The second marriage of the emperor's favorite princess

Duanmu Ruoze put down his tea bowl and was about to say something when his eunuch Lu Hai came over and said, "My lord, dinner is ready, is my lord ready to eat?"

Duanmu Ruoze got up and said: "The king is also hungry, so I asked the kitchen to deliver the food to the princess, and the king wants to eat here."

Bai Lian was anxious to follow the ants on the hot pot, but she couldn't show her heart too much in front of Duanmu Ruoze, lest Duanmu Ruoze would be suspicious and refused to say anything.

After finally waiting for the meal to finish, Bai Lian hurriedly asked after watching him rinse his mouth, "My lord hasn't said what happened yet."

The servants took away the food and brought a pot of Pu'er. While drinking tea, Duanmu Ruoze sighed softly and said, "In my impression, Brother Huang is just a person who doesn't like restraint, let alone cheating. But I didn't expect that this king didn't understand him, and could endure so many days in order to find out the real thief."[

He put down the tea bowl, his eyes drifted away, as if his mind had returned to the early dynasty, the thrilling scenes.It also seemed to be estimating how much energy his imperial brother contained.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Bai Lian called him again, and Duanmu Ruoze came back to his senses and took another sip of tea.

"I still remember when we went to Tuoluo Mountain, stones suddenly fell from the top of the mountain and blocked the road, and then you fell off the cliff."

Bai Lian nodded, and Duanmu Ruoze continued: "Actually, the stone did not fall by accident, but it was carefully arranged. Chen Min, the deputy commander of the guard army, bribed and used his own guards who were in charge of clearing obstacles at that time, and set up traps to try Killed the Crown Prince of Yan Kingdom on Tuoluo Mountain and provoked a war between Xue Kingdom and Yan Kingdom, but because of your sudden fall off the cliff, the plan was disrupted. Although the plan failed, but only a few stones fell, it is impossible for anyone to go Chen Min didn't care about what he suspected. But Brother Huang noticed it and sent the commander of the guards, Li Huicheng, to investigate secretly, and finally found out Chen Minlai. And if Chen Min succeeds in setting up this trap, his identity will also be exposed, so Brother Huang is sure that he is just a pawn, there must be another person commanding in the dark. But this person can't be found out no matter what, the degree of cunning is evident."

Hearing this, Bai Lian could vaguely guess what crime Qiu Xuan was arrested on. Duanmu Ruoze continued: "Despite being cunning, the law is still perfect. The prime minister has been seriously ill for a year, and all powerful officials are looking forward to this. As for the position, after the prime minister died of illness, the emperor discussed with all the officials in the early court about the prime minister's personnel, so there must be some discussion, and the person who was sent by the deputy commander to Chen Min is likely to be the person behind the scenes."

Duanmu Ruoze took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then looked at the teacup. The tea was shining brokenly under the light, which looked like amber that was riddled with holes: "As soon as the morning morning, the army of guards has already The commander-in-chief, Mr. Li Huicheng, was personally responsible for the dispatch, and arrested Chen Min's subordinates who had already been investigated, and then sent troops to surround all the officials' houses inside and outside the imperial city, just waiting for Chen Min to say which name and which lord's house. The house will be sealed off. And the person Chen Min will protect in the end is Qiuxuan, a senior scholar."

Bai Lian was shocked when he heard it, but he didn't expect that there were turmoil hidden in these seemingly peaceful days.

Duanmu Ruoze continued: "Of course, Brother Huang is not a reckless person. Over there, Chen Min tried to protect Qiuxuan. Brother Huang is not in a hurry to arrest people. He still needs evidence. On the surface, he is still in court with the officials. The guards over there The army rushed into Qiu's mansion to search, and found in Qiuxuan's study the sketch of the Tuoluoshan plan, as well as the assassination plan planned to be implemented at the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival. The evidence was solid, and the emperor's brother arrested Chen Min and Qiuxuan on the spot. Hundreds of officials are confined in the palace, waiting for the results of the interrogation."

Bai Lian's breathing was short, but his mind was full of emotions.Hiding in the imperial study that day, I heard General Zuo He Yin mentioning the matter of Tuoluo Mountain, but was interrupted by Duanmu Canglan. It turned out that at that time, the clue had already been found out.Thinking of meeting Qiu Xuan next to the rockery, he looked at the sky and murmured: A storm is coming.Did he already have a premonition that he would be arrested?

Qiu Xuan's happy smile suddenly appeared in his mind, and that pair of cute little canine teeth shone brightly in the sun.His tenderness to her, his love when he looked at Qiu Mu, no, he couldn't do that kind of thing.Qiu Xuan is the purest and gentlest person she has ever met, it is impossible for him to do anything unfaithful or filial.

"An'er, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Lian came back to his senses, and smiled gently at Duanmu Ruoze, but there was sadness in his eyes: "What happened later? What was the result of the interrogation, but there are other accomplices?"

"No more, it's just Qiu Xuan. Although he refused to admit it no matter what, Chen Min couldn't stand the torture and confessed. He was caught by Qiu Xuan, so he had to obey his orders, and Qiu Xuan also promised him. After the success, I will give him a lot of money and arrange for him to fly away."

"Then the reason? What is the reason for Master Qiu to do this?"

Duanmu Ruoze frowned slightly, sighed and said: "The reason is that the former left general Xiao Long, An'er, you used to live in seclusion in the mountains, so you may not know about it. General Xiao Long's beloved wife had dystocia, and was dying after giving birth to a child. Calling General Xiao's name, the slave notified General Xiao who was still on the battlefield, and he came back desperately to accompany his wife for the last journey. But he violated military discipline, His Majesty was furious, took his military power, and sent him He was imprisoned in the prison. General Xiao was heartbroken when he lost his beloved wife, and then he was deprived of military power. He was dismissed from office and taken into custody. He vomited out blood and died soon after. Before he died, he asked someone to send a message to Qiu Xuan, asking him to take revenge. The person who sent the message has also been arrested and admitted that this happened."

Bai Lian lowered her eyes, it turned out that Mu'er's biological parents died in this way, but even if all this was true, she did not believe that Qiu Xuan would do something harmful.

"An'er, your complexion is really bad, and you haven't eaten a few bites of dinner, are you feeling unwell? Let the imperial physician show you."

Duanmu Ruoze's big hand held Bai Lian's small hand hanging on his knee, holding it forcefully, and there was a burst of warmth.

Bai Lian came back to his senses and raised his eyes to look at him. His delicate eyebrows and eyes were more gentle under the light.She thought he was expecting something, so she wanted an excuse to say no without hurting him.He let go of his hand suddenly. [

"Rest early, I still have things to do."

He stood up, and Bai Lian also stood up quickly, and said in a low voice: "The prince should also pay attention to his body."

He smiled at him and left.Bai Lian frowned at him, although that smile was full of tenderness, but she could clearly see the irritability in his eyes.

Why is he irritable?Because he discovered that his seemingly kind and willful elder brother has a meticulous mind and terrible insight?No one would care about those falling rocks, but Duanmu Canglan would investigate, and after finding out, she patiently waited until now and arranged everything carefully.

He suddenly realized that he didn't know his brother at all, he must be upset.