When the Holy Emperor was about to arrive, Lan Qi was drinking medicine from Huan Chun's hand. When she heard that Xuan Ye was about to arrive at the door, she hurriedly pushed away the half-drunk medicine and asked the little palace maid to come and wash her mouth. She got up in a hurry and straightened her clothes.
She walked out the door to greet her. She was wearing a green summer dress, which was full of life under the sun. As soon as the emperor entered the door of Yonghe Palace and saw this green color, he felt at ease inexplicably.
Everyone in front of him must be standing tall, and Zhou Zheng is kneeling down to salute calmly. Xuan Ye rarely lets Lan Qi kneel down in front of him. For some reason today, seeing her bowing down steadily, he feels at ease in his heart. When she finishes her salute,
Then he put his hands on him and asked worriedly: "Are there any injuries on your body? Does it not matter if you move like this?"
Lan Qi smiled and shook her head: "I only had some scratches on my arm, it's fine."
But even after rinsing his mouth, the smell of the decoction on his body still lingered. Xuan Ye couldn't help asking: "What kind of medicine did you take, and why did you take it again?"
Lan Qi smiled and said: "My concubine has many dreams at night and cannot sleep well. The Queen Mother ordered the hospital to prescribe a soothing decoction to help her sleep better at night."
The two of them walked towards the door while talking, but the sight of people outside flashed past. Lan Qi was about to go to the inner hall, when she was suddenly pulled into Xuan Ye's arms. He hugged Lan Qi tightly and said:
"As long as you're fine, just fine. Why was I so confused? I should have taken her out too. How could I be so stupid as to leave her in the palace? Just be fine..."
Lan Qi remembered the words of Grandma Sumala. She said that she was spoiled. She said that the emperor had always tolerated her unconditionally. At this moment, she heard Xuan Ye's words from the bottom of her heart and felt the solid and powerful heartbeat on his chest.
, I couldn’t help but feel aggrieved in my heart, not because I was ignored by my husband, but because I had always been blessed and unaware of my blessings.
"Let me take a look at the injury on your hand." Xuan Ye calmed down, pulled her to sit down, rolled up his sleeves, and tied a circle of gauze on his slender arm. Lan Qi said that it was just a scratch, and the imperial doctor was afraid of leaving scars.
Be careful, it may look bluffing.
Xuan Ye said: "Don't leave scars, you care so much about your skin."
Lan Qi looked at him dreamingly and said involuntarily: "Why didn't the emperor ask what happened? Why didn't you ask how Ping Guiren died?"
"It doesn't matter. I have to see with my own eyes that you are fine. Then I will feel at ease."
Disappearance is not a particularly bad thing for the emperor.
But she quickly shook her head, reminding herself not to think too much, and to get rid of this bad habit of overthinking everything. At least from now on, don't speculate too much on Xuan Ye's actions. She has already
I don’t remember when I developed such a bad habit, but fortunately it’s not too late to change it now.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me." Lan Qi calmed down, stood up and walked to the cabinet. She took out a brocade box, in which lay a hairpin that had turned black after the blood had dried on it. Lan Qi held it up with a silk handkerchief to the emperor.
Look, he said calmly, "Your Majesty, this is the murder weapon that killed Mr. Ping, but I can only show it to you once, and I can't give it to others, and I won't mention it to others again. The reason why I hold Mr. Ping's
The body was not allowed to be examined by the Zongren Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment because we did not want them to find out the cause of death and then chase him to the palace to find the murder weapon."
Xuan Ye looked at the hairpin. It was a strange and inconspicuous ordinary hairpin. It was not the style Lan Qi liked to wear these days, and asked: "Isn't it yours?"
"It was Zhang who promised." Lan Qi put down the hairpin and slowly told what happened that day. She mentioned that Ping Guiren kept saying that Zhang promised and the little princess killed her child, deliberately concealing the fact that she had irritated Xiao He.
Shi Lishi's words did not mention whether he was a dragon or an evil one. He directly mentioned that in order to save her, Zhang promised to pull out the hairpin from his own head and inserted it into the back of Ping Guiren's neck. Ping Guiren died on the spot.
"Later, in order to pull out the hairpin, my concubine was sprayed with the blood of Lord Ping all over her face." When Lan Qi said this, her voice couldn't help but tremble. Xuan Ye squeezed her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm back."
Lan Qi nodded and said: "I insist on waiting for the emperor to return to Luan to make the decision, just because I want to ask for a favor from the emperor. Can you believe what I said to the outside world that I met an assassin? There is no proof of this matter, even if I say it
If the truth is revealed, outsiders may not believe it, especially the Hesheli family. They may insist that it was the concubine and Zhang Zheng who conspired to kill Ping Guiren. Anyway, there is no proof, so no matter what, it will be fine. But Zhang Zheng can't bear it.
Due to the pressure from the outside world, Chen Concubine didn't want her to live in the shadow of this incident. Even Chen Concubine herself had to come out as soon as possible. At that moment, Chen Concubine thought of pushing this matter to the non-existent assassin. Since
No matter what you say, no one may believe it, so if you make up a story that doesn't exist, if they don't believe it, I'll feel better."
"Is this what you think?" Xuan Ye listened calmly, his face calm, as if Ping Guiren's death was not worth mentioning to him.
"It's my concubine's idea. Besides..." Lan Qi glanced at Xuan Ye timidly, bowed her head and said, "I can't tell whether it's a matter of government affairs or the harem. Please forgive me. Your Majesty, I want to forgive you."
, if the matter is judged according to the assassin's statement, if Ping Guiren is praised for saving his concubine, and he is awarded the honor of mourning after her death, and she is given the title of concubine or concubine, it can be regarded as giving enough face to the Hesheli family. Maybe they
If we can make less noise, what else can we do if everyone is dead?"
Xuan Ye actually smiled lightly: "I didn't expect you to be able to think of so many things in such a life-and-death situation and such a bloody scene. Even I admire you."
Lan Qi said calmly: "At that moment, either she died or I died. What I thought about most at the moment of life and death was how to live better. If I was alone and had no worries, it probably wouldn't matter. But
I am your concubine, the wife of Yinzhen Wenxian."
"I really don't blame you, I'm just happy and surprised. Besides, your idea is very good. I was thinking about why you detained her body all the way back, and now I finally understand." Xuan Ye said happily, "How did she die?
Yes, I believe in you, whether it is the truth or the assassin, I will give her the honor of mourning after her death, praise her for saving you, and make this incident a beautiful story."
Lan Qi was satisfied, and a stone fell in her heart. Now the two of them could talk intimately, but if she was entangled in whether Ping Guiren's child was a dragon or an evil one, I'm afraid they would have an argument or even break up, leaving scars that would last a lifetime.
Disappear, she didn't want to go to that point.
But what surprised Lan Qi was that after saying all this, the emperor called people to deal with it, but continued to be alone with her. Xuan Ye said: "I lied to you about something. You can ask my brother about it in the future
Aunt Sumala can also know the truth. Ping Guiren did not compromise with others. The child was indeed mine, but I could not let her give birth to a child, and I could not let the Hesheli family give birth to another royal heir. At that time, I
We are fighting. If we don’t fight, nothing will happen later. In short..."
"I know that the child cannot be saved." Lan Qi lowered her head, but tears fell down as she spoke. She was not crying for the little life, but she choked and said, "That child is just like our daughter who died young.
I can tell at one glance that he won't survive."
"What's wrong with you?" Xuan Ye said with a faint smile, "Actually, I didn't have to say it, but in my heart I always felt a little guilty towards you. In fact, I don't feel much comfortable now that I have said it, but I'll just say it.
"
"Stop talking about it." Lan Qi hugged his shoulders and stopped crying. She wiped away her tears and said firmly, "Let's never mention this matter again in the future, never again."
Xuan Ye seemed to understand something, but also didn't seem to understand what Lan Qi meant, but since she said she wouldn't mention it again, she wouldn't mention it anymore. It would be better if there was an explanation for Ping Guiren's death. If there is no evidence of death, just her past style and behavior
Pai, the people of the Hesheli family can't act shamelessly.
The emperor gently touched her back and promised gently: "I will listen to you and never say anything again."
After that day, the royal family finally gave a clear explanation for Ping Guiren's death, saying that he encountered an assassin in the imperial garden. Ping Guiren was killed by the assassin in order to protect the concubine. Because someone was approaching at that time, the assassin fled in a hurry without further killing.
, asked De Fei and Zhang to agree to save their lives. As for the assassin's whereabouts, clues have been found and are being further investigated. Sooner or later there will be results.
No one inside or outside the palace really believed this statement, but everything was so logical. Even if everyone knew that it was impossible for Ping Guiren to save Concubine De, but dead people don't speak, maybe she could have been saved that day? Furthermore,
The emperor investigated the matter seriously and did everything very rigorously. Three days later, it was revealed that the noble Nian Ping had made a great contribution to rescuing the concubine De. Her dedication was commendable, and she was posthumously named Concubine Ping and was buried with the honors of a concubine.
, the members of the mother’s family are also protected by mourning and glory.
The emperor handled this matter vigorously and resolutely, but if the courtiers had any questions, the emperor accepted them all and even let them investigate. However, Concubine Ping's body could not be violated. In this way, no one could really find out the cause of Concubine Ping's death, and that
The people who came into contact with Concubine Ping's body in one day were all people of Concubine De. Regardless of whether they kept talking about it or not, at least no information was revealed. There is no doubt that in the inner court, regarding this matter, there was no one other than the emperor and Concubine De.
Three people can intervene.
Although Lan Qi was clearly only recuperating in Yonghe Palace, the courtiers naturally involved her in this matter, and there was an unreasonable fear that Concubine De would control the emperor's heart. They were afraid that Concubine De would become more powerful and use her hands in the harem.
To cover the sky, one must reach into the imperial court.
On this day, Xuan Ye came to his elder brother's place to visit Grandma Sumala. He sat under the eaves with his grandma and watched the twelfth elder brother perform a set of boxing. The emperor watched intently. When grandma saw that his expression was peaceful, she
Asked: "Did the emperor tell the empress after all?"
Xuan Ye looked at her and nodded in response: "It's better to say it. I'll feel at ease after saying it, otherwise I'll always feel like I've deceived her. If she finds out one day, she won't believe me or grandma."
Aunt Sumala was filled with emotions in her heart, but she just smiled on her face: "The emperor really loves your empress."
Xuan Ye smiled and said, "That's how I treat her."
At this time, Eunuch Liang hurriedly left. He saw someone looking in front of the door. After listening to the words, he immediately ran over with a face full of joy, knelt down and said to the emperor: "My slave, congratulations to the emperor, long live the Lord. News came from Yuqing Palace, Prince Fu Jin