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Day received a message from Prince Qi's mansion, and Concubine Qi invited him to speak at the mansion.

When he arrived at the palace, he learned that King Qi had gone out to inspect the spring plowing and hadn't returned yet, while the young prince was still practicing calligraphy in his room, Jingyan felt a little suspicious.

Seeing the concubine was in the side hall, she was petting and talking about flowers and plants with two or three maids, when she saw him coming, she smiled and beckoned him to sit down at a small table beside her.

This scene is no different from the past.

"Jingyan, these days Chengting has started to learn bows and arrows, and he uses the small wooden bow that your brother Qi Wang made for you. Your elder brother still remembers your friendship, and still keeps that bow."

"In the past, the palace was busy, and you and Xiaoshu were both there. It's just that in recent years, Xiaoshu has been busy at the border. Although you are in Jinling, you come less and less."

The concubine looked up at Jingyan's expression inadvertently, and then continued, "Fortunately, we have Cheng Ting by our side, so we're not too lonely."

"Chengting is very obedient and obedient. Everyone likes him."

"Yes, I remember that he fell into the water three years ago. You jumped into the icy water to save him. I heard that your knees are still suffering from cold and pain. Your brother feels guilty and remorseful until now."

"Brother Huang has delivered medicine many times, but it's actually not that serious, and it will be cured after a while."

"That's good. Otherwise, your brother will have to recite it once it snows..." Wangfei pushed a plate of hazelnut cakes to Jingyan, "Come and taste it, and see how I cook it?"

While speaking, the sleeve touched the brocade box that had been placed beside it, and it fell to the ground with a snap, and the lid fell open.

Seeing that the maid next to the concubine didn't intend to pick it up, Jingyan leaned down and saw that the box contained the gold silk soft armor he had given to Tingsheng, so he couldn't help hesitating for a moment.

"I remember you gave Tingsheng a piece of golden silk soft armor when he was one year old. I don't know if it's this one. Open it and have a look."

Jingyan doesn't know why she said that, so he picks up the soft armor and shakes it off, "...!"

When I touched the collar, my fingertips were cut by something, and blood came out.

Jingyan was startled, and couldn't help but take a closer look, there was a very inconspicuous blade embedded in the collar of the soft armor.

For a moment, I felt the redness of my fingertips piercing my heart, and my ears were buzzing.

With a wry smile, he finally understood the purpose of the princess looking for him.

Since she looks like asking questions, she has already made up her mind, no matter what she says, she will definitely be regarded as sophistry by her eager to protect her son.

What he wants to do most right now is to find out who is trying to harm Tingsheng, so he suppressed the sadness in his heart and admitted calmly, "This is the one I gave to Chengting."

The princess pretended to be surprised, "...Oh? Then why is there a sharp iron piece at the neckline?"

"I checked carefully when I gave it as a gift, and there is absolutely no such place. I don't know where this armor is usually kept and who keeps it?"

The maid beside the princess replied, "They are all put together with other gifts, because Xiao Shizi was young and never took them out to wear."

"And how did you find out?"

"It was Xiao Shizi's nanny who inadvertently got scratched when she was arranging his things."

"Where is she?"

"Your Highness doesn't know?"

"How did this king know?" Jingyan asked back, although his voice was not loud, but there was an air of indifference that could not be refuted, but the maid took half a step back, and the princess replied on her behalf, "Nurse is caught in a drama." Poison, saved a life, and is still in a coma.”

It turned out that the blade was poisonous, but now that he was scratched, he was not poisoned.

Deliberately changed the blade, in order to test myself.

Jingyan lets the blood in his hands drip onto the ground drop by drop.

"It turns out that the concubine's sister-in-law came to Xingshi today to inquire about the crime."

"Jingyan, I don't believe it, it's just that I'm too scared..."

"If you think I'm guilty, why not send this thing to the Ministry of Punishments or the Xuanjing Division for further investigation." Jingyan stood up and saluted, "That's all for now, Jingyan bids farewell."

"Your Highness!" The maid couldn't help but take a step forward, "Forgive me to ask one more question, when the little prince fell into the water that day, was there only His Highness in the Imperial Garden besides the poisoned palace man?"

Jingyan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

It's not because of the maid's words, it doesn't matter whether she blurted out her words or Princess Qi's instruction.

He saw Ting Sheng's figure hiding behind the pillar.

The child who would run over with a smile every time he saw him in Yeyouting, the child who would pester him to practice sword and chess.

The child who stood by his side at the end and called him his father, the child who he was willing to protect with his life.

From now on he will hate himself.

For a moment, he felt cold all over his body and regretted his decision in this life.

Because he found that he had nothing this time.

Elder brother Huang, mother, Xiaoshu...even Tingsheng is gone.

After he left, Ting Sheng came out from behind the pillar.

There was chaos in the side hall, the princess seemed to be crying, and the other maids were busy comforting her.

He walked to a red mark left on the ground in the corridor, squatted down and stared blankly.

----

Xiao Jingyu was always concerned about the mansion when he was inspecting outside, so after the inspection, only a few officials around him were left to supervise the spring plowing in the local area, and he hurried back to Jinling with a team of people.

When he returned to the palace that night, he saw Cheng Ting waiting for him with red eyes in the main hall.

Xiao Jingyu's heart was shocked, since Cheng Ting was sensible, he had never seen him cry, so he hurriedly picked him up and asked what was going on.

"Father, the child likes that golden silk soft armor very much... don't let the concubine mother send it to the Xuanjing Department."

"……What did you say?"

As soon as the poisoning incident happened, Xiao Jingyu hurriedly ordered the mansion to secretly investigate the incident because he could not delay when he was out of the city for inspection, but he also made it clear that it must not be leaked to the outside world. How could Chengting know about it now?

"What's going on," Xiao Jingyu asked sharply the maids who were about to call the princess, "Say!"

Those maidservants had never seen King Qi, who is usually gentle and tolerant, get so angry, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, "After noon today, the princess called His Royal Highness King Jing to come to the mansion to talk, take, take that piece The golden silk soft armor came out and asked His Highness Prince Jing a few words."

"What happened to Xuan Jing Division?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing himself said that if the lord is suspicious, just ask the Xuanjing Department to investigate..."

"Have you forgotten who gave up his life to save the son who fell into the water on New Year's Eve three years ago?" King Qi asked the kneeling servants all over the room sharply, and everyone was silent, not daring to make a sound.

Only Xiao Shizi choked and said in a low voice, "Sister Maid remembers, she asked Seventh Uncle, when the child fell into the water on New Year's Eve, was there only Seventh Uncle in the Royal Garden besides the poisoned maid?"

The child slowly repeated word for word, watching the kneeling maid's face with dark eyes coldly as the blood faded away little by little.

The concubine hurried over when she heard the servant's report.

In fact, as a smart woman, she also has doubts in her heart, but her instinct as a mother makes it impossible for her to ignore any possible threats.

The words of the nanny and the maids and the changes in Jingyan in recent years made her suspicious.

She knew that her husband would not allow her to question Jingyan like this. He had resolutely denied the possibility of Xiao Jingyan from the very beginning when he hadn't investigated anything. language—just like he never allowed anyone to slander Jingyan in front of him all these years.

But in these years, Xiao Jingyan has betrayed his brother's protection and trust time and time again.

The only way for her to get rid of this suspicion is to call him in person for questioning. In fact, since Jingyan picked up the golden silk soft armor without any qualms and got his hand scratched, her doubts have been alleviated a lot.

She weighed every sentence carefully, and she could throw stones and ask for directions without being too straightforward.

Except for the last sentence the maid said.

There are more than a thousand words to explain, she watched her husband carry Cheng Ting onto the horse, before she could say a word in the future.

Before leaving, Xiao Jingyu sighed, and told her that sentence that he had said many times but she would never really understand.

"Jingyan is my younger brother."

--to be continued--

Fei Liu protected Jingyan and went back to Tianquan Villa after the crisis was resolved. He did not stay with Jingyan, which will be explained later.

I remember a girl said in the comments that King Qi's lack of strategy is his weakness, but not his fault.

I also believe that King Qi, who is protected by Jingyan, Lin Shu and Lin Xie, is a person worthy of their treatment.Without his absolute trust in Jingyan, this incident is definitely the best time for Xia Jiang to take revenge on Jingyan.

(In the paragraph released earlier, there is a passage where Tingsheng went to meet Jingyan who was assassinated when he was five years old. The time has been pushed back because I am constantly revising the article as the article continues.)

[Langya Bang] The First True [21] (Shu Yan)

King Qi and his son arrived at Prince Jing's mansion, led by Zhan Ying all the way inside.Along the way, King Qi asked Jing about his daily life in detail, and Zhanying answered them one by one.

The usually stable little son seemed anxious at this time, he couldn't wait so he broke away from King Qi's hand and ran to the inner courtyard by himself.

Jingyan had just carefully checked the list of exiles from the Hua tribe, only to discover something he had overlooked earlier.

The Hua clan spies he and Mei Changsu knew all came after the Chi Yan case.

And in the Chiyan case, if there is a hidden game in Prince Qi's mansion, which has been searched in its entirety, they will have no way of knowing.

Now that Princess Xuanji is dead, Jinling has no red sleeve moves, and Qin Banruo has not shown up yet, these two people are trapped in Prince Qi's mansion without a leader, like a trapped beast that can only fight to the death.

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