After rebirth, the empress was spoiled by the emperor's uncle like a little girl

On the way to the old firewood room in the temple——

"Have you found out who sent Miss Su away?" It was also the palace maid that Pei Guichen made up last night, who she sent to invite him to Huaqing Pool.

"I found out. A young palace maid. When I went to catch her, she was dead."

Upon hearing this, A Bao's face turned cold as ice.

The chess pieces are only used once and then discarded. Pei Guichen was really ruthless.

When they arrived at the door of the old firewood room in the temple, scout Jia Si took the key and opened the door.

A Bao looked around the old firewood house that had been in disrepair for a long time.

The location was already very remote, and it happened to be the lowest point in the temple. Coupled with two consecutive nights of heavy rain, the old firewood room was completely flooded by the accumulated rainwater.

A Bao waded through waist-deep rain into the old firewood room, only to see that Xiao Yunzheng's ankles and wrists were locked with thick iron chains.

Although imprisoned for murder, Xiao Yunzheng remained quiet.

He first glanced at the white jade bracelet on Abao's right wrist, then looked at Abao.

His eyes were calm and his tone was also calm.

"How are you going to kill me?"

Po didn't answer.

She stood in front of Xiao Yunzheng.

The old firewood house they were in had mottled and peeling walls, and even the pillars and beams were moldy, emitting an unpleasant, pungent smell of decay.

The morning breeze was quite strong, and a beam of light leaked in through the clanging, dilapidated window.

The flickering light and shadow made the young man's expression complex and difficult to discern.

They were silent for a while, then A Bao turned around and told the scout Jia Si: "Take Xiao Cejun back to his room."

Scout Jia Si was stunned for a moment: "Returning to His Highness's dormitory?"

A Bao looked at Xiao Yunzheng again, but was met with Xiao Yunzheng's deep and incomprehensible gaze.

The two looked at each other, and A Bao hesitated for a moment before saying, "Go back to my dormitory."

Rather than pretending to be deeply in love with Pei Guichen, she would rather face Xiao Yunzheng.

With A Bao's order, the scout Jia Si was willing to immediately untie the thick iron chains on Xiao Yunzheng's wrists and ankles, and help this favored concubine from the Jiangnan Palace back to the dormitory.

After what happened last night, Xie Wuai has made up his mind to never leave his sister's side.

Until the Man-Slaughtering King returned to the imperial capital.

However, Xie Wuai felt that he was increasingly unable to understand his own sister.

He was directed by his royal sister to take off Xiao Yunzheng's wet and dirty black robe.

Then she saw her own sister find the embroidery needle in the room and warm it with candlelight.

Ah Bao twisted the needle and looked at Xiao Yunzheng: "Lie down."

Xiao Yunzheng looked at A Bao in surprise, but only for a moment, then he obeyed and did as he was told.

A Bao used his hand as a ruler, and along the protruding small bone of Xiao Yunzheng's lumbar spine, he searched for the pain-relieving acupuncture points on his back and inserted the needles accurately.

"The three states governed by Governor Lin are all within the Jiangnan area."

"And the King of Jiangnan has been eyeing the grain transport in his hands for many years."

As he spoke, A Bao looked at Xiao Yunzheng calmly.

He also looked back calmly, waiting for her to continue speaking.

Their eyes met, and A Bao pursed his lips and chuckled: "Lin Rongjin's death is no longer a matter between you, cousin Yun Zheng, and Lin Rongjin, but a confrontation between the Governor's Office and the Jiangnan Palace."

"Let me guess. Cousin Yun Zheng must have believed that the King of Jiangnan would definitely help you this time because he wants to take this opportunity to regain the power of the grain transport."

As he finished speaking, the ninth needle in A Bao's hand pierced into Xiao Yunzheng's back.

Xiao Yunzheng groaned in pain.

But compared to before the acupuncture, the pain in the lumbar spine is nothing.

His attention was not on the pain in his back, but on listening to what Po said.

"But, maybe cousin Yun Zheng forgot one thing."

"The candidates for the governors of the three states were appointed by the person in Taiji Palace. Compared with the Jiangnan Palace, which dominates the area, Governor Lin, who directly obeys the orders of Taiji Palace, is more trustworthy." As he spoke, A Bao pointedly said, "The person in Taiji Palace is naturally more inclined to support Governor Lin."

"Forget about the rights of the canal transport. Even your life alone cannot be won back by the King of Jiangnan."

Xiao Yunzheng, lying on the couch with his back to A Bao, had dark eyes and a calm tone.

"Your Highness, don't you believe me?"

He respectfully addressed her as Her Highness, but used the term "me" after stripping her of all her identities.

Po was so close to him that he could even hear his heavy breathing.

She lowered her eyes and continued to massage the acupuncture points on his back. While inserting the needles, she said, "Lin Rongjin is the concubine of the Eastern Palace. This case must be handed over to the Dali Temple for trial."

"When the Dali Temple hears a case, it focuses on the evidence."

"What can prove that Lin Rongjin set up a plan to kill you first, and you just fought back in self-defense?"

"There is no physical evidence, and you killed all the witnesses with your sword." A Bao sneered sarcastically: "Cousin Yun Zheng, please ask yourself, why should I believe you?"

Xiao Yunzheng blurted out: "Just... believe..."

"My uncle Feng Ran is the only one in the world who I believe when he says anything." A Bao said calmly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yunzheng suddenly laughed at himself and lowered his eyes sadly.