The pattern of the Ping An Pendant is very special. It can be recognized at a glance. Luo Ling's face is very ugly. He asked, "Dare to ask His Royal Highness Prince Rui... Where did the Ping An Pendant on his waist come from?"
Late Qiu glanced at Luo Ling in surprise. Luo Ling is a very measured person, and he is very calm outside on weekdays, but now it is a bit abrupt to ask Prince Rui rashly. When Prince Rui greets you, it means that Prince Rui is in a good mood and it is your honor. If you take the initiative to say hello to Prince Rui, it depends on whether people are willing to pay attention to you.
Unexpectedly, today's Prince Rui gave him extra face. He took off the safety pendant from his waist, played with it in his hand, and smiled lazily: "This? It was given to me by a girl."
Shen Qiu: "..."
Prince Rui said too much today! Why are these "affairs" told in front of two people they have never met. Shen Qiu was very embarrassed. The more he knew about some things, the sooner he would die, but he had no interest in Prince Rui's private affairs, so why did Luo Ling ask if he didn't.
Luo Ling's face became paler and paler, and he couldn't help staring at the Ping An Pendant in Prince Rui's hand. However, Prince Rui just glanced at him, and then casually hung Ping An on his waist. He said to Shen Qiu: "This king has something to do, so I won't talk to General Shen. If General Shen is free in the future, you can come to Prince Rui's mansion." ."
Having said that, as soon as the reins were pulled, the horse raised its hoofs, and left in a dashing manner. Only Shen Qiu and the two were left standing still.
Shen Qiu murmured: "Is this Prince Rui trying to win me over?" Well, why did Prince Rui let him go to Prince Rui's mansion? Shen Qiu dared to say, I'm afraid Prince Rui never said this to Ming Qi's princes
Although his martial arts are indeed outstanding, Prince Rui probably fell in love with his martial arts at a glance. Shen Qiu was complacent when he suddenly saw Luo Ling's unusual expression. Feeling a little strange, I asked, "Cousin, what's wrong with you? You're not feeling well? Why is your face so ugly?"
Luo Ling regained his senses and forced a smile: "It's nothing, let's go back."
"Okay." Shen Qiu glanced at the end of the street where Prince Rui had disappeared, and said, "It seems that Prince Rui still likes that girl very much, and he actually hangs the token of love around his waist. I don't know which girl has this kind of thing. It's an honor, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing from a dream."
Shen Qiu's heart was big, but he didn't realize that Luo Ling's steps were staggering on the way back.
It seemed like he had been hit hard.
…
As expected, Huangfu Hao's assassination in Ming Qi eventually caused a lot of trouble. Although the people from the prince's faction have been avenging the prince, there has been no movement from the side of the punishment department, as if the prince will be locked up for a long time.
This move of Emperor Wen Hui also gave the courtiers a new look. When the tea is cool, the prince is imprisoned, some people see that the momentum is not right, turn around and throw themselves into the door of other princes. The pattern of the imperial court has changed again, which is another story, not to mention.
It was cold at night, and during the day, Luo Tan and the two went out to buy fabrics for the New Year. Luo Xueyan said that the two of them were big girls, and they needed to make more sets of clothes. They almost visited the entire Ding capital. When returning to the mansion, Shen Miao was tired and felt a little tired.
Let Jing Zhe and Gu Yu go to drain the water, Shen Miao came out of the shower and saw that there was one more person in the room.
When Xie Jing Xing turned his head, what he saw was Shen Miao wearing a middle robe and holding a handkerchief in one hand and twisting her wet hair.
The girl is now different from two years ago. Although she is still petite, she is like a budding flower, green but fragrant. The tunic is wide and slightly moist, and it seems that you can see the slender figure inside through the outside, and under the flickering lights, her lips are red and her teeth are white, her eyes seem to be covered with a layer of water mist, her hair is black and wet, and it is against her cheeks, the more she goes down, The more you can see the whiteness of the snow... .
Xie Jing Xing looked away, before Shen Miao could react, she saw a thick cloak thrown at her, almost stumbling her. After holding the cloak tightly, Shen Miao said angrily, “What are you doing?”
“Put it on.” Xie Jing Xing frowned, “No one cares if you catch a cold.”
Shen Miao was in a hurry, this person was always able to say good things to people, but she did feel a little cold so she put the cloak in again.
Only then did Xie Jing Xing turn his head and glance at her, seeing that Shen Miao didn't seem to care about having a man in the room at all and continued to twist her hair while the old god was still present, the corner of her mouth twitched.
Don't blame Shen Miao for not having such thoughts, she loved Fu Xiu Yi in her previous life, but it was wishful thinking from beginning to end and she had never been in love with each other. When Fu Xiu Yi acted on her, it was nothing but gratitude and respect. As for those blushing images... no. Later, she became the queen. What she did the most every day was to face the charming three thousand beauties in the palace, and she saw the most eunuchs, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with her appearance.
She walked over and sat down while twisting her hair. Seeing Xie Jing Xing looking at herself thoughtfully, she asked, "What are you looking at?"
“I thought you would never be shy.” Xie Jing Xing said lazily, “Fortunately, I’m finally relieved.”
Shen Miao was inexplicable.
Xie Jing Xing propped his chin, looked at her and asked, “Why are you looking for me?”
Today it was Shen Miao who asked Cong Yang to find a way to call Xie Jing Xing over, anyway, there was a messenger in the room, no need to do it for nothing. But Congyang is really useful, isn't Xie Jing Xing here now
Shen Miao stopped the hand twisting her hair and hesitated for a while before asking, "Mr. Pei has not replied to me for a long time, you can inquire about Prince Ding's residence for me, is there something wrong with Mr. Pei?" Shen Miao said "Mr. Pei" When it comes to three words, there is still some hesitation. She didn't take the initiative to tell Xie Jing Xing about Pei Lang, but with Xie Jing Xing's methods, she was afraid that she had already figured out the relationship between Pei Lang and her. Pei Lang used to send her letters every three to five times, passing on some things about the Ding Palace, but these days, no letters came. Shen Miao guessed that something was wrong, if there was no Xie Jing Xing, she would go directly to the Fengxian pawnshop, since there was Xie Jing Xing, Ji Yu Shu and Xie Jing Xing were together, so she would just leave it to Xie Jing Xing.
Hearing this, Xie Jing Xing paused and looked at her meaningfully: "Pei Lang?" He said lightly, "You care about him very much."
Shen Miao frowned, "I am not someone who crosses rivers and demolishes bridges." No matter how much she complained about Pei Lang in his previous life, Pei Lang was on her side in this life and she would not be able to do anything treachery.
Xie Jing Xing nodded casually, "Okay, I will inquire for you."
Shen Miao: "..." Why did you think Xie Jing Xing was just casually speaking politely
The two were silent and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, Shen Miao changed the conversation and asked, "I heard that the Crown Prince has not been released, what is the situation in the palace now?"
Xie Jing Xing glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, the crown prince is almost finished."
Shen Miao was stunned: "What?"
“Emperor Qin has already made a final threat to the old emperor, if he doesn’t deal with the crown prince’s revenge for Huangfu Hao, he will send troops to attack Ming Qi.” Xie Jing Xing stared at the tea leaves in the teacup, his tone could not be hilarious: “At this juncture, The old emperor does not dare to take risks."
Shen Miao said, "Have you made the final threat, no wonder... But," she raised her head to look at Xie Jing Xing, "This is said so quickly, even the Emperor of Qin has not investigated the reason for it, this is because he is determined to take the place of the Crown Prince. Lamb of sin? Why, doesn’t he want to catch the real murderer who killed his son?” In Shen Miao’s thinking, although she had already guessed the result, she did not expect it to come so quickly. After all, the death of a person is not a trivial matter. No matter how you say it, the Emperor of Qin will have to check it. No matter how you say it, Emperor Wen Hui and the other party will be deadlocked for a while.
Xie Jing Xing raised his lips and smiled, “Naive.”
Shen Miao: “….” But no one said that she was naive for a long time.
Xie Jingxing said, "The royal family only cares about the results, it doesn't matter what the truth is. After all, Huangfu Hao cannot be resurrected from the dead." The country may not have any other suitable princes, but the current state of Qin must be in chaos because of this matter. Qin is wary of Ming Qi, and Ming Qi will naturally have to pay the same price."
“It doesn’t matter whether the prince is a murderer or not, but the prince must die.” The smile on Xie Jing Xing’s lips was cold, “Only when the prince dies, Ming Qi and Qin will be considered even.”
Shen Miao took a slight breath in her heart.
Xie Jing Xing's words were indeed ruthless, but he also tore off the bright cloth covering the surface. Ming Qi and Qin State were originally on the same level in national strength. Now that Qin State has lost a crown prince, I am afraid that the succession between the princes will cause more chaos in the government and politics. If Ming Qi is good, it will make people angry.
In any case, the first reaction of a person in the quagmire is not to try to climb out by himself, but to pull the people around him and slide in together. The so-called alliance that shares weal and woe is nothing more than that, tied together by interests, but also carefully calculated by interests.
Emperor Wen Hui is afraid that he has already seen this clearly, so soon, the prince will become the weight to balance this unfairness. Ming Qi had one more prince, so he wiped the prince.
No matter how reluctant to give up, but for the sake of the world, if you can give up, you must give up.
Shen Miao was silent.
Xie Jing Xing laughed, "You kill two birds with one stone, you did a good job."
Shen Miao said, "I am just responsible for thinking that you are the hero."
This play was conceived by Shen Miao, Xie Jing Xing was responsible for making it better and better. Xie Jing Xing had many talents and talents. Among them, the different journeys of the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao were calculated, the timing was punctual, and the acting was performed. Just right, it is not easy to complete.
Shen Miao thought that it was Xie Jing Xing who deserved the most credit.
Xie Jing Xing smiled slightly and was noncommittal.
After talking for a while, Shen Miao's hair was also dry and she was so sleepy that she yawned twice. Seeing this, Xie Jing Xing planned to leave.
Before leaving, Shen Miao stopped him suddenly, hesitated for a while, but still asked, "Has Princess Rong Xin been looking for you recently?"
“No.” Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows.
"Then what are you... going to do?"
Xie Jing Xing swept out the window without looking back and dropped three words.
"No way."
…
Shen Dongling and Wang Bi were locked in the innermost part of the prison, and Emperor Wen Hui didn't know if it was intentional to show fairness, not to arrest people indiscriminately, and not to touch the rest of the Wang family.
But this doesn't mean that the situation is much better. There is only a single seedling like Wang Bi in Yuanwai Lang's house. If Wang Bi makes a mistake, I am afraid that the Wang family will be finished.
The prison guards who come and go don't give a good face to these two people. How many high-ranking people have been imprisoned in this prison, and they have lost all their power. Besides, Yuanwailang is not a high-ranking official, and he is not worth anything. complexion.
Shen Dongling was extremely embarrassed.
A few days ago, she had a dream of prosperity in the future, but she didn't want to end like this now. Originally, when they were wealthy and comfortable, she and Wang Bi treated each other with respect and harmony, but once something happened, the shrewd Wang Bi and the equally shrewd Shen Dongling, those hidden cracks and contradictions were exposed.
Wang Bi blamed Shen Dongling. After all, Shen Dongling came up with the idea of Pinxiang. Who knows that now they are both buried in prison. Wang Bi is not a fool. Since even the prince has not been rescued, how can their response be better? The most important thing is that the prince is the prince after all, and the queen will run for him. In addition to the silver that cannot be exposed to the world, what else does the Wang family have
Shen Dongling had to defend herself, how did she know that Huangfu Hao would die inexplicably, this matter was a conspiracy. Someone wanted to plot against the Crown Prince, but they also plotted against the two of them. Shen Dongling was innocent.
Today, there are jailers coming, and the meals for them are different from those in the past.
The food was very fresh, even mixed with meat, Shen Dongling was a little overjoyed, these days the prison food they eat is often sour, or it is dry and hard to eat. Surprised, he asked, "Brother, is this for us?"
The jailer glanced at her, smiled strangely, and said, "Yes, for you."
Wang Bi suddenly realized something, and his expression became ugly. He asked, "Big brother... What does this mean?"
"Oh, finally there is someone who understands." The jailer said again: "After eating this last meal, let's go on the road."
The chopsticks in Shen Dongling's hand fell off with a clatter, and she could hardly believe her ears.
On the other hand, Wang Bi fell to the ground, as if he had expected it, as if he was instantly drained of all his strength and could never stand up again.
"Brother, what's going on!" Shen Dongling was suddenly excited, as if she couldn't believe this fact, her voice was distorted a little sharply, she asked: "When can we let it go? Are we wronged? Prince Qin The assassination really has nothing to do with us. We've been locked up for so long, and things haven't been figured out yet? When will we be released home?" She said it quickly and urgently, as if this would dispel the fear in her heart.
It was the first time that Wang Bi saw Shen Dongling's gaffe appearance. He looked at Shen Dongling, but did not speak.
The jailer's brow wrinkled when Shen Dongling called him, and he took two steps back before he said impatiently, "Don't talk about you, even His Royal Highness has been convicted, so what are you talking about innocent?"
Wang Bi was stunned and asked, "His Royal Highness has confessed his guilt?"
The jailer hummed in his nose and said, "Isn't it true, whether you were wronged or not, it is a blessing for you to be with His Royal Highness. Besides..." The jailer smiled maliciously: "It's you This one is innocent, and it is not a small crime for the Wang family to buy or sell private salt."
Wang Bi's body trembled, and he forced himself to tremble and asked, "This... how did you know this?"
"How do I know?" The jailer waved his hand and said impatiently, "It's rumored outside." He glanced at Wang Bi again and said, "I heard that when someone was sent to raid the Wang family, all the gold and silver of the Wang family were sent out in boxes. Lift, lift for a whole afternoon! Since you have enjoyed wealth and honor, you will not lose in this life, and the prince should not think about other things, eat this bowl of rice with peace of mind, and vote for a good family in the next life. "
Shen Dongling's heart sank. If it was said that there was a bit of luck before, then once the private salt matter was shaken out, then she and Wang Bi would really have no way to survive.
Now the treasury is empty, and Emperor Wenhui is not rich enough, but the Wang family is doing the business of buying and selling private salt. Can't run.
Shen Dongling only felt that the world was spinning. She did everything possible to exchange relatives with Shen Yue and planned such a marriage for herself. She was also extremely satisfied with the Wang family. Although the Wang family is not powerful, but with money, life will always get better and better. But why are you now in prison
She is not reconciled!
If she hadn't come up with this idea for Wang Bi, would she have been able to escape the catastrophe, Huangfu Hao would not have died, the crown prince would not have been wronged, and they would not have become innocent victims. Why was she so fascinated that day that she wanted to plot against Shen Miao? He clearly knew that the person who opposed Shen Miao would not end well in the end, why did he have to slap his head and bleed himself
Shen Miao? Right, Shen Miao!
It must be Shen Miao's hands and feet behind this incident to bring about this field!
Shen Dongling suddenly felt blessed. She took off a bracelet from her wrist. After she entered the prison, her jewelry was almost used by the prison guards. This bracelet was given to her by Mrs. Wang on the day she passed the door. Bought a shop in a remote place. She put the shop in the hands of the jailer, and said eagerly, "Brother, please do me a favor, find my fifth sister, send a message for me, and say I have something to tell her." She said earnestly: "People His words are also good when he is about to die, and I hope big brother can help me one last time."
She was born good-looking, but with such a pitiful gesture and tears welling up in her eyelashes, the jailer actually softened a bit. He took the bracelet and said, "Since that's the case, I'll help you once. However, I'm only responsible for speaking, so I can't guarantee that Fifth Miss Shen will come."
Shen Dongling quickly thanked him.
Wang Bi sneered with a tired expression, not knowing whether he was laughing at himself or Shen Dongling, he said, "Did you think Shen Miao would come to save you?"
"I don't know if she will come." Shen Dongling changed her weak face when facing the jailer, and her expression was indeed a bit ruthless: "If she is willing to save me, I am not afraid to be soft to her. If you don't have the heart to save me, why should the Shen family survive in the big room? Since it's a family, it's natural that there should be difficulties together."
Just as Shen Dongling thought, the jailer really brought her words to Shen Miao, but Shen Miao simply interrupted the conversation to show that she did not want to go. Also let Jing Zhe seal a heavy wallet to the jailer.
The entire Shen family mansion is now gone, only the big Shen family house still stands in the Ding capital like a copper wall. Two years ago, Shen Xin was demoted and expelled from the Ding capital. He didn't want to come back two years later. Not only that, compared to two years ago, Shen Xin's attitude was tougher. Before he could handle it, Emperor Wen Hui had to be a little more polite to him. One is a prisoner, and the other is a military general with great power. In any case, the jailer will not choose to offend the general for the prisoner.
The jailer left.
Shen Miao sat in front of the dressing mirror, Jing Zhe brushed her hair and asked, "This servant thought the girl would go to see Third Young Lady."
Gu Yu glared at her: "What the girl sees her doing, after all, the second and third rooms of the Shen family have nothing to do with us. Besides, they committed a capital crime, the girl went to see her for no reason, in case anyone else thinks too much, What should I do if I'm tired girl?"
Jing Zhe stuck out his tongue and said, "Didn't you see the second lady and the two girls last time before?"
“Shen Dongling is not an ordinary person.” Shen Miao listened to the two of them arguing and said, “Dig a hole for me so I won’t jump.”
"Dig a pit?" Jing Zhe's face suddenly changed: "You mean, Miss San wants to hurt her?"
“The heart of being defensive is indispensable.” Shen Miao said lightly.
Among the daughters of the Shen residence, Shen Yue and Shen Qing were spoiled by their own mothers. They were vicious but their scheming was not very deep. They were probably not young enough to see some things clearly. But Shen Dongling was different. Shen Dongling and Concubine Wan had been suppressed by Ren Wanyun since they were young, and her biological father, Shen Gui, had a temperament of indifference. Shen Dongling, who survived in such an environment, was more tenacious than ordinary people. She was able to shrink in the yard for more than ten years, and letting Ren Wanyun take her lightly was enough to prove it.
Shen Miao never dared to look at such an enemy. If Shen Yue and Shen Qing suffered a heavy blow, they would panic at first, but Shen Dongling, I'm afraid she would seize the last opportunity to plan, as long as she didn't die, she would be able to figure out what she wanted at the last moment.
Seeing that Shen Dongling treated her biological father so coldly, Shen Miao did not feel that Shen Dongling would have any feelings for her.
Gu Yu also rambled: "I don't know what she was thinking, she's already in prison, I'm afraid she won't be able to figure out any tricks."
“Don’t worry, as long as I don’t go, there will be no mistakes.” Shen Miao reassured them, “If she wants to ask me for help, I can’t do it, and it’s useless to go. If she wants to pull me into the water, I won’t be there at all. She, of course, is helpless."
Jing Zhe nodded again and again: "Yes, it's right not to go."
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, but there was one thing she was very strange about, the Crown Prince and Wang Bi were naturally imprisoned because of Huangfu Hao's affairs, but the decision of Emperor Wen Hui's conviction was spread so quickly, apart from the constant urging of the Qin Emperor, I was afraid that they would still be in prison. It is related to the news of buying and selling private salt.
Emperor Wen Hui could not tolerate people who seek wealth under his nose, not even his own son. The persecution of the Emperor of Qin and the anger of Emperor Wenhui made such a quick decision come.
It's just... how did the news of the private salt spread
Did Xie Jing Xing do it? She cupped her cheeks and thought hard.
…
Inside the palace, outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The queen had been kneeling in the yard all day.
I have been kneeling since the dawn of the morning, and it is useless to persuade others. It is already afternoon, winter is cold in Japan, and the ground is icy. It is easy to catch cold, I am afraid that people are stiff. The sun was still shining in the sky. Even though there was no problem with the queen's body, she was sweating profusely at the moment, and she gritted her teeth, said nothing, and knelt silently, just watching even, Almost fell down the next moment.
The palace servant beside her advised: "Niangniang, it's better to go back first. Your Majesty is only worried that she is busy with something today. Why should Niangniang hurt her body? It's not good to hurt the wind and cold in this cold day."
"Ben Gong wants to kneel," the Queen said firmly, "I have to kneel until Your Majesty changes his mind."
When the eunuch passed the queen's words to Emperor Wenhui's ears in the study, Emperor Wenhui was furious and said, "Let her kneel! Let her kneel! I want to change my mind and let her die!"
Ever since the conviction document of the Crown Prince was published, the Empress wanted to see Emperor Wen Hui in person to plead for mercy, but Emperor Wen Hui did not even see her face to face. After a long time, Emperor Wen Hui would always let her in because of his face.
The queen knew that the crown prince had made a big mistake. If you talk about what happened to Huangfu Hao before, anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong, so Emperor Wen Hui still protected this son in his heart. The matter of buying and selling private salt with the Wang family has wiped away the last bit of guilt in Emperor Wen Hui's heart. At present, it is too late for Emperor Hui to be angry and disgusted with the prince. How could he listen to the queen's advice
The queen is also helpless. She has been married to Emperor Wen Hui for so many years. She knows exactly what Emperor Wen Hui thinks in her heart, but the crown prince is her only son. For this only son, she is willing to kneel her whole life. what
She was standing still, but she heard a chuckle from behind, and there was someone enchantingly approaching, wearing a pink gold silk jacket with bright clothes, and her glory was even more radiant, she looked at the queen and said, "Why is my sister kneeling here? Here? I scared my sister so much, I thought my sister and my sister gave such a big gift, don't make such a joke in the future."
The queen gritted her teeth and looked at her, gnashing her teeth with hatred, this person is Concubine Xu Xian. To be honest, how could the matter of the prince's sale of private salt suddenly come to light? The queen suspected that it had something to do with King Jing of Zhou. After all, when the prince died, the two brothers lost a formidable enemy.
It's just that there is no evidence at the moment, she can't say. But Concubine Xu Xian has this ability to add fuel to the fire.
Concubine Xu Xian smiled beautifully and asked, "Why didn't my sister go in? Did she do something wrong? Kneeling down and asking His Majesty's forgiveness? How about my sister go in and intercede for her?"