The next day Xu Yuanqing woke up and found that it was already noon, he anxiously called Zuo Yue to question, sure enough, Xiang Changyuan won the leader, named Zhaowu Xiaowei, and led thousands of elite soldiers and tens of thousands of Yunzhou to suppress the bandits.

The Xiang family has made great contributions to the country, and Xiang Changning knows that he has only disobeyed orders. Now he is going to the palace to learn the etiquette of the princess, and Xiang Changyuan will be named the princess immediately on the day he returns to Beijing.

For a while, Xiang's family had the same scenery, and there were many discussions in the capital.

Xu Yuanqing's mind was full of images of Xiang Changyuan going out of the city, but he was not weak, so he asked Zuo Yue to prepare his horse and go to the city gate.

He brushed Zuoyue's hand away and ran out. When he reached the courtyard gate, he was already exhausted. He stubbornly shook his body and continued to run. When he reached the gate, Liu Qian descended from the sky and blocked his way. He couldn't dodge and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Xu Yuanqing shouted angrily: "Get out of the way!"

Liu Qian looked at him condescendingly, unhurriedly took out a bouquet of winter plums from his bosom and handed it to him.

Without words, Xu Yuanqing knew that Xiang Changyuan had come when he saw Hongmei.

Zuo Yue rushed to support Xu Yuanqing, and glared at Liu Qian who was watching coldly.

Liu Qian squatted down on his knees, moved the plum blossoms to his eyes, and relayed expressionlessly, "Seeing the flowers is like seeing me, and looking forward to the prince is like the constant moon and the rising sun."

"Crazy." Xu Yuanqing looked at the plum blossoms that were close at hand, they were in full bloom, and he didn't know where he found them, but he stood up staggeringly with Zuo Yue's strength, and took the flowers softly.

Seeing this, Zuo Yue immediately helped him back to the yard, and let out a long breath.

Liu Qian was about to hide when he saw Gu Sanzhi approaching slowly, his eyes were blind but the wind was blowing under his feet, so he stayed for a while longer to watch.

"Mr. Liu?" Gu Sanzhi paused beside him, and saluted him sideways.

"..."

Liu Qian's eyes widened, a little surprised.

Martial arts practitioners can walk very lightly at Liu Qian's level, and their breathing can also be controlled weakly, so it is the cheapest to lurk in secret. As a secret guard, few people find his whereabouts.

Seeing him coming just now, Liu Qian could not move and slowed down his breathing. Unexpectedly, he stopped in front of her impartially and greeted him.

This is a bit unbelievable for the blind.

Liu Qian was stunned for a moment and asked directly, "Can you see it?"

Hearing this, Gu Sanzhi straightened up and smiled slightly, "Mr. has a smell."

"Huh?" Liu Qian took two steps back, tilted his head and smelled it but didn't smell it. He looked at Blind Gu, suspecting that he was pretending to be crazy, and asked, "What smell?"

"Mister's smell is coming." Gu Sanzhi said meaningfully, then turned and left.

Liu Qian was about to catch up and ask, when he heard a familiar voice, and heard his voice before seeing the person.

Tang Jiao shouted at the top of his voice, "Xu Yuanqing!"

The two bumped into each other head-on, their eyes met, Tang Jiao was ecstatic, and grabbed him immediately to prevent him from running away.

Tang Jiao was overjoyed, "Hey, let me catch you!"

Tang Jiao: "..."

Liu Qian easily let go of his hand, dodging the distance in his panic, he thought for a while and didn't run, but asked, "What do you want me for?"

"I'm not looking for you, I'm here for Xu Yuanqing!" Tang proudly turned his head away, exhaled from his nose, angrily pushed him away and walked in.

Liu Qian caught up with him and stopped him at the gate of the courtyard, blocking the door with a blank expression to prevent him from entering, "My son doesn't want to see you."

Xu Yuanqing was weak and had no time to make trouble with him.

"You!" Seeing his expression, Tang Jiao became even more angry, stomped his feet angrily, and said through gritted teeth, "Liu Qian, you're bullying too much!"

Liu Qian glanced at him, his little face flushed with anger, he held his sword in his arms and said, "Please go back."

Tang Jiao's eyeballs rolled around, the corners of his mouth curled up, and suddenly he lost his temper. He approached Liu Qian and asked meaningfully, "Are you sure you won't let me go?"

Liu Qian smelled the scent of gardenias on his body, wrinkled his nose and turned his head away, still as motionless as a mountain.

"Cut." Tang Jiao snorted disdainfully, stepped back and took out a hairpin from his sleeve and dangled it in front of his eyes, "Let me tell you, I'm running for the empress, have you figured it out?"

Liu Qian followed Xu Yuanqing for a long time, he had seen this hairpin before, it was Xu Yuanqing's birthday gift to Empress Xu a few years ago.

The siblings are very affectionate, and the things they give each other are very precious, and they will not show them to others unless there is an urgent matter.

After seeing the hairpin, Liu Qian's eyes fell on the triumphant Tang Jiao, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He didn't expect that Mr. Tang, who was notoriously unreliable, could actually run errands for the empress.

"Not yet!"

Tang Jiao looked at him indifferently after watching him proudly, but he was furious, and rushed towards him.

Liu Qian dodged sideways, saw that his foot was about to fall, so he stopped him and stood firm, raised his eyebrows, and said calmly, "No matter how proud the young master is, he must walk well."

After speaking, before Tang Jiao got angry, he walked quickly into the house. After Tang Jiao chased him in, there was no one left, only one big and one small were waiting for the plum blossoms in the room.

Tang Jiao slammed the hairpin on the table with a "slap", the sound was clear and crisp, and it almost broke.

Xu Yuanqing took a closer look, and kicked him reflexively, but his body was weak and his strength was insufficient, like a mosquito scratching an itch, Tang Jiao didn't move at all.

Zuo Yue picked up the hairpin and handed it to him with insight, and carefully moved the plum blossoms away from the little eunuch Li Yuan.

Xu Yuanqing looked up at him, his gaze was like a knife, "You'd better say something useful."

Tang Jiao fixed his eyes on the beams of the room, and replied, "The Empress said that she is full-term, and I can't hide it anymore. Would you like to come to the palace to see her?"

After hearing the words, Xu Yuanqing's awe-inspiring expression softened a little. He stared at the hairpin in his hand, thinking of his sister's joyful look, and his heart softened. When he looked up and saw Tang Jiao's face collapsed again, he chased him off without hesitation, "Get out."

Tang Jiao found no clues on the beams, lowered his head in frustration, and said seriously, "By the way, I found a problem."

Xu Yuanqing didn't bother to pay attention to him, put the hairpin on the book and put it away, then tilted his head to motion for Zuo Yue to pass the vase to him, and inserted all the plum blossoms into the white porcelain vase, which was very red and eye-catching.

Tang Jiao had a good temper at the moment and didn't care about him. After Zuo Yue took the vase away to make room, he hurried to Xu Yuanqing's side, and whispered, "There is something wrong with the queen's maid."

"What?"

Regarding Empress Xu, Xu Yuanqing became energetic and did not dare to be careless. He stared at Tang Jiao.

"Really, when I was leaving the palace, I bumped into the Queen's maidservant passing news to people outside."

Xu Yuanqing frowned and became nervous, "Who?"

"Hmm..." Tang Jiao propped himself up on the table and pondered. He racked his brains and thought for a while. He heard the "rustling" sound of the pear trees in the courtyard. After a while, he slammed the table and exclaimed, "Lu Qiuling's people!"

Xu Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat, "You read it right?"

Tang Jiao knocked on the table with "bang bang bang" and said with determination on his face, "It's impossible to be wrong. I saw that girl when Liu Qian took me to Huaiguo's mansion. At that time Liu Qian praised her for being beautiful! I mightForget it!"

"Liu Qian!"

Liu Qian pushed out the window helplessly and exposed his head, glanced at Tang Jiao, his eyes were speechless.

"I haven't seen anyone."

"That girl has a mole here." Seeing him smiling, Tang Jiao pointed behind his ear, moved his feet closer to show him, and guided him excitedly, "You still said that she was walking like a cat."

Liu Qian thought about it and nodded, "Well, he's Lu Qiuling's man, who knows martial arts and poison."

"Ah Yue! Prepare your horse and enter the palace!"

Xu Yuanqing's heart was beating like thunder, he grabbed the hairpin and ran out, went to the porch and thought of something and hurried back to find Chang Lao.

Chang Lao was packing his things when he was dragged away involuntarily, he had no choice but to ask what he was going to do.

"Look for my sister."

"Enter the palace?" Chang Lao shook off his hand and took a few steps back, "I promised to save you, but I didn't promise to look at other people. If Xiang Changbo hadn't been brought by my apprentice, I wouldRegardless of whether he lives or dies, it is absolutely impossible to enter the palace."

"Chang Lao!"

Old Chang stopped him quickly without letting his knees fall to the ground, and his eyes moved slightly. It was rare for the proud and complacent Xu Shizi to kneel down and beg for help for his family, but he had his own persistence, and he couldn't lose his principles just because he was soft-hearted.

"Concerned about chaos, what are you doing in such a hurry, your elder sister is poisoned? Do you want me to go?"

Xu Yuanqing's mind was confused, and Empress Xu was crying bitterly and losing her will to live. He clutched Chang Laofa's clothes tightly, "I can do whatever you want, please look at my sister, she is pregnant, if you don't want meIf there is an accident, I am afraid that she will die."

"you……"

Chang Lao pinned his hand to prevent him from pulling it, and was not moved at all.

Xu Yuanqing couldn't move him, Chang Lao stepped back step by step.

"噗!" There was a clear sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed, Liu Qian's sword was no longer on Chang Lao's neck, and he said in a deep voice, "Please come, Chang Lao."

Tang Jiao came out and saw this scene, his mouth was wide open, and he supported the pillar in surprise.

Chang Lao refused to eat, and held his head up to show his neck, "Then you take my corpse in."

Liu Qian's eyes moved slightly, Xu Yuanqing hurriedly pushed his sword back, "I can agree to whatever Chang Lao wants."

Chang always saw that there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, which was already a sign of illness, but he was still holding on.

Xu Yuanqing: "Whether it's Yinyuqin or something else, as long as Chang Lao wants it, I will give it to you with all my wealth."

"Heh." Chang Lao sneered, shook off his hand and walked forward, "As long as I want, there is nothing I can't get."

Seeing this, Xu Yuanqing winked at Liu Qian and hurriedly followed.

On the carriage, Xu Yuanqing was holding his clothes tightly, his knuckles were white, his face was sweating, his lips were trembling slightly, trying to resist the discomfort.

"Boom!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise, the carriage shook violently, Xu Yuanqing hit the wall of the carriage left and right, his eyes regained clarity after a moment of darkness, and he pushed open the door with great effort to get out.

But in an instant, several flying arrows came, and at a critical moment, several men in black descended from the sky to block the arrows for him, and they protected him behind him, blocking all the arrows, leaving him unscathed.

His person is completely exposed.

At the same time, Liu Qian brought Chang Lao to Jinming Palace smoothly.

Empress Xu was very surprised when she saw Liu Qian. When she lost her son, Xu Yuanqing coaxed Liu Qian to sing to her in order to make her happy, so she knew that Liu Qian was Xu Yuanqing's secret guard.

The hidden guard never showed up unless necessary, so she never saw Liu Qian in the palace again, and now she knew something important was going to happen when she saw her, and she felt uneasy.

"Where's Nan Nan?"

Empress Xu immediately backed away, leaving only her confidants behind.

"Your Majesty is fine, please be at ease with your Majesty." Seeing that Empress Xu's eyes were somewhat gentle, Liu Qian stepped aside to let Chang Lao come, and introduced, "This is a friend of Majesty's, and Majesty specifically asked him to please Madam."pulse."

"Please take a pulse?"

Empress Xu was puzzled, and seemed to understand something after a while, with a solemn expression, "Where is Nan Nan?"

Liu Qian raised his hand to salute, and then helped her sit down more than the norm, and signaled Chang Lao to hurry up.

Chang Lao was calm and composed, shook his sleeves to his arms, took out a handkerchief unhurriedly and put it on Empress Xu's wrist, calmly and calmly diagnosed the pulse.

After a while, he withdrew his hand, glanced at Liu Qian, and said nothing.

Empress Xu looked at him nervously, "Why don't you speak when you're taking the pulse?"

Chang Lao smiled slightly, "The Empress is all right, and so is the fetus in her womb."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, your son heard that I am a master of gynecology, and that's why he asked me to ask for your pulse."

Chang Lao didn't blush when he told a lie, his heart didn't beat, he was calm and natural, he was not afraid at all in the resplendent palace, and he didn't change his face in front of the queen, like a habitual criminal.

"Nonsense!" Empress Xu scolded in a low voice, she raised her eyes to see that Liu Qian was also silent, she raised her hand to sweep off the cup on the table, the sound of broken porcelain echoed in the hall.

She is not so easy to coax as a three-year-old child. Xu Yuanqing spent a lot of trouble sending people to the palace for pulse diagnosis, just because he is a well-known expert in gynecology.

The Tai Hospital is the highest medical office in Dasheng, and dare not say that it is the person with the highest medical skills in the world. This simple pulse diagnosis is by no means inferior to the quack doctors.

Empress Xu's eyes were sullen, "Liu Qian."

Liu Qian: "The son said, if the empress asks questions, let me answer them. If you tell me about this, he will not live."

"presumptuous!"

Empress Xu was furious, Chang Lao pouted and looked innocent.

Liu Qian bowed his head and remained silent.

Xu Yuanqing explained that if there was any discrepancy, then he would tell the truth and ask Emperor Chongming to come and listen. If there was nothing wrong, then he said that he was just asking for the Ping An pulse. Empress Xu guessed that she could only threaten his life to hide it.

The atmosphere was dignified, Empress Xu was so angry that she sat down slowly while leaning on the chair, and the nanny hurriedly served her tea.

Someone outside the hall reported, "Young master is here."

Empress Xu raised her hand to rub her temples, her anger still persisted, "No see."

Liu Qian crossed the line again, "See you."

Hearing this, Empress Xu raised her eyes to look at him, and nodded to the nanny after a while.

Even though Tang Jiao was messing around, he didn't dare to mess around in front of the queen, he had done all the proper manners, and silently retreated to stand beside Liu Qian, winking at him.

Seeing that the pastry in front of him was deliberately knocked to the ground, Mr. Chang calmly stood up and apologized, "Madam, the grass people were born in a rough place, so it's rude to see such a luxurious palace for the first time."

Empress Xu was full of only Xu Yuanqing, she lacked interest in the other side, and said without raising her head, "It's okay."

Chang Lao continued, "I heard the son said that the tea in the empress's palace is clean and delicious. I wonder if the grassroots can ask for a cup of reward."

Empress Xu saw that his expression was calm, his every move was very calm from the moment he entered the hall, there was no such thing as "reckless" in his mouth, and he spoke with intentional guidance, with a measure in his heart, she looked sideways at the nanny.

Mammy immediately went to call for tea.

Several people were seated, and the maid came slowly with a tray.

Tang Jiao stared straight at Liu Qian, wishing he could stick it on someone, but Liu Qian looked away speechlessly, and coughed a few times to remind him to pay attention to the situation.

Tang Jiao just remembered the business, turned his head reluctantly, happened to see the person at the gate of the palace, and hurriedly exclaimed, "Hey, this girl is actually from the empress's palace."

The teacup in the maid's hand trembled, she put down the teacup and wanted to leave.

Tang Jiao refused to let go, and took a few steps forward to arrest him, dragging and dragging him to Empress Xu.

Empress Xu asked, "What's the meaning of this, my lord?"

"I saw this elder sister at the gate of the palace today. She seemed to be exchanging something with Princess Lu's personal maid."

The palace maid turned pale with fright and hurriedly knelt down to cry for injustice.

Tang Jiao crossed his arms and cast a smug look at Liu Qian, and curled his lips when he saw that he was ignoring him.

"Empress, I heard from my aunt that the palace rules are strict and no outsiders are allowed. This elder sister of the palace has an affair with Princess Lu's maid, which is a capital offense."

"Empress, I don't have one!" The palace maid's face turned pale, and she shouted that she was wronged.

Empress Xu also understood the meaning of this act, she was still worried about Xu Yuanqing's safety, she didn't want to act like this, and signaled the nanny to take him down for disposal.

Empress Xu was fidgeting, "Where did Nan Nan go?"

"The prince said he was fine."

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"Your Majesty is so courageous."

A female voice sounded from the roof, Xu Yuanqing looked up, and saw Lu Qiuling's eyes were like knives under the moonlight, and the woman next to her helped her to the ground.

The hidden guards around Xu Yuanqing were all exposed, and they were all seriously injured now that they were outnumbered.

If he hadn't listened to Chang Lao's words "it must be him", maybe Chang Lao would have died in the capital.

From Xiang Changning's being transferred out of the capital to Xiang Changbo's assassination on the street, every step of dismantling has hidden secrets.

The situation in northern Xinjiang is complicated, and Xiang Changning was secretly transferred out of Beijing by Emperor Chongming's decree of resistance. This is the first step to push Xiang's family to the forefront.Let's talk again.

How did Shen Yuze convince the two treacherous ministers far away in northern Xinjiang?

Taking the downfall of Xiang Jia as a bargaining chip, deliberately creating banditry in Yunzhou, and planning to be assassinated on Changbo Street, this step can not only turn Xiang Jia's generals, but also lead out whether there are masters in Xu Yuanqing's house.

Shen Yuze really counted it, so Xu Yuanqing didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to Chang Lao to detoxify.

Now that Xiang Changyuan has gone to Yunzhou, and Xiangru's third son is away, he dare not act rashly.

It only needs a little tricks to lure out the life-saving genius doctor Xu Yuanqing hid in the mansion, and ending his life is equivalent to cutting off Xu Yuanqing's life.

It's just that they don't know that Xu Yuanqing is crazier than them, and his Gu poison has already been taken under their noses.

Seeing Lu Qiuling in sackcloth and filial piety, Xu Yuanqing felt happy, which meant that he had guessed the wrong direction, so there was a bit of a smile in his cold eyes, "Is the princess crazy?"

Lu Qiuling sneered, "It seems that Shen Lin'an is not that smart either."

The veins on Xu Yuanqing's forehead bulged, and sweat flowed down his jaw. He held on to his body, and confronted her with burning eyes, "What deal did the princess make with him?"

"Deal?" Lu Qiuling looked up to the sky and laughed out loud, "I'm a bereaved dog now, so what qualifications do I have to negotiate a deal?"

She does have self-knowledge.

Xu Yuanqing: "This plan failed, and the princess was disappointed."

"It's thanks to the success of the son." Lu Qiuling smiled meaningfully, with a cold smile, and turned to leave accompanied by the maid.

Xu Yuanqing's back felt cold, seeing her servant girl had no mole, she was startled suddenly, swayed, and rushed to the palace.

He caught up with the palace gate before it was locked and entered. He wiped the sweat off his face as he walked, adjusted his appearance, and hurried to Jinming Palace. Fortunately, everyone was safe.

The moment Empress Xu saw him, the tension in her heart relaxed, and she supported him with tears in her eyes.

"Sister."

Empress Xu scolded, "You're going to scare my sister to death!"

Xu Yuanqing lowered his eyes to look at her abdomen, and he couldn't see that she was pregnant even though the clothes covered her. When he thought of Sister's suffering, he was really happy for her, and took out a rattle from his arms, "I just came here to pick a gift for SisterIt's late, why are you so worried?"

Empress Xu smiled happily when she saw the rattle in his hand, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took the toy and shook it on her belly.

The candlesticks in Jinming Palace are bright as day.

Tang Jiao pestered Liu Qian to talk, and Chang Lao drank tea as if nothing had happened. It was really bold for a foreigner to be in the palace in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the people in Jinming Palace were all carefully screened, and no one dared to chew their tongues.

Xu Yuanqing got up and went to Liu Qian, glared at Tang Jiao to warn him to shut up, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is he?"

Liu Qian: "Take me down for interrogation."

Xu Yuanqing: "That person knows kung fu and has a mole behind his ear?"

Tang Jiao nodded like a pounding garlic, very determined.

Xu Yuanqing recalled what he saw just now, the people around Lu Qiuling were indeed good at kung fu, but there were no moles and they were not beautiful.

Is there more than one person beside her?

He was worried and asked, "Where is the person, I will go to the trial myself."

Empress Xu stopped, "What are you going to do? It's just a bad luck, the gate of the palace has been locked and you can't go out, so you will rest in the palace tonight."

"I asked Nanny Wang to tidy up the side hall for you."

Liu Qian looked at Xu Yuanqing, thinking that he would be stubborn, but he was unexpectedly well-behaved and obeyed the arrangement obediently.

Tang Jiaofei said that he was afraid to share with him, but Liu Qian strongly refused, and kindly carried him to his own room, then turned around and went to find Xu Yuanqing, when he heard a slight movement in the room, he frowned slightly and retractedThe hand that pushed the door quietly guarded the door.

An hour later, Xu Yuanqing held the door frame and called him.

Liu Qian went to help him, wanting to help him back, but he insisted on going to interrogate the maid, so he had to let him.

The incident happened suddenly and there was a secret, the maid was not imprisoned, but was interrogated in the side hall, and the sentence had not yet been executed, so she did not say a word.

When Xu Yuanqing saw her, he caught the flash in her eyes, and was burning with anger. He hurried to her and took out the wooden hairpin from her head and poked it on her face, saying angrily, "Who are you for!"

The maid was too frightened by his sudden anger to move, trembling all over.

Xu Yuanqing didn't drink medicine at night, and his body was weaker than before. He sat slumped, holding the hairpin with trembling hands, and stared at the maid, blood dripped down the maid's cheeks onto him.

He dazzled to see the mole behind the maid's ear, and hastily pinched her chin and twisted it.

Liu Qian was also shocked for a moment.

So, it was her that he saw in Duke Huai's mansion?

Liu Qian stepped forward to check her hand, the tiger's mouth was thick with calluses, only those who are used to swords have it, and he checked her pulse again, it was calm and powerful, it was indeed a martial arts practitioner.

A few months ago, she was a maid in Huaiguo's mansion, but now she is a palace maid.

The hands of the people behind the scenes are too big.

"What do you want to do!"

Xu Yuanqing's eyes widened with anger, and the hairpin in her hand stabbed at her palm without hesitation. The maid screamed, Liu Qian raised his hand to cover her mouth, and the guarding eunuch froze in fright.

"You want to use my elder sister to get rid of the prince?"

He slowly pulled out the hairpin, and the blood spread on the ground. He propped himself up on the ground and got up to avoid the blood.

Liu Qian let go of his hand, but the palace lady didn't dare to cry out in a hoarse voice.

Xu Yuanqing stared at her condescendingly, and rubbed the blood with his fingertips, "I'll make it up for you, the crown prince's evil deeds, if one thing is missing, I will make up for it with the lives of your family members."

Liu Qian left with Xu Yuanqing, the sky turned white, and several candlesticks in Jinming Palace had already been extinguished.

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"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

In the early morning, the ashen Dengwen drum outside the gate of the imperial city was beaten, and the sound of the drum spread throughout the streets and alleys.

The stagnant water in the capital was overturned, the birds were singing, and the people were empty.

Lu Qiuling knelt at the gate of the imperial city, submitting the petition.

"Lu Qiuling, the daughter of the guilty minister, sued the present prince for enslaving the people, robbing the people's daughters, taking bribes to collect money, and embezzling military pay."

Her voice was clear and clear, overwhelming the noisy voices into everyone's ears.

There were endless discussions, Lu Qiuling looked ghostly, looked at the high city wall, filled with hatred, and read out the last crime word by word.

"Li leads to foreign countries!"

There was a loud bang, and there was a din of people.