Gu Qingci

"In the spring of the third year of Tianjia, the emperor suffered from heart palpitations again, and the eldest princess accompanied him around."——"Ling Kong Living Notes"

The smoked grass in the censer was ignited, and the mist rose from the small hole, permeating the resplendent and magnificent hall, covering the carved railings with a layer of illusory tulle.

"Sister Huang, I've taken the medicine." Liu Yuehua watched the words and expressions, and handed the soup to the emperor tremblingly.

Liu Yueying drank it without blinking her eyes, and put the bowl heavily on the table.

There was a muffled knocking sound between the bottom of the bowl and the table.

Liu Yuehua knew that the emperor was in a very unhappy mood these two days.And my own supervision is not good, and a reservoir was dug in the northeast corner. I didn't know that there was such a big movement. If it wasn't discovered by the Rain Banner Army during the re-examination, something might really happen.

The Rain Banner Army drew people to guard the reservoir and quickly drew a new map and sent it back to the capital.Although the gourd-shaped reservoir has a high terrain, its location is very hidden. The entrance is a pile of tall rocky beaches surrounded by woods, so it is difficult to find.

Upon learning of this, Zhang Yi happened to be missing. Emperor Longyan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.As a result, on Zhang Yi's table case, a map that was the same as the one newly drawn by the Yuqi Army was found, with Yang Ling's handwriting on it.Yang Yu crossed the sea without telling the truth, and gave the imperial court a copy that was not a problem, and secretly gave Zhang Yi a "specially made" map.

This matter was announced in the court, and someone immediately participated in the performance, saying that Zhang Yi and Yang Li used the repair of Beitong River as a cover to secretly collude with the Northern Qiang to plot evil.Once the flood is released from the reservoir, even the dam will not be able to stop the water level of the Beitong River after it rises. The Beiqiang can just take the opportunity to go south and threaten Daxing.What's more, if Zhang Yi didn't see her, she was absconding in fear of crime.

At that time, Yang Li had been locked up in Yang Mansion by the emperor and could not go out.But whether to arrest her and put her in prison immediately, the emperor was still hesitating.At this time, the minister under the door suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, who submitted the proposal for the construction of the Beitong River back then, and who was the first to support it?"

The whole court was silent.Everyone knew that after Yang Li submitted the proposal, Zhang Yi was the most supportive.

After a moment of silence, all the ministers spoke out one after another, begging the emperor to order the arrest.

==

"Sister Huang, I have been with Zhang Yi for quite a while, and I don't think he is someone who would betray the country." Liu Yuehua felt guilty and wanted to say something nice to Zhang Yi.

When the emperor found out about this, he felt a kind of anger of being played and fooled by Yang Li, and the evil fire ran wildly in his heart, and immediately grounded the man.Because you care, you can't tolerate a little betrayal.However, after calming down, I felt strange, but now is not the time to express my opinion.

"Liu Yuehua, have you forgotten what I told you last time?" I said coldly, I really don't have a long memory.

"I know, Sister Huang said that you can't trust your subjects completely, and you must always be on guard. But in terms of facts, Zhang Yi rushed back to the capital from Beizhen. He traveled all the way south. Officials from several counties and counties along the way can testify. Instead, he arrived in the capital as soon as possible. There was no news at that time. No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like you went to the Northern Qiang.”

The emperor sighed inwardly.How could she not know about this matter, but as a royal sister, she always thinks too much about her courtiers, so it is difficult to fortify her.

He suddenly thought of that woman with bright eyes and kind eyes.When criticizing Liu Yuehua, he was righteous and strict, but when he really faced that person, he didn't know what to do.Eager to get closer, afraid of betrayal, wanted to continue to observe for a few more days, unknowingly hesitated and stalemate for half a year with no progress.The hurdle in his heart is hard to get over, and Yang Ling's stupid wood will not take the initiative.

The sudden incident dazzled her head, and her first reaction was to distrust that person and throw her directly into the prison.After a few days, I felt a little regretful, but the man couldn't let him out for a while.

My chest hurts again.

"Hey, the Wind Flag Army and the Rain Flag Army have all launched, but Zhang Yi hasn't been found after so many days. I'm afraid Yang Li will suffer in prison." Liu Yuehua couldn't figure out the emperor's attitude towards Yang Li, but she also Not a fool.Yang Li stayed with the emperor in the palace for half a year, seeing each other every day, such a privilege that even she, a princess, never had.

Sure enough, the emperor's expression changed, but he remained silent.

"By the way, there is one more thing. The Fengqi Army sent a message that after Yang Li was imprisoned, it was not someone from the Ministry of Punishments who interrogated Yang Li, but someone from the Punishment Department. Does Huang Jie know about this?"

"Ah."

"...Why don't sister Huang go to see her? The Punishment Division's methods are much more powerful than those of the Ministry of Punishment." Liu Yuehua sniffed out an unusual breath.

The emperor leaned his back straight all the way back, leaned into the chair, and said in a low voice, "No."

The tone and expression are a bit strange, if I heard you right, it seems to be angry?

Liu Yuehua continued to probe: "Why don't I go and have a look? There are too many doubts about the matter now, what if she was framed, if the people from the Punishment Department are too heavy handed, they will cripple Yang Li..."

"Okay, okay, where do you come from so much nonsense." The emperor frowned and interrupted, "You are not allowed to go either. I gave her a gold medal before, and she showed it to the Department of Punishment. how is she."

Liu Yuehua's heart skipped a beat.Seeing such a precious thing as a gold medal is like seeing an emperor. Even the eldest princess has never gotten it.Sister Huang said to throw that man into prison, but she had already held back.

The doubts in my heart are even worse.

==

The sun is slowly approaching the hills, pouring colorful paints on the sky, spreading the last ray of light openly and enthusiastically, changing the color of the whole earth, and then disappearing silently.

When night falls, spring thunder rolls in the sky.

Yan Mansion.

"Xiaozhi, try this Sixi meatball." Yan Xi picked up the little meatball with chopsticks and put it into Yangzhi's bowl.

Clipping it absent-mindedly, there was a sudden "rumbling—" outside the window

With a trembling hand, the ball slipped from the chopsticks, fell to the ground and rolled again.

"Don't move, just sit down obediently." Yan Xi pressed Yang Zhi on the seat, bent down to pick up the dusty balls, and threw them into the plate containing the residue.

"I'm sorry." Yang Zhi murmured, uneasy.

There was a lot of worry on his radiant face, Yan Xi saw it, and picked up another chopstick dish: "Eat more, treat it as an apology to me."

Swallowing some food, Yangzhi looked at Yan Xi sadly: "Tell me the truth, what does the emperor think?"

The chopsticks for holding vegetables are in the bowl for a meal.

"Don't worry, I don't believe the reasons they made up. She, the emperor, will definitely find out the truth."

"If you don't believe it, does the emperor believe it? Otherwise, how could he put my stupid sister in prison?"

Yan Xi did have a bit of resentment towards the emperor.The emperor of Daxing had some unknown selfishness towards Yang Li, Yang Li tried his best to do so many things for her, but in the end, when it came to the country and the country, the emperor's suspicion of people's nature was not less exposed.

But this resentment can't explode in front of Yangzhi, otherwise Xiaozhi doesn't know what to worry about.

"That's also forced by the situation. The emperor's jealous temper has changed for a day or two, and it wasn't aimed at Yang Li. It's just that someone wanted to harm her this time, and it happened to hit her right in the face."

"Dark Lord!"

"Keep down, don't talk nonsense!" Yan Xi hurriedly covered Yang Zhi's mouth, threateningly: "Be careful that the walls have ears."

"Okay, she's gone too far, and you still help her talk, are you interested in her!" Yang Zhi bit Yan Xi's hand and glared at her angrily.

Shaking his head hastily, he laughed aloud: "How dare you, little ancestor, the villain has all his heart on you." After speaking, the hand that was bitten by the pain moved down restlessly, wrapping around the petite body.

Pushing away the trickster's hand, he continued to blow his beard and stare: "I'm talking about business with you, and I'm still out of shape here! Tell me, if the emperor can't find Zhang Yi and find out the truth, will my sister die?"

"If she dies, it will be a felony against the Jiu Clan, and even you will not be able to escape." Yan Xi hugged her distressedly, "This kind of thing will never happen, the emperor will definitely find out the truth, and restore the innocence of Yang Li and Master Zhang Yi." .”

"I also asked my acquaintances to look for Zhang Yi's whereabouts, and Xiao Zhi, all you can do now is trust me." She stared firmly at her sweetheart, with tenderness flowing.

There was another thunderclap in the sky, and Yang Zhigang's relaxed expression gradually stiffened.Strolling to the window, the stone in my heart was raised high, the window was pitch black, not even the twilight of the stars, with strange waves.

"Don't look at my sister who doesn't care about anything, but she is very afraid of thunder." Yang Zhi remembered something, "It's also strange, I wasn't afraid when I was young, it seems that in the past two years, I suddenly became afraid of thunder. "

The last few words of Yangzhi were hidden in the spring thunder, and there was another burst of lightning and thunder, a thunderbolt shot down from the sky, and a long purple tail was drawn in the thick black night, and the rumbling sound came from the thick wall of the prison. came from outside.

Wei Wei opened his heavy eyelids, and found that he was thrown into the cell again.I was tortured for several days in succession to no avail. I was afraid that I would be killed and I would not be able to explain, so a few guys like Yan Luo's death ghost let me linger for a while.

Arms, back, hips, thighs, everything hurts, and the pain seems to tear apart the broken soul completely.Hearing the loud sound of spring thunder, his precarious body shrank subconsciously, and the wound became more and more painful with the slight trembling.

The severe physical pain can cover up some mental scars, and it can make me temporarily forget about someone or something.His throat was burning, and every time he swallowed, he had to endure the soreness of a knife.

Half awake and half dim, the iron door of the cell rustled. The jailer brought a bowl of water and two steamed buns and put them on the ground to see if I was still breathing.

The fat and rough hand dangled in front of me, sniffing for my breath.Looking at the dirty and calloused fingers, I couldn't help but think of another person's hand.

"Eat something if you are not dead. If you admit it sooner, you won't have to suffer this crime." There was a little pity in the jailer's eyes, which was rare, but I still noticed it.Very sensitive to this look.

It turns out that I have fallen to the point where I was pitied by a vulgar man.I dare not look at my current appearance, dare not think about how they used those cruel things to attack me, just thinking of that person is enough to make me suffocate.

But I can't die yet.She didn't say in front of me: I don't believe you.I want to hear her tell me personally, so that even if I set foot on Huangquan, I will have no regrets.

Crawling on the ground, moving inch by inch to the food, trembling all over, sweating profusely.The eye sockets are also a little moist.