At midnight, in the dead of night, the moon outside the window is as bright as a bolt and as bright as a rainbow. From time to time, a few dogs barking vaguely can be heard in the streets and alleys, intertwined with the croaking of frogs in the courtyard, making the summer night even hotter and quieter.
In the wing room, Chen Xiao had just finished bathing, combed her hair, and put on a dark green dress. Under the candlelight on the table, the tall figure of the girl was reflected in the window, lying on a bed paved with bamboo mats. , under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows, her bright eyes stared blankly at the curtain above.
Today, Jia Heng has doubts. Should she leave this place? But the truth is right in front of us. Before the Jia Wang family is tortured, it will not be easy to leave in the future.
With such ups and downs in his mind, it was late at night before he knew it. Chen Xiao's eyelids were heavy. Half asleep and half awake, he slowly closed his bright eyes, and his consciousness gradually became chaotic.
At this moment, light footsteps seemed to be heard outside the window, as if someone was coming on tiptoe. Chen Xiao's closed eyes suddenly opened, and the vigilance in Ningrong and Rongfu had already been raised to the highest level.
Then there was the sound of the door bolt being opened a little bit, followed by a constant "squeaking" sound, and a masked man in black wearing night clothes crept into the house, holding a dagger in his hand.
Chen Xiao, who was lying in the inner compartment, twisted her beautiful eyebrows and felt a chill in her heart. She quickly took out a dagger from under the quilt and wanted to hide it behind her. Suddenly, a bright light flashed in her heart, and she saw something in her eyes. Thinking, a sneer gradually formed at the corner of his mouth.
He half-opened the quilt and lay down on the bed, sleeping fully clothed but with a defensive posture.
At this time, the man in black came closer, tiptoed to the bed, snorted coldly, came closer with a dagger in his hand, and stabbed the girl's beautiful face.
Chen Xiao was murmuring in his sleep, and suddenly he turned over, and the dagger was immediately suspended in the air, stabbed on the pillow in a frozen state.
The eyes under the black scarf were focused for a while, looking at the girl lying on the bed, listening to the muttering between turning over, and was a little speechless.
It’s already here, are you still pretending?
There was a coldness in the eyes of the man in black, and he picked up the dagger and stabbed the girl's neck again, but he actually held back his strength.
Because it was summer, the sweat on Chen Xiao's back was like rain, almost soaking his clothes. He suddenly stepped away and scolded: "You... who are you?"
The man in black snorted coldly, without answering, and stabbed Chen Xiaoxue's slender white neck.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the cold light, Chen Xiaoyu's face changed slightly, and her heart froze. It was no longer possible to hide her martial arts. She reached out with her hand, grabbed a dagger, and slashed towards the chest of the masked man in black, trying to kill the man in black. Force back.
The masked man in black clothes dodged to the side and at the same time slashed at the girl's hand with a dagger.
"clang……"
The weapons collided, sparks flew everywhere, the dagger was swept aside, and the girl's momentum of getting up from the bed was suppressed again. The fist roared and went straight to the palm of the man in black, hitting the meridians and numbness points, and the arm froze for a moment. The dagger immediately fell aside.
The man in black only froze for a moment, and then he reached out and grabbed Chen Xiao's wrist. His five fingers were like pliers, tightly controlling the girl.
Chen Xiao frowned, curled up inward, and bent into a bow. The two slender legs under her skirt were like scissors, strangled towards the neck of the man in black with the force of wind and thunder.
This wasn't Jia Heng who sent someone to test her! But he came to kill her!
The man in black snorted coldly, dodged, and then made another move to hold down one of Chen Xiao's legs. He immediately stopped, jumped on the bed, and suddenly pressed down the girl's legs.
However, the girl's other arm bent her elbow and hit the ribs of the man in black with a blow like the wind. If it hit the man in black, at least the ribs would be broken. The girl's clear eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, but she was struck by the man in black again. People hold on tight.
The man in black tightly pressed the girl's slender legs under the green skirt, and pressed the girl's arms tightly to her chest with both hands. Although his martial arts moves were not as sophisticated as the girl's, he was so powerful that he immediately suppressed the girl and was unable to move.
"Miss Xiao, you said you don't know martial arts?" At this moment, the black scarf moved slightly, and a cold voice came.
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, his beautiful and cold face full of surprise, and then he whispered: "It's you!"
Just now, this man was running towards her vital points with a knife, looking like he wanted to kill her. She thought it wasn't Jia Heng, but she didn't expect it to be him!
Having this kind of night clothes at home is just...is there something wrong with this person?
Jia Heng's face was also covered with sweat at the moment. He pulled it off the girl's elbow and asked: "Miss Xiao, don't move. Tell me, why are you hiding in my house?"
Since he was an assassin from the White Lotus Sect, why did he come to the house? It was said that he had evil intentions, but it seemed that he had done nothing during this period.
Should I be arrested and tortured?
Jia Heng looked at the girl whose features resembled those of Xian Ning, and felt a little reluctant. Once she entered the prison of Jinyi Mansion, the torture this woman would endure was definitely not something he could describe.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Chen Xiao felt the young man pressing on him. It was summer at the moment, and his clothes were already thin. They had just fought with fists and feet, and they were already covered in a smooth, fragrant sweat. Because the small clothes were attached to the The body is quite sticky.
It's just that the girl's eyes were cold and she wasn't too shy, thinking of a way to escape.
Seeing that Jia Heng was absent-minded, his mind moved, he raised his knees, and was about to hit his knees towards Jia Heng, trying to escape, but Jia Heng changed his tactics and held him down again.
Jia Heng whispered: "Miss Xiao's moves are as exquisite as her cooking skills."
"Let me go." Chen Xiao was restrained and said coldly, feeling anxious.
Jia Heng looked at the girl who was pressed under him, his eyes were cold, and he said: "Just now, the guards of Jinyi Mansion told me that they would take you into the prison of Jinyi Mansion and torture you, such as why you were in Da Ci'en Temple Assassinate King Zhongshun? What is your relationship with the White Lotus Sect?"
When Chen Xiao heard this, her cold and jade face suddenly changed, her pupils shrank to the size of a needle's eye, and she whispered: "What is King Zhongshun? What is the White Lotus Sect? What are these? I don't know what you are talking about."
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "Miss Xiao, this is pointless. Miss Xiao's dishes are very delicious, and I still like to eat them. If this were not the case, I would have directly called the guards of Jinyi Mansion to come and get someone."
Chen Xiao looked at the condescending young man with cold eyes, his mind moved slightly, and he pursed his lips in silence.
Even if the person in front of him is not the crown prince's heir, he is still closely related to the crown prince's heir. Do you want to tell him this in order to get away?
"Let go of my hand first." Chen Xiao's mind was spinning, he made up his mind and said coldly.
Jia Heng narrowed his eyes, and the scent of just taking a bath floated between his nose. He frowned and asked, "Tell me first."
"You get up first and press on me. I can't breathe." Chen Xiao frowned slightly and whispered.
At this moment, the two of them were in a position where Jia Heng was sitting on the girl's lap, almost touching each other.
Jia Heng frowned and said in a deep voice: "I just want to make you breathless. Otherwise, what if you run away after letting go."
Chen Xiao said coldly: "I won't run away. Now that I'm in your house, I didn't intend to run away."
With her status, even if she fell into the hands of the palace man, she would be imprisoned at most, and her life would not be in danger.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Miss Xiao's martial arts skills are too exquisite. I don't dare to let go. Let's just talk like this. But I can let go of your hands, but your legs still have to be pressed."
If it's just a matter of hand skills, the girl's moves may be exquisite, but her strength is not as good as his, and she can still subdue her.
Chen Xiao: "..."
Don't you feel hot when people are so considerate?
After all, the girl had a great temperament and was not entangled. She was silent for a moment on her face as beautiful as snow, and whispered: "I am indeed from the White Lotus Sect. I came to your house just to find out a palace secret of the Longzhi Dynasty."
"What palace secrets?" Jia Heng's heart moved slightly, and he faintly felt that he had come into contact with the essence.
Chen Xiao, whose pure jade face was like a cage of ice, said softly: "The whereabouts of the deposed prince's heirs are in the Jia Mansion. You are the governor of Jinyi, so you don't know what these words mean, right?"
Maybe you can try to win over Jia Heng.
Jia Heng frowned and asked without any clues in his voice: "What are the people of the White Lotus doing investigating the heir of the deposed prince? Is it because they want to gain a reputation as a disciple so that they can rebel?"
Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed and he was silent for a moment.
Jia Heng stared at the girl opposite. Seeing her facial features that looked a bit like Xian Ning's, a thought came to her mind and she asked tentatively: "Are you the daughter of the clan?"
When Chen Xiao suddenly heard this, her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly. At this moment, the two of them were similar in shape, so Jia Heng noticed the abnormality in the girl's body.
Jia Heng's eyes were somewhat dark, and his heart was determined. His eyes lingered on the girl's slightly cold and glamorous appearance, and he said, "No wonder she looks so similar to Xianning?"
The girl in front of her is probably a descendant of Zhao Zhou or the deposed prince, so her eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Xianning's, and the pair of slender and long legs kneeling beneath her are almost the same as Xianning's.
It's just that compared to Xianning's cold appearance, which hides the heat of fire and mischief and confusion, the woman in front of her is more like a real piece of ice jade. At this moment, being captured by him in such a posture, there is no shyness or coyness at all. It's not that there is no difference between men and women. It's just a brilliant mind.
The clear eyes under Chen Xiao's beautiful eyebrows were dazed for a moment, and she asked: "Xianning? Are you talking about sister Zhi'er?"
In front of his eyes, he couldn't help but think of that sweet-natured cousin many years ago, calling her sister behind him.
Jia Heng looked at the girl, his eyes lingering on the top of the snow for a moment, and then asked: "Judging from Xue... age, you should be Xianning's cousin, the King of Zhao or the King of Zhou? Or the daughter of the deposed prince?"
After reading through some confidential information of the Jinyi Mansion during this period, he roughly understood the secrets of the succession during the Longzhi period, and some secrets were obviously destroyed by others.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, and without hiding anything, said in a clear voice: "My father is the King of Zhou. I grew up with her in Xianning. I only left the capital five years ago."
When Jia Heng heard this, his thoughts turned out to be true. He looked at the girl and asked, "Then the question is, why did the daughter of King Zhou join the White Lotus Sect and plot to rebel?"
Generally speaking, no matter how fierce the fight between royal families is, it is a big deal to involve men, but daughters will not be involved because there is no need.
In other words, even if he kidnapped the person in front of him to Emperor Chongping, Emperor Chongping would not kill him, but would imprison him and restrict him. He would only kill him unless he committed the crime of murder committed by the royal family, such as plotting to assassinate Chongping. Emperor Ping, for example, assassinated Empress Song, so he could not be retained.
Chen Xiao was silent for a moment and said two words coldly: "Revenge."
Jia Heng frowned and said: "Revenge for killing your father? But King Zhou died of illness, who do you want to take revenge on?"
In fact, even if the prince is deposed now, the government and the public do not talk about it. In the tenth year of Chongping, he was posthumously gifted to Prince Yizhong. Regarding the circulation of artifacts between the Longji and Chongping dynasties, the real buffoon is only King Zhao.
This is an unfilial and rebellious son who wants to take advantage of Emperor Longzhi's serious illness in the palace to use troops and horses to force the deposed prince into the palace!
As for the deposed prince, after he was given posthumously to Prince Yohitada, it could only be regarded as a taboo in the court, that is, everyone kept it secret and did not mention it.
As for what happened that year, fortunately King Yong was wise and powerful, and King Zhou understood the righteousness and captured all the rebels of King Zhao.
Later, King Zhou died of illness due to long-term poor health and bones in the winter of the third year of Chongping.
As for whether the emperor secretly plotted the murder, the possibility is extremely low, because King Zhou had no heirs and was weak. Based on his understanding of the emperor, he might be wary, but he would not be ruthless enough to kill them all, so... King Zhongshun?
This indeed seems like something King Zhongshun can do.
Then it makes sense why the daughter of King Zhou wanted to assassinate King Zhongshun at Daci'en Temple. This was a sworn revenge for killing her father.
The question is, did the emperor give instructions, or did the emperor tacitly act loyally and obediently to the king?
So, Xianning's cousin became so angry that she defected to the White Lotus Sect and started to become a thief and rebel?
Chen Xiao's face that looked like a hibiscus without makeup had a faint look on her face, and her clear eyes twinkled under her thin eyebrows as she looked quietly at the young man who seemed to be thinking on his face.
Jia Heng frowned and said softly: "You are also a noble daughter of the clan, and you have the blood of the Chen Han royal family. How can you be worthy of the ancestors of Chen Han for such rebellion? Even if the King of Zhou was alive, you would not Let you act like this."
The prince, King Zhou, should have taken the overall situation into consideration and helped Emperor Chongping win the throne.
"You are also of the Chen Han royal family." Chen Xiao took advantage of the moonlight to look at the condescending young man, with a faint look in his eyes, and said word by word.
At this point, it is only right to first deceive the person in front of you and then slowly identify the candidates.
Jia Heng: "???"
"You are actually the heir of the deposed prince." Chen Xiao looked at the young man with shining eyes and whispered.
"That's nonsense!" Jia Heng said coldly.
Impossible, absolutely impossible. If he was the son of the deposed prince, Jinyang, who seemed to know what happened back then, would never be so calm and would not stop Xianning at all.
But Jinyang doesn't seem to shy away from Xianning. If he doesn't shy away from Xianning again, it seems to be okay. After all, they are both aunt and nephew.
Well, you can’t think so, character evidence cannot be used as the basis for a verdict.
Jia Heng looked deeply, guessing the truth. Maybe Jinyang didn't know it before? But Jinyang seemed to know something in the past, at least he knew the whereabouts of the heir of the prince back then.
Chen Xiao looked at the young man whose expression changed with disbelief, and whispered: "Otherwise, I would not hide my identity as a cook in Ningguo Mansion and get close to you. Speaking of which, you should call me cousin."
Jia Heng: "..."
However, if you look at Xianning... well, you can't call her cousin, just calling her sister-in-law is almost enough.
"This is just your one-sided statement." Jia Heng said in a low voice with an expressionless face.
"Then you can give me to the palace. I'm afraid that the palace will know that you are the orphan of the prince. Now you are in charge of the royal robes and the capital camp. I don't know what they will think." Chen Xiao's beautiful melon-seed face appeared in the moonlight. Under the reflection, there was no trace of fear, and the young man's stern face was reflected in the clear eyes, and his tone was extremely calm.
Jia Heng looked gloomy and whispered: "You are looking for death."
Chen Xiao looked at the young man across from him, his eyes as clear as water like a clear spring, and said in a low voice: "You are afraid, you are afraid that the people in the palace will be suspicious of you, and you are afraid that your current power and position will not be guaranteed."
"I'm afraid that you, an unscrupulous daughter of the Chen-Han royal family, will cause discord between the emperor and his ministers and delay the overall development of Zhongxing." Jia Heng looked at the girl closely, with a murderous intention flashing through his heart.
Chen Xiaoyu paused slightly and was speechless for a moment.
Jia Heng whispered: "The prince's early years were difficult for heirs. The prince's concubine had no children, and the prince's only son was Zhao Liangdi. He was one year younger than the Prince of Qi. He died in the rebellion during the chaos. Later, he passed by the clan. The body will be inspected by the government, and if he had lived to this day, he would have been twenty-seven years old, if not twenty-six years old."
As he said that, he leaned down in front of the girl's face, looked at the melon-faced girl with willow eyebrows and starry eyes, and a tall nose, and said coldly: "Do you think I am that old?"
Chen Xiao: "..."
Feeling the young man's breathing close at hand, and the gleaming eyes under his resolute eyebrows, I didn't know why, but I felt like laughing.
Jia Heng looked at the girl, only to see crystal beads of sweat flowing from her lush temples and cheeks, and her beautiful neck was also covered with fine beads of sweat. However, her crystal eyes remained cold and cold, and there was no trace of sweat on her face. See the beautiful blush.
Are you treating yourself as a cousin, thinking that he can't build a snowman and have fun with his legs?
"It's an illegitimate child. As the governor of Jinyi, do you know that the deposed prince once had an illegitimate child with Concubine Jing, which was regarded as a scandal by the royal family?" Chen Xiao's face was indifferent, and his voice was as clear and calm as melting ice and snow.
Jia Heng pretended not to know. He leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered, "You lie so easily."
Chen Xiao felt the young man whisper in his ear, and felt his earlobe itching, making his heart panic. He said coldly: "Even if you don't believe it, it can't change the fact that you have the blood of the Chen Han royal family."
The young man got up and lowered his eyes to look at the girl with cold eyes and slightly pursed lips. The sweat under her collarbone was wet with her clothes, and her outline was looming, but the daughter of King Zhou was not shy at all.
Could it be that his reputation in the mansion for not committing any crime against You's sister Qiu gave her the wrong impression?
Chen Xiao still stared at the young man opposite him coldly, and said: "Concubine Jing is the favorite concubine of the Supreme Emperor. She gave birth to a child with the deposed prince, which caused an uproar in the palace. This was a royal scandal. Jinyi Mansion's It may not be in the secret files, and it’s normal if you don’t know. You can ask an elderly person.”
Jia Heng said coldly: "Even if there is an illegitimate child, how can you be sure that it is me and not someone else? In other words, how can you be sure that it is in the Jia family?"
He might need to ask Jinyang. He had doubted whether Keqing was the heir of the deposed prince, but the clue was broken in the health care hall.
Chen Xiao frowned lightly, and when her pink lips parted, her cherry teeth flashed white, and she whispered: "Don't forget, don't forget, the immortal life will be prosperous. These two sentences were given to the deposed prince by his close friend Changchun Zhenren." , means eternal life, and it is quite popular that the jade seal of the country is ordered by heaven, which means longevity and longevity, and now it is engraved on the stone in Xifu. This is someone who has pointed the clue to the Jia family."
"Then it can't be Baoyu?" Jia Heng frowned and asked deliberately.
Could it be that the Duke of Xiaorong used a trick to steal a dragon and turn it into a phoenix?
"It's not Baoyu. He's too young to be worthy." Chen Xiao glanced at the young man and said lightly.
In fact, the age of the person in front of her still didn't match, and she hadn't checked it out yet, but that didn't stop her from misleading him with her words, which were true and false.
Jia Heng said coldly: "It can't be me. I'm from a branch of the Jia clan. Both my parents have documented records, and my life experience is innocent."
He is by no means an orphan of the prince. The person in front of him, using the name of a so-called orphan of the prince, wants to alienate an important minister who holds military power and is in charge of the Privy Council.
"Your mother was a female medical officer at the Provincial Pharmacy Bureau, and she was serving Concubine Jing. Since you are the governor of Jinyi and have many detectives under you, you can secretly send someone to check your mother's identity. Identity." Chen Xiao looked at the young man opposite and said calmly.
This is also what makes her feel quite suspicious. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Maybe he was entrusted to the medical officer.
Jia Heng's eyes narrowed. His mother did have some medical skills, but her expression remained unchanged and she said coldly: "You have made up a lie, which is nothing more than to confuse people and alienate the emperor and his ministers."
Chen Xiao looked at the young man opposite and said, "If you don't believe it, just go and check it out. If you are the heir of the crown prince and want to take back everything that should belong to you, that chair was originally yours." , I don’t need to alienate you, and he won’t tolerate you.”
Jia Heng said coldly: "The evil words confuse the public and deceive people's hearts."
Now I really don't dare to send the daughter of King Zhou to the emperor. What if she talks nonsense and deceives the emperor, and then suddenly becomes suspicious, which will be detrimental to national affairs.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else, I will help you get everything back." Chen Xiao seemed to see the doubts of the boy opposite and said softly.
If the person in front of him is really the son of the deposed prince, then he can regain the throne and seek justice for his father. If not, he may not be able to deceive and win over him.
Jia Heng was speechless for a moment, then he leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered softly: "Do you believe it or not, I will kill you to silence you?"
Chen Xiao's face was pale, but he felt his earlobe was almost close to the young man's soft lips, and his delicate body was already a bit stiff. He whispered: "I'll do whatever you want."
Jia Heng whispered in the girl's ear: "First... then kill?"
Regarding the identity of the girl in front of him and the suggestion of deposing the prince, Jinyang must know that he will just go to the eldest princess's mansion tomorrow.
"You...animal!" Chen Xiao frowned and looked at the young man with clear eyes in shock. For a moment, his heart was startled, but he saw the young man slowly let go of his hand and no longer suppressed himself. The young man stood up and frowned. His face was wrinkled, and his face showed no emotion or anger.
Chen Xiao has a frosty face, her eyes are condensed, and her thoughts are complicated. This person is really...
Jia Heng asked: "By the way, what's your name? Chen Sanniang?"
Chen Xiao was startled for a moment and said quietly: "Chen Xiao."
It seems that this person already has some doubts about his life experience.
"It's getting late, go to bed early, you're sweating from all the hard work." Jia Heng whispered, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and took off the black cloth from his head.
Chen Xiao: "..."
I don't know why, but seeing how they were shouting and killing one moment, and how calm they were the next, I felt a little ridiculous.
While Jia Heng was speaking, he stood up, picked up the dagger and left. This daughter of King Zhou was more difficult to kill. After all, she was still a sister-in-law, but she couldn't be sent to the emperor. Otherwise, this set of legacy of the prince would be ruined. Si's words can make him suffer.
Then stay by your side to get the news about the White Lotus Sect from his mouth, so keep it for now.
Chen Xiao looked at the back of the disappearing young man, pursed his pink lips, rubbed his wrists, and straightened his clothes. Only then did a light blush appear on his pretty cheeks. Apparently, the "men above women below" attitude was not without reason. There was something strange in the bottom of my heart, but it was just a breath away. His face remained cold and his eyes were faint.
He would never dare to ask the person in the palace, so as long as he investigates, she can also find out the truth and determine the heir of the deposed prince, so... let's stay for now.
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