Concubine Li was speechless, but her sense of being a mother told her that what happened in front of her would have a very bad influence on King Li.

The dancer girl was obviously coming for King Li, and she didn't hide her resentment towards King Li in her tone. Emperor Chongming was not interested in understanding these grievances, so he waved his hand and signaled the guards to take her down.

The dancer finally waited for an opportunity, and she was willing to give up. She knew that her status was low, and she was soft-spoken. If she lost this opportunity, she would be like countless times before, and she would have nowhere to ask.

"I know that death is a crime, but even if it is death, I would like to ask Prince Li a question, where did you take my sister?"

The dancer girl struggled not to be taken away, her tone was stern, and she looked at King Li wishing she could eat his flesh alive.

Under the huge explosive power, the guards could hardly suppress her.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask her what grievances you have?" The Empress stood beside Emperor Chongming, as if looking at a non-existent person through the woman, with a compassionate expression.

Emperor Chongming looked at the dancer for a while with an unclear expression, then waved his hand, and the guards who came up quietly retreated.

"You said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The dancer kowtowed heavily, explaining the reason for the assassination.

"My maidservant has twin sisters, who are very similar in appearance to this maidservant. Two months ago, my elder sister was favored by King Li and brought into the mansion. She was very favored. My maidservant was very happy for her sister to have a good home. But half a month ago, my elder sister A letter said that since King Li was in a bad mood recently, there was no more news. The servants could not enter the Palace of Prince Li. They bribed the servants of Prince Li's Palace through the sisters of the dance department and asked her sister's whereabouts, but the man said that there was no such thing in the palace. A dancer."

"The servant has no choice but to take the initiative to approach the servants of Prince Li's mansion through the sister. Unexpectedly, when he saw the servant's face clearly, the man turned around and ran away in fright, yelling 'there is a ghost' in his mouth, and the servant knew that the sister probably encountered an accident. gone."

"How did you conclude that your sister was killed by King Li?" Emperor Chongming asked.

"I didn't expect it at the beginning. Until ten days ago, the maidservant who served my sister found her covered in blood and gave her a letter of her sister's last letter. Regardless of the servant's persuasion, she dragged her seriously injured body and left. Written down, just a few words, my sister said, she may not be able to survive, let the slaves find a way to leave the capital as quickly as possible, and don't let this face be seen by King Li."

"Fortunately, King Li didn't want this matter to be known, so he blocked the news. The maidservant was separated from her sister in the early years. Except for the dancer who had a good relationship with her sister, not many people in Wusi knew her sister's identity. Entered the dance company as a sister, and came to the palace."

"I don't ask for anything, I just ask Li Wang to tell me the truth. Where did my sister offend you, is it worth killing her, or even obliterating her existence?"

The dancer girl wept blood every word, and many people present turned their eyes away and couldn't bear to look any longer.

"Li Wang, do you have something to say?" After hearing this, Emperor Chongming didn't comment on what the dancer said, but looked at Li Wang.

"Father, son..." Li Wang's eyes were dark, he could not defend himself, the dancer dared to avenge his sister in full view, he must have solid evidence in hand, he did not believe that only a dancer could avoid the With his eyes and ears laying out such a meticulous revenge plan, who is the person behind it?

The banquet ended with a farce, and Emperor Chongming lost the mood to continue and left early.

Li Wang was locked in a separate courtyard, and the dancers and dancers were taken down for interrogation.

Concubine Li wanted to intercede with her son several times, but Emperor Chongming was unmoved. His cold eyes lost the warmth of the past. Concubine Li suddenly realized that before becoming a husband and a father, Emperor Chongming was an emperor first.

Jiang Ling and Xiao Shengyun walked among the crowd.

"Your Highness, was that dancer's sister really killed?"

"She dared to reveal the matter by assassination on such an occasion, it is probably true." Half of Xiao Shengyun's body was hidden in the light and shadow, and his expression was dim.

Jiang Ling didn't realize it at all, and her tone was a little regretful: "She complained to her sister in this way, so she put her own life and death aside."

Jiang Ling has been in this world for a while, so she naturally knows that no matter what reason the dancer uses to assassinate King Li, she cannot escape the crime of assassinating the prince.

"This is a choice she made herself. She should have known the consequences of doing so before she acted, but she still did it." Xiao Shengyun's tone was light.

"I know."

Because of what happened at the banquet, Jiang Ling didn't sleep well at night. When he woke up in the middle of the night, he saw a white shadow flashing past the window.

Are you delusional?

Jiang Ling rubbed her eyes, sat up, and looked again, but there was nothing outside the window.

As soon as he moved, Xiao Shengyun woke up.

"what happened?"

"Your Highness, I seem to have seen a white shadow drifting past the window just now." Jiang Ling was wearing pajamas, which were baggy, revealing a part of her collarbone.

Xiao Shengyun straightened his clothes for him: "Come here."

Two hidden guards appeared quietly, kneeling outside the bed.

"Go and see."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Shengyun put his arms around Jiang Ling's shoulders: "Don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid," Jiang Ling leaned on the man's shoulder, "I just didn't expect that there was really a white shadow floating past the window."

"Sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

It rained the next day, it is always rainy in summer, Jiang Ling stood on the porch, watching the rain pattering down outside.

In the mist, Xiao Shengyun came over with an umbrella: "Why are you outside?"

"Waiting for Your Highness," Jiang Ling took the initiative to hold his hand, "The Ninth Prince sent someone here, saying that Concubine Xian would like to invite us to go over."

"When?" Xiao Shengyun handed the umbrella to the palace servants who were waiting on the side, and led Jiang Ling inside.

"The Ninth Prince said that the time is to look at us," Jiang Ling stepped into the threshold, "Why would the Empress Xian want to see us all of a sudden?"

Although she is a crown princess, as a man, it is inconvenient for Jiang Ling to go in and out of the harem. She only goes to the empress's palace occasionally, and has no interaction with Emperor Chongming's other concubines.

"Maybe it's because Ling'er has a good relationship with the Ninth Prince, so I want to meet you."

"It's possible," Jiang Ling glanced at the rain curtain, "It's raining too much now, let's wait until the rain stops or it becomes lighter."

The rain was so fierce that it lasted several hours at a time, it was inconvenient to go out when it rained, so Jiang Ling could only stay in the house and accompany Xiao Shengyun to handle official business.

The prince is involved in government affairs and has many things to deal with. Jiang Ling has seen him busy late into the night many times.

"Your Highness is already so busy, isn't the Emperor even busier?" Jiang Ling lay on the table, fiddled with the jade ornaments on the table.

The decorations were brought by Jiang Ling from the East Palace, a set of jade-carved cats and cats, big and small, the biggest one is half a finger high, and the small one is only as big as a finger.

"With the minister's help, it's not that busy."

The rain still had no tendency to slow down, so Jiang Ling put a lying kitten on the booklet in front of Xiao Shengyun: "When will the rain stop?"

In the evening, the rain finally stopped, Xiao Shengyun sent someone to ask the Ninth Prince, and took Jiang Ling there.

The ground was paved with bluestone slabs, so you don't have to worry about mud getting on your shoes when you walk. After a day of boredom in the house, Jiang Ling was like a bird just out of the cage, chirping excitedly.

The heavy rain washes away the dust, and the plants on the side of the road are greener. The flowers covered with raindrops timidly raise their heads and smile at the sun half hidden in the clouds.

The place where the Ninth Prince lived was very close, and it didn't take long to arrive. Not far from the courtyard of the Ninth Prince was the place where Li Wang lived. The courtyard was clear and cold when Li Wang was not there.

The Ninth Prince who got the news came out to welcome him: "It's raining too much today. Originally, I invited someone to go to the lake, but I couldn't go because of the heavy rain."

The Ninth Prince is a restless character, and being bored in the house for a whole day can bore him to death: "Mother and concubine will come later, in fact, if you don't come, I plan to find you, after the Seventh Brother doesn't live here, it's deserted It's unaccustomed."

"Didn't you say that you would never see him?" After entering the room, Jiang Ling took off his cloak.

"Yeah, he leaves early and returns late, but it's not that he doesn't come back to live at all. Now he doesn't live here at all. Brother Jiang, brother prince and emperor, tell me, is what the dancer said true? I always think that Brother Qihuang It’s very pitiful and precious.” The Ninth Prince ordered the palace servants to serve snacks and tea.

"Is it true that your father is going to investigate, why worry so much?"

A gentle female voice sounded, Jiang Ling turned her head and saw a plainly dressed woman walking in with the support of the palace servants.

"Mother and concubine." The Ninth Prince stood up and saluted.

"I don't know why the Concubine Xian is looking for me and Your Highness?" Jiang Ling asked.

"Hearing Your Majesty and the Queen's Empress have praised you many times. I have long wanted to see you. You are a good boy. I heard that you like to eat the dishes made by me. It is raining today. I have made some cakes and brought you to try. " Concubine Xian signaled the palace servants to take out the cakes.

"My concubine is in such a good mood recently," the Ninth Prince happily took a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, "This time I took advantage of Brother Jiang, so that I can not only eat the meals made by my concubine, but also enjoy the food cooked by my concubine." pastry."

Learning the lesson from last time, no matter how delicious Jiang Ling was, she did not dare to let it go this time. Under the recommendation of the Ninth Prince, she tasted a piece of each.

After a brief round of eating, Concubine Xian talked about the business: "I heard that you plan to set up a school outside the palace. There are many literate and elderly palace people around me. They are all old people who follow me. I think Let them go to the school to help, in addition to taking care of the children, they can also teach the children some knowledge that can be used in the future, such as embroidery, literacy, painting... everything. "

"How to arrange them depends entirely on your wishes."

"I will consider it." Jiang Ling said.

Because there are a large number of girls in the school, it is really suitable for an older court lady who knows everything to take care of them.

After talking about the business, Concubine Xian didn't stay for long, before leaving, she whispered in front of Xiao Shengyun: "This time, thank you for your help, Your Highness."

Coming out of the Ninth Prince's courtyard, Jiang Ling didn't want to go back: "Your Highness, let's go outside."

"Where do you want to go?"

Jiang Ling pointed in a random direction.

The wind after the rain was cool, and the sky was getting late. After walking, Jiang Ling realized that the place he casually pointed to was very remote, and the flowers and plants were flourishing.

"Hmm~" A low moan suddenly came from among the lush flowers.

Xiao Shengyun stopped in his tracks, Jiang Ling was caught off guard and bumped into his back.

The flowers not far away were shaking, and two overlapping figures could be vaguely seen inside. Before Jiang Ling could react, she was taken away by Xiao Chengyun's shoulders.

"What's the matter, Your Highness?"

Xiao Shengyun walked in a hurry, pursed his lips and remained silent.

"I seem to have seen two people just now. What are they doing? It seems that someone has been bullied. Shall we go and see?"

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