Qu Le immediately came back to his senses: "This letter was not written in the palace?"
If this is the case, then why did Xiaoyu write a letter asking her to enter the palace quickly? Could it be that, as Xiao Feng guessed, Xiaoyu was coerced by others, or perhaps she had indeed rebelled...
Thinking of this, Qu Le's face suddenly turned ugly. No matter what the reason was, being betrayed was a heartbreaking thing. Xiao Feng, who had been silent for the whole time, reached out to hug her, and gently placed his big hand on her shoulder.
He patted the ground to signal her not to mess up.
Lan Li touched the letter paper, brought it to his nose, smelled it, and said, "This is not our paper."
Qu Le showed a puzzled look, and Lan Li explained: "A kind of Xuanhua paper is a specialty of southern Xinjiang. The paper is thick, rough on one side and smooth on the other. The ink is not easy to penetrate, and there is a faint fragrance of vegetation. We usually read and write
We are all used to using rice flower paper. This time when we went out, we specially brought a stack of it as a spare. The last few times we sent letters to the Holy Lady, Xiaoyu always used this kind of rice flower paper."
In other words, if Xiaoyu was still in the palace, she would not deliberately replace the Xuanhua paper she was used to using with other useless paper.
The answer is obvious.
The three of them fell into silence at the same time.
Lan Li held the letter tightly and said firmly: "Axun is my brother. We have been dependent on each other since childhood. I dare to swear on my life that Axun will never betray the Holy Lady!"
Xiao Feng asked calmly: "What about Xiaoyu? Do you dare to risk your life to ensure that she will be absolutely loyal at all times?"
Lan Li's eyes flashed and he stopped talking.
Before coming to Xueyu, their brothers didn't have much interaction with Xiaoyu. After these days of contact, they felt that Xiaoyu was a lively and cheerful girl. However, Lan Li's trust in her was obviously lower than that of his own brothers.
Much more.
Lan Li's silence made Qu Le feel cold all over, and she subconsciously leaned into Xiao Feng's arms to absorb the warmth from his body.
Xiao Feng lowered his head and said in her ear: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one can bully you."
Qu Le closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she said, "I don't understand what Xiaoyu's purpose is in writing a letter to trick me into entering the palace."
Seeing the intimacy between the two of them, Lan Li frowned. Just as he was about to ask what their relationship was, Xiao Feng beat him to it.
Xiao Feng asked: "Who have you come into contact with after entering Xiya City?"
Lan Li temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and recalled seriously: "In the first few days after arriving, we stayed in the inn waiting to meet the Holy Lady. Since entering the palace, we have stayed in Sanyang Palace, except for those who are responsible for serving.
Apart from the palace residents, we have almost never seen any outsiders."
Xiao Feng keenly captured the key words: "What does 'almost' mean? Are there any exceptions?"
Lan Li explained: "We met King Xueyu on the day we entered the palace, and Elder Lan was also present at that time."
Xiao Feng asked: "Apart from you and Elder Lan, is there anyone else?"
"There are also Prince Yu and Princess Yu."
The expressions of Xiao Feng and Qu Le changed at the same time.
Qu Le immediately stood up straight and asked about the specific situation at that time. Lan Li said truthfully: "We entered the palace early in the morning and were led directly to Yinxue Palace to meet the King of Snow Region. Prince Yu and his wife happened to be there at that time. Princess Yu
His face didn’t look good, and he seemed to be sick. The Snow King chatted with us for a few words, and then made a request to Xiaoyu, saying that he suspected that Princess Yu might have been poisoned by someone, and the Saintess of Southern Xinjiang was
The art of refining Gu is unparalleled in the world, and he hopes that Xiaoyu can help treat Princess Yu. Xiaoyu wanted to shirk it, but King Yu moved out Elder Lan, so Xiaoyu had no choice but to treat Princess Yu."
Speaking of this, Lan Li paused, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said: "I remember when Xiaoyu was treating Princess Yu, in order to protect the princess's face, Prince Yu sent people to bring up two screens and put Xiaoyu in the hospital.
Yu and Princess Yu surrounded them, and the others could only wait outside. The two of them stayed alone for about a cup of tea before they came out from behind the screen."
Qu Le asked: "What is the result of the medical treatment?"
Lan Li said: "Princess Yu was indeed poisoned by someone. Fortunately, her life was not in danger, but the antidote was more troublesome. Xiaoyu said she had to go back and think about it before making a decision. King Yu asked how long it would take her to figure out the antidote.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Elder Lan came to the rescue in time. For the sake of Elder Lan, King Xueyu personally asked King Yu and his wife to go back and wait for the news. King Yu looked at King Xueyu's
We agreed on the face of it. After Prince Yu and his wife left, we stayed for a while, then left Yinxue Palace with Elder Lan and moved into Sanyang Palace for temporary residence."
Qu Le asked: "Little fish knows how to make poison?"
"She didn't understand at first, but after staying with you for a long time, she naturally understood a little bit. She was lucky that day. She happened to know a little bit of knowledge, and she fooled everyone by adding some extravagant words.
Later, we asked her privately, and she said that the reason why she thought about it more before deciding on the antidote was to delay time." Lan Li frowned slightly, "Could it be that King Yu knew that Xiaoyu was fooling him, so he
So you got so angry that you sent someone to secretly kidnap the little fish?"
Xiao Feng said: "According to my understanding of King Yu, if he is really angry, he will not kidnap people secretly, but will knock on the door with great fanfare."
Lan Li was very suspicious: "This is the palace, no matter how bold he is, he wouldn't dare to come here to make trouble, right?"
Xiao Feng sneered: "It was Xiaoyu who fooled people first. Even if King Yu really comes to your door, it is your fault. Why should he suffer this humiliation? Even if the King of Snow Region knows about this, according to the King of Snow Region
Now that he is lying sick in bed and dying, can you still expect that he will come back to his glory and jump up to help you fight back?"
Lan Li opened his mouth, but couldn't answer anything. His dark face turned red from suppressing the pressure. It took him a long time to choke out a few words: "Trespassing to the palace without permission is tantamount to conspiracy."
Xiao Feng said in a manly voice: "Even if he really conspired to rebel, how can you still win over him? He holds military power and is the real power prince of the Snow Region. The words "high position and power" are not just for fun."
Lan Li grew up in Southern Xinjiang. In his eyes, the person with the highest status is the Saint, followed by the elders. Anyone who dares to go against the Saint and the elders will be spurned by all the people in Southern Xinjiang.
With regard to punishment, the people of Southern Xinjiang are closely united and strictly implement the rules handed down from their ancestors, without ever violating or changing them in the slightest.
This is why the number of people in southern Xinjiang is very small but they can make the surrounding countries deeply fearful.
In Lan Li's opinion, it was simply unreasonable to commit rebellion. His expression contained shock, fright, and deep anger.
He said angrily: "If he really dares to kill his father and commit rebellion, even if he succeeds in the future, he will definitely be despised by everyone in the world!"
Xiao Feng raised the corner of his mouth: "History is written by the victors. In this world where the strong are respected, no matter how much everyone hates him, in the face of absolute power, no one dares to resist, so they can only kneel down and surrender.
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Lan Li was extremely angry: "This, this is simply the behavior of a robber!"
Xiao Feng said: "Didn't every founding emperor gain power by robbing others of their empire? They were all robbers, but after putting on the dragon robe, they transformed into the saintly ancestors known to the world as the Mingjun.
It seems that before you can become an emperor, you must first learn how to be a successful robber."
For a moment, Lan Li was speechless.
Qu Le tugged on Xiao Feng's sleeve and said, "Ali is very simple, don't bully him."
Xiao Feng said: "I am teaching him how to look at this world of the weak and the strong with the correct attitude."
Qu Le clicked her tongue twice: "When did you have the leisure to be someone else's teacher?"
"I'm practicing now."
Qu Le asked: "What to practice?"
"Practice teaching and educating people. When our child is born in the future, I will be able to officially take office."
Qu Le was speechless: "Mr. Xiao, you think too much."
Xiao Feng smiled and his eyes fell on her belly, his expression full of expectation.
Qu Le calmly ignored him. She looked at Lan Li and asked, "After Xiaoyu came into contact with Princess Yu alone, did she behave in any unusual manner?"
Lan Li was so shocked by the words "our child" that he forgot his anger. He stood there blankly, his mind so dizzy that he didn't hear Qu Le's question clearly. He blurted out: "You
pregnant?"
Qu Le was stunned for a moment, then denied: "No."
Regarding the words of the Holy Lady, Lan Li absolutely trusted and obeyed unconditionally. He breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed happily: "That's good."
Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows: "What's good?"
When he thought that the man in front of him might have some unclear relationship with the Holy Lady, Lan Li couldn't help but frown: "The Holy Lady has a noble and pure identity. She is the goddess that all people in southern Xinjiang yearn for. How can she give birth to a child casually?
Fetus? What's more, you are still a foreigner, and the elders will definitely not agree."
Xiao Feng smiled contemptuously: "You want to beat up the mandarin ducks?"
Lan Li said stubbornly: "We are also doing it for your own good."
Xiao Feng snorted coldly and was about to say something, but was stopped by Qu Le. She looked at Lan Li and said: "Put this matter aside for now. I will explain it to the public in person when I have time. The most important thing right now is
The thing is to find Xiaoyu and Ah Xun as soon as possible."
Mentioning his younger brother, Lan Li's expression immediately became extremely worried. He said, "We haven't seen Prince Yu and his wife since we met them. Xiaoyu behaved normally and nothing unusual happened."
At this point, Lan Li came back to his senses and asked tentatively: "Do you suspect that Prince Yu and his wife kidnapped Xiao Yu?"
Qu Le did not answer directly. She said: "King Yu is not a simple person. I suspect that there are people from southern Xinjiang hiding around him."
"How is this possible?" Lan Li's face was filled with astonishment. "How could people from southern Xinjiang help an outsider deal with their own people?"
Qu Le said: "Lan Ling is also from southern Xinjiang, but she can unite with outsiders to murder her own people."
Thinking of what Lan Ling had done, Lan Li's momentum suddenly weakened. He struggled and said: "Lan Ling is a traitor. She is no longer from southern Xinjiang..." (To be continued)