red wheel

It's late at night, in Moyuan's study room.

Xiao Jinxi drank tea and read a book.

After a long time, a figure appeared in the distance, Xiao Jinxi smiled: "I'm back!"

Mo Yi hurried into the study, closed the door casually, and said with concern: "It's such a cold day, why doesn't Xi'er close the door."

Then he scolded: "Where did this Qingyu go!"

Xiao Jinxi responded with a smile: "I let him go back first."

Mo Yi hurried forward and put the stove in the woman's hand: "Xi'er, you have to be careful, don't catch the cold."

"I'm fine." Xiao Jinxi nodded in response, "I'm just worried about you and want to watch you come back."

Mo Yi smiled, pulled the woman into his arms, and said, "I'm fine, Xi'er, don't worry. I don't want to fight with anyone, I'm just going to listen to the corner."

Xiao Jinxi smiled instantly: "Then Mr. Yi, let's talk about it, what corner did you hear tonight?"

Mo Yi smiled and asked, "Have you heard of the blood jade, Xi'er? The bargaining chip for Emperor Ming Xi to cooperate with Nangong Chu is the blood jade."

"Blood jade?" Xiao Jinxi asked suspiciously, "Is it jade?"

Mo Yi nodded and said, "That's right, it's jade. But this is no ordinary jade."

"Oh." Xiao Jinxi asked suspiciously, "What's so special about it?"

Mo Yi nodded and said: "The blood jade is a jade stone shaped like a full moon and red in color like blood. According to ancient books, blood jade can protect the heart and heal all heart diseases."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxi was surprised: "I always thought that Prince Qi and Emperor Ming Xi secretly conspired for the regime of Dayue. Unexpectedly, it was for the blood jade. Is this blood jade very rare?"

Mo Yi nodded and said: "That's right, so far, this is the only one that has been discovered by the world."

"Only this one!" Xiao Jinxi was startled: "Brother and the others checked before, and Princess Qi suffered from heart disease since she was a child. It seems that Prince Qi wanted this blood jade just for her, including Ye Qing's Huanxincao. "

"Well, it should be like this." Mo Yi continued: "Xi'er, the most important point is that the blood jade is the treasure of the royal family of Dayue."

"Da Yue!" Xiao Jinxi wondered, "Since it belongs to the royal family of Dayue, how could it be in the hands of Emperor Ming Xi?"

"That's right." Mo Yi nodded and said, "That's what I was wondering too."

"Prince Qi secretly conspired with Emperor Mingxi to obtain this blood jade. It is obvious that he wants to use it for himself."

"So, knowing that it belongs to the Royal Family of Dayue, they still concealed the whereabouts of the blood jade, and didn't want the Empress Dowager Dayue to know about it."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said: "That's right, it should be so at present."

Then he said puzzledly: "Emperor Ming Xi only went to the northern border in his early years, but he should have never been to Dayue."

"How did this thing get into his hands? Could it be Concubine Mei, or Xiao Yun?"

Mo Yi nodded and said: "Xi'er is right. If it was lost in recent years, we should have heard about it."

"I think there should be a lot of lost years. And the most likely people around Emperor Ming Xi should be these two people."

"However, it is very strange that when Nangong Chu saw the blood jade today, he said that the jade heart in the middle was missing. Obviously, Nangong Chu was also very surprised by this. He even asked Emperor Mingxi how to open it."

Xiao Jinxi was puzzled for a moment: "How to open it? Is the way this blood jade is opened special?"

Mo Yi shook his head and said, "I don't know. I don't know much about blood jade."

"Emperor Mingxi used this to coerce Nangong Chu today. Only after the matter is completed, will he give him the complete blood jade."

Xiao Jinxi asked: "So, Nangong Chu is going back to Dayue?"

"That's right." Mo Yi nodded and said, "He promised Emperor Ming Xi that he would leave the capital after dark tomorrow."

Then he smiled: "Xi'er, Nangong Chu seems to be delaying time."

"Delaying time?" Xiao Jinxi nodded with a smile, "That's right, if Nangong Chu wanted to get the blood jade as soon as possible, he should have helped Emperor Ming Xi accomplish the matter earlier. Why bother to come here, and why delay for an extra day? "

"It seems that the purpose of Nangong Chu's coming to Tianqi this time is not pure."

Mo Yi smiled: "Xi'er, what do you want to do?"

Xiao Jinxi smiled and said: "Since the purpose is not pure, we can think of a way. We have to think about it."

"Okay." Mo Yi agreed with a smile, "I listen to Xi'er."

Xiao Jinxi shook his head helplessly and said, "But it's about Emperor Ming Xi's affairs, Xiao Yun just keeps silent."

"Xi'er, don't worry." Mo Yi smiled, and said, "I've sent someone to investigate the matter of the blood jade. The news should be sent back tomorrow."

"Not bad." Xiao Jinxi praised: "The Eleventh Prince's movements are fast."

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It's late at night, Nangong Chu's private residence.

After the book case, Nangong Chu's complexion was dark, with anger in his eyes, and his hands were tightly clenched...
Zhou Tai on the side also had a dignified expression, silent...
After a long time, Zhou Tai opened his mouth to break the silence: "Your Majesty, or tomorrow, my subordinates will pretend to be you, and leave in your place first. Is that okay?"

Nangong Chu shook his head and said, "It's not that easy. Emperor Ming Xi is going to leave after me, how can he be so easy to fool."

Zhou Tai sighed, and said helplessly: "If it wasn't for the accidental miss back then, why should the prince be restrained by Emperor Ming Xi today?"

Nangong Chu's eyes darkened: "Now Ye Qing's Heart-Rejuvenating Grass is getting weaker and weaker. The concubine's illness can't wait anymore, the most important thing is to get the blood jade."

Zhou Tai said helplessly: "My lord, what are your plans?"

Nangong Chu's eyes darkened: "In the end, I have no choice but to send troops."

Zhou Tai said solemnly: "My lord, didn't you say that the situation is different now? The queen mother is also watching us closely. Will doing so now put us in a dilemma."

Nangong Chuying said: "There is nothing we can do now."

"We have been fighting with the queen mother for so many years, and this time is not bad."

Then he shouted angrily: "Why did Emperor Ming Xi suddenly be able to open the blood jade? No, if Emperor Ming Xi could open it, he would have opened it back then. There must be other reasons."

Zhou Tai was also puzzled and said: "My lord is right. But if it wasn't Emperor Mingxi, who would it be?"

"It is recorded in ancient books that after the Jade Heart is opened, the blood jade is even more effective. Those who can open the blood jade are hard to find in a hundred years."

"But as far as we know, there is no special person around Emperor Ming Xi."

"My lord, why don't we investigate again?"

"En." Nangong Chu nodded and said, "You can arrange someone to investigate secretly."

Zhou Tai nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

"My lord, do we want to go into the Tianqi Palace to investigate, and wait for the opportunity to seize the jade?"

Nangong Chu shook his head and said, "Entering the Tianqi Palace to seize the jade is the worst strategy."

"Today, the only ones who know about the existence of blood jade are Emperor Ming Xi, Xiao Yun, and Hei Ying."

"We rushed into Tianqi Palace to investigate Duoyu, maybe we will leak the news of Blood Jade in Tianqi."

"Tomorrow, we can only leave the imperial capital first, and then make other considerations."

Zhou Tai nodded helplessly and said: "Yes, my lord, my subordinates know."

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