"Did she really drink it?"

In a remote Buddhist hall of Daci'en Temple, Xiao Fu asked softly while sitting on a wooden wheelchair, looking at Aunt Zhu kneeling in front of her.

Her eyes were bloodshot and slightly bulging, and it was obvious that she had not slept peacefully in many days.

Aunt Zhu smiled and said: "Drink it. I just said something to Shen Yizhen, and she drank it obediently. Be obedient."

Aunt An snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "What can you do if you don't obey me? Young Master All the people arranged by the Lord in Minglu Yuan have been poisoned by our medicine. Who can save her? If she doesn't obey, he will take it off her chin and drink it. It's the middle of the night, and a drop of it will be enough to kill her. "

Mama An and Mammy Zhu are very aware of the toxicity of that medicine. This medicine was specially offered as tribute to Emperor Jiande from the Western Regions. Countless people in the former dynasty and the harem died from this medicine, and the state of their death was even worse. Horrible.

Xiao Fu was still worried, and asked again: "The medicine you used was given to you by Master Fanqing himself?"

Aunt Zhu nodded: "After Master Fanqing gave the medicine to the slave, Miss Wen gave it to herself. After taking the medicine and waiting for a few days, the Queen made up her mind to send Rong Shu away."

After saying this, Nanny Zhu smiled and said, "The Queen originally arranged for Master Fan Qing to send Rong Shu to Da Ci'en Temple. , I don’t know what her expression will be when she hears Master Fan Qing say that the girl is dead.”

Xiao Fu smiled slowly: “It’s probably to show Xiao Yan that she is not a poisonous woman. It’s a pity that I can’t enter. Gong, I couldn’t appreciate the expressions on Qi Zhen and Xiao Yan’s faces when they found out that Rong Shu was their child. I had already told her that I could kill her first child, and I could also kill her second child.”

Turning his eyes slightly, Xiao Fu looked at Aunt Zhu and said slowly: "Are you ready to return to the palace this time?"

"I am ready, slave." Aunt Zhu said, "If it hadn't been for the late Queen and the Prince Qiyuan, this slave has long since died in Goulan. As for the relatives of this slave, they have enjoyed a lot of blessings through the help of the slave over the years. If they are dragged down by the slave this time, it will only be to pay off the debt. "

If the late queen hadn't brought her into the palace, she would have been sold into a hookhouse by her father in exchange for a sum of money to marry her brother.

She was destined to die after she returned to the palace. Emperor Jiayou was so angry that he could confiscate her family and exterminate her clan.

But Nanny Zhu didn't care at all. She had no children, and the people who treated her well would have died long ago. It would be a pleasure to let those close relatives who sucked her blood accompany her to hell.

Aunt An threw a wax-sealed pill over and said, "Take this pill after you enter the palace, and you will go away more quickly."

Aunt Zhu understood that this pill was not only for fear that she would be tortured after returning to the palace, but also for fear that she would be tortured after returning to the palace. He was also afraid that she would not be able to withstand the torture and say something she shouldn't have said.

She caught the pill, kowtowed heavily and said, "Don't worry, princess. The slave will bite you to death when you return to the palace. It's the poison that Queen Qi ordered the slave to administer. No one will find out about the prince or you."

Xiao Fu With a little smile on her face, she said: "Go."

Nanny Zhu stood up, opened the half-closed curtain of the small Buddhist hall, and opened the door with a creak.

Through the curtain, Xiao Fu only saw her suddenly paused back, but did not see the shock and fear of Nanny Zhu when she opened the door.

With a "thud", Nanny Zhu seemed to lose all her strength and sat heavily on the ground.

"How...how could..." She was shaking all over, as if someone had strangled her neck. Her voice was stuck in her throat and she couldn't spit it out.

The old palace maid looked at the resurrected girl wearing a rouge-colored coat and skirt in front of her, as well as Empress Qi and Aunt Gui standing beside her, as if she had figured out something, and her whole body felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"You bitch!"

Aunt Gui stepped forward and slapped her hard in the face, leaving several bloody traces on her face with her fingernails.

This movement naturally alarmed the people inside. Nanny An lowered her face and was about to step forward to find out.

Suddenly the curtain was opened, and a slender figure walked in.

The person who came was a man named E'e with a face like a flower. It was Qi Zhen.

Qi Zhen looked at the haggard woman on the wooden wheelchair and said with a smile: "Xiao Fu, you're fine."

After a pause, he whispered softly: "You don't want me to know that I killed the child with my own hands. I know it now."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, Aunt Zhu, who was pushed to the ground and slapped, seemed to finally come to her senses and shouted: "Yes. You are cheating, princess!"

Xiao Fu had already guessed the moment Qi Zhen opened the curtain and walked in. I am afraid that the matter between Aunt Zhu and Wen Xi had already been exposed, and everything today was just a trap set up by Qi Zhen. .

Qi Zhen has long been suspicious of Nanny Zhu and Wen Xi.

Xiao Fu's face was thin, and his eyes were embedded in his thin face, making him look particularly big and penetrating.

Following Qi Zhen was not only Grandma Gui, but also Liu Ping, who was disguised as Rong Shu.

Xiao Fu recognized at a glance that the girl in front of him was not Rong Shu. The fact that she was standing here so well showed that the wine that Aunt Zhu brought to Mingluyuan was not poisonous wine.

Either the medicine was dropped, or...Master Fan Qing didn't give it to Aunt Zhu at all.

"Master Fan Qing has taken refuge with you?" Xiao Fu smiled slightly, "Back then, in order to restore the status of the Great Ci'en Temple, he chose to betray the crown prince brother. Now that he betrays me, are we not afraid that the Great Ci'en Temple will be completely destroyed in his hands? What if he is called The world knows that the dignified abbot of Da Ci'en Temple is actually a married man. The reputation of Da Ci'en Temple for hundreds of years will be ruined!"

Qi Zhen looked at her condescendingly and said warmly: "I and I Who do you, the princess, think Master Fanqing will choose to seek refuge with? "

Xiao Fu understands Qi Zhen, so why doesn't Qi Zhen understand Xiao Fu?

With a single word, Xiao Fu's calm face instantly distorted.

What Xiao Fu hated most in his life was Prince Qiyuan's obsession with Qi Zhen. Even if she got married, lost her innocence, or even became pregnant with another man's child, he still refused to let her go.

Prince Qiyuan believed in demons because of Qi Zhen's words, "It's hard to recover when water falls", so he believed Taoist Qingping's demons and tried to use the blood of boys and girls to set up a heaven-defying array and go back in time.

It was precisely because of his crazy move that he completely chilled the hearts of the people that he provoked the vassal kings from all over the country to besiege the capital in the name of Qing Jun and eradicating demons.

Everything is because of Qi Zhen!

"You're just relying on a face!" Xiao Fu said sarcastically: "What's the use of just having a face that's stunning to the country? Didn't Xiao Yan accept the woman next to him and have children with the woman next to him? "

Haha" Xiao Fu laughed, "Qi Zhen, Qi Zhen, you poisoned the prince's brother for Xiao Yan, and then gambled with the fate of the entire family. Now the Qi family is in ruins, and you have lost the bet." After you established a kingdom, now you have to rely on Yan'er to stabilize your position in the middle palace. How pitiful!"

Queen Qi was not offended by her words.

She killed Prince Qiyuan, indeed for Xiao Yan, but also for Dayin.

Prince Qiyuan went crazy and set up alchemy formations. He asked Jinyiwei and Dongchang to capture many children and ruined many families. If such a person proclaims himself emperor, the whole of Dayin will be destroyed in his hands.

"I have never lost a bet. Xiao Qiyuan is not a wise king, and he will not be a good emperor, but Xiao Yan is. Dayin has gone from the wind and rain to the current peace and prosperity of the country, all because of an enlightened king. Xiao Yan has been on the throne for more than 20 years In the past, we have always put the country and the people in our hearts. Why do you think the generals and people of Taiyuan Prefecture support a weak and baseless vassal?"

It was precisely because of Emperor Jiayou's qualities that she was moved and moved towards him.

If Xiao Qiyuan hadn't forced her, she would rather stay with Xiao Yan in Taiyuan Mansion for the rest of her life, a couple for the rest of her life.

"Shut up, shut up! No one has the right to speak against the Crown Prince, but you!" Qi Zhen's words completely ignited Xiao Fu's anger. Her chest heaved violently, as if she was extremely angry, "Why do you believe the Crown Prince? Demonic way? Just for you! "

A man who was once so dazzling and proud ended up being despised by a woman who fell in love with someone else.

How could Xiao Fu not hate it?

"You said he did it for me?" Empress Qi turned her eyes slightly, looked at Xiao Fu and said with a smile: "He made an oath to me at the beginning, saying that he would not marry anyone except me. But after the late emperor tested him, he forgot his promise and turned to me. He married the girl next to him, and then personally sent me to Xiao Yan. "

The late emperor was afraid of the military power of the Qi family and did not want Xiao Qiyuan to marry her. He was the late emperor's favorite son, and he was like a star over the moon since he was a child. Afraid of offending the late emperor, he abandoned her.

He told Qi Zhen that when he ascended the throne, he would take her back to him.

Later, Emperor Jiande was critically ill and Xiao Qiyuan was in charge of the country. He really wanted to take Qi Zhen back, but it was too late.

At that time, she just wanted to stay in Taiyuan Mansion, accompany Xiao Yan, and be his princess.

After Xiao Qiyuan used coercion and inducement, the Qi family wanted to eradicate Xiao Yan.

She was already pregnant at that time, and Qi Heng was afraid that Xiao Qiyuan would abandon her and the Qi family if he found out she was pregnant, so on the anniversary of her death, he drugged her food and aborted her child.

At that time, even Xiao Yan thought that she wanted to return to Xiao Qiyuan, and Fang Hui would not even want her own flesh and blood.

"You hate me for killing Xiao Qiyuan, why don't you hate him for forcing me to kill Xiao Yan? Xiao Qiyuan gave it to my brother back then, asking me to poison Xiao Yan with my own hands. My brother told me that the medicine was only It will make people die peacefully in their sleep. Therefore, I used that medicine on Prince Qiyuan."

Qi Zhen suppressed her smile and looked at Xiao Fu coldly and said, "You see, this is cause and effect. . Xiao Qiyuan wanted Xiao Yan to die in the most miserable way, so he took a 'Midnight' pill from your hand, but in the end, he used the pill on himself, Xiao Fu, the pill that killed Xiao Qiyuan. It came from you, how can you not hate yourself?"

"You and Xiao Qiyuan are both madmen."

Xiao Fu was disgusted with the way she looked at him.

In the past, Qi Zhen liked to look at her like this, as if she was a madman and the most pitiable person in the world.

A weird smile appeared on Xiao Fu's lips, "You said I'm a lunatic, isn't it because of my thoughts about the prince's brother? Now your daughter has made the same mistake as me, why do you want to scold her too? Are you crazy?"

Qi Zhen's calm face finally became disturbed, and her clear eyes suddenly became angry, but the anger quickly dissipated. She knew that the angrier she was, the prouder Xiao Fu would be.

He deliberately made the child fall in love with Xiao Yan and get married to Xiao Yan, just to anger her and get revenge on her.

Xiao Fu took time to admire the expression on Qi Zhen's face.

"You think Xiao Qiyuan doesn't know what you are thinking about? In his heart, you are just a crazy man with a twisted mind." Qi Zhen retorted: "For a man who has never cared about you, Xiao Fu spent his whole life to avenge him. "You are so pathetic."

"Nonsense!" Xiao Fu sneered, "What do you know? I was already pregnant with my father when I married him. That's why the late emperor opposed my father's marriage. Mother, you don’t want to see me either. The prince’s brother has long known that I am not from the Xiao family!”

She was only seven years old when her father and mother died one after another. At that time, Prince Qiyuan was in Liangzhou to reorganize the Liangzhou Guard. She brought it back to Shangjing.

Emperor Jiande didn't like her, so he threw her to the Da Ci'en Temple and left her to fend for herself. It was Prince Qiyuan who said, "This is Gu's sister" to stop others from despising her or bullying her.

Knowing that she liked painting, he sent the most famous painter in Beijing to be her teacher. Knowing that she was in poor health, he sent the imperial doctor to collect natural materials and treasures to nurse her back to health.

He indulged her and said to her: "You are an orphan sister. You can live however you want. No one can comment."

He was like a big tree that could shelter her from the wind and rain. He did nothing when she lost her parents . When Emperor Jiande accepted her, he protected her and gave her the soil to survive.

Qi Zhen never thought that Xiao Fu was not of the Xiao family's blood.

But so what, Xiao Qiyuan had always discarded her daughter's thoughts like worn-out shoes. Being nice to her is just atonement.

"When Xiao Qiyuan led troops against the Tatar army in Ganzhou, he fell into the Tatar trap because of his greed for power. Your father was seriously injured in order to save him. Your father never died of illness, but He was seriously injured and died." Qi Zhen said: "The late emperor did not want the world to know the big mistake Xiao Qiyuan made. Even the last bit of credit for your father's fight against the Tatars was given to Xiao Qiyuan. His kindness to you was all due to your father. The king and his mother sacrificed their lives for it."

Qi Zhen also knew this secret before her father died.

Others said that Prince Qi Yuan resembled Emperor Jian De, and this was indeed true. Both of them were people who enjoyed great achievements. It was precisely because of this eagerness to achieve success that he killed Xiao Fu's father, King Xin.

Qi Zhen's words were like a huge stone, which made Xiao Fu stunned for a while.

She looked at Nanny An.

Grandma An shook her head. Even the princess didn't know these secrets, so how could she know about them.

Xiao Fu said: "I don't believe it! My father and brother are already dead. You can make up any nonsense you want. I won't believe a word of what you say!"

Qi Zhen looked at Xiao Fu and suddenly understood that it was unreasonable to talk to a madman. , especially a self-deceiving lunatic.

She took out a medicine that was covered in black from her cuff. Aunt An's face changed immediately when she saw the medicine. Her figure was like lightning, and her skinny fingers went straight to Queen Qi's slender neck.

At the critical moment, a spear came through the air and pierced into the palm of Nanny An's hand, nailing her right palm into the wooden pillars on both sides of the Buddha's case.

Grandma An was in pain and wanted to use her other hand to take out the poisonous needle, but two more needles came out of the broken window and nailed her left arm into the wooden pillar.

After a while, there was a steady sound of footsteps outside the door curtain.

Nanny An's body was covered in blood, and she looked at the door curtain with resentment on her face. However, the moment the curtain was opened, her face froze, she looked at the man outside the curtain in disbelief, and said, "Young Master!"

The man was wearing a black cloak, a black jade crown on his head, and a long body. His eyebrows were stern.

Who is it if it's not Gu Changjin?

At this moment, how could Nanny An not know that Gu Changjin was joining forces with Queen Qi!

Gu Changjin walked in as if he hadn't heard anything.

Xiao Fu, who looked crazy just now, became completely quiet after he entered the room, and all the madness and anger seemed to have subsided in an instant.

She stared intently at Gu Changjin, and behind Gu Changjin were Hengping, Chang Ji, Xuance and Lin Qingyue, who had disappeared for a long time.

Lin Qingyue avoided Xiao Fu's gaze and took half a step back.

Aunt An roared angrily: "You bitch! The princess was afraid that you would be implicated, so she specifically ordered me to send you to Zhuangzi, but you repaid me with kindness!"

Lin Qingyue's eyes suddenly watered, "Auntie, I don't want to ! My mother-in-law is in their hands, I just want to save my mother-in-law!"

Compared to Nanny An, who looked ferocious and extremely angry, Xiao Fu looked much calmer.

She raised her eyes and looked at Gu Changjin, and asked lightly: "Why?"

This was the child she had raised with her own hands, the future emperor whom she had worked so hard to cultivate. She knew very well that even if he fell in love with Rong Shu, he didn't want her to harm Rong Shu, and he wouldn't forget his father's hatred and join forces with Qi Zhen.

He's not that kind of person.

So, what was it that made him forget about the murder of his father, just to drive her away and kill her?

Gu Changjin was silent, looking sideways at Empress Qi, and said warmly: "The medicine in the Queen Mother's hands is not 'Midnight'. The real 'Midnight' was already taken by Xuance when Grandma An gave it to Master Fanqing. He was replaced and now he is in his own hands."

Although Qi Zhen was a little surprised, she felt a little surprised when she thought about Gu Changjin's impeccable behavior.

"I have something to say to the Princess. Can the Empress please take the people out of the way for a moment?"

Empress Qi raised her eyes and looked at Gu Changjin. She leaned a little and nodded and said: "Aunt Gui, I came to Qi's house with you. Go to the small Buddhist hall."

After Queen Qi and his entourage left, Gu Changjin looked at Chang Ji and Heng Ping. They understood each other and took everyone in the house away except for Aunt An's crazy scolding. Gu Changjin and Xiao Fu.

Grandma An's curses gradually faded away, and the entire small Buddhist hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Gu Changjin sat down on the armchair next to the Buddhist table, slowly turned the jade ring in his hand, and said warmly: "I know the princess has many things to ask. Before that, how about the princess listen to me tell a story?"