Hearing this, Wang Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Hongshi would rush to the city gate desperately and force the gatekeeper to open the gate. If this happened, things would be in trouble, especially for the emperor. What happened?
I can't explain it either.
After giving the order to lead the horse back, he walked in silently again and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is still more than an hour before going to court. You..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hong Shiyi said: "Step back, I want to be alone for a while."
Wang Zhong looked at Hong Shi worriedly, but did not dare to say anything more. After he retreated, Hong Shi punched the armrest with a palm, his expression filled with indescribable pain.
Queen Mother, why do you do such a thing again...
On the one hand, he hated Nala's ruthlessness, but on the other hand, he knew that Nala did this for his own good. No one knew better than him how he felt about Xu, even if he had been avoiding seeing her,
He couldn't completely erase Xu's shadow from his heart, but it became clearer and clearer. He endured a lot of pain these days.
Perhaps, only if Mrs. Xu dies can he be freed from that curse, but...how could he be willing to let Mrs. Xu die? How could he be willing to let her die!
After Hongli left, he stayed in the front hall until it was time to go to court. He numbly put on his court clothes, got into the sedan chair, and went to the Yangxin Hall to go to court with slight bumps. During this time, he
The biggest feeling was that time passed so slowly, which made him suffer. He wanted to rush to Hui'an Temple immediately to see with his own eyes whether the Xu family was well. But no, he had to stay here and wait until after the court.
Do what you want to do.
The shadows that flashed in his mind from time to time made Hongshi absent-minded. He didn't even hear clearly what Yinzhen was saying. He just stood there numbly. He didn't even hear someone calling him when he went to court.
Hongli saw all this in his eyes and turned it into a cold smile on his lips.
"Second brother, what's wrong?" Yingge came to Hongshi and asked with concern, and his voice finally made Hongshi come back to his senses from his fugue, but this was not a good thing.
Sensing Hongshi's strange gaze, Yingge became more and more puzzled and said: "Second brother, what happened? Why are you looking at me like this?"
"I have something to ask my uncle." Looking at Hong Shi's expressionless expression, Yingge felt more and more that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was, so he could only say, "In that case, go to my house and talk."
Hongshi nodded and followed Yingge to his palace. Hongshi did not rush to say anything, but first went to see Fei Yanggu who was paralyzed in bed. After returning to the front hall, he asked for the order.
Yingge was stunned and said, "Uncle, did you send secret guards to Hui'an Temple last night?"
Yingge never expected that this was what Hong Shi said. After Dark Eagle came back last night, he reported what happened to him. Someone was ambushing outside Hui'an Temple, so they could not take Xu's life. But who were those people?
How the people who were sent knew that they would kill the Xu family was unknown.
After the initial shock, Yingge quickly recovered and pretended to be surprised, "Someone attacked the Imperial Temple? Who is so bold?"
Hongshi closed his eyes and said with some pain: "Uncle, at this time, you are still unwilling to tell me the truth, are you? Did the emperor send you to kill Guiren Xu?"
Yingge knew that today's Hongshi was no longer the Wu Xia Amon of the past, and his thoughts were not much worse than his own. After a moment of silence, he said: "How do you know about this?" Such a question was enough.
It is equivalent to acquiescing to Hongshi's problem and admitting that he sent people to kill Xu last night.
"Sure enough, it's you." The pain on Hongshi's face was even worse than before. After a while, he said: "Hongli told me last night."
Yingge narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a hint of surprise: "Fourth Brother? So, the people who blocked Dark Eagle last night were sent by him. What a Fourth Brother, he actually anticipated the opportunity."
Hongshi wiped his face hard and begged: "Uncle, can you let Xu Guiren go? She is innocent." Although Xu escaped with her life this time, Yingge will never give up with her methods.
The next time we take action, we will definitely be fully prepared. No one can save Xu.
Yingge looked back at him and said: "She is indeed innocent, but she will kill you, and this is the Queen's order, I can't disobey it!"
Hongshi knew that what he said was the truth, but... he really couldn't be so cruel! After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "I will go to see Huang's mother in person. Before Huang's mother gives no further orders, I hope my uncle will do it."
Don't take action yet. After all, Xu will stay in Hui'an Temple for a month. If you really want to take action, there are plenty of opportunities, so there is no need to rush.
Yingge weighed it for a long time and said: "Okay, I can promise you, but second brother, you should understand that Mrs. Xu is a poisonous flower. The closer you are to her, the more likely you are to be hurt by the poison."
"I have my own sense of proportion." After saying this, he left the British government palace, but did not return to the palace, but went to the Forbidden City again.
When Hongshi arrived at Kunning Palace, Nala was using scissors to prune the flower branches picked by the palace servants. The originally messy flower branches gradually became orderly under her scissors.
Nala had not received the news that Xu was still alive. She only knew that Yingge had killed Xu according to her order, so she was in a good mood. When she saw Hongshi coming in, she said half-jokingly: "Why did you think of doing this today?"
Are you looking at me? Don’t you have to go to the Ministry of Punishment to run errands?"
Hongshi hesitated for a long time, walked up to Nala, and whispered: "My son, I have something to ask the emperor."
"Huh?" Nala glanced at Hongshi in surprise, and then said: "What's going on, please tell me."
Hongshi did not speak immediately, but looked at the palace servants standing in the palace, and Nala said: "You all should step aside."
Following her words, everyone except Xiao Ningzi stepped back, "Okay, just say whatever you have to say now."
After Nala finished speaking, Hongshi suddenly knelt down and said in a painful voice: "Empress, please let Xu Guiren live!"
Nala accidentally cut a flower that she shouldn't have cut. Seeing the flower fall on the small table, she said coldly: "Ms. Xu is not dead?"
Hongshi lowered his head and said: "Yes, Lady Xu is still alive, Queen Mother. I know I shouldn't make such a request, but Lady Xu is innocent and kind. I really don't want to see her die, so I beg Queen Mother to show mercy."
Nala put down the scissors, took the soft towel lying aside and wiped her hands, and said coldly: "I didn't expect Mrs. Xu to be so lucky. She can't be killed by arsenic poison or killed by a sword. I really admire you."
Hearing this, Hongshi's heart trembled, and he instantly understood that Xu's previous poisoning was also related to Nala. He raised his head and said angrily: "Empress, why do you have to kill Xu? She has never harmed you!