Funing Hall

Without saying a word, the little eunuch turned around and was about to take him into the palace, but he hesitated when he saw the people behind him.

According to the palace rules, without His Majesty's order, these people cannot enter the palace.

Zhao Shiqi knew the palace rules, but he was afraid that there would be villains in the palace, so he said: "They are forbidden soldiers who will follow me to the southwest, and they have something to report to His Majesty."

The little eunuch thought to himself, His Majesty thought that the Eleventh Lord was dead, and he didn't know how happy he was when he came back.His Majesty will reward these forbidden soldiers.Lord Eleven is the future emperor, and he finally allowed these people to go in with Zhao Shiqi.

It's just that the guard, his expression changed, he was still guarding the palace gate obediently.

The little eunuch was often rewarded by him, so he was very happy to see him come back. He was talking in a babbling manner all the way. He originally wanted to talk about His Majesty's fainting, but he heard from the god-sister who was serving in the Palace of Funing that His Majesty seemed to be having dinner. There are signs of waking up.He thought about it, how could it be his turn to talk about this kind of thing, so as not to offend Mr. Eleven.He didn't say anything, he only picked happy things to talk about, first of all he talked about Tian Niangzi's pregnancy.

Zhao Shiqi was taken aback.

The little eunuch said happily: "Your Majesty is also happy, and gave a lot of things to Mrs. Tian! The princess also rewarded a lot! The princess said, I hope Mrs. Tian can give birth to a little prince!"

"When did you get pregnant?" Zhao Shiqi's voice was a little hoarse at this time.

But his voice just now was also hoarse, the little eunuch didn't hear anything wrong, and said cheerfully: "It was just a few days ago." Because it was Zhao Shiqi, the little eunuch went into more detail, "I was just a month pregnant. .”

One month...just a few days before he left Tokyo.

The little eunuch said again: "Eleventh Lord can return safely, it is really great! Eleventh Lord, you don't know, not only us, but the whole people in Tokyo City are looking forward to your return!"

Zhao Shiqi came back to his senses and thought to himself, maybe that thing is fake.He had to ask Zhao Cong face to face, he breathed a sigh of relief and twitched the corners of his mouth.

"There was a little lady before—" the little eunuch half-spoken, feeling that he shouldn't say this by himself.He is dizzy!He wished he could slap himself twice, and honestly stopped talking.

"What little lady?" Zhao Shiqi asked.

"Small guilty..."

"You say it, I don't blame you, if you don't say it, you are guilty."

"Before, there was an error in the battle report, and the common people all believed it, and all believed it—"

"Think I'm dead. What else? Say what you were going to say."

"There is a little lady who insists on marrying your memorial tablet... she is willing to be an envoy, she kneels in front of the princess mansion every day..."

"Does the princess care about her?"

"The little one doesn't know." The little eunuch laughed dryly, "The little one was too excited to see Mr. Eleven. He said something wrong. Please punish Mr. Eleven."

"never mind."

The two talked again, and Zhao Shiqi became more and more silent as he listened. When he reached Xuanyou's gate, the little eunuch could no longer go in, so he saluted: "Eleventh Lord, please."

Zhao Shiqi paused, but still brought the person in.

"Princess, why did I lie to you? That man is a middle-aged eunuch."

Zhao Zongning sat in the first seat and said nothing, of course she knew that Shao Yi would not lie to her.But she would rather, these are all lies.

"What evidence do you have that he is Xiaoshi's?"

Shao Yi smiled wryly: "I don't have any, if I have, I would have informed His Majesty a long time ago. Your Majesty's affairs have always been taken over by me, and Eleventh Lord will occasionally send someone to do things together. I have personally seen him and Eleventh Lord's people Dealing with—by the way, I remembered something again! Even the scholar, this eunuch, has been in contact with him before!"

"Bring Lian Xiucai here."

Che Xia didn't dare to be negligent, and led the guards from the Princess Mansion to poach him overnight.

Lian Xiucai was dragged here in his sleep, dizzy, after listening to the princess's words, he said honestly: "It is true that someone came to ask me, but it was not a eunuch, so the grassroots don't know, and grassroots rarely see eunuchs."

Shao Yidao: "This person is good at trimming his face, but his face shape can't be changed." He asked, "Is he thin and long, with a bit of dignity on his body, and he is left-handed."

Lian Xiucai is very good at making calculations and calculating accounts, and has a very good memory. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded: "That's right, the grass people were drinking and eating meat at that time. He came over and invited him to join him. He did hold chopsticks with his left hand, and he also used his left hand to drink wine." " Lian Xiucai thought about it again, and said, "This man has a mole on his earlobe!"

Zhao Zongning immediately looked at Shao Yi, and Shao Yi took out a scroll from behind: "This is drawn before I came here."

Zhao Zongning unfolded the scroll, and the person on the paper had a long thin face and a mole on his earlobe.

Right.

Lian Xiucai was sent back again, but when Che Xia came in, he hesitated to speak.

Zhao Zongning didn't have time to take care of her, so he sent her out again.

After a long time, Zhao Zongning realized that her hands were a little cold, and she asked again: "Why did he tell brother?"

"Your Majesty said he came from Korea."

"He has a thin and long face, and he does look a bit like a Korean."

Shao Yi cupped his hands: "Princess, Your Majesty has some things that I'm afraid I won't hide from you. In a critical moment, I have no choice but to tell you. Do you think Jiang Wei really searched for Xi Xia's secret works to find His Majesty?"

"What's the meaning?!"

"Jiang Wei and Xixia have colluded for a long time. They used tricks to harm His Majesty, and His Majesty will use their tricks! Even Huang Xianggong and Qian Xianggong don't know about His Majesty's going to Taiyuan, princess!"

"Presumptuous!" The princess slapped the table.

Shao Yi knelt down on the ground, and said bitterly: "I know that the princess doesn't want to doubt Lord Eleven, but how can I be willing? The assassin in Luoyang is named Sun Yong, do you still remember the princess?"

"He was sent by the Sun family."

"As soon as Eleventh Lang returned to Beijing from Luoyang, he sent Jixiang beside him to contact this Sun Yong, and took away many of his calligraphy. Speaking of Jixiang, I was a little suspicious of Eleventh Lang at that time, and secretly searched , he is a refugee. According to Rantao and Fulu, he is from Cangzhou. Kechen checked the original files and asked someone carefully. He is not only from Cangzhou, but also from Yanzhou! Which one is the real one?! Princess, think about it again. On the day your Majesty promoted Jixiang, he met the Eleventh Lord. Isn’t it too coincidental? Besides, the minister escaped from the hands of the thieves and returned to Beijing. I just heard that His Majesty issued an order to execute Yi Yu, Taiyuan is so chaotic, how did His Majesty make an order?! I once heard His Majesty mention that when Eleventh Lang was a child, it was a copybook written by His Majesty! Princess, this series of events , you still don't understand?"

Zhao Zongning's mind was in a mess. She knew that Xiao Shiyi was not simple, but it was too cruel to ask her to agree that Xiao Shiyi was not only not simple, but also had such thoughts for their brothers and sisters.

She was silent again, and after a long time said softly: "In any case, he is dead."

Shao Yi begged: "Princess, I really don't believe that he is dead! Why did something happen to Southwest when you were not in Beijing and His Majesty was not there, and something happened to his mother, so he still wants to go to Southwest? Princess , and what happened in Yancheng County back then, if you think about it carefully, why is it him? His majesty's heart was captured by him step by step. What a scheming, even if the imperial decree was passed on falsely, your majesty did not expose him. He wrote privately today Imperial decree, what about the next day—”

"enough!"

"Princess!"

"Enough!" Zhao Zongning had a severe headache, and she kept rubbing her forehead with her hands.

Shao Yi sighed, and said helplessly: "The minister and the princess talked until now, the night is already late, why not have a meal first, and then discuss after using up."

Zhao Zongning didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, and subconsciously avoided it.She wanted to drive Shao Yi away, but Che Xia rushed in suddenly.

"What rules—" Zhao Zongning was about to reprimand.

Che Xia had already raised her head in panic, and said in panic: "Princess, Mr. Qian is outside the princess' mansion!"

Zhao Zongning was taken aback, then said: "Then invite him in." She even forgot to think about what time it was and why the money merchant suddenly came to him.

"Qian Xianggong, Qian Xianggong, it's almost time to die!"

Zhao Zongning stood up and strode out.

Halfway through the walk, she saw the eunuchs at home hurriedly carrying a person, she couldn't help but stop, watching them carry the person to her front.

It turned out to be a money merchant.

Bloody money merchant.

Qian Shang narrowed his eyes and said in a daze, "I want to see the princess..."

Zhao Zongning looked back at Che Xia, who knelt on the ground and said quickly: "Master Qian fell to the ground as soon as he arrived outside the mansion, and his horse was also hit by two arrows."

"Could it be that there are no guards outside, why can the dignified prime minister be shot by arrows? Is this still Kaifeng mansion?!"

Che Xia whispered: "When the servant girl was ordered by the princess to bring Lian Xiucai, she had something to say to the princess. Today is particularly strange. Originally, because His Majesty is not feeling well, it's okay if no one lights the lamp in Beijing, but today there is not even a single guard. , there is still a faint smell of blood—”

Qian Shang spoke at the right time, and he said weakly: "Princess, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in danger..."

"Speak clearly!!" Zhao Zongning was in a hurry.

"I'm going to find out!" Shao Yi quickly ran out.

Zhao Zongning turned left and right, stomped his feet lightly: "Ask someone to treat Mr. Qian! Che Xia, follow me into the palace!"

Qian Shang suddenly reached out and grabbed Zhao Zongning's sleeve, which was very unruly.

Zhao Zongning stared back at him, the money merchant had vented more than breathed in: "Ten, Eleven Lord, force, force the palace..."

Zhao Zongning's eyes immediately blurred, Little Eleven is back?Really not dead? !

Just now those words of Shao Yi flashed again one by one, her foot softened, Che Xia quickly supported her.She was trembling, Sun Zhuyun came from behind, saw this scene, immediately stepped forward and called her softly: "Princess."

"Sun Lang." Zhao Zongning turned to look at him, tears immediately came down.

She has always thought that she is not afraid of the sky and the earth, and she is not afraid of the sky falling.

But she was terrified right now.

She wasn't afraid of being forced into the palace, nor was she afraid of her brother being framed.

What she was afraid of was that that person might be Zhao Shiqi.

Sun Zhuyun lightly embraced her shoulders, coaxing: "Don't be afraid, I will accompany you."

Zhao Zongning leaned against him and cried until someone rushed in from outside and shouted loudly: "Princess! Captured the people surrounding the Qian Mansion!"

They mentioned the person in front of Zhao Zongning, and Zhao Zongning saw that there were three of them.

Che Xia pinched the face of one of them, and when Zhao Zongning saw it, the last string in his mind broke.

"Xiao Fu?" Zhao Zongning asked in a trembling voice, with a long thin face and a mole on his ear.

Mu Fu remained silent, he knew that their lord was plotted against the army.No matter how severe the torture was, he would not say a word, and only hoped that everything would be fine for Mr. Lang in the palace.

Instead, Zhao Zongning stood up again. She took a deep breath, turned around and said to Sun Zhuyun, "Take care of Mr. Qian."

Sun Zhuyun nodded worriedly.

Zhao Zongning let go of his hand, and said loudly: "All the guards of the Princess Palace gather in front of the gate, and enter the palace with me!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Zongning took the guard of the Princess Mansion to the gate of the palace, and it happened that the guard was still there.

When he saw Zhao Zongning, he immediately saluted.

Zhao Zongning sat on the horse and asked coldly: "Is Zhao Shiqi in the palace?"

The guard nodded: "Yes."

Zhao Zongning laughed out loud, she really didn't die, she smiled, but she wanted to cry again.But she looked up, holding back her tears.She got off the horse and took her sword from Che Xia, the sword her father gave her when she was a child.

She said in a deep voice, "Go!"