little princess

The prince fell off his horse in the Royal Horse Garden, and his life and death are uncertain.The queen was full of grief and anger, and asked the emperor to investigate thoroughly.

Although the emperor was unable to come in person due to his illness, he still gave the empress enough face, and immediately ordered the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishments, and Yushitai to conduct a thorough investigation, and the entire imperial hospital did its best to treat the prince.

In the afternoon, Pan Yuanshan, Minister of the Household Department, heard the news and hurried home.

The eldest son, Pan Rui, had been waiting in the study for a long time. Seeing his father's return, he hurriedly greeted him: "What is the father doing to summon the child?"

Pan Yuanshan was slightly chubby, and beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead due to his haste.He sat on the chair, and the servant beside him quickly wiped his sweat.After he recovered completely, Pan Yuanshan looked at his eldest son who was standing not far away: "Rui'er, you have caused trouble!"

Pan Rui was at a loss: "The child hasn't gone out these few days, I don't know... what trouble did he cause?!"

Pan Yuanshan said: "Tell my father the truth, did His Royal Highness stay in your yard last night?"

Pan Ruidao: "Yes, father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here yesterday evening, and had a drink with the child all night. Later, it was getting late, so he went to bed. He just left this morning on horseback!"

"You...do you know that after the prince left our mansion and returned to the palace, he fell off a horse and was injured, and he still hasn't woken up yet!"

Pan Rui looked surprised: "How could this happen?!"

Pan Yuanshan showed a flustered look on his face: "The empress is very angry, and the emperor also attaches great importance to this matter, and has sent the third division to try the case! If they know that the prince has left our mansion, they will definitely arrest you for interrogation !"

Pan Rui was not so nervous, and stepped forward to comfort him: "His Royal Highness just accidentally fell off the horse, even if he left our mansion, it can't prove that I killed His Highness! Father, please rest assured, it should be fine ..."

Pan Yuanshan sighed and said: "The emperor's queen is just such an adult son, and she is also the prince. If there is something wrong with the prince, even if we have no direct relationship with this matter, we will not be able to escape punishment! Ruier, just tell us what happened after the prince came yesterday. Tell Weifu the truth, and Weifu will analyze it for you to see if it is important!"

Although Pan Rui felt that his father was making a big fuss, he said seriously at this time: "Father, the boy and His Royal Highness have been friends since childhood. The prince is the king, and the boy is the minister. The boy has to obey the order of the prince. However, this matter is related to Pan Rui. The family is in danger, and the boy has to tell his father the truth. Yesterday, His Royal Highness did come to the boy's yard, but he didn't have a drink with him. In fact, the prince was drunk when he came down!"

Pan Yuanshan was frightened for a while, and motioned for Pan Rui to continue.

Pan Ruidao: "When the prince came, he was a little unsteady when he walked. Tell the boy that he encountered some unpleasant things in the palace, so he came out to relax. Let the boy declare to the public that the prince and the boy have a drink, and the rest is not allowed to be said. The order of the prince There is no reason for the boy not to listen, so although the boy still has doubts in his heart, he asked his trustworthy servants to settle the prince properly. On that day, the father-in-law from the queen's palace did come to inquire, and the boy followed the prince's order and only asked people to go back. The prince had a drink with the child. The father-in-law from the palace went back. All the maids in the courtyard of the child were serving His Highness the Prince that night, and the child had no communication with His Highness the Prince. The next morning, the child went to the Prince, but Did not see the prince, the maid said the prince has left."

Pan Yuanshan's eyelids twitched, feeling restless: "The prince only stayed in your yard for one night? Why did he do that?!"

"This... I don't know my child. Maybe I went out of the palace to relax..."

Pan Yuanshan said: "Father knows that you had a good relationship with the prince when you were in Yongjian, but... there were many young masters studying in Yongjian at that time, do you have the closest relationship with the prince?"

"...It doesn't seem to be the closest...His Royal Highness should have a better relationship with the young masters of the Yang family..."

"Then why did the prince come to our house! He left us such a big trouble!" Pan Yuanshan slammed the chair, angrily said.

At this moment, someone came from outside the door, saying that Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and Minister Zuo begged to see Mr. Pan and Mr. Pan...

Both father and son's expressions changed.

That night, there was heavy snowfall in the capital, and the Jinzhengyuan in the southeast corner of the palace was brightly lit. From time to time, officials and guards rushed in and out, and the whole Jinzhengyuan was as lively as a market.

In the Luanming Palace, the Empress was sitting upright, anxiously taking the documents submitted by the eunuch who rushed to deliver the letter, and looking at it carefully.

The document contained Mr. Pan's testimony in detail.As the queen read, she felt a mess in her mind.Only she knew that the prince had been missing for three days and only showed up at Pan's house on the last day.The prince was drunk, but he only told Mr. Pan that the two of them were drinking, but in fact they were drunk and fell asleep... This did not mention the strangeness of the prince himself.But as far as she knew, the prince did run out because of hysteria... and the prince ran out for three days, why did he only show up at Pan's house for one afternoon and one night?Something happened in the palace the next day!What happened in the previous two days? !Where did the prince go?Who did you meet?What happened?

Empress Yang upset the copied document and threw it on the ground.

Liu Wei and Xiao Yu also did not leave the palace that day.In fact, they were "retained" by the queen.

The queen only said: "It's snowing heavily, the way out of the palace is difficult and accidents are prone to happen, why don't you stay in the palace for one night, and leave when the snow stops tomorrow and the palace roads are cleaned up?"

Liu Wei and Xiao Yu knew that the queen was suspicious of them, and wanted to lock them up in the palace so as to prevent them from spreading messages outside the palace.

Liu Wei didn't say anything, feeling a little uncertain in his heart, but Xiao Yu readily agreed.Seeing Xiao Yu's calm expression, Liu Wei felt relieved.

The two then lived in Wangxian Palace again.

Liu Wei was in good spirits that day, and ate more meals than usual. Xiao Yu was very happy, thinking that Liu Wei was showing signs of improvement.

After lunch, the snow was still falling outside, and there was no intention of stopping.

Liu Wei suggested going out to enjoy the snow.Xiao Yu was a little worried, but when he saw Liu Wei's bright eyes looking at him like a small animal, his heart softened immediately, so after a lot of tossing, he took someone wrapped in a "bean bag" out the door.

After leaving the dormitory, walk along the corridor, the world outside the corridor is completely covered by snow, a vast expanse of white, with heavy snowfall, and the surroundings are silent, it looks like a beautiful picture scroll.

Xiao Yu took Liu Wei's hand and stopped under the eaves.

Liu Wei wore several layers of jackets and furs, and a thick cloak was put on the outermost part. The hood was buttoned on his head, covering most of his face. He held the stove in one hand, and Xiao Yu held the other hand. Everything around him looked cold, but he didn't feel the cold... He just felt that he was wearing too much clothes, and it was a bit difficult to breathe...

It's just that the hood seems too big, always blocking his view.He was covered so much that it was difficult to move his arms, so he could only lift his head slightly, trying to raise the brim of the hood.

As his vision expanded, he saw a large cage hanging from the eaves.

It looked like a familiar birdcage, but it was empty inside.

Liu Wei felt strange, so he asked: "That is... the crown prince gave you—"

Xiao Yu didn't look back, he seemed to be immersed in the snow scene, but now he whispered: "Yes."

"Where are the birds?!"

Xiao Yu sneered, bowed his head, stretched out his hand to pull down Liu Wei's hood, and said, "I threw it out to feed the dogs a long time ago, do you still keep it for the New Year?!"

Liu Wei was surprised from ear to ear: "Why?"

Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows: "How dare a bastard call you by your name! Only I can call you Weizi!"

"Don't say that, there are countless eunuchs with the surname 'Wei' in the palace, isn't it allowed to be called Xiao Weizi?!"

"Then I don't care. I don't know what others are called. Anyway, I didn't hear it. In my heart, you are the only one." Xiao Yu gently rubbed Liu Wei's pale cheeks with the back of his hand, feeling cold, and couldn't help frowning: "Are you feeling cold? Let's go back!"

"It's not too cold, let's go further—oh, put me down!"

Xiao Yu completely ignored the struggle of a certain "bean bag" in his arms, turned around and walked towards the bedroom.

After entering the room, Liu Wei gave up struggling.

Xiao Yu put Liu Wei on the couch, untied the cloak and handed it to the maid.Liu Wei put the hand stove on the table, took off his heavy fur coat, and suddenly felt less difficult to breathe.

He breathed a sigh of relief, took off his shoes and crawled into the couch, and found a soft pillow to lean on.

The maids closed the half-open windows in the dormitory one by one, and soon, the heavy snow was blocked out.

The room was warm, and Liu Wei soon fell asleep.

Xiao Yu came over with a blanket, got on the couch himself, put his arms around Liu Wei, and wrapped the two of them together with the blanket.

Liu Wei smiled, leaned into Xiao Yu's arms, found a comfortable position, and began to feel sleepy.

"With such a heavy snowfall, the surrounding areas of the capital may also suffer disasters."

Liu Wei heard Xiao Yu's thoughtful voice.

Liu Weidao: "I have lived in the capital for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered such heavy snow."

"It's really snowing heavily, crushing trees, crushing crops, freezing livestock to death, and even destroying roads, making it impossible for cars and horses to drive. It's troublesome enough!"

Liu Wei suddenly remembered the snowstorm he experienced when he lived in the south in his previous life. The heavy snow crushed the power lines, the roads were icy and difficult to travel, and even the trains were delayed... Not to mention that the heating facilities in the south are not as good as in the north. Staying in the house and turning on the air conditioner and electric heater is not warm enough... I can only hide under the quilt...

But here is ancient times, there are no high-tech heating facilities, and I don’t know how many people will be delayed on the road, how many farmers will suffer losses, and how many ordinary people who have no money to heat will freeze to death!

Thinking of this, Liu Wei poked Xiao Yu: "You'd better make a plan early."

Xiao Yu lowered his head and kissed Liu Wei's forehead: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements."

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