Lei Yue Longmen

Because the return day and the Mid-Autumn Festival are approaching, the emperor has decreed that the celebration banquet will be moved to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet ten days later, and they will be held together to reward meritorious deeds.

Li Jingchen personally helped Tu Yun to open the coffin into the Marquis Mansion. Mrs. Tu had not eaten or slept for several days, her whole body was like a skeleton that had been drained of energy, she was ten years old.

The catalpa coffin was parked in the mourning hall. Mrs. Tu strongly demanded to open the coffin for autopsy. No matter how others persuaded her, she was unmoved, her eyes and cheeks sunken, and she smashed the coffin desperately and said: "Open it for me, I will wake it up myself Wake up this... this unfilial bastard."

The four guards opened the heavy coffin lid, and a disgusting rotten smell came out, and many of them couldn't help covering their noses, or made expressions of holding their stomachs unbearably.

Mrs. Wei Tu and the Empress Dowager still maintained their original expressions, one was miserable and despairing, the other was expressionless.

The person in the coffin was already rotten, Li Jingchen couldn't see his head, but he could see his shoes and socks, and the spots of the corpse had already been stained.

Although Mrs. Tu heard that her son had been abused before his death, she did not expect such a scene at all, and her face was almost completely deformed.For a moment, she thought that the one in the coffin was not her own son, and she was overjoyed. Then she saw the scar on his wrist where he was scratched by a thorn when he climbed a tree to dig out bird eggs when he was a child. He fell down on his back as if out of breath.

"Madam's condolences!" Li Jingchen hastily stepped forward to persuade her.

"Heh-uh-heh-uh!" The skeleton-like man let out a frightening choking sound from the depths of his throat as if his throat had been stuck.

"Madam! Madam! Come on! Call the doctor!"

The old servant pinched her vigorously with his middle finger, and finally there was a long "heh—" Madam Tu seemed to have just crawled out of the ground.His eyes were red and his face was full of evil spirits, like a ghost.

"Ma'am, please mourn, young master has already gone, don't let him rest in peace!" Everyone persuaded.

Saliva was dripping from the corner of the man's mouth, and his neck seemed unable to turn. He slowly moved his eyes to the corners of his eyes, aiming at Li Jingchen who was only two or three steps away from him.A fierce look shot out, "You pay back my son's life!"

With some strength coming from nowhere, Mrs. Tu broke free from the servant's hands and grabbed Li Jingchen!

Seeing this, Yun Zhong suddenly stretched out his palm and knocked it flying.Taking a step forward, holding the hilt of the sword, he shouted angrily: "Who dares to make a mistake!"

Mrs. Tu clutched her chest and fell heavily on the ground, unable to breathe for a long time, the maid hurriedly helped her up, when the old servant was about to step forward to argue, Yun Zhong pulled out half of the Setting Sun Sword, He stared at him coldly: "Anyone who dares to offend, no matter who they are, will be killed!"

The servant was timid and showed timidity.At this time, Li Jingchen suddenly turned around, raised his hand, slapped Yunzhong loudly, and said sharply: "You bastard! Madam Marquis is also something you can offend. Come here, pull him down and give him thirty lashes." !"

Yun Zhong felt a constant roar in his ears, feeling a little bit wronged, but also a little bit ashamed.But he was also stubborn, put away the sword and handed it to Yue Zhong, solemnly confessed: "Your Highness's safety is entrusted to you!" He bowed to Li Jingzhu, turned his head and strode out.

Yuezhong took over the post solemnly, with an awe-inspiring look, and continued to protect the empress dowager.The old servant had no doubts that if anyone dared to offend the Crown Princess, he would strike without hesitation.

Mrs. Tu was helped to the seat, but she still hadn't recovered.Li Jingchen walked over and apologized: "Ma'am, forgive me. I have already punished Yun Zhong for offending Madam. Madam, please don't be too sad for the face of the son-in-law and the emperor's eldest grandson. Otherwise, my conscience will not be at ease. .”

Although Mrs. Tu couldn't breathe, she still stared at her coldly from the corner of her eyes.However, he didn't attack her again after that, he just looked at the coffin as if lost his soul, gasping for breath.

In the evening, a man in black sneaked into Li Jing's study and returned to the empress dowager who had been waiting for a long time.

"Mrs. Tu has confirmed that His Royal Highness is related to the son-in-law's death. His subordinates showed her the son-in-law's wounds. She does not believe that the son-in-law will commit suicide anyway. Even when she heard the rumors about His Royal Highness digging up the grave, she sneered. Said: "This proves even more that those rumors are false, she must be hiding something!" He also asked his subordinates to send a letter to the prince of the country."

After speaking, he handed the letter to Li Jingchen. After reading it, Li Jingchen sighed.It has to be said that Mrs. Tu's grasp of people's hearts is really precise, and no one else can see through it, but she can see through it at a glance.Probably because, only she is wholeheartedly for Tu Yunkai.

She took out a medicine bag from the drawer and handed it to the visitor: "This is a bag of mad medicine, there is no trace after eating it. You take it and take good care of her."

"As ordered."

After the man in black escaped, Li Jingchen closed the book that had not been turned for a long time, went to the window sill and opened the window, looking up at the holy half moon above his head, suddenly felt that his own shadow was so despicable and dirty in this silent night , feel ashamed!

Taking advantage of the dead of night, she walked into Yun Zhong's room, and when she opened the door, she saw Yun Zai was also there.The two hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Don't move around." Li Jingchen hurriedly prevented Yun Zhong from getting out of bed.

Yun Zhong was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, he hurriedly took the quilt to cover his body, "Your Highness, why did you come to such a place, you shouldn't have come."

"I'll come and see you, is the injury serious? Is it serious?"

"not heavy?."

"Aren't you serious? Have you ever seen Yun Zai's eyes, when were they so red?" Yun Zai rubbed his nose in embarrassment.Yun Zhong blushed, lying on the pillow, not knowing what to say.Just now? After all the tossing, the wound on my buttocks felt like it was split again.

"Is it my fault?"

Yun Zhong shook his head flattered, "No wonder, I know His Highness must have a reason for doing this. Hiss~ Later I figured it out, if Your Highness doesn't beat me with the whip, when Marquis Ding comes back, I will suffer It’s not just this whip.”

"As long as you know!"

Yun Zai suddenly scolded him, "Why are you always so impulsive, you don't even look at who the opponent is when you want to fight, you can mess with the Marquis's wife, but fortunately she is fine, otherwise you have a few lives to accompany!" Said Then, his nose turned red.

Yun Zhong raised his face and said in a choked voice: "You don't care about me! Even if you lose my life, you must ensure that His Highness is safe. This is the duty of the minister as the chief guard of the Eastern Palace. Hiss~"

Li Jingchen comforted him: "Sir? You have spoken. I believe it. With your temperament, even if you were replaced by Ding Guohou himself today, you would not hesitate to make a move!"

Yun Zhong's heart warmed up, "Yes! For Your Highness, even though Yun Zhong died, he would not regret it!"

Yun Zai said angrily: "Do you think you are the only one who can do it? I can do it too. But I am not as impulsive as you. I don't know how to read words and emotions at all."

Li Jingchen patted the little girl's arm, "Speaking of which, you have been with me for 15 years, right?"

Just as Yun Zai nodded, Yun Zhong corrected him, "It's 14 years and [-] months!"

"I remember, at that time, His Highness and the Crown Prince went to Qixia Temple to offer incense to the late queen, and saw us two brothers and sisters on the side of the road. Not only did His Highness not dislike our shabby clothes, poor and sick, but he also gave us food and food for us. Drink water. Take us to the car and take us back to the East Palace. I often run out of the palace to visit."

Yun Zhong will never forget that day, when he collapsed on the side of the road and was so hungry that he was dying of starvation, an eight-nine-year-old girl in white clothes and plain clothes who looked like a fairy came over from the grass.Carefully retracting his slender hands into his sleeves, he gently held his dirty face through a layer of cloth.He gave him delicious steamed buns, and asked him about his situation with concern.That was the first time he felt the warmth of the world and the meaning of his existence.

"If it wasn't for His Highness, we would have starved to death. Your Highness's kindness to us in rebirth, we brothers and sisters will never forget!"

There seemed to be a strange touch on Li Jingchen's face, and he smiled slightly, "I still remember when I met you two years ago, Yunzai was still so small, not as tall as a table leg, thin and small, like a little sparrow Now, look at her, she is already slim, and she can eat six steamed buns for a meal."

Yun Zai was a little shy, stomped his feet and said, "Your Highness..."

"Okay, Yunzai, go and prepare some snacks for me, I'm a little hungry."

"Yes." Yun Zai went happily.After the door was closed, Li Jingbai's face darkened, Yun Zhong asked anxiously, "What's the problem, Your Highness?" He could tell that Li Jingbai wanted to push Yunzai away on purpose.

Li Jingchen took out a thin-mouthed porcelain bottle from his sleeve, and plugged it with a red stopper, "This is the fake death medicine I begged from Gu Qing." He handed it to Yun Zhong, "Drink half of it and wake up in three days. If you drink the whole bottle, you can feign death for seven days and seven nights."

"Your Highness..." Yun Zhong became anxious all of a sudden, and looked at Li Jingchen in confusion.

"If you can trust me, drink it, and you will wake up after seven days."

"No, how could I not trust Your Highness, even if His Highness gave me poison | medicine, I could swallow it without blinking, but why did Your Highness do this?"

Li Jingchen sighed: "Tomorrow, Madam Dingguohou will go crazy, and you will definitely be held accountable for that slap. After you fake your death, I will declare that your injuries are too serious. The wound was infected and unfortunately died early. In this way , you will be able to escape unharmed. After leaving the East Palace, you can go to other places to make a living. With your ability, you will be able to live a very good life."

Yun Zhong reacted for a while before he understood what she meant. After a moment of silence, he put the porcelain bottle back into her hand, "I cannot accept His Highness's kindness. If I die like this, and the time of death is so coincidental, I will definitely die." It aroused Tu Yuanshan's suspicion. I cannot abandon His Highness at this time."

"What's more, one person does things and one person is responsible. If the Marquis of Dingguo wants to be killed, he will do as he pleases. Whether His Highness wants to hand me over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for punishment, or directly to Tu Yuanshan for execution, I, Mu Yunzhong, will never frown." ! Your Highness, please take it back.”

Yun Zhong was determined, his lips were pale, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, but he still stood up, kneeling on the bed.

Li Jingchen knew it was useless to talk too much, so he had no choice but to take back the vial, "When did you think it through, it's not too late to ask me again." What she didn't know was that Yun Zhong would never figure it out clearly on this matter.As long as he thought that he could only live away from that person for the rest of his life and never see her again, he wished he could die like this immediately.

But he said that after Cen Zhu returned to the house, he was recruited into the palace just after he finished washing.The Emperor was impatient to learn what was going on at the front and what her secret reports contained.

Those were the ones she got through with Li Jingchen in advance. The emperor didn't know that his sharp condemnation of the northern border army's domineering and domineering behavior in the secret report was written by the empress dowager on purpose. .

According to her, the emperor already knew these things well, but usually turned a blind eye to them.The more she showed hostility and indignation towards the Tu family and the Northern Army, the more she could win Li Pinghong's trust.

Sure enough, the emperor only slightly reprimanded her for bringing his wife into the military camp privately and causing himself to be trapped in the enemy camp.Very pleased with the rest of the valuable intel she contributed.For example, she once heard that the empress dowager had a dispute with the remnants of northern Xinjiang over the matter of the son-in-law, and the son-in-law Tu Yunkai did not seem to be captured because of his bravery and skill in fighting, but because of his own initiative, he was trapped in the enemy's camp, but Donggong deliberately Hid it up.

Li Pinghong sneered, "The Tu family in Northern Xinjiang has never released prisoners. Naturally, they have to find ways to cover up such a scandal. Now that I think about it, his death is quite a story."

In order to get more news from the front line, Li Pinghong specially kept her for dinner.During the meeting, Cen Zhu once again reiterated his hope that Li Pinghong would consider reducing military expenditures based on his own experience.The reactions of Li Pinghong and Li Jingchen were similar, "This matter cannot be rushed, you are still young, and I am not old, there is plenty of time to wait."

In fact, although Tu Yunkai's death caught people off guard, it also brought new solutions to many problems.It was as if on the original mountain of rice, if a key piece of dendrobium was dug up, the rest of the rice grains would roll down one after another, like an avalanche.Once the subsidence stops, there will be a new position among the rice grains, some originally unimportant rice grains will suddenly become important, and others will become discardable.As for when the rice mountain will collapse and where each grain of rice will stay, it is still unknown.