Not long after the imperial court sent people to Lingnan, the whole thing suddenly changed dramatically. Several secret letters about Bai Xingzhi’s collaborating with the enemy were submitted directly from the censor’s desk to the dragon case. The emperor was furious after reading it, and then the privy After entrusting Wang Jian to meet him, he did not know what to talk about, so the emperor came out of the imperial study and went to Pingyang Palace angrily.
Looking at the inner courtyard of the palace, if you talk about the splendor and splendor of the Pingyang Palace, not to mention the decoration, there are three levels of the hall alone. These specifications are not even found in the Empress Dowager's Hanzhang Palace, which shows the emperor's love for Bai Zhixuan. But now this symbol of prosperity and favor is like the Hall of Yama, with dim light and turbid air wandering through it. The emperor walked through it, and all the servants were trembling on the ground.
Who doesn't know that the emperor came to Xingshi to ask the guilt
When the last door opened in front of the emperor, Bai Zhixuan, who was covered in veil, came into view, and knelt at his feet with her shoulders straight, as if she was begging for guilt. Said: "It seems that Concubine Ai's news is very well-informed. Before my people arrive, your posture is ready."
After saying that, his tiger eyes narrowed slightly, and his cold eyes swept across everyone in the hall, vaguely a sign of anger before the outbreak. Under such heavy pressure, the air suddenly became thinner, and fear spread to everyone's heart.
"Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty."
Bai Zhixuan leaned over and kowtowed. Although her clear voice cut through the tense atmosphere, it seemed like half a bucket of water had been poured into the magma, which was of no use. She said, "Then Concubine Ai said, what's your fault?"
"The uncles of the courtiers and concubines have committed monstrous crimes in disregard of the life and death of the common people. The courtiers and concubines are ignorant and have never been aware of it. They really have owed the emperor's kindness, and they have no face to face the people of Limin in Lingnan. Please ask the emperor to punish the courtiers and concubines together to quell the grievances of the people."
These words were loud and righteous, and Bai Zhixuan also straightened her pink neck with tears in her eyes, as if she was really determined to take on this monstrous crime and let the emperor deal with it. people.
Bai Zhixuan's heart was suddenly relieved.
It’s always right to strike first The crime of going to the Bai family, according to the current situation, it seems that the emperor is mostly soft-hearted, and she did not make a mistake in this step.
As she thought so, the emperor's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, like snowflakes flying, very light and cold.
"Concubine Ai think about it, but is there anything else you haven't told me?"
Bai Zhixuan suddenly became alert, her hands trembled slightly in her sleeves, and she replied calmly: "I don't dare to hide anything, but I ask the emperor to make it clear that I will know everything and say everything."
As soon as the words fell, the emperor suddenly turned around and grabbed her by the neck, and roughly dragged her from the ground to him with a violent expression. He taught her to lose heart and soul in an instant, and stretched out his hand to push him, but he didn't move. With a bang, the celadon white crane lantern was swept to the ground and fell into pieces.
Xing'er has been restlessly at the door since she went out. At this moment, when she heard the loud noise, she rushed in regardless of courtesy. Seeing that the emperor was abusing Bai Zhixuan, she immediately fell to the ground with her knees soft and cried, "Your Majesty , Niangniang really doesn't know anything! You just forgive Niangniang!"
"Slave dog, even you dare to bark in front of me!"
The emperor kicked her out a zhang, and then turned around and glared at Bai Zhixuan. The strength in his hand became stronger and stronger, and he seemed to strangle her here. Bai Zhixuan's face turned purple, and she was completely out of breath. , clutching the emperor's wrist with both hands, struggling to squeeze out a few words.
"Chen and concubine... wronged..."
"Wronged?" The emperor's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he threw her aside, and then took out a black iron token and smashed it in front of her, "You told me that you were wronged?"
Bai Zhixuan coughed violently, as if to cough out her lungs, she finally regained her strength, picked up the token with shaking hands and looked at it, her mind suddenly roared.
How could he have the token of Chu Jinglan's shadow guard
Just when she was stunned, the emperor spoke again: "Bai Xingzhi had already been rescued when my people arrived in Lingnan. It is said that they were wearing black clothes and masks, and I don't know the origin. Later, I found such a thing at the scene and I found out that it turned out that The person who does good deeds without leaving his name is my emperor's younger brother..."
The voice was lingering, light as a feather, even though the man was a few steps away from her, the violent aura continued to soar, making Bai Zhixuan unable to help tremble.
"Your Majesty, it's not like this..."
"Oh? What's that like?"
Bai Zhixuan rushed over and hugged the emperor's legs, and said tearfully: "Your Majesty, the Bai family has never had any dealings with Prince Lan, this must be framed by someone maliciously, you mustn't be fooled by them. !"
The emperor stretched out his hand to clamp her chin, and said with a sneer: "Who wants to frame your Bai family as you see it?"
"Chen and concubine... Chen and concubine don't know, but I ask the emperor for a clear lesson. Now that the Bai family has committed a serious crime, why should Chen and concubine quibble about this matter? Since King Lan returned to the dynasty, the Bai family has made every effort to share the emperor's worries and others I don't know, don't you know the loyalty of the Bai family?" She paused, and threw a thunderous thunder in a trembling voice, "If the emperor still doesn't believe it, the concubine will only die in front of you with the flesh in her belly..."
The emperor suddenly turned his head to the side, his dark pupils slightly restrained.
Xing'er held her breath and crawled over, kept kowtowing her head and crying: "Your Majesty, since the imperial physician was diagnosed with pregnancy, my mother has been uneasy, and I haven't gotten out of bed for several days. The slaves heard the palace maids of Donghuang Palace talking about this matter, and came back to learn to listen to the empress. The empress still doesn't know anything. I implore the emperor to listen to the empress for the sake of the emperor's heir. "
Her words seemed to be pleading, but she led the misfortune to the queen without a trace. The emperor was suspicious by nature, so he lowered his eyes and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something. Seeing this, Bai Zhixuan quietly rushed to Xing'er. With a wink, Myolie understood, followed by exclamation.
"Niang Niang! Niang Niang, what's wrong with you?"
Bai Zhixuan gradually slanted to the side with her words, her eyebrows were frowning, her lips were white, her hands were clutching her abdomen, but she didn't say a word, the emperor's eyes jumped, and he stared at her for a long time before saying: "Emperor doctor. "
"No need, the concubine doesn't see the imperial doctor." Bai Zhixuan took a few deep breaths, her mood seemed very calm, "The concubine said it, I would like to die to prove my innocence."
"Niangniang, what are you talking about? You have been waiting for this child for many years. You must not give up..."
This sentence awakened the emperor again, even though he doted on Bai Zhixuan, she had not been pregnant for six years, how could the child come at this juncture, doubt, pity, expectation and other emotions were intertwined in his heart, and the cutting continued to be chaotic , but seeing Bai Zhixuan's unlovable appearance, he finally let go of his doubts.
"I said that the imperial physicians are all deaf!"
He roared again, his tone was much firmer than last time, Xing'er didn't dare to delay, and immediately ran out to call for someone, Bai Zhixuan's face was still in pain, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Is this stage over for now
Her gaze fell on the token again, and the soft catkin rolled in her sleeve immediately clenched into a fist, her nails sank deep into her palm, carving sharp marks.
Chu Jinglan, you are really good at acting, I actually fell for you...
Chu Jinglan, who was in Prince Lan's mansion outside the imperial city, suddenly had an itchy ear, and turned his head subconsciously to see that the man beside him was quietly reading a book on the low table, with a thick woolen brocade carpet under his knees. chill.
Lu Heng had come up once before, and he was a little stunned to see this scene, and asked him in a low voice, in such a bright spring weather, she, a teenage girl, did not go out to play with her relatives and friends, but huddled in this narrow attic What book to read? Chu Jinglan didn't answer him, and turned over the Beijing reports on the case, as if he hadn't heard them.
He knew the answer in his heart, but he couldn't tell it.
"My lord, what do you see me doing?"
Chu Jinglan regained his senses and found that Ye Huaiyang was looking at him with a smile, his face was ruddy and healthy, and he was no longer the frail appearance of the New Year's Eve, then he turned his eyes away and said lightly, "It's not that I have something to do with this king. Negotiate?"
"Well, I almost forgot." Ye Huaiyang put down the scroll in his hand and twisted his body slightly and said, "Your Highness always does things silently, if it wasn't for the Lingnan incident, I wouldn't know that you had agreed to cooperate with me. It's over."
Chu Jinglan didn't deny it, only said: "You sent Ye Huaixin to Lingnan to collect evidence of Bai Xingzhi's crime, and you encouraged Pei Yuanshu to submit a letter, didn't you tell this king?"
"Does your lord think I'm willing to fight alone?" Ye Huaiyang gave him a look, as if he was blaming you, then leaned over and extended his hand to him, "As an ally, from now on, we will never leave no matter whether we are prosperous or poor. ,how?"
Following her body movements, the light and thin picture scroll on the short table was swept to the ground, and the hollow wooden shaft at the end rolled all the way to Chu Jinglan's feet, and the whole picture was spread out between the two of them. Chu Jinglan lowered his eyes and swept away, and sparks burst out of his eyes.
How dare she pull this thing out from the shelf just now!
Ye Huaiyang saw that his complexion was a little blue, and he felt playful in his heart. He simply hooked his arm and pulled him down, so that he could see the strokes on the paper more clearly.
"The side of the king's couch is hanging in the air, and I usually see how such a fragrant work can vent the fire?"
Chu Jinglan's eyes twitched slightly, and she reached out and stroked Ye Huaiyang's arm. She suddenly lost her balance without a support point, and fell to his knees, the softness of her chest just pressed against his lower abdomen, and he suddenly felt stiff.
Ye Huaiyang felt it, and raised his head from his chest unhurriedly, Yingying said with a smile: "I thought that the prince was standing at a young age, and that he would read countless women, why..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Jinglan grabbed her shoulders and pushed them outward.
"Ye Huaiyang!"
He gritted his teeth and squeezed out three words, sparks in his eyes, as if he was about to throw her out in the next moment, she looked back at him without shame and fear, her eyes were bright, and a slyness flashed, she clutched her left shoulder Weakly bent down.
"It hurts..."
Chu Jinglan's right hand suddenly loosened. Seeing that she was about to hit the corner of the table, he went to help her again, but this time he avoided her injured left shoulder and grabbed her lotus arm instead. The next tug, he instantly fell on top of her!
The bodies are overlapping, the delicate face is close at hand, flushed and extremely ambiguous.
"It turns out that the lord can hold it."
She looked at the statue-like Chu Jinglan and smiled, just like the spring river water lit by a slanting sun. Chu Jinglan looked at her from a close distance. , just want to scold, that charming face is attached to it.
"But what if I can't hold back?"
She whimpered softly and kissed his lips abruptly.
It was during the lingering time that footsteps suddenly came from downstairs, both light and distant, coming towards the top floor at a constant speed.
"My lord, are you on top? The concubine made sweet soup for you, and it's served."