As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were cold, and they all knelt down around the emperor and said: "Your Majesty has clearly investigated, if Nanzhao is really such a prodigal son, it will definitely let General Sikong Jun go south." ”

The Tai Chi Palace was suddenly silent, and it seemed that every inch of everyone's skin had become extremely sensitive in this suddenly quiet atmosphere.

King Di said: "It's all to blame on Erchen, Erchen missed the inspection......"

King Qian raised his eyebrows and said, "Second brother, the tribute offered to the Chaohe ceremony will go through three rounds of inspection, how can it not be detected?" ”

King Di's eyes widened, and he turned around and said, "Didn't those two dead soldiers also check out?" How can you blame me? ”

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, I still want to ask, how can there be such a coincidence!" The assassins of the Asaga Palace, the black fire in the tribute of the Nanzhao Kingdom, King Di, King Di, should you ......"

King Di noticed that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly knelt down with his fists clenched, and the voice of his knees on the ground was clear and deafening: "Father and Emperor Ming Cha, the sons and daughters will never dare to rebel and rebel!" ”

King Di said this, no one expected, but it also made sense, what the emperor suspected now was nothing more than whether King Di was involved in the rebellion.

The queen looked at everyone, her eyes were full of tears: "Your Majesty, don't easily suspect Your Royal Highness, the concubines are just afraid, if Your Majesty comes to Qingning Palace tonight according to the ancestral system, then, that, Your Majesty ......"

The emperor was furious, snatched the wine cup from Concubine De's hand and smashed it to the ground: "There are so many coincidences, how can you explain Li Zhen?!" ”

King Di shook his head in disbelief: "No, father." Did the father suspect that everything was a conspiracy of his sons? ”

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked coldly: "You have indeed been restless all these years, and I have not seen it in my eyes!" If you want to say why the three rounds of inspections have not been found, it must be that there is an internal response in the palace, and the black fire in those flower pots, didn't you hide it in advance in order to murder the queen! ”

The queen wept: "This palace is your mother-in-law, and she has always treated you as her own son......"

King Di was shocked, sat down on the ground dejectedly, shook his head and said, "Father, how can my father conclude that his son wants to rebel based on a few seemingly related things?" How can the sons rebel? ”

King Qian looked sideways and said: "The second brother probably wants to use gunpowder to take down his father and mother in one fell swoop, King De, I, and King Hui will all go to Qingning Palace tonight to ask for peace, if the second brother really wants to do it, this move is a success, the second brother is the eldest son, all the princes are gone, isn't the second brother right?" What's more, at the Chaohe ceremony that day, I thought that Sikong Jun wanted to assassinate his father, if Sikong Jun was really misunderstood that day, no one would be able to resist with the second brother at this moment. ”

Everyone present didn't dare to speak, Qingyun's legs were weak, and she pulled Chu Yun's cuffs tightly, not daring to look directly at the emperor. Concubine De swept the queen and the king with cold eyes, and the gloom on her face became a little heavier.

King Di looked at King Qian and said, "If Erchen really plans as the third brother guessed, wouldn't it be too exposed?" ”

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger," King Qian said: "Why don't you dare, second brother?" Or did I guess the second brother's plan, and the second brother was weak at the moment? ”

The emperor gasped a few times and said angrily: "You all shut up! Then he said, "King Di...... This matter is handed over to Dali Temple to deal with, King Di has been unruly in recent years, and it is good to be grounded calmly and calmly, from today onwards, you will reflect on it in your Di Palace, no edict can not be issued! ”

"Father!" King Di's eyes were empty: "Father is really ......"

"It's not that I suspect you," the emperor interrupted, "don't say it, you can reflect on me in the mansion, and if you are really innocent, you should reflect on your style of conduct in the past few years!" With that, the emperor brushed his sleeves away.

The queen also followed, "Your Majesty, the concubine will accompany you back to the Lizheng Palace." ”

With the departure of the emperor, the Taiji Hall regained its quietness again, and Qing Yun seemed to have finally breathed out of her throat, and the whole person was completely relaxed, but her face was pale. Concubine De looked at the wine cup on the ground and picked it up without saying a word, looking calm. Su Jieyu stood far away, took a deep breath, and held her son King Sui tightly, and was silent for a long time.

The dishes on the table have long been cold and no one is used anymore. Looking from the distance of the Taiji Palace, in the distant sky above the south of the city, occasionally a few bright fireworks burst out, and the bright and dazzling eyes were as gorgeous as a touch of blood in the night, and the faces of the people were red and yellow from afar.

Midnight has passed, and at this moment, it is a new year.

The thirty nights of the Chinese New Year's Eve passed in this accident, as if the whole night was shrouded in such a gloomy atmosphere. When it was almost the fifth watch, Su Jieyu, who had only slept for two hours, had to get up again, today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she had to lead the palace people in the palace to go to the merit temple outside the city to pray for blessings.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor and queen were going to go with them, but they stayed in the palace to rest because of the changes last night. Concubine De naturally disdained to go to pray with Su Jieyu, and in addition to the damage to the Shang Palace Bureau, she felt uncomfortable, so she found a reason at random and rested in the palace.

Jing'er groomed Su Jieyu and complained: "Only the little master, you took us forward, little master, don't be too tired, and me." ”

Su Jieyu smiled haggardly: "It's okay, I don't care, it's good that His Majesty didn't blame me for dereliction of duty last time." Speaking of which, things have indeed gone wrong in the palace recently, and it is only natural for me to go to the Meritorious Temple. ”

"Your Majesty is also too strict, let you go out of the palace this time and pay attention to which people are suitable to go to the Shang Palace Bureau, little master, you can't help but take care of too many things for yourself."

Su Jieyu smiled faintly, patted the back of Jing'er's hand gently, and said no more.

Before dawn, Su Jieyu went out of the palace, sat on the sedan chair, and walked out of the city gate with a team of palace people, heading towards the Gongde Temple.

The Meritorious Temple is Xiao Heling's residence after moving, located on the top of the mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist, which is even colder than in the palace.

About an hour or two, the sedan chair and the carriage and horses were all counted to the halfway up the mountainside, and it was inconvenient to take the chariot forward, Su Jieyu had to get off the sedan chair and walk, but she was also relaxed and happy, and after half an hour, the plaque of the Temple of Merit was above everyone's heads.

Xiao Heling was finishing cleaning the hall when he heard that someone in the palace had come to pray for blessings. Fu'an smiled and said, "Miss, look, the slave is right. ”

Xiao Heling shook his head, pulled Fu'an, and walked towards the back room, only the temple abbot came out with a few nuns and monks to greet Su Jieyu and the others.

Xiao Heling walked into the side room and lightly covered the firewood, "I don't want to have anything to do with the people in the palace, and we are not considered to be in the temple, let's rest here today, and clean the main hall later." ”

Fu'an said "yes", and when he entered the house, he saw Xiao Heling flipping up "The Art of War" and asked, "Why has Miss been reading this book lately?" ”

Xiao Heling's face was slightly hot, and said with a smile: "I don't want to read those poems in the past these days, I always remember him in my heart, I miss my father and brother, I don't know if they are safe and sound in Xichuan." I didn't understand this military book very well, so I just talked about it for comfort, so I thought I was by his side and accompanied him. ”