Emperor's Grace

Xu Shixian ran away, but the housekeeper at Zhuangzi took people to search in the bamboo grove across the lake, but there was no one there. Behind the bamboo grove was a cliff with no side road, so I don't know if he fell or really escaped. , Zhu Yunjing was not in the mood to ask about Xu Shixian's affairs, and returned to the palace early the next morning.

After that, Zhu Yunjing did not appear in the court hall for several days, saying that he was ill, and the East Palace also closed the door to thank guests. Emperor Zhaoyang sent several imperial doctors to see, and Zhu Yunjing asked someone to give sent out.

After the morning court that day, Zhu Yunxun called He Huailing who was about to leave, and asked him with a smile: "If cousin doesn't have much to do in the yamen today, why don't you go to my place for a cup of tea?"

After hesitation, He Huailing agreed, and went back to his bedroom with Zhu Yunxun.When passing by the entrance of the East Palace, He Huailing glanced at the closed palace gate with complicated eyes, and Zhu Yunxun beside him snorted slightly: "The prince went out of the palace to the private villa of Phoenix Mountain before he fell ill, and he will come back the next day. Now that it’s like this, I don’t know what kind of illness I have, and I don’t want to show it to the imperial doctor.”

He Huailing coughed lowly, lowered his eyes to hide the embarrassment in his eyes, and then said: "Maybe it's been rainy these few days, and it's warm and cold at the same time, so you've caught a cold."

Zhu Yunxun seemed to hear something unusual in his tone, gave him a strange look, and seeing He Huailing's usual indifference, he didn't think much: "Who knows."

After returning to the bedroom, Zhu Yunxun asked someone to bring tea to He Huailing, set up a chess game with him, chatted while drinking tea and playing chess, He Huailing seemed a little absent-minded, and placed the chess pieces in the wrong position several times, Zhu Yunxun asked him helplessly : "Cousin is so restless, but do you have something on your mind?"

He Huailing shook his head slightly: "It's nothing."

"I heard that my aunt held a banquet at the villa on Phoenix Mountain a few days ago, and my cousin also went. Didn't you take the opportunity to check on the Prince's private estate?"

"Go," He Huailing didn't hide it, but he didn't elaborate, "I didn't find anyone, maybe he's not there anymore."

Zhu Yunxun frowned slightly when he heard the words: "It is said that the prince will hold him there, and he will not let him go easily. Mr. Xu is a civil servant who has no power to restrain a chicken, so he can't escape by himself, right?"

"I don't know. If I don't find him again, I will find a way to go to the Prince's Zhuangzi again in a few days." Naturally, He Huailing would not tell Zhu Yunxun about those unspeakable things, and he didn't believe that Xu Shixian could really do it. Escaping from the Crown Prince's Zhuangzi, but Zhu Yunjing's appearance that day must have led to the truth, such absurd things have happened, it seems that nothing is impossible.

In the past few days, He Huailing has been sending people to search for Xu Shixian's traces. In half a month, when his shoulder injury heals, if he still hasn't found anyone, he will go to the village to search again.

Zhu Yunxun smiled: "My cousin is really kind to Mr. Xu, which makes people feel very grateful."

He Huailing said lightly: "It doesn't matter kindness, he is my friend, and now he is in danger, I should save him."

Zhu Yunxun nodded in agreement: "It should be so."

Passing by the East Palace again when leaving the palace, He Huailing stopped and hesitated for a moment, then walked forward to request a transmission.

Inside the Warm Pavilion, Zhu Yunjing was reclining on the soft couch with his eyes closed to rest in a state of desperation. Wang Jiu shrank in and whispered to him to ask for a meeting. Zhu Yunjing suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the other party: You said that no one will be seen, you can’t understand people’s words, right?! Tell him to go as far as he can!”

Wang Jiu explained in a low voice with a bitter face: "Your Highness, you said last time that as long as Ding Yuanhou enters the palace to see His Second Highness, you must invite him over. This is why this servant came here to report."

How did he know that Zhu Yunjing's reaction would be so big, when other people came to ask for an interview, His Royal Highness just said no, and didn't directly tell people to leave...

Zhu Yunjing was very annoyed, had he said such a thing before?Maybe, but at this time and at that time, as long as he hears the word Ding Yuanhou, he can't wait to eat his flesh and bones.

In the past few days, he was really sick, and the illness was not serious. That night he started to have a high fever. Can live with it.Wang Jiu went to ask his trusted doctor Lin several times, but there was still nothing to do. Wang Jiu didn't dare to say that it was His Royal Highness who asked the man to have an abortion. Naturally, doctor Lin didn't think too much about it. Don't Wang Jiu try to exploit those heretics to harm others and himself, Wang Jiu can't tell if he suffers, and every time he comes back, he has to be punished by Zhu Yunjing, it would be better to kill him.

"Let him go!" Zhu Yunjing gritted her teeth, only hating that she looked forward and backward that day and didn't kill that beast with her own hands.

Wang Jiuqian Ai Ai responded, got up and was about to retreat, just as he reached the entrance of the hall, Zhu Yunjing stopped him again, his eyes flickered a few times, and he changed his mind: "Let him in!"

Wang Jiu: "... promise."

He Huailing followed Wang Jiu in, greeted him politely, and finally raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yunjing who was still leaning on the couch. Seeing that his face was pale and haggard, he seemed to be really sick. frowned.Zhu Yunjing withdrew Wang Jiuhui, holding back her impatience and asked in a deep voice, "What is Dingyuan waiting for?"

He Huailing was a little speechless for a while, and he didn't know what he wanted to do when he came here to ask for peace, but what happened that day was always in his heart. In the end, he took advantage of it and did something that was in vain for a gentleman, so he felt uneasy and felt extremely guilty.

"Your Highness... you are not feeling well, why don't you tell the imperial physician?"

Zhu Yunjing raised one eyebrow and said with a sneer, "Master Hou is caring about Gu? I heard Gu right, right? When did Master Hou have such a leisurely mood? It can't be because of what happened that day. , have you lost your mind about loneliness?"

He Huailing frowned even tighter. He thought that Zhu Yunjing would be ashamed to mention the events of that day, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't shy away from it at all, and could use it to ridicule himself.

Seeing He Huailing's reaction, Zhu Yunjing's voice became colder by a third, with resentment in every word: "He Huailing, take your thoughts away, stop thinking about what you have and what you don't have, Gu will kill you sooner or later."

He Huailing sighed inwardly, and the tenderness in his tone that he hadn't noticed just now dissipated: "I said before that if you want to kill, you have to do whatever you want, but Xu Shixian, he really isn't in His Highness Zhuangzi anymore. Yet?"

Now that Zhu Yunjing has been offended, there is no need to beat around the bush again.

"Xu Shixian, Xu Shixian! You are still looking for Xu Shixian alone!" Zhu Yunjing was so angry that he picked up an inkstone at hand and threw it towards He Huailing. He Huailing didn't dodge it, and the inkstone hit his chest and fell to the ground, torn apart.

Wang Jiu outside the door shrank his neck when he heard the commotion inside, and sighed to himself that he didn't know what rebellious thing he had done in Dingyuan, and why he offended His Highness the Crown Prince severely, and took all his anger on him.

Inside the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Yunjing said bitterly: "Gu told you! Xu Shixian ran away! If he is still in Gu, he must be killed first! Get lost now! Don't step into the gate of the East Palace again!"

He Huailing looked at him deeply, the corners of Zhu Yunjing's eyes were red, and the anger in his eyes was about to overflow into water. After a moment of stalemate, He Huailing lowered his eyes and cupped his hands: "I will leave."

He Huailing got up and left without hesitation, and the sound of porcelain breaking was heard again behind him.Zhu Yunjing fell back into the couch sweating profusely, hugging her convulsive abdomen with both hands and gasping for breath, damn it... If he wants to kill He Huailing, he must kill him!

After coming out of the palace, He Huailing went to the yamen to do errands, and did not return to the mansion until sunset. As soon as he entered the house, the housekeeper hurriedly reported that someone had delivered two things in the afternoon: "It was wrapped in a piece of black cloth. I just glanced at it, and didn't dare to make a claim, so I asked Lord Hou to make a decision."

The housekeeper presented the things, and He Huailing lifted a corner of the black cloth. Inside was a memorial to the emperor, and there was an account book under it.When He Huailing opened the memorial, his eyes suddenly sank. This memorial was actually written by Du Tingzhong, the prefect of Jingzhou who had already been beheaded. Salt merchants colluded and worked together to traffic in private salt!

According to Du Tingzhong's Memorial, the account book was produced by the largest local salt merchant in Jingzhou, and all the records in it were evidence of trafficking in smuggled salt and bribing officials. Because of suspicion, he stole the account book and handed it to Du Tingzhong.

He Huailing flipped through the ledger, and a piece of unsigned letter paper floated out of it. He Huai Ling picked it up and saw the writing on the letter paper clearly. His pupils shrank slightly, and a touch of surprise flashed across his eyes.The person who wrote the letter succinctly described the cause and effect of the matter, saying that this is Du Tingzhong's second memorial. Fortunately, he had a premonition about the imprisoned decree, and gave the second memorial and account book to a close friend to take it away first.Now that Du Tingzhong's family is dead, I just hope that this memorial and account book can be presented to the imperial court, so that the truth can be revealed and the wronged person can be avenged.

At the end of the letter, there were only four words "Don't read when you are safe". He Huailing let out a sigh of relief seeing the familiar handwriting and tone. Letter paper devours.

During this period of time, he has been sending people to collect evidence in the south of the Yangtze River, and now that someone has delivered it to him, it would be great.

He Huailing asked the housekeeper, "Who is it that delivered things this afternoon?"

"A seven or eight-year-old beggar was clever. He didn't look for the porter, but squatted at the door and guarded it. When he saw me coming out, he bumped into me on purpose and gave me something. Later, when I tried to find him, he had already run away. "

He Huailing nodded, that's fine.