After wearing the book, the Buddhist imperial concubine has spoiled again

Chapter 265
"Your Highness, it's alright if you don't have anyone to serve you when you eat." Guo Xinyue smiled coquettishly, "Let the maid serve you wine and vegetables."

That Guo Xinyue's voice was so delicate, the kind that death does not pay for life, Jiang Shishi got goosebumps all over her body when she heard it.

After Guo Xinyue spoke, she didn't hear the prince's voice.

It is estimated that the prince made some gestures, or acquiesced that Guo Xinyue would serve him food.

Then, Jiang Shishi heard Guo Xinyue say in a delicate voice: "I have heard that His Royal Highness is gentle, handsome, and extraordinary in martial arts. When I saw you today, he really deserves his reputation. Let me offer you a toast."

"When I came to Chudi alone, I had already heard of Miss Guo's reputation as the 'king of silk strings'. Today I heard the girl playing the guzheng with my own ears. The lingering sound is really lingering and the style is moving."

Jiang Shishi: "."

Next, there was Guo Xinyue's coquettish voice and coquettish laughter when serving food for the prince, pouring wine, and accompanying the wine, as well as the sound of Guo Xinyue and the prince making fun of each other.

After about a stick of incense, Jiang Shishi heard Guo Xinyue's delicate voice, "Your Highness is drinking too much, and the maid will help you to the guest room to rest."

Yu Bing folded his arms around his chest, and squinted at Jiang Shishi indifferently, "This guy surnamed Guo is obviously not interested in drinking, why don't you go in and have a look, and intercept the prince?"

"Then Guo Xinyue really doesn't want to be drunk, but His Royal Highness is not that kind of person." Jiang Shishi said lightly.

Yu Bing raised her eyebrows, "A man doesn't have a good thing, so you trust him that much?"

Yu Bing was born in a family of generals, the men in the family, no matter young or old, which one is not three wives and four concubines, love the other when you see one?
"." Not to mention that Jiang Shishi knows the prince well enough, what kind of beauties and bewitching girls have never seen a man like the prince?

If he was a womanizer, he would have been seduced by those goblins long ago, so why is he still an orphan now?

There must be a reason for such a man to deal with musicians all of a sudden.

Sure enough, not long after, there was no sound of teasing inside, but the sound of fighting could be faintly heard.

Hearing something wrong in the boat, Yu Bing and the guards rushed in immediately.

When Jiang Shishi went in, she saw the prince sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals.

The man held the wine cup in his hand, turned his wrist slightly, and casually swirled the wine in the glass.

As for Guo Xinyue, Jiang Shishi glanced inside the boat several times, only to find that Guo Xinyue, who was originally sitting on the side playing the zither, was actually lying at the prince's feet.

Guo Xinyue's slender hands playing the guzheng were holding a sharp dagger, and the prince stepped on the ground mercilessly.

Seeing the guards rushing in, Pei Xuanling ordered in a deep voice, "Tie her up!"

Yu Bing immediately went forward and found a twist rope to tie Guo Xinyue up.

"Your Highness, what's going on here?" Prefect Liu rushed over when he heard the movement, even before finishing his meal.

"Guo Xinyue attempted to assassinate Gu, and Gu was about to interrogate her." Pei Xuanling said flatly, "It's just right that Mr. Liu is here, so let's interrogate her together."

Hearing this, Liu Zhifu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down in front of the prince, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with the lower officials."

Pei Xuanling said casually: "Master Liu is really good at joking, you prepared this ship, and Miss Guo was also arranged by you, so how could it have nothing to do with you?"

"Lord Liu, I think you are afraid that His Highness will go to the yamen to check the account books tomorrow, and you want to use a trick to assassinate His Highness before then!" Huang Dechang snorted coldly.

If this was a prince like King Huai, he might have fallen into Liu Zhifu's trick.

Fortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince is not good at women, so if Guo Xinyue is used to trick her, His Highness just wants to see what kind of tricks she plays.

"No, that's not the case. His Royal Highness, I've been wronged by the lower officials." Liu Zhifu repeatedly kowtowed to the prince.

Then, he pointed at Guo Xinyue and asked angrily: "Guo Xinyue, I invited you to come on the boat with money. I wanted you to accompany His Highness well, but you have the audacity to assassinate His Highness! Who told you to do this?! "

"." Guo Xinyue was tied up and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with Master Liu, and no one else instructed me. It was I who heard that His Highness collected taxes indiscriminately among the people, and that's why I wanted to kill His Highness. "

"I don't need you to help me clarify, this matter has nothing to do with me!" Zhifu Liu gritted his teeth angrily, wanting to strangle Guo Xinyue to death.

He would rather Guo Xinyue discredit him than Guo Xinyue take all the responsibility and speak for him.

Doesn't this clearly mean that he and Guo Xinyue are accomplices?
Pei Xuanling applauded, and said approvingly: "In this way, Miss Guo is quite a righteous woman, so you assassinate Gu, is this to kill harm for the people?"

Guo Xinyue straightened her back, "Exactly."

Looking at Guo Xinyue's slender hands, Pei Xuanling said with regret: "Such a pair of beautiful hands are great for playing the guzheng, but you insist on using them to assassinate Gu."

Speaking of this, Pei Xuanling's expression turned serious, "Come here, drag her out, and squeeze her hands and muscles!"

Huang Dechang answered "Yes", and led several guards to drag Guo Xinyue out.

This Guo Xinyue assassinated His Highness, not to mention cramping her hands, even cutting off her hands, taking her life would not be an exaggeration.

Hearing that she was about to suffer hand cramps, a flash of fear flashed in the eyes of Guo Xinyue, who was originally fearless.

She has been learning to play Guzheng since she was a child, and it has been more than ten years.

On weekdays, she cherishes her hands the most.

Now that the crown prince gave her an order, she was going to twitch the tendons in her hands, which was equivalent to crippling her hands, so how could she play the guzheng?

In this dynasty where men were superior to women, she was able to gain a foothold in Lefang because she played the guzheng well.

If her hands are crippled and she can't play the guzheng, then what is the difference between her and a crippled person?

But since she chose to assassinate the prince, even if she confessed everything, even if the prince let her go, she would still die.

Because, once she confessed to the person who instructed her behind the scenes, based on her understanding of that person, the other party would never let her go.

Since the dilemma is death, why not follow the same path to the end!

When Guo Xinyue was dragged out, Liu Zhifu still knelt there tremblingly, not daring to say a word or get up.

It didn't take long before Guo Xinyue screamed in pain from being cramped.

When Huang Dechang and others brought Guo Xinyue to the hall again, Guo Xinyue's hands were covered in blood, swollen and bruised, looking shocking.

Jiang Shishi frowned, the prince is really a ruthless person!
Huang Dechang threw Guo Xinyue to the ground, "His Royal Highness, this Guo Xinyue is a stubborn one, even with his hands crippled, he fainted from the pain, and he still refuses to say a word."

Now that Guo Xinyue passed out, Pei Xuanling turned his attention to Liu Zhifu.

Facing the sharp eyes of the Crown Prince, Liu Zhifu said tremblingly: "Your Highness, I am really wronged. This Guo Xinyue assassinated you on the boat must have been ordered by someone else."

Pei Xuanling: "You said you were wronged, but it's fine. Why did you arrange for her to play the zither on the boat?"

"This..." Magistrate Liu explained with difficulty: "I don't know what kind of officialdom there is in the capital. In our Chu land, no matter whether businessmen discuss business or socialize in officialdom, upper-class noble men go to romantic places. Discussing matters, and you rarely come to Chudi, the next official will receive you according to the local customs."

In officialdom, men always like to discuss matters in the brothel, or find some women to accompany them.

Because of having a woman to accompany them, the old and cunning people can also unload part of the city, and they can be much more refreshed when discussing matters.

He has long heard that the prince's city is quite deep, and he is quite strict with the people below. He invited Guo Xinyue to accompany the prince, just hoping that Guo Xinyue would be liked by the prince.

If there are some places where he is not well entertained, I hope the crown prince can forgive him for the sake of Guo Xinyue, a beautiful woman.

Unexpectedly, Guo Xinyue didn't catch the prince's eyes at all, and Guo Xinyue even assassinated the prince, so it's hard to clean him up even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Jiang Shishi: "." What upper-class nobles, in her opinion, are just a group of low-class people with power and money.

Pei Xuanling: "..." Regarding the situation mentioned by the prefect Liu, not only happened in Chu, but also often happened in the capital.

"Even if this is a local custom, it's a coincidence that you arranged for a musician to assassinate Gu."

"Your Highness, as the local magistrate, I only serve the imperial court, and you are the current crown prince, how could I assassinate you." Liu Zhifu had a bitter face.

"Well, now that things are going on, you suspect that the lower official asked Guo Xinyue to assassinate you, but this Guo Xinyue is also the best friend of Prince Chu's son, and her hands were crippled on the boat arranged by the lower official. ah"

The imperial power of the Dongliang Kingdom is concentrated, and even the six ministries are directly controlled by the emperor.

Even a vassal king like the King of Chu has only part of the military power.

The king of Chu also only governed foreign wars, and his guards were limited.

The local government affairs are managed by a prefect like him.

In addition, he has another important task, which is to monitor the King of Chu.

On weekdays, he and the king of Chu are considered to be well watered but not crossed river water.

But if there is a conflict between the two sides, he is still a little afraid of King Chu, after all, he has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands.

Moreover, Prince Chu's heirs are weak, with only one son under him, and he is very spoiled.

As a result, Yi Enyang, the son of King Chu, has a reckless personality, acts impulsively, and never considers the consequences.

If something happened to Guo Xinyue in his hands, it is possible that Yi Enyang sent someone to kill him.

Pei Xuanling raised his eyebrows, "Is Guo Xinyue Yi Enyang's best friend?"

Liu Zhifu nodded, "Guo Xinyue is a musician in the music workshop, she is beautiful, and she can play the guzheng well. Many local men have taken a fancy to her, but they dare not pursue her."

"It's because Yi Enyang often goes to the music workshop to support Guo Xinyue, and often asks Guo Xinyue out to play, or invites Guo Xinyue to the Chu Palace. Therefore, it is well known in this area that the two of them are good friends."

Hearing this, Pei Xuanling frowned, and his eyes turned slightly.

Before he could think about it, the whole search boat suddenly began to vibrate and shake violently.

For a moment, the people in the boat couldn't even stand still.

Jiang Shishi immediately supported the big red pillar in the boat, and at the same time, a warm hand supported her right hand.

(End of this chapter)