"Catch them!" Aunt Mo Yu yelled.
The guards all rushed up and quickly arrested him, all of them were scared out of their wits, and before they were brought to the Empress Dowager, they were howling like hell.
"Wh-who are these people?" The Queen Mother asked coldly.
"It's all instigated by these crooked melons and cracked dates." Chunxiu snorted softly, crossing her arms around her chest, "These people who are afraid of chaos in the world must be dealt with properly, or they will go to heaven in the future!"
"What's going on!" The queen mother gritted her teeth, and turned to look at Wei Xian'er who was slowly getting up from the ground, "Who will tell Aijia what happened?"
Young Fu Li Changxuan walked over slowly, bowed to salute, the three children behind him had already changed their clothes, Shen Zhi's face turned blue, Bo Yu's face turned pale, Yan Sang stared at Wei Xian'er coldly.
After a while, Guan Xuan and You Tianming were "invited" up.
"Empress Dowager, let me explain to you carefully!" Li Changxuan straightened up.
The Queen Mother nodded, glanced at Wei Xian'er who was being restrained, and said in a cold voice, "Say!"
"This matter is not complicated, but it is simple!" Li Changxuan pointed to the group of house slaves who were caught, "These are the servants of Guan Xiaogong and You Xiaogong, so it is natural for them to appear here. Because they tied up Bo Yu and Shen Zhi. Then, these people had a very good idea, so they pulled out and went to Wei Shi to come and kill people with a knife!"
After a pause, Li Changxuan explained, "Kill Shen Zhi! After all, the Wei family is Bo Yu's mother. No matter how cruel you are, you have to take revenge first and then slaughter the son, right?"
You Tianming was so flustered that he didn't know what to do, he plopped on his knees, "Forgive me, empress dowager, forgive me, empress dowager, I, I just want to teach Shen Zhi a lesson, I didn't intend to hurt Bo Yu, Shen Zhi is a pariah, why can he sit on an equal footing with us ? It's not fair."
"A matter of learning is meaningless. Empress Dowager, the true meaning of this matter is not here, don't be misled!" Li Changxuan sighed softly, "The children of today don't have a half-truth in their mouths, it's really sad!"
"Yu'er!" Wei Xian'er suddenly said, "I am your mother, don't you even recognize your mother? If you help Shen Zhi, it is tantamount to helping Shen Muxi betray your mother, your biological mother!"
Bo Yu remained silent, her eyes were very cold.
Yan Sang stepped forward, fearing that Bo Yu would really turn his back on him and would hurt Shen Zhi again, "But you just wanted to kill the two of them, a tiger's venom doesn't eat its offspring, is this an evil deed that a mother can commit? "
"Yu'er, everything I do is for you, I do it for your own good, do you know?" Wei Xian'er's eyes were about to burst, but she was pressed tightly by someone, unable to move, "Yu'er, Yu'er..."
"Shut up for Aijia!" The Queen Mother angrily said, "Li Changxuan, keep talking."
Li Changxuan nodded, "These two young masters planned to let the Wei family kill Shen Zhi, and they hurriedly left themselves, so they brought Bo Yu with them. After the Wei family came, they really lived up to expectations. Look at Shen Zhi." Zhi's neck, the bright red five-fingerprints were scratched by Wei's paws, this is the evidence of Wei's murder! Oh, he also beat Bo Yu, look at the child's face, see what it looks like? "
It is an indisputable fact that Bo Yu's cheeks are red and swollen, and the corners of her lips are a little torn.
"It's him..."
"Yes, yes, Wei is right. It was Bo Yu who accidentally slapped you. It was Bo Yu's fault. You are right!" Li Changxuan smiled, "Empress Dowager, what do you think?" ?”
The queen mother is no longer angry, but chilled, downright chilled, "That's your son! Your own son, the child you gave birth to in October, how can you bear it?!"
"Since I gave my life, why can't I beat him? Why can't I?" Wei Xian'er roared like crazy, "It's only natural for a mother to teach her son a lesson, no one cares about it! Bo Yu, don't you even want your mother today? I gave birth to you and raised you, are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of my kindness in nurturing you?"
Li Changxuan shook his head, "The grace of childbearing is indeed greater than the sky, but a tiger does not eat its child, you almost killed him just now, this kindness can end here!" He took Bo Yu's hand, "Look Bar!"
On the back of Bo Yu's hand, when he pushed Shen Zhi away just now, he couldn't dodge in time, and was scratched by the stone thrown down by Wei Xian'er. He changed his clothes and came running, one was worried about his mother, and the other was to leave a proof.
Now, Bo Yu stared at her crazy mother, turned her head to look at Shen Zhi, and smiled a little sourly, "I suddenly understand why I hated you so much back then! I probably really envy you."
Shen Zhi frowned, reaching out to grab Bo Yu.
But she saw Bo Yu stepping forward a few steps and walking in front of Wei Xian'er.
Wei Xian'er was detained by the guards, unable to move at all.
"Yu'er, hurry up and help mother, mother is hurt so much by them, Yu'er... let them go quickly! Mother loves you, mother loves you so much, mother is for your own good, for you to be a The eldest son of the Li Palace!" Wei Xian'er burst into tears.
In the past, seeing his mother crying, Bo Yu would definitely go berserk.
But now, he has no expression on his face, "Every time mother provokes me to hurt Dr. Shen and Shen Zhi, she always has this expression, saying that it is for my own good. But in the end, mother never helped me, and she would only help me if something happened. Blame me. Mother, I am very envious of Shen Zhi, because no matter what Shen Zhi does, as long as it is right, Dr. Shen will definitely protect him to the death and will never let anyone hurt her child."
Wei Xian'er burst into tears, crying in a soft voice, "Did Mother treat you badly? Mother is also desperately protecting you, have you forgotten?"
"You know Uncle Huang and Grandmother Huang love me and use me as an excuse to ask me to kill people, mother... Doctor Shen never let Shen Zhi do bad things, let alone kill people, why are you different?" Bo Yu asked back.
Wei Xian'er couldn't answer, and the queen mother was wringing her heart, "My dear grandson, come, come to Ai's house, the imperial grandmother loves you!"
"Emperor Grandmother, what do you think?" Bo Yu stood still.
With tears in her eyes, the Empress Dowager said, "Aijia... is also at fault, and the usual pampering has hurt you."
"Mother said, my life is yours, and I know that as long as I am still alive, Mother will have more excuses, and Uncle Huang and Grandmother Gu Nian, I am the only blood of the Bo family now, so I will not hurt you." Mother." Bo Yu took a deep breath, "Mother, I'm awake!"
Wei Xian'er suddenly panicked, she knew her son's temperament too well. Bo Yu is very stubborn, very stubborn, his temperament completely follows her as a mother, so... If there is a decision, no one can change it!
It was too late to say it, but Bo Yu pulled out the sword of the guard at the side, and quickly put it on his neck, "This life, I will pay you back, and you will never use me as a knife again. The emperor's grandmother , please give my mother the death after Yu'er dies, and let her do evil and murder again!"
"Yu'er!" The queen mother was hysterical, "No, no, quick, put down the sword! The imperial grandmother promises you anything, put down the sword quickly!"
Wei Xian'er laughed, "You dare to commit suicide? Bo Yu, you are quite capable now, aren't you? I am your mother, how dare you ask the Queen Mother to give me death!"
"Mother, I hate you, but you are my mother. Since mother and child are one body, I will take you with me when I leave!" Bo Yu clenched the hilt of her sword tightly, her palm wet and covered in cold sweat.
"Bo... Yu!" Shen Zhi covered his throat, unable to make a sound.
Bo Yu stood there looking at him, the corners of his lips slightly raised, he watched Shen Zhi about to rush up, but was quickly hugged by Yan Sang, Shen Zhi's eyes were red, but he still couldn't make a sound.
"I'm sorry, I made your mother... busy for nothing!" Bo Yu gritted her teeth, and the knife cut across her neck, blood spattered in an instant.
He is serious and really wants to end this life!
"Yu'er!" The queen mother fell to the ground.
"The Empress Dowager!"
"Queen?"
"Queen!"
"Hi, kid!" Chunxiu roared.
Bo Yu was startled, he wasn't...
The knife cut through the skin, but the blood was not his, but Chunxiu's.
Chunxiu held the blade in her hand, snatched the knife away, and threw it on the ground. A gash was cut on her palm, and the blood flowed out, "Children are not allowed to play with these dangerous things. It doesn't matter if your mother doesn't teach you, auntie." teach you!"
"Come on! Come on!"
There was a mess around, the imperial physicians, guards, eunuchs, and maids of honor ran all at once.
When Bo Yunxiu arrived with Shen Muxi, the wound on Bo Yu's neck had already been bandaged, and the imperial doctor was stitching up Chunxiu's wound.
Chunxiu sat there, with cold sweat on his forehead, and kept yelling, "Take it easy! Take it easy! Dr. Shen is so gentle, you doctors in the palace are so rude. If it doesn't work, let My family will show you, oops, it doesn’t look good when you bandage up like this... Chi... Take it lightly! Are you doctors or not?"
Shen Zhi stood aside, rubbing plaster on his neck, still speechless.
"Chunxiu? Zhi'er?" Shen Muxi was astonished, and ran over in a panic, looking at the blood on Chunxiu's palm bandage, and at the wound on Shen Zhi's neck, his complexion paled instantly.
Bo Yunxiu came to the medical clinic to take her into the palace, saying that something happened to Shen Zhi, Shen Muxi almost didn't come over, picked up the medicine box and hurried into the palace, now seeing that both Shen Zhi and Chunxiu were injured, I was so distressed that I almost shed tears.
"It's all right! It's alright!" Chunxiu lost a lot of blood, her lips turned pale, "It's Zhier's voice, it's not very good, maybe you need to pay more attention, the child is scared, so please coax her!"
Shen Zhi pointed to his throat, then smiled at his mother, signaling Shen Muxi not to worry.
Shen Muxi hugged his son, even his breathing was messed up.
"My lord, the Wei family has been imprisoned in the cold palace by the order of the empress dowager." Mi Li lowered her voice and said in a low voice, but she didn't dare to look up at the master's face, lest the master be furious and have to be whipped again.
"It's Wei Xian'er again?" Shen Muxi gritted her teeth with hatred, and Bo Yunxiu didn't say anything along the way, in her opinion, this was cover-up! Is he still protecting Wei Xian'er
"It's thanks to Bo Yu this time!" Chunxiu said something fair, "Bo Yu picked up Zhi'er's life, Wei Xian'er is really crazy, even killed her own son, and almost gave Bo Yu too." He was killed in the water. It was the Queen Mother who arrived and rescued the two boys. Speaking of which, Bo Yu is really kind, he wiped his neck with a knife, and asked the Queen Mother to give his mother to death after his death!"
Shen Muxi was stunned, somewhat disbelieving.
Shen Zhi nodded again and again, proving that what Chunxiu said was true.
"With the addition of iron chains, a lunatic should be treated like a lunatic!" Bao Yunxiu's face was gloomy, especially when he heard Bao Yu wiping his neck with a knife, his heart was also shocked. I already knew that this child was obstinate, but I didn't expect it to be so obstinate.
After all, it was the child raised by Li Wangfu, Bo Yunxiu felt uncomfortable, seeing that Chunxiu and Shen Zhi were fine, she walked towards Bo Yu.
"Grandmother!" Bo Yu knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother, "For disturbing Grandmother, Yu'er is convicted!"
The queen mother hugged Bao Yu, feeling cold all over, "The Ai family will definitely protect you in the future, and will never let anyone force you to do things you don't want to do!"
"Father!" Bo Yu looked up at Bo Yunxiu, "Father!"
"It's fine!" Bo Yunxiu was always strict, so he couldn't say anything warm.
But in Bo Yu's ears, these are the most gentle words ever said by his father.
The queen mother let go of Bo Yu, and Bo Yunxiu followed the queen mother to a secluded place, "Bo Yunxiu, what do you plan to do with the children of the Guan family and the You family? One is the grand master and the other is the prime minister. Have you thought about it clearly?"
"The Empress Dowager cares about the Guan family, so she just let it go?" Bo Yunxiu stood with her hands behind her back, her expression cold, "I know that I killed people with a knife, but when I grow up in the future, will it be okay? Do you even dare to do such a thing as plotting to usurp the throne?"
The Empress Dowager opened her mouth, feeling guilty again in her heart, and said in a low voice, "This is too serious, after all, it is a child..."
"Killing for life, never heard that there is age division!" Bo Yunxiu was also afraid, if something happened to Shen Zhi and Bo Yu... I dare not think about it, I really dare not think about it, "Even if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people, just because he is the queen mother's mother's family." , so the queen mother wants me to forgive you?"
"Yu'er is also the grandson of the Ai family!" The Queen Mother angrily said, "The Ai family didn't say they wanted to protect the Guan family, but they just didn't think they should be exterminated. Considering that these two families have no credit but hard work for the imperial court, please be merciful."
"When they wanted to kill Shen Zhi, they never thought of being merciful. Why should I want my lord to be merciful? The queen mother thought about her mother's family, but did they think about you?" Bao Yunxiu sneered, "The children are fine right now. If something really happened, can the queen mother let the king let them go so lightly?"
The queen mother couldn't answer, this matter was also Wei Xian'er's fault after all.
If it is really pursued, Wei Xian'er's token was still given by the Queen Mother herself.
"If you can come up with such a vicious idea, if you can't deal with it early, I'm afraid raising tigers will cause trouble!" Bo Yunxiu gritted his molars, "This king will handle this matter impartially, and there is no need for a queen mother." Empress, don't worry! You are also tired, go back to Changfu Palace to rest, this king will let people watch Lenggong specially, and I hope that Empress Dowager will not take half a step closer to Lenggong!"
The queen mother pursed her lips, "Then you should be careful, don't let her come out to harm Yu'er again!"
"For Yu'er's sake, I won't kill her, but she won't be able to step out of the cold palace again in this life." Bao Yunxiu snorted coldly.
The premise is that the Empress Dowager should not get close to the cold palace again, otherwise Wei Xian'er will become even crazier if she softens her heart again.
What happened this time was also thanks to Li Changxuan's ingenious plan, otherwise Bo Yu and Shen Zhi might be gone. Shen Muxi specially went to express his gratitude, which made Li Changxuan feel embarrassed, after all, this was a dirty incident in Nanyuan Pavilion.
"My lord!" Li Changxuan saluted, "Your official speaks lightly and doesn't involve in the affairs of the court. It's just that something like this happened right under your nose, so I have to say a few more words. The root of this matter lies with the lord, what does the lord think?"
Bo Yunxiu didn't speak, his eyes darkened slightly.
Li Changxuan continued, "Mr. Shen lives in Liwang's mansion. He is unknown. Shen Zhi entered Nanyuan Pavilion because of a word from the prince. In the final analysis, he was born without a name! That child Shen Zhi is intelligent and talented. Rare and good seedlings should be cultivated well, it would be a pity if teaching these dirty things is wasted!"
"This king knows!" Bo Yunxiu narrowed his eyes, "Thank you this time too!"
"Don't dare!" Li Changxuan bowed and watched Bo Yunxiu leave.
Back at Wenliu Villa, Bo Yunxiu went back to the room with a cold face.
In the flower hall, Xia Wenqing looked at Shen Zhi's neck worriedly, "This injury...does it matter?"
"Don't worry, it's just that there's some blood inside, it's fine after taking a few doses of medicine!" Shen Muxi comforted, "Nothing happened this time, thanks to Bo Yu!"
Turning around, Bo Yu stood in the corner without daring to make a sound, with her little head lowered.
"Praise you!" Chunxiu smiled, "Go over!"
A Luo pushed Chunxiu, "Stop talking!"
"That's all, I'm going to drink some jujube soup, show me how bloody..." Chunxiu went out with a smile, followed by A Luo.
The flower hall fell silent.
"Come here!" Shen Muxi waved.
Bo Yu stood at the door watching, and moved a few steps carefully.
In the end, Shen Zhi ran over and dragged Bo Yu over.
With a sigh, Shen Muxi took Bao Yu's hand and held him and Shen Zhi together, "Don't remember the past, but support and rely on each other in the future, can it be done?"
"Yes!" Bo Yu nodded.
"That's good!" Shen Muxi smiled, "I'll call you Yu'er from now on, you and Shen Zhi are a life-long friendship. I, Shen Muxi, am a person with clear grievances and grievances. Your mother is your mother, and you are you. Shen Zhi will never let you eat porridge if you have a bite to eat."
Bo Yu glanced at Shen Zhi, Shen Zhi couldn't speak, just smiled.
"Go out and play!" Shen Muxi said, "This will be your home from now on!"
She doesn't care what Wei Xian'er has done, but when Bo Yu wakes up and saves Shen Zhi, the previous things will be written off. In Shen Muxi's heart, nothing is more important than Shen Zhi's life.
Seeing the two children going out, Xia Wenqing was unavoidably worried, "Aren't you afraid of raising tigers? The mother is so vicious, and the children who are difficult to raise have the heart of tigers and wolves! Little sister, that child should not be kept."
"Brother, I know your worries. As a mother, am I not worried? But if I ignore it, it will be a disaster in the future. Only when people are alone and lonely will they have longing, because if they can't see it, they will have resentment." "Shen Muxi sighed softly, "He can kill himself with a knife, which means that he really wants to make a clean break with the past. If I can't help him at this moment, he will return to his original position."
Xia Wenqing nodded, and limped out, "Forget it, you can figure it out! Just don't hurt Zhier, I see that Nanyuan Pavilion is the son of a dignitary, this is the first Once, I don’t know what will happen in the future? Zhi’er really can’t stay there anymore!”
Shen Muxi didn't speak, it made sense.
I hope my son will become a dragon, but I don't want to enter the den of tigers and wolves!
Inside the house, Bo Yunxiu swiped a pen, "Send it to the Ministry of Rites later, let the Ministry of Rites handle it quickly!"
"My lord, don't you want to report to the emperor?" Mi Li asked.
"He got addicted from being beaten, and now his mind is on that woman, so there is no need to report it!" Bo Yunxiu took the golden seal of Li Wang and dropped it heavily, "It's not too late for this matter. Li Changxuan's words remind me that although she doesn't want to be a concubine , but sometimes you can take a wrong path!"
Mi Li knew that the prince didn't want to embarrass Dr. Shen, so he rushed to the Ministry of Gifts after receiving the official document.
Now, if you send someone to investigate this matter, you will know about it. Guan Xuan's idea, You Tianming hated what happened on the long street back then, so the two children conspired to murder, and secretly tied up Bo Yu and Shen Zhi , Then went to Wei Xian'er, borrowed Wei Xian'er's hand to kill.
Unhurriedly pulling out a few official documents, Bo Yunxiu quietly picked up the pen, dipped the tip of the pen in ink, and wrote vigorously.
Everyone is fine, Shen Muxi breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to go back to the hospital to see a doctor, but Zhishu ran in crying, saying that the people from the government office had arrested Lu Guizhou, and that Lu Guizhou was an accomplice against the party.
"Doctor Shen, you have to testify that my son has made many friends in the world, but he never did those bad things, he is really a good person!" Zhishu snotted and burst into tears.
"Is it because of Zhong Yao?" Shen Muxi asked.
Zhishu nodded.
"Is the child in Zhong Yao's belly really your son's?" Shen Muxi asked.
Zhishu shook his head, "I don't know, the young master never said that!"
"Then where is Zhong Yao at the moment?" Shen Muxi asked again.
Zhishu still shook his head.
That's all, Shen Muxi had no choice but to go to the government office to visit the prison quietly based on his friendship with the governor that day.
"The lord has ordered that if anyone else comes, they are not allowed to see you. But if Dr. Shen comes, you must be seen. If you want to ask some questions, you can only ask them." Fu Yin led the way, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Lu hasn't said a word since he entered the prison, and we didn't do anything, you can judge for yourself!"
"Thank you sir!" Shen Muxi entered the door.
It was quite quiet in the prison, Lu Guizhou sat facing the wall, the prison was pitch-black, I don't know what he was looking at.
"Brother Lu!" Shen Muxi called softly.
Lu Guizhou was shocked physically and mentally. He quickly turned around and got out of bed, and hurried to the edge of the cell door, "What are you doing here? This is not where you should come, so hurry up!"
"Where is Zhong Yao?" Shen Muxi asked.
"Almost all the dens of the Longevity Gate were cleaned up by King Li, so I really don't know where she is now. Now that I'm staying here, I'm also waiting for them to come to me!" Lu Guizhou looked worriedly. Looking at her, "Hurry up and go!"
Shen Muxi frowned, "Why are they looking for you?"
"It's just a dog jumping over the wall!" Lu Guizhou looked at her firmly, "You don't look very good, you have been worrying too much recently, don't worry about me anymore, I..."
"What does the Longevity Gate have to do with you? And Xiaotang, what's the relationship between her and the Longevity Gate?" Shen Muxi said with a cold face, "How many things do you keep from me? Or maybe it was because you saved me back then. Is the purpose impure? Brother Lu, I don't want you and me to go further and further apart until we can't even be friends in the end."
Lu Guizhou swore, "I have nothing to do with the Changshengmen, but my ancestors do belong to the same lineage as them."
Shen Muxi was startled, "Ancestor?"
"That's right! It's about the previous generation." Lu Guizhou sighed softly, "I know, if I don't make it clear today, your temperament will definitely never talk to me again. Forget it, let me tell you something today. I understand, and it will prevent me from worrying about you every day, fearing that you will be deceived by others."
"Since the founding of this dynasty, there has been a family of guardians who guard the royal family for a long time. They take medicine refining as their own responsibility. They are trusted by the ancestors and are registered as the Longevity Gate. The sect masters of the Longevity Gate are all hereditary. Later, in the generation of the late emperor, they gave birth to It's different." Lu Guizhou said, "The first emperor was suspicious, and later, because of the death of Concubine Nan Gui, he turned his anger on the guardian clan and drove this clan to extinction."
Concubine Nan
Shen Muxi vaguely remembered that this seemed to be...
"Nan Guifei, could it be that..."
Lu Guizhou nodded, "Li Wang Bo Yunxiu's biological mother, the late emperor's favorite woman."
Shen Muxi was stunned on the spot, why did this matter have something to do with Bo Yunxiu's mother and concubine
"Concubine Nan Gui was seriously ill in the past. The late emperor almost wanted to get the treasure of the clan, but the entire Changshengmen rose up against it, so that many courtiers in the court objected. For this reason, the late emperor killed many courtiers. Among them That includes Butang's people." Lu Guizhou sighed softly, "Butang's ancestors were military generals, it's a pity... they were loyal to the country, but they died without a place to bury them."
Shen Muxi's heart was beating wildly, Bu Tang didn't kill the emperor, it's really lucky!
"Later, Concubine Nan Gui died, and the late Emperor destroyed the entire guardian clan, and the Gate of Longevity disappeared." Lu Guizhou laughed helplessly, "No one dared to mention these things, after all, the late Emperor has passed away, and many things can be wiped away. Those who have gone will be erased, criticizing the emperor is a big taboo!"
"Since the Longevity Gate was destroyed, why later..." Shen Muxi didn't understand.
"Although the guardian clan is destroyed, there will always be fish that slip through the net! There are also some loyal people who once loyal to the Longevity Gate, so they re-established the Longevity Gate, but because of the court's pursuit, it was quite difficult, and finally took refuge in Bo Yunlie !" Speaking of this, Lu Guizhou hesitated for a moment, "You... know Bo Yunlie, right?"
Shen Muxi nodded, "I know a little bit, former prince."
"The former prince, Bo Yunlie, was originally the son of Empress Wen, not the eldest son." Lu Guizhou said, "The empress has been standing for a long time, but she has never had an heir. It is the nobleman Guan who gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, who is now the emperor. , followed by the second prince born to Concubine Nan Gui, Bo Yunxiu! Bo Yunxiu was established as the crown prince at birth, although he was not directly established as the crown prince, but the emperor loves Concubine Nan Gui, and it will be a matter of time before he becomes a crown prince."
Shen Muxi listened quietly. In the past, she only knew that Bo Yunxiu, as the second prince, was the most beloved son of the late emperor. She really knew nothing about the court affairs. It is only now that I realize that as a prince, it is inevitable that I will fall into the fight of the princes for the heir.
"If Concubine Nan Gui hadn't passed away early, I'm afraid the situation would have changed by now!" Lu Guizhou smiled bitterly, "Bo Yunlie took in the Changshengmen, but it was for his own ambition that he kept recruiting troops and framing loyal officials and generals in the court. , and even framed the princes! Unscrupulous means, at all costs. It is precisely because of this that some people in the Longevity Gate resisted."
resist
Shen Muxi frowned, "Is... your ancestor?"
After all, Lu Guizhou said that he is not from the Longevity Sect!