Abandoning concubines and raising children to seize the throne

"Yes."

A red flame soldier responded and climbed down the cliff.

The few surviving Toujiangwu people were tied up with ropes, and a few people were separated to escort them to the capital. The rest reorganized the army and marched out of the valley.

Ye Zhan retracted his sword and felt it carefully. There was nothing strange about his body. It must be Ashlan's scaremongering to scare him.

With a look of disgust on his face, he took off his blood-stained white robe, put on a new one, stepped on the stirrups, and got on his horse.

"drive!"

With a deep shout, the horse galloped with its hooves up, leading the army towards the north.

Royal Palace.

Ye Jingyu was sitting in the imperial study. Although he held the memorial in his hand, his mind could not calm down.

Although the Queen Mother died, the night scene was still shining. This is one of them.

The war in Jiangwu was also very tight. Ye Jingyu didn't know if they could hold on until the gunpowder reached Tonggu Pass. This was the second reason.

The third is Suihan City. Now that the generals of Beimuda know that Ye Zhan is not in the city, they will definitely seize the opportunity to capture this city.

But what is most on my mind is Yin Qingxuan.

I wonder how she is doing over there. Will that weirdo make things difficult for her?

The more Ye Jingyu thought about it, the more confused he became, so he simply put down the memorial and walked out from behind the desk.

While frowning and thinking, Li Defu ran in from outside.

He carefully glanced at Ye Jingyu's face and said with lowered eyebrows: "Your Majesty, the person who poisoned her has been found out. She is a little palace maid in Shuiyun Pavilion. She has been holding a grudge in her heart because she was dissatisfied with the punishment given to her by Master Xu. , heard that oleander was poisonous, so he secretly picked some, ground it into powder, and put it in the porridge."

Ye Jingyu said calmly: "Now that we have found out who it is, let Mr. Xu handle it on his own."

"Yes, I will go and pass the news right now."

After Li Defu left, Ye Jingyu came to the window. He looked at the flower trees outside the window and frowned.

He couldn't think of anything serious yet, so how could he be in the mood to care about such trivial matters in the harem.

I have made up my mind, no matter whether I can see Yin Qingxuan or not, I will go out of the palace tonight to see him.

While thinking about it, I suddenly heard footsteps outside.

"Chen and concubine see the emperor."

Xu Zhiyuan was supported by Han Bing and walked in. Her knees softened and she knelt on the ground.

Ye Jingyu glanced over and saw that Xu Zhiyuan's face was pale and she looked extremely weak.

Then he said in a low voice: "You are not in good health. You should live a good life and cultivate yourself. If you have anything to do, just send someone to tell me."

Xu Zhiyuan knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "I beg your Majesty to show mercy and let Mei'er go. There is nothing serious about this concubine. I don't want to pursue it, let alone hurt people's lives for no reason. Mei'er is just young and impulsive. I'm sorry." I believe that she did not mean to harm me."

Ye Jingyu looked at her and asked: "The Meier you are talking about is the little palace maid who harmed you?"

Xu Zhiyuan said respectfully: "Yes, she was sold into the palace. Her life experience is miserable. She doesn't even know who her parents are. I feel really pitiful when I look at her. Please stop pursuing her."

Ye Jingyu looked at her for a long time and asked, "Is this really what you mean?"

Xu Zhiyuan kowtowed and said, "That's my concubine's wish. I don't want to commit murder, so I think it is to accumulate blessings for our great Zhou Dynasty."

Ye Jingyu said calmly: "Since the matter happened in your palace, it's up to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xu Zhiyuan thanked her and said, "I have something else to say to the emperor."

"Go ahead."

Ye Jingyu had retracted his gaze and looked out the window again.

Xu Zhiyuan bit her lip and whispered: "On that day, Concubine Yao falsely accused me of having an affair with the fake Yin Xingyun. In fact, it was not the case. It was the man who had an affair with Concubine Yao. I had personally heard it. When I heard that he said he liked Concubine Yao, I thought that person was really Concubine Yao's eldest brother and was shocked. Now that I think about it, the person who likes Concubine Yao must be the enemy's spy."

"What did you say?"

Ye Jingyu suddenly turned his head, his eyes as sharp as daggers.

Xu Zhiyuan trembled and said: "Everything I said is true. If there is any lies, I am willing to be struck by five thunders and pierced by thousands of arrows."

She took a breath and told Ye Jingyu how Yin Qingxuan was tied to the bed that day, how she fed her porridge and rice, and how the fake Yin Xingyun came in to care about her and said he liked her, etc.

She sighed and said: "Concubine Yao once taught me a lesson. I didn't want to say these words. It was Concubine Yao who repeatedly misunderstood me. I had to explain the situation at that time. I was kidnapped that day." , I was also knocked unconscious, and when I got to Zuihongyuan, I realized that it was the fake Yin Xingyun who had kidnapped my concubine, and the reason why he did this was to find someone to take care of Concubine Yao."

She bit her lip and said with some envy: "He is also very good to Concubine Yao..."

Ye Jingyu's face suddenly darkened.

No wonder Ashlan entered the palace many times, thinking that the first time the two of them met was in Jinwu Palace.

On that day, he also said that he took Yin Qingxuan hostage by accident. If it was true as Xu Zhiyuan said, then his purpose had always been clear, which was for Yin Qingxuan.

This bitch deserves to die!

A pair of phoenix eyes suddenly turned cold, like ice.

Xu Zhiyuan lowered her head and said in a coquettish voice: "Although Concubine Yao is dissatisfied with me, I still believe in Concubine Yao. Although Concubine Yao has been alone with that person for several days and nights, I still believe that Concubine Yao will never do it." I will do anything that is sorry to the emperor."

Ye Jingyu's eyes suddenly became cold and stern, and he said angrily: "Shut up, I know in my heart what kind of person Xuan'er is. You don't need to say it. Since you are fine, just kneel down."

Xu Zhiyuan kowtowed hurriedly.

"Chen and concubine retire."

After saying that, he stood up tremblingly and was helped out of the study room by Han Bing.

Ye Jingyu slapped his palm on the desk, and the memorial written on a bamboo slip was broken into several pieces by him.

Ashlan, I will definitely cut you into pieces!

The more Ye Jingyu thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he slapped all the memorials to the ground.

Then I heard Li Defu shout: "Your Majesty, there are red flame soldiers asking to see you."

Ye Jingyu quickly walked to the door.

I saw four soldiers wearing red armor kneeling outside the hall, with several tied people behind them.

"Why are you back? What's going on with these people?"

A soldier said respectfully: "These people are Jiangwu's killers. Their leader, Ashlan, was seriously injured by the prince and jumped off the cliff to his death. The prince was afraid that he was not dead, so he ordered his subordinates to inform the emperor, please send secret guards. Search under the cliff of a thread of sky."

Ye Jingyu asked anxiously: "How is your uncle? Is he injured?"

The soldier said respectfully: "The prince was not injured and has now led his troops to Suihan City."

Ye Jingyu looked at the assassins and raised the corners of his thin mouth slightly.

"Okay, leave a few people behind, and you can catch up with the team as soon as possible. I will send people to Yixiantian now."