Pick all the cold branches

There was such a commotion in Linwen Pavilion, on the surface it was silent like a cicada, but in private it was a chicken feather.

His Royal Highness King Zhao was greatly frightened, and it took him three days to barely recover, and the meal still didn't look meaty at all, as long as he tasted a piece of meat, he would definitely vomit on the spot.

His Highness the Fourth Highness went to Linwen Pavilion the day before, and fell seriously ill the next day, which made the whole imperial hospital very nervous.

So the emperor specially approved King Jing Jiafei's request to suspend classes temporarily to save Jiayu from running around and working hard. After Jiayu had a good life and cultivated for a while, and King Zhao Jiashou got married, he would reopen at another day.

Because of this, Zhen Xian had a lot of free time, and was dragged and begged by His Royal Highness King Jing to please him in every possible way. Today he played a game of chess, tomorrow he made a painting, the day after tomorrow he played the piano and flute, and the day after tomorrow he took Huanglong out for a horse race... just ask for more A little tenderness is relative.

However, His Royal Highness Prince Jing did not get any return for all the painstaking efforts.Every day, Mr. Zhen is wrapped up three layers more tightly than zongzi, not allowing even his little hands to be touched, and he also admonishes His Highness Prince Jing to "have other things in mind and not do business properly", just like his father scolded the Holy Majesty in the past.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing was miserable but he had no choice but to wait, endure, and suffer, not daring to go one step further.

The servants, maidservants, and guards in the palace often saw the prince moaning and listless, that embarrassment was really rare.The family members were secretly anxious for their prince, but they would never dare to spread gossip in private.

Only Yuqing, the big bastard, one day dragged Tong Qian aside in a very mysterious way, and bit his ear as if he saw some Western scene, and said: I went to see the prince just now, and saw Master Zhen was tired of reading and fell asleep on the couch. , Wang Ye sat on the side and stared straight at him, his expression was as if he had been hungry for ten days and half a month, his eyes glowed green...

Tong Qian felt dizzy when he heard it, he quickly covered his chattering mouth and said, "Please forgive me, hurry up and shut up, will you suffocate to death if you don't talk too much?"

Yuqing tilted her head, puzzled, smothered and still searching for truth, "You said that if the prince is hungry, why don't you ask the kitchen to make something to eat?" He stared at Zhen What are you doing, sir? Master Zhen can’t eat..."

Tong Qian finally couldn't bear it anymore and let out a loud roar, slapping this stupid young chicken until his eyes stared like gold stars, wishing to tie him up and hang him upside down from a tree to survive. Stupid colleagues have been bad luck for eight lifetimes.

However, sometimes even Tong Qian couldn't help but worry about His Royal Highness Prince Jing, wondering when this hard life, which was visible but intangible and even more unbearable, would end.

In fact, Tong Qian felt that the prince was quite masochistic.

Although Mr. Zhen is good, no matter how good he is, there is no reason to torture people like this.

But after thinking about it, the prince asked for it anyway, maybe the prince is still enjoying it, can irrelevant people care about it...

Thinking about it this way, Captain Tong suddenly felt that it made sense, so he decided to leave the rest of today's errands to Yuqing, a bachelor, and sneaked back early to accompany his wife.

When the auspicious day chosen by the imperial court came, it was time for His Royal Highness Concubine Ce to open the mansion.The ceremony was grand, and His Majesty the Emperor presided over it in person. All the kings, wives at home and abroad, and court officials were all present, and they also gave banquets to the officials inside and outside Fengtian Hall to show His Majesty's favor and importance to His Royal Highness Zhao Wang.

Many people secretly speculate that the newly opened Prince Zhao's Mansion will be idle sooner or later, His Royal Highness Zhao will move to the East Palace sooner or later, and speculate that King Jing's party must not be willing to be stepped down, and troubles will definitely arise .

And the key to the direction of the wind seems to fall on Zhen Xian, who is also a close confidant of King Jing and a young teacher of King Zhao.

During the banquet given by the foreign ministers, Zhen Xian was surrounded by groups of people who came to inquire about the news, toasted non-stop, and asked some weird and far-fetched questions repeatedly, feeling like a disaster from heaven.

In fact, His Royal Highness King Jing and His Royal Highness Zhao Wang respect each other in harmony and love.

Zhen Xian felt that what he said was the most truthful truth.

But no one believed him.

Everyone winked and made a look of understanding, saying that he was an official, and told him not to talk about these perfunctory scenes to outsiders, which is not enough for friends; they also said that today only King Jing and King Zhao are evenly matched. Evenly matched, it is normal to fight openly and covertly for the position of crown prince, and sooner or later one wins; what's more, he said that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are not as smart as Zhen Xian, who grabbed His Royal Highness Prince Jing's belt with one hand, and grabbed it with the other. Wearing the crown robe of His Royal Highness King Zhao, no matter which His Royal Highness is honored as a great treasure in the future, his glory and wealth will be indispensable, and others will be envied... I don't know whether it is because he is drunk and cowardly, or if he speaks the truth after drinking.

At first, Zhen Xian still remembered the "teaching" of His Royal Highness, and tried his best to socialize, but in the end he couldn't bear it anymore, he just felt that everyone at the table disgusted him.

Such a group of people are not friends in the first place, let alone "insiders" or "outsiders".

He really didn't want to flirt with this group of people anymore, so he withdrew from the banquet under the pretext of being drunk, and finally found a quiet corner where no one was around, and finally managed to steal a moment of peace.

The moon and stars are rare, and the black magpies inhabit the corners of the cornices. The dragon's head under the white jade railing looks at the moon proudly, as if it will soar up at any time.

His Highness Prince Jing is still in the Fengtian Hall, so he cannot leave the seat at will.Naturally, he couldn't just leave without permission, causing trouble to His Highness and worrying His Highness.

Zhen Xian was holding on to the delicately carved railing, and originally wanted to take a breath and go back, but unexpectedly, a cold and hard object was pushed against his lower back.

The cold air from the tip of the knife made him shiver involuntarily.

He heard the man holding the knife say in a low voice, "My lord, don't move, don't shout, just let me go."

It was a woman's voice.He could even see a corner of the court lady's blue dress from the corner of his eye when looking sideways.

This place is not too far away from the feast of the ministers, there are guards holding torches patrolling back and forth from time to time, as long as he shouts, this woman will definitely die without a place to bury her.

But it was easy for him to shout, but it was difficult to save a life, and it was even more difficult to clarify the truth.

What's more, this woman is a witness in the case of the Weaving Bureau. Since she jumped off the cliff and survived a catastrophe, she must not die like this without knowing why.

"Miss Xiao, don't be impulsive. I know that you have been wronged. But the situation is tortuous, and it is definitely not what you think. Please think carefully and give me a chance to explain."

Zhen Xian was afraid that the scuffle would attract attention, so he couldn't turn his head, so he followed her first, and spoke anxiously.

The woman didn't seem to expect to be recognized immediately, and she visibly froze for a moment.

"My lord has only met me a few times, but he still remembers who I am, but some people may have forgotten me long ago."

She sneered, and pressed the scissors in her hand forward again, forcing Zhen Xian to lead her to bypass the patrolling guards, leave the palace through the Xi'an Gate, and board the carriage that had already been prepared.

Zhen Xian didn't know where she was going, so he could only make a rough guess, and he finally came to the west market archway and ran forward for a long time before the carriage stopped.

Xiao Hengwu compared Zhen Xian with scissors and "please" him to get out of the car.

Zhen Xian looked up and saw that it was a moderately large mansion. Although it was not luxurious, it was secluded and refined. He just wanted to ask whose mansion it was.Xiao Hengwu had stepped forward and slapped on the door twice.

The door opened in response, and the servant who came out saw Zhen Xian for the first time, and immediately saluted and asked, "Master Zhen, Wan An".

Before Zhen Xian could wonder why this family member knew him, the other family member saw Xiao Hengwu behind him and the dagger on his waist, and his expression changed drastically.

"Send a letter to your prince. I'll wait here. If he comes in person, I'll let him go. If he doesn't arrive after a while, just wait for the body to be collected."

Xiao Hengwu said coldly, kicked the servant, and pushed Zhen Xian into the door.

Is this place a separate courtyard owned by His Highness?But why has he never heard of it?

Zhen Xian was confused.

Xiao Hengwu pushed him to the middle of the yard, and stared at him like a prisoner, with good eyes.

"Although I am a woman, Mrs. Zhen is not a military officer who can fight, so let's save each other some energy. Anyway, my enemy is not you, and I didn't want to hurt you innocent, so don't force me to do it."

Her voice was hoarse and tired, and her face was very haggard. It was obvious that she hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

But how could a folk woman who was alone, alone and helpless, sneak into the palace disguised as a court lady by herself, and even know his whereabouts, so she just held him hostage.

Those who are in charge of the personnel affairs of the inner court can never get around the supervisor of ceremonies.

"Miss Xiao, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. His Royal Highness Prince Jing did not harm your family. Don't listen to rumors and be used by others!"

Zhen Xian was very anxious and wanted to explain to her.

However, Xiao Hengwu sneered.

"I saw with my own eyes in Suzhou that the profiteer surnamed Lu was nothing more than a scapegoat. Would killing him pay for the blood and tears shed by the people of Zhejiang? Is there no way out, so I can only sell the land, body and children? Lu Shiquan's old dog is still eating and drinking hot food all day long! On the contrary, it is my sister's family who died for no reason! Even if the prince did not personally kill my sister, So what? What about what he promised me? You princes and nobles are so high above you, are we, ordinary people whose lives are worth nothing, so easy to be fooled, that we are born to die?"

There seemed to be a raging fire in her voice.

Zhen Xian was silent when he heard this.

Speechless.

Xiao Hengwu didn't misunderstand, it's not that she believed the evil words and used them for someone with a heart, she just refused to accept it.

She gave everything she had, and even hurt her closest family members but couldn't get justice. Finally, she felt that she had been cheated, so she was furious and wanted to ask the person who cheated her for an explanation.

For this reason, she even did not hesitate to be used, to make peace with her enemies, and to use the power of her enemies to get close to people she would never have been able to get close to...

Zhen Xian wanted to excuse Jiafei, wanted to say that His Highness had really tried his best, wanted to say that the complexity of the situation could not be understood in a few words, and that there was still a big picture in Suzhou...but after much deliberation, he couldn't say it.

He had no way to justify this girl who almost died in vain.

"It's because I failed to persuade His Majesty the Emperor to thoroughly investigate the weaving bureau. If you have any resentment, please come to me and don't hurt His Highness."

He frowned tightly and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Hengwu's eyes shone with mockery.

"Why are you bothering, my lord. I'm not stupid."

She didn't relax at all, and sent the sharpened pair of scissors forward again, pressing tightly against Zhen Xian's throat.