When the time came for the palace gate to be keyed, Zhao Heng could not continue to stay in the palace and kneel, so he had to go to the palace to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Zhao Heng went to the prison of the Criminal Department and asked the official to open the door and let him in.

Lu Wanzhi saw that Zhao Heng's face was a lot darker, and said with a smile: "In the past, you said that Xie Jin had a little white face, and Xie Jin also said that you were whiter, but today you can become a little black face." ”

Zhao Heng glared at Xie Jin on the side and said, "You still say that this little white face, she caused you to be condemned to death!"

But don't be afraid, if Uncle Huang really wants to punish you for capital crimes, I will die with you! ”

Lu Wanzhi choked up and said, "Is it a capital crime?" ”

Zhao Heng said: "King Jin's gelding dog and the literati who failed in this state exam deliberately made trouble and wanted to condemn you to death, but even if Xie Jin's place is vacant, the person at the top is also me, and these literati deserve to not even be able to pass the exam!" ”

Lu Wanzhi clenched her handkerchief and looked at Xie Jin on the side worriedly, "If I am a capital crime, then what about Xie Jin?" ”

Xie Jin said on the side: "I'm sorry, Sister Wanzhi, I hurt you." ”

Lu Wanzhi shook his head and said: "Don't say I'm sorry anymore, I arranged for you to participate in the autumn exam, this time Lu Ningran and King Jin dealt with me, not you, as long as you insist that I asked you to do it, you may be able to escape this fate." ”

Zhao Heng looked at Lu Wanzhi and said, "Zhizhi, I want to hear you admit that you like me before you die." ”

Lu Wan stretched out his finger and nodded his head and said, "It's all this time, are you still thinking about this?" ”

Zhao Heng said: "I think we will get married before we go to hell, and then we will not be married after we die, or we will be happy to marry when we are alive, and I haven't kissed you yet!" ”

"You kissed me in the carriage before you went to the exam room that day, and you forgot?" Lu Wanzhi said.

Zhao Heng chuckled and said, "You didn't fall asleep that day?" Do you know that I will kiss you again? ”

Lu Wanzhi ignored Zhao Heng and said: "It's late at night, I'm going to rest, you take all the magnolia and jade bamboo away, and others will suffer in prison with me." ”

"I'm not leaving."

"I'm not leaving."

Magnolia Yuzhu front and back.

Zhao Heng bowed his head and said, "I'm not leaving, I'm here to accompany you." ”

Lu Wanzhi looked at Zhao Heng and said, "Magnolia Yuzhu can still sleep with me, where do you sleep?" ”

Zhao Heng said: "What you said is reasonable, then I will continue to go to the palace gate to kneel, and when the palace gate is opened, I will enter the Zichen Hall and kneel, by the way, you still have food here, if you don't eat for a day, you will starve to death." ”

Lu Wanzhi was about to ask him not to kneel, but he heard Zhao Heng say: "Forget it, I still won't eat, and I will go to the Gongfang room after eating." ”

Lu Wanzhi said: "Don't kneel, you're just doing this by a child." ”

"But I'm a child in front of Uncle Huang!"

Zhao Heng said to Lu Wanzhi, "Don't worry about me, I'm not stupid, I'll tie two knee pads to my knees later, and it won't hurt at all." ”

After that, Zhao Heng left.

Lu Wanzhi saw Zhao Heng's back and sighed deeply.

……

Zhao Heng knelt at the gate of the palace for half the night, until the third watch, raindrops fell.

Zhao Heng shouted bad luck, but think about it, after the rain, Lu Wanzhi was even darker and damp in prison, compared to her being in prison, what is it to be in the rain by herself?

In the middle palace, the queen was awakened by a burst of thunder, and she stood up and said, "How is the little county king?" ”

"Niangniang, the little county king went to the prison of the criminal department just after leaving the palace, you can rest assured."

Queen Gu covered her heart and said, "How do I think something is going to happen to Heng'er?" ”

In the East Palace.

The prince had already fallen asleep, and when he heard that there was an urgent matter outside, he frowned and got up, and when he saw the thunder and lightning outside, he said, "What's the matter?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the little prince knelt at the gate of the palace, saying that he didn't get up at all, it was raining at this time, even if someone gave him an umbrella, he couldn't stop this downpour at all."

The prince frowned and said, "Change clothes." ”

The prince walked to the gate of the palace and saw the guards outside the palace holding an umbrella for Zhao Heng.

The prince went over and pulled Zhao Heng up, "Zhao Heng, are you crazy?" With such heavy rain, do you want to die? ”

Zhao Heng saw through the light of the candle on the side, and said loudly to the prince: "I just don't want to die, if I don't have Zhizhi, I still have ...... alive."

The crown prince slapped Zhao Heng heavily in the face, "Without Zhizhi, do you ignore your aunt and imperial grandmother?" And my grandmother is already dying, if you have a case, what do you want your grandmother to do? ”

Zhao Heng didn't know if it was tears or rain on his face: "Brother Huang, you just treat me as willful, I can't watch Zhizhi go to prison and be convicted of a felony and do nothing!" ”

The prince was very helpless, "If you want to kneel, you don't have to kneel when it rains, and when the rain stops, kneel, isn't it?" ”

Zhao Heng said: "If you don't kneel while it's raining, what kind of sincerity is it?" ”

The palace gate opened, Queen Gu came in a hurry, and when she saw Zhao Heng kneeling at the palace gate, she was extremely distressed.

"Heng'er, you really are here! Do you like Lu Wanzhi so much? She doesn't want to marry you now, don't you even want your life for her? ”

Zhao Heng kowtowed and said, "Auntie, I'm not filial, but I really like Lu Wanzhi very much!" ”

"Alas!"

Empress Gu sighed, and went to the outside of His Majesty's dormitory, the Manna Palace, and after the thunder, the rain did not lighten.

Empress Gu knelt in front of the Ganlu Palace, and didn't let the palace maid hold an umbrella, "The concubine sees Your Majesty." ”

The palace people who were waiting outside the palace saw the queen and did not dare to slack off, and went into the inner hall to report one after another.

Emperor Jingyuan was woken up by the palace people, and was about to get angry, when he heard that the queen was kneeling in the rain, he was even more angry, and he walked to the door and reprimanded: "Hua Ying and Heng'er are young, children have a temper, how old are you?" Learn from them too? Why did the queen of more than 20 years go back more and more? ”

Empress Gu raised her eyes and looked at Emperor Jingyuan and said: "In the past twenty-six years, I have fulfilled my duties, taken care of the harem for you, and fulfilled the responsibilities of the queen, and now I am half a foot in the coffin, and I just want to see the juniors be safe."

When Heng'er came to the palace, he was so big, Heng'er's child was pitiful, his mother died early, his father didn't want him anymore, and the concubines worked hard to raise him over the years.

Now that Heng'er has finally grown up, she has a beloved woman, but do you have to force him to death? ”

Empress Gu's hair bun was already wet, and even the tips of her fingers were wrinkled by the rain, and she said, "Your Majesty, please let Lu Wanzhi go!" ”

Emperor Jingyuan looked at Empress Gu in front of him, frowned and said, "You are kneeling here today, do you think about the prince?" With a queen mother like you, how do you make the prince ...... in the future?"

Queen Gu said: "Heng'er is still kneeling outside, the concubine has been kneeling for a while, the skin on her hands is all wrinkled, Heng'er has been kneeling for so long, how uncomfortable should he be?"

Your Majesty, I don't have a sister anymore, I can't live without Heng'er, he is my sister's only bloodline in the world......"

"Heng'er has a chance today, how about you let my mother? She is running out of time, and the Queen Mother ......"

Before Empress Gu could finish speaking, she fainted.

Seeing this, Emperor Jingyuan ordered the palace maid to help Queen Gu into the palace and find the imperial doctor to diagnose the pulse, "Your Majesty, the queen mother is overthinking and raining, she already has a head disease, don't be so anxious in the rain!" ”

Emperor Jing Yuan saw Empress Gu on the dragon bed, and instructed the attendant on the side: "Let Zhao Heng roll in"