I was a salted fish in ancient times

The palace suddenly issued several imperial decrees to go outside the palace. Those who followed the situation soon discovered that the imperial decrees were sent to the An family, the Gu family and the Xie family in addition to Xian Wang's mansion.

Not to mention idle king Xiao Yi, he is the emperor's son, and it is normal for the emperor to call him into the palace.

As for the An family, the Gu family, and the Xie family, these people are all in the filial piety period. If there is no piercing incident and the emperor's special permission, they will not be able to enter the palace at all.

So something must have happened in the palace.

Many people moved their minds to enter the palace to inquire about the news, and some people squatted at home and waited for a result.

It was Chang Le who came here in person in Xian Wang Mansion.

Xiao Yi saw that Chang Le's smile was a bit forced, and the look of ease in the past was gone, so he couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with Eunuch Chang? But what's wrong with Father?"

Chang Le glanced at him and said in a low voice: "The emperor is angry with the prince and the third prince, and this old slave is worried."

Xiao Yi looked surprised and worried: "The crown prince and the third brother are angry with the father? That's impossible? How is the father now? Is there anything I can do to share the worries of the father?"

Chang Le secretly sighed in his heart, Xiao Yi's words are just nice.Ordinary people would ask him for information, what would they say, Eunuch Chang, I don't know why the emperor summoned me.As for the idle king, what happened to his father, can I share his worries with the emperor?

Chang Le was very emotional in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He sighed and said: "The emperor is waiting for the prince in the palace. The prince will know when he enters the palace." Xiao Yi nodded, and quickly packed up and entered the palace. up.

According to what Xiao Shan said, whoever arrives first will confront him.

Concubine Shu from the palace was the first to arrive, and then Xiao Yi who was very close to the gate of the palace.As for the An family, the Gu family and the Xie family, they are still on their way.

Concubine Shu was very inexplicable when she greeted the emperor. There were the queen, Concubine Lan, the prince and Xiao Shan here. I don't know what the emperor summoned her for.

She felt that she was out of place here.

The emperor fixedly looked at Concubine Shu who had a Buddha spirit, asked her to sit flat and waited, and then didn't say a word.As soon as Concubine Shu sat down, she felt the eyes of the Empress and Concubine Lan falling directly on her.She raised her head and glanced left and right, the queen's eyes were full of suspicion, Lan Fei couldn't believe it and was angry.

Compared with the straightforward eyes, Xiao Jin and Xiao Shan who were kneeling on the ground did not glance at Concubine Shu.

But even so, Concubine Shu became more and more suspicious.Before she left, she looked in the mirror and found that her clothes were fine, and she didn't know why the queen and Concubine Lan looked at her like this.

Concubine Shu glanced at the emperor, who was looking at the ground thoughtfully, wondering what he was thinking.

Concubine Shu originally wanted to ask about the situation, but seeing the emperor's appearance, she didn't open her mouth.

In the silent hall, time passed very slowly.

I don't know how long it took, maybe it was the time of a stick of incense, maybe it was the time of a cup of tea, Chang Le finally brought Xiao Yi.

After Xiao Yi knelt on the ground to greet the emperor, the emperor looked at him fixedly and didn't let him get up.

Xiao Yi was furious from the bottom of his heart stared at by the emperor, and the expression on his face became more cautious and serious.Puzzled words were written on his face, as if he didn't understand why the emperor looked at him like this.

The emperor looked at Xiao Yi's nervous look, and he thought to himself that such a person who can be seen through at a glance is really the person Xiao Shan said has been secretly coveting the crown prince?

Xiao Yi has such acting talent?

But as a prince, it is impossible to say that he has no thoughts about the throne.

The emperor was also a prince, so he understands this feeling best.

But...the emperor shifted his eyes to Xiao Shan again, but there are exceptions to this kind of thing, such as the one in front of him, he has no such thoughts.

At this moment, Xiao Shan only felt that his legs were going to be numb when kneeling. He had been kneeling since he entered the door, and it had been a while.

If it was in the past, he would definitely ask the emperor for a word, so that the emperor would spare him from kneeling.

It's just that today is different from tomorrow, so he has to endure kneeling.

Xiao Shan twisted his legs slightly, as if he wanted to relieve the numbness in his legs.What he did was clearly seen by the emperor sitting on it.

It was obviously a very serious and cold atmosphere, but seeing Xiao Shan's expression that he thought he would not be discovered by breathing, the emperor suddenly felt a little funny.

So the gloomy mood dissipated a little.

The prince wants to be crown prince, the emperor knows this kind of thing, just like Xiao Rong, he has always had this kind of thought.

It's just that every time his wave didn't reach Xiao Jin, he was surrounded by the huge wave of Xiao Shan and crushed to death.

The emperor didn't like someone robbing the crown prince, but Xiao Rong's methods were too immature, and he never gave Xiao Rong any hope, and kept staring at Xiao Rong not to let him go too far.

But if there is really someone who has been hiding in the dark and even deceived himself, then the emperor naturally has an idea in his heart.

After finishing his mood, the emperor looked at Xiao Yi who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Xiao Yi shook his head and said honestly: "I don't know about my father. But I just asked Eunuch Chang, and he said that my father was angry. How is my father now?"

Facing the concern, the emperor gave a light hum and looked at him and said bluntly: "The reason why I called you is because Xiao Shan said that you coveted the crown prince, and I want to hear what you have to say."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Xiao Yi felt that his whole body was limp and boneless, he climbed two steps in front of the emperor, slammed his head on the ground and shouted loudly: "Father, emperor and son are wronged, son dare not."

Concubine Shu also stood up abruptly, she knelt on the ground with a pale face and said: "Please look into it clearly." After saying this, she looked at Xiao Shan again and said, "Why did King Li use such a crime to wrong my son?"

"Ms. Concubine Shu, I haven't produced any evidence yet, how could I have wronged my fourth brother?" Xiao Shan said leisurely.

Then he looked at Xiao Yi and said: "The fourth brother moved out of the palace back then, some of us brothers went to congratulate the fourth brother, will the fourth brother not forget this?"

In the past, Xiao Yi always avoided Xiao Shan far away, but now facing the choice of life and death, he didn't care much, and said bluntly: "Of course I remember this, but the third brother can't just say that we brothers have dinner together and say that I have covetousness." The crown prince's suspicion."

Xiao Shan smiled slightly, and said, "I'm not saying that the fourth brother is suspicious, but I'm sure that the fourth brother has this intention."

At this moment, Xiao Yi wanted to punch the fake smile off his face.

Xiao Shan continued to speak Langlang: "The fourth brother is versatile, he is good at poetry, and his painting is even better, and he is sought after by scholars all over the world..."

"Your Majesty, if King Li doubts Xiao Yi because of his talents, then this concubine promises that Xiao Yi will not be reciting poems and painting in the future, so that he will no longer attract the attention of scholars." Concubine Shu said to the emperor.

Xiao Yi called Concubine Shengmu, his voice was very miserable, and he was so angry that he ignored everything and said angrily: "In the eyes of the third brother, is it not okay to be more talented than the prince? I like these things since I was young, can't I? After reciting poems and painting for so many years, I will never touch a pen again because of some unnecessary doubts? If this is the case, then talented scholars should not come to the capital, lest they will be missed by the third brother."

"Shut up." Concubine Shu said with trembling lips, she looked at the emperor and begged: "Your Majesty..."

Xiao Shan sneered twice and said: "I didn't even say that, Concubine Shu and the fourth younger brother are quite good at putting shit on my head."

"A few years ago, I was ordered by my father to go to Liangzhou to investigate the case of Liu Jingxuan. I was told that those businessmen gave gifts to suit their preferences. Those who like fame will give him various praises and give him Wanmin umbrellas, and those who like beautiful women will give them to him. For a talented beauty, the literati will give him poems and paintings written by the fourth prince Xiao Yi himself."

"The fourth younger brother has a talent and reputation since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by his father. The fourth younger brother also cherishes his own reputation. Before and after, he has always been an image of a talented man who is obsessed with poetry and painting, so I didn't care about it when I heard it that day."

"On the day when the fourth brother was warming the house, I suddenly thought of the value of your paintings, so I asked this question, and I wanted to get some calligraphy from the fourth brother. But that day, the cousin of the Zheng family of the fourth brother immediately got up and beat me hard. After being reprimanded for a while, he clearly said that the fourth brother recites poems and paints paintings as his personal hobby, but he is afraid that others will be too fond of them, so the fourth brother has never let a single poem or painting spread."

"By the way, at that time he scolded me for not understanding my fourth brother's cautiousness...The fourth brother told Zheng Zhong that I was joking with you. If you sing along, doesn't it mean that your paintings have never been circulated? At that time I wondered, didn’t the paintings circulate in the south of the Yangtze River, how could it be that a single painting never left the capital?”

Hearing what he said, Xiao Jin also thought of what happened at that time, and he couldn't help looking at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi moved his mouth, and Xiao Shan continued: "Of course, I'm afraid that I misunderstood fourth brother by thinking too much, and I'm also afraid that I've overheard what I said in Liangzhou. So I asked Xie Zhui to help investigate these things."

"It just so happened that his elder brother Xie Chen was in Yangzhou at that time, but I came out of the hunting ground on the way, and he encountered some troubles in pulling out Gu, and the results of Xie Chen's investigation were only sent to me now. Fortunately, Xie Chen's identity was not sensitive, and he was blind. No one thought of what he could do in Jiangnan. It was easy for him to find out after he woke up, because all these years, Concubine Shu's family members had some official positions in Jiangnan. It’s just that they usually keep a low profile, and they always abide by the law, and never do anything that endangers the interests of the second brother. Even Gu Yin, the prefect of the south of the Yangtze River, has no defense against them.”

"I have conclusive evidence that the fourth brother's paintings have been secretly circulated far and wide in the south of the Yangtze River these years. The fourth brother's paintings were traded in private by a businessman named Liu Jingyuan. Most of these paintings were not sold. The paintings can also be said to be tokens of some talented people secretly recruited by the Zheng family, and if Xiao Yi really becomes a prince or even the emperor in the future, then these paintings will be their tokens of success from the dragon."

"This Liu Jingyuan is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He has his own shops in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and his fourth brother's paintings are only sold from him. Liu Jingyuan was a merchant everywhere and lived on Xiang'an Road in the capital for a long time. About one year Like two years."

"Xiang'an Road, the fourth brother and Concubine Shu sound familiar? The dancer who assassinated the second brother was taught dance on that road. Coincidentally, the place where she lives is only a wall away from the place where Liu Jingyuan lives. .”

"Also, Liu Jingyuan's surname is Liu, and the dancer kept calling Liu Lang before she died. Oh, what's even more coincidental is that Liu Jingyuan's surname is not Liu at all, it's just a pseudonym he used as a businessman. In fact, his surname is Zheng, and he is the fourth younger brother. The concubine brother of Cousin Zheng Zhong."

"That's why the second brother sent someone to check the former residence of the dancer on Xiang'an Road. There was no one with the surname Liu who lived there, because his surname was Zheng."

After Xiao Shan finished speaking, there was silence everywhere. If Xiao Shan's words were true, it was Liu Jingyuan surnamed Zheng who seduced the dancing girl.

The prince died because of this, and the virtuous concubine who was related to the dancer was inseparable, and the fifth prince Xiao Xian was implicated because of this.Xiao Shan is ignorant, ignorant and incompetent, and has the worst reputation among civil and military officials. The position of prince can only fall on Xiao Yi's head.

So the dancing girl was so close to the emperor that she didn't do anything, because the emperor died, and only the crown prince would succeed him.

Only when the crown prince dies, can other princes rise to the throne.

After hearing this, the emperor said with a heavy voice, "Where's the evidence?"

Xiao Shan handed over the things on his head to the emperor. At that time, Gu Ning wanted to snatch one person's painting and take it back to the capital as evidence, but Xie Chen was afraid to scare the snake away.Xie Chen asked Gu Ning to clearly write down who got the painting, what was the relationship between these people, and who walked closer with them.

When these things are brought to the emperor, they only need to check these people, and the secret line will become clear.

These people have Xiao Yi's paintings in their homes, which can be said to be iron proof.

After reading the relationship diagrams of these characters, the emperor closed his eyes and threw the things at Xiao Yi fiercely. The emperor said in a calm tone: "I really didn't realize that you have such courage at such a young age. Dare to attack my own brother. If I don't have a crown prince, you may not want to attack me."

Xiao Yi knocked his head hard on the ground, he said: "Father, my son dare not."

"Don't dare, why don't you dare." The emperor's tone finally came over with anger, he stood up abruptly, wishing he could step forward and give Xiao Yi a hard kick.

The emperor said: "Come..."

It's just that before he finished speaking, Concubine Shu suddenly burst out laughing.

Everyone looked at her, and saw Concubine Shu crying and laughing there, she looked at Xiao Shan and murmured: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect that King Li, whom everyone despised, would find out because of a small detail. These."

"King Li is much smarter than the other sons of the emperor, but it's a pity." Concubine Shu's voice suddenly became sharp: "King Li is loyal to His Royal Highness, so would you like to know who pushed you in the Rining paddock that day?" One, want your life?"

"No one else has evidence, but I saw it with my own eyes. Does King Li want to know? Will King Li feel scared if he knows?"

"That's enough." The emperor said coldly, "If you have something to say, say it. If you want to confuse people and stir up people's hearts here, then I advise you not to."

Concubine Shu looked at the emperor with a half-smile and said: "The emperor considers himself a hero, but there are too many things that are hidden from you in this palace. If the concubine really wants to tell who pushed King Li, His Royal Highness and King Li I'm afraid I'm going to become an enemy in the future."

Everyone looked different because of her words.

Xiao Jin straightened his back, he wanted to say something, but Xiao Shan snorted and said, "Of course I know who pushed me."

Xiao Jin's expression changed, and before Xiao Shan could speak, he said the name.

Concubine Shu didn't expect such a change at all, her eyes were full of disbelief, the empress and Concubine Lan's eyes widened, while the emperor looked at Xiao Jin with a frown.