Concubine's true colors

Chapter 54 Prince Rui Protects the Media
Seeing what happened today, the sixth prince gritted his teeth and said, "Fifth brother, I am a child of the royal family. I want to go back to the capital and explain to my father personally what happened today. Before that, no one can cure you." my sin."

Upon hearing this, Madam Song's eyes flashed with a mocking look. Although today's game was good, there was one shortcoming after all, that is, no one saw the sixth prince kill with his own eyes.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the next scene happens, she doesn't believe that the sixth prince will be able to excuse him.

Then I saw Mrs. Song, who glanced at Qi Hua without any trace, and then nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Qi Hua's eyes flashed with determination, and then he saw him rushing towards the sixth prince suddenly, and then grabbed him, and dragged him towards Qian Yingluo's corpse.

"Sixth prince, you are a royal family, so you don't have to pay for killing people, and now you want to drag my wife into the water. I can see how you did the murder. I am the witness. When I get to the capital, I must see myself. Everything, say it all!"

While talking, the two wrestled into the cell again, and then Qi Hua turned around sharply, facing the cell door with his back, blocking his sight with his body, so that people outside could not see the two of them clearly Actions.

Then I saw him seize a free opportunity, and suddenly pulled out a knife from his sleeve.

The sixth prince was terrified by this accident, thinking that the other party was going to kill him, and pulled away to retreat, but the other party firmly grabbed the clothes on his chest.

Then Qi Hua, only in a voice that the two of them could hear, said sadly: "Does your Highness know that the little one has always admired my young lady, but you have caused her so miserably? I am humble and despised. I can't do anything for Miss Ai Jia in this life, let me use my life to do something for her now."

As soon as he finished speaking, without giving the sixth prince a chance to react, the knife in his hand suddenly turned and stabbed directly at his chest.

A mouthful of blood spurted out from Qi Hua's mouth in an instant, but he smiled ferociously at the sixth prince in satisfaction.

Then he pushed the opponent violently, turned around and stumbled towards the prison door.The expression on his face also became extremely frightened.

"His Royal Highness Prince Rui...cough cough...help me, the sixth prince killed me, you save the little one...help."

Before he finished speaking, Qi Hua fell to the ground, and his life came to an end.

The moment before his eyes were unable to close, in a trance, he seemed to see a young woman sitting under a peach blossom tree, stroking the guqin with a gentle smile.

And Zhou Xianrui, who witnessed all this with his own eyes, the moment Qi Hua died, the expression on his face became completely chilled.

"Bold Zhou Xianqi, you dare to kill and silence under the watchful eyes of everyone. As a prince, you are so lawless and murderous. If you don't take you down, what face does it have to wear the Golden Dragon Sword in my hand?"

After finishing speaking, he immediately raised his voice and ordered: "Come here, take the sixth prince down, put on the shackles immediately, send them back to the capital, and hand them over to the official department for interrogation according to the regulations. Take the bodies of Yuanning County Lord and Qi Hua together Come on, everyone here may have any objections to this king's words."

Now that a person dies in public, this matter is big or small, but Zhou Xianrui insists on it, and other officials dare not speak up, so naturally there is no objection.

And Song Peng was staring at his wife, instinctively, he felt that his wife was eccentric today.

But before he could see the clue, Zhou Xianrui's words came again.

"Songfu Yin, I imprisoned the county magistrate in the prison in Yangzhou, but now she is dead, and you can't absolve yourself of the blame. You don't need to wear this black gauze, go back to Beijing with the sixth prince to apologize."

Hearing that Song Peng's body went limp, he knelt down on the ground, and anyone could tell that Prince Rui was reshuffle the Yangzhou officialdom. The sixth prince was captured, and Song Peng was going back to Beijing together. This Yangzhou Since then, there has been no leader among the dragons, Zhou Xianrui is afraid that no one can stop Zhou Xianrui from investigating the salt transportation.

After glancing at the crowd coldly, he continued to the guards beside him: "All the evidence on the two deceased persons has been collected, sealed and escorted to the Ministry of Punishment. As for the adults, it's better to do it yourself."

After speaking, he waved his sleeves and walked out of the cell with a blank expression.

Zhou Xianrui walked out of the prison, the stern expression on his face eased, and he regained his former calmness, and looked at Chi Ling beside him and asked, "Where is she, take me there."

A trace of reluctance flashed in Chi Ling's eyes, but he still nodded and led Zhou Xianrui to a second-floor observation deck next to the prison cell.

In the past, the watchtower was the place where the jailers stood guard and kept an eye on the movement inside and outside the prison, but now the idlers and others were all cleaned up by Chi Ying.

On the viewing platform at this time, only Xiao Jinxuan was hiding in the dark, quietly watching every move outside the cell.

There was a sound of footsteps coming up the stairs from far to near, and Zhou Xianrui's voice also came.

"Miss Si, I knew you would not leave. It seems that you still have doubts about this king's ability. Fortunately, today's matter has been fulfilled by this king. Otherwise, Miss Fourth will be disappointed."

Xiao Jinxuan turned around, gave a blessing, and smiled gently.

"Your Highness is joking, you are resourceful, Jinxuan is not at ease, but there will be variables before everything reaches the final step, it is always better to be cautious."

Zhou Xianrui nodded in agreement, smiled and sighed.

"In front of the fourth lady, this king can't be called resourceful and resourceful. Today's matter, from planning to action, is due to the proper planning of the fourth lady. This king is just at the end, taking the fruits of the fourth lady's hard work. Let’s just go, speaking of which, this king owes you another favor.”

What he said was not a compliment, but what he said was sincere.

After all, according to his plan that day, he would execute Qian Yingluo in public, and then force the sixth prince to leave Yangzhou.

But after returning to the capital, the status of the other party will not be affected in the slightest. They are still the core figures of the prince's party, and they will have to fight with each other.

But now it is very different. The sixth prince was charged with killing the county lord and silencing witnesses, and was escorted back to Beijing. Regardless of whether the second prince can save him, this sixth brother will not even think about participating in the battle for the reserve position. Well, the Second Prince's faction, this time one of their palms was cut off, enough for them to be in pain for a while.

Xiao Jinxuan heard the words, but she didn't feel happy because Zhou Xianrui owed her a favor,

On the contrary, he said with a lonely expression: "Then Qi Hua is dead?"

After she had a secret conversation with Mrs. Song, she told the other party that if she wanted to drag the sixth prince into the water, someone must be willing to sacrifice her life.

After all, the other party is the prince, and there is no price at all. Just relying on the tokens that will be found on Qian Yingluo's body afterwards, and the other party can't tell who killed the body, it is simply a dream to convict the sixth prince.

Only when someone dies at the hands of the sixth prince in full view, will he be forced to have no room to argue, and the person recommended by Mrs. Song is Qi Hua.

But when Xiao Jinxuan knew about Qi Hua's admiration for Song Aijia, she actually hesitated.

Such an infatuated person, how can she, a person who has been hurt by love, have the heart to take the life of the other party.

But this matter can't be recruited from the outside, it must be someone from the Song family, otherwise it won't stand up to investigation afterwards, and it will be revealed.

Zhou Xianrui raised his brows, and asked in a deep voice: "Miss Si, can't you bear it? But Qi Hua did this willingly, so you don't have to blame yourself too much."

Xiao Jinxuan raised her head and smiled, and said lightly: "Yeah, I met him personally once today, and I asked him to think clearly, but he still didn't change his mind. It's a pity that he and Miss Song have nothing to do with each other, otherwise it would be worthwhile." A man entrusted with his life."

Zhou Xianrui laughed when he heard the words: "Miss Si is wrong. Even if he is alive, he will never have the chance to get together with Miss Song. Don't forget his identity. The other party is a prostitute. If you don't marry, you won't marry a groom, otherwise the Song family will lose face."

Lowering her head, Xiao Jinxuan's eyes flashed coldly: "Your Highness is right. Different identities are destined to accept different fates from birth. No matter how hard you struggle, nothing will change."

Taking a deep look at Xiao Jinxuan, Zhou Xianrui could read a trace of hatred as deep as flesh and blood from that cold side face.

"So this Qi Hua, using his own life to avenge the woman he loves but cannot get, is considered a worthy death. In fact, Miss Fourth doesn't have to be so sentimental. For such an infatuated man, there are others in this world, even more so. A different kind of person doesn't care about their status, but only seeks sincerity."

Xiao Jinxuan laughed when she heard the words, and said in disbelief: "Your Highness, are you kidding me? He has always been a man of high authority, but he has three wives and four concubines. Although Qi Hua wholeheartedly likes Song Aijia, if he becomes powerful in the future, this Whether the relationship can still be as sincere as it is today is unknown, the so-called sincerity is just a dream."

The better the strategist, the more suspicious he will be.In Zhou Xianrui's view, Xiao Jinxuan is such a person.

I am afraid of being hurt, so I would rather close myself up, not give others the chance to hurt myself, and block all my opportunities.

"Miss Si, what do you think of my seventh brother? Although he seems to be messing around casually, he is actually emphasizing feelings. However, if you are willing, this king is willing to protect the matchmaker for him. You become my seventh brother's concubine."

He and Zhou Xianyu were three years apart, and they grew up together since they were young. Naturally, there is no need to talk about their relationship. It is because they know each other very well, so Zhou Xianrui knew that his seventh brother had real feelings for him this time.

In these years, he has never seen Zhou Xianyu treat any woman with a pleasant face, because of a shadow in the other party's childhood, even Zhou Xianyu regards women like snakes and scorpions, and usually hides as far as he can.

Now it's hard, a woman is taken into his heart by his younger brother, he will naturally do his best to make it happen, and he is also very satisfied with Xiao Jinxuan, even if the other party is the concubine daughter of the Xiao family, she is worthy of the position of concubine.

Xiao Jinxuan looked at Zhou Xianrui in surprise, and was stunned for a long time, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.

"Your Highness, don't say this again next time. Yu Wang is a precious person, and Jin Xuan is not worthy of it. Please don't mess with the mandarin ducks, or the relationship between us will be over."

She really didn't expect that at the end of this conversation, Zhou Xianrui would lead the conversation from Qi Hua to Zhou Xianyu.

For some reason, the scene of her making oaths with Zhou Xian Yuyue in the plum grove yesterday reappeared in her mind, and she felt more and more panicked in her heart.

After saluting to Zhou Xianrui, Xiao Jinxuan's face was as cold as ice.

"Since everything is settled and Jinxuan is tired, I'll go back to my residence first, Your Highness will take my leave."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left without even looking at Zhou Xianrui, anyone could see it, she was annoyed.

Zhou Xianrui suddenly laughed. It was the first time he had known Xiao Jinxuan for such a long time. Seeing Xiao Jinxuan so angry, it turned out that the other party was angry like an ordinary girl, delicate and straightforward.

"Chi Ling, you secretly protected Fourth Miss Xiao back home, she returned home safe and sound, you come back again."

Hearing this, Chi Ling quickly took orders and left. For a while, only him and Chi Ying were left in the tower.

Chi Ying looked at Zhou Xianrui's gaze, and kept looking at the back of Xiao Jinxuan's leaving, with a flash of thought in his eyes.

"Your Highness, why do you want to serve as a matchmaker for Yu Wang? Don't tell me you have no intention of liking Fourth Miss."

Zhou Xianrui didn't look back, a smile appeared on his lips, his eyes were still following the purple figure, and he refused to look away.

"Chi Ying, if you dare to ask me that, what do you think of Miss Xiao Si?"

(End of this chapter)