On the fifth day of the queen's funeral, Wen Tingyi came to the cell of Dali Temple.

The emperor was probably completely annoyed by the incident between Yipin and Lu Zheng. Not long after the empress passed away, he caught a cold and didn't get better for several days.

Dali Temple has always been heavily guarded, and Wen Tingyi repeatedly assured that he was only there to see him off, and the jailers were quite jealous of his identity.That's why he reluctantly accompanied him all the way, and brought him to Lu Zheng's cell.

But in just a few days, the third highness, who used to be aloof, has lost half of his former glory.

He was still wearing a dark green brocade robe, but his hair was disheveled, his expression was haggard, and the color in his eyes had lost their color, leaving only turbidity and dimness.

Leaning against the cold wall, I don't know what to think.

Wen Tingyi stood outside the prison door and watched him for a long while before stepping in slowly.

Although the cells in Dali Temple are not as cold and damp as the Luoyang dungeons, they sleep on dry grass, eat rough rice, drink little water, and most of the jailers are the ones who make trouble.

Presumably Lu Zheng has not had an easy time these days.

"Third Highness." Wen Tingyi called him softly.

Lu Zheng slowly raised his head when he heard the movement, and the moment he saw Wen Tingyi, his pupils shrank unconsciously, and he asked uncertainly, "...Heng Xiao?"

Wen Tingyi curled his lips and nodded: "It's the minister."

There was a buzzing sound in Lu Zheng's head, and he didn't know whether it was surprise or joy: "You're not dead? Are you really not dead?"

He supported the ground with his hands, stood up slowly, and moved two steps towards Wen Tingyi's direction, but Wen Tingyi avoided it calmly.

Lu Zheng's footsteps stopped, and he realized that he had lost his composure, and coughed twice in a little embarrassment: "As long as you are fine... I thought you had already been buried in the flames."

Wen Tingyi explained slowly: "At that time, His Highness arrived in time to save the minister, and the minister is fine."

Lu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're fine. Most of the jailers in the prison are not good people. It's good that you don't suffer."

Wen Tingyi nodded silently.

The air suddenly froze, and the two chose to keep silent at the same time.

It took Lu Zheng a long time to react before he realized how funny what he said just now was.

Even though he was wrongly imprisoned at this moment, he was still worried about Wen Tingyi's situation from above.

Wen Tingyi didn't notice this at all, he just lowered his eyes and said softly: "I'm here today to bid farewell to Your Highness."

Lu Zheng smiled knowingly, and responded to his words: "Okay, it's a blessing in misfortune that you can come to see me off before leaving."

Lu Zheng's tone couldn't tell what it was like, Wen Tingyi looked up at him, and saw him looking at him quietly with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Zheng asked him again: "Father is... determined to not want me as a son, right?"

It takes a few times for a sentence to be stumbling out, and every word that comes out is heart-wrenching, and every sentence is crying blood.

Wen Tingyi sighed softly, and shook his head: "Your Highness, don't worry, His Majesty only ordered His Highness to be dispatched to the army, and sent to the northwest of the army. He will not be returned without summons, and will not be returned without merit. There is nothing else other than that."

Lu Zheng's eyes brightened for a moment, and he took a step forward uncontrollably: "Really? You never lied to me?"

"really."

Nan's words before his death were in fact persuading the elderly king. Once Nan's death, the whole Nan's family would collapse.

After all, Emperor Qi still had affection for the Nan family, so he changed his will at the door.

Lu Zheng's prince was almost saved.

"Before she died, the queen interceded for His Highness, but His Majesty finally let go. So His Highness need not worry. Although the northwest is dangerous, the Sky Eagle Camp has guarded for many years, and the military discipline is strict. His Highness will earn military merits and return as soon as possible."

Wen Tingyi said this in a hurry, bowed to Lu Zheng, and was about to turn around and leave, but Lu Zheng stopped him.

"Heng Xiao, I have a question, before I leave, I ask you to clarify."

Wen Tingyi's footsteps paused, his body stagnated slightly, and finally he let out a soft sigh.

"Why do you need to understand clearly?" He turned around slowly, staring into Lu Zheng's eyes and asked quietly.

But Lu Zheng was not forgiving, and asked him stubbornly: "I don't understand, I have been with Heng Xiao since childhood, why did Heng Xiao treat me so coldly suddenly? But what did I do wrong, what did I say wrong? ?”

Wen Tingyi clenched his hands tightly in his wide sleeves, his body suddenly began to tremble slightly, and his face turned pale in an instant.

Lu Zheng didn't notice Wen Tingyi's state at all, and still talked on his own.

Wen Tingyi stepped back suddenly, held the door of the cell, but said uncontrollably, "Enough!"

Lu Zheng froze in place, a little stunned: "...Heng Xiao?"

Wen Tingyi calmed down, barely suppressing his surging emotions, and his voice trembled when he spoke.

"What does Your Highness want to know? I want to ask why I am so indifferent to His Highness all of a sudden, and I want to know why I don't want to pay attention to Your Highness anymore."

"Does your Highness still think that it's because I don't know what's good or bad that I want His Highness to humiliate you over and over again, but His Highness never thought it was my fault."

Wen Tingyi slowly closed his eyes, leaned against the prison door and rested for a while before continuing to speak: "When my father died and was imprisoned unjustly, I couldn't figure out one thing at that time - my father was careful all his life, for fear of going wrong. If you make a half-step wrong, you will never be able to recover, so why let people seize the evidence and search the Hou's mansion, and find out the manuscripts of the rebellious ministers."

"But until I suddenly remembered that it was His Highness who gave me the brocade box that day and told me not to open it easily. I was reading with His Highness, and since the day I moved into the Wenhua Palace, I only believed in His Highness..."

Unexpectedly, the only person he believed in killed his father!

"My father was proud all his life. He was entrusted by the late emperor, entrusted to his lonely and important ministers, and devoted himself to sharing the worries of His Majesty. Why did he end up in such a miserable end?"

Lu Zheng suddenly came back to his senses, suddenly thought of something, and quickly explained: "No... that brocade box is a gift prepared by my mother for you. I just want to borrow flowers to present Buddha to make you happy."

When he said this, he suddenly realized something.

"The empress...the empress..."

Wen Tingyi sneered, and continued to help him: "If your Majesty wants to seize power, how can you let my father control him? The queen is just a knife of the emperor."

He slowly looked into Lu Zheng's eyes and frowned: "And Your Highness is also a knife of the queen. Killed my most beloved father..."

So, for Wen Tingyi, how should he face the culprit who indirectly killed his father.

Wen Tingyi has said what he should say, no matter what, he can't forgive the queen and Lu Zheng.

He said lightly: "Now I only hope that His Highness will return to Beijing as soon as possible. You and I are just old friends, so there is no need to think about anything else."

After Wen Tingyi said these words, he didn't care what Lu Zheng's reaction was, and fled out in a hurry.

Yipin's matter has not come to an end, the Queen Mother's condition is gradually recovering under the care of Hua Xiaolou, and she should wake up in a few days.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs received the order of Emperor Qi, and thoroughly investigated the families of the past show girls, and indeed caught a group of show girls with problems.

It rained heavily that night, and thunder rumbled outside the hall.

Half of the maidservants in the huge Golden Dragon Hall were removed, and the candlelight was dim, and each lamp was like a bean.Concubine Wen just served Emperor Qi to take the elixir, straightened his back for him, and said softly: "How does your majesty feel?"

Emperor Qi closed his eyes and lay down for a while, before saying after a long while: "It's just that Fang Fang has some energy." He paused, slowly clasped Concubine Wen's hand, and said softly: "I always feel that my body is not very comfortable these days. , my concubine can help me ask the Taoist priest, I can take a few more pills of this elixir, now I am sick in bed, and I can't rest assured about the affairs of the court."

Concubine Wen pursed her lips and smiled lightly: "The concubine will naturally remember it. But the body is important, and His Majesty is so young that nothing will happen. You don't have to worry about the court, there is Xun'er to help His Majesty take care of it, and Xun'er does things, so Your Majesty can rest assured. "

Emperor Qi nodded: "Xun'er is like you, careful."

Concubine Wen responded to him with a smile, thought of something in a flash, and said to Emperor Qi: "Your Majesty let the ministers and concubines keep an eye on the investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the concubines who have problems will be dealt with. Don't worry, your majesty."

"It's a foreigner from the northwest who invaded the country. People from the Ministry of War came to ask several times, but Xun'er didn't dare to make his own claims. He still wanted to ask His Majesty what he meant."

Emperor Qi shook his head, stared at the golden brocade tent for a while, turned his eyes to Concubine Wen, and asked, "Concubine Ai thinks, do I dare to hand over the badge of Tianyingying to the Ruyang Palace?" hand?"

Concubine Wen froze for a moment, then slowly said, "Your Majesty is embarrassing my concubine. People in the harem don't care about the government, but since your majesty asks, my concubine dares to say something."

"Prince Ruyang's son is indeed the best candidate for this expedition, but my concubine guesses that even if His Majesty wants Lu Xiaoshi to be in command now, he must not be willing."

Emperor Qi let out a breath from his nostrils: "I let him go to war, how dare he refuse?"

Concubine Wen covered her face with her hands, and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, don't say, because of Wen Tingyi's suffering in Dali Temple this time, why is Lu Xiaoshizi willing to help His Majesty guard the northwest, and he is willing to part with the concubine?" ?”

"Besides... Skyhawk Camp has been in the hands of their lineage for so many years, what difference does it make if they have that token or not?"

Emperor Qi was silent for a while, and said: "If he doesn't go, I will naturally have a way to force him to go."

Outside the hall at this moment, the little eunuch from the House of Internal Affairs hurried to the Golden Dragon Hall, holding a document in his hand.

When passing by a place, suddenly a person came out from the shadows and blocked his way, the little eunuch stopped, waited until he saw the person's face clearly, then bowed respectfully and said: "Hello, father-in-law."

Ning Shan nodded and stretched out his hand to him: "Take it out."

The little eunuch was taken aback for a moment: "Eunuch, this... this matter is of great importance, and the small ones need to be handed over to His Majesty completely."

Ning Shan didn't talk nonsense with this person, and directly took away the document, opened it, and sure enough, he saw what he was looking for lying on the file.

Ning Shan waved his hand, several people rushed out from the darkness and dragged the little eunuch away.

The movements outside the hall could not be transmitted to the inside of the hall, and because of the rain, it was already noisy, making it even more inaudible.

I don't know how long it took, Ning Shan waved the raindrops on his body, walked into the hall, and handed another document to the emperor.

Concubine Wen stretched out her hand to the emperor. The emperor glanced at it roughly, closed his eyes and said, "Just clean it up."

Ning Shan remained motionless, kowtowed for a long while and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the House of Internal Affairs has found out about Empress Yibi."

Emperor Qi raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know what good things this concubine could do, he didn't know about it.

"Say it."

Ning Shan led the order and said, "Your Majesty, Niang Yi was recommended by His Royal Highness the King of Shu to enter the palace, so she escaped the strict investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

The emperor opened his eyes suddenly.

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I have a cold and a low fever, the latest update may be a bit slow, sorry

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