He has not lived enough

It took a quarter of an hour for the room to quiet down. After a while, the guards carried a bloody tiger out of the room. It was dead...

It took a quarter of an hour for the room to quiet down, and after a while, the guards carried a bloody tiger out of the room, and the dead ones could not die again.

Naturally, other people living in the palace heard such a big commotion, and they all came out to wait and see, but they were all strictly ordered by Shen He's subordinates not to go out at will, and they searched and inquired everywhere, and some sharp-eyed people had already caught a glimpse of the hurriedly rushing through the window. Bai Qingyu and four or five imperial physicians who came were sweating profusely.

The direction they went was the emperor's bedroom.

Overnight, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense to the extreme.

Finally, at noon on the second day, the clan and courtiers were finally allowed to go out, but the emperor did not show up for a long time.

The explanation given by Bai Qingyu and Shen He was that the white tiger escaped from the cage last night and wandered around the palace. His Majesty was frightened when he heard the movement, so he is recuperating in the palace now.

Naturally, this statement was not convincing to everyone, especially after Princess Changrong, who presented the white tiger, was taken away and placed under house arrest, it caused a lot of speculation, but at that time it was still discussed in private.

However, the emperor still didn't show up when he drove back to the palace one day later. Only people said that they saw the servants carrying a man into the car.

As for whether this person is the emperor, or what the emperor's condition is, it is not known.

Within a day or two, various rumors were rampant, and one of the rumors gradually spread in the capital.

That is, the emperor was bitten to death by a white tiger in the palace, and now Bai Qingyu and Shen He kept the matter a secret, wanting to seize the opportunity to usurp the throne.

Most people didn't believe such horrific rumors at first, but since the emperor drove back to Beijing, no one had seen him, and the Zichen Palace was even guarded by Shen He.

The atmosphere in Beijing gradually became subtle.

half a month later.

In the early morning of the second day, the emperor still did not show up.

Just after Bai Qingyu finished saying "If there is nothing to do, we will leave" as usual, a man in his 40s came out more and more.

"Lord Bai, Your Majesty has not been to the morning court for half a month. Dare I ask you why?"

This person is Li Zhiyin, who has been a man with his tail between his legs since he was reprimanded by Zhao Yu for the case of King Ning's Mansion, and today he is trembling again.

"Isn't it common for His Majesty not to go to court for ten days and half a month? Did Li Xueshi know about it today?" Bai Qingyu replied unhurriedly, choking Li Zhiyin.

Quickly reorganizing the language, Li Zhiyin bit the bullet and continued: "Although this is the case, this time is different from before... Now there are rumors inside and outside the palace. If Master Bai doesn't give an explanation, I'm afraid I won't be able to convince everyone!"

"Explain? Convince?" Bai Qingyu smiled lightly, but his words cooled down: "Xueshi Li made it clear, what kind of explanation do you want, and whose audience do you want to convince?"

The overwhelming aura came from Bai Qingyu, and Li Zhiyin stuttered. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still timid when faced with the questioning of the prime minister who was more than ten years younger than him, and he couldn't help feeling guilty. Dodge each other's eyes.

When the scene was at a stalemate, another person came out slowly from the palace door, panting and said in a rough voice: "Naturally, it's about your majesty's life and death, and it's for the family and relatives of all civil and military officials."

Bai Qingyu looked at that person, Wei Guogong Liu Hao.

When the Taizu founded the country, he conferred four dukes, Duke Wei was one of them, and now his grandson Liu Hao of the third generation inherits the title.

Liu Hao is in his fifties this year. He often looks sickly, panting after walking a few steps, and has always kept a low profile. He has never spoken or acted out of line in the aristocratic family. Now...

Has the fox's tail finally come out?

In other words, I feel that the time is ripe and I don't want to pretend anymore.

Bai Qingyu asked with a normal expression, "What does Duke Wei mean by this?"

"If Your Majesty is okay, please come out and let the ministers see you, if something unexpected happens to Your Majesty, hehe..." Liu Hao, who has always given the impression of being sickly, smiled and said, "Then this world is also the world of the royal family. It's not yet the Bai family's and the Shen's family's turn to decide!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became extremely tense, and all the court officials looked at Bai Qingyu and Liu Hao with different expressions.

Bai Qingyu raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you know who else can sit on this supreme seat besides Your Majesty?"

Liu Hao sneered a few times: "This is what Liu wanted to ask Mr. Bai and Mr. Shen."

He then said to everyone in the hall: "Your Majesty does not know whether he is alive or dead now, but the government is controlled by the two families of Bai and Chen. You have to think about whether you want to help the tyrant to do such treasonous things, or whether you want to establish another virtuous lord to protect the orthodoxy of the Jin Dynasty." Clear!"

After all, he strode out of the hall with his head held high and upright, just looking at his back, he really looked like a loyal and unyielding minister.

"Let's retreat."

Looking at Liu Hao with an unpredictable expression, Bai Qingyu faced the uneasy officials, seeing that they all looked hesitant and wanted to ask but did not dare to ask, he added a sentence lightly: "Your Majesty is fine, my lords, please rest assured. "

After saying that, he left without further pause, noticing that he was going in the direction not of the Zhengshitang, but His Majesty's bedroom.

Who doesn't know that Bai Xiang is diligent in government affairs day and night, but recently he has been uncharacteristically guarding the emperor's bedroom.

The court officials exchanged glances with each other, but none of them spoke aloud, and retreated in twos and threes.

A faint tension and subtlety shrouded Miyagi.

As night fell, the streets gradually became less crowded, and suddenly a man rode a fast horse through the streets, heading in the direction of the imperial palace.

However, the gate of the palace was closed at this moment, and the rider was naturally stopped. He looked in anxiously, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he shouted to the gate tower: "Qi Zixuan!"

Qi Zixuan, the boss of the Qi family who was leading his subordinates to patrol the city gate, looked down and saw that the person who called him was Song Lingyu, so he quickly answered.

The aristocratic family has a complicated relationship, and the two of them also have relatives.

Asking his subordinates to open the city gate a little, Qi Zixuan asked, "Why are you here, little cousin?"

That's right, in terms of seniority, he had to call Song Lingyu cousin, but he was also convinced that Song Lingyu could win the first prize in the paper examination, and won the first place in martial arts riding and archery.

Before he had time to say more, Song Lingyu took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to him: "Give this letter to General Shen, hurry up."

Seeing his serious face, and thinking about the rumors of the past two days, Qi Zixuan faintly sensed something, nodded, accepted the letter, and went to the palace.

About two quarters of an hour later, the palace door opened again, Qi Zixuan came out and whispered: "Little cousin, General Shen and Prime Minister Bai invite you to come over."

As expected, Song Lingyu followed Qi Zixuan all the way to Zichen Palace without stopping.

As expected, Zichen Palace was heavily guarded, and this was the first time Song Lingyu came to the emperor's bedroom.

Qi Zixuan sent him to the gate of the palace and left. The person who led him in was a handsome servant. When Song Lingyu first entered, he was still full of anxiety, but when he entered the palace gate and walked a distance, this anxiety disappeared. replaced by doubt.

It was because there was no tense atmosphere as imagined inside, but there were bursts of voices coming out instead.

And when he came to the inner hall, this doubt turned into confusion.

In the inner hall sat three His Majesty, Lord Bai, and another... Your Majesty?

Seeing him go in, Zhao Yu smiled and said, "The number one scholar is here."

After confirming that His Majesty is safe and sound, Song Lingyu finally showed his first smile in many days. Although he had doubts about the other "Your Majesty", at present he was sure that the one in front of him was the deity, so he withdrew his mind and went forward to salute.

Zhao Yu personally helped him up and gave him a seat.

Song Lingyu was a little confused when she first came in, but now she has figured it out, and said, "Your Majesty and the two adults have already known about the affairs outside the palace?"

What he reported tonight was that Liu Hao had gathered a lot of family soldiers outside the palace to force the palace tomorrow morning. His father pretended to agree and asked Song Lingyu to find a way to report to the palace in private.

Zhao Yu looked at Bai Qingyu and Shen He, nodded and said, "Mr. Wei and the others can't sit still, can they? It's not in vain that I've been nesting in the palace for half a month. If they don't move, I'll be suffocated to death."

After the birthday banquet, Zhao Yu pretended to be drunk and went back. As expected, the assassin behind the scenes began to act at night.

If Ji Hongyue hadn't seen in advance that the clothes Zhao Yu wore that day had been tampered with, soaked in drugs that could induce wild beasts to be excited and frenzied, and then slept on the couch disguised as him, the white tiger would have gone up for a while. It's Zhao Yu who bites her mouth so hard.

But solving the white tiger does not mean solving the problem. With Princess Rongchang's ability, she will not and cannot think of such a strategy. Besides, the white tiger was given by her, so she is stupid to use this method to assassinate.

It is more likely to be used by someone with a heart.

Combined with the previous incident of poisonous snakes, the scheming of the assassins can be seen. If Qi is not eradicated in one fell swoop, it will be a disaster in the future.

The plan Ji Hongyue said was to disguise himself into his appearance to prevent accidents. After the Baihu incident that day, he just planned to pretend to be bitten so that his life and death were unknown, so as to attract the forces behind him.

Unexpectedly, pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud not only pulled out Liu Hao, an old fox, but also pulled out those uncertain families, which saved Zhao Yu's trouble.

"Your Majesty will be at ease without any hindrance." Song Lingyu didn't ask any further questions, feeling a bit bitter in his heart.

He was still too young and too weak to see that His Majesty was in danger but could do nothing, if it hadn't been arranged by Bai Xiang and the others in advance, even if he came to report the letter, so what.

Bai Qingyu glanced at Song Lingyu as if feeling something. Although the young man's concern and loss were restrained, he still couldn't completely hide it.

but……

Looking at His Majesty who didn't notice, Bai Qingyu pursed his lips calmly.

Although his little Majesty is sensitive, he is still as dull as ever in terms of emotions.

Sensing his gaze, Zhao Yu gave Bai Qingyu a big smile without hesitation.

Song Lingyu's expression became more gloomy, while Bai Qingyu rarely smiled back at Zhao Yu in front of people, and then said to Song Lingyu: "Although this matter is generally clear, Zhuangyuan Lang still has his heart, and I'm afraid he will be busy in the second half of the night. I'm going to rest for a while."

Song Lingyu naturally accepted the order, and left with Bai Qingyu. Before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at the other "Your Majesty". Since he came in, that person has been peeling pine nuts by himself. Although his back is turned to Song Lingyu , but it seemed that he felt his gaze, looking back keenly.

Although it was only for a moment, the sharpness released from his body was enough to prove his strength. Song Lingyu was stunned and followed Bai Qingyu out.