"He is just an old man who can't play any role. We have sent him to live out his old age peacefully." Gu Qingcheng said calmly. He did not say that Yu Xicheng escaped like the rumors. There are things that cannot be hidden in front of Prince Xuan.
live.
"It doesn't work? You still want to take advantage of the chaos in the palace." Ximen Jingxuan said.
"Didn't you catch nothing?" Gu Qingcheng smiled.
"He is indispensable for the fire in the cold palace." Ximen Jingxuan opened up old scores.
"Maybe he didn't find anything at the time. He just went to deal with Concubine Jiang's injury." Gu Qingcheng said.
"Are you trying to defend him?" There was no fluctuation in Ximen Jingxuan's voice, but there was a strong sense of stern accusation.
On that day, no one knew that Ximen Yin had gone to Leng Palace, but the news that Jiang Ziyin was injured and was looking for the old eunuch was not airtight. People from Ximen Jingxuan learned that Jiang Ziyin had an accident at night, so they followed the old eunuch there.
Leng Gong, it turned out that there was a layer of special powder on the ground that was not discovered by anyone.
After the old eunuch treated Jiang Ziyin's injury, he walked out of the house and paused on the way to the entrance of the palace. Looking around, he clearly noticed something strange. This was also something that people from Ximen Jingxuan later reported to him.
However, the old eunuch pretended not to see anything and left the cold palace.
After that, there was a fire in the cold palace.
Because that layer of powder is specially treated phosphorus powder, although the ignition point is increased, it is still easy to burn after the sun shines on it at dawn. Since it is mixed with the scorching sun oil of Yuehua Kingdom, it will be difficult to control once the fire breaks out.
If Yu Xicheng had said one more word at that time, the situation would have been different. Although the Leng Palace would have caught fire, the people in the Leng Palace would not have been burned to death.
As a result, Yu Xicheng had evil intentions and said nothing, hoping to let Concubine Jiang be buried in a sea of fire. On the surface, he healed Jiang Ziyin, but secretly, he wanted to put Jiang Ziyin to death.
From that time on, Ximen Jingxuan had his eye on Yu Xicheng. With Ximen Jingxuan's reminder, it was easy for Gu Qingcheng to find his target.
"If he had talked too much at that time, the fire in the cold palace would have been meaningless, and the third prince's plan would have been postponed. The prince would have to find another opportunity, and the matter would not end now. This kind of matter related to the safety of the imperial court, or
The sooner it is dealt with, the better." Gu Qingcheng said.
Just because no one "discovered" the strangeness of Leng Gong, the next thing happened naturally.
Even if Ximen Jingxuan had been prepared, he could only secretly rescue the people in the cold palace in advance. Concubine Jiang died in the sea of fire. It had to happen. From then on, Jiang Ziyin was no longer in the palace.
"I don't want to argue with you." Ximen Jingxuan said. He knew that Gu Qingcheng would leave an explanation for everything he did. He didn't have the leisure to argue endlessly over an old matter. "Put Yu Xicheng's
All confessions shall be handed over to me."
"So, Miss Lin has already told the prince all the facts, and there is no need for me to say anything more," Gu Qingcheng said.
"You really care about her." Ximen Jingxuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He no longer had the same feelings for Lin Xiner, but he could understand other men's attitudes towards Lin Xiner. Gu Qingcheng went to investigate the drug girl because of Lin Xiner, and also went to investigate the Xia family because of Lin Xiner
, but also because of Lin Xiner, Yu Xicheng’s confession was cut into two paragraphs.
Now, why did he let Yu Xicheng go?
Ximen Jingxuan seemed to be dissatisfied with Gu Qingcheng's attitude and did not intend to get a response from him. He walked to the wall and stared at a painting hanging on the wall.
"This is the handwriting of Mr. Gu." Ximen Jingxuan's eyes fell on the dark red seal.
"Exactly." Gu Qingcheng said.
"Old Mrs. Gu had a good relationship with Prince Xiao back then. It was only after King Xiao's incident that he left the capital and no longer cared about court affairs. Otherwise, with his ability, Mr. Gu would have been a pillar of the imperial court." Ximen Jingxuan recounted a past event plainly.
He was not yet born when that incident happened, but he seemed to have experienced it personally, which was particularly clear.
Prince Xuan stated the past events so clearly that Gu Qingcheng's heart moved secretly. She stood behind him and raised her eyes to stare at the tall figure standing with his hands behind his back.
"Because there is no Xiao Wang, Mr. Gu has no one to rely on, right?" Ximen Jingxuan suddenly turned around and met Gu Qingcheng's eyes.
"Grandpa said that this world should not be dominated by the late emperor. They cannot afford this world." Gu Qingcheng fearlessly repeated the words of Mr. Gu, "But from the humble opinion, things are already like this, and we should serve.
, those who should display their ambitions must use their efforts to display them.”
This is the reason why Mr. Gu left the capital and he, Gu Qingcheng, won a place in the court on his own.
"You entered the court to serve as an official because you wanted to follow Mr. Gu's last wish and find out the truth about King Xiao. The Gu family has never believed the fact that King Xiao went crazy and fell off a cliff overnight because of the loss of his love." Ximen Jingxuan
road.
Not to mention the Gu family, when he saw the files from that year, he didn't believe it. It was just that the matter had nothing to do with him and he didn't want to waste energy. Confusing the truth was inevitable in the palace. Some people and affairs were exposed, and some were exposed.
When people succeed, the truth will be buried from generation to generation.
As for King Xiao's matter, even though it happened so many years ago, the Gu family cares about it, so it won't be buried for too long.
"Yes, grandpa never believed it, neither did the ministers, and the prince would certainly not believe it either," Gu Qingcheng said.
"I asked someone to investigate Tai Xicheng. Before he went to work in the Prime Minister's Office, his qualifications were too mediocre. This is extremely inconsistent with his subsequent performance. He is deliberately covering up his origins." Ximen Jingxuan said, his eyes flashing.
She paid close attention to Gu Qingcheng, "Like your Gu family, he is a person who doesn't believe the facts back then. He is one of King Xiao's subordinates. It's just that he has a different attitude towards life than your Gu family. You want to find out the truth, but he only has one
The purpose is revenge."
"Your Majesty is indeed smart and wise." Gu Qingcheng admired unabashedly. Prince Xuan's attention was too subtle and he was able to detect heresy from the grudges and entanglements of Concubine Ru of the Lin family in the prime minister's house. He thought that when Yu Xicheng made it clear that Concubine Ru and the Prime Minister
After what happened to the Fulin family, this matter can be over.
He still looked down upon Prince Xuan.
Grandpa was unwilling to rest in peace at that time. He thought that the Ximen family would decline in the hands of the late emperor and that the Qingyuan Dynasty would not last long. It was a pity that a group of elders worked hard to save the country. If grandpa saw that the late emperor still had a five-year-old man comparable to King Xiao,
Prince, will you be happy and live a few more years?
"You deliberately let Yu Xicheng give me a half-hidden confession to give me some advice. If you want Yu Xicheng to listen to you, you must have conditions that can hold him back, which makes me have to pay more attention to him.