A red thread stretched out from the sweet-scented osmanthus tree and hung down in front of her: "Pinch it and come in." The voice sounded familiar, but it was not the emperor's.
She didn't dare to answer hastily, so she answered and led him in, twisting left and right, until finally the mountains and rivers were exhausted, the willows were dark and the flowers were bright, the bright sunshine poured down from the top of the head, and the fragrance of the sweet-scented osmanthus made people feel relaxed and happy. When she looked up, she saw the red line on the other side.
On the other hand, that handsome face made her feel dizzy for a moment.
On the other end of the red line, Ye Langxie looked at her with a half-smile, and intentionally or unintentionally, the red line circled around his ring finger, and the other end was tightly held in his hand.
The red thread... the thin thread of a thousand-mile marriage... is so hot! Chu Qiluo wanted to throw away the red thread, but it was a reward from the emperor, so she could only hold the red thread and bend down to salute: "See..."
"Get up." The emperor interrupted her: "Take my pulse. If you don't have any, put these aside for now."
"Yes." Chu Qiluo put down the red thread without leaving a trace and stood up. She didn't miss the flash of haze in Ye Langxie's eyes. She stepped forward calmly. The emperor actually stretched out his hand to give it to her. She tremblingly held out his hand.
On his wrist.
As soon as her hand touched the pulse, her belief as a doctor made her straighten her back and put away her distracting thoughts instantly. As the pulse beat slowly, her heart sank one by one. The pulse was extremely weak, as if she had caught a cold.
If the symptoms are not taken care of, he may not be able to survive for long, but his appearance seems to be fine. Those who have checked his pulse only say that he needs to calm down and rest...
She closed her eyes. If she had to choose between lying and surviving, how would she choose? The inexplicable note from last night suddenly came to mind.
Long live the Emperor.
Could this be what he was referring to? The emperor actually thought that he was just overworked? She didn't know whether to cry or laugh. But she knew very well that the emperor's health was really not optimistic now...
She opened her eyes, raised her head and looked into Ye Langxie's eyes, which were filled with three points of warning and seven points of nervousness. She exhaled slightly and smiled casually: "Bless your Majesty, you are in good health. It's just that you overworked and caused your body to..."
She wrote a long article eloquently, and the last prescription she prescribed was also to soothe the nerves. She thought about the prescription for a long time, and then carefully added a medicine. Although this medicine could not cure the emperor, but combined with the soothing medicine, it was beneficial to the emperor.
, at least her prescription was on point, wasn't it?
The emperor held the prescription without making a sound for a long time. After a long time, he sighed slightly: "What year is this year, the legitimate daughter of the Chu family?"
"Back to the emperor, this year is the 28th year for a civilian girl."
"Sixteen years old... maybe?" The emperor leaned back in the recliner with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep, and his voice was as soft as if it came from a distant country.
Chu Qiluo was a little amused. Did she want to be a matchmaker for her? She lowered her head calmly: "Go back to the emperor, civilian daughter..."
"Not yet married." Ye Langxie, who stood solemnly aside, interrupted her.
Uh. Chu Qiluo's eyes widened. What is this? This is not something to joke about! She and Qin Ke were engaged long ago. If the emperor came to propose a marriage, where would she cry? She had to refute,
She knelt straight down: "Your Majesty! People's daughter..."
"It's a good match to be unmarried." The emperor actually opened his eyes and laughed, and stretched out his hand to pull her up compassionately: "After a few months of my life, Lang'er has already reached the age of two but still has no wife. In my opinion, you are a talented man and a beautiful woman.
Worthy."
Before she finished speaking... Chu Qiluo opened her eyes wide and was a little unable to react. This, the emperor didn't seek medical treatment from her, but used her for entertainment, right?
"What, what I said is wrong?" The emperor smiled and stared at her with bright eyes.
For a moment, she was really hesitant. On one side was the marriage contract ordered by her parents, and on the other side was the Ninth Five-Year Plan who controlled the lives of her whole family...
"Father, calm down, Qiluo is probably too worried about her family." Ye Langxie's clear and cold voice sounded, without any emotion: "The current situation of the Chu family does not allow her to think about other things."
"Is that so?" The emperor's voice still sounded unhappy.
Ye Langxie! Chu Qiluo really wants to cry. He is so precise. If she refutes now, it doesn't matter if the emperor is unhappy and has her whole family beheaded. They are all locked up in the sky prison anyway...
"Yes." She sobbed sadly: "Please have mercy on the emperor and investigate the case thoroughly. Qiluo...Qiluo was concerned about the safety of her parents, and she didn't think about food and tea, and couldn't sleep all night..." She couldn't stop crying.
The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "It is rare for a child to be so filial, but the evidence in the Chu family case is solid..."
"Father, I have doubts about this case."
This topic indeed diverted the emperor's attention, and he frowned: "If you have any concerns, let's talk about it."
"Yesterday, I went to the Tianlao. During the trial, the prison chief found many doubtful points. I think the biggest doubt is the treasonous letter that was used as evidence to send the Chu family to the Tianlao."
The emperor took the letter and said dubiously: "Oh?"
"Father, please look at the paper of this letter. The country of Yue Shang is dry and dry, so any paper can be used. Rice paper is high quality and cheap, so it is the universal paper for Yue Shang." Ye Langxie reached out and dipped some tea in his hand, and wiped it on the paper.
, the water stains slowly spread out, forming lines: "And this kind of paper, called water pattern paper, also known as flower curtain paper, has lines and will not melt when soaked in water."
The emperor frowned, turned the paper over and looked at it in the sunlight. Sure enough, under the sunlight, the paper surface formed a circle of textures. Although it was very shallow, you could still roughly see that it was a dragon-shaped pattern. The corners of his lips slowly pursed.
He said, "Although water-patterned paper is a little more expensive, it's not hard to find."
"After extensive investigation by my ministers, the dragon-shaped water-patterned paper is exclusively used by the royal family of the Li Kingdom and is not to be passed on to the outside world," Ye Langxie said in his final words.
"Bang!" The emperor slapped his palm on the case, and the paper wrinkled immediately, but it was obviously of excellent quality and not broken: "How can you identify doubts on a piece of paper?"
"The Chu family is imprisoned, and the implication is very wide. Not only is everyone in danger, at least the generals will have scruples when sending troops. At this time, the Xia Kingdom invades, which not only delays the sons and ministers, but also forces the Chu family's case to be settled quickly.
Quick decision, my father executed the Chu family, and Li Guo sent people to inform the world that the Chu family was wrongly accused..."
The emperor's heart trembled, it turned out to be a good plan. At that time, everyone would really be in danger. Not only would he, the emperor, be accused of wronging loyal ministers and be infamy for thousands of years, but the people's hearts would be unstable, and the country would be in ruins...
Seeing that the emperor was deep in thought but didn't react much, Ye Langxie calmly added a bit of news: "A few days ago, an assassin from the country was caught in the Prince's Mansion. She has been involved in Yue Shang for many years. She has no idea about Yue Shang's current situation.
She knows everything, and she has confessed to quite a few spies from the country."
The emperor clenched the letter in his palm, and his calm and powerful aura suppressed Chu Qiluo so much that he dared not breathe: "Bring the assassin to the Yangxin Hall." He walked away with a flick of his sleeves, and Jin Gui immediately raised his voice to arrange the dragon chariot...
He did not wait until the morning of the morning to make the announcement, but took him directly to the Yangxin Hall, probably to avoid alerting the snake. But where did this assassin come from? Chu Qiluo looked at Ye Langxie suspiciously, but saw his indifferent eyes.
He was staring at her closely, with a hint of anger at the corners of his pursed lips.