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Qi Yunruo finally gave way to the main entrance of the palace, but when the soldiers were about to rush in, Qi Yunruo looked at the smug smile on Su Yuan's face, and his heart skipped a beat—that's not right!Is there really something in Prince Chun's mansion?

Qi Yunruo has been inseparable from the prince for the past six months, so he naturally knows that the prince is not in collusion with the enemy, all of this is a crime of wanting to impose, but since there are already traitors in the mansion, why can't there be anything that shouldn't appear in the mansion?

When Su Yuan got off his horse and was about to enter the mansion, Qi Yunruo took a step back and told the guards: "No one is allowed to approach Dongmei Courtyard. Please invite all concubines and concubines to Dongmei Courtyard, as well as young masters and ladies."

"Yes."

Qi Yunruo backed away and let those soldiers bravely enter the mansion. He glanced at Li Xiuqi coldly and thought to himself, even he is not qualified to enter the prince's inner study. There will be nothing in the prince's study...

Qi Yunruo followed Su Yuan calmly, and Su Yuan excitedly ordered people to send people to the front yard of the palace, Qi Yunruo said: "Deputy General Su, it doesn't matter if you perform your duties, but don't forget that this is the Prince's Palace, not yours." A place where people can run wild."

Su Yuan snorted coldly, "Do you think that after today, Prince Chun's Mansion will still be able to run rampant in Beijing like before?"

If Qi Yun didn't refute him, he said that the Prince Chun's mansion was rampant!But now his heart is occupied by deep anxiety, what is wrong?Why is Su Yuan's expression so certain that he will find something in the palace... the inner study room!Or the inner study!

Qi Yunruo suddenly shouted sharply: "Fang Ge, call all the guards in front of the prince's inner study!"

No one in the Hall of Martial Heroes said anything else, they were all waiting for Su Yuan to come back with some evidence, King Yong lowered his head silently, the letters he prepared were all written by Cheng Sijie himself, Cheng Sijie was careful, and stamped the letters Yuxi, and the tone seems to have a close connection with King Chun, as long as Su Yuan comes back with those things, even if there is still no way to convict King Chun, it is enough to make him carry this stain forever, and never become the crown prince. Or the throne of the emperor.

Li Chen also frowned secretly, if the few of them were really plotting against them, it would take some effort to wash the basin of dirty water.Now in the palace, Mr. Ouyang is still in the south of the Yangtze River, Cao Manjin is not too capable, only Xiao Qi himself, can Xiao Qi deal with those people?

Su Yuan said: "Lord Qi, if you really want to resist the order, don't blame this general for being ruthless with swords."

Qi Yunruo led someone to stand in front of the inner study, saying: "The inner study is where the prince keeps important documents, and no one is allowed to enter without the prince's will!"

The inner study has always been guarded by guards. Qi Yunruo has entered it before, and knows that there are many letters between the prince and trusted officials, as well as official affairs that cannot be announced in the yamen. Su Yuan and his party seem to have confirmed that there are secrets that cannot be revealed in the prince's inner study...

Su Yuan drew out his knife, and walked towards Qi Yunruo step by step, "This general is here on the emperor's order, if you dare to stop him, even if this general kills you, King Chun will have nothing to say."

"My lord! Your lord Qi..." Su Ge rushed over and said anxiously, "The concubine is in a critical situation, and she has fainted twice just now."

"Dr. Wu hasn't been found yet?"

Before Su Ge could speak, Su Yuan walked over bravely with a strange expression, and whispered something in Su Yuan's ear. Su Yuan's expression was also a little bit bad, and he said softly, "Can he come over?"

Qi Yunruo widened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong with Dr. Wu?"

The embarrassment on Su Yuan's face was obvious, he looked at Qi Yunruo displeasedly and said: "The horse was startled, and rushed out with that doctor, the old man broke his leg and his head was bleeding."

Qi Yunruo said in a deep voice, "Is he still conscious?"

Su Ge looked at him in embarrassment, Qi Yunruo said: "Bring Dr. Wu into the mansion, and see if the princess is still alive."

Su Yuan didn't really dare to take the risk of killing Princess Chun, and said angrily: "Don't go and bring that doctor in!" After finishing speaking, he continued to Qi Yunruo: "Get out of the way!"

Qi Yunruo looked at him, the situation couldn't get worse now, but Qi Yunruo couldn't let people into the inner study no matter what, he looked at Su Yuan and others, he brought 500 people here, and now they are scattered all over the palace. More than a dozen cronies have been following him... Qi Yunruo suddenly felt that he seemed to have overlooked something, but he couldn't figure it out clearly.

Su Yuan walked into Qi Yunruo step by step, and the guards around Qi Yunruo also drew their knives out one after another. The guards of Prince Chun's Mansion were also experienced in the battlefield, and they were not afraid of Su Yuan and others.

Qi Yunruo suddenly thought that when he proposed to close the main courtyard and not allow people to enter, Su Yuan refused, but he wanted to close the Dongmei courtyard and let women in, but Su Yuan agreed... and what Li Xiuqi said, All of this added up...Qi Yunruo said sharply: "If you want to search the prince's study! Yes! But I have one condition, and you have seen it, the study is only this size, and you don't need too many people. Take off your clothes, and you can go in and search!"

Panic flashed across Su Yuan's face, and then he said: "It's the first month! At the coldest time, you actually asked my soldiers to take off their clothes. Are you crazy! What do you want to procrastinate now?"

Qi Yunruo pointed to his cronies, and said calmly: "Please take off your clothes and go in."

Su Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "This general has never heard that the search requires undressing."

Qi Yunruo's heart slowly calmed down, he stretched out his hand to signal the guards to surround Su Yuan's personal soldiers, and said with a sneer, "Even if you go to the palace to face the saint, I'm not afraid of anything if you sue me!"

Su Yuan shouted: "How dare you!"

Qi Yunruo took a deep breath and said, "Search all of these people!"

Hall of Martial Arts, as time passed slowly, King Yong's face finally showed a little uneasiness, why did Su Yuan not come over... Is there any accident.

There was a burst of noise from the gate of the Hall of Martial Arts, and the emperor said angrily, "What's going on?"

The servant bowed over and said, "It's the Empress Dowager."

Not only the emperor, but everyone in the Hall of Martial Arts except Li Chen changed their expressions.

The queen mother came in slowly, the emperor came down from the couch, and brought all the courtiers to salute, he stood up and helped the queen mother to sit down, and said: "What is it that makes the queen mother so hard?"

The Empress Dowager Lan's eyes swept across the people in the room one by one, and everyone who was caught by her eyes lowered their heads silently, and the Empress Dowager Lan said slowly: "Your Majesty, the Ai family has long since stopped asking about important matters in the court. I understand why Chen'er's brothers can't tolerate him so much, they are all close relatives, but they insist on putting him to death."

The emperor said: "This matter has not yet been settled..."

Empress Dowager Lan smiled, "Your Majesty, if King Chun is really collaborating with the enemy, what are you going to do?"

How to do it?No one here knows better than the emperor that King Chun is innocent, but in his heart he hates himself, a son who can handle both military and political affairs properly. He allows other sons to attack him, even though he knows his other sons No one was qualified for the position of prince, the emperor was stunned, he seemed to have not thought about how he would deal with King Chun if Su Yuan really found out the evidence.

The Empress Dowager Lan said again: "If King Chun is proven innocent, what is the Emperor going to do?"

One of Su Yuan's cronies wanted to take advantage of the chaos and leave, Qi Yunruo pointed at him and said, "Take that person down!"

Su Yuanhu said in front of him: "Why do you attack the people around this general?"

"As long as I am the chief of Chunwang's mansion, and Chunwang is not in the mansion, I can wait for Chunwang to do things! Take it down—no matter the death or injury!"

Fang Ge found the opportunity, pushed the man to the ground, put the knife across the man's body, and put his hand into the man's clothes to search around. After a while, he sneered and took out a stack of letter papers, "Deputy General Su, you See what this is?"

Su Yuan realized that the general situation was over, and raised his knife to stab that person. He said coldly: "You have been with this general for many years, and you actually harbor evil intentions and want to frame King Chun..." His knife was stopped by the chief guard, Qu Qing. Qing's knife also reached his neck.

Qi Yunruo picked up those letters and said calmly: "I will enter the palace right now, please ask the emperor to see if King Chun is guilty."

Su Yuan said sharply: "You can't..." Qu Qing cut the man over with a knife in one hand, "Tie him up too!"

When the 500 people saw that Su Yuan was captured, they knew that the matter had come to a conclusion. Qi Yunruo said as he walked, "I know that you are all following orders, and you are not the one who is in charge of this matter, and the emperor will not blame you. You can go into the palace with me and tell the emperor what's going on today."

Qi Yunruo got on his horse and led his people to the palace.

The emperor was rendered speechless by what the Queen Mother Lan said, and the Queen Mother Lan sighed softly, "You are father and son who are close relatives in the world, why do you have to make such a fuss?"

The emperor murmured: "Mother... son..."

A servant suddenly rushed over and said: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the chief minister of Prince Chun's residence has come into the palace, and he said that he has something important to report to the Emperor."

Li Chen stood up all of a sudden, Xiao Qi, is Xiao Qi here?

The emperor frowned and said, "Xuan!"

Qi Yunruo entered the palace calmly, his face was chilled by the cold wind, and his ears were red, but he was indescribably calm. Behind him were the guards of Prince Chun's residence Qu Qing and Fang Ge. Qi Yunruo didn't deliberately stay in the palace. Searching for Li Chen's figure, after saluting, he took out the few pieces of letter paper and said, "These, please the emperor have a look."

The emperor nodded, Huang Ling bowed and presented the things.

The emperor picked it up and glanced at it, then said coldly: "What do you mean? You are the long history of Prince Chun's mansion, and you also think that Prince Chun is collaborating with the enemy?"

Qi Yunruo said: "Your Majesty, these were not found in Prince Chun's mansion, but I found them on the bodies of Deputy General Su Yuansu's subordinates. There are all personal and material evidences."

The Hall of Martial Ying suddenly exploded, Qi Yunruo took the opportunity to glance at Li Chen, Li Chen smiled at him, Qi Yunruo continued: "I don't want to say much about who is the person who understands the new Yuan Kingdom, the emperor just asks the name of Deputy General Su. Subordinates, you should understand the scene at that time."

King Yong said: "Why do you search for people from Suyuan?"

Qi Yunruo looked at him without any fear, and said, "Because I know that the prince will never communicate with the Xinyuan Kingdom! His Royal Highness, you have been to the Northwest, and you should know how much disaster the Northwest War brought to Dakang. Although the country did not send troops directly to Dakang, the Qiang people are indispensable behind them, King Chun escaped death and made great military exploits, he only hates the lord of the Xinyuan Kingdom!"

King Yong's face was pale, and he was dripping with cold sweat. On such a cold day, he felt that his body was drenched in sweat. All the ministers who participated in the attack on Li Chen just now were like this.

King Qing said: "...Father, the Second Brother in the mansion does have complaints against you from time to time..."

Qi Yunruo said: "Your Highness King Qing, I have already tied up Li Xiuqi and threw him outside the hall. You are allowed to interrogate him and see if there are any more details."

Qi Yunruo's five-rank official position is the lowest among the dignitaries in this room, but at this moment, no one dares to silence him.

King Jing knew that the situation was over, and he closed his eyes dejectedly. He was only thankful that today they stood up together as three brothers, and he was the only one who didn't show any "evidence". He just said a few words along the way .

The Queen Mother Lan also remained silent, but looked at Qi Yunruo very softly.

The dust has settled.

The emperor said slowly: "Yuan Rong."

Yuan Rong, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and said, "The minister is here."

"...Forged, on the 22th day of the first month of the [-]nd year of Yuanqing, Li Chen, king of Chun, was granted the crown prince."

Qi Yunruo and Li Chen looked at each other, Qi Yunruo smiled slightly, Li Chen put his hands on his heart, and looked at him intently, his face was not as happy as being crowned prince, and his expression was still as calm as before.

When Qi Yunruo left the palace this time, he felt a sense of stability that he had never felt before. He and Li Chen walked together, and many ministers followed on the way out of the palace, afraid to say anything. Just now, some people spoke for King Chun It's just that most of those who stayed in the palace today were the close ministers of the other three kings, and some of them, like Yuan Rongyuan, were the emperor's confidantes, and they didn't open their mouths to participate in this matter.

After leaving the palace, Li Chen took Qi Yunruo's hand, looked at him and said, "You came out wearing so few clothes..." He stretched out his hand to rub Qi Yunruo's face, and then put his hands on Qi Yunruo's ears.

Qi Yunruo sighed: "At that time, how can I still put on my coat leisurely?"

The two of them didn't discuss the turmoil any more, someone brought Li Chen's horse, Li Chen got on the horse, and Qi Yunruo held his waist behind him, thinking that they were going back to the house like this, Qi Yunruo smiled and said: "This counts Isn’t that considered ostentatious?”

Li Chen chuckled lightly: "Come——"

The people in Chun Palace didn't know that the plaque of the Palace would be replaced soon. When the two got off their horses, Su Ge was waiting in front of the door with a mournful expression, "My lord, my concubine wants to see you for the last time..."

Qi Yunruo was startled and said: "Dr. Wu also failed to save the princess?"

Su Ge sighed, "He's still one step late."

When Li Chen walked in front of Dongmei Courtyard, Qi Yunruo stopped and said, "My lord, I'll go to Molian Courtyard and wait for you to come back."

Li Chen nodded and went in by himself.

Qi Niqun was lying on the bed, looking up. Beside her bed were other women in Chunwang Mansion. They were kneeling and crying below, but Qi Niqun knew that none of these people were crying for her, and they wished they could die. , wishing that she was the prince's wife.

When Li Chen walked into the inner room, those women cried even louder. Li Chen waved his hands and said, "Let's all go out."

Qi Niqun didn't turn sideways, her mind was very clear, but she also understood that her life was slowly coming to an end.

"My lord, you are here."

Li Chen sat down and looked at Qi Niqun calmly.

"My lord... In the past few months, I often feel that I hate you, but the most unforgettable thing for me is the day I married you..."

Li Chen didn't speak, just looked at her silently.

"My lord, I actually regret it a little. I just want to be your princess. But God treats me too kindly..." Qi Niqun grabbed Li Chen's hand with great force, "Why is it me? , the two children did not give birth to a son... Concubine Ji and Concubine Wei can have a first child?"

"I'm not reconciled..." After Qi Niqun finished speaking, there was still strong unwillingness and resentment in her eyes. She thought of her boudoir time, and the gentleness of the prince when she was married for a month.

Li Chen let go of the hand that was tightly held by her. He also remembered the day of his wedding, but no matter how he recalled, he couldn't remember how he first saw Qi Niqun. He only remembered when he went to the front yard. , the boy I met in the water corridor.

"Princess..." Li Chen said, "I will treat the daughters you left behind well and let them grow up happily. This is all I can do. In the next life, don't join the prince's family anymore and be a small doorman My daughter is safe and sound, and everything is safe."

Qi Niqun closed her eyes.

After all, Qi Niqun did not become the crown prince, she died the day before Li Chen was formally canonized as the crown prince.

There was a great joy and a great sorrow in the Prince Chun's residence. The officials in the court did not know whether to celebrate the Prince Chun's crown prince, or to mourn the death of Princess Dao.The Holy Majesty Jinkou Yuyan said that when the crown prince was conferred on the [-]th day, the decree was made on that day, so the Chun Palace did not hang up the white paper, but planned to wait for the canonization ceremony to be held after the funeral.

The emperor did not make Qi Niqun the crown princess, so Qi Niqun will still be buried as a prince concubine in the future. Qi Yunruo has always felt a little sad recently, and he couldn't help thinking that if it wasn't for Su Yuan to search the mansion that day, Doctor Wu would have arrived on time , Will Qi Niqun survive, and then become Dakang's concubine, and later become Dakang's queen.

But she died after all, and she didn't get much honor after her death.

On the day of Qi Niqun's funeral, Prince Jing's Mansion, Concubine Qing and Prince Yong's Mansion all sent the funeral ceremony, but no one showed up. They are all in danger now, and they really don't have the guts to appear in front of Li Chen again, especially Li Xu, the Prince of Yong. It was his in-law Su Yuan who led people to prevent Wu Taiyi from giving Qi Niqun a timely diagnosis and treatment. Su Yuan is now in prison, and King Yong also hates him. If he finds the old doctor as soon as possible, maybe the situation will not be so bad.

After Qi Niqun was buried, Li Chen would be silent for a long time every day. Qi Yunruo just accompanied him silently. They have come to the present, but Qi Niqun is different in Li Chen's heart after all, Qi Niqun is Li Chen's wife, the woman he had expected and set his eyes on, a wife and a concubine are different in a man's heart, Even though Li Chen never fell in love with Qi Niqun in the end, and even hated her, Li Chen never thought of calling her dead, the matter is as simple as that.

After Li Chen was named the crown prince, the entire capital was shaken, but Li Chen was still the same as half a year ago, seeing no outsiders in the prince's mansion.The Ciqing Palace in the palace is the prince's east palace, but the Ciqing Palace has not been lived in for decades, and Li Chen's grandfather Yingzong lived there when he was the prince. The emperor did not ask Li Chen to move into the palace. He was still a little apprehensive about his son in his heart. The regulations of Chunwang Mansion obviously did not apply to Li Chen, but he didn't want to face more changes for the time being. Except for the change of the plaque of the mansion, the rest of the mansion remained unchanged.

"My lord... hey, no, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Qi Yunruo said.

Li Chen smiled, "Come here."

Qi Yunruo's official position has not been promoted, but he is already a close minister of the future emperor, and no one dares to disrespect him. Qi Yunruo ran to Li Chen's side and said, "My lord... no! Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Qi Yunruo hesitated for a long time, " I forgot what I was going to say."

Li Chen laughed, Qi Yunruo frowned and thought for a long time before saying: "My lord, I remembered that Ziyang uncle's mansion sent a letter to ask about Cheng Shangshu's mansion."

Li Chen didn't remind him that he was wrong in the end, and he didn't know why, but he still preferred Qi Yunruo to call him prince.Cheng Wenjie was implicated in this incident because King Jing was dissatisfied with him. Naturally, he was not punished in the end, but his son did take a spy from the Xinyuan Kingdom as his concubine, and that concubine investigated many important matters in the mansion.

Cheng Lingjun was also sent to prison. He is not a romantic person, but he has read books. He has always loved gentle and bright women with red sleeves. After Qi Danxia gave birth to two children, his body was no longer as delicate as before. , when he went out, he met a lovely and pitiful girl from a good family. He wanted to take her back home in a flash of fever, and ended up putting himself in prison. Cheng Wenjie kept his position as Minister, but he couldn't save his son. Now the Prince's Mansion is closed to thank guests , he had no way to come, so he had to ask his daughter-in-law to entrust it to the Ziyang uncle's mansion, and then the Ziyang uncle's mansion would intercede with the prince.