Refusing to marry the king of broken sleeves

Facing Ling Ruoyao's question, Huangfu Yi just turned his head and looked at her indifferently, and said softly: "I'll talk to you when I get back." After speaking, he shifted his gaze to Concubine Zhen: "I also ask the concubine mother to allow my son to take me with you." Ruoyao leaves the palace."

"What's the matter, can't we talk about it here?" Concubine Zhen put on a displeased expression, squinted at him, and said coldly, "I don't even have the right to know about the affairs of your residence?"

"I don't mean that." Although there was dissatisfaction in his heart, but with a nervous look on his face, Huangfu Yi slightly lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I just feel that there is no need to bother mother and concubine for a little matter. gone."

"Since it's a trivial matter, why let Ruoyao leave the palace?" Looking at him, Concubine Zhen said lazily, but her tone was aggressive, "Could it be that you can't handle such a trivial matter?" ?”

Facing Concubine Zhen's persuasive questions, Huangfu Yi became more and more impatient.If it wasn't for her identity and the occasion, he would really be furious.

Suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, he lowered his head slightly, a pair of deep and narrow phoenix eyes were stained with a trace of coldness.Pursing his lips, he whispered, "Of course I don't mean that."

Ling Ruoyao at the side looked anxiously and kept guessing in her heart whether what Huangfu Yi said just now was true or not?Whether it's true or not, she is very clear that Huangfu Yi's purpose is to get her out of the palace.

After understanding his intention, she took a step forward, bowed to Concubine Zhen and said, "Your Majesty, please allow Ruoyao to leave the palace. Even though the prince said it was just a small matter, I thought I didn't want your empress to worry. But the prince personally went to the palace to look for Ruoyao, presumably the matter is not that simple. I just don’t know what the girl Caizhu has done to ask the prince to go out in person? I also ask the empress to let Ruoyao go out of the palace to find out.”

Looking at Ling Ruoyao, Concubine Zhen looked a little hesitant, and said rather reluctantly: "Ruoyao, look at you, you have just entered the palace, and you haven't said a few words to this palace yet, you are about to Isn’t it nonsense to make a fuss about going out of the palace! I still don’t believe it, but without you going out, can the servant girl still make a fuss?”

Concubine Zhen's attitude was quite resolute, without any compromise, which made Huangfu Yi and Ling Ruoyao feel a little tricky.

The two looked at each other, trying to read the solution from each other's eyes, but in the end they failed in disappointment.

Concubine Zhen insisted on keeping Ling Ruoyao in the palace, since she had made up her mind, it would definitely not be so easy to let him take her away.It seems that he still has to think of a way.

Thinking of this, he felt annoyed again.If it wasn't for his slack, he didn't inform Ling Ruoyao in advance, so that she would be vigilant, and he wouldn't have gotten to this point.

"Your Majesty." Ling Ruoyao stepped forward again, with a nervous expression on her fair and pretty face, and said pleadingly, "My Lady, please calm down. That maid was brought into the Fourth Prince's Mansion when I first married the prince. The days are not very long, but I brought it into the mansion anyway, and now that this girl has caused trouble, in the final analysis, I am also responsible. So, please let me go out of the palace to see what's going on?"

"Don't worry about it." Waving her hands, Concubine Zhen said impatiently, "You can stay with me in the palace with peace of mind. As for other things, the fourth prince knows how to deal with them. Although that The girl was brought into the Fourth Prince's Mansion by you, but she only started to behave unruly after you left the Fourth Prince's Mansion, didn't she? Speaking of which, it's also the Fourth Prince's fault for failing to discipline his servants!"

No matter how you say it, it's Huangfu Yi's fault, isn't it?Ling Ruoyao couldn't help wondering secretly in her heart.

On the other hand, Huangfu Yi's expression was particularly gloomy, and the dissatisfaction in his heart became more and more obvious.But even so, he still can't get angry, and he still has to put on an appearance of listening to the teachings humbly, bowing his head and saying: "Mother and concubine taught me the lesson."

Although he can't do anything to Concubine Zhen, he will never compromise.Ling Ruoyao, he will definitely bring her out of the palace!

"Now that you understand, why don't you go back and discipline the servants in your mansion!" Casting a sidelong glance at him, Concubine Zhen said slightly displeased, with a hint of impatience in her tone.

"It's just that this matter is not a trivial matter, and Ruoyao must come forward." Huangfu Yi raised his head, met Zhen Fei's indifferent eyes, curled up his graceful thin lips, and said slowly.

And what he said made Ling Ruoyao very puzzled, she quickly turned to look at him, and hurriedly asked: "What happened? You should tell me quickly!"

Seeing her in such a hurry, Huangfu Yi no longer whetted his appetite, so he turned his head to look at her, winked at her and said: "Caizhu wants to steal the dowry you left with me."

"What?" Immediately exclaimed, Ling Ruoyao's eyes widened, and there was an expression of disbelief in her clear eyes, "You said Caizhu wanted to steal the jade pendant?"

After finishing speaking, out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Concubine Zhen who was beside him calmly.

Huangfu Yi also sneaked a glance at Concubine Zhen, but only in the blink of an eye, he turned his gaze back, deliberately pretending that the secret had been leaked, and quickly winked at Ling Ruoyao, telling her to shut up and stop talking.

Catching his gaze, Ling Ruoyao also hurriedly put on an appearance of saying something wrong, dodging the eyes of the two, and there was a touch of embarrassment on her pretty face.

Facing the duo's double play, Concubine Zhen saw it in her eyes and her heart was clear.But even so, she was still a little worried, could it be that the colored beads really went to steal the jade pendant?Didn't she hear from the second prince that she ordered Caizhu to steal the jade pendant?Could it be that this colorful bead made its own claim?

No, no matter what the truth is, she can't let Ling Ruoyao leave the palace, her purpose is to keep Ling Ruoyao, and the second prince will handle the rest.

Thinking of this, she put away the doubts in her heart, regained her composure, looked up at the two people standing in front of her, smiled and said: "You are too careless, since it is a dowry, how can you do it casually?" What about messing around? Besides, it’s not a big deal, so why make such a fuss?”

"Mother Concubine, you don't know. This dowry is a relic left to her by Ruoyao's mother, and it is also the only thing her mother left her." Frowning tightly, Huangfu Yi put on a nervous look. With a worried look, "Besides, her dowry is not a small one. If it is lost or damaged, Ruoyao's mother must have a spirit in the sky, and she will not rest in peace."

"Yes, ma'am." Following Huangfu Yi's words, Ling Ruoyao also echoed, "This is the only thing my mother left me, and I must not let it do anything to it, otherwise, even if I die in the future, I will not be able to bear it. I can't explain to my mother under the nine springs!"

The jade pendant is indeed a very important thing. If it is really lost or broken, it is definitely not something they can easily settle.This is related to the future of the entire Cheyuan Kingdom.

Concubine Zhen fell into deep thought again, hesitating whether to send someone to inform Huangfuxuan immediately.I don't know, did he order Caizhu to steal the jade pendant?

Seeing that Concubine Zhen was lost in her own contemplation, Huangfu Yi hurriedly said: "Since the concubine mother doesn't speak, the minister will take it as your consent? The minister will take Ruoyao out of the palace. My son will leave."

"Ruoyao bid farewell."

Before Concubine Zhen came back to her senses, Huangfu Yi dragged Ling Ruoyao, and quickly walked out of the palace, walking in a hurry, wishing she could step out of the palace gate in one step.

When Concubine Zhen came back to her senses, what she saw was the steps of the two people stepping on the threshold and the fluttering skirts. She just wanted to call out to stop them, but the two had already walked out of the hall, and they could not even see their shadows. up.

Dissatisfaction and anger were revealed on her undiminished face, and she slammed the desk next to her, shaking the teacup on the desk, "Bastard! In his eyes, there is still There is no mother concubine like Bengong? How dare you stop talking about Bengong, so self-assertive!"

And she seems to have forgotten that she has never been his concubine mother, and he has always liked to make his own decisions.

***

Leaving Concubine Zhen's palace all the way, Ling Ruoyao couldn't wait to ask: "Can you tell me now? Is what you said just now true or false? Did Caizhu really go to steal the jade pendant?"

He kept holding her hand tightly, as if he was afraid that if he let go of her, she would disappear.

Huangfu Yi pursed his thin lips, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a sharp light, he was silent for a while, and then he replied: "I'm not sure now, I won't know until I return home."

However, judging from Concubine Zhen's reaction just now, his guess is not far from the truth, it seems that it is indeed as he guessed and suspected.

Seeing his expression was extraordinarily serious and cold, as if the matter was really serious, Ling Ruoyao couldn't help feeling a little worried.

In case, this Caizhu really has evil intentions and wants to play with Yupei, what should she do?Should he let Huangfu Yi deal with her, or stand up and intercede for her?After all, the girl Caizhu is loyal to herself and treats her very well.

Turning his head, seeing that her beautiful and refined face was almost wrinkled, Huangfu Yi stretched out his hand to pinch her face, and said with a light smile: "Look at you, those who have been frowning all this time are almost becoming old women. You can't make a conclusion if things haven't come to fruition, and you don't have to worry so much."

After hearing his comforting words and meeting his soft eyes, Ling Ruoyao felt a little relieved, but she kept praying in her heart, hoping that what Huangfu Yi said just now were all false, It was to deceive Concubine Zhen, to take her out of the palace.

"By the way, how do you know I've entered the palace?" Ling Ruoyao looked up at him again after being silent for a while, and asked suspiciously.

When asked this question, Huangfu Yi's sharp-edged face immediately showed a look of self-blame and guilt, and said in a low voice: "It's all my fault. Before I read the letter in the box, Concubine Zhen Tell me, let me take you into the palace. After reading the letter, she mentioned it to me again, but I was perfunctory. But I forgot to tell you, let you be vigilant against her and not enter the palace. Blame me!"

Seeing his guilt, Ling Ruoyao also felt extremely uncomfortable, so she couldn't help holding his hand back, and leaned closer to him: "It's not your fault, if they really want to harm me, not just This kind of method, they have a lot of methods, it will make us hard to guard against."

"As long as you're fine." Reaching out his hand to stroke her hair at the sideburns, Huangfu Yi said softly.

But in his heart, there was a sense of ruthlessness, if they dared to attack her again, then don't blame him for turning his face and denying others.

***

The two returned to the Four Princes' Mansion all the way.

Just now when he entered the Four Princes' Mansion, Ye Yuan greeted them from the hall in the front yard, walking towards the two of them quickly.

Seeing him approaching, Huangfu Yi asked aloud: "How is the matter going?"

When he came in front of him, Ye Yuan lowered his head slightly, with a respectful expression: "Go back to the prince, the matter has been settled, and people have caught the current situation, and now they are outside the study."

"Okay, let's go to the study."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Ling Ruoyao only felt that her heartbeat missed half a beat, and a bad premonition arose spontaneously, and she found that she was even a little afraid to face this reality.

She was afraid that she would not be able to bear this serious reality.

On the way to the study, her steps were extraordinarily heavy, and even her speed slowed down, she was still praying in her heart, hoping that it wasn't true.

When she was about to reach the door of the study, she saw a thin figure in the yard far away from the study, with his hands tied behind his back, kneeling on the floor in front of the stone steps.

The pace under her feet slowed down again, Ling Ruoyao only felt that her heart had jumped to the mouth of her throat, and it would jump out of her throat almost in the next moment.

Noticing her strangeness, Huangfu Yi turned his head to look at her, saw her frowning tightly, and her face was ugly, a feeling of worry arose in his heart, he took her hand, unconsciously tightened it, and increased the strength .

Feeling a warm feeling in her palm, Ling Ruoyao felt more stable and seemed to have more courage, so she took a deep breath, straightened her back, and walked towards that familiar figure.

Arriving outside the study room, he sat down in front of the chair that had been prepared, and looked at the thin figure kneeling on the stone steps with cold eyes, his eyes were particularly sharp and cold, as if he wanted to see through her.

Ling Ruoyao also stared at Caizhu, but the more she looked at her, the angrier she felt.

It was a kind of helplessness of hating iron but not steel, and it was also a kind of anger of being betrayed.

"What do you have to say?" After being silent for a while, Huangfu Yi cleared his throat and asked in a cold voice, his gaze still as sharp as a falcon.

Caizhu, who had kept her head down, finally raised her head and looked at the two people above, but when she saw Ling Ruoyao, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and subconsciously called out: "Princess, why are you here?"

Seeing her being so nervous about herself, Ling Ruoyao felt as if a big hand was pinching her heart, which was an indescribable discomfort.

But even so, facing Caizhu's betrayal, she still had to cool down, and said in a deep voice: "You still know me? What? Is it because you are afraid that I will know, are you going to steal my dowry?"

"Princess..." she opened her mouth, but Caizhu didn't say a word, she just looked at her with eyes full of guilt.

Not wanting to look into her guilt-filled eyes, Ling Ruoyao simply turned her head to the side and stopped looking at her, but her hands hidden in the wide sleeves had already clenched into fists.

Fortunately, she has always treated Caizhu as her own sister, and never treated her as a servant, but what about her?But to do such things!

"Did you take the initiative to explain, or should this king speak for you?" Huangfuyi asked in a cold voice again with a deep voice, his handsome and resolute face was shrouded in a frightening coldness, which made people feel a chill .

"The matter has come to this point, the servant has nothing to say." Lowering her head, Caizhu said in a low voice, "However, the servant really wants to serve the concubine again, and also wants to stay in the palace and continue to serve the concubine and the prince. "

"After doing such a thing, you still have the nerve to say such a thing!" Ye Yuan, who was standing beside him, shouted coldly, with strong disdain in his words, "If you want to stay in the palace, why do you want to stay in the palace?" Want to steal the jade pendant?" Gong asked Twist Emperor.

If we want to talk about what's going on, we have to start with Huangfu Yi going to court this morning.

Before going to court in the morning, Huangfu Yi repeatedly told Guo Yeyuan that he must pay attention to the jade pendant he hid behind the scroll, and be vigilant, will someone steal it?

Therefore, after Huangfu Yi came to the court, Ye Yuan also stayed in the study room, and rarely left the study room, but if he didn't leave, then some people would not be able to attack.

And if he hadn't left the study, he wouldn't be able to grasp the evidence, and he couldn't prove it. Did some people have different intentions?

Therefore, when faced with various requests from several servant girls, he had no choice but to leave the study and handle things for them.

Here, Ye Yuan had just walked out of the study with his front foot, while Cai Zhu sneaked into the study with his back foot.

When she came to the study, she walked lightly to the desk, but saw that the desk was arranged very neatly, the windows were bright and clean, and there was no dust at all. It was enough to see that Ye Yuan stayed in the study for a long time, and it was not for nothing. .

Not having time to pay attention to the desk, she quickly opened the drawer and looked for the box, only to find that the box was no longer in the drawer.

When she found out that the box was missing, she wondered for a while, could it be that her identity was exposed, which aroused the prince's suspicion, so he transferred the jade pendant?

But even so, she couldn't return empty-handed, so she searched in the study.

First came the other drawers, then the vase next to the desk, and then the bookshelf full of books, but there was no trace of them.

After searching almost the entire study room, she finally locked her target on the picture scroll hanging on the wall behind the desk.

Taking a step forward, she reached out and picked up the scroll, and began to grope on the wall. After finally finding the hidden space, she couldn't help showing a happy expression.

Quickly took out the box, opened the box, carefully took out the jade pendant in the box, and put it into her pocket with extra care.

At the same time, there was a sharp shout at the door of the study, which startled her a lot: "What are you doing?!"

The box in his hand fell to the ground.Fortunately, the jade pendant was still held in her hand, otherwise it would have fallen to the ground together and shattered into pieces.

Being caught, Caizhu panicked at the time, just about to explain out loud, but found that Ye Yuan had come in front of her, and grabbed her hand holding the jade pendant.

Looking at the jade pendant in her hand coldly, Ye Yuan almost gritted his teeth and asked, "What are you doing? What are you doing with this thing?!"

"I..." Caizhu really wanted to explain, but when she faced Ye Yuan's cold gaze and terrifying expression, she found that her mind suddenly went blank.

"You don't need to say more, you can talk about everything slowly after the prince comes back!" With a cold snort, Ye Yuan snatched the jade pendant from her hand, dragged her out of the study.

Thus, the scene that Huangfu Yi and Ling Ruoyao saw happened. .

But now, Caizhu has been arrested, no matter how she explains, she will not be able to escape the result of being punished, she might as well just confess everything she knows, maybe she can get leniency.

Moreover, when she saw Ling Ruoyao's disappointed and angry eyes, Caizhu wanted to find a crack in the ground and get in.

"It's not impossible to stay in the palace." Huangfuyi said, looking at Caizhu's eyes that were shining with joy, "However, it depends on what you say, whether it's worth it for you to stay."

"Your servant will tell you everything! As long as you can let me stay, I will say anything!" Caizhu said excitedly, almost kowtow.

"Then hurry up." Ye Yuan urged with a cold snort.

After laughing twice, Caizhu began to babble: "At the beginning, the slaves stopped the prince's carriage and asked the prince to buy the slaves. It was all arranged by the second prince. The second prince was almost in the residence of several princes. Eyeliner was installed. After the servant entered the palace, because he had just arrived and was not very familiar with him, he hardly reported any news to the second prince. After getting along with the princess for a long time, the servant felt that he had found a feeling of home, and he did not want to replace the second prince. The prince was doing business, so he intentionally did not report any news to the second prince. But later, the second prince saw that the servant had never taken the initiative to find him, so he ordered the servant to die, and asked the servant to do one thing for him. It happened that day The servant girl came to serve tea to the prince and heard about the box, so the servant girl had no choice but to tell the second prince."

"So, the second child asked you to steal the jade pendant? After stealing it, give it to him? In this way, he can be the crown prince in a legitimate way, and he will inherit the throne in the future?"

Caizhu just lowered her head, not daring to say anything.

"No matter how precise and thorough the second child's calculations are, there will still be omissions." Huangfuyi said with a sneer, provoking his thin and graceful lips, "He forgot a word, the evil can outshine the good, and he will never It is possible to realize his ambition. This king will never let him succeed!"

The second child has done so many things, and even designed to frame him, so if he doesn't fight the second child, wouldn't it be too disrespectful for him?

If that's the case, let's fight against the second child!