Xiao Lingyan's statement coincided with what he knew about the situation, so Zhao Ruxi was no longer worried.

Her mind returned to the secret room again: "Did you or the imperial concubine build this secret room?"

"No, it existed as early as the founding of the Jin Dynasty. The palace of the Jin Dynasty was rebuilt on the basis of the palace of the previous dynasty. When I was assigned a place, my mother-in-law accidentally learned about this secret room because she was in charge of the middle palace.

So I specially gave this palace to the original owner, saying that if anything happened, there would be a place to hide."

"Xiao Lingpu had already chosen his residence when he discovered this secret room. It was not easy to change it. Otherwise, this place would belong to him, and it would not be the original owner's turn."

When Xiao Lingyan said this, his tone was just a statement, without any emotion.

In order for Xiao Lingpu to seize the throne successfully, Concubine Cen and the Cen family concentrated all their forces for his use, which was strategically and tactically correct.

If he hadn't wanted to seize the throne, he would be willing to plan everything for Xiao Lingpu now.

Fortunately, he had seen the facts clearly. Otherwise, if he really supported Xiao Lingpu's ascension to the throne, his wife would not know how angry she would be.

When he decided to seize the legitimate heir, Cen Peixuan's character played a big factor. She was not a tolerant person and was jealous of talents. Think about it when she became the queen and her daughter-in-law had to kneel down in front of her.

Xiao Lingyan felt uncomfortable even as he knelt down.

The world that he and his wife planned for, in the end had to look up to others, bow down before them, and have to decide their life and death in other people's hands. They were really oppressed to death.

He glanced at the shelf where the things were placed: "Besides me and my concubine, there is only one old lady who cleans my house who knows about those things. She will come in and change them every two weeks, so everything

It’s all fresh.”

That old nanny was a deaf and mute woman who was accidentally rescued by Concubine Cen in the palace when she was young. She was helpless and very loyal.

Zhao Ruxi nodded and asked, "Besides that door, is there any other way out?"

"No." Xiao Lingyan said, "I received the memory of the original owner after I came here. I knew there was such a basement. I was worried at the time. I was worried that there was a tunnel here and someone would come through the tunnel and assassinate me. I explored all the places here carefully.

I've been banging on it, but no passage has been found."

Xiao Lingyan said this? And knowing that there is no fear of life? Zhao Ruxi simply stopped exerting himself.

There is a bed here for Xiao Lingyan to lie down on. There are also a few chairs. Zhao Ruxi moved a chair over and sat beside the bed.

"When are you going to speak?" she asked, reaching out to touch Xiao Lingyan's face.

"Before getting married." Xiao Lingyan said, "Treatment must be done step by step, right?"

"But it's too uncomfortable for you to lie like this." Zhao Ruxi sighed.

She knew that Xiao Lingyan was working for Concubine Cen and her own great cause, and she didn't want to confront the Cen family now.

When he confronts the Cen family, not only will Concubine Cen and Xiao Lingpu be uncomfortable? Will the world accuse him of being unfilial? It will not be good for his reputation. This kind of internal friction is what his opponents are willing to see.

The crown prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince are finished. There is still Xiao Lingpu, the sixth prince, and the princes born in the future.

If there is a good candidate, Xiao Lingpu will have no chance to ascend the throne if he is disabled. But if there is no other better candidate? Apart from losing a few fingers, he has no major problems in terms of virtue or ability, so there is still a problem.

Possibly ascending to the throne.

I can't calligraphy with my right hand, but I still have my left hand, which I can do after practicing calligraphy for a few years. It's really not a big problem.

Therefore, Zhao Ruxi could guess 70% or 80% of the reason why Xiao Lingyan pretended to be ill.

But as for Xiao Lingyan's relationship with Concubine Cen, Xiao Lingpu, and the Cen family? Zhao Ruxi never interfered, let alone commented.

Does Xiao Lingyan have the memory of the original owner? He has feelings for these people. Now he can confront these people for himself and her? To seize the direct descendants by himself, and be burdened with managing a country in the future? What else is she dissatisfied with?

What about?

For those people? He can do whatever he wants? Just don't be stupid and be a holy father.

She stopped talking about this topic and advised: "In this case, in case they suddenly open the door and hear your voice, you should sleep again. When you wake up, maybe we can go out."

In the past, Xiao Lingyan would fall asleep in less than two minutes after drinking medicine. Now that he is still awake, he is probably holding on.

Furthermore, if Xiao Lingyan didn't sleep, it would be difficult for her to talk to the system in her head and listen to the system's real-time broadcast.

The most important thing now is to know the news from outside.

Xiao Lingyan didn't know how Concubine Cen would treat Zhao Ruxi at this critical moment. He was very worried just now, so he pretended to sleep. And under the influence of the medicine, he had to keep his head clear while pretending to sleep. Without strong willpower, it was really impossible.

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Now that he knew it was okay, he said "Huh" and quickly fell asleep.

Zhao Ruxi sat on the chair and began to listen to the system's real-time broadcast of the situation outside.

"Host, the rebels at the palace gate have been defeated, the rebel leader has been captured alive, and the other soldiers have been shot."

"Xiao Lingheng asked more than a hundred rebels to attract artillery fire at the palace gate, and about fifty people attacked at the east gate. He himself planned to lead six or seventy people in from the west gate to kill the emperor and everyone in the palace.

Now that everyone has been defeated, he changed his clothes and ran away in a hurry."

"The imperial guards sent by the emperor have been secretly watching Xiao Lingheng for a long time. He was assassinated on the spot before he could escape far."

"Host, Concubine Jin may have gotten the news and hanged herself in the cold palace."

"All rebellions have ended, and the guards are cleaning up the battlefield."

Hearing this, Zhao Ruxi took out the pocket watch in his arms and looked at it.

After Xiao Lingyan fell asleep, she glanced at her pocket watch. At that time, the pointer pointed to four forty. Now it was five thirty. It only took Xiao Ge a short fifty minutes to lure the snake out of the hole, kill the rebels and the barbecued son.

As soon as she put the pocket watch in her arms, the door that was originally closed made a "kack" sound and was slowly opened.

Concubine Cen appeared at the door with a slightly tired face.

Concubine Cen thought she would see a frightened Zhao Ruxi. After all, she was staying in a dark room, and the situation outside was like this. Although Xiao Lingyan was with her, he could not move first and drank the medicine.

It will definitely make you fall asleep, and it will have no effect at all.

But when she used the light in the palace maid's hand to go down two steps and looked up, she saw Zhao Ruxi standing up from the chair with a bright face.

Xiao Lingyan was still lying on the bed, unconscious, and his posture had not changed.

"Mother, are you okay?" Zhao Ruxi took two steps forward and asked.
Chapter completed!