After Shu Mei woke up, he found himself lying in the dormitory of Ciyuan Palace, shivering with cold.

"Isn't there a stove in the temple?" Shu Mei turned his head sideways to ask the palace maid who was sleeping.

"Back to my mother, the stove is always burning. It's just that in the second half of the night last year, there was a sudden hailstorm, and it was really cold. ”

"It hailed last night?!" Shu Mei looked stunned.

"Yes, the begonias that have just budded outside the hall have frozen to death, and this year's Flower Dynasty Festival, I'm afraid I won't see a single flower."

Knowing that Shu Mei had woken up, Qiu Jin hurriedly walked into the hall, "Niangniang, you can be regarded as awake, the palace is in chaos now!" ”

"What's going on?" Shu Mei's mind was blank.

"Concubine Xian Niangniang just committed suicide in fear of sin, the eldest princess of Xingguo and the lord of Jiaqi can't be found, and the old ninth prince takes a group of clan relatives to ask for a holy ...... in the vertical arch hall."

Shu Mei looked at Qiu Hibiscus in a daze, and for a while before she asked, "You said that Concubine Xian committed suicide in fear of sin?" What crime did she commit? ”

"It's not clear, when the Imperial City Division interrogated the chamberlain of Yanqing Palace, some palace people speculated that she committed suicide in fear of sin, which may be related to the assassination of His Majesty's Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony......"

In Qiu Jin's narration, Shu Mei's blank mind gradually had pictures and sounds, and the scene of Ling Li's injury to save her once again came into his mind.

"Your Majesty, where is he now?" Shu Mei sat up and asked eagerly.

Lord Shen arranged for Man Fu to come over and say that in order to avoid accidents, General Song You temporarily sent His Majesty's coffin to the Qiu Di Pavilion. Now it is only said that His Majesty was injured in an attack and is recuperating in the Funing Palace. ”

Tears blurred his vision again, Shu Mei wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "Let people prepare a sedan chair, I'm going to see him at the Autumn Pavilion." ”

Her vision was blurred, and a pair of feet swept back and forth in front of the bed, but she never got into her shoes, and her hands trembled in anxiety for a while.

"Niangniang, Your Majesty has already been a guest." Qiu Jin knelt down in front of the bed, grabbed Shu Mei's hand and cried: "Now, the situation in the DPRK and China is extremely dangerous, if Niangniang doesn't calm down, I'm afraid ...... I'm afraid we won't be able to protect His Royal Highness the little prince! ”

Shu Mei froze.

She didn't want to believe that he really left her and the child like this! She thought that when she woke up, she would find that it was just a dream, but when she woke up, she realized that it was really a nightmare from which she could not escape.

Seeing that Shu Mei was stunned and speechless, Qiu Jin said again: "Niangniang, your top priority is to deal with the internal affairs of the palace, stabilize the court situation with Lord Shen, and prepare for His Royal Highness the Little Prince's accession to the throne." ”

Shu Mei closed his eyes and raised his head, and only after a long time did he open his eyes, "When did the eldest princess of Xingguo and the county lord of Jiaqi disappear?" ”

Seeing that Shu Mei began to inquire about the affairs of the palace, Qiu Jin immediately breathed a sigh of relief, she stood up and said: "They took Niangniang's carriage back to the palace yesterday, and there was nothing abnormal last night, but the palace people found that the two were missing this morning, and when they were looking for the princess and the county lord, they found that Concubine Xian Niangniang hanged herself in the dormitory......

"They witnessed the entire assassination process in Yuanqiu yesterday, and Lord Shen was worried about the leakage, so he told him to find the princess and the county lord as soon as possible."

"Go and inform Liu Yin, and ask him to arrange for all the inner servants in the Inner Chamberlain Province to come and find someone, and be sure to rummage through every corner of the palace." Shu Mei hurriedly instructed while kicking his shoes, "Let the people from the Palace Gate Bureau send the entry and exit records of the palace gates yesterday to the Ciyuan Palace." ”

After Qiu Jinying left, Shu Mei summoned Si Yisi to come in, changed into Queen Zhai Yi for her, painted a heavy makeup, covered the crying marks on her face with fat powder, and then hurried to the vertical arch hall.

Last night's hail had not yet melted, and the Yongnian Palace was full of scattered flowers and trees that had been hit by the hail. This desolate scene is just like her broken state of mind at the moment.

"Your Majesty refuses to come to the Vertical Arch Hall to see everyone, we might as well go to the Funing Palace!"

"Yes, go to the Funing Hall to have a look, we can't be blinded by these guards and eunuchs in the palace!"

Sure enough, the old ninth prince and a group of clan relatives were bustling outside the vertical arch hall. They had all heard about Ling Li's attack on Yuanqiu yesterday, and they came to the palace at this moment to visit Ling Li's sick body and confirm that he was alive or dead. This group of people with the blood of the Ling family in their bodies all thought that they were the potential masters of the South Yue River. As soon as the wind blows, they will jump to the try.

"Presumptuous! What kind of system are you arguing and shouting in the palace like this?! Hearing that these clan relatives were going to Funing Hall to find out, Shu Mei immediately turned cold and asked sharply.

"Niangniang, it's the queen mother who is here!"

Hearing Shu Mei's voice, the clan relatives gathered around automatically separated a way, leading her to the leading Old Nine Princes.

Seeing the old Nine Princes, Shu Mei deliberately took the queen's shelf and did not salute the juniors, and before he could speak, she said: "Uncle Nine Emperors, you are a respected old clan relative in South Vietnam, I heard that Your Majesty was in poor health, and I took my uncles and nephews into the palace to visit as soon as possible. ”

As he spoke, Shu Mei bowed to the clansmen.

"How is Your Majesty hurt? I heard that it was stabbed in the heart, but is there a danger of life? The old ninth prince asked eagerly.

"It's true that it was stabbed in the chest, but fortunately, Your Majesty was born in martial arts, and he is used to wearing armor, although he was attacked by assassins, he reacted quickly, and he was not in danger of his life."

A clan member next to him proposed: "In that case, why don't we go and see Your Majesty, so that we can relax and ......"

"Are you sure you want to see Your Majesty?!" Shu Mei suddenly turned around and stared fiercely at the person who said this, "Your Majesty is working with Lord Shen and General Song to investigate the mastermind of the Yuanqiu assassination case, and he just wants to find out who is coveting this Nanyue country and who is looking forward to his death." In the words of General Song, the murderer is the person who wants to know His Majesty's safety the most at this moment! ”

After Shu Mei gritted his teeth and said this, the clan relatives looked at each other, and no one dared to speak, lest they be detained for the felony of killing the monarch and plotting rebellion.

"Your Majesty has decided to suspend the court meeting, and he wants to see who is scheming and jumping up and down." Saying that, Shu Mei softened his tone again, and said sincerely: "The rivers and mountains of Nanyue belong to the Ling family, and I hope that the clan will unite and protect it together." If anyone asks your uncles and nephews for news of Your Majesty, please remain vigilant and enter the palace in time to provide clues about the traitors and thieves. ”

"Okay, I'll make a note of everything." The clan relatives nodded their heads again and again. In the past, they always heard that Shu Shi'an's granddaughter was a demon concubine, but now that they have seen it, they know that there is a reason why this woman can be chosen by Ling Li.

Seeing off a group of clan relatives, Shu Mei closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"This matter has been handled very well!"

Shu Mei opened his eyes, and when he saw that it was Shen, his eyes immediately became hot, "Lord Shen!" ”

"The minister just discussed with General Song and General Zhang in the small study of Funing Palace, and I heard that the old nine princes brought people to the Vertical Arch Hall to ask for a face to the saint, and the ministers were worried about how to deal with it on the way here, but fortunately Niangniang helped." He bowed and said.