Reborn as King again

I looked at He Wenliu kneeling in front of me, and felt very distressed. His body was thin, and kneeling there, he felt as if a gust of wind could blow him away.Although the weather is warmer now, it is still March after all, and the ground is so cold, I am afraid that his knees will not be able to bear it.Thinking about how to make him stand up and speak first.

At this moment, He Wenliu seemed to have remembered something, raised his head and said to me: "Your Majesty, I remember that you once promised me that you would help me realize whatever wish you have. Please ask the emperor to protect my second brother's life."

This is the first promise I made with He Wenliu. I really want to keep it, but it is too embarrassing for me. Since He Wenwu has been imprisoned in Dali Temple, not only the people in the court, but also the people in the capital must definitely You all know, how can I keep He Wenwu?

I was worrying, and I really didn't know how to answer him. At this time, someone spoke again. That person was not Jia Wanru, nor Xia Zhirou, but the second person sent by the Xia family, Xia Zhiyuan. Ronghua's man, he said: "Miss Concubine Wen, don't embarrass the emperor anymore. I don't know what agreement you have with the emperor, but you think about it, the matter of General He being imprisoned in Dali Temple has already caused a lot of trouble. Everyone knows that the city is full of wind and rain. The emperor loves you so much. If you beg the emperor so much, the emperor can't bear it. If the emperor agrees to you, have you ever thought about how the emperor should explain to the family of the deceased and how to explain to the people of the world? , if General He sets a precedent, princes and ministers will come to ask the emperor for mercy when they break the law in the future. Concubine Wen, please think about it for the emperor."

Xia Zhiyuan is different from Xia Zhirou's pig-headed one. He speaks very pleasantly. It won't offend me, and it makes sense when he stands up.He Wenliu knelt there and said nothing, he also seemed to think that Xia Zhiyuan's words were reasonable.

I couldn't bear to watch He Wenliu knelt there sadly, and wanted to comfort him, "Concubine Wen, you..."

"Brother Huang——" Someone interrupted me again, and I heard him before I saw him. The only one who can do this to me is my eighth brother, Li Mubing.

Sure enough, I watched Xiaoba running towards me from a long distance, and after a while, he ran up to me, didn't give me a salute, and asked pantingly: "Are you really going to kill General He?" ?”

I said: "I didn't intend to kill him, he broke the law now, I just locked him in Dali Temple, and waited for the judge of Dali Temple." I poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, wanting him to catch his breath before speaking .

Xiao Ba took the teacup, gulped down the water, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and said, "The Dali Temple Minister is a pervert. I just came back from Dali Temple, and General He was tortured in prison. They want to beat General He into a trick."

I have heard a little about how Dali Temple interrogated prisoners, but this is a rule set by our ancestors and cannot be broken. I said: "Even if this is the case, I can't intervene. If Dali Temple's investigation of He Wenwu is innocent, it is natural. will let him go."

When Xiao Ba heard this, he became anxious, "Brother Huang, I'm not a child anymore, don't lie to me, as long as I enter Dali Temple, is there still a chance of my life? Even if I survive, I only have half my life left." Then Xiao Ba started to play childish temper again: "I don't care, Brother Huang, I want you to release General He immediately."

Why is this request getting more and more excessive? Just now He Wenliu begged me to save He Wenwu's life, but now Xiao Ba, he just asked me to release He Wenwu without charge?I could only coax him: "Xiao Ba, don't do this, it will be embarrassing for the emperor. Brother, remember that you don't like the copper-yellow dagger inlaid with sapphires sent by the Turks? You asked the emperor for it before, and the emperor I am afraid that the sword will hurt you without eyes, so now the emperor will give you the dagger, so you can stop making trouble, okay?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ba became jealous, and said aggrievedly: "I wanted that dagger before to give it to General He, and now General He is going to be beheaded by you, what do I need that dagger~" I'm a little helpless, this Xiao Ba is too kind to this He Wenwu.

At this moment, Xia Zhiyuan, who was sitting by the side, looked at Xiao Ba who was throwing a temper tantrum at me, and said, "Eighth Prince, please stop making trouble, it will lose your identity, General He is just a martial artist, you..." See Xia Zhiyuan wanted to persuade Xiao Ba like he persuaded He Wenliu, but Xiao Ba was not willing to follow him, interrupted him directly, and said sharply: "Shut up! What are you, do you have a place to intervene here!" Xia Zhiyuan He has always been a humble person in the harem, so he is very popular, no one would talk to him like that, but now that he is yelled at by Xiao Ba, he turns blue and chokes the words into his throat.

Then Xiao Ba turned his head and looked at me pitifully, with tears in his eyes, "Brother Huang, General He is a good man. He saved me. He must have been wronged. Are you really not going to help me? You You obviously love me the most~" Xiao Ba started to deal with me the same way he used to deal with the queen mother, usually as long as Xiao Ba cried, the queen mother would promise him everything.Maybe Xiaoba will run to find the mother and cry after the meeting, and when the time comes, the mother will come to me again, and I will be annoyed.

At this time, Jia Wanru got up slowly, walked to Xiao Ba, took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Xiao Ba's tears, and comforted him: "Eighth Prince, please don't cry, in fact, this palace also thinks that General He is innocent, but everything needs to be done." Bring the evidence. Instead of wasting your time with the emperor, you might as well find evidence to rehabilitate the general, and when you present the evidence in front of the emperor, it will be difficult for the emperor not to let him go."

Xiaobajing Jia Wanru felt that it made sense, so he stopped crying. He pulled He Wenliu, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "Concubine Wen, let's go. It's useless to beg the emperor, let's go and find him." Evidence!" Then he pulled He Wenliu up, turned around and left, and said as he walked, "Brother Huang is a cold-blooded person, let's never talk to him again."

Xiao Ba was playing with his temper and said such naive words, which really made me dumbfounded.It's fine for him to take He Wenliu away like this, but I can't bear to see He Wenliu kneeling on the ground begging me.He Wenliu was grabbed by Xiao Ba's sleeve and turned to look at me. I motioned to him to let him leave with Xiao Ba.

In the next few days, my ears finally became clearer. Xiao Ba went out early and returned late every day, just to find evidence for He Wenwu. I was afraid that something might happen to him on the way, so I sent two guards to follow him quietly to protect him. his safety.

He Wenliu is still staying in Qingluan Hall, he knows my difficulties, so he doesn't mention He Wenwu anymore, but I can see from his eyes that he is preoccupied.At night, I hugged He Wenliu and fell asleep as usual. After a while, I heard He Wenliu's slight breathing. I raised my head, kissed his forehead, and said softly: "Concubine Wen, I assure you, your second brother It will be all right."

The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for He Wenwu to be interrogated in Dali Temple tomorrow. I went to the imperial study room to review the memorials as usual, and when it was almost noon, the queen mother suddenly ran into the imperial study room to see me.

The queen mother's eyes were a little red, and at a glance, I knew that Xiaoba was angry. I joked: "What's wrong with the queen mother, did the sand blow into the eyes?" You, indulge Xiaoba to find any evidence, these days, you haven't found anything, this morning Xiaoba didn't come out for breakfast, just stayed in the dormitory and threw things, your brother didn't go to comfort him."

I said: "Mother, the minister can't comfort him, his request is too much." When the mother heard it, she was not happy, "Xiao Ba is your younger brother, why can't you agree to him if you ask too much?"

The mother and queen are both 50 years old, how can they live younger and younger, and play childish temper with me, so I had to settle down and say: "Xiao Ba wants me to release his savior He Wenwu without charge. Mother, Xiao Ba It’s fine if you’re ignorant, don’t follow me blindly, then He Wenwu is locked up in Dali Temple now.”

The queen mother felt a little guilty when I said this, "Then go and persuade Xiao Ba, it's not a big deal to just stay in the dormitory and throw things." I had to agree to the queen mother to go to the Compassion Ning Palace to see Xiao Ba.

When I entered Xiaoba's dormitory, it really can only be described as a mess. He smashed all the treasures he found from the Internal Service Bureau before, such as white porcelain vases from Yunnan, and white jade statues of Avalokitesvara. , I feel distressed looking at it.

I sat by his bed, he was lying on the bed, his head covered in the brocade quilt, I called him: "Little Ba."

"..." He ignored me.

So I continued: "He Wenwu will be interrogated by Dali Temple tomorrow, and there is not much time left, why don't you look for evidence?"

"Evidence?" Xiao Ba turned over and sat up, his voice choked with sobs: "I have searched all over, but there is no evidence in favor of General He. Everyone on the street saw General He being splashed with water by Mrs. The jade pendant next to him when he died was also General He's. On the night of the incident, the servants of the He Mansion went to bed early. No one can prove that General He stayed in the dormitory to sleep all night. Is there anything that hasn't been investigated?"

I stroked Xiaoba's somewhat messy hair, and said with a smile: "Then have you investigated the background of the deceased Wang?" Xiaoba was puzzled: "She is a dead person, what else is there to investigate?"

I said: "Anyway, you have investigated everything that should be investigated. Since there are no results, why don't you start with the dead? Maybe there will be some unexpected discoveries."

As soon as Xiao Ba heard it, he also felt that what I said was reasonable, so he jumped off the bed, put on his coat, and ran outside. After a while, I heard the voice of my mother: "My little ancestor, what are you doing again? Where are you going?" "I'm going to look for evidence that can prove General He's innocence~"

Xiao Ba became radiant again. I have successfully completed the task my mother gave me. I stretched myself. It seems that tomorrow Dali Temple will try He Wenwu's case, and there will be a good show.