The sky gets darker in July than in June.
When the emperor came out of the imperial study, only the last smear of gray and blue remained in the sky, and when he paced back to the Huaqing Palace, even the last smear of bright color was gone.
Night falls, and the stars twinkle in the sky.
When the emperor entered the Huaqing Palace, the palace people saluted him one after another.
He asked, "Is the imperial concubine ready to sleep?"
A little eunuch said: "If you go back to His Majesty, no."
The emperor said to Eunuch Wei, "I'll go see the concubine, and go back by yourself."
The old slave is not tired.
Ugh.
Eunuch Wei reluctantly responded: "Yes."
The emperor went to Concubine Jing's sleeping hall. She was kneeling in front of the Buddhist altar, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand and tapping on a wooden fish in the other. She closed her eyes and recited the Buddhist scriptures reverently.
The emperor didn't make a sound to disturb, and quietly waited for her to finish knocking the wooden fish.
After Cai Mama helped her up, she seemed to see the shadow on the ground, turned her head to look, and said, "When did your majesty come? How long have you been here?"
The emperor said, "I just came here. After listening to the concubine reciting the Buddhist scriptures for a while, my heart suddenly became much calmer."
Concubine Jing looked at him and said, "Has Your Majesty been bothered recently?"
Naturally, there are natural disasters due to torrential rain, bandits and man-made disasters, and I heard that Chen Guo’s border is about to move again, and the murderer who secretly assassinated Princess Jing still has no eyes.
The first few were all civil servants and military generals of Zhao State to deal with, but the last murderer left the emperor unable to do anything.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired from the work of the state." The emperor still decided not to bother Concubine Jing.
"Mother Cai, go to my room and get the soothing fragrance." Concubine Jing ordered.
"Yes." Mama Cai stepped back.
The emperor helped Princess Jing to go to Qiuhua Pavilion.
The two sat down on chairs.
The little palace maid served snacks and scented tea, which was the favorite drink of Concubine Jing. The emperor liked Longjing, but he could not drink strong tea at night.
"Go get some melons and fruits." Concubine Jing said.
"Yes." The little palace maid turned around and brought a plate of fresh grapes and a few delicious pears.
Concubine Jing planned to cut a pear for the emperor, but as soon as she picked up the dagger on the table, the teacup in the emperor's hand fell with a bang.
Concubine Jing was slightly stunned: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Are you hot?"
"No, I'm not sure." The emperor squeezed his cold sweat and said.
What's the matter with him
Concubine Jing was just cutting a pear for him, but the scene in which Concubine Jing raised a knife and stabbed him in a nightmare flashed in his mind.
I've been really tired lately, and my brain is out of whack.
Concubine Jing put down the dagger and pear, and took the handkerchief to wipe the tea from the emperor's clothes, but the emperor unconsciously leaned back.
Concubine Jing's hands froze in the air, looking at him blankly.
The emperor realized his gaffe and secretly scolded himself for being unfilial. His mother-in-law cared so much about him, how could he be so cold to the mother-in-law's heart
He took the veil from Concubine Jing's hand and said, "Don't get Concubine Mu's clothes wet, I will do it myself."
Concubine Jing smiled: "Okay."
Fortunately, the emperor did not lose his composure again, and the mother and son talked very happily. It was not until Eunuch Wei came to report, saying that the old sacrificial wine asked to see him, and the emperor got up and said goodbye to Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing said, "I will send An Shenxiang to your bedroom."
The emperor smiled and said, "Thank you mother-in-law."
The emperor went to the imperial study.
The old sacrificial wine bowed respectfully and respectfully: "My minister, meet your majesty!"
The emperor went around the desk and sat down, snorting coldly, "Alright, don't make these wasteful gifts, what's the matter with entering the palace so late?"
"Your Majesty, Jiaojiao has been assassinated!"
"What!" The emperor stood up abruptly. "How could she be assassinated? Where is the person? Is she injured?"
The old sacrificial wine sighed secretly, considering that you have a conscience and know how to care about Jiaojiao.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, these are what happened a few days ago, and her injury is not serious."
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly frowned again? "These? How many times has she been stabbed?"
Lao Jijiu said, "Three times."
In fact, it happened twice. One was when he and Princess Rui went to the nunnery for a doctor visit and was rescued by King Ning; the other was when he encountered Long Yingwei and Gu Changqing not long ago.
The old sacrificial wine did not intend to tell the emperor that the other party was Long Yingwei. Xiao Liulang told him one thing before he left - it turned out that the emperor's Long Yingwei was not only left to His Majesty, but also in the hands of Princess Xinyang.
As for whether there are others, Xiao Liulang is not clear.
The old sacrificial wine dare not say that there is absolutely no.
It seems that His Majesty is not clear about Zhao Guo and the rest of the Dragon Shadow Guards, but it is hard to say whether the old fox Jing Taifei knows.
If she knew, and insisted that it was not her own Long Yingwei, wouldn't that implicate innocent people
The emperor's expression turned cold: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lao Jijiu looked so wronged: "It's this girl who didn't tell me! If I hadn't discovered a new scar on her hand today, I wouldn't know what happened to her. Duwei Gu was also confused, Help her hide this from me!"
Like what brothers and sisters would do, they are all stuffy gourds.
The emperor frowned.
The old sacrificial wine continued: "Your Majesty must have heard of the time he was rescued by His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
The emperor knew about this, but the emperor didn't think about Gu Jiao, thinking that the other party was going to Rui Wangfu.
The old sacrificial wine said: "The second time was a few days ago, a young servant lied that someone in the family was ill, and asked Jiaojiao to go to the doctor. He was ambushed on the way. Fortunately, Gu Duwei arrived in time, and Jiaojiao had a A powerful hidden weapon, only barely able to bluff the opponent."
The emperor was slightly surprised: "Isn't even Gu Changqing an assassin's opponent?"
"That's right. One of them is a very powerful killer, I don't know where it came from." Lao Jijiu said calmly, "As for the third time, it was just before, we encountered an assassin on the way to the palace, fortunately There is no such powerful assassin this time, otherwise our lives will end."
This is made up, purely for the purpose of superimposing.
"What about her?" the emperor asked anxiously.
"She..." Lao Jijiu looked embarrassed and said with a dry smile, "She said that His Majesty hates her now and will definitely not stand up for her. She might as well go to the Queen Mother."
This provocative method properly angered the emperor, and the emperor slapped the table with a slap: "Who said that I would not stand up for her! Is I so untrustworthy in her heart!"
Are you not blind
cough cough.
Too much too much.
He is a courtier, so he shouldn't slander Your Majesty like this.
Ever since becoming a "father" to His Majesty, I have been a little bit daring.
It's not good, it's not good!
The old sacrificial wine straightened his expression and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, this minister dares to guess that the person who murdered the concubine and the one who murdered Jiaojiao are the same group."
The emperor asked suspiciously, "How can you see it?"
Lao Jijiu boldly looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, if something happens to the concubine, who would you be the first to suspect?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang.
The answer is almost there.
Last time, the murderer pretended to be Gu Jiao to assassinate Concubine Jing, just wanting to put the blame on Empress Dowager Zhuang, but unfortunately, the emperor saw through the poor move.
The emperor still had lingering fears when he recalled it. He squeezed his fist: "But what does this have to do with Jiaojiao? She has gone wrong, and I won't suspect that it is the queen mother. Does the queen mother suspect me?"
Lao Jijiu shook his head: "That's not true. However, because of Jiaojiao, the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother has eased, which is an indisputable fact."
The emperor teased: "Who has eased up with her!"
Lao Jijiu automatically ignored His Majesty's insincere bluffing expression and said sternly: "What kind of a Majesty is in his heart, so I won't say much. Jiaojiao is the only one who has both His Majesty's favor and the Queen Mother's favor, she died. , there is no possibility of reconciliation between Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. All this is aimed at alienating His Majesty and the Empress Dowager!"
The emperor was silent.
The old sacrificial wine strikes while the iron is hot: "The concubine was thrown into the Taiye Pond by the assassin. Rokuro told the minister that Your Majesty must also be looking for the assassin's movement. I don't know if Your Majesty has an eye."
"No." When it comes to this, the emperor's head is big.
The old sacrificial wine looked up at the roof and sighed again: "It seems that the assassin realized that he was frightening the snake, and completely hid himself in order to avoid the limelight. The other party was very cunning and did not leave any clues. But Your Majesty, you Do you really plan to sit still? If the murderer is not eliminated one day, the lives of Empress Dowager and Jiaojiao will hang on the tip of the knife!"
These words completely hit the emperor's soft underbelly.
Aside from his own son, isn't the person he cares most about now is Taifei Jing and Gu Jiao
He can't let them do anything!
The emperor stared at the old sacrificial wine and asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"
The old sacrificial wine raised his brows: "Let the snake out of the hole! As long as Your Majesty is willing to cooperate with the old minister, the old minister will definitely have a way to make her show her true form!"
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(End of this chapter)