After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

Wei Zi hurriedly came to Minghua Palace after dressing up, but saw the palace was silent and the court was deserted.

The maid in charge led her into the bedroom, and whispered: "Ever since His Royal Highness had an accident, Your Majesty has fallen ill. But in the past two days, except for Ji Zhaoyi who led the Third Highness to visit, the other concubines and the courtiers' family members came to visit alone No one! Human feelings are cold and warm, and the world is cold and cold. Everyone is waiting to see the outcome of the Dace Yujiang case. If His Highness does not protect her, I am afraid that the empress will also..."

She lowered her head and gradually choked up.

Turning into the inner hall, Wei Zi saw Empress Jiang lying on the couch, her face was pale without makeup and a white handkerchief was covering her forehead.

A young court lady was holding a medicine bowl and weeping in front of the bed. Seeing Wei Zi coming, she said in a childish voice with tears in her eyes: "Miss Wei, our mother refuses to drink medicine. My mother is already weak. If she doesn't drink medicine, how can I?" Can it get better?"

Wei Zi bowed towards the bed: "My daughter-in-law greets the empress."

Empress Jiang opened her eyes weakly, and said, "You're here..."

Wei Zi sat on the embroidered pier brought by the maid: "The court lady came from the East Palace, His Royal Highness is all well, he said that justice is in the heart, and he has a clear conscience, please don't worry about him. "

Empress Jiang burst into tears: "When I learned of Li Jinglin's confession, I went to ask His Majesty and Prime Minister Murong, but they all avoided seeing... These years, I have taught Qi Chu very well. He has been thrifty and filial since he was a child. I can't bear to see a sick kitten. I had a hard time when I was a child. He was growing up, but he had to save braised pork for Ben Gong to eat, and eat tasteless white flour steamed buns for himself... Ben Gong's child That's good, but they don't believe him, they insist that he is corrupt and greedy, and they insist on taking everything from him..."

Tears rolled down the corners of his eyes into the pillowcase.

Empress Jiang closed her eyes in grief.

Wei Zi's eyes were slightly red.

She wiped away the tears for Empress Jiang with a handkerchief, and motioned to the maid in charge to help her sit up.

She took the medicine bowl from the little court lady, scooped up a spoonful of medicine, and brought it to Empress Jiang's lips: "Although there is Li Jinglin's confession, the Dace Yujiang case has not yet been officially closed, and His Royal Highness still has the possibility to overturn the case. Your Majesty You still have to take care of your health, otherwise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to visit the empress when he regains his innocence, and he will be sad when he sees that the empress is so sick and haggard."

Queen Jiang's heart was sour, and her tears were like bitter rain.

What about overturning the case, even the emperor and the prime minister refused to give Qichu a chance, so could Li Jinglin still have a conscience to find that he couldn't change his words?
Knowing that the hope was slim, but looking into Wei Zi's clear eyes, Empress Jiang forced a smile and said, "Xiao Zi, you are right."

She drank the decoction slowly before going to bed and resting under Wei Zi's care.

When Wei Zi returned to Jibei Palace, the bedroom also smelled of medicine.

She picked up a lotus seed candy from the porcelain plate and put it in her mouth, the corners of her bright red lips suddenly turned up slightly.

Zhou Xianji was sitting on the bamboo couch reading a book, seeing her smiling, he couldn't help being curious: "What is Xiao Zi laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at the majestic, majestic and magnificent construction of this imperial palace, and the common people in the world want to live in it. But why are the people in it all weak and sick? They are as noble as the empress and His Highness, and they cannot get immunity from illness... "

Zhou Xianji bent his lips.

Rubbing the pages of the book with his fingertips, he looked sideways at the grass field outside the window.

The pastures are withered, his beloved white horse is tied in a cold stable, the red-tasseled gun that he loved as a treasure in his youth has long been rusted and mottled, and the entourage who followed his mother and concubine to marry him are all getting old and can no longer be like him when he was a child. With his muscular upper body naked, Ban showed him dancing with knives and guns, and taught him every move on the northern grassland and riding and shooting skills.

He coughed a few times with difficulty, his eyes dimmed, and he said hoarsely: "It's not that we are going to get sick, but someone's heart is getting sick."

The lotus seed sugar melts between the lips and teeth.

Wei Zi didn't hear clearly: "What did Your Highness say?"

"It's nothing, just a moment of nonsense."

It was dusk when Wei Zi left the palace.

The carriage of the Duke of Zhen's mansion drove out of the palace gate slowly, and within a short distance, it happened that Xiao Fengxian rode his horse home from the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.

He is wearing a black uniform with narrow sleeves today, revealing the neckline of the vermilion jacket. His fluffy and slightly curly ponytail is scattered behind his back. He is stepping on the stirrups with deerskin patent boots. He holds the reins with a leather-gloved hand, and the other hand is leisurely. flicking his horsewhip.

He condescendingly looked down at the carriage beside him, and his clear voice carried a hint of laziness and frivolity: "Which family's lady is sitting in the carriage? Can you lift the curtain so that Xiao can see the beauty and ugliness?"

Wei Ziduan sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and meditated. Hearing this, he opened his eyes.

Yubai's slender hands opened the curtains, she met Xiao Fengxian's smiling gaze, she was already in a bad mood and yet being teased like this, she couldn't help puffing her snow-white cheeks subconsciously, frowned and said softly: "You ask knowingly."

The sunset is gentle.

The warm orange light shone on her cheeks, those peach blossom eyes were full of passion like a layer of mist, and the bright red and full lips were extremely delicate and charming.

Xiao Fengxian bent her fox eyes.

He secretly thought that his sister-in-law liked him after all, otherwise why would the short five words have a coquettish taste.

He said: "Sister-in-law is still worrying about the prince? If you want to enter the palace today, you will probably get nothing."

Wei Zi was silent.

This man has always had a knack for reading people's hearts.

Seeing her frowning all the time, Xiao Fengxian couldn't bear her to feel sad for the crown prince, so he said: "I have an idea, maybe it can solve his predicament."

"What idea?!"

"The root of everything lies in Li Jinglin's confession, if he can change his words—"

Xiao Fengxian paused, and glanced at Wei Zi: "Of course, I also know that it is almost impossible to get him to change his words, after all, there are those two people behind him. However, power will not always be concentrated in the hands of one person. I can’t change my words now, but I may not be able to change my words in the future. The most important thing is to keep him alive.”

Keeping the most important witnesses alive will have the possibility of overturning the case in the future.

Wei Zi was startled when he heard that.

After a while, she stammered a little: "You mean...you want me to go to prison?"

It's a pity that she has no strength to restrain a chicken, and she is afraid that she will be hacked to death before breaking into the prison!

What's more, she doesn't have the kind of legendary top master who can fly over the walls and defeat a thousand enemies by her side. Could it be that she instructs Zuo Hualing to rob the prison with a kitchen knife? !

Both she and Hua Ling only know how to kill chickens, but dare not kill!
"I can only help you here. As for how to do it, it's up to my sister-in-law."

Xiao Fengxian smiled and rode away straight away.

The carriage fell behind.

When Wei Zi was thinking hard, the man suddenly rode back and whistled lazily.

Wei Zi opened the curtain, and Xiao Fengxian threw the package of things he just bought into the carriage.

He played with the horsewhip and said arrogantly: "Sister-in-law eats delicious food in the capital while it's hot. Sister-in-law only knows how to worry about others, but she doesn't know how to love herself. You've lost weight. In addition, I have arranged for two big baskets Live crabs and pomegranates will be delivered to your house tonight, please remember to check."