Volume 1: The Smoke Festival Chapter 17 The princess has killed someone

Xiao Weijing slept until dawn.

When he opened his eyes, his mind was still groggy. Xiao Wei stared at the carved beams of the dormitory, subconsciously touched the bed and his clothes, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I couldn't bear it and didn't surprise her.

But, it's too uncomfortable......

There was nothing around him, and there was no trace of Xie Wuyi, so Xiao Wei hurriedly looked around.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xie Wuyi wearing the brocade robe he wore last night, like a sculpture, leaning motionless against the window.

Xiao Wei rubbed her eyes and saw that the window lattice had been covered with a thin layer of autumn frost, and the hand she was holding on to it was also red from the cold.

She wouldn't have stood there all night, would she?

"Xiaoyi." Xiao Wei opened his mouth to call her, his voice slightly hoarse.

Xie Wuyi turned around when he heard the sound, and saw that he woke up and hurriedly walked over. She hesitated, Xiao Wei has been pampered since he was a child, should he bring him a cup of tea and water or something? But seeing that there was only tea and wine in the hall sent by Concubine Shu last night, Xie Wuyi immediately dispelled this idea. She pointed to Xiao Wei and asked:

"Your Highness's body...... Are you okay? ”

"It's okay, it scared you last night, right?" Xiao Weiyan sat up, beckoned Xie Wuyi to come closer, and took her hand.

Xie Wuyi frowned, didn't he say that the medicinal strength had passed?

Xiao Wei stared at Xie Wuyi's hand and looked at it carefully for a while, and then he said "Huh", "Don't you think that window is very cold?" ”

Cool?

Xie Wuyi lowered his head blankly, seeing that the flesh and skin of his palms were already bruised, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Ha," Xie Wuyi smiled casually, trying to pull his hand out, "I like to look at the moon." ”

I didn't want Xiao Wei to work harder, he wrapped his hands around Xie Wuyi's hands and kept rubbing them, one was to help her warm, and the other was to invigorate her blood. Xiao Wei's palm was solid and powerful, and Xie Wuyi looked at the posture, but he wanted to drive out the cold qi in her whole body before stopping.

Xie Wuyi usually never pays attention to these details, and sleeping in the open is commonplace, but it's just frozen, so why don't he mind it so much?

was about to speak, but heard Xiao Wei say in a low voice: "Does Xiaoyi want to talk about sunrise?" ”

Xie Wuyi was puzzled, and was stunned for a while before he realized that Xiao Wei was answering his words, and said with a smile: "In my opinion, sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset are the same, unstoppable and unchasable. ”

"Unstoppable......"

Xiao Wei muttered to himself, and when Xie Wuyi's hand finally warmed up, he raised his head and raised his eyebrows at her: "Okay!" ”

Xie Wuyi hurriedly withdrew his hand and straightened his coat, "Your Highness, do you want to go and see your mother?" ”

"It's time to go, I'll call someone to clean up." Xiao Wei put on his shoes and socks, and suddenly remembered one more thing, "By the way, what did you put on the bed yesterday-"

Xiao Wei reached out and probed into the quilt, and when he changed color, Xie Wuyi thought that there was something dirty inside, so he looked down to see it. Xiao Wei quickly covered the quilt, and his expression became weird.

"It's okay, I'm talking nonsense......" Xiao Wei gritted his teeth, his gaze wandering. After that, he raised his finger with difficulty and pointed at Xie Wuyi's white hosta, "Lend me your hairpin." ”

Xie Wuyi was confused, and pulled out the hairpin according to his words, and saw Xiao Wei stabbing his finger belly with the hairpin, and then he covered his head with the quilt, and he didn't know what to stir up inside.

Mother! Don't take you like this!

Can you let your son save some face in front of his daughter-in-law!

Seeing that Xiao Wei was full of unspeakable embarrassment written on his face, thinking of the blood beads on his fingers, Xie Wuyi then understood, and unconsciously covered his mouth and coughed twice.

Lady Niangniang, you are really thoughtful......

Xiao Wei got out of the quilt and returned the hairpin to Xie Wuyi in a curtling manner, and a drop of sweat slipped off his sideburns. He was afraid that Xie Wuyi would be entangled, so he hurriedly pushed Xie Wuyi away from the bed, and waved his hand to put down the curtain.

After the two washed up, they went to see Concubine Shu, who looked much better than last night. After Ye Niang whispered a few words beside her, she smiled even more happily, took Xie Wuyi's hand and said thoughtful words for a long time. Xie Wuyi responded one by one, and Concubine Shu asked Ye Niang to take the two of them to the side hall for breakfast.

Tossing all night, Xie Wuyi was indeed hungry, and she was just about to move her chopsticks, when she heard someone come to report that Xiao Wu, the king of Qi, came to ask for peace. When Xiao Wei heard this, he immediately went out again. Seeing that he was gone, Xie Wuyi couldn't eat alone, so he had to go to the window and look at the scenery boredly.

"Lin Heng!" As soon as Xiao Wu entered the door, Xiao Wei was lifted up and turned around, "Good boy, I'll go out and reorganize a defense, you even have a princess?" ”

Among Xiao Wei's brothers, the eldest son Xiao Yao was born to the emperor and empress, and was made the crown prince when he was one year old. And Xiao Yu, the fifth prince who is the same as Xiao Yao's mother, is silent, with a pale face all day long, and now he is appointed by the emperor to devote himself to the government.

Only Xiao Wu, the third prince of Empress Lu, has no martial artistry to bend his bowels, except for fighting and charging, he only likes to do some strange handicrafts, and Xiao Wei gets along with him much more casually. At the beginning, Xiao Wei wanted to escape from the imperial tomb, but Xiao Wu arranged it with Zhu Langxing without saying a word.

Even the news in the past two years in the village of Broken Nose was almost transmitted by the two of them.

"Why did the third brother come here early in the morning?" Xiao Wei casually put his hand on Xiao Wu's shoulder and asked.

"I went to say hello to the queen mother, and I heard about the lady last night, so I came over to take a look." Xiao Wu pointed behind him, "I brought some fresh gadgets from my father and the pastries that Concubine Shu loves to eat, do you want to eat them together?" ”

The food box carried by the waiter was very delicate. The outer box is specially made, which cannot be splashed with water and blown by the wind, and has excellent sealing. Xiao Wu used a fine-grained copper stick to jam the lid of the box, so as to ensure that every panel of pastries inside would not fall, and the heat would not escape. As long as you take out the copper stick when eating, the food box can be automatically opened layer by layer, which is convenient and beautiful, that is, Xiao Wu can come up with such an idea.

"The third brother has a heart," Xiao Wei patted Xiao Wu's shoulder, and said, "But the father's Luban lock is specially rewarded to you, how can you privately transfer the things that the monarch's father specially rewarded to his son to the mother-in-law, is this saying that the father is unfavored, or that the queen mother has not taken care of the harem, or the third brother, you have messed up the monarch and the ministers?" ”

Xiao Wei's series of questions made Xiao Wu scratch his head, and only after a while did he smile and say, "I didn't think about it so much, I just wanted to greet Concubine Shu and show my heart." ”

"Of course I understand you, it's just that some old men from the Imperial Observatory are talkative." Xiao Wei shrugged his shoulders and pushed Xiao Wu towards Concubine Shu's bedroom without saying anything, "Let's go, go and ask for peace first, and meet your brother and daughter-in-law later." ”

The brother over there was talking hotly, but Xie Wuyi was a little anxious, she really didn't have so much time to spend in the palace, in case there was an accident on Chu Yufeng's side, it would be difficult to deal with it.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a small yellow door stepped forward. He took out the token of Jingzhao Yin's Mansion and said that there was something going on over there, and he needed to ask Princess Yan to condescend to ask for a question.

Xiao Huangmen said it tactfully, but Xie Wuyi understood that things might not be so simple. She and Xiao Wei just got married on the second day, and Jing Zhaoyin was able to chase them into the palace, indicating that something big must have happened.

Xie Wuyi looked around, Xiao Wei went to Concubine Shu's side, and the servants of Yanwang's Mansion were not there, so she had to tell a maid who was waiting next to her first, and then followed Xiao Huangmen out of the palace.

When he arrived at Jingzhao Yin's Mansion, the scene in front of him really confirmed Xie Wuyi's guess. There was a paper on the table in the courtroom, and a man kneeling on the ground, and if they were calling her over now, didn't it mean that the case was related to her?

Seeing that Xie Wuyi was coming so soon, Jing Zhaoyin hurriedly walked down respectfully and said, "The minister should be obedient to Princess Yan to say goodbye." It is a sin to disturb the princess in the morning, and I ask the princess for forgiveness. ”

Xie Wuyi hadn't slept all night, he was already dizzy, and when he heard Ying Shun's official tone, he felt even more noisy, so he nodded in return, "Lord Ying doesn't have to be polite, just say something directly." ”

"Yes, yes...... Thank you, Princess. Ying Shun said with a smile, "Princess, there is a ...... right now Homicide...... The princess is involved, please ...... The princess sat down and waited for the ministers to ask one by one. ”

Homicide?

should be as subtle as possible to express "she is a suspect". Xie Wuyi narrowed her eyes slightly, she looked at the plaintiff in the hall, and made sure that she hadn't seen him, so she responded: "Since I am suspicious, I will not sit, and I should ask the adult to try the case, and the plaintiff will be exempted from kneeling." ”

Seeing that Xie Wuyi agreed so happily, and was very considerate of himself, the stone in Ying Shun's heart finally fell to the ground, and he immediately glanced at this Princess Yan. When he returned to the case, he was about to ask the plaintiff to reply, when he heard a clear voice from outside the hall.

"Why didn't you tell the princess?"

Xie Wuyi looked at it, and saw Xiao Wei and Xiao Wu in jade crown clothes walking into the main hall side by side. Xiao Wei swept this side, and saw that Ying Shun did not treat Xie Wuyi harshly, so he smiled again.

It turned out that after the two of them greeted Concubine Shu, they found that Xie Wuyi left without saying hello, and the young maid couldn't tell what happened, or Xiao Wu found a few guards to find out the reason. As soon as Xiao Wei heard that Xie Wuyi might be in trouble, he was about to run to Jingzhao Yin's mansion.

"In the past two years, the situation has changed greatly, and most of them are supported by the fifth brother, and even I, who is the elder brother, is also working on military affairs." Xiao Wu grabbed Xiao Wei worriedly, "You just nominally released from the Imperial Mausoleum, and those people may still be watching jokes behind your back." I'm with you, but my mother and uncle are here, and they're a little taboo. ”

Xiao Wu said it lightly, but Xiao Wei's heart was like a mirror, the old guys in the court bowed high and stepped low, he was afraid that he would have been their conversation after tea and dinner in the past two years. Xiao Wei didn't care about this, but Xiao Wu intentionally reminded him, he was still grateful, and asked someone to bring two fast horses and rush to Jingzhao Yin's Mansion with Xiao Wu.

Ying Shun's head is big, if there is only Princess Yan, this case will still be tried, but King Qi and King Yan, the two uneasy masters, may not know how to make a big fuss in the court.

Xiao Wei is just a gentleman, and he has no power. Xiao Wu has the queen and Lu Xiang to support him, if he annoys them......

Ying Shun bit his tongue and scolded himself for the umpteenth time why he didn't look at the yellow calendar before going out today.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Wei did not spill, but sat directly on the chair originally prepared for Xie Wuyi, and said with a smile:

"Lord Ying, if you judge you, this king is here to listen."

I guess you won't be saying that in a while.

Ying Shun's smile froze on his face, and he didn't know how to answer, and Xiao Wu on the other side also echoed: "It's okay, we are really passing by, and King Yan is also worried about the princess." ”

Xiao Wei leaned back in his chair and yawned, and smiled casually, "Why, in the eyes of Lord Ying, is this king the kind of person who has the audacity to use power for personal gain?" ”

"Of course not, of course not ......"

Ying Shun denied it repeatedly, but said in his heart Is there anything you dare not do in this world? Back then, because Xiao Yun's face was not good, he secretly found someone to beat the horse, and Zhu Langxing chartered a whole street of flowing water seats, who was the person who just smiled for Bo Huakui's wife?

But now that the two brothers are singing and harmonizing, Ying Shun can only sit back in front of the case, beat the shock, and start the trial.

"The villain is Miao Si, a florist from the family of Master Chu of the Ministry of War, and he wants to sue Princess Yan for murder!"

Chu Yufeng?

Hearing this name, Xiao Weishang didn't react, and Xie Wuyi's mood was suddenly as comfortable as nectar after a long drought. Zheng was worried that she couldn't grasp the handle, Chu Yufeng took the initiative to send it to the door, she wanted to hear what this Miao Si could say.

"The villain went to carry flowers for Lord Chu this morning, and found a corpse behind the straw pile in Dingtou Lane, it was the villain's sworn brother Li Shanren, he ...... It's been dead for days......"

Interesting.

The liar I saw the day before yesterday has now turned into a corpse. Xie Wuyi put his hands in front of him, and his right hand nodded at his left arm, not responding or refutating.

Xie Wuyi didn't speak, and Ying Shun could only let people carry Li Shanren's body up first. The officer described that Li Shanren's body was blocked by a pile of straw, his head was facing the inside of the alley, his chest was covered in blood, and under his bloodied right hand was an unfinished word "Wei". It was also confirmed that Li Shanren had died about two days earlier, and that the wound on his chest had penetrated his heart and lungs diagonally downward, and the incision was neat, and he had indeed been killed by a sharp weapon such as a dagger.

"Many people saw that Li Shanren had an argument with Princess Yan that day, and only the two of them entered Dingtou Lane one after another, of course, it was Princess Yan who killed them. And, moreover...... Li Shanren also left a clue! ”

Miao Si took a deep breath, as if he had made a lot of determination, "Princess Yan is not the daughter of the Xie family at all, she is the daughter of the rebel minister Qiao Chun - Qiao Wei!" ”