Wei Lan didn't speak, she looked at the face of Su Cheng who was close at hand.
Su Cheng didn't trust her, at least not enough. Because she is kind to him, Su Cheng indulges her and is willing to help her, but he has a suspicious personality, and the key problem is that he refuses to believe her. Especially when it came to Xie Zichen's question, it was even more impossible for her to intervene. When he came to ask her, he couldn't really ask her, but he was ready to attack Xie Zichen, just to see her attitude.
Since he can tell her that this matter must be foolproof, there is nothing Wei Lan can do. If she helped Xie Zichen, not only would she not be able to help him, but she would even get involved.
Wei Lan wanted to understand this, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "Your Highness has any plans, so let me tell you, what you need to do, I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate."
Hearing this, Su Cheng smiled, but said: "I asked Alan how to deal with Xie Zichen, but Alan said that I already had a plan, and I really don't trust me."
Wei Lan took a sip of tea, looked at Su Cheng with a smile, her eyes were full of understanding. Su Cheng also stopped acting, and shook his fan and said, "Okay, this king really needs Alan's help, but before that, Alan has to answer this king first, how is your relationship with Xie Zichen?"
"Is this important?" Wei Lan's heart was slightly cold, she probably understood Su Cheng's plan, Su Cheng smiled and said: "Of course it is important."
As he spoke, he took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table. Wei Lan looked at the porcelain bottle, clenched her fists secretly: "What is this?"
"You don't need to know about that." Su Cheng picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "You just need to know that tonight, you need to go to Xie Zichen and just sprinkle the powder from this porcelain bottle on Xie Zichen. "
Wei Lan didn't speak.
She remembered that back then, when she was twenty years old, the Emperor Liang also spoke to her in the same way, Wei Lan, go and find out the evidence of the Yan family.
At that time, the emperor had already prepared the evidence.
If she checks, she can save herself; if she doesn't check, she will destroy the Wei family and the Yan family together. She was trembling, thinking that there were only two roads in this world.
At this moment, she seems to be back in the past, the same choice, she chose to protect herself back then, and then regretted it for the rest of her life.
She looked up at Su Cheng, smiled and said, "Your Highness just asked about my relationship with Xie Zichen? I'll tell Your Highness that Xie Zichen is my pillow."
Hearing this, Su Cheng's expression suddenly changed.
Wei Lan understood the reason for Su Cheng's change of expression, she smiled and said: "But don't worry, Your Highness, power and beauty are naturally more important. Your Highness wants me to do this, and I can do it, but there are two requirements."
Su Cheng didn't know how to express his position for a moment.
He was angry and happy, mixed with a little fear. Both annoyed that Xie Zichen actually climbed into Wei Lan's bed, and happy at Wei Lan's appearance, it seems that Xie Zichen was not taken to heart at all. But such a heartless appearance made Su Cheng a little scared. If the person next to his pillow is like this, what is he a prince
Wei Lan really followed power, and her loyalty to him now was only for power.
He didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "What does Ah Lan want? If it can be done, no matter what, I will give you everything."
"The first thing I want is the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials."
"A mere minister," Su Chenglang laughed out loud, "I agree with you!"
Wei Lan nodded, and then said: "Secondly, I want to ask for someone's life."
Hearing this, Su Cheng turned cold. He had already guessed Wei Lan's meaning. Wei Lan raised her head to look at Su Cheng, met Su Cheng's gaze, and said slowly: "After the matter is completed, I would like to ask Your Highness to forgive me. Xie Zichen's life."
"Wei Lan," Su Cheng's eyes seemed to be icy: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Know."
"You are so reluctant to thank Zichen, how can this king trust you?"
"If I abandon him so easily, Your Highness will believe me?" Wei Lan asked indifferently, without any embarrassment, and calmly said: "He is my bedside person, I ask for glory and wealth, but I don't want him to die. It's done. Afterwards, I will imprison him in the mansion to ensure that he will not cause trouble to His Highness."
"Are you falling out of love?" Su Cheng squeezed his fan tightly, Wei Lan smiled, but said: "Your Highness, if a man has the ambition of Qingyun, it does not prevent him from staying in the gentle town."
"In this case, wouldn't it be better for you to seek refuge with the prince?!"
"I'm your companion," Wei Lan looked up at him, "Didn't I do too little for His Highness these years? I trust the Crown Prince, and I'm willing to vote. Will the Crown Prince believe it?"
Hearing Wei Lan's words, Su Cheng was stunned. Wei Lan has indeed done a lot for him over the years.
When he lost power back then, it was because of him that he broke into the hall alone, and this was the only person who felt sorry for his wound.
At that time, he thought that this tenderness belonged exclusively to him, but when he saw the open eyes of the person in front of him, he realized that it seemed that this gentleness did not belong to anyone alone.
She has the ambition of Qingyun, and she also lingers in Wenrou Township, and the so-called Wenrou Township is naturally not a certain person. She has always been so gentle and considerate to beautiful men.
He pursed his lips tightly, and after a long time, he finally said, "If I don't let him go, what will you do?"
"If Your Highness doesn't let Xie Zichen go, I won't do this."
She said calmly: "I won't care about the struggle between His Highness and the prince. Xie Zichen can die, but he can't die by my hands. Otherwise, if I go to hell in the future, how should I face him?"
Hearing Wei Lan's words, Su Cheng understood that she was determined to protect Xie Zichen. Su Cheng watched her quietly: "I feel uneasy if Xie Zichen is alive, if he did something in your residence to contact the outside world..."
"The minister is willing to guarantee with his life."
Wei Lan spoke calmly. After speaking out, even she was stunned.
Yet she has no regrets.
Thinking of Yan Lan and the man who slept next to her like a child, she didn't regret this sentence at all.
For a moment, when she realized that she had to choose between his life and death and her own, she didn't seem to hesitate at all.
She seemed to have silently regarded him as her master. A woman naturally throws everything to protect her man and child. A woman should grow like a tree, shelter them from the wind and rain, and give them a piece of security.
Yan Lan's death made her feel guilty for many years, if this person was replaced by Xie Zichen...
She dare not think.
She didn't dare to think about what it would be like if that person died in her arms. She herself didn't know when she had such deep feelings that even her aspirations and ideals became unimportant.
She remained silent, seeing her feelings so clearly for the first time.
Su Cheng was silent for a long time, but Wei Lan smiled: "Your Highness, I am a life-saving person. I have the confidence to manage him well and save his life. If he betrays the trust of the minister, he dares to say something that should not be done." As I said, I cut off his tongue, and if he dared to step out of my courtyard, I would smash his bones. It is the principle of the minister to protect him. I can't protect the people next to me. humiliation."
Su Cheng listened quietly, unable to tell what emotion was in his heart. Anger surged in the middle, mixed with inexplicable sadness.
After a long time, he asked an irrelevant question: "Is it just him?"
"What?" Wei Lan was stunned, and Su Cheng looked at her: "Is this the same relationship between Huan Heng and you? This is the reason why you have no hesitation in saving Huan Heng?"
"A Heng," Wei Lan thought for a moment that this name seemed very far away. Although this person had already left, maybe he would never come back again, but he was always lingering in her life. When she recalled that person, she felt for a moment that she seemed to be unable to remember his appearance.
When you fall in love with someone, you will understand what love is.
When she recalled Huan Heng, she suddenly realized that her feelings for Huan Heng seemed completely different from Xie Zichen. She couldn't tell what the difference was, but she understood that these two feelings were completely different.
So she replied frankly: "Naturally it is different. Ah Heng will always be like a younger brother in my heart."
He needs to be pampered and cherished, and he can let him be willful, let him mess around and laugh it off.
But Xie Zichen was different. She was fair with him, and leaned in his arms to seek a sense of security. This person was the one who really stood by her side and made her look at the same level.
She suddenly wanted to see Xie Zichen very much, and wanted to tell him these things.
Listening to her words and seeing her expression, Su Cheng felt infinite sadness in his heart.
"You really love him."
Wei Lan was stunned, but smiled: "Probably. I never thought that I would stop walking because of a man. But don't worry, Your Highness," she picked up the teacup and blew it away On the tea leaves on the table, he said calmly: "I can distinguish between feelings and future. I have countless singers, and they are just beauties. As long as my dignity can be preserved, I will not betray Your Highness."
"Compared to beauties," Wei Lan raised her head, looking at Su Cheng with a half-smile, "Your Highness is unique."
Su Cheng didn't speak. Looking at the face of the person in front of him, he seemed to have finally found a way to get along with this person.
To be the one and only in her heart, to be the one who will always follow in her heart, the one who will never be betrayed or abandoned by her.
"Alan," he looked cold, as if he had made some promise: "As long as you follow me, I promise you that you will be under one person and above ten thousand people in your life."
I never thought that Su Cheng would make such a promise. For a person who is determined to be the future monarch, this is a very heavy promise.
However, Wei Lan only thought that he was trying to appease her, and she didn't take it to heart. She cupped her hands and said, "I'm going to do something. Don't worry, Your Highness. This matter will be done tonight, and nothing will go wrong."
Su Cheng nodded, stopped talking, stood up and said, "That's the matter, you can go to Xie Zichen, I can spare his life, but I hope I can follow what you said, and don't cause trouble for me."
"Thank you Your Highness."
Wei Lan respectfully sent him out, and when he came to the door, Su Cheng heard her say: "Respectfully, Your Highness."
He finally couldn't suppress the malice in his heart, turned around suddenly, grabbed Wei Lan's hand, and pulled her in front of him.
Wei Lan was pulled unexpectedly by him, and was actually pulled into his arms. He looked at Wei Lan with coldness in his eyes: "Remember what you said today, Wei Lan, I am the one and the only one who can bring you to a high position. Wei Lan, in this life, I should You are unique."
Wei Lan was stunned, and after a while, she laughed and said, "Yes, in Wei Lan's heart, you have been like this all your life, you are unique."
Hearing this, Su Cheng stretched his eyebrows, turned and left. Wei Lan watched him go away, not a few steps after he left, Wei Lan heard a cool voice: "What is he doing here again?"
"Huh?" Wei Lan turned around and saw Xie Zichen coming out of the darkness. He probably saw Su Cheng's carriage just after he came back, so he hid in the alley, and only came out when Su Cheng left.
Seeing Xie Zichen, Wei Lan couldn't help but look softly. For the first time, she discovered that Xie Zichen is such a beautiful person, not only in appearance, but also in his lively temperament and angry appearance. Can't get enough.
She took the initiative to come to him and took his hand. Xie Zichen was stunned, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, Wei Lan turned around and called out the hidden guard, and whispered: "Hurry up to the Prince's Mansion, let the Prince call out the substitute, and leave through the secret passage."
The replacement of the crown prince was a back-up method that Wei Lan and Xie Zichen had prepared specially in case something happened in Shengjing one day. Only the two of them knew about it, and they would never use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
When Xie Zichen heard this, his expression froze. Hastily said: "What happened?!"
Wei Lan dragged him into the house, and said casually: "Su Cheng is about to make a move. He is confident now, but we don't know anything about it. Shengjing can't stay here any longer. No matter what, the prince must be sent out."
"Su Cheng is suspicious. He won't believe you at all. He told you the news just to test you. If the prince moves now, he will definitely kill you!"
Xie Zichen immediately understood what was wrong, Wei Lan shook her head, but said with a smile: "He didn't tell me that he wanted to touch the prince."
"Then..." Xie Zichen frowned, Wei Lan looked up at him, and said softly, "He asked me to kill you."
Xie Zichen was stunned, Wei Lan didn't seem to care, stepped into the room with Xie Zichen, and then gently closed the door. Xie Zichen stared blankly at her doing all this, Wei Lan seemed extraordinarily gentle this night, her eyes kept lingering on him, as if she couldn't get enough of him no matter what.
"How did he ask you to kill me?"
Seeing her close the door, Xie Zichen spoke directly. Wei Lan led him to sit by the bed, and then lay down together on the bed. She watched his eyebrows and eyes, and said slowly: "He asked me to sprinkle a powder on you. Then Nothing else, I guess he wants to blame you, you are the prince's person, and you can easily blame the prince if you follow you. You are already the most powerful general in the hands of the prince, if you want to move you, not only the prince, but also the prince. It's better to move the Xie family, the Wang family, since he took such a big risk, it's impossible to just move you alone."
Xie Zichen didn't speak, he quietly listened to Wei Lan's analysis, Wei Lan took the initiative to rest her head on her chest, listening to his heartbeat, one beat, one beat.
"He doesn't trust me, so they have already laid out a good plan for this matter. This is by no means a day's work. I can't guess what they are going to do and how to do it. The best way I can think of is to The prince sent it away. At this moment, he just intends to start with you, sending people to stare at you and me. He never thought that the prince would move so soon. I only know the news of killing you. I will exchange with him. When the time comes I will be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and I will protect your life. If the crown prince has run away, I can still argue with Su Cheng and buy some time. Tomorrow we will do what Su Cheng said, and you will recruit when the time comes, saying that the crown prince ordered it Yours, wait for them to release you back. After the prince leaves the city, he can go to Wang Ning's side, and then he can bring Wang Ning's army back to rescue me. If Huan Heng still has a little bit of sincerity towards me, if he knows that I am In Shengjing, they will definitely send troops south. Even if Huan Heng does not move, my little brother Xiong is now in the northern army and will find a way to save me."
"As for when you come out..."
"I won't go!" Xie Zichen said decisively, he held her in his arms, why didn't he understand what she said
Now that Su Cheng is staring at her, she can't go away at all, she begged for his life, and if the prince is gone, she can still argue with Su Cheng, if he also leaves, how can Su Cheng spare her
So he can't go, and won't go.
Wei Lan naturally knew what he was thinking, she smiled, put her arms around his waist and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you go, I love myself very much."
Xie Zichen listened to her, and then he was relieved. He hugged her quietly, and felt that he was not afraid of anything.
"Alan," he comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
"Zichen," Wei Lan laughed out loud, "I'm also a prime minister anyway, this kind of scene can't frighten me, who will protect whom?"
As she spoke, Wei Lan poked her head out of his arms, and looked up at Xie Zichen.
His handsome eyebrows, clean lines, and jade-like skin.
She lowered her head, and kissed him from the neck up, pecking bit by bit, to his face, forehead, and lips. Then she poked out the tip of her tongue and entangled with him tenderly.
This time she didn't tie him up, she stretched out her hand and intertwined with his fingers.
So gentle, so affectionate.
The next morning, Wei Lan sprinkled those medicinal powders on Xie Zichen according to what Su Cheng said.
Xie Zichen was still asleep and knew nothing about it.
The trap that Su Cheng set for Xie Zichen had to be jumped, otherwise Su Cheng would immediately kill her and Xie Zichen. After all, this situation had already been laid out.
The prince has already left the city overnight, and he will be a stand-in from today on. ""
If Wei Lan didn't expect, according to Su Cheng's plan, he would first charge Xie Zichen with a crime. After blaming Xie Zichen, he would put Xie Zichen in prison. Soon after he was released from prison, the prince would be found out to be the mastermind behind the scenes, and then the prince would be abolished. But if the crown prince is to be abolished, Duke Zhen must be moved before that. So... this serial trick is likely to be that they first moved Zhen Guogong, and then made the illusion that Xie Zichen assassinated Zhen Guogong under the order of the prince.
During this period, as long as the crown prince is not found to be a fake, then they will be safe for the time being. After the crown prince is found to be fake, the troops of Huan Heng and Wang Ning should also arrive.
If there is any mistake during this, she will send Xie Zichen out, and he will definitely not agree. So she didn't intend to tell him the specific plan.
After Xie Zichen woke up, he got up normally and went to the court. Wei Lan's holiday had come, so she followed him to the court. The case of Zhang Cheng and Chen Hesheng has been settled, so there is nothing serious about it. The emperor has become more and more depressed recently, and he yawned continuously. Halfway through the drive, the emperor announced his resignation, but before he left, he seemed to suddenly think of something , Rolling names and saying: "Xie Yushi, come to the Yushufang to find me later, I have something to discuss with you."
Xie Zichen and the "Prince" looked at each other, then respectfully said: "Yes."
Wei Lan felt uneasy, but she had no choice but to back down. When she got to the door, Wei Lan saw Wang Xi's carriage, stepped forward and said, "My lord, where are you going?"
"Duke Zhen seems to be in poor health these days," Wang Xi smiled and explained, "The crown prince asked me to take a look."
"Well," Wei Lan nodded, and then said: "I heard that Ah Ning was very successful as a general in the south, you..."
"Axi," before she finished speaking, Lin Che's voice sounded in the carriage, Wei Lan's heart trembled, and then she laughed and said, "Ah Che is in the carriage?"
"Yes," Wang Xi nodded and said, "Ache will go with me."
"Coincidentally," Wei Lan smiled, "I was looking for something about Ah Che, if today's not a big deal, Ah Xi might as well lend me some help from Ah Che?"
"This, isn't it good?" Wang Xi was a little confused: "Duke Zhen asked Ah Che to go there by name."
Wei Lan nodded knowingly, and it seemed deliberate to try to persuade her at this time.
There must be people from Sucheng around the prince, Xie Zichen excluded, so among the remaining companions, Wang Xi, Lin Che, Ji Shao, and Wei Lan are all afraid to guess.
Xie Zichen asked her to pay extra attention to Lin Che. Xie Zichen controlled his every move, but Lin Che had a good relationship with Wang Xi. If Xie Zichen could keep an eye on Lin Che, could he keep an eye on Wang Xi? The prince's trust in Wang Xi is not inferior to that of Xie Zichen. The only thing Wei Lan is lucky about now is that she and Xie Zichen single-handedly handled the matter of the crown prince's substitute, and no one else was involved.
Wei Lan watched Wang Xi's carriage leave, and when she returned to the mansion, she said to Wei Shao and Mrs. Wei, "You don't go out of the mansion now, I will buy two people in the mansion, and you usually pretend to be the two bought people." A servant, if you encounter a critical moment, use this servant to escape."
"Alan," Wei Shao said nervously, "Are you in trouble again?"
"Don't be afraid," Wei Lan reassured them: "My brother and Xiong are gone, I will send you away, you will be fine."
"how about you?"
"Me?" Wei Lan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
But she was actually not sure about this.
I bought two servants from outside, and at noon, news came from the palace that the palace was locked.
"Where is Mr. Xie?" Wei Lan drank tea and looked at the chessboard, not surprised by the news. Seeing Wei Lan's calm look, the dark guard said with some anxiety: "Now that the palace gate is locked, no one comes in or out, and no news can be spread."
"Where is the third highness?"
"A quarter of an hour ago, the holy decree summoned His Highness the Third Highness to enter the palace, and His Highness the Third Highness has gone to the palace now."
Hearing this, Wei Lan got up immediately and said directly: "Take the soldiers and follow me."
The Hou's Mansion has its own soldiers, and the Changxin Hou's Mansion once won the Holy Grace. According to the regulations, there are a thousand soldiers. Wei Lan's soldiers were all brought back from the frontier, and one could stand up to ten warriors. When Wei Lan arrived at the gate, the government army had already counted. When Wei Shao heard the news, he rushed to catch up and said, "Alan, what are you doing! "
Wei Lan got on her horse and lowered her voice: "Your Majesty has passed away. Father, look at the situation. If I don't return home before dark tomorrow, you take your grandmother and leave immediately through the secret road. After you get out, head north all the way to the north to find your brother." .When the time comes, someone will hunt and kill you, Father, the Changxinhou Mansion will depend on you."
"Then what do you do?!" Wei Shao said anxiously, and whispered: "Have you ever thought about what would happen if you were caught in prison and your identity as a woman was discovered?!"
Hearing this, Wei Lan smiled coldly, she understood Wei Shao's meaning, but said: "They are rushing to serve me, I'm scared of them?!"
Wei Shao was stunned for a moment, not understanding his daughter's brain circuit at all, so Wei Lan took the opportunity to ride out and rushed all the way to the Prince's Mansion.
"My lord, what are you doing?"
"Don't worry about it," Wei Lan said blankly, after rushing to the Prince's Mansion, Wei Lan raised her voice, "Surround the Prince's Mansion!"
The people in the Prince's Mansion didn't realize what happened at all. Before they heard what happened in the palace, the gatekeeper boldly stepped up and said angrily, "Presumptuous, do you know what this place is?!"
"Wei Lan, the servant of the punishment department, the crown prince is suspected of treason, and I was ordered to come here. Before the matter is clarified, no one in the crown prince's mansion is allowed to go out!"
Hearing this, the gatekeeper turned pale and scolded angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! How can you and other juniors be able to slander the prince!"
"Whether it is slander or not is not up to the official. Where is the prince?!"
Wei Lan dismounted from her horse and walked straight in. The guards of the Prince's Mansion pulled out their swords, and the leader said: "Stop! Is the Prince's Mansion a place where you can enter whenever you want?"
"I don't need to enter the prince's mansion, but I need to confirm," Wei Lan raised her voice, "Where is the prince!"
"presumptuous!"
A guard rushed over with a sword in hand, Wei Lan dodged sideways, raised her hand and removed the long sword in the opponent's hand, pointed the sword at the opponent's throat with her backhand, and the guards behind her drew their swords one after another. Wei Lan asked for the third time: "Where is the prince!"
At this time, the sound of opening the door finally came, and the "Prince" came out expressionlessly, looked at Wei Lan, and said coldly: "Wei Lan, are you rebelling?!"
"Your Highness," Wei Lan saw the prince coming out, she withdrew her sword, and said with a smile, "I have offended you. After confirming that His Royal Highness is in the mansion, I feel at ease."
Hearing this, the prince's face was still indifferent.
At this time, another army came on horseback, and the leader was Sun Ming, another companion of Su Cheng. Sun Ming looked at Wei Lan and couldn't help but bewildered: "Why is Wei Shizi here?"
"The prince is suspected of treason, and I have been ordered to come and take care of the prince. I'm afraid Mr. Sun has come to the wrong place," Wei Lan said with a smile, "Duke Zhen's mansion, is Mr. Sun going to check it?"
Hearing what Wei Lan said, Sun Ming immediately understood what she meant. Su Cheng originally wanted to surround both the Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion at the same time, but the army was not strong enough. Now that all the troops were in the palace, they took control of the imperial palace immediately. The Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion couldn't be taken care of at the same time. So he was only allowed to come to the Prince's Mansion. If Wei Lan also joined in, he would naturally be able to go to the Prince's Mansion.
Sun Ming nodded, and headed towards Duke Zhen's mansion.
On the other hand, after Wang Xi and Lin Che arrived at the Duke Zhen's mansion together, Wang Xi always felt a little uneasy. He prepared some tonics for Duke Zhen, and Lin Che helped him hold them. After the two entered the house together, Duke Zhen saw them coming and said with a smile, "Why do you have time to see me, an old man today?"
Wang Xi has a good relationship with the prince, and often came to play in the mansion of the Duke of Zhen when he was young, so he has a special feeling for this old man. He smiled and talked with Duke Zhen for a while. Lin Che sent the medicinal materials to Duke Zhen. Duke Zhen didn't even look at it, and said to the servant, "Take it here, you two have a heart."
Wang Xi thumped, feeling a little abnormal.
The things he gave, Duke Zhen always wanted to open them personally to have a look. Although Lin Che offered them now, they were indeed his things, but Duke Zhen didn't even touch them. What does this prove
The Zhen Guo doll is guarding against this thing, but his Wang Xi's things, the Zhen Guo Gong, have never been on guard, so the Zhen Guo Gong is not guarding against him, so he can only send the things to that person.
After thinking this through, Wang Xi smiled and said, "Master Guo, let me go to make it easier, please Uncle Zhang show me the way?"
Zhang Ling is a close friend of Lord Zhen, so he shouldn't have done such a thing. When Wang Xi made this request, Lord Zhen understood, nodded and said, "Take him there."
Zhang Ling nodded, and walked out with Wang Xi. As soon as they left the corridor, Wang Xi grabbed Zhang Ling and said in a low voice, "Uncle Zhang, tell me the truth, is there something wrong with Lin Che?"
"It's hard to say," Zhang Ling shook his head: "A few days ago, Xie Zichen sent a message to Duke Guo, and he should be on guard against Lin Che."
"Why did Xie Zichen say that suddenly?" Wang Xi frowned, thinking of Wei Lan's words today.
Wang Ning is not close to him, both are children of concubines, and he and Xie Zichen have always been friends. Although the situation has been wrong in recent days, Zhang Cheng's matter has been settled. He thought it was all right, but today Wei Lan suddenly mentioned Wang Ning to him, and it must not be for no reason. Today is an undercurrent.
Wang Xi is not an idiot, as long as he reacts, he will be very transparent. Just as he was about to enter the room to discuss with Lord Zhen, Lin Che exclaimed from inside: "Master Guo! Lord!"
Zhang Cheng and Wang Xi looked at each other and quickly reacted. After rushing into the room, they saw Zhen Guogong lying on the ground, his face turned purple, and he vomited blood.
Wang Xi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately said, "Call the doctor!"
Then he rushed forward, helped Duke Zhen, and said anxiously, "Master Guo."
Zhen Guogong was speechless, his eyes were wide open, and he pushed Wang Xi desperately with both hands.
Not for a moment, he spat out a mouthful of black blood, and swallowed his breath.
Wang Xi stared blankly at Duke Zhen, and Lin Che was also stunned. He looked up at Wang Xi and said, "A Xi, what's wrong?"
Wang Xi looked up at Lin Che, as if she had lost her soul.
"Axi?" Lin Che beckoned. At this moment, Zhang Ling rushed in with the doctor. After some tests and needles, the doctor hurriedly knelt down and said, "Grandpa...go!"
As soon as he spoke, Wang Xi's eyes darkened, and he fell in Zhang Ling's direction. Zhang Ling supported Wang Xi, and was about to say something when he felt the faint-looking man gently pinch him. Zhang Ling came to his senses in an instant, and said anxiously, "Seventh Young Master! Doctor! Doctor!"
After saying that, Zhang Ling beckoned people to go to the next door, Lin Che was about to follow, Zhang Ling said: "Young master Lin, you still need to take charge of the overall situation here, I will send the seventh son to rest first, and all matters will wait for the son to come back Say it again!"
The son of Lord Zhen Guo is training the Nancheng Army outside the city, and the Nancheng Army is under the management of Lord Zhen Guo. Now that he is old, it is Yuan Qing, the son of Duke Zhen Guo, who will take over the Nancheng Army. Lin Che nodded, and hurriedly said, "Go and take care of Axi, I'll come here."
Zhang Ling carried Wang Xi on his shoulders and walked to the next bedroom. The doctor and the servants followed. When he came to the door, Zhang Ling suddenly opened his mouth and pushed everyone away, leaving only the doctor to follow.
This doctor, Chen Shu, was an old man who had followed Lord Zhen Guogong since the battlefield. As soon as he entered the house, Wang Xi opened his eyes and said to Chen Shu, "What's the matter with Lord Guogong?"
"Poisoned." Chen Shu's eyes were red: "Who is this..."
"Call a maid who is similar in stature to me to come in, hurry up!"
Wang Xi spoke up immediately, he understood Wei Lan's reminder. If Lord Zhen Guo has fallen, something must happen to the crown prince. Wang Ning is Xie Zichen's man, she asked him to go to Wang Ning, it must be because Xie Zichen can't move anymore, now he is the only one who can go out. He had to get out of town quickly before the situation became clear.
Zhang Ling called a maid to come in, and as soon as he entered the room, he was knocked unconscious by Wang Xi's palm. He quickly changed into the maid's clothes, put on makeup for himself, and put on a hair accessory similar to the maid's. It was done so quickly that the people around were stunned. After a while, Wang Xi stood up and said, "I'm leaving."
After finishing speaking, Wang Xi walked out with his head down and a water basin in his hand.
He pretended to be a maid, and no one paid attention. While Lin Che was greeting everyone, Wang Xi took advantage of the chaos and rushed to the backyard. The backyard of Duke Zhenguo was against the mountain. He and the crown prince used to play here when he was a child. He knew that there was a dog hole inside that few people knew about. Wang Xi came to a patch of weeds and found the dog hole. He gestured to the size and crawled out. As he climbed, he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional. As the son of the Wang family, he would have such a day.
After climbing out of the dog hole, Wang Xi ran all the way up the mountain, turned around halfway, and saw the army rushing towards the Zhen Guogong's mansion. With a shudder in his heart, he quickened his pace and went out of the city.
He must hurry to find Duke Zhen's son and tell him that he cannot enter the city. Once Yuan Qing enters the city, Duke Zhen's lineage will be completely over. The only way out for the prince is to go to the north to find Wang Ning.
Wang Xi thought about it as he ran, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. Xie Zichen and Wei Lan obviously had plans, but they didn't tell him anything. He had to guess everything. He ran out now, but what happened later? ? what to do
While running, Wang Xi cursed Xie Zichen and Wei Lan in her heart. After running over the hill, Wang Xi faced a very important problem.
-Who am I, where am I, where am I going.
After Wang Xi ran out, Sun Ming brought his soldiers to Zhen Guogong's mansion.
Lin Che had already settled down everything. After Sun Ming surrounded the mansion with his soldiers, Zhang Ling rushed out with his soldiers and said angrily, "What are you doing?!"
"The prince is suspected of treason," Sun Mingyang said in a loud voice: "The empress has a life. The Zhen Guo government has a deep relationship with the prince, and there is also a suspicion of treason. Before the truth is found out, no one in the Zhen Guo government is allowed to enter or leave at will! "
"Empress?" Zhang Ling frowned: "Where is Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is critically ill due to poisoning, and is currently being rescued. All matters in Shengjing will be presided over by the Empress and the Third Highness. Mr. Zhang, please go back."
While Sun Ming and Zhang Ling were talking, Lin Che turned to look at Wang Xi, and when she entered the room, she found only a maidservant lying on her back. Lin Che immediately rushed out and shouted at Sun Ming who was negotiating with Zhang Ling at the door. Said: "Wang Xi ran away! Go after Wang Xi!"
They originally planned to control the Duke of Zhen's mansion first, and then spread false news to coax Yuan Qing back. The Duke of Zhen's mansion collapsed, and the crown prince would no longer be able to do anything.
But if Wang Xi notified Yuan Qing first, and Yuan Qing didn't fall into the trap, but instead turned around and besieged Shengjing, it would be a bit tricky.
Lin Che gritted her teeth, and immediately said: "Send a letter to Yuan Qing, saying that Duke Zhen is seriously ill, and ask him to come back quickly."
After finishing speaking, he threw the seal stolen from Duke Zhen to Sun Ming. At that moment, Zhang Ling suddenly rushed in front of Lin Che. Lin Che was alert in advance and threw the seal down. Sun Ming grabbed it. After holding the seal, the soldiers behind pulled out their knives collectively, and Zhang Ling held Lin Che up with the knives, and said angrily, "Get out of the way!"
Sun Ming froze. Lin Xun is a capable person in Sucheng. If Lin Che hadn't turned against the prince and used Wang Xi and the prince's hands to poison the Duke of Zhen and the emperor for many years, this incident would never have gone well. so smooth.
It can be said that the first contribution in Su Cheng's proclaiming the emperor should belong to Lin Che. For a while, Sun Ming couldn't make up his mind. Lin Che was a little scared. After all, he was only eighteen years old. It was the first time he faced this kind of thing, and he was always apprehensive. He said: "Master Zhang wants to threaten the Third Highness with me? Does Master Zhang think that mere Lin Che is more important than the cause of the Third Highness? I advise Master Zhang, you can only live if I live, and wait for the son to come back. If I die Yes, this town government, I promise, no chicken or dog will be left behind."
"Are you threatening me?" Zhang Ling gritted his teeth, and Lin Che sneered, "Whether I'm threatening or advising, Master Zhang doesn't understand?"
Zhang Ling didn't move, and Sun Ming didn't dare to move either. Lin Che thought for a while, and then said, "How about this, Mr. Zhang, I'll go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion with you. As long as you don't leave the mansion, I guarantee that no one will come in. After the matter is completed, you innocent people, I guarantee that nothing will happen, Master Zhang, how about it?"
Zhang Ling didn't speak, and seemed to be in deep thought. Lin Che continued: "Master Zhang, Lord Zhen is dead, do you still want these innocent people to be buried with you?! Not to mention anything else, they are those who have been with you through life and death for many years. Doctor Chen Shu, do you think it doesn't matter if he is dead too?!"
These words were in Zhang Ling's heart, Zhang Ling's heart moved, he backed up with Lin Che in his arms, and said coldly, "Close the door!"
"Lin Che!" Sun Ming uttered uncomfortably. Lin Che gave Sun Ming a look and said coldly, "Hurry up and find Wang Xi of Yuanqing!"
After finishing speaking, the gate of Zhen Guogong's mansion was closed. Zhang Ling threw Lin Che to the ground, stepped on it, and said angrily, "Little bastard!"
After the government of the Duke of Zhen and the prince's mansion settled down, Su Cheng also rushed to the palace. Xie Zichen was pressed to the ground by the guards. The left and right ministers and the six ministers were all in the palace. The queen sat on top, looking at the kneeling Xie Zichen said angrily: "Now the imperial physician has made it clear that the poison His Majesty is poisoned by is seven-day incense. This poison needs to be taken for a long time to accumulate in the body. It will not be noticed on weekdays until someone uses a special medicine. As soon as you smell the medicine You will be poisoned. Your Majesty has been taking Xu Guoshi’s elixir for a long time, and Xu Guoshi has committed suicide in fear of crime. We found the drug residue from his alchemy furnace and confirmed that it was him who poisoned you. Xu Guoshi has a close personal relationship with you and has repeatedly asked His Majesty I praise you. And you have made a lot of contributions to Master Xu's success in your official career. Today, His Majesty was poisoned, and you also found medicine on your clothes. Xie Zichen, who instigated you to murder His Majesty?"
"I didn't murder His Majesty." Xie Zichen said coldly, the queen slapped the armrest with her palm, and said angrily, "Xie Zichen, you are dying, why don't you tell the truth?!"
"I'm telling the truth," Xie Zichen said coldly, "What exactly does the Empress want me to say?"
"Xie Shangshu," the queen looked at the Patriarch of the Xie family, pointed at Xie Zichen and said, "The four young masters of your family, are you in charge, or I am in charge?"
"This son has committed this great crime of treason, but I don't know about it. It's because of my negligence in teaching. The Xie family is no longer able to teach this son. Whether to kill or keep, it's all up to the empress!"
At such a juncture, how could the Xie family dare to protect Xie Zichen, they wished they could break up with him. Xie Zichen was not surprised, he knelt down and listened to the queen's words: "Okay, very good, Xie Zichen, since you are so stubborn, then pull me down, and I will personally come to interrogate you!"
"Empress," seeing that the empress had finished dealing with it, Su Cheng stood up and said respectfully, "My son heard that something happened to the emperor, are you all right now?"
"Your father..." The queen's eyes were red, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said hoarsely: "I want to see you alone, so go in."
Su Cheng showed a shocked expression, then lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes."
The palace man led Su Cheng into the room, and the emperor seemed to be waiting for Su Cheng to come, waiting for this breath.
He quietly watched Su Cheng walk in. Su Cheng looked at him and couldn't help being stunned. He thought that the emperor had passed away, and it was just a chance for his mother to create a legacy for him.
Su Cheng's heart sank, he walked over, sat beside the emperor, and said softly, "Father."
The emperor looked at him with a father's love in his eyes. He was speechless, so he raised his hand and patted his hand.
Just such a movement was extremely difficult and gentle, as if it was when he was very young, when he did not do his homework well, his mother punished him, the emperor came to see him quietly, patted his head, and coaxed him : "Don't cry, my father will give you sweets."
He can't touch his head now, he can only touch his hands, and he hasn't done this action for many years.
I don't know when it started. There is no such pure emotion between their father and son.
Su Cheng stared at him blankly, the emperor smiled, his eyes seemed to be clear, and then he slowly closed his eyes, as if he was extremely tired.
At this moment, Su Cheng suddenly realized that he still had such deep feelings for this man.
He took his hand, knelt down, and buried his face in his hand.
"Royal father."
He said hoarsely: "Go."
After saying this, his tears fell on the emperor's still warm palm, and a moment later, Su Cheng's heart-piercing cry came from the room: "Father!!"
Hearing this voice, the empress rushed in first, the left and right ministers followed behind with seven ministers and ministers, and the imperial physician rushed in front. At this time, the emperor had died, Su Cheng knelt on the ground, held his hand, and cried Out of breath.
Everyone has different complexions, and the faces of the Wang and Xie families are particularly ugly. After a while, the imperial physician knelt down tremblingly: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty...death!"
The queen trembled slightly, and couldn't help taking a step back. The maid at the side supported her. The queen reacted quickly and raised her voice: "Close the palace door. From now on, no news from the palace can be revealed!"
In fact, the palace has already been completely sealed off, and the queen's words are only for these adults to hear.
The expressions of all the people present changed. Since the queen called them into the palace, they had already sensed something was wrong. Now that the queen locked the palace door, how could everyone not know what the queen meant
As the prince's companion, Xie Zichen had conclusive evidence to assassinate His Majesty, but the emperor died, but the prince did not show up. Instead, the third prince became the last person around. Isn't it obvious what the queen is going to do
The few people present were all human beings, and after looking at each other, Lin Xun took the lead and said: "Dare to ask the third highness, before you leave, do you have any oral instructions?"
"At this time, I don't want to talk about these things with the adults."
Su Cheng seemed extremely sad. The queen said: "Cheng'er, don't be willful at this moment. What your father said is related to the community. No matter how sad you are at the moment, you must make it clear."
Hearing this, Su Cheng raised his head, seemingly indifferently said: "Father said that he suspected that the prince's elder brother was plotting rebellion, so the rumor is on me."
After hearing this, none of the people present dared to speak. Lin Xun said calmly: "Since this is the case, I beg the Ministry of Rites to make preparations early, and the Third Highness will hold the enthronement ceremony on a certain day."
Hearing this, the right chancellor Shangguan Guocheng nodded: "Shangshu Lin is very right."
"Wait," after holding back for a long time, Chu Jiancheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up, but said: "This matter is of great importance, should we wait for the court to discuss it? At least wait for the prince to come and discuss together..."
"Bold!" Before Chu Jiancheng finished speaking, the Queen roared angrily, "Your Majesty's decree, Mr. Chu still needs to discuss with the Crown Prince. I'm afraid that he is a rebellious minister who is with the Crown Prince. If he is dragged down, he will be beaten to death with a stick." !"
Hearing this, the faces of everyone present changed drastically, but they understood the queen's attitude. At this moment the palace is closed, everything must at least go out of the palace.
Chu Jiancheng was dragged out by the soldiers, he struggled and roared outside, Shangguan Guocheng turned his head and looked around the crowd: "Do you have any objections to the Third Highness's ascension to the throne?"
Everyone didn't speak, Lin Xun took the lead and knelt down, respectfully said: "Chen Lin Xun, I have no objection, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
With Lin Xun taking the lead, everyone knelt down one by one, and Su Cheng knelt beside the emperor, showing a bleak smile.
He raised his hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone is flat."
The queen nodded and asked the palace servants to come up, and then sent these adults out. After everyone left, Su Cheng raised his head, frowned and said, "Queen, why did you want to kill Chu Shangshu? In this way, I'm afraid it will scare these adults. They seem to be obedient to me, and I don't know what they are planning when they go back."
"Do you think I do?"
The queen was a little tired: "Your father didn't leave an imperial decree. If you don't have some tough measures, they will treat you like a soft persimmon. I'm afraid they will bring this up again."
"There is no imperial decree?!" Su Cheng raised his voice: "Where is the jade seal? Didn't you say that you will prepare the imperial decree, and that you can just stamp the jade seal today?!"
Speaking of this, the queen had a very headache. Rubbing his head, he said, "Why do you think I should keep Xie Zichen instead of sending it to Dali Temple? The jade seal is gone."
Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized: "Xie Zichen stole the jade seal?!"
"At that time, he and the emperor were there, and the jade seal was gone. Who else could it be if he didn't ask someone to do it?"
"I'll interrogate him myself!"
Su Cheng stood up and was about to go in. The queen raised her voice and said, "Come back! Get ready for your morning court tomorrow! It's just an interrogation, I'm here!"
The maid next to him helped the queen up, and the queen's face was cold: "I want to see how tough he is!"
A palace change seemed to have settled in the middle of the night, everyone was sent out from the palace, and the major families finally got the news. Wei Lan was guarding in front of the prince's mansion, and the spies hurried back to report: "My lord, there is news from the palace."
"Report."
"Xie Zichen and Xu Fu used poison to murder His Majesty. His Majesty ordered the third prince Su Cheng to ascend the throne at the end of his life. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Chu Yi, was killed in the palace with a stick. Xie Zichen is now staying in the palace and being interrogated by the empress herself."
Wei Lan frowned, and asked back, "Why did Xie Zichen stay in the palace?"
If it is to investigate his poisoning, it should also be investigated by Dali Temple. Moreover, if he stayed in the palace all the time, how could she save him
After thinking about it, Wei Lan realized that it was absolutely impossible for the queen to keep Xie Zichen in the palace just to poison him. Xie Zichen must have done something that the queen had to force him to question.
But now, what else does the queen want to press him for
Wei Lan couldn't help feeling cold. She is aware of the methods in the palace, if Xie Zichen really stays inside, even if he is alive, he will be ruined.
Her hands trembled slightly, and another wave of spies came back, and she said anxiously: "My lord, news from the Duke of Zhen."
"Report."
"Lin Che rebelled against the crown prince, Duke Zhen was poisoned and died, Sun Ming used the seal of Lord Zhen to summon his son Yuan Qing back to the mansion, and now the prince has already entered the city."
"Stop him!" Wei Lan raised her head suddenly, and said coldly, "Where is Wang Xi? Lin Che and Wang Xi went to the Zhen Guo Gongfu together."
"Prince Wang is missing." The dark guard frowned: "I'm afraid he has already left the city."
Finally, a person ran away.
Wei Lan closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and gave an order.
"All I can do is to assist the prince of Yuan and Qing to get out of the city. If you can't help, you must get the military seal of the Nancheng Army."
"Then Mr. Xie?"
The hidden guards naturally knew the importance of that person in their master's heart, Wei Lan gritted her teeth, and finally said: "Don't worry about it, I will go in person."
"Look here!"
After finishing speaking, Wei Lan turned her head and rushed towards the palace.
The night wind blows coldly on Wei Lan's face, and Wei Lan has nothing in her heart. She has experienced so many storms, and she can maintain her sanity every time, but only this time, she found that she couldn't think about anything.
What palace change, what party struggle, everything is no longer important. There is only one thing that matters, whether that person named Xie Zichen can live well. What sufferings, humiliations, and pains he suffered in the palace seemed to be burned into her heart, making a sippling sound, and the pain made her unable to breathe.
Her wish suddenly became very simple. She hoped that this man named Xie Zichen could sit safely in front of her, holding a scroll in his hand, wearing a nightgown and a cloak, and then turning his eyes, the light fell on his face, tender and timeless.
"Xie Zichen."
She muttered the name, and suddenly understood her mother's courage to enter the palace alone for her father.
She finally knew that there is really a person in the world, and if he is alive, you feel that there is no place in the world that you dare not go to. After he dies, you feel that there is no place in this world that you dare to go.
Because you will feel that there are his shadows everywhere in this world, but there is no such person, it is such a cruel thing, so cruel that you can't bear it just thinking about it.