Overwhelming mountains and rivers

Chu Xuanzhao finally placed a pot of tea on the stone table before Li Shangnuo and Princess Yuxuan walked in.

Shen Qingjun almost never meets guests in the main hall, Chu Xuanzhao knows this very well.

When the two sat down, Li Shangnuo and Princess Yuxuan also walked in.

"I've seen Mr. Mo Yuan, I've seen Brother Three Emperors." Princess Yuxuan still covered her face with a light veil, without palace attire, with her head slightly lowered, and followed behind Li Shangnuo.

She had already gotten to know Mr. Mo Yuan from Li Shangnuo's place, and also knew that he was now a member of the Faithful King camp.

She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, she was King Teng's younger sister, and she wasn't sure if the King Xin and those who believed in him were really willing to help her.

She remembered that when the emperor's brother came to find her before, she was trying to test her opinion of Gergis inside and out, so she didn't understand that the marriage was inseparable from him.Maybe, he didn't think that this would bring him anxiety, maybe he really thought Gergis was good, that's why he was like this.But this kind of practice without even asking for my own opinion clearly, after all, made me feel like a bone in my throat, neither spit, swallow, hate, nor resent, so depressed.

"Young master, lord, Yu Si, the princess and I are in love with each other; Yu Gong, Tuojia and Dayuan are at odds. This trip is unpredictable. How can the princess get married? Please help us!"

"Qingjun," Chu Xuanzhao quietly pulled Shen Qingjun's sleeve.

"The holy order has been issued, and I don't have a good way—" Shen Qingjun was a little embarrassed.

The two were anxious, "Then what should I do?"

"Don't be in a hurry." Chu Xuanzhao signaled the two of them to be calm, and turned to look at Shen Qingjun, "I have an idea."

"What?" Shen Qingjun blinked, seeing his tangled expression, it's not the same as what I thought, right?

"Now that the imperial father's will has been made, and it is still in front of the officials of the two countries, I am afraid that it will not be able to be taken back. Unless the imperial father is dead, of course this is unrealistic. The only way out is The only thing left is that the princess is dead. Other than that, it is impossible to resolve this matter. It is obviously impossible for Gergis to find someone to replace the princess after seeing the princess."

Shen Qingjun nodded, "That's right, this matter can only be done after the princess dies."

Li Shangnuo was shocked, "The princess is dead, what can I do!"

The princess understood what the two of them meant, and tugged Li Shangnuo's arm to let him calm down first, then asked slowly, "You mean, you want me to run away?"

"Yeah." Both of them nodded in unison.

Chu Xuanzhao asked worriedly, "Are you willing? Death escape means that you have to give up your noble status, and you can no longer have the current life of luxury and wealth, and you can't even show your face easily..."

The princess smiled wryly, and raised her finger to the veil on the fingertips, "Can it be worse than now?"

He has a noble status, but he lives like a puppet, and the other end of the string will never be held in his hands.

"Uh—" Chu Xuanzhao snapped.

"I am willing, willing to give up everything in the past."

Chu Xuanzhao couldn't help being a little moved, "After this incident, I will find a way to transfer Li Siqing away from the capital. The mountains are high and the water is far away. You don't have to worry about your identity being discovered every day."

The eyes of the princess were flushed, and a line of tears slowly rolled down her cheeks, soaking the thin veil. The princess leaned over and knelt down, kowtowing to Chu Xuanzhao, "From now on, Yuxuan will only have one elder brother, King Xin. The elder brother will be treated by the younger sister." bye."

Li Shangnuo knelt down beside her and helped her wipe away the tears from her cheeks, "Don't cry, you still have me, and you have such a good brother."

Chu Xuanzhao lifted her up with one hand, "My good girl, don't cry, your good days are still to come, don't you think so, Li Siqing?"

"nature."

"Qingjun?" Chu Xuanzhao turned his head, motioning for Shen Qingjun to speak.

"Huh? Oh, you're right, death escape is fine."

"..."

Chu Xuanzhao was sweating slightly, he must have been distracted just now, right?

Chu Xuanzhao touched his forehead, "Well, I have an idea. If you want to die, you can't make others suspicious of the corpse. I think the best way is to die by fire. If you die by fire, the body is difficult to distinguish. Find someone with the princess A person of similar stature replaces the princess, as long as the princess's personal belongings are left on the corpse, it should be possible to hide the truth."

"The princess has just been ordered to marry, but she died in the fire when she turned around. Tuojia is not stupid, can't he think of something tricky?" Shen Qingjun poured a basin of cold water over.

"Then, what should we do? It is easier to identify the corpse in other ways of death." Chu Xuanzhao also knew that this was very risky, after all, the time was too embarrassing for the marriage just been ordered, and it was too easy to make people suspicious.

Shen Qingjun reached into his arms and took out a small bottle.

Chu Xuanzhao's eyes lit up.

This is the "turtle breath powder" mentioned by Helian Xin when he borrowed Su Cairen to bring down the queen.

Chu Xuanzhao was a little excited, and grabbed the medicine bottle, "Yes, why did I forget that there is such a treasure. As long as Tuojia people see the princess's body, they will not be suspicious."

Li Shangnuo and Princess Yuxuan didn't understand his excitement, "My lord, this is?"

"Gui Xi San, good stuff. Don't worry, there is a way to do this."

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Li Shangnuo and Princess Yuxuan got the solution, and finally left contentedly, the teapot that was added in a hurry on the table did not move.

"I have something to tell you." Shen Qingjun lifted the teapot and slowly poured water under the root of the banyan tree next to him.

"What's the matter?" Could it be washing the teapot?This was Chu Xuanzhao's first thought, so while asking, he stretched out his hand towards the teapot in his hand.

Shen Qingjun didn't understand his intentions, and put the teapot on the table, "Send your people from the dark department of Qianji Building to keep an eye on Liu Shanzhuang and Yanzhou Marshal Chen Yousi. Don't startle the snake, pay attention to their protection Something, maybe there will be unexpected gains."

"Okay. Did you know something?" Chu Xuanzhao asked.

"No, it's just that something happened to Helen Xin, what's wrong?"

"It's like this. People in the building have been paying attention to Yanzhou. Marshal Chen Yousi of Yanzhou has always been at odds with Ma Liang, the governor of Yanzhou. And this Ma Liang is completely deceived, even the official position. He came from business. His brother-in-law is Wang Yue from the Ministry of Officials. Wang Yue, you should know that King Teng pushed him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Through his hands, many things were facilitated. When I realized that Chen Yousi and Ma Liang were at odds, I tried to communicate with Chen Yousi, but I never had a chance."

"So that's it. Then you should pay more attention. The thing they want to protect is very likely to be related to Ma Liang. Because he traded with my pavilion and killed the owner of Liushan Villa. He is a county magistrate. The owner of the village is a man of the world. , How could he be chased and killed by a court official? It's just the rules in my pavilion, I don't ask the reason, so I didn't go into it. Now, you just have to pay more attention."

"Okay, I remember what you said."

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In the early morning of the next day, the imperial doctor in the palace hurried to the princess mansion.

The princess suddenly had an emergency and had a persistent high fever. The emperor ordered that only imperial doctors be allowed in and out, and no one was allowed to visit.

At three o'clock, the imperial doctor reported that the princess fell into a coma.

At exactly the right time, the imperial doctor reported that the princess was completely out of breath.

The emperor was terrified when he heard the words, and rushed to the princess's mansion in a luan sedan chair.

Around noon, the news of the princess' death was known throughout the court, and all the officials mourned.The news spread to the Sifang Pavilion, and Gergis personally took Tuojia and other ministers to the princess' mansion, saying that he was sending the princess and his party as a full gift.

As for the real purpose, it is natural to feel that the death of the princess is a bit weird at this time, so I went to find out the truth.

After all, the Tuojia people didn't say anything, but they were all sighs about not being able to marry the princess.

Because the princess is an unmarried woman, it is not suitable for a big funeral. She only stayed in Jianguo Temple for three days, and then buried her in a low-key manner.

But few people know that what is placed in that coffin is just a broken moon-titled hairpin with hanging pearls.

The pearls and hairpins are shattered, the family love is gone, there is no more Princess Yuxuan in the world, but there is a girl in Ruqun with tall clouds and high hair in the Li family who follows her beautiful shadow.

On the fifth day, the emperor tried to make peace with Tuojia in order to express his apology and for the sake of the so-called majesty of the country. Instead, he named Princess Yuxian, who was only 15 years old, as Princess Jiazhen. Tuojia capital city.

Princess Yuxian is fifteen years old and half a month away from Jiji, so she has been living in the palace with her birth mother, Lan Cairen.His biological mother, who was of low status, was favored by Emperor Yuan because of her beauty, and she got a daughter, Yuxian, who was named a talented person. However, she has been a talented person for more than ten years, and even rarely had the opportunity to see Emperor Yuan. .

Lancai is kind-hearted by nature, neither fights nor grabs, but she puts all her heart on Princess Yuxian, and never does those things that are harsh and jealous.Affected by it, Princess Yuxian is also very low-key, demure and well-behaved, and does not contradict others. To put it badly, she is actually a little cowardly.

Once the imperial decree was issued, she stayed quietly in the palace, listening to the teachings of the nanny, and let the palace people prepare to make arrangements, with an appearance of being content to marry.

However, Chu Xuanzhao and Yuxuan, who heard the news, felt a little uncomfortable. They just felt that if it wasn't for their own actions, this matter would not have happened to her, so they apologized endlessly and felt that they had treated her badly.

Therefore, both of them prepared a lot of things by coincidence, and sent them to them.Princess Yuxuan naturally did not dare to show her face, but quietly asked Chu Xuanzhao to send it along.

Chu Xuanzhao was still not at ease, and sent two skilled personal guards in the mansion to watch the princess quietly along the way. If there was any danger, he would definitely help Tuojia envoys to protect the princess, and he would definitely see the princess arrive safely at Tuojia with his own eyes. Kadu City can come back.

Later facts proved how important his approach was, but what made him regret was why he didn't send a few more people at that time?

Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing people's hearts, it's also strange. Gergis gave people the impression that he was too harmless.He sent people with the intention of helping in times of crisis, but he never thought about what to do with the Tuojia mission with hundreds of people.

Of course, these are all things for the time being.

At least, the current people are still ignorant of everything, and are preparing for the feast to send off Tuojia envoy and Princess Jiazhen tomorrow.

Chu Xuanqing hadn't been out for a few days, and it was said that she was suffering from the loss of her younger sister. As for how much of it was true and how much of it was fake, it's hard to say.

At Nuo Da's state banquet, only one prince, Chu Xuanzhao, presided over the overall situation.

As for Chu Xuanxin, Emperor Yuan still ignored him as before.

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When Chu Xuanzhao came back from the palace, it was already the beginning of the shift. As soon as Mo, who was at the gate of the mansion, saw him coming back, he hurried forward a few steps, and put a thick black brocade robe embroidered with clouds and cranes in silver thread on him. On the body, "It's autumn now, and the dew is getting heavier. The prince needs to wear more at night."

"I asked you to make the cloak?"

"It was taken back at dusk today." Chu Xuanzhao had already asked about it once before, but Mo Yi went to ask at that time, and it would take two days to complete the work.

"I won't go in, you go and get it, I'll go to Yazhuxuan." Chu Xuanzhao waved his hand.

"My lord, it's all over now. Maybe Mr. Mo Yuan has rested. I'm afraid it's not good for you to disturb me?"

"At this hour, he still can't sleep. Besides, I haven't had time to go there today. Go and get it, after you finish dawdling, maybe it will be the second watch." Chu Xuanzhao stretched out his hand and pushed him.

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When Chu Xuanzhao arrived at Yazhuxuan, he saw that Shen Qingjun's study room was still lit with candlelight.

The candlelight flickered, and the figure sprinkled on the window paper, swaying and swaying, until Chu Xuanzhao's heart itched, he couldn't help but stop, staring at the window shadow a little lost in thought.

"Come in." The clear voice pierced the silent night through the window paper.

Chu Xuanzhao regained his senses, walked to the door, knocked symbolically, and then pushed the door open, "Are you still asleep?"

"Ah."

"Why are Zhu Qing and Biyuan always absent recently?" On the half-person-high four-eared bronze Feiyan candlestick, there was a dark red candle as thick as a baby's forearm. Chu Xuanzhao walked to the side of the platform and picked up the candle scissors Twisted the wick.

"I told them that if they are free, they don't have to run back and forth, which is inconvenient."

"Oh." Chu Xuanzhao looked calm, but his heart was full of joy.That's fine, it's really "inconvenient" for them to be here.

Chu Xuanzhao walked up to him, unfolded the cloak in his hand, and draped it over his shoulders, "What are you writing? The candlelight is dim at night, so don't hurt your eyes."

Shen Qingjun put down the pen, gathered up the paper, "It's nothing, just doodling."

"Oh." Chu Xuanzhao didn't intend to ask an answer, but just wanted to find something to say to ease the tension of dressing him in this silent atmosphere.

Chu Xuanzhao stretched his hand around his neck, wanting to tie the embroidered belt around his neck, Shen Qingjun noticed it, raised his hand to fasten the belt, raised his head and smiled, "Thank you."

He knew that a lot of thought was put into this cloak. The collar and piping were made of black purple fox fur, and the body was made of the same color pinched silk satin. Just take it indifferently.

"It's cold, you, body, you have to remember to put on more clothes so you don't catch the cold. It's okay if you really don't remember, anyway, I come every day..."

"I know."

"Look, in fact, purple is quite good for you, it's very pretty." Chu Xuanzhao stretched out his hand and gestured him from top to bottom.

Shen Qingjun subconsciously glanced at the brand new set of cold mountain purple jade teapots and cups on the table, and then looked down at the dark purple cloak on his body.

Finally, his eyes fell on Chu Xuanzhao.

Chu Xuanzhao wore a black robe with silver thread, cloud and crane dark pattern.

"Actually, you like black, right?" Remembering that he had worn black clothes several times before, Shen Qingjun seemed to understand.

Wearing a crimson purple robe all day long is just because it is the regulation of the rank of prince.

"Well, I do like black."

"Then I'll wait for the day you put on the black robe." Shen Qingjun pointed out.

Emperor Dayuan's regulation is the dragon robe embroidered with gold thread on the black bottom.

"Sooner or later." Chu Xuanzhao was sure.