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Yan only hated himself for not noticing it earlier, so he hurriedly wrote a letter for people to investigate.

The subordinates led away, and at the same time delivered a letter from Nihuang who had just arrived from the southern border.

[My sister heard that Beiyu was disturbing the frontier. When Brother Shu was defending against the enemy, his body was wounded several times. Although he said he was fine, but my sister was really worried and couldn't forget it for a moment.The northern territory of Yunnan is suspended thousands of miles away, supporting fish and geese for more than a month.Where the emperor of Jinling is located, he has access to all directions, and the horses are coming day by day. I beg to ask brother Shu if he is safe?Nihuang salutes again]

It turned out that Xiaoshu was injured in the battle with the remnants of Dayu.

"While defending against the enemy, the body is wounded several times", just eight words, but I don't know how many fierce life-and-death struggles are contained in it.

Nihuang didn't know that the last time he and Xiaoshu wrote a letter was half a year ago, just a few words.

In the past, when they separated, Lin Shu would first write a few pages of letters to Jingyan, and Jingyan would send a reply on the same day after receiving the letter, and so on.For this, Wei Zheng also laughed at the Hongyan passing letters between the two of them much more frequently than Nie Feng, the man with a wife.

After writing the word "Lin Shu" on the envelope and spreading out the letter paper, Jingyan picks up the pen and pauses for a while, but doesn't write a single word.

In the previous life, Lin Shu died in Meiling at the age of 19. Jingyan exiled himself to the border battlefield. When he dreamed back, he listened to the rumors of hunting at the border. He had thought many times about the tragedy of Meiling that day. Jumping out of the hell, imagining what they would look like if there was no Chiyan case and Xiaoshu was still in this world safely, whether they would ride horses together in the rivers and lakes, where they would go, and what scenery they would see.

At that time, he thought of many good things.

Unexpectedly, in this life, he and the 25-year-old Lin Shu have nothing to say.

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Standing at the door, Ting Sheng saw that there was only one lamp lit in the room, and Jingyan, who was only wearing a single suit, stared blankly at the letter paper with a half-dry pen in his hand, his profile was like a fallen plum tree in the courtyard. With a skinny but lifeless pride, he couldn't help calling out "Uncle Seven Emperors" before running over and throwing himself into Jingyan's arms.

Jingyan was taken aback, and subconsciously hugged that warm body.

Only then did I realize that my body was actually cold.

"Jingyan...!" When King Qi saw his younger brother's expression when he entered the door, he almost mistakenly thought he was crying, but when he looked closely, there was no water in his eyes, just as dim as this spring rainy night.

"Brother Huang." Jingyan got up to greet him, his voice was low and calm, "It must be because of the case of Jinsi Ruanjia that you came so late."

The original apology was blocked by Jingyan's respectful and distant salute, King Qi's hand that was about to hold Jingyan's was dropped again.

"Father, Uncle Seventh Emperor's hand was cut." Ting Sheng took out a clean cloth towel from his bosom, grabbed Jingyan's hand and wrapped it clumsily.

Accidentally, he opened a small opening on the wound that was only hastily smeared with medicine, and blood oozes profusely.

King Qi hugged his son away, went to the table to get the medicine again, and bandaged Jingyan again.

It's just that the father and son are equally clumsy. After wrapping up, Jingyan just raised his hand, and the loose cloth fell off.

King Qi frowned and looked at the blood on the cloth, "Jingyan, what happened today will never happen again."

Jingyan nodded, without the grievance and anger after being wronged, he just said calmly, "Today was just a misunderstanding."

Ting Sheng took two steps forward, held Jingyan's hand and looked closely, "...a lot of blood was shed."

Jingyan took the child into his arms and patted his head, then comforted him softly, "Uncle Seventh Emperor was a man who went to the battlefield, this little blood doesn't hurt at all, it will be fine tomorrow."

Xiao Shizi blinked his eyes and tilted his head and said, "But the wet nurse doesn't have so much blood on her hands."

The child's unintentional words surprised the two brothers, and they looked at each other.

Since it was the poison that sealed the throat when it saw blood, and it was in such an easy-to-grasp place like the neckline, how could there be only such a shallow cut?

"Chengting, where do you usually keep this dress?"

"Put it together with the treasures given by other grandpas."

"Father usually gave him some small pieces of oddly crafted jade objects. Since they were not put together with his clothes, how could they be sorted out on the same day?" King Qi frowned and thought for a moment, "But nanny is early She has been in the mansion for several years, and the poison she was poisoned this time is really dangerous, and it took a long time to save her life, so no one thought of suspecting her."

"In such a situation, if there is only one person, it's not safe enough," Jingyan is thinking of the conspiracy that almost caused him and Mei Changsu to break up.Now that the position has been changed, how can I complain that I was wronged by others in the past, but now it is related to King Qi and Tingsheng, "The maid in red standing next to the princess... Did she enter the mansion together with the nanny?"

Xiao Jingyu pondered for a moment. Although he didn't like to make plans, he was not stupid. He came to a conclusion in just a moment, "...their goal is not Chengting, but you."

"If Brother Huang didn't stop me from reporting, I'm afraid I'm in the Xuanjing Division right now."

"They... are from the Hua tribe."

The matter of the Hua tribe is a knot between brothers. King Qi did not approve of such harsh treatment of the Hua tribe. The meticulous work of the government.

Emperor Liang was furious because of this, and angrily scolded him for saying that it was your son who was the most important thing for the Hua tribe, and even Jingyan said not to let them go, but you, a father, wanted to intercede for them.

It's not that Xiao Jingyu doesn't hate, it's just that he can't agree that a person is guilty and must be guilty of a family, let alone the current family of crimes.

But now he has really seen the means of the Hua people.

Thinking of the possible consequences for Jingyan after their scheme succeeds, the usually gentle and generous eldest son of the emperor clenched his fists.

"Jingyan, Brother Huang will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

Xiao Shizi was going to get up to say goodbye, but when he saw the empty letter paper on the table, he said, "Father, the child wants to stay here..."

Jingyan thought about it for a second, if Brother Huang is going, there will be no peace in Prince Qi's mansion tonight. No matter what the result is, such a scene is really not suitable for a child like Tingsheng to see, "Then I will send Chengting to the palace tomorrow." go back."

"Alright. Then..." King Qi hesitated and didn't know what to say. Jingyan is now calm and tough, and he is no longer the child who was wronged and needed to be hugged and comforted by the emperor.

"I go first."

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At this time in Prince Yu's Mansion, Xiao Jinghuan was drinking with a young woman in red by candlelight.

That woman is none other than Qin Banruo whom Jingyan has been looking for for a long time.

Because most of the influence of the Hua clan in Beijing had been cut off, Qin Banruo had no choice but to go and hide in many places until Jun Niang, whom she had been relying on, disappeared, and she opened the kit in desperation.

Two years ago, she knocked on the door of Prince Yu's Mansion with the bag left to her by her master, Princess Xuanji.

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"Those two people were the master's personal servants in the past, and they followed the master wholeheartedly. The master wanted to use them to overthrow King Qi in one fell swoop one day, so they didn't listen to other people's orders except the master. I don’t even recognize them. They usually live in seclusion in Prince Qi’s mansion and rarely contact the outside world. It took them nearly two years to find out that Master has passed away. After I returned to Jinling, I contacted them through various contacts. The older one immediately wanted to follow Master underground, I thought the left and right couldn't stop her, so I couldn't help but use her death to make some big fuss, and she agreed as soon as she heard it."

"It's just that I heard she's not dead."

"Everyone has the instinct to survive. I think when she picked up the soft armor, she still subconsciously avoided the sharpest part of the blade. But she couldn't survive around her—the person who framed King Jing, King Qi is absolutely I won't let her." Banruo raised her vermilion lips and said with a smile, "The young sister is still willing to continue to be used by me, but this time she is just helping and talking at the side, presumably King Qi won't suspect her."

Yu Wang shook his head and smiled, "Those two people's layout is too small, they are just hoping that after this case is reported to the Xuanjing Division, Xia Jiang will be able to plant some more effective evidence to slander Jingyan when he investigates. But They missed my King Qi brother's defense of Jingyan, no matter how much evidence, King Qi refused to report it to the outside world and sealed it to the outside world."

"That's why they provoked Princess Qi in front of Princess Qi in a hurry, making her suspicious, and mentioned what happened on New Year's Eve three years ago, implying that Xiao Jingyan directed and acted in the case of Prince Qi's son falling into the water, in order to provoke the second government. Relationship."

"Xiao Jingyan even found out the hiding place of his aunt, why did he miss these two people?"

Mentioning the word Xiao Jingyan, Qin Banruo's eyes revealed a stern look, "With his temperament, if he knew of the existence of those two people, he would have to get rid of them immediately. It has been three years and he still hasn't There is only one explanation for the action, that is, he does not know the existence of those two people."

King Yu nodded, "Your chain trick is good, but are those things placed properly?"

"It didn't take much effort this time, except for the internal response of the Hua family, even a suspicious person like Xiao Jingyan should relax. But I don't know that we still have a trick waiting for them."

While the two were talking, a spy came to report, "There is a carriage from Prince Qi's residence out of the city, and those two people are in the carriage."

Banruo was slightly startled, "Two people?"

"... They are all dead. The subordinates took a rough look and found that they were all poisoned to death."

King Yu frowned, "The little one is dead too? Don't we have nothing to do now?"

"It's okay, the things have been placed, and logically speaking, these two people are useless."

"The next step is to wait for the opportunity to see when this move that master has already laid out can be used.