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"Twelve, thank you."

Qi Xiao pushed open the window, and the cold wind mixed with drizzle blew into the room, making him more awake.

The twelve princesses lowered their heads, clenched their fists, held back tears and said, "Brother Ninth, I feel even more guilty when you say that.

I didn't do anything, I can't do anything, if I had told you earlier, maybe... maybe it would be different..."

"it's not your fault.

How can you know the relationship between just one or two sentences of dialogue? Even if you tell me right away, my mother will be vague and perfunctory. "

Qi Xiao knew best in his heart that although Concubine Lin was forced to be helpless, she was poisoned by herself. As long as she had the slightest desire to discuss with Qi Xiao, she would not be like this.

It's just that Qi Xiao deeply blamed himself and felt guilty. He didn't notice anything wrong with what Concubine Lin said to Tang Ling!He came to greet Concubine Lin every day, but he couldn't find any clues at all!He's the one who didn't do anything, and couldn't do anything!He is the culprit who killed his mother!

The twelve princesses couldn't hold back in the end, and covered their faces and began to weep in a low voice.

Qi Xiao walked over, patted Princess Twelve lightly on the head, and said softly: "Twelve, you sneaked here this time, Brother Ninth is very grateful..."

"Ninth Brother!" The Twelve Princess hugged Qi Xiao and cried harder, "I know Ninth Brother must be filled with grief and anger, but Ninth Brother, you must not do stupid things! Concubine Lin's only wish is to want you Safety!"

The Twelve Princess couldn't help but tell Qi Xiao everything she knew, because Concubine Lin was wronged for her strange death, but she was also afraid that Qi Xiao would want to avenge her mother. The court is still in the harem, and even the empress and the Qin family can't move him. Although Qi Xiao is a prince, he is far less favored than the sixth and seventh princes.

An enemy like Concubine Zhao is too powerful.

The twelve princesses were worried that Qi Xiao would be dazzled by hatred, so they went to hit the stone with an egg regardless.

Qi Xiao swallowed all kinds of hatred in his throat, and said after a long time: "I know, I won't.

Twelfth, you have to take care of yourself in the palace. You must not tell others what happened today, no matter how close or trusted you are. "

"I know, I haven't told anyone, and I won't tell anyone."

"It's getting late, let's go back.

I'm sorry Brother Jiu can't send you off. "

The twelve princesses wiped off the tears, tidied up a bit and then quietly sent them out by Baixi Bridge.

Qi Xiao sat for a while before walking slowly back to the mourning hall, when Baixiqiao came back, he knew that he could find Qi Xiao in the mourning hall, so he rushed to meet him: "Go back and rest.

It's getting late, I've ordered dinner to be prepared for you, you can wait in the side hall for a while. "

"Brother, I'm not hungry, so you don't have to worry about me."

"Do you think I want to control you? I owe you something in my previous life or something? When others coax you, you should be more conscious and less annoying.

Let's go and eat first. "

Baixiqiao pulled Qi Xiao but couldn't move, like a donkey.

"Do you remember what the hell I was when my dad had an accident? You are worse now than I was then."

Bai Xiqiao sighed, "Since you think something is wrong, you should take care of yourself more. Only when you calm down can you find out the truth and have a chance... Isn't it?"

Qi Xiao bowed his head, he didn't know what to do, apart from resentment and anger, there was helplessness and helplessness that weighed heavily on his back.

Since he was a child, he knew the ghostly hell within the high walls of the imperial city. After he came back, he had personally met the empress and concubine Zhao, and knew their hostility towards him. He stepped into the vortex of the court.

Qi Xiao was favored by His Majesty, secretly guarded by Tiance Battalion, so he was naturally invulnerable to all poisons.

The persimmons were soft, and Concubine Lin naturally became the target of the arrow and became Qi Xiao's "scapegoat".

Before Qi Xiao returned to Yuanjing, he never thought about getting involved in the court situation, but now it is impossible for him to avoid it, let alone avoid it.

Wanting to avenge Concubine Lin, Qi Xiao has only one road in front of him, a road of no return, and a dead end, no matter whether the final outcome is victory or defeat, it will not be what Qi Xiao likes and wants.

"Stop thinking about it."

Baixiqiao hurriedly dragged Qi Xiao back to the room to rest, Qi Xiao's appearance at the moment was a complete mess.

When Chi Yue brought Tang Ling, it was just past the time to light the lamps, and the dinner had just been prepared, and it was warming up in front of Qi Xiao, but Qi Xiao still looked half dead, and the worried Bai Xiqiao was about to lose his temper.

"Baixi Bridge."

Chi Yue called Baixiqiao outside the door and called people out.

When Baixiqiao saw Chi Yue coming back, he knew Tang Ling was coming, nodded and left with Chi Yue.

For the funeral of Concubine Lin, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been busy in the Westbound Palace all day. There are many people coming in and out, and they are all unfamiliar faces. Because of the rain, the weather is gloomy. The guards in the Westbound Palace are quite lax. The carriage guards let them go without checking at all, which was much easier than yesterday.

Tang Ling entered the room and gently closed the door, and walked to Qi Xiao's side.

But after a day of seeing each other, Qi Xiao was so emaciated that Tang Ling could hardly recognize him. He had never seen Qi Xiao look so decadent, gloomy, and in pain. He felt a sudden stabbing pain in his heart, and slowly stretched out his hand to touch Qi Xiao. gently stroked his forehead: "Qi Xiao."

Qi Xiao hugged Tang Ling tightly and held him tightly in his arms. At this moment, he had nothing but Tang Ling.

"I'm here, I'm here..." Tang Ling kissed Qi Xiao's forehead, and tears fell quietly without knowing it.

What should he do?What can I do to make Qi Xiao less painful?How can he fulfill his own promise and never give up?

"Tang Ling, I'm in pain...it hurts..." Pain when awake, pain when ignorant, pain when breathing, pain all the time, it's unbearable, and I can't get used to it.

"I know," Tang Ling kissed Qi Xiao's lips, and said softly, "I know.

Qing Lan told me, it's not your fault, Qi Xiao, it's not your fault. "

"Why not... If I hadn't come back from the beginning, if I could have refused His Majesty's will, if I had just been fooling around in Dali Temple... nothing would have happened to my mother!"

Tang Ling held up Qi Xiao's face, looked into his eyes, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and solemnly repeated: "Qi Xiao is not your fault! Even if you are willing to be a useless person all your life, even if you don't Involved in party disputes, not involved in the court affairs, not liked by His Majesty, Concubine Lin's days in the palace are like years.

You know in your heart that you shouldn't blame yourself. "

"No, that's not the case... Tang Ling, you don't understand."

Tang Ling pinched Qi Xiao's chin and forced him to look at her: "Now is not the time to blame yourself or indulge in pain.

Now that you have come back, now that you have intervened in the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs, now that you have fallen into the court situation, and now that you have no way out, you know what you should do, don't you? "

"……Yes."

Qi Xiao knows it well, but now he is not sure whether he can do it, hatred will make him dizzy, and he is afraid that he may make a wrong decision.

Qi Xiao wants to come back to investigate the matter of Bailiu, and now he is ordered to investigate the case of Luo Yu and the investigation department because he has righteous indignation, unwillingness, and ambition, but if he has hatred with Concubine Zhao and the Gongsun family Only then did he want to disturb the court and put Concubine Zhao to death. Could he still be Qi Xiao?

"Qi Xiao do what you want, and I will be by your side."

"Twelve came here just now."

Qi Xiao told Tang Ling what the twelve princesses told him, "Tang Ling, I don't know what to do.

It is not easy to avenge my mother, but it is not the most difficult. You know, Twelve told me not to do stupid things. What I thought of was not how difficult it would be to trip Concubine Zhao, but how difficult it would be if the Gongsun family lost power and the court was in chaos. , What kind of situation will Da Chen face?

Tang Ling, are you happy? "

Tang Ling sighed, gently stroking Qi Xiao's brows and forehead with her fingertips, he felt so sorry for him, Qi Xiao has been living in tension all the time, one side is muddled, the other side is clear, he refuses to admit defeat, cannot compromise, like a bird The more the bird was wrapped around the wire, the more it struggled, the more pain it endured.

If there is no struggle, it is death.

"Do what you think is right, and I'll be by your side."

Tang Ling closed her eyes and kissed Qi Xiao. He didn't care if Chen Guohui would be in chaos, he only hoped that Qi Xiao could break free from the shackles and live as he wanted.

Tang Ling's kiss was originally gentle and gentle, but Qi Xiao wanted more, greedy and crazy, like strong wine in his throat, the more he kissed, the more healed the pain.

Qi Xiao doesn't want to wake up, he's afraid of being sober, he wants to get drunk, and it's better to lose consciousness forever.

Tang Ling kissed Qi Xiao's tears away: "Qi Xiao, I'm here."

"……Um."