It's easy to be a villain, but hard to be a princess

Chu Muqing pursed her lips and remained silent. The barrier between Han Zixiao and him was reduced, and he was happy in his heart.Han Zixiao took off his coat, put on the quilt and lay down, "The prince can come up later, the quilt will be warm later."

Chu Muqing looked at Han Zixiao who was wrapped in the quilt with only one head exposed, took off his clothes, lifted the corner of the quilt and lay down on it, Han Zixiao immediately leaned over and put his shoulder against his shoulder.

The corners of Chu Muqing's lips curled into an arc. This year's birthday is probably the most profound in 27 years.

The night was so quiet, only two people were breathing lightly in the room.

In the palace, a man dressed as an eunuch sneaked into Qing'an Palace, knocked out the eunuch who was on guard at night, opened the door and entered the emperor's bedroom.

Chu Ruihong was lying on the dragon bed, completely unaware that someone had sneaked in. The fake eunuch pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, opened the bed curtain, and was about to hit Chu Ruihong's chest.

At this time, Chu Ruihong realized the danger, opened his eyes suddenly, was shocked, stretched out his hand to block the stabbing dagger, and shouted: "There is an assassin! Help!"

Chu Ruihong scrambled and fled from the dragon bed. The guards who were watching the night outside rushed in immediately when they heard the sound, bumped into the assassin, and started fighting.

Chu Ruihong got up from the ground, and said to the guards who came in: "Take down the assassin, I want to live!"

Seven or eight guards surrounded the assassin. The assassin only had a dagger in his hand, so he couldn't beat seven or eight guards.In less than a quarter of an hour, the assassin was captured.

Chu Ruihong didn't care about the wound on his arm, grabbed the guard's sword, pointed at the assassin pretending to be a eunuch, "Say, who is looking directly at you?"

The assassin glanced at him, "This is the end of the matter, it's up to you to kill or kill."

Chu Ruihong glared, "Do you think I will let you die so easily?" Withdrew the sword, pinched his jaw hard, and only heard the sound of bone cracking, the assassin's jaw dislocated, so that he could not bite his tongue and kill himself.

Chu Ruihong said: "Lock him up, torture him, and make him confess the mastermind behind the scenes!"

The leading guard cupped his hands and said, "I obey!"

The assassin was taken down by two guards, and Chu Ruihong glanced at the other guards, "There are so many guards guarding the palace, yet an assassin broke in, you're trash!"

The six guards knelt down and said, "I am negligent in my duties, please be punished by the emperor."

Chu Ruihong took a deep breath to calm down his emotions, "Today, there is no danger, I don't care about it for the time being, if there is another time, I will definitely not forgive lightly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Early the next morning, all civil and military officials were waiting in front of the Jinluan Hall to go to court, but the eunuch who came to announce the decree said, "The emperor's dragon body is not in good health today, and I will repair it for one day. My lords, please go back."

Grand Master Xue asked: "I don't know why the emperor is in poor health?"

The eunuch Xuanzhi held Fuchen in his arms, and sighed, "The assassin broke into the palace at midnight last night, and the emperor was injured."

The officials looked surprised, and the discussion started. Several senior officials were very worried and asked, "Eunuch, how badly is the emperor injured? The assassin has already been taken down?"

The eunuch Xuanzhi said: "My lords, don't worry, the imperial doctor saw it yesterday, and it's not a serious injury. As for the assassin, he was captured last night."

Unexpectedly, an assassin appeared in the palace last night. Han Zixiao glanced at Chu Muqing next to him. He had an eyeliner in the palace, so he must have known about it early in the morning.

All the officials went back separately, the eunuch Xuanzhi walked to Fan Youcheng's side, said something in a low voice, Fan Youcheng agreed, and followed the eunuch Xuanzhi to Qing'an Palace.

Chu Ruihong was waiting for him there.

"I heard that assassins sneaked into the palace last night, and the emperor was slightly injured. I wonder if he is better?"

Chu Ruihong said: "Uncle is worried, it's just a small injury, nothing serious."

"That's good."

Chu Ruihong looked at Fan Youcheng, "Does uncle have any opinion on the assassin last night?"

Fan Youcheng thought for a moment, then replied: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly."

"Uncle, please tell me."

"There are two people coveting the throne in this world. One is King Ling and the other is King Regent. Now King Ling is fleeing and cannot protect himself, and King Regent..." Fan Youcheng didn't continue.

Chu Ruihong's eyes were sharp, "I think so too."

Fan Youcheng asked: "I heard that the emperor has captured the assassin, where is the assassin now?"

"I have ordered people to be detained and tortured."

"If the assassin knows that he is going to die, even if he is tortured and tortured, he will not be able to find out anything. Why don't the emperor give him some favors and let him speak out willingly." Fan Youcheng said.

Chu Ruihong thought for a while, "You can give it a try."

Chu Ruihong and Fan Youcheng came to the place where the assassin was being held. The assassin was tied to a wooden frame and could not move. His body was bloodstained by whips, his hair was messy hanging down his cheeks, and there were bloodstains of different shades at the corner of his mouth.

When Chu Ruihong came in, the guards who were tortured stopped, saluted and said hello, "See the emperor for the humble position."

Chu Ruihong excused himself, staring sharply at the assassin tied to the wooden frame, "You still don't want to say?"

The assassin's eyes were broken, and he stared at Chu Ruihong in a daze without saying a word.Chu Ruihong said: "If you tell the mastermind behind the scenes, I will guarantee that you will not die, and you will be rewarded."

"You think I'll believe it?" the assassin, with a dislocated jaw, spoke with a lisp.

Chu Ruihong said: "I am the king of a country, and I promise what I say."

The assassin pulled up his face, as if he was laughing, but the smile was a bit uglier than crying.The pain in his flesh from last night to now has paralyzed all the nerves in his body.

Fan Youcheng said: "You broke into the palace at night, the emperor is now merciful, as long as you confess the mastermind behind the scenes, you will be spared and rewarded. If you don't know what is good and what is bad, then you can only live here as dead."

The assassin's closed mouth trembled.Chu Ruihong continued: "If you confess the mastermind behind the scenes, I will order someone to send you out of the palace and reward you with a hundred taels of gold, which is enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life. If you don't tell me, then I will continue to let you live." Better to die."

Under the messy hair, he stared at Chu Ruihong with round eyes, as if afraid.Chu Ruihong continued: "If you don't say it, you will suffer one more day. If you say it, you will suffer less. This account is not difficult to calculate."

"Yes, yes..." His jaw was dislocated and it was difficult to make a sound.

Chu Ruihong gave the guard next to him a wink, and the guard went over to fix the assassin's chin, and the assassin said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes...regent, the regent..."

Chu Ruihong clenched his fists under his sleeves and gritted his teeth. It really was him.Fan Youcheng raised the corners of his lips, "Your Majesty, your guess is indeed correct."

"Untie him." Chu Ruihong ordered, then turned around and left the place where the assassin was held, Fan Youcheng followed.

Back in the imperial study room, Chu Ruihong turned his back to the door, looked at the multi-treasure frame behind the imperial case, and took a deep breath, "It seems that he can't wait to take my throne."

Fan Youcheng said: "Your Majesty, do you have any plans?"

Chu Ruihong frowned, "He holds military power in his hands and can force the palace to rebel at any time. Even if I know that he wants to kill me, what can I do?"

Fan Youcheng pondered for a while, "Your Majesty, I have a plan."

Chu Ruihong turned around, looked at him, and said urgently, "Uncle, please tell me!"

Fan Youcheng said: "The regent has the military power in his hands, so he can clearly seize the throne by force, but he sent people into the palace to assassinate the emperor. If something happens to the emperor, then the throne will naturally be his, and neither the civil and military officials nor the people of the world will have it." Complaints. But if he raises his troops to rebel, he will bear the reputation of being disloyal and unrighteous, so the minister believes that the reason why the regent does not force the palace to rebel is because he is afraid of civil and military officials and the people of the world."

Chu Ruihong said: "Then uncle wants to?"

Fan Youcheng smiled sinisterly, "Since the regent is most afraid of civil and military officials and the common people, the emperor can expose him to the assassination in front of everyone, ruin his reputation, and then set up a net to catch him. The Prince Regent is justified."

Chu Ruihong suddenly said: "Uncle is still smart."

"The emperor's praise."

Although his regent holds military power, the imperial guards in the palace belong to Chu Ruihong. As long as he enters the palace and exposes his plot in front of civil and military officials, he can be justified and imprisoned in the prison.

At this time, the eunuch outside the palace came to report, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yushi Zhongcheng Han is asking to see you."

When Chu Ruihong heard that it was Han Zixiao, he said, "Quickly pass it on."

Han Zixiao just left the palace and didn't go back to the palace, but went to Yushitai, and then came back to the palace, wanting to see Chu Ruihong.

Han Zixiao came in and saluted, Chu Ruihong said, "Excuse me."

Han Zixiao raised his head, looked at Chu Ruihong and said, "My minister heard that the emperor was injured by an assassin yesterday, how is the injury?"

Chu Ruihong could hear the concern in Han Zixiao's words, and said, "It's just a little injury on the arm, it's nothing serious."

"The minister is relieved." Han Zixiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Ruihong deliberately said: "Master Han, do you have other things?"

Han Zixiao paused, "Back to the emperor, I have nothing else to do."

Fan Youcheng who was at the side said: "Lord Han came here specially to only condolences to the emperor, he really has a heart."

Han Zixiao took a look at Fan Youcheng, "Uncle Guo is faster than being dismissed from office. Speaking of which, Uncle Guo is more caring."

"Both this official and Mr. Han are loyal to the emperor, and they are each other."

Chu Ruihong looked at Han Zixiao, and asked deliberately: "You haven't come to see me alone for a while, is there any movement from the regent's side?"

"Returning to the emperor, as far as I know, the regent has been doing well in the mansion these days, and there is nothing unusual."

"Safe?" Chu Ruihong's tone was strange, "I don't think he is so safe, and he even sent someone to assassinate me last night."