Rebirth of marriage

The news that Cao Laosan might be released was written on a small paper ball and sent to Prince Xiao's Mansion by a little beggar.

When the guard of Prince Xiao's Mansion received the items, he asked the little beggar who ordered him to give it to him. According to the little beggar's description, he looked like a chamberlain in the palace.

In other words, this news most likely came from the palace.

Cao Laosan committed the crime of beheading. No one except the emperor can forgive him. But will the emperor forgive him?

Gu Xiao ordered, "Go and check if anyone from the Cao family has entered the palace today, and then ask if anything happened in the palace."

When he had dinner with the emperor at noon, the emperor was still happy to pick off one of the Cao family's heads. How could he take the initiative to release Cao Laosan unless something happened?

"Could it be the Cao family or someone setting up a trap for us?" Xie Jiu pondered, "If it's not a trap, then the person who gave you the information knows very well that you want the lives of the Cao family, and this person is still in the palace."

After a pause, he thanked the wine and shook his head, "I don't rule out that someone bribed the chamberlain, or pretended to be a chamberlain."

Gu Xiao nodded, "I don't have anyone close to me in the palace. This person suddenly sent us such news to lead us to kill Cao Laosan in advance.

If the Cao family set up a trap, they could arrest us and even retract our confessions and revise the files. We would frame Cao Laosan and delay his punishment.

But it is also possible that he has a grudge against the Cao family, knew something inside in advance or heard rumors, and was worried that Cao Laosan might escape his guilt, so he used my help to get rid of him first. "

"Ah Xiao, what are you going to do?" Xie Jiu lowered his eyes and looked at the golden horned king on his wrist.

Perhaps, they could try to let Cao Laosan die in prison without doing anything themselves.

Gu Xiao also followed her line of sight and looked at the little snake sleeping soundly, and said knowingly, "Since I have put so much effort into sending the person in, how can I let him come out alive again? I will pick you up outside the city tomorrow morning." .”

He also had no intention of sparing Cao Laosan's life.

This is the time when snakes appear. Lou Qi said that the Golden Horned King can control snakes, and he will try it tomorrow.

If Cao Laosan was bitten to death by a snake in prison, he could not be blamed, nor could the Ministry of Punishment be blamed.

The two agreed that Mo Qiyi was back, "The old lady of the Cao family entered the palace and left the palace only after the palace door was locked. I heard that she brought a girl from a distant relative into the palace, and the girl was left in the queen's palace. .”

Gu Xiao and Xie Jiu looked at each other, honey trap?

The emperor had many concubines in the harem, but not too many. He was not an impatient person, otherwise he would not have stopped drafting for many years.

Moreover, he has set up defenses for the Cao family and will not easily touch the women sent by the Cao family.

With so many people in the Cao family dealing with the emperor, they should know this very well, but they still sent the girl to the palace.

Could it be that there is something special about that woman?The Cao family was convinced that she would be favored by the emperor.

But it is also possible that the Cao family used this to confuse them and actually lure them into the situation.

However, whether the message sent by Beggar was a reminder or a trap could not change their decision. Xie Jiu urged Gu Xiao to go back to rest early, and he also returned to the yard prepared for her by the Crown Princess.

After washing, Xie Jiu pricked his finger with a needle, and bright red blood beads appeared on his fingertips.

She flicked the head of the Golden Horned King with her fingers. The little snake probably smelled the smell of blood and woke up when Xie Jiu flicked it. The beads were sucked into the mouth.

Xie Jiu squeezed his fingertips, blood beads appeared again, and the Golden Horn King sucked again.

After doing this three times, it actually shook its snake head at Xie Jiu, then rubbed it on her palm, and then wrapped it around her wrist again, as if it was full of food and drink.

Xie Jiu wiped off the blood drops on her fingers with a handkerchief, and gently stroked the head of King Jinjiao with her fingertips. Lou Qi said that only after feeding for a long time can King Jinjiao become one with her mind and understand her meaning. Now, She urgently needed the help of the Golden Horn King, so she thought about feeding some more blood, hoping that it would succeed tomorrow.

After seeing King Jinjiao fall asleep again, Xie Jiu took the package left by Hongdou. There were two books inside. One was some information recorded by Song Nianru, and the other was like an ancient book, not written by Daxia, but probably written by Yun Wu. Xie Jiu couldn't understand the clan's books, so he put them away for the time being and started flipping through the book with Song Nianru's records.

Let's talk about the palace. Mrs. Cao entered the palace and wanted to see the emperor. She waited for the emperor in Fengyi Palace all afternoon, but could not see the emperor's face. She could not stay overnight in the palace as she pleased, so she had to leave the palace with dissatisfaction.

The emperor originally planned to go to the Queen's Palace after lunch, but when he heard that the old lady was coming, he postponed it until the evening. He didn't have to think hard to know that Mrs. Cao was doing it for Cao Laosan.

How could he let go of his hard-earned determination? The meeting would be embarrassing.

Hearing that Mrs. Cao had left, he walked to Fengyi Palace.

The queen has been in a bad mood since Cao Laosan was sentenced to prison. The third prince and the fourth prince arrived at Fengyi Palace after being rejected by the emperor.

One begged her to help snatch Wu Wanqing back.

One begged her to ruin the marriage between Gu Xiao and Xie Jiu.

No one cared about Cao Laosan's affairs. The queen's heart felt cold and she suppressed her anger and asked, "Don't you ever feel uncomfortable for your third uncle?"

The fourth prince had been close to the emperor since he was a child, and was influenced by the emperor in a subtle way. He didn't have much affection for the uncles in the Cao family. Instead, he muttered to the emperor, "The third uncle has been taken advantage of, and the father has to deal with it according to law." ah."

The third prince had already had a rift with the Cao family. In his opinion, if his father punished the Cao family more and suppressed their arrogance, he would not be so constrained when he ascended the throne in the future, so he agreed, "Third uncle is too courageous. Big.”

The queen was angry, but had no intention of educating her sons at this time, so she sent them away.

Not long after the two left, Mrs. Cao entered the palace again. The mother and daughter comforted and discussed with each other, and the queen was in a better mood. When the emperor arrived, she was able to greet him with a smile.

"Queen, can you blame me?" The emperor personally helped the person stand up.

It was strange, and the emperor did not need her to answer. He said since ancient times, "The Cao family has been kind to me, and my third brother has always treated me well. Even for your sake, I don't want to punish him."

But the evidence is conclusive, and even my eldest brother can't excuse him. In front of all the civil and military officials, I have to punish him. Therefore, I really can't see my mother-in-law today. You can go back to the Cao Mansion another day to comfort her for me. "

There was anger hidden in the queen's eyes, she lowered her eyes and smiled sadly, "I know your majesty's difficulties, I don't blame your majesty."

She raised her head with a gentle look on her face, "I haven't eaten yet today, so I've simmered pigeon soup under the table. Your Majesty, please take some with me, okay?"

This was not in line with the Queen's temperament. The Emperor was slightly surprised, but with a gentle look on his face, he said with concern, "What if you don't eat well? I'll help you with some."

When the soup delivery man came up, he understood everything.

But even though he understood the queen's intentions, he still looked uncontrollably at the woman who was serving the soup and serving the queen.

The hands under the sleeves were shaking slightly, and my heart was already in turmoil.

"Your Majesty, please try it." The queen personally delivered a bowl of soup to the emperor.

The emperor's thoughts were brought back, and he took it numbly, scooped up a spoon and took a sip. His heart was even more shocked. The taste of the squab soup was exactly the same.

He turned to look at the queen, "What is this?"

The queen knew what he was asking, but she pretended not to know and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has been too busy with state affairs recently. This is pigeon soup. You have forgotten what I just told you."

"Which girl is this? I have never seen her before." The emperor saw that the queen was looking down on her, so he had to ask bluntly.

The queen then seemed to understand and apologized, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I'm worried about my third brother, but I didn't understand what your majesty said. This is a relative from my mother's side. This time I returned to Beijing with my fourth brother for rationing." The boy from the third brother's family.

Growing up in a small place, I had not seen much of the world, but I was good at cooking. I spent all these days serving my mother, and she was very fond of her. I looked good and wanted to try her cooking, so I kept her in the palace. Your Majesty won't blame my concubine for staying one night, right? "

The emperor was silent for a moment and then said, "This tastes good to me, so I will stay in the palace for a few more days."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this won't work. The third brother will be executed in three days. My mother wants the third brother to see her son get married before she dies, so she will leave the palace tomorrow to get married." The queen looked embarrassed, but her refusal was clear.

The emperor looked at her deeply, put down the bowl, turned around and left Fengyi Palace.