purple yellow

In Zhuyixuan, Zhao Zhen, who was sitting limply, was full of anxiety, as if sitting on pins and needles.The knuckles of his hands turned white from his pinching, he really wanted to rush to the bedside to guard the man himself, but at this time there were already many servants there, so he could only restrain himself forcibly, so as not to let himself be seen in public. Make some untimely moves.

After a short while, after seeing that Imperial Physician Dong had finished his pulse diagnosis, Zhao Zhen got up and hurriedly approached and asked, "How is it? How is Zhan Wei's body?"

Imperial Physician Dong said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Mr. Zhan is safe and sound. Except for some kind of drug that somehow caused him to fall asleep, there is nothing wrong with anything else."

"Drug?" Zhao Zhen frowned deeply, and finally turned into anger, and said resentfully: "That Shang Chunlin really deserves to die, to use such indecent methods in the palace, it is simply audacious, I don't care about the royal face at all." Turning to Imperial Physician Dong, his tone eased, and he asked, "Can the imperial physician find out what kind of drug it is, and how did the guards catch it?"

"Forgive me for your incompetence. Drugs are different from poison (du) drugs, and their properties will gradually dissipate over time. Moreover, Mr. Zhan accidentally fell into the water, and his underwear has been changed, so there is no way to find out."

Zhao Zhen nodded helplessly and signaled Imperial Physician Dong to step back.It didn't take long before Xue Liang, who was going to investigate the matter, hurried in. Before he could salute, Zhao Zhen hurriedly asked, "How was the question? Did she recruit?"

Xue Liang showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "It's a trick, but Shang Chongyi only confessed that he pushed the unconscious guard Zhan down Longting Lake for a while, and refused to admit the rest."

"What is fainted? Didn't she take the drug?"

Xue Liang said: "From my servant's point of view, it may be true. What kind of person is Master Zhan, there is no reason why he would be tricked by a powerless Shang Chongyi. Therefore, it is very likely that the drug was obtained from other sources. Contaminated. The servant guessed that it was a problem with the food, but just now I personally went to the imperial dining room to check the osmanthus and lotus seed cake that Zhan Weiwei had eaten today, but found no problem."

Zhao Zhen also fell into deep thought at the same time.Who is it?Who would use drugs to deal with Zhan Zhao?If you really want to harm him, wouldn't it be more direct to use poison (du) medicine?Could it be that the other party didn't want Zhan Zhao to die, or did he have another purpose?Could it be...It suddenly occurred to him that the reason why he came to the Imperial Garden back then was because a secret guard came to report that the Khitan envoys and his party had started a fight with Zhan Zhao. Quite a mystery.Zhao Zhen asked Xue Liang, "Then what happened to the Khitan envoys? Why did they appear in the palace and fight with the Zhan guards?"

"What... According to my servants, it was the Empress Dowager who held a luncheon in the palace and hosted a private banquet for the Khitan envoys in order to connect Princess Jue and the King of the Nanyuan. Listening to the report from the hidden guard was just to see that the guard Zhan recovered from his injuries, and it was only a matter of time. After the guard Zhan fell into the water, the Khitan envoys came after hearing the news, and the guards in the palace also searched according to the order, and found nothing wrong."

"What about Shang Chunlin? Did she say why she was in the Royal Garden?"

"Yes, she said that Empress Yufei called her there."

Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain.He didn't understand why this matter had something to do with Yuzhen again?On weekdays, he could see how Shang Chongyi didn't want to see Yuzhen, but he couldn't think of any sign that the two were so close that they wanted to go to the garden together.

Zhao Zhen pressed his temple and asked, "Have you ever asked Concubine Yu?"

"The maidservant also went to Jinde Palace earlier. The concubine Yu refused to say anything at first, but was forced by the maidservant. The maiden also heard that Shang Chongyi pushed Zhan's guards to Longting Lake, causing him to almost die. If you have no masters, you will say everything."

Zhao Zhen wondered, "What did she say?"

Xue Liang glanced at Li Meng who was guarding by the bed, then approached Zhao Zhen's ear and whispered a few words.Zhao Zhen was furious when he heard the words, and suddenly jumped forward, grabbed Li Meng in the air and threw him aside heavily.Before Li Meng understood what was going on, Xue Liang had already stepped forward and slapped him so hard that his eyes were staring, and his mouth was bleeding.

Zhao Zhen was bristling with anger, with a frenzied and fierce look flowing from the corners of his eyes, but his expression was somber, and he remained silent.Xue Liang had followed him since he was a child, so he understood that this was a sign of His Majesty's extreme anger.Zhao Zhen is not easy to get angry easily, but it doesn't mean he can't vent his anger on behalf of his master.

Xue Liang yelled at Li Meng angrily: "You traitorous slave, how dare you collude with Shang Chongyi to give and receive in private, and want to assassinate Mr. Zhan? Are you eating a bear's heart and leopard's guts?!"

Seeing the offender, Li Meng was so frightened that he kowtowed his head immediately. "Forgive me, my father-in-law, the servant girl was confused for a while."

"Confused for a while?" Xue Liang sneered. "You are also an old man who came out of Funing Hall, so you naturally understand the rules in the palace. Since you have entered Zhuyixuan, you should serve Zhuyixuan's current master wholeheartedly. Did it end well?"

"Eunuch Xue, this servant made a mistake. Seeing that this servant is also from Funing Palace, let me spare this servant. And...Although this servant agreed to Shang Chongyi, this servant did not harm Master Zhan." Seeing that Xue Liang did not agree Impressed, Li Meng immediately knelt and crawled to Zhao Zhen's feet, hugging his legs and weeping bitterly: "Your Majesty, it's the slave who is obsessed with ghosts and has not been able to withstand the temptation of yellow and white things. But the slave promises that there will never be a next time." gone."

Zhao Zhen kicked him out with a kick, his voice was terribly gloomy. "Do you think there will be a next time?" Xue Liang glanced at Xue Liang sharply, and Xue Liang suddenly shouted in a high voice, "Come here, drag this dog slave who betrayed the master, and beat him to death with a stick!"

There were guards waiting outside the house, dragging Li Meng down.Seeing all this, Xiangling and Qiao'er were already so frightened that their faces paled and they were shaking like chaff.Zhao Zhen didn't even look at the two of them.Because he believed that with Li Meng's life today, none of the slaves serving in Zhuyixuan would dare to betray their master.

Walking slowly to the side of the bed, the moment the cold and stern eyes touched the person on the bed, they softened like ice and snow melting.Although he was sure that Zhan Zhao was safe and sound, if he couldn't see it with his own eyes or touch it with his own hands, he always felt uneasy in his heart.It was he who insisted on keeping him in the palace. He thought that with his status as emperor, he could protect him completely.But he didn't expect that there would be someone who could plot against Zhan Zhao under his nose.

He knew very well that this fact was strange. It seemed that everything was normal, but some deviations caused irreversible results.If all this is not a true coincidence, then the black hand behind the scenes is too insidious and powerful, so that he can't see the truth until now, and the investigation is also fruitless for a while.But it doesn't matter, Shang Chunlin is still in his hands, this woman must still have something to spit out, and then he will have his own way to catch them all.

Just as he was thinking about what to do, he saw the little servant rushing into Yifu Ning Hall outside the door.Seeing Zhao Zhen, the servant immediately knelt down in a panic and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good. Empress Chongyi hanged herself in the cold palace."

"what?!"

Zhao Zhen took the case and led his people to the gate of Lenggong, only to see a cold body carried out from the gate of Lenggong.The beauty's face is still the same, but the fragrance is gone, and the hatred that was originally filled in the chest has gradually turned into indifference and bewilderment at this moment.

Jinde Palace is the closest to Leng Palace, and after hearing the news, Concubine Yu has already arrived.When she saw Shang Chongyi's body, she almost collapsed to the ground, but fortunately she was supported by a maid beside her.With tears streaming down her face, she said in disbelief: "How could this be? How could this be?" Seeing Zhao Zhen standing not far away, Concubine Yu threw herself into Zhao Zhen's arms crying bitterly. "Your Majesty, it's all the concubine's fault. It's the concubine who didn't persuade sister Chunlin to make a big mistake in a moment of confusion. Fortunately, Zhan guards An Ran. I beg your majesty not to publicize this matter, so that sister Chunlin can Full face after death."

Zhao Zhen looked at Concubine Yu in confusion, and said, "She has never given you a good face, so why do you plead for her and treat her sincerely?"

"No. Sister Chunlin is not such a vicious person. When the concubine was a maidservant, she served in her palace. At that time, my sister was naive and romantic when she first entered the court. She treated her concubine very well. It's this The intrigue in the harem changed her, and she hated concubines just because she couldn't accept that His Majesty chose me in her palace. I was also the one who stole her favor, otherwise she would never have come to where she is today."

Zhao Zhen pressed his fingers against Concubine Yu's trembling lips, shook his head slowly and said, "That's enough. What does it have to do with you? To change or not to change, everything is a person's choice. Your request, I agree. Yes. I will give her the so-called decency. However, she has to be buried in her own ancestral grave, and will never be allowed to enter the imperial tomb."

Zhan Zhao woke up before nightfall, and when he learned that Li Meng had been killed with a stick, and that Shang Chongyi, who pushed him into the water, also committed suicide by hanging himself out of fear of crime, he just sat on the head of the bed in a daze, and it took a long time before he uttered a light cry. Sigh lightly.

He didn't know what was going on, he was originally an insignificant little guard to this palace official, but at this moment, all eyes were on him, the most ridiculous thing was that he still hadn't figured it out. What exactly is it for.Confused, she was planned by the queen mother to almost marry the fourth lady of the Shang family, and then was targeted by the Khitan envoys, and in the end she was inexplicably drugged and pushed into the lake by Shang Chongyi.All these things seem to be unconnected, but Zhan Zhao has a feeling that there seems to be a mysterious hand connecting all the things together.

Yes, all things seem to have no clue.However, as the party involved in this series of events, he still caught some clues more or less.It's just that how to break through the fog remains to be further investigated.

On the second day, Zhao Zhen went to Zhuyixuan to visit Zhan Zhao early in the morning.Zhan Zhao proposed to go back to Kaifeng Mansion to get some replacement clothes. He thought that Zhao Zhen would push back again, but he didn't want to agree and asked Xiang Ling to go back to the mansion with him to help tidy up.Finally, after many months, Zhan Zhao stepped out of the palace gate again.

The air outside the palace seems to be different from that inside the palace, filled with the freshness of freedom, all kinds of people such as officials, businessmen, and ordinary people on both sides of the royal road are constantly greeting Zhan Zhao, so he can only smile all the way. It was the first time that Xiang Ling, who was following him, saw Zhan Zhao's popularity in Bianliang City.

It was the first time for Xiang Ling to go out of the palace, and she was extremely curious, plus she had a lively and lively personality, and she asked where she went, chirping like a noisy magpie.Zhan Zhao has an easy-going personality, so naturally she is allowed to do as she pleases.When they arrived at the Kaifeng mansion, the four captains were so happy that they learned that Zhan Zhao had returned to the mansion, and surrounded the people at the gate of the mansion early.When they wanted to welcome Zhan Zhao into the mansion, Zhan Zhao said he was not in a hurry, saying that he had to go to other places to do some things, and asked Wang Chao to help take care of Xiang Ling, so he packed lightly and went to Guanghuafang.

Arriving at the Khitan embassy in Dutingyi, Zhan Zhao hadn't signed up for the name card when he saw Xiao Qi popping out from behind the embassy's gate with his head tilted.He was a little happy when he saw Zhan Zhaochu, then rolled his eyes and pretended to be angry and said, "What is Mr. Zhan doing here? Don't you look down on us Khitan people?"

Zhan Zhao has a good impression of Xiao Qi, sometimes he looks unruly, but it is very interesting.He deliberately lowered his posture, cupped his hands and said, "Naturally, Zhan came here to apologize to the little brother himself."

"Really?" Xiao Qi's eyes were shining brightly, and her little mouth was pouted, which was really cute. "Forget it, forget it, although I know that you said this to coax me on purpose, but for the sake of my admiration for you, I will ignore the villain." Giggling for a while, Xiao Qi shook his hand Stand, greeted: "Master Zhan, please!"

Zhan Zhao followed Xiao Qi all the way to the main hall, saw Yelu Zongche sitting upright on it, drinking tea leisurely, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.After the courtesies were over, Zhan Zhao didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "Forgive Zhanzhao to ask boldly, I don't know if the queen mother entertained the prince that day, but for the purpose of being a matchmaker for Princess Jue?"

Yelv Zongche is worthy of being a veteran, and said without changing his face: "This king naturally understands the Queen Mother's intentions, and also deeply appreciates the Queen Mother's love. It's just that this king came to Song Dynasty this time to marry Princess Deyi of the Song Dynasty for His Majesty the Khitan Khan, and the mission has not been fulfilled." If you make your own claim and marry a princess of the Song Dynasty first, it is really inconsistent with emotion and reason."

"What the prince said is very true. But if Princess Jue hears what the prince said, I'm afraid I will be sad." Zhan Zhao held up the teacup, sipped the tea, and said lightly: "The queen mother is also married for Princess Jue. I've put a lot of thought into it, and I'm sure she won't easily give up on such an excellent son-in-law of the lord. Although the queen mother usually asks herself to be simple, she is generous with others. Didn't she give the lord anything interesting?"

Yeluzong smiled wryly and said: "Although the treasures of the Great Song Dynasty are priceless, this king is really ashamed to accept them. Apart from accepting a peace talisman that Princess Jue specially asked for this king in Xiangguo Temple, the rest is gone."

"Safe talisman?" Zhan Zhao suddenly became interested, and sat upright. "What kind of peace charm?"

"There is a strange fragrance on this peace talisman. I heard from the princess that it was dried and ground from Tianzhu to wrap it in the talisman. This fragrance can brighten the spirit and invigorate the qi, and it is good for the body."

"Really? How come Zhan has never heard of Xiangguo Temple with such a rare thing? I wonder if I can borrow a certain view from Zhan?"

Yelu Zongche said with a smile: "I think the fragrance is a bit pungent, so my attendant likes it from Xiao Qi, so I gave it to him. Xiao Qi, show it to Mr. Zhan."

Xiao Qi gave Yelu Zongche a nonchalant glance, and when he took out the talisman bag and handed it to Zhan Zhao, he said to him in an inaudible voice: "I know you are here to investigate the matter of the Imperial Garden, but I can assure you that I have never harmed you."

Xiao Qi's eyes were bright and sincere, and Zhan Zhao couldn't help showing a smile that warmed his heart.He shook Xiao Qi's hand slightly, and said softly, "I know, so I never doubted you. I was just worried that you were being used."

Holding the amulet and flipping it left and right, Zhan Zhao took a closer look and smelled it, and it was indeed the same as the faint fragrance that emanated from Xiao Qi when he started his hands.But if, as Yelu Zongche said, the effect of Kewei Lanxiang is to brighten the mind and invigorate Qi, then why did he feel dizzy after touching it that day?Could it be that the direction of his investigation is wrong?

No, probably not.The reason why he came to the Khitan embassy this time out of the palace was to prove that all the discomfort at the beginning was caused by the fight with Xiao Qi.But if it is said that Jiawei Lanxiang itself is a drug, it is unreasonable. Obviously, the young Qiyelu Zongche and his party have also been in contact, so why is he the only one who has an accident?There must be something he doesn't know yet.

Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and said, "This safety talisman is very good. I wonder if the prince can lend it to Zhan Zhao to look for the same one at Xiangguo Temple? The original will be returned later."

Yelu Zongche smiled kindly. "Master Zhan likes it, so just take it." Seeing that Zhan Zhao was about to leave, Yelu Zongche didn't keep him, but smiled and personally sent him to the entrance of the main hall.As if he suddenly thought of something, he casually reminded: "Oh, yes, this eggplant fragrance is good, but there is one thing that Mr. Zhan must be careful about."

"what?"

"When wearing this peace talisman, you must never eat the lotus seed heart. All things are in harmony with each other. The combination of the lotus heart and the scent of this eggplant will make people dizzy and faint. Of course, there is no big hindrance, so I just fell asleep. It's just a sleep, it doesn't hurt your body."

Zhan Zhao was shocked when he heard the words, and many things that he couldn't figure out were suddenly solved.He stared at Yelu Zongche in disbelief, seeing that the other party was calm and complacent, seemingly unaware, but there was a hint of vigilance in his heart.This person... If he is not really ignorant, then the city is terrifying.

Zhan Zhao left without saying anything.Yelu Zongche sent Zhan Zhao away, but when he turned around, he saw Xiao Qi Da Ma sitting in his original position and staring at him. "You have been refusing to tell me why something like that happened yesterday. Now that Zhan Zhao has come, you can always tell me, right?"

Yelu Zongche smiled faintly, and sat where Zhan Zhao had been before. "Why do you think I told him that Lianxin and Keweilan were in conflict? Think about his situation that day, don't you understand?"

"You mean that he fell into this faint that day?"

"That's right. Zhan Zhao's suddenly realized expression just now is enough to show that he did eat the lotus heart that day. Then he met you who was wearing the safety talisman with the fragrance of eggplant on his body, so he was close to him, and he was naturally caught."

Xiao Qi wondered: "Why do you know this? Could it be that... you guessed it early on?"

Yelu Zongche flicked his sleeves, and said lightly: "Do you still need to guess? Some seemingly unimaginable things, if you always think about the things themselves, you will never know how others designed you for the rest of your life. Some Sometimes, thinking about problems can be done from the source. In fact, you only need to think about it, if Zhan Zhao dies, who will benefit the most, and you will understand."

"...the Queen Mother?"

"Yes, it's obvious. Her emperor's son fell in love with this little guard, and she wanted to cut him into pieces. This is something that no mother in the world can tolerate. But the empress dowager How about it? Keeping your face and paying no attention to it, but busy with the marriage affairs of the late emperor and princess, don't you think it's too weird?" Yelv Zongche stood up, with a proud expression, and slowly walked to the west side to place the Jiaowei Fengtou piano office.Gently pluck the strings and make a beautiful sound. "It's not true that the king is going to be Chenglong Kuai's son-in-law, but he is actually using us as a spearman. Then the queen mother must have figured it out. Zhan Zhao will eat food containing lotus hearts that day, and she has figured out when he will leave the emperor's side." In order to allow us to meet him by chance, the luncheon started early and ended early, and even the servants beside her led the way when we left the palace. But I still remember that during the banquet, she suddenly smiled and apologized to the king, saying that The Palace Banquet at the Dragon Boat Festival did not fulfill the king’s wish, so it’s okay to say anything. Zhan Zhao’s health has improved recently, so we should make arrangements for it. Every word she said was purposeful, just to tease us When you meet Zhan Zhao, don't let it go easily. Even the peace talisman that Princess Jue gave you must have been prepared by the empress dowager."

"Could it be that Shang Chongyi was also arranged by the Queen Mother? It doesn't look like it."

Yelu Zongche shrugged indifferently and said, "Who knows? Maybe, maybe not. What she wants is the result. Is it important who killed Zhan Zhao in the process? It's also possible that Empress Dowager Liu reserved other must-kills." The method, but it may not be destroyed by that stupid woman."

"You...Since you have seen through all this, why do you still follow the Queen Mother Liu's wishes?" Xiao Qi suddenly became angry for some reason.Thinking of Yelv Zongche knowing everything, but still going smoothly, trapping the innocent Zhan Zhao into that life-and-death trap, he felt extremely angry.

"This king's decision to do this is naturally for the sake of the overall situation. If we want to cooperate with Song, we must find a reliable partner. The Empress Dowager Liu is too shrewd. The man is Emperor Song, he is sincere and benevolent, and once an alliance is formed, he will never break his promise."

Xiao Qi was confused and even more puzzled. "Since this is the case, then we should help Zhan Zhao instead of harming him. After all, he is the one on the cusp of Emperor Song's heart."

"Why did we ever harm him? Didn't this king ask you to compete with him? Do you really think that this king is so insignificant that he used force in a foreign court without authorization? This is all for the purpose of letting the secret guards send a letter to Emperor Song Let him rush to save people.” Seeing that Xiao Qi still wanted to argue, Yelu Zongche explained: “I know you must think that since this is the case, it’s better not to let Zhan Zhao get caught in the first place. But you have Never thought that if we want to form an alliance with Emperor Song, how can we avoid the eyes and ears of the Queen Mother? If we are too smart, we will be guarded by her to the end, but now we are accomplices without knowing anything, so stupid The Khitan envoys must not pose any threat to the empress dowager."

Xiao Qi suddenly fell silent when he heard the words, his eyes were lowered, and his voice was muffled. "Chiju, I don't like the way you are taking every step of the way. I really want to go back to the past, whether crying or laughing, there is no purpose, no need to think about any reason."

Yelv Zongche smiled wryly: "At that time, the imperial grandmother was still there, so we could be so carefree. But now, since we have decided to part ways with Nayelv Zongshi, we have to make plans for our own survival." Walk over , gently stroking Xiao Qi's head, "Xiao Qi, remember, that guard named Zhan Zhao is just a pawn to us, don't waste your affection on him, the gain outweighs the loss."

Xiao Qi pulled Yelu Zongche's hand, shook his head and said, "You don't understand. For me, if I like it, I like it, and if I hate it, I hate it. There are not so many twists and turns. I like that person named Zhan Zhao, although I only met a few times, but he attracted me very much. I am different from you. I know what I like and want very well. It is because I understand that I can control myself and set a good standard. And some people Liking people is muddle-headed, and the ridiculous thing is that when he really understands how much he likes, he can no longer control himself." (Zero: Xiao Qi gave you 1 likes, you are the prophet, the truth up.)

The author has something to say: the third update in July, too tired, go to sleep first.

It depends on the situation in August. If the work is relatively free, I will try to do three shifts. It is a little benefit for everyone during the summer vacation.