ji to the palace gate to bring the witnesses in!"

"Enough!"

The emperor couldn't bear it anymore and took the case.

"Ninth brother, you and I are brothers and sisters in the end, I will ask you for personal favors today, first bring the witness to the prison, and I will personally interrogate you."

Jiang Huaiyin glanced at the emperor lightly, "This king has said more than once that if you want to seek justice for the eldest prince, you will have to try it by the three divisions!" ”

The emperor gritted his teeth and stared at Jiang Huaiyin, "Ninth brother might as well say it directly, how can I hand that person over to me?" ”

"Your Majesty wants someone?" Jiang Huaiyin evoked a few hints of ridicule, "Coincidentally, this king also wants someone!" Why don't you make a deal with this king? ”

Hearing this, Li Xiang and Shen Guogong finally understood Jiang Huaiyin's true intentions.

He wanted to use evidence in exchange for Murong Xi!

The emperor narrowed his eyes, the calculation in his heart opened, and he felt more and more that Murong Xi seemed to be more important in Jiang Huaiyin's heart than he imagined.

Jiang Huaiyin looked at him calmly, a silent game between the two, no brotherhood, no duel between the emperor and the courtiers, only the decision that each wanted to put the other party to death.

There was a dead silence in the hall.

Shen Guogong glanced at Li Xiang, who was pale, and sneered coldly in his heart.

He suddenly forgot that there was once such a number one person as Shen Hede in the Guogong Mansion, and after looking at Shen Lie's figure arrogantly, he stepped forward to relieve the siege and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang, please listen to the minister." ”

Shen Guogong began to reject Li Xiang, but on the line, Li Xiang was still an indispensable teammate for him.

He said, "Your Majesty, is it that you have been in the Ripple Palace all day and have not seen the princess?" Did you say that she would not enter the palace if she became a princess? ”

"In the opinion of the minister, the princess may have gone to see the Queen Mother, but His Majesty has no way of knowing, which caused the misunderstanding in front of him."

Emperor Qing Lingling glanced at Shen Guogong, "The Queen Mother went to Dakong Temple today to pray for blessings, why did she come to see the Queen Mother?" ”

It's explaining, it's also calling for help.

Forced by the situation, Murong Xi had to let go.

But the emperor needed a valid reason.

Since Shen Guogong wants to be this peacemaker, then he will see how he can turn things around.

Shen Guogong glanced at Jiang Huaiyin with a smile, "Lord Wang, you also heard it, Your Majesty really hasn't seen the princess, maybe the princess got lost in the palace and went errands." ”

Murong Xi's familiarity with the palace is clearer than Jiang Huaiyin, a real royal family.

Will she get lost?

Jiang Huaiyin smiled.

"Then according to the opinion of the grandfather of the country, what should I do?"

Things are obviously developing in the direction that Jiang Huaiyin wants, the emperor is willing to let go, and Jiang Huaiyin is also willing to give him a step.

He used a calm look to hide the panic in his heart, he knew that even if the emperor looked at the face of the queen mother, he would not hurt Murong Xi.

But what if?

Jiang Huaiyin didn't dare to think-

Shen Guogong said to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, there are thousands of Praetorian Guards outside the palace, even if you find a fly in the palace, it is enough." It's better to let the prince personally take people to find the princess. Whether you find it or not, Your Majesty has done his best. ”

The high-sounding words were full of flaws, but the emperor and Jiang Huaiyin were speechless.

Li Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, and the black gauze hat on his head was finally saved.

The emperor snorted coldly: "Accurate." ”

Jiang Huaiyin: "Your Majesty, when this king finds someone, he will definitely give what His Majesty wants in person." ”