Chapter 465: Confinement of the Queen

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in Xiao Jingheng's mind.

He hallucinated a violent buzzing sound in his ears, and his whole body felt as if he was being poured down by cold snow, and his breathing almost froze.

After recovering from his shock for a while, Xiao Jingheng frowned, thinking from time to time:

Concubine Jing Gui was pregnant with Xiao Jingyan during her southern tour, and Song Shicheng happened to be there at the time.

Now Zhaohua and Xiao Jingyan both have the problem of being dissatisfied with love affairs, so the person who had an affair with Concubine Jinggui is most likely Song Shicheng!

Thinking back to the past, when Zhaohua had suggested that he execute Prince An and his son,

The ruthlessness and decisiveness displayed by Zhaohua was in stark contrast to his usual gentleness and kindness, and it seemed as if he was trying hard to distance himself from the incident.

Could it be that... they already knew each other's identities, and all this was just an act in front of him?

No wonder!

No wonder Xiao Jingyan, who had always been obedient to him, disobeyed the imperial edict when he learned that he had ordered Cheng Yu to be buried alive, and secretly rescued Cheng Yu.

In the past, I only heard Xiao Jingyan say that all this was for his consideration.

Now, after careful consideration, Xiao Jingheng was afraid that he did this to save his own nephew!

He connected all the things together to form a perfect closed loop.

A closed loop that was so perfect that it made him terrified when he thought about it.

At this moment, the surging blood and energy made Xiao Jingheng's cheeks red.

He was so angry that his body was shaking, and he said angrily to the ANBU spy:

"Go check! Go and overturn the place where Prince An and Concubine Jinggui are buried, and see if you can dig out their bodies!"

The spy was frightened by his hideous expression, and stammered for a long while:

"I obey your order!"

Later, Xiao Jingheng sent in a small seal and issued an order:

"Go and lead people to surround Fengluan Palace. Using the excuse of conflicting celestial phenomena, let the queen rest in Fengluan Palace. Without my order, no one is allowed to see her!"

Xiao Yinzi was terrified and puzzled, "Is the Emperor going to confine the Empress? But the Crown Prince still has to attend court, this..."

"I will inform all the officials to suspend court for three days!"

Xiao Jingheng shouted, interrupting Xiao Yinzi's question.

Seeing that he was still standing there in a daze, he picked up the inkstone and threw it at him angrily.

"Why don't you go now!?"

Only then did Xiao Yinzi stutter in agreement and crawl away.

In the following days, Ning Wanshuang was hit hard by Jin Yue's death. She was so busy dealing with Jin Yue's funeral that she had no time to care about Xiao Jingheng.

Therefore, the person who entered Chaoyang Palace to serve Xiao Jingheng every day changed from Zhaohua to Yingfei.

In the past, in the harem, Ying Fei and Ning Wanshuang were both famous for their strong tempers.

But during the two days she served Xiao Jingheng, she was gentle as water, careful and considerate in everything.

That day, when she served Xiao Jingheng the medicine, Xiao Jingheng couldn't help but say:

"You have been very obedient. You have been serving me these past few days and never asked me why I confined the Queen."

Ying Fei slowly stirred the turbid medicine with a spoon and said with a faint smile: "Whatever the emperor wants to do, he has his own reasons. I should not ask."

As he spoke, he scooped another spoonful of medicine and put it into Xiao Jingheng's mouth.

After Xiao Jingheng swallowed the medicine, he heard him say, "Since your father surrendered to the Qi Dynasty, I have treated the Hu tribe well, and your temperament has become much gentler."

He took Ying Fei's hand and couldn't help but sigh,

"You have served me for nearly ten years. I plan to promote you to the position of Imperial Concubine after a while."

Hearing this, Concubine Ying did not show much joy, but just replied with a fake smile:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am overjoyed."

Xiao Jingheng let out a long sigh and smiled helplessly.

"I have so many concubines, but lately I have become increasingly confused about what they are thinking and what shameful things they are doing behind my back."

——"Are you talking about me, Xiao Lang?"

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter outside the door.

Xiao Jingheng looked up with a tremor in his eyes.

But it turned out to be Zhaohua who walked in with a nod of her red lips, wearing a phoenix robe and looking energetic.

She met Xiao Jingheng's surprised eyes and said softly:

"I haven't been here for a few days, but Xiao Lang misses me so much. It shows how deeply we love each other."

"Why are you here?"

Facing Xiao Jingheng's stern questioning, Zhao Hua turned a deaf ear to it.

She walked slowly to Xiao Jingheng's bed, smiled and nodded to Ying Fei,

After taking the medicine from Concubine Ying very naturally, he said to her:

"You go down first."

Xiao Jingheng said loudly to Concubine Ying: "You stay!"

Then he shouted to the outside: "Someone, take the queen away!"

A word fell,

Xiao Jingheng, who once commanded the support of hundreds of people, heard the echo of his own hoarse and angry voice for the first time in Chaoyang Palace.

It was extremely quiet outside the hall, so quiet that it was frightening, and naturally no one would respond to him.

Before he could come to his senses, he saw Ying Fei bowing to Zhao Hua and smiling as well.

"Thank you, Queen. I will take my leave."

After she left, Zhao Hua sat beside Xiao Jingheng very naturally, just like she had done countless times before when she served him.

She wanted to help Xiao Jingheng take medicine, but as soon as she picked up the medicine bowl, Xiao Jingheng ruthlessly knocked it to the ground.

"What are you doing here?"

"Xiao Lang should not think too much while he is ill, so I came here to help him solve his doubts."

The smile on Zhaohua's face gradually became strange.

She fiddled with the corner of her phoenix robe and said in a hushed voice:

"The people from the Anbu have been killed by me. I know everything Xiao Lang asked them to investigate. Why didn't Xiao Lang ask me directly?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and slightly raised his eyebrows at Xiao Jingheng, then slowly approached him and said in a low voice:

"I have been married to Xiao Lang for many years, so I should tell him everything I know."

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