Second minister and thief

Xiao Cen was sweating profusely at the side, and he didn't care about losing his dignity in front of the imperial court, so he stretched out his arms to hug the crumbling Chu Linqiu, and raised his sleeve to wipe his sweat.

Because of the support, Chu Linqiu's consciousness became weaker and weaker, as if he wanted to let it go and stop worrying about these bad things.He felt that he was in a daze for such a short time, but immediately, the voice of the Son of Heaven was like a thunderbolt, pulling him back from his wandering mind.

"Chu Qing, I'm waiting for your explanation."

"Your Majesty! He's already..." Xiao Cen was almost going crazy, he thought to himself what was going on, why did he have to face this situation on the second day of his wedding?He faintly felt that there was some kind of deal between Chu Linqiu and Mr. Yu, forcing him to risk the wrath of thunder to say what he just said.

But he didn't know the key point, so when he thought about it, it was inevitable that he couldn't figure it out. He just vaguely thought that if Mr. Yu went to prison, it was a situation of Chu Linqiubu from the beginning, so how much his previous questioning seemed... ridiculous.

Xiao Cen couldn't help lowering his head to look at Chu Linqiu's pale face, and felt a little out of breath for a while.He put his hand under Chu Linqiu's armpit, sighed and wanted to lift him up a bit.

However, before he could make a move, Chu Linqiu pushed him away by himself, and then knelt unsteadily and straightened his body.

"My minister recommends... Yu Youtang for three reasons. First, he is a well-known... litigator in Xichuan area and has the ability to resolve cases; second, the Yu brothers have been at odds for a long time. This Yu Chi can't wait to eat the flesh of his younger brother; thirdly, the subordinates have found out through investigation that the list is from the hands of..." reluctantly finished the last one Words, Chu Linqiu fell limply in Xiao Cen's arms again.

Although he spoke intermittently, the emperor still understood his hidden meaning.The high-ranking person casually bent a finger and kept tapping on the handrail beside him. After a long time, he slowly uttered a sentence, "One stone kills three birds."

"Chu Qing, Chu Qing, you really are a genius."

"I'm ready."

......

Chu Linqiu was almost half-supported and half-carried out of the palace by Xiao Cen. Standing in the carved corridor, under the bright sunlight, his face almost became transparent.Xiao Cen saw that his eyes were half-opened and half-closed, his expression was in a trance, he didn't respond to the call, and his heart was not good, so he immediately found a corner where no one was in the palace gate, and grabbed him He bent his knees, picked him up horizontally, and strode away.

Chu Linqiu really didn't have any strength left, one of his arms kept swinging with Xiao Cen's movements, his head and neck seemed unable to support him, and he bent backward desperately.Xiao Cen took the time to look down, a little worried that he would just hold his breath like this.

"Master Hou! Master Hou!"

"..." Suddenly, Xiao Cen heard a voice calling from behind him. At first he thought it was because he was too tired and had hallucinations.Unexpectedly, when he turned another corridor, a young doorman suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

The little doorman gasped and said, "Duke Yan ordered the servants to bring the chariot over and send the two nobles out of the palace."

Xiao Cen heard the words as if he had received an amnesty, he hurriedly helped Chu Linqiu up with the help of others.Afterwards, she also sat beside this person and hugged him tightly, in case he was too weak to slip down.Because he was too anxious, Xiao Cen couldn't even see the real appearance of the little doorman. It wasn't until the chariot was lifted that he heard a voice as light as a feather rang in his ears, "" Lord Hou, do you know why that person is indifferent to the adult's illness?Because poison is..."

"Remind adults, be careful."

Because of these two sentences, Xiao Cen was restless and fidgeting all the way, so that he didn't react when he got outside the palace gate. Returning to the soul, I suddenly felt like a world away.

But Chu Linqiu had regained some sanity at this moment, he was limp in Xiao Cen's arms and could not move, but he still did not forget to gently stroke Xiao Cen's palm with his fingers to express his comfort.

Xiao Cen sighed, stroked Chu Linqiu's sweat-soaked temples affectionately, and said in a low voice, "You have repeatedly frightened me, you should be punished."

"Your Majesty, how do you plan to punish him?"

"I'll punish you... Be sure to be good, nothing will happen!" He finished this sentence quickly, his eyes were a little red, but he calmed down immediately, and called the servant to come over and let the two go together Helped Chu Linqiu, who was as soft as mud, into the carriage.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chu Linqiu entered the carriage, he knelt down heavily. He raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Cen. Before he could say anything, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out completely. .

"Nine Merchants!!!" Xiao Cen was about to burst into tears, he put his arms around the unconscious Chu Linqiu and turned his head towards the door and shouted, "Go back quickly! Come on!!!"

"Nine merchants? Nine merchants? Just said, don't scare me, why are you doing this again? You don't pay attention to Benhou at all... After you wake up, let's see how Benhou will deal with you! "He put his hands through Chu Linqiu's armpits, trying to put him on the seat and lie down, but Chu Linqiu's body was heavy, and he couldn't drag him for a while.Helpless, he had no choice but to sit against the wall with his arms around his hot body, which had been hot for some time, took out a handkerchief from his arms, and carefully wiped the blood stains from the corners of the person's lips.

On that day, the gate of Dingnanhou's mansion was closed and no visitors were allowed. The servants in the yard held their breath and came and went in a hurry with wooden basins or trays, not daring to stay for a moment.

In the upper room, the new "Madam" Chu Linqiu was lying on the bed with a face like gold paper, breathing weakly. His upper body was uncovered, and the important acupoints on his chest and lower abdomen were covered with silver needles.

The red-eyed Xiao Cen was walking back and forth in the room, stopping from time to time to look down at the man's face, and seeing that he showed no signs of turning around, he suddenly raised his hand, clenched his fist and swung vigorously at the side pillar, "Sir, I can't wait that long! Benhou has to find out what kind of poison he has today! Otherwise, I'm afraid of him...afraid of him...Didn't you say to find the 'source'? Now' Does Yuanyuan have any clues?"

"Lord Hou." Mr. Liu shook his head helplessly, "The poison was so clever that Liu Jin alone might not be able to find it out. If it weren't for you today...then my lord's body would only slow down." Slowly debilitating, people can't think of that aspect until death."

"Why did that man treat him like this? He's not..."

"Everything in the world is unpredictable only by the king's heart. How much of it is true if father and son are brothers?"