Xu Yuanqing's mind went blank, and today he felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was particularly strange, but now he realizes that it was because the mansion was empty.

Xiang Changyuan clenched the sword in his hand, and he didn't look at him normally, looking at him with a worried expression, "My mother was unwell last night, and my wife went to my house this morning."

With a sense of crisis all over his eyes, Xu Yuanqing ran into the house with his clothes in his hands. Seeing that Zuo Yue was still chattering non-stop, the child was sitting on the ground facing the stove, and he fell down when he reached out and touched him.Xu Yuanqing found out that the child was still breathing, and smelled it closer, and there was a familiar smell of medicine, beckoning Zuo Yue to come over and take a look.

Seeing Xu Yuanqing's normal expression, Zuo Yue knew that the person was still breathing, and crawled over with limp legs, approached him and sniffed, "Drug."

There were only two people present, and Zuo Yue had absolutely no reason to stun him, so there was only one possibility, the child was fascinated by himself.

Xu Yuanqing stood up, "Ah Yue, help him in, he is not allowed to come out without my call."

The child was thin and small, Zuo Yue easily picked him up and walked obediently to the inner room.

Xiang Changyuan held the sword in his hand tightly, and called him in a low voice, "Your Majesty?" +++

"Ah!" Xu Yuanqing's head throbbed, as if he had been hit hard by something. There were bursts of pain from the inside out, and he almost fell down clutching his head.

"My son!" Xiang Changyuan rushed forward to help him, his expression tense.

Xu Yuanqing managed to stabilize her body, and without letting go of his supporting hand, she staggered to the desk, with her hands resting on the desk, her fingertips turned white, her expression bleak, her fair face was bloodless, and her eyes were red.The tear mole on his face was as bright red as a drop of blood, and his whole body was filled with a cold chill. Although he was usually unkind, he only felt a sense of alienation on his body, but at this moment, he was shrouded in a murderous aura that strangers should not get close to.

Xiang Changyuan called him tentatively, "Xu Yuanqing?"

Hearing the sound, the cold aura on Xu Yuanqing's body subsided slightly, and the gloom in his eyes dissipated a little. He raised his eyes to see him wave his hand, and took out the note from Tang Jiao just now. The six words on it were particularly glaring at the moment,How could it be such a coincidence that there was no one around him.

He forced himself to calm down, put the note on the table, and asked him as calmly as possible, "What's the matter with you today?" No, his voice was still a little trembling.

Xiang Changyuan went to pour tea for him, and at the same time reported his whereabouts today, "I'm going to report to the Ministry of Criminal Justice at the end of the day, and it's too late to serve Hanmei at home.Lord, I heard that he was coming to deliver a letter to you, so I came with him, the main gate is not allowed to enter and leave, and there are no patrols in other places, I was worried in my heart, so I stayed a little longer, and saw a few waves of people coming to spy."

If he didn't wait on the plum blossoms, he would go out earlier and just missed Tang Jiao, or if he didn't come with Tang Jiao and went to the Ministry of Punishment, then he still wouldn't come to Xuanpinghou's mansion, and he wouldn't find XuanpingThere are no guards in the Hou's mansion, and some people come to spy on it.

Li Ying was not at the house, Liu Qian was not there, Li Yiming chased them away, and there was no one around him.

Xu Yuanqing supported the table with both hands, looked at the rice paper spread out, and outlined a conspiracy in his mind, "Today is the seventh day of the lunar new year."

For the first seven souls, if he dies today, he will be able to get the verdict back with the three-inch tongue of the national teacher.

Xiang Changyuan was startled suddenly, looked at him in disbelief, and said what he guessed, "Master Hou?"

Xu Yuanqing remained silent, looking up at the screen, the child appeared to keep him at home.

Liu Qian won't make his own opinions, he must have met Xun Niang, he knew that the wizard's story was true, and he joined her.Everything is done extremely carefully, the only variable is the person in front of him.

"Lord Hou..."

Xu Yuanqing raised his hand to hold the pen, his hand trembled slightly, the ink spilled all over the table, the white rice paper was speckled with ink, the window was blown open by the cold wind, the cold wind invaded, the heat in the room receded, the blue silk robe fluttered, and the ink on the tableThe book rattled, and what's more, it fell to the ground.

Xiang Changyuan took a few steps forward to close the window, seeing Xu Yuanqing's hand holding the pen turned white, his whole state was not right, he was worried but didn't dare to disturb him.

Xuan Pinghou's old face flooded into his mind, and the relationship between father and son in the past is vivid. They are not close, but they have never had any disputes.He would ask Xu Yuanqing to go fishing together and chat a few words.

Even though he knew that he was not a dandy, he was not a waste material, that there were hidden guards around him, and that he was plotting against the prince, he never asked or intervened.

Getting along day after day, Xu Yuanqing also sincerely called him.

All the things flooded into his mind in an instant, sweeping across the sky and covering the sky like a tide, making him unable to breathe, and his sanity was almost eroded.

"Crack~"

The pen holder was broken, Xu Yuanqing's white hands were stained with black ink, and the pen was placed on the table. He relaxed all over, closed his eyes slightly, and fell into the chair, like a fallen flower ravaged by the autumn wind, crumbling and not daring to fall, Clinging to the flower branches.

"It's a conspiracy."

The voice as light as a feather uttered, the murderous aura in his eyes diminished a bit, he looked sideways at Chang Yuan slightly, and reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, smiling bitterly on his pale face.

Xiang Changyuan saw that his sharp breath had subsided, and his whole body gradually returned to normal. He walked around to him with tea, saw that his hands were still trembling, gently supported his head, and carefully fed him water, waiting for him to stop.After drinking and putting down the teacup, he continued to discuss the matter in a low voice, "Your Majesty set up a trap?"

Xuan Pinghou's mansion borrowed a team from the Ministry of War years ago. After the incident on New Year's Eve, no one dared to take it lightly. The patrols were even more serious and responsible. Only Xuan Ping Hou could mobilize them. Naturally, Xuan Ping Hou did not deploy defenses today.In other words, tiger poison does not eat its offspring, even if Xuan Ping Hou really wanted to kill him, he would not wait until today, let alone be so blatant, and he would never believe that Xuan Ping Hou would hurt him.

After thinking about it, there is only one possibility.

All of this was a bureau set up by Xuan Pinghou, for Xu Yuanqing, and he was also used as a bait to lure out the people in the dark.

And those who were eager to know Xu Yuanqing's life and death, tossed and turned for many days because of the airtightness of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, finally had the opportunity to find out today. Even if they knew it was a game, they had to enter it.

His father had been an official in the court for many years, and he was cautious and difficult, so he thought that he had set up such a situation to ruin his future.

"Gongzhong, Xiao's family, and Lu's family." Xu Yuanqing read the origins of these four groups of people word by word, with a slightly raised corner of his mouth showing a strange smile, and the coldness seeped in, "Do you think I'm all dead?"

The Xiao family, the old fox Xiao Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Xu Yuanqing sent him a hot potato. Now he is in a dilemma, and he sent someone to investigate. It is nothing more than to confirm whether Xu Yuanqing is still alive. If he is dying, then the case does not need to be exhausted.The overall situation is the main thing, just close the case hastily. If Xu Yuanqing is alive and well, he will not die for a while, then whether the case should be investigated carefully, and how to try it needs to be carefully considered.I can't keep my family and life.

The Lu family, Lu Qiuling, still don't know what kind of chess she was playing in this game, but with her current skills, she didn't dare to make a move against Xu Yuanqing.

In the palace, this is interesting, there are two groups of people.

One group of people can be known to be Shen Qiwen's people. As for the other group of people, there are only a handful of people who can move people in and out of the palace freely. If my sister wants to know his current situation, there is no need to spend so much trouble.Still asking for trouble, so there is only one last possibility left.

"His Majesty!"

Xiang Changyuan is not really a fool, he understands many things, but he still holds the heart of a child, just now he was only worried that the son did not think deeply, now he calmed down and thought about it, and suddenly understood, he couldn't believe it, "How could it be!"

It's really unbelievable, no one can believe that His Majesty will be against Xu Yuanqing.

It is well known in the world that Emperor Chongming only favors the empress, and he is even more generous to the Xu family. Empress Xu is only a younger brother, so she naturally loves Xu Yuanqing, and the Xu family is not a traitor.That's right.

Xiang Changyuan saw that Xu Yuanqing's face was getting paler and his breath was vain, and he was holding on.

"Whether they dare to attack or not, I will take you away first." Xiang Changyuan was about to help him up, Xu Yuanqing held his wrist, turned to look at him, his bloodless face made his eyes even redder, "set up a trap, how do you set up the bait after it’s gone?”

Hearing the words, Xiang Changyuan knew that he was going to put himself in danger, and sullenly said, "My son!"

Xiang Changyuan cared more about his life and death than whether the scheming game would be completed. Regardless of his struggle, he forcibly took him away. Xu Yuanqing didn't have the strength to argue with him, and held his hand weakly, her expression softened.Come down and discuss with him softly, "Xiang Changyuan, I won't drive you away, and you don't take me away either."

Xiang Changyuan was startled, the hand that was about to hug him stopped, a burst of sadness flooded from the bottom of his heart to his eyes, facing the dying man, he couldn't get angry, only full of helplessness, "Xu Yuanqing, do you know what you are doing?"

"Xiang Changyuan, you don't understand." Xu Yuanqing saw his tearful eyes for the first time. The heroic young man also had sad moments. He slightly lowered his eyes to suppress the sadness in his eyes, turned his head to look at the beams, and repeated softly.Again, "You won't understand."

Xiang Changyuan really didn't understand his painstaking efforts, but he didn't take him away forcibly. He went to the dormitory, hugged him with a quilt, covered him, quietly stood by his side, and served him tea and water.

The heating in the room was too high, because Xu Yuanqing was guarded by someone, he took off his heavy guard and fell asleep.

Xu Yuanqing woke up in a daze, the candles were lit, candlesticks were lit everywhere in the room, the light was bright, he looked sideways, Xiang Changyuan sat on the desk and looked straight at himself, holding the sword in his hand all the time, looking like he was ready for battle.

"To cannon fodder."

When Xiang Changyuan saw him wake up, his eyes lit up, and Xu Yuanqing's complexion improved a lot in the candlelight, not as pale as in the daytime.

The quilt on Xu Yuanqing's body weighed heavily on him and he couldn't breathe. He shook his body to let the quilt slide down. He was instantly relieved. Before he could speak, there was an extra bowl in front of him. The strong smell of medicine came over his face, so he hurriedly stopped talking.

Xiang Changyuan raised his chin and turned his head around, eyes full of helplessness, and said earnestly, "Drink even if you don't want to."

"Who's medicine bowl is so close." Xu Yuanqing rolled his eyes, took out his hand from the quilt, grabbed the bowl and drank it without saying a word, the bitter taste filled his mouth, and he pulled his face a few times.

"Open your mouth."

He was dizzy from the bitterness of the medicine, and he did as soon as he heard the words. Then there was a sweet taste in his mouth, and the bitter taste of the medicine was dispelled by the sugar. He regained his sanity and stared at Chang Yuan with a half-smileLooking at myself, I became embarrassed for a while.

Xiang Changyuan took the handkerchief and handed it to him, smiled slightly and said, "Drink more slowly next time."

Xu Yuanqing took the handkerchief angrily, and wiped his mouth, "What time is it?"

Xiang Changyuan supported the table with his hands, and leaned towards him, his already bright eyes were shining brightly under the candlelight, maybe it was because of the cold, his voice was a little hoarse, "It's almost dawn."

"Um?"

Xu Yuanqing was startled, he had slept for so long, looked around the room and there was no movement, and looked at Chang Yuan, and he was unscathed, and asked in disbelief, "Nothing happened?"

Xiang Changyuan sat up straight, stretched his waist, and stood up yawning, "Who dares to have Lord Hou sit in the town?"

Xu Yuanqing thought that there would be a bloody battle tonight, but he didn't expect that everything was safe until now.

Under the candlelight, the two had different thoughts, and their eyes were still clear when they met each other.

In a blink of an eye, it was dawn.

Xiang Changyuan's hand holding the sword finally relaxed, and his frown that had been tightly furrowed was also relaxed.

Xu Yuanqing was about to speak when he heard a knock on the door, followed by Butler Xu's voice, "Your Majesty, please, Lord Hou."

Yi Changyuan made way sideways, his back was full of exhaustion after he relaxed, "Go, I should go home too."

"En." Xu Yuanqing nodded, pulled himself out of the heavy quilt, and accidentally touched the incense burner on the table with his sleeve when he passed him.Seeing that he was still standing still, Xiang Changyuan said dryly, "You go first, I'll take it."

Xu Yuanqing glanced down at the incense ash on the ground, and said in a muffled voice, "Thank you."

After the seventh day of the lunar new year, the winter is still the same, the cold wind is hunting, piercing people's skin like a knife like a sword, he followed Uncle Xu, walked to the gate of the courtyard and looked back at the pineapple tree, there were only a few sporadic branches on the ground.Last night was unusual, but today feel that the tree is much balder than usual.

"Your Majesty?" Uncle Xu stood beside him, urging in a low voice.

Xu Yuanqing turned around and continued to follow him, and suddenly asked, "Uncle Xu, what happened last night?"

Uncle Xu kept silent and quietly led him the way.