Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 288
Ma Min'er was shocked when she heard it, "Can I go back or not?"

"Then you don't go with the child." Xia Zhen said, "I will tell the people in the princess mansion that you are not in good health due to heat stroke."

"Forget it, I'll go!" Ma Min'er thought for a while, "If the children don't go, I think Fu Ma must understand."

Xia Zhen knew that the daughter-in-law was worried about herself, so she nodded after thinking for a while, "Well, that's fine, let's go together."

After many years, when we met again, Da Fuma hadn't changed much, but the eldest princess had changed a lot. Although she was the daughter of the royal family and had a good life and maintenance, she still couldn't cover the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

I heard that the Eldest Princess didn't even keep the few children she was pregnant with, and now the son beside her was born to a concubine. Ma Min'er could feel that the Eldest Princess was not happy, but it had nothing to do with her.

She greeted the eldest princess politely, and then followed the crowd of women. When others looked at flowers, she also looked at flowers. When others drank tea and had snacks, she did the same.

The Princess Mansion is as usual, surrounded by powder walls outside the courtyard, green willows hanging around, arched gates and gates, and hand-painted verandahs on all sides.The corridors in the courtyard are intertwined, decorated with mountains and rocks, the whole courtyard is magnificent, graceful and luxurious, and the gardens are clustered and exquisite, but the gardens seem to be bigger and more flowers than before.

If it was normal, Ma Min'er would definitely appreciate it, not only that, she might even brag with her relatives and friends for a while, but now, for some reason, she is absent-minded, and unknowingly, she falls behind the women , did not notice.

Followed by two maids, these two are masters selected from Xia Zhen's dark guard camp, they can be regarded as Xia Xiaoren's apprentices, they seem to be casual, but in fact they see all directions and listen to all directions.

When the women were about to leave, one of the little girls reminded: "Madam, they are leaving."

Ma Min'er withdrew her thoughts, glanced ahead, she was really behind by some distance, so she quickly cheered up and strode forward, ready to keep up with them.

In the name of admiring the flowers, the men are actually not sitting in the wing rooms, or in the small pavilions and gazebos, in groups of three or four, chatting and bragging, or contacting each other, or inquiring about the news they need, anyway, all of them are different. With purpose.

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In June, when the weather was the hottest, the cicadas on the branches croaked and yelled, disturbing people's nerves. The queen sitting on the phoenix chair was sitting upright and listening to the reports of the palace people. All of a sudden, she either nodded or raised her eyes angrily, calmly, all the matters in the harem had been taken care of.

Seeing that Shen Shi was about to arrive, the palace lady stepped forward lightly, and was about to let Shang Gong and the father-in-law come back tomorrow, when a fourth-class beauty ran to the main hall in a panic, and was greeted by the door just as she arrived. The palace people blocked it.

"Boldly referring to a beauty, trespassing on the queen's palace, what crime should I have?"

"Empress, I have something important to report to you." Yu Meiren shouted towards the middle of the hall through the blocked maid, her face and body were all drenched with sweat.

The queen frowned slightly.The palace people dare not move.Just as the palace lady was about to scold and punish the ignorant concubine, the queen said, "Let her in."

"Your Majesty, this afternoon, it's the people from the Shang Palace Bureau and the Food Department. It's not the turn of the concubines. Why don't you let her come back tomorrow?"

The queen's eyes shifted slightly, and she looked at the grand lady.

The grand lady was so startled that she immediately waved her hand and let the guards at the entrance of the hall let her go, and Meiren Yu entered the hall.

"What's the matter?" the maid of honor asked on behalf of the master.

"Emperor Empress..." Yu Meiren looked around in panic, "Empress...mother...concubine...concubine only dare to tell you!"

The queen's faint eyes suddenly tightened, and Yu Meiren trembled in fright.

The palace lady has served the queen for many years, what expression does she have, how does she cooperate, she is no longer good at words, and she cooperates seamlessly, she scolded angrily, "Boldly referring to a beauty, how dare you not answer the queen's words, so concealed, there is something in your heart What a dirty thing, if you don't bring it up from the truth, slap your mouth!"

"Empress, please forgive me, I really dare not speak..., I really dare not speak!"

The queen glanced at Yu Meiren coldly again, with a sharp look, the palace lady made the people in the palace retreat instantly, "Now we can talk about it."

Yu Meiren raised her face as if it had been washed in water, "Empress Empress..."

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When the queen found Emperor Yuantai, he had just woken up from a nap. Since Xia Zhen came to Beijing, he hadn't slept well for many days. That's really good, even the prickly Xia Zhen in his eyes became pleasing to the eye. When he saw Xia Zhen's excerpts, he smiled half-smilingly, and threw the excerpts aside when he wanted to deal with them but didn't deal with them.

The waiter Zhao Xiaoxun looked at his nose and his mouth, pretending that he was a background wall, and remained motionless, only to hear the folded piece slide from the edge of the table to the ground with a snap. It was placed out of the corner of the emperor's eyes, but within reach.

"Little Zhao—"

"My lord, the servant is here."

"Change a cup of tea."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, do you want to—"

"White tea."

"Yes, the slave understands."

The white tea that the emperor wants is not the white tea in the modern population, it refers to boiled water.God, it turned out to be boiled water.

As soon as the boiled water was brought to his mouth, before a sip entered his throat, the waiter at the door sang a promise: "The empress has something to do, please give me a tribute..."

The empress hardly ever came to the place where the emperor had his business, but she did come, what does this mean?One is that there are important things that cannot be waited for; the other is that the important things are not only unable to wait, but also more important.

Emperor Yuantai heard Xiaohuangmen's cry, held the cup in his hand, and stopped it for a while without moving.

"Holy... Your Majesty..." Zhao Xiaoxun had no choice but to remind her, "My Majesty, the queen is here."

I am not deaf, and Emperor Yuantai really wanted to scold, but he held back, and replied in a neutral voice: "Let the queen come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Huangmen, who sang Nuo, let go, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and quickly left the palace gate, "Your Majesty, the Emperor welcomes you!"

The queen, who is nearly 50 years old, whether it is walking steps or straight posture, is graceful and majestic, making the audience unconsciously majestic.

"The concubine respectfully welcomes Sheng'an, long live my emperor!"

The emperor bypassed the dragon case and personally helped his wife up, "I know you have nothing to do, so you won't come to the front hall at will."

"Your Majesty..." The empress, who was still dignified just now, now has three points of grievance, three points of anger, and three points... Even the emperor who has seen countless people can't see what the last four points on the queen's face are. Hue, "Shaohua, you are..." What's wrong!
"My lord..." The empress who has always been a big woman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and cried, this...

The queen, who had been standing side by side with the emperor, actually cried. Emperor Yuantai had never seen his first wife cry, as if in his mind, the first wife was dignified, graceful and luxurious, not only supporting Liu's family for him. The door court also handles the middle palace for his Liu family, so that he can worry about the world and solve the world's affairs with peace of mind.

Showing weakness, the emperor didn't respond, the empress was a little angry, but she didn't show it on her face, she continued to wipe her tears, "Your Majesty, you have to decide for your concubine..."

The queen has always been the one who decides for the women in the harem. Why do you want me to make the decision for her today? The emperor was surprised and curious, "Shaohua, what do you want me to do for you?"

The emperor finally spoke, and the queen secretly heaved a sigh of relief, the expression on her face changed to an angry and aggrieved expression, and after thinking about it, she spoke, "Your Majesty..."

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In Taishi Mansion, Feng Jiangyi is used to playing chess with him, but today, the room where he plays chess is not so quiet, people come and go from time to time, they walk very lightly, but still appear impatient, making people feel dull and dangerous .

Feng Jiangyi multitasked, playing chess, listening to things, and thinking all go hand in hand, sitting in a room full of books, leisurely and calm, at a leisurely pace.

There was another staff member outside the door, who quickly entered the room and whispered anxiously: "My lord, we have already started." As soon as he received the news, he immediately entered the room.

Feng Jiangyi has chess players in both hands, and when he heard the staff's words, he slowly tilted his head, "Both?"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Start with the first joint!"

"Yes, my lord!" The staff member walked up to the old man gently, and whispered: "You know, my lord, that the Xia family and the Sima family have always been at odds. Since five generations ago, the Sima family has been proud of attacking the Xia family. Sheng Guo, later on, the Xia family became mediocre from generation to generation, and they always lived alone, and because of the frequent wars in the north, the former emperors relaxed their vigilance towards the Xia family.

Now that the Xia family has been relaxed, the Sima family must be left out in the cold. For the past three generations, the Sima family has declined and become the nominal earl's mansion.However, today's emperor is unwilling to accept the decline of the Great Wei Dynasty, and employs capable ministers including you, my lord, to rejuvenate the Great Wei Dynasty. In the past ten years, the Great Wei Dynasty has prospered at the speed of the naked eye.

If the country prospers, the emperor will have..." I am in a leisurely mood, the staff dare not say such words.

"Continue to talk..."

"Yes, my lord..." the staff secretly choked and moistened their throats, "So the Sima family saw the opportunity and seized the opportunity to go forward. In ten years, they surpassed Long Xingwei and became the king's side!" The most popular person in power."

As if he didn't hear this, Feng Jiangyi calmly put down the black and white chess pieces, left first, then right, in order, "Some people always say that I am a god, a fairy..."

"My lord..."

"There are so many gods and gods in this world, but I have read more books than others, and I have learned more in life."

"My lord, you are too modest."

"Humph——" Feng Jiangyi snorted coldly, and suddenly ate a piece of sunspot with white stones, raised his hand, palm up, let go, and a dozen sunspots were exposed in front of his staff, "People in the world are not paid for their profits." Not much, but if the interests you pursue lose the hearts of the people, then you will be near your own demise."

The staff turned pale with shock, "Boss, what do you mean..."

"Tell me what Master Zhao has been doing for the past three years?"

"Boss, he... On the one hand, he wants to climb up. On the other hand, he is Xia Zhen's faction. For himself and to suppress Xia Zhen's enemies, of course he is constantly collecting evidence of the enemy..."

"Do you know why I let you stand by my side?"

"Old... Boss..." The staff member was talking, when he suddenly interrupted him, and his mind was a little lost.

"I just like your rhetoric when you calmly analyze things."

"..." The staff blinked, a little bluntly.

"continue……"

"Yes, my lord." The interrupted staff suddenly couldn't continue speaking smoothly, "That...Master Xiao Zhao followed Xia Zhen to the capital, but there was no movement. I discussed it with others, but I don't know why. ?”

Feng Jiangyi turned his head to look at him directly, "I don't know what you mean?"

"Yes, my lord, logically speaking, Xia Zhenlai should continue to..."

Seeing the boss shaking his head frequently, the staff shut up.

Feng Jiangyi said: "Heaven has its way, and man has its way. Once one side loses its morality, the other side will also..."

"Boss, what do you mean...they...will do anything..."

"Don't say it so harshly, it should be repaying the person with the way of the person..."

The staff suddenly looked in the direction of the palace with trepidation.

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Concubine Xiao Gui has realized that she is not to be favored anymore, but she knows that she has a useful younger brother, who is an up-and-coming figure in the wealthy circle of the capital. He used to be, and now he has been promoted to a transfer envoy from the third rank, so that's even more so. So she didn't feel sorry for herself because of the emperor's neglect, she was still full of arrogance.

In the June weather, she sat in her palace, put her son to sleep, dismissed the maids, and finally let go of the thorns all over her body, and sat on the edge of the couch.

The hall is luxurious and luxurious, with strange fragrance and lingering fragrance.

Outside the palace, you can see beautiful trees and verdant trees, pavilions and pavilions are picturesque, and the tree crowns are so tall that they are like open green umbrellas, blocking the sunshine in June, making people feel cool and pleasant.

It was the afternoon when people were sleepy, and there were a few maids sitting or standing inside and outside the hall, who were dozing secretly, when they suddenly heard footsteps, and it was the footsteps of many people walking around.

The girl who was dozing off on the steps of the door woke up suddenly, opened her eyes, and saw that it was the emperor, no, no, and the queen, the two most noble people in the world came together.

The girl's heart almost jumped out of her throat, and she was about to kneel when she stepped forward. Before she could kneel down, she was thrown out by the guards who opened the way. Even if she fell to pieces, she didn't dare to call out.

The dozing girls inside and outside the hall were all awakened by the sound, and the girl who was reporting to sing desperately sang, "The emperor... the king is here... the queen..." Before she finished speaking, she was thrown out again.

Inside the hall, Concubine Xiao Gui, who was resting with her eyes closed, was also awakened by the movement outside, and asked sharply, "What happened outside?"

Before the maid could reply, the emperor and empress had already entered the palace one after the other.

"Holy Majesty, Empress Empress..." Xiao Guifei was frightened by the imposing manner of the emperor and empress, she knelt down in front of the two of them, "Concubine..."

But the two didn't ask her to salute, the queen waved her hand directly, "Search..."

"My lord... my lord..." Before the startled Concubine Xiao Gui finished shouting, she was slapped on the mouth, unable to utter a word.

How could this be?Concubine Xiao Gui, who was subdued, had her head buzzing, and looked at the man who once favored her, her mind went blank.

Not far away, Concubine Sima De looked at Concubine Xiao's palace surrounded by imperial guards, with a stinging smile on her delicate and beautiful face, madness, don't you always like madness, then let you have a good taste of being knocked out of the dust taste.

"Your Majesty..." a timid maid asked tremblingly, "Then... what happened over there?"

"Then who knows?" The corners of Concubine Sima De's lips curled up slightly, and she rolled her eyes without ridicule, "Don't go to watch the fun, you know?"

"Like Concubine Ma Shu, do you not come out of the closed hall?"

Hearing this, Concubine Sima De frowned, turned her head to look at Concubine Shu's hall, and snorted coldly, she was self-knowledgeable, knowing that it would be useless to have a daughter and be favored again, her eyelids slightly raised, and heard that King Beijun It's her backer, that's just her cousin-in-law, that's more reliable than her own brother.

Thinking of her younger brother, she suddenly turned around, and said to all the court ladies with majestic eyes, "What are you doing standing here, why don't you do anything?"

"Yes Yes……"

"Yes……"

... All the court ladies scattered like birds and beasts.

Concubine Sima De entered the hall, sat on her concubine's chair, her eyes were dazed, she thought for a while and called, "Come here..."

"My lady..."

She waved her hand, and all the maids and nuns in the palace retreated.

"Let's clean it up!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants are careful, there is no trace."

"That's good." Concubine Sima De raised her eyes and said coldly, "The emperor is just in his prime, and His Royal Highness is about to stand up, wait for the emperor..." In a hundred years, the young princes who have the chance to fight for the throne, she has to Taking advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's thoughts on the king of Beijun, he will make things more chaotic and easier to succeed.

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In the Princess Mansion, as the heat dissipated in the afternoon, the nobles went to the shaded garden again. After this trip, the nobles could drink some tea and eat some snacks before returning home.

Ma Min'er wants to go back quickly now, she doesn't want to enjoy the flowers and gardens at all, she probably wants to go back, and the men also come out of the pavilions one after another, join the women, and compliment Fuma together with the women The flowers and trees of the government.

Before I knew it, I came to the big plum grove again. At this moment, there were no plum blossoms and no fruits. There were only thick shades covering the sky, suitable for people to take a walk.In twos and threes, it's interesting.

People familiar with Xia Zhen unknowingly gathered together, including Xiao Lin, Liu Zaili, Liu Zaicheng and others. They chatted while walking, talking about some irrelevant interesting things about the capital.

Xiao Lin turned his head, not knowing whether it was intentional or unintentional, "Why didn't you see Mr. Zhao?"

"That Mr. Zhao?" Liu Zaicheng didn't work in the court and had no intention of court affairs, so he just asked casually.

"Master Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Zheng Sanpin, if you follow the truth, you should receive a post from Fuma Mansion." Liu Zaicheng didn't notice at all, Liu Zaili and Xia Zhen didn't respond to Xiao Lin's question at all, only he subconsciously responded to Xiao Lin's words .

Xiao Lin glanced at Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili from the corner of his eye, and didn't care about their responses. He said it on purpose. Come, "My lord—"

It is his personal bodyguard, Xiao Lin still understands what kind of eyes and reactions there are, and when he sees the servant's anxious eyes, he understands that it must be something important.

Pretending to be casual, Xiao Lin cupped his hands and smiled: "It's almost time, Xiao is going ahead."

Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili lightly cupped their hands and bid farewell to him.

Ma Min'er also bid farewell to Shu Yueru: "Sister-in-law, come to the mansion to play when you have time."

"Okay." Shu Yueru took her hand, "You often come to my house too."

Ma Min'er also nodded, "Yes, it's good that my sister-in-law doesn't find me annoying."

"Sister, what are you talking about? I wish you could bother me!" Shu Yueru smiled.

Zhao Yuning stood aside and looked at the two women who didn't fit in with the noble ladies in the capital. They were sympathetic to each other, but it was of no use. One was in the north, and they couldn't meet often, so how much communication could they have.

Seeing Shu Yueru bowing to her and signaling that she was going back, Zhao Yuning responded politely, thinking, if she hadn't married her daughter to the old master's residence, this woman would have been quarantined by the noble circle, but her fate is really bad Well, the man has been promoted all the way, and the daughter married the most popular Fengtai Shifu in the circle of ladies. It really is... like a koi in a pond.

Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili looked away from Xiao Lin's back at the same time, "Please..."

"Please……"

The two were polite, and continued to walk forward with the flow of people, but they both sensed the other's absent-mindedness, and were curious about what happened to Xiao Lin?

If people are distracted, it is easy to be exploited by others, and it is easy to cause accidents.

Ma Min'er sighed, in the capital, apart from Ma's family and Feng Taishi's residence, she really didn't have any friends, Shu Yueru could be considered the same, she unconsciously turned her head and looked into the distance.

A few crow-like black spots came into her eyes, she secretly laughed, how could there be such an unlucky bird as a crow in the Princess Mansion, the black spots suddenly became bigger, and Ma Miner was startled and shouted: "Xia Zhen— —”

The sudden attack came too fast, and the crowd didn't even react. When they reacted, a group of black spots had already flown over the crowd, and the sharp blades reflected dazzling light.

Following the sound of her body, Ma Min'er was not far behind Xia Zhen. The first time she discovered the enemy's situation, she threw herself at Xia Zhen and blocked the sword for him without even thinking about it. This was an instinct. An instinct to disregard one's own life and death.

Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili were just about to say goodbye to each other, when they suddenly heard Min'er's cry, they turned their heads instinctively, but unfortunately his eyes were blocked by the panicked crowd, and he didn't notice the enemy at all, so he turned to meet his wife.

"No..." Seeing that the assassin's sword was about to stab Xia Zhen, Ma Min'er burst out with infinite energy and rushed towards Xia Zhen like flying.

"No..." This was Xia Zhen's roar!

"Ah!" After a short cry, the plum grove in the Princess Mansion was completely silent.

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Outside the princess mansion, Xiao Lin's carriage flew like flying, "What's the matter?"

"Grand... Grandpa... something happened in the palace." The dark guard wiped the sweat from his forehead, but he couldn't wipe it off, the sweat kept staying.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Lin vaguely sensed the seriousness of the matter.

"The emperor... the emperor found a puppet with a needle in the imperial concubine's palace."

"What?" Xiao Lin turned pale with shock.

Shu Yueru's face turned pale instantly, "Is this witchcraft?" She is the daughter of Mr. Private School, has read history books, and realizes what it means.

Xiao Lin's face also turned pale, and he said in a low voice: "Mobilize everyone to investigate for me, what's going on?" He believed that his sister was not so stupid.

"Yes, Lord, I'll go right away." The dark guard flew out quickly.

Shu Yueru held the man's hand with both hands, "Zilin—"

Witchcraft is a kind of witchcraft. A puppet made of wood or cloth is buried in the ground, and the person who is complained is cursed, and the cursed person will have disaster.

"I believe my sister will not do such a stupid thing!"

"I believe it too." Whatever the man said, Shu Yueru believed in something unconditionally.

Xiao Lin pulled out his hand and pressed hard on the raised eyebrows, "No, no..."

"What's wrong with Zilin..."

"Come here..." Xiao Lin jumped out of the carriage and shouted loudly: "Ru'er, you should go back to the house first and take care of your son. I may not go back these days."

"You have to be careful..." Shu Yueru got to the door of the carriage, but before she could finish shouting, his husband had already rode away.

Witch Gu... One can't get it right, but it will implicate the nine clans!
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Xiao Lin who was running away was full of thoughts, but he knew that no matter how messed up he was, he had to save his sister first, otherwise Duke Xiao's mansion would be wiped out in an instant.

Zhao Yuyan, he had to find him first, he always felt that the matter was inextricably linked to him, he quickly headed towards the Ministry of Punishment, when turning a corner, his horse was stopped by someone.

"My lord—my lord..."

"Woooo..." Xiao Lin tried his best to hold the horse back, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, King Yan Jun was assassinated, and his life is at stake!"

"What?" Xiao Lin suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the Princess Mansion. Shouldn't it be Xia Zhen who was assassinated?How did he become Liu Zaili?

Yes, how did it become Liu Zaili? Our eyes turned half an hour ago, when the emperor took the empress to Xiaofei Hall, and when Ma Miner rushed to rescue Xia Zhen when the princess mansion Mei Lin.

The obsession of his life, Liu Zaili didn't even think about it. When it was too late to draw the sword, he used his own body to block the fatal sword for Ma Min'er.

The king of Yancheng County was assassinated, and Mei Lin in the princess mansion instantly bleeds like a river.

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Under the corner of Concubine Xiao's study and comb table, a palm-length puppet was dug out, covered with embroidery needles, and the clothes of that puppet were the prince's usual clothes, a scaled-down version.

Emperor Yuantai was condescending, his eyes burning and intimidating, "Xiao Yun, what else do you have to say!"

"I..." Seeing the things found in her room, Concubine Xiao was dumbfounded, "How can there be such a wicked thing in the concubine's room, it's not mine...not mine..." She waved her hand, " Really, Your Majesty, it's really not mine..."

Emperor Yuantai glanced at her coldly, "If you say it's not yours, is it not yours?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, my concubine can swear to the heavens that if this thing is mine, I will let my concubine go up the mountain of knives and be hacked, or be bombed in an oil disaster..." Concubine Xiao Gui, who has always relied on a capable natal family, at a critical moment , and finally soberly defended himself.

Emperor Yuantai stared at her, squinted his eyes for a long time, and suddenly called out, "Come here—"

"The old slave is—"

"Put Mr. Xiao in prison."

"Your Majesty... yes, my concubine is wrong, and my concubine is wrong..."

But there was still a chance for Concubine Xiao Gui to defend herself, so he was dragged down by the guards.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Concubine Xiao Gui's voice became smaller and smaller until she could no longer hear it.

The twentieth prince, who was scared and trembling, knelt in the hall with his mother, and when he saw his mother and concubine being thrown into prison by his father, he was so frightened that he burst into tears, "Mother concubine...Mother concubine..." The 12-year-old prince cried You have to be like a five or six-year-old child.

Emperor Yuantai squinted his majestic eyes, and the twenty princes were so frightened that they almost pulled away in one breath.

It might be a child, or it might be the natal family behind Concubine Xiao, Emperor Yuantai raised his eyelids, "Mr. Zhao——"

"My lord, the servant is—"

"Let Long Xingwei and Dali Temple investigate together, and there must be evidence to settle the case."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Xiaoxun secretly glanced at the queen, "Yes, the servant will do it right away."

The matter had come to an end, the empress thought that the emperor would turn around and leave Concubine Xiao, but unexpectedly, he stood there motionless, not knowing if he was looking at the twenty princes or the aura left by the woman in the palace.

Looking at the back of Emperor Yuantai's hands, just about to turn around, Zhao Xiaoxun wiped the sweat from his forehead and returned to the emperor's side.

"Are things arranged?"

"Yes... ah... no..."

"Zhao Xiaoxun?"

"Return...Return to the Holy Lord, Commander Long Xingwei was assassinated, and his life is dying."

What?Just like Xiao Lin when he heard the news, Emperor Yuantai was extremely shocked, but he was the emperor after all, even though his heart was turbulent, he didn't show any pride, but asked, "What's going on?"

Yeah, what's going on?The queen was also very surprised, how could the king of Yancheng be assassinated?

"Returning to the Holy Lord, it is in Fuma Mansion."

"Fuma Mansion?" Emperor Yuantai's eyes showed the light of majesty, "Didn't you say there is a garden appreciation party, how could there be assassins?"

"Returning to the Holy One, there is a small hill behind Fuma Mansion. It is not high, but it is an excellent place to plant grass and enjoy flowers. That is... the back hill is wide and it is not easy to defend."

"Bastard, no matter how open it is, why is it difficult to defend?" Emperor Yuan Tai was furious, and Liu Zaili was his right-hand man, and this happened unexpectedly.

No one dared to bear the emperor's anger. People inside and outside the hall knelt down one after another, including the queen.

Emperor Yuantai hurried out of Concubine Xiao, "Hurry up and find out how Zili is doing."

"Yes, my lord."

-

Dafu Ma Jiexuanqi felt that his forehead was covered with chicken feathers. The two assassinations at the Princess Mansion were both related to Xia Zhen. It was rare for him to return to the capital. A few ordinary family children died, but this time...

"How, is there..." He dared not ask.

"Returning to Mr. Ma, the situation is very bad. I heard that the air intake ratio..."

"How could this be, how could this be..." Xie Xuanqi kept walking back and forth.

"Back to Master Ma, I found someone to investigate. At that time, the king of Beijun and the king of Yancheng were very close. I heard that when the princess of Beijun rushed to block the sword for her man, she tripped over something and fell to Yancheng County. on the king, and then..."

"Why do you think he is so unlucky?"

"Yes... yes..." the steward yelled.

The entire Meilin was surrounded by the Beijun Prince's Mansion and Yancheng County's subordinates, not even a bird could get in or out.

Inside the tent, Zhao Yuning wanted to beat Ma Min'er like crazy, but Xia Zhen restrained him, "No one let him block the sword."

"Then we deserve to die?" Zhao Yuning's face was grim.

Xia Zhen gave her a cold look.

Ma Min'er covered her mouth and cried so hard that she couldn't help herself. She snatched Xia Zhen's hand, squatted beside Liu Zaili, and held his hand with both hands, "I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

"I'm sorry, you don't know there are stones under your feet." Xia Zhen said coldly. For the reputation of his wife and Liu Zaili, he had ordered his subordinates to say this to the outside.

"I..." Only Ma Min'er knew that there was no stone under her feet, or Jin Han came to block her sword.

Liu Zaili was out of breath, "I...I want to see..."

"Who? Who do you want to see?"

"Fa...Fa Kong..."

"Xia Zhen, Yan Cheng wants to see Fa Kong!" Ma Min'er turned around and shouted.

It's not that Xia Zhen is not jealous of his wife's different feelings for Liu Zaili, but...if this guy is not infatuated, then he will die...he dare not think about it.

Because he loves his daughter-in-law, so...Xia Zhen used his fastest secret guard and asked him to go to Xicaogou to find Master Fakong.

"Yan Cheng... the King of Yancheng County..." Although the imperial physician had already treated Liu Zaili's wound, the sword pierced a vital part of the liver, and he couldn't pull it out, once he pulled it out...

Now I can only watch...with wide eyes...Ma Miner knelt on the ground, facing the ground, crying so hard that no one could see, no...no...Jin Han, you can't do this For me... I can't bear it... I can't bear it...

Apart from his wife and Liu Zaili, Xia Zhen had more important things to do. He asked two skilled girls to protect his wife, walked outside the curtain, and asked softly, "How is it going?"

"Xiao Lin went to find Mr. Zhao."

Sure enough, Xia Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

When Xia Zhen walked to the door of the enclosure, Zhao Yuning stepped forward and tore Ma Min'er away, crying and fell into Liu Zaili's arms, "Zi Li...my Zi Li..."

"Yu... Yuning..."

"Zi Li..." He suddenly heard her husband's soft cry, and he raised his hand with difficulty, "I...I'm sorry..."

"Zi Li..." Zhao Yuning wailed loudly, resting her head on his chest, "Please don't...don't..." The word "dead" was so unlucky that she didn't dare to say it.

"Yuning... take my...our son..."

"No...I don't...I want you to come with me..."

"I..." Liu Zaili stroked his wife with difficulty, "I'm afraid I won't be able to!"

"No...no...my brother Zili..." The parting between life and death, Zhao Yuning cried heartbreakingly, and everyone who listened was moved.

-

Xiao Lin found Zhao Yuyan and grabbed him by the front, "What do you and Xia Zhen want to do?"

Zhao Yuyan gently reminded: "Master Xiao, this is on the street."

"you……"

Xiao Lin loosened his front, "Where are we going to talk?"

"Find a small restaurant at will."

Actually still in the mood to eat, Xiao Lin was so anxious that he wanted to tear him apart.

As if seeing through the other party's mind, Zhao Yuyan twitched his lips, "This is not like the usual Master Xiao."

"Witch Gu is no different than anything else, it is to destroy my Xiao family and nine clans."

Zhao Yuyan said softly, "Why don't you say, destroy other people's nine clans?"

Xiao Lin looked at him coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "Go, find a place quickly."

Half an hour later, Zhao Yuyan led Xiao Lin to an invisible small restaurant, found a small table near the door, sat down facing each other, and ordered a bowl of Yangchun noodles.

"Eat it, eat it, I will tell you the whole story."

Xiao Lin was so anxious that his gray hair almost came out. He was not in the mood to eat, and really wanted to throw the bowl upside down on his head.

-

The assassination of Xia Zhen failed, but the elder sister's witchcraft did. For some reason, Sima Wanli felt his eyebrows twitching non-stop.

"Master Hou, it's really a pity that I couldn't kill Xia Zhen, but it solved your other enemy Liu Zaili, and it's also a big worry for you."

"But the emperor only wanted Xia Zhen's life, not my opponent Liu Zaili at all..." Sima Wanli kept turning around in the room, "What went wrong? Not a good thing..."

"Master Hou, I heard that Xia Zhen's mother-in-law jumped up and tripped over a stone, causing our sword to miss."

"How do you know that our people missed the stabbing?" Sima Wanli sneered and asked back, "Our people all died in Fuma Mansion Merlin. No one saw it with their own eyes, so we can't count them."

"But...but..." the staff said, "Even if Liu Zaili and Xia Zhen have a good relationship, there's no need to die for him..."

"That's the problem. If it wasn't an accident, what made Liu Zaixu willingly die for Xia Zhen? We don't know the secret between them..."

"Master, why don't we put the blame on Xia Zhen and sue him in front of the Holy One?"

"Before I figure it out, don't act rashly!"

"But Lord Hou, the opportunity to speak to the emperor is fleeting. After this point, it's not good to bring up this matter again..."

"Wait a minute, why don't you hurry up and see what Xiao Lin is doing? If his sister is like this, it's impossible for him not to move!"

"My lord, no matter whether it's true or not, no one can get away with something like witchcraft if it touches it."

"If things don't end, you can't relax for a moment."

"Yes, I know, I'll do it right away!"

-

Xiao Lin narrowed his eyes, "So, you already knew that the Sima family was going to come up with this vicious idea?"

"I didn't know it earlier, that is, it happened in the last month."

Xiao Lin was so angry that his heart heaved, "You guys are amazing, for your own sake, you actually..."

"Isn't Master Xiao also for himself?"

"I……"

"Lord Xiao, our goals are the same. Now, as long as the emperor can agree to the request of Mrs. Feng and allow the Sanju to participate in the case, I will have the opportunity to help Concubine Xiao get back this situation."

Xiao Lin was not optimistic, "The witchcraft case is different from other cases, why did you pick my sister?"

Zhao Yuyan smiled lightly: "It's just based on being suspicious today."

"suspicion?"

"Correct."

Xiao Lin looked at Zhao Yuyan in a daze.

-

Prince Ning brought the eldest son to personally transport the youngest son back to the palace. Xia Zhen and his wife wanted to follow, but Zhao Yuning pushed them away, "Don't pretend to be good people."

Xia Zhencai didn't have the same knowledge as women, and looked at King Ning.

King Ning, with all white hair and beard, slumped and trembled, "I'm almost 80 years old, so I don't want to say anything more. If Zili's wife doesn't like it, I'll do as she pleases."

With her father-in-law standing by her side, Zhao Yuning felt better, and glared at Ma Miner with a cold snort, "Broom star." The spit flew onto Ma Miner's face.

Ma Min'er lowered her head, even if Zhao Yuning killed her now, she would not fight back. As a friend, her heart hurts so much that she can't breathe, let alone a husband and wife, she can understand.

Xia Zhen protected his wife and glared at her fiercely.

King Ning had no intention of going to see other people, he held his proud son by the hand covered with age spots, "You..." He still couldn't let himself go.

Liu Zaili's blood color disappeared bit by bit, and his consciousness also disappeared bit by bit. He seemed to hear his father's exclamation, opened his eyes slightly, and smiled, "Great...Master..."

"Come on, he's coming!"

(End of this chapter)