"Found it?" The prince was stunned: "Sanlang, you don't have to be in such a hurry. There are other seals in the palace. It won't be a problem to bring them to the palace tomorrow morning!"
"The reason why I dare to disturb His Highness is for another matter!" Wang Wenzuo said solemnly: "I would also like to ask Your Highness to withdraw from others and let me alone to enlighten Your Highness!"
Li Hong glanced at Wang Wenzuo in surprise, waved his hand, signaled the palace maids on the left and right to step back, and asked: "Sanlang, is there something wrong with the Yang Mansion?"
"That's right!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, and then narrated the whole thing according to what Yang Sijian said in the Yang Mansion before, and finally said: "I also know that this is difficult to accept, but your highness is the crown prince of the country, and the safety of the world depends on it. Your Highness, I ask you to show your condolences and obey the changes, and put your health first!"
"How could this happen? How could this happen?" Li Hong muttered repeatedly, his eyes dull. He seemed to be still trying to understand the meaning behind the words spit out from Wang Wenzuo's mouth.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his right hand and tried to grab Li Hong's arm, but was roughly thrown away by the other party. This was the first time in Wang Wenzuo's memory.
"What's going on?" Li Hong stared at Wang Wenzuo fiercely, his eyes full of disgust at the bad news.
"Your Highness, the Duke of Zhou drank too much and got drunk during the banquet, so Duke Yang asked him to stay in the palace to rest. At night, Duke Zhou was rude to the Crown Princess and shot and killed the Crown Princess's personal maid Huan'er. The Crown Princess was humiliated and hanged herself from a beam. Duke Yang was furious. Killing Duke Zhou with your own hands, this is what happened!"
"Yue Niang is dead!" Li Hong seemed to finally understand what Wang Wenzuo meant. He sat down, covered his face with his hands and cried bitterly: "How could this happen? How could this happen? She doesn't need to be like this! She doesn't need to be like this at all. of!"
Wang Wenzuo looked at the prince sitting on the ground crying bitterly. At this time, he was like an ordinary young man who had lost his lover, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in his heart. Yes, Wang Wenzuo's hands have been stained with the blood of countless people since time travel, and conspiracy and deception have long penetrated into his bones. But the young man in front of him is different. Although he is born with great power, But he never used this power to intentionally harm others, and he was always full of goodwill and respect for Wang Wenzuo. To deceive such a person made Wang Wenzuo feel full of shame and shame.
"I have no choice!" Wang Wenzuo thought to himself: "If I tell you the truth of the matter, you will only suffer more. It is bad for the fiancée to be raped, but it is better than the fiancée taking the initiative to have an affair with a third party. Even if it is a lie , this is also a kind of white lie!"
"Sanlang, pack up and come with me to the Yang Mansion!" The prince stood up and whispered.
"Your Highness, I think the most important thing now is to go to the two Your Majesties in front of me first!" Wang Wenzuo said.
"Meet His Majesty?" The prince was stunned.
"Yes, I know that you want to see the young lady of the Yang family for the last time, but have you ever thought that the Yang Mansion must be in chaos now, and I am afraid that it may not be possible to dispose of the body of the young lady of the Yang family. You'd better Give Mr. Yang some time! Moreover, leaving the palace late at night is not in line with etiquette. I am afraid that he will be impeached by the censor tomorrow, which will also be detrimental to Mr. Yang!"
"Sanlang, you are right!" The prince nodded: "My eyes are in chaos, and I really don't think well!"
"Your Highness is kind, able to worry about people's worries, and is really a blessing to the world and ministers!" Wang Wenzuo knelt down and kowtowed: "Besides, there is one more thing. Duke Zhou is the queen. His Majesty's nephew was given the surname Wu. He was said to be a minister of the imperial court, but privately said to be the personal love of His Majesty the Queen. Even if the two saints wanted to be killed, they would be handed over to the Tribunal for trial, and the crime would be judged according to the law, but Being killed by Duke Yang like this, even if there is a reason, it is not so simple. What's more important is that Duke Zhou is dead, the Yang family's daughter is also dead, and only Duke Yang is alive. All this can be said to be Yang Gong's death. I am speaking openly, and if this matter is made public to the world, I am afraid it will damage the face of the imperial court. How do you think the two saints will handle this matter?"
"Sanlang, you are right!" After Wang Wenzuo's suggestion, Li Hong suddenly came to his senses: "The most important thing now is to face Aye and Aniang first. You have made a great contribution!"
"Don't dare!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his head: "His Royal Highness the Prince has treated me with great kindness. It is hard to repay such hard work!"
"Sanlang!" Li Hong patted Wang Wenzuo on the shoulder, hesitated, and said in a voice that only two people could hear clearly: "Thanks to you being here tonight, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do!"
The Chang'an Palace City was silent late at night. The bright moonlight fell, which made the shadows of the trees on the roadside dark. From time to time, a gust of northwest wind blew by, making the leaves rustle slightly. Since he was in the palace, Wang Wenzuo did not ride a horse. He followed the right side of the prince's chariot with a sword and a bow. He led a group of East Palace Qianniu Guards on duty to surround the prince and hurried to Xuanwu Gate. Although nominally his official position is only that of the Right Guards of the East Palace, in fact the other guards of the Ten Commandments of the East Palace are also under his command. Not to mention the previous army soldiers, which are mainly composed of nobles. The guards such as Qian Niu Guard, Bei Shen, and Prison Gate also fall under his jurisdiction.
"Who is coming?" Wang Wenzuo heard someone shouting loudly when he was still more than a hundred steps away from Xuanwu Gate. He knew it was the North Gate Imperial Guards on duty. The fastest passage to the Daming Palace. The Queen and the Emperor are both in the Daming Palace recently. If you want to go from the East Palace to the Daming Palace, the fastest passage is the Xuanwu Gate.
"His Royal Highness, please wait a moment. Please go and pass the news first!" Wang Wenzuo whispered to the prince, and then ran forward quickly, shouting as he ran: "The prince wants to go to the Daming Palace to meet the Holy Spirit, please open the door quickly! "
Wang Wenzuo heard a commotion on the tower. It was obvious that the officer on duty did not expect the identity of the visitor. Soon he saw two lanterns sticking out from the tower. Wang Wenzuo knew that this was to determine whether it was a lie, so he took a few steps forward. Go to the city gate and let the other party see your face clearly.
"It turns out to be General Wang!" The Beiya officer on duty had already recognized Wang Wenzuo, and he hurriedly shouted: "There are rules in the palace, and the city gate is not allowed to be opened after dark!"
"Of course I know the rules!" Wang Wenzuo interrupted the officer's answer: "But there is a reason for everything. His Royal Highness is behind you. If you feel embarrassed, just send someone to report to the Daming Palace first!"
The officer looked behind Wang Wenzuo and saw the prince's chariot approaching. Although he couldn't see clearly who was sitting on the chariot at night, Wang Wenzuo must not have been bold enough to use the fake prince to deceive the Xuanwu Sect. He hurriedly said : "General Wang, please wait a moment while I send someone to report!"
"Thank you!" Wang Wenzuo responded, returned to the prince's chariot, and whispered: "I guess there is at least one meal left, after all, at this hour -"
"Sanlang, you don't need to say more, I understand everything!" Li Hong sighed with a bitter smile: "Really, until now, I feel like I was in a dream. A few hours ago, Yueniang was talking and laughing with me, but now she has Yin and Yang are separated, and we can never see each other again, this, this-" At this point, tears have already flowed from Li Hong's eyes.
"Prince!" Wang Wenzuo wanted to say something comforting, but found that he didn't know what to say. After all, it was not him who suffered all this, but the young man in front of him. He could only reach out and hold the prince's hand without saying a word.
After a while, Li Hong sighed and whispered: "I understand, everything is fate and cannot be wished for! Sanlang, after this, you go to Daci'en Temple to do something for me. Yueniang died unexpectedly. , I am afraid that I will fall into the netherworld and suffer all kinds of suffering. I will copy a volume of the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. You can send it to the temple for me, make a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, put the Buddhist scriptures into the Bodhisattva, and pray for the eight parts of the Dragon and Heaven. As a long-term protector and helper, Yueniang can inherit this good cause, avoid drowning in the netherworld, and eliminate all karma and obstacles in the present world, and gain immeasurable blessings that can be filled forever."
"I accept the decree!" Wang Wenzuo lowered his head. Although he felt that the woman was not worthy of Li Hong doing this, as long as doing so would make the prince feel better, then let him do it!
While he was talking, there was a voice from the city gate. It turned out that news had been sent from the Daming Palace, allowing the door to be opened for His Highness the Crown Prince to come over, but the number of people with him could not exceed twenty. Wang Wenzuo and the prince passed the Xuanwu Gate, walked to Longshou Plain, entered the Daming Palace, and soon arrived at the residence of the emperor and the queen.
"Sanlang, you go in with me, everyone else is waiting outside!" Li Hong said.
"I obey the decree!"
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Daming Palace, Hanliang Hall.
"My dear, pay homage to grandma!" Li Hong bowed to the queen who was leaning on the brocade couch. He looked left and right, but did not see Li Zhi's figure, and asked, "Aye, he——"
"Sage, he hasn't been feeling well these days. He often has headaches and can't sleep all night long. He finally fell asleep last night, but here you are!" Wu's smooth forehead was shrouded in a cloud of sadness: " Do you have anything urgent?"
"Since this is the case, the child will not disturb Aye!" Li Hong quickly lowered his head: "Tell your mother the same thing!"
"Yeah!" Mrs. Wu showed a smile: "Get up and talk! What brings you to Daming Palace in the middle of the night?"
"That's what happened!" Li Hong took a deep breath: "A big event happened in Yang Sijian's house just now. The child did not dare to delay and went to the palace overnight to report to his mother!"
"At Yang Sijian's house?" The smile on Wu's face disappeared: "What happened at his house? Didn't he hold a banquet last night? Could it be that something happened to his daughter?"
If Wang Wenzuo were here, she would be amazed at Wu's keen intuition. Although she didn't know anything yet, she could quickly grasp the key to the matter based on the few details she had.
"Mother's guess is good!" Li Hong lowered his head: "Last night, Duke Zhou also went to the banquet. He was very drunk at the time, so he stayed in the Yang Mansion. As a result, that night, Duke Zhou shot Yueniang's maid and forced her to rape her. , Yueniang was humiliated but committed suicide, Yang Sijian was furious and killed the murderer."
Snapped!
There was only a sound, and it turned out that Wu had smashed a mutton-fat white jade Ruyi beside the brocade couch, stood up, his face was livid, and he was extremely angry.
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"I'm here to greet you, Your Majesty the Queen!" Wang Wenzuo bent down and rushed into the palace. He knelt down fifteen or six steps away from the Queen.
"Come closer!" Queen Wu waved her hand.
"According to the order!" Wang Wenzuo took another ten steps on his knees before stopping again.
"Did you witness what happened tonight in the Yang Mansion?" The Queen's voice had a metallic trembling sound, which made Wang Wenzuo feel frightened: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I only witnessed the Crown Princess's personal maid being ejected by Duke Zhou. Kill, the Duke of Zhou and the Crown Princess are in the same room, and as for more, I don’t dare to look at it!"
"Hmph!" Empress Wu snorted coldly. She immediately realized what Wang Wenzuo meant. After all, recounting the matter in detail in front of the prince was tantamount to opening her son's wound again and spreading blood. A handful of salt. Of course, it can only be sketched. Of course, it is enough to shoot the future crown princess's personal maid and share the same room with the crown princess in the middle of the night. But there was a voice deep in the queen's heart telling her that there was something wrong with the man kneeling in front of her.
"Your Highness, please go out for a while. I want to ask Wang Qing a few things alone!"
The prince was slightly startled, but he still obeyed his mother's order and exited the palace.
The queen sneered: "Wang Wenzuo, you are playing a good trick!"
Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt a weak electric current pass through his back, and fear flooded his chin like a swamp, covering his mouth and nose. He forced himself to control his emotions and said, "Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Wang Wenzuo, how dare you pretend to be in front of me?" The queen sneered: "A few days ago, you just wrote to me, saying that Wu Minzhi secretly used the soldiers of the East Palace Ten Command, but after an investigation, it was found that he actually used the soldiers given by me. He enriched his own pockets, and he suddenly died today. Do you dare to say that this had nothing to do with you?"
"Your Majesty the Queen!" Wang Wenzuo raised his head: "When I returned to Chang'an, it was your two majesties who asked me to investigate the affairs of the soldiers in the palace. It was also your majesties who asked me to command the ten commanders of the East Palace. It is also true that Duke Zhou secretly used the soldiers of the East Palace. As for him, Other matters are your family affairs, how dare I hear about them. As for what happened tonight, what Zhou Guogong did was not decided by me. I found out about this because His Highness the Crown Prince left a goldfish bag in the Yang Mansion. There are treasures belonging to the prince inside, so I went back to the Yang Mansion to look for them in person, and happened to come across this matter. I and you are the prince's retainers, and I have been favored by the prince in private. How can I not report this matter to the prince? I am really honest. I don’t know where to start talking about this matter related to me!”
"You are eloquent and clever. I have known it for a long time!" Empress Wu sneered: "Yes, I can't find the key evidence of your involvement, but I am not an official of Dali Temple, so there is no need There is so much real evidence. All you need to do is be suspicious, and someone will naturally ask you to confess!"
I saw someone in the discussion forum asking if it happened. I just want to say that there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. A good painter will not cover the entire paper with paint. He needs to leave blank space for the viewer's imagination. For example, this is the case in "Rashomon". I write down part of the facts, and you think about the rest. I admit that this writing method is used well in online articles, but wouldn't it be more fun to try it occasionally?
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