Tianhuang nobleman

Even though he felt ashamed, Qi Xiao still refused to let Bai Ren leave.

"This happened to you just now, and I don't know who wants your life. How can you rest assured me when I go back home?" Qi Xiao calmly pulled Bai Ren to his side and said slowly, "I'm not here To scare you, they can do the thing of galloping a horse into a car in a busy city, what else can't they do? The people in your family, are you so relieved? "

Bai Ren wanted to leave with all his heart, but he hesitated after hearing this, Qi Xiao continued: "The people in your house... as far as I know, many of them are sent by the emperor to watch you, the emperor is not so Stupid will attack you, but how do you know that there is no one from Qi Hua among those people? The emperor has always been unguarded against Qi Hua, so it is not difficult to let him infiltrate some people."

Bai Ren shook his head: "You don't have to worry about that. Although there are many outsiders in the mansion, I brought the servants in my study, dormitory, and kitchen from the south. These people can be trusted."

"You understand it yourself, but these people are your cronies, what if you let those malicious people take advantage of the loopholes?" Qi Xiao gently persuaded, "I have been blocking people in the palace before. Letting you go back is also worrying about this, although my place is not as good as yours, but at least I can keep you safe, when Dali Temple closes the case and finds out the behind-the-scenes instigation, I will let you go back immediately, okay?"

In terms of verbal disputes, Bai Ren was always no match for Qi Xiao, so he could only nod his head: "The prince has promised me, Dali Temple has a result, let me go back to the house immediately."

Qi Xiao smiled in his heart. Naturally, Cen Chaoge had already left by then, so he would definitely not stop him.

"When did I ever lie to you?" Qi Xiao lowered his head and kissed Bai Ren's forehead and stood up, "I'll find someone to pass a message to the palace... I guess they already know about it, take a break, I'll see you at noon Let them make something you like to eat."

Bai Ren hummed, and Qi Xiao turned around and left the Nuan Pavilion.

In Zhaoyang Palace, Empress Feng brought several confidant ladies into the bedroom all the way. The palace servants in Zhaoyang Palace held their breaths when they saw that Empress Feng looked unwell. Said: "Everyone back down!"

The palace servants who knelt on the ground bowed down as if they had received an amnesty.

Qi Hua who was still recuperating on the bed was stunned, smiled dryly and said, "What's wrong with the queen mother? Are you going to teach my son again?

"Don't be the same as me with a hippie smile!" Empress Feng tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart, but she was still full of anger when she said the words, "How did I tell you before?! No more accidents are allowed at this moment! No more! Something happened! How did you agree to me?! Well, the second prince is so hard-edged that he doesn't even take what I said to heart. He made a good promise before, but he's doing the same thing behind the scenes!"

Qi Hua was almost dumbfounded by Empress Feng's scolding, and said after a while: "What is Empress Mother talking about? What have I done?"

"You still dare to speak up!" Empress Feng's mother has been in the world for nearly 20 years. Although she is not a high-born, she has been pampered in the palace for these years, and she has the demeanor of a harem master. She will not lose her composure in front of people easily. Today But she couldn't help it anymore, if it wasn't for Qi Hua's injuries, she almost wanted to do something, Empress Feng took a deep breath, copied the booklet held by the maid behind her, and threw it directly at Qi Hua Face, "See for yourself!"

Qi Hua frowned, opened the folder and looked at it, his face became more and more pale, and finally he turned pale and lost his voice: "Mother, save me! I... I really didn't do this!"

"Who else could it be if it's not you?" Empress Feng almost wanted to strangle Qi Hua, and snapped, "Are you still trying to hide it from me?! I told you everything early on, so I'll find your uncle to find a countermeasure as soon as possible!"

Qi Hua shouted for injustice, and hissed: "Am I crazy? Even if I wanted that kid's life, I wouldn't use someone from my family! Am I stupid?"

Empress Feng was also puzzled when she first heard the news. Although Qi Hua was impulsive, she was not so stupid, but now that there were all the witnesses and material evidence, Qi Hua was pointed at. Even if Empress Feng wanted to excuse him, there was nothing she could do. Seeing that Empress Feng didn't speak, she cursed and swore again, gritted her teeth and said, "With Bai Ren's temperament, I don't know how many people have offended me in the past month since I came to the Imperial City. How can I know that someone else wanted to kill him? Could it be because I'm with you?" He beat me once, and Bai Ren's missing arms and legs will be blamed on me in the future?! In the future, he will live to 99 and return to the west, and others will blame me? Also, and...he made a fuss this time For such a big matter, how could I know that it was not uncle and grandfather who got angry..."

"Shut up!" Empress Feng yelled in a low voice, "You can't clear up what happened this time, do you still want to drag your uncle and the others into the water?! Your uncle brought the news, otherwise I would still be blind and deaf What! You...you actually suspect your uncle and the others, if they really did it, how could you use your servants!"

Qi Hua thumped the bed and cried loudly: "Mother! Uncle won't use my servants, so I will use them? Is it possible that I have one less head than uncle?!"

Empress Feng let out a long sigh, shook her head and said, "Don't worry... I was also angry just now, and deliberately provoked you with words, since you didn't do it... Then I can't cover it up, I will let your uncle walk around, Ask Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation. It is best if it can be found out. If it can't be found out...you must pin this matter to someone else! Hua'er...this is the word, you can't have any more accidents..."

Qi Hua naturally understood in his heart that the emperor had already disappointed him because of the previous incident, if he was involved in this kind of incident again and lost his support, then from now on... no matter whether it is Qi Xiao or any other prince who succeeds to the throne, I don't have my own good fruit to eat!

Qi Hua has always felt that sooner or later the position of crown prince must be his own, because he lives recklessly and offends many people, but now he has finally regained consciousness after being frustrated, and became afraid after a while.

After all, Qi Hua was still young, so he held Empress Feng's hand in fear and cried loudly. Empress Feng rubbed the center of her brows tiredly, caressing Qi Hua's back, and said slowly: "This is someone who saw it right. Our position is not stable now, and we want to make trouble, don't worry... Fortunately, the coachman is not dead yet, if he doesn't recruit, then let the minister of Dali Temple interrogate him over and over again, the instruments of torture in Dali Temple are not for display... After a few sessions, his mouth could be pried open even if it was made of iron.”

Although Empress Feng comforted Qi Hua so much, she understood very well in her heart, even if it was found out that someone else instigated it, they would have to wade through this muddy water, and how could they clean up the previous matter?

Thinking of the coachman coming to Empress Feng, the headache became more and more painful. After Qi Hua established the mansion, because he was afraid that he would be taught by those dubious people outside, and also to prevent others from inserting eyes and ears, the people who were sent to build the mansion were all Empress Feng himself. They were chosen, either by palace servants who had served Empress Feng for many years or by Empress Feng's natal family. The coachman and his mother were all stewards of Feng's mansion, and they were not outsiders who bought them. They were born in their own mansion. Actually let others buy it...

Empress Feng comforted Qi Hua a few more words before going, the most important thing now is to send a letter to her natal family, and... to confirm the emperor's attitude.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor looked at the booklet sent by the Minister of Dali Temple and laughed back angrily: "Okay, the world is bright, at the foot of the imperial city, in the middle of the busy city! Someone dared to murder the prince of Lingnan! Bai Rengang was tortured in the palace. Injury! How much effort I have spent! How much effort has been spent to suppress this matter, but now it is better, haha... I just want Bai Ren's life! Fortunately, nothing happened... In case there is a mistake, What do I have to explain to the King of Lingnan?!"

Several ministers in the palace quickly knelt down to persuade the emperor to appease his anger. The emperor took a sip of tea and suppressed the fire, and said in a deep voice: "Zhen Bonan, tell me what the prisoner said and what those followers... once."

大理寺卿甄博南理了理思绪，将前事说了一遍：“随从几人的话，人证物证都在，可以相信，那犯人……那犯人被带来时一身的酒气，臣命人给他泼了冷水，还用了针刑，但……奈何饮酒过多，一直没能完全清醒，勉强着问了，他只说是管事的人说的，让他往书院胡同送这一车石砚，之后……任凭再怎么拷打也说不出别的来了。”

"There is one more thing to be told by the emperor. After investigating this person's case, I found out that Li Yuanbao, the coachman, also ran into someone with a car last year. It is said that he was startled by a naughty boy on the street. Li Yuanbao controlled him. I can't help... I hit and killed a seven-year-old child, because there was a reason for the incident, and there was no heavy sentence." Zhen Bonan thought about the emperor's thoughts, paused and said: "After that, this Li Yuanbao never picked up the master again. , but occasionally let him deliver the goods when the mansion is short-lived. From this point of view, this Li Yuanbaoxu himself is a reckless person. It is unknown that this incident was purely accidental, and... even though he is from the second prince's mansion Slave, but to use this to convict the second prince is too unreasonable, who would instruct his own people to do such a thing in broad daylight?"

The emperor sneered in his heart, doesn't make sense?It is obvious that Qi Hua did not do this, but what should I say?Everyone pointed their finger at Qi Hua, how could he say that?

The emperor's first suspicion was actually Bai Ren.

The emperor still remembers the incident in the side hall last time, and Bairen is also a master who does not take any losses. It is not so much that Qi Hua hurt him that time, it is better to say that he lured Qi Hua to jump into the pit. It was Qi Hua's words that were careless and honest, but Bai Ren was not a good one.

He beat Qi Hua himself, but who knows if Bai Ren has completely calmed down?Could it be that he has been planning and just waiting for the day when he leaves the palace to come out like this again?

Moreover, according to what the attendant said, it was Bai Ren who said that he had heard that there were several good calligraphy and painting shops in the alley of the Academy, and wanted to go and have a look...how could it be so good?It happened to be at that time when I wanted to see it, it happened to be at that time when he was not in the car, and it happened to be at that time when Qi Hua's servant drove over...

But such a careful plan doesn't seem like Bai Ren can do it, he just figured it out, but after just a few days in the imperial city, can he stretch his hand to Qi Hua's mansion?

But who else could it be?Qi Xiao?The emperor shook his head, it's not right... This is not Qi Xiao's method.

On this day, the palace was in turmoil, but the prince's mansion was very comfortable. Qi Xiao had been busy outside for a day, and only returned to the bedroom at night. Qi Xiao looked at Bai Ren who was sitting alone under the lamp and smiled: "If you really want to If you want to read a book, turn on a few more lamps, it’s too taxing for your eyes.”

Bai Ren put down the miscellaneous notes in his hand, and looked up at Qi Xiao: "Prince, I've been thinking about it for a day. What happened this morning... was actually planned by the prince alone, right?"

Bai Ren's gentle words stirred up huge waves in Qi Xiao's heart lake, Qi Xiao's smile froze for a moment, and when he was about to say something, Bai Ren said lightly: "But I can't figure it out a little bit, the prince wants to take advantage of it This great opportunity completely overwhelms the Second Prince's faction, and if they are never allowed to stand up, then they shouldn't have stopped me halfway... As long as I die, the Emperor will definitely give Lingnan an explanation with heavy responsibilities to the Second Prince in order to appease my father. , isn't that better?"

Bai Ren frowned slightly: "It's not painful or itchy, it's not like the way of the prince..."

When Qi Xiao closed his eyes, he knew that if he could hide it from others, he might not be able to hide it from Bai Ren.

Now that the matter is over, Qi Xiao doesn't want to hide anything anymore: "Yes, at the beginning, I really wanted the carriage to hit you to death."

Qi Xiao stared straight into Bai Ren's eyes, and paused every word: "I stopped you at the last moment... Bai Ren, what do you think I am for?"