All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chu Yan frowned invisibly, trying to suppress the discomfort in his heart.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, he said indifferently, "Since that's the case, for the safety of the Crown Princess, let's just let go of today's burning ceremony."

However, as soon as the words fell——

Shen Lingxi outside Wang's tent heard Taishu Mei and Xiang Zhou's dead souls, and said in unison: "No!"

Shen Lingxi raised her eyebrows slightly.

Tai Shumei only refused because of Xiang Zhou's previous order.

But Xiang Zhou's expression was obviously a bit sure.

Even to the point of "sacrificing to heaven", Xiang Zhou is still unwilling to give up the matter of destroying her body, which shows that he has a way to break the current situation.

As a dead soul who has been dead for five years, if he can break this situation, he will definitely move the nail he buried before his death.

This is exactly in Shen Lingxi's arms.

The more cards he missed, the greater her chances of winning.

"Oh? Why is that?"

Chu Yan seemed a little surprised, and asked in a surprised tone, "Isn't the concubine afraid of arousing public anger? Today, the people are numerous and powerful, and the number is far greater than the soldiers brought by Gu and General Xiao. If you really anger them and start a riot, you It is very difficult for the two of us to end, why not destroy it quietly another day, wouldn't it be safer?"

Tai Shumei felt that what she said was very reasonable as a cheap husband.

But she was not good at asserting herself, so she looked at Xiang Zhou for help.

Xiang Zhou's gaze scanned the crowd, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, "Even if you stop today, these people will be incited to kill you to sacrifice to heaven in the future, so it's better to settle this matter once and for all, so that it will help you in the future." You have ascended to the throne of God."

It's about the future, Tai Shu Mei's eyes lit up.

Xiang Zhou instructed, "From now on, whatever I do, you will follow suit, and nothing will go wrong."

When Shen Lingxi heard this outside, she immediately regained her spirits, her dark eyes stared straight into Wang's tent.

Mu Huai'an noticed her reaction, and was about to ask——

Suddenly, in the king's tent, "Shen Lingxi", who was caught by a ghost, said to Chu Yan in a soft voice: "Husband, my concubine has already thought of a way to appease the common people. Please also send some people to help you." Give the ministers and concubines instructions, this time the danger will be saved, and the burning will be carried out as usual."

Mu Huai'an raised his eyebrows, his eyes were full of surprise.

He asked in a low voice: "What is the origin of this person who is on your body? He was crying and crying just now, and now he can break the game?"

Shen Lingxi didn't intend to hide it from him.

"The empress who died in the previous dynasty, Grand Uncle Mei."

Mu Huai'an's eyes widened. The previous dynasty had been subjugated for more than 30 years, and the soul of the emperor and empress could be revived, which was far beyond his understanding.

"Amazing..." Mu Huai'an gave a "tsk", "At her age, she can still call His Highness 'Husband', I have to worship her no matter what."

Shen Lingxi glanced at him, then continued to look into Wang's tent.

At this moment, Chu Yan's voice came from the Wang Tent: "Go and call Mu Huai'an, and ask him to serve the Crown Princess."

Mu Huaian: ...

"Your chance has come." Shen Lingxi turned towards Wang Zhang, raised her chin, "Go and worship."

Mu Huaian: ...

Mu Huai'an pulled the rope tied around Shen Lingxi's waist, and left Shen Lingxi behind Su Jin's tent.

And he himself walked into the tent and bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, I just caught the accomplice of the assassin who assassinated the princess, and they are under trial at the moment. I really can't leave. Why don't you let Chunjun go? Or else Xiao The general is fine too, General Xiao brought a lot of people up the mountain this time, so he can make amends, right?"

"General Xiao can't do it!" Uncle Mei didn't wait for Chu Yan to speak, and flatly refused: "It can be said that these troublesome people were instigated by General Xiao, and my concubines can't trust him."

Xiao Rui knelt on the ground, a look of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

Chu Yan raised his eyes, glanced at the rope in Mu Huai'an's hand, and looked at the other end of the rope.

The so-called "assassin associates" he called were standing at the side of the tent covered by Su Jin.

Although he couldn't see the appearance of the other party, he could vaguely see that the other party was a thin woman.

Chu Yan's eyes darkened suddenly, he looked at Mu Huai'an coolly, and said in a low voice, "Chunjun has other important matters, which is up to you. As for the suspect in your hands, stay here for now, go. "

Mu Huaian choked hard.

If it weren't for Shen Lingxi, she wouldn't have been in Chu Yan's sight from the beginning to the end.

He was afraid that he really thought that His Royal Highness did it on purpose.

Seeing Tai Shumei looking towards him.

Mu Huai'an knew that if he continued to refuse, it would only arouse the suspicion of the other party, so he had no choice but to accept it.

He turned to Shen Lingxi's direction and tugged at the rope, "Little blind man, hurry up and come in."

As before, Shen Lingxi walked into Wang's tent tremblingly leaning on a bamboo stick.

She groped and knelt down to the front, pretending to be terrified.

The moment Chu Yan saw her, his pupils trembled slightly, and his thin lips were pursed into a straight line.

Seeing his displeasure, Mu Huai'an rescued Shen Lingxi at the right time: "She is blind and dumb, staying here may hinder His Highness's eyes, why not let Chunjun..."

"Chun Jun, give me a seat." Chu Yan said with a calm expression, "General Xiao, get up too."

Chun Jun was a little confused.

Give a seat?

Give a suspect a seat?
Even though he had doubts in his heart, Chun Jun obeyed and moved a chair behind Shen Lingxi.

Shen Lingxi's heart skipped a beat, she hurriedly pretended to be flustered, and kowtowed repeatedly, trembling with fright.

Chu Yan's unprecedented and abnormal behavior also attracted Tai Shumei's puzzled question: "Your Highness, why do you treat this suspect so politely?"

"It's just a suspect. Before the government has convicted him, he can't be regarded as the real murderer." He replied lightly: "Just now when General Xiao knelt down in the king's tent, the common people have already aroused a lot of discussion. If there is another... Blind and dumb people are kneeling in the camp, and those people outside don't understand the inside story, and they will say that Gu is unreasonable, which will damage Gu's reputation."

When Chun Jun heard this, his jaw almost dropped from shock.

When did His Royal Highness become such a person who "cherishes feathers" and "cherishes reputation"?

outrageous.

Mu Huai'an also heard that something was wrong, guessing that he must have noticed that the "little blind man" was Shen Lingxi, that's why he was like this, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

On the contrary, Tai Shumei and Xiao Rui, who didn't know much about Chu Yan, didn't notice anything strange.

Chu Yan's eyes swept over Uncle Mei, and fell on Xiao Rui, "Since the Crown Princess has a way to appease the people's resentment, General Xiao might as well follow the Crown Princess to learn, so as not to meet again after returning to Beijing alone." In this kind of situation, General Xiao can't hold back, so why don't you ask Zhen Guogong to transfer the guards to help you?"

Xiao Rui could hear the displeasure in his words, implying the intention of beating, and hurriedly bowed to say yes.

As for Taishu Mei, hearing the meaning of protecting her from the words, she was overjoyed, gave Xiao Rui a hard look, and walked outside with her head raised.

Since she left, Mu Huai'an and Xiao Rui naturally wanted to follow Chu Yan's wishes.

Xiang Zhou was the only one left, and only asked Taishu Mei to wait for him at the altar first.

He himself was floating in the king's tent, and his scrutinizing eyes fell on Chu Yan's face.

Although Xiang Zhou didn't know Chu Yan well, he had an innate intuition.

He knew that the person who decisively ordered the destruction of altars and imperial tombs five years ago would not easily let a suspect go because of people's words.

Although Chu Yan couldn't see it, there was a ghost staring at him quietly.

But this will not affect his judgment.

"Why, Gu Fang has already made it very clear, you are still not getting up, are you planning to let Gu alone help you?" Chu Yan said in a low voice, displeased.

Knowing that Xiang Zhou was still there, Shen Lingxi kowtowed pretending to be frightened, stood up on hands and feet, leaned on the bamboo stick with both hands, and sat down nervously next to the edge of the chair.

Her dark eyes were facing Xiang Zhou's direction.

Chu Yan casually glanced at the nothingness where her eyes could see.

He said to Chunjun next to him: "The king of Yunjiang and the deceased saint are sisters and brothers. I know that the king of Yunjiang can't bear the remains of the saint to be destroyed. You go to the tomb and find him. I will enlighten him personally, so that I don't want to die." Later, when the Crown Princess ordered the coffin to be burned, he was injured."

Chun Jun responded, turned around and left.

Xiang Zhou listened to Chu Yan's words, and seeing that there was no communication between him and the "little blind man", he finally felt relieved, turned around and floated towards Taishu Mei on the altar.

After he left, Shen Lingxi finally put away her frightened look, and turned to look at Chu Yan.

"He's gone." She asked hoarsely, "How did Your Highness recognize me?"

Chu Yan's gaze was fixed on her dark and lifeless eyes.

I have been uneasy for several days, but I have to force myself to be calm, and finally it has come to fruition.

"Mu Huaian won't tie up a female suspect by his side for no reason." His Adam's apple rolled, and he said rather sourly: "Unless that person is you."

"That morning, I realized that she was not you, and I was going crazy..."

"It wasn't until the black armored guards came to report that Yun Huang placed a woman in the house, did he know that you are safe and sound."

"I know you must have other plans, and Xiang Zhou's dead soul will definitely be around me, so I dare not show anything."

"I've been waiting..."

In his deep voice, there was a hint of inarticulateness and restraint, although it sounded like only a few words, it seemed that he had said a lot.

For some reason, Shen Lingxi suddenly had the illusion of a beating heart in the empty chest of this corpse.

She tightened her hands, and was silent for a few breaths, "When I went up the mountain just now, an assassin attacked the princess, I hid for a while, and he saw the opening, so I was recognized by him. I asked him to tie me up for convenience. Find out about them."

As a party to the contract, it's... quite normal for her to explain it to him so that he won't misunderstand.

The haze in Chu Yan's eyes disappeared in an instant because of this intentional explanation.

"Only you are the princess." He corrected his tone seriously: "She is not."

When Shen Lingxi heard this, the corners of her lips curved into a smile, "It's my body after all, and I'll take it back when the time is right."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Shen Lingxi turned her head and looked out, and saw that Mu Huai'an led his soldiers, and under Taishu Mei's instigation, he was constantly arresting people one after another from among the common people...