When the sky was slightly bright, the Imperial Guards surrounded the other courtyard.
"We have been ordered to come to arrest Tao Yaoyao, and please King Dingbei not to stop us."
The leader of the Royal Forest Army cupped his fists and saluted. When he saw Tao Yaoyao coming out, he immediately waved his subordinates to go get him. Seeing this, Xie Lan moved forward slightly and stopped the guard.
The commander of the Royal Forest Army frowned upon seeing this, "My lord, it's not easy for you to explain yourself to someone like this."
"Even if you are the Royal Guards, there must be a reason for arresting people." Tao Yaoyao came to Xie Lan and saw that although he was still angry about what happened yesterday, he was still willing to stand up and protect her, and her heart was filled with warmth.
"The order to capture Miss Tao is from His Majesty." The implication was that they couldn't do it.
"Sir Huang, I'm not embarrassing you, I just want to know what happened." Early in the morning, the Royal Forest Army mobilized troops and came to the door. It must be that something happened.
She couldn't be taken away by them without any reason. If she was plotted and turned into a scapegoat, she would die angry.
Lord Huang looked at Tao Yaoyao, then at Xie Lan, and finally said, "Just now, the imperial doctor said that the third prince was poisoned, and the swelling was..."
"Red morning dew." After Tao Yaoyao said that, seeing Master Huang nodding, his expression suddenly changed.
Who on earth hates her so much, forgetting it once or twice, and comes back? This time she even brought it up in front of His Majesty. If the third prince had any shortcomings, she might not be able to survive.
Tao Yaoyao looked at Xie Lan anxiously.
Xie Lan looked solemn, but not panicked, "I may know who the murderer is."
Mr. Huang was in a dilemma, "Your Majesty is still waiting for the return of his subordinate. If the prince has any doubts about someone, he might as well go over and find the person first, and then send him to the palace."
Seeing Xie Lan looking at him, he quickly explained, "After all, this matter involves the third prince. I really can't help it, but I can promise you that before the prince comes, I will definitely protect Miss Tao." After a pause. After a pause, he added, "But I'm a low-ranking official. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for long. If the prince doesn't bring the suspect after an hour..."
"The king knows."
Before Xie Lan left, he gave Tao Yaoyao a meaningful look. Just when she thought he had something to say, he turned around and left.
On the way into the palace, Tao Yaoyao asked Mr. Huang a few more questions. After learning that the third prince was beaten last night and had a relationship with Xie Lan, she felt inexplicably happy for some reason.
But thinking about what she would face later, she felt worried again.
"Miss Tao, the fact that the Third Prince was poisoned has even alarmed the Queen Mother. I'm afraid you'll have to suffer a lot later."
He could only guarantee that Tao Yaoyao was not in danger of his life, but as for some physical pain...
"It's causing trouble for Mr. Huang." Even if Mr. Huang didn't say it, she understood that the third prince was your majesty's most beloved son and the only son of the concubine Xian. Because of the emperor, the queen mother also loved the third prince extremely.
Now that the third prince was poisoned because of her, these people must have been holding back their anger, waiting for her to vent when she arrives.
However, how did the third prince get poisoned?
Red Morning Dew is a poison made by Jiu Qingzi. Apart from himself, only his apprentice Fufeng has this medicine. Fufeng is the third prince's son. It is not surprising that he gave the third prince this medicine before, but the third prince has no need to harm himself.
Could it be that the people around the third prince wanted to harm him?
No, if that's the case, why didn't Xie Lan follow her into the palace just now?
Xie Lan seemed to be looking for someone, and it took him almost no time to guess that person. Did he get some news before or something?
Half an hour later, the bamboo forest
"Senior Jiu Qingzi, you keep saying that Tao Yaoyao is an interesting woman. You probably don't want her to be killed by you like this."
The door of the bamboo house was closed tightly, and the bamboo forest was quiet. But soon, the door of the bamboo house was opened, and then Jiu Qingzi flew out of the house.
"When did I harm that little girl?"
"You must have sneaked into the palace and poisoned the third prince last night." Xie Lan looked at him solemnly.
Jiu Qingzi burped and pretended to be stupid, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Although Senior Jiu Qingzi doesn't know martial arts, his Qinggong is unparalleled in the world. If you have the blueprints of the palace and rely on your Qinggong to quietly poison the third prince, no one in the world will find out."
"In addition, I felt your aura in my villa last night. You must have known that the master behind Fufeng was the third prince, so you attacked the third prince overnight."
King Dingbei kept staring at Jiu Qingzi while he was talking.
Jiu Qingzi originally wanted to refute once or twice, but seeing that he had guessed everything, he simply sat down on the steps and asked, "So what if I did it? You said that Fu Feng had committed a heinous crime and deserved to be killed. Didn't the third prince deserve to be killed?" kill.
You should know that the culprit of that incident is the third prince, and I am taking revenge on you by doing this. "
"I don't need anyone else to intervene in my hatred, and I won't let innocent people take the blame."
"What do you mean?" Jiu Qingzi was angry, "You said some incomprehensible things as soon as you came here. Don't think that I don't dare to kill you..."
"The imperial guards took Tao Yaoyao away just now, saying that the third prince's poisoning was related to him."
What?
Jiu Qingzi stared at King Dingbei for a long time. After confirming that he was not lying, he frowned and stood up, "Father, you are still so confused."
King Dingbei frowned.
"You came here this time hoping that I would accompany you to the palace, please explain clearly?" Jiu Qingzi saw him nodding, and then said with a smile, "What if I don't go?
I have told you before that what I hate most are the people in the court. If you insist on asking me to help, it is not impossible. Let those people come to the bamboo forest. Maybe if I am in a good mood, I will entertain them. "
"Senior knows it's impossible."
"Then I can't help you." Jiu Qingzi turned to go back to the house, but Xie Lan caught up with him, "Senior, do you really want to watch Tao Yaoyao die unjustly?"
"That girl is very sharp-tongued and very smart. Just relax. She has escaped death several times before..."
"It was the third prince who got into trouble this time." Xie Lan reminded Jiu Qingzi, "Senior, do you really think that the two most beloved people in the palace can escape death?"
Jiu Qingzi paused for a moment, then quickly continued to walk forward. When he saw him entering the house and preparing to close the door, Xie Lan held the door, and Chen Sheng said, "I once heard someone mention what happened more than twenty years ago. …”
The third prince's bedroom
Concubine Xian was sitting by the bed with a look of distress and worry on her face. The Queen Mother was sitting at the table with a gloomy face. Her Majesty was standing at the door and walking around. I don’t know how long it had passed before I finally saw Mr. Huang, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, taking Tao Yaoyao away. Come over.
The emperor's face changed almost instantly, "Come here and capture this audacious man who poisoned the prince."
After receiving the order, the Royal Forest Army immediately stepped forward and escorted Tao Yaoyao's hands into the bedroom. Upon seeing this, the Queen Mother and Concubine Xian stood up at the same time. Concubine Xian rushed forward first and slapped her in the face.
Unexpectedly, Tao Yaoyao turned slightly to avoid the slap.
Concubine Xian was furious when she saw this, "You are so brave. Not only do you dare to poison the prince, but now you dare to dodge. No wonder Tao Shi'an said he can't control your daughter."
"Why do you bring up the misunderstanding between your Majesty and me?" Tao Yaoyao frowned, "Your Majesty wants to punish me, but she also wants to let me know what happened.
The empress will do it as soon as she comes up. You know, indiscriminately, the only people who do it as soon as she comes up are country women. "
"You actually mocked me for being a country girl?" Concubine Xian had been holding back her anger for a long time. Now that she heard these words, she wanted to tear her mouth to pieces.
The corner of her eye swept over His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Concubine Xian's eyes flashed and she said, "Mother, please make the decision for the third prince."
The Queen Mother attaches great importance to rules. Not only did Tao Yaoyao not follow the rules, but she also yelled and yelled. The Queen Mother immediately called her grandmother to come over and slap her.
Tao Yaoyao was suppressed by the imperial guards and could not move her arms. Seeing that the nanny with a fat waist and thick legs was about to come to her, Tao Yaoyao quickly said, "May I ask the Queen Mother, what did you do wrong?
It was clear that the person who attacked the minister first without saying anything was the virtuous concubine, and the minister just retorted a few words to protect herself. If even this is wrong, then is there any truth in this world? "
"This world belongs to His Majesty, and you are here trying to reason with His Majesty?" Concubine Xian felt that Tao Yaoyao was really arrogant, and he was still telling these ridiculous jokes at this time.
After Tao Yaoyao saw what she meant, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he used all his strength to break away from the imperial guard, then quickly took out the dagger in his sleeve and put it on his neck.
When the Queen Mother and others saw this, they frowned.
"Want to threaten death?" the Queen Mother said disdainfully, "You didn't know where you were when the Ai family used this trick? Tao Yaoyao, the Ai family advises you to put down the knife as soon as possible if you don't want to die."
"Tao Yaoyao, even if you are not afraid of death, aren't you afraid that the Tao family will be implicated because of you?" Concubine Xian threatened her with the Tao family.
After Concubine Xian finished speaking, she was afraid that Tao Yaoyao wouldn't believe it, so she immediately asked people to bring in all the Tao family members.
Tao Shi'an and several of her sisters were tied up and dragged in. After seeing her, several people called for their sisters, but Tao Yaoyao turned a blind eye.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother became even more displeased, "As a woman, you see your father being implicated by you, but you don't feel any guilt or worry at all. You are really cruel."
"Why does the Queen Mother think that my indifference is because I am cruel, not because I am helpless because I have been wronged and don't know how to defend myself?
My father and the others felt that they were wronged, and there was someone they could hate. I also felt that they were wronged, and who should I hate? Even now, I don’t know what I did wrong.
Didn’t Your Majesty say that all the people in the world are His Majesty’s children? Dare I ask Your Majesty, is this how you treat your children? "
Tao Yaoyao looked like a brave hedgehog, looking at everyone warily.
After Eunuch Liu noticed His Majesty's intention, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The third prince has been poisoned. He was poisoned by red morning dew."
"What does that have to do with me?" Tao Yaoyao looked innocent.
Seeing this, Concubine Xian wanted to beat him again, "The young master of the Zhou family and her concubine were both poisoned to death, and you are the biggest suspect."
"The empress also said that I am just a suspect. Since I am a suspect, it means that the matter has not been finalized yet, but why do you act like I am the murderer?
Why, do you know who the murderer is and want to protect her, so you use me as a scapegoat? Or do you think I have too many lice and am not itchy? "
Tao Yaoyao spoke very rudely.
The Queen Mother was too lazy to talk to her, and planned to ask the guards to use force, "If you die, you will die. Such a sharp-tongued, unfaithful and unfilial thing will also destroy people while they are alive."
"I just told a few truths, but the Queen Mother couldn't stand it anymore. The third prince has done so many evil things, why don't you say anything about him.
Queen Mother, don't say you don't know about the third prince's private mining of iron ore. Everyone in Kyoto City knows about this matter. "
"Shut up." Concubine Xian frowned.
Seeing this, Tao Yaoyao spoke more enthusiastically, "This is what you know, but there are many things you don't know. For example, red morning dew is a poison developed by Jiu Qingzi.
Jiu Qingzi has been in seclusion for many years, and only his apprentice has been to Kyoto City recently. Coincidentally, last night, I confirmed that the master behind Fufeng was the third prince.
In addition, Fufeng worked in the Ministry of War half a year ago, and two-thirds of the weapons he received were jerry-rigged. This was also the reason for the disastrous defeat of the battle half a year ago. "
What?
The third prince and Fufeng teamed up to kill the border soldiers?
Everyone in the palace knew about this. In that battle, Jingguo suffered heavy losses, with 70,000 to 80,000 people killed, but in the end it was the Chu family and King Dingbei who took the blame.
They thought this incident was an accident, but they didn't expect that the third prince was the culprit.
The maids, guards, and eunuchs in the room looked at the emperor subconsciously. The queen mother did not believe it, while the concubine Xian felt guilty and uneasy, and was the first to come to her senses.
"You are talking nonsense. The third prince doesn't know Fufeng at all. If what you say is true, why was the third prince also poisoned? Is it possible that he poisoned himself?"
This was something Tao Yaoyao couldn't understand.
Concubine Xian was happy when she saw this, "Tao Yaoyao, stop talking nonsense here, my son is not the kind of person you said, he is the most kind..."
"Whether he is kind or not, I'm afraid Concubine Xian's opinion doesn't count."
A cold and distant voice came, and the faces of Concubine Xian and others changed at the same time. When they saw the person behind Xie Lan, the emperor's expression became even more ugly.
"Brother Imperial seemed very surprised to see my younger brother." Jiu Qingzi looked at the Emperor with a half-smile, "Why are you so old? I thought that as the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, your life should be lived The best is the best, it seems that this throne is nothing more than that."
"What are you doing back here?" The Queen Mother looked at him warily.
Hearing this, Jiu Qingzi smiled even more happily, "There is really nothing worth remembering about this place, but the emperor's brother's descendants are better than the others, and they even set their sights on me. Naturally, I am not a loser." .
Didn’t the Queen Mother already know this? "
The Queen Mother frowned.
She didn't want to know at all.
