in the world of murder

When Xi Zhen woke up, the sun was already high outside.His body was still fresh and refreshed, except for a slight heaviness in his body, he didn't feel any discomfort.

He rubbed his head, put on some clothes and got up, called Xi Shui, and asked, "Did you hear anything last night?"

Xi Shui shook his head and said, "Last night I was guarding the Baosha. I didn't see anyone enter the yard, and I didn't hear anything."

Xi Zhen pondered for a moment, and said: "Remove the incense burners and talisman papers outside, and send a few more people to guard the yard in the past two days."

Xi Shui said yes, Xi Zhen closed his outer shirt, turned and went back to the room.

The white jade Guanyin statue was still sitting in the alcove, Xi Zhen guiltily put a stick of incense on the white jade Guanyin, and ordered someone to take the white jade Guanyin away as well.

"It's a crime to do such a thing in front of your old man."

After Xizhen went to the screen, he washed and dressed, and when he came out, his servants had brought the food.Xi Zhen finished his meal, and before he sat down, Xi Shan hurried over from outside and said, "Someone from the palace, please accept the order, young master."

Xi Zhen put down the teacup and went to the front hall to receive the order.

It was Gao Ren, the eunuch next to His Majesty, who came to deliver the decree. He was dressed in a crimson round robe.With a serious expression, his attitude towards Xi Zhen is neither arrogant nor flattering.

Xi Zhen ordered people to set up the incense table, and he lifted his clothes and knelt down on the futon to receive the imperial edict.

Prince Chongming kept his word, and he really invited Xizhen to invite the guests of the third-rank prince.

Xi Zhen took the order to thank him, Gao Ren said a few auspicious words, and Xi Zhen also exchanged a few greetings with a smile.

Xi Shui was ordered to send them out, and gave Gao Ren a purse in a good voice, and took care of all the little eunuchs behind Gao Ren, and sent them away properly.

On the carriage back to the palace, Gao Ren was disturbed by the voices of the little eunuchs, and he asked, "What are you talking about, so lively?"

A young eunuch came up to him and said, "Godfather, Mr. Xi's family is really generous. Look at the purse he gave us, it's full of gold."

Gao Ren scolded, "Things with shallow eyelids."

He opened his purse to look, but saw that it was full of pearls, which were round and shiny in his hand.

"Look," Gao Ren said with a smile, "this is how you know how to behave."

After Gao Ren returned to the palace, he went to reply to the emperor, saying: "Young Master Xi has received the decree, and he will come to the palace to thank you soon."

The emperor nodded, and he said while reviewing the papers: "Go back to the prince too, it is rare for him to ask me for anything. You tell him that what he asked me to do has already been done."

Gao Ren said, "Yes."

After leaving the Tai Chi Hall, the little eunuch told Gao Ren that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in the Imperial Concubine's Palace. Gao Ren straightened his clothes and went to Zhaoyang Hall.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw the first noble concubine in purple palace attire, sitting behind the table.Behind her is a tall silk screen with a hundred birds facing the phoenix. On the high tables on both sides are burning lily palace incense, and there are palace lanterns hanging from the ceiling on both sides. A beam of light golden light falls on the imperial concubine empress.

Next, Prince Chongming sat quietly in the banquet in a robe with a black bird pattern.

Gao Ren came in to greet the noble concubine and the prince, and reported that he went to see Xi Zhen today.He knew that His Highness the Crown Prince had ordered this matter, so he said a lot of good things about the Xi family in front of him.

"The Xi family is indeed a century-old family, and their behavior is in line with etiquette, and there is no fault at all. That Mr. Xi is a dragon and a phoenix among the people. Except for our Crown Prince, this old slave can't find anyone better than him."

The imperial concubine smiled and said, "It seems that Young Master Xi has not given you less money."

Gao Ren chuckled, showing a simple and honest look.

After replying, Gao Ren withdrew.

The imperial concubine picked up the teacup, but looked at the prince, "The third-rank prince's guest, this official position is too high, not to mention he is still so young, it is easy to dissatisfy the courtiers."

Prince Chongming sat upright with his lapel folded, his face calm, "He is a direct disciple of Jiuyi Mountain, so he should be treated as a national scholar."

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "You also came back from studying art in Jiuyi Mountain, and you have the ability. It doesn't matter if Xi Zhen, a direct disciple, is present or not."

Prince Chongming raised his eyes to look at the noble concubine, "That's not what my aunt said before, isn't she still thinking about the whole Xi family?"

The smile on the noble concubine's face gradually faded, she said: "I know you blame me, I planned together with the Xuan family to separate you from Xi Zhen and bring you back to the court. During these days, although you have lived in peace Looking at the prince, but he still refuses to say a word about the government, he is competing with me."

Prince Chongming was silent, and said: "Father is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he has his own decisions on major government affairs, so why should I say more."

"How can it be the same!" The imperial concubine suddenly became excited, "You are the blood of my Xie family, and the most important thing is that you hold the power in this world!"

Prince Chongming frowned fiercely, "Aunt!"

The noble concubine was stunned for a while, her expression gradually restrained.

Prince Chongming has always known that his aunt has always looked down on His Majesty because of her status as the Princess of the First Zhou Dynasty.But Zhou had already died. More than 20 years ago, the capital city was destroyed, and those sons and daughters of dragons escaped from the capital in embarrassment, but they left behind the empress dowager, queen concubine and princess to die for their country.

Princess Wannian is the best direct disciple of Jiuyi Mountain, even so, she can't save the dynasty that is about to collapse.When she returned to the palace from Jiuyi Mountain and saw the most noble women of the Great Zhou being trampled like dust, how did she feel?

Prince Chongming knew little about the past, he only knew that Princess Wannian only had time to save her younger sister, Princess Chang'an in the end.After the two sisters lived in troubled times for a period of time, Princess Wannian married the former farmer and later Emperor Yan.

The noble concubine was silent for a moment, and said: "My sister's only wish is to bring peace to the world, and return the hearts of the world. Chongming, you are my sister's only blood, you should inherit my sister's will, and not be moved by your children's personal feelings."

She looked at Prince Chongming, "The child of the Xi family relies on his beauty and plays with his feelings as he pleases, and he will not give his heart at all. He doesn't really like you, and you shouldn't have any entanglements with him."

Prince Chongming's complexion was slightly gloomy, and the corners of his mouth were pursed into a straight line.

The noble concubine continued: "I know that you have met again, and he is obedient to you now. But what he obeys is the prince who will inherit the great rule in the future, the king who will take life and death in his hands, not Jiuyi. Xie Li on the mountain. Chongming, if you are not the prince, or even the favored prince, do you think he will abandon you a second time?"

Prince Chongming did not speak, his eyes were like deep pools in deep wells.The imperial concubine picked up the teacup and took a sip of the hot tea, with a sure-fire smile in her eyes.

Xi Zhen has an official position and needs to go to the East Palace every day to do his work.Prince Chongming no longer forced him to wear a red robe, because his official uniform was a lacquered red gauze sleeve shirt with a gold and jade crown.

On the day he came to the East Palace, all the maids and eunuchs in the East Palace were peeking at him, looking at this man who was as handsome as the prince.

Xi Zhen walked into the side hall and saw another screen facing him.He murmured in his heart, saying that he had such a precious face, that he would not allow anyone to see him.

Prince Chongming sat behind the screen with a lazy demeanor.Ever since Xi Zhen saw him, he never sat upright, or leaned on the pillow, or played with the wine glass, with a cynical look.

On the contrary, Xizhen always sits upright whenever he sees him.He sat looking at the lazy Prince Chongming, feeling very unbalanced.

I don't know what Xie Li was thinking when he saw Xi Zhen who was sitting like a boneless person.

Xizhen ran away for a while, and heard the prince Chongming in front of him calling him.

Xi Zhen raised his eyes and asked, "What orders does the Prince have?"

Prince Chongming called his name, but stopped talking, and only looked at him through the screen.

Xi Zhen didn't understand, so, "Your Highness?"

Prince Chongming thought for a while and asked, "Do you know the former queen?"

Xi Zhen said: "Is it His Royal Highness's biological mother, Empress Duansheng?"

Prince Chongming nodded, "She is also from Jiuyi Mountain, she is the first direct disciple on Jiuyi Mountain."

Xi Zhen was stunned, but he didn't know this.

"She met her father at the end of the day, and later assisted his father to achieve a career. The two of them are even more affectionate and support each other. After the mother passed away for many years, the father refused to continue." Prince Chongming looked at Xi Zhen, "Have you ever thought about being the same as Duansheng Queen?"

Xi Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said after deliberation: "Of course I hope to assist Your Highness and do my best for His Highness."

"That's not what Gu was talking about." Prince Chongming looked at Xi Zhen with serious eyes.

Xi Zhen pursed his lips, "Forgive me for being dull."

Prince Chongming looked at Xi Zhen, and suddenly said: "I can make you a third-rank minister, and I can also demote you for three thousand miles."

With a warning in his voice, he said, "Young Master Xi, don't pretend to be stupid."

Xi Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness acts as he pleases, isn't he afraid of Yu Shitai's impeachment?"

Prince Chongming raised the corners of his mouth, "Let them go."

Xi really hated him, why did he let such a person become the prince, this Great Yan Dynasty, I am afraid that it will die like the Qin Dynasty, the second generation!

Prince Chongming pressed on every step of the way, but Xizhen just remained silent.This silence did not make the prince angry, but reassured him, as if a silence was enough to prove Xi Zhen's love for Xie Li.

"Your Highness's intentions, I already understand." Xi Zhen finally spoke, he seemed to have some unspeakable secret, his face was full of embarrassment, "His Highness loves him so much, Xi Zhen dare not take it. It's just that I made a life and death decision with someone earlier. I made a covenant with him, and later he suffered misfortune, so I naturally have to keep my filial piety for him, even if I change the family, I have to wait for three years. Otherwise, my husband's soul will be disturbed, and he will haunt him every night."

After Xi Zhen said it, he felt wise.The three-year agreement, it doesn't matter if you fooled Xie Li, but now you can use it to fool Prince Chong Ming, it really kills two birds with one stone.

Prince Chongming looked at Xi Zhen who was pretending to be sad through the screen, and the smile on his face became colder, "A dead person, what are you afraid of? You will rest in the East Palace tonight, I see what kind of ghosts dare to touch you .”

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