Chapter 20
Lou Jinhuan lost all sleepiness for a moment and opened his eyes until dawn.

When the time was almost up, she simply got up and called Chu Yun and Du Ruo in to help her change her clothes and medicine.

The moment the fine cloth was removed, Chu Yun and Du Ruo were breathless when they saw the hideous wound, "Your Majesty...why did you get hurt so deeply?"

Chu Yun's tears came out all at once, she hurriedly turned her face away, afraid that the tears would fall on Lou Jinhuan's wound.

Du Ruo's eyes were also red, but after all, she was someone who had seen strong winds and waves. She didn't cry, but the movements of her hands were lighter. "The wound is so big, the mother didn't sleep all night because of the pain, right?"

Lou Jinhuan frowned slightly: "How do you know?"

Du Ruo sniffed, pointed at her eyes and said, "Your eyes are black and blue, you can't sleep well."

Lou Jinhuan hadn't looked in the mirror yet, she didn't know it was so obvious, she stretched out her hand and touched it, "It does hurt a bit."

But this is not the main reason.

"Maid will give you some benzoin at night, it will make you sleep better, and the wound will heal faster if you sleep well."

Chu Yun took out a fine cloth and wrapped it around her, and finally tied it in a knot.

Lou Jinhuan nodded, "Is Yan Ruqing still in the palace?"

Chu Yun looked at Du Ruo.

Du Ruo shook his head: "My lord woke up early in the morning and asked someone to carry him back to the palace. His majesty tried to keep him, but he refused. He said it was inconvenient."

"It's fine to go back, but it's not safe in the palace after all."

Lou Jinhuan thought of the little emperor, and then of Empress Liu, "Last night was supposed to be a wedding night in the bridal chamber, but something about an assassin happened, so maybe it was a hasty affair?"

Du Ruo pulled her lips and said with a complicated expression: "The little emperor is so young, he can't do much."

Lou Jinhuan: "..."

It is true.

The barrage even laughed unceremoniously.

[The little emperor, the main one is a small one]

[Although, Queen Liu is more pitiful, right?How sad is it that she is trapped in this deep palace when she is only sixteen and married to a child so much younger than herself at such a good age? 】

[The previous one, have you forgotten that Loulou is also sixteen, really, the 16-year-old queen mother is even more pitiful, the little emperor will grow up eventually, but the old emperor will not revert back to childhood]

The topic suddenly became serious, and the barrage stopped for a moment.

Looking at Lou Jinhuan's immature face through the screen, they suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

……

After breakfast, Empress Liu came to pay her respects to Lou Jinhuan. Lou Jinhuan saw that her eyes were black and black, so she knew she hadn't slept well. The two chatted for a while, and Lou Jinhuan let her go back to rest. Liu was grateful He glanced at her and exited silently.

As soon as she left, the little emperor came back again. He greeted Lou Jinhuan for a while, and then talked about what happened last night.

"The prime minister and Jin Yiwei did not dare to be negligent, interrogated overnight, and handed me a confession this morning, the queen mother, please read—"

A piece of paper was pushed to Lou Jinhuan's eyes, and Lou Jinhuan quickly glanced at it, his eyes fixed, "Is the person who was dropped by them a member of the Regent?"

She sharpened her eyes and stared at the little emperor, "So Your Majesty thinks that the assassination has something to do with the regent?"

The little emperor pursed his lips, "I don't want to, but judging from the confessions of the assassins and those palace people, it looks like the emperor's uncle's bitter trick."

"Then the price of this bitter trick is a bit high. If the Ai family hadn't stopped him, the knife would have pierced the regent's stomach. He would have survived to this day."

For some reason, Lou Jinhuan felt a surge of anger in his heart.

The little emperor comforted: "Queen mother, please calm down. At present, it seems that there is only suspicion, and there is no conclusive evidence. Jin Yiwei is already stepping up to pry open another assassin's mouth. Presumably, there will be results today. Let's just wait and see."

As he spoke, he poured a cup of tea for Lou Jinhuan, held it in front of her, and said meaningfully: "However, regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with the emperor's uncle, it is a matter between him and me. The queen mother is involved, right?"

Lou Jin moved his heart, what is the little emperor trying to test?He has seen that he and Yan Ruqing have a great relationship?
Also, the answer last night probably made many people suspicious, but she didn't regret it.

She looked down at the steaming cup of tea, took it under the gaze of the little emperor, and smiled suddenly: "It would be great if it really has something to do with him, the Ai family can be justifiably on the side of the Qing emperor."

The little emperor also laughed, "But the emperor is the emperor after all."

Lou Jinhuan blew on the hot air, took a sip of tea in the white mist, and said slowly: "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers."

"I understand. The queen mother has a good rest. I still have things to deal with. Excuse me."

"Ah."

The figure of the little emperor gradually receded, distorted by the sunlight, and the temperature in Lou Jinhuan's eyes gradually faded, and when he disappeared completely, she directly poured tea into a white porcelain bottle on the side.

【Why?Why did you pour the tea down?Is there something wrong with that cup of tea? 】

[The little emperor should not be stupid enough to do it himself, probably because Loulou thinks it is bad luck and doesn't want to drink it]

【Little Emperor: Listen to me, thank you】

Lou Jinhuan called Du Ruo in with an empty teacup.

"Tell your lord, someone can't help but attack him. The confession is very bad for him. Let him be careful in the court these few days. I think this matter is far from over."

Upon hearing this, Du Ruo said solemnly: "Yes, this servant will send a letter to the prince immediately."

……

Sure enough, the interrogation results came out in the early morning of the third day. The palace servants bought by the female assassin were Yan Ruqing's subordinates, and the assassin who pretended to be a eunuch was with her. The little emperor would kill him, and if he couldn't kill the little emperor, he would pretend to kill Yan Ruqing, so as to remove Yan Ruqing's suspicion.

After a deep investigation, I found out that these two people are the secret agents of Nanjiang.

Southern Xinjiang refers to the unowned land outside the southern border of Daxia, where many vagrants and small tribes gathered. After several generations of development, the number of people increased, and they gradually moved towards Lianhe, calling themselves the Southern Kingdom.

Their land is barren and their resources are limited. They often harass the border of Daxia, burn, kill and loot. Daxia hates them deeply and never recognizes them as a country, only calling them Southern Border.

And Yan Ruqing climbed all the way to this position in the frontier, because he repelled the southern border several times and took back the three border cities. The people on the border have always called him the king of the town.

But now, the general who repelled Nanjiang is suspected of colluding with Nanjiang, how can people accept this?

Since the beginning of the early dynasty, the officials have launched a crusade against Yan Ruqing, scolding him bloody.

The more emotional people almost started fighting with him.

Yan Ruqing stood on the top of the hall with her weak body propped up and looked at these people expressionlessly, swinging her fists in front of her without blinking.

Seeing him like this, the man didn't dare to make a move.

Then the little emperor said: "What are you still doing? Pull General Liu away!"

Jin Yiwei immediately stepped forward and pulled General Liu away.

General Liu was still not reconciled, and angrily reprimanded Yan Ruqing: "It's a shame that I used to think of you as a hero and admired you. Look at what you are doing now, do you deserve it? I am really blind to treat you like you!" example!"

Yan Ruqing's amber pupils were calm, "Oh? Did I force you to admire me? What have you done for me?"

(End of this chapter)

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