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The entire imperial hospital almost rushed to the Anshou Palace.

The Anshou Palace was filled with the screams of Feng Yiyi who couldn't care about anything, and Wen Po held Feng Yiyi's hand with sweat on her face, telling her to stop shouting and save her energy.Feng Yiyi was in so much pain that he scratched Granny Wen's face with one claw.Wenpo groaned, and there were three bloodstains on her face.

Awan threw Rebu back, looked down, and shouted: "There's a lot of blood! There's a lot of blood!"

Wen Po closed one eye and could hardly press Feng Yiyi, and said angrily to A Wan: "What are you calling! Get out! Find me some court ladies with quick hands and feet! Tell the imperial doctor that the queen has no strength, Tell them to prescribe birth control medicine quickly!"

A Wan replied, still wiping the blood in a hurry.

Wen Po wanted to kick her out: "Hurry up!"

A Wan scrambled and ran out, she really didn't have any experience in delivering babies, and she hadn't even been in the palace for a few years, and suddenly she was asked to serve the queen, and she felt sorry for herself for a while.Everyone knows that the emperor is getting weaker and uncertain when he will fall, and who is the owner of this forbidden garden is still unknown. Everyone is unwilling to go to the queen's side, so they have to push her here who has no power and power.Now that this kind of thing happened again, Awan could only blame herself for her bad luck.

Li Ju ran wildly in the Forbidden Garden, and the Huben Army opened the way for him. The little yellow gate behind him was still struggling to hold the canopy, running out of breath, and couldn't keep up with Li Ju's speed no matter what.

Li Ju ran to the front of Anshou Palace, and the two maids saluted immediately when they saw him.He pushed the two of them aside, rushed in, dragged the imperial doctor at the door and asked, "How is the queen? Is there anything wrong! Where is the widow's prince!"

The expressions of several old imperial doctors were not good, Li Ju saw their hesitation and hesitation, his heart beat wildly, and he vented all the anger that had just been calculated on them, pulling and pulling, and directly sent the imperial doctor who was over [-] years old. The doctor fell to the ground: "Say it! What happened to the widow's queen! Hand over the widow's prince!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Even if he was pulled down, the old imperial doctor who had experienced three dynasties was still very calm, and even if his clothes were disheveled, his voice did not contain any waves, and he fell on the ground and said, "The queen is bleeding prematurely. After taking the medicine, she is fine. She just slept. Your Majesty, as for the failure to keep the princes and ministers, please forgive me."

When he took over the stillbirth from Mrs. Wen, the old imperial doctor knew that he would pay for the life of the prince who failed to open his eyes to see the world.There is nothing to struggle, he has to take this risk when he eats this bowl of rice, and being with a king is like a tiger, he admits it.

Wenpo, maidservants, and the people from the imperial hospital all knelt here and waited for the emperor to punish them.Li Judao: "Bring... the emperor, I want to see him."

Wen Po handed him the dead baby wrapped in silk, and hurriedly knelt back.

Li Ju looked at the ugly baby, it was like a little monster, not like the queen or him.

"It's a little princess." Wen Po said softly.

Li Ju shook his body, his eyes darkened.It's ridiculous, who is teasing him?

The two little Huangmen hurried up to support him: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body."

"Dragon body, dragon body? The widow is a real dragon? Is it the son of destiny? If so, why can't even the emperor be saved? Huh?" Li Ju kicked the small yellow door on the left with one foot, and roared, "You said Ah! Who is the widow! Who is it!"

Anger, anxiety, frustration... Li Ju, who had been suppressed for too long, was ruthlessly thrown into the abyss on the verge of ecstasy about to succeed.Feng Kun couldn't keep it, and Huang'er was gone.Who else?Who else is he?Li Yanyi's good sister, the good sister who coveted his country, now that I think about it, the spit of blood at the gate of Runing City, and the crazy curses are simply a trap, the purpose is to paralyze him, make him think that the victory is in his hands Make hasty decisions and fall into the trap.

Li Ju lay on the ground crying bitterly.

At this moment, he is not the emperor, but a loser who has been beaten to pieces, a coward who cannot keep important people.

Wen Po and the imperial doctors knelt on the ground and looked at each other. Huben Jun and Xiao Huangmen were also hesitant, persuading or not persuading, not knowing what to do.

Li Ju understands that they are afraid, and they are even more hypocritical.Even if I really came to say a few words of comfort, it was not from the bottom of my heart.Just because he is the Son of Heaven, he still holds power in his hand!

Is there any more?Maybe even the last bit of poor right is gone.

Who else?no more, no more...

With one hand resting on Li Ju's back, the other firmly held his arm.Without any persuasion, I just want to pull him up.

"Your Majesty is the Holy King. Press down on the mountains and rivers, and see the sun and the moon in the bright sky. Don't kneel down."

Li Ju turned his head with tears all over his face, his well-combed beard was covered with snot, and a man's face was reflected in his red and swollen eyes.This man was wearing silver light armor, and his body was still steaming. The hot palm of his hand was attached to Li Ju's arm through his shirt.

"Thank you... Xie Zhongcheng?"

After Xie Fuchen lifted Li up, he prostrated himself on the ground: "The old minister is late, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Li Ju looked at the bloody mouth on Xie Fuchen's back, the blood had already dried up.Xie Fuchen has always groomed himself meticulously, now that his face is unkempt and his face is covered with messy beard, he wears stars and wears stars regardless of his serious injuries, just to be able to return to Li Ju's side earlier.

Li Ju took a deep breath to regain his normalcy, and raised his hand towards Huangmen.Seeing this, Xiao Huangmen immediately took off the handkerchief and handed it over.

Wiping off the snot and tears all at once, he straightened the loose crown by himself, as if it wasn't him who was crying bitterly just now.

"I have been waiting for Zhong Cheng for a long time. Come, Zhong Cheng will follow me to the imperial study to discuss important matters."

"Yes."

Xie Fuchen stood up, Li Ju strode away, the old imperial doctor hesitated to speak, just as the words came to his lips, Xie Fuchen turned his head, and said calmly: "Put these people who are not good at protecting the Lord into imperial prison and wait for the trial."

The Huben army said in unison: "Here!" They stepped forward and picked them up, Wen Po and A Wan cried and begged for mercy, Xie Fuchen turned a deaf ear and followed Li Ju to the imperial study.

After Li Ju entered the room, he told Xie Fuchen everything that happened in the past few days.

"Now Feng Kun is hard to protect. The crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason is completely different from embezzlement of public funds. It is the widow's carelessness. I didn't expect Li Yanyi and Wei Lun to dig such a big trap for the widow to jump into."

"Your Majesty is too hasty, why don't you wait for the old minister to come back before thinking about countermeasures."

"Isn't the widow in a hurry? Li Yanyi yelled at the city gate, and Wei Lun's co-leader, Sun Yao, Lin Quan, and the others would definitely put pressure on the widow. I wanted to be one step ahead of them, but I didn't expect..." Li Ju slammed his fist hard on the On the wall, he turned his head and asked Xie Fuchen eagerly, "Xie Zhongcheng, what should we do now? Is everything a foregone conclusion and there is no way to recover?"

"No." Xie Fuchen's simple word reassured Li Ju, and his hanging heart immediately returned to its original position.From Xie Fuchen, he felt the same calm aura as Wei Lun and Lin Quan.Deep, steady and reliable.

There was hope, and maybe he still had hope.

Xie Fuchen explained the next strategy to Li Ju one by one, and Li Ju sat on the chair for a long time after listening.

Xie Fuchen is a man of God.

His strategy is far above that of Wei Lun and Lin Quan. He has already seen through all the thoughts of Li Yanyi's party. No, Li Ju looked at this terrible man—he even planned all the mistakes that the young emperor might make. inside.

Xie Fuchen's silence contained the power to support the sky with one hand, Li Ju might not believe it if it were someone else, but Xie Fuchen, Thaksik believed it.

"Xie Zhongcheng, fortunately I still have you, fortunately Da Yu still has you..." Li Ju held Xie Fuchen's hand, tears falling uncontrollably.

Xie Fuchen said: "It is the responsibility of the ministers to help the country. Xie's family has been living in wealth for generations, and they are by no means a rat dog following the power of others."

"What does the widow need to do now?"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to do anything else. You just need to help the Queen to take good care of her body so that she can conceive a prince soon."

Thinking of Feng Yiyi, Li Ju's heart felt like being pricked by a needle.He is an emperor, but he can't even protect his own women and children. He... Li Ju closed his eyes and forced himself not to think about it.

Everything is at Xie Zhongcheng's discretion.

In the past, the voice of plotting in the front hall was always very small, and it could not be heard at all if you stood ten steps away.But there seemed to be some happy event today, when Zhen Wenjun was standing far away, he heard Li Yanyi's unscrupulous laughter coming from inside.

Li Yanyi suddenly started to cough with a smile, the wound on her waist was almost healed, but after being tossed and torn by herself, she bent down in pain, but her smile was hard to fade.

"This time was so much fun, it's a pity that I didn't see his surprised and frustrated face on the spot!" Li Yanyi toasted to Wei Lun's direction, "It's really a blessing for me to have all the virtuous ministers to help me. Come, This cup is respectful to all of you!"

Zhen Wenjun pretended to sweep the floor and slowly approached the front hall, wanting to hear what they were talking about.A Zhu who was passing by patted her on the shoulder: "Why doesn't Mrs. Wen Jun go in when she is outside?"

She wanted to go in, but since Li Yanyi let her in the first day when she came, and gave her a small seat in the corner to listen in, he never paid any attention to her.She can't help but invite herself in.

Zhen Wenjun didn't feel embarrassed to say it directly, but Ah Zhu saw through her thoughts and persuaded her: "Your Highness doesn't care too much about clothes and food, and it is impossible for thousands of counselors to think about them all. His Highness trusts you to enter this Huaichen Mansion." If Mrs. Wen Jun has a good strategy, she must volunteer." Azhu smiled inscrutably, and pointed to the sky, "If you want to make achievements, you have to fight."

Contention?

Zhen Wenjun was a little excited by A Zhu's words.Indeed, it is the rarest opportunity for women in the world to see the eldest princess seize power again in a world of great contention.Thinking of the female counselor in the front hall, Zhen Wenjun's heart ignited a flame - Li Yanyi was her best chance.If she can gain Li Yanyi's trust and reuse, and become the first female emperor in history when she ascends the throne in the future, can she also be a high-ranking official?What will happen to Wei Tingxu then?Wei Tingxu may have married the grandson Wu and had a child, it's very good.

Aunt Azhu's persuasion reassured Zhen Wenjun. When she walked to the door, the Huben soldiers had already recorded her appearance and knew that she was a benefactor of the Wei family. They didn't seem to want to stop her.Zhen Wenjun took a deep breath and gently pushed open the door.

Li Yanyi was sitting in front of the table in the middle and raised his wine glass to respect you, when he saw Zhen Wenjun's frightened face from the crack of the door, he stopped his movements, straightened his neck and looked at her:

"Sister Wenjun, come in."

Only then did Zhen Wenjun boldly push the door open.

"There have been too many things recently, and I have forgotten my sister. But I am using all the medicines my sister gave me, and my injury has healed a lot. This is all thanks to my sister. Come, sister, I respect you."

Li Yanyi is like a toast with the pride of the world. He really doesn't look like a long princess who grew up in the deep palace, but like a ranger who indulges in the world.When Zhen Wenjun drank with her, he thought of Ah Xin who was in the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, probably because of the influence of Ah Xin, he was bold and not coy.

After drinking, Li Yanyi asked someone to join the case, and Zhen Wenjun still sat in the corner and listened to their conversation.

A horse-drawn carriage ignoring the curfew was driving in Luoyi Lane in Runing City, and the clattering of horseshoes echoed through the long and narrow lanes.The carriages and carriages don't look conspicuous, and the decorations are ordinary and dark in color, but the groom is extraordinary, his eyes are like eagles, his eyes are like lightning, and the evil spirit emanating from his body can be seen at a glance as his hands have been stained with blood, which makes people dare not look straight at.

The carriage stopped at the end of Luoyi Lane, and a rusty iron gate blocked the way.The iron door was tightly locked with thick iron chains, and inside stood two pitch-black fierce dogs.The fierce dog smelled the living person and the breath and barked at the comer, baring its fangs and spitting all over the place.

It's cold and cold all the year round, and no one dares to approach it. It's a frightening prison for criminals.

Unlike the Runing Prison, which specializes in detaining hooligans and desperadoes, all those who can be imprisoned here are important officials of the imperial court.Once entering this iron door, it is very difficult to come out completely.For the courtiers, this iron gate is the boundary between the world and the underworld, and once they enter the imperial prison, they must be prepared to die.

Hong Ai, the former Guangluqing and governor of Suichuan, was imprisoned here.

As soon as the coachman stopped the carriage, the two wardens who were guarding the night at the gate of the imperial prison were attracted by the barking of dogs, drew their knives, stepped forward and shouted, "Who dares to break into the imperial prison at night!"

"It's me." The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old came out from inside. The blue cloth he was wearing was as simple as the carriage, with a refined and gentle demeanor. Hide your handsome face.He lightly raised his hand to salute the prison guards: "I'm bothering you in the middle of the night, please make it easier for you two."

As he spoke, he loosened his fingers, and a talisman with the word "Li" slipped out of his palm, hanging right in front of the eyes of the two prison guards.The groom unfolded a pair of paperwork, which was a visit application, with Guan Xun's official seal on it.

The token of the Son of Heaven and the mark of Guan Xun were in front of them, and the prison guards also saw each other's face clearly, so they tied the fierce dog aside and opened the iron gate.

Li Yanyi and others were talking about the torrential rain in the south, and Zhen Wenjun couldn't find anything to talk about throughout the whole process, but this time it was not empty. When the crowd dispersed, a Confucian scholar stopped Zhen Wenjun.

"Miss Zhen, do you remember me?"

This white-faced Confucian scholar seems to have just passed the age of weak crown and will start to grow a beard, but he has already grown very tall, a full head taller than Zhen Wenjun.This person is indeed much rougher than a beautiful young man like Changsun Wu, but he has a tougher air than ordinary Confucian students.

According to what the other party said, it seemed that the two had met before, but Zhen Wenjun didn't remember it at all.With Zhen Wenjun's good memory, he could forget it. It seems that the side they met probably belonged to a casual glance in the vast crowd.

Zhen Wenjun said truthfully, "I don't remember."

The Confucian scholar bent his eyes and said with a smile: "Xiaosheng has long guessed that the little lady would not remember. The banquet that Yewei Situ specially organized for the little lady, Xiaosheng was also there. Xiaosheng and the little lady have said a few words, and the little lady probably is. forget."

I forgot.Zhen Wenjun kept a smile on his face and asked him to continue.

"But Xiaosheng couldn't forget the little lady. The little lady sang "The New Wedding Dress" very heartbreakingly, and Xiaosheng was immediately conquered by the singing of the little lady. Xiaosheng had never seen such a warm and understanding person like the little lady. .”

Zhen Wenjun couldn't believe his ears—don't be a fool!

"Xiaosheng's surname is Lin and his name is Yue, and he is the nephew of Da Sinong Linquan. Can I...can I call you Wenjun's sister?" Lin Yue asked shyly with a blush on his face.

In the depths of the cell, there was the sound of iron chains being dragged on the ground, clanging from far to near.Xie Fuchen turned around when the voice reached the door of the cell, and met Hong Yuan who had just been brought in. He raised his hand and waved the two prison guards who were holding Hong Yuan back.

"Xie Zhongcheng." Hong Yuan knelt down and saluted Xie Fuchen.

Xie Fuchen helped him up and said: "Yuan Bing doesn't have to be like this, I'm here tonight to discuss something with you."

Seeing Xie Fuchen, Hong Yuan couldn't help but his eyes flushed, he had never suffered such a crime in his life, the prison uniform he wore in this prison was only a thin layer of coarse cloth, and he only ate corn and soup, Guan Xun treated him He was merciless, and all kinds of punishments were imposed on him, so that there was nothing intact in his body. His ten fingers were pinched and disabled, and he might no longer be able to hold a pen in the future.What made him even more unbearable was the crime charged by the Ting Wei Department.He has been in prison for almost two months, not to mention communicating with the outside world, even his uncle Feng Kun has never shown his face.At the beginning, his uncle had sent someone to secretly tell him that he would never plead guilty, as long as he held on, he would be rescued.But no one came to visit him for so many days, how could Hong Ai not feel panic.Today I finally saw someone I knew, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, I held Xie Fuchen's arm tightly and said:

"But my uncle entrusted Zhong Cheng to come here? I wonder how my wife and daughter are? Is there someone to take care of them? I know it is inconvenient for my uncle to meet me at this time, please Zhong Cheng tell my uncle that Hong Yuan has never filled his own pocket by greedy for money for disaster relief! Not to mention collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country! This matter must be framed by someone, it is the daughter of the Wei family! I am afraid it is because of the Suichuan county dispute! Zhongcheng quickly think of a way for me, and I can’t let me die unjustly in prison ah!"

Xie Fuchen comforted him: "Yuan Bing, don't be in a hurry, Ling Ai and his wife have been taken back to the mansion by your father to take good care of them."

Hearing that his wife and daughter are safe, Hong Ai's heart sank a little, and he heard Xie Fuchen continue: "This time I actually have something to discuss with Yuan Bing. Or rather, I have a request for you." Saying that, Xie Fuchen bowed his hands to Hong Ai and bowed deeply.

Hong Ai unconsciously let go of Xie Fuchen's hand, he took a few steps back and said slowly: "I'm a prisoner who doesn't know the future, what else can I do for Zhongcheng?"

Xie Fuchen said: "This matter, Xie is also very difficult to talk about. Even if others don't know the grievance of Yuan Bing, I know it well. I only hate the culprit for being cunning, and for corroborating the evidence of the embezzlement of disaster relief funds. Your Majesty originally wanted to deal with you After a while, let the Tingwei Office release the people. The matter was about to come to light, but they planted a letter of collusion with the enemy. This time, Li Yanyi is determined to use you as a cut-off to cut off your uncle, General Feng. The future of the Son of Heaven will be one-armed! Yuan Ting, it is extremely difficult for you to prove your innocence. Every word in those letters refers to your uncle, falsely accusing Feng Guozhang as a traitor behind the scenes Black Hand! Now His Majesty has withstood all the pressure to prevent you from being directly sentenced by the Ting Wei Department, but I guess His Majesty will not last for a few days."

Hong Yuan was silent for a while, looked at Xie Fuchen calmly and said, "What Zhong Cheng means is that I want to take all the responsibility for my crimes?"

Xie Fuchen said: "I have to ask Yuan Bing to put the overall situation first and sacrifice the ego in exchange for the lives of the whole clan and the future of Emperor Da Yu."

Hong Ai knew that Xie Fuchen came today to take his own life, but it was very hard to accept what he said.Does uncle think so too?To exchange his own life for the Hussar General's mansion to be full?In exchange for the stability of the throne of the emperor?But what about the lives of his wife, daughter, parents, and the Hong clan?Whether it is corruption or collaborating with the enemy, it is a capital crime to exterminate the whole family!

Hong Ai's chest heaved violently, as if the anger in his heart was about to burst out: "You know, Zhongcheng, once I plead guilty, my reputation will be ruined. What kind of disaster will my wife, daughter, parents, and the Hong family face?! Could it be that I Can he be spared if he pleads guilty to my uncle? He is my own uncle! Besides, why do I have to plead guilty if I haven’t done it?! Is there no kingly law in the world?”

Xie Fuchen said: "I'm afraid that under the torture, there will be no time for justice. Besides, the other party came prepared, and all the evidences are fully prepared. Yuan Bing, now you have no chance of recovering. If you can take the overall situation as the Heavy, I can assure you that your wife, daughter, parents, and the Hong family will all be spared. Today, Yuan Bing, you died unjustly in prison, but when His Majesty can really control the court in the future, it will be you Yuan Bing The day when the injustice is rehabilitated! Otherwise, more people will die in front of us, naturally including the Hong family. At that time, the Feng family will also suffer, and Da Yu will fall into the hands of thieves, what will happen to the common people?"

Hong Ai's face was ashen: "Is there really no hope?"

"As long as there is a glimmer of life, Xie will never dare to hide it."

Hong Ai looked at him with tears in his eyes: "Did my uncle make the same decision?"

Xie Fuchen didn't speak.

Hong Ai suddenly laughed, her disheveled hair trembled, and the shrill laughter echoed in the prison for a long time.

……

Zhen Wenjun has received many letters recently, one of which caught her attention.This letter is from Bujie, and the sign on which it was sent reads "Dongchun".

Bujie actually went to Dongchun.

At the beginning, she asked Bu Jie to help her investigate the whereabouts of her mother. Although she did not explain the details of her relationship with Xie's family, nor did she mention the matter of ambushing Wei Tingxu, she only provided Bu Jie with some possible locations and described it to him verbally. His grandmother's appearance made him find someone to help after he was busy with spring plowing.

Counting the days, the spring plowing was indeed over, and Bu Jie wrote in his letter that Nanya had been raining continuously since early spring, causing mudslides, and many villages at the foot of the mountain were buried by mudslides.If it weren't for the canal dug by the imperial court to divert the water to the north, there might be even greater disasters in Nanya this time.However, in recent days, the heavy rain has gradually shifted to the north, and the north of Dayu, which has been drought for a long time, may usher in an opportunity for the improvement of the disaster situation.And it has been more than two months since he set off from Nanya. From Nanya to the northwest, he passed through Jingji County, Pingcang County and Dongchun County all the way. He searched every possible corner, but he couldn't find any trace of the Xiao family.After he finishes investigating Suichuan, he will come to Runing to meet her and continue his investigation in Runing City.

Bu Jie has always had a clear way of doing things. He can bluntly say that he "searched every corner". Zhen Wenjun believes that the possibility of his mother being in these counties is very low.It is said that Xie Fuchen went to the north, could he still bring Aunt to the north?Impossible, even Li Yanyi didn't know where Xie Fuchen was, which means he hid extremely deeply, and he must have gone there on important matters, so it's impossible to bring a hostage by his side.

Where will the mother be hidden?Zhen Wenjun thought about it a bit strangely, so the Xie family should have received the news from her, but there was no next step plan, this unhurried attitude made people feel uneasy.

From this letter, Zhen Wenjun also noticed another thing that made her quite concerned.

Flooding in the south, digging canals?Zhen Wenjun has been staying in Huaichen Mansion recently, and he is completely unaware of these two things.But once these two things were put together, she smelled something unusual.

She must find an opportunity to report this matter to Li Yanyi.

The other stack of letters is from Lin Yue.

After Lin Yue revealed his heart, he began to write love letters to Zhen Wenjun crazily. This gentleman's writing skills are amazing. No wonder he can become Li Yanyi's counselor at a young age. Every love letter he writes is full of quotations and brilliant strokes.

Zhen Wenjun thought about it, and really wrote back to him.Lin Yue was very excited when he got the reply. When he opened it up, everyone was asking him about the flood in the south.Lin Yue, the Erzhang monk, told her the flood situation one by one very honestly.

After receiving the reply, Zhen Wenjun read it carefully and knew it well.It seemed that her premonition was correct, someone was secretly arranging everything.She needs to remind the eldest princess to beware.

And the remaining thick roll of cloth came from Wei Tingxu.

Wei Tingxu sent her a letter.

The beautiful small seal script on the cloth is indeed her own handwriting, with more than a thousand words eloquently saying that she is returning from the north.In the letter, apart from secretly telling her to be careful of Xie Fuchen who has returned to Ru Ning, she also expressed her thoughts without hesitation.

Zhen Wenjun read the letter expressionlessly, found a copper basin for serving vegetables from the kitchen, threw Wei Tingxu's letter into the brazier, and watched the long lines of longing words burn to ashes, Zhen Wenjun didn't bat an eyelid.