Chapter 123：

The next day, the sky was gloomy and there was wind.

In the Temple of Ganlu, the atmosphere is particularly depressing.

Empress Zhou leaned back on the red sandalwood open-cut grass-patterned armchair, her face was blue, her eyebrows and eyebrows could not be covered with haggard.

Pei Changzhou paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pot, his brows wrung to death.

"Okay, stop for a while, don't turn, I'm already upset, my head hurts even more this time you turn!" Empress Zhou said coldly, her slender fingers pressed her forehead with a faint pain. .

"Mother, what do you think we should do now? How did it become like this?"

Pei Changzhou stopped, with doubts on his face, and lowered his voice, "There is a secret room in the uncle's mansion, this son knows, but...what's the matter with the dragon robe? Could it be that the uncle, he really..."

Before he finished speaking, Queen Zhou raised a teacup and threw it at his feet.

With a crisp sound, the tea cup suddenly fell to pieces, causing Pei Changzhou to tremble with fright.

Empress Zhou stared at him straight, and said sternly, "What do you want to say? It's all about this point, so you doubt your uncle?! Over the years, your uncle has been busy for whom, don't you have any points in your heart? ."

Pei Changzhou's eyes flickered, and said angrily, "The son just said casually, where would he suspect his uncle. It's just that the dragon robe is really strange, and the assassins yesterday..."

Empress Zhou closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

When she opened her eyes again, she said solemnly, "The prince personally took your uncle to the torture department last night?"

When it comes to this, Pei Changzhou is a little angry, and his hands are squeezed tightly, "He is proud now."

Empress Zhou sneered, "What a prince, what a Gu Qu, it hasn't been long since I came back, so I can't wait to make a move."

Pei Changzhou was shocked, and said anxiously, "Mother, you mean, the prince and Gu's family arranged things last night?"

Queen Zhou raised her eyelids faintly and glanced at this stupid son, "Apart from them, who else has such courage!"

The provocation was started when the emperor married his daughter and the prime minister's mansion. This not only dealt with the Zhou family, but in a sense, it was also a provocation to the royal majesty.

There were many people who wanted to deal with the Zhou family, but who dared to oppose the emperor, besides the Gu family in the court, who else would dare?

The prince was even more confident, he was very clear about Emperor Zhaokang’s preference for him——

When Gu Qu stabbed Emperor Zhaokang with a sword, Emperor Zhaokang could accommodate the Gu family, let alone Pei Yan, the only bone and blood between him and Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan, a dead man, let him read for so many years, remember for so many years, and love it for so many years!

Empress Zhou's red lips evoked a touch of icy sarcasm. Even if Pei Yan wanted to sit on the dragon chair now, Emperor Zhaokang would take the initiative to give way, right?

Pei Changzhou was furious, "I'll just say, how could it happen! The secret room is so hidden, how can the officers and soldiers find it. There are also those assassins, all of which are extraordinary, they are all first-class masters... Damn it, the prince and the Gu family's trick to draw salaries from the bottom of the tank is really insidious!"

Queen Zhou sat silently.

Pei Changzhou scolded Datong angrily, and when his anger calmed down, he sat behind Zhou Huang and asked, "Mother, what do you think the father will do with his uncle? Will this matter involve us?"

"It's not time to marry a daughter, let alone I am a queen, you are a prince." Empress Zhou gave him a cold look, her voice suppressed, "And this matter is very suspicious. Didn't your father send the Secretary of the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple Secretary to investigate? , You don’t have to lose your temper and get into trouble."

Pei Changzhou said solemnly, "When my son was on a job in the Criminal Ministry, he still had some friendship with Shang Shu of the Criminal Ministry. It's just that Zhao Pingyue, Dali Temple Qing, is a smelly and hard stone... Oh, by the way, Zhao Pingyue and Ding Beihou Mansion is still in-laws, and Zhao Pingyue’s youngest daughter is married to Xu Jialiulang..."

Ding Beihou has been neutral for the past two years, but now he has gradually moved closer to the East Palace.

Pei Changzhou felt that a large part of the reason was because of the personal relationship between the Tao Tina woman and the prostitute of the Xu family. Now, the princess Jingyang's family is also going to the East Palace, and Qinghe has also become in-laws with the Xu family.

In this way, the Dingbeihou faction has become a force on the other side of the East Palace.

Thinking of this, Pei Changzhou felt depressed and wanted to vomit blood.

He had known that Tao Ti had such an ability to win people's hearts. He should think of a way to turn her into his own woman, break her body, and be afraid that she would refuse to marry.

Even if the father attaches great importance to the marriage contract made by the Gu family, he will not let a woman who has lost her virginity marry to the East Palace... Well, at most, he will suffer a lesson or a beating.

Pei Changzhou gritted his teeth, and now Pei Yan has picked up a bargain for nothing, which is really hateful!

Empress Zhou could see Pei Changzhou's colorful intestines at a glance, and her tone was a little tired, "Okay, you have been delayed with me for a long time, it's time to leave the palace."

Pei Changzhou was taken aback for a moment, "Mother, where is the uncle?"

Empress Zhou said, "Let's wait and see for two days to see what's going on with the court and the criminal ministry before making plans."

After a pause, she stared straight at Pei Changzhou, "For these two days, you should stay honestly in your mansion and don't make any movements. Let's watch the changes first, and then act by chance."

Pei Changzhou was anxious, but couldn't think of a way, so he pressed his emotions and bowed his head and said, "Son knows."

Empress Zhou waved her hand and motioned for him to step down.

The grand palace lady walked in and bowed and said, "Manny, you didn't close your eyes all night yesterday. Why don't you lie down on the bed for a while."

Empress Zhou responded in a low voice, got up slowly, and walked to the sleeping hall.

While sitting in front of the vanity mirror and removing the hairpin, she stared at the no longer young face in the bronze mirror, and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch the sideburns, "In the past two years, the palace seems to be much older."

The grand palace lady hurriedly said kind words to comfort her.

Empress Zhou curled her lips and stroked her eyes again.

She squinted her eyes and whispered softly, "In the past, Your Majesty liked my eyes best."

He said that her eyes are beautiful.

When she heard this for the first time, her heart was pounding and her face flushed.

Later, when she saw Gu Yuan, she realized that her eyes were very similar to hers.

However, Gu Yuan's eyes towards the emperor are always distant and cold, while his eyes towards the emperor are full of obsession, worship and love.

During that time, for the sake of Gu Yuan, he stopped touching other women in the harem, guarding Gu Yuan with eyes full of heart.

Later, somehow, he and Gu Yuan quarreled again, and she took this opportunity to climb onto his bed.

That night, he was so drunk that he kissed her eyes, pressed her down, and yelled "Yuan Yuan."

She hated and jealous in her heart, but she was grateful for the time that made her pregnant.

While disgusting that her eyes were similar to Gu Yuan, she used this similarity to approach the emperor and to please him.

The memories came to an abrupt end. Empress Zhou had a gloomy cold light in her eyes, her fingers tightly clenched.

Gu Yuan, I will never admit defeat until the last minute.

Never.

——

Prison of the Criminal Ministry.

It was dark and damp, with snakes, insects, rats and ants proliferating, and there was a lingering musty smell in the air. The wailing, crying, and begging of prisoners made them panicked.

In the interrogation room, the left minister Zhou Pinglin was tied to a shelf, his hair was messy, he was described as haggard, and there were no injuries on his body.

Although it was a rebellion, he had not yet been convicted, and the jailer did not dare to torture him easily. After all, there are still a queen and three princes in the palace.

However, the jailer did not dare to do it, but some dared to do it.

Pei Yan took the sword and made two elegant gestures, and Zhou Pinglin's upper body was exposed in the big jail in November.

The cold and fear made him get goose bumps all over his body. Zhou Ping Lin Qiang resisted the panic and stared at Pei Yan, "His Royal Highness, what are you going to do?"

Wearing an ivory brocade robe, Pei Yan's graceful and dusty posture is incompatible with this pickled environment.

Hearing Zhou Pinglin's question, he didn't answer immediately. He just put the sword aside without hurries, walked slowly to the burning charcoal stove, and picked up a long iron.

When Zhou Pinglin saw him walking towards him with the burning iron, his facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.

Pei Yan stood still in front of him, a smile appeared on his handsome and innocent face, gentle and harmless, "What is lonely going to do, Zhou Xiang can't guess?"

Zhou Pinglin's tone changed, "You are abusing lynching, if your majesty knows...Ah!!!"

He was only halfway through his words, and the rest of the words turned into a tragic scream.

The flaming iron was imprinted on his chest, the intense pain made people crazy, and the air smelled of burnt flesh.

Zhou Pinglin's face was grim, and big beads of sweat rolled down. In this boundless pain, he saw Pei Yan smile more gently.

Bodhisattva face, Shura heart.

He curled his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "The lonely is just abusing lynching, so what? Does Zhou Xiang still want to get out of here?"

Zhou Pinglin's lips trembled, "It's you, you did it, you and Gu's framed me together!"

The curvature of Pei Yan's thin lips rose even more, and there was a coldness in his black eyes.

His arms increased, and Zhou Pinglin made another heartbreaking scream.

"Back then, the lonely uncle also suffered this, and now he teaches you to taste it."

Pei Yan raised his hand a little tired, and then he threw the iron aside, took out a clean veil, wiped his fingers, and said in a cold voice, "You said that you are lonely framed by you, so you have to show evidence. ."

Zhou Pinglin looked down at his chest, and saw a large piece of hot red and rotten flesh, and he almost vomited it out.

He raised his head and stared at Pei Yan with a deep hatred, "Even if your majesty prefers you, he won't listen to all of your words!"

Pei Yan snorted, "One-sided words? The wall fell down and everyone pushed down, and the tree fell down and scattered. Did your Zhou family do less evil things in these years? You can't come up with a reason for framing you alone, but you have a bunch of you in your hands. Handle."

Zhou Pinglin also understood at this time that Pei Yan and Gu's family were afraid they had started secretly planning a long time ago.

Yesterday’s changes were fast, accurate, and ruthless.

Those extraordinary assassins, those soldiers who rushed in and searched quickly, and that set of dragon robes that emerged out of thin air...the piles of piles are interlocking, and they can't be arranged in a short time.

He suddenly realized something and stared at Pei Yan with wide eyes, "Are you not sick at all?"

Pei Yan smiled at him.

Zhou Pinglin was shocked at first, then anger and panic, and finally fell into deep self-doubt, and the whole figure seemed to have been drained of energy and wilted.

Pei Yan watched his look change like a theater, with a smile.

After a long while, Zhou Pinglin raised his head and laughed loudly. This presumptuous smile was particularly shocking in the dark and damp cell.

He stared at Pei Yan's young face, with appreciation and regret in his eyes.

Such a city and scheming, such forbearance and perseverance, are truly extraordinary.

It's a pity, why isn't he his nephew?

After a brief silence, Zhou Pinglin suddenly thought of something, and forced a grinning smile, and smiled maliciously, "If the prince wants to say that I am rebelling, then the Yongweihoufu will not be able to escape the relationship. I heard that the prince and the prince. The concubine has a deep affection, and I don’t know if the prince will be so selfless when he faces the father-in-law? Tsk, if the prince knows that you are acting on her father, I am afraid that you will hate you?"

"Don't worry about family affairs in the East Palace. You still remember the 561 people in your Zhou family... Oh no, counting Pei Lingbi who married into the Zhou family yesterday, it should be 562 people..."

Pei Yan squinted his eyes, and a cold dim light flashed in his dark pupils, revealing a cruel and cold smile.

Zhou Pinglin's face suddenly became earthy, only that the blood in his heart became cold.

………

East Palace, Yaoguang Hall.

The night is like ink, and the wind is bigger and cooler at night.

Tao Ti rubbed his hands and stood at the door, stretching his neck, looking through.

Linglong walked forward with a silver-white and emerald-printed cloak, put it on her body, and whispered, "Prince Princess, it's cold at night, you should go back to the house and wait. You don't have to freeze your body."

Tao Ti wrapped her cloak tightly and muttered in wonder, "It's so late, why hasn't your Highness come back? Isn't he coming back tonight?"

She hadn't seen him for almost two days and one night after such a big change happened in the middle of the court, and her heart had been hanging, anxious.

Linglong soothed, "It is estimated that the road is delayed, the prince concubine is in no hurry."

Tao Ti nodded, then reminded Linglong, "Go and see how the pot of Astragalus Chicken Soup on the stove is stewed... Forget it, I'll go and see by myself."

Just as she was about to go to the small kitchen, she saw the little **** who was guarding the door hurriedly rushing in, "Come on, here! The prince, your Royal Highness is back."

When Tao Ti heard it, her eyes lit up instantly, and she didn't care about any chicken soup. He lifted the skirt and ran to the door.

The people in the Yaoguang Hall looked at them, and didn't feel wrong at all. Instead, they felt that the prince and the prince had a deep relationship, which was really touching.

Pei Yan sat on the sedan chair, propped his forehead with one hand, closed his eyes and rested.

He was busy outside the palace for a whole day today, and didn't rush back until before the key to the palace gate. He originally wanted to go back to Yaoguang Hall directly, so as not to worry about his little girl. But thinking that he had been to the Xing Department today, he would inevitably get some unclean smell on his body, so he went back to the Zixiao Hall to freshen up and changed into a set of clean robes before heading to Yaoguang Hall.

"His Royal Highness, the princess has come out to welcome you." Fu Xirui, who accompanied the sedan chair, reminded softly.

Pei Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked forward.

Not far away, under two orange palace lanterns, a petite figure was standing at the door, looking eagerly towards him.

Pei Yan's heart was hot.

When the sedan chair stopped, he got off the sedan chair.

Tao Ti hurriedly greeted her, her small face was a little red from the cold wind, her dark eyes were especially bright under the light, "Your Highness, you finally came back."

Pei Yan lowered his head and smiled softly at her, "Well, I'm back."

Tao Ti stepped forward and looked at him. After confirming that he was fine, a heart finally fell back into his stomach.

Seeing her small form of relief, Pei Yan's eyes became softer, and he raised his hand to rub her hair, "It's windy outside, so I won't be allowed to wait at the door next time."

Tao Ti hummed softly.

Pei Yan took her hand and walked in together.

Tao Ti’s little mouth never stopped. Baba Baba asked various questions: What happened yesterday, did you feel scared? Did you sleep well at Gu’s house last night? Your Majesty, are you hungry or thirsty? .

She asked a series of questions, but Pei Yan didn't know where to start.

When the two of them walked into the inner hall, Pei Yan suddenly turned around, supported Tao Ti with his long arms, and directly pressed Tao Ti against the door.

Tao Ti was stunned, "...?"

Wall, wall dong?

At this time, Bidong, isn't it appropriate?

She blinked, before waiting for her to speak, Pei Yan suddenly bent down and hugged her tightly.

Tao Ti was enveloped by the clear and pleasant cold rosin, his head buried in her shoulders, his breath was burning.

Tao Ti was suddenly held tightly by him, dumbfounded, "Hall, Your Highness."

"do not move."

Pei Yan closed his eyes, his nice voice was full of exhaustion, and he pleaded a little, "Let me hold it for a while, and it will be fine for a while."