Chapter Seventy-One: The Trap
Fu Xuanlin took a deep breath and shook his head.
He slowly opened his eyes and said with a wry smile, "What's so weird? I'm scaring you."
"I've never seen Your Majesty so angry, and I'm really a little frightened."
Hearing this, Fu Xuanlin immediately turned over his palm and shook Zhan Xinglan's hand.
"This matter is about royal face, about whether my blood is pure, and it is reasonable for Your Majesty to be angry. It's not good for me, and when I see that jade, I'm reckless."
Zhan Xinglan's small hand kept rubbing in his big hand.
"The prince has always been strategic, calm and calm. If it weren't for the fact that the prince missed his mother too much, he wouldn't be so reckless today."
"Lan'er, this matter has always been a knot in my heart, and every time I dream back at midnight, I will dream of seeing my mother concubine being locked up in Penglai Palace, and the guards holding wooden boards to nail the palace door to death. Sometimes I still dream of playing with my father and mother when I was a child, and these two dreams are intertwined back and forth, like an endless abyss swallowing me up little by little."
Fu Xuanlin's face was a little pale, which showed how much this matter hurt him.
"Lord Wang, in fact, Your Majesty still cares about the mother concubine very much in his heart, otherwise he would not remember the agreement of the lotus pomegranate and jade."
"If he really cared, he wouldn't have abandoned me for several years, wouldn't have listened to the words of the demon queen and imprisoned his mother in the deep palace, and wouldn't have turned a blind eye to the many doubts back then."
Zhan Xinglan's lips moved, and she whispered, "Lord Wang, Lan'er doesn't like what he said. Everything Your Majesty has done is probably to protect the prince and the concubine."
"What?"
"Anyone who disturbs the harem will be killed, this is the palace rule. It is said that the palace rules are strict and must not be followed. But His Majesty couldn't help but kill his mother with a cane, and even her name as a concubine was never taken away. The prince was rumored to be not His Majesty's bloodline, and he thought that His Majesty was also to protect the prince, so he deliberately treated the prince coldly. The prince is spiritual, don't be trapped by demons."
Inside the carriage followed, there was endless silence.
No one has ever said this to him, from the past to the present, he has been living in distress and resentment, so he has never really called Emperor Jing a father.
But Zhan Xinglan, a woman who had just married him, was able to see a side he hadn't seen so quickly.
Fu Xuanlin suddenly remembered what Fu Rinxu had said to him.
"The eleventh brother is smart and wise, no wonder my father favors the eleventh brother."
Could it be that even Fu Rinxu has the same opinion as Zhan Xinglan.
Fu Xuanlin fell into infinite doubt and self-doubt for a while.
When what a person believes is completely subverted, it is a blow to the person and a cognitive abrasion.
Zhan Xinglan saw the chaos and panic hidden in his heart, and patted his hand gently.
"Lord Wang, this matter is urgent. If you want to rescue your mother, you need to think about it in the long run."
Fu Xuanlin's chest rose and fell violently, and Zhan Xinglan could clearly feel his slightly trembling body.
He slid his Adam's apple up and down and said with difficulty, "Okay."
Zhan Xinglan knew very well in his heart that Prince Shuhan's life experience must not be criticized in the slightest.
If Fu Xuanlin wants to ascend to the throne of the crown prince justifiably, he must return the innocence of the pure concubine.
The carriage stopped.
Zhan Xinglan was helped out of the carriage by Fu Xuanlin, who knew that before she landed, Zhu Huan ran over in a hurry.
"Princess Niangniang, it's not good, Ding ......"
As soon as the word Ding came out, Zhan Xinglan's eyes immediately widened as a warning.
Zhu Huan hurriedly silenced.
And the abnormal behavior of the master and servant was all seen by Fu Xuanlin.
Zhan Xinglan forced himself to calm down and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Back to the princess, you asked the maid to go to the laughing spring breeze to order a private room, who knew that the boss of the laughing spring breeze said that the private room was full, and he could only wait for tomorrow."
Fu Xuanlin teased: "This king thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that it was not good because he couldn't eat the smiling spring breeze, which really scared the king to death."
Zhan Xinglan smiled and bent his eyes, and covered the corpse and said, "The people take food as the sky, but it's not a major matter at the top."
"In that case, Baili!"
"The subordinates are here."
"Go and invite the smiling spring breeze chef back to the house for the princess, and be sure to invite the best cook."
"Yes."
Fu Xuanlin looked at Zhan Xinglan's expression all the time, "With such an arrangement, can the princess be satisfied?"
Zhan Xinglan smiled, "Satisfied, satisfied."
"Since she is satisfied, the princess and this king will go back to the dormitory to rest for a while, and when the kitchen is ready, this king will accompany the princess to taste the craftsmanship of this smiling spring breeze."
As he spoke, he took Zhan Xinglan's hand and walked to the palace.
But he remembered that Zhan Xinglan's feet were sleepy, and his steps were not fast, but he couldn't figure out why he confessed himself to Zhan Xinglan so sincerely along the way, but Zhan Xinglan still had something to hide from himself.
Isn't it true that she doesn't treat herself as a husband at all?
The more Fu Xuanlin thought about it, the more angry he became, and after opening the door of the dormitory, he shouted, "This king has something to say to the princess, and no one is allowed to approach the dormitory!"
Zhu Huan wanted to follow in, but when he heard this order, he had to quickly stop his steps.
The door to the dormitory slammed shut.
After Fu Xuanlin closed the door, he approached Zhan Xinglan step by step.
He was still the same face as ice.
Zhan Xinglan couldn't tell whether he was angry or happy, but he couldn't control his instinctive retreat.
However, Zhan Xinglan took a few steps back, and found that he couldn't go back anymore.
She looked back, and behind her was the foot of the tea-making table.
Fu Xuanlin approached step by step, and did not stop until he reached the position in front of her that was less than a punch.
"Lan'er, do you have anything to say to me?"
"Yes, but can we sit down and talk?"
Zhan Xinglan was so frank, and the incomprehension and anger in Fu Xuanlin's heart immediately dissipated.
"Okay."
In the quiet dormitory, a wisp of tea fragrance rises.
Zhan Xinglan made a cup of tea and put it in front of Fu Xuanlin.
"Do you remember Lan'er's kidnapping before?"
"Yes."
"One of the people who kidnapped Lan'er is called Ding Wei, and the other is called Pingsi. They were originally blacksmiths in Weiwei Temple, and were later expelled from Weiwei Temple because of the Weiwei Temple embezzlement case. There is a supervisor of the Arsenal Department named Geqiu here, who not only defiled Ding Wei's wife, but also bought and abducted Ding Wei's daughter Ding Tianqiang."
"Geqiu? But the day before yesterday, it was said that Geqiu disappeared with the fox demon?"
"Yes, Geqiu didn't disappear, but was hidden by Lan'er."
"You little fox dare to hide officials privately, presumably this Geqiu is also in collusion with the good royal brothers of this king, otherwise with your character, you would have already cleaned up that Geqiu, why not hide it."
"Lord Shengming, that's true. Ge Qiu confessed that the person who instructed him to kidnap Ding Tian was Fu Hongyao, the king of Qi."
"Is it him?"
"Yes, in addition to Ding Tian, there are many young daughters whose families were abducted by King Qi. Their final destination is Yanyun Tower. Lan'er took pity on Ding Wei's plight, and felt compassion for the young Ding Tian, so she wanted to help them. This matter is related to the King of Qi, and Lan'er doesn't want the prince to be involved, lest His Majesty have doubts about the prince, so he didn't let Zhu Huan say it."
"Then why do you tell this king and the plate now?"
"Married as husband and wife, there is no doubt about love. If the prince misunderstands Lan'er because of Lan'er's kindness, won't it only increase the troubles between our husband and wife?"
Zhan Xinglan's expression of affection made Fu Xuanlin realize that there was a trace of cunning in her beautiful eyes.
"Now that the king already knows about this, he cannot sit idly by. Tell me, what are your plans?"
Zhan Xinglan raised his eyebrows, his slender fingers playing with the tea dripping on the table, and said lightly, "Actually, it's nothing, I just want to set a fire in the Qi Palace."
"What do you say?
Isn't it?"
Fu Xuanlin never thought that she would be so bold.
"Did you know that intentional arson is a felony? If the slightest mistake is brought to the people, it is an unforgivable capital sin."
Zhan Xinglan smiled confidently, "Lord Wang, please be relieved, Lan'er has his own clever plan to ensure that no one will be injured, but he still has to ask the prince for a small favor."
Fu Xuanlin pursed his lips and said helplessly: "You little fox, you and Zhu Huan performed this scene today, just to arouse the curiosity of this king, so that this king can help you logically."
"I didn't expect Lan'er's little plan to be discovered by the prince so soon, and the prince is really like a god."
Zhan Xinglan looked at him with a hippie smile, a pair of apricot eyes flashing with a sly light.
These flattering words sounded like sugar-coated cannonballs to Fu Xuanlin, he could guard against other people's diligence and calculations, but he couldn't prevent Zhan Xinglan's small abacus after all.
"Tell me, what do you want this king to do?"
At night, Emperor Jing lay on the dragon couch and tossed and turned.
The crow cries of "Wow-Wow-" outside the door came and went, desolate and sad, and Emperor Jing was upset and had a headache.
"Kou Huai! Kou Huai!"
Emperor Jing simply sat up and lifted the futon.
There was the sound of small footsteps in the huge dormitory.
Kou Huai bowed his body and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the old slave is here."
Emperor Jing twisted his eyebrows and said angrily, "There are flocks of crows outside this Zichen Palace, hurry up and drive them away!"
Seeing that Emperor Jing was angry, Kou Huai hurriedly said, "Yes, the old slave will go."
"Wait!"
"What else does Your Majesty command?"
"Dr. Xuantaibu, Min Yuan, came to see you."
Kou Huai was a little embarrassed: "Back to Your Majesty, Dr. Min occasionally felt a cold the day before yesterday, and it is because Dr. Min is not on duty in Taichang Temple today."
"Who's there?"
"It's Dr. Taibu who is on duty."
"Then come to me."
"Yes."
After a while, Kou Huai took Meng Jing to the Zichen Palace.
Through the gauze tent, Kou Huai stood sideways, bowed his waist and said, "Your Majesty, Dr. Meng has brought it."
Two out of thirty are respected, and they are good-looking.
He saluted Emperor Jing and said, "Dr. Weichen Taibu is respectfully bowed to see Your Majesty!"
"Flat. Presumably, on the way to Dr. Meng, he had heard the hoarse noise of crows outside the hall, and I wonder if this is a bad omen?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, the crow is regarded as the messenger of the evil news, and it is a great disadvantage for the crow to cry in the middle of the night. And this crow is hovering due south, I am afraid that there has been a great disaster south of the Imperial City recently."
"South of the Imperial City? What is the cause of this disaster?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is brave, when I look at the sky tonight, I find that the confusion is too subtle, I am afraid that it is a sign of damage to the society of the country."
Emperor Jing's face was shocked, and he said angrily, "Bold! How dare you speak wildly!"
Meng Jing immediately knelt down and said bluntly, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare. However, the duty of Weichen is to divinate and observe the phenomena in order to keep the cold country stable. It is a wechen who resolutely does not dare to speak nonsense!"
Emperor Jing sighed, "Then you can tell me, how is my country and society damaged?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the imperial heir is the foundation of the country, and if it is shaken, it will be a major event that will damage the society of the country."
Emperor Jing was suspicious: "So, is this calamity going to be on the emperor's heir?"
"Yes, as far as Wei Chen knows, the princes who live south of the imperial city are His Royal Highness King Jian and His Royal Highness King Qi, I am afraid that this disaster will come out of the palace of these two highnesses, if you want to avoid trouble, the only way is to temporarily move the two highnesses elsewhere. It's just ......."
"Don't talk in a hurry!"
"Yes, Weichen wants to say, but now His Royal Highness the King of Qi is still grounded."
"It's okay, but what else does it take to move?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know what disasters will be at the moment, but the disasters for individuals are nothing more than fire and water, Your Majesty might as well send more to the two palaces
It's all about people."
"I know, stand down."
"Yes, Wechen is retiring."
Meng Jing bowed and retreated.
"Kou Huai, early tomorrow morning, I will pass on my message, I Nian and Hu Jieyu have not returned to their parents' home for several years, and authorize Fu Hongyao, the king of Qi, and Fu Rinxu, the king of Jian, to accompany Hu Jieyu to the Hu Mansion of the Pastoral Supervisor in the cultivation workshop for half a month."
"Yes, the old slave obeys."