As the day of Yuan Ying's return to the imperial court was getting closer, both inside and outside the Forbidden Palace were full of joy, with red silk tied with flowers and palace lanterns newly hung.Yuan Shu, who had been holding embroidery needles for a long time but couldn't even embroider dragon beards, couldn't sit still for a long time.

"Where are you going, princess? Your majesty said that if you can't embroider today, you are not allowed to go out of this door."

But Yuan Shu threw away the red silk in hand, with annoyed face, grabbed Mi Yin's hand and said, "Just don't tell her, I don't know what's wrong with me, the frizz is just uncomfortable."

It wasn't because of how many wounds were pierced on the finger, but it was because of the ups and downs in my heart, always feeling that something was going to happen, and I couldn't even pay attention to it.

Mi Yin hurriedly apologized, but didn't take Yuan Shu's words to heart, helped her to the small couch by the window, and comforted her: "I'm afraid the princess has been sitting for a long time, drinking some green tea will be fine." .”

Only when she wants to be lazy and play tricks again.

Unable to find a short seller, Yuan Shu could only breathe a sigh of relief, trying to suppress the strange feeling in his heart.He took the teacup from Mi Yin's hand and took a few sips, when a palace man rushed in from outside, knelt down and said in a panic.

"Reporting to the princess, Your Majesty has called you to the Dragon Palace."

"But what happened?" Yuan Shu suddenly stood up and asked.

Before the palace man could come and reply, the man put on his long skirt and walked out of the palace gate, leaving behind Mi Yin who was stunned. Big change chased out.

It was very quiet outside the Dragon Hall today, Yuan Shufang took a step down, and heard the sound of utensils falling from inside the hall a few feet away, and his steps on the jade bricks couldn't help froze for a moment, if not, the next second would be Yuan Li scolded in anger.

This is the first time Yuan Shu sees Yuan Li who is so angry, just looking at the black figure of Yuli outside the hall, she feels a little scared.Someone clutched his smashed head and exited in a panic. When he walked past Yuan Shu, he even forgot to pay his respects and ran away. Yuan Shu was very puzzled.

"What's the matter?"

Fortunately, she made a noise before approaching the main hall, when a jade bottle landed at her feet, the shards flew all over the place, and dangerously scratched a corner of the silk skirt, scaring several people .

Yuan Li, who lost his hand, saw that Yuan Shu was not injured, and the tense Long Yan relaxed a little bit. Surprisingly, he never went to check, so he sat on the throne and waved feebly to the ministers kneeling on the ground , and closed his eyes.

For a while, Yuan Shu became more curious, ignored the group of officials who were fleeing quickly, and walked towards Yuan Li in a few steps.Although there was some drumming in my heart, I still puffed up and replied: "What happened?"

In memory, Yuan Li is always a calm person, with the rare calmness of ordinary women, only when he is paranoid will he go crazy and seep into others.It is really rare for people to throw things and get angry like this today, which also shows that what happened is extraordinary.

Before Yuan Li could reply, a letter landed at Yuan Shu's feet. Looking at Yuan Li, who was leaning on the throne with her eyes closed, Yuan Shu bit her lip and bent down to pick up the letter. , intuition that all the problems are on this piece of paper.

There are only a few lines of small characters in the eyes, the writing is extremely hasty and messy, and it was probably written in a hurry when it was in danger. As for the content...

"Impossible! Impossible!"

The hand holding the thin paper gradually trembled, and his complexion turned blue. He repeatedly read and read those few lines of concise words, but was shocked each time. He threw away the letter and took a few steps back, suddenly supporting Yu Only then did the case stand firm, and when Da Luan's eyes glanced over the piece of paper, his pupils narrowed.

"Yuanying... how is it possible, it's fake!"

She looked at Yuan Li at a loss, her heart was filled with unbearable pain, and the person on the throne was more sad than her, her brows were tightly furrowed, her face was full of scars and she refused to open her eyes, except for the one who was buckled on the armrest of the dragon head. With bare hands, the veins are bulging, and the finger covers are turning white.

"It must be fake..." Lost in mind, Yuan Shu stared at the letter paper on the ground, murmured in a low voice, her head was in chaos, she was unwilling to accept that terrible fact no matter what.

A fresh breeze poured in from outside the hall, blowing the almost condensed air, and also blowing a piece of thin paper on the ground, the black and white words were clearly written on it—the Seventh Princess was assassinated on her return journey, and died in the North Temple of Qianzhou.

On the steps, Yuan Shu grabbed Yuan Li's wide sleeves. Even though her hands and feet were weakening, she still choked and shook the unresponsive person, trying to get a different answer, but the reality is like that cruelty.Even Yuan Li has lost her usual image, which can only mean...

"You're talking, when did it happen and why? Who is it!"

Yuan Shu didn't believe that Yuan Ying would die like this. After all, Xizhou had been pacified, and she returned to the imperial court in triumph. She was accompanied by tens of thousands of soldiers to guard her. How could she be assassinated casually?

The cry lingered in his ears, Yuan Li, who had always pitied Yuan Shu, couldn't keep silent anymore, and stretched out his hand to bring Yuan Shu into his arms, hugging her tightly.Needless to say, this news also dealt a huge blow to her, who was never vulnerable, also hurt this time.

"Shu'er, they all said that Xiao Qi won't come back... what should I do?"

In the close proximity, Yuan Li's faint voice undoubtedly made Yuan Shu's body stiff, and she didn't know what else to say now, so she could only wrap her lips around Yuan Li's waist with her hands, hugging each other, comforting each other. The fragility in my heart.

The incident happened suddenly, and this secret letter was urgently sent to the Forbidden Palace from eight hundred miles away.At that time, Yuan Ying's army marched to Qianzhou, because they escorted Princess Feng Luan, and increased the number of guards, just in case.Unexpectedly, the assassins had long been in ambush inside and outside the North Temple, most of them were ghosts from the rivers and lakes, hard to find, and superb martial arts.

So much so that the [-] guards led by Yuan Ying didn't resist for a while. When the poisonous drugs fell all over the sky, no one in the team with more than half of the dead and injured saw that the seventh princess had been assassinated.Several swords pierced his waist and abdomen, and he fell miserably in a pool of blood. The corpses were scattered all over the field, and the soldiers who came later found the corpses.

It was supposed to be a day for the court to celebrate, but there was a bad news that no one could have expected, and then a secret letter was sent to Beijing.It was a secret letter that arrived last night, but because the people below were lazy and negligent, they never delivered it, so that after Yuan Li opened the letter this morning, when he heard the bad news, he took a group of people to vent his anger.

It is said that the emperor's anger can float thousands of miles away. Fortunately, Yuan Shu came quickly, and when Yuan Li's anger was at its peak, he resolved a terrible crisis.Fortunately, it was her who came, and she was able to persuade Yuan Li to wake up for the last time.

"Many people say that I, Yuan Li, is ruthless, merciless, murdering my father and sister, forcing away my biological mother, and not allowing my sisters... Yes, I am indeed such a person, but Xiao Qi... she is different .”

This is the first time Yuan Li has said these things in front of people, no matter how close she was to Yuan Shu before, both of them would be sensitive to avoid some minefields, and no one would mention them.Everyone only saw her imperial beauty and would be afraid of her, but those secretly hurtful words were like the wind, which was unstoppable.Even Yuan Li, who was no longer afraid of people's words, gradually felt a heavy pressure on her heart, which was hard to let go.

Coupled with Yuan Shu's rejection and resistance before, Yuan Li, who suppressed too many things, could not help being extreme occasionally. Now with Yuan Shu's company, he finally relieved some of the pressure, but because of Yuan Ying's accident, it broke out again.

"Sister Li, don't do this..."

Yuan Shu knew that Yuan Li was special to Yuan Ying, but she couldn't understand what happened between them, but the friendship she had known Yuan Ying for many years was enough for her to understand Yuan Li's heartache.The same age as her but much better than her, who left a month ago and talked and laughed, and said he would come back, actually left like this, who can accept it for a while?

But Yuan Shu knew that she couldn't say anything more at this meeting. Yuan Li's condition was not very good, and she had to wake her up.

Once again, Yuan Li fell ill, and once the news of the assassination of the Seventh Princess spread, it caused a sensation in the government and the public.And Yuan Li's illness was even more worrying. The court would leave before it opened, and the officials above the third rank stayed in the side hall to discuss it.

Looking at Yuan Li who was unconscious on the dragon bed, Yuan Shu's heart ached so much that she took the soaked silk and wiped the cold sweat that kept coming out of her forehead.On the pale cheeks that had lost their former radiance, there was a trace of poignant fragility faintly visible.

"Princess, it's time to deal with the side hall again. The prince said that he would invite you to come over again."

Mi Yin took the silk that Yuan Shu had replaced, and opened her mouth, but after all, she felt sorry for the person who hadn't closed her eyes all night, and was unwilling to say anything to the request of protecting the king.Yuan Li took care of Yuan Shu on weekdays, but who would have expected that the emperor's downfall, the always weak princess would actually support a piece of peace.

"Didn't I already tell you in the morning, they don't want to go away, so let's all wait."

Yuan Shu, who had never been in contact with political affairs, became the successor immediately after Yuan Li fell. On top of the Golden Palace, everything was arranged in an orderly manner in front of civil and military officials.

Later, Yuan Shu didn't understand where her courage came from, but she also had the courage to stand in the highest position and order the officials.

"Princess, this servant thinks you should go there."

After all, Mi Yin is not an ordinary person, and in this situation, no matter how chaotic it is, he still has to see the current situation clearly for the master.And Yuan Shu, who was rarely smart enough to take on the role, naturally understood what she meant.It's just that Yuan Li is still in a coma, the doctors are helpless, and those senior officials are very human, if they don't handle it well, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Looking at Yuan Li who didn't know when she would wake up, Yuan Shu held those unusually cold hands, frowned, a little confused and at a loss, and said slowly: "Wake up quickly, I'm scared alone. "

These years, no matter what happens, Yuan Li is always by Yuan Shu's side, and she has gotten used to this kind of company unconsciously.When she opened her heart knot, she was surprised by Yuan Li's rare fragility, how could she fall down so easily when she looked at such a domineering person.But this time, she fell down again, but it gave Yuan Shu a great test.

After calling the palace servants to bring a basin of cold water and washing her face, Yuan Shu regained consciousness a bit, straightened her dress and went to the side hall.She knew better than anyone else that those old officials could not be suppressed by her alone, and only one person could calm them down.

"Father, Your Majesty just felt the wind and cold a few days ago. The matter of the Seventh Princess happened suddenly yesterday, and he was so anxious for a while. He estimated that he would wake up after a while. The servants in the palace, please leave the father and king separately." Alright." Facing Yuan Zhi, it was the first time that Yuan Shu spoke in a respectful manner.

In the small room, Yuan Zhi had just put down the teacup in his hand, stroked his short beard, and said with a smile: "Little girl has grown up, and the incident happened suddenly, and the people below are just looking for peace of mind, don't worry, There is father and king here."

Knowing that Yuan Zhi was talking about her performance in the Golden Palace this morning, she lowered her head a little shyly, thinking that if Yuan Li was still awake, depending on her this morning, she would probably say that with a smile.

"Father, when exactly will the army return to the capital? Did Feng Luan, who was traveling with him, escape?" Ever since Yuan Li fainted last afternoon, she has been busy calling the imperial physician to stay in front of the sick bed. The news about the army returning to Beijing is Know nothing.

But she knew that no one knew these things better than Yuan Zhi.

"It will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest. I have already ordered that the body of the Seventh Princess will be sent back as soon as possible. As for Feng Luan, it is still there."

Regarding Yuan Shu, Yuan Zhi didn't seem to hide anything. When it came to sending Yuan Ying's body back, Yuan Shu's nose was sore, but this is not the time for her to cry.

"Feng Luan is still there?"

At first, when Yuan Shu heard about the murderous tactics of the assassin, Feng Luan was the first thing she thought of. Back then, she summoned so many strange people to kill rampantly in the capital.Yuan Ying's three thousand guards at that time were unbearable. The number alone should have resisted for a while, but the entire army was wiped out in an instant. How powerful and terrifying was the opponent?

She thought that if he was from Xizhou, Feng Luan would have taken the opportunity to escape.

But why is she still here?

So who is the killer...

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