Xiao Junhan was very satisfied with the current results, and the discomfort on his face became more and more obvious, and said, "Yesterday Erchen ran into Yan'er's cousin and noticed that she came out of the hospital looking in a hurry. After asking the doctor at the hospital, he learned that she was pregnant and A pair of abortion pills were prescribed. Erchen hurriedly caught up with his cousin and stopped her from taking the medicine. Under Erchen's persuasion, my cousin agreed to keep the child."
Speaking of this, he hesitated and said, "Then Erchen sent someone to invite the fifth brother, told him about the matter, and asked him what to do. Erchen's intention was to let him keep the child. After all, Hu Poison does not eat its seeds. But the fifth brother said—"
Seeing him hesitating, Emperor Jing immediately slapped the table and said, "What did he say?"
Emperor Jing had already vaguely guessed what Xiao Junyi said, but what Xiao Junhan said still made him angry.
"Fifth brother said, this child must be taken away!"
Not many people in the court knew about the previous incident, but Zhang Shangshu and the others knew it clearly. Upon hearing this, Zhang Shangshu suddenly fell to the ground and murmured, "Daughter, it was your father who harmed you!"
If he hadn't wavered back and forth, allowing Xiao Junyi to take advantage of her, how could there have been any disaster later? !
When Emperor Jing heard this, he was even more furious and said, "Nie Zi, is there any truth in what your second brother said?!"
Before Xiao Junyi could speak, Concubine Hui was the first to say, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xiuyan's bad behavior has nothing to do with Yi'er. Concubine Yichen saw that it was clearly Zhang Xiuyan who secretly took the medicine, but she couldn't control the dosage and died. Yes. I pity my Yi'er who was innocently involved!"
"Concubine Hui, you have no place to speak here. Go back to the harem and reflect!"
Emperor Jing was already very angry, but Concubine Hui's words were so senseless that Emperor Jing was so angry that he immediately started swearing.
After saying this, Emperor Jing pointed at Xiao Junyi and said, "Lao Wu, you disappoint me so much!"
"Come here, tell me my decree: Prince Xiao Junyi has misbehaved and has a dirty style. He should be removed from office and imprisoned in the mansion. Zhang Xiuyan, the daughter of the Zhang family, was granted the title of princess; Zhang's mother was granted the title of first-grade imperial edict."
After Emperor Jing said these words, he asked Zhang Shangshu, "Is Zhang Qing satisfied with my handling of this matter?"
Zhang Shangshu knew that this was Emperor Jing's biggest concession, so he lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
"Retreat from the court."
Emperor Jing felt a surge of anger simmering in his heart. He stood up, shook his sleeves, and strode out of the palace.
In the hall, everyone kowtowed with their own thoughts.
Concubine Hui was pulled out by the maid, while Xiao Junyi was taken away by the Imperial Guards in his official robes.
The first ones to come out were Xiao Junxi and Xiao Junhan, one of them was proud of the spring breeze, and the other was calm. Xiao Junxi glanced sideways at Xiao Junhan, then shook her head imperceptibly and walked towards her carriage.
And behind him, there was a crowd of fawning voices.
The news in the capital has always been sensitive, but in just one day, this matter has spread throughout the streets and alleys. But most of them talk about Xiao Junyi's evil deeds of seizing court ladies and causing people to die.
Xie Ruzhuo learned about it from Qian Bi and others. Knowing the news of Zhang Xiuyan's death, Xie Ruzhuo was stunned at first, and then felt a little disappointed. That girl, to be honest, is not particularly bad-hearted, but she has been raised to be arrogant and willful. Now that he is dead like this, Xie Ruzhuo laments the impermanence of life.
In her previous life, Zhang Xiuyan's life may not have been much better than hers. After all, Xiao Junhan is someone she cannot love, but Shen Jingci is destined to be something she cannot fight.
In this life, he died in Xiao Junyi's hands again.
Xie Ruzhuo was thinking about this and was a little distracted for a moment. He didn't even notice Xiao Junxi coming in.
Until Xiao Junxi whispered in her ear, "Zhuo'er."
Xie Ruzhuo finally came back to his senses and managed a smile, "Are you done?"
Xiao Junxi nodded. Emperor Jing now consciously gave the memorial to him for review. He was so busy that it was almost dusk before he finished processing it and sent it to the palace. He just came back.
Just seeing Xie Ruzhuo's face, Xiao Junxi asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"
Xie Ruzhuo shook his head and said with a smile, "I just heard it today. Zhang Xiuyan is dead?"
Xiao Junxi rubbed her shoulders and said, "I thought these dirty things would not pollute your ears. She died. She was pregnant with Liujia when she died. All the evidence pointed to the fifth brother. My father had already killed him." He was deprived of his position as the king of the county and imprisoned in the mansion. This year’s autumn hunting, the fifth brother is not allowed to go."
If he can't even attend such a big event as Qiu Shou, then Xiao Junyi's hope of climbing to that position again in this life can be said to be slim.
But Xie Ruzhuo was thinking about something else, "Don't you think it was a bit strange that Zhang Xiuyan died?"
For some reason, she always felt that this matter was inseparable from Xiao Junhan. Perhaps it was the evil deeds in his previous life that made Xie Ruzhuo form a subconscious idea that all evil deeds were related to him.
Xiao Junxi pinched her shoulder in dissatisfaction, and then said when Xie Ruzhuo was itching to dodge, "This matter has been finalized. No matter what, the fifth brother is not clean after all. It's better to be imprisoned in the house. It's safe." He does evil."
"That's right." Xie Ruzhuo struggled to break away from Xiao Junxi's clutches, panted slightly, and then said, "Today a master is here."
Upon hearing Wen Ruyu's name, Xiao Junxi straightened her expression and said, "What's wrong?"
Xie Ruzhuo frowned and said, "He received a report from the border area, saying that the traitor on my brother's side is starting to make trouble again. Master said that the fish caught this time is probably a big fish, and I have to catch it myself."
Xie Huainan went to the frontier after the Mid-Autumn Festival to assist King Dingbei in resisting foreign enemies. And the person who was secretly contacting the Yue Kingdom, after being silent for these days, finally took action again.
Hearing this, Xiao Junxi also frowned tightly and sighed, "It's been such a troubled time."
Xie Ruzhuo held his hand and said solemnly, "It doesn't matter, I'll be with you."
No matter how hard it is, I will always be there with you.
A smile spread on Xiao Junxi's face, she held her in her arms, rested her chin on her soft hair, and murmured, "Okay."
A few days later, the autumn hunt kicked off grandly.
Hundreds of people left the capital in a mighty manner and headed towards the Autumn Hunting Land.
Earlier, Xie Ruzhuo had discussed with Xiao Junxi and deliberately kept an eye liner in the capital to pay close attention to the movements of the fifth prince's residence. After all, Xiao Junyi is brave and foolhardy, and he has a vengeful personality. He is being forced into a hurry this time. With his obsession with the throne, he may resort to a trick to drain the fire.
Nowadays, all the military forces in the court are focused on resisting foreign enemies. If Xiao Junyi really rebels in the capital and is caught off guard, the chance of winning is really not small.
On her first day out of the capital, Shen Jingci, as the concubine of King Qi, made an appearance with everyone. But in the evening, the concubine contracted the cold and no longer appeared the next day. In the next few days, she did not get out of the carriage, citing the cold weather.
At the same time, the people who had been sent out to clean up the Shen family's secret forces also sent a message, saying that without the Shen family's special token, it was impossible to contact those people, let alone find them.
After Xie Ruzhuo got Xin'er, he felt a little uneasy.
Xiao Junxi walked in from outside the account. Seeing her appearance, she asked with a smile, "What happened?"
Xie Ruzhuo told the story exactly, but Xiao Junxi smiled slightly and said, "Don't you think Shen Jingci has been too honest these days?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo realized, "You mean, Shen Jingci has gone to Qishan?"
Xiao Junxi rubbed her hair and smiled casually, "Let the people from Tianmen watch and see if the waiting 'rabbit' has gone, won't we know?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly became enlightened, "Sure enough, people are worrying about everything now, and I have become stupid."
Seeing that she was thinking about joking, Xiao Junxi lowered her head and kissed her on the forehead, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid. If you are not stupid, how can you show your husband's resourcefulness?"
Xie Ruzhuo gave him an angry look and said, "Don't be ashamed."
As expected, the next moment Xiao Junxi picked her up and said with a smile, "My husband is even more shy, do you want to see her?"
"Bah, bah, bah, which one do you want to see—"
The next words were buried in a deep kiss.
Seven days later, we finally arrived at the royal hunting ground.
Xie Ruzhuo has been here for several years in a row, but every year he comes here, something bad seems to happen. But every time, she was doing better than before.
When she came here before, the Xie family lived on the outskirts of the royal palace. This year her status changed, from the daughter of the Xie family to the princess Jing, and the place she lived in became a good courtyard with the palace close to the mountains and water.
This courtyard is indeed nice. On the left is Concubine Ye's palace, and on the right is Xiao Xinning's courtyard.
However, when she had just settled down and saw Xiao Xinning standing at the door looking in with a sullen look on her face, Xie Ruzhuo knew why Xiao Xinning lived in the courtyard to her right.
For no other reason than to come to see the military advisor.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, is my second emperor brother here?"
Seeing Xiao Xining's expression, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "He's out. Come in quickly." He looked like a thief, for fear that others wouldn't know what happened.
Xiao Xinning immediately trotted in with a flattering smile on her face, "Sister-in-law, the method you said last time really worked. He is really alone!"
Xie Ruzhuo had previously made a move with Xiao Xining, asking her to find a few matchmakers, pretending to be matchmakers, but actually going to Li Jie's home to get information. Now Xiao Xinning obviously got the answer, with a proud look on his face.
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo also felt slightly relieved. Xiao Xinning's move was obviously not a whim. If Li Jie really had a wife at home, there was no telling what Xiao Xinning would do.
After all, no matter how sane a woman is, she can do unreasonable things for the sake of love.
However, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but want to pour cold water on her, "What next?"
Xiao Xinning was very confident, "Then I will start the plan to chase my husband! This princess doesn't believe it, I can't get him to win the top prize in a new subject! If it doesn't work, I still have my father!"
Seeing her grinding her fists like this, Xie Ruzhuo said seriously, "Ning'er, as a princess, you can easily get whatever kind of consort you want. But I want to remind you, you have to think clearly about whether you want a consort or a consort. Husband."
If you want a consort, you should treat each other as a guest. The word guest means that you will never be able to enter his heart for the rest of your life. Even if you are a husband and wife, you will never be of the same mind.
For example, the eldest princess and the former prince-in-law also ended badly in the end.
If you want a husband, you have to put aside your identity as a princess and be like ordinary children. Even if there are quarrels and quarrels, they can finally be together.
After Xie Ruzhuo finished speaking, Xiao Xining became somewhat silent.