Concubine, don't flirt: His Royal Highness is hiding something

After the jailer left, Yu Qiqi passed out, the memories in her mind slowly faded, and she closed her eyes in the light of the flickering torches.

After the empress dowager's funeral was over, Nangong Yan went to the palace to beg again and again, but Emperor Yan Jing still didn't let go, and even reprimanded him several times, saying that he didn't think of the empress dowager.

Nangong Yan had no choice but to ask Chu Peiyu how things were going with Shen Feihong. It has been almost half a month and no one has been seen.

Chu Peiyu's eyebrows were also stained with anxiety, and he only told him that after Shen Feihong left Yanjing City, there was no news from him.It stands to reason that it would take more than five days to go back and forth to Western Chu.Even if you can't find out the news, you can come back first, so as not to lose the news.

"Western Chu is the territory of Concubine Yi, it's broken!" Suddenly, Nangong Yan frowned, and told him, "You take someone to Xichu, and you must hide it!"

Chu Peiyu raised his eyebrows, understood the meaning of his words, and hurriedly retreated.

After the night darkened, Chu Peiyu changed into night clothes, and quietly left the East Palace alone. After he left the city, he was followed by the dark guards who blended into the night, secretly following him to West Chu.

As soon as Chu Peiyu left, Yan Shiqing entered Nangong Yan's Hall of Chenghe, "What are you going to do about the Seventh Sister?" He took off the cloth covering his face.

Nangong Yan turned around slowly with a vigilant face on his face, "I don't think I need to inform you of what I should do?" His eyes were full of deterrence.

"This matter is a grievance between you and Concubine Yi. Seventh sister was dragged into trouble by you for no reason. Don't you worry at all?!"

Yan Shiqing came here just to vent his anger on him.Originally, Yu Qiqi lived well in Nanzhao, but after marrying him, all these devastated incidents occurred.

Nangong Yan smiled, walked up to him step by step, and angrily said: "The reason why she is like this is not because of you."

Yan Shiqing stepped back, his bright eyes dimmed, but the tone of his words did not let go, "But this matter was always caused by you."

"Why don't you think about it, she has no relationship or reason with you, why did she save you?" Nangong Yan's face showed a bit of teasing.The sarcasm couldn't be concealed in the words.

He frowned, "I will figure out these things, sister Seven is in the prison, if something happens to her when I come back, I will definitely not let you go!"

Nangong Yan snorted coldly, "It's really a big tone."

Before leaving, Yan Shiqing's eyes showed a hint of ferocity.He didn't go back to the Proton Mansion, but directly went back to Nanzhao.Since he said these words, he wanted to let Nangong Yan know his whereabouts.

Otherwise, there will be other troubles at that time.

Concubine Yi didn't let go, and Yan Churan didn't reply.He can only go back to Nanzhao.Qing Yu was riding his horse outside the East Palace, and the master and servant got on their horses and headed towards Nanzhao.

When Shen Feihong woke up, his eyes were pitch black and he couldn't see anything.His body was tied up and he was lying on the ground.

He sneered, "I've sent the news back to Yanjing City, do you think I'll be fine if I'm locked up here? It's ridiculous!"

In the dark room, it was still silent, and no one responded to him.The light is dim, and it's hard for him to judge where he is, who is catching him. People can only rely on words to stimulate, so as to find a response from the other party.

"If you don't believe me, you can see if the scandal about that concubine Yi in the palace will spread in Yanjing City after a few days." Shen Feihong continued provocatively.

Sure enough, within a stick of incense, there was a sharp scolding sound from outside, "You dare to threaten us when you are dying?! I think you don't want to live!"

Shen Feihong sneered, "If you want to kill me, you can kill me the day you catch me, why wait until today?"

There was a sound of movement at the closed stone door in front of him. The stone door was slowly pushed open, and a small woman with light footsteps came in from outside. The light outside pierced Shen Feihong's eyes, and the woman in front of her was blindfolded again. With a veil, Shen Feihong couldn't see her true face clearly.

"Uncle Guo really sees clearly, but you can't scare me. Nangong Yan is afraid of scaring the snake. You came to Xichu alone. The news you know will not be sent back to Yanjing City, but will only be hidden forever. In your heart." Her voice was hoarse, with a hint of cruelty.

"Oh? How do you know that I'm not prepared?" Shen Feihong has worked for Concubine Xuanyu for so many years, and he is good at dealing with people.

She sneered twice, but there was no trace of anxiety in her eyes, "You still want to threaten me? Although Uncle Guo has a whole body of skills, but in the end, his family was ruined and he was imprisoned."

"My nephew's strategy is better than mine. He has already made a perfect plan. Before I came to Yanjing, he had already made a plan for me. If you think of annexing Yanjing, you can wait until the next life." Shen Feihong is not in a hurry In short, no one can come to rescue him now, he can delay for a while, and only let the other party know that he still has the value of existence, the chance of him surviving will be greater.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see, what plan does he have for Uncle Guo?" The woman's eyes remained calm as usual, and there was no hint of anxiety in her words.

After a while, the stone door of the dark room slowly closed again. After all this tossing, Shen Feihong found nothing except knowing that a woman about 40 years old had arrested him.

On the contrary, he wasted a lot of verbal disputes.

"Not even a sip of water."

In the dark light, he complained.

"Master Lian, there's news from Madam Yipin that the princess of Nanzhao has been imprisoned. This time, she will definitely not be able to get out alive."

In front of Ming Ji, stood a maid who told her the news from Concubine Yi.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple, let her keep an eye on it, and don't make any mistakes." Yu Qiqi is the only daughter of King Yishui. Emperor Yan Jing asked Nangong Yan to marry her for the sake of good relations between the two countries and to check and balance Western Chu. Even if Yu Qiqi killed the Empress Dowager of Yanjing, Emperor Yan Jing would not let her die in prison easily. At most, he wanted to show Nangong Yan a little color, and spoil Concubine Yi by the way. .

"Yes."

The servant girl withdrew.

The next day, Lu Yin arrived at Nangong Yan Palace, when he was about to leave the gate of the palace, he happened to run into her.

"Your Highness is going out again?"

She hadn't seen him for quite a while. After Yu Qiqi entered the palace, she often didn't see him. The empress dowager passed away, and he was busy with the funeral. He entered the palace frequently these days. Plead for Yu Qiqi.

"Is there something wrong?"

Nangong Yan didn't tell her clearly, but he couldn't forgive her, so he could only let it go.

She lowered her head and whispered slightly, "I, I haven't seen Your Highness for a long time, I miss His Highness very much..." Her tone was very soft.She hadn't said such affectionate words to him for a long time, and she never said it after returning to the East Palace.

On the calm lake surface of Nangong Yan, there was a wave of water gently rippling.In the past, when he was busy with the affairs of the inner court, or went to other places to handle court affairs, when he came back, Lu Yin would say such things to him.

At that time, he felt that although his mother and concubine were gone, there was still a person waiting for him to come back, so he felt warm in his heart.

About since then.He just loves Luyin so much.

"I'll look for you when I come back." He reached out, patted her soft arm, and walked past her.

"Then your highness will come back earlier."

Finally, there was a smile on her face.

Nangong Yan went to Liu Mo Nian's mansion, but Chu Peiyu was not there, so he had no choice but to go there himself.

"Your Highness." Seeing him, Liu Mo Nian straightened his eyes and hurriedly bent over to salute.

"Get up."

He didn't come here to watch him perform these vain rituals.

Nangong Yan said in a low voice, "There's something I need you to do." Shen Feihong didn't come back, and Chu Peiyu wouldn't get any news for a while, so he could only resort to risky tactics.

Liu Mo Nian immediately lowered his body, "Please speak, Your Highness."

"Today, you go to the palace and tell Father..." Nangong Yan asked him to lean over, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After Liu Mo Nian heard it, his face immediately changed, "This matter is related to the emperor's reputation. If it gets out, where will the emperor's face be put?"

Nangong Yan straightened up, with a trace of light reflected in his long robe, "I know, father is the most jealous of his own face, so you have to do this matter quietly, just tap him to let him know that there is such a thing That's fine. As long as he becomes suspicious, he will check it himself, and you don't need to look it up."

The horrified expression on Liu Mo Nian's face has not completely faded, "But Song Gaohuan is the celebrity around him, and he is most trusted by him. Moreover, the old minister is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Now that he has seen the clue, the emperor will be able to guess it, and the old minister will also guess it. , when the time comes, I'm afraid..."

Knowing his worry, Nangong Yan's eyes turned cold a little bit, "Isn't my lord's life just for the sake of His Highness?"

"What Your Highness said is that the old minister will definitely do well what His Highness told you to do." As soon as he said this, a layer of cold sweat oozed from Liu Mo Nian's back and stained his underwear.

Now, Nangong Yan's eyes are not so scary.

As soon as he left, Liu Mo Nian called his attendants, "Go prepare the sedan chair."

"Yes."

The attendant withdrew.

When they arrived at the palace, it was noon, and Emperor Yan Jing was playing chess with Song Gaohuan in the pavilion, looking in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, Lord Liu is here."

A young eunuch stepped forward and bent over to report to him.

He raised his head, and saw Liu Mo Nian standing not far away, with his hands in his hands, his face looking unwell.He smiled, "Let him come here."

"Yes."

The little eunuch ran to communicate.

"emperor."

Liu Mo Nian walked over, nodded in front of him and shouted.

"Just in time, Liu Aiqing is here to play a few games of chess with me." Then, he pointed at Song Gaohuan who was standing up, "This old bastard always deliberately loses to me."

Song Gaohuan laughed dryly, "The emperor's chess skills are due to the old slave's inexperienced chess skills. How can it be said that he deliberately lost to you."

Emperor Yan Jing pretended to be unhappy, but he was still amused by him twice.

Liu Mo Nian stood on the sidelines, "The old minister is making a fool of himself." Then he paused, and said in a very embarrassed way: "However, veterans generally don't like to have someone standing by the side when playing chess. If you learn the old minister's chess skills If you go, it's not good."

Emperor Yan Jing suddenly became interested, "Oh? It seems that Liu Aiqing is going to show off."

Song Gaohuan also laughed, and retreated knowingly after laughing.

Seeing that he retreated, Liu Mo Nian was not in a hurry, and only played chess with Emperor Yan Jing. After a few games, Emperor Yan Jing did not see any superb chess skills in him.

He said sternly, "Could it be that Liu Aiqing is fooling me?"

Liu Mo Nian got up immediately, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister's visit today is a secret matter and I want to report it to the Emperor."

Emperor Yan Jing remembered it.When he came over just now, his face was not very good, "What's the matter?"

Liu Mo Nian's expression was complicated, as if he didn't know where to start, after a long while, he said: "The case of the Nanzhao cook who framed the crown princess was investigated by the old minister afterwards, and he did not commit suicide by throwing himself into a well."

"What's the meaning of Mr. Liu's words?" As expected, when Emperor Yan Jing heard him say that, his words showed a deterrent force, and he was completely different from the way he was just now.

Liu Mo Nian followed Nangong Yan's instructions and knelt down on the ground, "Since he didn't kill himself, wouldn't the emperor doubt Director Song? He is the closest person to the emperor. If he has a different heart, then the emperor is in In a dangerous situation, the old minister is thinking about the emperor's safety!"

Emperor Yan Jing slapped the chessboard hard, and the chess pieces on it fell to the ground and scattered all over the place, "Presumptuous! Who gave you the courage to question me?!"

"The old minister is just telling the truth! Besides, Director Song and the Crown Princess have no grievances and no enmity. I hope the Emperor will find out why he wanted to harm the Crown Princess!"

He took out the professionalism that a Minister of the Ministry of Justice should have, and begged Emperor Yan Jing to take responsibility for his duties, which made him feel much more credible.

After saying these words, the anger on Emperor Yan Jing's face was indeed less than before, and he finally understood why Liu Mo Nian sent Song Gaohuan away.

He withdrew his sharp gaze and pondered for a while, "Then what do you mean, is Song Gaohuan working for someone else?"

Finally, Liu Mo Nian was able to come up with the set of theories that Shen Feihong had analyzed for him at the beginning, "Director Song has served as the chief inspector of ceremonies for many years, and he has never exceeded the emperor's wishes. , it won't make him walk more smoothly in the palace, it will only make him feel like he's hiding something, if it's not for power, then it's for something else."

He clicked here and stopped abruptly.

Emperor Yan Jing's face, which had just recovered, became ugly again in an instant, "He is a eunuch, not for power, but for beauty?"

"The emperor must have heard about the secret story of eunuchs and court ladies eating each other." In order to help him prove his thoughts, Liu Mo Nian had no choice but to be cruel and say such disobedient words.

Emperor Yan Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, and doubts arose in his heart. Liu Mo Nian has always been dedicated to his duties, known for his integrity in handling cases, and never favored anyone.

Listen to him say this today.It really seemed that he was worried about his safety, not for other troubles.Song Gaohuan is a celebrity around him, that's right, he has worked for him for many years, and he has never been suspicious of him.

Now that Liu Mo Nian brought up this incident, he really had to think about it.

"Okay, you go back." After a while, he said.

"Yes."

Seeing that he was already suspicious of Song Gaohuan, Liu Mo Nian didn't say a word, and retreated tactfully.

"For beauty?"

Who is more beautiful in the harem? Emperor Yan Jing already had the answer in his heart, and he clenched his hand on the chessboard in an instant.

After Song Gaohuan came over, he recovered his expression and asked him to help him back to the bedroom.After he rested, Song Gaohuan withdrew.

Emperor Yan Jing called his attendants and asked him to follow Song Gaohuan.

About two hours later, the attendant ran back in a panic, knelt down in front of him, and hesitated for a long while, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"With me here, why panic?!" Emperor Yan Jing scolded him angrily.

"Boss Song is in charge of him. He has entered Liangxi Palace and hasn't come out for a long time." The attendant then said these words tremblingly.

Emperor Yan Jing gritted his teeth, his face was gloomy, and the next moment, he ordered the attendant who was kneeling on the ground, "Send someone to the prison to release the princess."

"Yes!"

The servant hurriedly retreated.

Since she colluded with Song Gaohuan, there is no need for him to spoil her any longer.

As soon as Nangong Yan returned to the East Palace, he saw Lu Yin waiting for him outside the palace gate, "Didn't you say I'll look for you when I come back?"

The sun was shining brightly on her forehead, making her forehead smooth and clean. Under the thin eyelashes, there was a pair of sparkling water eyes. She pursed her lips slightly, "It's okay, I'm fine anyway. Besides, I can see His Highness sooner."

"Go in." Nangong Yan held her arm and led her in.

"When can the princess be released?" On the way back to Changhuan Hall, she asked him cautiously, her fingers slightly curled into balls.

"I don't know yet."

He returned her lightly, without revealing too much.

Lu Yin's eyes froze, and he didn't dare to ask any more questions, but quietly asked him to send him back.

As soon as she returned to the palace, two crystal-clear tears fell from her eye sockets. After the injuries on her body healed, her face became thinner, "Is Your Highness blaming the concubine?" She lowered her head Mou weeps lightly.

"What's your fault?" he asked back.

She curled her fingers slightly, "It's about the princess."

Nangong Yan raised his eyes, and the cold light approached, "I just want to ask you, did you slip away your own flesh and blood by yourself?"

All of a sudden, Lu Yin's body trembled, she gritted her teeth hard, pinched her fingers into her palm, and replied in a low voice, "Yes, yes..."

"You know you don't like me getting close to Qiqi, so I turned to you. After she married into the East Palace, I didn't even touch her. You saw all this. But later, you took the initiative to let me go When approaching her, if you don't like her, you can tell me directly, but you have to act like you don't agree with her, I don't know what benefit Concubine Yi has given you to let you do things for her with all your heart."

Nangong Yan didn't yell at her, but said these words calmly.But in my heart, it hurts badly.The person in front of him is the person who has been with him for 12 years.His heart ached when their child was gone, and it ached even more when he knew she had a different heart for him.

Lu Yin's body trembled even more, tears fell to the ground, and she dared not raise her head.Nangong Yan didn't roar, she was the one who was most afraid, "After I left the East Palace in a fit of anger, I accidentally ran into bandits on the road, they, they wanted to take my body by force, yes, it was the concubine Yi who saved me."

She clasped her hands, whispering out the bitterness that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

In an instant, Nangong Yan's icy eyes shrank, his slender and clean hands grabbed her shoulders, and his eyes pressed closer, "What did you say?"

She turned her face away, not wanting to look directly at him with a shocked gaze, "If it wasn't for Concubine Yi, this concubine's body wouldn't be all His Highness's."

Nangong Yan's heart ached badly, and her voice was hoarse, "But after you left, I sent people to look for you, every day, but there was no news at all, I don't even know where you went ."

"I've been in Yanjing City all this time, and I didn't go far. I was so angry at the time, but I couldn't bear to be too far away from His Highness." Finally, she raised her head, with tears still in her eyes.

"Concubine Yi saved me, and I am grateful. At that time, I was also angry that Your Highness married the Crown Princess, so I made up my mind to help her. That's why I did those things. Your Highness, can you forgive me?"

Lu Yin stared at him with deep affection in his eyes.

Nangong Yan's hand holding her arm tightened little by little, and then, he hugged her into his arms, "If I knew that you had suffered like that, I would have gone out to find you myself."

He rested his chin on her shoulder and closed his eyes.

Lu Yin smiled in his arms, "It's okay, it's all right now."

He let go of his hands and held her face, "Now you have my protection, promise me that you won't do things for Concubine Yi anymore, okay?"

"good."

With a smile on the corner of Luyin's lips, she agreed to him.

When Ah Jian helped Yu Qiqi, who was covered in bruises, to the outside of the Hall of Changhuan, she happened to meet Nangong Yan holding Lu Yin's face, and the two were looking at each other affectionately.

"Is that my husband?"

Her lips turned pale, and she asked Ah Jian.

A Jian's eyes were still very red, and she felt distressed and angry, so she nodded, "Well, Your Highness is the princess' husband."

Hearing the sound, Nangong Yan hurriedly raised her head to look over, the scarred Yu Qiqi was being supported by A Jian, and she had to rely on A Jian to support her so that she could barely stand still.

"Seven seven..."

Nangong Yan let go of Luyin and ran towards her.

Yu Qiqi smiled, reached out to him, slowly touched his face, and said seriously: "A Jian said you are my husband, but why are you holding someone else's face? Our Nanzhao Women, a married man can only have one beloved woman, which is his wife, and he will never look at other women more."

"I..." Nangong Yan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to explain to her, the scars on her body were too glaring, he persuaded her, "I'll take you back, and take care of the wounds on your body first."

"Okay." Yu Qiqi blinked weakly and agreed.

A Jian was still holding Yu Qiqi's hand tightly, and after a while, she was willing to let go.

After Chu Peiyu left, she had been guarding the prison door. When she saw Yu Qiqi being released today, she hurried up, but her eyes were no longer as clear as before, and her thoughts also changed. I got a lot more scattered, and when I saw her, I actually asked her who she was.

On the way back, A Jian told her about her life experience, and she asked her, where is her husband?Why haven't you looked at her for so long?