[In May of the twenty-fifth year of Wuwei, Princess Jingjiang and Princess Xiao used the bodyguard Xia Mou to flatter and confuse the Lord, and wanted to kill him, but was blocked by the king. Since then, the rift between the king and the princess and princess has deepened.
- "The History of Yong: Biography of King Rui"〗
Xiao Lan's eyebrows were upside down, her expression was frosty, and she said coldly: "Okay, since you still dare to quibble, then Ben Gong will explain to you clearly, what have you done this year, do you want Ben Gong to come together one by one? As a vassal, I don't know how to persuade the lord, but only know how to flatter the power and instigate the prince to do such things without etiquette. Don't you deserve to die? If such unfaithful and unrighteous people still have the slightest bit of goodness and humanity, they should kill themselves with the sword, do I still need this palace to do it?"
Xia Jinyi said calmly: "This subordinate is just a prodigal son of the rivers and lakes. He has neither poetry nor peerless martial arts, and he is only good at some small tricks. His Royal Highness saved the life of the subordinate. Let His Highness be happy. If this is considered unfaithful, the subordinates have nothing to say. When it comes to injustice, the subordinates recognize it, but the subordinates are only loyal to His Royal Highness. Under the whole world, is it the king's land, the coast of the land, the king's minister, or the prince's highness, what does it matter, if not, why do you kill people to kill your mouth, instead of killing your relatives righteously?"
Xiao Lan was at a loss for words, at this time Li Hanyou sneered: "What a stern servant, His Royal Highness is the king, you are a minister, His Highness can make mistakes, but you can't, you hinder His Highness's great cause, and this Palace is too lazy to judge with you. "Senior sister, you don't have to talk too much with this servant, let's hurry up and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Princess to pass down the order, it's natural that His Royal Highness is in charge of things outside, and the Crown Princess is in charge of matters in the house."
Xiao Lan immediately realized his enlightenment and said loudly, "Go and report to my elder sister, saying that Xia Jinyi, the slave who confuses your master, has already been bound, please ask your elder sister to instruct."
Xia Jinyi smiled coldly and said in his heart, this Concubine Lan has a deep scheming. It is a good idea to kill someone with a knife, but he has no fear in his heart. Death has long been something he wants.
Li Hanyou frowned slightly. She originally thought that Xia Jinyi was nothing more than a villain who tended to gain power. Once this kind of person faced a life-and-death situation, he would often be a servant and have no integrity, but now this young man just sneered slightly, neither begging nor begging. , This makes Li Hanyou very uneasy. Is it because he has any way to protect himself, or is it his nature? If this is the case, he may have ulterior motives for doing these wicked things.
In Crown Princess Cui's bedroom, Xiuchun was kneeling on the ground and begging bitterly at the moment, Cui said helplessly: "This palace also knows that this Xia Jinyi is your lover, and often speaks kindly for me in front of the palace, how can I not be grateful My heart, but Concubine Lan is right. His Royal Highness is our husband and our support. If the Prince has an accident, what can we do? Xia Jinyi instigated His Highness to be romantic outside. To annoy the emperor, this palace is also a last resort."
Xiuchun wept and said, "Niangniang, the maid is not speaking ill of Concubine Lan. Over the years, Concubine Lan has never looked down on Concubine Lan, and she has asked Concubine's opinion about anything. Her order is better than a thousand words. , why do I now think of asking the empress to deal with people? Besides, Jin Yi is not good in every possible way. He is loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and respectful to the empress. Since these days, the empress has not felt it, no matter what, he always It's to say good things for the goddess. Last year, about the uncle's affairs, it wasn't him who tipped off the news, and the goddess was still in the dark. If it wasn't for the goddess crying and begging in front of the Highness, I'm afraid that the uncle will be charged when he dies. Now, what can you do with your family, and it will also affect you and the little prince. Depending on Jin Yi's heart, you should help him too."
Mrs. Cui sighed deeply: "Yes, this person is indeed respectful to Ben Gong. Over the past year, it has been extremely difficult for these concubines around the prince to see the prince, only Ben Gong is very convenient, and Ben Gong sent them. To make soup and snacks, the crown prince has a book, and there are always a few days a month to stay here in this palace, I know that Xia Jinyi has put a lot of thought into it."
Xiu Chun's expression was greatly lifted, and he said, "Niang Niang, the maid said something that shouldn't be said. Although His Royal Highness has not treated you very well this year, he has not neglected you. How many times have you come here, and how many times are you now, His Highness is No matter how romantic it is, what harm does it do to the niece, but if you order Xia Jinyi to be killed this time, when His Highness returns, you will be furious. At that time, the one only said that it was the niece, and I am afraid that the prince will never come to the niece in the future. Now, who will take advantage of it? It will not be a matter of one or two days for the one who covets your seat. You do not think about yourself but also for the sake of the prince, not to mention now, even after His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, if there is no such thing as A confidant is by the prince's side, how can you deal with those foxes?"
The more Cui Shi heard, the colder he said, "Xiuchun, you are right, Ben Gong was almost deceived by that slut, you immediately go and pass my order, saying that Xia Weiwei is the prince's confidant, and Ben Gong is inconvenient. Dispose of him, detain him first, and hand over the prince to the prince when he returns." Xiuchun was overjoyed, and hurriedly went to give the order in person.
Hearing Xiuchun's reply, Xiao Lan's beautiful face showed anger, and she angrily reprimanded: "Okay, you are a cheap maid, but you told the truth and made my sister change her mind. I heard that you and this slave have an affair, but now It seems that it is true, that's all, this palace is not asking for help, and today I must kill you two adulterers and prostitutes here."
A look of fear appeared on Xiu Chun's face. She was worried about Xia Jinyi's safety. This time, she came to give orders in person, but Xiao Lan wanted to deal with her together. , refused to beg for mercy. Xia Jinyi said coldly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Princess already knew about this subordinate and Xiuchun. It's just that the Empress likes to serve Xiuchun, and His Highness likes her subordinates to serve, so there is no rush to get married. This adulterer and harlot four One word, your subordinates dare not take it."
Li Hanyou's expression suddenly changed, and he said coldly, "What are you talking about with them, Senior Sister, they are stalling for time."
Xiao Lan immediately stood up and said: "Come here, use the torture. Give me this pair of dogs and men and beat them to death."
Li Hanyou said coldly, "That girl has her own master. She has no shame and should teach her master."
Xiao Lan said: "Did you hear me? Send Xiuchun back, and tell my sister to discipline this lowly maid. If you don't get punished, what are you waiting for?"
Two guards came over, holding a red-lacquered torture rod in their hands, while the other palace maid dragged Xiuchun out. Xiu Chun struggled and cried, "Xia Lang, Xia Lang." But those palace maids were extremely powerful. Big, and soon Xiuchun's voice could no longer be heard. The two guards walked up to the kneeling Xia Jinyi, and one of them whispered: "The maiden is watching from above, please forgive me for not being merciful." After saying that, a torture stick had hit Xia Jinyi heavily on the shoulder. Going up, Xia Jinyi only felt a sharp pain on his back. He knew that these people were going to cut the mess with a quick knife. A few sticks could break his spine, but although he was like a grass on the wall, at this time, facing the bitter and hated enemy, he even Will never beg for mercy. He closed his eyes, didn't speak, gritted his teeth and waited for the next pain.
Unexpectedly, the next cane has not been seen for a long time. He opened his eyes and saw a big man with wide eyes and anger, holding the cane tightly, and he exclaimed: "Senior brother." It turned out that the man was his brother Zhang Jinxiong, at this moment, his whole body is majestic and terrifying, and his eyes are full of murderous intent.
Xiao Lan's face sank and said: "Director Zhang, what are you going to do, how dare you be rude to this palace."
Zhang Jinxiong said coldly: "Xiao Lan, you don't have to use your identity to oppress me. In your title, you are the master and I am the general manager, but I Zhang Jinxiong is the head disciple of Kongtong, and you Xiao Lan is the senior brother of Fengyi Clan. The envoy of Fengyimen went to Kongtong to form an alliance. I was ordered by my teacher to come to help you, but my junior brother got in your way, and you wanted to kill him with a cane. Do you really not take me Zhang Jinxiong to heart? I still thought I would sit and watch him be humiliated and killed by you."
Xiao Lan was furious and was about to speak, when Li Hanyou said coldly, "Master Zhang, this palace is fair, let's not say that this person is your unworthy disciple of Kongtong, what is he doing beside His Highness now, you Don't you hear a little bit of wind, we killed him to kill the people, you are the future head of Kongtong, you should be pure and self-love, how can you protect the wicked."
Zhang Jinxiong said coldly: "Princess Jingjiang, don't take me for a fool, even if Jin Yi is at fault, he won't die. If you have the ability, it's better to persuade Your Highness. Although my junior brother is not a good person, he is not a bad person. , even if he acts as a pawn for the tiger, you are not going to kill the tiger, but you are embarrassed by my junior brother, it is really a good plan."
Xiao Lan couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly floated towards her. She had no sword in her hand, and her long sleeves were coiled like a dragon and a snake. She was in front of Zhang Jinxiong. Zhang Jinxiong did not dare to be neglected, and punched him to meet him. This fist was intended to be first, but it seemed to be true. It was Shenmen Quan that only the descendants of Kongtong's descendants could practice. The sleeves of the fists intersected, and Xiao Lan was forced to take a step back. , She froze in her heart. Usually, she believes that her master's mentality is unique and her inner strength is not weak. She did not expect that the inner strength of this disciple of Kongtong was so strong. Since she had fear in her heart, she flew back and retreated. The long sword was handed over. She took the long sword and raised her flat finger. In an instant, she had a solemn expression and a leisurely attitude. Zhang Jinxiong said, the Fengyi Sect disciple is indeed well-deserved, a long sword makes it fierce and fierce , Her Qinggong was good, and in a blink of an eye, the whole house was filled with sword light. Zhang Jinxiong's pair of iron palms did not show weakness. Kongtong's martial arts were outstanding. Both of them were sure to save when attacking the enemy. They used attacking instead of defending. Faqinggong is excellent, but she is only a woman after all, and she is pampered all the year round. How can Zhang Jinxiong be as pure in martial arts and rich in fighting experience, and gradually fall behind.
Li Hanyou frowned slightly, if it was someone else, or she would give Zhang Jinxiong face, but this Xia Jinyi was beyond her expectations, doing things that tended to be inflamed, but she was stubborn and refused to confess or say anything. There is no trace of remorse or fear. If he lets go of him today, he will definitely hold a grudge. Over the past year, the prince has been a lot colder to Xiao Lan. If this person stirs up the flames again, I am afraid it will affect the influence of this sect on the prince. force. Thinking of this, she looked cold and said lightly: "Dr. Zhang, Director Zhang, it seems that you are going to protect this villain. Well, let Hanyou want to ask you for advice." Zhang Jinxiong patted his back, Zhang Jinxiong was being entangled by Xiao Lan, and Li Hanyou's martial arts was on top of him again. Seeing that he was about to be injured by Li Hanyou, Xia Jinyi suddenly jumped up like a madman and rushed towards Li Hanyou. Down, Xia Jinyi's body fell like a kite with a broken string. Li Hanyou saw that although Xia Jinyi was bleeding from the corners of his mouth and his expression was stern, but the light in his eyes was still there, as soon as his body fell, he was about to make up a chapter. Xia Jinyi smiled coldly and raised his head. There was a flash of silver light on the cuff, and Li Hanyou froze in his heart. He had already remembered that Kongtong disciples had several kinds of hidden weapons that they were good at for self-defense. Li Hanyou sneered and said, "Let's see what magic weapon you have for self-defense." As he said that, Xia Jinyi raised his hand and waved again. This time, Li Hanyou stretched out his jade hand lightly, revealing a silver wrist guard, blocking the silver light, and then twisted The hidden weapon that fell, looked carefully, but it was a five-inch long three-edged double-edged needle, made of polished steel. If this hidden weapon was hit, it would definitely be bleeding. He said coldly, "Okay, this palace will let you eat the fruit." After saying that, he flicked his finger, and the double-edged needle shot at Xia Jinyi. The momentum was extremely fast. Xia Jinyi couldn't avoid it, but he looked at Li Hanyou with a look of resentment. , that kind of deep hatred made Li Hanyou feel a chill in his heart. Just when the double-edged needle was about to shoot into Xia Jinyi's heart. An angry shout came from outside: "Stop."
Upon hearing this voice, not only Li Hanyou's expression changed, but Xiao Lan and Zhang Jinxiong also stopped hand in hand. At this time, the hall door was kicked open, and Li An walked in angrily. Li Hanyou was rejoicing that he had killed Xia Jinyi, but saw that Xia Jinyi had already rushed towards Li An, knelt in front of him and cried loudly: "Your Highness, save the lives of your subordinates, Concubine Lan and His Royal Highness the Princess. I'm going to kill my subordinates."
Li Hanyou was stunned, why is this person not dead yet. The prince hurriedly asked, "Are you okay? Gu came back as soon as he heard of it, and it was very timely."
Seeing Xia Jinyi unbuttoning his coat and wearing a heart guard inside, which has now been cracked by a double-edged needle, Xia Jinyi cried, "I can hardly see Your Highness."
Li An was furious and said: "Li Hanyou, I don't need your intervention in the lonely family affairs, you, you go."
Li Hanyou sighed and said, "Your Highness, since you are unwilling to accept your loyal words, what else do you have to say about your concubine, but this person is really unacceptable, please think twice, Your Highness." Li An was unmoved, and said coldly: "I know Now, you go."
Li Hanyou took a bow as a gift, sighed again, and went out. Xiao Lan looked a little nervous, and he stepped forward and said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness, the concubine is just..." Before he finished speaking, a servant came in and said, "Master Lan, the Crown Princess has a message..." Before he finished speaking, just look When he saw the prince's livid face, he fell to his knees in fright. Li An said coldly, "What did the Crown Princess ask you to say?"
The eunuch said in a trembling voice, "The niangniang said, 'Since Concubine Lan, you are so daring, you have dealt with his beloved bodyguard without the knowledge of your highness, and you have tied up the maid of the palace, and this palace will write to the empress, and you will be the princess. Okay.'" Hearing this, Li An couldn't bear it any longer. With a wave of his hand, the tea on the table was swept to the ground by him, making it a mess, Li An said angrily: "Xiao Lan, hello, take care of the orphans without authorization. If the confidant does not say it, he will force the Crown Princess to abdicate, and I will write to the emperor tomorrow and abandon you.
Xiao Lan was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, calm down, it's not the concubine's fault, please see that the concubine is for the sake of His Highness, please spare the concubine."
Although Li An was very angry, he remembered the importance of Fengyi Sect to him. If he expelled Xiao Lan, I was afraid that the crown prince would soon lose his position. If your subordinates are not good, they offend Concubine Lan, and the Crown Princess is also angry with Concubine Lan because of this, if your Highness allows this, and asks the minister to make amends for Concubine Lan, the concubine will definitely spare her subordinates.”
Li An looked at Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan also knew that this was a step, and hurriedly said: "This palace will not blame you, from now on you must be cautious in your words and deeds."
Xia Jinyi hurriedly said yes, and Li An said with satisfaction: "That's good, Concubine Lan, you go to the Crown Princess to apologize. If you anger her, the Queen and Father will not agree." Xiao Lan was already very regretful. Shouldn't be offended, he quickly said: "My concubine must go immediately, please rest assured, Your Highness."
Li An nodded with satisfaction and said, "Alright, Xia Jinyi, don't go back with Gu."
Xia Jinyi hurriedly followed the prince away, and gave his senior brother a grateful wink before leaving. When he was far away, Zhang Jinxiong said with a cold expression: "My subordinates are leaving." Xiao Lan quickly said: "Director Zhang, it's all bad for this palace, please don't take it to heart, so as not to hurt the friendship between the two families."
Zhang Jinxiong said lightly: "My lady is a king, and Jinxiong is a minister. How dare you take this matter to heart? My junior brother has a poor background or some inappropriate behavior, but he has a good nature, and please ask the lady to forgive me."
Xiao Lan smiled bitterly and said, "You really don't know what he did?"
Zhang Jinxiong said coldly: "This is exactly what Jinxiong wants to ask the empress. Such a master, Fengyimen really thinks it is worth protecting, Jinxiong will report this matter to the teacher's door, and ask the empress to ask herself, those things, Do you really blame Jin Yi?"
Xiao Lan looked solemn and didn't answer. Looking at Zhang Jinxiong's retreating back, she whispered: "This time it was a mistake, I have to make up for it, otherwise Master will blame it, what can I do?"