"Yes." After answering in this way, Yunli did not continue speaking immediately, and Yinzhen did not rush him. He opened a booklet and read it carefully, making comments on the side with a red pen from time to time.
Yunli stood at the bottom, and there were even beads of sweat on his nose because of nervousness. The questions he wanted to ask later would involve the secrets of the palace. Any inconsistency might arouse Yinzhen's displeasure or even suspicion. He couldn't help it.
Don't treat it with caution.
After approving several books in a row, Yinzhen took a sip from the tea beside him and said to Yunli who bowed his head in silence: "Why, you haven't thought about it yet? If you don't say anything, I really don't have time.
Listened."
Yinzhen's words made Yunli make up his mind. Yes, he did like Ling Ruo, a woman who had suffered many hardships but still worked hard to live. But he never thought about possessing her, he just hoped that she would be well. If
The emperor really loves her and gives her a favor
If there is no secret, then returning to the emperor is undoubtedly the best destination for her. Moreover, these days of getting along with him also made him discover that although Ling Ruo hated the emperor for his ruthless death, he had never let go of the love in his heart. Because
In this way, her heart cannot tolerate anyone.
Yunli lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, on the way back to the capital, I heard that Queen Xiaoshengxian was ordered to die by the Emperor. It was completely contrary to what the Emperor said about her death from a sudden illness. I was curious, so I boldly wanted to ask the Emperor.
Why did Queen Xiaoshengxian die?"
The faint smile on Yinzhen's face disappeared without a trace in an instant because of Yunli's words. The hand holding the red pen unconsciously exerted force, making the ivory penholder creak, as if at any time.
It will break off and say, "Where did you hear these words?"
Yunli heard the coldness in Yinzhen's words and said quickly: "I heard it accidentally in a small town I don't know where. I didn't believe it at first, but the people said that they had noses and eyes, like
It’s really the same. In addition, I had never heard that Empress Xiaoshengxian was sick before, so I boldly asked about it, hoping that the emperor would forgive me.”
Yinzhen stared at Yunli coldly and said indifferently: "Really? Then I am very curious, why would a group of mountain villagers know about the affairs in the palace? They can still spread the news vividly." Before Yunli could speak, he spoke again.
He put down the pen once, but this time his movements were much heavier, making a "pop" sound, and said without any pretense: "Tell me, where did you hear these words?"
Hearing this, Yunli knew that Yinzhen was suspicious, but at this time he absolutely did not dare to tell the truth, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, I really learned this from the mouths of the common people.
, and there was never any falsehood.”
After listening to his words, Yinzhen did not rush to ask, but took a deep look at him and said coldly: "Yunli, you are not a troublesome person. On the contrary, you know your own sense of proportion.
What should you ask and what should you not ask? If it was just some idle chatter between villagers, you would just treat it as gossip and never take it seriously, let alone hesitate for so long just now."
In private, Yinzhen always calls Yunli Lao Qi, and rarely calls him by his name directly. It is undoubtedly not a good thing to call him like this now.
"Brother Chen..." Yunli just said two words when he was interrupted by Yinzhen: "Think clearly before you answer me. Otherwise, if I find out that what you told is a lie, I will definitely hold you accountable for deceiving the emperor."
crime."
When she decided to ask this question, Yunli expected that it would arouse Yinzhen's suspicion, but she didn't expect that Yinzhen would conclude that he was telling a lie based on just a few words. It was really unexpected. But that's it.
, it is absolutely impossible to pretend that nothing has been said. Besides, this is not the result he wants.
Thinking of this, Yunli lifted up his robe and knelt down, saying in a solemn voice: "Your Majesty is right. I didn't learn these words from the villagers in the mountains, but from whom, I can't tell the Emperor yet.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
If in the end, Yinzhen refuses to tell the truth about Ling Ruo's death, even if he tries to be suspected by Yinzhen, he will not put Ling Ruo in danger.
"Yunli, when did you learn to bargain with me, and...who allowed you to bargain with me?" At the end of the sentence, Yinzhen's eyebrows had completely darkened, with endless coldness, "I
Give you one last chance to find out who told you this!"
Under his intense gaze, Yunli raised his eyes despite the pressure and said, "Is it because the emperor is so anxious to tell the person about this matter because what he said is not nonsense, but the truth?"
The death of Ling Ruo was the deepest secret and trauma in Yinzhen's heart. He never imagined that one day, he would be torn open like this in front of his face, causing the pain to spread from the depths of his heart again, sweeping through all the emotions in his body.
Senses.
The next moment, Yinzhen slapped the table hard, stood up suddenly and said: "Yunli, you are so brave!"
Since the death of Shu Mulu and Nalan Meier, Sixi hadn't seen Yinzhen so angry for a long time. He was so frightened that he knelt down in a hurry, not daring to make any sound, let alone look at Yinzhen.
Yunli knew that Yinzhen was angry, but he did not dodge his eyes. He still looked directly at Yinzhen who was walking towards him. When Yinzhen stopped one step away from him, he kowtowed.
Said: "I know that I am a criminal who deceived the emperor, but I can swear to God that I will never be disloyal to the emperor. Therefore, I beg the emperor to tell me why Empress Xiaoshengxian died!"
His words made Yinzhen's already bad expression even more ugly. After staring for a long time, Yinzhen said coldly: "Since I came to the throne, no one has dared to speak to me in this tone for a long time. It seems that I need to go out for a while.
, he is not good at anything else, but he is much more courageous, my seventeenth brother."
Yunli kept kowtowing without raising his head or speaking. He was obviously waiting for Yinzhen's answer. Yinzhen also understood what he meant. He looked past Yunli with a gloomy face, looked at the skylight shining through the window paper and said coldly: "
Queen Xiaoshengxian indeed died in my hands!"
Although he had already guessed it, when he got the confirmation from Yinzhen, Yunli was still shocked. He raised his head and said with an unbelievable look: "May I ask your Majesty, what did Empress Xiaoshengxian do wrong?
Do you want the emperor to kill her? And I don't understand, if she really did something wrong, why did the emperor still pursue her as queen after his death, despite the opposition of the ministers?" This point has always been in Yunli's heart.
Solve doubts.
"Yunli, although you are my imperial brother, it is not your turn to interfere with the affairs of the harem." This sentence is both a warning and a reminder. It reminds Yunli that if he continues to ask questions, it will do him a lot of harm but nothing good;
In his life, Yinzhen has experienced too many brother-in-law rebellions. Unless he had to, he didn't want to lose this rare brother.