"Not you?" The emperor raised his voice sharply, "If you hadn't pushed the assassin, how could he stabbed me with a knife? It wasn't you, why did you just say a word to him and he committed suicide by taking poison?"
"Father Emperor Mingjian, Erchen wanted to protect him, so he tripped in a hurry. As for the assassin's suicide, Erchen didn't expect it at all."
The emperor's face was blue and he glared at Xiao Yu, "I thought you were a peace of mind, but I didn't expect to be so ambitious."
Xiao Yu broke down in a cold sweat.
"Through my will, the fourth prince Xiao Yu will be sent back to the mansion. Without my will, no one can take a step out of the prince's mansion."
By this, it was clear that he had given the order to ban the foot.
Xiao Yu tried his best to straighten her waist and bowed over, "My son and minister abide by the decree."
The emperor's decree to ban the four princes immediately spread throughout the palace and outside the palace.
All the princesses and princes are naturally happy. In any case, it is always good for an adult prince to make the emperor so angry.
Chen Liangbi heard the news, only sighed lightly, and let the little eunuch who had come to send the message to go down.
"Mother, your Highness has done such a big thing, don't you go to ask your Majesty for mercy?"
Chen Liangbi's thin fingers pierced the embroidery bandage, and stopped when he heard the words, "You don't know the temperament of our majesty, what use is it for me to intercede? The four princes are not without the ability to protect themselves, why should I do more What?"
The maid bowed her head to clean up the cold tea.
Chen Liangbi was a little uneasy in the end, her index finger was pricked by the tip of a needle, and she stared at the blood bead emerging in a daze.
"This evil barrier has made me angry again and again." The emperor drank a few cups of herbal tea before suppressing the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty puts out the fire. The plan for the present is to quickly find out who the chief envoy behind the assassins is."
"The fourth child doesn't have the guts. I know it, but those few people don't have a chance to survive. It's not easy to find out who is behind."
The emperor snorted coldly, and felt angry when he thought of this.
After thinking for a while, he said: "You should prepare the imperial edict for me, let the second child investigate this matter, and the third child will be the coordinator."
"Here."
The emperor's punishment of the four princes caused an uproar in the court.
Although the four princes did not have the same struggling mother as the second princes, he was humble and liked the courtiers very much.
Therefore, the courtiers are worried about the four princes.
Xiao Yu returned to the Prince's Mansion, and shut herself in the study room, and did not go out even though the sky was upset outside.
Cheng Yao sat in a daze. Hearing the news that Xiao Yu had returned, he slapped the door and shouted: "Mother, tell me what happened to the four princes? Did your majesty punish the four princes?"
The mother said impatiently: "What does this have to do with you? How did I know? Anyway, my duty is to take care of you, and you can only stay in the house without taking a step."
Cheng Yao bit her lip dejectedly, beginning to feel a little confused about her future.
The four princes' ban had no effect on the Xie family. The only effect was probably that the old lady suddenly became five years old after hearing this.
"It's over, will your majesty the emperor be angry and come to our Xie family?"
Xie Yan asked in a puzzled manner: "The four princes have caused trouble, what does it have to do with the Xie family?"
The old lady hated iron and steel, and took a look at Xie Yan. "Our sister Yao just married into the Fourth Prince’s Mansion as a concubine. We Xie’s family and the Fourth Prince are not married.
Family relationship? "
Cheng Lin on one side sneered.
Cheng Yao is just entering the four princes' mansion to be the humblest concubine, so what kind of in-law relationship is there to talk about? Besides, the emperor only forbids the feet of the four princes, and is not robbing the family and destroying the door. Even so, who can the emperor remember that Cheng Yao is? Would it be a small concubine's room that would affect the huge ** government
The old lady was obviously worried that Cheng Yao would be implicated in Xie’s house, and she hurriedly took Xie Yan’s hand, "Go to your sister-in-law and ask her to repair a book to the Fourth Prince’s Mansion, saying that Sister Yao is already the concubine of the Fourth Prince. It has nothing to do with the Xie family."
Xie Yan's eyes widened in disbelief as if struck by lightning.
"Mother, Yaoyao is your granddaughter, you are so cruel and ruthless?"
The old lady waved her hand, "Sister Yao is a foreigner after all. As the old lady of the Xie family, I naturally have to think about the future of the Xie family. I can't hurt the whole Xie family for the sake of Sister Yao alone."
She said this in a high-sounding, awe-inspiring manner.
Xie Yan pulled her hand out, stood up, and looked at the old lady.
"Mother, I know what your calculations are in your heart. I don't know what's going on outside now. The emperor only punishes the fourth princes and bans their feet. If Yaoyao doesn't have the backer of the Xie family, what will happen to him Survive? I won't let my sister-in-law write a letter. You die with this thought."
After speaking, Xie Yan pushed the door straight out, and Cheng Lin naturally followed her mother's pace and went out.
The old lady looked at the opened and closed doors and cried out with anger, clutching her chest.
"The old lady is cool by nature. She is worried that the second cousin will drag her down."
Xie Yunqing said slowly while twisting a chess piece.
"No, no matter who the grandmother hears about this kind of thing, she should send someone to visit and sympathize with her. It is because our old lady wants to sever the relationship with his granddaughter." Lian Qiao said with her lips poked.
"But she failed to figure out one thing. Cheng Yao is the Cheng family, and our Xie family is just a cousin. Even if the emperor really wants to punish the fourth prince, it will not be implicated in our Xie family." Qingluo followed Xie Yunqing these days , Became more and more stable and composed.
Xie Yunqing nodded.
"However, the old lady can't see this clearly, and she still wants to separate her relationship with Cheng Yao."
Qingluo stepped back together with Forsythia and Campanulaceae, Xie Yunqing looked at the dotted chessboard, the chess pieces crisscrossed and crisscrossed like a cobweb that made people breathless.
Baizi is already in decline.
"Thank you for that one today." Xie Yunqing still looked at the chessboard, as if talking to himself.
Su Wen Wenyan, who had been standing by his chest as a background, raised his eyebrows slightly.
"It's just a matter of flicking, what can I say to thank. But the fourth prince shouldn't offend you, why do you want me to plot against him?"
Xiao Yu originally wanted to block the sword for the emperor, but when he rushed over, Su Wen pinched a peanut with his fingertips, and when he moved his finger, the peanut bounced on Xiao Yu's calf acupuncture point.
Xiao Yu fell on the assassin with a weak leg.
Su Wen has always been silent. During this period of time, I stayed with Xie Yunqing for a long time. After getting acquainted with her, he talked more and more.
Xie Yunqing had been staring at the chessboard for a long time, his eyes were a little sour, and he stood up and looked at the bright red azaleas in bloom in the flower garden. She reached out and pinched a cuckoo and stared at it for a long time.
So Suwen thought she wouldn’t answer, turned around
When I was about to leave, I heard Xie Yunqing sigh comfortably.
"Probably when I first saw him, I felt that this person would pose a great threat to me."
This statement seems very suspenseful.
But Su Wen knew what she said was true.
As a killer, Su Wen's sixth sense is very accurate. Sometimes, some subtle premonitions often help her avoid fatal danger.
"Then, can you get rid of the four princes this time?"
Su Wen couldn't help but ask more.
"No." Xie Yunqing shook his head, "Xiao Yu is not the straw bag of Xiao Zhuo."
Su Wen was a little surprised at how she called the two princes directly, and even looked at them with disdain, but she still didn't say anything, just nodded, and then quietly retreated.
Xie Yunqing collected the chess pieces one by one, moving leisurely and slowly, but with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Zhuo touched the sweat on his forehead, "These eight assassins are dead, how can this king investigate?"
The hall was full of Dangdang people, all of whom were solicited by the noble concubine over the years for Xiao Zhuo.
The doorgoers looked at each other.
When the mission failed, the assassin immediately chose to take poison and commit suicide. It is known that there is a powerful and disciplined organization behind him. It is not easy to find out who is behind him.
Wang Qinghan stood at the door, listening to the discussion inside, his mouth stretched into a straight line.
She knocked on the door lightly and pushed in.
Xiao Zhuo frowned, "What are you doing here?"
Wang Qinghan smiled and bowed to Xiao Zhuo. Seeing the guests leaving the table and preparing to greet her, Wang Qinghan hurriedly stopped and said, "Everyone is a distinguished guest in the palace, please sit down quickly."
Immediately turned to look at Xiao Zhuo: "His Royal Highness, there is a way for my concubine. Although you may not be able to find out the real murderer behind you, you can try your best."
Wang Qinghan said his thoughts, and a middle-aged man with a yellow face and a long beard snorted coldly, "Women, can you come up with a good idea?"
Obviously in a tone of contempt, Wang Qinghan's hands were clenched into fists in his wide sleeves, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Several adults didn't come up with an idea after discussing it for a long time. It's better to try the concubine's way. If it fails, think of another way."
Xiao Zhuo glanced at Wang Qinghan approvingly.
Since getting married, he has been very separated from Wang Qinghan because of his mother and concubine. Now seeing his wife's calm and generous appearance, he only feels that his face is very bright.
"Just do as the prince and concubine said," Xiao Zhuo said, "this king thinks this method is feasible."
Wang Qinghan smiled softly at Xiao Zhuo and then went out with his maid.
"That person doesn't give you any face." Wang Qinghan's close-knit maid said with a pouted mouth.
"Shut up," Wang Qinghan scolded aloud, "The person you are talking about is Kang Shao, the third young master of the Kang family. The Kang family is the family that the imperial concubine is now trying to win over."
The maid kept silent.
"His Majesty is obviously taking this opportunity to test His Royal Highness the Second Prince. If His Royal Highness solves this problem perfectly, then whether it is in the hearts of His Majesty or the ministers, His Majesty is capable and skilled. At that time, His Royal Highness will be in the hearts of the subjects. His status will inevitably rise to a higher level. Even the ministers all agree that he is the candidate for the crown prince to do his part. Do you think your Highness will value me more?"
Wang Qinghan said softly, but in his eyes was the flame of ambition.
(End of this chapter)