"Forgive Yinzhen?" Xuan Ye frowned and looked at his son lying on the ground. Although he had guessed some reasons, the reality made him unable to accept it. Could it be that the death of Brother Eleven was not an accident? His heart sank.
Tell the eighth prince to get up.
But the eighth elder brother did not dare to get up, and continued to lie down on the ground and said: "Please listen to your words, please." After that, he told his father everything he knew from the ninth elder brother about the night when the eleventh brother drowned.
It was said that the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother and the eleventh elder brother were playing together that night. The tenth elder brother was responsible for finding the two brothers, and the two brothers were hiding everywhere. The ninth elder brother took the eleventh elder brother there and asked him to hide in the bridge hole.
Go down there. While hiding, I saw someone going that way from a distance. I thought it was Brother Ten and his little eunuchs who were looking for him. Brother Ninth told Brother Eleven to be careful, and then he ran away.
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As soon as he ran, he disappeared without a trace. When he realized that it was very late and there was no trace of his tenth brother or his younger brother, he remembered that he could no longer wander outside. He ran back to the place where his younger brother was hiding.
He checked to see if his brother was still there, but when he saw the prince there from afar, Yinzhen was afraid of being scolded by the prince, so he went back to Yikun Palace by himself.
Unexpectedly, there was no sign of her brother when she returned. Concubine Yi lost her temper again. The entire Yikun Palace was recruiting people. Brother Jiu was afraid of being scolded by Concubine Yi and did not tell where his brother was, knowing that his brother had been discovered.
, he realized that Yinzhen had fallen into the water. He originally thought that his brother might still be hiding there, or he might have moved somewhere else, or he might be discovered by the prince.
Xuan Ye had a cold look on his face when he heard this. Sure enough, the eleventh brother died in an accident, but for some reason, listening to the meaning behind the eighth brother's words, it seemed that this matter had something to do with the prince, but the child was not very concerned.
Speak directly, describe things calmly, and speak every word without missing a beat.
The eighth elder brother said: "Yinzhen didn't know that the eleventh elder brother had fallen into the water at the time, but now Yinzhen attributes all the faults to himself, and he is in pain. Erchen thinks that concealing it will make him bear a heavier burden.
Only then did I decide to report to Emperor Ama and confess everything."
Xuan Ye frowned: "He said these to you?"
The eighth elder brother nodded in agreement, "What Erchen said was what Yinzhen actually said. He came to see Erchen the next day and cried very pitifully. Erchen couldn't bear that Yinzhen was misunderstood and hurt his brother, so
I have just concealed it until now, but seeing that Yinzhen is getting more and more painful, I know that I can no longer hide it. I beg the emperor to reprimand Yinzhen, and I also ask you to forgive Yinzhen."
"He has to carry this burden all his life, which is enough punishment." Xuan Ye said in a serious tone, and ordered the eighth brother, "Go and bring your brother. I have something to say to him."
When the eighth elder brother received an amnesty, he kowtowed deeply to the ground, but his father suddenly asked him: "Even in the dark, even if there were many people in the palace that night, how could these elder brothers run around in the palace? Do they always play like this?
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"They changed into eunuch's clothes and walked aside with their heads down when meeting people in the palace. Maybe they can't tell the difference during the day, and I guess no one can tell them clearly at night." The eighth prince answered truthfully, but saw a slight twitch on his father's face.
, but did not come towards him, and still said to him, "Go and bring Yinzhen."
As soon as the eighth prince left, Xuan Ye punched the table hard, sneered coldly in his heart, and even blamed himself, why didn't his son act like a good prince, but all of them liked to pretend to be eunuchs? The prince is like this,
Small ones do the same.
Hating these words in his heart, a sudden thought occurred in his mind. Although Yinzhen also saw the prince that night, if he hadn't picked up his things later and even heard the prince admit that he had been there, Yinzhen would not have been sure that he had met the prince.
Prince, in that night, how close did Yinzhen have to go before he realized that the person standing by the bridge was the prince?
On this side, Lord Jue Chan and Empress De Fei were changing the clothes of the Thirty-Fourth Brother. She had just told Lan Qi everything she knew, saying that she had indeed sent the Eleventh Brother out of the Yanxi Palace with her own hands that night.
, Brother Eleven originally wanted to hide with her, but she felt that it was too late and the brothers should not hang out outside anymore, so she persuaded the child and wanted to send Brother Eleven back, but she saw Brother Nine when she went out.
, the two brothers said they would go together and not see each other off as a noble person. She thought about it and thought it was nothing, so she let them go.
Jue Chan blamed himself: "If I had thought more and insisted on sending the two brothers back to Yikun Palace, probably nothing would have happened later. Even now, my heart is very heavy."
Lan Qi advised: "Children are playful." But then she said, "It was Min Chang who told me that she saw Brother Eleven coming to Yanxi Palace and then went out with you."
Jue Chan smiled and said, "I guess so too."
Lan Qi looked at her calmly and said: "Min Changzai is always looking after me. Don't blame her for doing something unnecessary. She is not targeting you. You two live under the same roof. Even if you are not harmonious, don't become enemies.
She has no intention of doing anything to you, everything is just natural."
She felt that instead of being secretive, it was better to make things clear. Jue Chan was so smart, how could he not notice what Xing'er was doing? If they concealed each other's secrets from each other in the future, it would make her anxious and harm Xing'er, so why not explain it now?
, from now on, Master Jue Chan will either not care about continuing to go his own way, or he will restrain himself and stop being criticized, at least not to cause Xing'er any harm.
Master Juechan didn't care, but advised Lan Qi to be at ease, and said as if she had seen through everything: "I know that if Min Chang is not here, there will be someone else. Although the empress is now on an equal footing with several other empresses, invisibly, this
Everything in the Sixth House is under your control. Whether it is for your concubine or for others, you will have an extra pair of eyes. If you don't have Min Chang to tell you these things, there will be others who will take an extra look for you.
I will ask Min Changzai to help you go deep into the Sixth Palace of the West, and you know that she is loyal to you. Now Min Changzai is even more loyal to you, which is not surprising to me."
"I guess you feel the same way." Lan Qi said calmly, "We have agreed that if one day we have conflicting intentions, we will make it clear to each other so that we can get together and part ways. By the same token, if you feel dissatisfied with the harmony,
She lives together and her hands and feet are tied, so it is not difficult to separate you, but don't hurt her, she has no intention of hurting you, she is just loyal to me."
Jue Chan's expression was peaceful, and she nodded deeply in agreement: "I have taken note of what the empress said. At present, I and the empress do not have different views, nor are they conspiring with each other. They are just doing their own things, and you promised to help me."
The concubine is handed over to me, as long as you remember this, everything else doesn't matter to me."
Instead, Lan Qi frowned slightly and asked, "After all this time, you still hate her so much."
The pride on Mrs. Juechan's face was inexplicably filled with despair that made people's hearts tremble at the sight, but her paranoid words still revealed the hatred that had not faded for more than ten years. She smiled coldly and said: "This
We’ve just started, the time is just right.”
Lan Qi did not continue this topic. Regarding Concubine Hui, Jue Chan was crazy and forbearing. Because of her existence, Lan Qi understood in her heart that Concubine Hui no longer posed a threat. What she was afraid of before was not the threat to her status and status. Favor, but a threat to her children, but Concubine Hui is now surrounded by enemies and cannot protect herself. If her eldest brother hadn't made a difference, her life would have been over long ago.
But when she thought of her eldest brother, Lan Qi suddenly trembled in her heart. She tried to hide her uneasiness, but she knew what she was afraid of. Even if the Jue Chan family treated their own son like a pawn, how could they care whether their eldest brother was innocent or not? , but when she did this, it was Xuan Ye's children who were harmed. If she didn't dissuade him, would she be an accomplice?
Thinking of these things, someone from Qianqing Palace said that the emperor would come over at night and asked Concubine De to prepare. Lord Juechan was about to say goodbye and leave. Lan Qi asked her to change the clothes of Brother Thirty-Four, and the two separated. .
After seeing off the guests, Huan Chun came in and quietly told her mistress that the eighth elder brother had gone to Qianqing Palace first, and now the ninth elder brother had also gone with him. She asked: "The eighth elder brother is always with the ninth elder brother. Do you think Eighth Prince will talk about this?"
Lan Qi said: "Let's see what the emperor says."
That night, Xuan Ye came back from Qianqing Palace belatedly. Not only was it past dinner time, but it was also past the time when the palaces and courtyards were locked. The tired man came in with a heavy breath, and Lan Qi stood up for him. After changing his clothes, washing up, and tidying up, the emperor remained silent and allowed himself to be manipulated. Then he leaned on the couch in a daze. She sat aside and looked at him without speaking to anyone.
It took a long time for the candles to explode, but Lan Qi was startled. She walked to the candlestick to cut the wicks, but she heard Xuan Ye ask from behind: "You said Yinzhen, how on earth did you recognize that the person standing by the bridge is the prince?" ?”
Lan Qi looked back at him and said a meaningless sentence, which of course she couldn't understand. Xuan Ye continued: "Yin Zhen told you that he was not sure, right?"
"My son said that he looked like the prince, but the sky was very dark. Rather than seeing the prince, it was better to say that he imagined it." Lan Qi responded, "So after the incident with Brother Eleven happened the next day, he He went to the original place for a walk, but even after he picked up the bunch of ribbons and was recognized by Yu Xi as belonging to Wen Fujin, he didn't dare to really doubt that the prince was there. He didn't believe him until the prince came to tell him in person. That’s right.”
Xuan Ye nodded: "Yinzhen is not sure that he is seeing the prince. Why would Yinzhen recognize the prince at a glance?"
Lan Qi said: "Since you asked Brother Jiu, why don't you say this again?"
Xuan Ye chuckled: "I asked him, and he said that the moonlight is bright and you can see clearly." Before Lan Qi could answer, Xuan Ye already said, "The weather tonight is similar to that night, and the moonlight is better than that night." It was getting brighter in the evening. Before I came to you, I went to the place where Brother Eleven drowned. Under the moonlight, I saw Mr. Liang standing by the bridge, just a vague figure. I am so familiar with him. Even though I knew he was there, I didn’t think I could identify who was standing by the bridge just by looking at him suddenly.”
Lan Qi understood clearly, but she was a little confused about the connection between the things: "What does the emperor mean, Brother Jiu lied?"
The emperor said: "Perhaps it's not a lie, but something hidden. Yinyu's death was an accident as I expected, but unrelated people were involved in other things."