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Chapter 134
Chapter 134
Emperor Zhao frowned, leaned forward quickly, and looked towards the exit of the forest without blinking.
The person riding on horseback at the head looked quite familiar. He squinted his eyes and took a closer look. It was Jun Xi, and there was another person behind him. It was indeed Song Xuan, the fifth prince of Yu Kingdom that Jun Che was talking about!
Emperor Zhao frowned even harder, staring at Jun Xi who was getting closer and closer, with dark currents in his eyes.
While their minds were up and down, Jun Xi and Song Xuan had already walked up to them, dismounted from their horses, saluted Emperor Zhao, and presented the flag in their hands respectfully.
Emperor Zhao sized up the two of them for a moment, then Fang Shen said, "Excuse me."
The two thanked each other for getting up.
The moment she got up, Song Xuan glanced at the people sitting around her calmly, seeing Song Qinghuan sitting there safe and sound, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
On that side, Song Qinghuan relaxed her tense nerves when she saw Song Xuan came back unharmed.
Emperor Zhao stared at the flag they handed over, thinking of Jun Che's words, the muscles on his cheeks trembled, barely suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart, he turned his head to signal his servant to pick it up, then stared at Jun Xi for a long time, Fang He opened his mouth, "Give a seat to the fifth prince and the fifth prince of Yuguo."
Soon a servant stepped forward and ushered the two into their seats.
Song Xuan sat down beside Song Qinghuan, and Song Qinghuan came closer and lowered his voice, "Brother Wuhuang, is everything going well?"
Song Xuan nodded, "What about you, Huan'er? Nothing happened, right?"
Song Qinghuan shook her head, "I'm fine." Naturally, she would not bring up the matter of Zhongchun Fenglu to Song Xuan, lest it would cause him to worry in vain.After thinking for a while, he said again, "Shen is with me."
Song Xuan was slightly surprised at first, glanced at Shen Chuhan not far away, settled her mind, and smiled happily at Song Qing.
With Shen Xiang around, even if Huan'er encountered any danger, Shen Xiang would easily handle it and never let Huan'er suffer any harm.
Before the audition, everyone signed the certificate of life and death. Once they stepped into the Zhihui forest, they were life and death, and no matter what the consequences were, they should be borne by themselves.If Jun Han died, even if the Jun family killed him, in principle, Emperor Zhao would not have any complaints.
So, even though he really wanted to ask Jun Xi for clarification, but in front of so many people, he could only restrain his impatience.
But after a while, three thick drums sounded.
The sunset gave off the last ray of light, dyed the sky a magnificent orange, and covered everyone's faces with different expressions.
It's time for Haishi, and the audition is over.
The contestants who entered the Zhihui forest yesterday, except Jun Wan and Su Yan who retired, there are three people who have not returned——
Jun Han, the fourth prince of the Zhao Kingdom, Su Jingshuo, the second prince of the Chen Kingdom, and Song Yi, the eldest prince of the Yu Kingdom.
Everyone knew well that if they hadn't returned at this time, they probably wouldn't come back.
Emperor Zhao's complexion became more and more ugly as the sky was getting darker and darker, his hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his emotions fluctuated violently.
However, no matter how much restlessness and anxiety there is in my heart, I can't express it in front of everyone at this moment. I took a deep breath and settled for a moment, looked at the waiter behind me, "Send someone to Zhihuilin."
Regardless of whether the three of them are dead or alive, they still want to see people and dead bodies. What's more, if Jun Han really encounters any accidents, his dead body is also the most critical evidence.
The waiter went down to make arrangements.
Only then did Emperor Zhao slowly look at the crowd, "Congratulations everyone, you have won this selection contest. Next, please prepare well for the next sword-grabbing conference."
Everyone saluted and thanked them one after another, and got up to return to Lindu.
Emperor Zhao glanced at Jun Che and Jun Xi, his eyes were dark and his breath was heavy.
Jun Xi sensitively sensed that there was something wrong with Emperor Zhao's expression, so he couldn't help pursing his lips, and his expression became even colder.
With Emperor Zhao's permission, the others got up one after another and went to the place where the carriage was parked.
Song Qinghuan glanced at Shen Chuhan, looked at each other and smiled as a farewell, then looked at Song Xuan, "Brother Wuhuang, let's go."
Song Xuan said "hmm" and looked somewhere, seemingly absent-minded.
Song Qinghuan followed his gaze and said, "Brother Wuhuang, what's wrong?"
Song Xuan looked away, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Just now, which one of you arrived first?"
"We arrived after Junche." Song Qinghuan was puzzled, "Is there something wrong, brother five?"
"Did you hear what Jun Che said to Emperor Zhao?"
Song Qinghuan shook his head, "They haven't talked alone since we came here."
Song Xuan responded with a dignified expression.
Song Qinghuan thought about it for a while, and guessed a little bit, and looked thoughtfully at Jun Xi who was not far behind, "Fifth Brother, but the Fifth Prince? What happened in the past two days?"
Seeing that Song Xuan and Jun Xi came back together, it would be a lie to say that they were not curious.
Song Xuan withdrew his gaze, suppressed the worries in his heart, and smiled at Song Qinghuan in relief, "Too many things have happened in the past two days, I will tell you on the way back."
"Okay." Song Qinghuan agreed, suppressing the wild guesses in her heart, and followed Song Xuan into the same carriage.
Everyone got into the car one by one.
Shen Chuhan watched Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan get into the carriage together, and Fang walked slowly towards his carriage without hurrying.
Suddenly, I felt a strong scrutiny on my face, and I slowly looked up, and saw Jun Che standing in front of the carriage with his hands behind his back, his eyes were dark, and he was looking at this place deeply.
The eyes of the two met in the air.
Shen Chuhan's expression was still indifferent, and there was a wave of turbulence.
Jun Che's eyes were on the silver mask on his face for a long time.
After a while, Shen Chuhan's eyes became colder, he retracted his gaze, stepped on the carriage with his slender legs.
The curtain fell, blocking Jun Che's gaze.
Only then did he lower his eyelids, his eyes darkened, and he also got into the carriage.
The convoy moved slowly.
The twilight is all together, and there are many shadows beside the road, just like the different thoughts in everyone's heart.
Jun Che was half leaning against the wall of the car, his eyes were closed tightly, and his face looked tired.
After a while, he opened his eyes, glanced at the cut on his arm, and gritted his teeth tightly.
He knew that he still couldn't relax at all, once he returned to the palace, his father would definitely summon him to confront Jun Xi.Success or failure, that's all.
All the witnesses had been resolved by him. As for Song Xuan, Emperor Zhao didn't believe him anymore, so it wasn't a big problem.
Thinking of this, he was slightly relieved.
As long as he can pass this hurdle, the biggest obstacle for him to win the crown prince has been resolved.
only--
Even so, there are still hidden worries in my heart.
That is, Shen Chuhan, Prime Minister of Liang Country.
Shen Shen opened his eyes, raised the car curtain and looked out.
At this time, it has already driven onto the official road, with tall bushes on both sides, blown by the wind, dancing like waves.Zhaoguo's convoy went first, followed by a long queue of convoys winding their way.
His gaze was fixed on Shen Chuhan's chariot in the convoy, and the gloom in his eyes grew thicker.
Everyone in the world knows that there are three princes and one concubine in Zhao State, but they don't know that there is another prince in Zhao State.
When Emperor Xianliang was in power, he was fond of expanding his territory by force, and fought all the way to the border of Zhao Kingdom.Emperor Zhao sent troops to resist, and the two countries won and lost, but Liang State had the upper hand.
Later, the two countries signed a truce agreement without showing sincerity, so Zhaoguo sent the third prince Junshu to Shengjing as a hostage.
Only the third prince was born prematurely and was already frail. On the way to Shengjing, he occasionally felt the wind and cold.I thought it was just a minor illness, but I didn't want to, but the wind and cold became more and more severe, and finally the high fever persisted, and I died before reaching Shengjing.
When the news spread to Shengjing and Lindu, there was an uproar.
However, Zhao Guo's sincerity had been conveyed, and Emperor Liang did not make things difficult any longer.Thinking that the third prince died in a foreign country, it was really desolate, so he sent people to transport a large amount of ice out of the city, preparing to freeze the third prince's body and send it back to Lindu by the same route.
Unexpectedly, before the people sent by Emperor Liang arrived, a fire broke out at the station of the Zhaoguo mission, and the fire continued, burning all the supplies, food and grass, and what was even more strange was that the fire even reached the coffin where the third prince was parked. camp tent.By the time the fire was extinguished, the third prince's body had been completely burned.
Because this fact was too unbelievable, rumors quickly arose between the two countries, saying that the third prince died strangely, and that's why the omen came from heaven.
These words are not groundless.
At that time, the third prince's status in Zhao Kingdom was awkward.Concubine Xiao Gui, who was much loved by Emperor Zhao, died of illness. Emperor Zhao didn't want to see her missing beauty, so he sent the third prince to Liang as a hostage.
But even so, Emperor Zhao's love for Concubine Xiao was almost abnormal. Even if Concubine Xiao was dead, her influence on Emperor Zhao could not be underestimated.
Therefore, there are many people in the court who want the third prince to die.
And those rumors pointed at the other three princes who might also become princes.
However, the third prince was dead after all, and no matter how much speculation was made, he could not bring the dead back to life, so the matter gradually faded away, and no one brought it up again.
but--
Jun Che didn't believe these market rumors at all.
The third prince was indeed a strong competitor to them back then, not to mention that at that time Emperor Zhao even planned to abolish the empress and make Concubine Xiao the queen, which made the others a little panicky.
Therefore, when they heard the news that the third prince had been chosen as the proton by Emperor Zhao, several people breathed a sigh of relief.However, it's just a matter of quality, it's not that there is no possibility of a comeback, if you can take this opportunity to cut the roots, you can completely cure this heart disease.
As for him and Jun Han, who were bound to win the position of prince, they would naturally not miss this opportunity, and sent killers to assassinate the third prince one after another.
It's just that the third prince died before their men succeeded.
Over the years, as he got older, he gradually began to doubt what happened back then.
He was still young at that time, and his deceased mother and concubine Cheng Zhaoyi had single-handedly arranged the assassination. Now that I think about it, the death of the third prince due to illness was a bit too much, not to mention that his body was still in the fire reduced to ashes.
He sent people to investigate for several years before he found some clues.
It is very possible that the third prince did not die back then, but survived in Liangguo in a different form.He suspected that Shen Chuhan, the current Prime Minister of Liang Country, was very likely to be the Third Prince who was not dead back then.
Therefore, on Emperor Yu's birthday, the Four Kingdoms sent envoys to celebrate his birthday, and he secretly mixed his own people with the Zhao Kingdom's envoys, intending to wait for the opportunity to take Shen Chuhan's life.
If Shen Chuhan was really the Third Prince back then, he would have removed a huge hidden danger for himself.
If not, with Shen Chuhan's astonishing talent, Liangguo would definitely go to a new height under his leadership. Killing him at this time would also solve a potential enemy for Zhaoguo.
It's a pity that he dispatched all the people from Wuhen Palace, but still failed to succeed.
This time when Prime Minister Shen came to the capital, he thought that he could see the true face of Prime Minister Shen on Mount Lu, thus solving his doubts.After all, unless Shen Chuhan completely becomes another person, even if his facial features change when he grows up, he can always see the shadow of his childhood.Unexpectedly, Shen Xiang actually wore half a mask.
This made him more suspicious.
Now that Jun Han is dead, and Jun Xi has been framed by him, if Shen Quite is really the third prince back then, he is his number one opponent now.
Jun Che breathed a sigh of relief, and the calculations in his eyes became more intense.
Now that they are all in his own territory, why can't he let Shen Chuhan come out alive?
On this side, Jun Che's thoughts were churning, and on the other side, the atmosphere in the carriage where Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan were located was also gloomy, and both of them looked dignified.
Song Qinghuan stared at Song Xuan with dark eyes, unable to calm down for a long time.
Just now, Song Xuan told her all the things that happened between the two of them after they separated in Zhihuilin, but in just two days, she didn't know that so many things happened!
And it was Jun Xi who surprised her the most.
Unexpectedly, Jun Xi was actually a daughter!
No wonder she always felt that Jun Xi was too handsome, it turned out that there was such a reason for this.
"It was just now that Emperor Zhao looked at Jun Xi with something wrong. I was worried about what Jun Che said to him." Song Xuan spoke with a deep tone, and there was hidden worry in his eyes.
Song Qinghuan glanced at him thoughtfully, "With Jun Che's temperament, it is absolutely impossible to just sit and wait for death like this. He failed to kill Jun Xi in Zhihui Forest, so I think he must still have some tricks left."
Song Xuan nodded, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. Jun Xi is cold-tempered and scheming. I'm worried that she won't be able to play Jun Che."
Song Qinghuan responded, suddenly raised her brows, and looked at him with a smile.
Song Xuan was a little embarrassed by her, "Huaner...why are you looking at me like this?"
"I just don't know when the fifth prince became interested in the internal affairs of other countries."
Song Xuan turned his eyes away with some guilt, cleared his throat and said, "Well... If there is internal strife in Zhao Kingdom, it will be good for us, isn't it?"
Song Qinghuan's smile deepened, "Is this really the reason? In my opinion, Brother Wuhuang and Junxi are also people who are suffering together. I'm afraid they have some kind of compassion?"
Song Xuan's long eyelashes trembled, "I...I just think her temperament is a bit like you in the past, so I paid more attention to it."
Song Qinghuan gave a meaningful "oh", smiled without saying a word, and after a moment, opened his lips and said in relief, "Brother Wuhuang, don't worry, I think that Junxi can still live in peace and stability without being noticed by the body of a woman." , she must not be a mediocre person. In this matter, if she was able to escape decisively in the first place, she must be able to break this round."
Song Xuan nodded, probably, fearing that Song Qinghuan would tease him and Junxi again, he hurriedly changed the topic and talked about something else.
The convoy drove all the way, and finally rushed back to Lindu in the middle of the night.
The princes and concubines from all over the world returned to the hall, and Jun Xi and Jun Che were indeed summoned into the palace by Emperor Zhao.
The lights in Emperor Zhao's sleeping hall were on for a long time.
Two hours later, the palace door slowly opened, and the second prince Jun Che walked out of it with a livid face, followed by the fifth prince Jun Xi, who was calm and calm, in sharp contrast to Jun Che's panic.
Walking to the fork in the road, Jun Che turned around, his footsteps paused slightly, his dark and gloomy eyes paused on Jun Xi behind him, he snorted coldly, and hurried away with a flick of his sleeves.
Jun Xi slowly raised his head, looked at the full moon in the sky, let out a long breath of turbid air in his heart, and walked towards the bedroom.
Two hours ago, Di Xuan confronted Jun Che.
As expected, Jun Che really bit her back, saying that Jun Xi was killed by her.
Without anger or panic, she calmly listened to Jun Che's accusation, and then pointed out the loopholes in his words one by one.
Jun Che said that the wound on his shoulder was caused by Jun Xi, but Jun Xi didn't make any excuses, and only asked Emperor Zhao to send the imperial physician into the palace to examine Jun Che's wound.If the wound was caused by her, shallow scabs would have formed within two days, but Jun Che's wound was clearly still fresh, it couldn't have looked like it had been a day, but it was just to plant blame on her. The director himself acted out a play.
Jun Che was a little panicked, refusing that his wound had been opened again during today's fight, and the old wound was not healed, and a new wound was added.
The two sides insist on their own words and will not back down from each other.
Jun Xi didn't bother with this issue, and pointed out a decisive evidence.She is left-handed. When stabbing a person from behind with a sword, the shape of the wound must be from upper right to lower left.While a normal person holds a sword in his right hand and stabs it from behind with the sword, the shape of the wound must be from the upper left to the lower right.
Therefore, who exactly injured Jun Han, the truth will be revealed when his body is found tomorrow.
After listening to the statement of the two, Emperor Zhao's face became even more ugly, his eyes were filled with darkness, and he couldn't see what was in his heart.After a while, he waved his hand and reprimanded the two of them to go down, and only gave a cold instruction, which was to make them prepare for the sword-grabbing meeting eight days later.
Having said that, Jun Che knew that Emperor Zhao believed Jun Xi's words after all, so he didn't dare to argue any more, so he had to salute and leave the palace.
He didn't expect that, after all the calculations, he missed the fact that Jun Xi is left-handed!
I hated it in my heart, and even Song Xuan hated it.
If it wasn't for Cheng Yaojin who killed him halfway, he would have already taken Jun Xi's life, so why would he do it today? !
Clenching his fists tightly, his face became more gloomy and ugly.
He knew that if he wanted to make a comeback, his only chance was the Sword Seizing Conference eight days later.Only when he successfully obtained the Cangxie Sword, would Emperor Zhao have the possibility to expose the matter, otherwise, his crime of murder and footsteps alone would be enough for him to be deprived of his royal status and expelled from the capital!
Uneasy in his heart, he quickened his pace and hurried back to the palace.
*
After the selection contest, the princes and concubines from all over the world seemed to be exhausted, they stayed behind closed doors, and began to prepare nervously for the sword-grabbing contest in eight days. up.
On this day, a carriage drove out of Sangzi Lane, out of the city gate and towards the outskirts of the city.
Sitting in the car were Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan in plain clothes.
It has rained a few times in the past few days, and the streets are full of wet traces. The bluestone slabs have been washed out of their original color by the rain, with a shiny luster, and there is a moist earthy smell in the air.
There was a period of coldness and depression in the car, and neither of them spoke.
Song Qinghuan raised her eyes to look at Shen Chuhan beside her, pursed her lips, and held his hand.
His hands were a bit cold, just like the coldness in his eyes, which made Song Qinghuan feel a little distressed.
"Ashu..." She opened her mouth heavily and parted her lips, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
Today is the anniversary of the death of Shen Chuhan's mother and concubine, and they are on their way to her cemetery.Although Concubine Xiao was a noble concubine, she was not buried in the imperial mausoleum, but was secretly buried in a beautiful place on the outskirts of the city.
Shen Chuhan seemed to have recovered from his contemplation, and smiled at Song Qinghuan, signaling her not to worry.
"Since I left Beijing at the age of eight, I haven't seen my concubine mother for 12 years." After a while, Shen Chuhan finally spoke coldly, with strong sadness in his eyes.
"Mother and concubine know your difficulties, and I will definitely not blame you." Song Qinghuan comforted in a soft voice.
Perhaps it was Song Qinghuan's "mother concubine" that comforted Shen Chuhan, he pursed his lips, and the sadness in his eyes receded a little.
The carriage galloped, and after about two cups of tea, it finally stopped.
Song Qinghuan was led out of the car by Shen Chuhan, and looked around.In the previous life, Shen Chuhan wanted to bring her here several times to see his concubine mother, but due to various reasons, he always failed to take shape. At this moment, he found that the tomb of Concubine Xiao Gui was in a valley, and it was just that Mu Bai brought them to wear it. Passed a narrow valley entrance.
Flowers are planted all over the valley. At this time in summer, a hundred flowers are in full bloom, butterflies are flying, and it looks like a fairyland on earth.
Mu Bai stayed at the valley entrance, while Shen Chuhan led Song Qinghuan and walked forward with ease.
After walking for a short while, he could vaguely see the towering tombs and tombstones ahead, Shen Chuhan's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he quickened his pace.
Walking to the grave, before Song Qinghuan had time to look at it carefully, she suddenly felt that Shen Chuhan was holding her hand tightly, and a huge force came.
She was in pain, and looked at Shen Chuhan in surprise.
However, he saw that his originally softened expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were cold and desolate!
(End of this chapter)
Emperor Zhao frowned, leaned forward quickly, and looked towards the exit of the forest without blinking.
The person riding on horseback at the head looked quite familiar. He squinted his eyes and took a closer look. It was Jun Xi, and there was another person behind him. It was indeed Song Xuan, the fifth prince of Yu Kingdom that Jun Che was talking about!
Emperor Zhao frowned even harder, staring at Jun Xi who was getting closer and closer, with dark currents in his eyes.
While their minds were up and down, Jun Xi and Song Xuan had already walked up to them, dismounted from their horses, saluted Emperor Zhao, and presented the flag in their hands respectfully.
Emperor Zhao sized up the two of them for a moment, then Fang Shen said, "Excuse me."
The two thanked each other for getting up.
The moment she got up, Song Xuan glanced at the people sitting around her calmly, seeing Song Qinghuan sitting there safe and sound, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
On that side, Song Qinghuan relaxed her tense nerves when she saw Song Xuan came back unharmed.
Emperor Zhao stared at the flag they handed over, thinking of Jun Che's words, the muscles on his cheeks trembled, barely suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart, he turned his head to signal his servant to pick it up, then stared at Jun Xi for a long time, Fang He opened his mouth, "Give a seat to the fifth prince and the fifth prince of Yuguo."
Soon a servant stepped forward and ushered the two into their seats.
Song Xuan sat down beside Song Qinghuan, and Song Qinghuan came closer and lowered his voice, "Brother Wuhuang, is everything going well?"
Song Xuan nodded, "What about you, Huan'er? Nothing happened, right?"
Song Qinghuan shook her head, "I'm fine." Naturally, she would not bring up the matter of Zhongchun Fenglu to Song Xuan, lest it would cause him to worry in vain.After thinking for a while, he said again, "Shen is with me."
Song Xuan was slightly surprised at first, glanced at Shen Chuhan not far away, settled her mind, and smiled happily at Song Qing.
With Shen Xiang around, even if Huan'er encountered any danger, Shen Xiang would easily handle it and never let Huan'er suffer any harm.
Before the audition, everyone signed the certificate of life and death. Once they stepped into the Zhihui forest, they were life and death, and no matter what the consequences were, they should be borne by themselves.If Jun Han died, even if the Jun family killed him, in principle, Emperor Zhao would not have any complaints.
So, even though he really wanted to ask Jun Xi for clarification, but in front of so many people, he could only restrain his impatience.
But after a while, three thick drums sounded.
The sunset gave off the last ray of light, dyed the sky a magnificent orange, and covered everyone's faces with different expressions.
It's time for Haishi, and the audition is over.
The contestants who entered the Zhihui forest yesterday, except Jun Wan and Su Yan who retired, there are three people who have not returned——
Jun Han, the fourth prince of the Zhao Kingdom, Su Jingshuo, the second prince of the Chen Kingdom, and Song Yi, the eldest prince of the Yu Kingdom.
Everyone knew well that if they hadn't returned at this time, they probably wouldn't come back.
Emperor Zhao's complexion became more and more ugly as the sky was getting darker and darker, his hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his emotions fluctuated violently.
However, no matter how much restlessness and anxiety there is in my heart, I can't express it in front of everyone at this moment. I took a deep breath and settled for a moment, looked at the waiter behind me, "Send someone to Zhihuilin."
Regardless of whether the three of them are dead or alive, they still want to see people and dead bodies. What's more, if Jun Han really encounters any accidents, his dead body is also the most critical evidence.
The waiter went down to make arrangements.
Only then did Emperor Zhao slowly look at the crowd, "Congratulations everyone, you have won this selection contest. Next, please prepare well for the next sword-grabbing conference."
Everyone saluted and thanked them one after another, and got up to return to Lindu.
Emperor Zhao glanced at Jun Che and Jun Xi, his eyes were dark and his breath was heavy.
Jun Xi sensitively sensed that there was something wrong with Emperor Zhao's expression, so he couldn't help pursing his lips, and his expression became even colder.
With Emperor Zhao's permission, the others got up one after another and went to the place where the carriage was parked.
Song Qinghuan glanced at Shen Chuhan, looked at each other and smiled as a farewell, then looked at Song Xuan, "Brother Wuhuang, let's go."
Song Xuan said "hmm" and looked somewhere, seemingly absent-minded.
Song Qinghuan followed his gaze and said, "Brother Wuhuang, what's wrong?"
Song Xuan looked away, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Just now, which one of you arrived first?"
"We arrived after Junche." Song Qinghuan was puzzled, "Is there something wrong, brother five?"
"Did you hear what Jun Che said to Emperor Zhao?"
Song Qinghuan shook his head, "They haven't talked alone since we came here."
Song Xuan responded with a dignified expression.
Song Qinghuan thought about it for a while, and guessed a little bit, and looked thoughtfully at Jun Xi who was not far behind, "Fifth Brother, but the Fifth Prince? What happened in the past two days?"
Seeing that Song Xuan and Jun Xi came back together, it would be a lie to say that they were not curious.
Song Xuan withdrew his gaze, suppressed the worries in his heart, and smiled at Song Qinghuan in relief, "Too many things have happened in the past two days, I will tell you on the way back."
"Okay." Song Qinghuan agreed, suppressing the wild guesses in her heart, and followed Song Xuan into the same carriage.
Everyone got into the car one by one.
Shen Chuhan watched Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan get into the carriage together, and Fang walked slowly towards his carriage without hurrying.
Suddenly, I felt a strong scrutiny on my face, and I slowly looked up, and saw Jun Che standing in front of the carriage with his hands behind his back, his eyes were dark, and he was looking at this place deeply.
The eyes of the two met in the air.
Shen Chuhan's expression was still indifferent, and there was a wave of turbulence.
Jun Che's eyes were on the silver mask on his face for a long time.
After a while, Shen Chuhan's eyes became colder, he retracted his gaze, stepped on the carriage with his slender legs.
The curtain fell, blocking Jun Che's gaze.
Only then did he lower his eyelids, his eyes darkened, and he also got into the carriage.
The convoy moved slowly.
The twilight is all together, and there are many shadows beside the road, just like the different thoughts in everyone's heart.
Jun Che was half leaning against the wall of the car, his eyes were closed tightly, and his face looked tired.
After a while, he opened his eyes, glanced at the cut on his arm, and gritted his teeth tightly.
He knew that he still couldn't relax at all, once he returned to the palace, his father would definitely summon him to confront Jun Xi.Success or failure, that's all.
All the witnesses had been resolved by him. As for Song Xuan, Emperor Zhao didn't believe him anymore, so it wasn't a big problem.
Thinking of this, he was slightly relieved.
As long as he can pass this hurdle, the biggest obstacle for him to win the crown prince has been resolved.
only--
Even so, there are still hidden worries in my heart.
That is, Shen Chuhan, Prime Minister of Liang Country.
Shen Shen opened his eyes, raised the car curtain and looked out.
At this time, it has already driven onto the official road, with tall bushes on both sides, blown by the wind, dancing like waves.Zhaoguo's convoy went first, followed by a long queue of convoys winding their way.
His gaze was fixed on Shen Chuhan's chariot in the convoy, and the gloom in his eyes grew thicker.
Everyone in the world knows that there are three princes and one concubine in Zhao State, but they don't know that there is another prince in Zhao State.
When Emperor Xianliang was in power, he was fond of expanding his territory by force, and fought all the way to the border of Zhao Kingdom.Emperor Zhao sent troops to resist, and the two countries won and lost, but Liang State had the upper hand.
Later, the two countries signed a truce agreement without showing sincerity, so Zhaoguo sent the third prince Junshu to Shengjing as a hostage.
Only the third prince was born prematurely and was already frail. On the way to Shengjing, he occasionally felt the wind and cold.I thought it was just a minor illness, but I didn't want to, but the wind and cold became more and more severe, and finally the high fever persisted, and I died before reaching Shengjing.
When the news spread to Shengjing and Lindu, there was an uproar.
However, Zhao Guo's sincerity had been conveyed, and Emperor Liang did not make things difficult any longer.Thinking that the third prince died in a foreign country, it was really desolate, so he sent people to transport a large amount of ice out of the city, preparing to freeze the third prince's body and send it back to Lindu by the same route.
Unexpectedly, before the people sent by Emperor Liang arrived, a fire broke out at the station of the Zhaoguo mission, and the fire continued, burning all the supplies, food and grass, and what was even more strange was that the fire even reached the coffin where the third prince was parked. camp tent.By the time the fire was extinguished, the third prince's body had been completely burned.
Because this fact was too unbelievable, rumors quickly arose between the two countries, saying that the third prince died strangely, and that's why the omen came from heaven.
These words are not groundless.
At that time, the third prince's status in Zhao Kingdom was awkward.Concubine Xiao Gui, who was much loved by Emperor Zhao, died of illness. Emperor Zhao didn't want to see her missing beauty, so he sent the third prince to Liang as a hostage.
But even so, Emperor Zhao's love for Concubine Xiao was almost abnormal. Even if Concubine Xiao was dead, her influence on Emperor Zhao could not be underestimated.
Therefore, there are many people in the court who want the third prince to die.
And those rumors pointed at the other three princes who might also become princes.
However, the third prince was dead after all, and no matter how much speculation was made, he could not bring the dead back to life, so the matter gradually faded away, and no one brought it up again.
but--
Jun Che didn't believe these market rumors at all.
The third prince was indeed a strong competitor to them back then, not to mention that at that time Emperor Zhao even planned to abolish the empress and make Concubine Xiao the queen, which made the others a little panicky.
Therefore, when they heard the news that the third prince had been chosen as the proton by Emperor Zhao, several people breathed a sigh of relief.However, it's just a matter of quality, it's not that there is no possibility of a comeback, if you can take this opportunity to cut the roots, you can completely cure this heart disease.
As for him and Jun Han, who were bound to win the position of prince, they would naturally not miss this opportunity, and sent killers to assassinate the third prince one after another.
It's just that the third prince died before their men succeeded.
Over the years, as he got older, he gradually began to doubt what happened back then.
He was still young at that time, and his deceased mother and concubine Cheng Zhaoyi had single-handedly arranged the assassination. Now that I think about it, the death of the third prince due to illness was a bit too much, not to mention that his body was still in the fire reduced to ashes.
He sent people to investigate for several years before he found some clues.
It is very possible that the third prince did not die back then, but survived in Liangguo in a different form.He suspected that Shen Chuhan, the current Prime Minister of Liang Country, was very likely to be the Third Prince who was not dead back then.
Therefore, on Emperor Yu's birthday, the Four Kingdoms sent envoys to celebrate his birthday, and he secretly mixed his own people with the Zhao Kingdom's envoys, intending to wait for the opportunity to take Shen Chuhan's life.
If Shen Chuhan was really the Third Prince back then, he would have removed a huge hidden danger for himself.
If not, with Shen Chuhan's astonishing talent, Liangguo would definitely go to a new height under his leadership. Killing him at this time would also solve a potential enemy for Zhaoguo.
It's a pity that he dispatched all the people from Wuhen Palace, but still failed to succeed.
This time when Prime Minister Shen came to the capital, he thought that he could see the true face of Prime Minister Shen on Mount Lu, thus solving his doubts.After all, unless Shen Chuhan completely becomes another person, even if his facial features change when he grows up, he can always see the shadow of his childhood.Unexpectedly, Shen Xiang actually wore half a mask.
This made him more suspicious.
Now that Jun Han is dead, and Jun Xi has been framed by him, if Shen Quite is really the third prince back then, he is his number one opponent now.
Jun Che breathed a sigh of relief, and the calculations in his eyes became more intense.
Now that they are all in his own territory, why can't he let Shen Chuhan come out alive?
On this side, Jun Che's thoughts were churning, and on the other side, the atmosphere in the carriage where Song Qinghuan and Song Xuan were located was also gloomy, and both of them looked dignified.
Song Qinghuan stared at Song Xuan with dark eyes, unable to calm down for a long time.
Just now, Song Xuan told her all the things that happened between the two of them after they separated in Zhihuilin, but in just two days, she didn't know that so many things happened!
And it was Jun Xi who surprised her the most.
Unexpectedly, Jun Xi was actually a daughter!
No wonder she always felt that Jun Xi was too handsome, it turned out that there was such a reason for this.
"It was just now that Emperor Zhao looked at Jun Xi with something wrong. I was worried about what Jun Che said to him." Song Xuan spoke with a deep tone, and there was hidden worry in his eyes.
Song Qinghuan glanced at him thoughtfully, "With Jun Che's temperament, it is absolutely impossible to just sit and wait for death like this. He failed to kill Jun Xi in Zhihui Forest, so I think he must still have some tricks left."
Song Xuan nodded, "That's exactly what I'm worried about. Jun Xi is cold-tempered and scheming. I'm worried that she won't be able to play Jun Che."
Song Qinghuan responded, suddenly raised her brows, and looked at him with a smile.
Song Xuan was a little embarrassed by her, "Huaner...why are you looking at me like this?"
"I just don't know when the fifth prince became interested in the internal affairs of other countries."
Song Xuan turned his eyes away with some guilt, cleared his throat and said, "Well... If there is internal strife in Zhao Kingdom, it will be good for us, isn't it?"
Song Qinghuan's smile deepened, "Is this really the reason? In my opinion, Brother Wuhuang and Junxi are also people who are suffering together. I'm afraid they have some kind of compassion?"
Song Xuan's long eyelashes trembled, "I...I just think her temperament is a bit like you in the past, so I paid more attention to it."
Song Qinghuan gave a meaningful "oh", smiled without saying a word, and after a moment, opened his lips and said in relief, "Brother Wuhuang, don't worry, I think that Junxi can still live in peace and stability without being noticed by the body of a woman." , she must not be a mediocre person. In this matter, if she was able to escape decisively in the first place, she must be able to break this round."
Song Xuan nodded, probably, fearing that Song Qinghuan would tease him and Junxi again, he hurriedly changed the topic and talked about something else.
The convoy drove all the way, and finally rushed back to Lindu in the middle of the night.
The princes and concubines from all over the world returned to the hall, and Jun Xi and Jun Che were indeed summoned into the palace by Emperor Zhao.
The lights in Emperor Zhao's sleeping hall were on for a long time.
Two hours later, the palace door slowly opened, and the second prince Jun Che walked out of it with a livid face, followed by the fifth prince Jun Xi, who was calm and calm, in sharp contrast to Jun Che's panic.
Walking to the fork in the road, Jun Che turned around, his footsteps paused slightly, his dark and gloomy eyes paused on Jun Xi behind him, he snorted coldly, and hurried away with a flick of his sleeves.
Jun Xi slowly raised his head, looked at the full moon in the sky, let out a long breath of turbid air in his heart, and walked towards the bedroom.
Two hours ago, Di Xuan confronted Jun Che.
As expected, Jun Che really bit her back, saying that Jun Xi was killed by her.
Without anger or panic, she calmly listened to Jun Che's accusation, and then pointed out the loopholes in his words one by one.
Jun Che said that the wound on his shoulder was caused by Jun Xi, but Jun Xi didn't make any excuses, and only asked Emperor Zhao to send the imperial physician into the palace to examine Jun Che's wound.If the wound was caused by her, shallow scabs would have formed within two days, but Jun Che's wound was clearly still fresh, it couldn't have looked like it had been a day, but it was just to plant blame on her. The director himself acted out a play.
Jun Che was a little panicked, refusing that his wound had been opened again during today's fight, and the old wound was not healed, and a new wound was added.
The two sides insist on their own words and will not back down from each other.
Jun Xi didn't bother with this issue, and pointed out a decisive evidence.She is left-handed. When stabbing a person from behind with a sword, the shape of the wound must be from upper right to lower left.While a normal person holds a sword in his right hand and stabs it from behind with the sword, the shape of the wound must be from the upper left to the lower right.
Therefore, who exactly injured Jun Han, the truth will be revealed when his body is found tomorrow.
After listening to the statement of the two, Emperor Zhao's face became even more ugly, his eyes were filled with darkness, and he couldn't see what was in his heart.After a while, he waved his hand and reprimanded the two of them to go down, and only gave a cold instruction, which was to make them prepare for the sword-grabbing meeting eight days later.
Having said that, Jun Che knew that Emperor Zhao believed Jun Xi's words after all, so he didn't dare to argue any more, so he had to salute and leave the palace.
He didn't expect that, after all the calculations, he missed the fact that Jun Xi is left-handed!
I hated it in my heart, and even Song Xuan hated it.
If it wasn't for Cheng Yaojin who killed him halfway, he would have already taken Jun Xi's life, so why would he do it today? !
Clenching his fists tightly, his face became more gloomy and ugly.
He knew that if he wanted to make a comeback, his only chance was the Sword Seizing Conference eight days later.Only when he successfully obtained the Cangxie Sword, would Emperor Zhao have the possibility to expose the matter, otherwise, his crime of murder and footsteps alone would be enough for him to be deprived of his royal status and expelled from the capital!
Uneasy in his heart, he quickened his pace and hurried back to the palace.
*
After the selection contest, the princes and concubines from all over the world seemed to be exhausted, they stayed behind closed doors, and began to prepare nervously for the sword-grabbing contest in eight days. up.
On this day, a carriage drove out of Sangzi Lane, out of the city gate and towards the outskirts of the city.
Sitting in the car were Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan in plain clothes.
It has rained a few times in the past few days, and the streets are full of wet traces. The bluestone slabs have been washed out of their original color by the rain, with a shiny luster, and there is a moist earthy smell in the air.
There was a period of coldness and depression in the car, and neither of them spoke.
Song Qinghuan raised her eyes to look at Shen Chuhan beside her, pursed her lips, and held his hand.
His hands were a bit cold, just like the coldness in his eyes, which made Song Qinghuan feel a little distressed.
"Ashu..." She opened her mouth heavily and parted her lips, but she didn't know how to comfort her.
Today is the anniversary of the death of Shen Chuhan's mother and concubine, and they are on their way to her cemetery.Although Concubine Xiao was a noble concubine, she was not buried in the imperial mausoleum, but was secretly buried in a beautiful place on the outskirts of the city.
Shen Chuhan seemed to have recovered from his contemplation, and smiled at Song Qinghuan, signaling her not to worry.
"Since I left Beijing at the age of eight, I haven't seen my concubine mother for 12 years." After a while, Shen Chuhan finally spoke coldly, with strong sadness in his eyes.
"Mother and concubine know your difficulties, and I will definitely not blame you." Song Qinghuan comforted in a soft voice.
Perhaps it was Song Qinghuan's "mother concubine" that comforted Shen Chuhan, he pursed his lips, and the sadness in his eyes receded a little.
The carriage galloped, and after about two cups of tea, it finally stopped.
Song Qinghuan was led out of the car by Shen Chuhan, and looked around.In the previous life, Shen Chuhan wanted to bring her here several times to see his concubine mother, but due to various reasons, he always failed to take shape. At this moment, he found that the tomb of Concubine Xiao Gui was in a valley, and it was just that Mu Bai brought them to wear it. Passed a narrow valley entrance.
Flowers are planted all over the valley. At this time in summer, a hundred flowers are in full bloom, butterflies are flying, and it looks like a fairyland on earth.
Mu Bai stayed at the valley entrance, while Shen Chuhan led Song Qinghuan and walked forward with ease.
After walking for a short while, he could vaguely see the towering tombs and tombstones ahead, Shen Chuhan's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he quickened his pace.
Walking to the grave, before Song Qinghuan had time to look at it carefully, she suddenly felt that Shen Chuhan was holding her hand tightly, and a huge force came.
She was in pain, and looked at Shen Chuhan in surprise.
However, he saw that his originally softened expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were cold and desolate!
(End of this chapter)
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