Hearing this, Yun Jingchu was startled. There is only one person with the most power in the world, and that is the emperor. Compared to men in that position, she still likes this simple little fool, so she doesn't want him to have
Yun Jingchu blinked her beautiful eyes, finally couldn't help it, and laughed out loud, "Sister doesn't need your protection, because she can protect herself very well." After experiencing so much, she finally learned that human beings
You can always only rely on yourself.
There was a hint of hurt in Yu Wenyi's eyes, and he looked at Yun Jingchu's eyes. They were the most beautiful eyes in the world, as dark as ink, as gentle as moonlight, and... as cold as cold stars, but what he just said
What I said was completely sincere.
At this moment, he felt hurt and sad like never before, because of her disbelief at this moment, and because of her complete disregard for it.
Not far away at this time, Aunt Mei had been standing behind the rockery and did not go far away. She took in the scene in front of her and sighed softly. It seemed that the prince really cared about this palace maid.
Thinking of looking at the smiling Yun Jingchu in the pavilion again, Aunt Mei's face darkened, and she quickly left with hasty steps.
After a while, Luyi suddenly hurried to the pavilion, panting so nervously, and before he could catch his breath, he said intermittently: "Jingchu, I finally found you, then, something happened to Concubine Shu——
"
Concubine Shu? Isn’t she imprisoned in a prison? Although Yun Jingchu didn’t like Concubine Shu, she still asked: “What’s wrong with her!?”
Lu Yi took a deep breath, covered her chest, and said: "Last night, for some unknown reason, Concubine Shu suddenly ran out of the prison, and then she, she was bitten to death by a goshawk! Now the whole palace is spreading rumors about this.
, Concubine Hui asked me to come to you and go with her..."
"What?" Yun Jingchu's expression changed, and she said to Yu Wenyi: "Your Majesty, I'm so sorry. I have something to do, so I will leave first."
After saying this, Yun Jingchu immediately followed Lu Yi and left in a hurry.
Looking at the retreating figure, Yu Wenyi felt a little disappointed in his eyes, but he still kept comforting himself in his heart that his sister was just busy, so she couldn't have breakfast with him.
But for the first time, I felt annoyed because of my lack of intelligence and didn't know what to do.
I don't know what I have to do to catch her and have her.
Sister, I just want to be with you, I just want to like you, this is the only thing I want to do.
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The palace road stretches endlessly, and the walls on both sides gradually turn into blue-black, and finally even the palace gate is dark green. The paint on the three characters "Shubozhai" has long been peeled off, the broken walls are dilapidated, and the surroundings are as quiet as death.
Looking at it makes me feel disheartened, but from the structure of the palace, it can be seen that this palace once was majestic and glorious.
In the courtyard, old and majestic old trees are bare, and there are clusters of bird's nests high in the branches. Perhaps someone came and disturbed them. They kept making noises in the air. The goshawks were flapping their wings, alert to the presence of people.
The sky hovered and gathered into a layer of black clouds, making the courtyard dark.
It is said that Wen Yuan has always regarded goshawks as sacred objects. It is said that the late emperor stayed in Qitian Kingdom as a hostage. When he was escaping from Qitian, just when he was about to be caught, a group of goshawks suddenly appeared in the sky and chased the pursuing soldiers.
Scared away, those goshawks seemed to be very spiritual and followed the late emperor back to Wenyuan. Later, they trained and built an army and led the troops into the pass. Miraculously, these goshawks also followed the army into the pass. It is said that at that time, Beiyunguan Pass
The sky was gray and black, and the enemy was frightened when they saw this scene. The late emperor took advantage of the opportunity and successfully defeated the Qitian Kingdom. From then on, they had a private relationship with the goshawk.
As soon as the news that Concubine Shu was pecked to death by a goshawk spread today, everyone pointed the finger at Concubine Hui, so Concubine Hui asked Lu Yi to find Yun Jingchu quickly, and then asked Yun Jingchu to go with her.
understand situation.
Yun Jingchu supported Concubine Hui and walked quickly to Shufangzhai. Suddenly she heard the cry of eagles from the top. Under the eaves with plaques, several goshawks flew out, as if leading the way. Just when they were about to step on the steps.
When she was walking, she saw hurried footsteps coming towards her.
I saw dozens of guards in guard uniforms swarming over like swarms. The two teams separated and surrounded the entire Shufangzhai. Immediately, Yu Wenrui led Eunuch Xu and two guards in black, dressed in bright yellow, strode forward.
He has a dragon robe, a belt with auspicious clouds around his waist, a head of black hair tied up with a crown, a handsome face, eyebrows like swords, eyes like cold stars, a high nose, and a hint of coldness in his tightly pursed lips.
The whole person looked majestic, like an unsheathed sword coming in a hurry. The cold light and sharp energy continued to spread around him, and the two black-clothed guards behind him were like two icebergs.
Yun Jingchu raised her eyes slightly and looked at him. The frown between her eyebrows showed that he must be in a very bad mood at the moment. Her black eyes were also looking at herself, but she didn't know what was hidden in them. So she quickly withdrew her gaze and spoke to him.
Concubine Hui leaned towards him and said, "See you, Your Majesty."
Yu Wenrui looked at that petite figure, wearing a rather simple female official uniform, but for some reason it always made people take a second look, withdraw their thoughts, and his eyes fell on Concubine Hui, thinking about what happened last night.
Guilty, her eyebrows were tightly knitted, and she said softly: "Concubine Hui, there is no need to be polite."
Concubine Hui nodded solemnly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing Concubine Hui's behavior, Yu Wenrui was even more satisfied with her, so he stretched out his big hand to hold her thin hand. The two strode up the steps and entered Sufangzhai. Yun Jingchu remained silent.
He followed them obediently and walked out of the courtyard.
The clan official had already been in the courtyard, and Wu Zuo was conducting an examination on the body of Concubine Shu. When they saw the arrival of the Emperor and Concubine Hui, they all saluted respectfully. Yu Wenrui waved his hand to signal everyone to get up and continue their work.
Concubine Shu's face was bloody and bloody, and her face could not be seen clearly. If it hadn't been for the yellow prison clothes she was wearing, no one would have recognized that the body lying on the ground was Concubine Shu. However, the clothes on her body also seemed to have been stained by gray hair.
The eagle pecked it to pieces, leaving bruises all over the body. The blood seeped into the cloth, and the cold corpse had no breath.
When Yu Wenrui saw this scene, he was afraid that the scene would scare Concubine Hui, so he immediately hugged Concubine Hui into his arms to prevent her from seeing the scene.
Yun Jingchu passed through the crowd and looked in the direction of Concubine Shu. The sight of her death aroused horror. Her wide-open eyes seemed to tell everyone that she would not die in peace. Looking at such a shocking scene, even she, who had died once,
She was shocked, and the nausea in her heart made her frown, and her feet suddenly stumbled...
Suddenly, a strong arm covered her arm. Yun Jingchu immediately raised her eyes, and there appeared in front of her eyes a vaguely handsome face of a man and a woman, dressed in purple and gold brocade clothes, with a majestic appearance and a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes.
, as bright as a cold star, with a high nose and perfect lip shape, holding an imperceptible evil smile.
Yu Wenxuan supported Yun Jingchu with his big hand, raised a cynical smile on his lips, and said close to Yun Jingchu's ear: "Jingchu, you have once again thrown yourself into my arms."
After finishing his words, before Yun Jingchu could reply, Yu Wenxuan was completely different from his previous teasing. He simply let go of Yun Jingchu's arm and looked straight ahead with a pair of peach blossom eyes, without any expression on his face.
I was thinking to myself, how could this concubine come out of the prison without any reason? It seems that some people still couldn't calm down after all, and finally took action...
Although Yun Jingchu was surprised by his reaction today, she ignored him. Instead, she endured the discomfort in her heart and once again set her sights on Concubine Shu's parking place...
At this time, the master of the main palace, Situ Yan and Concubine De, also hurried over. As soon as they entered Sufangzhai, Situ Yan saw the figure of the emperor and Concubine Hui hugging each other. She couldn't help but paused and said with Concubine De:
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
Yu Wenrui looked at the two of them and waved for them to get up. Concubine Hui looked at the queen and immediately blessed her respectfully, "See you, queen..."
Situ Yan reached out and waved her hand, then raised her eyes and saw Gao Yixiang, the minister in charge of the bodyguard, walking over. He was dressed in official uniform, solemn and majestic. He faced the emperor, clasped his fists and said, "I have checked and found nothing unusual. I guess.
Concubine Shu’s trouble happened here.”
Yu Wenrui frowned slightly. Since it was certain that something happened here, could it really be that she was pecked to death by a goshawk as they said? And how could Concubine Shu, a weak woman, escape from the prison and come to this place?
At this time, Mr. Bao Xinglong of the Zongren Mansion came in with a kind-hearted old woman and said respectfully: "Report to the emperor, at this time, Aunt Mei, who raises goshawks in Sufangzhai, has just questioned her.
Didn't ask anything."
Aunt Mei, with her black and white hair intertwined, looked to be of a certain age. She bowed her body respectfully and said, "Old slave, please see your Majesty."
Yun Jingchu looked at the woman in front of her, feeling a little surprised. She immediately recognized it as the Aunt Mei she had met in the pavilion this morning. Aunt Mei also recognized Yun Jingchu, but she pretended not to know her.
.
"Are you the one who looks after these eagles?" Yu Wenrui asked in a deep voice after sizing up this person.
"Back to the emperor, I have been taking care of these goshawks for twenty years. Every morning, I release them for activities and use the flute to call them back at night. But this morning, I was delayed by something, so I couldn't do it in time.
Release these goshawks. Just when the old slave was about to come and release the goshawks, he found that the cage was opened. Later, he saw the guards surrounding Shufangzhai. Only then did he know that something happened to Concubine Shu here. Your Majesty,
I dare to guarantee with my life that these goshawks will not take the initiative to attack people." As Aunt Mei said, she knelt down with a plop, and finally defended the goshawks she had cared for for twenty years, hoping that the emperor would
Mingzha, don't let the goshawk she takes good care of become someone else's scapegoat.
After the autopsy was completed, he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, Concubine Shu died in the early hours of the morning. Judging from the scars on her body, there were indeed wounds pecked by a goshawk. Her muscles were stiff. It was after a struggle that she died.
The dirt left on the shoes must have come from walking through the palace alley in front of me."
"Can you find a rotten smell or something on Concubine Shu's body?" Yun Jingchu's voice suddenly sounded, especially loud against the wind.
Wu Zuo glanced at Yun Jingchu and found that she was just an ordinary female official, but the question she asked made him very strange, so he took the notebook in the hand of the recording boy and looked at it, shook his head and said: "
There are no such discoveries, so I wonder why my aunt asked like this?"
"Goshawks will not peck people easily, especially those that are raised. The reason why goshawks go crazy is the smell of rotten meat." Yun Jingchu ignored everyone's surprised looks and said slowly: ""I don't believe you can do it.
Take a piece of carrion and try it, but since Zuo Zuo didn't find it, the goshawk didn't peck people for this reason."
Back then, the late emperor treated the goshawks particularly well because they had escaped a difficult situation. In order to please them and let the late emperor pay attention to Yu Wenrui, he began to study the habits of goshawks in order to get close to the late emperor. Therefore, he treated the goshawks very well.
She also had a certain understanding of Ying, but she didn't expect that something that had been made for Yu Wenrui would come in handy again.
These words made Yu Wenrui feel surprised again by this woman. His deep eyes unconsciously cast towards that petite body. Unexpectedly, they happened to bump into those clear eyes, and in those clear eyes,
It seemed to be filled with contempt and brought a biting chill.
This look made Yu Wenrui startled. Why did she always look at him with this look? The surprise turned to anger in an instant. The hands under the big sleeves clenched into fists. At this time, even he didn't notice the expression on his face at the moment.
How ugly it was, as if there were two clusters of flames burning in his eyes.
At this time, Mr. Chen who was going to Tianlao hurriedly walked in and reported to the emperor respectfully: "To report to the emperor, I just asked the people in Tianlao and said that Concubine Shu has been a little distracted in the past few days and will not eat.
But after someone visited her last night, she started eating. Just when the guards thought that Empress Shu Fei had returned to normal, someone suddenly appeared and knocked out all the guards in the prison. When they woke up, Empress Shu Fei returned to normal.
It’s already gone…”
"Can you find out who is visiting Concubine Shu?" Yu Wenrui took back his thoughts and asked in a deep voice.
"Wei Chen also asked about this. According to the people in Tianlao..." Mr. Chen looked embarrassed for a moment, and then said: "That person is Xiang Ling, the female official in the Queen's Palace."
Is it Xiang Ling again? As soon as these words were said, everyone's eyes fell on Xiang Ling. At this time, Xiang Ling, whose face was red and swollen, immediately knelt down, kowtowed and explained: "The emperor was wronged. Last night, my servant
I have been in Huining Palace all the time, and I was..." As she said this, Xiangling's eyes were filled with tears and she couldn't continue talking for a moment. Recently, I don't know if she was guilty of Tai Sui, so she always suffered disasters.
Yu Wenrui didn't speak. His eyes fell on Situ Yan, who had an ugly face across from him. He saw her watery eyes looking at him and didn't speak. Yu Wenrui also knew what was in Situ Yan's eyes. Xiang Ling had always appeared in her eyes last night.
It was impossible for her to leave her sight, but who was going to see Concubine Shu as Xiangling, and how was she involved in Concubine Shu's death?