Hua Mingdong looked at the person kneeling at his feet and asked with scrutiny, "Where were you at three o'clock?"
There was a slight sweat on Xiao Yong's forehead, but he said calmly, "Back to the emperor, the last general was enjoying tea with Wu Xin at Prince Rui's Mansion."
"Oh, what a coincidence? It matches the time of Prince Rui's death," Yun Xiao said coldly.
"How could it be possible that I, the general, harmed her? Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Yong's eyes were fierce and he shot straight at her.
"Did I say it was the general who caused it? General Xiao is so eager to shirk the responsibility. Is there something evil in his heart?" Yun Xiao seemed not to feel his anger, and kept smiling.
"If you say that, everyone in Prince Rui's Mansion is suspected. This matter must be investigated carefully to find out who wants to harm Prince Rui!" Queen Xiao said sternly
Yun Xiao raised her eyebrows. Queen Xiao was indeed a ruthless person. She easily relieved Xiao Yong with just a few words.
"Yes! We must search carefully and we will severely punish you if we find out!" Xiao Yong echoed repeatedly.
"I didn't expect General Xiao and Prince Rui to have such a good relationship. They would rather go to Prince Rui's mansion for a sip of tea instead of going to court in the morning..." Yun Xiao didn't ask too much, just mocked him coldly.
Xiao Yong looked gloomy and ignored her. Instead, he knelt down to Hua Mingdong again and said, "I beg the emperor to sympathize with General Mo's pain of losing his family and allow General Mo to go to Prince Rui's Mansion in person to catch the thief!"
Hua Mingdong gave him a meaningful look and said sternly, "Go, you must find the murderer, otherwise I will take you for granted!"
"Yes! General Mo will definitely live up to his expectations!" Xiao Yong stood up and led a large number of people towards Prince Rui's Mansion.
Yun Xiao raised his eyebrows. It seemed that everything was just a formality. Although some people knew in their hearts that Xiao Yong was the biggest suspect because he was the only one who went to Prince Rui's Mansion and drank tea with Hua Wuxin.
No one is sure how Hua Wuxin was poisoned. With so many people in Prince Rui's palace, it is inevitable that there are many people with many hands. It is not necessarily the case that the food and daily life were poisoned. And no one saw Xiao Yong poisoning with his own eyes. It is not possible to convict him.
For this possible matter, Xiao Yong could at most just find a scapegoat and get it over with.
Obviously Queen Xiao was also aware of this matter, but she didn't understand why Queen Xiao and Xiao Yong killed Hua Wuxin and returned to Yanyuan. Is it a coincidence or someone did it deliberately?
Hua Mingdong dismissed the guards in Yanyuan, walked up to Yanmeng with a smile and said, "My dear, it's almost noon, do you mind if I go in for lunch?"
Yan Meng's brows were filled with deep worry, feeling that his words of "in-laws" could not reach his ears. He showed hesitation on his face, obviously unwilling to do so.
Yunying took two steps forward and said with a warm smile, "The Emperor is here, so there is no reason to be negligent." Then she turned around and ordered the servants, "Today the Emperor and the Empress are visiting my residence. They should do what a landlord should do and prepare more food."
Come"
"Yes!" The servant accepted the order and quickly retreated respectfully.
There was a meal to be had, and it was an occasion like this, so Hua Wushang would not leave. A pair of charming phoenix eyes were locked directly on Yun Xiao's face.
Yun Xiao noticed his gaze and felt a little awkward. With so many people present, he actually looked at her in such a big way. Even though she was thick-skinned, it still made her feel embarrassed. She turned her head away and tried not to meet his gaze.
Collide
Yunying took them from the garden to the dining room and arranged them to sit down one by one. Hua Wushang consciously sat down next to Yun Xiao.
Hua Mingdong and Empress Xiao naturally take the main seats.
After a while, the food and wine were put on the table. Hua Mingdong's wine glass was filled with wine. He raised it and said to Yan Meng, "I didn't know that my father-in-law and mother-in-law live here. If I had known that you lived here, I would definitely have done it."
It was my fault that you were welcomed into the palace and treated with courtesy. I will punish myself with three glasses of wine!" After saying that, he drank three glasses of wine cheerfully, then put down the glass, and someone immediately filled it for him.
Yun Xiao raised her eyebrows. This emperor didn't have any airs about being an emperor. He, a superior monarch, would actually toast a common people. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard for her to believe it.
Yan Meng originally had a stern face, but the other party was kind and did not put on any airs. As soon as he sat down at the table, he punished himself with three glasses of wine. Not to mention that he was the emperor, even if he was an ordinary person, he would give him half a face.
With a forced smile on his face, he raised his glass and drank it hard. After three drinks, he put the glass down and said politely, "Your Majesty, you're welcome."
Hua Mingdong laughed, and Yan Meng chatted with him casually.
Empress Xiao sat dignifiedly, with the chopsticks in her hands never touched. She was completely like a passerby here, no one served her food, and no one talked to her, but her expression remained unchanged, with a formulaic look on her face.
smile
Yun Xiao lowered her head to eat. She didn't need to raise her head to know what Empress Xiao's expression was. Although her brother Xiao Yong had secured her post, she would not be able to get into this high position without powerful means.
Have lived here for so many years
She looks kind and generous on the surface, as if she doesn't care about anything. She lives outside the world, but Yun Xiao knows that this Empress Xiao is not a vegetarian. She is much better than her brother who only loses his temper.
As soon as she thought about it, there were a lot of things going on in the royal family. Before she married that sick man, something like this happened to Prince Rui. If she married her, wouldn't she have to guard against this today and tomorrow?
that?
It’s really hard work...
It seems that the sick man was right in pretending to be stupid before. If he had not pretended to be stupid, he would have died countless times before he was still young. But now, he has shown his strength, and those hidden
The enemy from the darkness appears, ready to move
She didn't know how many enemies he had made, and she didn't know how powerful this enemy was. She suddenly felt that she shouldn't reveal her feelings to this sick man.
This royal family is like a ball of muddy water. It cannot be cleaned no matter how you clean it. The clearer it becomes, the muddy it becomes.
But when she looked at her own heart, she felt that she should not stay out of the matter and should stand on the same front with him. She couldn't bear to let him face the unforeseen difficulties in the future alone.
Yun Xiao was thinking while eating, but she didn't realize that everyone's eyes were looking at her at some point. It wasn't until a voice as gentle as the wind came to her ears that she slowly raised her head, "How many times have I told you, eat?"
Slow down and your mouth will be filled with rice grains."
As Hua Wushang spoke, he gently removed the rice grains from her mouth. The pads of his fingers traced across her cheeks, and she felt a tingling sensation where his fingertips traced them.
, the roots of my ears couldn’t help but turn red.
She knew he must have done it on purpose! He must have done it on purpose to show them! He must have deliberately pretended to be very close to her.
"Oh! The little girl is still blushing!" Hua Mingdong's hearty laughter came from the other side, "It seems that these two children have the same mind. It's better to finish the things they didn't finish earlier!"