Alley home
Xie Lan sat at the table with a cold look, playing with the tea cup, not knowing what he was thinking with his eyes still closed.
The second prince sat opposite him, looking at him with an inquiring expression. He wanted to see something in his eyes, but who knew that his expression had not changed at all since he sat here, like a puppet that could not move. How it will look like if it is left here, how it will look after a few hours have passed.
Gradually, the second prince lost his patience.
"King Dingbei, do you want to be the grandson-in-law of the Chu family?" The second prince's words were both questioning and testing.
Xie Lan raised his head slightly and glanced at him, and said in an impatient tone, "You probably want to be the grandson-in-law of the Chu family. But I see that the young lady from the Tao family doesn't seem to be interested in you."
The second prince frowned. He was not blind, so he could naturally see Tao Yaoyao's displeasure with him. But when did it become someone else's turn to dictate what he wanted to do and who he wanted to get?
Even Tao Yaoyao couldn't decide this matter, so Xie Lan still wanted to help her? It's simply overestimating one's capabilities.
"I heard that you are investigating the Xie family's corruption case." The second prince seemed to care about him, but in fact he was warning him.
After the Xie family's accident that year, many officials stood up to plead for the Xie family, but they were all rejected by the emperor. Some were unwilling to give up and even tried again. The emperor was so angry that he said, if anyone mentions the Xie family again in the future, Matters will be investigated and dealt with according to the party.
The second prince's mention of the Xie family now was a warning to King Dingbei that if he wanted to keep this secret, it was best not to compete with him for Tao Yaoyao, otherwise, he would not mind telling the matter.
A hint of evil flashed in Xie Lan's eyes, and then he put down the teacup, tapping the table with his pretty fingers, and when the second prince looked distracted, he uttered two words.
"Gao family."
The second prince's expression changed greatly, and then he thought of something, and he stood up abruptly. When he opened his mouth to curse, he turned his head and looked around, and finally sat down again, suppressing his anger and said, "It turns out that the Gao family was investigated because of your handiwork. .Xie Lan, I really underestimated you in the past."
"It's not too late for you to get to know me again." Xie Lan took out a golden walking stick and threw it in front of the second prince.
The second prince just thought that Jin Buyao looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Just when he was wondering why Xie Lan put something for women in front of him, he heard him say, "Does it look familiar? I just don't know Gao What will the lady think when she sees this thing?"
The second prince's doubts were suddenly answered at this moment.
Half a year ago, he had several Jin Bu Yao customized and then gave one of them to Miss Gao. He also promised that when he sat in that position, she would be his crown princess.
It was because of this promise that the Gao family was willing to support him.
Now that something happened to the Gao family, he was already worried about what the Gao family would say. Now if the Gao family knew that this Jin Buyao was not unique and that he had given the rest away to others, Master Gao would definitely hold a grudge. He, when the time comes...
The second prince thought of this possibility and looked at Xie Lan fiercely, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"I should be asking the second prince what he wants to do. After all, it is the second prince who came to see me today."
The second prince was almost furious, "Don't look around and talk about him. Remember what I said and don't have Tao Yaoyao's ideas, otherwise..."
"It seems that you still haven't heard what I mean." Xie Lan stood up displeased, "I don't like talking to stupid people. Wait until you have a brain and come back to me."
After saying that, he turned around and left. The second prince wanted to say something else, but Xie Lan didn't listen at all. He was so angry that he smashed the tea cup in his hand.
Xie Lan, why are you so arrogant? Just an unpopular prince. When he sits in that position, he will be the first to kill him.
"Master, do we still want to stay here?" The servant stepped forward and asked. The second prince turned and glared at him, "Everyone has left, what is this prince doing here?"
After saying that, the second prince went downstairs angrily.
Leng Gong
The Empress was in a good mood today, and she took the initiative to take the palace maid out for a walk after lunch. While the two were chatting, they talked about the murder of the third prince. The Empress didn't know what she thought of, and she suddenly started yelling.
When the servants saw this, they were frightened.
"Empress, what's wrong with you?"
Not only did the queen not answer, but she shouted even louder. When the maid ran out to look for someone, the empress suddenly ran out of the cold palace like crazy, and then went straight to the direction of the imperial study.
Beauty Wang sent sweet soup to the emperor, and the two of them were drinking sweet soup in the room. The queen suddenly rushed to the door of the royal study, and the guards were shocked when they saw it.
But he stopped her at the last moment.
"The Empress, you can't go in without His Majesty's will." Eunuch Liu was very respectful to the Queen, but the Empress of the Palace was now in a state of confusion and could not listen to anyone's words.
She saw a gap between the guards and rushed out while no one was paying attention.
When Beauty Wang and His Majesty were having fun with each other, a person suddenly rushed out of the hall. Beauty Wang was so frightened that she screamed and then hid in the arms of the Emperor.
The emperor was also startled, but he quickly came to his senses, and when he saw clearly who the visitor was, his expression changed immediately.
"Why did you come here?" The emperor was angry, "Who asked you to come out? Come here, catch the guard who let the queen out of the cold palace without permission, and beat her up fifty times."
For an ordinary man, fifty big boards can kill him. Even if he is a peerless master, if he loses fifty big boards, he will still lose half his life.
It seems that the emperor is very angry about the empress leaving the palace privately.
Eunuch Liu was trembling and kneeling aside.
"Your Majesty, where is my Lan'er? You sent him there. I want to see my Lan'er. I want to see Lan'er."
After so many years since the empress was imprisoned in the cold palace, this was the first time that the emperor heard her talk about someone she wanted to see, and this person was the one who killed everyone in the Xie family.
The emperor felt surprised and couldn't help but look at her twice. When Beauty Wang saw this scene, a flash of anger flashed in her eyes.
"Sister, if you want to see King Dingbei, just tell the palace officials directly. Why bother to bring trouble to His Majesty? People who don't know may think that His Majesty won't let you mother and son reunite."
The Emperor originally thought that the Queen had lost a lot of weight and was not in good spirits, but when he heard Wang Meiren's words, his face changed immediately.
Huh, he was almost deceived by her again.
"Wang Meiren is right. If you want to see your son, just ask someone to find him. Why make such a fuss." The emperor frowned, and then the servants of Leng Palace came over.
When the palace maid saw that she was safe and sound, she cried and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then when I heard His Majesty's punishment, I felt relieved again.
"You don't let me see Lan'er because you don't let me see Lan'er. In your heart, everyone is more important than Lan'er, but you have clearly said before that Lan'er is your most beloved son."
"How could you change your mind? How could you not like Lan'er..."
The Queen didn't remember anything, but she still remembered His Majesty's promise. At this moment, she asked this question over and over again, with a familiar voice and a familiar oath. For a moment, His Majesty seemed to see the Queen whom he had just met.
Unexpectedly, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and they have all changed.
"Your Majesty, you obviously didn't do anything. My sister misunderstood Your Majesty about that incident back then, but why did my sister say that to Your Majesty? All my concubines feel aggrieved for Your Majesty."
Beauty Wang held the emperor's arm, her eyes red.
The emperor was brought back from his thoughts by her words. After seeing her red and swollen eyes, the strange feeling in his heart immediately dissipated, followed by distress and love.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and send the queen back to the cold palace, and drag down the guards who are guarding you today. No one can tolerate this, otherwise, I will kill you."
The guards took the order and took the people away.
The palace maid came to help the queen, but she refused to leave despite any words. The palace maid was forced to panic, smashed the teacup, picked up broken porcelain pieces and pressed them against her neck.
"If you come here, I will die for you."
"Queen, don't be impulsive. What will the prince do if something happens to you? Queen, don't you love the prince the most? You definitely don't want to see him sad."
When she mentioned her son, the queen's hand relaxed a little.
The emperor was troubled by her troubles and saw that she refused to let go, so he could only ask someone to invite Xie Lan.
Xie Lan just returned home and learned that the queen had an accident, so he immediately entered the palace in a carriage.
At this time, Jiu Qingzi also learned about the affairs in the palace. After hesitation, he stood up, patted the dust on his body, and walked out with a gloomy expression. Tao Yaoyao saw this scene when he came out.
"Senior, do you want to go out?" Tao Yaoyao thought he was going out for shopping, so she ran forward and suggested with a smile, "Let's come together, I know a lot of delicious and fun places."
Jiu Qingzi originally wanted to explain, but thought of something and changed the subject, "Where is the dragon and phoenix bracelet given to you by King Dingbei."
"What are you doing?" Tao Yaoyao thought of what happened before and looked at him warily.
Seeing this, Jiu Qingzi smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I have no intention of making you happy now."
"You also know that you were teasing me before?" Tao Yaoyao asked his servants to bring the brocade box over and put it directly into Jiu Qingzi's hands. Jiu Qingzi glanced at the brocade box and said nothing.
After getting on the carriage, Tao Yaoyao opened the curtain and blew in the cold wind. For the first time, she felt that the winter wind was not that cold.
After the carriage walked for a while, it turned into the main road. Tao Yaoyao felt strange, but didn't think much about it. It wasn't until the carriage got further and further away from the bustle that she gradually realized something was wrong.
"Senior, where are we going?"
"Enter the palace."
What? Tao Yaoyao was so frightened that she almost fell off her seat, "Aren't you going shopping? Why do you want to enter the palace?"
The palace was not a nice place. She had gone there several times before and had narrowly escaped death. She had been frightened enough today and didn't want to experience it again.
Jiu Qingzi looked at the palace wall that was getting closer and said in a cold voice, "If possible, this is a place I don't want to go to anymore, but today, I have to go."
Tao Yaoyao originally wanted to say that he could go alone, but seeing him like this, he suddenly felt embarrassed to open his mouth.
At this time, the carriage of Prince Dingbei passed by, and Tao Yaoyao saw the people in the carriage at a glance. He seemed to be in a low mood, leaning on the carriage, lowering his head slightly, as if in deep thought. Even they were beside him. Didn't see it.
Is it because of him that Senior Jiu Qingzi is so anxious to enter the palace?
Wait a minute, could it be that the emperor knew what they had just done? The emperor had warned him several times before not to have anything to do with her.
Today they...
"Senior, do you know why the emperor is so displeased with the prince? What does it have to do with me?"
Jiu Qingzi was surprised for a moment, and then sneered, "The emperor is not dissatisfied with you, but with King Ding Bei. In his eyes, what he wants is for Xie Lan to die alone in his life.
Furthermore, he didn't want Xie Lan to sit in that position, and naturally he didn't want him to have a strong backer.
When he gets married to you, the Chu family will be his backing. At that time, no matter who takes that position, King Dingbei will be a threat to him. With His Majesty's partiality, do you think he will let such a thing happen? "
So that's it.
"The prince is also his son." Tao Yaoyao stated the facts, "I used to think that Tao Shi'an was already the most unqualified father in the world. Now that I see what the emperor has done, I suddenly feel that Tao Shi'an is even more pleasing to my eye."
Jiu Qingzi agreed very much with what he said.
While talking, the carriage arrived at the palace gate. The two got off the carriage one after another. At this time, Xie Lan was preparing to enter the palace. When he saw them coming, he was surprised, then turned and walked forward.
When Jiu Qingzi saw this, he rushed forward dissatisfied, "You brat, you didn't even wait for us when you saw us."
"What are you doing here?" Xie Lan stopped and frowned, "Could it be..." Thinking of something, his face became more and more gloomy, "Uncle Emperor, you can't get involved in this matter.
And she, she can't get involved in this matter. "
Although Shu Qingzi has not returned to Kyoto City for many years, it does not mean that he does not know about the affairs of Kyoto City. Today it seems that the empress has just escaped from the cold palace.
In fact, the meaning behind it is by no means simple. He was worried that if he didn't come, Xie Lan would be forced by those people again.
This child obviously has such a good life, but his life is so miserable.
"As for her, she is here to save people, of course." Jiu Qingzi did not elaborate, but Xie Lan already understood the meaning of his words.
But he still disagreed, "Now, the second prince is eyeing her covetously, and if you bring her here at this time, you..."
"It's because the second prince is eyeing her so much that I want to bring him here. If I can take this opportunity today to facilitate your affairs, it will not only stop the second prince's thoughts, but also make the people behind the scenes mess up. Sometimes the truth you want may surface on its own.”
Tao Yaoyao stood aside and listened with her own ears how they plotted against her.
She had watched a palace fight drama before, and the people in it were always plotting behind the other person's back. How come they were so upright, it made her feel embarrassed and angry.
However, this is not the place to talk.
The guard next to him had already looked here several times in just a few moments.
So Tao Yaoyao stepped forward and reminded, "If you have anything to do, let's go in and talk about it." After saying that, he winked at them. After the two of them understood, they turned around and walked forward.
Xie Lan turned to look at her. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed, "Are you stupid? You came with the emperor even though you knew he had bad intentions? Didn't you say you cherish your life the most?"
