The days when I was imprisoned in the harem by the enemy monarch

Shang Kingdom Palace at night

"Your Majesty, the servants have checked all the corpses. Those assassins are indeed from the Kingdom of Liang, and they are all from the Kingdom of Liang. No flaws have been found." A minister reported, "This... ...I'm afraid I have to ask Mr. Pingzhang what's going on?"

Luan Yunye said: "We will discuss this matter later, you go down first."

"Yes."

After the minister stepped back, Lin Jian just slowly walked out from behind the screen.

Luan Yunye raised his head and glanced at Lin Jian, then got up from his seat and said, "Go, let's talk on the way."

Lin Jian nodded and walked forward.

It was already late at night, and there was almost no one on the road except the patrolling guards who happened to pass by.Several court ladies held palace lanterns to illuminate the road ahead, and the night in the palace was extraordinarily quiet and pleasant.

Lin Jian asked, "Does Your Majesty trust me?"

"Do you need to ask?" He took Lin Jian's hand, pressed it on his chest, and said with a smile, "Besides, if you want to kill me, just stab me here, and I won't blame you."

Lin Jian's cheeks became hot, and he said, "Your Majesty, please speak well."

"Aren't I talking to you?" Luan Yunye took Lin Jian's hand and said, "This matter is a bit tricky. It seems that not only someone from the court wants to frame you, but someone from Liang Guo can't wait to kill you. So Many people want to harm my Yue'er, so I have to take good care of Yue'er."

"Your Majesty, I actually want to say something." Lin Jian said, "I thought about it for a long time on the way back. At that time, from the accents of those assassins, I knew that they were probably related to Liang Guo. Moreover, letting Liang Guo people be assassins not only It is not easy to expose the mastermind behind the scenes, and it makes me more suspicious."

"If it wasn't... If it wasn't for His Majesty's trust, I would be completely speechless now. But although Your Majesty believes me, His Majesty's ministers don't believe it. To continue to investigate under their pressure will definitely cause His Majesty a lot of trouble. So this matter, I think Solve it yourself."

Luan Yunye asked: "How do you want to solve it?"

"I want to go back to the Kingdom of Liang." Lin Jiandao, "Your Majesty will just plan and condemn me for the time being. First, they will be quieter and won't disturb His Majesty every day, and second, they can relax their vigilance."

"When I went back, I said that I was still in prison. Anyway, His Majesty does not allow people to visit, and no one will find out. Don't worry, Your Majesty, when I come back from Liang Kingdom, everything will naturally be solved."

Luan Yunye squeezed Lin Jian's hand tightly, and said, "I don't agree."

"Your Majesty..." Lin Jian smiled and said, "I will come back, don't you believe me?"

"Liang Guo has no fewer people than Shang Guo who want to harm you." Luan Yunye said, "I don't worry about you being alone. If you must go back, I will accompany you."

"This is absolutely impossible!" Lin Jian squeezed Luan Yunye's hand tightly, and said, "Your Majesty, I will protect myself. But it is too dangerous for Your Majesty to go to Liang Kingdom, so this is absolutely impossible. Besides, if Your Majesty leaves, who will handle state affairs?"

Luan Yunye thought for a while, looked at Lin Jian and said, "Just give me a kiss, and I'll agree."

Lin Jian turned his head to the other side: "..."

"You make me worry so much." Luan Yunye said, "I don't even want to kiss you. I think it's because I don't care about me. If I really don't come back after this trip, I can't bear it."

"Your Majesty..." Lin Jian blushed and said, "Is there a problem with this logic?"

"It's so difficult for you to take the initiative once." Luan Yunye bowed his head, and gently sucked Lin Jian's face, "Okay, now I'm happy, and I promise you everything."

Lin Jian covered his face: "...Thank you, Your Majesty."

Luan Yunye said: "However, you are not in good health now, and you need someone by your side, let Su Xing accompany you."

Lin Jian nodded in agreement.

Luan Yunye asked: "When are you leaving?"

"It's better to be sooner rather than later." Lin Jiandao, "Tomorrow morning."

Half a month later, Liang Guo, Prince Ning's Mansion, night

"Mother (mother)...Pingzhang." Su Xing lay on the roof and asked in a low voice, "Isn't this your mansion? Why do we have to climb the wall in the middle of the night?"

Lin Jian explained: "Because I've been bedridden all the time, claiming to be ill."

Su Xing: "...so they don't know your identity?"

"It's a secret, not many people know about it." Lin Jian waved his hand and asked Su Xing to follow him into the yard.

After returning home, the pools and gardens are all the same [1], and after he left, the furnishings in the palace remained unchanged.

This prince's mansion was originally regulated by the prince's mansion. After Lin Muchen came to power, only the plaque at the door was changed, and there were almost no other changes.Lin Jian has lived here for many years, and when he came back suddenly, every plant and tree felt kind.

Lin Jian led Su Xing around from the backyard to the main hall, and the servants were all surprised when they saw Lin Jian.

Lin Jiandao: "Go and invite the master."

Master Zhu of Prince Ning's Mansion was originally a close confidant of the late emperor. After Lin Jian lived in the Prince's Mansion at the age of 13, the late emperor often missed him, fearing that Lin Jian would not have a useful servant around him, and because the late emperor felt that Master Zhu was capable of handling things. , and sent to Lin Jian's residence.

Because he was a member of the late emperor, everyone respected Master Zhu three points, and Lin Jian also regarded him as half an elder.

Master Zhu rushed to the main hall in a hurry, and when he saw Lin Jian, he burst into tears: "Your Highness is back, Your Highness is soooo... Your Highness has suffered a lot outside alone, right? Everyone is hungry and thin. Your Highness You won't leave this time, will you?"

Master Zhu suddenly noticed Su Xing beside Lin Jian, and asked, "Who is this?"

Lin Jiandao: "This is my friend, you send someone to prepare an upper room, let him rest."

"No." Su Xing said, "I will follow you."

"Eh... this..." Master Zhu said, "Young Master, it's getting late, and our Highness is about to rest, so you can't sleep with him. Besides, our Highness hasn't married yet at such an age. Wife and child, don't say that women don't even have a man around, how can you keep following..."

"Eh? Your Highness, is this?" Master Zhu looked at Lin Jian and then at Su Xing. Although this guy looked a little bored, he seemed to be in good shape?

"Shut up." Lin Jian said awkwardly, "Su Xing, did you hear me, get down quickly."

Su Xing looked at Lin Jian and said firmly, "No, you can't lose a single hair."

Lin Jian said helplessly, "My house is still very safe."

Su Xing: "I love sleeping on the beam."

Master Zhu: "..."

Lin Jian smiled politely and said, "Forget it, it's up to you."

As the old master of the house who has been under his influence all the year round, Master Zhu also smiled politely and asked, "Is Your Highness hungry? Would you like some supper? This old slave asked the kitchen to make it for you..."

Just as Lin Jian wanted to agree, he thought of Su Xing beside him, so he quickly shook his head: "No need, I ate too much for dinner."

This was the first time that His Royal Highness, who loved stealing food from the kitchen in the middle of the night since childhood, refused to eat supper. Master Zhu was quite surprised, and the old father sighed, "Your Highness has grown up."

Lin Jian asked: "I heard that not long ago, Prince Gong came to the mansion to look for me?"

"That's right." Hearing Lin Jian mentioning Prince Gong, Master Zhu frowned and said, "It's impossible to stop him. He has to go in and look for His Highness everywhere. If he can't find His Highness, he will say that His Majesty can't tolerate you You have killed him, and now the city is full of disturbances, and people's hearts are unstable, if you don't come back, he will probably be overthrown."

Lin Jian said with a smile: "I didn't expect Prince Gong to care about me so much. In this way, in your next post, please come to the house at noon tomorrow. Just say that I went out to seek medical treatment in private a few days ago, and now I feel better. Please invite them Come eat."

"It doesn't matter whether other people reward you or not, Prince Gong must come."

On the second day, Liang Guo Palace

In the garden, there is a deck chair under the osmanthus tree. Empress Dowager Lan is lying under the osmanthus tree for a rest, and two court ladies are kneeling aside with their legs hanging down.

"Bitch! Bitch! Don't come here!" Empress Dowager Lan, who was taking a nap, suddenly shouted, "I'm not wrong! Don't hurt my Chen'er! Bitch! I'm not wrong...No mistake! No..."

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager." The court lady at the side shouted quickly, "Did the Empress Dowager have a nightmare?"

Empress Dowager Lan was called out by the maid beside her, she suddenly opened her eyes, and looked around in a daze.

The sun was shining brightly, only a few maids and nuns were waiting on them, and the years were quiet.

Empress Dowager Lan raised her hand, wiped the cold sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief, breathed a long sigh of relief, suddenly tightened her eyes, sat up from the chair, and asked the palace servant beside her, "Chen'er What? Where is Chen'er now?"

"Go back to the Empress Dowager." The palace man replied, "Your Majesty is not in the palace now, and has gone to Prince Ning's Mansion for a banquet at noon today."

"What? Lin Hongjian?!" Empress Dowager Lan's complexion paled immediately, her brows furrowed, and she asked, "Lin Hongjian...he's not dead yet?! He's back?!"

The surrounding palace people hurriedly knelt down, not daring to make a sound.

"The son of the demon concubine who was greedy for life and afraid of death, who betrayed the clan and betrayed the country for glory in the Shang country, he came back? Hah." The Queen Mother Lan sneered, and said, "The Ai family understands, it must have committed a big mistake in the Shang country. Bao, escaped back."

"What is Liang Guo?

"What did he invite Chen'er to do? He wants to murder Chen'er?...The son of the demon concubine, he really wants to murder Chen'er!"

The surrounding palace people knelt on the ground, not daring to answer.

"Come on."

The palace man responded, "What orders does the Empress Dowager have?"

Empress Dowager Lan said: "Go quickly to King Ning's mansion and ask the emperor to return to the palace immediately. And King Ning, when the emperor leaves, immediately arrest him to see Ai's family, don't let any news out!"

"Queen Dowager." A nun behind Queen Mother Lan said, "The one who surrendered to the enemy is General Lin. Now King Ning is not charged with crimes, and it is not good to do too much. Let the courtiers and the people discuss it. In case he is cornered It’s not good for a dog to jump over the wall and bite someone in a hurry.”

"Oh, Ai's family almost forgot, he is a white lotus flower." Empress Dowager Lan sneered, and said, "Then pass the decree, let the master of his house come to see Ai's family."

Mammy asked, "What does the Queen Mother mean?"

"The Ai family is concerned about King Ning's health, but he is sympathetic to his serious illness and cannot come here, so he summoned Master Zhu of his house to inquire about his condition." Queen Mother Lan said with a smile, "But the capital is not peaceful recently, and a group of bandits have come and gone. However, who would have thought that Master Zhu was kidnapped by thieves on his way to the palace."

"The thieves couldn't ask for money from the palace, so they killed people to silence them. King Ning deeply felt that Master Zhu was left to him by the late emperor. He didn't want him to be killed by the thieves. He was so sad that he ran to the mausoleum of the late emperor and cried bitterly. The grief was too much. died of sudden illness."

"Understood? When you understand, go prepare."

Prince Ning's Mansion, night

In the study, Lin Jian looked at the pile of documents on the table, looking a little messy.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has led people away for a day, and all the evidence you want to investigate is here." Shuo Feng piled a pile of paper and cloth with writing on the table in front of Lin Jian, and said:

"This is written by the wife of Mr. Zhao, who lives in the East Gate, asking for advice from Mr. Shu. His wife is illiterate. The letter says that he didn't come home more than a month ago, and where did he work before his death?"

"Here, these are about the same situation, dozens of letters. These dozens are the people who were sent to the Shang Kingdom to assassinate, Your Highness, you are looking for."

"These rosters and files are the departments they belong to and the status of their task execution. They are basically the same. They are all people from Lanhua Pavilion under the management of the Empress Dowager. A month ago, everyone's task was written to wipe out bandits."

"And here..."

Lin Jian was a little tired just after dealing with Prince Gong and the group of people who wanted to follow Prince Gong to stir up trouble against his second brother all afternoon, and finally deterred their confusion.Seeing so many things on the table, and Shuo Feng talking so much, he couldn't help feeling a little dizzy, and asked, "Where's the master book? Tell him first, let him sort it out, and I'll come and see it in person tomorrow."

Shuo Feng immediately ordered his servants to go out to find out where Master Zhu was, and the servants came back not long after to report: "Your Highness, Master Zhu went into the palace with the car this afternoon and has not returned yet."

Lin Jian asked, "Who passed it on?"

The servant replied: "It was passed on by the Queen Mother..."

As soon as the servant finished speaking, a doorman in bunt came into the study carrying a sharpened branch and a piece of paper, knelt on the ground holding the note in both hands, and said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness, Your Highness ..."

It was the first time for the doorman to enter the study room of the palace, and when he saw Lin Jian, his speech became like a sieve, he couldn't speak a complete sentence for a long time.

Lin Jian looked at the door boy and said, "Don't be nervous, just speak slowly."

"Just, just now...a tree branch was nailed to the door..." The doorman said tremblingly, "Bring...bring this, this note."

Shuo Feng took the note and handed it to Lin Jian.

Lin Jian opened the note, only to see a line of dark red and black words written in blood on it:

"If you want to save someone, come to Jingling alone tonight, otherwise you will see the corpse."

Jingling Mausoleum is the mausoleum of the first emperor. It is in the northern outskirts of the capital, and there are few people around. At night, ghosts and gods are even more worrying.