Chapter 197
The moon is cold and the stars are sparse at night, how can the three-foot soft and the sky beauties fill? The green trees fall in red and thin in front of the courtyard, who can I pity a song of lovesickness?
To the southwest of Gusu City, near the shore of Taihu Lake, there is a Baiyun Mountain. The scenery in the mountains is pleasant and connected by mountains and rivers. There are not only many golden osmanthus, but also many maple trees in the mountains.
Every autumn, while it is surrounded by the sweet fragrance of osmanthus, it is also stained by the red maple all over the mountains. That scene is like a landscape painting.
Deep in such a picturesque place, there is a stable house...
Xiao Qingyue stood by the pond in the yard and looked at the maple leaves opposite her, which made her think of the maple trees on Qixia Mountain in Jiankang. In fact, what she really thought of was the man as gorgeous as maple leaves.
Xiao Nanfeng arranged her place to live in Suzhou here...
Looking at the beautiful scenery full of spring, she felt a little nervous. Since she came here, she has always been restless.
It has been almost half a month since she came here, but no news came from Yangzhou. As day by day passed, she became more and more worried.
Lian Qiao looked at the person standing by the pond at the door. These days, Xiao Qingyue often stood there and stared at the maple forest not far away, and saw that it had been more than half a day.
Take out a cloak from the house, walk over, and put it on the thin shoulders, "Princess, it's windy outside today, come into the house."
The person who was distracted subconsciously tightened the cloak on his shoulders and came back to his senses. "I'm fine, staying in the house is too boring. The scenery here is so good, I can't let it go." It would be great if that person was there too, landscapes, pastorals, looking at maples, scenery, painting mountains and waters...
Lian Qiao looked up at the gloomy weather today. She knew that Xiao Qingyue was not thinking about enjoying the scenery at all.
"Princess, don't worry too much, the prince will be fine."
Youran sighed and expressed his always worried, "How can you not worry? He is not an ordinary royal relative and noble. It is not that easy to escape without his own life." He is the King of Linchuan, the only prince whom the emperor has personally conferred. It is not easy to leave his identity and live in seclusion from the world.
"Since the prince asked Li Xun to follow him, he must have thought of a way out. The princess just needs to wait patiently."
"At present, there is no other way except waiting." I hope she is worried about everything and thinks too much.
At this time, Jiang's voice came from the house, "The meal is ready, come in and have a meal."
When the two heard the call, they both left the pond and returned to the house for meals.
Su Xing and Gao Wenfan lived not far from the foot of the mountain and often came up to flee, but they were not seen in the past two days, and they were not known to be tied up by something.
Li Xun has also gone out early and returned late these days, and I don’t know what he is busy with...
Xiao Qingyue had a premonition that something must have happened. Looking at the side dishes on the table, she loved to eat, but she had no appetite at all...
With the comfort of Jiang Shi and Lian Qiao, she reluctantly took a few bites. Jiang Shi and Lian Qiao were both very anxious when they saw her getting thinner.
Originally, Xiao Qingyue's body was weak, and if she was not thinking about food and food like this, her body would sooner or later. They couldn't help but pray that Xiao Nanfeng would finish everything earlier and leave Suzhou. But soon after, this wish was broken by a piece of news.
Xiao Nanfeng, I can't come to Suzhou anymore...
In the evening, Li Xun, who had been out for a day, finally came back. It was already midnight when he came back, but Xiao Qingyue did not rest as much as before. She had been waiting for Li Xun to come back.
After her repeated interrogation, Li Xun had just told the news that he had received from Yangzhou a few days ago... Xiao Nanfeng was imprisoned in the Linchuan Palace in Jiankang!
When Xiao Qingyue heard this news, she felt a chill in her heart. She still had something to fear...
Shortly after Yin Jun was captured that day, Jiankang sent a large team of troops to Yangzhou. On the surface, he was trying to rescue Yin Jun, but in fact he wanted to find the secret of the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill.
In fact, Xiao Yan was still a little afraid of Xiao Nanfeng's power, so he issued an imperial edict to tell Xiao Nanfeng to return to Jiankang together.
Xiao Nanfeng originally planned to take this opportunity to settle the incident, and asked Xiao Yan to revoke his status as a prince and all positions so that he could completely get rid of his involvement with the royal family and live a comfortable life with Xiao Qingyue. However, all this changed again after Jiankang...
He underestimated Yin Jun, and even more underestimated Yin Jun’s hatred!
Yin Jun did not hesitate to kill him and told him all about the spy he brought back when he attacked the Northern Wei Dynasty! He even bit back and said that Xiao Nanfeng was greedy for beauty and privately hiding the culprit for assassinating the Eastern Palace!
A stone caused a thousand sensations, and Xiao Yan was very furious when he knew about it! Although he did not fully believe Yin Jun's words, he restricted Xiao Nanfeng's activities. As soon as Xiao Nanfeng arrived in Jiankang, he directly placed him under house arrest in the Linchuan Palace!
At this time, except for some servants who served, the Linchuan Palace was full of imperial guards inside and outside, and the people in the palace had completely lost contact with the outside world.
Now the rumors outside are that Xiao Nanfeng covers up the spies of the Great Wei Dynasty and is banned by the emperor, but Xiao Nanfeng knows that Xiao Yan has no intention of putting him under house arrest!
At night, the wind blew, and the light rain also blew down...
Outside the Linchuan Palace, a luxurious sedan chair slowly stopped, and a middle-aged man in a black cloak emerged from it. Although he couldn't see his appearance clearly, the dragon pattern on the brocade robe under the cloak revealed his identity.
When the guards guarding at the door saw the visitor, they immediately knelt down respectfully to salute.
The person who came didn't stop much and asked directly, "Where is the Sixth Prince now?"
"Report to the emperor, the prince is in the study room at this moment."
"Leading the way"
"yes!"
Sun Guihai, the chief supervisor of Xuan Shi Hall, respectfully held an umbrella and served. Xiao Yan left the palace in a very short dress, and did not bring many followers around him, but only brought a few big masters to protect him, including Qin Su, the former deputy commander of the Imperial Guard.
In the study, Xiao Nanfeng was not surprised to see the person who suddenly visited. He had been back to Jiankang for some time and had not been summoned. He knew that Xiao Yan would definitely not be able to sit still and come to see him.
He knelt respectfully and saluted, "My brother, pay homage to the emperor!"
The person who came was unhappy was snorted, "Hmph! You still know that I am your royal brother! In your eyes, you have never had my brother except Xiao Qingyue!"
"Imperial brother forgive me for my crime! My elder brother is like my father. My brother's mother passed away earlier. I have been taught by the emperor since I was a child. I never dare to forget the kindness of my elder brother!"
Xiao Yan took off his cloak and walked to the desk. He didn't let the kneeling person get up immediately.
At this time, there was a dilapidated book on the desk. Xiao Yan couldn't help but pick up the book and read it. The contents in the book attracted his attention. The book recorded all the poems and songs he wrote when he was a teenager, and some of them even he forgot about it.
He turned around and asked the person kneeling behind him in confusion, "Where did you get this book?" He has not been writing about it for many years, and he no longer remembers when his past things were collected into a classic.
The man kneeling on the ground replied calmly, "Maybe I forgot that this book was written by a copy of the book by my brother when I was young, and I asked me to copy it into a book and give it to me."
After hearing this, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought for a moment on his old face. It seemed that such a thing happened. After reading the broken books in his hand, he could see that this person often took them out to read them.
"It's been more than twenty years, and I've forgotten it. I didn't expect you to stay... Get up."
Because of the appearance of this book, the depressing atmosphere that was about to reach was gradually eased, which also made the other two people following in the room, Sun Guihai and Qin Su, each breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yan put the book on the table again. Maybe he was old and when he saw some things from the past, he would always think of many past events.
"Your biological mother passed away early, and you grew up beside me since childhood. Although I am your brother, I also bear the responsibility of my father." It is precisely because of this that he fought with Jiankang from Yongzhou. After Jiankang took office, he only summoned Xiao Nanfeng into the capital.
"You have been talented since childhood and learn everything quickly. After you become an adult, you have shown extraordinary strategies and courage. I have always wanted you to assist you in the court, but you value your children's love too much."
"It is my brother who has no ambition and has let down the emperor's efforts."
Xiao Yan sighed heavily and looked at the person who looked respectfully with his head down slightly.
"Sixth brother, I have heard of the grudges between you and Yin Jun, but what explanation do you have when you cover up the spies of the Northern Wei Dynasty? Also... Yin Jun said that Xiao Qingyue was resurrected, where is the secret of the soul resurrection pill?" During these days, the officers and soldiers in Yangzhou have searched the Xiao's house and the secret of the soul resurrection pill, but they have not found the secret of the rumored soul resurrection pill.
"The emperor brother believes what Yin Jun said"
"If I believe Yin Jun's words, I will not put you under house arrest, but will directly imprison you in Dali Temple and let Dali Temple be fully responsible for the trial!" He still took into account the brotherhood between them.
At this time, Xiao Nanfeng raised his head and calmly met the old but majestic person. Although they were brothers, from outsiders, they looked more like father and son in terms of appearance and relationship.
"Emperor brother, Yin Jun has always held a grudge against me and wanted to get rid of it quickly. I have been tolerant of my old friend's relationship with the Emperor and the Secretariat Ling, but he did not appreciate it! Since he said that I was covering up the spy, I don't know where the spy is now. The emperor has searched this person in the Xiao House Garden in Yangzhou. The emperor should also know that Prince Yin and the demoted fifth prince had a close relationship. The fifth prince failed to rebel, but Prince Yin could be able to keep himself alone... The Yin family was already afraid of the power of the Eastern Palace and the Shen family. Didn't the emperor doubt it?"
These words immediately made Xiao Yan, who had always been suspicious, fall into deep thought again. Could it be that the Yin family also interfered in this matter?
Seeing that his face had changed, Xiao Nanfeng knew that his words had successfully made him feel doubtful.
"As for the secret of the soul-resurrecting pill mentioned by the emperor, I really don't know."
"Why don't you know what Yin Jun said?"
"On the same day, Prince Yin failed to assassinate his brother and was caught by him. He heard what he said with his own ears. He was afraid that his brother would blame him seriously, so he secretly asked someone to go back to the capital to report to the emperor, so the emperor would definitely send someone to rescue him."
"So you're serious?"
"My brother is true and I dare not speak nonsense!"
Xiao Yan's face was slightly closed, his eyes were like a torch, and he paused, "Where is Xiao Qingyue... now?" Other things can be faked or falsely accused. The fact that Xiao Qingyue lived here cannot be fake!
When Xiao Nanfeng heard this, he frowned slightly and chose to remain silent for a moment.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Yan said again, "Sixth brother, you are in a relationship with me and my brothers. I have been in love for so many years. As long as you tell me about Xiao Qingyue's whereabouts and everything in this life, I can leave it alone!"
Xiao Nanfeng looked at the supreme king, and at the same time he saw ambition in his eyes, and he was determined to win...
Chapter completed!