20. Chapter 20 The Regent has evil intentions 20

Author: Hua Zhiwan

Lou Jinhuan lost all sleep for a moment and kept his eyes open until dawn.

When the time was almost up, she simply stood up and called Chu Yun and Du Ruo to come in to help her change clothes and dressing.

The moment the fine cloth was removed, Chu Yun and Du Ruo's breaths were stagnant when they saw the hideous wound, "Mother...why is the wound so deep?"

Chu Yun burst into tears all of a sudden. She quickly turned away her face, fearing that her tears would fall on Lou Jinhuan's wound.

Du Ruo also had red circles in her eyes, but she was someone who had seen strong winds and waves after all. She didn't cry, but her hand movements were lighter. "The wound is so big, the pain is so painful that I didn't sleep all night, right?"

Lou Jinhuan frowned slightly: "How do you know?"

Du Ruo sniffed, pointed at her eyes and said, "Your eyes are all blue and black, and you haven't slept well at first sight."

Lou Jinhuan hadn't looked in the mirror yet, so she didn't know it was so obvious. She reached out and touched it, "It does hurt a bit."

But this is not the main reason.

"Slave, please give you some benzoin at night. It will help you sleep better. The wound will heal faster if you sleep well."

Chu Yun took out a fine cloth and wrapped it around her, then tied it into a knot.

Lou Jinhuan nodded, "Is Yan Ruqing still in the palace?"

Chu Yun looked at Du Ruo.

Du Ruo shook his head: "The prince woke up early in the morning and asked people to carry him back to the palace. The emperor tried to keep him, but he refused. He said it was inconvenient."

"It's okay to go back, but it's not safe in the palace."

Lou Jinhuan thought of the little emperor, and then Queen Liu, "Last night was supposed to be a bridal night, but something happened with the assassin. I'm afraid it was done hastily?"

Du Ruo pulled his lips and said with a complicated expression: "The little emperor is so young, he can't do much."

Lou Jinhuan: "..."

Quite true.

The barrage was even more rudely ridiculed.

[Little Emperor, focusing on a little one]

[Although, Queen Liu is more pitiful, right? She married a child so much younger than herself at such a good age, and she was trapped in this deep palace when she was only sixteen. How sad? 】

[Before, have you forgotten that Loulou is also sixteen? To be honest, the sixteen-year-old Queen Mother is even more pitiful. The little emperor will eventually grow up, but the old emperor will not rejuvenate.]

The topic suddenly became heavy, and the barrage stopped for a moment.

They looked at Lou Jinhuan's childish face through the screen, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

…

After breakfast, Queen Liu came to say hello to Lou Jinhuan. Lou Jinhuan saw that her eyes were blue and black, so she knew that she had not slept well either. They chatted for a while, and Lou Jinhuan let her go back to rest. Mrs. Liu was grateful.

He looked at her and silently exited.

As soon as she left, the little emperor came again, greeted Lou Jinhuan for a while, and then talked about what happened last night.

"The Prime Minister and the Jin Yiwei did not dare to neglect. They interrogated all night and handed me a confession this morning. Please read it, Queen Mother -"

A piece of paper was pushed in front of Lou Jinhuan's eyes. Lou Jinhuan quickly glanced at it a few times, and his eyes narrowed, "The person they switched out is the regent's person?"

She stared at the little emperor with sharp eyes, "So your Majesty thinks that the assassination has something to do with the regent?"

The little emperor pursed his lips and said, "I don't want to either, but judging from the confessions of the assassins and those in the palace, it looks very much like the emperor's uncle's plan."

"The price of this cruel trick is too high. If the Ai family hadn't stopped him, the knife would have pierced the regent's gut, and he wouldn't have survived until now."

Lou Jinhuan somehow felt a surge of anger in his heart.

The little emperor comforted him: "Mom, please calm down. It seems that it is just suspicion at the moment. There is no conclusive evidence yet. The Jin Yiwei is already working hard to pry open the mouth of another assassin. I think there will be results today. Let's just wait and see what happens."

As he spoke, he poured a cup of tea for Lou Jinhuan, held it in front of her, and said meaningfully: "But regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with the emperor's uncle or not, it is a matter between him and me. It will not happen."

It involves the queen mother, right?"

Lou Jinhuan was moved. What was the little emperor trying to test? He had already seen that he had a close relationship with Yan Ruqing.

Also, the call last night probably made many people suspicious, but she has no regrets.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the steaming cup of tea, took it under the gaze of the little emperor, and smiled suddenly: "It would be great if it really has something to do with him. The Ai family can legitimately be regarded as the Qingjun side."

The little emperor also smiled, "But the emperor's uncle is the emperor's uncle after all."

Lou Jinhuan blew in the hot air, took a sip of tea in the white mist, and said slowly: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain."

"I understand. Mother, take a good rest. I have other things to deal with, so I'll excuse you."

"Um."

The little emperor's figure gradually faded away, distorted by the sunlight. The warmth in Lou Jinhuan's eyes also faded little by little. When the person disappeared completely, she poured the tea directly into the white porcelain bottle on the side.

[Hey? Why did you pour the tea? Is there something wrong with that cup of tea? 】

[The little emperor is probably not stupid enough to do it himself. He probably thinks Lou Lou is unlucky and doesn’t want to drink it]

[Little Emperor: Listen to me and thank you]

Lou Jinhuan called Du Ruo in with an empty tea cup.

"Tell your prince that someone can't help but attack him. The confession is very detrimental to him. Let him be more careful in the court these days. I think this matter is far from over."

When Du Ruo heard this, he solemnly said: "Yes, I will send a message to the prince immediately."

…

Sure enough, the results of the interrogation came out during the morning court session on the third day. The palace servants bribed by the female assassin were Yan Ruqing's subordinates, and the assassin dressed as an eunuch was on the same team as her.

If the little emperor can't be killed, he will kill him. If he can't kill the little emperor, he will pretend to kill Yan Ruqing in order to clear Yan Ruqing's suspicion.

After further investigation, I found out that both of them were craftsmen from Southern Xinjiang.

Southern Xinjiang refers to the unclaimed land outside the southern border of Daxia, where many vagrants and small tribes gathered. After several generations of development, the number of people increased, and they gradually became united and called themselves the Southern Kingdom.

Their land is barren and their resources are limited. They often harass the borders of Daxia, burning, killing and looting. Daxia hates them deeply and never recognizes them as a country. They only call them Southern Border.

Yan Ruqing worked his way up to this position on the border. Because he repelled southern Xinjiang several times and recaptured three border cities, the people on the border always called him the king of the border.

But now, the general who defeated Southern Xinjiang is suspected of colluding with Southern Xinjiang. How can people accept this?

From the early morning, all the officials started to attack Yan Ruqing, scolding him bloody.

Even more emotional people almost started fighting with him.

Yan Ruqing stood in the main hall with her weak body and looked at these people expressionlessly, pumping her fists in front of her face without even blinking.

Seeing him like this, the man didn't dare to take action.

The little emperor then said: "What are you still waiting for? Pull General Liu away!"

The Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward and pulled General Liu away.

General Liu was still unwilling to accept it, and angrily scolded Yan Ruqing: "Thankfully, I thought you were a good man and admired you before. Look at what you are doing now, are you worthy? I am really blind to treat you as such."

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